You'd imagine less players would pull out when an event has garunteed prize money even if u go 0-3 in the group stage but I guess not. Im still really excited for this event and hoping for strelok to do well. If nothing else, seeing how the chinese do will be pretty interesting against the foreigners and the 4 (3 lol) korean invites.

Goshdarnit

United States540 Posts

September 25 2011 23:14 GMT

#43

haha You would think there would be better players overall at an iem... well hasu is good, dima is great, puma is great, strelock, jyp, revival and demuslim are all good.
Unfortunately I know no chinese plays aside from xigua.
Ya, well if a chinese player were to take a tournament they will have a better chance at this one that any other it seems.

00Visor

4337 Posts

September 25 2011 23:16 GMT

#44

What is up with Idra and his sick luck of the draw. Getting Jinro and elfi.

A: Puma, HasuObs (should be easy for them)
B: JYP, Dimaga (group of death, could even see JYP fall)
C: Idra, Jinro
D: Revival, Strelok

juked

United States691 Posts

September 25 2011 23:16 GMT

#45

Lol Jinro is Korean and Swedish.
Idra n puma ftw EG

BushidoSnipr

United States910 Posts

September 25 2011 23:16 GMT

#46

Strelok wins his group EZ

ThaZenith

Canada3116 Posts

September 25 2011 23:17 GMT

#47

A and C are fairly weak groups, lol.

Should be interesting to see IdrA vs Jinro though. Who knows what Jinro's play is like nowadays.

Blasphemi

United Kingdom980 Posts

September 25 2011 23:19 GMT

#48

Weaker Koreans in this. I'd still fancy Puma to win though.

CeriseCherries

6170 Posts

September 25 2011 23:27 GMT

#49

mmm I think Puma can take it, but xigua also has a chance as he is a mad strong player

and stop bashing the chinese >: its not their fault sometimes when they withdraw

HereBeDragons

1429 Posts

September 25 2011 23:27 GMT

#50

Nooo Group B is unbearable T_T. Ssss

ggrrg

Bulgaria2716 Posts

September 25 2011 23:30 GMT

#51

Come on Jinro! Show them what you're made of!

RedFoxOne

Canada39 Posts

September 25 2011 23:39 GMT

#52

Oh man I can't wait to see how the Chinese perform. They're pretty good on ladder, but don't really participate in international events.

BEARDiaguz

Australia2362 Posts

September 25 2011 23:42 GMT

#53

Go... Moonglade?

DarkRise

1644 Posts

September 25 2011 23:43 GMT

#54

hmm jinro vs Idra
battle of the slumping foreigners ;d

Ahrun

United States100 Posts

September 25 2011 23:44 GMT

#55

I see PuMa taking this, idk too much about the chinese players, but they haven't done much outside of china, idk how they compare to someone like PuMa. Toss up probably between Xigua, demuslim, dimagaa, and idra for 2nd imo. Heard xigua is good, demuslim is really good in tvz when he plays right. IdrA can play really well, but he lets his emotions get to him too much.
Dimaga idk bout his zvt, his zvp is solid, his zvz is NesTea calibur so hmmmm

ckunkel1

United States181 Posts

September 25 2011 23:46 GMT

#56

Puma and Hasu out of group a,dimaga and demuslim from b, idra and TBA from group c, and Strelok and revival from the last group. Who will win the whole thing.... I just can't see puma losing this.

Deleted User 183001

2939 Posts

September 25 2011 23:54 GMT

#57

My picks:
Group A:
Puma

Group B:
If the rumors of XiGua are true, then I can see him taking the group. If not him, then probably Dimaga.

Group C:
I would really like to say Idra, but Idra has been slumping from his old skill. Jinro seems to have really slumped. If the to be announced player is wicked sick, I could see him taking the group, if not him, then Idra.

Group D:
Strelok. He looks really strong lately.

Lesser

Canada33 Posts

September 26 2011 00:06 GMT

#58

MaNa would destroy that group. Oh well.