Iron Squid II Ro16 Day 1

MarineKingPrime VS. LiquidHerO

The one and only TvP of this round of 16 should be a very nice series to watch. Two of the best players of the year 2012 who have exposed their talent all around the world face up. MKP had an astonishing start of the year especially in MLG events while HerO did very well at the end of the year. If both can brag about their TvP, HerO has been the most impressive lately as he smashed his teammate TaeJa twice in a row. But MarineKing knows this match-up as well and his style can be tough to face since he is very unpredictable.

MarineKing vP: 71,14%

HerO vT: 55,26%

History: MKP 2-1 HerO



AZUBU.viOLet VS. SK.MC

One month ago, violet would have been considered as a big favorite for this match. Even if he remains favored by the odds today, MC is in much better shape and will have a real shot at taking down the AZUBU player. The Boss Toss moved in the LG-IM house and has been training very hard since. His results followed quickly and he managed to get back in Code S despite being in the group of the death. One performance by MC is not enough to overshadow the very good months violet had lately, but the President always had a great PvZ and violet should be careful.

viOLet vP: 41,94%

MC vZ: 54,12%

History: viOLet 3-9 MC



Mill.Goswser VS. LG-IM.Mvp

The real surprise of the second chapter of Iron Squid, Goswser was really impressive in the group stage, defeating the reigning champion MMA and Genius. The American said it himself, he likes to prepare tailor made builds to put his opponents in a tough situation. Goswser will need all his preparation skills and a great execution to advance from the round of 16 since he faces a legend. Recently elected Terran of the year and this in spite of painful wrist bothering him all year long, Mvp is still a force to be reckoned with. The Terran showed some limits in TvZ in the group stage when he was defeated by Stephano, Goswser will have to match the French’s feat.

Goswser vT: 54,29%

Mvp vZ: 67,62%

No history



FXO.Leenock VS. StarTal.Life

The Zergs have got unlucky in the bracket draw since this match could easily be a grand final for any event. But fate made them face each other as early as the round of 16. It is all Leenock’s fault as he lost to DRG in the group stage. Losing a ZvZ is not a good omen before facing someone as good as Life. It has really been back and forth between the two Zergs, Life winning in MLG and Blizzard cup while Leenock won in GSL Code A. Life has the advantage, he won the Bo7 and the Bo5.

Life vZ: 69,44%

Leenock vZ: 57,32%

History: Leenock 7-10 Life


Note: The figures are courtesy from TLPD, TLPD Korea when the two players are Koreans, TLPD International when they are not both Koreans.

by LeLfe

viOLet vs. MC
viOLet <Antiga Shipyard> MC
viOLet <Daybreak> MC
viOLet <Cloud Kingdom> MC
viOLet <Metropolis> MC
viOLet <Grand Lagoon> MC
MC wins 3-2!