I don't want to be mean, but I sometime wonder if these guys who write articles about upcoming matches really watch e-sport... LucifroN probably has the best european TvP right now, and with the weaknesses of NaNiwa in PvT, there's no way NaNiwa tops this group.

LucifroN
NaNiwa
Uzer
Bly

DarkGamer

Germany330 Posts

July 10 2013 08:57 GMT

#22

Well Naniwa really showed some excellent results lately but Lucifron is, as stated above, the best tvp'ler in europe. Beside Naniwas worst match up is still damn impressive (seeing dreamhack) i think Lucifron has the edge here.

boxerfred

Germany8360 Posts

July 10 2013 09:00 GMT

#23

HasuObs, Mana advanced. Can't wait for Lucifron to advance. And I do not think that he's the underdog. Just go for HotS only and do not count Naniwas huge experience in the scene. Seen this way, they are kinda matching opponents.

Gothic

Sweden122 Posts

July 10 2013 09:26 GMT

#24

Lucifron's excellent TvP combined with Naniwa's lag from Korea will probably mean it's going to be difficult for Nani to take 1st Place. Also, I would not write off the other two as they're clever boys and probably have some special tactics prepared to take down the two giants.

All in all, I really want Naniwa to make it through, but with the Korea lag I definately think it'll be a challenge for him!

m0ck

4194 Posts

July 10 2013 09:36 GMT

#25

I wouldn't be too surprised to see Lucifron/Bly advance, they are both playing consistently well at the moment. I don't know taht you can say that about naniwa.

HaRuHi

1220 Posts

July 10 2013 09:51 GMT

#26

Don't wanna sound to offended by the predictions, because I will stop reading if this just becomes another, we write really wonky stuff so we get more replies thing.

Is Nani playing from KR? Do you really think Luci can lose a TvP?

Then again, probably the hardest group to predict, since Luci seems to have a weakness in TvZ, in a group with two Zergs, should Nani play from KR, that is a really leveled playing field, anyone could advance.

ThePlagueJG

Sweden1010 Posts

July 10 2013 10:06 GMT

#27

I think NaNiwa will atleast make it out even with KR lag. He's been practicing really hard for a couple of days know and will probably do something interesting.

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

July 10 2013 10:10 GMT

#28

Luci/Bly

I don't agree with much in the preview, but I respect your opinion.

Facultyadjutant

Sweden1876 Posts

July 10 2013 10:40 GMT

#29

Luci
Nani
bly
uzer

easy, with nani being the most unstable due to foreign zergs

SayTT

Sweden2158 Posts

July 10 2013 10:44 GMT

#30

naniwa for #1 and Bly for #2

mouz.Wake

Sweden136 Posts

July 10 2013 10:54 GMT

#31

K3 LucifroN...? Come on writers.

partydude89

1850 Posts

July 10 2013 11:06 GMT

#32

i though lucifron was a member of Mouz? what?

NovemberstOrm

Canada16217 Posts

July 10 2013 11:07 GMT

#33

On July 10 2013 20:06 partydude89 wrote:
i though lucifron was a member of Mouz? what?

i'ts a mistake.

Trasko

Sweden983 Posts

July 10 2013 11:13 GMT

#34

Naniwa and Luci!

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

July 10 2013 11:17 GMT

#35

One has only to look back at the simply dominating performance that Naniwa displayed in PvZ at Dreamhack Stockholm to be reassured that, even should he fall to Lucifron, it would be next to impossible for him to not make it out of the group at all.

Or one looks at Naniwa's losses to TLO, VortiX, Tefel and Suppy that all happened in the last two months.
Or his last match vs Bly that ended in a 1-3 stomp with Naniwa tilting completely. Or at the fact that he's currently in Korea and will play cross-server.

Musicus

Germany23579 Posts

July 10 2013 11:26 GMT

#36

K3.Lucifron?

TheBloodyDwarf

Finland7524 Posts

July 10 2013 11:48 GMT

#37

Writer doesn't follow esport, I see

Targe

United Kingdom14103 Posts

July 10 2013 11:56 GMT

#38

Nani gonna take this :3

JoeCool

Germany2520 Posts

July 10 2013 12:14 GMT

#39

I placed my bet on luci/nani but forgot that nani is playing from korea :/ could very well be luci/ bly.... or fuzer, since I am almost everytime wrong with my prediction.
Heart: luci/nani, Head: luci/bly

TheBloodyDwarf

Finland7524 Posts

July 10 2013 12:25 GMT

#40

On July 10 2013 21:14 JoeCool wrote:
I placed my bet on luci/nani but forgot that nani is playing from korea :/ could very well be luci/ bly.... or fuzer, since I am almost everytime wrong with my prediction.
Heart: luci/nani, Head: luci/bly

Fuzer is finnish terran, uzer is polish zerg