EPT[WCS] Global Finals Day 1 - Page 20
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On November 17 2012 05:22 opterown wrote: so long as creator gets out of his group, he should have a fairly easy semifinal run at least Hopefully. I'd like to see him make top 2 at least. It'll be hard to beat Rain | ||
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Wintex
Norway16838 Posts
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Wintex
Norway16838 Posts
edit: sorry for multipost.... I'mbad. | ||
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On November 17 2012 05:35 Wintex wrote: How long does day 1 last? 12 hours? 11, but may well run overtime | ||
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Wintex
Norway16838 Posts
Thank you! I'll be here from 10 AM. Good luck Opterown (Yes, I'm expecting you to be here 24/7 :D) | ||
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On November 17 2012 05:36 Wintex wrote: Thank you! I'll be here from 10 AM. Good luck Opterown (Yes, I'm expecting you to be here 24/7 :D) haha, the times here for me (AEDT) is from 1pm to 12 midnight, ezpz ;p | ||
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Wintex
Norway16838 Posts
On November 17 2012 05:37 opterown wrote: haha, the times here for me (AEDT) is from 1pm to 12 midnight, ezpz ;p haha, well. 3AM to 2PM is less than optimal for my part. wtb australia. | ||
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On November 17 2012 05:39 Wintex wrote: haha, well. 3AM to 2PM is less than optimal for my part. wtb australia. that sounds like the average times for MLG/DH for me, the only good things aussies can have is WCS asia/global and GSL lol | ||
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Killmouse
Austria5700 Posts
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Kilby
Finland1069 Posts
I think pretty much everyone who is able to take part in this tournament will certainly try to play their asses off to be able to place high, no matter who they are. I love this kind of tournament where the stakes are really high- This is a big chance for the "nonames" such as Vibe to make it big. And overall, judging from the players who are in the bracket it should be a pretty great tournament. My favourites are Stephano and Nerchio although I'm a bit sad that Naniwa isn't taking part. No matter what, the winner of this tournament will be remembered. | ||
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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) Rain (515) IdrA (256) Creator (156) Other (150) Scarlett (138) Nerchio (117) HerO (96) A Terran (77) Grubby (76) PartinG (63) Sen (62) 2234 total votes Your vote: Who will win the WCS Global Finals? (Vote): Rain gonna printscreen this just before the games start and check progress :p oh, and nerchio overtook creator for the first time too i think | ||
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TheDougler
Canada8302 Posts
Parting1st, Illusion 2nd Parting > Socke Illusion > Fenix Parting > Illusion Socke > Fenix Illusion > Socke Group B: Suppy 1st Vibe 2nd. (If it wasn't for both of them having amazing ZvZ I wouldn't bet on them, but you gotta pick some upsets sometimes.) Group C: Sen 1st, Grubby 2nd. (HuK might be able to beat Grubby due to him being a PvP champ, but I feel like going for the safer bet here). Group D: Rain 1st, Babyknight (very straightforward actually) Group E: Stephano 1st, Hero 2nd (I want to believe Hero!) Group F: Curious 1st, CJ_Hero 2nd (again, pretty cut and dry. Maybe Major can beat the odds though). Group G: Lucifron and... fuck it, state I suppose Group H: Scarlett 1st, Nerchio 2nd. Creator gets upset. Acer is awesome. This would set up the bracket as follows: Parting Nerchio (Parting's PvZ is BAAAAD lately) Nerchio Nerchio Suppy Suppy State Rain Sen CJHero CJHero Rain Rain Rain LiquidHero Stephano Stephano State Stephano Curious Curious Grubby Stephano Lucifron Lucifron Vibe Scarlett Scarlett Scarlett Ilussion And then Rain 4:3 Stephano in the Finals, Scarlett 4 : 2 Nerchio in the semifinals. Edit: Shit, the spacing didn't work out there at all. | ||
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Snijjer
United States989 Posts
On November 17 2012 04:39 VanSCPurge wrote: Not really. His ZvZ IS good, you can't really deny that. Stephano's ZvZ is kinda average. I expect IdrA to get beat handily by RorO, but his matches against HerO and Stephano should be interesting. (If only because HerO has been struggling lately vs Zerg and Stephano's ZvZ is lackluster) + Show Spoiler + Also, this: when you look at the top SC2 players, the thing that makes them distinct is rarely their macro Rarely, for sure. But some players are known for their macro, however few they may be. IdrA is one of them. He consistently shows up to fights with a handful more units than his opponents, or a slightly bigger bank because he maxed a little sooner, etc. His decision making and his unit control is not on the same level as someone like Stephano, but his mechanics and his macro are a little better. Second, Stephano spends a lot of his APM on army control, which is why you see him missing an inject / creep spread from time to time. This isn't because he's incapable of creep spreading / injecting; it's because he chooses to prioritize army control over those things, which is why he gets great engagements. This, I agree with this 100%. I just feel like IdrA, instead of prioritizing army control, prioritizes injects, creep spread, and general macro. It's a different style of Zerg. Unit Control Stephano > IdrA. But macro IdrA > Stephano. It will be a great series for sure. I'm not actually denying that I think he has a really good chance of being eliminated right away, I just don't agree with what those other people were saying about him getting swept without taking a single map. The only 2-0 he was dealt at the last MLG was at the hands of Soulkey, who just made Code S Ro8 by beating Life 4-0. You have it all mixed up. Stephano's ZvZ is good, Idras is average. The only zergs he loses too are top Koreans. He regularly beats the 'second best' foreign zerg (Nerchio). Who has Idra beaten recently in ZvZ that makes you say it's better than Stephanos? Stephano has a better winning percentage vs better competition. Here's a look at some common opponents: stephano vs vibe 2-0 idra vs vibe 1-2 stephano vs nerchio 9-5 idra vs nerchio 0-4 stephano vs zenio 2-2 idra vs zenio 0-4 And Im the biased one xD Idra is gonna get embarrassed by Stephano when they play. | ||
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Fusilero
United Kingdom50293 Posts
With all the PvZ with foreign zergs I expect it to run well over the time. | ||
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On November 17 2012 06:04 TheDougler wrote: + Show Spoiler + Group A: Parting1st, Illusion 2nd Parting > Socke Illusion > Fenix Parting > Illusion Socke > Fenix Illusion > Socke Group B: Suppy 1st Vibe 2nd. (If it wasn't for both of them having amazing ZvZ I wouldn't bet on them, but you gotta pick some upsets sometimes.) Group C: Sen 1st, Grubby 2nd. (HuK might be able to beat Grubby due to him being a PvP champ, but I feel like going for the safer bet here). Group D: Rain 1st, Babyknight (very straightforward actually) Group E: Stephano 1st, Hero 2nd (I want to believe Hero!) Group F: Curious 1st, CJ_Hero 2nd (again, pretty cut and dry. Maybe Major can beat the odds though). Group G: Lucifron and... fuck it, state I suppose Group H: Scarlett 1st, Nerchio 2nd. Creator gets upset. Acer is awesome. This would set up the bracket as follows: Parting Nerchio (Parting's PvZ is BAAAAD lately) Nerchio Nerchio Suppy Suppy State Rain Sen CJHero CJHero Rain Rain Rain LiquidHero Stephano Stephano State Stephano Curious Curious Grubby Stephano Lucifron Lucifron Vibe Scarlett Scarlett Scarlett Ilussion And then Rain 4:3 Stephano in the Finals, Scarlett 4 : 2 Nerchio in the semifinals. Edit: Shit, the spacing didn't work out there at all. + Show Spoiler + Parting Nerchio (Parting's PvZ is BAAAAD lately) Nerchio Nerchio Suppy Suppy State Rain Sen CJHero CJHero Rain Rain Rain LiquidHero Stephano Stephano State Stephano Curious Curious Grubby Stephano Lucifron Lucifron Vibe Scarlett Scarlett Scarlett Illusion Is this what you were going for? | ||
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TheDougler
Canada8302 Posts
On November 17 2012 06:20 Shellshock1122 wrote: + Show Spoiler + Parting Nerchio (Parting's PvZ is BAAAAD lately) Nerchio Nerchio Suppy Suppy State Rain Sen CJHero CJHero Rain Rain Rain LiquidHero Stephano Stephano State Stephano Curious Curious Grubby Stephano Lucifron Lucifron Vibe Scarlett Scarlett Scarlett Illusion Is this what you were going for? OMG SHELLSHOCK YOU'RE AMAZING! Yes! Question: are you a wizard? But yeah, that's my predictions | ||
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Nihilnovi
Sweden696 Posts
Shit on Europe with schedule. | ||
Olli
Austria24417 Posts
That's how I want this tournament to go. Never too much to dream of. | ||
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Lylat
France8575 Posts
On November 17 2012 06:25 Nihilnovi wrote: Make global competition. Shit on Europe with schedule. Yeah it's quite bad... Won't be able to watch it live sadly | ||
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