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I pretty often hear SC2 shoutcasters talking about code A and code S. What is it, exactly ? A league ? Some sort or special ranking for grandmaster ranked players ?

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They are tiers of the Global Starcraft League, held by GomTV in Korea. Players who qualify for Code A (which is inferior to Code S) are considered vastly superior to your average Grandmasters player, even if you can generally find them in GM on the ladder.

From Liquipedia:

The GSL is an elaborate tournament which is separated into two tiers:

  • Code S contains the top tier players who are competing against each other to win the GSL.
  • Code A contains players who are competing against each other to enter Code S.

You will also hear them mention when someone is or was a Code S champion. This title is considered the biggest there is to win in the SC2 scene, and hence, the current and past champions are always big contenders at other events.

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Oh ok, so this is related to the GSL :) I had no idea, thanks a lot ! – Anto Dec 8 '12 at 14:38
Remember to accept the answer if it answers your question correctly :) – mkaito Dec 8 '12 at 20:52
Don't worry, I know how it works ;) – Anto Dec 9 '12 at 0:25
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There's also Code B which is the requirement to enter the Code A qualifying tournament. Code B players are any non-Koreans and Koreans above some arbitrary ladder cut off, usually high Masters. – Decency Dec 9 '12 at 19:46
I think you are missing a period or line break formatting. "Code S contains the top tier players who are competing against each other to win the GSL Code A" sounds weird... – Alderath Jan 16 at 0:59
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