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We had some great players not quite make it into the top 16 of the ladder qualifier, but when the dust settled we found a very exciting tournament unfolding. With a progamer, a former progamer, the winner of the TSL, and the top non-Korean in WCG all in the Round of 16, along with other top rate foreigners, we are looking forward to some great games!
SC2GG Starleague Ro16 begins next Sunday, April 12 with a "live" replay cast of some of the games. No one should know the results except the players and the ref until these broadcasts, but as with TSL or other matches of this sort, we decided to cast the replays due to lag and organizational concerns. There will be a uStream feed available - I will update this thread closer to the date with exact times and with the stream link when it becomes available.
Click here for times around the world.
Stream casting will be done by Moletrap.
We are going to cast at least one game from every group. Depending on time and interest we may cast the other games as well. I.e... if we have 4 epicly long games that last hours then we will probably leave off there, unless a ton of people are still watching and want us to continue. Games that will be "live" cast are in bold. These and the rest of the games will be VOD'ed and put on youtube within a couple days after.
Group A
ToT)XiaOzI( (Z) <Andromeda> (T) IdrA
NaW-Tarson (T) <Sin Chupung-Ryeong> (P) NvG.MaNa
Group B
BVG.Draco (P) <Sin Chupung-Ryeong> (T) RoX.aoOa
Artosis[Media] (T) <Return of the King> (P) LRM)aSyOhI
Group C
NaW-Kr (P) <Return of the King> (T) ESC.Strelok
NaW-Saab900- (Z) <Carthage> (P) ESC.Yayba
Group D
ESC.IefNaij (P) <Carthage> (Z) Get.Oystein*
LRM)OctZerg (Z) <Andromeda> (Z) NrT.UltraLinG
ToT)XiaOzI( (Z) <Andromeda> (T) IdrA
NaW-Tarson (T) <Sin Chupung-Ryeong> (P) NvG.MaNa
Group B
BVG.Draco (P) <Sin Chupung-Ryeong> (T) RoX.aoOa
Artosis[Media] (T) <Return of the King> (P) LRM)aSyOhI
Group C
NaW-Kr (P) <Return of the King> (T) ESC.Strelok
NaW-Saab900- (Z) <Carthage> (P) ESC.Yayba
Group D
ESC.IefNaij (P) <Carthage> (Z) Get.Oystein*
LRM)OctZerg (Z) <Andromeda> (Z) NrT.UltraLinG
*-Due to matchup listing, Get.Oystein will be playing ZvP, not PvP.
+ Show Spoiler [Results] +
Group A
XiaOzI > Idra
Tarson < MaNa
Group B
Draco > (walkover) aoOa
Artosis (double walkover) aSyOhI
Group C
Kr (not yet played) Strelok
Saab900 > Yayba
Group D
JF < Oystein
OctZerg (not yet played) UltraLinG
+ Show Spoiler [results with synopis] +
XiaOzI > Idra
3 hatch ling all-in, put lings on ramp to block scout and kept his extra lings out of sight, lings arrived just before medics came out
Tarson < MaNa
MaNa went 3 base carriers, got 2 of his bases destroyed, took out all the tanks with his carriers and countered while getting more bases up, Tarson couldn't get enough goliaths out, nice long game, back and forth
Saab900 > Yayba
3 hatch spire with scourge into mass lings.. researched carapace and melee weapons the whole game, barely got any hydras. Saab barely held off Yayba who held him to 3 bases while getting his 3rd, but eventually caught Yayba out of position and destroyed his nat with swarm/ling/5-3 ultras. Yayba was getting up a 4th at the time but couldn't macro enough units out to save his main from the next attack. Lost all his tech and was stuck defending with just reavers and cannons. Eventually Saab got his spire back up (which he had lost to a dt drop earlier) and mutas > reavers/zealots. Another nice, long, back and forth game.
JF < Oystein
2 hatch hydra
+ Show Spoiler [VODs] +
Oystein vs JF
Saab900 vs Yayba Part 1, 2, 3
MaNa vs Tarson Part 1, 2, 3
Idra vs XiaOzI
OctZerg vs UltralinG
These are OSL style round robin groups, so each player will be playing a different person from their group in a similar cast next weekend.
Feel free to discuss predictions for the day 1 matches or hype your favorite player! This is NOT a thread to discuss what you think about my casting or who your favorite caster is. If you have any comments along those lines that you feel you must express, PM me but do not litter the thread, please.
For more info on the Round of 16, check the sc2gg thread.
