The time has come for the Premier group matches of the IGN Pro Team League!
Group B Schedule: LG-IM vs StarTale - September 12 Prime vs TSL - September 19 LG-IM vs Prime - September 26 StarTale vs Prime - October 3 StarTale vs TSL - October 10 LG-IM vs TSL - October 17
When: Wednesday, Oct 10 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also rebroadcast repeatedly afterwards!)
Format
Premier Division Group A is made up of four teams: Team Liquid, SlayerS, MVP, and Evil Geniuses. Group B contains LG-Incredible Miracle, StarTale, Prime, and TSL. Both groups will play round robin against each other team in their group. When group stages are over, the top two teams from each Group will play in a playoff for the $9,000 first prize!
Team SCV Life RevivaL Polt Symbol HyuN Cyrano Inori Punisher Shine RagnaroK Venus Mamuri Center
StarTale AcE Avenge Bomber Curious Hack Harrier July Life PartinG Sound Squirtle SuHoSin TREME Aphrodite Virus Brain KingKong MisS Pet Sparta SoN Tiger Zero
The First Game of the IPTL Premier Division Group B is on Wednesday, Oct 10 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also rebroadcast repeatedly afterwards!)
Life < Whirlwind > HyuN Life < Cloud Kingdom > Revival Life < Atlantis Spaceship > Symbol Life < Daybreak > Inori Life < Ohana > Polt Sound < Antiga Shipyard > Polt
I think this one will end up a close game as well, probably 5-4 ending. I favor ST because of their broader and overall stronger line-up, but TSL is basically equal in terms of skill but lacks the overall amount that ST has. I think Life will be the player to watch though, and has the potential to all-kill TSL if unchecked.
On October 11 2012 03:46 MCDayC wrote: On the one hand, Startale is the far bigger and overall better team. On the other... Hyun, online, IPL. nuffsaid.
On October 11 2012 03:46 MCDayC wrote: On the one hand, Startale is the far bigger and overall better team. On the other... Hyun, online, IPL. nuffsaid.
ohana, startale protoss, immortals. nuffsaid :p
ST immortal sentry ohana has been solved. Just 10 pool.
On October 11 2012 03:46 MCDayC wrote: On the one hand, Startale is the far bigger and overall better team. On the other... Hyun, online, IPL. nuffsaid.
ohana, startale protoss, immortals. nuffsaid :p
ST immortal sentry ohana has been solved. Just 10 pool.
and then it meets a safe 1gate expo! wonder when the st protoss will pick ohana but fake out on it
On October 11 2012 07:53 SeeKeR wrote: This will be so sick O_o;;
No PartinG all kill this time sadly. TSL got da Symbol/HyuN/Polt
Not like PartinG can't beat any of them, he's beat HyuN and Polt consistently, though Symbol has been a problem. Still, should be an even MU between these two teams.
On October 11 2012 08:12 DJHelium wrote: Life has world's best ZvZ, TSL is like a buffet for him. Really think Polt with some sick timing is their best shot at taking him out.
pretty much this. would be shocked to see Startale lose this with Life on their team. even if he goes down Curious has sick zvz too and they always have Parting to just immortal all in ^^
But maybe we shouldn't hype Life up too much, he could still lose to a zerg. But I don't think StarTale (if they put up a-teamers) loses this more than once in maybe 15 matches.
On October 11 2012 08:17 DJHelium wrote: But maybe we shouldn't hype Life up too much, he could still lose to a zerg. But I don't think StarTale (if they put up a-teamers) loses this more than once in maybe 15 matches.
Thats too harsh. Polt and especially Symbol are still pretty good players. Would say TSL still has 20-30% chance.
With the rise of Life, Startale is just so strong in team leagues. Symbol is going to have to do work to turn this around, they still have Squirtle, Parting, Bomber, Curious.
If Revival had either just got his army all together or target fired the roach warren or infestation pit with the roaches he had sneak into the main, he could have won that He had a huge roach advantage but threw it away
So pretty much should Inori fail Polt will have to Reverse allkill a line up consisting of Life, Squirtle, Bomber, Parting ,Hack ,Ace and Curious who could all be sent out o.O
Ok Inori no pressure but pretty much you have to kill the current best Zerg in the world and then proceed to kill one of the if not the strongest Korean team. Or you get crushed by Life and all hope goes to the Captain Polt!
Polt vs Life.... since Taeja got owned by Life yesterday and is considered to be one of the best Terrans in the world, I don't think Polt will win against Life
Polt you handsome Nerd baller you thou art the Saviour and last hope against the monser called Life. If you lose it is no shame but if you win you shall be the greatest hero and if someone can do it you can. Polt fighting!!!!!!!!! REVERSU ALLKILLU INCOMINGUUU!!!!!!!!!!
On October 11 2012 09:09 geokilla wrote: Polt vs Life.... since Taeja got owned by Life yesterday and is considered to be one of the best Terrans in the world, I don't think Polt will win against Life
That was one of the most hilarious / disgusting proxy raxes I've seen in a while, if life just poked a drone outside his ramp he'd have seen it coming a mile away..
Remember, Polt used to be on Prime. You know who just returned as a pro gamer? And TSL is lacking terran, he might hang out with old mates from other teams.
We might see a lot of SCV pulls! OptimusBitByBitPrime fighting!
On October 11 2012 09:17 MooMu wrote: I suck, but why not cancel the natural and hunker down in the main?
Hunker down with what, he doesn't have creep by the ramp and no ranged units, polt just waltzes up the ramp and or expands
it's always better than strait up loose all your drones vs bunkers... And all in all, vs a 11/11 proxy with (i think) supply drop and like 6 SCVs pulled.... i'am not sure you are THAT far behind. Probably depends on how well you can clean up nat bunkers/counter
On October 11 2012 09:17 MooMu wrote: I suck, but why not cancel the natural and hunker down in the main?
Hunker down with what, he doesn't have creep by the ramp and no ranged units, polt just waltzes up the ramp and or expands
it's always better than strait up loose all your drones vs bunkers... And all in all, vs a 11/11 proxy with (i think) supply drop and like 6 SCVs pulled.... i'am not sure you are THAT far behind. Probably depends on how well you can clean up nat bunkers/counter
On that map the bunker positioning is too good. You can get contained since the natural itself is so small.
This game reminds me of Polt vs ByuN, with Polt taking huge economic leads with Banshees, then losing it with wasteful attacks that do hardly anything.
I cannot believe just how shaky Polt's TvT can be recently. He always takes huge economic leads with Banshee harass, then proceeds to lose the lead with a suicidal two Tank push that accomplishes nothing. He lets the other Terran siege up and equalize, and loses his lead.
tl;dr: Polt needs to stop throwing away his lead in TvT.
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