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Points to watch
1. Group of Death!
Before the excitement of the 2006 Shinhan Season 2 OSL Finals has died down, we rush straight into the qualifiers for the next season. 19 players have clawed their way through the preliminaries and clash with the 17 who remain from the last OSL (Canata has forfeited his Dual Tournament spot). The ODT begins now, and this week we are treated to a true Group of Death. Savior. Casy. Sea. Jaedong. One 3-time MSL champion. One OSL champion. Two super-rookies who know no fear. This group could easily be the final four of a major Starleague. But they meet here, where two must be denied entry to the next OSL. Two will fall back into the unpredictable preliminaries. Casy must advance to shake the OSL curse and get back to where he belongs. Savior must finally make it to the OSL, the holy land that has eluded him all throughout his career. Sea needs to get back to the OSL to set up his true breakout moment. And Jaedong is a hungry rookie who is owning it up in the Proleagues and ready to prove that he belongs with the best. If a Casy vs Savior showdown doesn't make you drool, check your pulse.
It's like Thunderdome: Four men enter. Two men leave. And we, the bloodthirsty crowd, get to enjoy five games filled with desperation, drama, and high-quality StarCraft.
2. MSL Survivor League Wild Cards
Once in a while there are scheduling quirks that lead to unusual situations. In this case, Boxer's enrollment is still being felt in the MSL qualifying tournament. His empty spot has lead to an unprecedented 7-man single elimination tournament, and the winner must take two Bo3s from Aqua to get to the next MSL. (Aqua only needs to win one Bo3). The tournament has many big names, all of whom would be worthy of the final spot in the next MSL.
The Next MSL is being sponsored by Gretech, better known as the people behind GomTV. GomTV is a media player and streaming internet tv service that is changing online media in Korea. They already broadcast CJ's Superfights, and now seem to be expanding their influence in the gaming scene.
Currently qualified for the next MSL are:
Terran: Canata (SKT), Light (MBCgame), Hwasin (STX), Iris (CJ), Xellos (CJ), Bifrost (OGN)
Zerg: Savior (CJ), Silver (Pantech), Jju (Samsung), Jaedong (Lecaf)
Protoss: Nal_Ra (KTF), Bisu (MBCgame), Pusan (MBCgame), Much (CJ), Free (Hanbit)
One spot remains open.
The seeds are: Savior, Silver, Nal_Ra, Jju.
3. Proleague Big Cards
Remember how I said last week that the proleague would pick up again? Well look at Sunday's schedule. CJ vs SKT. KTF vs Lecaf. Many big games with big names, with big stakes on the line. CJ and Lecaf look to secure the top spots in the rankings, while KTF and SKT are struggling to regain old glory. We will also see if SKT's one-league policy will result in good results. The other matches are also important. If you look at the rankings, 3rd to 6th are only seperated by one game. Considering that up to 4th place makes the playoffs, each game could be the difference between making the postseason or not, now more than ever.
[Schedule]
Nov 21st Tuesday (all times Korean time)
MBCgame Survivor League (MSL qualifiers)
Wild Card Matches (to fill the spot left open by Boxer's absence)
*Single Elimination Tournament
*Chojja gets a bye according to the most recent KESPA rankings
*Maps are determined by random draw after both players remove a map (thumb-down)
Round of 8
Match 1: Yellow[arnc] (Z, OGN) vs Kingdom (P, SKT)
Match 2: Nada (T, Pantech) vs Mingu (Z, CJ)
Match 3: GoodFriend (T, KTF) vs Daezang (P, Hanbit)
Round of 4
Match 4: Chojja (Z, KTF) vs Match 1 winner
Match 5: Match 2 winner vs Match 3 winner
Finals
Match 4 winner vs Match 5 winner
Nov 22nd Wednesday 18:30
OnGameNet Dual Tournament (OSL qualifiers)
Group A
Match 1: Iris (T, CJ) vs Ever)Z(aQua (Z, KTF) on Tau Cross
Match 2: min_regi (T, MBCgame) vs Child (Z, STX) on Tau Cross
Winners: Match 1 Winner vs Match 2 Winner on Arcadia 2 -> Winner advances to OSL
Losers: Match 1 Loser vs Match 2 Loser on Arcadia 2
Final: Match 3 Loser vs Match 4 Winner on New Peaks of Baekdu -> Winner advances to OSL
Nov 23rd Thursday 18:30
MBCgame Survivor League (MSL qualifiers)
Wild Card final stage
*The winner of Tuesday's 7-man tournament will face Ever)Z(aQua for the final MSL Spot.
*Ever and Tuesday's winner will play two Best-of-3 matches.
*Ever only needs to win one Bo3 to win. Tuesday's winner must win two sets of Bo3 to defeat Ever and advance.
Ever)Z(aQua (Z, KTF) vs Tuesday's Winner Bo3
Ever)Z(aQua (Z, KTF) vs Tuesday's Winner Bo3 - if necessary.
Nov 23rd Thursday 18:30
OnGameNet Dual Tournament (OSL qualifiers)
Group B
Match 1: Rock (P, Pantech) vs Shinhwa (Z, Lecaf) on Tau Cross
Match 2: Light (T, MBCgame) vs Yellow[arnc] (Z, OGN) on Tau Cross
Winners: Match 1 Winner vs Match 2 Winner on Arcadia 2 -> Winner advances to OSL
Losers: Match 1 Loser vs Match 2 Loser on Arcadia 2
Final: Match 3 Loser vs Match 4 Winner on New Peaks of Baekdu -> Winner advances to OSL
Nov 24th Friday 18:00
OnGameNet Dual Tournament (OSL qualifiers)
Group C
Match 1: Casy (T, OGN) vs Savior (Z, CJ) on Tau Cross
Match 2: Sea (T, MBCgame) vs Jaedong (Z, Lecaf) on Tau Cross
Winners: Match 1 Winner vs Match 2 Winner on Arcadia 2 -> Winner advances to OSL
Losers: Match 1 Loser vs Match 2 Loser on Arcadia 2
Final: Match 3 Loser vs Match 4 Winner on New Peaks of Baekdu -> Winner advances to OSL
*Weekend ProLeague*
SKY 2006 ProLeague Round 2
Nov 25th Saturday 14:00
MBCgame HERO vs E-Stro
Pantech EX vs Hanbit Stars
Nov 26th Sunday 14:00
CJ ENTUS vs SK Telecom T1
KTF MagicNs vs Lecaf OZ
Nov 27th Monday 18:30
Samsung Khan vs STX Soul
no games this week: OnGameNet Sparkyz
Current Proleague Standings:
1. Lecaf OZ (6-1, +10) 〓
2. CJ ENTUS (6-2, +7) 〓
3. STX Soul (4-3, +0) 〓
4. Hanbit Stars (4-3, -1) ▲3
5. Samsung Khan (4-4, +4) 〓
6. Ongamenet Sparkyz (4-4, -1) 〓
7. E-STRO (4-4, -2) ▼3
8. MBCgame HERO (3-4, -6) 〓
9. SK Telecom T1 (2-5, -1) ▲1
10. Pantech EX (2-5, -7) ▼1
11. KTF MagicNs (2-6, -6) 〓
References:
jkillashark's OSL Thread (2006 Shinhan Season 2)
jkillashark's MSL Thread (Pringles Season 2)
Live2Win's Survivor League Thread
Anyname's Proleague Thread
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