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[GSTL] HotS GSTL Pre-Season Announced

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purerakuen
Profile Joined December 2011
Korea (South)10 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-12 14:02:02
February 12 2013 03:30 GMT
#1
The original article: http://www.inven.co.kr/webzine/news/?news=53321&iskin=esports

The translation (the translation is very rough; a friend requested for a fast translation from me which I've done and have provided a copy of it below):

eSports Federation (ESF; executive secretary Joonho Lee) and Blizzard Entertainment’s domestic eSports slash broadcasting partner GomTV announced the first ever Starcraft2: Heart of the Swarm eSports official team league “Heart of the Swarm GSTL (Global StarCraft 2 Team League) Pre-Season” that will be held from February 16th.

“Heart of the Swarm GSTL Pre-Season” will be co-hosted by the ESF and GomTV, and it was planned for the benefit of ESF players to successfully adapt to Heart of the Swarm, which will be released officially on March 12th, as well as providing the viewers the joy of HotS before the official release. 2013 GSTL Season 1 tournament that is scheduled to be held mid-March will be held as the official version once HotS is officially released.

Heart of the Swarm GSTL Pre-Season’s game highlights and game information contents will especially be provided in the Naver Sports section, allowing viewers to use varying platform to view the game in addition to www.sports1.kr

Prime, LG-IM, StarTale, FXOpen, MVP, NSH, Team AZUBU SC2, and Axiom-Acer will participate in the “Heart of the Swarm GSTL Pre-Season.” The game format will be single-elimination tournament, best of 7, all-kill format; all tournaments will be done on the HotS beta server, and the maps are the previously used Akilon Flats, GSL Bel’shir Vestige SE, GSL Whirlwind Se, GSL Icarus. On top of this, new maps Howling Peak, DF Atlas, and TPW Silver Sands will be used starting with this team league.

Joonho Lee, the executive secretary of the ESF, stated:

ESF believe it’s very meaningful to co-host the first ever official league, “Heart of the Swarm GSTL Pre-Season” with the GomTV. This Pre-season was planned to commemorate the release of the Heart of the Swarm and to allow the players to successfully adapt to the HotS market. With the “Heart of the Swarm GSTL Pre-Season,” you can also predict each team and player’s game power.


Seungmin Oh, GomTV’s Broadcasting PD stated:

Heart of the Swarm GSTL Pre-Season” is the first official team league after last October’s G-Star scene and December’s individual league, “HotS Invitational” that was held at Sheraton Walkerhill hotel, and thus will be a great opportunity to experience HotS before the official release date. I hope you will experience HotS first through the “Heart of the Swarm GSTL Pre-Season.


“Heart of the Swarm GSTL Pre-Season” will be held from this upcoming February 16th to February 25th and the winning team will win 3,000,000 Won (~$2742.73 after the current conversion rate as of 2/11).

“Heart of the Swarm GSTL Pre-Season” will provide various contents along with game highlights in the Naver Sports section and will be broadcasted live on http://www.sports1.kr and http://www.afreeca.com

Also, you can view the games through GSL official homepage (http://gsl.gomtv.com) and GomTV GSL channel (http://gsl.gomtv.com/vod). Subscribe to GSL blog (http://enjoygsl.blog.me) and GSL facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/GOGSL) for the GSL game schedule and for detailed information.

HotS GSTL Pre-Season Schedule (I'm assuming the times posted here are in KST):

2/16- 14:10 KST Ro8 Game 1: ST v. AZUBU
2/17- 14:10 KST Ro8 Game 2: FXOpen v. Prime
2/18- 18:10 KST Ro8 Game 3: NSH v. MVP
2/23- 14:10 KST Ro8 Game 4: LG-IM v. AxiomAcer
2/24- 14:10 KST Ro4 Game 1-2: - v. –
2/25- 18:10 KST Finals: - v. -


Edit: GomTV's cleaner English announcement: http://www.gomtv.net/forum/view.gom?topicid=230213&cid=0&kind=8

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The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
February 12 2013 03:31 GMT
#2
Excellent news! Good way for the progamers to focus on HotS, just a little bit.
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
February 12 2013 03:31 GMT
#3
Sweet! can't wait to check it out. Tough first round opponent for Prime with FXO D:
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Laryleprakon
Profile Joined May 2011
New Zealand9496 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-12 03:37:18
February 12 2013 03:34 GMT
#4
Pretty cool. I hope they don't get any lag issues with it still being on a beta server.

That's a pretty awful prize pool even for a small tournament :/
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
February 12 2013 03:35 GMT
#5
So the official GSTL season won't be starting until HOTS release? I guess this is a nice way to get some HOTS content on gomtv early, it should be a lot of fun to watch. I wonder if there will be free HQ or a ticket?
opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
February 12 2013 03:35 GMT
#6
this will be such a massive upheaval haha
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zhurai
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States5660 Posts
February 12 2013 03:37 GMT
#7
:O cool
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PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32740 Posts
February 12 2013 03:37 GMT
#8
I guess this is a good transition into the eventual HotS move. Good on GSL to do this.
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pencil_ethics
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia174 Posts
February 12 2013 03:38 GMT
#9
I knew somebody was going to end up beating me to the translation >_< If there is demand for an alternate take I will be happy to provide one, but nothing has been really missed, so...
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
February 12 2013 03:38 GMT
#10
looks like they're getting the jump on proleague
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Laryleprakon
Profile Joined May 2011
New Zealand9496 Posts
February 12 2013 03:40 GMT
#11
Hellbats vs Hellbats inc :D
Acronysis
Profile Joined November 2011
872 Posts
February 12 2013 03:44 GMT
#12
sweeet. excited!
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bittman
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia8759 Posts
February 12 2013 03:45 GMT
#13
Cool stuff! Looking forward to this pre-season and wonder if there will be any players that have been practicing HotS enough to provide some shock upsets?
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
February 12 2013 03:47 GMT
#14
Nice was hoping it'd be hots.

Axiom might be tough for IM, it's a pretty good team to begin with and a lot of them have been seen with hots. Though... IM has Seed who I suspect is probably one of the best protoss in hots right now.
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TommyP
Profile Joined December 2011
United States6231 Posts
February 12 2013 03:48 GMT
#15
Sweetness! gogo MVP
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Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
February 12 2013 03:50 GMT
#16
Watch some random B-teamer on NSHoseo or something become the next HotS bonjwa. :p
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Ruscour
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5233 Posts
February 12 2013 03:55 GMT
#17
Great stuff, can't wait.
Zenniv
Profile Joined September 2011
United States545 Posts
February 12 2013 04:06 GMT
#18
FUCK YES, I can't wait for some crazy ass Korean (and hopefully foreign too, you know who) HotS strats.
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
February 12 2013 04:13 GMT
#19
Foreign maps? Yes please.
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Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17657 Posts
February 12 2013 04:14 GMT
#20
NICE!
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