2013.01.03

Dear GOMTV.net users,

As you all know, Code S is made up of 32 outstanding players that will compete for a title. Usually, Code S is formed from the top 8 players from the previous season, 12 players who made it through Code A, 10 players who fought through the Up&Down Matches and 2 seeds.

For 2013 GSL Season 1, this format has been changed a little bit. Polt has forfeited his spot in Code S due to his leaving South Korea for the United States. That spot has been filled by EG_Stephano (Ilyes Satouri).

As for the last 2 spots in Code S...

We are happy to announce that we are introducing a Wild Card Group in our Up&Down Matches!

If you kept seeing your favorite players take 3rd place over and over in the Up&Down Matches, they will now have a chance to advance to Code S!

The 3rd place finishers of each Up&Down Group (A-E) will be placed into the Wild Card Group (5 players) where they will have one more chance to move on. The format for the Wild Card Group will be exactly the same as the Up&Down Groups.

Format:

Wild Card Group – 5 players will play each other in a round robin style (tiebreakers will be held if necessary)

Results – The top 2 players of the group will move on to Code S and the bottom 3 players of the group will be sent

                   to Code A

After the last Up&Down Group broadcast on January 10th, 2013 (KST), the brackets will be set for the Wild Card Group.

The full brackets can be found here: http://www.gomtv.net/forum/view.gom?topicid=228855&cid=0&kind=8

We hope you enjoy this extra day of broadcast that we have added and also this extra chance for a deserving player to break through to Code S.

Thank you.
GOMTV.net