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The Ro32 of Code S Season 2 ended with herO and INnoVation taking the final two spots in the Ro16. The Code S Ro16 groups were drawn immediately after, resulting in the following groups:
Group A: PartinG, Classic, herO, soO
Group B: Rain, Solar, Life, ParalyzE
Group C: Maru, Dark, TRUE, Stork
Group D: Soulkey, Shine, Zest, INnoVation
The Ro16 will begin on May 28th with Group A.
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2 terrans
lol..
thanks for info
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On May 23 2014 23:00 Psychobabas wrote: 2 terrans
lol..
thanks for info Half the Terrans advanced!
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Surely Shine's run ends here.
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Actually really like all the groups.
Also Afro toss -.-
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NOOOOOOOOOOOO why must you draw soO in PartinGs group
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wtf, GIVE BACK GROUP NOMINATION!
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Group of death poll?
Group A I think..
EDIT - or D...
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The quality of the groups....
Through the roof!
GSL <3
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God damn it Parting gets soO again. AGAIN. WHY??!!
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I'd definitely put [D] as group of death. [A] has a lot of good players and would be next. Group [B] is weighed down quite a bit with Paralyze and possibly Solar. Fortunately, group [C] is ezpz for Maru, giving us a Ro8 Terran.
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Charlie Sheens House51342 Posts
Soulkey vs Inno part 7 oh boy oh boy :D
Maru has an "ok" group all be it he doesn't like to play vs Z he has 2 Z he could beat i hope and Stork the dinotoss. We all know how Maru will make that dino extinct :D
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China6285 Posts
On May 23 2014 23:02 Scarecrow wrote: Surely Shine's run ends here. What he deserves for knocking out Flash and sOs. + Show Spoiler +Then he probably will advance in 1st place.
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China6285 Posts
Also poll:
Poll: Group of Death?Group D (270) 58% Group A (186) 40% Group B (8) 2% Group C (4) 1% 468 total votes Your vote: Group of Death? (Vote): Group A (Vote): Group B (Vote): Group C (Vote): Group D
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Maru to be the only terran in the RO8 again. Hopefully he can go all the way this season!
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Group D looks terrifying lol It'll probably be soulkey and zest, poor innovation
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Unfortunate that the two Green Wings players ended up in the same group... given the form they have been in lately, though, I can see them potentially both getting through.
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7 zerg and 7 toss, I am a fan of the race distribution.
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Wow, how does SKT have seven players in the ro16 =/
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On May 23 2014 23:00 Psychobabas wrote: 2 terrans
lol..
thanks for info
... the 2 good terran advanced (the rly good one 4-0 easy peasy) the 2 not as good terrans are out
the other terrans play eu and us xD
and now i can tell you we have only ONE terran ro8 because sry to say but with soulkey and zest there are 2 players in innovations group he cant beat ... again nothn balance wise just skillwise
On May 23 2014 23:29 FuRong wrote: Wow, how does SKT have seven players in the ro16 =/
thats easy Step 1: have 7 players in ro32 Step 2: let all players advance Step 3: have 7 players in Ro16 xD
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Group D might not be the group of death, but it may well turn out to be the group of RAGE.
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United States32542 Posts
congrats on the Ro8 shine
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Predictions
A: Parting, soO or hero, soO (but either way soO gets out and Classic loses) B: Rain, Life C: Maru, Dark (but rooting for Stork) D: Zest, Soulkey
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United States23454 Posts
On May 23 2014 23:32 Drake wrote:... the 2 good terran advanced (the rly good one 4-0 easy peasy) the 2 not as good terrans are out the other terrans play eu and us xD and now i can tell you we have only ONE terran ro8 because sry to say but with soulkey and zest there are 2 players in innovations group he cant beat ... again nothn balance wise just skillwise Show nested quote +On May 23 2014 23:29 FuRong wrote: Wow, how does SKT have seven players in the ro16 =/ thats easy Step 1: have 7 players in ro32 Step 2: let all players advance Step 3: have 7 players in Ro16 xD Did you just call Bbyong not good?
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group of death Poll!!!
Group D is groo of Death
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Group D is the group of (shine's) death.
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Groups A and D are both sooooo stacked!
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On May 23 2014 23:32 Drake wrote:... the 2 good terran advanced (the rly good one 4-0 easy peasy) the 2 not as good terrans are out the other terrans play eu and us xD and now i can tell you we have only ONE terran ro8 because sry to say but with soulkey and zest there are 2 players in innovations group he cant beat ... again nothn balance wise just skillwise Show nested quote +On May 23 2014 23:29 FuRong wrote: Wow, how does SKT have seven players in the ro16 =/ thats easy Step 1: have 7 players in ro32 Step 2: let all players advance Step 3: have 7 players in Ro16 xD
bbyong is better than innovation... He just had the bad luck to face Dark twice
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Like Tasteless said, 50% of each race's players advanced from the RO32, which means the game is perfectly balanced right now. Also, inb4 Shine makes an upset and blitzes the group 4-0. It's always the unexpected ones you gotta watch out for.
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3 SKT players in group A, should be interesting. At least now that there is one more Terran I have an extra group to watch, better luck next season maybe.
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No terran in the Ro16 please. I want a terran buff.
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On May 23 2014 23:53 sigm wrote: Like Tasteless said, 50% of each race's players advanced from the RO32, which means the game is perfectly balanced right now. Also, inb4 Shine makes an upset and blitzes the group 4-0. It's always the unexpected ones you gotta watch out for.
Terran still a beat weak vs Z IMO.
The fact that half of the world's best Terrans advanced doesn't mean that the game is balanced.. there should be a few more Terrans in this to begin with, but they're all losing to Zergs.
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Rooting for all SKT players, shame group A is guaranteed to have at least 1 SKT player knocked out... Come on, make it 6 SKT in the ro8!!!
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On May 23 2014 23:58 Khai wrote: Rooting for all SKT players, shame group A is guaranteed to have at least 1 SKT player knocked out... Come on, make it 6 SKT in the ro8!!! I really doubt that Paralyze can get into Ro8, given that his group has Life, Rain and Solar, but he might surprise us.
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Time for solar to reach ro8
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50% of all terrans have advanced. Game is balanced kappa
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Maru vs Innovation finals or I punch a stray dog.
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All these groups are beautiful... except group A. PvP = >-<
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Yeah but A has soO in it <3c
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On May 23 2014 23:02 RPR_Tempest wrote:Half the Terrans advanced!
That's a 50% advance rate!
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I find it more and more difficult to find time to watch GSL live (some crazy people think that I should work sometimes). With only two terrans, i will not likely be very motivated. The vT matchups are just better to watch.
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Broodlord Infestor so imba.
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On May 23 2014 22:59 TeamLiquid ESPORTS wrote:The Ro32 of Code S Season 2 ended with herO and INnoVation taking the final two spots in the Ro16. The Code S Ro16 groups were drawn immediately after, resulting in the following groups: Group A: PartinG, Classic, herO, soO
Group B: Rain, Solar, Life, ParalyzE
Group C: Maru, Dark, TRUE, Stork
Group D: Soulkey, Shine, Zest, INnoVationThe Ro16 will begin on May 28th with Group A.
Head: herO soO Life Rain Maru Dark INnoVation Soulkey
Heart Parting herO Life Rain Maru Dark Shine gets destroyed 0-4
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Maru is a lucky guy ezpz.
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Damn,all these groups are amazing. 2 terrans in ro8 gogo!
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Shine's feeling right now: "well, fuck"
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Bisutopia19044 Posts
I would almost say every tournament is rigged to knock out SKT T1 players, but then I realized that 7 of 16 are on T1. Woot!
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Head: Parting Classic Life Rain Maru True Soulkey Zest
Heart Classic soO Life Solar Maru Stork Soulkey Innovation
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United States97250 Posts
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group D gonna be soooo amazing to watch
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On May 23 2014 23:53 sigm wrote: Like Tasteless said, 50% of each race's players advanced from the RO32, which means the game is perfectly balanced right now. That assumes that each race was appropriately represented in the Ro32 to begin with.
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storku!!!! make it happen!!!
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On May 24 2014 01:07 mvdunecats wrote:Show nested quote +On May 23 2014 23:53 sigm wrote: Like Tasteless said, 50% of each race's players advanced from the RO32, which means the game is perfectly balanced right now. That assumes that each race was appropriately represented in the Ro32 to begin with.
I think he's talking about the following; Round of 32 : 14 Protoss, 4 Terran, 14 Zerg Round of 16 : 7 Protoss, 2 Terran, 7 Zerg
(All exactly divided by 2, one round later.)
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PartinG, herO Life, Rain Dark, Maru Soulkey, Zest
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Damn it that group A of Death! Too much SKT team kill
Predictions: PartinG, soO Rain, Life Maru, Dark, Soulkey, Zest
5 SKT players advance to the round of 8. BAM!
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Also note that Khan has 3 players remaining, the most of any team after SKT. If only JangBi didn't retire
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United Kingdom31934 Posts
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Russian Federation1016 Posts
Life is a lucky guy! Reasonably interesting groups even with the lack of terran
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From reading the post above i believe half of the people dont know that shine 8:0 soulkey its soulkey who should feel 'f*ck' the skt killer,the soulkey killer, plus the legendary inno(not so now)
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The land of freedom23126 Posts
On May 24 2014 01:20 calh wrote:Also note that Khan has 3 players remaining, the most of any team after SKT. If only JangBi didn't retire
Only team except for SKT T1 who held 100% of players. FUCKING SHINE ;_; I've never hated Sniper, but i start to understand why did people hate him and RorO.
On May 24 2014 00:41 tili wrote: All these groups are beautiful... except group A. PvP = >-<
Go, check last Code S Ro16 Group C. Rain, PartinG, Classic and Squirtle, you won't regret.
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groups look great soulkey innovation rematch? heck even some of the pvp might be interesting ( apting vs hero etc) and marus got a nice easy group
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Clear Terran weak state at pro level.
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A and D are both INSANE groups!!
C should be fun too, Maru and Stork should have a fairly easy time with it but Dark could be a Darkhorse.
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Stork has a very real chance of making it out of his group. Other than that, the group's look fairly easy to call. The exception, I guess, is group A, but Parting's vP and soO's practice advantage mean they should go through first.
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On May 24 2014 02:12 vult wrote: A and D are both INSANE groups!!
C should be fun too, Maru and Stork should have a fairly easy time with it but Dark could be a Darkhorse. Uh, Dark destroyed Bbyong 4-0 to get to the Ro16, I don't think that Maru can win in the straight up fight, especially that it is his worst match-up.
I would go for Maru and Dark from group C.
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On May 24 2014 01:07 mvdunecats wrote:Show nested quote +On May 23 2014 23:53 sigm wrote: Like Tasteless said, 50% of each race's players advanced from the RO32, which means the game is perfectly balanced right now. That assumes that each race was appropriately represented in the Ro32 to begin with.
Thats a different discussion altogether though.
Like its been said before, should games be balanced based on the performances of the best players or the not good players?
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For some reason there was never a doubt in my mind that maru will go through.
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On May 24 2014 02:32 Ramiz1989 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 24 2014 02:12 vult wrote: A and D are both INSANE groups!!
C should be fun too, Maru and Stork should have a fairly easy time with it but Dark could be a Darkhorse. Uh, Dark destroyed Bbyong 4-0 to get to the Ro16, I don't think that Maru can win in the straight up fight, especially that it is his worst match-up. I would go for Maru and Dark from group C.
I feel Maru's vZ is underestimated at the moment. He always seems to lose to Soulkey (3-13 right now), but besides that Maru beat DRG straight up with Bio looking really good, and fought a pretty close series with soO before losing 1-2 in the GSL GC. Maru might not be the straight-up favourite in their games, but he can definitely win a straight up fight.
Very nice groups though, expecting many good games to come from this
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On May 24 2014 02:32 Ramiz1989 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 24 2014 02:12 vult wrote: A and D are both INSANE groups!!
C should be fun too, Maru and Stork should have a fairly easy time with it but Dark could be a Darkhorse. Uh, Dark destroyed Bbyong 4-0 to get to the Ro16, I don't think that Maru can win in the straight up fight, especially that it is his worst match-up. I would go for Maru and Dark from group C.
Meh, doesn't really matter. It's not like Maru is dropping out of that group anyway. He's locked in the RO8.
IMO. Group A is the most stacked. As for group D, so long Shine gets 0-4 and Zest gets through
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On May 23 2014 23:26 Wolfstan wrote: 7 zerg and 7 toss, I am a fan of the race distribution. More like 7 SKT - 9 REST :D
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just life and maru are not from the original kespa. arguably parting.
:o
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All of my favorite teams feel so prone to teamkill. ;_;
GOGO PartinG and soO (Classic is totally okay tooooo)
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On May 24 2014 03:22 xuanzue wrote: just life and maru are not from the original kespa. arguably parting.
:o
Dark as well, actually. Originally from SlayerS
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22271 Posts
Shine gets 3 favorites bwahahaha he will definitely get Ro8 now
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On May 24 2014 03:31 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On May 24 2014 03:22 xuanzue wrote: just life and maru are not from the original kespa. arguably parting.
:o Dark as well, actually. Originally from SlayerS
You have good taste in anime zealously, I forgive you for being a fan of a dead team.
I am cheering for shine. There must always be a sniper.
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On May 24 2014 01:45 IAmWithStupid wrote: Life is a lucky guy! Reasonably interesting groups even with the lack of terran You mean, interesting groups ESPECIALLY with the lack of Terrans. Blizzard figured out the community mod "Terran" (which added the eponym fan-created race to the game, through hacks like "microable units" and "solid timeless RTS mechanics") was getting too popular so recentered their game around the 2 official races.
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United Kingdom12011 Posts
So many SKT teamkills again. Why has every event since SKT formed been like this? T_T
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quite impressive that all 7 SKT players advanced to the ro16. for such an impressive team SKT has no tournament wins except for the 2 that Rain won back in 2012.
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Soulkey is again in the death group with Zest.
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Come on PartinG! All the way this time!
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On May 24 2014 03:57 urboss wrote: Soulkey is again in the death group with Zest.
Yeah... but since Inno is in this group too, I have no choice but to cheer against Soulkey :/
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Oh dear, SKT.
And that group D! Group of DEATH.
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On May 24 2014 03:55 movac wrote: quite impressive that all 7 SKT players advanced to the ro16. for such an impressive team SKT has no tournament wins except for the 2 that Rain won back in 2012.
Soulkey won code S when he was still on wongjin.
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On May 24 2014 03:54 Qikz wrote: So many SKT teamkills again. Why has every event since SKT formed been like this? T_T
Maybe they need to tell their players to slow the fuck down with doing well in individual league lol
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Soulkey: *facepalm* 1/15 chance I have to play this guy first and I got him.
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Wow they should rename it to Code SKT1.
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Group of death A? PartinG and herO powerhouses (and Protoss have excellent showing) vs Inno & Zest D?
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Time for SK to get some revenge on Innovation.
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Lol B and C are so easy. A and D though... Classic and Shine are fucked.
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On May 24 2014 04:48 dyDrawer wrote: Soulkey: *facepalm* 1/15 chance I have to play this guy first and I got him.
I think Soulkey will crush him and then eat a kitten as a victory celebration... That's the last we'll ever see of Shine due to paralyzing fear.
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On May 24 2014 03:50 [F_]aths wrote: Are there VODs?
yes - on twitch. You gotta subscribe though (which I recommend as there were some awesome games today).
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2 simple groups, 2 crazy groups.
Group B: Easy to call, Rain and Life.
Group C: Pretty easy to call, Maru and whoever comes out of the 3-car pileup in his wake
But then you've got the ones on the ends. Group A, with a 2-time IEM Champion, the winner of the Nestea award, and the 2-time defending GSL Runner-up, all of whom made Top 8 last season. Then, Group D, where the opening matches are defending champion Zest vs. unrelenting Terran machine Innovation and the greatest Zerg in the world, Soulkey, vs. Shine, the one dude who always somehow beats Soulkey.
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Shine is gonna 4-0 his group, poor soulkey. He's basically starting in the losers match. + Show Spoiler +obivously not 100% serious, but i honestly could see this happening
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Also, i think dark could pull it off, he's had sick ZvT lately and is my (no pun intended) serious darkhorse contender
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100% Right Predictions here:
Group A: Classic > PartinG herO > soO Classic < herO PartinG < soO Classic < soO
Group B: Rain > Solar Life > ParalyzE Rain > Life Solar > ParalyzE Life > Solar
Group C: Maru > Dark True < Stork Maru > Stork Dark > True Stork > Dark
Group D: SoulKey < Shine Zest > Innovation Shine < Zest Soulkey > Innovation Shine < Soulkey
Trust me.
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Russian Federation40169 Posts
On May 24 2014 06:27 Darrkhan wrote: 100% Right Predictions here:
Group A: Classic > PartinG herO > soO Classic < herO PartinG < soO Classic < soO
Group B: Rain > Solar Life > ParalyzE Rain > Life Solar > ParalyzE Life > Solar
Group C: Maru > Dark True < Stork Maru > Stork Dark > True Stork > Dark
Group D: SoulKey < Shine Zest > Innovation Shine < Zest Soulkey > Innovation Shine < Soulkey
Trust me. Those can't be right just because you list Soulkey beating Shine... You do understand that this is impossible?
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Nuts nuts nuts! Good groups for sure.
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On May 24 2014 06:39 lolfail9001 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 24 2014 06:27 Darrkhan wrote: 100% Right Predictions here:
Group A: Classic > PartinG herO > soO Classic < herO PartinG < soO Classic < soO
Group B: Rain > Solar Life > ParalyzE Rain > Life Solar > ParalyzE Life > Solar
Group C: Maru > Dark True < Stork Maru > Stork Dark > True Stork > Dark
Group D: SoulKey < Shine Zest > Innovation Shine < Zest Soulkey > Innovation Shine < Soulkey
Trust me. Those can't be right just because you list Soulkey beating Shine... You do understand that this is impossible?
Shine will beat everyone, until we believe Shine will beat everyone. One will never be happy with Shine.
The only valid prediction is that Soo will lose in the finals.
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Really happy to see Stork up there. Code S Ro16 is no small feat.
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Group A makes me cry. Group D I can only pray that Inno and Soulkey survive...
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I'm glad that Maru's looking to make it to the Ro8, but man, what would the fallout be if he got knocked out here?
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On May 24 2014 08:06 Spect8rCraft wrote: I'm glad that Maru's looking to make it to the Ro8, but man, what would the fallout be if he got knocked out here?
wont be surprised. Almost all GSLs have at least one major upset. I can see Stork/Dark making it through. Also Shine has a chance to beat soulkey and zest
+ Show Spoiler +Shine will actually win this season
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soO, Classic Rain, Life Dark, Maru Zest, Shine
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How were these group's drawn? Are they still by GSL points? Because some of them are stacked while some are easy. Like Group A had soO (season 1 runner up) ,2 Ro8's in hero and Parting, and Classic from Ro16. Now compare that with Group C.
Meh I kinda wish they still did group selections.
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United States23454 Posts
On May 24 2014 09:06 Thrillz wrote: How were these group's drawn? Are they still by GSL points? Because some of them are stacked while some are easy. Like Group A had soO (season 1 runner up) ,2 Ro8's in hero and Parting, and Classic from Ro16. Now compare that with Group C.
Meh I kinda wish they still did group selections. Yeah because those never wound up with a group of death that was drastically harder than the others .
It's random draw and that's just how it worked out. But Dark, TRUE, and Stork might surprise you
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On May 24 2014 09:06 Thrillz wrote: How were these group's drawn? Are they still by GSL points? Because some of them are stacked while some are easy. Like Group A had soO (season 1 runner up) ,2 Ro8's in hero and Parting, and Classic from Ro16. Now compare that with Group C.
Meh I kinda wish they still did group selections.
Random draw unless I missed something. A pretty girl (barbie?) drawing names out of balls.
I think Zest losing to Shine, whether it be in a loser's or winner's match would be the biggest upset of all time.
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On May 24 2014 09:25 caznitch wrote:Show nested quote +On May 24 2014 09:06 Thrillz wrote: How were these group's drawn? Are they still by GSL points? Because some of them are stacked while some are easy. Like Group A had soO (season 1 runner up) ,2 Ro8's in hero and Parting, and Classic from Ro16. Now compare that with Group C.
Meh I kinda wish they still did group selections. Random draw unless I missed something. A pretty girl (barbie?) drawing names out of balls. I think Zest losing to Shine, whether it be in a loser's or winner's match would be the biggest upset of all time.
That's like saying Bisu losing to Shine would be the biggest upset of all time.
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Stork to Round of 8! I believe!
Also: get hype for Group D.
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Don't underestimate Dark. He's one scary zerg to play against.
And Shine... the wild card.
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soO/Parting Rain/Life Dark/Maru Zest/Soulkey
On May 23 2014 23:32 Drake wrote:... the 2 good terran advanced (the rly good one 4-0 easy peasy) the 2 not as good terrans are out the other terrans play eu and us xD and now i can tell you we have only ONE terran ro8 because sry to say but with soulkey and zest there are 2 players in innovations group he cant beat ... again nothn balance wise just skillwise Show nested quote +On May 23 2014 23:29 FuRong wrote: Wow, how does SKT have seven players in the ro16 =/ thats easy Step 1: have 7 players in ro32 Step 2: let all players advance Step 3: have 7 players in Ro16 xD
Soulkey more skilled than Innovation? What a joke. Soulkey wasn't even more skilled than Innovation when he won GSL. And I guess according to you since then SK's only gotten better while Innovation's only gotten worse, because results actually determine skill, right? Results aren't determined by balance at all, so when EFFORT knocks out MARU, FLASH, AND TY over the course of TWO DAYS that just means Effort magically got very very good very very fast, while Maru, Flash, and TY must be slipping more than usual, right?
What a magical place the world must seem when events are connected by coincidence and not by a progression of causes and effects.
This is actually very simple. Every single TvZ result for the last 6-8 months is suspect. Every single TvZ result for the last 6-8 months does not accurately reflect player skill. That is literally the definition of imbalance in a game, and TvZ has been distinctly imbalanced in Z's favor AT LEAST ever since the WM nerf.
On May 24 2014 02:54 Thieving Magpie wrote:Show nested quote +On May 24 2014 01:07 mvdunecats wrote:On May 23 2014 23:53 sigm wrote: Like Tasteless said, 50% of each race's players advanced from the RO32, which means the game is perfectly balanced right now. That assumes that each race was appropriately represented in the Ro32 to begin with. Thats a different discussion altogether though. Like its been said before, should games be balanced based on the performances of the best players or the not good players?
By best players you mean the #1 player? If so, I guess when Innovation started slipping back in S3, Terran should have gotten some crazy buffs. Or did we just assume Maru to be his timely replacement? Well, unfortunately the last time Maru was in a ro4 was 6 months ago, and he just got beat in a macro game by a guy who went 1-8 in Proleague and hasn't had a notable individual league performance since never in his life, if Liquipedia is to be believed. The best Terran in the world got beat in a macro game by someone who apparently sucks at both Proleague and individual league.
So... again, crazy Terran buffs inc if we're balancing around the performance of the best players?
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United States97250 Posts
Head A: Parting, soO B: Rain, Life C: Dark, Maru D: Soulkey, Zest
Heart A: soO, Classic B: Life, Solar C: Maru, Stork D: Soulkey, Inovation
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Damn Zest pulls a tough group O_O
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My Predictions:
Group A: herO, soO
Group B: Rain, Life
Group C: Maru, Stork
Group D: Zest, Shine
Shine and Stork are looking amazing, both came up from the qualifiers, got through code A and the round of 32. So I think they have a very good chance of getting through to the next round.
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United States97250 Posts
on another note, the possibility of soO vs a royal road protoss finals is still alive with Stork in the tournament
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Good group for Maru. Zest should also get out of his.
So funny with another group with 3 SKT players. It's almost given, due to the numbers of players they have, but still.
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On May 24 2014 09:24 Darkhorse wrote:Show nested quote +On May 24 2014 09:06 Thrillz wrote: How were these group's drawn? Are they still by GSL points? Because some of them are stacked while some are easy. Like Group A had soO (season 1 runner up) ,2 Ro8's in hero and Parting, and Classic from Ro16. Now compare that with Group C.
Meh I kinda wish they still did group selections. Yeah because those never wound up with a group of death that was drastically harder than the others . It's random draw and that's just how it worked out. But Dark, TRUE, and Stork might surprise you
Never said group selections wouldn't have group of deaths did I? At least with group of death via selections it will be due to the players own creation and not some random draw.
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I just hope Stork makes it above all else. His group seems feasible. His PvZ has generally looked good but his PvT has not.
If Shine makes out of Group D, I would be interested to read the rage-filled posts in the LR thread.
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oh Shine you can't possibly worm your way through this group lol
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On May 24 2014 10:16 Vasoline73 wrote: Damn Zest pulls a tough group O_O
Yeah. But he likes it
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It must be so awkward for the SKT guys right now... The only team members not in the Ro16 are BrAvO and FanTaSy. Who do they even practice with if everyone needs their own separate practice partner for every matchup?!
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On May 24 2014 10:16 Vasoline73 wrote: Damn Zest pulls a tough group O_O
two zergs is pretty easy for Zest, he destroys zergs
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Group A is hell but not that interested in pvps.
I hope maru, Stork, Bogus, and SK go through w/ both Maru and Bogus entertaining us w/ some crazy good TvZ. SK v Bogus should definitely be top notch in that regard.
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kespa players taking over!
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gogogo Parting! Time to get it !
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Hope for a Life vs Maru finals!
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Ya, i think group A definately is the stronger group. Code S is the strongest tournament in the world. Right now I'm not sure another terran belongs in the top 16. There are SOO many good players going right now. There are a couple borderline that could replace the few odd weaker players here but right now terran simply doesn't have as good of players imo. What korean region Terran deserves to be here?
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On May 24 2014 23:31 Axxis wrote: Ya, i think group A definately is the stronger group. Code S is the strongest tournament in the world. Right now I'm not sure another terran belongs in the top 16. There are SOO many good players going right now. There are a couple borderline that could replace the few odd weaker players here but right now terran simply doesn't have as good of players imo. What korean region Terran deserves to be here?
Bbyong, he's proved himself countless times in 2014. Dark just had a better day than him. (pretty unfair imo that bbyong missed out Ro16 because he had to play the same player twice...)
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Poor Classic, just can't get enough protoss...
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On May 24 2014 06:39 lolfail9001 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 24 2014 06:27 Darrkhan wrote: 100% Right Predictions here:
Group A: Classic > PartinG herO > soO Classic < herO PartinG < soO Classic < soO
Group B: Rain > Solar Life > ParalyzE Rain > Life Solar > ParalyzE Life > Solar
Group C: Maru > Dark True < Stork Maru > Stork Dark > True Stork > Dark
Group D: SoulKey < Shine Zest > Innovation Shine < Zest Soulkey > Innovation Shine < Soulkey
Trust me. Those can't be right just because you list Soulkey beating Shine... You do understand that this is impossible?
Dude you have to trust me. Soulkey will do it. He will. Finally. It will happen.
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I swear last time in GSL it was Parting, Soo and Classic in the same group. Once again?... Talk about just putting all the SKT1 dudes in 1 group for massive team-kill... Can't quite help but to feel it's somewhat rigged so team-kill takes place for SKT.
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On May 25 2014 10:33 MoonyD wrote: I swear last time in GSL it was Parting, Soo and Classic in the same group. Once again?... Talk about just putting all the SKT1 dudes in 1 group for massive team-kill... Can't quite help but to feel it's somewhat rigged so team-kill takes place for SKT.
uh u have 7/7 SKT in a 16 player (random?!) draw. At best u will get 2-2-2-1. 3-2-1-1 better than 4-3-0-0 at least. Also many teamkills means the team is doing well
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they should bring back nominations - that way the only group of death created would be PartinG''s...
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The day Shine wins the HotS GSL is the day when Legacy of the Void release. Then Samsung can keep their title of winning all the last individual tournaments.
On May 25 2014 08:37 Skynx wrote: Poor Classic, just can't get enough protoss...
He changed to his race to protoss so he can defeat them, no?
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On May 25 2014 10:33 MoonyD wrote: I swear last time in GSL it was Parting, Soo and Classic in the same group. Once again?... Talk about just putting all the SKT1 dudes in 1 group for massive team-kill... Can't quite help but to feel it's somewhat rigged so team-kill takes place for SKT. It was Parting, Rain and Classic Alongside Squirtle
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United States23454 Posts
On May 25 2014 10:33 MoonyD wrote: I swear last time in GSL it was Parting, Soo and Classic in the same group. Once again?... Talk about just putting all the SKT1 dudes in 1 group for massive team-kill... Can't quite help but to feel it's somewhat rigged so team-kill takes place for SKT. You realize that by randomly drawing with 7/16 players being SKT they actually got one of the best possible spreads of SKT players right?
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Group A is really hard to predict! They're all good, but maybe Parting shines out. herO has really good micro/macro, but his decision making is lacking. soO instead has better decision making and good micro, but ZvP is really hard these days. And you can never count out Classic :D
Group B are Rain and Life the favorites to win the group, but Solar is getting stronger and stronger. He could beat both favorites.
Group C has Maru who should be easily advance, if not it would be a major upset, but you never know how TvZ is going.
Group D is kinda bad for Shine, because the other are all really strong opponents who already won major tournaments. Normally I would say Zest and Soulkey advance, but Innovation is in a really good condition right now. never doubt him.
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Anyway I'm rooting for TRUE to surprise everyone and bane max out his way to the trophy.
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your Country52796 Posts
On May 25 2014 21:46 Darkhorse wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2014 10:33 MoonyD wrote: I swear last time in GSL it was Parting, Soo and Classic in the same group. Once again?... Talk about just putting all the SKT1 dudes in 1 group for massive team-kill... Can't quite help but to feel it's somewhat rigged so team-kill takes place for SKT. You realize that by randomly drawing with 7/16 players being SKT they actually got one of the best possible spreads of SKT players right? But not THE best. GSL should have made a 2-2-2-1 distribution of SKT players to be totally fair.
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On May 25 2014 23:10 The_Templar wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2014 21:46 Darkhorse wrote:On May 25 2014 10:33 MoonyD wrote: I swear last time in GSL it was Parting, Soo and Classic in the same group. Once again?... Talk about just putting all the SKT1 dudes in 1 group for massive team-kill... Can't quite help but to feel it's somewhat rigged so team-kill takes place for SKT. You realize that by randomly drawing with 7/16 players being SKT they actually got one of the best possible spreads of SKT players right? But not THE best. GSL should have made a 2-2-2-1 distribution of SKT players to be totally fair. I sigbet my Acer sign on no SKT player winning the championship
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Group A: PartinG and herO Group B: Rain and Life Group C: Maru and Stork Group D: Innovation and Zest.
Both Terrans better advance or I will cry myself to sleep.
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Russian Federation66 Posts
Group A : soO and PartinG Group B : Life and Rain Group C : Maru and Dark Group D : Zest and Soulkey
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soO + Parting Life + Rain Dark + Maru Zest + Soulkey (its really hard to predict, but even if shine beats soulkey I still dont think he can get out of the group)
Group D is the best by faaar
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United States23454 Posts
On May 25 2014 23:10 The_Templar wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2014 21:46 Darkhorse wrote:On May 25 2014 10:33 MoonyD wrote: I swear last time in GSL it was Parting, Soo and Classic in the same group. Once again?... Talk about just putting all the SKT1 dudes in 1 group for massive team-kill... Can't quite help but to feel it's somewhat rigged so team-kill takes place for SKT. You realize that by randomly drawing with 7/16 players being SKT they actually got one of the best possible spreads of SKT players right? But not THE best. GSL should have made a 2-2-2-1 distribution of SKT players to be totally fair. Ah. It has to be PERFECT for SKT to not be rigged. In other words it has to be rigged to not be rigged.
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Really hope Maru takes this whole season. He's just too good.
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50 % of the terrans advanced, quiet imbalanced tbh. Need nerf.
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I voted group A for group of death
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The land of freedom23126 Posts
On May 25 2014 10:33 MoonyD wrote: I swear last time in GSL it was Parting, Soo and Classic in the same group. Once again?... Talk about just putting all the SKT1 dudes in 1 group for massive team-kill... Can't quite help but to feel it's somewhat rigged so team-kill takes place for SKT.
PartinG, Rain and Classic*.
It's ok that SKT at least avoided more team-kills and still have chance for 6/8 Ro8. #thedream.
Actually, let's put it here.
Group A:
Top 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th -------------------------------------------------------------- herO 73.34% 40.48% 32.87% 16.61% 10.05% PartinG 68.69% 36.65% 32.04% 18.49% 12.82% Classic 35.56% 13.90% 21.66% 34.34% 30.10% soO 22.41% 8.96% 13.44% 30.56% 47.04% Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.
No trust in soO =/
Group B:
Top 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th --------------------------------------------------------------- Life 68.36% 37.98% 30.37% 18.72% 12.92% Rain 62.03% 31.84% 30.20% 22.63% 15.34% Solar 50.83% 22.49% 28.34% 29.73% 19.45% ParalyzE 18.78% 7.69% 11.09% 28.93% 52.29% Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.
Group C:
Top 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th ------------------------------------------------------------ Stork 62.72% 34.04% 28.67% 20.66% 16.62% Dark 55.77% 27.05% 28.72% 24.90% 19.33% Maru 53.12% 26.65% 26.47% 24.66% 22.22% TRUE 28.40% 12.26% 16.14% 29.77% 41.83% Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.
Group D:
Top 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th ----------------------------------------------------------------- INnoVation 78.23% 47.06% 31.17% 13.77% 8.00% Soulkey 59.72% 28.22% 31.50% 25.15% 15.14% Zest 44.95% 18.23% 26.71% 31.53% 23.52% Shine 17.10% 6.49% 10.61% 29.56% 53.34% Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.
Also, damn. Group with sOs, SoulKey and InNoVation with Zest could be incredible =/
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On May 25 2014 10:33 MoonyD wrote: I swear last time in GSL it was Parting, Soo and Classic in the same group. Once again?... Talk about just putting all the SKT1 dudes in 1 group for massive team-kill... Can't quite help but to feel it's somewhat rigged so team-kill takes place for SKT.
It is rigged so that at least 2 SKT players are on opposite ends of the brackets
lol j/k
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On May 24 2014 05:45 caznitch wrote:yes - on twitch. You gotta subscribe though (which I recommend as there were some awesome games today). I have the subscription, but the VODs are not organized in any useful way. Does someone have the direct link?
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