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Standard LR rules apply: No balance whining, no KeSPA vs. GomTV inciting, no excessive derailing ESPECIALLY when games are on. This is not a thread for you to argue with other people.
TheBB
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Switzerland5133 Posts
October 08 2012 18:53 GMT
#161
On October 09 2012 03:16 CosmicSpiral wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 09 2012 00:58 TheBB wrote:
I had some fun today.

Disappointingly, this forum doesn't have a monospace environment (that I know of), so my beautiful formatting is lost. (Or, I have to work to prettify it.)

Probabilities are based on the Elo ratings from TLPD, where equal weight was given to the total Elo and the matchup-specific Elo. It's not clear which weighing would yield the most accurate predictions.

Taeja, Life and Rain are top three in overall Elo. That makes Taeja vs. Life essentially the highest rated match possible at the moment. How often has it happened that the two Elo leaders met in a match while they were Elo leaders, and a best of five at that?

+ Show Spoiler +
Yes, it's "Elo", not "ELO".


Anyway:

Rain vs. Mvp

Rain wins
      3-0: 19.079%
      3-1: 24.287%
      3-2: 20.610%
      Total: 63.976%

Mvp wins
      3-0: 7.639%
      3-1: 13.194%
      3-2: 15.191%
      Total: 36.024%

Most likely winner: Rain (63.976%)
Most likely outcome: Rain 3-1 Mvp (24.287%)

Taeja vs Life

Taeja wins
      3-0: 22.514%
      3-1: 26.453%
      3-2: 20.721%
      Total: 69.688%

Life wins
      3-0: 6.008%
      3-1: 10.964%
      3-2: 13.340%
      Total: 30.312%

Most likely winner: Taeja (69.688%)
Most likely outcome: Taeja 3-1 Life (26.453%)


How much influence did the matchup statistics have on this analysis?

I used an average between general Elo and matchup-specific Elo as an "actual" Elo used for the probabilities. I can think of several other ways to do this, but it's not clear at all which is best.
http://aligulac.com || Barcraft Switzerland! || Zerg best race. || Stats-poster extraordinaire.
how2TL
Profile Joined August 2010
1197 Posts
October 08 2012 19:10 GMT
#162
Both matchups are on the same day?

I have no idea why GSL needs each season to be done so quickly. No hype at all when a season starts so frequently and ends so quickly.
Phobbers
Profile Joined May 2011
773 Posts
October 08 2012 19:12 GMT
#163
On October 09 2012 04:10 how2TL wrote:
Both matchups are on the same day?

I have no idea why GSL needs each season to be done so quickly. No hype at all when a season starts so frequently and ends so quickly.

I believe they actually have a pretty packed schedule for the rest of the year. I recall someone mentioning it when this season had started so quick after season 3.
EG/C9/ALL/TSM
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
October 08 2012 19:16 GMT
#164
On October 09 2012 04:10 how2TL wrote:
Both matchups are on the same day?

I have no idea why GSL needs each season to be done so quickly. No hype at all when a season starts so frequently and ends so quickly.


...The semifinals have been on the same day forever.

What.
Writerhttps://twitter.com/FionnOnFire
Luepert
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1934 Posts
October 08 2012 19:20 GMT
#165
IM happy beat rain, MVP just has to talk with happy. If Rain 3-0's MVP I'll be super pissed. I'll just skulkfully watch the scene untill rain falls into obscurity and MVP still gets GSL code S round of 16 in his slumps like I did with Bomber and MMA.
esports
ColtraneL
Profile Joined December 2011
France248 Posts
October 08 2012 19:23 GMT
#166
On October 09 2012 03:13 TheBB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 09 2012 02:46 ColtraneL wrote:
On October 09 2012 00:58 TheBB wrote:
I had some fun today.

Disappointingly, this forum doesn't have a monospace environment (that I know of), so my beautiful formatting is lost. (Or, I have to work to prettify it.)

Probabilities are based on the Elo ratings from TLPD, where equal weight was given to the total Elo and the matchup-specific Elo. It's not clear which weighing would yield the most accurate predictions.

Taeja, Life and Rain are top three in overall Elo. That makes Taeja vs. Life essentially the highest rated match possible at the moment. How often has it happened that the two Elo leaders met in a match while they were Elo leaders, and a best of five at that?

+ Show Spoiler +
Yes, it's "Elo", not "ELO".


Anyway:

Rain vs. Mvp

Rain wins
      3-0: 19.079%
      3-1: 24.287%
      3-2: 20.610%
      Total: 63.976%

Mvp wins
      3-0: 7.639%
      3-1: 13.194%
      3-2: 15.191%
      Total: 36.024%

Most likely winner: Rain (63.976%)
Most likely outcome: Rain 3-1 Mvp (24.287%)

Taeja vs Life

Taeja wins
      3-0: 22.514%
      3-1: 26.453%
      3-2: 20.721%
      Total: 69.688%

Life wins
      3-0: 6.008%
      3-1: 10.964%
      3-2: 13.340%
      Total: 30.312%

Most likely winner: Taeja (69.688%)
Most likely outcome: Taeja 3-1 Life (26.453%)

You should precise the samples and on what they are based, because I suppose you're not using Rain's BO5 results in SC2 to do this because he only played two of them. Is it from broodwar?

They're based on the Elo ratings. They, in turn, are based on performance in SC2 games only (not BW). Whether the games come from Bo5s or Bo3s or are standalone doesn't matter, they're weighted equally. In Rain's case, that's 60 games.


Ok you did your maths this way. I don't think you can quite give the same value to games in a BO1 or BO3 series than games from a BO5/BO7 serie in those statistics. You basically give the same weight to games that are played in completely different situation. And yet again you need to mention the size of the sample, because except if you took only Mvp's 60 last games, you compare 316 games played over almost two years to the 60 games of Rain, that doesn't seem really meaningful to me.
Andre
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Slovenia3523 Posts
October 08 2012 19:24 GMT
#167
I hope MVP wins just because it would be so hard to catch him in GSL titles. Rain will be really tough opponent, and if he does manage to beat him he's against Taeja/Life, hardest competition ever?

He already has four, and even beating that is an insane feat. gogo 5th!
You must gather your party before venturing forth.
Zenbrez
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada5973 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-08 19:43:50
October 08 2012 19:42 GMT
#168
Posted earlier I wouldn't miss this for the world. Forgot I had a midterm at 8am the same morning. Well, so much for that.

Also, anybody else expecting Mvp to be cheesy vs Rain?
Refer to my post.
TheBB
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Switzerland5133 Posts
October 08 2012 19:46 GMT
#169
On October 09 2012 04:23 ColtraneL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 09 2012 03:13 TheBB wrote:
On October 09 2012 02:46 ColtraneL wrote:
On October 09 2012 00:58 TheBB wrote:
I had some fun today.

Disappointingly, this forum doesn't have a monospace environment (that I know of), so my beautiful formatting is lost. (Or, I have to work to prettify it.)

Probabilities are based on the Elo ratings from TLPD, where equal weight was given to the total Elo and the matchup-specific Elo. It's not clear which weighing would yield the most accurate predictions.

Taeja, Life and Rain are top three in overall Elo. That makes Taeja vs. Life essentially the highest rated match possible at the moment. How often has it happened that the two Elo leaders met in a match while they were Elo leaders, and a best of five at that?

+ Show Spoiler +
Yes, it's "Elo", not "ELO".


Anyway:

Rain vs. Mvp

Rain wins
      3-0: 19.079%
      3-1: 24.287%
      3-2: 20.610%
      Total: 63.976%

Mvp wins
      3-0: 7.639%
      3-1: 13.194%
      3-2: 15.191%
      Total: 36.024%

Most likely winner: Rain (63.976%)
Most likely outcome: Rain 3-1 Mvp (24.287%)

Taeja vs Life

Taeja wins
      3-0: 22.514%
      3-1: 26.453%
      3-2: 20.721%
      Total: 69.688%

Life wins
      3-0: 6.008%
      3-1: 10.964%
      3-2: 13.340%
      Total: 30.312%

Most likely winner: Taeja (69.688%)
Most likely outcome: Taeja 3-1 Life (26.453%)

You should precise the samples and on what they are based, because I suppose you're not using Rain's BO5 results in SC2 to do this because he only played two of them. Is it from broodwar?

They're based on the Elo ratings. They, in turn, are based on performance in SC2 games only (not BW). Whether the games come from Bo5s or Bo3s or are standalone doesn't matter, they're weighted equally. In Rain's case, that's 60 games.

Ok you did your maths this way. I don't think you can quite give the same value to games in a BO1 or BO3 series than games from a BO5/BO7 serie in those statistics. You basically give the same weight to games that are played in completely different situation. And yet again you need to mention the size of the sample, because except if you took only Mvp's 60 last games, you compare 316 games played over almost two years to the 60 games of Rain, that doesn't seem really meaningful to me.

Well, uh, the sample size isn't that relevant. Elo ratings adjust pretty quickly, old games don't have much of an impact.

As much as I would like to try to weigh different games differently, (a) it's not clear how to do it, and (b) I don't have the data anyway, and (c) Elo ratings have worked well like they are for several decades, let's not fix things that aren't broken.
http://aligulac.com || Barcraft Switzerland! || Zerg best race. || Stats-poster extraordinaire.
Tinuss
Profile Joined April 2011
Netherlands9 Posts
October 08 2012 19:51 GMT
#170
I really like that prediction by grubby! you should do that more often! Nice read but i hope for a closer match between rain an mvp
thanks Grubby!
Tasteless build
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
October 08 2012 19:53 GMT
#171
HYPE!!!
Even though my beloved Hero has been eliminated, I'm still so hyped for this. Rooting for MVP to take his 5th championship and stopping the unstoppable force that is Rain.
Get off my lawn, young punks
ch33psh33p
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
7650 Posts
October 08 2012 19:58 GMT
#172
Mvp doubters at every turn.

They said the same thing about everyone before him.

Mvp is going to crush this.
secret - never again
JohnAdams
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
United States111 Posts
October 08 2012 20:12 GMT
#173
So is this on the 10th or the 11th (in US time)?
'Murica!
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
October 08 2012 20:14 GMT
#174
This will start 11:10 am cest, end let's say 14:00 - 15:00 or so.

I will be in a test from 11:00 am to 15:00.

I will have an essay to write in the evening so I won't have time to catch the vods.


On thursday I could watch anything and everything whenever.


WHY DID YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULE GOD DAMMIT =FHFsdHFoiådsfhjåosdfokp
Fueled
Profile Joined October 2011
United States1610 Posts
October 08 2012 20:14 GMT
#175
On October 09 2012 05:12 JohnAdams wrote:
So is this on the 10th or the 11th (in US time)?

The 10th
The Wood League - Where a double gas opening can still mean a Marine/SCV all-in
kratos-23
Profile Joined March 2011
303 Posts
October 08 2012 20:15 GMT
#176
On October 09 2012 05:12 JohnAdams wrote:
So is this on the 10th or the 11th (in US time)?

on liquipedia it's 10th and in thread it's 11th. i was confused too. but the schedule on gomtv.net says 10th. so i think the 10th is correct.
ColtraneL
Profile Joined December 2011
France248 Posts
October 08 2012 20:19 GMT
#177
On October 09 2012 04:46 TheBB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 09 2012 04:23 ColtraneL wrote:
On October 09 2012 03:13 TheBB wrote:
On October 09 2012 02:46 ColtraneL wrote:
On October 09 2012 00:58 TheBB wrote:
I had some fun today.

Disappointingly, this forum doesn't have a monospace environment (that I know of), so my beautiful formatting is lost. (Or, I have to work to prettify it.)

Probabilities are based on the Elo ratings from TLPD, where equal weight was given to the total Elo and the matchup-specific Elo. It's not clear which weighing would yield the most accurate predictions.

Taeja, Life and Rain are top three in overall Elo. That makes Taeja vs. Life essentially the highest rated match possible at the moment. How often has it happened that the two Elo leaders met in a match while they were Elo leaders, and a best of five at that?

+ Show Spoiler +
Yes, it's "Elo", not "ELO".


Anyway:

Rain vs. Mvp

Rain wins
      3-0: 19.079%
      3-1: 24.287%
      3-2: 20.610%
      Total: 63.976%

Mvp wins
      3-0: 7.639%
      3-1: 13.194%
      3-2: 15.191%
      Total: 36.024%

Most likely winner: Rain (63.976%)
Most likely outcome: Rain 3-1 Mvp (24.287%)

Taeja vs Life

Taeja wins
      3-0: 22.514%
      3-1: 26.453%
      3-2: 20.721%
      Total: 69.688%

Life wins
      3-0: 6.008%
      3-1: 10.964%
      3-2: 13.340%
      Total: 30.312%

Most likely winner: Taeja (69.688%)
Most likely outcome: Taeja 3-1 Life (26.453%)

You should precise the samples and on what they are based, because I suppose you're not using Rain's BO5 results in SC2 to do this because he only played two of them. Is it from broodwar?

They're based on the Elo ratings. They, in turn, are based on performance in SC2 games only (not BW). Whether the games come from Bo5s or Bo3s or are standalone doesn't matter, they're weighted equally. In Rain's case, that's 60 games.

Ok you did your maths this way. I don't think you can quite give the same value to games in a BO1 or BO3 series than games from a BO5/BO7 serie in those statistics. You basically give the same weight to games that are played in completely different situation. And yet again you need to mention the size of the sample, because except if you took only Mvp's 60 last games, you compare 316 games played over almost two years to the 60 games of Rain, that doesn't seem really meaningful to me.

Well, uh, the sample size isn't that relevant. Elo ratings adjust pretty quickly, old games don't have much of an impact.

As much as I would like to try to weigh different games differently, (a) it's not clear how to do it, and (b) I don't have the data anyway, and (c) Elo ratings have worked well like they are for several decades, let's not fix things that aren't broken.


I'm sorry, I misunderstood the way you used the TLPD to calculate those numbers.

But still, Mvp usually ignores Elo ratings as we've seen in GSL S2.
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
October 08 2012 20:20 GMT
#178
it all comes down to whether mvp can find some approach to crack rain's standard play. if that does not happen, he will get destroyed by a lopsided score on account of protoss lategame strength.

if he does manage to find said approach, it then turns on whether rain can adjust fast enough. if he does not, he might lose the series and perhaps even by more than 2 games. however, if he does adjust, he will win.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
October 08 2012 20:21 GMT
#179
On October 09 2012 04:20 Luepert wrote:
IM happy beat rain, MVP just has to talk with happy. If Rain 3-0's MVP I'll be super pissed. I'll just skulkfully watch the scene untill rain falls into obscurity and MVP still gets GSL code S round of 16 in his slumps like I did with Bomber and MMA.

rain has been learning between the happy games and what he is now. he lost to curious badly in WCS then stomped him a few weeks later.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
whirlpool
Profile Joined June 2011
2788 Posts
October 08 2012 20:24 GMT
#180
MVP for the 5th !
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