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The Winner will go on to face Fnatic in the finals and have a shot at our winner takes all prize pool.
Who will win and by how much? Post your predictions now! (Matches follow a first to 4 format)
Poll: Who will get to play Fnatic in the finals?
Root (99)
76%
Inflow (32)
24%
131 total votes
Inflow (32)
131 total votes
Your vote: Who will get to play Fnatic in the finals?
There has been a lot of controversy around the semi finals between Inflow and Root, here is the statement made by SGL's head administrator.
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On December 06 2010 SGL GnR wrote:
Hello SGL followers! I am here to shed some light on the current situation at hand dealing with the semi-final match of ROOT Gaming vs. inFlow Gaming. For those of you who aren't aware of the matter, ROOT and :canada: inFlow played Saturday night at 10 PM EST for their semi-final match of the Starcraft Gaming League. The clan war went to inFlow up 3-2 with Qxc being ROOT's last player. At this time, Qxc was playing in a bo5 series for another tournament and couldn't attend the clan war that instant. inFlow agreed to wait 10 minutes(which ended up being about 20) for Qxc to finish his tournament but that wasn't enough time. Then TadH, the head manager of inFlow, made the decision to wait no longer and take the free win. This is a rule written in the SGL rulebook saying you can wait a total of 10 minutes for the next series and if the team isn't prepared, you have the right to a free win. This action ended the clan war at 2-4 with inFlow winning. Here is where the errors come in:
I, SGL]GnR, am responsible for making the weekly posts and the process of the league. I should also add that I am Head Administrator and oversee EVERYTHING that goes on in the SGL. For the playoffs, I unfortunately failed to mention that the 'Joker Cards and Sub Cards' would not be used in the playoffs. This is obviously an utterly unacceptable error made on my behalf and there are no excuses I can make that can change my actions. I am fully aware, that because of my mistake, this entire fiasco has happened and I am sincerely sorry for any stress or discomfort I have caused the teams. With this being the first season of SGL and my first season as a Head Admin, there are mistakes made and we will live and learn from our experiences. I can truly say that this entire season I have tried my very hardest to make this the most fun and competitive SC2 league offered. I know that I made a huge mistake and I hope everyone is willing to look past this and move on with me to make the SGL the very best league it can be. I can ensure you, next season will run much better with one season under our belt and experience for all the administrators. Again, I'm very sorry and ashamed for this mistake that I have made and there's no excuse for it, I'm just trying my best to recover the damage that I have done. Now here's the solution the SGL has found:
Everyone at the SGL has taken this matter seriously, we tried to make the call that would be fair. After speaking with ROOT.Catz and ROOT.SunDevil(newest ROOT manager), we have decided to force a reschedule with inFlow. After speaking with TadH he happily agreed that this was the right decision to be made and was excited to finish his clan war with ROOT. The series will leave off with inFlow.Looky against Qxc and the battle report will be updated. The winner of this clan war will move on to face FnaticMSI to crown the SGL Champion, and the loser will move on to fight CNB eSports Club for the 3rd place prize. We believe this to be the right thing to do for the situation and we hope we can bring peace to the teams. Stay tuned to find out when the two teams will finish the war.
To conclude, I again personally apologize for my mistake I understand it was a terrible error and I can be positive that it will NEVER happen again. I hope this entire event hasn't scarred anyone's opinion of the SGL as a whole. We are all only humans, working for free to bring everyone a great opportunity. Everyone on the staff has a love for eSports and wants to give back to the SC2 community. We hope everyone can have love for the SGL and support us for our seasons to come. Best of luck to the teams left in the league.
Now that we have addressed the issue at hand, I have an update for the qualifiers! We will be extending the application period until Tuesday December 7th at 23:59 EST. The foreign teams that will be playing in the SGl are getting everything prepared for their NA accounts. If you still want to apply, you can find our application here.
Now for the SGL Grand finals! FnaticMSI has already secured their spot in the final defeating CNB eSports Club 4-0! CNB will fight this week vs the loser of ROOT and inFlow for the third place spot! Take note, these four teams will all have a spot in the next season and wont have to go through any of the qualifiers! Both of these times will be assigned so we will let you know ASAP about what's happening with the finals.
I would like to thank this seasons sponsors, BigFoot Networks, ZOWIEGEAR, and ItsGosu.com for making our success possible. Here is a quick reminder of the prizes you guys are fighting for!
Sorry for the long post too much to address! Good luck to the teams this week and look for an update around Wednesday!
Hello SGL followers! I am here to shed some light on the current situation at hand dealing with the semi-final match of ROOT Gaming vs. inFlow Gaming. For those of you who aren't aware of the matter, ROOT and :canada: inFlow played Saturday night at 10 PM EST for their semi-final match of the Starcraft Gaming League. The clan war went to inFlow up 3-2 with Qxc being ROOT's last player. At this time, Qxc was playing in a bo5 series for another tournament and couldn't attend the clan war that instant. inFlow agreed to wait 10 minutes(which ended up being about 20) for Qxc to finish his tournament but that wasn't enough time. Then TadH, the head manager of inFlow, made the decision to wait no longer and take the free win. This is a rule written in the SGL rulebook saying you can wait a total of 10 minutes for the next series and if the team isn't prepared, you have the right to a free win. This action ended the clan war at 2-4 with inFlow winning. Here is where the errors come in:
I, SGL]GnR, am responsible for making the weekly posts and the process of the league. I should also add that I am Head Administrator and oversee EVERYTHING that goes on in the SGL. For the playoffs, I unfortunately failed to mention that the 'Joker Cards and Sub Cards' would not be used in the playoffs. This is obviously an utterly unacceptable error made on my behalf and there are no excuses I can make that can change my actions. I am fully aware, that because of my mistake, this entire fiasco has happened and I am sincerely sorry for any stress or discomfort I have caused the teams. With this being the first season of SGL and my first season as a Head Admin, there are mistakes made and we will live and learn from our experiences. I can truly say that this entire season I have tried my very hardest to make this the most fun and competitive SC2 league offered. I know that I made a huge mistake and I hope everyone is willing to look past this and move on with me to make the SGL the very best league it can be. I can ensure you, next season will run much better with one season under our belt and experience for all the administrators. Again, I'm very sorry and ashamed for this mistake that I have made and there's no excuse for it, I'm just trying my best to recover the damage that I have done. Now here's the solution the SGL has found:
Everyone at the SGL has taken this matter seriously, we tried to make the call that would be fair. After speaking with ROOT.Catz and ROOT.SunDevil(newest ROOT manager), we have decided to force a reschedule with inFlow. After speaking with TadH he happily agreed that this was the right decision to be made and was excited to finish his clan war with ROOT. The series will leave off with inFlow.Looky against Qxc and the battle report will be updated. The winner of this clan war will move on to face FnaticMSI to crown the SGL Champion, and the loser will move on to fight CNB eSports Club for the 3rd place prize. We believe this to be the right thing to do for the situation and we hope we can bring peace to the teams. Stay tuned to find out when the two teams will finish the war.
To conclude, I again personally apologize for my mistake I understand it was a terrible error and I can be positive that it will NEVER happen again. I hope this entire event hasn't scarred anyone's opinion of the SGL as a whole. We are all only humans, working for free to bring everyone a great opportunity. Everyone on the staff has a love for eSports and wants to give back to the SC2 community. We hope everyone can have love for the SGL and support us for our seasons to come. Best of luck to the teams left in the league.
Now that we have addressed the issue at hand, I have an update for the qualifiers! We will be extending the application period until Tuesday December 7th at 23:59 EST. The foreign teams that will be playing in the SGl are getting everything prepared for their NA accounts. If you still want to apply, you can find our application here.
Now for the SGL Grand finals! FnaticMSI has already secured their spot in the final defeating CNB eSports Club 4-0! CNB will fight this week vs the loser of ROOT and inFlow for the third place spot! Take note, these four teams will all have a spot in the next season and wont have to go through any of the qualifiers! Both of these times will be assigned so we will let you know ASAP about what's happening with the finals.
I would like to thank this seasons sponsors, BigFoot Networks, ZOWIEGEAR, and ItsGosu.com for making our success possible. Here is a quick reminder of the prizes you guys are fighting for!
1st Place: $200 dollars and four ZOWIE HAMMER Headsets.
2nd Place: Four ZOWIE G-TF Mouse Pads.
3rd Place: Four ZOWIE P-RF Mouse Pads.
2nd Place: Four ZOWIE G-TF Mouse Pads.
3rd Place: Four ZOWIE P-RF Mouse Pads.
Sorry for the long post too much to address! Good luck to the teams this week and look for an update around Wednesday!
Part two of this clan war will be finished tonight 10:30 pm EST