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📣Alpha X is glad to announce the $5,600 Theatre of Dreams kindly sponsored by AfreecaTV.
This 3 day event consists of 2 round robin groups with 4 players each followed by single elimination playoffs.
 AfreecaTV Theatre of Dreams
Starring
Group A
 ByuN
Clem
 herO
 Reynor
Group B
Cure
MaxPax
Serral
Solar
Schedule
* Group A: Friday, Aug 19 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
* Group B: Sunday, Aug 21 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
* Playoffs: Tuesday, Aug 23 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Stream
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EDIT: Dates of the tournament changed due to the overlap with WTL.
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I see a potential overlap with WTL playoffs.
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Seems to overlap with WTL playoffs
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United States33197 Posts
From replay? The EXACT overlap with the WTL playoff schedule is kind of humorous
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Apart from Serral everyone has to play in the WTL playoffs at that time
Still pretty hype event
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Sucks that WTL playoffs are in the same time, but guess its time to watch this from a vod.
Amazing looking tourney! 
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Hi everyone!
Due to the overlap with WTL, the tournament is postponed. The Group A will take place next Friday, and the Group B and Playoffs dates will be announced shortly!
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Canada8988 Posts
On August 12 2022 04:51 MigwelG wrote:
Hi everyone!
Due to the overlap with WTL, the tournament is postponed. The Group A will take place next Friday, and the Group B and Playoffs dates will be announced shortly!
Thanks for the ajustment!
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Any updates on the dates of Group B and Playoffs yet?
And thanks for organizing this event!
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On August 15 2022 17:17 Azhrak wrote:
Any updates on the dates of Group B and Playoffs yet?
And thanks for organizing this event!
Group B's date is on the post above already, but the Playoffs date is not 100% confirmed. I'll edit and bump the post when we know!
And thx for your support!
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I am looking at the banner and wonder why the hierarch of Protoss, Artanis/prince of Denmark, Maxpax is put way far back. Glad to see that you increased his size, though.
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Hello everyone!
We're excited to announce the final dates of the event!
Thx everyone for your support, we hope you will be lots to join us during those 3 days!
* Group A: Friday, Aug 19 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
* Group B: Sunday, Aug 21 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
* Playoffs: Tuesday, Aug 23 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
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It's a shame the AfreecaTV platform is so bad. Whenever it decides to work I feel lucky, usually it's a mess of stream not loading, app crashing etc.
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sad afreeca stream doesn't work for me... just a black screen. I'm craving for some amazing starcraft! Oh well, Gotta wait for the vods then.
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So the stream just straight up die?
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Amazing line-up.
Very hype.
Had the stream open for 15 minutes with multiple reloads before I saw anything tho (:
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On August 19 2022 20:16 tigera6 wrote:
So the stream just straight up die?
The stream is working. Maybe try to refresh your page.
Also it is sometime a bit long to load, but if you see the animated animal, just wait and it should work!
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Honestly with his current form I don't see reynor coming out of his GSL group
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On August 19 2022 21:26 t5Fab wrote:
Honestly with his current form I don't see reynor coming out of his GSL group
As a reynor fan I sadly have to say I agree. Unless he's hiding something, and I don't think he is, even if he comes out of the group I don't think he can go much further than that.
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tbh it as always gonna be tough for Reynor. he just moved to a completely different country, had to organise the move, then travel, get used to the time difference, the new food, climate, society, culture, etc. as well as a new house and housemates. at the same time he'll be playing in a tournament with a lot more preparation time than he's used to, but he won't be able to spend quite as much time preparing as his opponents, who ARE very used to the tournament format and the actual studio itself.
when the groups were announced I was already doubtful he'd advance - Bunny, Dream and DRG are all formidable opponents - and now I'm even less sure. But I wouldn't put it past Reynor to surprise us all.
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On August 20 2022 00:24 Schelim wrote:
tbh it as always gonna be tough for Reynor. he just moved to a completely different country, had to organise the move, then travel, get used to the time difference, the new food, climate, society, culture, etc. as well as a new house and housemates. at the same time he'll be playing in a tournament with a lot more preparation time than he's used to, but he won't be able to spend quite as much time preparing as his opponents, who ARE very used to the tournament format and the actual studio itself.
when the groups were announced I was already doubtful he'd advance - Bunny, Dream and DRG are all formidable opponents - and now I'm even less sure. But I wouldn't put it past Reynor to surprise us all.
I won't say a Katowice-ish reynor would win the GSL, because winning is always gonna be hard for everybody, and it requires a lot of things going right. But at the same time, that kind of reynor is a top 4 strong candidate. He's been there for some time now, he knows the place and the people, and tbh reynor doesn't strike me as someone with a lot of adaptability issues. Don't think preparation would be an issue, it's not rocket science, not saying he's the best at it, but even if he was average, he'd still the favorite against everyone except the top, Maru-level koreans.
He said multiple times that he doesn't feel the pressure of live events, he's been at the studio already, so I think the studio will definitely not be an issue.
The problem is.... he doesn't seem to be at that level, and it'd be a real shame if he goes there and doesn't show up. He admitted that he kinda hasn't trained as much except for Katowice (and it shows), I was hoping he would be more consistent this year with the WTL to play, but unfortunately it seems that's not enough to keep him at it.
I don't want to sound entitled, he doesn't owe me nothing, I'm a fan and I'll still a fan anyway, but even if he's training a lot since he got to korea (he said it and I believe him) I'm not sure this time it'll be enough to raise his level in time, and the more I watch him struggle and lose, the more I'm concerned about his GSL run.
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On August 19 2022 21:26 t5Fab wrote:
Honestly with his current form I don't see reynor coming out of his GSL group
It's starting to get worrisome yeah. I still believe he'll show up when it will matter, but I won't be surprised if he doesn't honeslty
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On August 20 2022 01:28 [PkF] Wire wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2022 21:26 t5Fab wrote:
Honestly with his current form I don't see reynor coming out of his GSL group It's starting to get worrisome yeah. I still believe he'll show up when it will matter, but I won't be surprised if he doesn't honeslty
In defense of Reynor, this group was clearly harder than his GSL group.
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On August 20 2022 02:09 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On August 20 2022 01:28 [PkF] Wire wrote:On August 19 2022 21:26 t5Fab wrote:
Honestly with his current form I don't see reynor coming out of his GSL group It's starting to get worrisome yeah. I still believe he'll show up when it will matter, but I won't be surprised if he doesn't honeslty In defense of Reynor, this group was clearly harder than his GSL group.
It's pretty unlikely that Reynor loses to Dream, even in poor shape. Bunny could absolutely beat an out of form Reynor though, and DRG has become good at upsetting strong Zerg with prep time. Reynor could fail to advance, but I think his decline is overstated - he did just beat herO in TSL, and if he didn't mess around with Protoss it's very unlikely he would have gotten eliminated so early from HSC (the loss to Astrea was uncharacteristic though.)
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Thank you for the event. Is there a possibility to watch the vods? Couldnt find them on youtube/afreecatv.
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Don't be ridiculous, guys. Reynor is not going to lose to the likes of Dream and DRG... especially Dream imo. The level that he played against Clem is more than enough
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On August 20 2022 17:37 sudete wrote:
Don't be ridiculous, guys. Reynor is not going to lose to the likes of Dream and DRG... especially Dream imo. The level that he played against Clem is more than enough
I get DRG cause things can happen in ZvZ and Reynor's preferred option of playing Protoss to dodge ZvZ is out of the window. Nobody would have expected DRG to have a winning record against Serral in 2022 either.
But at this stage it's very unlikely to me that Reynor doesn't advance.
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Don't miss Group B tomorrow, 12pm CEST / 7pm KST, casted by BeoMulf and Elazer!
With:
Cure
MaxPax
Serral
Solar
Who will be joining herO and Clem in the Finals?
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just finished watching. lots of great games, thanks!
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On the off chance that Beomulf reads this and also just in general for anyone who might be wondering, colossi without thermal lance do not share range with marauders. Marauders are 6, colossi without lance were changed to 7 about 5 years ago (and the bonus from lance was changed from +3 to +2).
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Cool build from Cure but it seems like a massive mistake from MaxPax to not scout the Banshees while having 5 Phoenixes on the map
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Canada8988 Posts
In pursuit of our discussiom of the last few days, I wonder if Serral will look to follow Reynor on the PvZ solution, his zvp and zvt are looking untouchable atm.
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On August 21 2022 23:11 Nakajin wrote:
In pursuit of our discussiom of the last few days, I wonder if Serral will look to follow Reynor on the PvZ solution, his zvp and zvt are looking untouchable atm.
Maxpax is actually Serral's protoss, he's saving it for IEM Katowice 2023, but if he played Protoss at lans everyone would notice. Unfortunately for Serral, since he's a patch zerg he isn't nearly talented enough to beat Dark even with more time to practice as toss than reynor.
You might ask how Serral can play himself, or how Serral has played two matches at the same time, but ESL is in on the conspiracy by letting "Maxpax" games all be cast from replay.
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On August 21 2022 23:11 Nakajin wrote:
In pursuit of our discussiom of the last few days, I wonder if Serral will look to follow Reynor on the PvZ solution, his zvp and zvt are looking untouchable atm.
To be honest, I dont see any of Serral matchup is that dominant right now comparing to 2 years ago. Hes a bit down accross all 3 match up, not just on ZvZ. And in term of Zerg that can beat him consistently enough, one guy leaving for army and the other guy is switching to Protoss in the matchup, so he only have to worry about Dark.
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Cure builds so few ghosts compared to Maru, and it really shows in the resources lost.
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On August 21 2022 23:54 dysenterymd wrote:
Cure builds so few ghosts compared to Maru, and it really shows in the resources lost.
Lots of Terran try to play the Terran lategame ultimate Mech, but none can make it work like Maru does. Serral just picking Cure apart with BLord-Infestor control all game long.
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Canada8988 Posts
Is Cure just trolling us or what?
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There are still deadspace queens cannot reach right ?
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wait can Cure force a draw?
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no anti-air, float into top right and it's draw
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Canada8988 Posts
On August 22 2022 00:02 Charoisaur wrote:
wait can Cure force a draw?
No absolutely couldn't, maybe he just didn't realized there was still corruptors on the field?
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On August 22 2022 00:03 Nakajin wrote:No absolutely couldn't, maybe he just didn't realized there was still corruptor on the field?
there was? I didn't see them I think he was on pure broods
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Canada8988 Posts
On August 22 2022 00:04 Charoisaur wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2022 00:03 Nakajin wrote:On August 22 2022 00:02 Charoisaur wrote:
wait can Cure force a draw? No absolutely couldn't, maybe he just didn't realized there was still corruptor on the field? there was? I didn't see them I think he was on pure broods
Yea he kept at least 1 with his BL army that I saw
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On August 22 2022 00:05 Nakajin wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2022 00:04 Charoisaur wrote:On August 22 2022 00:03 Nakajin wrote:On August 22 2022 00:02 Charoisaur wrote:
wait can Cure force a draw? No absolutely couldn't, maybe he just didn't realized there was still corruptor on the field? there was? I didn't see them I think he was on pure broods Yea he kept at least 1 with his BL army that I saw
Ah okay, then it was over
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On August 21 2022 20:06 Elentos wrote:
On the off chance that Beomulf reads this and also just in general for anyone who might be wondering, colossi without thermal lance do not share range with marauders. Marauders are 6, colossi without lance were changed to 7 about 5 years ago (and the bonus from lance was changed from +3 to +2).
Oh, could have sworn it was the same pre-thermal lance. Thanks for that!
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On August 22 2022 00:18 BeoMulf wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2022 20:06 Elentos wrote:
On the off chance that Beomulf reads this and also just in general for anyone who might be wondering, colossi without thermal lance do not share range with marauders. Marauders are 6, colossi without lance were changed to 7 about 5 years ago (and the bonus from lance was changed from +3 to +2). Oh, could have sworn it was the same pre-thermal lance. Thanks for that!
Btw I really like your casting, it shows there is a lot of work behind the scene.
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On August 22 2022 19:23 stilt wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2022 00:18 BeoMulf wrote:On August 21 2022 20:06 Elentos wrote:
On the off chance that Beomulf reads this and also just in general for anyone who might be wondering, colossi without thermal lance do not share range with marauders. Marauders are 6, colossi without lance were changed to 7 about 5 years ago (and the bonus from lance was changed from +3 to +2). Oh, could have sworn it was the same pre-thermal lance. Thanks for that! Btw I really like your casting, it shows there is a lot of work behind the scene.
<3
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Canada8988 Posts
On August 22 2022 19:23 stilt wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2022 00:18 BeoMulf wrote:On August 21 2022 20:06 Elentos wrote:
On the off chance that Beomulf reads this and also just in general for anyone who might be wondering, colossi without thermal lance do not share range with marauders. Marauders are 6, colossi without lance were changed to 7 about 5 years ago (and the bonus from lance was changed from +3 to +2). Oh, could have sworn it was the same pre-thermal lance. Thanks for that! Btw I really like your casting, it shows there is a lot of work behind the scene.
I concur, really nice work on the casting and organising, and don't worry to much about us complaining about stuff, we're just continuing a long established TL.net tradition.
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On August 23 2022 01:00 Nakajin wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2022 19:23 stilt wrote:On August 22 2022 00:18 BeoMulf wrote:On August 21 2022 20:06 Elentos wrote:
On the off chance that Beomulf reads this and also just in general for anyone who might be wondering, colossi without thermal lance do not share range with marauders. Marauders are 6, colossi without lance were changed to 7 about 5 years ago (and the bonus from lance was changed from +3 to +2). Oh, could have sworn it was the same pre-thermal lance. Thanks for that! Btw I really like your casting, it shows there is a lot of work behind the scene. I concur, really nice work on the casting and organising, and don't worry to much about us complaining about stuff, we're just continuing a long established TL.net tradition.
I mean, if I get something wrong I really appreciate feedback like that! No one is perfect, and I certainly don't know everything
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Playoffs today folks starting at 7pm KST | 12pm CEST! Don't miss out!
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Not surprised to see Maxpax beating herO, but I was hoping for Serral vs herO 
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Maximus Paximus does not care about our hopes.
I hope it will not be a sweep by serral in the finals though...
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MaxPax defended like an on prime Stats all that silly herO aggression. Hope he can put of a fight vs Clem/Serral.
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Clem could have won this game if he just slow down a bit and put up good defense on the outer base. And I think Tanks is superiors than Mines defensively, or having both would help.
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On August 23 2022 20:19 tigera6 wrote:
Clem could have won this game if he just slow down a bit and put up good defense on the outer base. And I think Tanks is superiors than Mines defensively, or having both would help.
Trading well against Clem off creep is so hard (and Serral had almost none), the counter attacks definitely won Serral the game. A lot more fun than some other Clem vs Serral games we've seen recently though
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Second game Clem loses because of a surprise fungal. Sad
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First two games were Clem having a great or good mid game, then not hunkering down for the late game. I guess it's an improvement over HSC/TSL where he often got stomped in the mid game by Serral.
Edit: and now he loses a reaper
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On August 23 2022 20:42 t5Fab wrote:Second game Clem loses because of a surprise fungal. Sad
Its more than that, the lack of a 2nd Factory production is not great, you need to make Tanks-Mines non-stop against the mass lingbane style. Clem wants to rely on his Bio micro but it hasnt worked out for him in TvZ for a while already. You need superior positioning and tech unit to fight the Zerg off.
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I really hoped Clem was back in form zzzz
So sad but he played a bit netter than last time against serral at least
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okay I'm sorry and I don't mean this in a bad way at all but I have to say it
I am not familiar with the caster Titanonfire and he looks like Naniwa and Wolf had a lovechild together :D
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Thx everyone for watching this tournament, hope you had fun.
If you missed the games, Group A and Group B's VODs are already uploaded on our youtube and the series of the playoffs will be added soon here: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlphaXsc2/videos
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Thanks for the tournament, good casting!
Made me realise why longer tournaments are more exciting - one of the finalists went 2-3 in games throughout the tournament, heh.
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On August 23 2022 22:39 MigwelG wrote:Thx everyone for watching this tournament, hope you had fun. If you missed the games, Group A and Group B's VODs are already uploaded on our youtube and the series of the playoffs will be added soon here: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlphaXsc2/videos
will definitely try to catch up on the games !
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On August 24 2022 03:16 Seacow wrote:
Thanks for the tournament, good casting!
Made me realise why longer tournaments are more exciting - one of the finalists went 2-3 in games throughout the tournament, heh.
That's actually kinda funny xD and 7-9 in maps
And the winner ist 5:0 in games and 13-1 in maps
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