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Chexx
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)11232 Posts
October 01 2012 04:11 GMT
#81
People who think that the aggressive counterjungling will be a problem for the top Asian teams is just nuts.
I mean TSM and M5 are famous for that and Asian teams are famous for their preparation. They will be prepared for this style.

Therefore I think the winner will be an asian team but I am not sure who it will be. Azubu Frost, iG, WE, Najin Sword can all win this. iG depends how they will perform. I watched a lot of games of them and sometimes they just underperform hard.
From Europe we have CLG.EU and M5 who have a chance to win, too.
I have never been a big fan of TSM, which leads me to being biased. ^^ The main problem is that two of the best non asian Teams never played against Asia( except one game from TSM but one game means nothing)

Group A - iG, Azubu`Frost
Group B - CLG.eu, NaJin Sword

and after that it is way too hard to say who will take it.
WriterFollow me @TL_Chexx
skykh
Profile Joined September 2012
3006 Posts
October 01 2012 06:23 GMT
#82
People forget about home advantage for the american teams. U remember mlg and ipl san francisco? CLG.EU, Fnatic and Sk didnt even make to top 4 for mlg. SGS and world elite just underperform.
overt
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States9006 Posts
October 01 2012 06:29 GMT
#83
On October 01 2012 13:11 Chexx wrote:
People who think that the aggressive counterjungling will be a problem for the top Asian teams is just nuts.
I mean TSM and M5 are famous for that and Asian teams are famous for their preparation. They will be prepared for this style.


Not just that but hyper early game aggression is pretty damn common in the Korean pro scene. Just watch the TSM vs Blaze games from like three months ago. Blaze grouped up and roamed way earlier than any NA or EU teams ever do. And they aren't the only Korean team that plays like that. Invading at level 1 is crazy common in the Chinese scene and has been since as long as I've paid attention to CN LoL.

But yeah, saying that Asian teams won't know how to handle early game aggression or invasions just shows someone's ignorance to the Asian scene.
Kiwiandapple
Profile Joined March 2011
Belgium240 Posts
October 01 2012 07:11 GMT
#84
very nice write up! :o
Don't worry, that's halo!
Ota Solgryn
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Denmark2011 Posts
October 01 2012 07:34 GMT
#85
Very very nice write-up. This brings me back to the good memories of BW proleague finals etc.
Really excited for this and this post just made it even better. Thanks guys, my hope for TL to continue the legacy from BW has just been increased.
ihasaKAROT: "Wish people would stop wasting their lives on finding flaws in others"
Desiire
Profile Joined September 2012
Australia191 Posts
October 01 2012 07:48 GMT
#86
I wouldn't count CLG.na out, they have showed some great plays leading up to S2 World Championship and they have that secret file Chauster has l0l

Good Write up. It's interesting to see a different PoV of both CLG's.

#AllKingsMustDieButHeIsAGod
Chexx
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)11232 Posts
October 01 2012 08:05 GMT
#87
On October 01 2012 16:48 Desiire wrote:
I wouldn't count CLG.na out, they have showed some great plays leading up to S2 World Championship and they have that secret file Chauster has l0l

Good Write up. It's interesting to see a different PoV of both CLG's.



do you believe?
WriterFollow me @TL_Chexx
StateAlchemist
Profile Joined January 2011
France1946 Posts
October 01 2012 08:10 GMT
#88
Awesome write up
Go Clg.eu ! <3
Necca
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany43 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-01 08:57:15
October 01 2012 08:56 GMT
#89
Thanks a lot for this awesome write up !

Such a good article about LoL on TL, just astonishing.

Cant wait for the finals to happen, just a few days guys

gogo CLG.na / CLG.eu, you got this.
ihasaKAROT
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Netherlands4730 Posts
October 01 2012 09:00 GMT
#90
Gooooo clg.eu!

This tourney is gonna be so epic, alrdy hyped!
KCCO!
Doctorbeat
Profile Joined May 2011
Netherlands13241 Posts
October 01 2012 10:44 GMT
#91
CLG.eu to win :D

I want Krepo to destroy either Pepper or Mistake in the finals

[realism mode]
Prediction going to be 1. M5 2. iG 3. CLG.eu
[/realism mode]

I tried to pick teams that don't rely on 1 person carrying them (CLG isn't just reliant on Froggen, you haters!!!!11!).
- TEAM LIQUID - doctorbeat on LoL
Isken
Profile Joined November 2010
Korea (South)1131 Posts
October 01 2012 10:55 GMT
#92
hype hype HYPE
Cuddle
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden1345 Posts
October 01 2012 11:07 GMT
#93
Awesome writeup, I'm sooo pumped! It will be some long night come the weekend.

If Asia comes in and destroy the competition I'm gonna be so sad. Mainly because I don't think the NA/EU esport-scene can take many more hits like that. I feel most NA/EU organisations will feel disheartened and focus only on regional tournaments. That means we get no NA teams in EU events (and vice versa).

If NA or EU crushes Asia, on the other hand, that will just spur the Asian teams to train harder and S3 will be even more awesome!

Prediction (with heart, not head): TSM, M5 and Frost.
ihasaKAROT
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Netherlands4730 Posts
October 01 2012 11:26 GMT
#94
On October 01 2012 20:07 Cuddle wrote:
If Asia comes in and destroy the competition I'm gonna be so sad.


CLGeu has been in Korea for abit, theyve beaten every team atleast once (even frost in some other weekly). Koreans arent that far ahead yet like in sc2
KCCO!
mstrkrft
Profile Joined November 2010
Austria10 Posts
October 01 2012 11:27 GMT
#95
TSM vs M5 Finals. World needs to see this. Do it.
we are borg
Dandel Ion
Profile Joined November 2010
Austria17960 Posts
October 01 2012 11:47 GMT
#96
On October 01 2012 20:26 ihasaKAROT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 01 2012 20:07 Cuddle wrote:
If Asia comes in and destroy the competition I'm gonna be so sad.


CLGeu has been in Korea for abit, theyve beaten every team atleast once (even frost in some other weekly). Koreans arent that far ahead yet like in sc2

CLGeu SHOULD have beaten Frost in the OGN finals by all means.
But then they went full foreigner.
A backwards poet writes inverse.
SafeWord
Profile Joined February 2010
United States522 Posts
October 01 2012 11:47 GMT
#97
When does this begin?

TSM will take it all! Baylife!!!
Who needs players when you have God?
nanospartan
Profile Joined July 2011
649 Posts
October 01 2012 13:24 GMT
#98
TSM all the way :DDDD

I'm hoping for a TSM vs. M5/Frost final gogogogoogogogo
I was an athiest until I watched the Day[9] daily
1ntrigue
Profile Joined May 2012
Australia948 Posts
October 01 2012 13:30 GMT
#99
My predictions:

1. World Elite
2. CLG.eu
3/4. Azubu Frost/Team Solo Mid

WE are gonna show up for once in this tournament and they will destroy every non-Korean team. CLG.eu will destroy everyone except WE. This will be WE's redemption tournament IMO.
sylverfyre
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8298 Posts
October 01 2012 13:37 GMT
#100
Moonbear still cheating with the double predictions >:O
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