haha ok. But Sniper being picked as 11th? Didnt see that coming considering he didnt look very strong in his ZvT (!) against marineking. Ryung picking curious instead of sniper is strange

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

November 09 2012 09:01 GMT

#766

On November 09 2012 17:58 Fjodorov wrote:

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haha ok. But Sniper being picked as 11th? Didnt see that coming considering he didnt look very strong in his ZvT (!) against marineking. Ryung picking curious instead of sniper is strange

curious has never really done well in ro16 though

HaXXspetten

Sweden15718 Posts

November 09 2012 09:02 GMT

#767

On November 09 2012 17:58 Fjodorov wrote:

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haha ok. But Sniper being picked as 11th? Didnt see that coming considering he didnt look very strong in his ZvT (!) against marineking. Ryung picking curious instead of sniper is strange

it was mostly an act of kindness as Curious was kinda begging Ryung to pick him as all other groups had StarTale players and he didn't want to teamkill

also Ryung said that he'll need to beat the stronger players eventually anyway if he wants to get far so he might as well get it over with

TheBB

Switzerland5133 Posts

November 09 2012 09:09 GMT

#768

On November 09 2012 18:02 HaXXspetten wrote:
also Ryung said that he'll need to beat the stronger players eventually anyway if he wants to get far so he might as well get it over with

Pro SC2 players have surprisingly poor logic. Ro8 means automatic qualification, while exit in Ro16 means potentially Up and Down. JYP and Heart found that out last year.

Utopi

Denmark176 Posts

November 09 2012 09:15 GMT

#769

Lol @ Group D ^^ Really hoping for parting in group C, although Sniper seemed very good vs P in ro32 and Polt has always been known for good tvp

Chill Penguin

Australia756 Posts

November 09 2012 09:21 GMT

#770

I was hoping that Leenock would be able to secure himself an easy enough group, but Soulkey put an end to that.

The Terrans (except Ryung) probably can't believe their luck with the groups.

Also as much as I love John as a personality, I really missed having Snowbird translating today. Season 4's group selection was the most enjoyable one I've watched due to the increased information. I hope Gom looks into a professional translator in the future.

DigitalDevil

219 Posts

November 09 2012 09:22 GMT

#771

On November 09 2012 18:09 TheBB wrote:

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Pro SC2 players have surprisingly poor logic. Ro8 means automatic qualification, while exit in Ro16 means potentially Up and Down. JYP and Heart found that out last year.

Not to mention that there's always the chance the "stronger" player may get upset so you don't even run into them. The mentality of "might as well get it over with" is not really playing to win. Maybe worthy of praise for having the spirit of a warrior but in the end, a gun is better than a sword.

vthree

Hong Kong8039 Posts

November 09 2012 09:39 GMT

#772

On November 09 2012 17:55 TheBB wrote:
DRG has balls. I'm not sure I like it. It didn't work for him last time. Did he give any reason for picking Creator?

He beat him pretty badly in Ro32. So I am sure that factored in.

Shinta)

United States1716 Posts

November 09 2012 09:41 GMT

#773

None of the groups seem too difficult. Can predict most of them I think...

vthree

Hong Kong8039 Posts

November 09 2012 09:43 GMT

#774

On November 09 2012 18:09 TheBB wrote:

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Pro SC2 players have surprisingly poor logic. Ro8 means automatic qualification, while exit in Ro16 means potentially Up and Down. JYP and Heart found that out last year.

I am not sure you can really believe the reasoning they give in group selection. Maybe they see a weakness or just more comfortable playing a certain style. Ro8 also means more money and exposure.