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GomTV accepts position as the head of eSF

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nokz88
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil1253 Posts
November 16 2012 04:15 GMT
#1
TIG Source

I don't have the permission to translate this article so I will try to sum it up in bullet points.

- eSF = eSports Federation = 7 SC2 teams from Korea that are not part of KeSPA, namely Startale, LG-IM, MVP, Prime, TSL, NSHoseo and FXOpen.

- Gretech(the company behind GomTV) has accepted the previous eSF president's(Jong Wook Won, head coach of Startale) offer to lead the organization.

- Together with the announcement they unveiled "10 Visions", things the organization will strive to achieve. Relevant ones:
1. Educate players and coaches alike on professional behavior. AKA less drama making.
2. Search for sponsors and other means to sustain the teams.
3. Support for other eSports titles.
4. Cooperation with KeSPA.
5. Cooperation with foreign players and organizations.

EDIT: esfiworld link: complete translation
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Entirety
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
1423 Posts
November 16 2012 06:24 GMT
#2
This is pretty big news actually. I wonder if eSF will take the initiative to join forces with KeSPA... I honestly think that a partnership between eSF and KeSPA is absolutely crucial in Korea.

The MLG-ESL-DreamHack partnership is also a promising sign of cooperation. I love this spirit of renewed enthusiasm in working together for eSports!
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Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10366 Posts
November 16 2012 06:30 GMT
#3
oh shit!!! gomtv will become kespa 2.0!111

jk, awesome! hurray gretech/gomtv fighting!
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zhurai
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States5660 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 06:39:16
November 16 2012 06:39 GMT
#4
On November 16 2012 15:30 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
oh shit!!! gomtv will become kespa 2.0!111

jk, awesome! hurray gretech/gomtv fighting!

it's ok, I like mr chae


on another note, this is really good news though ^^
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stew_
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada239 Posts
November 16 2012 06:39 GMT
#5
not sure if i should be worried or be cheerful
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farnham
Profile Joined January 2011
1378 Posts
November 16 2012 06:40 GMT
#6
Mr. Chae wouldnt allow practice banning and so on.. This is god
Laryleprakon
Profile Joined May 2011
New Zealand9496 Posts
November 16 2012 06:43 GMT
#7
This is a good thing imo!
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
November 16 2012 06:44 GMT
#8
I'm cautiously optimistic about this. If done right, this could be really good for the Korean scene. If not, well...
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Corrosive
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3741 Posts
November 16 2012 06:46 GMT
#9
I like it. gom is a pretty open organization and i cant imagine them ever trying to be malicious with this so i can only see good things in the future.
Maruprime.
WindWolf
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Sweden11767 Posts
November 16 2012 06:47 GMT
#10
GOMTV and eSF Fighting!
This is a really good move!

As for "Support for other eSports titles", one can dream of Dota2...
EZ4ENCE
jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
November 16 2012 06:49 GMT
#11
NBL + BAA = NBA
esf + kespa = ???

maybe it'll happen sometime in the future
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6BiT
Profile Joined December 2011
513 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 06:54:21
November 16 2012 06:51 GMT
#12
In Mr Chae we trust

EDIT: As long as Mr Chae is involved I think the best interests of the players will always be a big priority, with him having been a pro/competitive gamer back in the day.
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neoghaleon55
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7435 Posts
November 16 2012 06:51 GMT
#13
yay!!
we love mr. Chae!
love gom
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Corrosive
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3741 Posts
November 16 2012 06:52 GMT
#14
Can we link to translations of the article?

If so here:

http://esfiworld.com/news/gomtv-accepts-esf-president-position-reveals-10-esf-visions

I really like the unified team league idea stated in point 8
Maruprime.
Art.FeeL
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
1163 Posts
November 16 2012 06:52 GMT
#15
I don't think this is good for the scene. It would be much better if there was only one organization like this between all korean proteams
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MCXD
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Australia2738 Posts
November 16 2012 06:54 GMT
#16
"Cautiously optimistic" is also the word I would use. This seems like a very good thing, but there is a potential for it to all go wrong down the line too. Hopefully it works out for the better.
Forikorder
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada8840 Posts
November 16 2012 06:55 GMT
#17
On November 16 2012 15:24 Entirety wrote:
This is pretty big news actually. I wonder if eSF will take the initiative to join forces with KeSPA... I honestly think that a partnership between eSF and KeSPA is absolutely crucial in Korea.

The MLG-ESL-DreamHack partnership is also a promising sign of cooperation. I love this spirit of renewed enthusiasm in working together for eSports!

eSF was made to fight Kespa though so teaming up with kespa to fight kespa doesnt make sense
Fenrax
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States5018 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-16 07:07:00
November 16 2012 07:06 GMT
#18
On November 16 2012 15:52 Corrosive wrote:
Can we link to translations of the article?

If so here:

http://esfiworld.com/news/gomtv-accepts-esf-president-position-reveals-10-esf-visions

I really like the unified team league idea stated in point 8


I like how they call it a "vision" and "ultimately aiming" for it...

"Vision" like it was something complicated like a superconductor and not just putting one and one together.

"Ultimately aiming for a unified League" like there were any real drawbacks to it ("we don't like each other" doesn't count) and not the obviously best next step for both sides.
Brett
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Australia3822 Posts
November 16 2012 07:18 GMT
#19
On November 16 2012 16:06 Fenrax wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 16 2012 15:52 Corrosive wrote:
Can we link to translations of the article?

If so here:

http://esfiworld.com/news/gomtv-accepts-esf-president-position-reveals-10-esf-visions

I really like the unified team league idea stated in point 8


I like how they call it a "vision" and "ultimately aiming" for it...

"Vision" like it was something complicated like a superconductor and not just putting one and one together.

"Ultimately aiming for a unified League" like there were any real drawbacks to it ("we don't like each other" doesn't count) and not the obviously best next step for both sides.

Does negativity ooze out of your pores too? Geez lol! What exactly would you expect?
jcroisdale
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1543 Posts
November 16 2012 07:27 GMT
#20
OMFG, this is exactly what the the korean scene needs. Hopefully that can really teach the teams the business side of things. Now bring back the MLG/GSL partnership and we have a world wide united tourny scene for sc2, and Kespa.....
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