The reason people stopped doing it was because the quality of the games was poor until the semi finals. You sit through hours of 80 APM Ecuador, Macedonia & Kazakhstan champions getting rolled by pro gamers before you see something worth watching. In some WCG/IESF matches you see people who have clearly never played the game before in their life.
I'm all for opportunities and everyone getting a "fair go" but if you're not good enough to be there, then there isn't much point in being spoon fed a seat over someone who has trained and studied hard.
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