Just a sneak peak,
UC pro will be holding a 4 season a year online tourney with cash prizes up to 2.5k per season called the "IMBALanC Tourney" with support from SMM. Scheduled to start on the 28th of March.

Im not sure if this will be added but i feel it should as it is continuous and it is only for Malaysian teams.

This post has been edited by sexbomb: Feb 20 2009, 11:13 PM

Why do you have to ask about UC pro in particular when it is being mentioned "malaysian teams"?

Its a sneak peak and the infos will be out once its officially announced.

Anyways back to the topic:

IMHO the ranking system wouldn't be fair for teams equally as good as the top 5 teams in Malaysia if they do not have the funds to constantly travel around Malaysia to participate in tourneys as compared to those that are under sponsorship. That would mean their standings will not be justified due to the lack of funds.

As we all know Kingsurf is a great team and they have archive great heights in the DotA scene around the world. Even with latency issues they are still able to pull off great feats against the best in the world, but such achievements alone isn't justified by our Malaysian ranking due to whatever reason it is behind their lack of participation in the local scene.

Whereas with an online tourney, yes there will be some sacrifice that needed to be compensated due to latency issues however at the very least, they still have the chance to strut their stuff and earn points even if they do not make it far.

When it is as frequent as that, the scoring system really makes a different in knowing the overall standard of a team and where they stand at.

Maybe in the future you can consider 2 scoring system, with the additional of an Online system.

This post has been edited by sexbomb: Mar 2 2009, 08:38 PM

I dont think we should put it in terms of 2008 or 2009. My statement was based on Kingsurf's non participation in the tourney's that has been included in the scoring system which includes Quas, Invasion and Borneo with the only exception of the SGNDT. Whereby, it will not justify their actual placing amongst Msia's top teams if their absence due to whatever reasons persist.