I don't understand - why do people talk about them 'practising so hard' as if the current GSL players don't practice just as hard? I mean, we all have 24 hours in a day don't we?
GSL players don't really have well-structured training regimens; their coaches are a bit less focused and fewer per team, and they have less motivation since they are less well paid. This means that most of their practice is a bit all over the place, and is mostly on ladder rather than custom games (especially so for players who aren't in teamhouses)
Of course, this is not true for all the ESF teams, but it seems to be the trend.
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