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Team GP parts ways with Ryung, NightMare, & Prince

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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33508 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-18 17:42:34
January 17 2023 15:13 GMT
#1
Team GP announced on January 16th that their contracts with (Wiki)Ryung, (Wiki)Prince, and (Wiki)NightMare had ended (it was also revealed that NightMare had technically been on "lease" from Club NV).

As Team GP gets ready to play in the WTL playoffs in early February, they are left with (Wiki)Cham as the only remaining player on its SC2 roster. Team owner TheBarTV said on Discord that Team GP would still participate in the WTL playoffs and was searching for new players.





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AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
January 17 2023 18:49 GMT
#2
Oh no.
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
Drfilip
Profile Joined March 2013
Sweden592 Posts
January 17 2023 20:41 GMT
#3
Contracts ends before the season ends? That's truly surprising. Why do that? Who benefits?
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33508 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-17 20:59:47
January 17 2023 20:59 GMT
#4
On January 18 2023 05:41 Drfilip wrote:
Contracts ends before the season ends? That's truly surprising. Why do that? Who benefits?


The playoffs got delayed significantly cause many on the production team got COVID during the recent surge in China. It was supposed to happen in early January.
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lechatnoir
Profile Joined November 2016
392 Posts
January 17 2023 21:13 GMT
#5
Good that they play even if they are out of contracts. Who knows, if they perform well they may get re-signed. :D
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
January 18 2023 02:03 GMT
#6
Oh no
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3449 Posts
January 18 2023 02:12 GMT
#7
I know this sound unfair to GP, but if they cant put up a decent roster for the playoff, I would even prefer Team Liquid to get pumped up to that playoff spot.
Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
January 18 2023 11:50 GMT
#8
On January 18 2023 11:12 tigera6 wrote:
I know this sound unfair to GP, but if they cant put up a decent roster for the playoff, I would even prefer Team Liquid to get pumped up to that playoff spot.

it says in the OP that the roster would still be playing WTL playoffs
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Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4958 Posts
January 18 2023 12:19 GMT
#9
On January 18 2023 05:59 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 18 2023 05:41 Drfilip wrote:
Contracts ends before the season ends? That's truly surprising. Why do that? Who benefits?


The playoffs got delayed significantly cause many on the production team got COVID during the recent surge in China. It was supposed to happen in early January.



This explains a lot about the WTL state
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3449 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-18 14:01:25
January 18 2023 13:52 GMT
#10
On January 18 2023 20:50 Schelim wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 18 2023 11:12 tigera6 wrote:
I know this sound unfair to GP, but if they cant put up a decent roster for the playoff, I would even prefer Team Liquid to get pumped up to that playoff spot.

it says in the OP that the roster would still be playing WTL playoffs

Oh I must have missed that, I thought that the team would just try to find new players to replace the one who just left.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
January 18 2023 15:43 GMT
#11
On January 18 2023 22:52 tigera6 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 18 2023 20:50 Schelim wrote:
On January 18 2023 11:12 tigera6 wrote:
I know this sound unfair to GP, but if they cant put up a decent roster for the playoff, I would even prefer Team Liquid to get pumped up to that playoff spot.

it says in the OP that the roster would still be playing WTL playoffs

Oh I must have missed that, I thought that the team would just try to find new players to replace the one who just left.


Yea it was my reading of the wording too, but we'll see I guess.
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StasisField
Profile Joined August 2013
United States1086 Posts
January 18 2023 16:13 GMT
#12
On January 19 2023 00:43 Nakajin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 18 2023 22:52 tigera6 wrote:
On January 18 2023 20:50 Schelim wrote:
On January 18 2023 11:12 tigera6 wrote:
I know this sound unfair to GP, but if they cant put up a decent roster for the playoff, I would even prefer Team Liquid to get pumped up to that playoff spot.

it says in the OP that the roster would still be playing WTL playoffs

Oh I must have missed that, I thought that the team would just try to find new players to replace the one who just left.


Yea it was my reading of the wording too, but we'll see I guess.

Yeah I read it as the team will still be playing and is trying to find new players in time for the match.
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33508 Posts
January 18 2023 17:44 GMT
#13
Sorry for unclear wording. The team only has a single player at the moment, but it seems like they're trying to find new players in time for the playoffs.
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Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
January 18 2023 17:53 GMT
#14
On January 19 2023 02:44 Waxangel wrote:
Sorry for unclear wording. The team only has a single player at the moment, but it seems like they're trying to find new players in time for the playoffs.


Man, I was so hype for them to finally make the playoff, that's a real monkeypaw wish now.

Hopefully they have the financial aspect figured out. It would really be a shame if the Koreans miss out on their payoff because they got cut before the end of the season.
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tommey.liang
Profile Joined November 2020
United States363 Posts
January 19 2023 03:14 GMT
#15
This is huge news - wonder where the three of them will go, and who Team GP will sign to replace them.
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dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
January 19 2023 12:07 GMT
#16
Team GP is appearantly starting a PUBG Mobile team:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnjt7liSjZP/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

So there was probably no budget for that many SC2 players left
I also doubt, they will find any WTL level players in time, if their budget is tight.

If that comes true, they should forfeit their spot in the playoffs in favour of Team Liquid I think.
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33508 Posts
January 19 2023 15:44 GMT
#17
On January 19 2023 21:07 dbRic1203 wrote:
Team GP is appearantly starting a PUBG Mobile team:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnjt7liSjZP/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

So there was probably no budget for that many SC2 players left
I also doubt, they will find any WTL level players in time, if their budget is tight.

If that comes true, they should forfeit their spot in the playoffs in favour of Team Liquid I think.


That's reckless, 100% conjecture regarding budget. GP previously ran a very successful, championship-level Kart Rider team for over a year alongside its SC2 team

But indeed, time does seem tight if they're trying to get two competitive players in time for the playoffs.
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Philippe
Profile Joined October 2020
354 Posts
January 19 2023 15:52 GMT
#18
It's also hard to justify why Team Liquid should then get the spot, when their results in the regular season have been less than stellar.
I'm just a cynical video game enjoyer who is probably unfazed by many business dealings many would find utterly distasteful, while not strictly illegal by the law as seen in a general sense in the world.
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3449 Posts
January 19 2023 16:13 GMT
#19
On January 20 2023 00:52 Philippe wrote:
It's also hard to justify why Team Liquid should then get the spot, when their results in the regular season have been less than stellar.

To be honest, the only reason I root for Team Liquid getting the spot is that Skillous has signed with them and should be eligible to play. Alongside Clem and Elazer, they have a good shot to make a deep run in the playoff.
Balnazza
Profile Joined January 2018
Germany1248 Posts
January 19 2023 16:15 GMT
#20
On January 20 2023 00:52 Philippe wrote:
It's also hard to justify why Team Liquid should then get the spot, when their results in the regular season have been less than stellar.


I don't want GP any harm, but what is more fair? Having a team in the Playoffs that barely did not qualify or having a team in the playoffs that I believe has the same win-loss record, but gets represented by an entirely new squad?
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33508 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-19 17:06:45
January 19 2023 17:04 GMT
#21
On January 20 2023 01:15 Balnazza wrote:
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On January 20 2023 00:52 Philippe wrote:
It's also hard to justify why Team Liquid should then get the spot, when their results in the regular season have been less than stellar.


I don't want GP any harm, but what is more fair? Having a team in the Playoffs that barely did not qualify or having a team in the playoffs that I believe has the same win-loss record, but gets represented by an entirely new squad?


Whether Liquid failed to qualify by a single map or by one million points is irrelevant. It's absolutely the the latter.

A team deserves substantial credit for signing players, committing to the league, and helping make the tournament possible. If those players are no longer part of the team due to extraordinary circumstances, the organization should not be punished for it.

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