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IeSF 2011 to not feature Koreans
In a surprise to the whole Starcraft 2 community, the IeSF has announced that for its 2011 World Championship will have no Koreans participating despite the fact that the championship will be held in Andong, South Korea.
By David 'Holy_KR' Kim
Sep 26, 2011 23:19
In a surprise to the whole Starcraft 2 community, the IeSF has announced that for its 2011 World Championship will have no Koreans participating despite the fact that the championship will be held in Andong, South Korea.The International eSports Federation has had a history of creating successful tournaments all across the world. For the 2011 gaming year the IeSF had planned a World Championship in Andong, South Korea where the best of the best in FIFA Online 2, Alliance of Valiant Arms, and Starcraft 2 would compete for cash prizes up to $14,000.
However, in a rather odd twist the IeSF has announced that there will be no Korean presence in the tournament. KeSPA the head eSports organizer in South Korea was given the option of selecting a Korean representative to the IeSF World Championship. However, due to KeSPA not recognizing Starcraft 2 as an official eSport, there will be no Korean representative selected to participate in the competition.
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Source: eChosun Released on Team Liquid.
However, in a rather odd twist the IeSF has announced that there will be no Korean presence in the tournament. KeSPA the head eSports organizer in South Korea was given the option of selecting a Korean representative to the IeSF World Championship. However, due to KeSPA not recognizing Starcraft 2 as an official eSport, there will be no Korean representative selected to participate in the competition.
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"No Korean player will take part in IeSF 2011 World Championship's Starcraft 2 tournament.
International e-Sports Federation(IeSF) plans to hold IeSF 2011 World Championship in Andong, Korea from October 6th to October 9th, but oddly no Korean representative will be chosen.
IeSF has chosen FIFA Online 2, A.V.A., and Starcraft 2 as official titles for the event.
However, according to event organizers, there is no plan to select Korean representative in Starcraft 2 tournament. KeSPA is in charge of choosing Korean representative for IeSF 2011.
According to KeSPA, "since Starcraft 2 is not the officially recognized event of KeSPA, there is no plan to choose a Korean representative." This means that although they are holding the event will in Korea, there will be no Korean player participating. The situation is hard to comprehend.
It is frustrating given Korean Starcraft 2 progamer's successes including those in foreign tournaments and their popularity around the world.
Also, the policy flies in the face of IeSF's vision: "Joint Development in Global e-Sports" and could raise the concern that 'domestic matters affecting international tournament.'
The city of Andong plans to hold a separate event '4th Andong Hahoe Masks eSports Hanmadang' which will include Starcraft 2. So Korean and foreign players will at the same place at the same time, but they will be playing in different leagues."
International e-Sports Federation(IeSF) plans to hold IeSF 2011 World Championship in Andong, Korea from October 6th to October 9th, but oddly no Korean representative will be chosen.
IeSF has chosen FIFA Online 2, A.V.A., and Starcraft 2 as official titles for the event.
However, according to event organizers, there is no plan to select Korean representative in Starcraft 2 tournament. KeSPA is in charge of choosing Korean representative for IeSF 2011.
According to KeSPA, "since Starcraft 2 is not the officially recognized event of KeSPA, there is no plan to choose a Korean representative." This means that although they are holding the event will in Korea, there will be no Korean player participating. The situation is hard to comprehend.
It is frustrating given Korean Starcraft 2 progamer's successes including those in foreign tournaments and their popularity around the world.
Also, the policy flies in the face of IeSF's vision: "Joint Development in Global e-Sports" and could raise the concern that 'domestic matters affecting international tournament.'
The city of Andong plans to hold a separate event '4th Andong Hahoe Masks eSports Hanmadang' which will include Starcraft 2. So Korean and foreign players will at the same place at the same time, but they will be playing in different leagues."
Source: eChosun Released on Team Liquid.
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1. Is it KeSPA who prohibits their players from participating? Or is it IeSF who bans the Korean players from the beginning?
2. If a Korean player is not under KeSPA, can he participate?
Gretech (GOM) holds the Korean license for SC2, but it would make no sense to work with them since KeSPA is much larger and more influential. So in terms of all of the games listed, and possibly having the event shown on television, it makes more sense to work with KeSPA.
Really.
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