[S3 Worlds] Group Stage - Page 435

On September 20 2013 04:22 AsnSensation wrote:
Power of the sun too strong need to counterpick with diana.

On September 20 2013 04:55 JonGalt wrote:


DOWN WITH SOLARI SCUM

TSM

On September 20 2013 00:55 TheYango wrote:
Just cuz we want Homme doesn't mean we want to sub out Looper for him.

On September 20 2013 05:17 Sandster wrote:


OUCH that dade burn.

On September 20 2013 05:17 Disengaged wrote:
Ozone needs to put Homme in. They need him now more then ever.

#FreeHomme

On September 20 2013 05:55 nosliw wrote:
Can people give a quick roundup of what is at stake here? Are the critical games the 2 games Ozone play?

On September 20 2013 04:06 spellsy wrote:
well are there any taiwanese experts here ? i made a timeline about gamania but most of it is just hearsay and google translated chinese articles lol.

On September 20 2013 05:58 ManBaker wrote:


Assuming Mineski and Vulcun will lose to the other 3;

If they lose both they are out, if they win both they are through, if they go 1-1 it'll most likely be a tiebreaker.

For them it'd be better to beat Gambit because Gambit is more likely to lose vs Fnatic.

On September 20 2013 06:42 TeeTS wrote:


If they don´t manage to go 4-0 from this point on, I´d rather see them go out in groups than embarassing themselves in the play offs D:

edit: talking about ozone...

On September 20 2013 02:37 spellsy wrote:
ah re: the edit



the picks were taken from the last 2-3 weeks of LPL and regionals and counted. I think its interesting to see their unorthodox picks though, not because they are going to go shyv every game but because they might pull out something we havnt seen before and so i wanted to create that story there that i think is core to their team's personality.

Twitch wasnt as popular in any region even on 3.09 (literally the most contested ADC in china compared to only 30% rate in NA). I think china really favored him much more than other regions. I hope to see uzi play twitch tbh in the WC, its fun to watch.

On September 20 2013 08:37 Pantagruel wrote:
This is a big day for all of group B except for Mineski as the other 4 teams have realistic chances to progress from the group.

I think Fnatic is in the most favorable position to progress simply because they still have games versus Mineski and Gambit which are near guaranteed wins for them, so at worst I see them ending 5-3. If they mange to beat either Vulcun or Ozone tonight then I think they will progress.

Vulcun is perhaps fortunate to only have one important game today versus Fnatic. I think it fair to chalk up a win versus Mineski which means at worst they will end 3-3 tonight which likely still leaves their fate in their own hands. This gives them the opportunity to prepare for the final group day and go all out knowing that victory in both games is required to progress. This knowledge could relieve some pressure from Vulcun tonight which could be advantageous.

I think Gambit and Ozone are under the most pressure tonight and they will play the pivotal 2nd game between them. Gambit seems to be in a better position at first glance but their inability to beat Fnatic actually makes this game versus Ozone more important. Obviously, Ozone at 2-2 need to win this game to keep their fate in their own hands. It's still possible for them to advance if they lose to Gambit but if the rest of the results of the group fall unfavorably for them then they could be out even if they run the table hereafter.

If I had to make a prediction I feel like Fnatic and Ozone will advance to the knockout stages. Gambit's inability to beat Fnatic will be their downfall because I don't think they will 2-0 Ozone. Still, this group is extremely close and very difficult to call.

On September 20 2013 06:33 niukasu1990 wrote:


Since Gamania Bear replace Icefeng by Maple, their record had a big jump. In the Taiwanese qualifier final, they would either win or disband. In the qualifier, they beat TPA AHQ WAYI TPS, pretty much all the strong team in Taiwan. They are not the fans favourite. When u watch the Taiwan regional final, u can see that no audience were cheering for them. All of the audience were silent after their win.
Most of their them are high school student, maple and swordart are 16. Winds is the old one, he joined the team after military service.
According to their interview, they scrimed a lot with Royal and learned a lot from Royal. However, in the Chinese qualifier, the caster Joker said that Whitezz consider Gama Bear as an easy opponent.

Both Gama bear and Royal get so many hates from their teams/sponsors name. Taiwanese believed that Gamania is a very bad company, and 'Royal Club' sounds extremely silly in Chinese culture.