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WCS Grand Finals Format and Seedings - Page 3

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hansonslee
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States2027 Posts
October 21 2013 23:12 GMT
#41
Hey, at least, this is something new, and it's closer to being a professional sport (like basketball and football/soccer)! I like it! :D
Seed's # 1 fan!!! #ForVengeance
bo1b
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Australia12814 Posts
October 21 2013 23:22 GMT
#42
I hope they play as many zvzs as possible in accordance to blizzcon tradition.
MrProdigious
Profile Joined July 2012
36 Posts
October 21 2013 23:25 GMT
#43
The Ro16 might just be 8 grand final matches, quality wise going to be amazing.
Getting better everyday.
Yakikorosu
Profile Joined March 2013
1203 Posts
October 21 2013 23:27 GMT
#44
I agree this sounds really nice; no RO16 Group Stage might be less "fair" to the players but it makes it more exciting to watch, Bo5 is the perfect series length until the finals. Also very glad the NaNiwa/Revival tiebreaker will be offline Bo5; that's pretty much the best solution I could have hoped for. I also really like the #1 vs #16 etc style instead of random seeds; good way to reward the top players and create more hype around the final spots everyone ends up in.
FanaticCZ
Profile Joined December 2011
Czech Republic287 Posts
October 21 2013 23:28 GMT
#45
So looking forward to this. MLG Winter 2013 was the same format and it was awesome. I'm just sad that Flash and Life didnt make it....not even closely.
INnoVation is the GOAT!
hansonslee
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States2027 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-21 23:29:51
October 21 2013 23:28 GMT
#46
So, is SC2 a dead game now? Where are the prophets of DOOOOM?

On October 22 2013 08:28 FanaticCZ wrote:
So looking forward to this. MLG Winter 2013 was the same format and it was awesome. I'm just sad that Flash and Life didnt make it....not even closely.


Or what if this Blizzcon had Nestea vs MVP, like the last Blizzcon for nostalgia sake.
Seed's # 1 fan!!! #ForVengeance
TaishiCi
Profile Joined September 2013
Korea (South)211 Posts
October 21 2013 23:33 GMT
#47
I hope soO and Dear keep Naniwa out.
I don't think there is a doubt that both of them are in better form than Naniwa, not that they were ever in worse form than Naniwa.
Dear winning KR and not making it to the Grand Finals would be outrageous.
Dae Han Min Gook Man Sae!!!
Dragoonstorm7
Profile Joined December 2012
United States599 Posts
October 21 2013 23:33 GMT
#48
On October 22 2013 05:49 Strivers wrote:
Hero vs MC in the First Round. My two favorite protoss


? That matchup isnt very likely to happen. HerO is at 5, so right now he'd play Alive.
If you look at the standings, its not that likely that HerO drops at all and MC is only really in danger of dropping a spot to Duckdeok.
oblivion awaits- dark archon (aka best unit ever)
frogrubdown
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
1266 Posts
October 21 2013 23:38 GMT
#49
On October 22 2013 07:51 kochanfe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2013 04:53 Zealously wrote:
So are we getting another Naniwa vs Innovation stomp? Cool

Actually it's quite possible that Polt or Jaedong will end up no.1


Overall, there are 8 players that have a chance to pass Innovation. Maybe none of them will get enough points, but these are exactly the players that Naniwa needs to do well in order to keep the players below him from passing him.

So, if Naniwa doesn't get eliminated, some players will probably have passed Innovation.
igay
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Australia1178 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-21 23:51:30
October 21 2013 23:49 GMT
#50
Siked for bo5's

Also good news for my man mvp
MVP <3 MKP <3 DRG <3
StarscreamG1
Profile Joined February 2011
Portugal1653 Posts
October 21 2013 23:52 GMT
#51
Best-of-5 till final, sometimes I love you blizz :D
Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
October 21 2013 23:55 GMT
#52
LOVE ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
"Because I am BossToss" -MC ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ raise your dongers ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ I'm sure that all of my fellow class mates viewed me as the Adonis of the Class of 2015 already. -Xenocider, EG, ieF 2013 Champion.
Kompicek
Profile Joined May 2008
Czech Republic245 Posts
October 21 2013 23:58 GMT
#53
On October 22 2013 08:33 TaishiCi wrote:
I hope soO and Dear keep Naniwa out.
I don't think there is a doubt that both of them are in better form than Naniwa, not that they were ever in worse form than Naniwa.
Dear winning KR and not making it to the Grand Finals would be outrageous.

I really hope Naniwa will get there. I hope for the sake of SC2, many more people will be watching and the event will have much more success with at least one foreigner in there. If naniwa doesnt qualify i bet there will be at least 30% people less watching the event.
RaiZ
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
2813 Posts
October 22 2013 00:01 GMT
#54
Not sure the bo5 in all those games will please the audience, final in bo7 is definitely too much... Time will tell though.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. Oscar Wilde
Popkiller
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3415 Posts
October 22 2013 00:01 GMT
#55
On October 22 2013 08:25 MrProdigious wrote:
The Ro16 might just be 8 grand final matches, quality wise going to be amazing.


Pretty much. Even if you seed it as they are now, all the matchups are really good. The only stomp would probably Innovation vs Revival.
esReveR
Profile Joined February 2010
United States568 Posts
October 22 2013 00:05 GMT
#56
I cannot wait to see these players bring their 'A' game!
Skill is relative.
Killmouse
Profile Joined August 2010
Austria5700 Posts
October 22 2013 00:06 GMT
#57
On October 22 2013 09:01 RaiZ wrote:
Not sure the bo5 in all those games will please the audience, final in bo7 is definitely too much... Time will tell though.

final bo 7 too much? wtf are u talking about a different game? cauz bo7 finals is pretty standard in sc2
yo
TaishiCi
Profile Joined September 2013
Korea (South)211 Posts
October 22 2013 00:08 GMT
#58
On October 22 2013 08:58 Kompicek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2013 08:33 TaishiCi wrote:
I hope soO and Dear keep Naniwa out.
I don't think there is a doubt that both of them are in better form than Naniwa, not that they were ever in worse form than Naniwa.
Dear winning KR and not making it to the Grand Finals would be outrageous.

I really hope Naniwa will get there. I hope for the sake of SC2, many more people will be watching and the event will have much more success with at least one foreigner in there. If naniwa doesnt qualify i bet there will be at least 30% people less watching the event.

I really don't think the difference between one foreigner and none will mean 30% dip.
Maybe if it was between 20% foreigners and no foreigners.
If you define success as in views instead of getting the highest quality matches between the best players, I feel sorry that you can't appreciate starcraft.
Dae Han Min Gook Man Sae!!!
ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
October 22 2013 00:16 GMT
#59
On October 22 2013 09:08 TaishiCi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2013 08:58 Kompicek wrote:
On October 22 2013 08:33 TaishiCi wrote:
I hope soO and Dear keep Naniwa out.
I don't think there is a doubt that both of them are in better form than Naniwa, not that they were ever in worse form than Naniwa.
Dear winning KR and not making it to the Grand Finals would be outrageous.

I really hope Naniwa will get there. I hope for the sake of SC2, many more people will be watching and the event will have much more success with at least one foreigner in there. If naniwa doesnt qualify i bet there will be at least 30% people less watching the event.

I really don't think the difference between one foreigner and none will mean 30% dip.
Maybe if it was between 20% foreigners and no foreigners.
If you define success as in views instead of getting the highest quality matches between the best players, I feel sorry that you can't appreciate starcraft.

Have you seen Naniwa vs Life?
doffe
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden636 Posts
October 22 2013 00:26 GMT
#60
On October 22 2013 09:08 TaishiCi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2013 08:58 Kompicek wrote:
On October 22 2013 08:33 TaishiCi wrote:
I hope soO and Dear keep Naniwa out.
I don't think there is a doubt that both of them are in better form than Naniwa, not that they were ever in worse form than Naniwa.
Dear winning KR and not making it to the Grand Finals would be outrageous.

I really hope Naniwa will get there. I hope for the sake of SC2, many more people will be watching and the event will have much more success with at least one foreigner in there. If naniwa doesnt qualify i bet there will be at least 30% people less watching the event.

I really don't think the difference between one foreigner and none will mean 30% dip.
Maybe if it was between 20% foreigners and no foreigners.
If you define success as in views instead of getting the highest quality matches between the best players, I feel sorry that you can't appreciate starcraft.


IEM NY is a good example of one foreigner increasing the viewer number by ALOT. I for one will watch some either way but I will be so much more interested if Nani makes it. The foreigner vs Koreans stories is what draws me the most nowadays and I know plenty that feel the same.

And what do you base Nani not being a good enough player on? He just recently came second in a pretty damn stacked tourney beating the beast Hyun, beating San, Hack(twice) and playing really well vs. life. a set he could definitely have won looking at the individual games.. Naniwas form is good and I'd say if you actually earn enough points to be top 16 you damn well deserve it.. The point of the format is to reward success over the year not just winning one tourney, that would kinda defeat the purpouse of ranking... it's like any sport that has similar systems... you don't get automatically a huge rank cause you win one big tourney in the end of the year.. it goes up for sure but you have to perform steadily.
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