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Code A Season 2 brackets - June 14-21

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
June 05 2021 18:03 GMT
#1
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2021 GSL Season 2: Code A


The match-ups for Code A Season 2 have been announced! The eight winners will move on to Code S, joining the four seeded players (top four from the previous Code S Season), and four players who advanced directly from the qualifiers.

Players qualified for Code S
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ShowTheLights
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Korea (South)1706 Posts
June 05 2021 18:13 GMT
#2
First dark then zest..

Poor parting....

Really hate this new format

They need to seed players better. Forgg and Percival should not be playing each other while Parting vs zest is a thing...
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55566 Posts
June 05 2021 18:14 GMT
#3
On June 06 2021 03:13 ShowTheLights wrote:
First dark then zest..

Poor parting....

Really hate this new format

They need to seed players better. Forgg and Percival should not be playing each other while Parting vs zest is a thing...

This only happened because Zest lost to Keen.
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Howard_Kao
Profile Joined September 2018
China261 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-06-05 18:16:49
June 05 2021 18:14 GMT
#4
On June 06 2021 03:13 ShowTheLights wrote:
First dark then zest..

Poor parting....

Really hate this new format

They need to seed players better. Forgg and Percival should not be playing each other while Parting vs zest is a thing...

For this, you need to blame zest for coming out from the loser's bracket. ForGG did perform relative well though.
"You don't need a gsl champion, you don't need a esl champion. I feel like I'm just a normal man. I just practice very hard this time, like 15hrs everyday" Oliveira 2023
ShowTheLights
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Korea (South)1706 Posts
June 05 2021 18:46 GMT
#5
On June 06 2021 03:14 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2021 03:13 ShowTheLights wrote:
First dark then zest..

Poor parting....

Really hate this new format

They need to seed players better. Forgg and Percival should not be playing each other while Parting vs zest is a thing...

This only happened because Zest lost to Keen.


Ahhh gotcha. So there is some kind of seeding. Fair enough
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3462 Posts
June 05 2021 18:49 GMT
#6
But why Zest got Parting and Percival only got ForGG? They both got into code A through the last round of the qualifer. And Zest should have the "weaker" opponent.
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
June 05 2021 18:52 GMT
#7
A GSL format with groups is what I want to see for this "Code A" tournament.
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3462 Posts
June 05 2021 18:59 GMT
#8
On June 06 2021 03:52 Serimek wrote:
A GSL format with groups is what I want to see for this "Code A" tournament.

That was the previous format for Ro24, they changed to code A probably to shorten the code S season so that they can add in another Super Tournament.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55566 Posts
June 05 2021 19:33 GMT
#9
On June 06 2021 03:59 tigera6 wrote:
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On June 06 2021 03:52 Serimek wrote:
A GSL format with groups is what I want to see for this "Code A" tournament.

That was the previous format for Ro24, they changed to code A probably to shorten the code S season so that they can add in another Super Tournament.

They've been cutting players the past few years because the Korean pro player base is eroding and they want the name Code S to represent at least some standard of quality.
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Aeceus
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom1278 Posts
June 05 2021 19:57 GMT
#10
On June 06 2021 03:49 tigera6 wrote:
But why Zest got Parting and Percival only got ForGG? They both got into code A through the last round of the qualifer. And Zest should have the "weaker" opponent.


Thats not true, Zest got through via loser bracket. ForGG got through via winner bracket and also won his seeding match.
The system is fair, Zest lost his shot.
DarkGamer
Profile Joined November 2012
Germany329 Posts
June 05 2021 20:25 GMT
#11
On June 06 2021 04:57 Aeceus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2021 03:49 tigera6 wrote:
But why Zest got Parting and Percival only got ForGG? They both got into code A through the last round of the qualifer. And Zest should have the "weaker" opponent.


Thats not true, Zest got through via loser bracket. ForGG got through via winner bracket and also won his seeding match.
The system is fair, Zest lost his shot.


Thanks for stating some facts!
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3833 Posts
June 05 2021 21:04 GMT
#12
parting is so unlucky lol. I think he can take zest though
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
ShowTheLights
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Korea (South)1706 Posts
June 05 2021 21:45 GMT
#13
On June 06 2021 06:04 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
parting is so unlucky lol. I think he can take zest though


I feel like zest is half in the game too

he knows he could get pulled at any time for his military service
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SlyZ1
Profile Joined March 2018
39 Posts
June 05 2021 22:10 GMT
#14
ForGG can make it. GOGO.
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3462 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-06-05 23:25:34
June 05 2021 23:14 GMT
#15
On June 06 2021 04:57 Aeceus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2021 03:49 tigera6 wrote:
But why Zest got Parting and Percival only got ForGG? They both got into code A through the last round of the qualifer. And Zest should have the "weaker" opponent.


Thats not true, Zest got through via loser bracket. ForGG got through via winner bracket and also won his seeding match.
The system is fair, Zest lost his shot.

I was comparing Zest case to Percival, not ForGG. There were 4 guys who got the last 4 slots from the qualifier, and how the seeding were decided among those 4?
Howard_Kao
Profile Joined September 2018
China261 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-06-05 23:28:01
June 05 2021 23:27 GMT
#16
On June 06 2021 08:14 tigera6 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2021 04:57 Aeceus wrote:
On June 06 2021 03:49 tigera6 wrote:
But why Zest got Parting and Percival only got ForGG? They both got into code A through the last round of the qualifer. And Zest should have the "weaker" opponent.


Thats not true, Zest got through via loser bracket. ForGG got through via winner bracket and also won his seeding match.
The system is fair, Zest lost his shot.

I was comparing Zest case to Percival, not a ForGG. There were 4 guys who got the last 4 slots of the qualifier, and how the seeding were decided among those 4?

The second day of qualifier qualifies 3 players for each group, 2 from winners bracket and one from loser's bracket, then the two from winner's bracket plays a seeding match.
ForGG and PartinG came out from winner's bracket and won the seeding watch, therefore they are "tier 1" player, zest and percival came out of the loser's bracket, becoming the "tier 2" player.
"Tier 1" players are matched with a "Tier 2" player at random. PartinG got unlucky to have zest and ForGG got lucky and got percival. Over.
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Obamarauder
Profile Joined June 2015
697 Posts
June 06 2021 00:45 GMT
#17
Watch this forgg win gsl if he can avoid protoss
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3462 Posts
June 06 2021 02:02 GMT
#18
On June 06 2021 08:27 Howard_Kao wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 06 2021 08:14 tigera6 wrote:
On June 06 2021 04:57 Aeceus wrote:
On June 06 2021 03:49 tigera6 wrote:
But why Zest got Parting and Percival only got ForGG? They both got into code A through the last round of the qualifer. And Zest should have the "weaker" opponent.


Thats not true, Zest got through via loser bracket. ForGG got through via winner bracket and also won his seeding match.
The system is fair, Zest lost his shot.

I was comparing Zest case to Percival, not a ForGG. There were 4 guys who got the last 4 slots of the qualifier, and how the seeding were decided among those 4?

The second day of qualifier qualifies 3 players for each group, 2 from winners bracket and one from loser's bracket, then the two from winner's bracket plays a seeding match.
ForGG and PartinG came out from winner's bracket and won the seeding watch, therefore they are "tier 1" player, zest and percival came out of the loser's bracket, becoming the "tier 2" player.
"Tier 1" players are matched with a "Tier 2" player at random. PartinG got unlucky to have zest and ForGG got lucky and got percival. Over.

So it was RANDOM, not seeding.I know about the Tier 1 and Tier 2 shit, but didnt know how they divide the players within each Tier further.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17725 Posts
June 06 2021 02:52 GMT
#19
Code A needs to be groups or double elim or something, this is unfair for Parting twice in a row he gets a top tier opponent
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JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4415 Posts
June 06 2021 04:46 GMT
#20
Parting vs Zest of course stands out but I also think Dark vs Armani is a pretty sad one as well especially with the small amount of good Zergs in Korea. I feel like both of them belong in Code S currently.
Dave4
Profile Joined August 2018
494 Posts
June 06 2021 06:32 GMT
#21
On June 06 2021 03:13 ShowTheLights wrote:
First dark then zest..

Poor parting....

Really hate this new format

They need to seed players better. Forgg and Percival should not be playing each other while Parting vs zest is a thing...

Ummm they did seed the players in the qualifiers. Wooki only just made it into Code A. Dont know why youd blame the tournament they had a fairly transparent process, wouldnt be very fair if ForGG won his seeding and they made him play Parting instead of P7GAB.
Neuling
Profile Joined October 2013
Germany45 Posts
June 06 2021 12:37 GMT
#22
Imo the problem isn`t seeding but the format itself. If they seeded all the players even in the respective tiers, new gsl players would always get the strongest opponent, which makes it very hard for anyone new to advance into Code S.
If they do it like they currently are, PartinG just got freaking unlucky twice and actually if he loses vs Zest and maybe gets a rough draw for season 3 again he may just miss on blizzcon due to bad luck with seeding basically.
Overall I just really dislike the system of a single Bo5 for Code S and would prefer to see another group stage as before. Also invites from last season really suck imo. Just qualifiers for everyone (maybe except winner) would be such much better i think.
Mozdk
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark6989 Posts
June 06 2021 14:15 GMT
#23
What a great draw for Special
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mark_lenders
Profile Joined July 2019
74 Posts
June 06 2021 21:31 GMT
#24
the format sucks, it was obvious since they announced it
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24238 Posts
June 06 2021 21:44 GMT
#25
I'm fine with the format as it is, the seeding is done in a rather logical way. Yeah PartinG, Zest, Dark, Armani and others can consider themselves unfortunate while ForGG and Percival must be elated to face one another, but I don't think seeding based on previous GSL performances would be fair to new players. I mean, Zest should have won his series vs Keen to get a more favorable seeding, once you've got such a player in the group they're not meant to be in, you're bound to have heartbreaking match-ups.
bulletbill
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
Canada33 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-06-08 17:19:08
June 08 2021 17:16 GMT
#26
in what universe does forgg and percival make sense when we also have zest vs parting what the hell, every other matchup seems to make sense but these 2 are out of whack

I've now read the comments that makes sense cool cool, thought it was randomized or something this is chill
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16118 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-06-14 00:29:45
June 14 2021 00:25 GMT
#27
Why are these matches not on the calendar? I only remembered they were tonight because I was having a conversation with my friend earlier and looked it up.

Submitted. Hope I did it right.
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