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WCS AM - Ro32 Group E Recap/H Preview (Season 3)

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WCS AM - Ro32 Group E Recap/H Preview (Season 3)

Text byTL.net ESPORTS
October 1st, 2013 19:18 GMT
2013 WCS Europe

WCS America - Season 3



Ro32: Group E Recap
HuK and TaeJa advance

Ro32: Group H Preview
Scarlett, puCK, Minigun, Crank

Brackets and standings on Liquipedia

VODs on Youtube

Ro32: Group E Results

HuK and TaeJa advance to Ro16

by Waxangel

North America holds! Well, maybe it's not quite holding as much as it is saving the bare minimum amount of face, but we have to take what we can get. Canada's (P)EG.HuK took top honors in Group B of the Ro32, becoming the first North American player to enter what was previously an entirely Asian Ro16 pool.

Mexico's (T)MajOr almost made it two North Americans in the Ro16, starting off the night with a sensational 2 - 1 win over Korean powerhouse (T)Liquid`TaeJa. While it was a victory to make a continent proud, TaeJa would take his revenge in the eventual rematch to eliminate Major and advance in second place.

Ro32 - Group E
1.(P)EG.HuK2 - 0
2.(T)Liquid`TaeJa2 - 1
3.(T)MajOr1 - 2
4.(P)ZOO.Top0 - 2


Detailed Group A results from Live Report Thread by Shellshock.
+ Show Spoiler [Click for Detailed Results] +
TaeJa vs MajOr
(T)TaeJa <Akilon Wastes> (T)MajOr
(T)TaeJa <Polar Night> (T)MajOr
(T)TaeJa <Frost> (T)MajOr

(T)MajOr wins 2-1!

Top vs HuK
(P)Top <Akilon Wastes> (P)HuK
(P)Top <Bel'Shir Vestige> (P)HuK
(P)Top <Derelict Watcher> (P)HuK

(P)HuK wins 2-1!

Winners' Match
(T)MajOr <Whirlwind> (P)HuK
(T)MajOr <Yeonsu> (P)HuK
(T)MajOr <Bel'Shir Vestige> (P)HuK

(P)HuK wins 2-1!

Losers' Match
(T)TaeJa <Akilon Wastes> (P)Top
(T)TaeJa <Whirlwind> (P)Top
(T)TaeJa <> (P)Top

(T)TaeJa wins 2-0!

Final Match
(T)MajOr <Akilon Wastes> (T)TaeJa
(T)MajOr <Frost> (T)TaeJa
(T)MajOr <> (T)TaeJa

(T)TaeJa wins 2-0!



(P)HuK and (T)TaeJa advance to WCS AM Premier Season 2!


The group kicked off with (T)MajOr's aforementioned upset over (T)TaeJa. The first game sent some bad signals, with TaeJa walking all over Major with a marine-hellion-banshee attack off one base. However, Major hit back by winning not one, but two macro games in a row.

In game two, Major appeared to fall behind with just two-base mech against TaeJa's three-base mech, but Major was able to push at a critical timing before TaeJa's superior economy could fully kick in. Game three then saw Major straight up out-duel TaeJa with marine-tank after nearly identical cloak banshee openers.

Meanwhile, in the other opening match, (P)HuK secured a victory over the Chinese Protoss player (P)Top in a close series. After winning in a wild base trade in game one and falling to zealot-immortal in game two, HuK clinched the series with his signature blink-stalkers in game three.

That led to an unexpected NA vs. NA winner's match, with (P)HuK and (T)MajOr fighting for a spot in the live Ro16 in California. HuK began by going for a risky Nexus first build on Whirlwind, which paid off after he was able to defend against Major's mine and hellion harass. Major attempted to go for a marine-tank composition afterward, but had to GG out after getting caught out of position by HuK's army. HuK's 1-0 lead was short lived, as his mostly unsuccessful blink stalker attack on Yeonsu allowed Major to recover a point.

The third and deciding game played out fairly standard, with both players going up to three bases after Major opened with light harassment. The turning point of the game came when HuK made a transition from his initial templar tech to colossi before Major was fully ready, dealing a painful blow to Major with an attack at his natural. From there, the game spiraled out of control for Major as HuK added another robotics to add two colossi at a time. Despite managing to take one impressive engagement against HuK's deathball, it was not enough for Major to overcome his disadvantage and he GG'd out.

Down in the loser's match, (T)TaeJa seemed to be especially in a hurry to earn a chance at revenge against Major. Two quick infantry+stim timings made short work of (P)Top, earning TaeJa the rematch.

Major went on the offensive in game one of the final match against TaeJa, going for a non-all-in proxy barracks rush. While Major succeeded in taking a small advantage with his early marines, TaeJa was able to pull right back ahead with some banshee harassment as both players set up for a macro game. TaeJa extended his lead even further with marine-tank attacks while taking a third base, leading Major to try a big two-base attack rather than trying to catch up. Unfortunately for Major, TaeJa had just enough defenses to hold on at home while counter-dropping with marines, forcing the GG out.

Major once again played aggressively to start in game two, with his marine-hellion-medivac attack putting him on par with TaeJa as they geared up for another macro game. Though Major continued to try and pepper TaeJa with attacks, they proved to be less than optimal against TaeJa's defensive, economy oriented play. TaeJa almost made pay Major pay for his fruitless attacks with a powerful mech push off three bases, but Major's tank production kicked in just in time to thwart the attack.

With economies and army counts being even, the balance of the game lay on a knife's edge. Alas, Major was unable to tip the game in his favor, with TaeJa being the one to find the game winning opportunity. Catching Major's tank force on the move, TaeJa dropped in hellbats from overhead while his own tanks rolled in on the ground. His tank core broken, Major was forced to GG out of the tournament after an impressive showing.

Ro32: Group H Preview

(Z)Acer.Scarlett, (P)ROOT.Minigun, (P)AX.CranK, (P)ROOT.puCK

by DarkLordOlli

WCS America brings you the finale of the Ro32 tonight, featuring a group where absolutely anything could happen. Why you ask? Well, there's 3 Protoss players in a group with Scarlett who's just now returning from her break. Please don't expect accurate predictions this time [Editor's note: show him no mercy!].

The Homecoming Queen

(Z)Acer.Scarlett returns to the pro-gaming scene after a short but hopefully helpful break as she gave her wrists some well deserved rest. This unfortunately leaves us with nothing new to say about her. Scarlett's last broadcasted matches against Protoss opposition happened over a month ago in the SC2L against Sage and Super, where she emerged victorious in both matches. While those are good signs, it's hard to tell what her form will be like coming out of a break. She did confirm watching the GSL recently but that couldn't possibly be the only preparation she did, right? Add to that her frequent complaints about difficulties facing Protoss... ...I guess we'll have to wait and see.

If you're a fan of Scarlett, why not expect nothing from her at all tonight? If she does well you'll be pleasantly surprised and if she didn't, no big deal. She just took a long break, you know?

puCK Your Things And Go Home

ROOT Gaming's (P)puCK recently left the ROOT house, allowing me to use this awful pun. Continuing the theme of letting the writer know nothing, puCK repeatedly tweeted that about playing a lot better once returning home, and something about disliking PvP. I guess a 0 - 6 record against Protoss during the last ATC season and losing to teammate Minigun 1-2 and 1-3 in your last two series will do that to you. So it's good for Puck that there's no Protoss draw, but that comes at the cost of facing Scarlett first. PuCK will still have to play at least one Protoss to advance, but having taken games off both Minigun and CranK in the past, why not take two this time and puCK your things and go to the Ro16?

The Tiny Gun Against the Big Guns

Making up the other half of ROOT's 50% representation in Group H is (P)Minigun. Chad "Monkey Flipping" Jones had a good showing last season, making it to the Round of 16 - a feat that only one other NA player in Scarlett achieved. Minigun especially rode a strong phoenix/colossus PvT style to victories over Apocalypse and Demuslim but fell short against the might of Korean terrans TaeJa and aLive in the end. But Minigun didn't waste any time coming back. In the final Challenger round he faced Apocalypse again and the Quantic Terran got the worse end of their exchange again.

Unfortunately for Minigun his PvT prowess will be of no use in this group as he faces only protoss and potentially zerg opposition. His PvP is hard to rate as he's only really traded blows with other American protoss players, most of which - State and puCK - are now on his team. In the recent Lanhammer finals he took HuK to a deciding 5th game which isn't bad. But the power of statistics revealed to me that Minigun has not taken a map off Korean protoss opposition in Heart of the Swarm so far. He faces CranK in his first match so change definitely needs to happen in that regard. If he could take out the Axiom toss then Minigun could be in for another shot at the Ro16.

CranK 3

I'm starting to believe that (P)CranK has chosen his ID for a reason. Maybe he feels like Jason Statham does in the movies? Maybe what he actually needs is the adrenaline. Whether it's a clash with esports' most famous celebrity, match fixing accusations after two dubious GGs against his teammate Alicia, or thrilling races across airports, CranK's seen it all. What he hasn't seen however is a major tournament win. Who could blame him? Smart protoss player, creative builds and strategies? He must be high up on famous headhunter Artosis' list.

But all of these fun facts are just to hide the fact that it's hard to predict what shape CranK will be in when he plays. He seems to be able to beat anyone when he's in form, but it's never been easy to predict what kind of form Crank will show up in.

Predictions!




Scarlett > puCK
Minigun < CranK
Scarlett < CranK
Minigun > puCK
Scarlett < Minigun

Crank and Minigun advance.


Qualified for Ro16 (14/16)

Zerg: (Z)Jaedong, (Z)NesTea, (Z)ByuL, (Z)Sen, (Z)HyuN

Protoss: (P)Oz, (P)HerO, (P)MacSed, (P)HuK

Terran: (T)Apocalypse, (T)Hack, (T)Heart, (T)Polt, (T)TaeJa

Writers: DarkLordOlli, Waxangel.
Photos: GHOSTCLAW.
Editor: Waxangel.
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NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
October 01 2013 19:35 GMT
#2
woah hipster pick minigun over scarlett.
thanks for the preview/recap!
Moderatorlickypiddy
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33392 Posts
October 01 2013 19:36 GMT
#3
thanks olli, predicting for us americans
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
VKCA
Profile Joined September 2011
Canada391 Posts
October 01 2013 19:36 GMT
#4
scarlett plz we need some good foreigners in wcs am only sen is not enough!
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
October 01 2013 19:37 GMT
#5
Wonder what scarlett's condition will be like.
WriterRecently Necro'd (?)
kochanfe
Profile Joined July 2011
Micronesia1338 Posts
October 01 2013 19:37 GMT
#6
Yeah I picked CranK and Minigun too. Hope Scarlett can get out though.
"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." - Lao Tzu
FuRRie
Profile Joined February 2009
Belgium815 Posts
October 01 2013 19:37 GMT
#7
C'mon Scarlett, show em who's boss.
SinniS
Profile Joined June 2012
67 Posts
October 01 2013 19:38 GMT
#8
Hmm, I also think Scarlett unfortunately wont make it. However, pucK and Minigun are doable for her. We will see.

Go, Scarlett.
GG no re
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24417 Posts
October 01 2013 19:39 GMT
#9
I'm hoping for Minigun & Scarlett because USA... and Canada
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
Holdenintherye
Profile Joined December 2012
Canada1441 Posts
October 01 2013 19:40 GMT
#10
Let's goooo scarlett!
and also crank
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-01 19:49:37
October 01 2013 19:41 GMT
#11
Scarlett beats Puck 2-0 and Crank 2-1 in the winner's match, losing once to a 2-base timing. Even with a month off and not really being comfortable with ZvP, I feel she is just head and shoulders above the opposition here.

Edit: evidently I'm fucking stupid and can't read a bracket.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
ThePlagueJG
Profile Joined May 2013
Sweden1010 Posts
October 01 2013 19:44 GMT
#12
I feel like you do, but the only difference is that Scarlett beats Minigun in the decider instead.
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Fusilero
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom50293 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-01 19:57:47
October 01 2013 19:56 GMT
#13
I now demand that if this turns to happen and minigun makes the RO8 a TL writer must run around in a cowboy hat screaming "WILDCARD BITCHES" as minigun enters.
I nominate zealously, say he's doing it for life.
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DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
October 01 2013 19:57 GMT
#14
Chad Monkey Flippin' Jones!

Haha.
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-01 19:59:42
October 01 2013 19:57 GMT
#15
Also I'm pretty sure Scarlett and Nerchio are the same person and I hate them both. They play that same kind of annoying Zerg BS where they just SHOW UP with 40 Muta in your base and there's nothing you can do about it at that point...

Granted.. they're very good... but:

ROOT FIGHTING!!!
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-01 20:08:59
October 01 2013 20:06 GMT
#16
Scarlett gets to play against her favorite race all day :D

I think she still comes out in 1st though
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Sufinsil
Profile Joined January 2011
United States760 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-01 20:15:18
October 01 2013 20:15 GMT
#17
Wrong thread:
igay
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Australia1178 Posts
October 01 2013 20:19 GMT
#18
Yes huk you boss ill be checking out his vods
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TaishiCi
Profile Joined September 2013
Korea (South)211 Posts
October 01 2013 20:19 GMT
#19
Summer of Taeja is waning. I wouldn't be surprised if he made the same decline he did last year.

Scarlett is an interesting player. I can't see her making out the group if she didn't actually practice.
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Wampaibist
Profile Joined July 2010
United States478 Posts
October 01 2013 20:25 GMT
#20
me think scarlett and minigun!
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