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With only two weeks to go until the post-season starts, I guess it would be ideal to see who is in contention for them 4 spots in the playoffs.
Obviously we will have a look at the table as of 7/4.
+ Show Spoiler [Results and Standings] +
| Rank | Team Name | Win-Loss | Overall stats | 1v1 stats | 2v2 stats |
| 1. | Samsung KHAN | 15-4 | 49-29 (+20) | 34-25 | 15-4 |
| 2. | STX Soul | 13-6 | 47-34 (+13) | 40-22 | 7-12 |
| 3. | Lecaf OZ | 12-7 | 43-33 (+10) | 34-23 | 9-10 |
| 4. | MBCGame HERO | 12-8 | 46-32 (+13)* | 37-21 | 9-11 |
| 5. | CJ Entus | 11-9 | 44-39 (+4)* | 35-28 | 9-11 |
| 6. | OGN Sparkyz | 10-9 | 41-38 (+2)* | 29-31 | 12-7 |
| 7. | KTF MagicNs | 9-10 | 42-44 (-2) | 32-35 | 10-9 |
| 8. | SK Telecom T1 | 7-12 | 41-44 (-3) | 36-30 | 5-14 |
| 9. | Hanbitstars | 7-12 | 34-43 (-10)* | 22-36 | 12-7 |
| 10. | eSTRO | 7-12 | 30-43 (-14)* | 21-33 | 9-10 |
| 11. | Pantech EX | 7-13 | 39-50 (-12)* | 29-40 | 10-10 |
| 12. | Air Force ACE | 6-14 | 27-52 (-26)* | 18-41 | 9-11 |
As you can see, Samsung KHAN are riding high at the top of the table, with a secured playoffs berth with an impressive 15-4 record. 2nd and 3rd are big suprises in STX Soul and Lecaf OZ, who in previous proleagues, have struggled to perform to the likes of KTF and SK Telecom. The last of the playoff spots is a very interesting race as MBCGame HERO, CJ Entus and OGN Sparkyz all vying for it. KTF MagicNs, SK Telecom T1, Hanbitstars, eSTRO, Pantech and Air Force ACE are unfortunately out of conention. They must have to look forward to next season.
The next two weeks for the top 6 teams are all important, let's take a look at the important ones one by one for each team and their perspective on it.
+ Show Spoiler [Samsung KHAN] +
Samsung KHAN
7/9 - MBCGame HERO
7/15 - CJ Entus
7/17 - STX Soul
An extremely tough road for Samsung KHAN if they want to keep that finals ticket in their hands and not have to go through they playoffs. Playing some very tough opposition in MBC, CJ and STX, it all depends if Samsung decide to send out their younger, rookie players to give them some exposure, or bring on the big guns to mop up the opposition and screw things over in terms of standings.
+ Show Spoiler [STX Soul] +
STX Soul
7/8 - Lecaf OZ
7/11 - Pantech EX
7/17 - Samsung KHAN
STX has a partially easier road, only having to face a weak team in Pantech once. STX has upsetted both Lecaf and Samsung before this season in nail-biting 5th set ace games, so may we see STX topple over Samsung at the top? It just depends on the luck of the entry and how well the opponent is doing.
+ Show Spoiler [Lecaf OZ] +
Lecaf OZ
7/8 - STX Soul
7/11 - Air Force ACE
7/17 - OGN Sparkyz
Shoving away the lowly ACE team, the only question is will they topple STX and OGN? Lecaf have lost to both of these teams previously this season, so they must perform their best and make sure that their all-star standard lineup of Anytime/Jaedong/2v2 Team/fOrGG do not get countered in the entries.
+ Show Spoiler [MBCGame Hero] +
MBCGame Hero
7/9 - Samsung KHAN
7/15 - OGN Sparkyz
Although only having 2 games left, they are against tough opponents in Samsung and OGN, who will not let MBC with an easy win withought a fight. It will all depend on Sea performing to his highest peak, as well as other stars such as Bisu, Pusan and Light contributing.
+ Show Spoiler [CJ Entus] +
CJ Entus
7/9 - OGN Sparkyz
7/15 - Samsung KHAN
Facing OGN and Samsung, it doesn't look all too good for CJ for the playoffs. CJ lost to both OGN and Samsung earlier this season, so it will depend if veterans sAviOr, XellOs and Iris show up to their best, while chums DarkElf and Much try their best to contribute to the best of their ability.
+ Show Spoiler [OGN Sparkyz] +
OGN Sparkyz
7/9 - CJ Entus
7/15 - MBCGame HERO
7/17 - Lecaf OZ
After losing to SK Telecom after sending out mediocre Terran Bifrost to play against Midas in the ace match causing a loss, OGN's hopes of a playoff berth have almost slipped away. CJ, MBC and Lecaf have the same views as OGN, and if OGN don't get their act together, there will be no playoffs for them.
The play-off format is a Best of 7, with 5 1v1's and 2 2v2's. The first play-off is 3rd place vs 4th, and the second playoff game is the winner of the first playoff vs 2nd place. The final is the winner of the second playoff vs 1st place.
Key Dates
July 17th - Last day of round-robin Proleague matches.
July 22nd - Post-season starts, first Playoff game.
July 28th - Second Playoff game.
August 4th - Round 1 Grand Final
