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On July 08 2009 16:51 Rostam wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2009 16:27 Bosu wrote:
What are the records of the players so far? YarnC is 1-1, Jaedong is 2-0 -If YarnC wins, he'll advance as A1 and Jaedong will advance as A2. If Jaedong wins, he'll advance as A1 and the A2 seed will depend on Flash vs Effort. If Effort were to win in this scenario, he'd advance as A2, whereas if Flash won there would be a three-way tiebreaker between Flash, Effort, and Yarnc..
Wait, what? If Yarnc wins he's not guaranteed to be A1. If Yarnc wins and Effort wins, it's a three-way tie for first (all three Zergs will be 2-1) and there'll be a ZvZ tiebreaker with two survivors.
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You're right I forgot, I had it written differently at first and for some reason skipped that part when I went back to change it.
Edited I think it's right now.
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(Z) YellOw[ArnC] < (Z)Jaedong
Jaedong's ridiculous 81% win rate vs z cannot be just from luck. He should easily take this game, but it would be Nice to see YellOw[ArnC] pull an upset
(P) BackHo < (Z)type-b
BackHo will manage to screw himself over by not walling properly or something like that, have no faith in him T_T
(Z)ZerO < (P)Bisu
The way Bisu is playing right now, is a level above ZerO. Actually its more like 20 levels above him.
(T) Leta < (Z)Kwanro
Leta is gonna get KWAAAAAAAANROOOOOOOLLLED, Seriuosly though, Leta's 2 port wraith doesn't give him a lot of units early on, which you need to fend off Kwanro's supidly crazy aggression.
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Yellow < Jaedong
Backho> type-b
Zero < Bisu
Leta > Kwanro
the only one I'm not really certain about is Backho vs type-b... but I believe.
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United States12607 Posts
So: who thinks JD will bomb this game to boot Flash? It's not like he's accepting much risk by entering a tiebreak with two other Zergs.
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On July 08 2009 17:53 JWD wrote:
So: who thinks JD will bomb this game to boot Flash? It's not like he's accepting much risk by entering a tiebreak with two other Zergs.
Its a real possibility
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konadora
Singapore66358 Posts
On July 08 2009 17:53 JWD wrote:
So: who thinks JD will bomb this game to boot Flash? It's not like he's accepting much risk by entering a tiebreak with two other Zergs.
JD builds overlord for the rest of the game
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On July 08 2009 17:53 JWD wrote:
So: who thinks JD will bomb this game to boot Flash? It's not like he's accepting much risk by entering a tiebreak with two other Zergs.
I don't think he would stoop to that and I don't think he would want to take a chance of losing in a tie-breaker either, even if it is ZvZ.
OTOH, if he plays as atrociously as he did in his last two PL games, he will certainly bomb this game, so...we'll have to see. Hopefully his spell of exhaustion has worn off by now.
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On July 08 2009 18:01 qrs wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2009 17:53 JWD wrote:
So: who thinks JD will bomb this game to boot Flash? It's not like he's accepting much risk by entering a tiebreak with two other Zergs. I don't think he would stoop to that and I don't think he would want to take a chance of losing in a tie-breaker either, even if it is ZvZ. OTOH, if he plays as atrociously as he did in his last two PL games, he will certainly bomb this game, so...we'll have to see. Hopefully his spell of exhaustion has worn off by now.
he threw a game to much in the GSI so he wouldn't have to face Anytime (team mates at that time). So why not do it again
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Bearded Elder29903 Posts
Predictions :
(Z)YellOw[ArnC] < (Z)Jaedong
(P)BackHo < (Z)type-b
(Z)ZerO < (P)Bisu
(T)Leta > (Z)Kwanro
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On July 08 2009 17:55 Marine50 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2009 17:53 JWD wrote:
So: who thinks JD will bomb this game to boot Flash? It's not like he's accepting much risk by entering a tiebreak with two other Zergs. Its a real possibility why would he want to boot flash? all he has to do is 2-hatch muta to win 
seriously though, it doesn't make sense for him to risk having to play another game. his schedule will be relatively light for the next few days, but who knows what it will be like if he has to play a tiebreaker
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United States12607 Posts
On July 08 2009 18:01 qrs wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2009 17:53 JWD wrote:
So: who thinks JD will bomb this game to boot Flash? It's not like he's accepting much risk by entering a tiebreak with two other Zergs. I don't think he would stoop to that and I don't think he would want to take a chance of losing in a tie-breaker either, even if it is ZvZ. OTOH, if he plays as atrociously as he did in his last two PL games, he will certainly bomb this game, so...we'll have to see. Hopefully his spell of exhaustion has worn off by now.
Stoop to what? I don't think there's anything dishonorable about capitalizing on the advantage he's earned by going 2-0 in his group...JD's only concern should be getting himself to an OSL Championship, and if that means kicking Flash to saturate the Ro8 field with Zergs then so be it. Plus, there are few things more dramatic or exciting than a sneaky move like throwing a game. I really hope JD goes for it (or...err...doesn't go for it ).
I don't think a few ZvZs would overload JD's schedule — they require less practice than other matchups, and obviously ZvZ comes somewhat innately to Jaedong. Also, keep in mind that if he did end up in a tiebreak, it would be one from which two of three participants would advance. I just don't see him finishing last in a round of ZvZs with Yarnc and Effort.
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United States12607 Posts
P.S. Check out the new Power Rank ^^
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konadora
Singapore66358 Posts
Wow JWD, already up?
I swear I saw the draft like yesterday lol
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On July 08 2009 18:07 JWD wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2009 18:01 qrs wrote:On July 08 2009 17:53 JWD wrote:
So: who thinks JD will bomb this game to boot Flash? It's not like he's accepting much risk by entering a tiebreak with two other Zergs. I don't think he would stoop to that and I don't think he would want to take a chance of losing in a tie-breaker either, even if it is ZvZ. OTOH, if he plays as atrociously as he did in his last two PL games, he will certainly bomb this game, so...we'll have to see. Hopefully his spell of exhaustion has worn off by now. Stoop to what? I don't think there's anything dishonorable about capitalizing on the advantage he's earned by going 2-0 in his group...JD's only concern should be getting himself to an OSL Championship, and if that means kicking Flash to saturate the Ro8 field with Zergs then so be it. Plus, there are few things more dramatic or exciting than an underhanded move like throwing a game. I really hope JD goes for it.
Is throwing a game actually a "legal maneuver"? It's not, in most sports (cf. the Chicago Black Sox).
IMO, the top two performing players are the ones who are supposed to exit the Ro16. Throwing a game to one of them to screw another one, is just a way of gaming the system, which, like other cheats, should not be allowed. Of course, practically speaking, this can't really be enforced, but I do think that throwing a game is dishonorable.
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United States12607 Posts
On July 08 2009 18:12 konadora wrote:
Wow JWD, already up?
I swear I saw the draft like yesterday lol
shhhhhhhhh you're exposing my secrets
obviously I began composing this rank the moment I finished last month's...
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What... new PR already up ?
How did I miss that
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United States12607 Posts
hmmm....maybe I should just make a thread to announce the new PR, as usual
Last month some people complained that such a thread was unnecessary...ahh, screw them. I always found the announcement in BW pretty useful as a PR reader
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