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2023/24 ESL Pro Tour - Format and Schedule

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bela.mervado
Profile Joined December 2008
Hungary385 Posts
March 21 2023 21:24 GMT
#4
On March 22 2023 05:49 argonautdice wrote:Also does anyone enjoy Swiss-style group format? (Aside from the Swiss, I suppose?)


I do.
Played quite a few years of curling, and it is usual to have swiss rounds in the first part of an event.
Always wondered how it would look to have swiss rounds instead of the round robin groups in sc2.
Mizenhauer
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
United States1847 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-03-21 22:20:08
March 21 2023 22:19 GMT
#5
Swiss doesn't really work unless you have way more people. Magic tournaments make good use of it because tournament size is massive in comparison. Swiss actually makes sense to have 200 people play 9 rounds since you get a cleaner cut, but when you only have 16 people playing a million rounds you're opening yourself up to some really awkward records/tiebreakers. Oh well.
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Balnazza
Profile Joined January 2018
Germany1131 Posts
March 21 2023 22:25 GMT
#6
On March 22 2023 07:19 Mizenhauer wrote:
Swiss doesn't really work unless you have way more people. Magic tournaments make good use of it because tournament size is massive in comparison. Swiss actually makes sense to have 200 people play 9 rounds since you get a cleaner cut, but when you only have 16 people playing a million rounds you're opening yourself up to some really awkward records/tiebreakers. Oh well.


I assume ESL will do it like they do it in Counterstrike. With 16 players (or teams in CS) there are no awkward tiebreakers whatsoever. It is a a clean system. When you have 3 wins, you advance. If you have 3 losses, you are out. It really plays out nicely.
https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Intel_Extreme_Masters/2022/Rio/Legends_Stage
For example, this was the Legend Stage in the last major. It guarantees every player has to play between three and five matches, depending on how good they perform.

This is a good scaled down ESL Tour overall, though I'm not convinced GSL really needs 6 slots. I'm also not sure how the Global Standings are supposed to work if they now qualify you to the events that usually give you the global standing points?
No word on the Championships yet?

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dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1199 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-03-21 22:32:48
March 21 2023 22:31 GMT
#7
On March 22 2023 07:25 Balnazza wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2023 07:19 Mizenhauer wrote:
Swiss doesn't really work unless you have way more people. Magic tournaments make good use of it because tournament size is massive in comparison. Swiss actually makes sense to have 200 people play 9 rounds since you get a cleaner cut, but when you only have 16 people playing a million rounds you're opening yourself up to some really awkward records/tiebreakers. Oh well.


I assume ESL will do it like they do it in Counterstrike. With 16 players (or teams in CS) there are no awkward tiebreakers whatsoever. It is a a clean system. When you have 3 wins, you advance. If you have 3 losses, you are out. It really plays out nicely.
https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Intel_Extreme_Masters/2022/Rio/Legends_Stage
For example, this was the Legend Stage in the last major. It guarantees every player has to play between three and five matches, depending on how good they perform.

This is a good scaled down ESL Tour overall, though I'm not convinced GSL really needs 6 slots. I'm also not sure how the Global Standings are supposed to work if they now qualify you to the events that usually give you the global standing points?
No word on the Championships yet?


Considering there are still 10ish Koreans who are better than all but the very best foreigners, 6 spots is justified. Granted, some of those might not be able to travel due to impending military service.

I really don't like 3 spots coming through the global standings, I'd much rather an extra spot be given to Korea, Europe, and one of Asia/Americas.
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3341 Posts
March 22 2023 02:12 GMT
#8
Like what you do to judge the global standing, when you dont have enough tournaments to earn them. Like the first ESL Summer Global, there would only be result from GSL, ESL Regionals and a bunch of Open Cups who being dominated by the same group of top players? That means top 3 in global points would probably be those who made into to Ro8 GSL and/or Ro6/8 in EU, maybe one more slot for AM regional depending on the distribution of the points.
mintyminmus
Profile Joined September 2022
Australia127 Posts
March 22 2023 04:28 GMT
#9
In its current format the non-korean Asia region with its 1 spot is just going to make the Asia regional a giant exp pool for Oliveria, who at this point is miles above his none KR regional competitors.
I would prefer the competition for 2nd place to be more meaningful but I don't think the strength of rest of the region fully justify a second spot. Its hard to balance
xyfan
oneill12
Profile Joined February 2012
Romania1222 Posts
March 22 2023 04:34 GMT
#10
nice?
CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1594 Posts
March 22 2023 05:34 GMT
#11
On March 22 2023 13:28 mintyminmus wrote:
In its current format the non-korean Asia region with its 1 spot is just going to make the Asia regional a giant exp pool for Oliveria, who at this point is miles above his none KR regional competitors.
I would prefer the competition for 2nd place to be more meaningful but I don't think the strength of rest of the region fully justify a second spot. Its hard to balance

this is a big lol, while oliveria has to be the favorite in his region, i dont think he is head over heels above everyone else. with only 1 spot it is entirely possible he doesn't even make it.
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dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
March 22 2023 05:45 GMT
#12
On March 22 2023 11:12 tigera6 wrote:
Like what you do to judge the global standing, when you dont have enough tournaments to earn them. Like the first ESL Summer Global, there would only be result from GSL, ESL Regionals and a bunch of Open Cups who being dominated by the same group of top players? That means top 3 in global points would probably be those who made into to Ro8 GSL and/or Ro6/8 in EU, maybe one more slot for AM regional depending on the distribution of the points.

Also GSL is 3 seasons, while the online regionals are only 2.
So depending on the Timing (if 2nd GSL season is allready done before ESL Summer) the Koreans will have way more points, because 2/3 of their Regional is done allready. If the 2nd GSL season is not accounted for, they ll be at an disadvantage, because they only got 1/3 of their regional points allready earned, while everyone else got 1/2.
It just doesn t make sense if you re in the middle of the year.
They should have just given the 3 slots away to specific reasons and be done with it
MaxPax
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6879 Posts
March 22 2023 08:14 GMT
#13
On March 22 2023 14:45 dbRic1203 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2023 11:12 tigera6 wrote:
Like what you do to judge the global standing, when you dont have enough tournaments to earn them. Like the first ESL Summer Global, there would only be result from GSL, ESL Regionals and a bunch of Open Cups who being dominated by the same group of top players? That means top 3 in global points would probably be those who made into to Ro8 GSL and/or Ro6/8 in EU, maybe one more slot for AM regional depending on the distribution of the points.

Also GSL is 3 seasons, while the online regionals are only 2.
So depending on the Timing (if 2nd GSL season is allready done before ESL Summer) the Koreans will have way more points, because 2/3 of their Regional is done allready. If the 2nd GSL season is not accounted for, they ll be at an disadvantage, because they only got 1/3 of their regional points allready earned, while everyone else got 1/2.
It just doesn t make sense if you re in the middle of the year.
They should have just given the 3 slots away to specific reasons and be done with it


I'm sure they'll find a way to make it fair
I like Swiss-Style. Works really well in CSGO

I'm just happy to get another year of awesome Starcrafts
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
mintyminmus
Profile Joined September 2022
Australia127 Posts
March 22 2023 10:53 GMT
#14
On March 22 2023 14:34 CicadaSC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2023 13:28 mintyminmus wrote:
In its current format the non-korean Asia region with its 1 spot is just going to make the Asia regional a giant exp pool for Oliveria, who at this point is miles above his none KR regional competitors.
I would prefer the competition for 2nd place to be more meaningful but I don't think the strength of rest of the region fully justify a second spot. Its hard to balance

this is a big lol, while oliveria has to be the favorite in his region, i dont think he is head over heels above everyone else. with only 1 spot it is entirely possible he doesn't even make it.


I mean Oliveria is currently somewhere between top 5 and top 20 depending on his form and how much to account his iem run, while his noticeable competitors (Nice, Cyan, Has, Firefly, Meomaika etc) are all solidly in the "decent players but not even top 30" range. He also reached deep playoff in premiem events a couple of times besides the last iem, while the rest of the region is mostly in the "not playoff relevant" zone. Aligulac is not to be trusted entirely but a 600-ish difference in its statistical rating is quite a large gap that would kind-of qualify for "head over heals above everyone else".
I acknowledge that it is entirely possible for any stronger player to vastly underperform (or become inactive) and not qualify for a main event that he/she "should" and of course the lesser players could theoretically greatly improve and beat the favorite (pulls a 80>96), but describing my statement as "a big lol" based on the current situation is simply an incorrect oversimplification.
xyfan
Balnazza
Profile Joined January 2018
Germany1131 Posts
March 22 2023 11:02 GMT
#15
On March 22 2023 17:14 Harris1st wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2023 14:45 dbRic1203 wrote:
On March 22 2023 11:12 tigera6 wrote:
Like what you do to judge the global standing, when you dont have enough tournaments to earn them. Like the first ESL Summer Global, there would only be result from GSL, ESL Regionals and a bunch of Open Cups who being dominated by the same group of top players? That means top 3 in global points would probably be those who made into to Ro8 GSL and/or Ro6/8 in EU, maybe one more slot for AM regional depending on the distribution of the points.

Also GSL is 3 seasons, while the online regionals are only 2.
So depending on the Timing (if 2nd GSL season is allready done before ESL Summer) the Koreans will have way more points, because 2/3 of their Regional is done allready. If the 2nd GSL season is not accounted for, they ll be at an disadvantage, because they only got 1/3 of their regional points allready earned, while everyone else got 1/2.
It just doesn t make sense if you re in the middle of the year.
They should have just given the 3 slots away to specific reasons and be done with it


I'm sure they'll find a way to make it fair
I like Swiss-Style. Works really well in CSGO

I'm just happy to get another year of awesome Starcrafts


TIME won all but one of the SC2 CN Regionals (losing the other one in the finals). And while Has and Nice are good, I don't think they are better than TIME. Pretty sure he will dominate the new Asia Region, but the rest of the tourney should be fun
"Wenn die Zauberin runter geht, dann macht sie die Beine breit" - Khaldor, trying to cast WC3 German-only
argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2716 Posts
March 22 2023 12:55 GMT
#16
On March 22 2023 20:02 Balnazza wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2023 17:14 Harris1st wrote:
On March 22 2023 14:45 dbRic1203 wrote:
On March 22 2023 11:12 tigera6 wrote:
Like what you do to judge the global standing, when you dont have enough tournaments to earn them. Like the first ESL Summer Global, there would only be result from GSL, ESL Regionals and a bunch of Open Cups who being dominated by the same group of top players? That means top 3 in global points would probably be those who made into to Ro8 GSL and/or Ro6/8 in EU, maybe one more slot for AM regional depending on the distribution of the points.

Also GSL is 3 seasons, while the online regionals are only 2.
So depending on the Timing (if 2nd GSL season is allready done before ESL Summer) the Koreans will have way more points, because 2/3 of their Regional is done allready. If the 2nd GSL season is not accounted for, they ll be at an disadvantage, because they only got 1/3 of their regional points allready earned, while everyone else got 1/2.
It just doesn t make sense if you re in the middle of the year.
They should have just given the 3 slots away to specific reasons and be done with it


I'm sure they'll find a way to make it fair
I like Swiss-Style. Works really well in CSGO

I'm just happy to get another year of awesome Starcrafts


TIME won all but one of the SC2 CN Regionals (losing the other one in the finals). And while Has and Nice are good, I don't think they are better than TIME. Pretty sure he will dominate the new Asia Region, but the rest of the tourney should be fun

Yeah the consolidation of the Asia region and Oliveira's recent rise will certainly attract more viewers to this regional which is cool.
very illegal and very uncool
Sarieli
Profile Joined March 2023
1 Post
March 22 2023 13:14 GMT
#17
The last IEM Katowice champion comes from Asia region,but they have only one seed?That means the other Asian player needs to beat Oliveira if they want to play offline game.
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6879 Posts
March 23 2023 10:09 GMT
#18
On March 22 2023 22:14 Sarieli wrote:
The last IEM Katowice champion comes from Asia region,but they have only one seed?That means the other Asian player needs to beat Oliveira if they want to play offline game.


No. They can just grab one of the three spots trough global standing. I highly doubt it but I also highly doubted Oliv winning IEM
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QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
March 24 2023 02:43 GMT
#19
On March 23 2023 19:09 Harris1st wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 22 2023 22:14 Sarieli wrote:
The last IEM Katowice champion comes from Asia region,but they have only one seed?That means the other Asian player needs to beat Oliveira if they want to play offline game.


No. They can just grab one of the three spots trough global standing. I highly doubt it but I also highly doubted Oliv winning IEM

I don't know if there are enough Open Cups in the world for that. Usually the global spots go to EU players (sometimes KR) because their regional events are worth more points even without getting super far in them.
dr_j_i_t_
Profile Joined July 2019
7 Posts
March 26 2023 18:24 GMT
#20
The Swiss system is also used in the Pro Chess League. It has the advantage that winners play winners, and losers play losers, so that in theory there are fewer mismatches after the first round. It also takes some of the chance element away. The best players should qualify.
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
April 07 2023 14:40 GMT
#21
Absolute clown fiesta of a pvp between Bistork and YoungZest
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whoare365q
Profile Joined April 2023
1 Post
April 10 2023 12:10 GMT
#22
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argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2716 Posts
April 10 2023 12:19 GMT
#23
On April 10 2023 21:10 whoare365q wrote:
So the Americas and Asia regions got the shaft compared to last year by having essentially 1 and 2 fewer guaranteed spots to the finals, respectively, especially for Asia since it's a lot harder for players in the Asian region to travel to the offline events in Sweden/US.

On March 22 2023 05:49 argonautdice wrote:
So the Americas and Asia regions got the shaft compared to last year by having essentially 1 and 2 fewer guaranteed spots to the finals, respectively, especially for Asia since it's a lot harder for players in the Asian region to travel to the offline events in Sweden/US.

Bruh, you wanna change the answers a bit if you're gonna copy my homework.
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