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Solar, ByuL, Soulkey, Ruin advance to Code S

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-12 16:33:12
April 11 2014 15:30 GMT
#1
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http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2014_Global_StarCraft_II_League_Season_2/Code_A

Two former GSL champions met wildly different fates in Friday night's games, as (Z)SKT_Soulkey returned to Code S while (P)Dear fell down to Code B.

After having his five tournament streak of top eight finishes stopped last season, Soulkey ended up playing the first Code A of his entire career (he played his first Code S as a special KeSPA seed). Not surprisingly, the Code S regular was able to take first place in Group F and earn a return ticket. However, he did face a surprisingly spirited challenge from IM's (P)Ruin, who very nearly advanced ahead of Soulkey. Unfortunately for Ruin, he started celebrating far too early in game three, using eleven pylons to draw an "S" on the map. He found himself desperately wanting for the 1,100 minerals not long after, and eventually tapped out to Soulkey's swarm hosts.

However, Ruin was not demoralized by his loss, and earned himself a Code S spot anyway by finishing in second place in the group. He even had the gall to perform another ceremony, planting a Nexus in (T)Samsung_Reality's natural after he was certain he had won the deciding game.

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In Group E, the story of Dear's demise unfolded. After an understandable loss to ByuL, (P)Dear went on to suffer a shocking 1-2 elimination at the hands of (T)Journey.* Adding insult to injury, mousesports announced their release of Dear scarcely an hour after his banishment to Code B (Dear's release had been decided upon regardless of his Code A performance).

With Dear gone, both (Z)Samsung_Solar and (Z)IM_ByuL were able to advance to Code S. Solar earned his second consecutive Code S appearance, while ByuL made his return after over a year of competing in WCS America.

*Journey has been removed from SKT's Proleague roster, but it is unclear as to whether he has been released from the team or not.
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Hot6ix Code S Season 2 Players
Seeded from Season 1 (8): (P)Zest, (Z)soO, (Z)Life, (P)Rain, (P)sOs, (P)herO, (P)PartinG, (T)Maru

Code A Winners (12/24): (P)TAiLS, (P)Classic, (T)INnoVation, (Z)Dark, (T)Bbyong, (Z)DongRaeGu, (P)ParalyzE, (P)YongHwa, (Z)Solar, (Z)ByuL, (Z)Soulkey, (P)Ruin
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riyanme
Profile Joined September 2010
Philippines940 Posts
April 11 2014 15:34 GMT
#2
soulkey yes! solar go go go!
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teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
April 11 2014 15:43 GMT
#3
well how did soulkey even still win that game...
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
Spect8rCraft
Profile Joined December 2012
649 Posts
April 11 2014 15:44 GMT
#4
On April 12 2014 00:43 teddyoojo wrote:
well how did soulkey even still win that game...


Because there's no S in Ruin.
mikumegurine
Profile Joined May 2013
Canada3145 Posts
April 11 2014 15:45 GMT
#5
after intense training in the hyperbolic time chamber that is America

Byul is back to Korea to kick butt and take some names!
EthanS
Profile Joined February 2011
United States206 Posts
April 11 2014 15:55 GMT
#6
That S is going to follow him forever. Might as well own it, change name to RuinS
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
April 11 2014 16:02 GMT
#7
Ruin is the architect.
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BriMikon
Profile Joined November 2010
United States82 Posts
April 11 2014 16:10 GMT
#8
I liked Artosis' idea of making a "B" more, but it made it so funny because Wolf-tosis were talking about doing something like that, then it happened.
"...if joyful is the fountain that rises in the sun, its springs are in the wells of sorrow unfathomed at the foundations of the Earth." -Tolkien
sagi
Profile Joined October 2011
Finland346 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-11 16:12:08
April 11 2014 16:10 GMT
#9
S for Soulkey.

Hope the 4 terrans left in Code A qualify so we can have atleast 2:2:1 racial distribution. My terran soul can't handle another Code S with only 3 terrans. ;( Flash, TY, FanTaSy & SuperNova 화이팅~!
hi patrik!
DavoS
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States4605 Posts
April 11 2014 16:21 GMT
#10
I really didn't think Dear would turn into the next Seed. Hopefully he doesn't :/
"KDA is actually the most useless stat in the game" Aui_2000
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
April 11 2014 16:24 GMT
#11
On April 12 2014 00:43 teddyoojo wrote:
well how did soulkey even still win that game...

Ruin took some terrible engagements and lost his 2 mining bases to roaches while he was on the other side of the map
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BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
April 11 2014 16:27 GMT
#12
Ruin with the bm lol. Also, poor dear. Being released from Mouz likely affected his mindset. Hope he's back with a vengeance!
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
ogsgodlike
Profile Joined March 2013
Bulgaria31 Posts
April 11 2014 16:33 GMT
#13
IMRuin we need this stuff in the SC2 scene...GG
There can be only one..IMMvp..!!!!
NKexquisite
Profile Joined January 2009
United States911 Posts
April 11 2014 16:40 GMT
#14
Why wouldn't he make an R for Ruin... S for Soulkey? What the heck...
Whattttt Upppppppp Im Nesteaaaaaa!!
MtlGuitarist97
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States1539 Posts
April 11 2014 16:48 GMT
#15
scarsely

Should be spelled "scarcely." Anyway, good read altogether. Sucks for Dear, seems like the kid has potential. Wish him luck in finding a new team!
Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
April 11 2014 16:51 GMT
#16
All 4 who advanced were who I was hoping for. My bad Starcraft 2 karma will strike sometime soon, I can feel it
Hwang Kang Hooooooooooo. Follow mah boy Shellshock @Shellshock1122
tomastaz
Profile Joined January 2013
United States976 Posts
April 11 2014 16:54 GMT
#17
I feel so bad for Dear
No church in the wild --- @tzhang0126
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
April 11 2014 17:12 GMT
#18
On April 12 2014 01:40 NKexquisite wrote:
Why wouldn't he make an R for Ruin... S for Soulkey? What the heck...


S for Code S?
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Lovedoll
Profile Joined November 2011
Japan540 Posts
April 11 2014 17:18 GMT
#19
The best part of Ruin vs Soulkey game 3 was Ruin smiling in his booth during the last few minutes, all like 'I just made myself look like a huge jackass by doing that, didn't I?'
Spread your eggs until they crack!
liberate71
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia10252 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-11 17:30:58
April 11 2014 17:30 GMT
#20
On April 12 2014 01:40 NKexquisite wrote:
Why wouldn't he make an R for Ruin... S for Soulkey? What the heck...


Soulkey made the S with pylons
Minelord Stimfestor, also known as karma.
Lorning *
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
April 11 2014 17:52 GMT
#21
Soulkey!
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NeThZOR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa7387 Posts
April 11 2014 17:53 GMT
#22
You are in Ruins!
SuperNova - 2015 | SKT1 fan for years | Dear, FlaSh, PartinG, Soulkey, Naniwa
Kal_rA
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2925 Posts
April 11 2014 17:55 GMT
#23
Hahhahaha what a goob
Jaedong.
Shuffleblade
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden1903 Posts
April 11 2014 17:58 GMT
#24
On April 12 2014 01:27 BigFan wrote:
Ruin with the bm lol. Also, poor dear. Being released from Mouz likely affected his mindset. Hope he's back with a vengeance!

It wasn't really BM, Ruin was making it in a place where Soulkey couldn't see it. It took a long time into the game until he saw it, Ruin did it to be cocky showing the audience that he was confident. Still not a nice move but not BM directed to Soulkey like for example manner mules and the like.
Maru, Bomber, TY, Dear, Classic, DeParture and Rogue!
Jornada
Profile Joined February 2012
United States223 Posts
April 11 2014 18:18 GMT
#25
On April 12 2014 00:44 Spect8rCraft wrote:
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On April 12 2014 00:43 teddyoojo wrote:
well how did soulkey even still win that game...


Because there's no S in Ruin.



LOL!!!!
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zipz0p
Profile Joined February 2010
United States123 Posts
April 11 2014 18:35 GMT
#26
On April 12 2014 00:55 EthanS wrote:
That S is going to follow him forever. Might as well own it, change name to RuinS

Says a guy named EthanS... Makes me wonder if you've ever celebrated a sure victory in the same way.
u gotta skate
emanresU
Profile Joined November 2012
Germany393 Posts
April 11 2014 18:46 GMT
#27
Maru! Terran champion I believe.
There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things you love. -Sean "Day[9]" Plott
prabhbhambra13
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom424 Posts
April 11 2014 18:49 GMT
#28
So far every player on SKT T1 is in Code S apart from Fantasy and Bravo. I think Fantasy will make it too.
SECO SECO SECO
lantz
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States762 Posts
April 11 2014 19:08 GMT
#29
Kinda unexpected... Soulkey has not been top form, very surprised to see him move on
aZealot
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
New Zealand5447 Posts
April 11 2014 19:16 GMT
#30
On April 12 2014 02:18 Lovedoll wrote:
The best part of Ruin vs Soulkey game 3 was Ruin smiling in his booth during the last few minutes, all like 'I just made myself look like a huge jackass by doing that, didn't I?'


Yeah, he was understandably crushed after the loss, but his response during the last few minutes of the game showed a sense of humour about himself. Not surprisingly he did not tilt and cruised past Reality with a manner Nexus to boot.
KT best KT ~ 2014
AccoWand
Profile Joined November 2012
354 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-11 19:54:26
April 11 2014 19:53 GMT
#31
Ruin is now my favorite wildcard. How does that!!!?
I was i n pain after Dear's 4x manner, but this was worse. Dem minerals vs. Soulkey best Zerg last 2(?) years. Wuuuut! <3
ilikeredheads
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1995 Posts
April 11 2014 20:01 GMT
#32
Next time Ruin should make a plyon heart.
linkhimura
Profile Joined March 2014
Argentina231 Posts
April 11 2014 23:22 GMT
#33
that ruin - reality match was so nice, I liked it a lot.

I'm liking the new code s players until now. Let's see how it goes from now on.
uTears
Profile Joined March 2014
Venezuela19 Posts
April 12 2014 00:23 GMT
#34
hey where i can find the vods for code A?
ForLethr
Profile Joined November 2013
80 Posts
April 12 2014 00:37 GMT
#35
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS lol
VArsovskiSC
Profile Joined July 2010
Macedonia563 Posts
April 12 2014 00:54 GMT
#36
I like mouzsports really.. but what they did with Dear feels really bad.. unforgivable even really..

perhaps Dear himself has fault in this, but man - that's really a destruction of talent - right in front of our eyes..
Another world, another place, another universe, won the race.. :) ;) :P
DRGfan19
Profile Joined March 2014
United States6 Posts
April 12 2014 01:36 GMT
#37
Dear isn't that good, so nothing lost there. Congrats to ruin though!
DRG MKP gogo
igay
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Australia1178 Posts
April 12 2014 05:16 GMT
#38
aw poor Ruin XD
MVP <3 MKP <3 DRG <3
iloveav
Profile Joined November 2008
Poland1478 Posts
April 12 2014 09:40 GMT
#39
The toss Ruined it and then got a Reality check....

I think thats how the casters described it.
aka LRM)Cats_Paw.
Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
April 12 2014 10:25 GMT
#40
On April 12 2014 01:21 DavoS wrote:
I really didn't think Dear would turn into the next Seed. Hopefully he doesn't :/

Little too late. I hoped for that too, but seeing his latest matches, I don't know what to say. His decision making is terrible, and his micro is quite bad, I swear that right now he has the worst Force Fields out of all other Korean Protoss pros.
"I've been to hell and back, and back to hell…and back. This time, I've brought Hell back with me."
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12396 Posts
April 12 2014 11:38 GMT
#41
That's a lot more zerg than I expected
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
April 12 2014 11:43 GMT
#42
Not a lot of people talking about it but zerg is actually doing pretty well right now in general. they haven't been able to close out a premier win in 2014 yet thanks to soO but aligulac shows that they've had a slight edge in both zvp and zvt over the last month. Nothing huge. Also, the zergs in these groups were just a good level above their opponents for the most part thanks to Dear just completely bombing out
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cLvrandomness
Profile Joined April 2011
Malaysia19 Posts
April 12 2014 14:50 GMT
#43
That "S" pylon art Ruin did reminds me of Day9's timmy story
robson1
Profile Joined March 2013
3632 Posts
April 12 2014 17:21 GMT
#44
Ruin is such a baller.

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also... Wow three Terrans in Code S. Gotta nerf them bunkers soon....

Genius is that funny scientist who no one takes seriously until he kills you with a flame throwing trumpet. - stuchiu 2013
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
April 14 2014 13:13 GMT
#45
only 3 terrans wow
maru lover forever
Nouar
Profile Joined May 2009
France3270 Posts
April 14 2014 17:53 GMT
#46
On April 12 2014 01:10 sagi wrote:
S for Soulkey.

Hope the 4 terrans left in Code A qualify so we can have atleast 2:2:1 racial distribution. My terran soul can't handle another Code S with only 3 terrans. ;( Flash, TY, FanTaSy & SuperNova 화이팅~!


Code "S" ?
NoiR
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
April 14 2014 17:55 GMT
#47
PoorDear, but happy Ruin made it! Played like a boss! Been watching him for a while as a potential force.
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