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On November 16 2012 11:30 Elite_ wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2012 15:13 opterown wrote:Poll: Biggest potential upset against a Korean on Day 1?IdrA vs. RorO (54) 27% Stephano vs. HerO (52) 26% Nerchio vs. Creator (33) 16% Major vs. herO[jOin] (19) 9% Curious vs. TitaN (17) 8% PartinG vs. Socke (16) 8% MaFia vs. Rain (10) 5% 201 total votes Your vote: Biggest potential upset against a Korean on Day 1? (Vote): PartinG vs. Socke
(Vote): Stephano vs. HerO
(Vote): MaFia vs. Rain
(Vote): IdrA vs. RorO
(Vote): Curious vs. TitaN
(Vote): Major vs. herO[jOin]
(Vote): Nerchio vs. Creator
I don't understand how most of these are considered upsets... Most of them are completely possible... MaFia, IdrA, and TitaN are the only ones I would consider upsets... (Socke too, but PvPs aren't upsets, they're stupid... @_@)
After the last meeting between Nerchio and Creator I would consider that an upset
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/GIGABYTE_NVIDIA_Invitational_1
Creator 3-0d him pretty convincingly
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This tournament's schedule couldn't get too much closer to perfection for me.
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On November 16 2012 12:53 Hall0wed wrote:
This tournament's schedule couldn't get too much closer to perfection for me.
wow, first i heard from a non-aussie lol
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On November 16 2012 11:34 DragonflySC2 wrote:
7am finals for US eastern.......
US company makes it hard to watch for their own country.. standard?
What does holding the tournament in China, which has one of the smallest SC 2 player bases out of the different regions, tell you about Blizzard's priorities?
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4 terrans? 
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IdrA's strength mostly lies in his ZvT, and there are no Terrans in this group.
I would like to point out, for the record, that this is not true. His ZvT is good, but historically, IdrA's strongest matchup is actually ZvZ. And, while he may not advance out of his group, I find it highly unlikely that he will be eliminated without taking a single map. Look at all of his recent tournaments. You can count on 1 hand the number of times he loses a series without at least taking a map. People underrate him because he hasn't won any major tournaments in 2012, but he is still quite skilled. His ZvZ is much better than Stephano's, and might be just as good as RorO's. I don't know if he can beat HerO or not, but that'll be an interesting series to watch. People rip on his ZvP, but he's improved it a lot over the course of 2012.
For the record: I like IdrA, but I'm no mindless fanboy. I'm just tired of people acting like he completely sucks just because he hasn't won anything huge in the last year. He has done well, he just hasn't managed 1st place.
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Will there be a rerun for europeans?
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
for euros, there will be VODs up 1-2 hours after the event i think
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On November 16 2012 15:05 VanSCPurge wrote:Show nested quote +IdrA's strength mostly lies in his ZvT, and there are no Terrans in this group. I would like to point out, for the record, that this is not true. His ZvT is good, but historically, IdrA's strongest matchup is actually ZvZ. And, while he may not advance out of his group, I find it highly unlikely that he will be eliminated without taking a single map. Look at all of his recent tournaments. You can count on 1 hand the number of times he loses a series without at least taking a map. People underrate him because he hasn't won any major tournaments in 2012, but he is still quite skilled. His ZvZ is much better than Stephano's, and might be just as good as RorO's. I don't know if he can beat HerO or not, but that'll be an interesting series to watch. People rip on his ZvP, but he's improved it a lot over the course of 2012. For the record: I like IdrA, but I'm no mindless fanboy. I'm just tired of people acting like he completely sucks just because he hasn't won anything huge in the last year. He has done well, he just hasn't managed 1st place.
idra is still good, but i say even taking a game off these 3 players in his group is an upset, it may happen, sure, but it still is an upset for him to not go 0-4, mainly because stephano and roro have insanely good ZvZ, and idra is weak in zvp, per usual.
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Those times are horrible for Europe, guess I won't be seeing any of this >< Although the lack of Terrans doesn't get me excited in the first place..
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On November 16 2012 14:05 Azarkon wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2012 11:34 DragonflySC2 wrote:
7am finals for US eastern.......
US company makes it hard to watch for their own country.. standard? What does holding the tournament in China, which has one of the smallest SC 2 player bases out of the different regions, tell you about Blizzard's priorities?
That they want to make more money 
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Holy shit, haven't been keeping track of these tourneys since Ive been so busy with work... But now because of work Im going to be in Shanghai tomorrow.
Fuck. Yeh!
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On November 16 2012 13:39 opterown wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2012 12:53 Hall0wed wrote:
This tournament's schedule couldn't get too much closer to perfection for me. wow, first i heard from a non-aussie lol
Hey there is a reason why I watch every single night of GSL live. =P
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4 Ts??? I just hope its not going to be 3 days of non stop BL/infestor or immortal sentry rushes..
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On November 16 2012 13:39 opterown wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2012 12:53 Hall0wed wrote:
This tournament's schedule couldn't get too much closer to perfection for me. wow, first i heard from a non-aussie lol
It's even better for NZ ^_^
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On November 16 2012 14:05 Azarkon wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2012 11:34 DragonflySC2 wrote:
7am finals for US eastern.......
US company makes it hard to watch for their own country.. standard? What does holding the tournament in China, which has one of the smallest SC 2 player bases out of the different regions, tell you about Blizzard's priorities?
1.5 billion potential customers.
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4 Streams and everyone will only show PvZ.... HEALL YEAH! Wake me up, when the Finals are live. :p
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i guess this bwc will have the lowest viewercount ever, given the timeschedule.
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On November 16 2012 18:22 ch4iNz wrote:
i guess this bwc will have the lowest viewercount ever, given the timeschedule.
I'm curious why they couldn't get a better time for us Europeans. Will be watching the VODS though!
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On November 14 2012 14:18 opterown wrote:Poll: Who will win the WCS Global Finals?Stephano (528) 24% Rain (515) 23% IdrA (256) 11% Creator (156) 7% Other (150) 7% Scarlett (138) 6% Nerchio (117) 5% HerO (96) 4% A Terran (77) 3% Grubby (76) 3% PartinG (63) 3% Sen (62) 3% 2234 total votes Your vote: Who will win the WCS Global Finals? (Vote): Rain
(Vote): Stephano
(Vote): Creator
(Vote): PartinG
(Vote): HerO
(Vote): Scarlett
(Vote): IdrA
(Vote): Nerchio
(Vote): Grubby
(Vote): Sen
(Vote): A Terran
(Vote): Other
aaaandd stephano overtakes rain for the first time
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EPT
