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CSL+: Midpoint
What's been going on in the world of CSL? With the season more than halfway completed, clear favorites have emerged in every division, but it's all still very much up in the air right now as teams contend for the top two spots in their division for a ticket into playoffs!
University of Victoria leads Western Division 1, boasting an impressive score of 4-0, with UCSB and UCLA following closely at 3-0 and 2-1, respectively.
In Western Division 2, UC Irvine has been on a roll taking down San Diego State in round 3 and UCSD in round 4. Xeris, on the other hand, had the following comment about his team's performance:
(8:23:11 PM) Duran Parsi: T_____________T
Western Division 3 is still very much in the air due to its smaller size, with University of Texas leading at 3-0. Round 3 saw brother against brother and friend against friend, as UT faced off against Rice.
Here in a never before released interview, a member of the Rice team reveals their secret strategy against Texas:
(11:15:32 PM) [Rice]Menace: guess what our plan for Ut is
(11:15:45 PM) [Rice]Menace: were cheesing them the First 3 games
(11:15:56 PM) [Rice]Menace: 1: proxy, 2: 4 pool, 3: gas steal
(11:15:57 PM) [Rice]Menace: LOL
(11:16:08 PM) hazelynut: LOL
(11:16:10 PM) hazelynut: so bad
It's a secret to everybody.
The end result? Sadly for Rice, 3-1 for UTexas, with Rice's only set victory (and Texas' only set loss) from the Menace himself.
In the meantime, UChicago has been very busy, recently defeating UIllinois and keeping their position as leader of the division, while planning a local SC tournament/workshop with guest speakers for this upcoming weekend, AND managing to still bake delicious SC-related food. Let's hope that they aren't too busy, though; with the division being smaller, the match scores are tighter, so anything can happen.
UChicago Secret Project #287: Sugar-based Dragoon Exoskeletons
Meanwhile, halfway across the country, two titans are about to clash in what will likely be one of the most epic matches of this season's CSL. This week, Duke and Georgia Tech face off to determine just WHO is the alpha team in East Division 1.
A completely accurate representation of what will happen between Duke vs. Georgia Tech.
In East Division 2, UToronto, fielding the legendary ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Picon_small.png) Iefnaij, will likely have no trouble securing a playoff position in the following weeks. However, the second spot still looks like a huge tossup, with Western Ontario and Ohio State currently looking to be in the best position. However, don't count out Waterloo or UMichigan just yet - they could just as easily come back and destroy everyone else in 2009.
Similarly, Rutgers commands a dominating 4-0 lead in East Division 3. Immediately below them, Princeton, Johns Hopkins and Cornell will likely be fiercely duking it out for the right to the second spot in the following weeks to come.
In East Division 4, both McGill and Tufts are leading at 4-0 and 3-0 respectively. The closest team, MIT, sits at 2-2, having suffered an upset at the hands of Harvard in Round 3. While the situation looks grim, MIT still has a chance to make it to the playoffs, depending on the outcome of McGill vs. Tufts.
For last season's stars, the results have been mixed. The loss of StrykeR from MIT and Yosh from UC Berkeley has left these two schools struggling. Playoff veterans Emory University, which made it to the playoffs in Season 1, suffers from a different problem: having to contend with an additional rival in the form of Duke University along with Georgia Tech. The chances for these schools to make it into playoffs are slim, though not impossible. We'll have to see what happens in the next few weeks.
Amongst the newcomers to CSL, Duke and UToronto stand out particularly, if only for the star power that each team wields in the form of NoNy and Iefniaj. Be sure to be on the lookout for these teams in the playoffs.
Some of our playoff veterans from last season are looking their best, with Georgia Tech, Rutgers, McGill, and University of Texas all boasting impressive records this season. Other familiar faces, like University of Victoria, have made their way to the top of their division, and are likely to stay there. UVic has issued the following challenge to all contenders:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gzwnJAFSk
Playoffs should include a rap battle component, amirite guys?
As the season passes its midway point, teams are looking to lock their spots to the playoffs... for some teams, it's as simple as 1a2a3a, but for others, the road will be longer and harder.
And for those teams that haven't been doing so well thus far, make sure to win at least one for your fans, alright? You've got at least one out there, and your win might make things more interesting for those looking at that second playoff spot.
To all in the tournament, good luck and remember to have fun. To the reader/viewership, thanks for reading! Be on the lookout for livestream threads and more CSL articles in the future.
P.S. Does anyone know of a beach where we could hold Grand Finals? It's kind of a big deal.
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I wonder which naked man is Empyrean.
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United States3705 Posts
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Two Koreans rofllllll
End part of the rap flowed really well btw
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Are there any strong players that allowed schools to be so strong? I know that Duke has NonY and one or two B players, but how about schools like UVictoria, Georgia Tech, Rutgers? I remember UVictoria wasn't even a playoff contender last season but now they are dominating. Are there any players to "look out for" through the rest of the season?
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On November 05 2009 10:32 CaucasianAsian wrote: Assem is on Georgia Tech
he hasn't played any matches though
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On November 05 2009 10:32 CaucasianAsian wrote:Assem is on Georgia Tech
And Koreans... Koreans are always imba Chris -_-
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I'm not sure about UVictoria, but Rutgers has a sneaky new ace (Nexus) and mostly C- or above players (Fanatacist, Dimsum, Clazz, so on). Georgia Tech has a really famous Chinese player - MasterAsia formerly known as DPR - as well as gt.roo who's around C+/B-.
McGill has Freaky (B, maybe C+ when rusty), and Toronto has Jianfei.
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For UVic, I think the division is rather weak. Don't know about any really impressive aces though.
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UCLA, UC Davis, and UC Berkeley should all be owning it up (from what I've heard), but for some reason they're not? 
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Georgia vs Duke is going to be off the heezy.
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nobody's gon be talkin bout SD until we win CSL I guess, that's cool =P
Cinderella story ftw, watch out.
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This is like college basketball, Duke always wins =P
What if Maryland and Duke were in the same division... haha
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Where do I get the reps for week 3 and 4?
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On November 05 2009 09:47 d3_crescentia wrote:
P.S. Does anyone know of a beach where we could hold Grand Finals? It's kind of a big deal.
I wish you were serious. Live grand finals would be epic.
I imagine we'll need a larger fanbase before that can happen. =]
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I'm waiting for the replay crew to send me some reps >_>
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If I had known you guys would make such a big deal about it, I wouldn't've played Nony in the lineup this week XD
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On November 05 2009 10:30 Amnesia wrote:
Are there any strong players that allowed schools to be so strong? I know that Duke has NonY and one or two B players, but how about schools like UVictoria, Georgia Tech, Rutgers? I remember UVictoria wasn't even a playoff contender last season but now they are dominating. Are there any players to "look out for" through the rest of the season?
we win because we have depth :p
having one super good player doesn't cut it. tyler, js, julian, and i are all at least b- and above, hence we don't even really pay attention to lineup
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wait, what happened to the statistician and lineup calculations? was that all a lie?
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Has Nony been playing for Duke? If so, IMBAA.
Anyways I wish Korean unis could somehow be incorporated to the CSL
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On November 05 2009 14:20 OneOther wrote:Show nested quote +On November 05 2009 10:30 Amnesia wrote:
Are there any strong players that allowed schools to be so strong? I know that Duke has NonY and one or two B players, but how about schools like UVictoria, Georgia Tech, Rutgers? I remember UVictoria wasn't even a playoff contender last season but now they are dominating. Are there any players to "look out for" through the rest of the season? we win because we have depth :p having one super good player doesn't cut it. tyler, js, julian, and i are all at least b- and above, hence we don't even really pay attention to lineup
You guys are gay ):
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United States10774 Posts
On November 05 2009 14:34 hazelynut wrote:
wait, what happened to the statistician and lineup calculations? was that all a lie?
this, too.
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We're really eager to play spoiler for the number 2 spot in our division mwa ha ha.
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On November 05 2009 14:45 Funnytoss wrote:
We're really eager to play spoiler for the number 2 spot in our division mwa ha ha.
Never! We'll claw, scratch, and spit our way to victory! (Though I guess we have protoss and terrans too)
Edit: And I think we've already played you. My trashtalk was all for naught...
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On November 05 2009 14:20 OneOther wrote:Show nested quote +On November 05 2009 10:30 Amnesia wrote:
Are there any strong players that allowed schools to be so strong? I know that Duke has NonY and one or two B players, but how about schools like UVictoria, Georgia Tech, Rutgers? I remember UVictoria wasn't even a playoff contender last season but now they are dominating. Are there any players to "look out for" through the rest of the season? we win because we have depth :p having one super good player doesn't cut it. tyler, js, julian, and i are all at least b- and above, hence we don't even really pay attention to lineup
what the O_O.
So imba.
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On November 05 2009 14:34 hazelynut wrote:
wait, what happened to the statistician and lineup calculations? was that all a lie?
We'll just let the rest of the league figure that out.
It's not like division stages matter 
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can't wait for the match this sunday, It's going to be so much fun :D
We're going to have a lot of spectators (comparatively) this time too :D
Posting flyers around campus that will advertise the match tomorrow
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woot uci for western conference and csl champs
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On November 05 2009 14:46 OrderlyChaos wrote:Show nested quote +On November 05 2009 14:45 Funnytoss wrote:
We're really eager to play spoiler for the number 2 spot in our division mwa ha ha. Never! We'll claw, scratch, and spit our way to victory! (Though I guess we have protoss and terrans too) Edit: And I think we've already played you. My trashtalk was all for naught...
Haha yeah. I'm really sad I couldn't start the week we played you guys... but for example, by beating Western Ontario we'd give your team a better chance.
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United States10774 Posts
we are going to 3-0 georgia tech, you heard it here first
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Why wasn't RIT included, I'm sure we have more than enough nerds for a team.
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On November 06 2009 02:06 OneOther wrote:
we are going to 3-0 georgia tech, you heard it here first
Mmmk... I'll come back to this quote after Sunday 
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and we're gonna 4-2 duke in the finals, sup?
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ucsd's like the fat, bad kid who tries to get attention in a wall-ball game but nobody cares about him hahaha 
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Why isn't there a 2v2 match? 4 1v1 and 1 2v2? That way it might be a little more fun. ;o
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I think Duke vs. Georgia Tech deserves it's own hype thread. Empyrean, please make it happen.
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a Nony vs Assem ACE match would be epic
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These are my thoughts on 2v2:
Some teams might not have enough for competent 2v2, it might cause lag for people within the same college network, it would raise questions about how many appearances players can have on the line up, current PL doesn't support it, and 2v2 sucks n_n;
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On November 06 2009 04:21 OneOther wrote:ucsd's like the fat, bad kid who tries to get attention in a wall-ball game but nobody cares about him hahaha
u still butthurt cuz I didn't let you in light ... OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH !!
hah <3 can't wait to face you fools.
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there's no 2v2 because proleague does not have 2v2.it's that simple
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On November 06 2009 09:15 tnt_titan wrote:
there's no 2v2 because proleague does not have 2v2.it's that simple
it's more that everyone hated it last season I think
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there was a vote on 2v2's at the end of last season with the majority deciding that 2v2's weren't worth it for whatever reasons they had
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