ASL Season 20 Ro24 Groups - Page 2

On August 09 2025 12:27 RogerChillingworth wrote:
I just look at group C and get a little sweaty. Fan me, someone.

You got the Gas Station Terran, aka Mechanic Terran, chomping on a 3 day old piece of a gum, doesn't bargain, will absolutely overcharge. He knows people look down on him a little, but it's your car in his garage. Can you fix a fucking engine? Didn't think so.

But then you have Mini, BGH, with his fuckin safari hat and Sako S20 rifle, beige pollo on beige high rise shorts, tall white socks, heading into the jungle for some soma panther meat. He looks like any old hunter, albeit on the nerdy side, and on top of all that getup a deck full of aces up his sleeve, including claws that rival the panther's, and martial arts skills that would make Steven Seagal in his prime look like an unborn teletubby.

Like it does look scary when you have that epic cinematic shot of the panther through the leaves, maybe with a little David Attenborough narration—and anyone expects the hunter to get his ass killed, especially for wearing shorts like that.
But the hunter is only appearing to look a little weak lately. It's all part of a greater tapestry. The mankillers spot what they perceive to be weakness, become overly aggressive, and the Sako S20 cleans up.

The hunter, instead of running into the forest like Arnold Schwarzenegger, covering himself in mud like a little bitch, walks right on the path. The panther, not realizing he's up against an Aikido master who will use his own aggression against him as he charges in and then hurl his ass back into the woods like an empty box, sees the hunter coming down. The panther waits for the whistling beige on beige afternoon snack to pass. The hunter's back is to him now. The panther jumps out without a sound, not a leaf disturbed. The hunter turns, fingers on his left hand stiff and curled to intercept a paw, the Sako in his right swinging around to line up with the head. But it's a panther, and his Aikido does shit, and the Sako misses, and the panther bites his throat so he can't even scream, and tears back and forth until the hunter is completely still, his head and neck like a smashed peanut butter jelly sandwich at the base of school cafeteria garbage can, that a kid didn't want and now he hates his mom even though it tastes fine like that. The panther stomps out the last few warping in photon cannons to the saddest violin you've ever heard, and all the probes pop like popcorn, and the hunter's dead left hand posthumously twitches Morse a single g.

On August 10 2025 08:22 Destroyer wrote:
A:
Sharp and Larva. Sharp is pretty consistent and Larva being back and already in really solid form should go through.
B:
Speed and Bisu. Speed is generally good in TvT and Bisu, even in not a super optimal form should be able to do it with one matchup to practice. Difficult group.
C:
Soma and Mini. After Soma got back, he plays like crazy and plays really really good. Mini is reasonably consistent and if he doesnt go crazy (like few seasons ago against sSak) he should be able to do it. But sSak can definitely surprice.
D:
Insanity. Queen is great in ZvZ and I would bet he ll go on, others.. No clue.
E:
Rush and JD. Both consistent, playing a lot and in good form.
F:
RoyaL and herO. As previous group, both playing a lot and very good. Especially RoyaL feels to me to be in really good shape.

On August 11 2025 12:34 zutt0 wrote:
This idea that Soma is going to wipe the floor with Mini is totally unsupportable with the evidence. .

On August 09 2025 10:31 LightSpectra wrote:
Prediction:

A: Sharp, Larva (sorry Stork 😭)
B: Bisu, Speed
C: Mini, Soma
D: Queen, EffOrt
E: Rush, Jaedong
F: herO, RoyaL