EPTWCS Korea Season 1 - GSL
Code S Ro16: Group D
Recap: Symbol and Losira advance
Brackets and standings on Liquipedia
Ro16 Group D Recap
Results from Live Report Thread by Wintex.
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Symbol vs. soO
Symbol <Star Station> soO
Symbol <Whirwind> soO
Symbol <> soO
Symbol wins 2-0!
KangHo vs. GuMiho
KangHo <Bel'Shir Vestige> 
GuMiho
KangHo <DF Atlas> GuMiho
KangHo <Bel'Shir Vestige> GuMiho
GuMiho wins 2-0!
Winners' Match
Symbol <Akilon Wastes> GuMiho
Symbol <Daybreak> GuMiho
Symbol <Star Station> GuMiho
Symbol wins 2-1!
Losers' Match
soO <Akilon Wastes> KangHo
soO <Whirwind> KangHo
soO <Bel'Shir Vestige> KangHo
KangHo wins 2-1!
Final Match
GuMiho <Whirwind> KangHo
GuMiho <Daybreak> KangHo
GuMiho <Bel'Shir Vestige> KangHo
KangHo wins 2-1!
Symbol and KangHo advance to Code S RO8!
Symbol <Star Station> soOSymbol <Whirwind> soOSymbol <> soOSymbol wins 2-0!KangHo vs. GuMiho
KangHo <Bel'Shir Vestige> GuMihoKangHo <DF Atlas> GuMihoKangHo <Bel'Shir Vestige> GuMihoGuMiho wins 2-0!Winners' Match
Symbol <Akilon Wastes> GuMihoSymbol <Daybreak> GuMihoSymbol <Star Station> GuMihoSymbol wins 2-1!Losers' Match
soO <Akilon Wastes> KangHosoO <Whirwind> KangHosoO <Bel'Shir Vestige> KangHoKangHo wins 2-1!Final Match
GuMiho <Whirwind> KangHoGuMiho <Daybreak> KangHoGuMiho <Bel'Shir Vestige> KangHoKangHo wins 2-1!Symbol and KangHo advance to Code S RO8!Symbol and Losira advance in final Ro16 group, Ro8 brackets finalized
The GSL finalist curse appeared to end with WoL, as last season's runner-up
Azubu.Symbol joined defending champion RorO in the round of eight. It was the first time such an event had occurred since November of 2011, when MMA and Mvp managed to reach the Ro8 after gracing the finals stage in the previous season.Symbol's first match saw him thoroughly school lone KeSPA player
SKT_soO, thwarting his early pool rush to win game one, and then using an early pool rush himself to take game two. The second series against FXO.GuMiho would be slightly more difficult, but not by much. Symbol easily took the first game with a well executed roach-baneling all-in, and then dropped the second game after his mass-speedroach strategy failed in game two. Symbol decided to fall back on his trusty nydus worm tactics in the final set, going for a clever speedling misdirection into nydus attack that caught Gumiho totally off guard. Symbol improved to 12 - 3 when using nydus worms in the GSL and advanced to the Ro8.Losira avenges loss against Gumiho to take second place spot
After suffering a painful Ro16 defeat to
FXO.GuMiho last season, LG-IM_LosirA was able to exact revenge by eliminating his enemy from the tournament in the very next season. While he suffered an initial defeat to Gumiho in his first series of the night, Losira swept soO aside in the losers match to earn a rematch against the FXO Terran in the final match.While the series didn't live up to the epic reputation of the one they had back in February, it did have the similar characteristics where Gumiho battered LosirA with blows from all angles, while LosirA put on the best defensive performance he possibly could. This time around, Gumiho had to admit he was bested. After Losira held off all sorts of relentless harassment and frontal attacks, Gumiho twice decided that his only choice left was to go all-in with SCVs pulled. Losira held off those desperation attacks as well, and advanced to the Ro8 with well-earned GG's.
Ro8 Picture
With the Ro16 complete, the quarter-final brackets were also determined.
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/Waxangel/WCS2013/Korea_1/ro8bracket.png)
While all the match-ups should definitely be high quality, the most anticipated match is definitely
RorO vs. INnoVation, featuring KeSPA's best Zerg against KeSPA's best Terran. While the early elimination of Life and Flash has precluded a number of story lines, the possibility of Startale captain Bomber going up against his taunting ex-teammate PartinG presents itself as one of the most exciting finals cards.
