[ThatGuyDoMo]

Originally Posted by Eddie

If we only invited the top 16 via OSC Rankings, there wouldn't be much variety of participates, it would likely be the same 16 people each tournament. There were other considerations for earning an invite, as mentioned from the start, eg #Dedication and tournament participation. Others will get a shot next time, in a similar invitation structure.

It's about rewarding those who are putting in and getting involved in our scene. And giving those guys some attention and a shot at some $'s.

Every 3rd SEA Rising Star is an open Challenge, with more money + OSC Pts, so we'll see who is the best of the rest in that format.

This serves to support and showcase up and coming players, not the regions best.

I can understand and approve of the invite process, but my main qualm is why have you decided to pull certain players back in a bracket that would otherwise be a perfect Ro16? Just seems a bit elaborate to me. I think there is enough interest in this event purely as a simple Ro16 without these random double walkover scenarios. I can't imagine anybody saying "oh I'm not going to watch this tournament now because the first rounds aren't as interesting as they could have been".

EDIT: Also, just rereading your post and I want to reiterate (because I seem to have not made it clear) that I have no problem with the invite process and the competitors. My problem is with the bracket organization.

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syfPhoenix:

+1

[Eddie]

Originally Posted by ThatGuyDoMo

I can understand and approve of the invite process, but my main qualm is why have you decided to pull certain players back in a bracket that would otherwise be a perfect Ro16? Just seems a bit elaborate to me. I think there is enough interest in this event purely as a simple Ro16 without these random double walkover scenarios. I can't imagine anybody saying "oh I'm not going to watch this tournament now because the first rounds aren't as interesting as they could have been".

EDIT: Also, just rereading your post and I want to reiterate (because I seem to have not made it clear) that I have no problem with the invite process and the competitors. My problem is with the bracket organization.

I think there is probably a bit of a skill/level gap between the top 5-6, and bottom 5-6 players. Matching them up 1vs16, etc in such a format wouldn't be in the spirit of what we are trying to achieve, where we are trying to give these guys more chances at being streamed, noticed, having some fun, etc.

There may well be an upset or 2, but likelihood is the same players from a traditionally seeded DE16 will make it to the round of 8 as the ones seeded here, but this time those bottom 5-6 players will at minimum get 2 bo3's against more evenly skilled opponents. They may even go all the way!

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ThatGuyDoMo:

You can't predict the future of brackets, there are such things as upsets. Which are the most exciting imo.