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MLG Anaheim will be happening from July 29th to July 31st.
Liquipedia article here
Event Details page here
Lets hype this UP TL :D MLG ANAHEIM
Will the Koreans take the win, or will Foreigners fight for the win on Southern California soil? Vote!
Poll: Group AMVPDongRaeGu (Z) (526) 47% LiquidHuk (P) (405) 36% DignitasNaniwa (P) (145) 13% LiquidHayprO (Z) (17) 2% LiquidTLO (T) (17) 2% 1110 total votes Your vote: Group A (Vote): DignitasNaniwa (P)
(Vote): LiquidHayprO (Z)
(Vote): LiquidTLO (T)
(Vote): LiquidHuk (P)
(Vote): MVPDongRaeGu (Z)
Poll: Group BIdrA (Z) (620) 58% SlayerSBoxer (T) (311) 29% FXOSheth (Z) (89) 8% SjoW (T) (34) 3% EGiNcontroL (P) (24) 2% 1078 total votes Your vote: Group B (Vote): IdrA (Z)
(Vote): EGiNcontroL (P)
(Vote): SjoW (T)
(Vote): FXOSheth (Z)
(Vote): SlayerSBoxer (T)
Poll: Group CSlayerSMMA (T) (826) 81% LiquidRet (Z) (99) 10% Socke (P) (55) 5% Slush (Z) (25) 2% ROOT-drewbie (T) (19) 2% 1024 total votes Your vote: Group C (Vote): Slush (Z)
(Vote): LiquidRet (Z)
(Vote): Socke (P)
(Vote): ROOT-drewbie (T)
(Vote): SlayerSMMA (T)
Poll: Group DIM.MVP (T) (789) 78% KiWiKaKi (P) (103) 10% d.SeleCT (T) (94) 9% EG-Machine (Z) (15) 1% FXOmOoNan (Z) (6) 1% 1007 total votes Your vote: Group D (Vote): KiWiKaKi (P)
(Vote): d.SeleCT (T)
(Vote): FXOmOoNan (Z)
(Vote): EG-Machine (Z)
(Vote): IM.MVP (T)
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Send me improvements/links and I will edit the main post. Thanks TL ^.^
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imo MMA and MVP got super easy pools..
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Poor BoxeR. 
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On July 12 2011 06:15 Pinna wrote:
imo MMA and MVP got super easy pools..
Sjow's actually pretty good, although zvt is supposedly Idra's best Matchup.
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I think Huk can compete with DRGs ZvP 
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On July 12 2011 06:15 Pinna wrote:
imo MMA and MVP got super easy pools..
Select and Kiwi were top 3 at mlg dallas.....wont call them super easy
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great poll.
i cant vote against boxer though :D
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On July 12 2011 06:16 KimJongChill wrote:Sjow's actually pretty good, although zvt is supposedly Idra's best Matchup.
Quoted the wrong dude there?
Idra got a nice pool for him, only one protoss!
On July 12 2011 06:17 aDd3z wrote:Select and Kiwi were top 3 at mlg dallas.....wont call them super easy
Well atleast MMA got a super easy pool.
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TLO should give away his slot to an active player imo
if DRG´s ZvP is as good as his ZvT is, he will win the group stage, but maybe HuK and Nani can beat him.
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Huk / Boxer / Slush / MVP
Those are my favorite for the groups, but I expect some OB players to show and wreck face in day 2.
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On July 12 2011 06:16 WArped wrote:Poor BoxeR.
Poor Boxer is gonna take first in his group, which is one of the easier ones. Only player I see taking multiple games off him is Idra but even then, no one cheeses like Boxer and no one tilts harder than Idra. Boxer also took down Idra 2-0 at the end of the NASL, one game of cheese and one game of standard play.
Boxer as 1, Idra as 2 in Pool B.
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Should I set up a poll for Open Bracket Players people want to see do well?
ex. people like Thorzain, non-seeded koreans, etc?
Edit:apparently Thorzain isn't appearing at this MLG (I didn't know, I'm sure everyone else does  )
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On July 12 2011 06:17 aDd3z wrote:Select and Kiwi were top 3 at mlg dallas.....wont call them super easy
And didn't they go like 0-5, 1-4 in Columbus? You know, where the competition was harder.
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DRG has amazing ZvT, but only an Avg ZvP. Huk is on fire, and has proven that he can beat the best of the best. Plus his PvZ is his best Match up.
Boxer will also pass. His TvZ is some of the best, and has a strong Standard TvT. As for his TvP, that could use alot of work, but Incontrol is not that good. Not to mention that Idra crumbles to the Multitask style of Boxer and MMA.
MMA the only competent player in his pool is Ret, but MMA makes TvZ look imba. And Ret vs. Puma says it all
MVP has a very easy Bracket.
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On July 12 2011 06:21 galtdunn wrote:
Should I set up a poll for Open Bracket Players people want to see do well?
ex. Thorzain, non-seeded koreans, etc?
Have they release the open bracket players yet?
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I'd be highly surprised if MVP and MMA don't finish first in their respective groups. Only an open bracket player might pose a threat to them. Dongraegu is a beast, but he is stuck in a group with the two best non-Korean protoss players and a zerg, so he will have to fight for first place. And finally group B lucked out with getting Boxer Nevertheless, he also has a chance of taking first place, even though it's slim.
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On July 12 2011 06:22 Charger wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:21 galtdunn wrote:
Should I set up a poll for Open Bracket Players people want to see do well?
ex. Thorzain, non-seeded koreans, etc? Have they release the open bracket players yet?
Good question. I don't think so actually
But when they do...? lol.
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Pool A is stacked, everything else is one obvious winner and all his prey lol
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nani huk and dong in the same group, wow :o
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On July 12 2011 06:21 galtdunn wrote:
Should I set up a poll for Open Bracket Players people want to see do well?
ex. Thorzain, non-seeded koreans, etc?
Well we know thorzain won't be participating in this MLG.
EDIT; I expect Alicia, choya and ganzi to place in 3/4 open bracket seeds although going undefeated seems like a tall order....
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MVP has a walk in the park in group D, and group A with Nani, Huk and DRG looks to be the most brutal this time around
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I feel like MMA shouldn't be seeded in with the default "Korean seeds," but should instead be given points based off of his win in Columbus.
Anyone else think so?
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On July 12 2011 06:34 FunnelC4kes wrote:
I feel like MMA shouldn't be seeded in with the default "Korean seeds," but should instead be given points based off of his win in Columbus.
Anyone else think so?
I'd agree with this, but if he only had his points from Columbus, he'd be in the open bracket (cause he didnt compete in Dallas).
Also there was probably not a guaruntee he was coming back anyways, so giving him points might have been pointless.
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MURICA15980 Posts
DRG is going to become the leader of the Liquid genocide...
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On July 12 2011 06:29 forgottendreams wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:21 galtdunn wrote:
Should I set up a poll for Open Bracket Players people want to see do well?
ex. Thorzain, non-seeded koreans, etc? Well we know thorzain won't be participating in this MLG. I expect Alicia to place top seed in the open bracket, choya second, meaning group A is going to be just insanely intense.
The seeds from the open bracket is based on on where the player was seeded in the open bracket. Once 4 players in the open bracket are left "alive" the play stops, and resumes with groups.
You could say that there is four separate open brackets, tournament A, B, C, and D, and the winner of those go to the respective groups. Make sense?
In other words, top 4 are not given seeds in groups based on rank, but are assigned groups based on where in the open bracket they ended up once play stops.
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Boxer auto vote. He went 8-1 in NASL, he is much better than people give him credit for. Hopefully, one of these code B guys get the code S spot and I'm pretty sure it will happen. Even if Immvp wins, the next best will get a code S as long as in top 3. So MMA or DRG actually have a very easy ride into code S compared to nearly everyone but tbh, they deserve it.
As for the Koreans in open bracket, they must think it's a laff. Code A qualifiers sound so monstrous as everyone there is amazing. In fact, I would say that these code A qualifiers are harder than going 4-1 in group B, C and D. Seeing as Ganzi and Alicia have all gone through the code A qualifiers before, I would expect them to make it out of the open bracket as long as they don't meet each other. Upon seeing naniwa 4 gate every game, huk using joke builds and July beating all his opponents 2-0 in less than an hours play, I doubt this bracket is gonna feel competitive at all.
Imagine having to win against Squirtle, puma, Ganzi, hero, leenock... In one sitting, compared to maybe facing Tyler or Catz in a later round. Not comparable
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DRG and naniwa will be the top two in group A.
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Go DongRaeGu, IdrA, Ret, Machine..
and SHETH!!!!
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On July 12 2011 06:37 galtdunn wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:34 FunnelC4kes wrote:
I feel like MMA shouldn't be seeded in with the default "Korean seeds," but should instead be given points based off of his win in Columbus.
Anyone else think so? I'd agree with this, but if he only had his points from Columbus, he'd be in the open bracket (cause he didnt compete in Dallas). Also there was probably not a guaruntee he was coming back anyways, so giving him points might have been pointless.
If he would been seeded with points he would have had to pay for his flight and everything else
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On July 12 2011 06:39 Serpico wrote:
DRG and naniwa will be the top two in group A.
i agree.
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The korean invasion of MLG will become out of control after this one... This will be fun to watch nonetheless!
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Ouch group a is just even more insane, i still believe in you haypro!!!
Atleast MLG uses double elim.
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On July 12 2011 06:38 FunnelC4kes wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:29 forgottendreams wrote:On July 12 2011 06:21 galtdunn wrote:
Should I set up a poll for Open Bracket Players people want to see do well?
ex. Thorzain, non-seeded koreans, etc? Well we know thorzain won't be participating in this MLG. I expect Alicia to place top seed in the open bracket, choya second, meaning group A is going to be just insanely intense. The seeds from the open bracket is based on on where the player was seeded in the open bracket. Once 4 players in the open bracket are left "alive" the play stops, and resumes with groups. You could say that there is four separate open brackets, tournament A, B, C, and D, and the winner of those go to the respective groups. Make sense? In other words, top 4 are not given seeds in groups based on rank, but are assigned groups based on where in the open bracket they ended up once play stops.
Yeah makes sense, never really followed how the open brackets worked in previous MLG's.
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On July 12 2011 06:17 aDd3z wrote:Select and Kiwi were top 3 at mlg dallas.....wont call them super easy
Mlg dallas didn't have the talent pool that this one has. Compared to mma and mvp? Select and kiwi are childs play.
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Koreans will own white dudes.
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Dat group A. Screw the rest, I just wanna see every game from that group.
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HuK, Idra, then went for an upset in Slush, then MVP. I think HuK can beat DRG in the right circumstances and that Idra is better than Boxer. It's a longshot, but Slush did so well at Columbus, I really think he will gain. And MVP... Well MVPs gonna crush that shit riiiight up.
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What if open bracket guy wins? 
But yeah.. Every Korean seed is pretty tough.. well maybe Group B, but I hope for Boxer!
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Huk(ok NRG is prob gonna take it, but cant vote against huk ), boxer, mma mvp. sadly think next mlg will bring the op qq back to the terran.
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It's group A vs group D and group B vs group C right? We might see father vs son...
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On July 12 2011 06:37 galtdunn wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:34 FunnelC4kes wrote:
I feel like MMA shouldn't be seeded in with the default "Korean seeds," but should instead be given points based off of his win in Columbus.
Anyone else think so? I'd agree with this, but if he only had his points from Columbus, he'd be in the open bracket (cause he didnt compete in Dallas). Also there was probably not a guaruntee he was coming back anyways, so giving him points might have been pointless.
You are wrong here, actually. Think about HuK, at least.
HuK competed in Dallas, and he placed 10th. He didn't go to Columbus. He still can come to Anaheim, ranked 21st in points.
MMA did not compete in Dallas, but he placed first in Columbus. Unless the MLG point system is completely messed up (it's not), MMA would be ahead of HuK. He would easily get a seed.
Anyways, MMA was the 3rd highest seed, behind Naniwa and Idra.
See here for reference: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Rankings
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On July 12 2011 06:37 galtdunn wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:34 FunnelC4kes wrote:
I feel like MMA shouldn't be seeded in with the default "Korean seeds," but should instead be given points based off of his win in Columbus.
Anyone else think so? I'd agree with this, but if he only had his points from Columbus, he'd be in the open bracket (cause he didnt compete in Dallas). Also there was probably not a guaruntee he was coming back anyways, so giving him points might have been pointless.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=231051
Also Liquipedia has the same rankings here:http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Rankings
According to this post by Xerix, MMA is #3 seed, which would change the groups thus:
Group A:
Naniwa
EGiNcontrol
Liquid'Haypro
Sheth
Group B:
Idra1
Liquid'Ret
Liquid'TLO
Drewbie
Group C:
MMA
SeleCt
SjoW
Machine
Group D:
Slush450
Kiwikaki
Socke
FXOmoonan
Even though MMA would still be in the same group, it would shift the brackets a bit. Most noticeably Liquid team-kill and bumping HuK out of Group play, he'd have to crawl through the open bracket
As far as the other Korean-dedicated slot, they could seed another Korean into Group A, instead of forcing them to qualify through the opens.
This is based off of Xeris' information being spot-on, which there was no official word from MLG what the exact seed points are going into MLG Anaheim.
Edit: Added Liquipedia link, thanks to Bladgrim for finding that one!
On July 12 2011 06:40 FinnGamer wrote:
If he would been seeded with points he would have had to pay for his flight and everything else
I'm not sure about that. I lean towards disagreeing with you, but that's just based on instinct. They could invite him, yet still give him a seed. I don't see any reason that would not be an option.
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wtf group A is so stacked. best korean and the 2 best foreigners participating in mlg with huk and naniwa. TLO aint bad either.
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MMA is not considered the #3 seed b/c he is attending as a GSL invite. If he took the #3 seed, then he would have to pay for his flight/hotel. MLG only pays for invites (invites are considered the last 4 seeds in pool play). If MMA didn't get an invite, he might not even show up to the tournament (like MC and Losira declined, even though they could have been in the pool). MLG gave MMA the invite b/c the winner deserves to defend his title.
Also note that the pools are permanent. If for some reason MC, Losira, Thorzain, etc... change their minds and attend MLG Anaheim, they will not be given their spot in the pool. They would have to play in the open bracket.
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On July 12 2011 06:21 Charger wrote:Poor Boxer is gonna take first in his group, which is one of the easier ones. Only player I see taking multiple games off him is Idra but even then, no one cheeses like Boxer and no one tilts harder than Idra. Boxer also took down Idra 2-0 at the end of the NASL, one game of cheese and one game of standard play. Boxer as 1, Idra as 2 in Pool B.
I agree.
Also noteworthy, is that in the NASL, Boxer defeated Idra while playing from Korea. I'd be surprised to see Idra take a game off Boxer without a latency advantage.
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I don't see DRG just rolling over Huk and Naniwa in group A.
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eh from the looks of it Koreans will pretty much be top 5 I see MVP MMA and Dong taking top 3 easily. Huk will prob place fourth and he is Korean I would say IdrA would take 5th but boxer will prob abuse IdrAs play style hmm yeah def a Korean top 5
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THE DONG coming to the States! Watch out Group A!
Like others, I foresee another Korean top 3. If HuK or NaNiwa goes on a tear, they might be able to pull it off, but I doubt it.
Regardless, I'm excited as hell for DRG to come play.
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+ Show Spoiler +On July 12 2011 06:57 FunnelC4kes wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:37 galtdunn wrote:On July 12 2011 06:34 FunnelC4kes wrote:
I feel like MMA shouldn't be seeded in with the default "Korean seeds," but should instead be given points based off of his win in Columbus.
Anyone else think so? I'd agree with this, but if he only had his points from Columbus, he'd be in the open bracket (cause he didnt compete in Dallas). Also there was probably not a guaruntee he was coming back anyways, so giving him points might have been pointless. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=231051Also Liquipedia has the same rankings here:http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Rankings According to this post by Xerix, MMA is #3 seed, which would change the groups thus: Group A: Naniwa EGiNcontrol Liquid'Haypro Sheth Group B: Idra1 Liquid'Ret Liquid'TLO Drewbie Group C: MMA SeleCt SjoW Machine Group D: Slush450 Kiwikaki Socke FXOmoonan Even though MMA would still be in the same group, it would shift the brackets a bit. Most noticeably Liquid team-kill and bumping HuK out of Group play, he'd have to crawl through the open bracket As far as the other Korean-dedicated slot, they could seed another Korean into Group A, instead of forcing them to qualify through the opens. This is based off of Xeris' information being spot-on, which there was no official word from MLG what the exact seed points are going into MLG Anaheim. Edit: Added Liquipedia link, thanks to Bladgrim for finding that one! Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:40 FinnGamer wrote:
If he would been seeded with points he would have had to pay for his flight and everything else I'm not sure about that. I lean towards disagreeing with you, but that's just based on instinct. They could invite him, yet still give him a seed. I don't see any reason that would not be an option.
Well I'm no MLG expert on points But I got the pools from here.
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On July 12 2011 06:56 Bladgrim wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:37 galtdunn wrote:On July 12 2011 06:34 FunnelC4kes wrote:
I feel like MMA shouldn't be seeded in with the default "Korean seeds," but should instead be given points based off of his win in Columbus.
Anyone else think so? I'd agree with this, but if he only had his points from Columbus, he'd be in the open bracket (cause he didnt compete in Dallas). Also there was probably not a guaruntee he was coming back anyways, so giving him points might have been pointless. You are wrong here, actually. Think about HuK, at least. HuK competed in Dallas, and he placed 10th. He didn't go to Columbus. He still can come to Anaheim, ranked 21st in points. MMA did not compete in Dallas, but he placed first in Columbus. Unless the MLG point system is completely messed up (it's not), MMA would be ahead of HuK. He would easily get a seed. Anyways, MMA was the 3rd highest seed, behind Naniwa and Idra. See here for reference: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Rankings
Totally agree with this. Complete waste of points, such a pity... -.-
If he had used his points, Alicia or Ganzi could be in the pool play
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On July 12 2011 07:16 galtdunn wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On July 12 2011 06:57 FunnelC4kes wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:37 galtdunn wrote:On July 12 2011 06:34 FunnelC4kes wrote:
I feel like MMA shouldn't be seeded in with the default "Korean seeds," but should instead be given points based off of his win in Columbus.
Anyone else think so? I'd agree with this, but if he only had his points from Columbus, he'd be in the open bracket (cause he didnt compete in Dallas). Also there was probably not a guaruntee he was coming back anyways, so giving him points might have been pointless. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=231051Also Liquipedia has the same rankings here:http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Rankings According to this post by Xerix, MMA is #3 seed, which would change the groups thus: Group A: Naniwa EGiNcontrol Liquid'Haypro Sheth Group B: Idra1 Liquid'Ret Liquid'TLO Drewbie Group C: MMA SeleCt SjoW Machine Group D: Slush450 Kiwikaki Socke FXOmoonan Even though MMA would still be in the same group, it would shift the brackets a bit. Most noticeably Liquid team-kill and bumping HuK out of Group play, he'd have to crawl through the open bracket As far as the other Korean-dedicated slot, they could seed another Korean into Group A, instead of forcing them to qualify through the opens. This is based off of Xeris' information being spot-on, which there was no official word from MLG what the exact seed points are going into MLG Anaheim. Edit: Added Liquipedia link, thanks to Bladgrim for finding that one! Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:40 FinnGamer wrote:
If he would been seeded with points he would have had to pay for his flight and everything else I'm not sure about that. I lean towards disagreeing with you, but that's just based on instinct. They could invite him, yet still give him a seed. I don't see any reason that would not be an option. Well I'm no MLG expert on points But I got the pools from here.
Yeah, I know--I was just wondering why it was they didn't give him the #3 seed.
Other people think it's because MLG wouldn't have sponsored his trip otherwise... I'll ask in other threads, as well. Cheers
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On July 12 2011 06:40 FinnGamer wrote:
If he would been seeded with points he would have had to pay for his flight and everything else
Not really, two Slayers player get their trip paid from their sponsors.
MMA could be one of them, and then either Alicia or Ganzi could be seeded.
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On July 12 2011 06:54 Tonttu wrote:What if open bracket guy wins? But yeah.. Every Korean seed is pretty tough.. well maybe Group B, but I hope for Boxer!
you cant predict on open bracket guy since you dont know who that is, what it is now is just trying to predict using the known factors
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Pool A is so stacked. You wouldn't believe Naniwa was the number 1 seed by looking at it. I went for the Sheth in his group and the Koreans in the others. But I sort of regret choosing Sheth because Boxer will probably proxy rax him and win.
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Pool A be the group of death
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I picked SeleCT in group D. hes ma boy. Can't go wrong with that pick. Even though MVP is great.. SeleCT's got this!! Can't wait to see this event though. Its gonna be so fucking epic that people will die from adrenaline rushes. Oh yes.. it will happen
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Wow group a looks so hard. I think DRG will take it and HuK second
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Group A is deffo the group of death but to be quite honest others don't trail behind by much.
A good balance of powers i would say.
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I think that DRG group is the hardest for the 4 koreans attending, he has to go against huk(his PvZ his best matchup) and Naniwa(PvZ is not his best matchup but he should still be a tough opponent) and DRG ZvP his not as good as his ZvT.... the other 3 koreans have easier groups, Boxer only challenge will be idrA.
Ofc we still don't know who will go through the open bracket, but for sure 2 or 3 koreans will get past it.
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Huk/Idra/MMA/MVP
I only see DRG losing to Huk and Boxer losing to Idra.
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Throw a Korean in a group and it looks so one sided. MMA will dominate his group now questions asked. Despite group A being the "group of death", I can confidently say it will be DRG and then HuK coming out on top. Group B is the biggest toss up IMO. Boxer is actually much stronger then most people realize. His current ZvT form is very good, I think he can take out IdrA and Sheth and place first in it. No comment on the MVP group, just lol.
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i have a feeling this by far will be the best sc2 tournament.
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I look at the groups and I think to myself, how the heck is idra going to do this???
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On July 12 2011 07:33 MLG-Kyle wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 07:30 Nighthawks28 wrote:On July 12 2011 07:28 FunnelC4kes wrote:On July 12 2011 07:12 MLG-Kyle wrote:
The other incredible thing is that the top-seeded player to come out of the Open Bracket is the guy who gets placed into Pool A. It's likely that, heading into Anaheim, Tyler will be the top-seeded Open Bracket player. If he can make an undefeated run through the Open, he'll be placed into the same pool as DongRaeGu and his other teammates.
Just thought I'd stack a little bit more hype on here. You can think the MLG Commissioner Anakin for pointing that one out.
Full Open Bracket Roster should be released shortly. We're just waiting on confirmation from a few final players. There are several big names that no one is talking about who will be attending and playing through the Open Bracket.
Hey Kyle, If Liquipedia is right http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Rankings then MMA would actually be the #3 seed, right? Is there any particular reason why he was given a generic "invite" seed as opposed to the #3 seed that he earned from MLG Columbus? I am just wondering what the official word is, as that would otherwise change the groups quite a bit. cheers! I already answered you in the other thread. MMA is not considered the #3 seed b/c he is attending as a GSL invite. If he took the #3 seed, then he would have to pay for his flight/hotel. MLG only pays for invites (invites are considered the last 4 seeds in pool play). If MMA didn't get an invite, he might not even show up to the tournament (like MC and Losira declined, even though they could have been in the pool). MLG gave MMA the invite b/c the winner deserves to defend his title. Also note that the pools are permanent. If for some reason MC, Losira, Thorzain, etc... change their minds and attend MLG Anaheim, they will not be given their spot in the pool. They would have to play in the open bracket. This is correct.
This.
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God Pool A is ugly looking
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slush wins his group, u heard it here first!
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Wow, Pool A is ridiculous. Poor TLO and Haypro.
Idra got very lucky.
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I think Huk and Naniwa just died a little inside, I know they would've took all of the Terrans before DRG.
Also nani is #1 seed right? Why would #1 seed from open bracket go there?
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OMG I want to see IMMVP versus dSelect!
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On July 12 2011 07:45 coL.drewbie wrote:
drewbie obv
Drewbie too strong. Who would've voted for anyone else?
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Hm... maybe voting for Idra was wrong and I should've voted for Sjow instead.
Looking forward to see what he has become, after training in the team house and being hyped by the korean coaches.
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On July 12 2011 07:47 -FoX wrote:Drewbie too strong. Who would've voted for anyone else?
What are your favourite players? What is your favourite team?
(shit double post, but I couldn't resist...)
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(shit, double post, fingers were faster than the brain, sry... <.<)
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I would love for Naniwa to win and will be rooting for him but I think DongRaeGu will end up first in the pool.
As for the other pools, predicting Idra, MMA, MVP. Will be hoping for Boxer to prove me wrong though.
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On July 12 2011 07:46 sjschmidt93 wrote:
I think Huk and Naniwa just died a little inside, I know they would've took all of the Terrans before DRG.
Also nani is #1 seed right? Why would #1 seed from open bracket go there?
B/C it's not necessarily the #1 ranked seed, just the seed from section A of the open bracket. Bracket play stops at the semi-finals, so to speak, and resumes in group play.
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Mc not here which means idra will do well.
I had a feeling dong was coming when they were discussing it on sotg.
Going to go for
Dong, naniwa
Boxer, idra
Mma, player coming from open
MVP, Select
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odds on mc comming through open brackens and beating idra in finals?
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On July 12 2011 07:47 JustPassingBy wrote:Hm... maybe voting for Idra was wrong and I should've voted for Sjow instead. Looking forward to see what he has become, after training in the team house and being hyped by the korean coaches. edit: Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 07:47 -FoX wrote:On July 12 2011 07:45 coL.drewbie wrote:
drewbie obv Drewbie too strong. Who would've voted for anyone else? What are your favourite players? What is your favourite team? (shit double post, but I couldn't resist...)
It wasn't meant to be a super serious post. I was only saying that because Drewbie said he voted for himself (:
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so excited for DRG ^_^
wonder if we'll get to see the hamster (or whatever animal he was impersonating) dance @ the event
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All will be revealed with the open bracket winners, I think. Depending on how they get seeded, I feel like pools B-D could easily be won by someone from the open brackets like Alicia or Strelok.
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HuK, Boxer, MMA, MVP. Ez choices.
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Three liquids in the same group damn, looking forward to seeing iNcontroL vs IdrA.
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DRG, idra, mma and mvp
Excited to see DRG's play, dude's a beast
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Why Idra > Boxer?
Pretty sure Boxer is an overall better player o.o
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Does anyone know if they are still going to seed players from the same pools into the exact same branch of the championship bracket like last time?
My memory might be making it up, but I seem to remember being confused last time about players from the same group ending up in the same branch of the bracket.
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On July 12 2011 07:54 FunnelC4kes wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 07:46 sjschmidt93 wrote:
I think Huk and Naniwa just died a little inside, I know they would've took all of the Terrans before DRG.
Also nani is #1 seed right? Why would #1 seed from open bracket go there? B/C it's not necessarily the #1 ranked seed, just the seed from section A of the open bracket. Bracket play stops at the semi-finals, so to speak, and resumes in group play.
Also because he got the 4th seeded Korean while group D got the highest seeded Korean. It's just the pattern the seeds follow
edit:
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Huk, Boxer, MMA, MVP
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as soon as GSL started piping their players over to MLG they pretty much own the event. I don't see any prize money staying on North American Soil.
Kiwikaki and Select are perfect examples of this fact. Pre-Columbus they were finals contenders every MLG . -Columbus they both went like what...0-5? 1-4?
Last MLG the only hope to crack this stereotype was IdrA, and he just folded under the pressure. So unless he figures out whatever it is he needs to figure out it will be a repeat of last time.
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On July 12 2011 08:44 starcraft2rush wrote:
as soon as GSL started piping their players over to MLG they pretty much own the event. I don't see any prize money staying on North American Soil.
Kiwikaki and Select are perfect examples of this fact. Pre-Columbus they were finals contenders every MLG . -Columbus they both went like what...0-5? 1-4?
I don't see how kiwikaki and select can be examples... I guess you mean evidence? But even then, how are they perfect evidence? It's absurd to suggest that they lost to North Americans and Europeans just because GSL players were in the tournament.
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Nani, Idra, MMA and Select.
Really, there are no other options.
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what i want: naniwa, sheth, dont care, select
most likely: DRG, IdrA, MMA, MVP
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On July 12 2011 08:03 travis wrote:
drg, sheth, ret, mma
?? who wins group D? ret and mma same group
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MLG doesn't award "pro status" and flight/hotel stipends to their top 16 seeds? I know they do that for Halo. Maybe it's just too much to be giving flight stipends to all these international players compared to what it costs to fly a Halo player across the USA.
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Sheesh, some pretty big name Koreans going to be at Anaheim! I think that the foreigners are going to have to work really hard to get in a good group stage appearance.
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as soon as GSL started piping their players over to MLG they pretty much own the event. I don't see any prize money staying on North American Soil.
The amount of prize money at MLG is small, do the players/teams really care about the MLG prize money as much as they care about exposure from the event?
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I think Huk and Naniwa have a pretty good chance vs DRG, since they are arguably the strongest foreigners out there
Idra also has a good chance of being number one in his group, which sucks cause I want Boxer to have a good time.
the koreans win the other two groups unless they practice their ass off
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will TLO play???/ or will he still be injuried during this event???
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Group A is probably the scariest group I've seen at an MLG.
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On July 12 2011 09:13 Ladnil wrote:
MLG doesn't award "pro status" and flight/hotel stipends to their top 16 seeds? I know they do that for Halo. Maybe it's just too much to be giving flight stipends to all these international players compared to what it costs to fly a Halo player across the USA.
that doesnt happen till thid event
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On July 12 2011 09:23 zaii wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 09:13 Ladnil wrote:
MLG doesn't award "pro status" and flight/hotel stipends to their top 16 seeds? I know they do that for Halo. Maybe it's just too much to be giving flight stipends to all these international players compared to what it costs to fly a Halo player across the USA. that doesnt happen till thid event
Source?
This IS the 3rd event, btw
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Idra is like the 4th best player in his group...
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This is absolutely silly, all the koreans are going to dominate their groups....group A is relatively fair I guess with Huk and Naniwa...but DRG is terrifying
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On July 12 2011 09:06 JoeSchmoe wrote:?? who wins group D? ret and mma same group
oops sorry i mean MVP not MMA, thx
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On July 12 2011 09:27 425kid wrote:
Idra is like the 4th best player in his group...
I would say he is second to Boxer. He crushed Sheth in a showmatch, at least I remember seeing this somewhere. Idra has superior multitasking to SJow, This is pretty much the standard to beating him. Idra is better than Incontrol as well. Not trying to be a fanboy, I disagree with your opinion. It IS possible for any of the players in his group to beat him, though. I wouldn't list him as a landslide favorite in any game since his play can be kind of unpredictable at times (losing to merz after leading the series 1-0... im sure there are other example that i just dont feel like looking up atm)
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Group A only seems like the group of 3 really good people and Haypro. As far as I know HayprO can't compete with Huk or naniwa (tho I would love to see him do so!), and TLO is injured (any word on if he's competing?)
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You didn't include an option for the player coming out of the open bracket in your polls.
Freaking Alicia is going to be in the open bracket. :X He's gonna July that shit up so bad.
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Whoa I didn't know MVP or DRG were going. I must have missed that announcement. DRG was hinted at... but I'm surprised they went with a 3rd terran for the 4th invite. This should be very interesting.
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On July 12 2011 09:47 Shellshock1122 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 09:27 425kid wrote:
Idra is like the 4th best player in his group... I would say he is second to Boxer. He crushed Sheth in a showmatch, at least I remember seeing this somewhere. Idra has superior multitasking to SJow, This is pretty much the standard to beating him. Idra is better than Incontrol as well. Not trying to be a fanboy, I disagree with your opinion. It IS possible for any of the players in his group to beat him, though. I wouldn't list him as a landslide favorite in any game since his play can be kind of unpredictable at times (losing to merz after leading the series 1-0... im sure there are other example that i just dont feel like looking up atm)
Tarson
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Group A and B are gonna be interesting. I get the feeling C and D's first place are already decided.
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All the Koreans will come out ahead!
DRG/Boxer/MMA/MVP
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On July 12 2011 10:04 fant0m wrote:
You didn't include an option for the player coming out of the open bracket in your polls.
Freaking Alicia is going to be in the open bracket. :X He's gonna July that shit up so bad.
I didn't do that because we obviously dont know who's going to make it out.
Also, winners of the pools are decided before the open bracket players are inserted into the groups (winning your bracket gets you the seed going into the finals or whatever).
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On July 12 2011 10:24 galtdunn wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 10:04 fant0m wrote:
You didn't include an option for the player coming out of the open bracket in your polls.
Freaking Alicia is going to be in the open bracket. :X He's gonna July that shit up so bad. I didn't do that because we obviously dont know who's going to make it out. Also, winners of the pools are decided before the open bracket players are inserted into the groups (winning your bracket gets you the seed going into the finals or whatever).
No, this isn't true. Naniwa won his group even though he came from the Open Bracket.
EDIT: You probably should have just put an option "Open Bracket winner"
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I don't know if DRG can beat Huk, please prove me wrong though!!
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On July 12 2011 10:25 pdd wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 10:24 galtdunn wrote:On July 12 2011 10:04 fant0m wrote:
You didn't include an option for the player coming out of the open bracket in your polls.
Freaking Alicia is going to be in the open bracket. :X He's gonna July that shit up so bad. I didn't do that because we obviously dont know who's going to make it out. Also, winners of the pools are decided before the open bracket players are inserted into the groups (winning your bracket gets you the seed going into the finals or whatever). No, this isn't true. Naniwa won his group even though he came from the Open Bracket. EDIT: You probably should have just put an option "Open Bracket winner"
Hm I suppose youre right about the first part. But there is still a leader of the group before open bracketers join.
Adding an open bracket winner option still doesn't make sense to me, there's no point voting on something that vague (it's less fun too )
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Zomg DongRaeGu is going to beast it up, and who would vote iNcontroL to win Pool B, really?
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On July 12 2011 09:27 425kid wrote:
Idra is like the 4th best player in his group...
I think he is the best player in his group by far.
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On July 12 2011 10:40 0ne wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 09:27 425kid wrote:
Idra is like the 4th best player in his group... I think he is the best player in his group by far.
Not by far, he got 2-0ed by Boxer in the NASL. So that should be a very good matchup.
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On July 12 2011 10:44 galtdunn wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 10:40 0ne wrote:On July 12 2011 09:27 425kid wrote:
Idra is like the 4th best player in his group... I think he is the best player in his group by far. Not by far, he got 2-0ed by Boxer in the NASL. So that should be a very good matchup.
Do you remember Idra's group in MLG Columbus? Well, he got first place.
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On July 12 2011 10:32 galtdunn wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 10:25 pdd wrote:On July 12 2011 10:24 galtdunn wrote:On July 12 2011 10:04 fant0m wrote:
You didn't include an option for the player coming out of the open bracket in your polls.
Freaking Alicia is going to be in the open bracket. :X He's gonna July that shit up so bad. I didn't do that because we obviously dont know who's going to make it out. Also, winners of the pools are decided before the open bracket players are inserted into the groups (winning your bracket gets you the seed going into the finals or whatever). No, this isn't true. Naniwa won his group even though he came from the Open Bracket. EDIT: You probably should have just put an option "Open Bracket winner" Hm I suppose youre right about the first part. But there is still a leader of the group before open bracketers join. Adding an open bracket winner option still doesn't make sense to me, there's no point voting on something that vague (it's less fun too )
I think you did it the right way. We don't even know how many pros are entering the open bracket. Alicia in group C or Tyler in group A would probably have very different outcomes (hopefully Tyler comes in on top form and I'm wrong though). Its just too hard to predict what will happen once the open bracket players get put into the pools.
Edit:I hope Boxer starts the game vs Idra with "Hi Grack" if he wants to get into Idra's head while he proxies 2 barracks in his natural it would be a good idea.
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On July 12 2011 10:44 galtdunn wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 10:40 0ne wrote:On July 12 2011 09:27 425kid wrote:
Idra is like the 4th best player in his group... I think he is the best player in his group by far. Not by far, he got 2-0ed by Boxer in the NASL. So that should be a very good matchup.
Might want to actually watch the games (proxy 2raxes) and not the results.
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Boxer > Idra because 2 Rax is an insta win against Idra. He just GGs.
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I wish MKP was sent to MLG, however this is gonna be a ridiculous hard tournament for foreigners this could be a colombus repeat with the top 3 spots going to koreans.
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On July 12 2011 10:50 SafeAsCheese wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 10:44 galtdunn wrote:On July 12 2011 10:40 0ne wrote:On July 12 2011 09:27 425kid wrote:
Idra is like the 4th best player in his group... I think he is the best player in his group by far. Not by far, he got 2-0ed by Boxer in the NASL. So that should be a very good matchup. Might want to actually watch the games (proxy 2raxes) and not the results.
Idk, I heard one game was a 2 rax and the other was a macro game (i might have even watched them, I have a terrible memory T.T)
In other words not saying you're wrong, I just read differently somewhere and that person could have been wrong too.
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Yes! Idra and Boxer in the same group!
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On July 12 2011 10:50 SafeAsCheese wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 10:44 galtdunn wrote:On July 12 2011 10:40 0ne wrote:On July 12 2011 09:27 425kid wrote:
Idra is like the 4th best player in his group... I think he is the best player in his group by far. Not by far, he got 2-0ed by Boxer in the NASL. So that should be a very good matchup. Might want to actually watch the games (proxy 2raxes) and not the results.
So whats stopping boxer from proxy raxing again ? -.-
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DRG isn't going to do as well as people think he will, calling it now. I predict either naniwa or huk taking out no.1 in group A.
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On July 12 2011 11:02 Suc wrote:
DRG isn't going to do as well as people think he will, calling it now. I predict either naniwa or huk taking out no.1 in group A.
yep, im like one of the biggest DRG fans, but even he says he is still trying to find a style for ZvP, and huk and Naniwa are some of the strongest protosses out there
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Pool A is ridiculously good, I hope boxer can get far however, hope he practices hard!
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On July 12 2011 11:09 FrankWalls wrote:
moonan is T isnt he?
LOL. you're totally right. Idk how i didn't catch that. i feel like its okay cause the picture from MLG is there
maybe thats why no one is voting for him, he's gonna play zerg
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DongRaeGu out in groups.
MVP (player) takes it.
You heard it first here.
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group a is so stacked, damn this is gonna be so entertaining to watch. poor liquid though, the only one i see getting top 2 is huk.
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So many good Koreans, excellent
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+ Show Spoiler +On July 12 2011 10:49 Eufouria wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 10:32 galtdunn wrote:On July 12 2011 10:25 pdd wrote:On July 12 2011 10:24 galtdunn wrote:On July 12 2011 10:04 fant0m wrote:
You didn't include an option for the player coming out of the open bracket in your polls.
Freaking Alicia is going to be in the open bracket. :X He's gonna July that shit up so bad. I didn't do that because we obviously dont know who's going to make it out. Also, winners of the pools are decided before the open bracket players are inserted into the groups (winning your bracket gets you the seed going into the finals or whatever). No, this isn't true. Naniwa won his group even though he came from the Open Bracket. EDIT: You probably should have just put an option "Open Bracket winner" Hm I suppose youre right about the first part. But there is still a leader of the group before open bracketers join. Adding an open bracket winner option still doesn't make sense to me, there's no point voting on something that vague (it's less fun too ) I think you did it the right way. We don't even know how many pros are entering the open bracket. Alicia in group C or Tyler in group A would probably have very different outcomes (hopefully Tyler comes in on top form and I'm wrong though). Its just too hard to predict what will happen once the open bracket players get put into the pools.
Edit:I hope Boxer starts the game vs Idra with "Hi Grack" if he wants to get into Idra's head while he proxies 2 barracks in his natural it would be a good idea.
This.
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On July 12 2011 11:13 SomeONEx wrote:
DongRaeGu out in groups.
MVP (player) takes it.
You heard it first here.
Groups are only for seeding.
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On July 12 2011 10:50 SafeAsCheese wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 10:44 galtdunn wrote:On July 12 2011 10:40 0ne wrote:On July 12 2011 09:27 425kid wrote:
Idra is like the 4th best player in his group... I think he is the best player in his group by far. Not by far, he got 2-0ed by Boxer in the NASL. So that should be a very good matchup. Might want to actually watch the games (proxy 2raxes) and not the results.
...one of which was scouted early, causing Boxer to transition into a regular game. He still won.
That being said nothing else really matters but the results.
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DRG and HuK in the same group ~-~ Insane ZvP action to learn from :3
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Pool A is SOOO stacked. Didn't even realize Naniwa AND HuK were in it, and now that fricken DRG is in it too.. my god the epicness will be unreal.
Idra vs Boxer is gonna be intense as well.
So my question to you guys, top ten dream finals?
#10 Idra vs DRG
Would be a pretty cool ZvZ
#9: Korean vs Foriegner (other than those mentioned below or above)
#8: Naniwa vs Idra:
This would be pretty cool, I'd cheer on whoever beat the most/best koreans to get there.
#7 MMA vs MVP:
The test to see who's the better terran. Would probably produce some legendary games.
#6: Idra vs MMA: The Rematch
I feel a best of 7 of Idra vs MMA would be something much MUCH different than what we saw at collumbus, and even tho normally I'm not an Idra fan, I'd cheer for him to take this one and claim the cup for the foriegners.
#5 HuK vs Naniwa
If BOTH of them, fought through throngs of koreans to the finals this would be legendary. I don't even know which I'd cheer for (actually I do, and it's HuK) I'd love to see this one.
#4 Naniwa vs MMA
In what NOBODY can dispute is a match of foriegner vs korean, MMA defending his title, Naniwa trying to take it back, this could be insane.
Dream Winner: Naniwa
#3: Idra vs HuK
Oh my, this would be an epic finals. These two now have quite the rivalry going.
Dream winner: HuK
#2 DRG or MMA vs HuK
In an epic battle of Korea vs Foriegner (...don't start that "ooh he did what he had to to get good, guess he's korean BS) this could be one for the ages if it happens, plus HuK is Canadian/American, so it'd be even better.
Dream winner: HuK, and he could certainly pull it off.
#1. Master vs Apprentice: SlayersBoxer vs MMA
This would just be the best thing ever, last time it happened (Boxer vs IloveOOV in the 2004 Ever OSL) is allegedly one of the most heart touching things in Starcraft BW. And it could happen again, truth be told it's not THAT unlikely, 3 of our korean players in this MLG are in code B, and these code B players have shown time and again that they can beat code S players. I could actually see the crowd crowd-surfing BOTH of them after an amazing series in the finals.
Dream winner: Boxer, though this time around he'd certianly be the underdog, but it would be SO TOUCHING if he won, on foreign soil, against his protege.
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Nani, HuK and DRG in the same Group omg...
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On July 12 2011 13:54 tienvh wrote:
Nani, HuK and DRG in the same Group omg...
Those three PLUS one from the open bracket... it's gonna be a bloodbath
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i thought tyler was in top 16
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On July 12 2011 15:04 TheDougler wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 13:54 tienvh wrote:
Nani, HuK and DRG in the same Group omg... Those three PLUS one from the open bracket... it's gonna be a bloodbath
Omg please let it be Alicia. Ganzi would be alright too I guess. ^^
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Groups A and D look like the hardest, BoxeR is awesome but people expecting him to pull out the win over IdrA (assuming that IdrA doesn't resign after BoxeR kills his own command center) are wrong.
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TL team kill in pool A, so sad.
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Pool A... lol I'm scared.
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I'm interested to see which foreigners can handle the Dong.
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On July 12 2011 15:35 Bibbit wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 15:04 TheDougler wrote:On July 12 2011 13:54 tienvh wrote:
Nani, HuK and DRG in the same Group omg... Those three PLUS one from the open bracket... it's gonna be a bloodbath Omg please let it be Alicia. Ganzi would be alright too I guess. ^^
Are those two both gonna be in the open bracket?! Lol, slayers just trying to dominate the whole event, good on em.
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Pool A really depends on if HuK plays up to his potential, but i agree basicly with the votes, DRG probably favored with a close second to HuK. IdrA will probably 2-0 everyone in his group, MMA is favored, and i dont see MVP losing to anyone other then DRG and maybe IdrA.
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On July 12 2011 15:12 Za7oX wrote:i thought tyler was in top 16
from what results gave you this impression?
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Feeling some korean T domination, shame MC isnt here would be nice to see him/drg/mvp-mma-boxer etc
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On July 12 2011 13:02 TheDougler wrote:
Pool A is SOOO stacked. Didn't even realize Naniwa AND HuK were in it, and now that fricken DRG is in it too.. my god the epicness will be unreal.
Idra vs Boxer is gonna be intense as well.
So my question to you guys, top ten dream finals?
#10 Idra vs DRG
Would be a pretty cool ZvZ
#9: Korean vs Foriegner (other than those mentioned below or above)
#8: Naniwa vs Idra:
This would be pretty cool, I'd cheer on whoever beat the most/best koreans to get there.
#7 MMA vs MVP:
The test to see who's the better terran. Would probably produce some legendary games.
#6: Idra vs MMA: The Rematch
I feel a best of 7 of Idra vs MMA would be something much MUCH different than what we saw at collumbus, and even tho normally I'm not an Idra fan, I'd cheer for him to take this one and claim the cup for the foriegners.
#5 HuK vs Naniwa
If BOTH of them, fought through throngs of koreans to the finals this would be legendary. I don't even know which I'd cheer for (actually I do, and it's HuK) I'd love to see this one.
#4 Naniwa vs MMA
In what NOBODY can dispute is a match of foriegner vs korean, MMA defending his title, Naniwa trying to take it back, this could be insane.
Dream Winner: Naniwa
#3: Idra vs HuK
Oh my, this would be an epic finals. These two now have quite the rivalry going.
Dream winner: HuK
#2 DRG or MMA vs HuK
In an epic battle of Korea vs Foriegner (...don't start that "ooh he did what he had to to get good, guess he's korean BS) this could be one for the ages if it happens, plus HuK is Canadian/American, so it'd be even better.
Dream winner: HuK, and he could certainly pull it off.
#1. Master vs Apprentice: SlayersBoxer vs MMA
This would just be the best thing ever, last time it happened (Boxer vs IloveOOV in the 2004 Ever OSL) is allegedly one of the most heart touching things in Starcraft BW. And it could happen again, truth be told it's not THAT unlikely, 3 of our korean players in this MLG are in code B, and these code B players have shown time and again that they can beat code S players. I could actually see the crowd crowd-surfing BOTH of them after an amazing series in the finals.
Dream winner: Boxer, though this time around he'd certianly be the underdog, but it would be SO TOUCHING if he won, on foreign soil, against his protege.
My top finals? The one that will truly be most epic. And pretty likely too.
MMA vs DRG
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A: Huk. He's already beaten 2 excellent ZvPers in Moon and July. DRG hasn't demonstrated any particularly amazing ZvP yet. Definite possibility for a 3 way tie if Naniwa can beat Huk since it's PvP.
B: Idra. Boxer's win in the NASL was kinda cheesy. Won't happen again. Sheth could take him though since Idra isn't that good at ZvZ.
C: MMA ezpz
D: MVP ezpz
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DRG is only good at zvt and theres only one terran in his group... good bye...
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Go Ret Go Huk Go MVP Go iDRa!
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nani, sjow, socke, select
you heard it here first
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On July 12 2011 06:38 FunnelC4kes wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 06:29 forgottendreams wrote:On July 12 2011 06:21 galtdunn wrote:
Should I set up a poll for Open Bracket Players people want to see do well?
ex. Thorzain, non-seeded koreans, etc? Well we know thorzain won't be participating in this MLG. I expect Alicia to place top seed in the open bracket, choya second, meaning group A is going to be just insanely intense. The seeds from the open bracket is based on on where the player was seeded in the open bracket. Once 4 players in the open bracket are left "alive" the play stops, and resumes with groups. You could say that there is four separate open brackets, tournament A, B, C, and D, and the winner of those go to the respective groups. Make sense? In other words, top 4 are not given seeds in groups based on rank, but are assigned groups based on where in the open bracket they ended up once play stops.
No, they're seeded 21-24 based on their open bracket seeds. (Highest-Second Highest - Etc). However, as Alicia, Choya and Ganzi don't have any MLG rank points (either from earlier competitions or the online tourney) they will get random seeds and so we don't know where they'll end up.
Look at the Columbus Brackets, from top to bottom of Open:
Major (24 in Pool, 233 in Open, Pool D)
StartaleJuly (22 in Pool, 29 in Open, Pool B)
Thorzain (23 in Pool, 163 in Open, Pool C)
Fenix (21 in Pool, 18 in Open, Pool A)
Since only 67 players have rank points (plus whatever small sample actually plays in the online tourney) a Korean could easily end up with the highest seed of the Open Bracket winners - look at how high an Open Bracket seed July got, without any points.
On July 12 2011 07:46 sjschmidt93 wrote:
I think Huk and Naniwa just died a little inside, I know they would've took all of the Terrans before DRG.
Also nani is #1 seed right? Why would #1 seed from open bracket go there?
To continue from rank 1-16:
1 2 3 4
8 7 6 5
9 10 11 12
16 15 14 13
(20 19 18 17) - Koreans separate for whatever reason
21 22 23 24
At Dallas it was just
1 2 3 4
8 7 6 5
9 10 11 12
16 15 14 13
17 18 19 20
With no Koreans. For some reason they seed the Koreans 17-20 and open bracket 21-24 while arranging the groups like it was the other way around.
On July 12 2011 09:13 Ladnil wrote:
MLG doesn't award "pro status" and flight/hotel stipends to their top 16 seeds? I know they do that for Halo. Maybe it's just too much to be giving flight stipends to all these international players compared to what it costs to fly a Halo player across the USA.
There may be a $400 Travel Stipend for the top 16 starting this event, but it may have been withdrawn, and it wouldn't be enough for KR->US anyway.
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Group A
1.  DongRaeGu
2.  NaNiWa
3. HuK
4.  TLO
5. HayprO
Group B
1. IdrA
2. BoxeR
3. SjoW
4. Sheth
5. iNcontrol
Group C
1. MMA
2. Socke
3. Ret
4. Slush
5. Drewbie
Group D
1. MVP
2. SeleCt
3. Kiwikaki
4. mOoNan
5. Machine
Potential BYOC-Winners:
Alicia
Choya
GanZi
DeMusliM
???
Any Open Bracket playerlist yet?
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