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mambar
Profile Joined February 2012
United States841 Posts
February 23 2013 18:07 GMT
#81
On February 24 2013 01:32 KingMel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 23 2013 23:10 Cattlecruiser wrote:
On February 23 2013 22:14 Curufinwe Feanor wrote:
On February 21 2013 01:06 SpikeStarcraft wrote:
i think zergs like vortix, snute, xlord, ret, tlo and slivko wont win a lot of games anyway if any at all. so after the group stage the racial distribution should be quite even again.

Korean racial distribution is 4P - 3Z - 3T... and thats what will actually matter for the playoffs. maybe +stephano



You can count Lucifron.... hes Code S level


In what way is he even Code A level?
Stephano is in the U&D and you think Lucifron is Code S?

Anyways exciting event, looking forward to watching meta develop in HoTS.
Will this tournament have a Fruitdealer winning?



LucifroN has definitely proved he is better than Stephano lately

lol where are these posts coming from
KalWarkov
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Germany4126 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-23 18:45:02
February 23 2013 18:23 GMT
#82
Here my predictions:



Group A

1) PartinG
Being one of the best WoL players and with enough time to prepair for HotS, PartinG should be able to take this group.
2) Lucifron
Lucifron went full pro and showed amazing results lately - in both WoL and HotS (although starting late). With the strengh of Terran, i see Lucifron going 2nd over YongHwa
3) YongHwa
Very good and often underrated WoL protoss. I havent seen anything of him in HotS, one can just assume that he is well prepared for this event. 2nd or 3rd for him.
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4) Nerchio
Nerchio has proven how good of a Zerg he is in WoL. He started HotS reletively late, and didnt impress a whole lot yet. With his overall skill and some time left, he should finish around rank 4 in this group.
5) HasuObs
HasuObs is one of the better protosses in the HotS ladder right now. I still dont feel he will do extremly well in this group, because his style is too predictable and exploitable i feel - never attack! Also, the others have some time to keep up left.
6) sLivko
With how strong every group at this IEM is, and concidering that Zerg doesnt look all so strong right now, i dont feel like slivko has a good shot here. he was known for his broodlord / infestor playstyle in WoL, which might hurt him here. Still a good player obviously, but just too hard of a group i think.



Group B

1) YoDa
YoDa is strong, he had time to play HotS presumably, and terran looks good as well. YoDa should take this group.
2) First
Well, pretty much what i siad for YoDa. Although i would rate him a bit lower overall - might be a close battle for rank 2-4
3) Kas
I believe in Kas! He was sick good in WoL, and HotS should just make him better. Despite starting relatively late with the HotS training, he will do it
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4) MC
Well, MC is hard to judge. He had to play a lot of WoL for Code S, but he might just come up with sick new builds and slay everyone. I doubt that though and the group is hard.
5) Ret
Ret showed some rly good HotS play so far and seems to be on the upswing. But this group O.O I dont think he can break into the top4 here :/
6) XlorD
Poor XlorD. I doubt he will go far here, but thats what i thought before HomeStoryCup as well.



Group C

1) Sting
Hard group to predict, but Sting plays quite a bit of HotS, hes korean, he is terran and he won an IEM recently. he should top this group.
2) viOLet
viOLet is one of the best zergs out there, that is both in WoL and HotS - he played a lot of HotS as well. i give him a pretty clear second rank.
3) VortiX
Well, it gets harder here. I dont quite know how much HotS VortiX played, but he is simply really, really good. I think he might clinch rank 3 here.
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4) MaNa
MaNa plays quite some HotS and hes obviously pretty good. With so many Zergs in his group, and this being his worst WoL matchup, i dont know if he can make it through. We will see!
5) Socke
Being the national hero and doing very well in major tournaments usually, Socke might end up winning the group - or placing last. The question is: does he play HotS at all? I dont really know...
6) Snute
Snute hasent looked particularly good in his first couple of HotS matches. One has to mention that he started playing it really, really late though. Im not quite sure if his WoL skill will transition over to HotS fast enough to do well here. I have to give him rank 5 or 6 therefore.



Group D

1) MVP
It's MVP. ???
2) Dream
Sick good korean terran, persumably playing HotS quite a bit. Should be 2nd here.
3) Stephano
He plays quite some HotS and its Stephano. Although not having the greatest results lately compared to previous times, he is still one of the best. Zerg is HotS doesnt look to hot though, we will see how much he can do.
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4) Grubby
Grubby plays HotS for quite a long time now. Sadly, he doesnt impress me all too much honestly, at least i doubt he can qualify out of this hard of a group. But he is a tournament player after all, hard conenteder for rank 3, but i rank him 4.
5) TLO
Plays just as much if not more HotS than Grubby. He CAN end up placing third since he surely has some nice builds prepared and he is a great player, but i simply dont think he will end up beating the korean terrans, stephano or grubby.
6) Golden
I dont know a whole lot about Goldens HotS experience, but i dont think he can do a whole lot in such a strong group. I place him last.
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Arghmyliver
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States1081 Posts
February 23 2013 18:24 GMT
#83
Players from all over the world!*

*(May only include 2 of 7 continents)
Now witness their attempts to fly from tree to tree. Notice they do not so much fly as plummet.
NewTypeBeez
Profile Joined February 2013
United States35 Posts
February 23 2013 18:38 GMT
#84
Group D is going to be really fun to watch. Hope Stephano performs well here. His GSL performance was lacking :/ Hope Grubby and TLO do well too, but this group is just too much.
"The old generation can't build the new era!" - Char Aznable
jinsanity
Profile Joined July 2012
United States137 Posts
February 23 2013 19:06 GMT
#85
thsiw ol?
r u ez?
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97277 Posts
February 23 2013 19:06 GMT
#86
On February 24 2013 04:06 jinsanity wrote:
thsiw ol?

no it's in HoTS
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derpface
Profile Joined October 2012
Sweden925 Posts
February 23 2013 19:21 GMT
#87
On February 24 2013 04:06 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2013 04:06 jinsanity wrote:
thsiw ol?

no it's in HoTS


lol I didnt even know what he wrote, you could be a translator aswell as bot.
gg no re #_< no1 Hydra and Leta fan >_#
AzBozz
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany518 Posts
February 23 2013 19:55 GMT
#88
Would it be usefull to add the mappool to the OP? http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season7/hanover/news/215586/
MMA | MVP|Teaja|Polt|MKP|Byun|Maru|Thorzain|Creator|HasuObs|Socke|Lucifron|Vortix|Mana|Heromarine / PRIME and Mousesports fighting!!
Djaberdjasti
Profile Joined February 2013
Netherlands5 Posts
February 23 2013 20:10 GMT
#89
OMG group D group of death !
Live is a game play more
Lukeeze[zR]
Profile Joined February 2006
Switzerland6838 Posts
February 23 2013 20:15 GMT
#90
So many old maps :|
Terran & Potato Salad.
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
February 23 2013 20:22 GMT
#91
That map pool is terrible, Antiga shipyard for HotS, really?
NoGasfOu
Profile Joined April 2012
United States1117 Posts
February 23 2013 20:37 GMT
#92
Prize pool is a little to big for an IEM
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Inzan1ty
Profile Joined September 2012
1163 Posts
February 23 2013 20:46 GMT
#93
IT IS HOTS.

Make no mistake kids, Mvp will lay the hammer here, not even dropping a single map the entire tournament.

Resurrection of the King !
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opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54785 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-23 21:22:03
February 23 2013 20:50 GMT
#94
On February 23 2013 23:41 IntelEM wrote:
To those who want to see MKP, keep in mind that possible replacements are determined through the Season Ranking. YoDa was the first replacement in line. MKP is a little further down the list.

http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season7/ranking/

he should be the next one down after yoda, no? 50 points, tied with quite a few others
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mrRoflpwn
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States2618 Posts
February 23 2013 20:55 GMT
#95
Here is the map pool: http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season7/hanover/news/215586/

Antiga Shipard, Akilon Flats, Cloud Kingdom, Daybreak, Entombed Valley, Metropolis, NewKirk District, Ohana, and Star Station.

Pretty awful map pool in my opinion. Especially Antiga, ohana, and entombed. Star Station is also a pretty shitty map...
Long live the Boss Toss!
NervO
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Netherlands511 Posts
February 23 2013 21:20 GMT
#96
Grubby will take it!
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evilpeoples
Profile Joined November 2012
52 Posts
February 23 2013 21:25 GMT
#97
Go Parting!!!! make up for losing to curious
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Elite_
Profile Joined June 2012
United States4259 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-23 21:29:15
February 23 2013 21:26 GMT
#98
On February 24 2013 05:55 mrRoflpwn wrote:
Here is the map pool: http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season7/hanover/news/215586/

Antiga Shipard, Akilon Flats, Cloud Kingdom, Daybreak, Entombed Valley, Metropolis, NewKirk District, Ohana, and Star Station.

Pretty awful map pool in my opinion. Especially Antiga, ohana, and entombed. Star Station is also a pretty shitty map...

RIP non-Terrans on these maps... Medivac drops will destroy everyone.

On February 24 2013 03:23 KalWarkov wrote:
6) Golden
I dont know a whole lot about Goldens HotS experience, but i dont think he can do a whole lot in such a strong group. I place him last.

The only Zerg to get to the ro16 of the IPL6 Korean HotS qualifier... Terrible choice to put last say the least.
evilpeoples
Profile Joined November 2012
52 Posts
February 23 2013 22:06 GMT
#99
On February 24 2013 05:55 mrRoflpwn wrote:
Here is the map pool: http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season7/hanover/news/215586/

Antiga Shipard, Akilon Flats, Cloud Kingdom, Daybreak, Entombed Valley, Metropolis, NewKirk District, Ohana, and Star Station.

Pretty awful map pool in my opinion. Especially Antiga, ohana, and entombed. Star Station is also a pretty shitty map...


I agree antiga and star station are completely retarded, but honestly i like entombed and ohana
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evilpeoples
Profile Joined November 2012
52 Posts
February 23 2013 22:08 GMT
#100
On February 24 2013 06:26 Elite_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2013 05:55 mrRoflpwn wrote:
Here is the map pool: http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season7/hanover/news/215586/

Antiga Shipard, Akilon Flats, Cloud Kingdom, Daybreak, Entombed Valley, Metropolis, NewKirk District, Ohana, and Star Station.

Pretty awful map pool in my opinion. Especially Antiga, ohana, and entombed. Star Station is also a pretty shitty map...

RIP non-Terrans on these maps... Medivac drops will destroy everyone.

Show nested quote +
On February 24 2013 03:23 KalWarkov wrote:
6) Golden
I dont know a whole lot about Goldens HotS experience, but i dont think he can do a whole lot in such a strong group. I place him last.

The only Zerg to get to the ro16 of the IPL6 Korean HotS qualifier... Terrible choice to put last say the least.


He got there via a zvz though, and against jookto, who i think we can all agree is not exactly a bonjwa. Golden lost in the next round
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