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Waxangel
United States33539 Posts
Schedule: January 30-31 start time is 12:00 GMT (+00:00) // February 1 is 13:00 GMT (+00:00)
Streams: TakeTV (main English stream) + check TL.net sidebar for additional community streams and non-English streams when tournament is live Players and Initial Groups: ![[image loading]](/staff/Waxangel/homestorycup/hsc28groups_1.png) | ||
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Kreuger
Sweden808 Posts
 a few more hours left at work then I can follow it via streams and not updating wiki | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7046 Posts
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MJG
United Kingdom1387 Posts
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Kreuger
Sweden808 Posts
Perfect booting up stream and having Serral up 1-0, will be a nice friday night! | ||
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Antithesis
Germany1223 Posts
Happy to see that Lambo made it through. Edit: Also always enjoyable to watch Serral plow through protosses on end, including the double cannon rush hold against Mana. "That was nicely done by me", highest praise I ever heard him say about his play, haha. | ||
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Agh
United States1033 Posts
For 6 man groups I'd rather see the first place get a bye and let the 2nd-3rd's fight it out in the first round. Even if a round has to be played before the broadcast even goes live that's fine, but sacrificing tournament integrity for that decision is questionable. | ||
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DarkGamer
Germany326 Posts
On January 31 2026 14:50 Agh wrote: Single Elim first match is really weird. Not a fan of that. For 6 man groups I'd rather see the first place get a bye and let the 2nd-3rd's fight it out in the first round. Even if a round has to be played before the broadcast even goes live that's fine, but sacrificing tournament integrity for that decision is questionable. I think the same. Let 3 ppl go trough the group, or make it at least a double elimination from the start | ||
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Antithesis
Germany1223 Posts
Serral and Clem both 10-0, not surprising. But I had not been aware of how in-form HeroMarine is. Edit: Now Serral AND Lambo AND Elazer casting, prepare for wisdom being imparted upon us. | ||
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tigera6
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darklycid
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darklycid
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On February 01 2026 01:42 Antithesis wrote: Clem's offrace protoss must be a special source of frustration for protoss mains like Harstem and Krystianer, as when they lose to HeroMarine only to watch Clem 2-0 him with protoss minutes later. Serral and Clem both 10-0, not surprising. But I had not been aware of how in-form HeroMarine is. Edit: Now Serral AND Lambo AND Elazer casting, prepare for wisdom being imparted upon us. I dont think clems protoss in pvt is His offrace anymore, He clearly Mains it in that mu. | ||
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darklycid
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Antithesis
Germany1223 Posts
On February 01 2026 03:22 darklycid wrote: I dont think clems protoss in pvt is His offrace anymore, He clearly Mains it in that mu. True. Still not his primary race, though. | ||
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darklycid
3529 Posts
On February 01 2026 05:41 Antithesis wrote: Reynor losing 0-2 to trigger's two blink stalker all-ins and having to play catch up to get second place makes for a good storyline and an exciting group. True. Still not his primary race, though. Yea i Just dont think its Frustrating to See someone Like clem getting really good at your Main Race If He practises it Like His primary Race. Edit: also its the mu where clems TvP experience plays a big Role of clems pvz and PvP were also at the lvl of His pvt while He retains His tvx Power then i'd get it. | ||
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Antithesis
Germany1223 Posts
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TeamMamba
174 Posts
Whereas the top bracket looks like a cakewalk for zoun | ||
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Sent.
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Kreuger
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Agh
United States1033 Posts
On February 01 2026 01:42 Antithesis wrote: Clem's offrace protoss must be a special source of frustration for protoss mains like Harstem and Krystianer, as when they lose to HeroMarine only to watch Clem 2-0 him with protoss minutes later. Serral and Clem both 10-0, not surprising. But I had not been aware of how in-form HeroMarine is. Edit: Now Serral AND Lambo AND Elazer casting, prepare for wisdom being imparted upon us. Heromarine has been good forever, he just self griefs by not adjusting hotkeys. As much as he plays it would only be a growing pain of about a week. | ||
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darklycid
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Waxangel
United States33539 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45252 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45252 Posts
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Agh
United States1033 Posts
Watching the inevitable Liberator/ghost ball in every matchup fatigues my interest | ||
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Charoisaur
Germany16032 Posts
On February 02 2026 01:32 Agh wrote: Even though expected Clem to win the series vs Serral games were pretty lackluster. Watching the inevitable Liberator/ghost ball in every matchup fatigues my interest Ghost +25 hp one of the worst changes I can remember | ||
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TeamMamba
174 Posts
On February 02 2026 01:32 Agh wrote: Even though expected Clem to win the series vs Serral games were pretty lackluster. Watching the inevitable Liberator/ghost ball in every matchup fatigues my interest That’s the current death all and instant win Zerg and toss has close to no real answer to that. Problem is Terran is still strong as hell during the mid game. So it’s hard to get a real lead into the late game | ||
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Waxangel
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darklycid
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Sent.
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HeroSandro
534 Posts
On February 02 2026 04:09 darklycid wrote: Serral washed? I would guess he has not been practicin that much. He does not do weeklies, so there is very little for him to play. GG Gabe!! | ||
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Sent.
Poland9275 Posts
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Antithesis
Germany1223 Posts
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tigera6
3457 Posts
On February 02 2026 04:10 HeroSandro wrote: I would guess he has not been practicin that much. He does not do weeklies, so there is very little for him to play. GG Gabe!! Thats a terrible excuse, he hasnt played weekly tournament since forever. But its true he seems out of touch when being under high pressure and constant fighting. | ||
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HeroSandro
534 Posts
On February 02 2026 04:25 tigera6 wrote: Thats a terrible excuse, he hasnt played weekly tournament since forever. But its true he seems out of touch when being under high pressure and constant fighting. What i’m saying is that there is not much for him to play at the moment. Would not be surprised if he has not been practicing. He has always played the big tournaments, now we have precious few if any of those left. | ||
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Sent.
Poland9275 Posts
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Waxangel
United States33539 Posts
On February 02 2026 04:39 HeroSandro wrote: What i’m saying is that there is not much for him to play at the moment. Would not be surprised if he has not been practicing. He has always played the big tournaments, now we have precious few if any of those left. As long as we're speculating, I think it's within normal variance for a good player to finish RO8-RO4 two tournaments in a row without there being 'special' circumstances. For example, it's happened to players such as Serral (2020), Serral (2021), and Serral (2023) | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45252 Posts
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Charoisaur
Germany16032 Posts
On February 02 2026 05:14 Waxangel wrote: As long as we're speculating, I think it's within normal variance for a good player to finish RO8-RO4 two tournaments in a row without there being 'special' circumstances. For example, it's happened to players such as Serral (2020), Serral (2021), and Serral (2023) with 3-0 losses in both tournaments though? I don't remember that from him | ||
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Sent.
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Topin
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darklycid
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Antithesis
Germany1223 Posts
This was fun and amazing as per usual. Thanks to TakeTV and glad that we still have these precious few events. | ||
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Waxangel
United States33539 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
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FataLe
New Zealand4523 Posts
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