Don't know what AHCL is? No problem! To say succinctly, it is a Korean Clan League played much like Proleague, with each match being a Bo9 All-Kill format. We are now in the play-off stages, and boy has it been exciting so far! Last night we had a fantastic series between NsP and LoteM, as they fought tooth-and-nail to advance in the Playoffs. Now fresh from battle, LoteM moves on to challenge WHITE, the juggernaut clan that finished second during the regular season. Join us for a recap of the past night, and a preview for the coming night, and get ready to earn some Broodwar hipster points!

So a couple things to note:

• Thankfully, despite worries, Saber and Native (Light) were able to show up for the match, and proved to be essential for LoteM's victory.
  
• Lazy showed some spectacular micro throughout the series, but his decision-making and choice of strategy proved to be his downfall against DAKS and Native (Light)
  
• Despite his lacking early-midgame bio play, First was able to showcase some extremely impressive latemech against Saber. There's quite a lot of promise in the amateur First!
  
• DAKS, our other star amateur, also showed some extremely impressive games last night, against ZerG (Hogil) and Lazy. Must see games!
  
• On the other hand, however, Brave really blew it. Had he been able to snipe Saber, something he's entirely capable of, the series could have ended with a different result.
  
• Overall, a fantastic series with a lot of great games. Give it a watch!

Set 1, Circuit Breaker: Saber_Lt vs NsP_First

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Set 5, Dante's Peak SE: DAKS_Lt vs NsP_Lazy

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Set 6, Circuit Breaker: DAKS_Lt vs NsP_ZerG (Hogil)

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Hope that these 4-Cut reports have given you a nice taste of how awesome these games were. Do yourself a favor and check it out!

WHITE is one damn scary clan, with some of the strongest expros at their disposal. EyeWater[WHITE] (Shuttle) and Mind[WHITE] have been regular participants in AHCL so far, and are almost guaranteed to come out for tonight's match. 0[WHITE] (Movie) and Killer[WHITE] are also very real possibilities too, although they have not participated nearly as much. To top things off, WHITE can also send out some pretty good amateurs, HERO[WHITE] (not to be confused with our beloved ex-STX pro) and Bit[WHITE], both respectable players that can hold their own.

Should WHITE choose to be nice and not send only expros, HERO[WHITE] is guaranteed to be sent out. He's a great amateur player with strong standard gameplay, and he almost beat Larva from a huge disadvantage. He'll be mainly used to buy time, but don't be surprised if he manages to take a win or two.


LoteM showed some great form last night against NsP, but may run into a lot of problems against WHITE. In particular, WHITE's Protoss cards, EyeWater[WHITE] (Shuttle) and 0[WHITE] (Movie), pose significant threats to LoteM's Native_Lt (Light) and Saber_Lt. Perhaps Bye_Lt (sSak) will finally join the fight to help combat this problem, but it is absolutely crucial for LoteM to have Native_Lt (Light) ready in case Killer[WHITE] decides to show up. The lineup and sniping advantage is in WHITE's favor, but this is really a match that can go either way

WHITE 5-4 LoteM

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For further reading, you can check out the Liquipedia page to check out all the results and stuff. If you tune in tonight, be sure to participate in the LR Thread!