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Blizzard has announced the groups for the WCS America Round of 16, and that they will be played over the course of a single weekend, with 2 groups played each day.
Group A (April 5, 8:00 AM PDT):
 HyuN
 Heart
 Oz
puCK
Group B (April 5, 1:00 PM PDT):
Alicia
HuK
Revival
Neeb
Group C (April 6, 8:00 AM PDT):
Arthur
MacSed
TaeJa
TooDming
Group D (April 6, 1:00 PM PDT):
Polt
CranK
Bomber
XiGua
Poll: Which is the Group of Death?Group D (330) 83% Group A (28) 7% Group C (27) 7% Group B (13) 3% 398 total votes Your vote: Which is the Group of Death? (Vote): Group A
(Vote): Group B
(Vote): Group C
(Vote): Group D
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United Kingdom50293 Posts
On March 16 2014 10:17 LockeTazeline wrote:
Pretty balanced.
China definitely drew the short straw though
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United States23455 Posts
Well this could get interesting. Thanks for posting these!
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United States23455 Posts
On March 16 2014 10:20 Fusilero wrote:China definitely drew the short straw though
I see MacSed advancing. Other than that all Korean ro8 is my prediction!
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your Country52797 Posts
I'm thinking
Hyun, Heart
HuK, Neeb
TaeJa, MacSed
Polt, Bomber
will advance.
Group B, anything could happen. Hoping TaeJa doesn't retire and plays group C
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On March 16 2014 10:22 Darkhorse wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2014 10:20 Fusilero wrote:On March 16 2014 10:17 LockeTazeline wrote:
Pretty balanced. China definitely drew the short straw though I see MacSed advancing. Other than that all Korean ro8 is my prediction!
Huk might advance if he played as well as he did in his group
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United States23455 Posts
On March 16 2014 10:29 The_Templar wrote:
I'm thinking
Hyun, Heart
HuK, Neeb
TaeJa, MacSed
Polt, Bomber
will advance.
Group B, anything could happen. Hoping TaeJa doesn't retire and plays group C
Wow that vote of no confidence in Alicia and Revival!
I'll take
Hyun/Oz
Alicia/Revival
Taeja/MacSed
Polt/Bomber
On March 16 2014 10:30 pikachu8090 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2014 10:22 Darkhorse wrote:On March 16 2014 10:20 Fusilero wrote:On March 16 2014 10:17 LockeTazeline wrote:
Pretty balanced. China definitely drew the short straw though I see MacSed advancing. Other than that all Korean ro8 is my prediction! Huk might advance if he played as well as he did in his group
I would've put Huk ahead of Revival before this weekend but I think Revival is in pretty good shape right now. Plus I think Alicia is pretty boss at PvP. It's too bad because I think Neeb and Huk were both very impressive in the Ro32.
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Toodming's gonna upset again
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Huk has a very good chance of passing his group if he plays as well as he did in the RO32.
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After seeing Revival play at IEM I think he will win his group fairly easy. Even though he lost to jjakji, he looked very good.
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are these online or offline?
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xigua is going to love this lol
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Group A: HyuN/Heart
Group B: Alicia/Revival
Group C: Arthur/TaeJa
Group D: CranK/Bomber
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United States23455 Posts
On March 16 2014 11:49 askmc70 wrote:
are these online or offline?
Offline live in ESL's studio.
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Group A: HyuN, Heart
Group B: Alicia, Huk
Group C: MacSed, TooDming
Group D: Crank, Polt
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
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Can't wait to see Toodming vs MacSed due to their...personal affairs lol.
And poor xigua. Bomber fighting!!
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Russian Federation9 Posts
Group D:
Polt - 25 years
CranK - 24 years
Bomber - 25 years
XiGua - 27 years
So old group...
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Heart/Hyun
Revival/Alicia
Taeja/MacSed
Polt/Crank
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Well TaeJa is retiring , is he still gonna play or he forfeits?
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Russian Federation604 Posts
Can't wait for seeing battles!
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No Jaedong is so sad. I'll be rooting even harder for Polt instead.
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On March 16 2014 22:40 Za7oX wrote:
3 out of 16. not bad ;o
For what?
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On March 16 2014 10:29 The_Templar wrote:
I'm thinking
Hyun, Heart
HuK, Neeb
TaeJa, MacSed
Polt, Bomber
will advance.
Group B, anything could happen. Hoping TaeJa doesn't retire and plays group C
I love you soo much for your group b prediction but alicia too stronk
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United Kingdom31935 Posts
Damn Polt and Bomber in the same group :/ hope both make it out.
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These schedules are absolutely ridiculous for the american audience...
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your Country52797 Posts
On March 16 2014 22:45 Cricketer12 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2014 10:29 The_Templar wrote:
I'm thinking
Hyun, Heart
HuK, Neeb
TaeJa, MacSed
Polt, Bomber
will advance.
Group B, anything could happen. Hoping TaeJa doesn't retire and plays group C I love you soo much for your group b prediction but alicia too stronk
Well, HuK beat HerO and Neeb is Neeb, so anything can happen.
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Looks like Protoss will advance from every group except possibly Group D.
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Group A: Hyun, Oz
Group B: Revival, HuK
Group C: MacSed, Taeja
Group D: Polt, XiGua
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Also those broadcast times. Some games will be played before American viewers even wake up!
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On March 16 2014 22:41 bo1b wrote:For what?
I guess he means 3/16 are from North America. Or 3/16 Chinese, not bad :D
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oh.... my god Polt is in the Group of death
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That's not a problem for Polt. He'll win the group, or 2nd behind Bomber. He performs so well in ESL Studio.
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Polt has a difficult group. I don't see him beating Bomber so he must be able to beat Crank.
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Super stoked for these groups. Polt really won me over at Cologne, and I expect him to tear up some more when he goes back!
Also is it 1v4 and 2v3, or is it 1v2 and 3v4? I always forget.
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At least one foreigner guaranteed in the round of 8? This isn't a real tournament
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On March 16 2014 10:20 Fusilero wrote:China definitely drew the short straw though
I dunno... Out of the 3 Chinese players, two are in a group they can potentially make it out of. I bet MacSed ousts Arthur for a spot out of their group behind TaeJa.
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On March 17 2014 03:42 DavoS wrote:
At least one foreigner guaranteed in the round of 8? This isn't a real tournament
What does that make WCS EU then? lol
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On March 17 2014 03:42 DavoS wrote:
At least one foreigner guaranteed in the round of 8? This isn't a real tournament
?? I see at least 2 koreans per group, so nothing is guaranteed.
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United States23455 Posts
On March 17 2014 04:04 kochanfe wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2014 03:42 DavoS wrote:
At least one foreigner guaranteed in the round of 8? This isn't a real tournament What does that make WCS EU then? lol
Well to be fair WCS EU only has 2 guaranteed foreigners in the round of 8. And this doesn't have any guaranteed foreigners so I dunno what he is talking about 
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On March 16 2014 10:22 Darkhorse wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2014 10:20 Fusilero wrote:On March 16 2014 10:17 LockeTazeline wrote:
Pretty balanced. China definitely drew the short straw though I see MacSed advancing. Other than that all Korean ro8 is my prediction!
Group B seems very advance-friendly...
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51453 Posts
Go HuK i hope you can get out of that group :D
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United States23455 Posts
On March 17 2014 05:10 Nebuchad wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2014 10:22 Darkhorse wrote:On March 16 2014 10:20 Fusilero wrote:On March 16 2014 10:17 LockeTazeline wrote:
Pretty balanced. China definitely drew the short straw though I see MacSed advancing. Other than that all Korean ro8 is my prediction! Group B seems very advance-friendly...
I would've said the same but Revival looked good at IEM and Alicia was quite impressive in the Ro32 in PvP so I don't see him losing to Huk.
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It's too bad no more Has  lol
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On March 16 2014 21:00 Esginoth wrote:
Group D:
Polt - 25 years
CranK - 24 years
Bomber - 25 years
XiGua - 27 years
So old group...
E-sports is getting older overall and will continue to have the median age shift more toward mid 20's as time goes on, I posit.
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HyuN/Oz
Revival/HuK
Macsed/Taeja
Polt/Bomber
Pretty good chance for all the foreigners that are left though. All of them played quite well in the Ro32
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your Country52797 Posts
On March 17 2014 03:29 SayTT wrote:
huk lucks out again
I remember when haters called him LuK
That was about the time he beat Naniwa 2-0 with the game 2 that included furious 1 stalker vs zealots + probe micro for like 5-10 minutes
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I'd say group B is the group of death just because they all kind of suck (relatively speaking) the same.
Most people are saying group D but there are clearly 2 players head and shoulders above the rest (Polt / Bomber)
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United States23455 Posts
On March 17 2014 08:14 KingofGods wrote:
I'd say group B is the group of death just because they all kind of suck (relatively speaking) the same.
Most people are saying group D but there are clearly 2 players head and shoulders above the rest (Polt / Bomber)
Wow don't hold back or anything. I take it you didn't watch the Ro32 or any of the other recent tournaments for the players in Group B?
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On March 17 2014 05:46 Darkhorse wrote:Show nested quote +On March 17 2014 05:10 Nebuchad wrote:On March 16 2014 10:22 Darkhorse wrote:On March 16 2014 10:20 Fusilero wrote:On March 16 2014 10:17 LockeTazeline wrote:
Pretty balanced. China definitely drew the short straw though I see MacSed advancing. Other than that all Korean ro8 is my prediction! Group B seems very advance-friendly... I would've said the same but Revival looked good at IEM and Alicia was quite impressive in the Ro32 in PvP so I don't see him losing to Huk.
Yeah, Revival looks to be in beast mode right now, I'd be surprised if he didn't make it out of that group in 1st place.
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April seems like a long time to wait for some more WCS AM, but not that surprising given the big changes happening. Still, the groups look pretty awesome and I'm excited to be able to watch these!
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I feel like the group that's hardest to predict is Group B. Alicia is a rather stable figure - you typically know what his talent level will be on a given day. I used to think that about Neeb too, but he had a real breakout performance in the Round of 32. Huk could crush skulls or get outclassed, it often comes down to how things are that day for him. The big question mark is Revival. While he looked great in his first group, and outstanding against Jjakji at IEM, we haven't seen him face a Protoss in a major match since Blizzcon, so his form is entirely unknown. Literally any combination of 2 people is within the realm of plausibility for this group, and THAT is exciting.
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TLADT24920 Posts
Group D is pretty packed >.> Other groups don't compare imo. Group B is the weakest imo.
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it just feels like all the air has been sucked out of WCS AM... was so looking forward to going to the studio to watch the ro16. now with a lot of the fan favorites gone plus EU broadcast it's just not the same
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are grps totally random or do they try to get at least 1 of allr aces in each grp? If latter then this should always be the case as for the first time since . . i dont know 2006??? i started turning off games with the contant mirror mu's . . .good brsckets, quite exited
puck/hyun
alicia/huk
taeja/macsed
polt/bomber
toss just too stronk not sure if i LieK* it
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On March 17 2014 01:05 AnthonySu wrote:
oh.... my god Polt is in the Group of death
correction
Polt IS the group of death
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On March 17 2014 07:51 The_Templar wrote:I remember when haters called him LuK That was about the time he beat Naniwa 2-0 with the game 2 that included furious 1 stalker vs zealots + probe micro for like 5-10 minutes
that game was actually insanely epic
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I wish Huk would make a splash.
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i vote toss makes it through, no matter the skill.
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Yup, I hope Polt can make it out of Group Death. Polt Fighting!
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EPT
