Man, I want soO to advance. He is doing well this year and it is about time for him to have a comeback after a disappointing 2016. But in order for him to advance, somehow he has to advance in first place or Innovation advances in first and he comes out as second place.
I LB'ed INno/Dark as everyone else but I think INno will get trashed by Soo and Classic, he is on a good streak but has disappointed so many times since his glory days, he'll do it again :D. So I guess Dark/Classic.
This is a fearsome group to be sure, but Inno has to be the favorite. His TvZ is looking as invincible as it was in 2013, and I don't see Soulkey anywhere.
Dark is nearly as strong, but ZvZ is definitely his weak point. If he loses to Inno in the winner's match, there's a small chance that soO could beat Classic and take him down.
As strong as Classic and soO are, they're outclassed here. Dark has a history of defeating Classic, just like Innovation has a history of defeating soO. It's likely they'll meet in the loser's match, and the only realistic possibility for one of them to make it through is if soO gets past Classic and exploits Dark's flaws in ZvZ. Still, that's a long shot.
On February 11 2017 06:14 Poopi wrote: I LB'ed INno/Dark as everyone else but I think INno will get trashed by Soo and Classic, he is on a good streak but has disappointed so many times since his glory days, he'll do it again :D. So I guess Dark/Classic.
On February 11 2017 07:06 p1cass0 wrote: Bogus did disappoint fans many times when he was in unbeatable form. Sure he has good chance to advance, but not as safe as aligulac would predict.
I actually think that's probably pretty close to accurate. Classic and soO are not at the same level as Dark and definitely not Innovation. Classic is almost guaranteed not to make it out. soO could upset Dark, but I don't see him beating Innovation.
Innovation went 9-2 against soO in a 11-game series, and 8-3 against Classic... And more recently, 7-4 against Dark. . Even though this is from ~1 month ago, I don't think much has changed since then. But he did have closer series against herO and Patience.
Does Innovation have a 5/6 chance to get out of this group?? I think he does.
On February 11 2017 06:16 pvsnp wrote: Also, really hoping for Inno in first and Dark in second, because that would mean the Ro8 has TY vs Dark and Stats vs Inno.
Which is imo far better than the TvT mirror of TY and Inno and the turtle-to-carriers of PvZ.
I'd much rather have TY vs Inno and Stats vs Dark. I think those are much closer.
On February 11 2017 06:16 pvsnp wrote: Also, really hoping for Inno in first and Dark in second, because that would mean the Ro8 has TY vs Dark and Stats vs Inno.
Which is imo far better than the TvT mirror of TY and Inno and the turtle-to-carriers of PvZ.
I'd much rather have TY vs Inno and Stats vs Dark. I think those are much closer.
EPT
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