Today, GomTV, the popular Korean video streaming service that broadcasts professional StarCraft matches online, announced the formation of the "Global StarCraft II League," a worldwide circuit that will bring the best Terran, Protoss, and Zerg players together in matches that will be streamed live over the Internet. Whether you're looking to take your Terran marine rush against Korea's finest Zerg players, or just watch high-level StarCraft II play, the newly formed GSL seems designed to fulfill both needs, providing an enjoyable StarCraft experience to players regardless of what they're looking for.
 
Here's how it goes down: Every month, the GSL will hold an open StarCraft II tournament to determine player placement within the upper or lower leagues of the circuit. Once placement has been allotted, the GSL begins its qualifying matches in earnest with daily StarCraft II matches streamed on GomTV. Those players who advance through the tournament will compete for a grand prize of 100,000,000 Korean won (around $85,000) as well as secured placement in future GSL tournaments.
 

• A friend notification appears during the game.

• You received a message from a person during the game.

• You chat (besides surrendering).

• You act violently towards the players or the audience.

• You fail to arrive 15 minutes before the game.

• You take longer than 15 minutes to set up.
  

•  GomTV can deny your participation if you are found unfit to be a gamer.

Today, GomTV, the popular Korean video streaming service that broadcasts professional StarCraft matches online, announced the formation of the "Global StarCraft II League," a worldwide circuit that will bring the best Terran, Protoss, and Zerg players together in matches that will be streamed live over the Internet. Whether you're looking to take your Terran marine rush against Korea's finest Zerg players, or just watch high-level StarCraft II play, the newly formed GSL seems designed to fulfill both needs, providing an enjoyable StarCraft experience to players regardless of what they're looking for.
 
Here's how it goes down: Every month, the GSL will hold an open StarCraft II tournament to determine player placement within the upper or lower leagues of the circuit. Once placement has been allotted, the GSL begins its qualifying matches in earnest with daily StarCraft II matches streamed on GomTV. Those players who advance through the tournament will compete for a grand prize of 100,000,000 Korean won (around $85,000) as well as secured placement in future GSL tournaments.
 

• A friend notification appears during the game.

• You received a message from a person during the game.

• You chat (besides surrendering).

• You act violently towards the players or the audience.

• You fail to arrive 15 minutes before the game.

• You take longer than 15 minutes to set up.
  

•  GomTV can deny your participation if you are found unfit to be a gamer.

What about no shirt, is proper attire needed?

Crap at the keyboard

wow

Alt+Tab to Madden.

I may be unfit to be that intense of a gamer at any rate.

uh uh uh

" uh uh uh "

Well that's Korea for you.

One hundred million won sounds like a load of money; a lot more money than it actually is. Though I guess that is still a lot of money to put up every month to pay people for playing video games better than other people.

They need a portrait picture to give to people who are unfit to be gamers that has Raynor wearing a dunce cap and he has a big frown.

I guess Idra won't be participating.

yeah, i could use $85,000, lol.

Illegal starcraft gambling ring might make someone unfit to be a gamer.

Yep,seems about right.

Some of those rules are dumb and make no sense.

" Alt+Tab to Madden. "

Great looking hair forever!

Showing up drunk maybe? Actually wouldn't that just make it a whole lot better?  
I know I'd pay to see two professional SC players play each other whilst smashed.

The words "unfit" and "gamer" in the same sentence, but not in the way I would have expected lol.  
 
Oh and not being able to chat during a game sounds too strict.  I can understand wanting to look professional and having no friend pop-ups, but what's the problem with a little taunting or whatever from the players? 

Maybe epilepsy would make someone unfit to be a gamer.

that's cool, I've gotten into watching starcraft II matches through day[9]'s streams.  it's much more entertaining than I ever thought it could be.  I might watch these.

" Some of those rules are dumb and make no sense. "

" The words "unfit" and "gamer" in the same sentence, but not in the way I would have expected lol.    Oh and not being able to chat during a game sounds too strict.  I can understand wanting to look professional and having no friend pop-ups, but what's the problem with a little taunting or whatever from the players?  "

No time to type glhbm in Korea.

starcraft 2 is serious buisness. I LOVE IT

no fun allowed

I loved GomTV's Starcraft tourneys. Can't wait for this new one!

Makes me wish I started playing SC 12 years ago. Hindsight 20/20 and all that bs.

maybe they don't want a bunch of fat kids playing.

Thats some serious fucking coin for playing starcraft 2. 100,000,000 Won sounds like way more though.

Good Luck, Have Batman

I think they mean playing in the tournament while not really being worthy of a spot in it based on skill.
 
I also guess all the message/friend request stuff is to combat cheating and throwing matches.

Is there a way to turn all that friend request messaging off? I thought the whole point of Bnet was that stuff is always going, but I guess I was wrong. I know you can set your status to away, but if a dude logs in it'll still pop up and disqualify you. Anyway it sounds cool. You have to take stuff like this seriously. Even knowing what build order an opponent is doing is enough to give you a huge advantage if you read their strats well enough. I can see why they wouldn't want messaging and stuff for that very reason.

" @stalefishies: It's not at all, but if you make that every month it isn't all that bad, plus if you have 100,000 Won you can't live pretty well for a week so one hundred million is pretty good... As long as you only spend it in Korea "

Are girls unfit to be gamers, what? WHAT?

I personally didn't buy SC2 for the competitive play at all. I just want to play the custom maps and maybe some coop against the AI.

Amazing!!!!

GG is still permitted however. 

" I guess Idra won't be participating. "

Wow, i guess the StarCraft II League is srsfkinbizness.

Those are some mighty strict rules.

" Are girls unfit to be gamers, what? WHAT? "

The reason for the chatting and friend notification/message rules is because it will be broadcasted on tv they don't want people's names appearing who aren't playing, and they don't want someone to say something or receive a message that is obscene since they will be broadcasted live. There have been instances of stations being fined for that happening during live brood war events where progamers play on battle.net to show off.

Sure would be nice to win that 85 grand......too bad i suck lol

Dear lord thats a sum of money. 

Those are some strict-ass rules. The last one is sort of vague though... what is "unfit" exactly?

What the fuck does not fit to be a gamer mean?