EPTIEM Katowice 2024 - Page 33
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Zzzapper
1797 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16117 Posts
On the other hand, Solar must be thrilled he finally gets to avoid him for an entire tournament for once. | ||
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tigera6
3450 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:24 yezzir88 wrote: What if SHIN won? I give Shin a better shot against Serral than against Dark, somehow Dark always read Shin ZvZ very well. So no, he will unlikely to win. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:17 Nakajin wrote: Showtime has to have the worst performance-to-result ratio of all time. Feels like it's always the same patern Yeah he has the worst results for someone who almost always looks good that I can certainly recall. Not a bad playoff bracket, although I am still mystified how the qualification seeds to Gamers 8 work in case of already qualifying players meeting the threshold here, or elswhere. If Solar can’t take Clem out we’ve got a guarantee of an already qualified lad making top 4 here | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16117 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:26 tigera6 wrote: I give Shin a better shot against Serral than against Dark, somehow Dark always read Shin ZvZ very well. So no, he will unlikely to win. Ragnarok also knocked out Serral last year. It would be pretty funny if he did it again, but knowing Serral I think he's had an X marked on Ragnarok's head since then and has been craving to get back at him. | ||
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JJH777
United States4415 Posts
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TaKeTV
Germany1200 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:24 Zzzapper wrote: herO pretty much got the best bracket he could have. There's still hope for protoss in this tournament I dont think so honestly. Depending on the placement of the bracket too. The best draw as first opponent would have been easily Solar for him. Cure is excellent in TvP and if he brings his a-game he isn't only mechanically great but also very dangerous cause he plays a wide variety of annoying stuff. Actually for me Solar > Dark > ByuN > Cure from "good for hero to bad for hero" But the bigger issue I assume for you is the Ro8 opponent :D | ||
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darklycid
3517 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:27 WombaT wrote: Yeah he has the worst results for someone who almost always looks good that I can certainly recall. Not a bad playoff bracket, although I am still mystified how the qualification seeds to Gamers 8 work in case of already qualifying players meeting the threshold here, or elswhere. If Solar can’t take Clem out we’ve got a guarantee of an already qualified lad making top 4 here showtime also regulary gets fucked by hard groups and playoff paths i feel like. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16117 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:24 Zzzapper wrote: herO pretty much got the best bracket he could have. There's still hope for protoss in this tournament How is drawing the best TvP player in the world in the first round the best possible bracket? Do people really think herO is hopeless vs Zerg? Because every one of these Terrans in this side of the bracket has good TvP. | ||
Poopi
France12906 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:24 Vindicare605 wrote: All 3 of Maru's Zerg punching bags are on the other side of the bracket. How exactly is this the easiest bracket for him? On the other hand, Solar must be thrilled he finally gets to avoid him for an entire tournament for once. Yeah herO is a more difficult opponent for Maru than SHIN, Dark or Solar. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:20 Fyzar wrote: He's 4th no? Map wins matters more than win percentage in Kato usually I thought so too, they appear to have corrected it. Even on map differential then Showtime has one more set win to break the tie | ||
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youaremysin
119 Posts
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Sent.
Poland9267 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:29 Vindicare605 wrote: How is drawing the best TvP player in the world in the first round the best possible bracket? Do people really think herO is hopeless vs Zerg? Because every one of these Terrans in this side of the bracket has good TvP. Yeah I don't understand that either. He played poorly vs Serral in that one match but other than that his PvZ is looking fine. Now he has to beat at least 3 Terrans in a bo5 and potentially one more in a bo7 and he'll have to surprise all of them in a statistically Terran favored match up. | ||
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:24 Vindicare605 wrote: All 3 of Maru's Zerg punching bags are on the other side of the bracket. How exactly is this the easiest bracket for him Because Serral is on the other side lol Maru only has to face one of Cure or herO (and thats if they beat HeroM) to make the finals. Dark, Clem, and Serral all represent as big or bigger opponents in my opinion | ||
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Zzzapper
1797 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:28 TaKeTV wrote: I dont think so honestly. Depending on the placement of the bracket too. The best draw as first opponent would have been easily Solar for him. Cure is excellent in TvP and if he brings his a-game he isn't only mechanically great but also very dangerous cause he plays a wide variety of annoying stuff. Actually for me Solar > Dark > ByuN > Cure from "good for hero to bad for hero" But the bigger issue I assume for you is the Ro8 opponent :D I agree that Solar might be a better match but I think Byun and Cure are about even. And he couldn't get Dark. I guess Ragnarok would be somewhat easier for the Ro8 as well, so maybe just average bracket luck in the end. Maru instead of Serral as the most likely semis opponent is also nice if he manages to get that far | ||
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TaKeTV
Germany1200 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:35 Sent. wrote: Yeah I don't understand that either. He played poorly vs Serral in that one match but other than that his PvZ is looking fine. Now he has to beat at least 3 Terrans in a bo5 and potentially one more in a bo7 and he'll have to surprise all of them in a statistically Terran favored match up. Especially Cure - one of the best TvP players of all time. HeroMarine is easily the best TvP outside of Korea and has beaten herO before. He regularly plays against MaxPax and while it often doesn't go his way I do believe MaxPax is also better PvT than herO right now. IMO this has to be "step by step" case for herO. Also each opponent will have incredibly different style of TvP | ||
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
herO would have to go Cure>HeroM>Maru to get to the finals. One of the hardest PvT gauntlet's you can get. He might even meet Clem in the final | ||
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Nasigil
137 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16117 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:36 Fango wrote: Because Serral is on the other side lol Maru only has to face one of Cure or herO (and thats if they beat HeroM) to make the finals. Dark, Clem, and Serral all represent as big or bigger opponents in my opinion Don't count out Gumiho, Gumiho knocked Maru out of two consecutive tournaments this year. He's got as good a chance as anyone of knocking him out except maybe Serral. And as for Serral being on the opposite side of the bracket, that goes both ways. | ||
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Charoisaur
Germany16022 Posts
On February 11 2024 00:24 Nasigil wrote: This is really setting up to be a Maru vs Serral Finals, if everything goes smoothly. I'd be willing to bet quite a lot that won't happen. It never happens | ||
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