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STX will go to the playoff
Warning : spoiler about recent proleagues matches
Prologue
I am excited. This season unlike the 2 precdents, no teams are far superior than the others leading to good games, more hype.
There is only 2 teams that wont go below the 4th spot and they are Samsung and lecaf currently 1st and 2nd of the rankings. They are leading with 1 or 2 more victories than the orther. They are not at all dominant.
The amazing thing when all 4 teams of the playoff are so close in skills is that its leading to over-fanboyism. Yes, fan can happily cheer for a team and believe that she can win the whole thing.
Remember last 2 seasons ? The R1 was a total domination by Samsung (4-0 in final), the R2 was a pure rape by Lecaf (4-1 in final).
Who seriously believed that the others teams had a chance ? At least not me...
Back to the topic, the 3rd and 4th team that will go to the playoff are not written in rock, there is still 4-5 match to play for each teams. So basicly, the 3rd and 4th spot are free and an epic battle beetween the 3 teams below will occur !
So closeeeee......
The 3 teams
SKT
The great SKT lead by Midas and Best. They have also Bisu, Fantasy, Canata to complete them.
Here is the list of their matchs played :
As u can see they have 5 match yet to play. 2 of this match are versus diffcult opponent Lecaf and KHAN, i expect SKT to drop one of this match, the 3 others are not against the best teams but they have the possibility to make an upset . I predict that at the end of the season SKT will have a record of 15-7.
STX
The great combinaison of Hwasin/Kal/Calm are doing well. But its the 2vs2 team July/SoO that impress me the most.... Also the new rising talent Yoonjoong is developping at an exponential rate !
Their list :
The only teams that can take them down (without upset) are lecaf who is currently 2nd of the rankings. STX has won previously against them and can do it again.
STX will win against Ace and estro easy but the match against MBC will be depending on the lineup. I expect them not to drop a single game ! And at the season their record will be 15-7
KTF
Great team, great lineup. Flash, lucifer, 815 and the oldschool lineup of Ra, Reach, Yellow can do a lot of damage.
Here is the list :
U can see that they have also 2 hard match, against Khan and Lecaf. I expect them to loose one of them.At the end of the season they will have a record of 14-8
The others teams
OGN can be a contender for the 4th spot but i dont see that hapenning
Wemade and MBC were also potential candidate but with the loss of Wemade by CJ and the win of estro over MBC, they stand at 9-9, they wont reach the 4th spot clearly.
Epilogue : I Believe
I Believe the top 4 will be Samsung, Lecaf, SKT, STX. KTF deserves a spot too but it will be for the next season.
What an amazing season ! 4 greats teams and no clear winner. The gap beetween them is so tight !
Also there is so many stories :
The possible lecaf vs Khan rematch of last season grand final
The resurection of SKT, who would have thought ? Can they go to the Top ?
The newcommer STX, who maybe will defeat them all !
(if KTF suceed to take the 4th spot there is at least a dozen of others stories ^^)
I believe this will be the best season i have never experienced before.
STX Fans UNITED
Update 24/06
The gap beetween the top 5 teams is reducing !
Like i have predicted STX won against Lecaf, they have now 2 match easy (Ace, Estro) and 1 match against MBC who could produce an upset (but non likely)
Update 25/06
KTF lost against Estro O_O and MBC won againsst Ace
STX has so secure the 4th spot (i cant see them dropping) and so if its a 4 team playoff they are in !
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Sorry for my bad english, i have more insight toughts but i cant put the right word on them.
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no CJ
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
Uh
It's top 6 
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
which basically means its ogn/mbc/wemade fighting out for spot 6
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
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Yeah, knew it was top 6... but all the proleague reports make it seem like it's top 4, since so much emphasis is placed on them. I thought about bringing it up but I figured it was just assumed the reader knew it was top 6...
STX doesn't really need to worry too much at this point. MBC on the other hand...
Edit: Typos and whatnot. :d
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About the chart, with those stats, how is KTF 3rd and SKT 4th?
KTF 11-7
SKT 11-6
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
Daigomi is adamant that it's only top 4.. so hum.. =/
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United States20661 Posts
The initial reports were top 6
If my KTF doesn't make playoffs, heads will roll.
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WUT.
Crap.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
Like i said, daigomi (as far as he knows) thinks its top 4.. im trying to get a source on it as we speak
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it would be so good if there is a top 6 playoff this season. The teams are so good. They deserve it
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
no koreans online atm (and no surprises there)
so ill sleep and get info tomorrow ~
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Wouldn't it be awesome to have
SKT1, KTF, Lecaf, and Samsung final 4?
These are the two biggest rivalries in PL.
SKT1,KTF and Lecaf/Samsung.
No matter the outcome, it would be so heated and awesome.
DIE SOUL DIE.
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STX FIGHTING!!!
I believe 
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Melbourne5338 Posts
I'm pretty sure when I first clarified with snowbird that its top 4 last previous rounds.
Top 6 style play off was for combined rounds proleague next season.
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On June 24 2008 03:50 SuperJongMan wrote:
Wouldn't it be awesome to have
SKT1, KTF, Lecaf, and Samsung final 4?
These are the two biggest rivalries in PL.
SKT1,KTF and Lecaf/Samsung.
No matter the outcome, it would be so heated and awesome.
DIE SOUL DIE.
Word..that would be sickest shit ever.
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On June 24 2008 03:50 SuperJongMan wrote:
Wouldn't it be awesome to have
SKT1, KTF, Lecaf, and Samsung final 4?
These are the two biggest rivalries in PL.
SKT1,KTF and Lecaf/Samsung.
No matter the outcome, it would be so heated and awesome.
DIE SOUL DIE.
Yes.
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top 4 are set for Lecaf, Samsung, SKT and KTF
now its juts battle for 5,6th spot with mid tiers.
sadly, CJ is on low tier.
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On June 24 2008 06:01 anch wrote:
top 4 are set for Lecaf, Samsung, SKT and KTF
now its juts battle for 5,6th spot with mid tiers.
sadly, CJ is on low tier.
have u read what i have written ?
I dont think KTF will be on the playoff, sad for then, their fanboys can cry
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Interesting theory. Plexa's prediction at the beginning of PL could be correct.
I like STX but their logo is lacking.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
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STX vs Lecaf and Khan vs SKT
+ Show Spoiler +Whoa the top 5 are so close
3 teams have now 6 loss
2 teams have 7 loss
Fuck yeah STX ! u have now 3 easy match (vs Ace, estro, MBC) u can secure the 4th spot !
So plexa it is a top6 playoff or a top4 ? :p
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
no one has really responded to me =[
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I love you Plexa. That good enough?
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
awww thanks xD! but i meant in terms of whether proleague is 4 or 6
Idra thinks its 6 (although he's not sure)
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Please be 6. MBC must make it.
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
stx is so beastly these days
Hwasin
Calm
Kal
Sheis
Soo/July 2v2.
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On June 25 2008 01:33 thedeadhaji wrote:
stx is so beastly these days
Hwasin
Calm
Kal
Sheis
Soo/July 2v2.
What's so great about sheis? He has played max 2 games this season, if not less.
Shuttle is looking like he could go somewhere though, but not sheis, he's even been spotted in the minor leagues.....
Maybe july will start playing 1v1 also someday. But, of course, he may be of more worth as a 2v2 player since he owns everything with his insane micro.
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Nice article. However, the updated rankings don't make sense. Lecaf's 12-6 is better than STX's 12-7.
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OP- re updated better ranking
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6 seems more likely, a 4 team playoff is kinda small. 6 teams elminates the bottom half while allowing for a sizable playoff still.
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
+ Show Spoiler +So after today's games, KTF holds onto 5th spot with 11-8, whereas MBC leapfrogs OGN by means of a better +/-
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
joohyunee thinks its top 6 as well.. he said he'll grab some formal announcement to clarify though
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OP updated.
One question, if it is a top 6 playoff they have to play again 2 times each team ? i have read that in the R&S thread.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
nono thats the new format - the year long proleague
we dont know if its classic proleague format for the post season, or new format
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