New minor league to hit Korea

11 progaming teams have officially agreed to launch the minor league, a new team league where lesser known progamers can make a name of themselves.

A new league will soon hit MBC and OGN. The new so called minor league will feature the up-and-coming players who are a part of the professional teams but are not used in the ProLeague rosters or are not good enough to play in any of the individual leagues. There are loads of players who have yet to show their skill in front of a fully-packed audience, hearing the crowd scream their name. With this new league, the eleven coaches (Airforce ACE not included) will change that and give the younglings a chance.

FighterForum reports, translated by joohyunee at TeamLiquid, that each team will have a roster of five to ten players with less than three participated games in the "A team" can also partake in the Minor League. The league is team-based and features five 1on1 matches unlike the ProLeague with four 1on1 matches and a 2on2 match. However, there are still things to be made on the format and rules, says the CJ Entus coach Kim Dong Woo.
- We haven't come to a final decision on the format or the rules yet so we will construct the structure of this B-Team League with further meetings, he says.

Kim Hyuk Sup, coach for MBC Game seems very positive towards the new league. He emphasizes that there are so many players, over 200, that gets no chance to play in any leagues.
- If the B-Team League goes well, it will become an opportunity for them to show their skill and gain valuable experience at the same time, he says.

KeSPA, Korean Esports Association, will start with a test match and based on the results the league structure will be decided.

This increases the chances of possible foreigners who will go to Korea, as they normally have a hard time qualifying for the bigger tournaments. IdrA in Minor League in 2008? Might just happen.

Links
TeamLiquid.net - Translated by joohyunee
FighterForum.com - Original article