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chuky500
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
France473 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-23 18:57:48
March 23 2013 18:57 GMT
#361
The rules they use make no sense because there can't be a tie so the point average can't be used while they say it's the second tiebreaker. Absurd.
SoulCapsule
Profile Joined November 2012
France806 Posts
March 23 2013 18:59 GMT
#362
On March 24 2013 03:53 Emzeeshady wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 24 2013 03:51 HugzForL wrote:
On March 24 2013 03:49 Bagi wrote:
Why are people so upset about ForGG not advancing in the first place?

He's like the cheesiest Korean terran after Bitbybit.


The cheesiest? This guy has one of the best macro out there. And if you ever watch his stream (he streams 10 hours a day, btw) he literally never cheeses.

Have you seen him play in premier events. I don't believe I have seen a game of his longer then 10 minutes.



He does a lot of timed attacks. Does not mean he cheeses. I rarely see him cheesing..
Weavel
Profile Joined January 2010
Finland9223 Posts
March 23 2013 18:59 GMT
#363
So fucking sad that Forgg is out...
Life/Seed//Mvp/NaNiwa fighting! ZeNEX forever!
_SpiRaL_
Profile Joined December 2012
Afghanistan1636 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-23 19:03:10
March 23 2013 19:02 GMT
#364
On March 24 2013 03:57 chuky500 wrote:
The rules they use make no sense because there can't be a tie so the point average can't be used while they say it's the second tiebreaker. Absurd.


No there can be a tie if more than 2 people have the same score by head to head as first tie breaker. This has happened many times.
Red and yellow are all I see
Zarahtra
Profile Joined May 2010
Iceland4053 Posts
March 23 2013 19:04 GMT
#365
On March 24 2013 03:53 _SpiRaL_ wrote:
Caster has never seen Neo Planet S? How is that possible???

Pretty sure they said today they havent seen it
_SpiRaL_
Profile Joined December 2012
Afghanistan1636 Posts
March 23 2013 19:05 GMT
#366
On March 24 2013 04:04 Zarahtra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 24 2013 03:53 _SpiRaL_ wrote:
Caster has never seen Neo Planet S? How is that possible???

Pretty sure they said today they havent seen it


No, he said he had never seen a game played on it. They then went on to discuss the zerg metagame and they were just guessing based on the layout rather than experience.
Red and yellow are all I see
chuky500
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
France473 Posts
March 23 2013 19:05 GMT
#367
And when that happens you use the point average and only if players are tied you use the head to head score. Because you're looking for the best players in a group (that's why you're having a group stage in the first place). If you want to know who's better head to head you have a bracket instead.
TBO
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany1350 Posts
March 23 2013 19:07 GMT
#368
On March 24 2013 04:05 chuky500 wrote:
And when that happens you use the point average and only if players are tied you use the head to head score. Because you're looking for the best players in a group (that's why you're having a group stage in the first place). If you want to know who's better head to head you have a bracket instead.


most tournaments in sc2 use head to head as 1st tiebreaker in group stage, only notable exception is IEM I think. Dreamhack does head to head first as well. Both methods have their merits and downsides.
chuky500
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
France473 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-23 19:09:18
March 23 2013 19:08 GMT
#369
No you're wrong Dreamhack uses the standard way with the point average. Like almost every tournament.
_SpiRaL_
Profile Joined December 2012
Afghanistan1636 Posts
March 23 2013 19:09 GMT
#370
On March 24 2013 04:05 chuky500 wrote:
And when that happens you use the point average and only if players are tied you use the head to head score. Because you're looking for the best players in a group (that's why you're having a group stage in the first place). If you want to know who's better head to head you have a bracket instead.


Head to head is just a mini group or bracket based on the group results. It is a perfectly fair way to separate players. I have no way what point average is but it's not used in SC2.
Red and yellow are all I see
chuky500
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
France473 Posts
March 23 2013 19:11 GMT
#371
Point average is the number of maps a player has won in the group. Forgg has won 8 maps lost 4, Babyknight has won 7 and lost 6.
_SpiRaL_
Profile Joined December 2012
Afghanistan1636 Posts
March 23 2013 19:13 GMT
#372
On March 24 2013 04:11 chuky500 wrote:
Point average is the number of maps a player has won in the group. Forgg has won 8 maps lost 4, Babyknight has won 7 and lost 6.


That is not an 'average'. That is mapscore. Also it appears it is the difference between the number of maps won and the number of maps lost rather than simply number of maps won. Number of maps won alone is meaningless and should never be used.
Red and yellow are all I see
TBO
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany1350 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-23 19:16:20
March 23 2013 19:14 GMT
#373
ah right dreamhack does map score as well, but MLG did head-to-head first ... I guess its a continental vs US/English preference.

Anyways both are perfectly fine methods to break a tie. The Idea behind head-to-head first is that when both players have won the same amount of matches it is "unfair" that the guy you beat advances just because of won maps (which are irrelevant for the win of a match, 0-2 or 1-2 , both is a loss).

chuky500
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
France473 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-23 19:21:24
March 23 2013 19:16 GMT
#374
Of course it should used as a tiebreaker ! Both players are tied in the number of matches they won (3 wins 2 losses). Then you use the number of maps won in the group because you're looking for the better score in the group and only if they're still tied you use the head to head score between both players.

It's not unfair to advance in a group because of the map scores because it means you were a better player overall. While if you advance because of 1 game won it's unfair because you may be a worse player but you just won a game (without even knowing it would matter).
ShowTheLights
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Korea (South)1707 Posts
March 23 2013 19:18 GMT
#375
WTF 8-4 LOSES TO 7-6?!?!

oh its head to head
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Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-23 19:20:42
March 23 2013 19:18 GMT
#376
Jon Andersen
‏@FXOBabyKnight
Apparently I'm through to the next round of ESET UK Masters anyway. :D I guess beating ForGG was pretty important. Poor him though. :/


Looks like the players didn't know the format.
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
_SpiRaL_
Profile Joined December 2012
Afghanistan1636 Posts
March 23 2013 19:19 GMT
#377
On March 24 2013 04:16 chuky500 wrote:
Of course it should used as a tiebreaker ! Both players are tied in the number of matches they won (3 wins 2 losses). Then you use the number of maps won in the group because you're looking for the better score in the group and only if they're still tied you use the head to head score between both players.


Or you know, you could do it the other way?
Red and yellow are all I see
_SpiRaL_
Profile Joined December 2012
Afghanistan1636 Posts
March 23 2013 19:19 GMT
#378
On March 24 2013 04:18 Boucot wrote:
Show nested quote +
Jon Andersen
‏@FXOBabyKnight
Apparently I'm through to the next round of ESET UK Masters anyway. :D I guess beating ForGG was pretty important. Poor him though. :/


Looks like the players didn't knowe the format.


For players their is no excuse if they were given or told the rules. This should be standard in each and every tournament to know the rules.
Red and yellow are all I see
TBO
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany1350 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-23 19:25:16
March 23 2013 19:21 GMT
#379
Well the problem is that you think that map score necessarily have to be valued over head-to-head while valueing head-to-head over map score is just as valid.

Spain football league for example also uses (for teams with same points) head-to-head points first , then head-to-head goals, and only then the overall goal score: http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/leaguesandclubs/a/Understanding_the_Primera_Division.htm

same for champions league:

http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19071.pdf

check point 6.05 (page 10 of the document)
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
March 23 2013 19:22 GMT
#380
On March 24 2013 04:19 _SpiRaL_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 24 2013 04:18 Boucot wrote:
Jon Andersen
‏@FXOBabyKnight
Apparently I'm through to the next round of ESET UK Masters anyway. :D I guess beating ForGG was pretty important. Poor him though. :/


Looks like the players didn't knowe the format.


For players their is no excuse if they were given or told the rules. This should be standard in each and every tournament to know the rules.

This should be standard in each tournament for the admins to explain the rules to the players.
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
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