GSL S2 Discussion Thread *SPOILERS*

[Maul]

There's no official site yet but I'll update when there is. Keep checking GomTV for further updates.

Qualifiers¹:
(¹Qualifiers still in progress)

There's 4 days of qualification rounds, with 16 players earning their place in the Ro64 each day.

Qualified:
Day 1:
IrOn (oGs)
Phoenix (WeRRa)
Choya (fOu)
IdrA (EG)
Loner (China)
Rain (WeRRa)
Ace (STARTALE)
Garnet
Lyn (WeMade)
ChRh (IM)
Chief (NEX)
Bleach (NEX)
Review/강지영 (fOu)
ZanDarke (ReX)
Gon/Bright (oGs)
Tankboy (Prime)

Day 2:
oGsHyperdub
나비효과
FreeDSL
SoundWeRRa
Overthezero
반반치킨
Cargo
mvp
oGsCezanne
수호신
길자
rain
ManofOneway (Boxer)
아야
삐삐
sanZenith


Notable players that did not qualify:
Day 1:
Jinro
Haypro
Artosis
Luffy
Moon
GoStop

Day 2:
asd
비담
sAviOr (Not THE sAviOr)
Terran)
BiryungPrime
sakura
FantaPrime (July)
anyproPrime

For those that didn't follow GSL Season 1 the prize pool for this tournament is approximately $170,000 USD, broken down below:

Prize pool²:
(²Note that all amounts are USD estimates.)

1st: $85,700
2nd: $25,700
3rd: $8,600
4th: $8,600
5-8th: $3,400
9-16th: $1710
17-32th: $430
33-64th: $260


Structure:

The tournament kicks off on the 18th of October 2010, starting at a Ro64 from the offline preliminaries. Ro64 through to Ro8 are Bo3 sets while Ro4 are Bo5 sets and the finals will be a Bo7 series.


Stay tuned in this thread for more details as they emerge.

[RamiZ]

Moon already out? :O
What a shame...
Well, 18th October, can't wait for it!

[hangbin9]

hot news!!!!!

terran emperor boxor is coming to gsl 2!!!!!!!!!
Rainbow makes it as well!!!!!!!!!

Boxor + medivac + bunker salvage = omg lol!!!!!:d

[TheRabidDeer]

mvp and hyperdub qualified as well
julyzerg lost, sadly

[Robotronic]

hot news!!!!!

terran emperor boxor is coming to gsl 2!!!!!!!!!
Rainbow makes it as well!!!!!!!!!

Boxor + medivac + bunker salvage = omg lol!!!!!:d

Rainbow did not play today, or if he did, he didn't qualify.

[Maul]

Rainbow did not play today, or if he did, he didn't qualify.

He hasn't played yet

[Robotronic]

Tester lost.

/vadersno

[TheRabidDeer]

At least Cool and Clide qualified. Sad that Clide met with Junwi in the qualifiers, Junwi wouldve probably made it far and hes a zerg =[

[Maul]

Cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide. It's because he's so good.

[TheRabidDeer]

Cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide. It's because he's so good.

lol, I can just picture tasteless walking up behind clide after qualifying and being like, "Cliiiiiiiiiiiiide... why are you so good?" and clide just looking at him like a crazy person.