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[WTL 2023] Master's Coliseum 7 - Swiss Round

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digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
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Last Edited: 2024-01-12 06:48:52
January 12 2024 06:47 GMT
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Philippe
Profile Joined October 2020
354 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-12 07:28:21
January 12 2024 07:28 GMT
#2
Trigger vs Cure looks a foregone conclusion. Other matches are more indecisive.
I'm just a cynical video game enjoyer who is probably unfazed by many business dealings many would find utterly distasteful, while not strictly illegal by the law as seen in a general sense in the world.
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3483 Posts
January 12 2024 07:56 GMT
#3
Trigger PvT look very good, he was very close to beat Clem in WTL playoff, closer than MaxPax was in the earlier rounds. Btw, this is not "real" Swiss Stage but "ESL Swiss" similar to the Regional and Gamers8 group stage.
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
January 12 2024 22:14 GMT
#4
Reynor - Serral
Maru - Clem
Olivera - Dark
As first round matches are absolute bangers
MaxPax
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33592 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-13 00:42:46
January 13 2024 00:02 GMT
#5
First round seeding is pretty nuts; could see Maru, Reynor, or Dark getting upset and missing the cut if they start 0-1.
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Balnazza
Profile Joined January 2018
Germany1281 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-13 00:03:24
January 13 2024 00:02 GMT
#6
On January 12 2024 16:56 tigera6 wrote:
Trigger PvT look very good, he was very close to beat Clem in WTL playoff, closer than MaxPax was in the earlier rounds. Btw, this is not "real" Swiss Stage but "ESL Swiss" similar to the Regional and Gamers8 group stage.


This is "A Swiss-like system that is used in many Esports in that exact way except AoE 2 and everyone knows how it works except that one dude who wants to be petty about it"-Swiss
"Wenn die Zauberin runter geht, dann macht sie die Beine breit" - Khaldor, trying to cast WC3 German-only
Sui
Profile Joined August 2019
26 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-13 06:46:49
January 13 2024 06:29 GMT
#7
On January 13 2024 09:02 Balnazza wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 12 2024 16:56 tigera6 wrote:
Trigger PvT look very good, he was very close to beat Clem in WTL playoff, closer than MaxPax was in the earlier rounds. Btw, this is not "real" Swiss Stage but "ESL Swiss" similar to the Regional and Gamers8 group stage.


This is "A Swiss-like system that is used in many Esports in that exact way except AoE 2 and everyone knows how it works except that one dude who wants to be petty about it"-Swiss


I guess one of the main complaints about the "ESL Swiss" is its blackbox paring procedure. I read in liquipedia discord (cited explanation from ESL admin), that in each round the players with the same number of wins (eg. 8 players with 1-0 score) are not paired according to either their map score, or any explainable seeding order. They are paired using a ELO-like blackbox system, and the details are not publicly announced.

I remember spending hours trying to predict ESL brackets, found it contradicts every pairing rule possible, and only to find out later that it's a blackbox after I dug through dozens of pages of chat records from liquipedia discord.

So, no, everyone does NOT know how it works. And I really hope WTL does not copy ESL's implementation.
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-13 13:46:04
January 13 2024 13:45 GMT
#8
On January 13 2024 15:29 Sui wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2024 09:02 Balnazza wrote:
On January 12 2024 16:56 tigera6 wrote:
Trigger PvT look very good, he was very close to beat Clem in WTL playoff, closer than MaxPax was in the earlier rounds. Btw, this is not "real" Swiss Stage but "ESL Swiss" similar to the Regional and Gamers8 group stage.


This is "A Swiss-like system that is used in many Esports in that exact way except AoE 2 and everyone knows how it works except that one dude who wants to be petty about it"-Swiss


I guess one of the main complaints about the "ESL Swiss" is its blackbox paring procedure. I read in liquipedia discord (cited explanation from ESL admin), that in each round the players with the same number of wins (eg. 8 players with 1-0 score) are not paired according to either their map score, or any explainable seeding order. They are paired using a ELO-like blackbox system, and the details are not publicly announced.

I remember spending hours trying to predict ESL brackets, found it contradicts every pairing rule possible, and only to find out later that it's a blackbox after I dug through dozens of pages of chat records from liquipedia discord.

So, no, everyone does NOT know how it works. And I really hope WTL does not copy ESL's implementation.

WTL's pairing is random draw from round 2 and on.
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ZeroByte13
Profile Joined March 2022
795 Posts
January 13 2024 14:31 GMT
#9
Random draw - you mean between players with the same Win/Lose stats, not literally random, right?
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
January 13 2024 15:43 GMT
#10
On January 13 2024 23:31 ZeroByte13 wrote:
Random draw - you mean between players with the same Win/Lose stats, not literally random, right?

Yeah obviously. Round 2 upper matches are drawn among the 8 first round winners for example.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18270 Posts
January 13 2024 23:05 GMT
#11
On January 14 2024 00:43 digmouse wrote:
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On January 13 2024 23:31 ZeroByte13 wrote:
Random draw - you mean between players with the same Win/Lose stats, not literally random, right?

Yeah obviously. Round 2 upper matches are drawn among the 8 first round winners for example.

It can't be pure random though, can it? If 2 players who played each other in round 1 end up at 1-1, they can't be matched again in round 3, can they?
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12911 Posts
January 14 2024 13:13 GMT
#12
TvT has become a bit stupid with the new cyclone wow
WriterMaru
Ciaus237
Profile Joined July 2015
South Africa288 Posts
January 14 2024 13:16 GMT
#13
Wow - the new cyclone
It is such a great unit
The most fun of all
The time that we kill keeps us alive
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3483 Posts
January 14 2024 13:44 GMT
#14
Basically you cant counter the new Cyclone with Tanks, because of the cheaper and quicker Ravens build, so you have to build more Cyclone yourself to counter opponent Cyclones. But what Maru did in game 3 was surviving on Bunkers and Marines, and he has the edge when the Bio upgrades kick in and it went Maru way for the rest of the game.
Kreuger
Profile Joined October 2011
Sweden859 Posts
January 14 2024 13:55 GMT
#15
Great matchups tomorrow

Maru vs serral
Byun vs reynor

Etc etc
buzz_bender
Profile Joined August 2019
445 Posts
January 14 2024 14:13 GMT
#16
On January 14 2024 22:44 tigera6 wrote:
Basically you cant counter the new Cyclone with Tanks, because of the cheaper and quicker Ravens build, so you have to build more Cyclone yourself to counter opponent Cyclones. But what Maru did in game 3 was surviving on Bunkers and Marines, and he has the edge when the Bio upgrades kick in and it went Maru way for the rest of the game.


Yeah, this new cyclone meta in TvT is not pleasant to watch, and I'm sure that it's not that pleasant to play. It made the match up feel very volatile.
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3541 Posts
January 14 2024 14:19 GMT
#17
Maxpax rly lucking Out with His opponents so far.
Philippe
Profile Joined October 2020
354 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-01-14 14:25:46
January 14 2024 14:25 GMT
#18
On January 14 2024 23:13 buzz_bender wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2024 22:44 tigera6 wrote:
Basically you cant counter the new Cyclone with Tanks, because of the cheaper and quicker Ravens build, so you have to build more Cyclone yourself to counter opponent Cyclones. But what Maru did in game 3 was surviving on Bunkers and Marines, and he has the edge when the Bio upgrades kick in and it went Maru way for the rest of the game.


Yeah, this new cyclone meta in TvT is not pleasant to watch, and I'm sure that it's not that pleasant to play. It made the match up feel very volatile.


It's less technical but that's just another way to play in the end. Nothing that really screams bad or ban-worthy. Really can't see why some are doing an awful fuss about.
I'm just a cynical video game enjoyer who is probably unfazed by many business dealings many would find utterly distasteful, while not strictly illegal by the law as seen in a general sense in the world.
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3541 Posts
January 14 2024 14:31 GMT
#19
On January 14 2024 23:25 Philippe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2024 23:13 buzz_bender wrote:
On January 14 2024 22:44 tigera6 wrote:
Basically you cant counter the new Cyclone with Tanks, because of the cheaper and quicker Ravens build, so you have to build more Cyclone yourself to counter opponent Cyclones. But what Maru did in game 3 was surviving on Bunkers and Marines, and he has the edge when the Bio upgrades kick in and it went Maru way for the rest of the game.


Yeah, this new cyclone meta in TvT is not pleasant to watch, and I'm sure that it's not that pleasant to play. It made the match up feel very volatile.


It's less technical but that's just another way to play in the end. Nothing that really screams bad or ban-worthy. Really can't see why some are doing an awful fuss about.

The Problem is that currently it Looks Like you either Play cyclones or start behind, it is Not healthy for one unit to supress other openers Like that imo.
ZeroByte13
Profile Joined March 2022
795 Posts
January 14 2024 16:40 GMT
#20
On January 14 2024 23:19 darklycid wrote:
Maxpax rly lucking Out with His opponents so far.
Indeed.
Serral got Reynor + Maru.
Maru got Clem + Serral.
Max got Firefly + SHIN.
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