SC2 Tournament chatter thread

TheDoc

Mod can re-name this or whatever, but basically I figure we need a thread to rant, rave and chat about tournaments with the pros and have chats.

GSL Season 3 qualifiers are going on at the moment, I follow them on Twitter so get updates in work as well as their website.

here is the list of qualifiers from today.

Winners of the preliminary day 3

　


As far as I know these qualifiers will leave us with 64 players. There is some big names in there already with some more to come later this week.

This season looks like it will be more fierce then last

Dustaz

yay, tlo got through.

Foreigners fighting!

Is it just Idra and TLO then?

TheDoc

http://www.gomtv.net/2010gslopens1/news/

If you look at that link and check the top three topics, its the qualifiers for the first 3 days, might actually be everyone I'm not sure, but the list is there in three parts.

It seems a fair few WC3 players have attempted to qualify this season, most notibly Moon, the famous Wc3 player. Unfortunately failed to qualify but be interesting to see if all the BW and WC3 players converge over eventuallly, considering Wc3 is well dead.

I just hope their is healthy European competitions. Wc3 died an epic death in Eruope, hopefully SC2 can last better

Br4tPr1nc3

any chance you can post the names?
i cant get onto gomtv from work.

thanks man.

TheDoc

Alot of names tbh, there is no copy and paste list

A few good players have missed out big time.

If you can access Twitter I follow these people who usually have good updates etc

djwheat
day9
TheGunrun
gomtv

Gomtv is obviously the best, it gives match by match updates. I have "twirssi" running through irssi so I can check match updates through my little command prompt window, that makes people think I'm genuinely working :P

The_Keeper

Dustaz wrote: »

yay, tlo got through.

Foreigners fighting!

Is it just Idra and TLO then?

Think there should be one more day of qualifying to make up the 64 that'll start on the 18th, so some others might sneak in.

Funky

Boxer's my man for GSL2. Videos of him were what got me into SC1 originally 8)

TheDoc

GSL qualifiers on again today

http://twitter.com/#!/gomtvnet

You can follow the qualifying here through Twitter which is the easiest way.

Or you can watch the games online at gomtv.net , youve to download a little external player but well worth it, although I believe they might be charging for all streams this season

Jonny7

Can't wait for this tourney

I expect to see a large amount of upsets, definitely gonna be worth the 20 dollars - hope GOM get stinking rich of this and keep these tourneys coming, hopefully sucking more SC1 players over and boosting the tourney scene

The most amazing thing is that the top EURO/US players are not too far behind the Koreans. Expect to see a whole new barrage of strats etc.

Jonny7

Nada through.. holy shiii

TheDoc

Are GOM charging 20 blips per tournament cast? I cant see anything on their site in work, last season you could watch a standard stream for free just wanted to check and see what the story was.

Dustaz

Jonny7 wrote: »

The most amazing thing is that the top EURO/US players are not too far behind the Koreans. Expect to see a whole new barrage of strats etc.

The Euros were never too far behind the koreans in anything (wc3 is a good example), the difference is that sc:bw became such a massive deal in korea that the players there were able to be real professionals. No matter how good a european is, they aint going to have a chance against someone that practices 12 hours a day. every day. every month.

Having said that, I dont see a foreigner winning this this season. The good practice the koreans have when it comes to this franchise is too ingrained.

Jonny7

Dustaz wrote: »

The Euros were never too far behind the koreans in anything (wc3 is a good example), the difference is that sc:bw became such a massive deal in korea that the players there were able to be real professionals. No matter how good a european is, they aint going to have a chance against someone that practices 12 hours a day. every day. every month.

Having said that, I dont see a foreigner winning this this season. The good practice the koreans have when it comes to this franchise is too ingrained.

All this is pretty obvious, but I actually have some faith in TLO and Idra.. its not that they lack the skill to do it, its just the numbers are stacked against them, literally, its like 3 foreigners in the final 64? tough

I've followed the bw korean scene for a few years and thats a whole different ballgame.. I will be very interested to see how some of the big names handle the transition.

Br4tPr1nc3

dunno if any of ya noticed in the last tournament,
but tasteless and artosis said that there was a few koreans who came together to help another korean put idra out..
not sayin its deffinately true.
but if it is then they deffinately are at a disadvantage, because theyre going up against a lot of players instead of just their matched up opponents,
if ya get what i mean.

gearoidof

They probably ganged up cos idra is a fagg0t.

Jonny7

Ah Idra is a douche but he's a good player, macro style, his games in the last GSL were great to watch

I heard Tester is out

Br4tPr1nc3

gearoidof wrote: »

They probably ganged up cos idra is a fagg0t.

hah theyd be right to do so then!
he is a cock!

TheDoc

Idra takes MLG DC

Thats two wins in a row for big tournaments for Zerg

TheDoc

Anyone able to give me some updates on GSL?

Not alot going on in their Twitter and can't access from work.

Cheers

String

Fruit Dealer > ChaosTheory
NEXGenius > Rain
oGsInca > Aya
Maka > Banbanssu
ManofOneway (boxer) > Happiness

TheDoc

Thanks man

Hopefully can find a way to watch em when I go home, considering buying the subscription, for a tenner like its a serious package.

Br4tPr1nc3

DrMorphine wrote: »

Fruit Dealer > ChaosTheory
NEXGenius > Rain
oGsInca > Aya
Maka > Banbanssu
ManofOneway (boxer) > Happiness

is that the first match
or is that the result of all the sets?

String

Br4tPr1nc3 wrote: »

is that the first match
or is that the result of all the sets?

Thats results for full bo3 sets

Jonny7

Lads put the spoiler tags on if giving results.. even I nearly walked into the trap browsing here while the games were loading

Very nice play already

TheDoc

yeah sorry should probably spoiler tag stuff