Really interesting groups.
This style of tournament is really great especially once we get a stacked CodeS with all great players in it.
Can you imagine if Clide and IdrA keep staying in CodeS and one of them keeps advancing?
They're going to be in the same group as each other for a long time!

Jinro has one of the easier groups so he definitely has a shot. I'd hate to be Slayer's Boxer right now. Not a fun group for him.

Elefanto

Switzerland3584 Posts

February 07 2011 15:33 GMT

#842

idra must be pretty confident as he didn't get any protoss in his group.
jinro got a pretty easy group to make it out, check is bad, rainbow is bad, polt plays okish last
couple times.

MVP, MC, July T_T. Hyperdub is dead anyway, i hope july and mc to advance, just for the shocker

tester, genius, fruitdealer group, meeeh why did this have to happen. i really like all of them D:

brentsen

1252 Posts

February 07 2011 15:37 GMT

#843

Nice groups, one can already see that GSL is getting tougher, there are only a few players left that could be considered subpar.
Also good groups for Idra and Jinro, I can see them both advancing again. I don't think Boxer's group is that hard, if you want to go deep in GSL you just have to beat guys like Sanzenith and Ensnare.

Inertia_EU

United Kingdom513 Posts

February 07 2011 15:44 GMT

#844

IdrA Zenio ;D ;D

fatalities

United States91 Posts

February 07 2011 15:47 GMT

#845

Group A = group of death.
Will be nice to see MVP vs. MC so soon though.

PartyBiscuit

Canada4525 Posts

February 07 2011 16:07 GMT

#846

Choya has the greatest group of all time lol. I expect clean 3-0.

MgZ)ResT

France60 Posts

February 07 2011 16:21 GMT

#847

does Group F count for Code A?

acidfreak

Romania352 Posts

February 07 2011 16:23 GMT

#848

Man FruitDealer has to pull another GSL1 to get out of that ZvP nightmare.

SidianTheBard

United States2475 Posts

February 07 2011 16:25 GMT

#849

Predictions

Group A
1. IMmvp
2. oGsHyperdub
3. ST.July
4. oGsMC

Group B
1. EGIdrA
2. TSL.Clide
3. oGsZenio
4. ZeNexByun

Group C
1. Liquid`Jinro
2. PoltPrime.WE
3. ST.RainBOw
4. CheckPrime.WE

Group D
1. oGsNada
2. TheBestfOu
3. HongUnPrime.WE
4. oGsTOP

Group E
1. IMNesTea
2. SanZenith
3. SlayerS_BoxeR
4. oGsEnsnare

Group F
1. choyafOu
2. FOXLyn
3. BanbanssuZenith
4. oGsTheWinD

Group G
1. TSL.Trickster
2. anyproPrime.WE
3. NSP.Genius
4. TSL.FruitDealer

Group H
1. MarineKingPrime.WE
2. KyrixZenith
3. sCfOu
4. oGsInCa

DarkRise

1644 Posts

February 07 2011 16:30 GMT

#850

Wow Group A
GSL3 and 4 winners and BW legend and a Hyperdub LOL
Group F = Group of players who doesn't belong in Code S
Group G is stack aswell (poor FD against 3 P when PVZ is his worst match up)

Sein

United States1811 Posts

February 07 2011 16:31 GMT

#851

What in the world is July thinking? He's not going to advance from that group unless he somehow got a lot better.

Jinro got a group that is pretty much as easy as one could hope for. Idra's group looks tougher, but I think he will easily make it out of there. His ZvZ has improved lately and Clide has been the most overrated player since season 1 thanks to Artosis and Tasteless.

Nestea should easily finish his group without any loss. Boxer actually has a chance of advancing from that group and avoid having to play Code A challengers.

Group F looks pretty easy. Anyone probably has a chance because there is not a single really strong player in that group. Choya will most likely make it out of there and many people here will rage. Artosis will probably have a time of his life bashing these players and hopefully he doesn't take it too far.

I'm hoping FD will make an emphatic comeback, but he got a difficult group with Genius and Tester. It would be hilarious if anypro somehow makes it out of there.

Somnolence

Lithuania127 Posts

February 07 2011 16:40 GMT

#852

Nestea should easily finish his group without any loss. Boxer actually has a chance of advancing from that group and avoid having to play Code A challengers.

Don't count out oGsEnsnare yet.

rANDY

United Kingdom748 Posts

February 07 2011 16:43 GMT

#853

Saw this thread at work and was excited to get home and check GOM for a VOD, but it looks like there is none

Anyone know of a way to watch it back?

dopesauce

52 Posts

February 07 2011 16:45 GMT

#854

On February 08 2011 01:43 rANDY wrote:
Saw this thread at work and was excited to get home and check GOM for a VOD, but it looks like there is none

Anyone know of a way to watch it back?

Be awake when it was being done~ I tweeted John about it, but i think its one of those things that you had to be there to see it. He started translating a quarter through it as well so I am not sure if its going to be on English site.

peeeky

Canada631 Posts

February 07 2011 16:54 GMT

#855

From some of the player transcripts during the group selections, sounds like the coming GSL will have the new maps from GSTL as well? Am I right in my understanding?

deathserv

United States228 Posts

February 07 2011 17:02 GMT

#856

Wow, FruitDealer's group looks rough. Triple Protoss and none of them is a slouch (apparently Anypro is better than advertised, though). And I'd say in general ZvP is the toughest match for Zerg right now, although who knows how FruitDealer feels.

Otherwise, the groups look quite balanced to me.

koppik

United States676 Posts

February 07 2011 17:09 GMT

#857

Man, poor hyperdub. And poor July, really.

cronican

Canada424 Posts

February 07 2011 17:11 GMT

#858

Looking forward to Kyrix vs MKP.

I expect Jinro and Idra to advance easily from those groups. I feel sorry for July being in the group with the #1 and #2 players.

Hoju

United States449 Posts

February 07 2011 17:36 GMT

#859

Updated OP w/ CryingPoo's translation of the player comments and added Jinro's information about Code S format