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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3343 Posts
June 22 2022 02:04 GMT
#21
On June 22 2022 08:44 SoleSteeler wrote:
Stoked!

I wonder why Rogue declined his invite? Great prize pool!

As people have said in other thread, Rogue cant leave Korea because of his incoming military service, the same go for Trap, and maybe Cure as well.
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
June 22 2022 04:02 GMT
#22
On June 22 2022 06:11 zelevin wrote:
Why are Korean qualifiers single elimination while the rest are double elimination?

Because Koreans have been notorious for forfeiting in the lower breaket in the past
MaxPax
swarminfestor
Profile Joined September 2017
Malaysia2449 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-06-22 04:23:04
June 22 2022 04:22 GMT
#23
Maybe it is time for Serral to win when Rogue unfortunately is not there to defense the title.
Rogue & Maru fan boy. ^^
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4400 Posts
June 22 2022 04:38 GMT
#24
I love the addition of 3 slots being up for grabs by any region with just server limitations. That's probably the best way to decide those final 3 slots. Hope SC2 gets another patch soon before the event so I'll feel more motivated to watch.
Gluon
Profile Joined April 2011
Netherlands388 Posts
June 22 2022 06:02 GMT
#25
Super excited this is happening, thanks to all sponsors for helping make this happen! TSLs are always the best!
Administrator
True_Spike
Profile Joined July 2004
Poland3418 Posts
June 22 2022 07:09 GMT
#26
Great news
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8230 Posts
June 22 2022 13:19 GMT
#27
On June 22 2022 11:04 tigera6 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2022 08:44 SoleSteeler wrote:
Stoked!

I wonder why Rogue declined his invite? Great prize pool!

As people have said in other thread, Rogue cant leave Korea because of his incoming military service, the same go for Trap, and maybe Cure as well.

That means they can't play in IEM Katowice either.
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
June 22 2022 14:52 GMT
#28
On June 22 2022 22:19 geokilla wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2022 11:04 tigera6 wrote:
On June 22 2022 08:44 SoleSteeler wrote:
Stoked!

I wonder why Rogue declined his invite? Great prize pool!

As people have said in other thread, Rogue cant leave Korea because of his incoming military service, the same go for Trap, and maybe Cure as well.

That means they can't play in IEM Katowice either.

If they aren t enlisted allready by that time, they might get an exception, like Zest this year or Classic before his militarry service. Appearently there are ways to work something out with Kespa and the government, because IEM is the world championship
MaxPax
CrowbarBarney
Profile Joined August 2021
9 Posts
June 22 2022 15:10 GMT
#29
YES!!!!!!!!!!! So fucking excited!!!!!
QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
June 22 2022 18:08 GMT
#30
Didn't realize they'd gone back to region-locked qualifiers
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
June 22 2022 18:16 GMT
#31
On June 23 2022 03:08 QOGQOG wrote:
Didn't realize they'd gone back to region-locked qualifiers

From Narutos comments about HSC I assume, that ESL asked them to have regionlocked qualifiers
My gues is, that the discussion about the spot distribution made them go for Server qualifiers for the last 3 spots
MaxPax
Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
June 22 2022 20:30 GMT
#32
yayyyy
Administrator
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24193 Posts
June 22 2022 21:00 GMT
#33
Sad that Rogue can't defend his title, but that's to be expected with his military situation
QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
June 22 2022 23:13 GMT
#34
On June 23 2022 03:16 dbRic1203 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 23 2022 03:08 QOGQOG wrote:
Didn't realize they'd gone back to region-locked qualifiers

From Narutos comments about HSC I assume, that ESL asked them to have regionlocked qualifiers
My gues is, that the discussion about the spot distribution made them go for Server qualifiers for the last 3 spots

Wasn't ESL bragging about how last year they'd quietly removed most region-locking? Maybe I'm misremembering. But it's an ass decision regardless.
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24193 Posts
June 23 2022 00:16 GMT
#35
I'm stoked to see this is offline btw
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
June 23 2022 09:38 GMT
#36
On June 23 2022 08:13 QOGQOG wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 23 2022 03:16 dbRic1203 wrote:
On June 23 2022 03:08 QOGQOG wrote:
Didn't realize they'd gone back to region-locked qualifiers

From Narutos comments about HSC I assume, that ESL asked them to have regionlocked qualifiers
My gues is, that the discussion about the spot distribution made them go for Server qualifiers for the last 3 spots

Wasn't ESL bragging about how last year they'd quietly removed most region-locking? Maybe I'm misremembering. But it's an ass decision regardless.

Well they brought Koreans into the DH Main events like DH Valencia
So they Kind of softend the Region lock.
They still want to unsure representation from each Region apearently.
From a Business standpoint I can actually understand it, they would probably lose out on viewership, if (non hardcore-) fans from outside of KR and EU didn t have a hometown hero in the tournament.
MaxPax
QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
June 24 2022 00:41 GMT
#37
On June 23 2022 18:38 dbRic1203 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 23 2022 08:13 QOGQOG wrote:
On June 23 2022 03:16 dbRic1203 wrote:
On June 23 2022 03:08 QOGQOG wrote:
Didn't realize they'd gone back to region-locked qualifiers

From Narutos comments about HSC I assume, that ESL asked them to have regionlocked qualifiers
My gues is, that the discussion about the spot distribution made them go for Server qualifiers for the last 3 spots

Wasn't ESL bragging about how last year they'd quietly removed most region-locking? Maybe I'm misremembering. But it's an ass decision regardless.

Well they brought Koreans into the DH Main events like DH Valencia
So they Kind of softend the Region lock.
They still want to unsure representation from each Region apearently.
From a Business standpoint I can actually understand it, they would probably lose out on viewership, if (non hardcore-) fans from outside of KR and EU didn t have a hometown hero in the tournament.

You are probably right about things from the business side of things in the short term. But the un-softening is discouraging to me and has to be all the more discouraging for actual KR players. It wasn't like KR players took over the last TSL or anything, so I'm not sure why they felt the need to push this on tournaments that worked just fine not pulling this shit last time.

That aside, choking out the Korean scene is a bad long term choice. It's survived a remarkably long time given how they've been treated, banned from or having their participation capped in most competitions while non-Koreans have always been able to take slots in KR "regional" events. There are already very few up-and-coming KR players, and yet it's still providing most of the "depth" in tournaments. If the KR scene collapses then it's just the top 3/4 EU players trading titles around and the game really will be dead.
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
June 24 2022 12:58 GMT
#38
nice
Liquid`TLO
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Germany767 Posts
June 24 2022 13:38 GMT
#39
On June 22 2022 06:11 zelevin wrote:
Why are Korean qualifiers single elimination while the rest are double elimination?


Regional preference, in the past Koreans often forfeited once they were in the lower bracket. We took their feedback so now it's single elim.
Team Liquidalea iacta est
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6888 Posts
June 29 2022 09:00 GMT
#40
Please take note of the recent NationWars 7 desaster and plan accordingly! Players from China or Russia may not have the freedom of easy traveling to the Netherlands
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
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