 NASL.tv August 12 2011 08:06. Posts 696 | Profile # |
After many hours spent working with our sponsors and writing proposals, it is with our great displeasure to announce that Koreans from oGs, Startale, WeMadeFox, TSL, and Prime will not participate in the NASL.
At the very beginning of the first season, all players and team managers were sent a rule set and contract that outlined exactly how the league would work and what the NASL would provide to its players. The NASL agreed to provide a $500 travel stipend to each player who advanced to the Grand Finals, in addition to shuttle service to and from the airport and venue. This contract was signed by all players and team managers.
We made the offer to all teams and players that we could handle hotel booking and travel (to and from the airport) for the Grand Finals and subtract those prices from player travel stipends. Almost every player took us up on this offer. The week before the Grand Finals, Koreans expressed difficulty paying for their travel, and asked us to buy their plane tickets. We solved this problem by offering to buy their tickets and subtract the cost from prize winnings and whatever was left of the stipend.
In preparation for Season 2, it was made known to us by Mr.Chae of the GSL that the Korean teams threatened to withdraw from the NASL unless several demands were made: 1) pay for 100% of travel and accommodation cost for the Grand Finals and 2) remove the security deposit. The concerns of the Korean teams, as expressed to us by Mr.Chae were that it is difficult for Koreans to travel to the USA given their generally lower level of sponsorship, and secondly that they don’t think Koreans should have to pay to enter the event [despite the fact that we refund all security deposits, making the league free to play barring any penalties].
In an effort to try to ease the difficulty of travel, we managed to double our travel budget to $1,000 per player in addition to the minimum prize of $500. Unfortunately, we were notified August 9th (our 2nd day of filming) that this offer was unacceptable, and that Koreans were withdrawing from the league.
We presented a final offer, one which redistributed our prize pool to guarantee each player $2,000 (a $1,000 minimum prize in addition to the $1,000 travel stipend). We feel that, for a 1/16 chance at winning up to $40,000, $2,000 is more than fair accommodation expense to get players to come. Despite our best efforts, the Korean teams still have declined participation.
We are disappointed that the Korean Committee waited until the final hour, not only to make these demands but also to notify us of their withdrawal. We would like to apologize to our fans who wanted to see these players participate in the NASL and to the Korean players who hoped to participate. While we do respect the Committee’s decision, we wish it had been made in a more timely manner that did not interrupt the start of our season.
While this does mean that NASL Season 2 will be slightly delayed, we remain steadfast in our commitment to eSports – we will broadcast high quality games every day and bring you some of the very best play the world has to offer.
-- North American Star League |
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| FabledIntegral United States. August 12 2011 08:09. Posts 8367 | Profile Blog # |
Wowow. Really? Man, that sucks. $2,000 stipend and they STILL say no? And it's not like it's unlikely they'll make the Ro8, that's even more money to pay it off, right?
Guess players like PuMa could play though since he's staying in the U.S. and I presume EG would cover the costs?Last edit: 2011-08-12 08:10:27 |
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| dasanivan United States. August 12 2011 08:09. Posts 532 | Profile Blog # |
| this is really bad news. when this stuff happens it's the viewers who lose. |
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| nkwd United States. August 12 2011 08:10. Posts 98 | Profile Blog # |
| Sad news...is Sen still playing? |
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| Treadmill Canada. August 12 2011 08:10. Posts 2116 | Profile # |
| Oh dear. Well, this is going to get ugly. Too bad for the Koreans, I guess. |
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| Seranetho France. August 12 2011 08:10. Posts 89 | Profile # |
Waw, that's a huge deception for sure.
Best luck to you guys at NASL for the following ! |
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| Boraz United States. August 12 2011 08:10. Posts 361 | Profile # |
| Wow. Koreans seem stubborn. NASL it seems like tried to make all the accommodations they could afford and still the Koreans withdraw after the season starts? Koreans think to highly of themselves. We don't need them in the NASL anyway. |
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| Lrod Netherlands. August 12 2011 08:11. Posts 2 | Profile # |
Guess i wont be watching NASL next season.
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 Sandro August 12 2011 08:11. Posts 897 | Profile # |
| There goes 80% of NASL's viewers. |
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| Boyo United States. August 12 2011 08:11. Posts 225 | Profile # |
| Aww thats unfortunate, i guess its more the NA EU starleague now. |
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| Goobus Hong Kong. August 12 2011 08:11. Posts 581 | Profile # |
| Wow, this is surprising news. It seems a questionable business decision to deny an all expenses paid trip for a shot at the grand finals which pays out a massive first prize. I'm wondering whether this is the beginning of KeSPA 2.0... |
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| Aurex Canada. August 12 2011 08:11. Posts 109 | Profile # |
| There is much honor in your conduct nasl, we see that you tried, and at the moment there isnt enough money in the community. All we can do is say thanks and hope that the NA players are taking there shellaking at the hands of the koreans recently seriously and the quality of games will be high. |
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| Bambipwnsu Canada. August 12 2011 08:11. Posts 628 | Profile Blog # |
| For someone that highly regards the korean skill level...this REALLY blows. I never watch purely foreigner events =/. |
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| Boraz United States. August 12 2011 08:11. Posts 361 | Profile # |
On August 12 2011 08:09 FabledIntegral wrote:
Wowow. Really? Man, that sucks. $2,000 stipend and they STILL say no? And it's not like it's unlikely they'll make the Ro8, that's even more money to pay it off, right?
Guess players like PuMa could play though since he's staying in the U.S. and I presume EG would cover the costs?
Puma isn't staying in the US. He is still in Korea. He just practices with the EG team online and will attend all events. |
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| IPA United States. August 12 2011 08:12. Posts 2775 | Profile # |
Bah. Sadness.  I'll still pay, I loved watching NASL games 3 days per week. |
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| Jason54178 United States. August 12 2011 08:12. Posts 84 | Profile # |
On August 12 2011 08:10 nkwd wrote:
Sad news...is Sen still playing?
Sen is a Taiwanese player in an American team so he isn't affected I think.Last edit: 2011-08-12 08:12:19 |
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| starstorm August 12 2011 08:12. Posts 64 | Profile # |
| Oh wow, sucks big time for the players that dominated the qualifiers. |
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| StayFrosty Canada. August 12 2011 08:12. Posts 738 | Profile # |
fuck em
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| NASL.tv August 12 2011 08:12. Posts 696 | Profile # |
| Koreans such as Rain, PuMa, and Hero will still be participating as they are not bound to SC2Con decisions! We are still waiting for a decision from FXOsC |
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| dasanivan United States. August 12 2011 08:13. Posts 532 | Profile Blog # |
| Hmm, that list of teams doesn't include all the korean teams. Perhaps we'll still see SlayerS, IM etc? And some of the foreign sponsored Koreans too? Maybe it still won't be so devoid of Koreans |
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