| Clefairy New Zealand. March 17 2012 15:46. Posts 1237 | Profile # |
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"I am aware of KeSPA and OGN's wishes to run a Starcraft 2 tournament. I expect all issues to be dealt with and a tournament to open this year".
President of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Morhaime, who arrived in Korea on the 16th, revealed that a Starcraft 2 Pro League tournament would start this year while visiting the Yongsan studio during the SK Planet Starcraft 1 Pro League playoffs.
Morhaime met with Korean media before the match and talked details about the possibility of a Starcraft 2 pro league launching.
Morhaime said "This visit is to meet with all the parties involved with us and to improve relations with Korea. A lot of things are going to happen in Korea this year".
Currently Gom TV has exclusive rights to Starcraft 2 tournaments in Korea. Progamers under KeSPA are still focusing solely on Starcraft 1 leagues as negotiations between KeSPA and Blizzard were at a standstill.
However it is expected that negotiations for a Starcraft 2 pro league are going to pick up with Morhaime's visit to Korea. Industry representatives are predicting that there is a high possibility of a Starcraft 2 league starting as the first season of pro league ends and season 2 begins.
Morhaime also said "We expect to work with KeSPA to open a Starcraft 2 pro league this year".
Following the Starcraft Pro League playoffs Morhaime is also planning on heading to Mokdong to visit Gom TV's Starcraft 2 Team League studio.
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| Taku Canada. March 17 2012 15:48. Posts 1784 | Profile Blog # |
| Gom TV getting thrown under the bus? |
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| UTL_Unlimited Korea (South). March 17 2012 15:49. Posts 317 | Profile Blog # |
| Does that mean that SKPlanet will be sponsoring for the SCII season as well? I mean yeah there were speculations this was happening since there were 2 seasons but so soon.... |
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| sc14s United States. March 17 2012 15:49. Posts 3110 | Profile # |
On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:
Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?
i would hope we could have two korean tournaments just like BW has more than one tourney.
this is good as it will also mean more bw legends! (plzzzzz jaedong!) |
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| SpiZe Canada. March 17 2012 15:50. Posts 2294 | Profile # |
On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:
Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?
Why can't we have more than a single korean tournament ? This is good news  |
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| Condor Hero United States. March 17 2012 15:50. Posts 2672 | Profile Blog # |
On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:
Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?
Their exclusive deal in Korea is about to run out anyways.
Awesome news, because one company having a monopoly on SC2 in Korea isn't a good thing for viewers. |
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| Skoop United States. March 17 2012 15:51. Posts 212 | Profile # |
| Wow epic news. Maybe this will help bring Starcraft ahead of LoL in Korea. |
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| kabar United States. March 17 2012 15:51. Posts 530 | Profile # |
| whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat |
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| rift United States. March 17 2012 15:52. Posts 1509 | Profile Blog # | |
| | “My mind is full of thoughts about Starcraft. When I shower, when I eat, I would always be playing ‘imaginary games’ in my head. I think it’s because no one’s forcing me to play Starcraft, but rather I want to do it, is why I’ve done so well." | |
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| canikizu March 17 2012 15:52. Posts 2030 | Profile # |
dat dude
dat sign
like a boss! |
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| Shellshock1122 United States. March 17 2012 15:53. Posts 39371 | Profile Blog # |
| This is pretty big. I wonder how everything will go down |
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| jmbthirteen United States. March 17 2012 15:53. Posts 9612 | Profile Blog # |
| so thats what he is doing over there. |
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| blabber United States. March 17 2012 15:54. Posts 4131 | Profile Blog # |
On March 17 2012 15:49 sc14s wrote:i would hope we could have two korean tournaments just like BW has more than one tourney. this is good as it will also mean more bw legends! (plzzzzz jaedong!)
pretty sure they mean a team league under kespa. like how the BW Proleague is a team league. |
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 Fionn United States. March 17 2012 15:54. Posts 16271 | Profile Blog # |
I want a GSTL vs. SC2 Proleague Super Bowl-like final.
Ratings. Ratings everywhere. |
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| eviltomahawk United States. March 17 2012 15:54. Posts 8897 | Profile Blog # |
In my ideal world, the OGN SC2 Proleague would run independent of and alongside the already existing BW Proleague, and would incorporate existing SC2 teams as well as possibly SC2 divisions of current BW teams.
I hope the old toxic drama doesn't show up, but I doubt it. |
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| Dodgin Canada. March 17 2012 15:54. Posts 25113 | Profile # |
Big news.
Not sure how I feel about this yet...I love BW but at the same time I am excited by the thought of BW players playing SC2. |
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| naux Canada. March 17 2012 15:54. Posts 719 | Profile # |
people think this is good news?
gomtv might get owned just because this guy thinks kespa deserves to have exclusive rights to sc2 meaning no gomtv for most of you that didnt understand what the OP wroteLast edit: 2012-03-17 15:55:38 |
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| GenesisX Canada. March 17 2012 15:55. Posts 3975 | Profile Blog # |
wow...
sc2 proleague would be amazing |
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| darkcloud8282 Canada. March 17 2012 15:55. Posts 720 | Profile # |
| I hope Blizzard is able to come to terms with Kespa before LoL dominates the e-sports scene in Korea.. |
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