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On January 07 2014 01:28 radley wrote:
I don't know why group H is considered as group of death. They are two protosses and two terrans - final score is simple to predict :D
Most exciting is group G !
I'd take a wild guess and say it's because the best terran, the best protoss and a Crimson semi-finalist are pitted against each other :p
On January 07 2014 01:38 SynC[gm] wrote:
I like how ever group has been voted at least once except C, when C is probably the hardest to predict who's coming out of the group... Jemah and dazed are C level, but Gorg and BaD]SeeD are C-/C and probably can hang with both Zergs pretty well.
Oh well, excited to see what happens.
Group C is the hardest to predict, but I guess people don't expect anyone in that group to make it out of the ro16...
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But there is a no nmae in Group H :O although I did do decently well in DRIT 7 >.> But this league I dropped out after my goliahs blocked my army for to long XD
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group b - group of death imo~
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On January 07 2014 04:23 Metal[x] wrote:
group b - group of death imo~
More like the death of the Terrans.
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I'm curious redaxis, how are the ro16 groups going to be determined?
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On January 07 2014 07:22 fearthequeen wrote:
I'm curious redaxis, how are the ro16 groups going to be determined?
There's the A's and B's of the Ro32 group stages. A's are the ones that went 2-0 in the group, and B's are the one's that went 2-1. There's going to be 2 A's and 2 B's per group, and I'll just be distributing the names across 4 groups. If there's a case of an A and B from the same Ro32 group in the Ro16, I'll try and switch up the names, unless players don't mind that situation.
From then on, the Ro16 groups will be played Round Robin format, where every game will be played on Circuit Breaker.
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Can we start playing already?
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On January 07 2014 16:58 chrisolo wrote:
Can we start playing already?
Yeah, you guys can play whenever you want. Getting in contact with your groupmates is all up to you guys. Just get the games played by the 25th.
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we are supposed to play one of the group, then the winners and losers play each others, but who are we supposed to play first ?
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On January 07 2014 19:21 Iway wrote:
we are supposed to play one of the group, then the winners and losers play each others, but who are we supposed to play first ?
You're playing against me (RulzBoooM) first.
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On January 07 2014 19:21 Iway wrote:
we are supposed to play one of the group, then the winners and losers play each others, but who are we supposed to play first ?
Groups are set up so that whoever's name you're adjacent to (left/right), that's your first set.
Then if you win/lose, you'll play the winner/loser of the other set of groupmates, respectively.
Winner of the winner's match moves onto the Round-of-16, loser of the winner's match goes onto final match.
Winner of the loser's match goes onto the final match, loser of the loser's match is eliminated.
Winner of the final match moves onto the Round-of-16.
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btw predictions:
Group A
1.  flyingjelly
2.  RulzBoooM
+ Show Spoiler +flyingjelly definitly taking the first spot. No contention in this prediction imho. I played Iway once months ago and he did not seem to be C level, so even if he is the unknown component, I do not think he will make it past RulzBoooM. AoT is really solid and it is ZvZ, but flying definitly taking this. flying vs RulZ, will be as also pretty onesided I think. AoT vs Iway is a coinflip, but since I know AoT "better" I think he will take it. In the decider we will see an epic match between AoT and RulZBoooM, which imho can go either way, but I have to root for RulZ here, since we live in the same city^^
Group B:
1. Lumix
2. Trozz
+ Show Spoiler +Zerg OP. nah not really, but I do not think MinscandBoo stands a chance against any of the other three players and RedAxis TvZ was solid, but not spectacular last time I saw it. I do not know if RedAxis can beat any of the zergs, but he has to at least win once against either of them and I'd give the zerg players an edge. Position-wise I just took a wild guess, since I think position 1 and 2 is up to the randomness of the ZvZ in the winners match.
Group C:
wont predict my own group
Group D:
1. Artanis[xp]
2.  [SAM]Gohan
+ Show Spoiler +t0ssboy would probably take spot 2, if he'd be playin protoss, but since he just started playing zerg, I have to go with Gohan, which showed one of the highest skills this DRTL season. Artanis definitly powering through this group though. I do not know anything about LTY, so I just put him on 4. Still he can upset if train PvT, since I guess that the final match will be LTY vs Gohan. But if it was about betting money, my money would be on Gohan.
Group E:
1. zimp
2. Arcania
+ Show Spoiler +Can't see zimp losing to anyone in this group, so he is a solid first place. Second place has to go to Arcania, even if I teased Arcania in the Jesus Clan chat, about him dropping out to Fear_Chaos. Arcania has to practice TvP a lot tho imho, since the final match will be Arcania vs Fear_Chaos. + Show Spoiler +Nahhhh jk greenelve takes place 1 and greenelve2 takes place 2 kekekek^^
Group F:
1. Ever)P(TelecoM
2. L_Master
+ Show Spoiler +I think this group is the hardest to predict tbh. TelecoM is the clear favorite for the first spot, but I would not be too surprised if he dropped out in this group. PvP can be a bitch sometimes and I think TelecoM's PvP is not his best matchup. Neither is this the best matchup of L_Master (I'd even say it is his worst), but L_Master has definitly the mechanics and BO knowledge to surprise both TelecoM and Mewka. Even if I'd say Mewka is the favorite against L_Master in any BoX (with X > 1), I'd say L_Master can take him out. Still my guess would be that TelecoM first takes out L_Master and Mewka takes out arb. I do not know who will win in Mewka vs TelecoM at all, but I "flipped a coin" and decided it will be TelecoM. arb is definitly capable of taking out L_Master, but I think L_Master is the clear favorite and will eliminate arb from the tournament. In the end I come back to my conclussion that L_Master will have a small edge in a Bo1 against Mewka and will take him out surprisingly. Still anyone can make it out of this group. I believe that even arb can go 2-0, but it is really unlikely.
Group G:
1. plus
2. Sero
+ Show Spoiler +plus gonna win this tournament, if he avoids a strong Ro16 group with f.e. Talent, Trozz and RulzBooM, where he gets knocked out in a Bo1, so no question about his first place in this group stage. DNH and smokeybear are both really really strong terrans for the D+/C- segment of players, but since Sero's main race is Terran, he knows Terrans weaknesses the best. His PvZ might be bad and he will definitly get crushed hard by plus, but I think his PvT will carry him through this groupstage. DNH will win against smokey and then fail in the winners match against plus. Sero will roll over smokebear and have a decider against DNH, which will come down to the question how much DNH trained for this. If he is in top condition, I think DNH will win pretty easily against Sero's Protoss, but since I actually didnt see DNH in Skype online for the last few decades, he will go down.
Group H:
1: Radley
2. Talent
+ Show Spoiler +castle destroys Stardom easily, while the other opening match is really hard to predict. Radley vs Talent will dedice the winner of this groupstage imho. Since New Bloody Ridge is the starting map, I think Terran has a small advantage and thus having Radley advance. Radley vs castle will be closer than you might expect, but I still do not see Radley losing this. Talent rolling over Stardom in convincing fashion will be the opener to the real nail-biter. Talent vs castle will be probably one of the best PvP matchups in this season, as Talent is one of the overall favorites of the tournament and castle being known for his PvP. I hope we will see a 30 minutes epic clash on Longinus, where both players are on the edge of winning, but finally Talent pulling through with his overall higher skill-level.
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Players will be allowed to change their race, if they haven't played their first set yet, until Sunday, Jan 12 5:59am GMT (GMT+00:00). If anyone DOES change races, I will be listing the changes right away, so as to avoid possible confusion among players and group-mates.
Also, if you do not think you'll be able to play past the group stages, please let me know immediately. Unfortunately, if you can't play past the group stages, I'm going to need to replace you, since I want the least amount of walkovers in this league as possible.
The Ro32 group games can be played at anytime until Saturday, Jan 25 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00). Getting in contact is the players' responsibility, but I have listed the usual ID and Teamliquid ID in the OP for reference. No postponements past the designated date is allowed, unless you PM me and I agree to the possible PP.
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Plus has changed his race from Zerg to Protoss.
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On January 08 2014 06:28 SynC[gm] wrote:
Plus has changed his race from Zerg to Protoss.
That's not suspicious at all.
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Why are you not playing in this nina? >
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On January 08 2014 08:30 fabiano wrote:Why are you not playing in this nina? >
Not awesome enough to be invited, of course.
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Jemah is taking a break from BW, at least he told me so.
So please replace him asap.
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EPT
