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Tommylew

Wales2717 Posts

September 06 2011 08:14 GMT

#101

SuperNoVa <Dual Sight> Alicia
Byun <Daybreak> Leenock
SuperNoVa <Crossfire SE> IMYoda
Byun <Terminus SE> Alicia
Leenock <Antiga Shipyard 1.1> IMYoda
Byun<Daybreak> SuperNoVa
Leenock <Metalopolis 1.1> Alicia
Byun <Xel'Naga Fortress> IMYoda
Leenock <Antiga Shipyard 1.1> SuperNoVa
Alicia <Bel'shir Beach> IMYoda
Supernova W1 L3
Alicia W1 L3
Leenock W3 L1
Yoda W3 L1
Byun W2 L2

Some I think will happen, some im just hopefull for!!! Just dont want all to be Terrans like last up and down

Joseph123

Bulgaria1144 Posts

September 06 2011 08:18 GMT

#102

Alicia has never had the best PvT in the world, it is time for you to realize that, Artosis can say whatever he wants, but this doesn't automatically make this correct, this is just his opinion.
And yes I think Alicia has no chance to get out of this group, but I'm still going to watch to see what 1 base builds terrans have come up with.

Rhaegar99

Australia1190 Posts

September 06 2011 08:20 GMT

#103

Whats the chance that leenock falls down to code A again =p

Montana[TK]

1624 Posts

September 06 2011 08:21 GMT

#104

Alicia's been losing almost every time he was broadcasted in the last few months and him never being used in GSTL seems to reflect his current condition. YodA's TvT looked decent but the data isn't very reliable (only 2-1 vTheBest, beat Byun in GSTL who said his mouse settings were off and sC whose worst MU seems to be TvT), his TvZ flat-out worries me and TvP he looked OK against ZeNEX, but a little weak in mid-game (although I loved the flashy nuke-age). SuperNova doesn't get enough credit imo. His macro is superb and he looked super impressive in last GSTL taking down Ganzi and MMA before losing to Taeja in a close game. Byun's a brilliant player, he should be considered a favorite on results alone (taking down huge names TvT), his TvZ seems to be his weakest MU, but he makes up for it in TvP.

I think Leenock will advance in #1 and #2 will go to Byun or SuperNova depending on condition.

FuRong

New Zealand3089 Posts

September 06 2011 08:24 GMT

#105

I really hope I'm wrong, but my prediction is that the Leenock curse will continue, Alicia will choke and we'll end up with two more Terrans in Code S -_-

CarlaBruni

61 Posts

September 06 2011 08:28 GMT

#106

alicia is not used in gstl because he plays protoss which currently is only competitiv in 2 match up but i think he still has this if those terran are in up and down they have to make mistakes up to alicia to exploit them by picking up the adequat all in

Chriscras

Korea (South)2812 Posts

September 06 2011 08:28 GMT

#107

"Casted by a combo of Wolf, Moletrap and/or DOA."

This makes me laugh for some reason. LOL

SilverLeagueElite

United States626 Posts

September 06 2011 08:30 GMT

#108

Kinda hoping Byun pulls through. Pity Zenex isn't able to attract sponsors so that wealthier teams can't recruit their up and coming players. After Coca and Puzzle, there's only Byun and the puppy. Who else is notable on ZeNex?

wintergt

Belgium1335 Posts

September 06 2011 08:30 GMT

#109

I think Leenock is overestimated by people. He likely won't make the cut in this group. I just hope not two terrans on top, for diversity's sake.

Lord_J

Kenya1085 Posts

September 06 2011 08:33 GMT

#110

It's a difficult group to predict. All of these players are capable of taking games off each other. Still, I have to favor Byun and Leenock to make Code S. My picks:

+ Show Spoiler +

SuperNoVa <Dual Sight> (P)

Alicia

Byun <Daybreak> Leenock
(T)

SuperNoVa <Crossfire SE> IMYoda
Byun <Terminus SE> (P)

Alicia
Leenock <Antiga Shipyard 1.1> (T)

IMYoda
Byun <Daybreak> (T)

SuperNoVa

Leenock <Metalopolis 1.1> Alicia
Byun <Xel'Naga Fortress> (T)

IMYoda
Leenock <Antiga Shipyard 1.1> (T)

SuperNoVa

Alicia <Bel'shir Beach> IMYoda

Leenock 3-1
Byun 3-1
Yoda 2-2
Supernova 1-3
Alicia 1-3

OrchidThief

Denmark2298 Posts

September 06 2011 08:35 GMT

#111

On September 06 2011 17:33 Lord_J wrote:
It's a difficult group to predict. All of these players are capable of taking games off each other. Still, I have to favor Byun and Leenock to make Code S. My picks:

+ Show Spoiler +

SuperNoVa <Dual Sight> (P)

Alicia

Byun <Daybreak> Leenock
(T)

SuperNoVa <Crossfire SE> IMYoda
Byun <Terminus SE> (P)

Alicia
Leenock <Antiga Shipyard 1.1> (T)

IMYoda
Byun <Daybreak> (T)

SuperNoVa

Leenock <Metalopolis 1.1> Alicia
Byun <Xel'Naga Fortress> (T)

IMYoda
Leenock <Antiga Shipyard 1.1> (T)

SuperNoVa

Alicia <Bel'shir Beach> IMYoda

Leenock 3-1
Byun 3-1
Yoda 2-2
Supernova 1-3
Alicia 1-3

That's my bets as well. Leenock and Byun are the best ones out of that bunch. I'd be disappointed if either of them didn't make it to code S again.

Oktyabr

Singapore2234 Posts

September 06 2011 08:38 GMT

#112

Hoping for Leenock and Alicia

Battousai13

United States638 Posts

September 06 2011 08:38 GMT

#113

Ugh...class in the morning. SuperNoVa is the only match that I'm really interested in watching. Good thing it's the first match of the series.

UnholyRai

720 Posts

September 06 2011 08:38 GMT

#114

you guys are rating leenock too high imo!

Orcasgt24

Canada3238 Posts

September 06 2011 08:39 GMT

#115

On September 06 2011 17:30 SilverLeagueElite wrote:
Kinda hoping Byun pulls through. Pity Zenex isn't able to attract sponsors so that wealthier teams can't recruit their up and coming players. After Coca and Puzzle, there's only Byun and the puppy. Who else is notable on ZeNex?

Kyrix has been Code S forever. Somehow always surving the up and downs.
+ Show Spoiler +

Not surving them this time. The group was tailored to his demise

sleepingdog

Austria6145 Posts

September 06 2011 08:44 GMT

#116

I'm afraid this will be the end of Alicia

If so, it'll seem like the people claiming he was overhyped were right. Still hoping he'll make it.

HolyArrow

United States7116 Posts

September 06 2011 08:46 GMT

#117

On September 06 2011 17:44 sleepingdog wrote:
I'm afraid this will be the end of Alicia

If so, it'll seem like the people claiming he was overhyped were right. Still hoping he'll make it.

I fail to see how a strong Protoss doing badly in a time when almost all strong Protosses are doing pretty badly (including MC) = overhyped. Anyway, I hope he'll make it too

babylon

8765 Posts

September 06 2011 08:46 GMT

#118

On September 06 2011 17:09 Sc2Null wrote:
leenock has probably been in code-A the longest of anyone, he just runs into finalists/champions all the time and most people cheese him because they are afraid of him..

I think Yugioh beats him. Yugioh's been in Code A every season ever since they implemented the S/A system and has never fallen out.

marttorn

Norway5211 Posts

September 06 2011 08:47 GMT

#119

(as a protoss player) I remember last up & downs... it was... painful.

I just saw toss after toss trying to do some sort of 2base timing followed up by an awkward transition into 3 base and zealot/archon.

They just... died.

There are fewer terrans in Code A this season as well, so maybe we'll go in a different direction other than all terrans everywhere ^^

I don't have anything against terrans, my favorite players are all terrans, but it gets tedious with so many of them.