2011 S Class Players

With the end of the GSL3 round of 16, we now can say for certain who the S Class players will be for the 2011 season. Hopefully obvious, but there will be implied spoilers for the round of 16 in this post.

Player List

GSL 1 Quarterfinalists

• HongUnPrimeWE (P)
  
• MakaPrimeWE (T)
  
• NEXLiveForever (T)
  
• oGsEnsnare (T)
  
• oGsInca (P)
  
• STRainbOw (T)
  
• TSLFruitDealer (Z)
  
• TSLsSKS (P)
  

GSL 2 Quarterfinalists

• Already Qualified: STRainbOw (T)
  
• IMZenio (Z)
  
• KyrixZenith (Z)
  
• MarineKingPrimeWE (T)
  
• NSPGenius (P)
  
• oGsNaDa (T)
  
• oGsZenio (T)
  
• SlayerSBoxeR (T)
  

GSL 3 Quarterfinalists

• Already Qualified: HongUnPrimeWE (P)
  
• Already Qualified: IMNesTea (Z)
  
• Already Qualified: MarineKingPrimeWE (T)
  
• Already Qualified: TSLFruitDealer (Z)
  
• choyafOu (P)
  
• LiquidJinro (T)
  
• oGsMC (P)
  
• TSLRain (T)
  

Wild Card Spots (in points order)

• CheckPrimeWE (Z)
  
• EGIdrA (Z)
  
• LeenockfOu (Z)
  
• oGsTheWinD (Z)
  
• oGsHyperdub (T)
  
• PoltPrimeWE (T)
  
• TSLClide (T)
  
• sanZenith (P)
  
• imMVP (T)
  
• LegalMinDZenith (P)
  
• anyproPrimeWE (P)
  
• TheBestfOu (T)
  
• oGsJookTo (Z) AKA JookToJung
  

Race Breakdown

• Terran: 14 (43.75%)
  
• Zerg: 9 (28.13%)
  
• Protoss: 9 (28.13%)
  

About as even as could be hoped for, I think, given the wild swings in fortunes of various races throughout the three tournaments. Protoss in particular have yet to reach the semifinals but are well-represented here. Terran has a slight advantage, but that's to be expected given their relative success in all three tournaments.

Team Breakdown

• oGs: 8
  
• PrimeWE: 6
  
• TSL: 4
  
• ZeNEX: 4
  
• fOu: 3
  
• IM: 2
  
• EG: 1
  
• Liquid: 1
  
• NSP: 1
  
• SlayerS: 1
  
• StarTale: 1
  

Despite a disappointing GSL 3, oGs will be very happy to have ended up with the most S Class players. Prime is right behind them, not surprisingly. The most disappointed team has to be StarTale, who come off looking like they're just Rainbow and a bunch of scrubs. Note that SlayerS isn't really a team yet and NSP is just a clan and probably shouldn't even be on this list. NSPGenius will apparently be joining another team, presumably one of the ones already on this list, fairly soon. For all the team changes that have been going on, the players on this list to switch teams after the beginning of GSL 1 are LegalMind (who I don't believe was on ZeNEX immediately), Genius (leaving ZeNEX), and JookTo (leaving Jung for oGs). Of course the Zenith/NEX merger also happened in this timeframe, between GSL 1 and GSL 2 if I remember correctly. One sad note: despite qualifying a ton of players for GSL 1 and GSL 2 before disintegrating, no former WeRRa member managed to reach S Class.

Notable Players Left Out

In points order:

TankBoyPrimeWE - Came excruciatingly close but was the #33 player using GomTV's points scheme. Just qualifying for GSL 3 would have been enough to put him in and oGsJookTo out. His one consolation is that he can take another S Class players' spot if that player is unavailable for a tournament (has anyone heard if NEXLiveForever is going to be active again?).

STJuly - I don't think he tried to qualify for GSL 1, but he tried and failed in GSL 2, then got knocked out of GSL 3 in the round of 16 by oGsMC.

Loner - Looked great in GSL 2 before losing to SlayerSBoxeR, then failed to qualify for GSL 3.

oGsTOP - Has had some great performances in other tournaments but in the GSL world he's still going to be remembered as the Washington Generals to FruitDealer's Globetrotters in GSL 1.

TSLSangHo - Great comeback story and played well in GSL 2 before becoming one of MarineKing's many victims, but failed to qualify for GSL 3.

LiquidTLO - Had a very good shot at securing S Class had he qualified for GSL 3, but he went back to Germany before the tournament. I'm still hoping he'll fly out and take advantage of his A Class status.

FOXLyn - I believe he tried to qualify for GSL 1 and 2 but failed, then lost to Jinro in GSL 3. He has possibly the best excuse of anyone on this list: he's apparently still splitting his time between SC2 and WC3.