MC is pretty clear favorite, beat Sase at MLG Arena and Red Bull Lan this year and has a 6-2 overall record. If you mean tough for Sase, maybe. Could always pull an upset, don't know if he's better than Dimaga (probably) and don't know much about slivko.

polyphonyEX

United States2539 Posts

July 07 2012 01:42 GMT

#42

On July 07 2012 10:31 Heavenlee wrote:

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I meant tough for Sase. Don't expect him to win against MC but his PvZ is looking better than it was before. Definitely the favorite after MC.

Shield

Bulgaria4824 Posts

July 07 2012 01:46 GMT

#43

Can anyone please explain why Sase has the KR flag? I don't know if he's in Korea these days, but isn't that still not enough?

whiteLotus

1833 Posts

July 07 2012 01:47 GMT

#44

Anyone watching TakeTV karaoke :D?

Champloo

Germany1850 Posts

July 07 2012 01:53 GMT

#45

A: Sleep, HasuObs
B: Nerchio, Snute
C: MC, Dimaga
D: MVP, Ret

Fire13

Germany102 Posts

July 07 2012 01:57 GMT

#46

A: Sleep, Idra
B: Yonghaw, Snute
C: MC, Sase
D: MVP, Ret

Olinim

4044 Posts

July 07 2012 01:59 GMT

#47

A: Happy, Sleep
B: yongwha, nerchio
C: MC Sase
D: MVP GOlden

Coolness53

United States668 Posts

July 07 2012 02:02 GMT

#48

On July 07 2012 10:31 Heavenlee wrote:

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I would say either Sleep or MC will win the tournament. I hope Idra wins the tournament just going to be hard

Proseat

Germany5113 Posts

July 07 2012 02:09 GMT

#49

I guess I'll post this here as well:

After the initial confusion, group selection went as follows:

The top 4 players by wins and mapscore of the first group stage were put in groups A through D in alphabetical order:

A: (Z)

IdrA
B:

SaSe
C:

Sleep
D:

YongHwa

Next the other four top 1 finishers of the first group stage randomly drew their groups:

A: (Z)

IdrA /

Happy
B:

SaSe /

Nerchio
C: (Z)

Sleep /

MC
D:

YongHwa /

Mvp

Next all of the second place finishers of the first group stage randomly drew their groups, drawing again whenever they drew a group with a player they had played before in the first group stage:

A: (Z)

IdrA /

Happy /

Golden /

HasuObs
B: (P)

SaSe /

Nerchio /

BlinG /

Snute
C:

Sleep /

MC /

DIMAGA /

sLivko
D:

YongHwa /

Mvp /

Ret /

Naama

Finally, as a special perk, the top 4 players by wins and mapscore of the first group stage got to switch themselves with someone from another group or stay in their group. The order was decided randomly, which came out to be (P)

YongHwa first, then (P)

SaSe, then (Z)

Sleep, and finally (Z)

IdrA.

Yongwha decided to switch himself with (Z)

Golden in group A ( (P)

YongHwa <-> (Z)

Golden):

A: (Z)

IdrA /

Happy /

YongHwa /

HasuObs
B: (P)

SaSe /

Nerchio /

BlinG /

Snute
C:

Sleep /

MC /

DIMAGA /

sLivko
D:

Golden /

Mvp /

Ret /

Naama

Next, (P)

SaSe decided to switch himself with (P)

YongHwa in group A ( (P)

SaSe <->

YongHwa):

A: (Z)

IdrA /

Happy /

SaSe /

HasuObs
B: (P)

YongHwa /

Nerchio /

BlinG /

Snute
C:

Sleep /

MC /

DIMAGA /

sLivko
D:

Golden /

Mvp /

Ret /

Naama

Following that, (Z)

Sleep decided to switch himself with (P)

SaSe in group A ( (Z)

Sleep <->

SaSe):

A: (Z)

IdrA /

Happy /

Sleep /

HasuObs
B: (P)

YongHwa /

Nerchio /

BlinG /

Snute
C:

SaSe /

MC /

DIMAGA /

sLivko
D:

Golden /

Mvp /

Ret /

Naama

To complete group selection, (Z)

IdrA finally decided to stay put in his group A ( (Z)

IdrA <->

IdrA):

A: (Z)

IdrA /

Happy /

Sleep /

HasuObs
B: (P)

YongHwa /

Nerchio /

BlinG /

Snute
C:

SaSe /

MC /

DIMAGA /

sLivko
D:

Golden /

Mvp /

Ret /

Naama

opterown

Australia54785 Posts

July 07 2012 02:12 GMT

#50

^ wow, nice recap

Proseat

Germany5113 Posts

July 07 2012 02:15 GMT

#51

Thanks. Quote it in the op if you like.

opterown

Australia54785 Posts

July 07 2012 02:16 GMT

#52

On July 07 2012 11:15 Proseat wrote:
Thanks. Quote it in the op if you like.

already done :D hehe

Proseat

Germany5113 Posts

July 07 2012 02:17 GMT

#53

hehe

JJH777

United States4420 Posts

July 07 2012 03:26 GMT

#54

On July 07 2012 11:02 Coolness53 wrote:

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I would say either Sleep or MC will win the tournament. I hope Idra wins the tournament just going to be hard

MVP. Winners will win.

dumplings

Germany298 Posts

July 07 2012 03:32 GMT

#55

I made a highlight video of ROX.KIS sLivko neural parasiting a probe and building a nexuz for those who missed it. It was so cool.

http://twitch.tv/taketvbstream/b/323936442

sLivko <3<3

opterown

Australia54785 Posts

July 07 2012 03:35 GMT

#56

IdrA

Mvp

IdrA

Mvp

MC

which looks better? haha playing around with the pictures

JJH777

United States4420 Posts

July 07 2012 03:36 GMT

#57

The top set imo

opterown

Australia54785 Posts

July 07 2012 03:42 GMT

#58

On July 07 2012 12:32 dumplings wrote:
I made a highlight video of ROX.KIS sLivko neural parasiting a probe and building a nexuz for those who missed it. It was so cool.

http://twitch.tv/taketvbstream/b/323936442

sLivko <3<3

haha that was cool to watch, wonder how mothership/brood/corruptor/voidray/mothership comp would do aye

Wunder

United Kingdom2950 Posts

July 07 2012 03:53 GMT

#59

On July 07 2012 12:35 opterown wrote:

IdrA

Mvp

IdrA

Mvp

which looks better? haha playing around with the pictures

Wow I Didn't realize there were sc2 icons. Use those for sure.

BronzeKnee

United States5226 Posts

July 07 2012 03:56 GMT

#60

I prefer the top set.

Anyway, everyone wants to be in Group A apparently. Every player choose to "switch" into Group A, except Idra, he choose to stay in Group A.

On July 07 2012 09:08 maracuja123 wrote:
You people need to realise Idra is NOT doing well at all. He placed first in his group but it was the weakest group of the entire tournament. No offense, but Bly is not really a big european zerg nickname when we have Nerchio, Ret, Snute, Slivko, Dimaga (to name few and that are playing this tournament, not to mention Stephano...).. Bling could not even do well in his own country at that WCS (people were expecting top 5 at least...).. Cloud????????????

He`ll again lose in the second phase of the tournament. Mark my words.

Again, no offense before idra fans start bashing me. This is what I think and Im almost completely sure he`ll not win against Sleep. Happy is really good in TXZ and people forget HasuObs, a rly good player (only german who got to this phase)

Marking your words. And I promise I won't bash you until Idra makes into the bracket. He is a streaky player, and the last time he went on a tear he won IEM Guangzhou, Asus Rog Stars Invite, MLG North American Invitational and placed 4th at MLG Orlando (beating Boxer, Hongun and Bomber in succession). No one expected him to win IEM after the start he had, but he cleaned up two very good Korean players in the bracket stages before beating Elfi.

If he believes in his play, he can beat anyone, and he is on a roll.