EPT[IEM] Kiev Discussion - Page 2
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At any point of IEM Kiev, if you think of an interesting byline, please drop a sentence in the Pro Scene thread. (e.g. "Day 2: M5 hype was everything people expected") At the end of the month, I'll catalogue the results of Kiev but also any interesting facts or events that happen over the course of the tournament. Thanks. Neo, 20.1.2012 | ||
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United States3803 Posts
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Two_DoWn
United States13684 Posts
On January 16 2012 21:52 Shawngood wrote: Your 2nd point should apply more to Crs than to Sypher. Sypher made two changes to their lineup since NYC, arguably for the better: a new AP mid (ALth0r went to aAa) and a new jungler. It is my understanding thta this is an entirely new Sypher team. The old one is now with TT and this is a completely new group. And to everyone bashing my non inclusion of aAa. They were a MESS in the tourneys they actually made last year. You really expect me to put them over the 4th best NA team? Once again, there are 2 EU teams that have proven they can actually beat American teams. Fnatic and SK. Sk no longer exists, and Fnatic didnt make the tournament. And if you say "oh look at these scrims" I am just going to start laughing. | ||
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Shawngood
Germany473 Posts
On January 17 2012 01:08 Two_DoWn wrote: It is my understanding thta this is an entirely new Sypher team. The old one is now with TT and this is a completely new group. And to everyone bashing my non inclusion of aAa. They were a MESS in the tourneys they actually made last year. You really expect me to put them over the 4th best NA team? Once again, there are 2 EU teams that have proven they can actually beat American teams. Fnatic and SK. Sk no longer exists, and Fnatic didnt make the tournament. And if you say "oh look at these scrims" I am just going to start laughing. Sypher is actually sending their old players to Kiev. The players agreed to play this tournament with their old team in order to not lose the spot in the tournament. Not 100% sure about the exact terms on which they play but this IS the Sypher we got to know in NYC (with new AP Mid and Jungle). Regarding aAa: I see where you are coming from. Then again you probably didn't watch any of the EU qualification or any of the recent EU Go4LoL tournaments so you base your statement on a somewhat washed up version of aAa/Millenium that we got to see at gamescom and in China. This team is more on a "aAa at Dreamhack" kind of level I believe and there they finished 2nd behind fnatic, beating the US teams.  | ||
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-Zoda-
France3578 Posts
MrBitter for casting ? | ||
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nojitosunrise
United States6188 Posts
On January 17 2012 04:09 -Zoda- wrote: https://twitter.com/#!/MrBitterTV/status/158948358935945217 MrBitter for casting ? interesting according to joe miller, these are the casters Casters for ESL TV: Joe Miller Leigh "Deman" Smith Daniel "Zenon" Klein David "Phreak" Turley | ||
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daemir
Finland8662 Posts
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JBright
Vancouver14381 Posts
http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/ol8r1/team_curse_iem_kiev_need_your_help/ | ||
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Two_DoWn
United States13684 Posts
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ExoFun
Netherlands2041 Posts
On January 18 2012 06:51 Two_DoWn wrote: I guess that puts sk through group a then. Did you really thought that Curse had any chance to make it out of the group then? | ||
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MonteCristo
United States76 Posts
http://ggc.leaguecraft.com/i/iem-kiev-preview-team-profiles-tournament-format-and-predictions/ If OP felt like putting this in his post, we'd not only appreciate it, but it's also a great reference for people to learn more about the teams. ggChronicle will be releasing a lot of content this weekend, including strategy analyses of games as they are played, so be sure to check back! | ||
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emucxg
Finland4559 Posts
On January 18 2012 08:06 MonteCristo wrote: You may be interested in ggChronicle's IEM Kiev Preview, which you can find here: http://ggc.leaguecraft.com/i/iem-kiev-preview-team-profiles-tournament-format-and-predictions/ If OP felt like putting this in his post, we'd not only appreciate it, but it's also a great reference for people to learn more about the teams. ggChronicle will be releasing a lot of content this weekend, including strategy analyses of games as they are played, so be sure to check back! + Show Spoiler + Predictions 1. Team SoloMid 2. Dignitas 3. Moscow 5 4. SK Gaming 5/6. aAa 5/6. Curse Gaming 7/8. Sypher 7/8. White Lotus real, imho 1. Moscow 5 2. SK Gaming 3. Dignitas 4. Team SoloMid | ||
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Shanba
Scotland144 Posts
On January 17 2012 04:09 -Zoda- wrote: https://twitter.com/#!/MrBitterTV/status/158948358935945217 MrBitter for casting ? No, he posted on the forums somewhere that he was going to do a 12 weeks with the pros for league of legends. I believe that he also stated that the first show was going to be from iem kiev, so I'm pretty sure that's what it's referring to. | ||
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Two_DoWn
United States13684 Posts
On January 18 2012 07:16 ExoFun wrote: Did you really thought that Curse had any chance to make it out of the group then? Given that sk lost their jungle (most valuable role) and top, yes, I would argue that they would have had a shot. | ||
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MGN
France383 Posts
On January 17 2012 01:08 Two_DoWn wrote: It is my understanding thta this is an entirely new Sypher team. The old one is now with TT and this is a completely new group. And to everyone bashing my non inclusion of aAa. They were a MESS in the tourneys they actually made last year. You really expect me to put them over the 4th best NA team? Once again, there are 2 EU teams that have proven they can actually beat American teams. Fnatic and SK. Sk no longer exists, and Fnatic didnt make the tournament. And if you say "oh look at these scrims" I am just going to start laughing. I think like many others that aAa can actually win the whole tournament, but that's maybe me being french  We'll see. | ||
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GeorgeForeman
United States1746 Posts
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DanielZKlein
United States1171 Posts
No predictions from me other than it's going to be a sick tournament. | ||
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Two_DoWn
United States13684 Posts
On January 19 2012 04:16 DanielZKlein wrote: Hey dudes! I'm in Kiev now. The venu is pretty unreal. If you got any questions for players let me know and I'll try to hunt em down. No predictions from me other than it's going to be a sick tournament. Only questions that I have are for the teams jungles re the new jungle. I'm just interested to see if the general consensus of "crappy but playable" is still prevalent. Also, Shawn or Daniel might know this, but the games start at 6 AM EST- what is the replay system/rebroadcast gonna be so I can actually watch the games? | ||
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mr_tolkien
France8631 Posts
On January 18 2012 08:10 emucxg wrote: + Show Spoiler + Predictions 1. Team SoloMid 2. Dignitas 3. Moscow 5 4. SK Gaming 5/6. aAa 5/6. Curse Gaming 7/8. Sypher 7/8. White Lotus real, imho 1. Moscow 5 2. SK Gaming 3. Dignitas 4. Team SoloMid I'd say they have the top 4 wrong. aAa and Sypher have a VERY strong chance of getting out of group stages, whereas SK seems kinda weak, and M5 does so much crazy thing they might as well lose. The american teams look scary, but I'm not sure Dignitas can make it out of their group. | ||
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Jaksiel
United States4130 Posts
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JBright
Vancouver14381 Posts
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