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Very recently the last of the Ro8 games finished up - namely White-Ra vs Mondragon. We also managed to track down the last of the Ro16 games. Before I go spoiling the results here are the replay packs for these games;
Kolll vs Sarens (Ro16 games)
White-Ra's Games (includes White-Ra vs G5 and White-Ra vs Mondragon)
Full Replay Pack
Alright, with those out of the way I can safely reveal the bracket, completed up to the end of the Round of 16.
You can also view the bracket here
The Round of 8 and Semifinals
On Saturday, starting at 18CET, these games will start. This is what is going to happen.
Dinot vs Horror and Idra vs Xiaozi will take place at 18 CET. These matches will be Best of 5 with the first map being God's Garden. Subsequent maps will be determined by the loser of the previous game as in prior rounds. Both of these games, assuming there is no lag, will be live streamed and commentated by various members of the community. Last I heard, Artosis will be around to cast Idra vs Xiaozi - so definitely turn up to see how that goes.
Once the two series have completed the players will immediately move into the semifinals. So the winner of Idra/Xiaozi vs the winner of Dinot/Horror. Again, this match will be casted. Again, this is Best of 5 but this time the first map is Heartbreak Ridge. Two Best of 5's can be really tiring, so this will be a true test of stamina. Although, don't be surprised if there is a brief gap between the Ro8 and the Ro4 to let the players rest up for a little bit. Full details will be available on the day.
After our first finalist is determined, we will move on to the lower half of the bracket. These games will start at 21CET and will also be casted. These matches are IefNaij vs Brat_OK and White-Ra vs Tarson. As before, the Round of 8 starts with God's Garden. And just as above, once these games are completed we will play the semifinals with the first map being Heartbreak Ridge.
So if you love TvZ make sure you're there at 18CET and if you're a TvP fanatic then 21CET is the best time for you! Regardless, both times are sure to provide some amazing games so be sure to check it out!
Map Change
After careful evailuation, we have decided to remove Gaema Gowon from the map pool. This was because we felt it gave an insurmountable advantage to Terran. To rectify this, the map is going to be replaced with the Katrina! After all, we don't mind imbalances on the map as long as its anti-Terran
The real reason for including Katrina though, is that is contrasts greatly with the maps already in the pool. Katrina TvZ's generally end up being amazing games and since half of our bracket is TvZ, we felt that Katrina would be a better battleground for them. Likewise, TvP plays out very differently here than on the other maps in the pool since it strongly favors Carriers over Arbiters. So this map should provide, at the very least, some contrasting games to the rest of the games.
Thus the map pool is as follows:
- Heartbreak Ridge
- Lost Temple
- Katrina
- Colosseum II
- Neo Forte
- God's Garden
- Destination
The New Contest!!
Seeing as the bracket contest got pretty owned by last minute subs, we have come up with a brand new contest to replace it. The contest is very similar to a bracket contest, although like the Highlander - you only need to pick one player.
Here's how it will work:
- Decide who is going to win the tournament
- e.g. IdrA Work outGuess his opponents in the Round of 8, semifinals and finals
- e.g. Xiaozi (Ro8), Dinot (Semifinals), Brat_OK (Finals)- Guess the score of each of the series (Ro8 and semis are Bo5, Finals are Bo7)
- e.g. Xiaozi 3-1, Dinot 3-2, Brat_OK 4-3 - Guess the order of the maps that they are going to be playing on and if your player wins
e.g. Xiaozi 3-1
Gods Garden (Win), Neo Forte (Win), Lost Temple (Loss), Destination (Win)
Dinot 3-2
Heartbreak Ridge (Win), Colosseum II (Win), Destination (Loss), Neo Forte (Loss), Katrina (Win)
Brat_OK 4-3
Katrina (Win), Heartbreak Ridge (Win), Lost Temple (Loss), Colosseum II (Loss), Destination (Win), God's Garden (Loss), Neo Forte (Win) - Type out all this information into a PM
e.g. IdrA will win
Ro8 - Xiaozi 3-1
Gods Garden (Win), Neo Forte (Win), Lost Temple (Loss), Destination (Win)
Semifinals - Dinot 3-2
Heartbreak Ridge (Win), Colosseum II (Win), Destination (Loss), Neo Forte (Loss), Katrina (Win)
Finals - Brat_OK 4-3
Katrina (Win), Heartbreak Ridge (Win), Lost Temple (Loss), Colosseum II (Loss), Destination (Win), God's Garden (Loss), Neo Forte (Win) - Send you pm to Bracket Contest
Sending your entry anywhere else (e.g Plexa or Incontrol) will not count as a valid entry! - Entries close at 18CET this Saturday
The person who gets the closest to 100% (will priority given to winner > players > score > maps > map score) will receive the $100 prize! If there is a tie - well, we'll sort that out
If you have any questions about The Highlander, like about the contest or about the games on the weekend, then please post your question up here. Aside from that - best of luck for your entry! And let's look forward to some great games on the weekend!!
