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Blizzard commented on the situation: http://wcs.battle.net/sc2/en/articles/an-update-on-jims-wcs-season-2-finals-participation
Jin Hun ‘
Jim’ Cao and his team recently informed us that they are seeking a visa appointment in China on Monday, August 19. At this appointment, Jim will attempt to obtain all of the necessary documentation for acquiring a German visa. If he is successful in this venture, he will then be able to attend the World Championship Series Season 2 Finals next weekend at gamescom in Cologne, Germany.
Jim originally earned a seat at the WCS Season 2 Finals by achieving fifth place at the WCS America Season 2 League Finals, which were held just last weekend. In the event that Jim is unable to secure a visa during his interview on Monday, we will fill his seat by extending an invitation to Han ‘
aLive’ Lee Seok, the sixth place finisher from the WCS America Season 2 League Finals. We want to ensure the success of the Season Finals, and feel that leaving an empty slot in the player lineup could give the rest of Jim’s group an unfair advantage over others due to walkover matches. Should an invitation be offered to aLive, his acceptance will make him eligible to receive WCS Points and prize money awarded for participating in the Season 2 Finals.
No matter the outcome, Jim will still receive all WCS Points and prize money he earned from his performance in WCS America thus far, including the League Finals. It’s also important to note that Jim will retain his Premier League placement and seeding as we head in to WCS America Season 3.
We will continue to assist our Chinese competitors and teams with their endeavors to earn visas by any means at our disposal, and we hope that you will continue to support and cheer for them in the World Championship Series...
Jim’ Cao and his team recently informed us that they are seeking a visa appointment in China on Monday, August 19. At this appointment, Jim will attempt to obtain all of the necessary documentation for acquiring a German visa. If he is successful in this venture, he will then be able to attend the World Championship Series Season 2 Finals next weekend at gamescom in Cologne, Germany.Jim originally earned a seat at the WCS Season 2 Finals by achieving fifth place at the WCS America Season 2 League Finals, which were held just last weekend. In the event that Jim is unable to secure a visa during his interview on Monday, we will fill his seat by extending an invitation to Han ‘
aLive’ Lee Seok, the sixth place finisher from the WCS America Season 2 League Finals. We want to ensure the success of the Season Finals, and feel that leaving an empty slot in the player lineup could give the rest of Jim’s group an unfair advantage over others due to walkover matches. Should an invitation be offered to aLive, his acceptance will make him eligible to receive WCS Points and prize money awarded for participating in the Season 2 Finals.No matter the outcome, Jim will still receive all WCS Points and prize money he earned from his performance in WCS America thus far, including the League Finals. It’s also important to note that Jim will retain his Premier League placement and seeding as we head in to WCS America Season 3.
We will continue to assist our Chinese competitors and teams with their endeavors to earn visas by any means at our disposal, and we hope that you will continue to support and cheer for them in the World Championship Series...
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On August 16 2013 02:43 argonautdice wrote:
"About the German visa, because Jim's not 18 yet, his family still needs provide an authorization letter (permission from parents and for Edison to act as chaperone) to the notary office to get permission, and we still need Jim's residency card, so as long as we get that letter, we should be able to make the visa appointment on Monday as planned. God bless, Jim's mother is on her way to the notary office, hope everything will go smoothly!" - translated from iG Manager Edison's Weibo
Source: http://www.weibo.com/2180619442/A4RremfzJ?mod=weibotime
"About the German visa, because Jim's not 18 yet, his family still needs provide an authorization letter (permission from parents and for Edison to act as chaperone) to the notary office to get permission, and we still need Jim's residency card, so as long as we get that letter, we should be able to make the visa appointment on Monday as planned. God bless, Jim's mother is on her way to the notary office, hope everything will go smoothly!" - translated from iG Manager Edison's Weibo
Source: http://www.weibo.com/2180619442/A4RremfzJ?mod=weibotime
Original Post
Source: ESL
ESL removed an update that
IG.Jim, 5th place finisher at WCS America, was unable to obtain a visa and would not be competing at the WCS Season II finals in Germany. The original news post was edited to remove all mentions of Jim's situation, while a related tweet was deleted. The original message read as follows:
Update: The WCS Season 2 Finals at gamescom will have to cope without Jin 'Jim' Hui Cao. Unfortunately, the Chinese Protoss player will not receive a visa in time for next week's tournament. Last weekend he qualified by placing fifth at the WCS America League Finals in Santa Monica and would have been the sole Chinese representative. There will be no replacement for Jim's slot in group D.
Jim' Hui Cao. Unfortunately, the Chinese Protoss player will not receive a visa in time for next week's tournament. Last weekend he qualified by placing fifth at the WCS America League Finals in Santa Monica and would have been the sole Chinese representative. There will be no replacement for Jim's slot in group D.![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/naqLWC6.png)
