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My Predictions on MLG

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Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-25 11:14:57
February 25 2012 11:13 GMT
#1
First off, I hope I didn't fuck up starting this blog, no idea how to start one and I did something weird (w/e I guess), so sorry if I fucked smt up.

I feel like predicting how the rest of MLG will play out and since this doesn't belong in any fanclub and it would just be lost if I posted in the MLG thread, I'll just make a blog. NB: I'm not going to predict every match up, I don't know everyone well enough. :D

As am I writing this, the brackets look like this (sorry for cutting off the first round of winners bracket):

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Link to second bracket

My first prediction in the winner's bracket is that Ret beats Huk. Why? Ret is underestimated. He also beat MVP. Anyone who beats MVP is good enough to win it all. Ret's ZvP is also pretty damn clean and he seems to have a clear idea of how to work with the mu (even if ZvP is imo a poorly designed mu). Huk is a good player but sometimes I feel as if he's high when he plays.

I'll also predict that Oz beats Leenock, just because Oz understands PvZ (how else would he have beaten Idra who has awesome ZvP (yeah I went there))!


The loser's bracket is more fun to predict, so here goes.

Sheth beats DDE, not a hard call. Sheth is on fire, he all killed EG for christ's sake. After that he'll beat Naniwa, as long as Ret is there in between games for advice and encouragement. Sheth is fucking awesome.

Idra beats Nestea (REVENGE)! YEAH I called it. Idra has had months of Korean practice and is going into this MLG with STELLAR play! Idra WANTS revenge, he wants to redeem himself. Idra has had months to hone his play and his builds to the aggressive Korean server. Idra will pull through. After that Idra will wtfpwn Sjow and will then take his revenge against Sheth in ZvZ. Idra's out for blood! Since Idra's on ZvZ fire, he'll also beat Leenock.

Stc will beat either Minigun or Ddoro, DRG will beat either Sase or San (probably San? hard to count Sase out of this one though). Then DRG beats Stc. DRG is DRG and has the advantage of being as good as DRG in ZvT. Which means fucking awesome. DRG also has insane ZvP so he'll beat Huk (yeah I'm not predicting Huk is going to do well here, but if I'm wrong then good for Huk and good for EG! : ) !).

Ganzi should beat Pomi, it's TvP after all. Then Ganzi will beat MVP, but narrowly. But whoever wins between MVP and Ganzi will win vs Merz or Socke. And then either Ganzi or MVP (again, probably Ganzi) will beat Parting but lose to MC.

Demuslim will beat Axslav and will probably beat Haypro, but it'll be harder. I think Losira will lose to Grubby and Grubby might take out Thorzain, after which Grubby loses to Demuslim (seriously Demu is insane). Demuslim then beats either Violet or Marineking. Unfortunately Demuslim loses to either MVP or Ganzi (probably Ganzi). Sorry Demuslim! Go to Korea and you'll really start being insane (even more than you are now, if that's possible).


Now we have Idra vs DRG. It'll be an insane series but it'll be very hard to predict who wins this. Idra might have an advantage because he played 3 or 4 ZvZs right before, but DRG is DRG. Honestly I think Idra has a good chance and this is just too close to call. But if he does beat DRG, then he goes on to win the whole thing, including REVENGE against Oz (because Oz will lose to Ret).

Either Ganzi or MVP (probably Ganzi) will also beat either MKP or Violet.




And after all that it's all to close to call, but I'd say Idra, DRG, MC or Ret will take first.

**
maru lover forever
ThatGuy89
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1968 Posts
February 25 2012 11:28 GMT
#2
how can you say idra can take first, and not nestea, when idra has to face nestea next and nesteas ZvZ is best in the world?
dafuq
Recognizable
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Netherlands1552 Posts
February 25 2012 11:37 GMT
#3
I predict Idra not winning anything
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
February 25 2012 11:51 GMT
#4
A few reasons:

1. Idra has been practicing in Korea, which means his play is way better than before (before including GSL).
2. Nestea lost to Demuslim, which kind of makes me think that Nestea won't do as well as he does in GSL. Nestea is kind of "known" for not doing as great as he does in GSL.
3. Nestea's ZvZ isn't the legend it used to be.
4. Idra said in an interview that he wants a chance to play against Nestea and "redeem" himself for what happened in the GSL.

Could be wrong, could not be wrong, who cares it was fun writing this and I can't wait to see if any of my predictions come true. Oh and I'm an Idra fan, so naturally I have to predict he's going to win everything, especially if I believe he can do so. That's what a fan does. ^^ feel free to disagree
maru lover forever
SeaSwift
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Scotland4486 Posts
February 25 2012 13:16 GMT
#5
Nice read.

I disagree with almost all of it, of course, but that is the nature of the game. Still, interesting to get more perspective on it.
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
February 25 2012 13:39 GMT
#6
On February 25 2012 22:16 SeaSwift wrote:
Nice read.

I disagree with almost all of it, of course, but that is the nature of the game. Still, interesting to get more perspective on it.


^^ It'd be more interesting to me if you tell me what you disagree with. All in the interest of interesting fun. kekeeke
maru lover forever
SeaSwift
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Scotland4486 Posts
February 25 2012 13:44 GMT
#7
On February 25 2012 22:39 Incognoto wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 25 2012 22:16 SeaSwift wrote:
Nice read.

I disagree with almost all of it, of course, but that is the nature of the game. Still, interesting to get more perspective on it.


^^ It'd be more interesting to me if you tell me what you disagree with. All in the interest of interesting fun. kekeeke


Maybe disagreeing with almost all of it was a bit of an exaggeration, but:

Idra will lose to Nestea. If he does get past Nestea, no way he will beat DRG. Even if he managed that by some miracle, he would definitely lose vs Oz, especially with extended series rule.

GanZi has a pretty poor chance vs Pomi. Sure, I'd still favour him, but you said "it's TvP after all". Ganzi's TvP is his worst matchup by far. Assuming he gets past Pomi, no way he beats MVP. MVP is still ridiculously good.

Also, you kind of forget about MC. You mentioning him beating whoever faces him, and then he just.. disappears from your predictions.
Irave
Profile Joined October 2010
United States9965 Posts
February 25 2012 14:14 GMT
#8
On February 25 2012 20:37 Recognizable wrote:
I predict Idra not winning anything

I think that is a pretty safe prediction. Not a fan of his, but it is saddening to see him in this slump. Will be cheering for Huk to try and get first place in this.
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
February 25 2012 15:38 GMT
#9
Oh yeah, MC should beat Parting and then beat either MKP or Violet, after that I'm not sure what'll happen. ^^


Irave, Idra will surprise you! You'll see.
maru lover forever
theBALLS
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Singapore2935 Posts
February 25 2012 15:57 GMT
#10
idra won't win anything, unfortunately. He is his own greatest enemy. Until he learns to overcome his mental state, he will never ever be top tier.
If you lose the stick, you'll always have theBALLS.
Bagi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6799 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-25 16:24:16
February 25 2012 16:20 GMT
#11
This almost reads like a fanfic.

I think Idra beating Nestea is very unlikely, and it only gets harder after that. I just don't see anyone losing the first set and then winning the entire tournament, the amount of series you have to win in succession is staggering.
kingtut
Profile Joined June 2011
United States359 Posts
February 25 2012 17:02 GMT
#12
yeah gogo idra! if idra beats nestea everything you said will be true.
Fragmaaad
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States123 Posts
February 25 2012 17:48 GMT
#13
This is an awful prediction man, lol. SO wrong in so many ways.
Gangnam style
phiinix
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1169 Posts
February 25 2012 19:01 GMT
#14
You basically called upsets in every big match possible.
I think nestea slaughters idra, and that losira demolishes grubby.

I'll predict that out of nestea/idea, losira/grubby, ret/huk, oz/leenock, idra/leenock, ganzi/mvp, demuslim/violet(or marine king), and idra/drg, 8 games, you'll get 2 or less right because they'll lose, or won't make it that far.
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-27 07:33:26
February 25 2012 19:37 GMT
#15
First prediction to come true, Grubby beats Losira.

/ego

I'll update this post every time a prediction becomes a reality (or doesn't.. ^^).

--------

Bold is a good prediction, crossed out is a bad one.

Grubby > Losira
Sheth > DDE
Ret > Huk
Oz > Leenock
Idra > Nestea
Idra > Sjow
Idra > Leenock
Stc > Ddoro/Minigun
DRG > Sase/San
DRG > Huk
Ganzi > Pomi
Ganzi > MVP
MVP/Ganzi > Merz/Socke
MVP/Ganzi > Parting OR MVP/Ganzi < MC
Demuslim > Haypro/Axslav
Grubby > Thorzain
Demuslim > Grubby
Demuslim > Violet/MKP
Demuslim < MVP/Ganzi
Ret > Oz
MVP/Ganzi > MKP/Violet (contradictory with other predictions, I know)

IF Idra > DRG THEN Idra > Oz


So far, I got 12 predictions out 22 right, that's not too bad. x)

Edit: Oh and I was 99% wrong about Huk! sorry huk, WP in your games!
maru lover forever
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