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[IPL] Week 2 Day 4 - Grand Final - IdrA v KiWiKaKi - Page 4

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Do not caster bash.
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
May 01 2011 23:44 GMT
#61
16minutes until IdrA dominates Kiwikaki for the win!

I just can't see Kiwi taking two series in a row off IdrA - go go GRACK!
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
woob
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom1322 Posts
May 01 2011 23:45 GMT
#62
On May 02 2011 08:43 Alex.IGN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2011 08:42 woob wrote:
I know there have been leaks, so anyone that knows who wins, please PM me, coz i have to go out with my friend and her family tonight.


VODs will be up shortly after the broadcast


oh i forgot about vods

NO ONE pm me the results please!!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ez
RxN
Profile Joined May 2010
United States255 Posts
May 01 2011 23:48 GMT
#63
The Gracken's got this.
woob
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom1322 Posts
May 01 2011 23:48 GMT
#64
hold on, so Kiwi has to win 2 bo5s to win the tourney, and dira only 1?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ez
Benjef
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United Kingdom6921 Posts
May 01 2011 23:48 GMT
#65
Awesome can't wait to watch this .
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SoSexy
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Italy3725 Posts
May 01 2011 23:48 GMT
#66
I LOVE IGN!!
Dating thread on TL LUL
Pachwa
Profile Joined April 2011
57 Posts
May 01 2011 23:49 GMT
#67
On May 02 2011 08:48 woob wrote:
hold on, so Kiwi has to win 2 bo5s to win the tourney, and dira only 1?


Double elimination. Every player is allowed 1 lost set. Idra has not lost yet and Kiwi has. Thus, he must win 2 sets.
Condor Hero
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2931 Posts
May 01 2011 23:49 GMT
#68
On May 02 2011 08:48 woob wrote:
hold on, so Kiwi has to win 2 bo5s to win the tourney, and dira only 1?

benefits of never losing a series
ImHuko
Profile Joined December 2010
United States996 Posts
May 01 2011 23:51 GMT
#69
FINALS! Gogo Idra. I want Idra to just sweep it 3-0, but I wanna see lots of games!
DoomsVille
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada4885 Posts
May 01 2011 23:51 GMT
#70
On May 02 2011 07:58 Dexington wrote:
To the people who don't like that Kiwi has to win two best of fives: if this were single elimination, he would already be eliminated and the finals would've been Select vs. Idra. Idra has to be eliminated twice, it's as simple as that.

Not quite. If this were single elimination IdrA would have already won.

Everyone has lost one series so far (except for IdrA). It wouldn't be fair to him if this was only a single series (whether it be BO5 or BO7). Why does everyone get a chance to lose except for him? This is just the nature of double elimination. Everyone has to lose 2 series' to be knocked out of the tournament. It is the only fair way to do it.
SgtPepper
Profile Joined November 2010
United States568 Posts
May 01 2011 23:56 GMT
#71
The two sets-of-five final seems fair to the players in a double elimination tournament, I understand why they do it. But from a spectator stand point it is just too much and kind of anti-climactic.

Don't really know what a alternative solution would be though.

P.S. Great tourny IGN! Keep em' coming.
"After I reconquer Ba Sing Se, I'm going to reconquer my tea shop! And I'm going to play Pai Sho every day."
hinnolinn
Profile Joined August 2010
212 Posts
May 01 2011 23:56 GMT
#72
DoomsVille, I think that's what Dexington was saying. The finals would have been Select vs Idra and the series that Idra won against Select probably would have been a Bo7 instead of the Bo5 that it was.
sjschmidt93
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2518 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-01 23:58:00
May 01 2011 23:57 GMT
#73
Very disappointing about the leak. Some one spoiled it for me a couple days ago in a stream chat Makes me a little less excited for this.
My grandpa could've proxied better, and not only does he have arthritis, he's also dead. -Sean "Day[9]" Plott
Clog
Profile Joined January 2011
United States950 Posts
May 02 2011 00:00 GMT
#74
On May 02 2011 08:51 DoomsVille wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2011 07:58 Dexington wrote:
To the people who don't like that Kiwi has to win two best of fives: if this were single elimination, he would already be eliminated and the finals would've been Select vs. Idra. Idra has to be eliminated twice, it's as simple as that.

Not quite. If this were single elimination IdrA would have already won.

Everyone has lost one series so far (except for IdrA). It wouldn't be fair to him if this was only a single series (whether it be BO5 or BO7). Why does everyone get a chance to lose except for him? This is just the nature of double elimination. Everyone has to lose 2 series' to be knocked out of the tournament. It is the only fair way to do it.


Yep. And IdrA was the one that Kiwikaki lost to anyway, so in a way they've both knocked everyone else out of the tournament, and IdrA is current up one Bo5 on him.
NesTea | LosirA | MVP | CoCa | Nada | Ryung | DRG | YongHwa
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
May 02 2011 00:00 GMT
#75
Still not sure why Catz is wearing sunglasses :p
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
hinnolinn
Profile Joined August 2010
212 Posts
May 02 2011 00:01 GMT
#76
cause he wears his sunglasses at night obviously.
MrKn4rz
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany2153 Posts
May 02 2011 00:02 GMT
#77
I love the Announcer, he knows how to pronounce IdrA, unlike certain commentators.
"We don't take kindly to folks who don't take kindly around here..."
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14140 Posts
May 02 2011 00:02 GMT
#78
On May 02 2011 07:06 Alex.IGN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2011 07:04 ratMortar wrote:
On May 02 2011 07:00 FiWiFaKi wrote:
On May 02 2011 06:54 Tempest[OEC] wrote:
I was really impressed by this tournament and I look forward to the next season! This was really great!

Btw can anyone explain the reason for two Bo5s? One grand final and another in case kiwikaki wins?


Since IdrA hasn't lost yet, he gets an advantage, meaning every player in the tournament is allowed to lose once. Not the most favored format, but if you recall MLG, it was very similiar where Naniwa being from the winners bracket was up 2-0 on Kiwikaki because they have met before and Naniwa won.

But then theres the arguement that it's too big of a disadvantage because the person from the loser bracket had to play many more games.


In agree but in this particular case it seems quite fair. Kiwikaki didn't have to play too many matches and he did already lose a bo5 to IdrA.

What I'm curious about is if this was a sudden change or not because if you look on the IPL site, you see them announce the final as a Bo7.


It was a last minute change because Kiwi was like 'd00d you realize Idra and I might have to play 14 games straight' and I was like 'Yup, now do it' and then 30 seconds later I said 'Yeah, that's a ton of games, let's do BO5'. And there's your inside look into the IPL.



lol that would have been epic alex we could spend all night together watching starcraft :D just imagine what It would be like in game 11 and its already been 8 hours.
A wise man will say that he knows nothing. We're gona party like its 2752 Hail Dark Brandon
zul
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany5427 Posts
May 02 2011 00:03 GMT
#79
pretty laggy for me today : (
keep it deep! @zulison
tiberiusSC
Profile Joined September 2010
19 Posts
May 02 2011 00:03 GMT
#80
Please stop talking about the "leak" let the games play out.

It's a distraction to see posts here about that. I don't know and I don't want to know until after the Grand Finals are streamed.

Great games, visuals, and casters.
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