Yes!!! I would've been bummed if Light hadn't made it out. Kind of sucks to see Mini gone in ro16, his games are always exciting and he probably would have shown lots of great games. Oh well, he will be back for sure.

angry_maia

320 Posts

March 01 2022 14:08 GMT

#170

On March 01 2022 22:58 J. Corsair wrote:
Yes!!! I would've been bummed if Light hadn't made it out. Kind of sucks to see Mini gone in ro16, his games are always exciting and he probably would have shown lots of great games. Oh well, he will be back for sure.

Even as a huge mini fan, going proxy gate 3 games in a row is just ... gross. Gotta be happy for light.

TMNT

2904 Posts

March 01 2022 14:09 GMT

#171

Well Shuttle better qualifies tomorrow.

RowdierBob

Australia13181 Posts

March 01 2022 14:20 GMT

#172

Wish Mini dived on top of Light’s siege tanks with his goons when Light made the aggressive push into his nat. I reckon that fight would’ve looked a whole lot different.

TMNT

2904 Posts

March 01 2022 14:28 GMT

#173

On March 01 2022 23:20 RowdierBob wrote:
Wish Mini dived on top of Light’s siege tanks with his goons when Light made the aggressive push into his nat. I reckon that fight would’ve looked a whole lot different.

If Dragoons move like Hydras, yes. Otherwise it'd be a goon massacre I think. That choke is too narrow. I think the correct play is not going Carrier. Light chose to 6 Fact even before he scanned the Stargate. An extra group of Zealot and a Shuttle would have smashed that push. Mini was far ahead after Light went 2 Rax. No need to resort to Carrier.

angry_maia

320 Posts

March 01 2022 15:14 GMT

#174

was there any strategic point in mini picking light? Like, perhaps it would have been a great flex to eliminate light, but at the same time I think of literally all the players in the world, light is the one who matches up best against mini.

RKC

2848 Posts

March 01 2022 15:55 GMT

#175

Yeah, I really don't get mini picking Light at all. Why not a weaker Terran? Has he ran out of bag of builds against Zergs? The pool may be super stacked this season, but at least half of them make easier opponents.

Shame to have mini out. But Rain is definitely a worthy replacement. For Aiur!

Brainojack

Canada195 Posts

March 01 2022 16:27 GMT

#176

That last game was satysifying.
proxy gate gets stuffed, barracks lands and firebat gets probes but causes mini to open up that pylon wall, vulture run bys at 3rd, main and nat and mining up production. wraiths. Just picked him apart. Sweet pick mini.

Djabanete

United States2786 Posts

March 01 2022 16:28 GMT

#177

Big props to Mini for challenging himself with a tough group. I don't mind seeing proxy gates three times in a row. It's always exciting with Mini.

Great play by the winners Rain and Light.

Tough break for Royal. That guy is really good and I wouldn't have been surprised to see him in the Ro4, but this Ro16 is stacked.

TMNT

2904 Posts

March 01 2022 17:13 GMT

#178

On March 02 2022 00:55 RKC wrote:
Yeah, I really don't get mini picking Light at all. Why not a weaker Terran? Has he ran out of bag of builds against Zergs? The pool may be super stacked this season, but at least half of them make easier opponents.

Shame to have mini out. But Rain is definitely a worthy replacement. For Aiur!

Obviously he wanted to challenge himself with that group, while giving his friend Shuttle an easier group.
Had he wanted an easy group, he would have picked ggaemo first, then switch one of the "weaker" Terran/Zerg, or any of the Protoss (except Rain) to his group.

EquilasH

Denmark2142 Posts

March 01 2022 17:31 GMT

#179

Really thought we were gonna be seeing either Mini+Light or Mini+Rain advancing but I'm happy that my 2 favorite players of this group advanced. Well done to both Rain and Light!