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United States33618 Posts
Source: AfreecaTV YouTube post
"Unfortunately, Maru and DRG who are in Group A of GSL RO.10 have been diagosed the Covid-19.
They are scheduled for the GSL RO.10 Week 2 on July 11th (Mon)
Because of the Covid-19 situation, Maru and DRG will compete online.
The GSL will broadcast with a 3-minute delay on match day to prevent cheating.
For a 3-minute delay broadcast, it will be temporarily conducted without an audience on July 11th
We would like to apologize to everyone who plan to visit the FreecUP Studio on Monday, July 11th
But please keep in the eye! The live-streaming start time is the same as usual!
Stay tuned next week for our match GSL RO.10 Week 2 Group A on July 11th at 18:30 (KST)!"
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And ESL planned to disqualify players that catched Covid, quite surprising that GSL is more lenient on that than ESL.
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On July 08 2022 21:11 Charoisaur wrote:
And ESL planned to disqualify players that catched Covid, quite surprising that GSL is more lenient on that than ESL.
To be fair, they are in KR, so the ping is much less of a problem comparing to international tournament. Also, its only half a of group stage so its much less proportionate to the whole tournament, and GSL got an advantage when it comes to that with the longer schedule. But I am still glad we get to see the organizer do their best to ensure that players participation are essential to the tournament, rather than forfeiting them straightup.
Btw, I think that means Bunny would still able to play, assuming he can get back to KR in time from EU.
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GSL wants the g5l as bad as we do and didnt want to dq maru 
Good to see them being flexible and like tiger said ping isnt really an issue anyhow.
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Not sure if we should consider restarting online games?
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Desperate for that G5L to give to Maru
Fortunately it’s going to be our boy Rogue next season
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It is feasible where ping is not an issue. Bunny's situation is quite different here so fingers crossed.
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On July 08 2022 22:11 tigera6 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2022 21:11 Charoisaur wrote:
And ESL planned to disqualify players that catched Covid, quite surprising that GSL is more lenient on that than ESL. To be fair, they are in KR, so the ping is much less of a problem comparing to international tournament. Also, its only half a of group stage so its much less proportionate to the whole tournament, and GSL got an advantage when it comes to that with the longer schedule. But I am still glad we get to see the organizer do their best to ensure that players participation are essential to the tournament, rather than forfeiting them straightup. Btw, I think that means Bunny would still able to play, assuming he can get back to KR in time from EU.
ESL planned to ban them even if they were already in the country and could play from the hotel with no ping. Thankfully it didn't happen (probably due to a lack of testing enforcement, I highly doubt no one at Katowice got COVID) but that was the plan.
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Did they get COVID in Valencia? I wonder how the other Dreamhack participants are faring?
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I'm glad they didn't DQ them.
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Seems quite a bit of the old C going around after Valencia (or the travel thereto). Fingers crossed that everyone gets through it ok.
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bunny was stuck in valencia because he had covid, they got it from him probably
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Germany3367 Posts
Dark was the only person I saw who always had a mask on, everyone else seemed very lax regarding protection.
Speedy recovery to those affected!
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Canada8990 Posts
Glad they will be able to partake in the competition anyway
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United Kingdom20328 Posts
On July 08 2022 23:50 argonautdice wrote:
Did they get COVID in Valencia? I wonder how the other Dreamhack participants are faring?
Dunno what the rates are over there but in the UK, about 4.5% of the total population are currently testing positive on PCR via surveilence studies.
Best estimates that we have for daily infections are in the 300k/day range (~1 in 200 new people per day) but only about 8% of those meet the government criteria to be allowed to report a positive test and the % of people who promptly know that they're infectious is probably extremely small. It's legal for employers to insist that people with infectious COVID-19 come into work, even when they're working in a service or healthcare industry at times so some place like the Valencia venue would be 100% fair game.
I've heard some other EU countries are doing better than the UK on this front but surveilence and safety testing before close contact as well as basic precautions like masks and ventilation doesn't sound great anywhere.
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Im 2 weeks out from testing positive covid, shizz can really knock you around, hopefully by the time gsl fires up again, our beloved players will be feeling a bit better. Love and care for all.
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Northern Ireland26873 Posts
A sensible compromise. Is Bunny stilled in exile in Valencia or does he have a shot at making it back for his games?
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The never-ending testing regimen is anything but sensible, but I'm glad Maru and DRG can participate.
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I traveled to Seoul from Australia to watch the GSL this week. I’m shattered there is no audience, is there any bars or venues in Seoul which show the GSL so I can watch it with people? This is the most horrible news as I’ve has this trip planned for months and was so close to seeing maru play in person.
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I hear that there are more people were caught by Covid as well, not just Maru, but everyone of NV except creator, also Byun, Lambo, Scarlett, Mana, Heromarine, Kelazhur, PiG, and probably more. Some WTL matches were delayed due to this reason as well. I hope they all have a quick recovery.
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