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On April 01 2023 02:54 tigera6 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 31 2023 22:04 Vision_ wrote:On March 31 2023 19:32 datastuff wrote:On March 31 2023 16:12 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
Does the esports organizers have anything to do with the oil industry or the war crimes? Yes. The organisers are Saudi royalty. This tournament is literally a play by the government to improve their rep. https://saudiesports.sa/en/board-members/ Yeah, now people think that if problems are too far from their country, they won t affect them. Oh people think that they cant really control everything in life, and have to live with the "shame" of their choice. Like if the people of the country arent doing a thing about it, or they are not doing enough, then why are we trying to be the hero of justice all of a sudden?
The world is cruel, there s no doubt so it s about you to make the world more beautifull or be a part of destruction. And most of the time, where you put money into is an expression of your mind and will belong to a politic question. Obviously no country could honestly assert that it was beyond reproach in the area of human rights, but why give so much effort and money to save their image ? In France, we are totally ashamed by the recent events of police repression for example (because people don t give a shit of voting for president election and now 90% disagree about retreat reform,... all that said, if most of players boycott the event, the saudi policy ended in failure).
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I'm not so sure about the effectiveness of this sports-washing thing. How many people have actually changed their opinions about these countries since they started doing it?
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good for the players who were invited, i would be quite sad if i was a player who was not invited though
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Those who claim that this tournament will change Saudi Arabia in a way that it will become slightly more democratic, and "humane" in general, have to realize that this has been said about many other MUCH bigger events that has taken place in e.g. china or russia. And nothing has changed after these events.
That being said I am happy for the players participating. I will most likely watch these games.
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I agree. The Russian invasion of Ukraine showed us cozying up to brutal dictatorships will only embolden them. Now we are at hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced in this tragic war.
The Wikipedia article on the failed policy of "Change through trade" provides a good overview of how politicians are now rethinking relations with autocratic regimes.
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So have all the invited players confirm their participation for this?
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Honestly, from the way they promote Rainbow 6, Fortnite, Rocket League and CSGO as their "Elite Titles", I don't think Starcraft (1 or 2) was much of a thought for them
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So the bracket for the "qualifier" event is out, quietly, and for some damn reason Clem is on Stage 2 of the World bracket is weird, while we have Spirit and Special and, no disrespect, Lambo on Stage 1.
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On April 12 2023 12:42 tigera6 wrote:
So the bracket for the "qualifier" event is out, quietly, and for some damn reason Clem is on Stage 2 of the World bracket is weird, while we have Spirit and Special and, no disrespect, Lambo on Stage 1.
there is so little suspense between Clem and these top tier 2 players that i even don t follow these matchs anyway
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Looks like all of the regular EPT casters will be involved:
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Nice lineup, good to see the usual casters beeing there, happy to se Demo back and Artosis aswell
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Why is one of the largest private sc events in history this not in the tournaments page of liquipedia or advertised in any way? Is the goal to repel any future investors from investing in a 1k viewer event ?
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It's their job to promote their events.
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Demuslim's ID was shortened to "Demu", possibly because this tournament is backed by the government of Saudi Arabia.
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I love how rushed all of this is. The tournament was announced like, half a month ago? Qualifiers begin two weeks after announcement, and then tournament is in July/August.
Also has to be one of the worst kinds of half-invitational qualifier system ever. Gives way too much weight to the IEM performances, which already restrict tons of players... Oh well.
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My hope is to see at least one player get Blitzchunged by referencing Jamal Khashoggi
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Why would they ruin their source of living?
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