The news from Tespa's Discord.
With this and CSL having dropped SC2 this year, it looks like there will be no collegiate SC2 tournaments in the Spring. I was very much looking forward to playing in the Spring season--the fall tournament was extremely fun, and Spring last year had an offline finals that my school (UChicago) made it to. Tespa and CSL did a great job in past years and it's really sad that neither can support SC2 this season.
I think that the community should put more attention towards the collegiate scene, because the main stage games are usually really good for spectating (GMs vs GMs), and it serves as a fantastic way to get new players into the game. I think things like TL/Reddit sidebars and The Pylon Show should reference weekly college SC2 results to spread more awareness of the college SC2 community.
When I started my first year at college, I hadn't played StarCraft for 5 years, but the SC2 club reintroduced me to the game. I still didn't play in Tespa or CSL, but after UChicago got 2nd place last year in Tespa, my passion for the game became much higher as I set my goals to play on the team this year. I grinded SC2 through the summer and got from masters 3 in the spring to GM by the end of the fall season! Playing in the fall season has been a great way to get into competitive SC2, and now I play in tournaments on my own. I would have never gotten back into SC2 without Tespa and CSL.
