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King of Battles 3 Groups & Main Event

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Alphaxsc2
Profile Joined December 2018
144 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-30 03:01:08
April 27 2022 07:23 GMT
#1
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Hi guys,

Happy to announce the result of the GSL style group selection undertaken by Maru and our qualified players!

The selection process (displayed above) was via a snake draft starting with Maru as the top seed and defending champion. Maru then had a swap option at the end which he used, replacing MaxPax's choice Creator with Lambo who was Classic's choice!

Main event starts in just two days so be sure to tune in!

Liquipedia Page - (Wiki)King of Battles/3


Schedule

Thursday, April 28th 10pm KST | 3pm CEST - Group A followed by Group B

Friday, April 29th 8pm KST | 1pm CEST - Group D followed by Group C

Saturday, April 30th 8pm KST | 1pm CEST - Quarterfinals

Sunday, May 1st 8pm KST | 1pm CEST - Semifinals and Finals

Full stream schedule for the 2 English streams are here!

All VODs will be uploaded to our Youtube should you not be able to catch the matches live!

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We are pleased to announce a unique experience for King of Battles 3 where viewers can be rewarded with digital cards featuring most of the qualified players to commemorate this tournament simply by watching! Here is a sample of Maru alongside our King of Battles mascot! Once collected, you can get a digital version to be set as your android/iphone/desktop wallpaper!
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TheCheapSkate
Profile Joined August 2011
Slovenia316 Posts
April 26 2022 15:32 GMT
#2
Hype!
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-04-26 16:17:00
April 26 2022 16:00 GMT
#3
Maru less afraid of the three time running world championship finalist than of ultimate nerd baller Creator. As he should be
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25081 Posts
April 26 2022 16:54 GMT
#4
The King of Battles, the Battle of Kings. Exciting stuff!
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4403 Posts
April 26 2022 19:37 GMT
#5
If they can be bothered to show up in good form I wonder which Zerg will win this event. Hopefully a KR Zerg so what happened at IEM doesn't turn into a trend. Not that I'll bother watching unless I see a no Zerg top 4 or finals.
MarianoSC2
Profile Joined June 2015
Slovakia1855 Posts
April 26 2022 19:47 GMT
#6
Interesting group selection. Think it must be true that Maru hates TvT despite being so darn good at it. Otherwise it makes no sense to pick Maxpax with his TvP being so shit nowadays when he had Special and Clem there, both of whom he would beat quite easily. Also Lambo or Solar&Ragnarok his favorite victims.

As for the tournament hoping for some fun games. Results dont matter in this game state. Chances for win are basically:
30%Serral, 29%Rogue, 20%Dark, 20%Reynor, 1%Anyone else
Top 11: Rogue, Maru, Inno, Zest, Life, sOs, Stats, Dark, soO, Mvp, Classic/Trap/MC/Rain
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3359 Posts
April 27 2022 02:04 GMT
#7
On April 27 2022 04:47 MarianoSC2 wrote:
Interesting group selection. Think it must be true that Maru hates TvT despite being so darn good at it. Otherwise it makes no sense to pick Maxpax with his TvP being so shit nowadays when he had Special and Clem there, both of whom he would beat quite easily. Also Lambo or Solar&Ragnarok his favorite victims.

As for the tournament hoping for some fun games. Results dont matter in this game state. Chances for win are basically:
30%Serral, 29%Rogue, 20%Dark, 20%Reynor, 1%Anyone else

I think he did Creator a favor by letting him play 1 day after the GSL Ro4 finish for some rest. And group D is more managable than group C, swapping Clem would be the ultimate boss move but also kinda disrespectful to Clem.
And I would give Dark 25%, Reynor 15% given how his form has gone down quite a bit.
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24193 Posts
April 27 2022 09:03 GMT
#8
On April 27 2022 04:47 MarianoSC2 wrote:
Chances for win are basically:
30%Serral, 29%Rogue, 20%Dark, 20%Reynor, 1%Anyone else

that's actually accurate
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany15920 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-04-27 10:13:52
April 27 2022 10:13 GMT
#9
On April 27 2022 18:03 [PkF] Wire wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2022 04:47 MarianoSC2 wrote:
Chances for win are basically:
30%Serral, 29%Rogue, 20%Dark, 20%Reynor, 1%Anyone else

that's actually accurate

Maru + Clem + Trap + Cure + Solar = 1%?
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3359 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-04-27 10:26:05
April 27 2022 10:24 GMT
#10
On April 27 2022 19:13 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2022 18:03 [PkF] Wire wrote:
On April 27 2022 04:47 MarianoSC2 wrote:
Chances for win are basically:
30%Serral, 29%Rogue, 20%Dark, 20%Reynor, 1%Anyone else

that's actually accurate

Maru + Clem + Trap + Cure + Solar = 1%?

0.5 + 0.1 + 0.15 + 0.1 + 0.05, the rest including herO-Creator-Ragnarok make up the last 0.1, perfect math.
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33357 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-04-27 11:33:08
April 27 2022 11:30 GMT
#11
I'm kind of amused at how all the open qualifier events in the last year stack up to have virtually all of the aligulac top 12 or so. Definitely fun for the viewers; dunno what it implies about the state of the scene tho

Similarly shocked as others that Maru would NOT pick Clem and take Reynor instead
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
RKC
Profile Joined June 2012
2848 Posts
April 27 2022 12:43 GMT
#12
Maru may be quite close to Creator or just doesn't want facing off with another Korean. That seems to be the main reason behind the swap, rather than player form and skill.

The pool of top players is small and stagnant, and the skill gap between them and mid-tier players is as wide as ever. Why is that even surprising? Which doesn't speak well of the state of the scene. Is this even a debatable point?
gg no re thx
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-04-27 12:49:38
April 27 2022 12:48 GMT
#13
On April 27 2022 20:30 Waxangel wrote:
I'm kind of amused at how all the open qualifier events in the last year stack up to have virtually all of the aligulac top 12 or so.

Yeah
If every event would have 4 spots via qualifiers and just straight up invite the Rest from Aligulac Ranking, there would have been little to no difference in the participating Players list.
Upsets happen way less frequently, also Aligulac seems pretty spot on in predicting qualifier chances, where everyone has multiple shots at least
MaxPax
MarianoSC2
Profile Joined June 2015
Slovakia1855 Posts
April 27 2022 13:46 GMT
#14
On April 27 2022 19:13 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2022 18:03 [PkF] Wire wrote:
On April 27 2022 04:47 MarianoSC2 wrote:
Chances for win are basically:
30%Serral, 29%Rogue, 20%Dark, 20%Reynor, 1%Anyone else

that's actually accurate

Maru + Clem + Trap + Cure + Solar = 1%?


Honestly with Marus form that 1% is mostly Trap. Maru maybe 0.2% and the rest are less than 0.1%. There is always a chance but Clem Cure Solar are so close to 0 its basically impossible. Solar has the best shot of them because he is a Zerg but only slightly.
Top 11: Rogue, Maru, Inno, Zest, Life, sOs, Stats, Dark, soO, Mvp, Classic/Trap/MC/Rain
FCHK
Profile Joined August 2020
202 Posts
April 27 2022 14:57 GMT
#15
On April 27 2022 20:30 Waxangel wrote:
I'm kind of amused at how all the open qualifier events in the last year stack up to have virtually all of the aligulac top 12 or so. Definitely fun for the viewers; dunno what it implies about the state of the scene tho

Similarly shocked as others that Maru would NOT pick Clem and take Reynor instead

Creator picked Reynor, not Maru

Maru's group has the first pick of each round now
Telephone
Profile Joined October 2010
United States138 Posts
April 27 2022 21:30 GMT
#16
I think Zerg could be beaten if active creep tumors were visible without scanning.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17671 Posts
April 27 2022 22:01 GMT
#17
On April 28 2022 06:30 Telephone wrote:
I think Zerg could be beaten if active creep tumors were visible without scanning.

that's a new idea I haven't heard before, but it sounds interesting, I kinda like the idea
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Alison_Jade
Profile Joined April 2022
1 Post
April 27 2022 22:14 GMT
#18
That's great, haven't seen this before
RKC
Profile Joined June 2012
2848 Posts
April 28 2022 02:28 GMT
#19
Great idea. It's kinda imba that a building or ability which gives vision remains invisible itself. Imagine a scanner tower being invisible!

There's of course the observer, but observers aren't free.

Or maybe creep tumours only turn invisible after a period of time, say, after 2-3 minutes? Complicated I know, but the opponent should be given some even chance of taking them down.
gg no re thx
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33357 Posts
April 28 2022 02:46 GMT
#20
On April 27 2022 23:57 FCHK wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2022 20:30 Waxangel wrote:
I'm kind of amused at how all the open qualifier events in the last year stack up to have virtually all of the aligulac top 12 or so. Definitely fun for the viewers; dunno what it implies about the state of the scene tho

Similarly shocked as others that Maru would NOT pick Clem and take Reynor instead

Creator picked Reynor, not Maru

Maru's group has the first pick of each round now


Ah, damn, brain fart from me. Thanks
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
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