[sunsetkid]

Originally Posted by SiF

Hey guys, maybe you could help me out. I'm trying to grasp what I need to get into Masters in SEA. I've taken in some of the above but I'm still not quite sure how it works.

According to the Blizzard update the top 1-2% of players go into Masters. The top 200 go into Grand Masters ( in NA)

Is this right? 118,615 players on SEA*
The Top 1% = 1186 players / top 2% = 2372 players

But I've heard that it's different here - is it the top 0.5%?


The reason why I ask is because I'm rank #1 diamond with 2750~ pts and have a bonus of 72pts. I am currently ranked #390* in SEA.

I've checked the Master league table and there are people like: http://www.sc2ranks.com/sea/12518/DEUX

Duex has less games, a lower win ratio %, and is ranked below me at #529 in SEA...

So I'm confused... why is this person in the Masters League while I'm not? Does it have something to do with his bonus?

I've been vs'ing almost all Master Leaguers with a few rank 1 diamonds here and there. I've been beating top 100 ranked players so surely my MMR isn't that bad?

I'm sure that if I just keep laddering it'll happen but it would be nice if one of you who clearly understands this better than I could help me understand the entry level and how this base points system works.

* source sc2ranks.com

here's my take on it. you are around 2822 pts in a B rank division. it equates to around 2700 in an S-rank division and around 2550 master. since most guys being promoted are around 2600+ now after considering bonus, you will need another 50 to 100 pts and be promoted---this number will increase as time goes on due to increasing bonus.

if you play 10 games every day, i'm sure you will be promoted by the end of the week.
try and see!