EPTGSTL March Bracket + predictions - Page 4
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Zim23
United States1681 Posts
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uSnAmplified
United States1029 Posts
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Rawenkeke
Norway350 Posts
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entocheets
Australia367 Posts
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shire
United States405 Posts
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Drxz
Australia115 Posts
On a more serious note, I am not sure if anyone other than ST/IM can actually win this. With their all star line ups and Nobodies who just seem to win(Ref squirtle and Seed last Team League) I am not sure if anyone else can put up enough good players, do not forget ST has bomber who everyone seemed to be scared of last GSTL. | ||
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Vehemus
United States586 Posts
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bennyaus
Australia1833 Posts
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kash2k
139 Posts
And players BMing each other after EACH win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /dance | ||
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Scrandom
Canada2819 Posts
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bearhug
United States999 Posts
My feeling tells me that: IM > Zenex TSL >fOu oGs> Slayers Prime.WE >ST | ||
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Kantutan
Canada1319 Posts
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pyaar
United States423 Posts
On March 11 2011 13:39 Vehemus wrote: The last GSTL was so entertaining. I didn't realize how entertaining it was until I watched this month's GSL. hahahahahaha qft. I got depressed after watching a few code A matches and went back to the GSTL finals. | ||
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Dox
Australia1199 Posts
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Phayt
Canada346 Posts
RO8 IM - ZeNex I think more than any other match in this first round, IM over ZeNex is a no-brainer. It goes without saying that a team with two GSL champions is quite strong, and both are often hailed as the best player from their respective races. Beyond that, more recent performance has shown IM to have more depth than I would have thought a couple months ago, as Losira this season is far exceeding my own expectations, and lesser seen players like Seed and Yonghwa have shown that IM has some Protoss presence too, in previous team leagues. ZeNex, sadly, just can't compete. As one of the weaker teams in the league whose only real 'star' player is Byun, backed up by mediocre names like Kyrix, Jjun and Puzzle, they weren't going to be winning this tournament regardless. As it stands, an unfortunate first round match should see them going out on the first day. TSL - fOu This one seems a little bit closer, at least. TSL is one of the most well liked teams, I'd say, and it's no real surprise. Their roster reads like Starcraft 2's greatest hits, almost all well known, accomplished players. Having said that, though, it's hard to say how strong any of them really look. Though the champion Fruitdealer is always a threat, his recent play has not been inspiring; once again we find him in the up/down matches. There you'll also see Rain and SangHo, who battled their way up to the Ro8 in Code A, though got no farther. Clide and Tester will hang around Code S for another season at least, though their runs both ended in the Ro16. Meanwhile aLive manages to barely hang on to a Code A spot; Revival does not. Don't get me wrong, though. These results are not bad. These are all very competent players. However it's hard to point at any of them right now and say, "That guy's at the top of the top. That guy's scary." In the long term, someone from TSL is going to have to establish themselves as a legitimate ace, if they want to remain among the top teams. Fortunately for The SCV Life, though, they got an easy first round opponent. Being matched up against team fOu, who I picked to be the weakest last season, and who aren't looking much better this season, means that this is TSL's game to lose. Don't get me wrong though, it could happen. Though far from having an All-Star line-up, sC and Leenock made strong showings this season, so if they bring their A game, and TSL doesn't, an upset is still possible here. oGs - SlayerS My heart wants me to pick SlayerS here. To be frank, no matter how much you may like oGs, anyone who's rooting against The Emperor is just an objectively bad person. >< Needless to say, I'm pulling for SlayerS. Having said that, I don't see it happening. To be fair, they're starting to look more and more like a legitimate team as these seasons progress, and I don't think they're at the bottom of the barrel anymore. Though they had bad luck in Code A, I do think players like Jjob and YuGiOh are solid, and fully capable of scoring wins in this match up. Alicia just got done with a rather strong run through Code A himself, and looks to be able to compete at a high level. And Boxer himself, of course, though he may not be the dominant player he was years ago, is still able to win, in my eyes. They're certainly not top-tier by any means, but they're starting to look like a real team. Sadly, they've come up against THE team. oGs, as far as I'm concerned, has been and continues to be one of the deepest teams in Starcraft 2. A fan favourite for good reason, the oGs roster is chock full of not only popular but solid players. A short list of their most notable players includes Cezanne, Ensnare, MC, Nada, SuperNoVa, TOP and Zenio. There are plenty of others. oGs underperformed severely last GSTL, but I still see them among the favourites to take this one. It's hard to say whether they'll make it to the finals or not, but they'll get through this match, I'm sure. Still, I expect SlayerS to put up a decent fight, and make this worth watching. ST - Prime I never know what to think of Prime. Sure, MarineKing is among the best, but other than that? I would have told you not too long ago that players like Anypro, Check and HongUn would not win a game in Code S, but they all made me look silly. Hell, Anypro of all people is in the semi finals right now. It's been a weird month for Prime in general, though, as players that once looked more reliable like Maka and Loner both got knocked out of Code A, Polt failed to get anywhere in Code S(okay, that one is not surprising), and even MK of all people underperformed. They have a decent sized list of notable players, but it's hard for me to say how good they all are. Most of them just don't seem all that reliable to me. I don't know. Last season, Prime seemed like a middle-of-the-pack team. I think that still holds true. We'll see, I guess. Startale, at least, I know what to think of. They're strong. They have plenty of solid players, and in a match like this, I think that's going to be what counts. Sure, ST HAS had a bit of a rough season in the individual leagues, mind you. Ace and Squirtle were favourites in Code A going in, but both fell in the third round, and veteran Rainbow is liable to lose his Code S position in the up/down matches soon enough. August will hang on to Code A, at least, and Virus has gotten into the up/down, and the biggest victory for ST is surely that JulyZerg himself seems a favourite(not that being the favourite seems to mean much lately) to make it to this season's Code S finals, though most may not be picking him to win it all. And don't forget that Bomber is still in the roster, waiting for his chance to shine. On the whole, ST looks as strong as they were last season, and should take this match handily. They're a threat to win the tournament, surely. That's actually all I'm gonna do. Seems silly to predict later rounds before these have even happened. If I had to pick a winner, though... I'd got Startale. But, they're my favourite team, so, lol | ||
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Dubo
United States161 Posts
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ReaperX
Hong Kong1758 Posts
IMLosirA, a beast. TSL, dominating Code A and soon Code S. ST, With the God of War... unless MC all-kills everyone, I think oGs's chances are slightly slim. (My Opinion) | ||
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hitman133
United States1425 Posts
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Hoju
United States449 Posts
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FirmTofu
United States1956 Posts
Anyway my predictions are: IM > ZeNEX; fOu < TSL; oGs > SlayerS; Prime.WE < StarTale IM>TSL; oGs>ST IM<oGs ST vs oGs will be close, and the finals should be close as well. | ||
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