[SPL] CJ Entus vs Samsung KHAN

CJ Entus

CJ Entus has a pretty solid lineup. They have EffOrt, obviously. EffOrt came out of a slump not too long ago which he finalized by defeating Flash in the OSL finals. It is safe to say that he will put up the numbers tonight. But Snow is not to be overlooked. He is a pretty strong player. The only flaw in his play for tonight's game is that he does not have a strong PvP. Although it has definitely been improving. The coaches will want to try and dodge JangBi and Stork at all costs when they send him out, but I don't think they will be able to. sKyHigh is also worthy of being mentioned. His TvT is pretty damn strong, but that won't help him much in taking out the likes of KHAN. Iris is a good player as well, and I suspect him to be the one they match up against JangBi, whereas EffOrt takes on Stork. The disappointing part of CJ? Movie for sure. He just doesn't seem worthy of a OSL Silver Medal. Overall, CJ is a pretty well-balanced team to be wary of... its just their skills aren't really built to counter a Protoss heavy team like KHAN. Which has me worried for them.

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Samsung KHAN

I think its safe to say that Samsung KHAN is a stronger team now than not too long ago. Although they did recently lose to a "deadly" SKT Zerg lineup... I'd still put money on the team of today than the team of a month ago by a mile. They are definitely getting stronger. There isn't much to say about them though. There is the obvious: Stork is good, really good. JangBi is usually good, with huge disappointments here and there. The player in question for me is great. He was playing great(hehe pun) Starcraft not too long ago. But that has come to a sudden halt. Hopefully he can reestablish his position in my eyes. KHAN is also playing the questionably pro players Brave and Sharp(Although he played pretty well for his first match IMO) recently. It'll be interesting to see if they play them tonight and on which maps.

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EffOrt < Judgment Day > great

As I said previously, I really want to see a EffOrt vs Stork match on Match Point... but EffOrt likes this map too much. He has a pretty impressive record on it with kills on strong players. great comes out to combat him for KHAN.

Iris < Match Point > Stork

I can't decide who will come out here for CJ... so I just had to choose Iris. I really like Match Point as a map... but it has long outlived its life. But I think its a fairly balanced map. A good arena for a showdown. So KHAN will send out Stork. Game of the Night here if it doesn't make it to ace.

Snow < Polaris Rhapsody > JangBi

Snow is good, but unfortunately his PvP isn't that great. I expect JangBi to roll him over on this Protossy map.

sKyHigh < Fortress > Chavi

I don't who will play here at all. I think sKyHigh will come out... just because what other choice does CJ have? Movie? Hydra? I would pick sKyHigh before them in a second, even against non-Terran. But KHAN... I have no clue. It could be Brave, Sharp, Chavi... I ruled out Sharp because hes a Terran and KHAN probably knows sKyHigh is coming out, and I just chose Chavi over Brave because this map doesn't seem to favor Protoss that much. I weighed that against Brave playing more recently, and still decided on Chavi.

EffOrt < Fighting Spirit > Stork

Can't wait for this ace match... its gonna be epic...

CJ Entus 2 < 3 Samsung KHAN

Hydra < Judgment Day > Stork

Snow < Match Point > JangBi

EffOrt < Polaris Rhapsody > Juni

Hydra < Judgment Day > Stork


Snow < Match Point > JangBi


EffOrt < Polaris Rhapsody > Juni

CJ Entus 0 < 3 Samsung KHAN