Clefairy Profile Joined September 2011 1570 Posts Last Edited: 2012-03-18 15:02:47 #1



"I am aware of KeSPA and OGN's wishes to run a Starcraft 2 tournament. I expect all issues to be dealt with and a tournament to open this year".



President of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Morhaime, who arrived in Korea on the 16th, revealed that a Starcraft 2 Pro League tournament would start this year while visiting the Yongsan studio during the SK Planet Starcraft 1 Pro League playoffs.



Morhaime met with Korean media before the match and talked details about the possibility of a Starcraft 2 pro league launching.



Morhaime said "This visit is to meet with all the parties involved with us and to improve relations with Korea. A lot of things are going to happen in Korea this year".



Currently Gom TV has exclusive rights to Starcraft 2 tournaments in Korea. Progamers under KeSPA are still focusing solely on Starcraft 1 leagues as negotiations between KeSPA and Blizzard were at a standstill.



However it is expected that negotiations for a Starcraft 2 pro league are going to pick up with Morhaime's visit to Korea. Industry representatives are predicting that there is a high possibility of a Starcraft 2 league starting as the first season of pro league ends and season 2 begins.



Morhaime also said "We expect to work with KeSPA to open a Starcraft 2 pro league this year".



Following the Starcraft Pro League playoffs Morhaime is also planning on heading to Mokdong to visit Gom TV's Starcraft 2 Team League studio.



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Taku Profile Blog Joined February 2009 Canada 1870 Posts #2 Gom TV getting thrown under the bus? When SC2 came for BW, I cried. Now LoL/Dota2 comes for SC2, and I laugh. \o/

UTL_Unlimited Profile Blog Joined August 2010 Korea (South) 322 Posts #3 Does that mean that SKPlanet will be sponsoring for the SCII season as well? I mean yeah there were speculations this was happening since there were 2 seasons but so soon.... Need to write more things...

sc14s Profile Joined March 2011 United States 3506 Posts #4 On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:

Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?

i would hope we could have two korean tournaments just like BW has more than one tourney.



this is good as it will also mean more bw legends! (plzzzzz jaedong!) i would hope we could have two korean tournaments just like BW has more than one tourney.this is good as it will also mean more bw legends! (plzzzzz jaedong!)

SpiZe Profile Joined December 2010 Canada 2532 Posts #5 On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:

Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?



Why can't we have more than a single korean tournament ? This is good news Why can't we have more than a single korean tournament ? This is good news

Condor Hero Profile Blog Joined August 2009 United States 2806 Posts #6 On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:

Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?

Their exclusive deal in Korea is about to run out anyways.

Awesome news, because one company having a monopoly on SC2 in Korea isn't a good thing for viewers. Their exclusive deal in Korea is about to run out anyways.Awesome news, because one company having a monopoly on SC2 in Korea isn't a good thing for viewers.

Skoop Profile Joined March 2011 United States 214 Posts #7 Wow epic news. Maybe this will help bring Starcraft ahead of LoL in Korea. DongRaeGu & JangBi & HerO & Jaedong & ZerO & Taeja fighting!

kabar Profile Joined November 2010 United States 569 Posts #8 whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

rift Profile Blog Joined September 2007 1817 Posts #9 I feel sick.

canikizu Profile Joined September 2010 3341 Posts #10 dat dude

dat sign

like a boss!

BLinD-RawR Profile Blog Joined April 2010 ALLEYCAT BLUES 45581 Posts #11



IT CAN'T END LIKE THIS I hope there will be a BW proleague too.IT CAN'T END LIKE THIS Moderator Woo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR

Shellshock Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 95657 Posts #12 This is pretty big. I wonder how everything will go down Moderator http://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png

jmbthirteen Profile Blog Joined February 2011 United States 10249 Posts #13 so thats what he is doing over there. www.superbeerbrothers.com

blabber Profile Blog Joined June 2007 United States 4380 Posts #14 On March 17 2012 15:49 sc14s wrote:

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On March 17 2012 15:48 Taku wrote:

Gom TV getting thrown under the bus?

i would hope we could have two korean tournaments just like BW has more than one tourney.



this is good as it will also mean more bw legends! (plzzzzz jaedong!) i would hope we could have two korean tournaments just like BW has more than one tourney.this is good as it will also mean more bw legends! (plzzzzz jaedong!)

pretty sure they mean a team league under kespa. like how the BW Proleague is a team league. pretty sure they mean a team league under kespa. like how the BW Proleague is a team league. blabberrrrr

Fionn Profile Blog Joined October 2009 United States 20365 Posts #15 I want a GSTL vs. SC2 Proleague Super Bowl-like final.



Ratings. Ratings everywhere. Writer https://twitter.com/FionnOnFire

eviltomahawk Profile Blog Joined August 2010 United States 11024 Posts #16 In my ideal world, the OGN SC2 Proleague would run independent of and alongside the already existing BW Proleague, and would incorporate existing SC2 teams as well as possibly SC2 divisions of current BW teams.



I hope the old toxic drama doesn't show up, but I doubt it. ㅇㅅㅌㅅ

Dodgin Profile Blog Joined July 2011 Canada 38851 Posts #17 Big news.



Not sure how I feel about this yet...I love BW but at the same time I am excited by the thought of BW players playing SC2.

naux Profile Joined May 2011 Canada 725 Posts Last Edited: 2012-03-17 06:55:38 #18 people think this is good news?

gomtv might get owned just because this guy thinks kespa deserves to have exclusive rights to sc2 meaning no gomtv for most of you that didnt understand what the OP wrote

GenesisX Profile Blog Joined February 2010 Canada 4257 Posts #19 wow...

sc2 proleague would be amazing 133 221 333 123 111

darkcloud8282 Profile Joined December 2010 Canada 731 Posts #20 I hope Blizzard is able to come to terms with Kespa before LoL dominates the e-sports scene in Korea..

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