2013 WCS KR Season 1 and 2014 GSL Season 1. This one might have a tiny edge, but I'd be hesitant to call any far above the others. All three share the common trait of 11-13 star players (some of them on insane streaks) with 3-5 outliers that are good, but not considered astonishingly great.

N.geNuity

United States5112 Posts

August 21 2014 21:01 GMT

#63

In b4 everything switches to osl format, shine appears, and effort/shine play 500 tiebreakers to eventually just speedling a cocky flash in the finals

REyeM

2674 Posts

August 21 2014 21:10 GMT

#64

I would like to have Ro8 as stacked as possible, rather then having some of the top player getting KO in a group of death.

(Z)

soO,

Soulkey,

TRUE.

Rain,

Zest,

sOs.

Maru,

Flash.

This would be my ideal Ro8.

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

August 21 2014 21:20 GMT

#65

Poor Blizzcon going to be outshone by this pool of 16 players

The_Templar

your Country52797 Posts

August 21 2014 21:22 GMT

#66

On August 22 2014 06:20 Shellshock wrote:
Poor Blizzcon going to be outshone by this pool of 16 players

There should just be a tournament with just all of the players in the top 16 of aligulac.

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

August 21 2014 21:27 GMT

#67

On August 22 2014 06:22 The_Templar wrote:

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There should just be a tournament with just all of the players in the top 16 of aligulac.

You're just trying to find ways to put Scarlett into blizzcon

Fecalfeast

Canada11355 Posts

August 21 2014 21:30 GMT

#68

On August 22 2014 06:27 Shellshock wrote:

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You're just trying to find ways to put Scarlett into blizzcon

Aren't we all?

The_Templar

your Country52797 Posts

August 21 2014 21:37 GMT

#69

On August 22 2014 06:27 Shellshock wrote:

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You're just trying to find ways to put Scarlett into blizzcon

Preferably it would be when Scarlett is #17

Fuell

Netherlands3111 Posts

August 21 2014 21:43 GMT

#70

this gonna be gooood!

TommyP

United States6231 Posts

August 21 2014 22:15 GMT

#71

On August 22 2014 06:10 REyeM wrote:
I would like to have Ro8 as stacked as possible, rather then having some of the top player getting KO in a group of death.

(Z)

soO,

Soulkey,

TRUE.

Rain,

Zest,

sOs.

Maru,

Flash.

This would be my ideal Ro8.

Substitute DRG for True and Parting for sOs and you have my favorite scenario

LockeTazeline

2390 Posts

August 21 2014 22:18 GMT

#72

If soO picks PartinG, I'm going to cry

AWalker9

United Kingdom7229 Posts

August 21 2014 22:42 GMT

#73

On August 22 2014 07:18 LockeTazeline wrote:
If soO picks PartinG, I'm going to cry

I can't see him picking PartinG somehow

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

August 21 2014 22:46 GMT

#74

I don't think soO would pick a teammate even though he beats him basically every time

AWalker9

United Kingdom7229 Posts

August 21 2014 22:48 GMT

#75

On August 22 2014 07:46 Shellshock wrote:
I don't think soO would pick a teammate even though he beats him basically every time

Realistically PartinG would want to be in a group with Maru or Zest picking and I'm sure he will BM his way into one of them.

FrostedMiniWheats

United States30730 Posts

August 21 2014 22:52 GMT

#76

hehe, I never get any of these but what the hell, it's prediction time! (although I did once call that Life/Parting/Flash/Bogus group)

Zest -> TRUE -> Effort -> Flash

soO (he wants PartinG tho :p) -> Cure -> Bogus -> PartinG

Maru -> DRG -> Solar -> sOs

Rain -> Stats -> Reality -> Soulkey (oh shit...)

A: (P)

Zest,

TRUE,

EffOrt,

Flash

B:

soO,

Cure,

Bogus,

PartinG

C: (T)

Maru,

DongRaeGu, (Z)

Solar,

sOs

D:

Rain,

Stats,

Reality,

Soulkey

Totally falls apart if TRUE is picking instead of Rain >.>

metzninja

New Zealand626 Posts

August 21 2014 22:57 GMT

#77

I love predicting these things. It's impossible, but the results are fascinating. Often the players have clear ideas about who is fucking good, and there are some people who just aren't chosen because of teamkills, friendships etc. Anyway, I'm gonna have a swing:

Zest -> Solar, because he likes PvZ and Solar is one of the weaker zergs.
soO -> Reality, because Reality is probably the weakest player in the Ro16 and soO doesn't fuck around.
Maru -> PartinG. He chose him before, he'll get him again, and he loves TvP. PartinG is the new gatekeeper imo.
TRUE -> Stats. He'll want a ZvP and Stats is a decent choice.

Reality -> DRG. Preserves chances of a Reality + Zerg group which would be great for him. DRG's ZvT is less scary than EffOrt's, though still good.
PartinG -> sOs. PvPartinG. Teamkill. Group of death. Only other choice is Flash. PartinG is a crazy mofo.
Stats -> EffOrt. Same logic as Reality's pick. Stats is on a PvZ tear and he has crushed EffOrt every time they have met.
Solar -> Cure. No real choice - everyone else is a nightmare.

Cure -> Soulkey. He won't choose a terran - it's much better to only prepare for two matchups.
EffOrt -> INnoVation. He might choose Flash for the fantasy BW rematch, but otherwise it has to be a terran for EffOrt's best matchup.
sOs -> Rain. sOs doesn't give a fuck. He'll be happy to teamkill SKT and escape the group of death with Maru.
DRG -> Flash. DRG can't catch a fucking break.

For groups of...

Zest/Solar/Cure/Soulkey
soO/Reality/DRG/Flash
Maru/PartinG/sOs/Rain
TRUE/Stats/EffOrt/INnoVation

I hope to god there are no 4Z groups, but am at least glad there won't be a 4SKT or 4JA group.

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

August 21 2014 23:02 GMT

#78

If I remember right with the Ro16 group selections they actually seeded the top 4 players as groups A D C B so that #1 and #2 wouldn't meet in the Ro8 so assuming on that + snake selection order I am going to guess
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A: 1.

Zest -> 5. (T)

Reality -> 12. (T)

Cure ->

sOs
B: 4.

Rain -> 6. (Z)

EffOrt -> 11. (Z)

DongRaeGu -> (Z)

Soulkey
C: 3. (T)

Maru -> 7. (P)

Stats -> 10. (P)

PartinG -> (T)