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GSL 2024 announced, two seasons to be held

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-31 06:53:47
January 31 2024 06:49 GMT
#1
Official post


AfreecaTV has announced that it will hold two seasons of GSL Code S in 2024.
  • Season 1: February 29 - April 11 (weekly broadcasts at 09:30 GMT (+00:00) every Thursday)
  • Season 2: June to July, specific dates TBD


The format of each individual season will be identical to GSL 2023.

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The top four players from Season 1 will be seeded into Season 2.


However, there has been a significant reduction in base prize pool, going from ₩34,000,000 Korean Won per season to ₩20,000,000 Korean Won. To offset this, the max crowdfund/Patreon contribution per season will be increased from $30,000 to $40,000. The total prize money per season would remain roughly the same as 2023 if crowdfunding goals are reached.

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AfreecaTV said it would consider plans for 2024 and 2025 after the conclusion of the Esports World Cup (previously Gamers8).

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Ronin2011
Profile Joined November 2012
Greece30 Posts
January 31 2024 06:51 GMT
#2
Sad story, but let's hope we the people, keep supporting everything SC2.
The time of Reckoning has come!
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17677 Posts
January 31 2024 06:52 GMT
#3
Oof the downsizing is real
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Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany15972 Posts
January 31 2024 07:00 GMT
#4
Guess I have to renew my patreon subscription
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Balnazza
Profile Joined January 2018
Germany1197 Posts
January 31 2024 07:09 GMT
#5
So I assume both will count into the World Cup (atleast if the World Cup is at the same time as Gamers8 was)? This really is a mess how uncertain everything is...

Probs to Afreeca that they are honest about the next years. Pretty sure at this point they need there to be another Circuit-Season, otherwise being a SC2 progamer in Korea isn't remotely feasable even for the topdogs
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33429 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-31 07:13:09
January 31 2024 07:12 GMT
#6
On January 31 2024 16:09 Balnazza wrote:
So I assume both will count into the World Cup (atleast if the World Cup is at the same time as Gamers8 was)? This really is a mess how uncertain everything is...

Probs to Afreeca that they are honest about the next years. Pretty sure at this point they need there to be another Circuit-Season, otherwise being a SC2 progamer in Korea isn't remotely feasable even for the topdogs


Yes, leaks suggest it will be a July start again (Riot telling teams to clear calendars). Assuming it's 8 weeks again, seems like SC2 is again laid out for August. I'm assuming all the relevant SC2 players already know the rough timing.
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swarminfestor
Profile Joined September 2017
Malaysia2449 Posts
January 31 2024 07:25 GMT
#7
If Rogue, Trap, Zest can play again after the military service, the downsizing is just small matter.
Rogue & Maru fan boy. ^^
Donek98
Profile Joined January 2024
3 Posts
January 31 2024 07:52 GMT
#8
AfreecaTV said it would consider plans for 2024 and 2025 after the conclusion of the Esports World Cup (previously Gamers8).
Does this mean there could be one more GSL in the second half/at the end of the year?
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4953 Posts
January 31 2024 10:42 GMT
#9
If we get 2 GSLs for half the year and after that we get more, not bad at all. That being said, no supertournaments and less prize money means the barrier of entry of new people is getting even more impossible than before.
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33429 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-31 11:22:17
January 31 2024 11:22 GMT
#10
On January 31 2024 16:52 Donek98 wrote:
Show nested quote +
AfreecaTV said it would consider plans for 2024 and 2025 after the conclusion of the Esports World Cup (previously Gamers8).
Does this mean there could be one more GSL in the second half/at the end of the year?


Given how close to the edge IEM Katowice was when it was announced, I'm gonna say that no SC2 organizer is operating with any kind of mid or long-term certainty.
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Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2103 Posts
January 31 2024 11:47 GMT
#11
Fighting for peanuts over there. You probably make more from ESL weeklies than GSL over the course of the year.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17677 Posts
January 31 2024 13:08 GMT
#12
On January 31 2024 16:52 Donek98 wrote:
Show nested quote +
AfreecaTV said it would consider plans for 2024 and 2025 after the conclusion of the Esports World Cup (previously Gamers8).
Does this mean there could be one more GSL in the second half/at the end of the year?

I guess Gamers8 is still in the 2023/2024 season, it's kind of weird because the league ends directly in the middle of the year

so yea I guess it's possible we get another GSL at the end of 2024, along with 2 more GSL season in 2025 before Gamers8 so it's still 3 GSLs for each World Championship
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M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4201 Posts
January 31 2024 13:09 GMT
#13
2 GSLs and 3 ASLs per year would be great
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CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1768 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-31 13:58:28
January 31 2024 13:58 GMT
#14
On January 31 2024 22:09 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
2 GSLs and 3 ASLs per year would be great

Eh, id like more than 2 gsls. Especially with a continued shrinking prize pool. But I guess that's the state of SC2 these days.
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Weavel
Profile Joined January 2010
Finland9221 Posts
January 31 2024 14:05 GMT
#15
At this point I'm just glad that there is GSL.
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SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5446 Posts
January 31 2024 14:22 GMT
#16
On January 31 2024 22:58 CicadaSC wrote:
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On January 31 2024 22:09 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
2 GSLs and 3 ASLs per year would be great

Eh, id like more than 2 gsls. Especially with a continued shrinking prize pool. But I guess that's the state of SC2 these days.


Are there going to be 3 ASLs this year?

I was just thinking ASL and GSL both having two tournaments makes sense. Although I miss 3 GSLs + 1-2 Supertournament days 😢
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1192 Posts
January 31 2024 14:23 GMT
#17
I'm not surprised that they're going to be leaning more heavily on crowdfunding. I'm just glad we get more top-level Koreran SC2.
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3410 Posts
January 31 2024 14:52 GMT
#18
At this point GSL is just trying to match the plan from ESL for the EPT season. I am actually surprised they have 2 season instead of 1, because ESL only have one more season after IEM?
Telephone
Profile Joined October 2010
United States142 Posts
January 31 2024 15:40 GMT
#19
Glad there is still GSL. Since the EPT regional events are online anyway, maybe they should consider opening them up to other regions?
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-31 15:42:56
January 31 2024 15:42 GMT
#20
14 years and counting! We just passed BW's OSL run, who's the dead game in Korea now!?

(It's us, I know)
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