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[ASL7] Ro24 Preview Pt.1 - The Genius Returns

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[ASL7] Ro24 Preview Pt.1 - The Genius Returns

Text byBLinD-RawR
Graphics byv1
January 13th, 2019 06:20 GMT
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Welcome Back! It feels like forever but we're finally here at the Afreeca Starleague Season 7. Have you recovered from the ASL 6 finals yet? EffOrt really brought it to Flash and now we're left wanting for more StarCraft.

This is going to be another interesting season with the addition of 2 new maps (Block Chain and Whiteout), and with NaDa returning to the offline stage after a very long time, you can bet its going to be one hell of an opening week for the ASL!

However, let's not forget the full lineup of the week. The aforementioned "Genius Terran" NaDa takes on Larva while Rush and Horang2 in Group A, and ASL5 Runner up Snow, Action, PianO, and newcomer Terran Tinkle face off in Group B.

Group A is set to start in . It's time for all the players to lay it down on the line for a chance to advance to the Ro16 and join the group selection ceremony. Let's get HYYYYPED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Table of contents

  • Intro
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  • Group A Preview
  • Group B Preview
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  • (Wiki)Liquipedia
Group A Preview

The Return Of The Bonjwa

For many years, Lee ‘NaDa’ Yoon Yeol held the mantle of the absolute best StarCraft player in the world. Building on BoxeR’s legacy, the Genius Terran established himself as the Emperor’s bonjwa successor—a title granted a select few who left a more than a noticeable impact on the scene by utterly dominating the landscape of professional StarCraft in Korea. As one of the four players ever to win (at least) three OSL titles and be awarded the Golden Mouse, NaDa remained a force to be reckoned with until the release of StarCraft II, where his relatively short stint yielded only a single semi-final GSL finish.The Bonjwa retired in 2012 to fulfill his mandatory service in the Korean military.

And now he’s back.

Although NaDa has been somewhat active on the scene since his return in 2015, only recently did we see his attention shift towards the more competitive aspects of StarCraft. Streaming for a living, Lee Yoon Yeol failed to qualify for any previous iterations of the AfreecaTV StarLeague. It’s hard to say whether his passion was reignited after having played the role of Afreeca’s coach in the second season of the MPL or if returning to his former glory was NaDa’s ultimate goal all along. What is becoming apparent, though, is that he has seemingly caught up to the rest of the scene in terms of skill.

However, as AC/DC’s Bon Scott once said: "It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock n’ roll be a StarCraft champion, and NaDa might be hard pressed to even make it out of his Ro24 group. With the likes of Lim ‘Larva’ Hong Gyu, Yoo ‘Rush’ Young Jin, and Lee ‘Horang2’ Kyung Min all standing in his way paired with an arsenal of new maps, I wouldn’t be surprised if NaDa’s ASL run came to an abrupt end this coming Sunday. Getting back into competitive StarCraft is one thing. Getting used to swathes of high ground over one’s natural, odd pathways, and half the map assets denying vision to the player—seriously, who came up with the idea of Whiteout?—is another.

Nonetheless, the return of NaDa is bound to garner heaps of attention from casual viewers and hardcore esports buffs alike, being a much needed storyline for the media to follow.

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Predictions:

Larva > NaDa // Block Chain
Horang2 > Rush // Block Chain
Larva > Horang2 // Whiteout
NaDa > Rush // Whiteout
NaDa < Horang2 // Match Point

(Z)Larva and (P)Horang2 to advance to the Ro16!

Group B Preview

Snow Problem

(P)Snow vs. Tinkle on Block Chain
I don't really know anything about amateur Terran, Tinkle, besides what's written in his Liquipedia article that was made just three days ago. He's apparently known for his early harass style, which sounds great on Whiteout and Block Chain. In the sponsored rankings he sits at 44, which is nothing to write home about. He holds his own versus other fellow amateurs, but against world revered PvT'er Snow, his chances are incredibly slim. Block Chain, a map that has an unfavorable late game, will be a near impossible task unless Tinkle can pull off the magic of Fantasy-esque drop harass. With no experience on the live stage, his chances only go down further.

(Z)Action vs. (T)PianO
Action has a penchant for specialized builds, and a unique map like Block Chain will be no exception. I can easily see his style tripping up a player like PianO, who only appears best in his element of constant drop harass and signature SK Terran play. However, by the merit of the map and the fact that TvZ is PianO's best matchup, I predict that he will come out ahead.

Winners' Match: (P)Snow vs. (T)PianO: Whiteout
Snow hasn't been known as infallible or consistent, but against a player of PianO's caliber, Snow is more than a match. I predict some early reaver play to dismantle Piano and either win outright or gain a sizable advantage.

Losers' Match: (Z)Action vs. Tinkle: Whiteout
Again, no amateur in recent memory has upset an ex-pro on the offline stage. That'll be the case again, as Action is simply the superior player here.

Final Match: (Z)Action vs. (T)PianO: Match Point
Match Point plays ZvT out differently by usually demanding Zergs either go 2 hatch muta or the occasional 3 base 3 hatch muta. A match like this could go either way due to how unknown Action's proficiency with 2 hatch muta is. There's also a chance that if Action does another one of his unique strategies, he might just fail badly. Then again, PianO's current form may be inconsistent. Still, I give this game a slight advantage to PianO to win.

Snow > Tinkle // Block Chain
PianO > Action // Block Chain
Snow > PianO// Whiteout
Action > Tinkle // Whiteout
PianO > Action // Match Point

(T)PianO and (P)Snow advance to the ro16!



Writers: Ty2, BLinD-RawR, Ziggy
Graphics: v1
Editors: BLinD-RawR
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-visnu-
Profile Joined April 2009
Australia149 Posts
January 13 2019 06:34 GMT
#2
woW! NaDa go!
prosatan
Profile Joined September 2009
Romania7995 Posts
January 13 2019 06:36 GMT
#3
[Red]Nada baby!!! Let's goooooo!!!!!
Lee JaeDong Fighting! The only church that illuminates is the one that burns.
MightyBeast
Profile Joined December 2018
117 Posts
January 13 2019 07:05 GMT
#4
Pulling hard for rush and tinkle.. the global ladder beasts should be ready to shake up a major tournament like the asl. Underdogs hwaiting!
noobcake______
Profile Joined January 2019
1 Post
January 13 2019 07:09 GMT
#5
Horang has it wrapped it up I think. Larva might beat him but Yes. Horang was solid in KSL 6 and will be tough to beat if he less nervous this time around.

BY the way, what up with logging in? Totally messed up. I can't login with my Blizzard account and a few others. Also not even getting the password reset email.
bovienchien
Profile Joined March 2014
Vietnam1152 Posts
January 13 2019 07:41 GMT
#6
My Predictions:

Rush and NaDa to advance to the Ro16!
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Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
January 13 2019 08:45 GMT
#7
Hope NaDa somehow makes it out of the group. He'll have to do some crazy builds though.
Huggusten
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden50 Posts
January 13 2019 09:35 GMT
#8
Rush has been looking crazy strong lately and I've got a feeling he can make it through this group but he'll struggle in TvP against Horang2. If Horang2 can take down Larva in the winners match i expect Rush to move on 2nd, otherwise Larva + Horang2. (Praying for a miracle though with Nada moving on).
dummy1
Profile Blog Joined April 2018
420 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-01-13 10:49:16
January 13 2019 10:48 GMT
#9
Damn, watching Larva vs NaDa... I feel like this is g(o)od. Soooo good.
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JackyVSO
Profile Joined July 2018
Denmark85 Posts
January 13 2019 12:50 GMT
#10
That's some...

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top notch predicting by Blind-RawR!
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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50118 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-01-13 13:26:25
January 13 2019 12:59 GMT
#11
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I wasn't the one who wrote the predictions, as you can see Group A preview was written by Ziggy, credit goes to him.
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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10671 Posts
January 13 2019 13:24 GMT
#12
As if anyone needs another reason to come back to BW, NaDa !!! This is great!!
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
JackyVSO
Profile Joined July 2018
Denmark85 Posts
January 13 2019 15:40 GMT
#13
You're right. Much + Show Spoiler +
credit to Ziggy for correct predictions then.
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Kurao
Profile Joined April 2018
215 Posts
January 14 2019 07:43 GMT
#14
What a way to start off the ASL.
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It's a shame that NaDa was eliminated but his play looked super impressive considering who he was against. Excited to see him in upcoming BW tourneys
MrMischelito
Profile Joined February 2014
347 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-01-14 09:40:17
January 14 2019 09:39 GMT
#15
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The match between Larva and NaDa was amazing! Great start into the new season of ASL.

I am so excited for the second group!
Lord-SnoT
Profile Joined August 2018
France6 Posts
January 14 2019 14:05 GMT
#16
Nada's BO is awesome!
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Larva had "some luck" to be able to kill the ghost before the nuke explode. I think we'll see a lot of pro gamer going this BO in TvZ in the next days
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