Official statement by Snowbird: The brackets that were up for like 1min were not correct. There will be adjustments because of schedule conflicts of some players (MLG, Dreamhack). We will most likely post a final version of the brackets tomorrow.
As far as im concerned i like seeds because lets face it as long as its easier to gain money from attending "foriegner" events (sponsorships, competition for prize pool, time investment / event) there needs to be something pulling them to GSL atleast if we want GSL to be Global and reach a bigger audience then only hardcore fans. I may not agree with Code S seeds, id much rather se Up and Down seeds all the way. requires preformance to enter Code S will still be giving them 2 chances before falling out.
not the worst group for ThorZaIN tbh, although all groups would be extremely difficult for him ofc, as all players are really strong these days. I like Mvp's group, apart from having to teamkill Happy. Hopefully those two groups stay the same I don't like MarineKing's group, 2 zergs, and Parting. Please change that
On May 31 2012 15:39 Fionn wrote: Very happy to see Violet back in Code S. He has somehow improved double since leaving MvP and moving to his new home in America. Could go very far.
And Thorzain is the right pick due to his win vs. Polt at Dreamhack.
All in all, the 100% right choices with Stephano not being able to do Code S till Season 4.
heh i would say violet has prob gotten even better then double what he used to be when he was in code s before. At least a lot of his unique style of playing has become more solidified rather then what it used to be which was a bit gimmicky at times.
On May 31 2012 16:19 AxionSteel wrote: not the worst group for ThorZaIN tbh, although all groups would be extremely difficult for him ofc, as all players are really strong these days. I like Mvp's group, apart from having to teamkill Happy. Hopefully those two groups stay the same I don't like MarineKing's group, 2 zergs, and Parting. Please change that
What do you mean? Its the MOST STACKED GROUP.
It would be interesting to see who can make it out of that group. (Parting,Symbol,Yugioh,MKP).XD
On May 31 2012 16:19 AxionSteel wrote: not the worst group for ThorZaIN tbh, although all groups would be extremely difficult for him ofc, as all players are really strong these days. I like Mvp's group, apart from having to teamkill Happy. Hopefully those two groups stay the same I don't like MarineKing's group, 2 zergs, and Parting. Please change that
What do you mean? Its the MOST STACKED GROUP.
It would be interesting to see who can make it out of that group. (Parting,Symbol,Yugioh,MKP).XD
I mean as a fan of MarineKing , zerg is fucking hard to beat, so I can see him struggling in that group. Parting is obviously extremely good, too.
On May 31 2012 15:53 ObliviousNA wrote: Anyone know who SuHoSin is? I kind of feel bad for him, I can't imagine him getting out of there... MVP is winning again, Genius is decent vs zerg (and a GSL finalist no less) and Happy is IM's vs Z specialist.
Suhosin = Line. Don't discount him. He's pretty damn good when he chooses to be.
Parting hates his Zergy group.
Ah, I didn't make the connection. Yeah I guess not as terrible for him. I still can't see him beating MVP or Happy though.
Funny considering this guy got famous for knocking Mvp out of Super tournament.
On May 31 2012 16:19 AxionSteel wrote: not the worst group for ThorZaIN tbh, although all groups would be extremely difficult for him ofc, as all players are really strong these days. I like Mvp's group, apart from having to teamkill Happy. Hopefully those two groups stay the same I don't like MarineKing's group, 2 zergs, and Parting. Please change that
What do you mean? Its the MOST STACKED GROUP.
It would be interesting to see who can make it out of that group. (Parting,Symbol,Yugioh,MKP).XD
I mean as a fan of MarineKing , zerg is fucking hard to beat, so I can see him struggling in that group. Parting is obviously extremely good, too.
Well MKP shown us he can take down top zergs but Yugioh and Symbol are not pushovers though as they are also getting better. So excited.
On May 31 2012 15:53 ObliviousNA wrote: Anyone know who SuHoSin is? I kind of feel bad for him, I can't imagine him getting out of there... MVP is winning again, Genius is decent vs zerg (and a GSL finalist no less) and Happy is IM's vs Z specialist.
Suhosin = Line. Don't discount him. He's pretty damn good when he chooses to be.
Parting hates his Zergy group.
Ah, I didn't make the connection. Yeah I guess not as terrible for him. I still can't see him beating MVP or Happy though.
Funny considering this guy got famous for knocking Mvp out of Super tournament.
On May 31 2012 15:53 ObliviousNA wrote: Anyone know who SuHoSin is? I kind of feel bad for him, I can't imagine him getting out of there... MVP is winning again, Genius is decent vs zerg (and a GSL finalist no less) and Happy is IM's vs Z specialist.
Suhosin = Line. Don't discount him. He's pretty damn good when he chooses to be.
Parting hates his Zergy group.
Ah, I didn't make the connection. Yeah I guess not as terrible for him. I still can't see him beating MVP or Happy though.
Funny considering this guy got famous for knocking Mvp out of Super tournament.
Ganzi Beat Mvp in that tournament.
Owait. LOL my bad.
This guy was the guy that MKP knocked out with Mech on Terminus wasn't he? Who did he knock out again?
On May 31 2012 15:53 ObliviousNA wrote: Anyone know who SuHoSin is? I kind of feel bad for him, I can't imagine him getting out of there... MVP is winning again, Genius is decent vs zerg (and a GSL finalist no less) and Happy is IM's vs Z specialist.
Suhosin = Line. Don't discount him. He's pretty damn good when he chooses to be.
Parting hates his Zergy group.
Ah, I didn't make the connection. Yeah I guess not as terrible for him. I still can't see him beating MVP or Happy though.
Funny considering this guy got famous for knocking Mvp out of Super tournament.
Ganzi Beat Mvp in that tournament.
Owait. LOL my bad.
This guy was the guy that MKP knocked out with Mech on Terminus wasn't he? Who did he knock out again?
MKP beat Kyrix with Zerg on Terminus.
Line was the underdog against all his opponents, but he just kept winning. He took out Jinro, Kyrix and NaDa before finally falling to TOP in an epic series 2-3.
On May 31 2012 15:53 ObliviousNA wrote: Anyone know who SuHoSin is? I kind of feel bad for him, I can't imagine him getting out of there... MVP is winning again, Genius is decent vs zerg (and a GSL finalist no less) and Happy is IM's vs Z specialist.
Suhosin = Line. Don't discount him. He's pretty damn good when he chooses to be.
Parting hates his Zergy group.
Ah, I didn't make the connection. Yeah I guess not as terrible for him. I still can't see him beating MVP or Happy though.
Funny considering this guy got famous for knocking Mvp out of Super tournament.
Ganzi Beat Mvp in that tournament.
Owait. LOL my bad.
This guy was the guy that MKP knocked out with Mech on Terminus wasn't he? Who did he knock out again?
On May 31 2012 15:41 pdd wrote: Hmm.. what happened to Nightend then? He was mysteriously absent from Code A qualifiers and there doesn't seem to be a space for him in Code A already (40 players in it already).
Although Violet and Thorzain are far better Code S seeds than Nightend.
I have a feeling that Violet was invited, but declined due to wanting to stay in America and focus on MLG and other foreign tournaments. If so, then the seed will probably go to NightEnd like rumored and we'll see probably a 50+ page thread on how this is the worst decision in the history of e-sports.
Makes sense to me.
All of the constant whine about seeds is getting annoying btw. It's the monthly (both when announced and when speculating who gets the next time) time the forums are filled with crap and people forget that GoM doesn't give a damn about making a tournament with the 32 best players but that they are actually running a business.
Having seeded foreigners in there means they simply sell a lot more season tickets; especially if they start to do well. I feel the reason that most seeds got elimininated so quickly was either due to back luck (Polt 0-2 in the Group of Death) or simply picking the wrong players (IdrA). + Show Spoiler +
who at the time had not won a single series since the NASL 2 finals and got destroyed at WCG by players not just one but two tiers below him
If it isn't NightEnd then I'm not sure who they'll pick. I don't see them elevating someone who is already in Code A so my guess would be SaSe? Wouldn't be the most obvious choice but if they need someone in a pinch who has no plans leaving Korea he could be your guy.
On May 31 2012 15:53 ObliviousNA wrote: Anyone know who SuHoSin is? I kind of feel bad for him, I can't imagine him getting out of there... MVP is winning again, Genius is decent vs zerg (and a GSL finalist no less) and Happy is IM's vs Z specialist.
Suhosin = Line. Don't discount him. He's pretty damn good when he chooses to be.
Parting hates his Zergy group.
Ah, I didn't make the connection. Yeah I guess not as terrible for him. I still can't see him beating MVP or Happy though.
Funny considering this guy got famous for knocking Mvp out of Super tournament.
Ganzi Beat Mvp in that tournament.
Owait. LOL my bad.
This guy was the guy that MKP knocked out with Mech on Terminus wasn't he? Who did he knock out again?
In retrospect Jinro also really got bent over with those maps. That was still old Belshir with what feels like 96 different entrances to your natural (ok, ok, 3) and then of course Metalopolis in TvZ.
Can't remember the games close enough to know how well he played but at least the maps did not help.
On May 31 2012 15:53 ObliviousNA wrote: Anyone know who SuHoSin is? I kind of feel bad for him, I can't imagine him getting out of there... MVP is winning again, Genius is decent vs zerg (and a GSL finalist no less) and Happy is IM's vs Z specialist.
Suhosin = Line. Don't discount him. He's pretty damn good when he chooses to be.
Parting hates his Zergy group.
Ah, I didn't make the connection. Yeah I guess not as terrible for him. I still can't see him beating MVP or Happy though.
Funny considering this guy got famous for knocking Mvp out of Super tournament.
Ganzi Beat Mvp in that tournament.
Owait. LOL my bad.
This guy was the guy that MKP knocked out with Mech on Terminus wasn't he? Who did he knock out again?
In retrospect Jinro also really got bent over with those maps. That was still old Belshir with what feels like 96 different entrances to your natural (ok, ok, 3) and then of course Metalopolis in TvZ.
Can't remember the games close enough to know how well he played but at least the maps did not help.
the matches were extremely one sided if i recall, lots of mutas just raping. That's my memory. Could be wrong But yeh I was just sad after seeing his name there, this was one of the last times we saw him in gsl i guess.
And yeh I like seeds in general, but I think NightEnd getting one just seems a little weird. Thorzain won dreamhack, violet won MLG, that makes perfect sense. NightEnd is a decent player with no results but so happens to be in Korea, so they hand out a seed to him on a silver platter. I know he's been kicking ass on KR GM ladder, but that hardly qualifies lol. Nothing against NightEnd, he has the coolest voice ever and I'd like to see him succed
top right group is gonna be hell though =O i like thorzain and gumiho, but i like squirtle too esp since he was up vs mvp last season, who i hate lol =O
well actually a shit load of these groups should be hard X)
On May 31 2012 15:41 pdd wrote: Hmm.. what happened to Nightend then? He was mysteriously absent from Code A qualifiers and there doesn't seem to be a space for him in Code A already (40 players in it already).
Although Violet and Thorzain are far better Code S seeds than Nightend.
I heard Nightend was just heading back to Europe so didn't attend. Maybe people spouting more BS though hah =p
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Violet back in Code S would be awesome, he deserves it so much if he wants it.