Group A:

effort
IAmMang
Horang2
Organ

Group B:

Last
Calm
SoulKey
Snow

Group C:

Sharp
Mind
Modesty
Best

Group D:

Mini
Larva
Sacsri
Rain

Group B looks quite interesting to me: The winners' match will almost certainly be Last vs SoulKey, but the loser of that match could get into trouble. Last could easily lose vs Snow, or SoulKey could lose vs Calm.

Sacsri and Modesty are dead zergs. Mini really got the short end of the stick too. And one lower tier player will advance from Group A. I'm guessing Horang2.

Alpha-NP-

United States1242 Posts

January 30 2019 02:59 GMT

Great groups. It will be an awesome tournament. And don’t count Snow out. Snow barely lost to Jaedong in a recent tournament 2-3. Anything can happen in a bo1. Imo Mini has a chance against Larva and Rain if he doesn’t get nervous jitters.

TornadoSteve

906 Posts

January 30 2019 03:18 GMT

Poor Piano Poor Calm Poor Modesty

bovienchien

Vietnam1152 Posts

January 30 2019 03:56 GMT

I predict

A effort Horang2
B Last Snow
C Sharp Best
D Mini Larva

MightyBeast

117 Posts

January 30 2019 04:51 GMT

I don’t think mini is a guarantee over his group and mang is a dark horse in group a. Any one counting snow out hasn’t been watching the scene closely as of late and is borderline stupid

TornadoSteve

906 Posts

January 30 2019 05:01 GMT

I totally agree with that post.
Mini and Last arent safe bets.
Guemchi is probably 2nd favorite in group A.
Even if Sk should beat snow about ~65% of the time (imo), snow should get to ro8 anyway.

Sabu113

United States11035 Posts

January 30 2019 05:38 GMT

Great groups. Group B is nasty.

Group A: Effort and I am gonna pull for Organ

Group B: Snow, Last. Pulling for the upset from Snow.

Group C: Best, Mind | Just waiting for Best to show he's the best toss. :D

Group D: Rain and I like Larva's Beard.

ggsimida

1124 Posts

January 30 2019 06:33 GMT

as of time of this post no one updated the dates/times of the ro16 anywhere, had to go to ygosu to find it...

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A: Effort Horang2

it is known effort becomes demotivated for quite a while after big tourney wins but this group is relatively too easy for him to start choking in. im a fan of piano and still dont see him making it past 2 protosses, maybe age has knock some sense into his head to produce smarter play but i doubt it. horangee ranks higher in sponbbang and seems to be the more active player streaming so i go with him

B: Soulkey Snow

last only played 3 spon games total this month lol...his match fitness in severe question hes gonna fall prey to snow/calm's tricks. hopeful he can prove us wrong but they way things go i highly doubt it.. sk's skill and cerebral play makes him the tourney favorite. snow's trickery+blockchain should see him through.

C: Best Sharp

Best gets a favorable group this time (unlike asl5 where he loses to a toss dominated group). Sharp has more quality than the other 2, mind hasn't performed in quite a while and modesty is just a limited player.

D: Rain Larva

I think Larva has the quality to edge past Mini. Sascri isn't very convincing in his 2-0 win over a past it mong. Rain is in a league above the other 3 players.

elpolloloco31

144 Posts

January 30 2019 07:24 GMT

starting on sunday or we have to wait a little while?

Predictions:

effort
Horang2

Group B:

Last
Snow

Group C:

Sharp
Best

Group D:

Mini
Rain

MightyBeast

117 Posts

January 30 2019 08:08 GMT

#10

I wish flash was playing in this so bad but every other player would just accept defeat rather than trying their best so I guess it’s for the best

ShloobeR

Korea (South)3804 Posts

January 30 2019 08:13 GMT

#11

On January 30 2019 16:24 elpolloloco31 wrote:
starting on sunday or we have to wait a little while?

Predictions:

effort
Horang2

Group B:

Last
Snow

Group C:

Sharp
Best

Group D:

Mini
Rain

Starting next Sunday (10th), next week is the Lunar new year holiday so probably a bit awkward to start it then.

I'll go for...
A: effort, Horang2
B: SK, Snow
C: Best, Sharp
D: Rain, Larva

oxKnu

1133 Posts

January 30 2019 08:19 GMT

#12

Larva destroys Mini in all of their practice games. (they play a lot)

He also has been losing left and right to Rain the last couple of months so that one will be an interesting group.

prosatan

Romania7425 Posts

January 30 2019 08:57 GMT

#13

Group B is great !
And in group C, Best should have no problems with two terrans.

Akio

Finland1838 Posts

January 30 2019 10:42 GMT

#14

Group B is nasty, yikes

ChriS-X

Malaysia1374 Posts

January 30 2019 12:54 GMT

#15

waiting for clam and medesty to resurface hue

Navane

Netherlands2736 Posts

January 30 2019 13:33 GMT

#16

group b group of death

Rodya

546 Posts

January 30 2019 15:30 GMT

#17

Effort/organ
Last/Soulkey
Best/Modesty
Larva/Mini

Then Last gets lucky and draws organ in ro.8, 3-0's BeSt in ro.4 and we get Last vs. Effort in the finals.

InmateNextdoor

43 Posts

January 30 2019 18:54 GMT

#18

On January 30 2019 17:19 oxKnu wrote:
Larva destroys Mini in all of their practice games. (they play a lot)

He also has been losing left and right to Rain the last couple of months so that one will be an interesting group.

Where can I find these games?

TornadoSteve

906 Posts

January 30 2019 19:06 GMT

#19

On January 31 2019 00:30 Rodya wrote:
Effort/organ
Last/Soulkey
Best/Modesty
Larva/Mini

Then Last gets lucky and draws organ in ro.8, 3-0's BeSt in ro.4 and we get Last vs. Effort in the finals.

I stopped to read at Modesty

Malongo

Chile3469 Posts

January 30 2019 19:58 GMT

#20

Group A: effort- horang2

Group B: Last- Snow

Group C: Sharp- Best

Group D: Rain- Larva