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[marste1522 @marste1522]

@VeteranEMEA @sadfsadfasfdea @Galions_ Worth noting that out of the 5 players still in the CL only 1 remained on the same team and 3 ended up in bottom teams that didn't make this seasons playoffs.

To be clear I think especially the exporting of so many rookies is neither good for the players, nor the regions.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@VeteranEMEA @sadfsadfasfdea @Galions_ I just had a look at the rosters from the LCK CL summer playoffs 2 years ago. Out of 30 players:
Exported: 11
Promoted to main team: 2 (Siwoo, Daystar as a sub)
Promoted to other LCK teams: 6
Still in LCK CL: 5
Retired/FA: 6

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@VeteranEMEA @sadfsadfasfdea @Galions_ Basically there is a lot more movement in the korean academy league, with players being promoted, exported or discarded after 2 years max. Top ERL teams are stacked with players who are already long overdue for their shot and "veterans" who didn't quite make it in the LEC.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@VeteranEMEA @sadfsadfasfdea @Galions_ I think the argument is that the LCK CL players are all very fresh, with most of them playing their first year in Tier 2. The european players all much more experienced, with many of even having played in Tier 1.

So the results are not that surprising.

[YamatoCannon 🇵🇸 @YamatoMebdi]

I plead to the international community to intervene and stop the ongoing bombing, the ethnic cleansing and the genocide of the palestinian people. The complete disregard for palestinian life and the indiscriminate bombing of children, civilians, medical staff and journalists is abundantly clear in the actions taken and the language spoken publically.

The ongoing rethoric that dehumanizes and justifies the killing of palestinians, that tries to vilify peaceful protests calling for peace and a ceasefire and to twist the words of the oppressed is a tactic we have seen far too often in history and it is playing out infront of our eyes in real time. I fear that the widespread racism and xenophobia that will take place due to this will last generations.

The death toll is already at a number that is incomprehendible. Someones daughter, someones mother, somones uncle, someones brother, on paper just a statistic, we read a casualty number in the thousands and it doesn't make sense to us, but in reality each and every one of them had loved ones, a deep impact on those around them and a story of hopes and dreams.

I do not think enough people put themselves in the situation of palestinians. Empathy has been replaced with an urge to find reasons as to why palestinians deserve to die.

I call for a ceasefire because I want the murder to stop, for the wounded to receieve help, to stop the starvation and the oncoming disease, to stop the build up of even more life lasting trauma that will echo in generations, to free all of the hostages, to free those who are under administrative detention with 0 evidence of wrong doing and to stop the destruction of everything in Gaza.

May ALL war criminals on both sides be tried in international courts, stop the injustice and bring equal rights to EVERYONE so a process of healing can begin.

This is not a war of religion, to make it so is intentional to create a stronger divide of us against them. Ethnic and religious groups are not a monolith and to claim that they are is in fact racist. I condemn all forms of anti-semitism and racism, any calls for genocide or the deaths of innocents.

My grandfather told me our family history of how we were displaced from Nazareth during the Nakba in 1948, with the promise that they could come back, with family members murdered infront of them, they fled to Syria and stayed at the border of Palestine. He told me how his family helped the refugees from the 2nd World War and how all people lived together in harmony, where the focus was on what brought them together and not what seperated them. My grandfather is not with us (peace be upon him) but he never lost hope of what was, and what can still be. I carry my palestinian blood and I will also never lose hope over what can be.

I stand with my brothers and sisters who want peace and justice for all. Call for ceasefire now rather then a useless statement of regret a couple of years down the line when the blood of innocents have been soaked into the soil.

#CeasefireNOW

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@Thorin Also Humanoid was by far their most consistent player, outperformed every mid he faced this run except Scout.
Oscar was very good except the C9 series and was the best western toplaner against the asian monster tops like Zika, Bin and TheShy.
Bot was more of a liability than him.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@Thorin Kind of a weird take, sure they are probably not a top 8 team, but neither is NRG. And judging from the draws at least 2 teams got a way easier route to playoffs with no wins over asian teams. And WBG are no slauches, they can probably beat T1, BLG and ofc NRG if they draw them.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@GioBlou58 @BDS_GrabbZ I never even used the term swiss format, i just said you can face the same opponent twice according to riots rules for this tournament so i don't understand your problem here.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@GioBlou58 @BDS_GrabbZ I don't have the authority to establish an universal definition of the swiss format, so i can't say whether the rule that you can't face an opponent twice is mandatory for it to be called swiss. Riot called it swiss stage and according to their rules it can absolutely happen.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@GioBlou58 @BDS_GrabbZ The reason why this does not happen in other compatitions that use a SIMILAR format is because there are EXPLICIT rules that state you can not face the same team multiple times, which are lacking in the case of worlds.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@GioBlou58 @BDS_GrabbZ Dude wtf are you even saying. Thats even more wrong...
GEN are facing T1 next round, lets assume GEN win. Then in Round 3 GEN loses to JGD and T1 wins against BDS. Then both are at 2-1 and as you read in the rules there is NO restriction on who you can draw. How is it that hard?

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@GioBlou58 @BDS_GrabbZ https://t.co/ugDnAQeYHJ
Section 6.3.3. in case you don't understand how to find it.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@GioBlou58 @BDS_GrabbZ You don't understand that Riot makes the rules for their tournaments and they are publicly available.
How similar formats are handled in other esports like CS is completely irrelevant here.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@Jinzo2___ @BDS_GrabbZ Partially i'd agree but since the gap between regions is quite big we'll probably still see civil wars in the Bo3s.
Assuming the favorites win (+G2 hopium) tomorrow we'd have 2 LPL in 2-0 and in 1-1 as well as 2 KR, EU and NA in 1-1. Then we'd have KR/LPL at 2-1 and EU/NA at 1-2.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@TolkinLoL Leider gibt es keine Beschränkung wen man zieht ab der zweiten Runde, also mit ein bisschen Pech sehen wir viele der selben civil wars nochmal in den Bo3s (außer natürlich bei den 3-0/0-3 teams).

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@RichsWrath How would you define 'fatphobic' in that context?

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@SariegoAlonso @AltHistCody Well no one said Spain was completely finished in the 17th century, that would happen even later. The point is other nations had surpassed them and they were no longer the greatest empire on earth at that time. Spain was still a great power of course, just no longer in its prime.

[marste1522 @marste1522]

@Wulfissariat @MihaiDoho @UpdatingOnRome That is certainly true, some areas were more integrated (like Portugal later on) and some were only nominally ruled by the Habsburg Monarchs (on the far end most of the HRE). However thats the case for most empires, the Ottomans also had Vilayets with a high degree of autonomy.