We are headed to Canada for the next stop in the IEM Season 9 tour! In this qualifier only Three players and one Canadian Champion will be sent to Toronto, Canada to represent the Americas region. The tournament format will be a Canadian only region locked tournament first, then an open Stage 1, and a final Stage 2 to determine the winners. Below is the full information!
Qualifier Dates and Brackets
Stage 1: Friday July 25th at 6:00 pm EDT - VIEW BRACKETS Canadian Championship: Monday July 28th at 6:00 pm EDT- VIEW BRACKETS Stage 2: Sunday August 3rd at 4:00 pm EDT - VIEW BRACKETS
Canadian Championship Cup Restrictions
You must be a citizen or be residing in Canada on a visa longer than 90 days
You must have correct game account on ESL profile so replay report system can work!
winner of this cup advances to the Toronto Lan event
You must be at least 16 years of age by August 27th 2014 ( the date of the LAN event)
Hotel and flight cost are paid for in full by ESL.
Best of 1 in all rounds until the Round of 64 players total is reached (*Round of 32 Winners and Round of 32b Losers Bracket*). At those rounds and higher it is a Best of 3. Once Round of 8 (top 4 winners and top 4 losers) is reached the matches end, and the 8 players then move to Stage 2.
In a Best of 1, Best of 3 and Best of 5 a map veto (removal and pick) system is used. The high seeded player(seeds can be found at round 1 on the grid page) decides who starts. Players take it in turn removing maps until only one remains in a best of 1 or until only 3 maps remain in a best of 3. Then each player picks a map. Maps are played in order they are picked. The remaining map is played last.
Open Qualifier Cup Restrictions
You must be a citizen or be residing in any country apart of North, South, or Central America
You must have correct game account on ESL profile so replay report system can work!
Top 3 players of Stage 2 Advance to the Toronto Lan event
You must be at least 16 years of age by August 27th 2014 ( the date of the LAN event)
Hotel and flight cost are paid for in full by ESL.
Best of 1 in all rounds until the Round of 64 players total is reached (*Round of 32 Winners and Round of 32b Losers Bracket*). At those rounds and higher it is a Best of 3. Once Round of 8 (top 4 winners and top 4 losers) is reached the matches end, and the 8 players then move to Stage 2.
In a Best of 1, Best of 3 and Best of 5 a map veto (removal and pick) system is used. The high seeded player(seeds can be found at round 1 on the grid page) decides who starts. Players take it in turn removing maps until only one remains in a best of 1 or until only 3 maps remain in a best of 3. Then each player picks a map. Maps are played in order they are picked. The remaining map is played last.
Scarlett? I think she should just win the Canadian qualifier, it would be easier. (Or maybe she will and will be replaced here) same for HuK obviously.
On July 25 2014 19:43 Yhamm wrote: Scarlett? I think she should just win the Canadian qualifier, it would be easier. (Or maybe she will and will be replaced here) same for HuK obviously.
I don't think theres any rules against playing in both qualifiers, so why wouldn't they? They double there already pretty high chances of getting in.
On July 25 2014 19:43 Yhamm wrote: Scarlett? I think she should just win the Canadian qualifier, it would be easier. (Or maybe she will and will be replaced here) same for HuK obviously.
Yes if they win canada qualifier, they will be replaced with someone from stage 1.
On July 26 2014 05:44 chipmonklord17 wrote: If there are Canadian qualifiers and American qualifiers why are there Canadians seeded into stage 2 of the American qualifiers?
Because ESL decided to seed them into stage 2? o_O
On July 26 2014 05:44 chipmonklord17 wrote: If there are Canadian qualifiers and American qualifiers why are there Canadians seeded into stage 2 of the American qualifiers?
There isn't a canadian qualifier. That tournament is to determine a Canadian champion. IEM always has a host country champion seed for the tournament. Its separate from the qualification seeds from Stage 2. If someone who was invited wins the Canadian championship, they will be replaced in stage 2.
On July 26 2014 05:44 chipmonklord17 wrote: If there are Canadian qualifiers and American qualifiers why are there Canadians seeded into stage 2 of the American qualifiers?
There isn't a canadian qualifier. That tournament is to determine a Canadian champion. IEM always has a host country champion seed for the tournament. Its separate from the qualification seeds from Stage 2. If someone who was invited wins the Canadian championship, they will be replaced in stage 2.
On July 26 2014 05:44 chipmonklord17 wrote: If there are Canadian qualifiers and American qualifiers why are there Canadians seeded into stage 2 of the American qualifiers?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the "Americas" Qualifier? So people all over North and South America? Or is this Americans only?
On July 26 2014 05:44 chipmonklord17 wrote: If there are Canadian qualifiers and American qualifiers why are there Canadians seeded into stage 2 of the American qualifiers?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the "Americas" Qualifier? So people all over North America? Or is this Americans only?
On July 26 2014 05:44 chipmonklord17 wrote: If there are Canadian qualifiers and American qualifiers why are there Canadians seeded into stage 2 of the American qualifiers?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the "Americas" Qualifier? So people all over North America? Or is this Americans only?
On July 26 2014 10:47 NonY wrote: mind was blown when i saw americans in the open qualifier. do you know the difference between "apart" and "a part"? it's a pretty important one!
I'm confused by this. Can someone explain?
<3 you NonY...
Edit: Figured it out:
You must be a citizen or be residing in any country apart of North, South, or Central America
So he thought that the open qualifier was in any country not of North, South or Central America. Interesting.
And just so everyone is clear, if Scarlett or Huk win the Canadian championship the replacement for stage 2 will come from Loser Bracket Round 8b in Stage 1 (The 4 players that lost in those matches). Its first decided by who has most wcs points, if that cannot get it down to 1 player, then it will be determined by players playing each other in a best of 3.
Dang man, Terran looking so good against Zerg since the buff. I thought it would be more minor difference but it looks so hard for zergs now. GG by elhaym.
On July 29 2014 08:12 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Dang man, Terran looking so good against Zerg since the buff. I thought it would be more minor difference but it looks so hard for zergs now. GG by elhaym.
The Thor change was huge, completely changed how the engagements play out.
On July 29 2014 08:12 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Dang man, Terran looking so good against Zerg since the buff. I thought it would be more minor difference but it looks so hard for zergs now. GG by elhaym.
The Thor change was huge, completely changed how the engagements play out.
ya the Thor change is actually super strong, kinda silly really. Have to micro most units to shoot air, why not Thors too...
I blame the fact that it's 02:00 AM for my inability to tell maps apart. Anyway, interesting strat form Sarovati, mass gateway units against mass hydra when down 60 supply.
I was afraid that Masa would throw it, as his population was not overwhelmingly superior to Scarlett, but you can't deny that 3 CC + early upgrades (3/3 and drilling claws vs 2/1) is the surest way to not throw the game
On July 29 2014 09:58 HEADD wrote: Terran is so imba now vs zerg....
I wouldn't say imba, you just have to be so careful against widow mines now and it's much more difficult to shut down aggression. So maybe slightly imba actually...
On July 29 2014 09:59 fezvez wrote: I was afraid that Masa would throw it, as his population was not overwhelmingly superior to Scarlett, but you can't deny that 3 CC + early upgrades (3/3 and drilling claws vs 2/1) is the surest way to not throw the game
Once the 3CC was up against one mining base the game was basically over, he waited a bit longer than he needed too maybe but there was really no way to throw it.
Massive throw by Masa. Terran cannot afford to macro against Zerg without pressure. No attacks to defend? Make a million drones and hatches! Crushing economic defeat!
What is up with tournaments being anal about gameheart for no apparent reason? Is there some upside to not using the most spectator-friendly UI I'm missing?
On July 29 2014 10:23 Squat wrote: What is up with tournaments being anal about gameheart for no apparent reason? Is there some upside to not using the most spectator-friendly UI I'm missing?
I've heard some players don't like it because they feel it lags a bit, but I don't really know.
On July 29 2014 10:36 neoghaleon55 wrote: haha masa is going to get so much hate for that performance.
Why hate? Those cheeses were legit and perfectly played. I'm a bigger fan if anything now.
sad to see inconsistant scarlett though. this isn't the player we're used to seeing I think. I hope this isn't a sign that she's weak to cheese again like she used to be, I hate to see that after she's been doing so well
On July 29 2014 10:41 HEADD wrote: I dont see how is he playing well?He cant beat her normal so he cheese 3x in row..thats lame.
Sniping 3 queens, 3 lings and 4 drones and losing nothing isn't playing well? Maybe he isn't mechanically stronger but he certainly out played her there by kind of knowing her play style.
On July 29 2014 10:41 HEADD wrote: I dont see how is he playing well?He cant beat her normal so he cheese 3x in row..thats lame.
How do you beat someone the "normal" way?
Not cheesing?
Surely the better thing to do is play to your strengths? It doesn't make you a good player to go macro every time if you aren't capable of winning against a player like Scarlett. It makes you a good player to be able to come up with something that will beat a player like Scarlett.
Now the question is if Scarlett can come back through loser's. If she's still in Germany then it's super late there and that might pose a really big challange.
On July 29 2014 10:50 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Now the question is if Scarlett can come back through loser's. If she's still in Germany then it's super late there and that might pose a really big challange.
Eh, even if she doesn't she's still qualified for stage 2, so I'd almost rather see Kane or Hendralisk for that reason. (And Hendralisk likely will face her next round... If he's solved his ZvP issues this weekend. I have faith that he has).
On July 29 2014 10:50 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Now the question is if Scarlett can come back through loser's. If she's still in Germany then it's super late there and that might pose a really big challange.
Eh, even if she doesn't she's still qualified for stage 2, so I'd almost rather see Kane or Hendralisk for that reason. (And Hendralisk likely will face her next round... If he's solved his ZvP issues this weekend. I have faith that he has).
Stage 2 is much tougher than this tournament though. If she doesn't win this there's no way in hell she'll get through in that bracket.
I don't want to be rude. I love Scarlett, but that's just being truthful.
I dunno Kev, I don't see any player in Stage 2 that Scarlett cannot beat. It won't be a walk in the park, but she's definitely a favorite to win it IMO.
On July 29 2014 10:50 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Now the question is if Scarlett can come back through loser's. If she's still in Germany then it's super late there and that might pose a really big challange.
Eh, even if she doesn't she's still qualified for stage 2, so I'd almost rather see Kane or Hendralisk for that reason. (And Hendralisk likely will face her next round... If he's solved his ZvP issues this weekend. I have faith that he has).
Stage 2 is much tougher than this tournament though. If she doesn't win this there's no way in hell she'll get through in that bracket.
She only needs to top 3 that. She can do that for sure. Which three players do you think will place ahead of her? Polt, Violet and ____? I wouldn't even be surprised if she beats at least one of those two, but I'm quite confident she's got a lead on the rest of the competition there. Maybe Major can beat her? I wouldn't count on it tho.
On July 29 2014 10:50 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Now the question is if Scarlett can come back through loser's. If she's still in Germany then it's super late there and that might pose a really big challange.
Eh, even if she doesn't she's still qualified for stage 2, so I'd almost rather see Kane or Hendralisk for that reason. (And Hendralisk likely will face her next round... If he's solved his ZvP issues this weekend. I have faith that he has).
Stage 2 is much tougher than this tournament though. If she doesn't win this there's no way in hell she'll get through in that bracket.
She only needs to top 3 that. She can do that for sure. Which three players do you think will place ahead of her? Polt, Violet and ____? I wouldn't even be surprised if she beats at least one of those two, but I'm quite confident she's got a lead on the rest of the competition there. Maybe Major can beat her? I wouldn't count on it tho.
Well, Masa is in there and we just saw what happened (scarlett will certainly be more prepared next time though). Major is a big threat. A couple players in there can pull an upset too.
On July 29 2014 12:02 HEADD wrote: This whole Qualifier ist just crazy you lose to bones and scarlett to masa.. And huk most likely lose to kane. WTF is going on?
None of that is unprecedented to be honest. Kane's been playing extremely well for a while, and Masa's been slowly improving for about a year. Bones is a bit of suprise tho but unfortunately Hendry's struggled a bit with ZvP lately. I'm sure Scarlett will avenge him.
don't know if it's MSI's or IEM's fault, but doing the 2 qualifiers at the same time was such a dumb idea Huk is now playing in MSI vs viOLet, I guess Kane too since BastradeTV doesn't show his match vs MaSa both qualifiers are horribly long
Eh, a non-all in cannon rush isn't really cheese, it's just to punish hatch first and isn't designed to win the game. Only gives a temporary advantage anyway.
On July 29 2014 12:27 Larkin wrote: Eh, a non-all in cannon rush isn't really cheese, it's just to punish hatch first and isn't designed to win the game. Only gives a temporary advantage anyway.
You're correct. It's not really cheese. It's like american cheese though, similar even if not quite the same.
On July 29 2014 12:27 Larkin wrote: Eh, a non-all in cannon rush isn't really cheese, it's just to punish hatch first and isn't designed to win the game. Only gives a temporary advantage anyway.
You're correct. It's not really cheese. It's like american cheese though, similar even if not quite the same.
Come on HuK make the comeback I wanna see HuK vs Scarlett in losers semis! Overall I think I'm rooting on HuK then Kane then Masa then Scarlett then Sarovati in terms of who I want to see advance. (I'm confident that Scarlett can get through Stage One so rooting for as many Canadians as possible).
On July 29 2014 12:55 TheDougler wrote: Come on HuK make the comeback I wanna see HuK vs Scarlett in losers semis! Overall I think I'm rooting on HuK then Kane then Masa then Scarlett then Sarovati in terms of who I want to see advance. (I'm confident that Scarlett can get through Stage One so rooting for as many Canadians as possible).
On July 29 2014 12:50 Larkin wrote: Huk did not have to attack there. Silly.
He kinda did. Behind on tech, behind on expo, he was pretty screwed no matter what
Eh, attacking is just suicide. He shoulda hung back and tried to harass/gone for a faster third. It's not impossible to come back in PvP, especially with a bad engagement.
Hoping for a MaSa v Scarlett rematch in the finals, with MaSa advancing, considering Scarlett has a good chance of getting Top 3 in the American quali.
On July 29 2014 13:09 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Little sloppy by both players, but Huk had the upgrade advantage and I think that made the biggest difference
They also downplayed the extra expo. Not only is that increased probe production (necessary for the comeback) but people always forget about the extra chronos which can be huuuge.
On July 29 2014 12:55 TheDougler wrote: Come on HuK make the comeback I wanna see HuK vs Scarlett in losers semis! Overall I think I'm rooting on HuK then Kane then Masa then Scarlett then Sarovati in terms of who I want to see advance. (I'm confident that Scarlett can get through Stage One so rooting for as many Canadians as possible).
On July 29 2014 13:09 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: Little sloppy by both players, but Huk had the upgrade advantage and I think that made the biggest difference
They also downplayed the extra expo. Not only is that increased probe production (necessary for the comeback) but people always forget about the extra chronos which can be huuuge.
True, though they didn't really downplay it I don't think. It makes a big difference though for sure, I didn't doubt that Huk could come back that game.
On July 29 2014 13:23 Shellshock wrote: PartinG went for storm drops on KSS in Code A in PvP. He killed like 60 probes + Show Spoiler +
and then lost
how even ?
Sora got a quicker 3rd than Sarovati got here so he was able to make probes quickly while Parting's 3rd was pretty late. Then Sora just made a big army and rolled over him
edit excuse me I was mistaken. It was in the 2nd game against Sora the first time they played, not Avenge.
On July 29 2014 13:23 Shellshock wrote: PartinG went for storm drops on KSS in Code A in PvP. He killed like 60 probes + Show Spoiler +
and then lost
how even ?
Avenge got a quicker 3rd than Sarovati got here so he was able to make probes quickly while Parting's 3rd was pretty late. Then Avenge just made a big army and rolled over him
Makes sense. Kind of sad though cause it sounds funny.
Anyway, I'm off to bed guys, work tomorrow . Go Scarlett and goodnight
wait... Huk vs Scarlett nevermind I'm staying up fuck it
On July 29 2014 14:03 WolfintheSheep wrote: Why is that every time I see something like "Canadian Qualifier" my first thought is always something like "Oh well, not that many good players".
Then like 10 seconds later I remember that Canada is one of the most stacked countries -_-.
Mexico clearly king of NA according to Nation Wars
On July 29 2014 14:12 WolfintheSheep wrote: Um...can someone link to the proper stream? Ones on the sidebar are clearly not the live games -_-
only game going on is Scarlett vs HuK on cheeseheadlogic and it's between games 2 and 3 atm. Basetrade has to wait for this to end because there are only 3 matches left
On July 29 2014 14:12 WolfintheSheep wrote: Um...can someone link to the proper stream? Ones on the sidebar are clearly not the live games -_-
only game going on is Scarlett vs HuK on cheeseheadlogic and it's between games 2 and 3 atm. Basetrade has to wait for this to end because there are only 3 matches left
Ah...that explains it. Bad timing I guess, went from Basetrade to cheesehead just when the latter went to break.
On July 29 2014 14:12 WolfintheSheep wrote: Um...can someone link to the proper stream? Ones on the sidebar are clearly not the live games -_-
only game going on is Scarlett vs HuK on cheeseheadlogic and it's between games 2 and 3 atm. Basetrade has to wait for this to end because there are only 3 matches left
Ah...that explains it. Bad timing I guess, went from Basetrade to cheesehead just when the latter went to break.
On July 29 2014 14:37 ZigguratOfUr wrote: She went swarmhosts to hang on, and did but HuK didn't make any big mistakes, so he hung on to his lead and won.
She could had done it if she didn't move the swarm hosts. She was jsut starting to get a bank. It was tense but that sealed it.
On July 29 2014 14:37 HEADD wrote: She wont go to oper bracket
On July 29 2014 14:36 TheDougler wrote: HUUUUUUUUUK!
<3 Scarlett, I'm confident she'll crush through stage two, BUT I AM SO STOKED FOR HUK! HUK HUK HUK! Go buddy go!
I'm not so confident. If it's at a similar time scarlett's gonna be just as tired when those are going on.
Fair point. Any idea when it is? Scarlett's back in Canada August 19 I believe.
Also, if she doesn't qualify there can she still fight her way through the open bracket? Or am I reading that wrong? Edit: Just saw the above posts. Interesting.
On July 29 2014 14:36 TheDougler wrote: HUUUUUUUUUK!
<3 Scarlett, I'm confident she'll crush through stage two, BUT I AM SO STOKED FOR HUK! HUK HUK HUK! Go buddy go!
I'm not so confident. If it's at a similar time scarlett's gonna be just as tired when those are going on.
Fair point. Any idea when it is? Scarlett's back in Canada August 19 I believe.
Also, if she doesn't qualify there can she still fight her way through the open bracket? Or am I reading that wrong?
She won't go to open bracket she says if she doesn't qualify.
Now I am going to bed. slightly depressing to see scarlett blow that epic comeback, but at least it wasn't a stomp. GG's all around. Go Huk I guess now.
On July 29 2014 16:13 Foreverkul wrote: A-move too strong
yea we get it, all terran players are better than all zerg players on the same level, grandmaster zergs don't micro or know how to play, etc. this is really making the thread more interesting for everyone
back on topic, i don't understand that engagement from kane... seemed really rushed. not sure if he panicked about holding the watch tower or what. he was so aggressive all game pushing masas multi tasking and i feel once masa was maxed out and stabilized then kane's aggressive nature helped him less and less
also i have much respect for rifkin and what he does for the scene but ever since i have watched him he's always very condescending to his female co casters especially about game knowledge it's unfortunate b/c most of the time it seems like he's either mocking them for a slip of the tongue or trying to correct their game knowledge even though he always knows less than his co caster...
On July 29 2014 16:13 Foreverkul wrote: A-move too strong
yea we get it, all terran players are better than all zerg players on the same level, grandmaster zergs don't micro or know how to play, etc. this is really making the thread more interesting for everyone
back on topic, i don't understand that engagement from kane... seemed really rushed. not sure if he panicked about holding the watch tower or what. he was so aggressive all game pushing masas multi tasking and i feel once masa was maxed out and stabilized then kane's aggressive nature helped him less and less
also i have much respect for rifkin and what he does for the scene but ever since i have watched him he's always very condescending to his female co casters especially about game knowledge it's unfortunate b/c most of the time it seems like he's either mocking them for a slip of the tongue or trying to correct their game knowledge even though he always knows less than his co caster...
considering what times of the day hes been playing (tournament started like in the middle of the night and going through the morning ;p) you'd understand if his decision making drops as the tournament goes on
On July 29 2014 16:13 Foreverkul wrote: A-move too strong
yea we get it, all terran players are better than all zerg players on the same level, grandmaster zergs don't micro or know how to play, etc. this is really making the thread more interesting for everyone
back on topic, i don't understand that engagement from kane... seemed really rushed. not sure if he panicked about holding the watch tower or what. he was so aggressive all game pushing masas multi tasking and i feel once masa was maxed out and stabilized then kane's aggressive nature helped him less and less
also i have much respect for rifkin and what he does for the scene but ever since i have watched him he's always very condescending to his female co casters especially about game knowledge it's unfortunate b/c most of the time it seems like he's either mocking them for a slip of the tongue or trying to correct their game knowledge even though he always knows less than his co caster...
considering what times of the day hes been playing (tournament started like in the middle of the night and going through the morning ;p) you'd understand if his decision making drops as the tournament goes on
i was thinking the same after seeing him go for a third roach bane in a row
seems like a problem with these qualis and the final matches.... we kinda saw the same with drg vs solar for redbull where he just 8pooled and lost twice in a row or something
rifkin saying he didnt need the thor when there were still 10 mutas... without thor zoning them kane could have fought back the bio with ling/muta :p ofc he was pretty dead either way but oy rifkin
On July 29 2014 16:13 Foreverkul wrote: A-move too strong
yea we get it, all terran players are better than all zerg players on the same level, grandmaster zergs don't micro or know how to play, etc. this is really making the thread more interesting for everyone
back on topic, i don't understand that engagement from kane... seemed really rushed. not sure if he panicked about holding the watch tower or what. he was so aggressive all game pushing masas multi tasking and i feel once masa was maxed out and stabilized then kane's aggressive nature helped him less and less
also i have much respect for rifkin and what he does for the scene but ever since i have watched him he's always very condescending to his female co casters especially about game knowledge it's unfortunate b/c most of the time it seems like he's either mocking them for a slip of the tongue or trying to correct their game knowledge even though he always knows less than his co caster...
considering what times of the day hes been playing (tournament started like in the middle of the night and going through the morning ;p) you'd understand if his decision making drops as the tournament goes on
i was thinking the same after seeing him go for a third roach bane in a row
seems like a problem with these qualis and the final matches.... we kinda saw the same with drg vs solar for redbull where he just 8pooled and lost twice in a row or something
the tournament is held at decent times for ppl in canadarium, but kane is in krtw atm which the tournament cant rly be blamed for
On July 29 2014 16:13 Foreverkul wrote: A-move too strong
yea we get it, all terran players are better than all zerg players on the same level, grandmaster zergs don't micro or know how to play, etc. this is really making the thread more interesting for everyone
back on topic, i don't understand that engagement from kane... seemed really rushed. not sure if he panicked about holding the watch tower or what. he was so aggressive all game pushing masas multi tasking and i feel once masa was maxed out and stabilized then kane's aggressive nature helped him less and less
also i have much respect for rifkin and what he does for the scene but ever since i have watched him he's always very condescending to his female co casters especially about game knowledge it's unfortunate b/c most of the time it seems like he's either mocking them for a slip of the tongue or trying to correct their game knowledge even though he always knows less than his co caster...
considering what times of the day hes been playing (tournament started like in the middle of the night and going through the morning ;p) you'd understand if his decision making drops as the tournament goes on
i was thinking the same after seeing him go for a third roach bane in a row
seems like a problem with these qualis and the final matches.... we kinda saw the same with drg vs solar for redbull where he just 8pooled and lost twice in a row or something
the tournament is held at decent times for ppl in canadarium, but kane is in krtw atm which the tournament cant rly be blamed for
i wasnt blaming anyone for anything just saying that at the ends of qualis you often seem to see these "tired games"
To replace MaSa in the Stage 2 event, there will be a 4 man tournament containing the 4 losers from Stage 1. Single elimination and the winner takes MaSa's spot. Tournament will be at 8:00 pm EDt.
On August 03 2014 11:51 Soke wrote: Poor Scarlett, played from 1 am to 7 am and got cheesed 9 out of 14 games GL in this qualifier!
If that's her weakness (which it historically kind of has been), other players are gonna abuse it. I think all the NA players who know her well know how to beat her. But I'm sure she'll come back stronger for this next qualifier, an on-point scarlett is one of the scariest things in starcraft there is.
Qxc is in Taiwan for the Taiwan Open, right? Might not want to bother with the qualifiers with the server lag, or might just have gotten his time zones messed up.
It's a little embarrasing that select didn't know foxtrot is cross spawns. he could have made that 2rax work but he put it right in the overlords vision.
On August 04 2014 05:53 Squat wrote: Well that was kind of silly. Glad to see Scar not lose to some stupid cheese build.
She only wins with stupid cheese builds
Except when she 6-1s Polt, I guess.
Haha you misunderstand my use of 'only' - I meant Scarlett doesn't lose to stupid cheese, but when she does stupid cheese, she wins (spine crawler rushes spring to mind)
Not she can only win games through cheese, haha.
Meanwhile, Huk forgetting that widow mine drops are a thing.
On August 04 2014 07:02 Larkin wrote: See, Squat? This is what I was referring to
Point taken, sir.
Anyway, not sure why Scar having wrist issues would be news, once you get them, they don't go away until you stop playing. Look at MVP.
Edit: I've actually won a game with that build on that map, though I went spines instead of roaches. The guy proceeded to move all his workers to his nat when I killed his main, apparently forgetting that spines can move. Good times.
It feels like Major's builds were so much more refined. Polt just wanted to go standard and do the usual dance, and Major just didn't want to dance. Really crisp timings and good use of the maps.
On August 04 2014 08:40 Fanatic-Templar wrote: Nerf party hats. Humour is imbalanced, ESPORTS can't compete.
Ever wonder why the TF2 pro scene never took off...
Exactly. Hats reproduce faster than Zerg. Soon you'll see hats covering everything instead of Creep.
EDIT: Aldaris will start telling you that we require additional party hats.
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HuK beat viOLet the last time they played. I wonder if HuK or Illusion can take out Polt if Scarlett wins this series and we could see 3 non Koreans actually qualify
On August 04 2014 08:49 Shellshock wrote: HuK beat viOLet the last time they played. I wonder if HuK or Illusion can take out Polt if Scarlett wins this series and we could see 3 non Koreans actually qualify
Huk's entire career is basically "can beat anyone". Just doesn't do it often enough to be consistent.
Illusion certainly can beat Polt if he mimics Major's style in their games.
Every time Scarlett builds mutas it gives me a heart attack, but luckily for her Violet missed his roach timing and then it was way too late by the time he decided to move in. Great muta play by her tho.
On August 04 2014 09:27 Squat wrote: I really like this brood lord build, if nothing else because it shits all over mass roaches, which is always a bonus.
On August 04 2014 09:27 Squat wrote: I really like this brood lord build, if nothing else because it shits all over mass roaches, which is always a bonus.
It's still spawns free units
It'd say it's more acceptable free units though. Not good game design but it isn't game ruining
On August 04 2014 09:27 Squat wrote: I really like this brood lord build, if nothing else because it shits all over mass roaches, which is always a bonus.
It's still spawns free units
Still better than roach wars #FreeMutalisks@NerfSpores
Also Huk has got to hustle, he has the WEC thingy in 30 minutes.
On August 04 2014 09:27 Squat wrote: I really like this brood lord build, if nothing else because it shits all over mass roaches, which is always a bonus.
It's still spawns free units
Still better than roach wars #FreeMutalisks@NerfSpores
Also Huk has got to hustle, he has the WEC thingy in 30 minutes.
His first match is against qxc, though. Even if he's out of TWOP rehearsal or whatever, he's a patient and flexible guy.
On August 04 2014 09:27 Squat wrote: I really like this brood lord build, if nothing else because it shits all over mass roaches, which is always a bonus.
It's still spawns free units
It'd say it's more acceptable free units though. Not good game design but it isn't game ruining
I can't understand how you didn't believe in Scarlett! This qualifier was actually later than the RB ones, she only had to wake up at 5 instead of 3 am. In the Canadian qualifier, she was in Germany and played from 1 am to 7 am, RB she was in Korea playing from 2/3 am to 7 am
On August 04 2014 09:27 Squat wrote: I really like this brood lord build, if nothing else because it shits all over mass roaches, which is always a bonus.
It's still spawns free units
It'd say it's more acceptable free units though. Not good game design but it isn't game ruining
I can't understand how you didn't believe in Scarlett! This qualifier was actually later than the RB ones, she only had to wake up at 5 instead of 3 am. In the Canadian qualifier, she was in Germany and played from 1 am to 7 am, RB she was in Korea playing from 2/3 am to 7 am
When I believe, she loses. When I doubt, she wins.
On August 04 2014 09:27 Squat wrote: I really like this brood lord build, if nothing else because it shits all over mass roaches, which is always a bonus.
It's still spawns free units
It'd say it's more acceptable free units though. Not good game design but it isn't game ruining
I can't understand how you didn't believe in Scarlett! This qualifier was actually later than the RB ones, she only had to wake up at 5 instead of 3 am. In the Canadian qualifier, she was in Germany and played from 1 am to 7 am, RB she was in Korea playing from 2/3 am to 7 am
When I believe, she loses. When I doubt, she wins.
On August 04 2014 09:27 Squat wrote: I really like this brood lord build, if nothing else because it shits all over mass roaches, which is always a bonus.
It's still spawns free units
It'd say it's more acceptable free units though. Not good game design but it isn't game ruining
I can't understand how you didn't believe in Scarlett! This qualifier was actually later than the RB ones, she only had to wake up at 5 instead of 3 am. In the Canadian qualifier, she was in Germany and played from 1 am to 7 am, RB she was in Korea playing from 2/3 am to 7 am
When I believe, she loses. When I doubt, she wins.
On August 04 2014 09:27 Squat wrote: I really like this brood lord build, if nothing else because it shits all over mass roaches, which is always a bonus.
It's still spawns free units
It'd say it's more acceptable free units though. Not good game design but it isn't game ruining
I can't understand how you didn't believe in Scarlett! This qualifier was actually later than the RB ones, she only had to wake up at 5 instead of 3 am. In the Canadian qualifier, she was in Germany and played from 1 am to 7 am, RB she was in Korea playing from 2/3 am to 7 am
When I believe, she loses. When I doubt, she wins.
literally artosis
Besides the fact that starcraft is my main game, not hearthstone
On August 04 2014 10:02 Undead1993 wrote: i dunno what tosses are thinking when they stay on 3 base, there is just no way to win this if you stay on 3 bases forever
This is the most obnoxious thing ever... Hydra push -> force colossi Muta switch -> force phoenixes -> corruptor /hydra attack. This is the story of PvZ midgame, we are only missing a ultralisk switch.
On August 04 2014 10:02 Undead1993 wrote: i dunno what tosses are thinking when they stay on 3 base, there is just no way to win this if you stay on 3 bases forever
It's so hard to take a 4th against muta though.
that's also true. but overall i didn't like the way huk played this series too much. too many rather silly mistakes
On August 04 2014 10:02 Undead1993 wrote: i dunno what tosses are thinking when they stay on 3 base, there is just no way to win this if you stay on 3 bases forever
It's so hard to take a 4th against muta though.
that's also true. but overall i didn't like the way huk played this series too much. too many rather silly mistakes
yeah, not thrilled with Huk's play - having watched him in the last few qualifiers his play was underwhelming here, he has been playing well. violet really just manhandled him with the tech switches in this game.
Lots of people does this! No practice, bad conditions, other race imba, opponent being lucky, etc
Still this is boring to hear^^
Not saying it's false (for Huk or anyone else) but they just should not say things like that
How dare they express opinions on a website dedicated to such a thing!
No, i meant blaming their loss on other things than their own skill, that always seems like an excuse to me (some time it is true, some time it is not). It's not because twitter is dedicated to express opinions that you should say stupid things ! Of course Huk's frustration is understandable if he has ISP issue
On August 04 2014 11:16 Videoboysayscube wrote: How do you stop that attack? I thought Polt had the perfect setup. Wasn't even close. I don't know how much more a Terran can have at 14 minutes.
I think Polt needed a better simcity, and keeping his tanks together instead of splitting them. Still really hard to hold on this map because of how huge of a concave you can take at the 3rd base
On August 04 2014 11:16 Videoboysayscube wrote: How do you stop that attack? I thought Polt had the perfect setup. Wasn't even close. I don't know how much more a Terran can have at 14 minutes.
His positioning was kinda bad, not covering one side of his 3rd and not all of his tanks shooting + bio scattered around, not all fighting at once etc.
edit - see, when all the tanks are shooting, it is very defenceable.
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