Nah, I agree that players should get multiple chances. Single elimination kinda sucks. But this is not the way to do it. The fact that guys like Oliveira and Reynor who have already won a bunch of matches are now in a completely equal starting place in the final 2 days to Coffee who went 0-6 is dumb. Just do a true triple elimination bracket. That would be amazing.

It's unfair but in other hand player that went further should feel more confident against low tier players. There isn't perfect solution but for me it's a lot more fair than getting eliminated at group stage from beginning.

Fango

United Kingdom8987 Posts

August 16 2024 17:42 GMT

#403

Assuming Maru loses the 2nd vs 2nd to Serral, he has the easiest knockout bracket run for sure.

He'll only have to face terran, Shin, or Solar until the knockout finals and then a bo5 against Reynor/herO/Oliveira can go either way.

Zzzapper

1797 Posts

August 16 2024 17:44 GMT

#404

With all the talk about tournament formats, I'm wondering if the one used in handball (for Worlds and Euros) has ever been done in SC2. I don't remember it happening
Basically it's an ordinary 2 round robin group feeding into 4 or 8 team single elimination playoffs but with the modification that the teams that advance from the same group go into the same group in group stage 2. Then, instead of having them play again, the score from their group stage 1 match is transferred. I think it's a pretty nice way to make it so that you actually get a substantial advantage from going, say 3-0 rather than 2-1 in your group.

Fango

United Kingdom8987 Posts

August 16 2024 17:47 GMT

#405

I like the format but the number of rematches and the lack of knockout seeding are downsides.

I'd prefer a Swiss system or something

Asha

United Kingdom38257 Posts

August 16 2024 17:52 GMT

#406

With all the talk about tournament formats, you might not notice the absurdly good performance herO is putting on

Seems almost inconceivable that Serral gets back into this game. What a start!

Charoisaur

Germany16021 Posts

August 16 2024 17:55 GMT

#407

Serral getting outplayed in the lategame by herO?

Asha

United Kingdom38257 Posts

August 16 2024 18:06 GMT

#408

lmao that was one of the most brutal bile hits imaginable

Zzzapper

1797 Posts

August 16 2024 18:07 GMT

#409

that was the zerg equivalent of your zoning nuke killing their entire army

Acrofales

Spain18161 Posts

August 16 2024 18:07 GMT

#410

Omg herO, not like that

tigera6

3446 Posts

August 16 2024 18:07 GMT

#411

herO just cant control air units like he does with the Stalker, made too many blunders to even have a chance.

DBooN

Germany2727 Posts

August 16 2024 18:08 GMT

#412

Are we still in the highest skill era?

lokol4890

114 Posts

August 16 2024 18:08 GMT

#413

Hero's like: "don't worry serral, here have a free win." Jeez that was so brutal. I hope he just views this game as one-off and moves on

GreenHorizons

United States23521 Posts

August 16 2024 18:08 GMT

#414

big oofs, laughing through the pain

Charoisaur

Germany16021 Posts

August 16 2024 18:09 GMT

#415

On August 17 2024 03:06 Asha wrote:
lmao that was one of the most brutal bile hits imaginable

wonder if Serral even realized it. Probably not

Zzzapper

1797 Posts

August 16 2024 18:10 GMT

#416

Aside from that lapse in attention, herO looked great there. But can he beat the man who hasn't lost a bo5 against protoss in nearly 2 years?

tigera6

3446 Posts

August 16 2024 18:12 GMT

#417

Lost 3 Tempest and 7-8 Voidrays for free is the definition of throwing, but its herO so yeah.

Zzzapper

1797 Posts

August 16 2024 18:16 GMT

#418

I get hiding the tech but at some point you gotta upgrade the carriers, no?

Seems like herO agreed with that lol

Nasigil1

114 Posts

August 16 2024 18:35 GMT

#419

Before herO taps out, Serral had 15 Ultras in the making. Hilarious.

Acrofales

Spain18161 Posts

August 16 2024 18:40 GMT

#420

That game was over when Serral crushed the first army. But Serral being Several refuses to just go for the throat when instead he can just slowly strangle his opponent. And the neural parasite play seemed particularly brutal way to kill.