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OSC 2016 Online Championship Jan 1-7 $10,000+![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/OnwyoVr.png) 2016's OSC Season 4 Championship will be played over 7 days, Mon Jan 1 - Sun 7 NA timezone (2-8th SEA/KR).
This Championship will be the culmination of our $250,000 season, and feature the top 50 players who've acquired points from 300+ events in 2016! The winner of this finals series will be declared 2016's OSC Champion!
2016 OSC World Rankings can be viewed here![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/auGa6r8.jpg) Above: Trophy won by yearly Champion! Solar was 2015's Champion, taking out the $5000 finals series.GuMiho was 2014's Champion, taking out the $3500 finals series.PiG was 2013's Champion, taking out the $2100 finals series.
$10,000+ USD Prizepool!Every player gets played! If you want to help support players and increase the starting prizepool, we have a matcherino page setup, where you can add $1 for free with the code OSC
1st $2000 + Trophy
2nd $1000
3rd $800
4th $500
5/6th $350 each
7/8th $300 each
9/10th $225 each
11/14th $175 each
15/18th $150 each
19/26th $125 each
27/32nd $100 each
33/38th $75 each
39/50th $50 each(1st-18th prize values can be increased though matcherino donations. 19th-50th are fixed value.) 4 Bonus OSC $ Bounties claimed so far this tournament: $75 Scarlett > Solar $50 PiLiPiLi > TRUE $30 PiG > Ryung $30 Probe > puCK
Players: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/YlyVn3o.png)
Schedule: Basic explanation of the format: The top 26 highest players from the 2016 season, get seeded into championship bracket. 1-20 Upper Bracket, 21-26th Lower Bracket. The next 24 players (27-50th), play in 4 6 player SSL style groups, and the top 12 players post groups are matched up in the playoff stage to determine the 6 best players to join the Championship Bracket. 7 Days of SC2 action! Format is explained in detail and with visuals here. + Show Spoiler [Days 1-6 Results] +Day 7: Championship Bracket Pt.3Saturday, Jan 07 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)Stream A: Gauntlet SC2Stream B: WardiSchedule for Games and Results can be viewed here
Casters: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/mHegyqU.jpg) Non English Streams:  Crank TV Tohimon Godzilla TV We will have 2 English streams running at simutaneously for most of the Championship, so we can cover most games. Streams will be allocated games, so players/casters/fans know the schedule. Only official tournament streams and casters are allowed to observe/stream matches and must set a 2 minute delay. No first person streams. Admin team: CaVaLieR (Eddie), Elusory and Namakaye
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awesome! was looking through the top 50 and there are a TON of really sick players. this should be very cool
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Canada8988 Posts
There is some amazing player in the top 50th, I will be watching for sure!
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Mexico674 Posts
I'm in 508th place, I've still got a chance!
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Italy3151 Posts
On November 17 2016 17:47 DARKING wrote:
I'm in 508th place, I've still got a chance!
...never lose hope! 
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I am always lost in this OSC thing, what tournaments do I have to play to get points? :D
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On November 18 2016 01:15 Nerchio wrote:
I am always lost in this OSC thing, what tournaments do I have to play to get points? :D
Any Partnered Tournament, of which there are many!
Can keep an eye on SC2Online for open OSC events. Updated regularly. Shows open events and qualifiers, but not events that are already underway or invitationals. Otherwise most tournaments are usually listed here on TL.
Many events are open globally/not region locked. However, timezones are often OSC home region/WCS NA region friendly.
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Great tournament a much watch and honestly Eddie has does an amazing job for the community. The OSC Participation also is 1 of the best features implemented in this system this year and is very rewarding to the dedicated players.Show your support by watching the finals!!!
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Really exited for this! Been pushing myself through the ranks and its been incredible having all these ground up and bigger tournaments for the SEA and NA scene to play in. Hopefully the it will finish with a big finale and then move on to an even greater season in 2017
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OSC Gives you alot of experience and helps you to growth as a player, personally OSC was a big part of why i was getting better, im super exited for the finals not just because of the money also because of the competition it self there ll be 50 players of the best quality that got points through out the year. definitely stay tune for the finals and cheer for your champ.
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I'm sure Byun has got this. But 50 players is bonkers!
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Only 1 week left to earn points!
Season 2016 ends: Sunday, Dec 18 12:59pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
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Nerchio sneaking into the top 50 last second  .
Definitely will try to watch the finals now.
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Only 7 protoss in the top50 :o
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After speaking with a lot of players during the initial confirmation period, several have expressed conflicts with having earlier flights leaving for WESG, or only being available up to the 7th.
As such we have decided to start the tournament one day earlier!
Day 1: Group A
Sunday, Jan 01 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Day 2: Group B
Monday, Jan 02 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Day 3: Group C
Tuesday, Jan 03 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Day 4: Group D
Wednesday, Jan 04 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Day 5: Playoffs
Friday, Jan 06 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Day 6: Championship Bracket Pt.1
Friday, Jan 06 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Day 7: Championship Bracket Pt.2
Saturday, Jan 07 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
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Under 10 days until the Championship begins!
Confirmed Players can be viewed here!
Player confirmations close at Monday, Dec 26 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
We'll also be announcing the casting talent within the next few days
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Australia18228 Posts
Didn't realise INnoVation was gonna be in this, he's gonna get a ton of Aligulac points
Also first time Neeb has met INno
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On December 27 2016 16:25 Inflicted wrote:
Didn't realise INnoVation was gonna be in this, he's gonna get a ton of Aligulac points
Also first time Neeb has met INno
It's gonna be a good one, Neeb showed God-like PvT in Nation wars and INno showed God-like TvP in IEM
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On December 28 2016 07:09 AzAlexZ wrote:Show nested quote +On December 27 2016 16:25 Inflicted wrote:
Didn't realise INnoVation was gonna be in this, he's gonna get a ton of Aligulac points
Also first time Neeb has met INno It's gonna be a good one, Neeb showed God-like PvT in Nation wars and INno showed God-like TvP in IEM
Lol Bogus will roll him over
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Championship starts in 12 hours with Group A!!
(One change to groups: MightyKiwi + GAMETIME will be swapping from D + A respectively.
So MightyKiwi Group A now!)
Any predictions?
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STATS VS NERCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Wardi is trying so hard to make it sound like this game is close.
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they replay the same map?
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On January 02 2017 07:28 Ej_ wrote:
they replay the same map?
It's kinda like SSL challenge, both players get to pick a map they want to play on. They both wanted Daybreak so that's what we got.
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The number of games that are to be played to determine the six players that get to play in loser's round 1 is pretty insane.
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That was the saddest doom drop I have seen in a while.
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So did they both win their "Home" map or their "Away" map?
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On January 02 2017 07:51 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
So did they both win their "Home" map or their "Away" map?
I don't even know if they specifically count home and away wins.
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On January 02 2017 08:17 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On January 02 2017 07:51 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
So did they both win their "Home" map or their "Away" map? I don't even know if they specifically count home and away wins.
I think so. It's the most natural way to break ties.
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if i miss nerchio vs stats, im finding the b streamer and setting his house on fire
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What happens if all 15 matches ends in a 1-1 draw?
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On January 02 2017 08:30 bulya wrote:
What happens if all 15 matches ends in a 1-1 draw?
tie breakers
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really late evo from Artur :x
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Holy banelings.
Good to see Nerchio still doesn't gg in 2017.
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Did I miss Nerchio scouting or is it a blind roach opening vs hellions?
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(One change to groups: JimRising + NXZ will be swapping from C + B respectively.
So JimRising in Group B tomorrow!)
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ok Natural must be very tired
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natural needs to hand in his korean card
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Natural with 2 more facts
MECH SWITCH?
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Really nice to see Semper doing well.
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You really need splash in this situation. As evident by the fact that beasty has been down 20 workers for a great portion of this game and still has a better army.
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Guru is putting up a good fight vs INnoVation atm
Then again Inno is monobattling with cyclones.
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lol beasty with that Idra gg timing
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On January 03 2017 07:43 FataLe wrote:
lol beasty with that Idra gg timing
Tbf he couldn't win the first game with a lead so why bother with a game where you're that far behind?
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Nothing says full foreigner like losing to a double med drop in 2017
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On January 03 2017 07:44 Elentos wrote:Tbf he couldn't win the first game with a lead so why bother with a game where you're that far behind?
I understand that's what he might be thinking lol, thanks for that.
But it's a best of 2, give it your best effort lol
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Bio/hellbat/thor it's literally 2014 now
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Results are being updated on first post.
Will be entered into liquipedia soon
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On January 03 2017 09:26 FataLe wrote:
can't beat King at PvP
Cyan playing in a hotel in Shanghai. He has WESG to attend next week.
playing against disruptor with 200+ ping is a very interesting experience.
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poor cyan vs inno. was his game to lose really
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On January 03 2017 09:40 CxWiLL wrote:Cyan playing in a hotel in Shanghai. He has WESG to attend next week. playing against disruptor with 200+ ping is a very interesting experience.
Yea, you're right. However it's clear that Neeb's opening is superior to his.
having 4+ disruptors as your opponents first is popping really puts you at a heavy advantage no matter the ping.
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Clever build from beastyqt despite the fact that it didn't work out. He's always been good at exploiting players' tendencies.
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so both Neeb and INnoVation are 8-0, what happens if they go 1-1?!
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Neeb playing better PvT against INnoVation than Stats lol
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On January 03 2017 11:56 AzAlexZ wrote:
Neeb playing better PvT against INnoVation than Stats lol
And then Inno crushed.
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hardluck neeb.
echo is a tough map vs T for any race. See that 4 prong attack inno launched? Sick, but the map certainly helps.
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Innovation won but that was the worst I've seen him play for about 3 months. Very late splits and often no reaction at all vs disruptors.
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On January 03 2017 11:50 AzAlexZ wrote:
so both Neeb and INnoVation are 8-0, what happens if they go 1-1?!
If tied on maps, tied head to head, and tied maps against top 3, next tie breaker is via 2016's OSC Rankings/results (Neeb Higher).
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United States97276 Posts
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look at the ebb and flow this game has taken. awesome.
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On January 03 2017 12:12 Shellshock wrote:
is inno crushing neeb?
Nope.
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amazing game. look at how much it takes for either to win.
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On January 03 2017 12:18 FataLe wrote:
amazing game. look at how much it takes for either to win.
To me it looked like innovation was playing like shit.
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On January 03 2017 12:19 royalroadweed wrote:Show nested quote +On January 03 2017 12:18 FataLe wrote:
amazing game. look at how much it takes for either to win. To me it looked like innovation was playing like shit.
Hah, could be. Can't imagine a protoss consistently beating inno if he played any better.
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So are ties for seeding purposes ignored in the group stage? How was it decided that Neeb is B1 and Inno B2?
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Australia18228 Posts
On January 03 2017 18:29 Elentos wrote:
So are ties for seeding purposes ignored in the group stage? How was it decided that Neeb is B1 and Inno B2?
On January 03 2017 12:04 EddieSc2 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 03 2017 11:50 AzAlexZ wrote:
so both Neeb and INnoVation are 8-0, what happens if they go 1-1?! If tied on maps, tied head to head, and tied maps against top 3, next tie breaker is via 2016's OSC Rankings/results (Neeb Higher).
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We are live with Group C!
Wardi stream
Gauntlet stream
Crank stream (Korean)
We also have good news!
Wardi will be bringing you some Championship Bracket Bo3's before the playoff stage on Day 5!
Thursday, Jan 05 9:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
This will save us some time for what will be long, action packed final 2 days, and ensure more games are streamed for fans to enjoy
Likely:
GuMiho v Snute
KeeN v Ryung
PandaBearMe v TRUE
puCK v Probe
aLive v GuMiho/Snute
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Canada1169 Posts
So, MaSa and Azure are tied for 3rd. 1-1 head to head. 0-4 against Top 2. MaSa is ranked 2 ranks higher in OSC, so will he advance via tiebreaker?
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How do tiebreakers work? Masa and Azure had the exact same results and tied each other, but Azure gets to advance and Masa doesn't.
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Canada1169 Posts
Eddie said:
"If tied on maps, tied head to head, and tied maps against top 3, next tie breaker is via 2016's OSC Rankings/results."
Which implies MaSa would advance based on the logic I wrote out above?
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Azure went 5-5 (0-2 herO, 0-2 Losira, 2-0 NXZ, 1-1 MaSa, 2-0 Peppy)
MaSa went 4-6 (0-2 herO, 0-2 Losira, 2-0 NXZ, 1-1 Azure, 1-1 Peppy)
Azure 3rd out right!
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On January 04 2017 11:14 EddieSc2 wrote:
Azure went 5-5 (0-2 herO, 0-2 Losira, 2-0 NXZ, 1-1 MaSa, 2-0 Peppy)
MaSa went 4-6 (0-2 herO, 0-2 Losira, 2-0 NXZ, 1-1 Azure, 1-1 Peppy)
Azure 3rd out right!
Gonna get rekt by Neeb
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the racial distribution is as balanced as it gets, 3P, 3T, 3Z
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Australia18228 Posts
The fight for third place will be interesting
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We have sad news, Hydra has had to withdraw from the Championship, due to unexpected late changes to his military leave which now results in him being required to work the weekend of the Championship Bracket.
This late change, puts us in an awkward position, as the tournament is already underway, so we can't really bring in a replacement outside of the player pool to put into the Championship Bracket, as they'd be skipping several rounds/days and disregarding 12 months of results. Also, if we leave Hydra in to be walked over, it would advantage players in certain rounds, with free advancement deeper into the tournament.
Given these factors, and the time frame we have to operate within, the OSC team have worked to design a solution, which slightly alters the playoff round format to ensure we will have a full 32 player Championship Bracket, while maintaining seeding of said bracket. It will extend the playoffs by a few more bo3's, but considering OSC Season 4 has combined for 325 Tournaments, what's the harm in a couple more games on the path to find our Champion!
Here are the changes:
Hydra will be removed from the Championship Bracket.
His spot in the upper bracket will go to the next highest seed (Scarlett)
The following 5 lower bracket players will advance one seed/position in the lower bracket to compensate.
7 Players will now get to advance from the Playoff stage!
6 x winners of qualifying matches advance as before, but now there will be a second chance for losers of said qualifying matches.
Loser of A+B will play each other, as will loser of C+D, and E+F (Bo3's).
The 3 victors will then playoff in a bo3 round robin to determine the final player to qualify. This player will be the "2nd Chance Winner"/7th Player to advance.
No penalties will apply to any qualifying match loser who elects to forfeit the second chance/7th player pathway, as we realize this is a late change to format and player agreements. Plus there may be some wait/down time for qualifying matches to complete. However, this is another chance at more money, and potentially a championship, so we hope it should be tempting!
Liquipedia has been updated to reflect these changes.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/3DQRnAN.png)
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Hey guys, since OSC is being sponsored by Matcherino, they have given us 600 free $1 coupons! Just use code "OSC" and you'll be able to support this championship for free!
https://matcherino.com/b/tournaments/4767
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I don't quite understand why KeeN grenaded his own cyclone during his early game defense but whatever works I guess.
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Couple of updates:
Anansi will be covering the second chance matches of today's playoff stage
Probe claims a $30 OSC Bounty taking down puCK in the winners bracket!
On January 05 2017 22:16 Gambit321 wrote:
When does Byun play?
Late tomorrow! He's seeded deep into the winners bracket.
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Italy3151 Posts
...GuMiho full mech vs Snute SH is really a nice matchup!
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idd, looks like poor trades from snute atm :o
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Italy3151 Posts
...and GuMiho throws away about 15 vikings... 
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pretty stale game bar the large 100 supply-loss each fight earlier
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United States97276 Posts
aww yea classic snute games are back
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GuMiho is not as good with air units as TY.
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United States97276 Posts
bc teleports would have won this game
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GG! thought snute was dead earlier but he pulled through really nice
On January 06 2017 08:21 Shellshock wrote:
bc teleports would have won this game
instead he tped 5 forward and lost 2 heh
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On January 06 2017 08:21 Warfie wrote:GG! thought snute was dead earlier but he pulled through really nice Show nested quote +On January 06 2017 08:21 Shellshock wrote:
bc teleports would have won this game instead he tped 5 forward and lost 2 heh
That's why I said he's not as good with air units as TY. TY still the real Teleport Terran.
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mech on Echo bring me the rage
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well that was brutal
again losing third to the push, doesn't look good
e: jk, Snute happened
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awesome game from thermy there, so back and forth.. GG
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Australia18228 Posts
Unlucky Guru, gets herO and Stats
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I was hyped for this but the observer zoom nonsense is enough to give you a headache. Bizarre observing.
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Goddamn OSC, I'm not ready for nostalgia feels T_T
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Australia18228 Posts
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Australia18228 Posts
Which lucky player gets to join a group with INno and Stats to fight for one spot...
INno forfeited 
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I'm looking at brackets on wiki and thinking: Why on earth would Inno forfeit AFTER beating Impact? Whats the source on this, anyway? Was it mentioned on stream?
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INnoVation had an appointment this evening (his time) he couldn't get out of. Must of had to leave early for it/he just ran out of time.
The second chance pathway is also optional/a late alteration to the format to compensate for Hydra's withdrawal.
If he'd 3-2'd Losira and not the other way around could have continued over the final 2 days without issue.
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If it was an appointment it cant be helped, but I wish Impact would not have lost his chance for it.
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Australia18228 Posts
Any results for the rest of the 2nd chance matches?
Did Azure forfeit?
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What matches will be played next?
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Schedule for final 2 days of Competition:
Day 6:
+ Show Spoiler [Completed] +Friday, Jan 06 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
WR1 Solar 1 v Scarlett 2 (Gauntlet)
WR1 PiG 2 v EnDerr 0 (Catz)
LR1 Bly 1 v Nerchio 3 (Wardi)
LR1 JonSnow 1 v Losira 3 (Anansi)
LR2 0 EnDerr v Losira 3 (Gauntlet)
WR2 TRUE 2 v Scarlett 1 (Gauntlet)
WR2 iaguz 0 v Probe 2 (Catz)
WR2 Ryung 1 v PiG 2 (Anansi)
LR1 Nerchio 3 v Solar 2 (Wardi)
WR3 Kelazhur 3 v Probe 0 (Anansi)
WR3 Cham 0 v Snute 3 (Wardi)
R2 aLive 0 v Ryung W
WR3 DemiLove 1 v PiG 3 (Catz)
LR3 Nerchio 3 v Ryung 1 (Wardi)
WR4 Kelazhur 3 v PiG 0 (Wardi)
LR4 Probe 0 v Nerchio 3 (Catz)
WR3 PiLiPiLi 3 v TRUE 2 (Gauntlet)
LR1 PsiArc 0 v uThermal 3 (Catz)
WR4 Snute 3 v PiLiPiLi 1 (Gauntlet)
LR1 Stats 3 v Super 1 (Wardi)
LR2 PandaBearMe 0 v uThermal 3 (Catz)
LR1 Neeb 3 v Winter 1 (Wardi)
WR5 Byun 3 v Snute 1 (Gauntlet)
LR2 puCK 1 v Stats 3 (Catz)
LR2 iaguz 2 v Scarlett 3 (Gauntlet)
LR3 Losira 2 v Scarlett 3 (Gauntlet)
Day 7 - Final Day:
Live/Up Coming Series:
Saturday, Jan 07 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
WR5 Seither v Kelazhur (Gauntlet)
Saturday, Jan 07 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
LR1 Petraeus v herO (Gauntlet)
LR2 GuMiho v Neeb (Wardi)
LR4 Cham v Scarlett
Sunday, Jan 08 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
LR2 Petraeus/herO v KeeN (Gauntlet)
LR3 uThermal v GuMiho/Neeb (Wardi)
Sunday, Jan 08 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
LR3 Stats v ? (Gauntlet)
LR4 TRUE v ? (Wardi)
Sunday, Jan 08 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
LR4 DemiLove v ? (Gauntlet)
LR 5 (2) (Wardi)
Sunday, Jan 08 3:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
LR 5 Nerchio v ? (Wardi)
LR 6 PiG v ? (Gauntlet)
Sunday, Jan 08 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
LR 6 (1) (Gauntlet)
LR 7 (2) (Wardi)
Sunday, Jan 08 5:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Upper Bracket Winners Finals (Wardi)
LR 7 PiLiPiLi v ? (Gauntlet)
Sunday, Jan 08 6:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
3/4th (Wardi + Gauntlet)
Sunday, Jan 08 7:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
2/3rd (Wardi + Gauntlet)
Sunday, Jan 08 8:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Grand Final (Wardi + Gauntlet)
On January 06 2017 17:07 Inflicted wrote:
Did Azure forfeit?
Yes.
Stats was the 7th player to make it through in the end.
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+ Show Spoiler +On January 06 2017 19:57 EddieSc2 wrote:Schedule for final 2 days of Competition: Day 6:Friday, Jan 06 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)WR1 Solar 1 v Scarlett 2 (Gauntlet) WR1 PiG 2 v EnDerr 0 (Catz) LR1 Bly 1 v Nerchio 3 (Wardi) LR1 JonSnow 1 v Losira 3 (Anansi) Saturday, Jan 07 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)WR2 TRUE v Scarlett/Solar (Gauntlet) (LIVE) WR2 iaguz v Probe (Catz) (LIVE) WR2 Ryung v PiG/EnDerr (Anansi) (LIVE) LR1 Nerchio/Bly v Scarlett/Solar (Wardi) (LIVE) Saturday, Jan 07 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)WR3 PiLiPiLi v ? (Gauntlet) WR3 Kelazhur v iaguz/Probe (Anansi) WR3 DemiLove v ? (Catz) WR3 Cham v Snute (Wardi) Saturday, Jan 07 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)WR4 Cham/Snute v PiLiPiLi/? (Gauntlet) R2 aLive v ? (Wardi) WR4(2) ? v ? (Catz) LR2 L PiG/EnDerr v JonSnow/LosiraLR1 (Anansi) Saturday, Jan 07 3:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)WR5 Byun v ? (Gauntlet) WR5 Seither v ? (Catz) LR1 PsiArc v uThermal (Anansi) LR1 Stats v Super (Wardi) Saturday, Jan 07 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)LR2 PandaBearMe v PsiArc/uThermal (Anansi) LR2 L iaguz/Probe v L TRUE/? (Gauntlet) LR2 puCK v Stats/Super (Catz) LR3 (1) (Wardi) Saturday, Jan 07 5:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)LR3(4) W L iaguz/Probe v L TRUE/? v W L PiG/EnDerr v JonSnow/LosiraLR1 (Gauntlet) LR4 (1) (Catz) LR1 Neeb v Winter (Wardi) Day 7 - Final Day:Saturday, Jan 07 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)LR1 Petraeus v herO LR2 GuMiho v Neeb/Winter LR4 (4) Sunday, Jan 08 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)LR2 Petraeus/herO v KeeN LR3 (3) Upper Bracket Winners Finals Sunday, Jan 08 1:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)LR3 (2) LR4 (3) Sunday, Jan 08 2:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)LR4 (2) LR 5 (2) Sunday, Jan 08 3:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)LR 5 (1) LR 6 (2) Sunday, Jan 08 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)LR 6 (1) LR 7 (2) Sunday, Jan 08 5:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)LR 7 (1) Sunday, Jan 08 6:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)3/4th Sunday, Jan 08 7:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)2/3rd Sunday, Jan 08 8:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)Grand Final Yes. Stats was the 7th player to make it through in the end.
Eddie keeping us updated, damn dude.
Dang, Snute beat Gumiho and Alive back to back, very nice.
And Pig 2-1'd Ryung wat
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I'd just like to point out how incredibly weak the bottom half of the Winner's bracket is. Every top tier foreigner and every Korean is now in the top half of the winner's bracket, or in the loser's bracket. o.o They only really have Kelazhur.
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Scarlett with the amazing playz!
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I honestly have no idea how TRUE wins games. He just makes leads appear out of nowhere.
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Nerchio might have to wow out of the game soon.
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On January 07 2017 10:42 Solar424 wrote:
I honestly have no idea how TRUE wins games. He just makes leads appear out of nowhere.
I think it's mostly good engagements. He managed to consistently trade a little bit better in ling bane fights with Scarlett.
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United States97276 Posts
aw Scarlett lost to TRUE? was hoping for Scarlett vs Snute and either one against Byun. I guess Snute Byun is still on the board though
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Super's PvP is pretty cool.
edit: Also what was the result of Probe-Nerchio? Liquipedia has Probe 3-0 Nerchio, but Nerchio advancing.
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United States97276 Posts
going reapers against Snute after all his recent games vs uthermal? bold
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Day 6 has concluded!
Here's how the bracket looks!
Any final day predictions?
Schedule for final day of Competition:
Day 7 - Final Day:
+ Show Spoiler [Completed] +WR5 Seither 1 v Kelazhur 3 (Gauntlet)
LR1 Petraeus W v herO 0
LR4 Cham 1 v Scarlett 3 (Gauntlet)
LR2 GuMiho 2 v Neeb 3 (Wardi)
LR2 Petraeus 0 v KeeN 3 (Gauntlet)
LR3 uThermal 2 v Neeb 3 (Wardi)
LR4 TRUE 1 v Neeb 3 (Wardi)
LR3 Stats 2 v KeeN 3 (Gauntlet)
LR 5 Scarlett 3 v Neeb 1 (Wardi)
LR4 DemiLove 1 v KeeN 3 (Gauntlet)
LR 5 Nerchio 0 v KeeN W (Wardi)
LR 6 PiG 2 v Scarlett 3 (Gauntlet)
LR 7 Snute 3 v Scarlett 0 (Gauntlet)
LR 6 PiLiPiLi 1 v KeeN 3 (Wardi)
*G3 was a draw and replayed.
UB Winners Final ByuN 3 v Kelazhur 0 (Gauntlet)
LR 7 Seither 0 v KeeN 3 (Wardi)
Snute 1 v KeeN 3 (Wardi + Gauntlet)
Kelazhur 1 v KeeN 3 (Wardi + Gauntlet)
ByuN 0 v KeeN 3 (Wardi + Gauntlet)
Live/Up Coming Series:
2nd Series (Bo3) ByuN 2 v KeeN 1 (Wardi + Gauntlet)
2016 Champion: ByuN
4 Bonus OSC $ Bounties claimed so far this tournament:
$75 Scarlett > Solar
$50 PiLiPiLi > TRUE
$30 PiG > Ryung
$30 Probe > puCK
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United States97276 Posts
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On January 08 2017 08:52 Shellshock wrote:
Neeb is crushing him
Not surprising, Gumiho lost to Nighmare 2-1 in GSL, Neeb wins easy
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WTF!
I walked away with the fusion core on the production tab assuming it's just lib range, then come back to a BC on the screen...
omg
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Neeb's disruptor control is just so so good
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United States97276 Posts
On January 08 2017 09:32 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
WTF!
I walked away with the fusion core on the production tab assuming it's just lib range, then come back to a BC on the screen...
omg
Gumi loves his BCs
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Least effective BC. Getting destroyed by disruptors. Farewell Gumi.
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Did Petraeus get walkover over herO?
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On January 08 2017 09:40 Phredxor wrote:
Did Petraeus get walkover over herO?
Yes.
Unfortunately herO was very late (showed up 90 mins late), and had to advance the bracket.
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Ah damn that's a shame, thanks.
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United States97276 Posts
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is it just me or is this bracket horribly lopsided?
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United States97276 Posts
On January 08 2017 09:50 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
is it just me or is this bracket horribly lopsided?
It is but some of the top players didn't play in nearly as many osc events so that has a big effect on the seeding
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On January 08 2017 09:50 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
is it just me or is this bracket horribly lopsided?
It was based off of OSC points, which is why Seither got seeded into the 5th round but Neeb and uThermal had to start in the lower bracket.
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woah is this the real Patrapatus
hype
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Damn this tournament is amazing
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Neeb getting cycloned hard
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Stats vs Keen starting in gauntlet :D
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Neeb better not Artosis pylon his gates again.
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United States97276 Posts
On January 08 2017 10:45 Topin wrote:
Keen so good
I'm actually kind of surprised how much he has improved in the last year after he pretty much fell into irrelevancy
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On January 08 2017 10:46 Shellshock wrote:I'm actually kind of surprised how much he has improved in the last year after he pretty much fell into irrelevancy
considering his is in the scene since almost the beggining is even more impressive imo
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He's back..
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On January 08 2017 12:04 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:He's back..
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/bhKp2.gif)
sometimes you j ust have to applaud ur own performance
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you don't need to send your initial oracle to their base if you see she's committed that many lings already. the econ damage is already done, you just need to clean up.
That's what lost him this game.
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On January 08 2017 10:57 Topin wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2017 10:46 Shellshock wrote:On January 08 2017 10:45 Topin wrote:
Keen so good I'm actually kind of surprised how much he has improved in the last year after he pretty much fell into irrelevancy considering his is in the scene since almost the beggining is even more impressive imo
hey man if byun can do it.
now we await makaprimes gsl return
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Canada8988 Posts
So Demi-Love just beat Keen in a 15 minutes macro games, wtf.
Congratz!
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Australia18228 Posts
Neeb must really hate vsing Scarlett
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Neeb is starting to Idra GG here...
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when was the last time proxy gateways worked
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United States97276 Posts
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United States97276 Posts
On January 08 2017 12:48 FataLe wrote:
when was the last time proxy gateways worked
wasn't it a brief thing in lotv beta?
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Nerchio was here, but had to forfeit, stating he was feeling unwell and had to travel to china for WEST in 10 hours. KeeN advances.
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so is pig playing random or race picking or what
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Pig is 2-2 vs Scarlett :O
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United States97276 Posts
PiG basically Code S level even though he's a caster. wow
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~how many times can i 1base speedling in a tournament
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On January 08 2017 14:13 Scarlett` wrote:
~how many times can i 1base speedling in a tournament
GOGOGO 
after snute you'll be the only zerg left in the tourney!
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How is Snute still awake?
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On January 08 2017 14:13 Scarlett` wrote:
~how many times can i 1base speedling in a tournament
About that many times, however many it was.
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Norway839 Posts
On January 08 2017 14:18 Solar424 wrote:
How is Snute still awake?
insane amounts of caffeine ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/mirror/smilies/sadley.gif)
edit: and passion
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tournament makes no sense, random players being seeded into really high winners bracket
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On January 08 2017 15:12 barcode00000 wrote:
tournament makes no sense, random players being seeded into really high winners bracket
On January 08 2017 10:01 EddieSc2 wrote:To best determine the OSC Champion, makes sense to go by the leagues year results, and also serves to encourage participation throughout the year to fight for high seeding. Thus seeding is done via OSC Rankings and data from 324 tournaments in 2016. Seeding advantage is given to those who perform the best across the year, eg ByuN, Seither, Kelazhur.
Makes sense.
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On January 08 2017 15:12 barcode00000 wrote:
tournament makes no sense, random players being seeded into really high winners bracket
the seedings are based on OSC rankings which you get from participating in the events throughout the year
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On January 08 2017 15:12 barcode00000 wrote:
tournament makes no sense, random players being seeded into really high winners bracket
It's based on OSC points accumulated over the entire year, so they aren't really being seeded.
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On January 08 2017 16:19 thekaas wrote:nvm, that's alive, not keen >_> former post: + Show Spoiler +![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/WSz0bju.jpg) ????
Some solid investigative skills you have there <_< haha
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Australia18228 Posts
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I can't believe the highest skilled player of all time just got 3-0'd by Keen.
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Italy3151 Posts
ByuN getting KeeNed... :O
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Keen just went super saiyan?
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Boo Byun won.
Huge run by Keen though.
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LOL that final game was hilarious by KeeN
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So after all that big confusing bracket and reseeds and stuff, #1 seed Byun just wins. I kind of wish Keen would have clutched it out would have made for a much better story but oh well.
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No VodS?
Sick players and games but it seems very chaotic in organization and casting but what's really disapointing is the lack of Vods!
This Cup is running at the worst possible time for EU.
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how did Keen lose when he went 4-2 in the finals, this format is so confusing lol
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On January 08 2017 23:40 AzAlexZ wrote:
how did Keen lose when he went 4-2 in the finals, this format is so confusing lol
Byun got to the finals through the winner bracket so he got an advantage in the finals, this is common practice in double elimination tournaments. Often times the advantage is that the player from the winner bracket starts the series up 1-0. But in this case the advantage was that ByuN only had to win 1 series while KeeN had to win 2.
You could see it kind of like a beach volleyball match. ByuN won the first set by default by coming through the winner bracket. KeeN won the second set with his stellar play. Then ByuN won the final, shorter set, meaning ByuN is the overall winner.
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On January 08 2017 23:50 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2017 23:40 AzAlexZ wrote:
how did Keen lose when he went 4-2 in the finals, this format is so confusing lol Byun got to the finals through the winner bracket so he got an advantage in the finals, this is common practice in double elimination tournaments. Often times the advantage is that the player from the winner bracket starts the series up 1-0. But in this case the advantage was that ByuN only had to win 1 series while KeeN had to win 2. You could see it kind of like a beach volleyball match. ByuN won the first set by default by coming through the winner bracket. KeeN won the second set with his stellar play. Then ByuN won the final, shorter set, meaning ByuN is the overall winner.
Ahh okok
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On January 08 2017 22:55 Freeborn wrote:
No VodS?
Sick players and games but it seems very chaotic in organization and casting but what's really disapointing is the lack of Vods!
This Cup is running at the worst possible time for EU.
Probably one of the best organized events I've broadcast. Considering it's size, we had very minimal downtime throughout the entire event and EVERY series was broadcast.
Final day broadcast from my channel : https://www.twitch.tv/wardiii/v/113157750
I'm sure you can find the same on Gauntlet Twitch etc
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I would say that the tournament format was extremely confusing. The seeding, although by OSC points, was almost arbitrary. Just make the cut-off at the 32nd player and then make it a 32-man bracket with Double-elim. You can seed every player based off of their OSC rank, just to give it a bit more value, but I really dislike seeding players further up a bracket based off of something like the OSC points. And seeding into loser's bracket is pretty lame as well. I think that's okay if they actually lose a game in the tournament, but if they are just seeded there because of points..? Meh.
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United States97276 Posts
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cool to see KeeN in form, hopefully he goes far in GSL
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On January 08 2017 22:55 Freeborn wrote:
No VodS?
Sick players and games but it seems very chaotic in organization and casting but what's really disapointing is the lack of Vods!
This Cup is running at the worst possible time for EU.
Very chaotic indeed, here our the vods of the final day. https://www.twitch.tv/gauntletsc2/v/113146917
There's other OSC vods as well, it was 7 days long.
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On January 09 2017 03:55 Blargh wrote:
I would say that the tournament format was extremely confusing. The seeding, although by OSC points, was almost arbitrary. Just make the cut-off at the 32nd player and then make it a 32-man bracket with Double-elim. You can seed every player based off of their OSC rank, just to give it a bit more value, but I really dislike seeding players further up a bracket based off of something like the OSC points. And seeding into loser's bracket is pretty lame as well. I think that's okay if they actually lose a game in the tournament, but if they are just seeded there because of points..? Meh.
But it's the OSC Championship, the whole point is that this is a large event that wraps up a year of competition. I feel like the points really achieved what they set out to do - rewarding players who had success throughout the year in OSC. People who won a couple of events and scraped into the championship? They can still win, but they have to have a crazy good run in order to do so. If they don't? They still leave with some prize money.
Players who played a lot of events through the year and placed highly? They earn a second life (winner bracket) and the very best started further in the bracket. It's a system that rewards players who have had an influence on the system throughout the year by participating and achieving. There is a huge difference to players like ByuN and even KeeN. ByuN won 33 tournaments and earned $15000+ through the OSC system through the year, while KeeN won 9 tournaments and only $2100. For me it makes sense that ByuN gets an advantage in the championship which is meant to be the grand finale of these achievements.
The part I really liked is that this format truly felt like a championship. We built our way up through the qualifying groups over four days watching a wide variety of players battling each other. We had the intense playoff matches as players clawed for a place in the championship bracket. Then we had the grueling bracket itself, which was long and intense, but really did pay off. It was fun and really felt so different to any other event I have cast in a long time.
Imo it's biggest flaw was that it is confusing to those unfamiliar with OSC and the fact it's a large point system, and it's not easy to understand who goes where in the event without that.
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Hey, I'm sorry for bumping up such an old thread, but I've been trying to find the VODs for these finals with no success
They're not in the OP, not on the Liquipedia page for the event (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/OSC_Championship_4), not on the Gauntlet's Youtube channel, and a couple of posts before has a link to a VOD on the GauntletSC2 channel that doesn't exist anymore.
Can someone help? Thanks!
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On September 12 2017 00:43 Aiingel wrote:Hey, I'm sorry for bumping up such an old thread, but I've been trying to find the VODs for these finals with no success They're not in the OP, not on the Liquipedia page for the event (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/OSC_Championship_4), not on the Gauntlet's Youtube channel, and a couple of posts before has a link to a VOD on the GauntletSC2 channel that doesn't exist anymore. Can someone help? Thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfWB5v8kDQAso8DaDHZxAtpLe_Irt9m-5
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