I really wouldn't count Rainbow out quite yet - while you could say he's been in a bit of a slump, he's shown pretty clear signs of breaking out of it, with his great performance in GSTL March, almost all-killing the Prime team (including Polt & MKP). If anything, I'd say TvZ is his weak matchup, as it tends to be a Zerg who crushes him - TvT is definitely one of his stronger if not his strongest matchup.

hi_0

Canada249 Posts

April 18 2011 16:20 GMT

#62

good read

Cartel

Canada255 Posts

April 18 2011 16:22 GMT

#63

Thanks for the great article Tree Hugger. You put a lot of effort into it and we the fans appreciate your time and detail into the analysis and organization of the article.

Cartel

Canada255 Posts

April 18 2011 16:25 GMT

#64

On April 18 2011 23:17 Azuroz wrote:
some quite odd opinions in the write-up, supernova winning code s? lets be real here..
and oGsthewind being outclassed in his group? he was inches from beating san in the ro16 last season in one of the cleanest ZvP series i've ever seen from a zerg player.

Also calling nestea vs san a snoozefest? was easily the most entertaining game from the entire last season. It's sad to see protoss hate even in the TL writeups, really dissapointing.

I agree with Azuroz here. I was quite impressed by thewind last season. He put in some surprising games and with great effort. His macro and drop play was good.
The Nestea and San game on shakuras was the most exciting sc2 game ive seen in a long time if i remember correctly.

HeroHenry

United States1723 Posts

April 18 2011 16:30 GMT

#65

My version of it
Favorite to Win : MK
Dark Horse : Alicia
Probable Disappointment : Jinro
Guaranteed Demotion : Huk
Guaranteed Promotion : MMA

EchoZ

Japan5041 Posts

April 18 2011 16:37 GMT

#66

Jinro needs to up his game in order to get out of the group of death.

R3N

740 Posts

April 18 2011 16:38 GMT

#67

Super biased article- Ofc it's just predictions n whatnot but this article was using too much strong language even borderline insulting to some players xD but that's just probably me =P

CBlastoise

Sweden18 Posts

April 18 2011 16:40 GMT

#68

On April 18 2011 20:11 loveeholicce wrote:
Hotbid Dark horse: Tester
Hotbid probably disappointment: Tester

lolwat ;P

My exact thought! lol

Scribble

2077 Posts

April 18 2011 16:45 GMT

#69

MC, Supernova
Rainbow, Top
Losira, Genius
MarineKing, Alicia
Jinro, Nestea
Fruitdealer, Lyn
Tester, Ensnare
July, Inca

I wish I knew how the bracket was going to be laid out for Ro16 (Is it winner of A vs loser of D or H, winner of B vs loser of C or G?, etc?)

Edit:

Favorite to Win : MC
Dark Horse : Alicia
Probable Disappointment : Huk
Guaranteed Demotion : Anypro
Guaranteed Promotion : MMA

Moofadoobada

United States266 Posts

April 18 2011 17:14 GMT

#70

Very interesting read. I still have faith in Rainbow even though he seems to not have as much dedication as others in his group. Really excited to see Losira play as he is my favorite zerg, and hopefully Nestea can get some revenge on San for last season's group play!

zyzq

United States3123 Posts

April 18 2011 17:26 GMT

#71

On April 19 2011 01:04 Telcontar wrote:
How could y'all forget that MVP is in code a? Sure Bomber and MMA are good players but MVP is right up there with MC as contender for best in the world right now. Watch him rip through every nerd standing in his way to code s.

Yep, it's pretty sad when you can win a couple of GSTL games and all of a sudden become a top player. While winning 2 GSL's and having 2 GSTL finals appearances mean nothing.

VeryAverage

United States424 Posts

April 18 2011 17:29 GMT

#72

I can believe people picked MMA and Bomber over MVP for assured promotion.

thepuppyassassin

900 Posts

April 18 2011 17:35 GMT

#73

You know I find myself less excited about this Code S lineup than previous ones. Mainly because a lot of the players that I feel should be in Code S have yet to qualify or have dropped down.

Some players that I feel that should be there are T: MMA, Ryung, MVP, Bomber, Puma and Boxer (mostly because he's Boxer) Z: Leenock, maybe Min P:YongHwa

Also there are many players that I feel just don't belong...
T

olt, Rain Z:TheWInd, Check (really unsure about protoss if I had to pick...) P: anypro, Killer

What this tournament feels like then is simply an obstacle, getting in the way of a tournament I really WANT to see.

Actually, I find Code A this time around far more fascinating than Code S.. I guess I can place some blame on the team league for getting me excited for so many players that we have yet to see in those coveted brackets.

So I guess I'll be rooting and predicting for those guys I just mentioned (who actually have made it into the tournament) to both qualify for and drop down from Code S, respectively.

Tuxedo

United States134 Posts

April 18 2011 17:37 GMT

#74

I can't believe only 1 said MC was favorite to win! MC fighting

TUski

United States1258 Posts

April 18 2011 17:48 GMT

#75

Divinek chose Nada as a guaranteed demotion?? whaaat

Schmexi

Sweden341 Posts

April 18 2011 17:49 GMT

#76

On April 18 2011 23:21 dusthoof wrote:
Predictions: IMNesTea, TLAF-Liquid'Jinro
You gotta be kidding me Jinro !? LOL. I rather choose Clide if I need to choose a Terran..

You gotta be kidding me. Jinro is definitely better than Clide when he's not slumping.

Schmexi

Sweden341 Posts

April 18 2011 17:53 GMT

#77

On April 19 2011 02:48 TUski wrote:
Divinek chose Nada as a guaranteed demotion?? whaaat

Nada is strong, but he's not training as much as he needs to right now and his group is extremely tough. Consider the quality of the Top 8 of Code A Nada will have to play the best SC2 of his life to stay in Code S. It's a sad prediction but it doesn't feel too improbable.

ImmortalTofu

United States1254 Posts

April 18 2011 17:57 GMT

#78

Interesting.... Where does the prediction for a SuperNoVa win coming from? He's damn good, but I don't think he's good enough to get past MC at this point.

Anyway, great great read guys, and here's my predictions

Favorite to win: MC (On a roll lately, destroying through Dreamhack, ro4 in WC, winning GSL 5, he's a beatable foe, but it's not gonna be easy for anyone.

Dark Horse: MKP (Showing pretty good form lately)

Probable Disappointment: AnyProPrime.WE (Semi-finals last tournament? I don't think he can come anywhere close this time)

Guaranteed Demotion: Probably Rainbow, he's been playing really bad lately, and I don't see him getting out of his group. Byun, TOP, and sC are all pretty good.

Guaranteed promotion: I still don't know about bomber's stage performance, and may be a bit intimidated, so I'll call MMA here for now, though if bomber doesn't have stage fright, he's a favorite to win the whole thing (as far as code A go...)

emesen

United States256 Posts

April 18 2011 18:06 GMT

#79

Guaranteed Demotion
Hot_Bid: (P)RainBOw

rainbow isnt toss

mordk

Chile8385 Posts

April 18 2011 18:07 GMT

#80

I don't think huk can make it out alive from his group. July will crush rain and Inca's PvP is serious business. Which means huk will play for his life against July, and he's likely to get ripped apart by the god of war. Terrible matchups.

I have my doubts about Jinro as well. I love his play, but right now he's slumping and he gets San in his first matchup. I think san will beat jinro, and I don't think jinro can defeat nestea. It all depends on his match against San. If he loses, he'll probably go down to Up/Down matches. If he wins, then odds are NesTea will be the one to fall, since San's PvZ is so solid.