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Weekly Stats Report!
With less than a month left in the Proleague round robin stage, things were expected to heat up this week as teams battle it out for the last play-off positions. While CJ and Lecaf were safe at the top, the battle for third and fourth qualifying positions raged on with Samsung having the greatest chances- poised firmly on 10-7.
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That said, MBC guaranteed themselves a spot in the play-offs this week with decisive wins over Samsung and CJ, and OGN is all but guaranteed a spot with the mid-ranked teams all failing this week. Samsung can only qualify if OGN lose their last three games, thanks to defeats to MBC and STX this week, while STX has squandered its chances by losing to CJ on the first day of the week. KTF continues its run as the most hated team on Liquibet by losing to eSTRO this week after their upset over MBC last week, and WeMade and Hanbit's disappointing 0-3 defeats to OGN and CJ respectively has blown their chances of reaching the playoffs this season.
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In the map stats, Zerg has gained a 2% increase in their winning percentages after sAviOr took care of Hwasin on Katrina, both Hyun and Luxury grabbed more Zerg wins on Blue Storm, Jaedong showed us that he can play against Protoss by beating Free on Python, and s2, after a rocky start to his Minor League season, took care of Boxer.
That said, Zerg also suffered some setbacks versus Terran, with the most notable being sAviOr's loss to Ruby on Blue Storm, a map that sported a 12-2 score in favour of Zerg before sAviOrs loss. And on that note:
Worst Players of the Season
Some players are expected to do poorly and cannot be said to have a bad season when their net scores are negative. When a player has been on the KeSPA top 30 in the last four months though, a little more is expected. This is a list of the worst performances by the players ranked highest since the Proleague started.
10. Midas - Ranked 26th on the September rankings, and with a net score of -2, Midas is the first of the SKT players on the list.
9. GoRush - Ranked 25th on the same rankings, and tied with Midas with a net score of -2, GoRush takes the spot directly below his SKT teammate.
8. Calm - Ranked as high as 20th on the October rankings by KeSPA, and with a net score of -2, Calm takes a strong 8th spot.
7. Hwasin - For a player that has been ranked 5th in the world since June of this year, -2 can only be seen as a poor performance.
6. Bisu - His #1 ranking in the world is definitely not thanks to his Proleague performances, with a -2 net score and only four 1v1 games, Bisu has now been demoted to 2v2 partner in the MBC ranks.
5. Casy - Although Casy only managed to reach rank 29 in the last four months, his 0-3 performance in the Proleague this season warrants him a position in the Worst Players of the Season box.
4. July - The last player from SKT to make the list, July started Septemer ranked 22nd, and was only ousted from the KeSPA rankings in December. His three under par will definitely not bring a smile to the SKT coach's face.
3. Reach - Starting as high up as 17th on the rankings, Reach has maintained his position on the KeSPA top 30 for the last four months with his dazzling performance in the ... ... Still searching for his first win in the Proleague, Reach has lost three games now, and it doesn't seem like he will stop any time soon.
2. sAviOr - Ranked third in the world from September to December, sAviOr will not be happy with his Proleague performance so far, having won only three games while losing six.
1. Nal_rA - The runaway winner for Worst Player of the Season, Nal_rA started September ranked 27th by KeSPA, and managed to climb up to 24th in October. He has still not dropped from the KeSPA rankings. With that said, Nal_rA has not only beaten all the challengers for this #1 spot with a whopping -7 net score, he has also beaten all non-contestants (including DaezanG, Rage, and Mingu) to earn himself the award of Worst Player of the Season.
Some players are expected to do poorly and cannot be said to have a bad season when their net scores are negative. When a player has been on the KeSPA top 30 in the last four months though, a little more is expected. This is a list of the worst performances by the players ranked highest since the Proleague started.
10. Midas - Ranked 26th on the September rankings, and with a net score of -2, Midas is the first of the SKT players on the list.
9. GoRush - Ranked 25th on the same rankings, and tied with Midas with a net score of -2, GoRush takes the spot directly below his SKT teammate.
8. Calm - Ranked as high as 20th on the October rankings by KeSPA, and with a net score of -2, Calm takes a strong 8th spot.
7. Hwasin - For a player that has been ranked 5th in the world since June of this year, -2 can only be seen as a poor performance.
6. Bisu - His #1 ranking in the world is definitely not thanks to his Proleague performances, with a -2 net score and only four 1v1 games, Bisu has now been demoted to 2v2 partner in the MBC ranks.
5. Casy - Although Casy only managed to reach rank 29 in the last four months, his 0-3 performance in the Proleague this season warrants him a position in the Worst Players of the Season box.
4. July - The last player from SKT to make the list, July started Septemer ranked 22nd, and was only ousted from the KeSPA rankings in December. His three under par will definitely not bring a smile to the SKT coach's face.
3. Reach - Starting as high up as 17th on the rankings, Reach has maintained his position on the KeSPA top 30 for the last four months with his dazzling performance in the ... ... Still searching for his first win in the Proleague, Reach has lost three games now, and it doesn't seem like he will stop any time soon.
2. sAviOr - Ranked third in the world from September to December, sAviOr will not be happy with his Proleague performance so far, having won only three games while losing six.
1. Nal_rA - The runaway winner for Worst Player of the Season, Nal_rA started September ranked 27th by KeSPA, and managed to climb up to 24th in October. He has still not dropped from the KeSPA rankings. With that said, Nal_rA has not only beaten all the challengers for this #1 spot with a whopping -7 net score, he has also beaten all non-contestants (including DaezanG, Rage, and Mingu) to earn himself the award of Worst Player of the Season.
On the other side of the specturm, Sea and Luxury have continued their climb up the Best Player ladder, with Sea taking two respectable wins vs Iris and Firebathero, and Luxury showing that he can do more than pummel his Zerg brothers by defeating the defending MSL chamption.
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Those that were denied playing time this week may regret it as Kal rushed past them with his two victories, one against Stork, and another against Much, earning himself his highest position on the ranks in over two months. Darkelf also made a comeback for the first time in months by taking down Calm in a closer for CJ. Calm's dreary score against Terran (started by Iris and Darkelf on the very first day of the Proleague) continues as his most recent loss drops it down to 2-5.
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Finally, in the 2v2 standings, Justin and Flower continue their reign at the top as they quickly take care of WeMade's prized Stay/Ho combination. Cool and SangHo, as well as JiHyun and Cuteboy, keep on showing that 2v2 games can be predictable as their winning streaks continue, and one is left wondering why no other team has come close to showing the domination presented by the top three teams this season.
That's all there is in the Proleague Stats Report this week. I hope you've enjoyed it!
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