The two-day qualifier for Code S Season 1 has concluded, finalizing the twenty-player roster for the main tournament. The top four Super Tournament finishers Zest, Dark, Maru, and Zoun received direct seeds, while sixteen players earned their spots through the qualifiers.
Code S Season 1 is scheduled to begin on March 21st, with the specific groups to be announced at a later date. Viewers should note that the Code S format has been significantly altered, though the first round of the tournament still consists of familiar 'GSL-style' groups.
The 2021 format of GSL featured 24 total players per season across both Code A and Code S. The 2022 format of GSL has removed Code A, but has expanded Code S to begin with 20 players (net reduction of four players per season). Here are the roster changes between Season 3 of 2021 and Season 1 of 2022:
One advantage of cutting to a top six is that it's the same number of slots Korea has in the DH season finals.
It was always a bit awkward the last two years when the GSL quarterfinalists had to play off against each other in a single bo5 for two pretty lucrative spots in the season finals.
On March 12 2022 19:26 FuRong wrote: One advantage of cutting to a top six is that it's the same number of slots Korea has in the DH season finals.
It was always a bit awkward the last two years when the GSL quarterfinalists had to play off against each other in a single bo5 for two pretty lucrative spots in the season finals.
That does make sense actually
I dunno, format change (and fewer players in an already struggling scene) I’m really not sold on. The format I’d have to see it in action and it could deliver, just not sure either way yet.
First prize is way too out in front of second too, so not a huge fan of that.
Glad for herO, saw that ForGG tried to qualify. Did he actually play much recently? Sad he didn't do it since he was doing pretty good on Day 1 it seems.
Also considering Leenock is doing fairly well at Age of Empires it might have been a good choice for him to switch.
On March 12 2022 21:15 HolydaKing wrote: Glad for herO, saw that ForGG tried to qualify. Did he actually play much recently? Sad he didn't do it since he was doing pretty good on Day 1 it seems.
Also considering Leenock is doing fairly well at Age of Empires it might have been a good choice for him to switch.
Think we're going to have some really fun groups this time around - looking forward to it! Other than Nightmare and Ryung(vZ), I could see anybody upsetting anbody
On March 13 2022 11:53 lestye wrote: I dont remember the last time i watched a tourney with round robins. Feels like tiebreakers are so obnoxious but im sure that’ll be ironed out.
I remember ages ago in Code A round robin tiebreakers, it went on for I don't know how long due to it being best of 1's. I even forgot the players involved but I do remember Wolf was there casting it. It was stupid but funny how it felt like it'd never end.
Excited to see how Ryung performs after his very very impressive display at Katowice! KeeN not qualifying (didn't check if he tried) is a bit weird after his good return in that EPT cup, but I am not surprised about Percival given his performances at Katowice. Leenock switching games seem like the ultimate move since he is very successful in AoE4 at the moment
On March 13 2022 03:58 seopthi wrote: Looking at the qualifier brackets, I feel like there'd be enough players to do a ro32
agree with the previous poster, more than 16 but less than 32, a ro24 would probably be interesting
The problem is the power level drops off pretty dramatically. Sure you could add in Keen and Percival, but you go anymore than that and you are just going to get a fourth player in a group that is 95% to lose any series.
i think 7 players had a chance to qualify to ro20: keen, alive, prince, percival, true, byul and forGG then you have to drop to puzzle, chance, curious...
at the end of the day, 20 of the top21 korean players on the aligulac ranking qualified, only keen (#18) didn't make it
On March 13 2022 03:58 seopthi wrote: Looking at the qualifier brackets, I feel like there'd be enough players to do a ro32
agree with the previous poster, more than 16 but less than 32, a ro24 would probably be interesting
The problem is the power level drops off pretty dramatically. Sure you could add in Keen and Percival, but you go anymore than that and you are just going to get a fourth player in a group that is 95% to lose any series.
yeah, it's not an even distribution. The ro16 format is tough but if you want to keep something that looks like a classic GSL format, this is as good as it gets
The bo3s need to be bo5s and the semifinals need to be bo7, then it is a kickass format.
You fight your way through a really hard round robin, and then a bo3 where anything can happen is gonna decide if you move on or not? The whole point of round robin is that it forces way more skill from players to succeed, making people then battle it out in a bo3 in the next phase is both illogical and just feels anticlimactic.
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