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WCS AM Ro32 concluded as  iG.XiGua and  Arthur bested Suppy and Sen to make it to the Round of 16. It was a relatively easy day for XiGua, who beat a seemingly disinterested Sen and held Arthur's predictable all-ins to advance in first place. His use of burrowed roaches was one of the few highlights of the evening, along with an out-of-character macro game from second place finisher Arthur. While the Korean Protoss' penchant for all-ins proved enough on the day, he will have to show that he's more than just a two trick pony if he's to make it to the knockout stages of WCS AM.
The most disappointing player of the evening was Sen, whose struggles in WCS AM continued. He showed none of the form that has already earned him gold at ECL and two silvers in TeSL as he was ousted with a single win to his name. Meanwhile, Suppy's inability to stop Arthur's all-ins ensured that MajOr would be the only North American in the Round of 16.
The next round of groups for WCS AM were drawn, and they will be played offline at the ESL Los Angeles studios from the June 24 to July 2.
Ro16 Groups
Group A: Pigbaby,  Heart, XiGua, Oz
Group B: HyuN, Revival, Alicia, NesTea
Group C: Bomber, TooDming, Polt, Check
Group D: viOLet, MajOr, TaeJa, Arthur
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13 koreans (max possible) 2 chinese and 1 crazy mexican advance ?
really watching EU is way more fun as us has simply NO upsets expect the fail of jd which isnt that big (vs other koreans)
sad not a single korean had not qualified if he not lost to another korean 
sry to say it this way but na is boring as hell EXPECT the crazy mexican guy which i think will create the maximum of viewers, which made it so huge when he posted "perhaps can go etc" because that would mean 3 chinese 13 koreans
all i can say to huk and scarett is DAMN TRAIN MORE  for the rest of na i sadly dont see any chances in the future
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Wow. Even with the groups redrawn, HyuN, Revival, and Alicia end up together, and in group B again. Only Oz escapes the group of death, leaving NesTea to his fate.
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Too many koreans
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United States97276 Posts
Aw man I feel like Heart had a way better draw before. Good luck to him
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I'm confused.. How can they re-draw groups? And from the tweet it said 'groups were too random' meaning that they picked certain groups? Thought it was supposed to be random @_@
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Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On June 05 2014 15:03 Drake wrote:13 koreans (max possible) 2 chinese and 1 crazy mexican advance ? really watching EU is way more fun as us has simply NO upsets expect the fail of jd which isnt that big (vs other koreans) sad not a single korean had not qualified if he not lost to another korean sry to say it this way but na is boring as hell EXPECT the crazy mexican guy which i think will create the maximum of viewers, which made it so huge when he posted "perhaps can go etc" because that would mean 3 chinese 13 koreans all i can say to huk and scarett is DAMN TRAIN MORE for the rest of na i sadly dont see any chances in the future
Hero died to Huk. Jaedong lost to Has and Jim, so he lost to the Chinese not the Koreans.
Here is a picture so you can remember Has' glory:
![[image loading]](https://scvrush.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/featured_image/HasvsJaedong.png)
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On June 05 2014 15:03 Drake wrote:13 koreans (max possible) 2 chinese and 1 crazy mexican advance ? really watching EU is way more fun as us has simply NO upsets expect the fail of jd which isnt that big (vs other koreans) sad not a single korean had not qualified if he not lost to another korean sry to say it this way but na is boring as hell EXPECT the crazy mexican guy which i think will create the maximum of viewers, which made it so huge when he posted "perhaps can go etc" because that would mean 3 chinese 13 koreans all i can say to huk and scarett is DAMN TRAIN MORE for the rest of na i sadly dont see any chances in the future
I believe you mean 'except' there, twice :D
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...and then there was one.
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
Maybe he means we should have expected Jaedong to fail, and expect the "crazy mexican guy" to get viewers
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it can't be that one, since they can't play against someone they faces on Ro16 (Major and Polt are on the same group). It's more likely to be the on on this thread, although there's no info on the WCS website.
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I'm looking forward to Group B. Ro4 S1 all over.
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On June 05 2014 16:15 josepvv wrote:it can't be that one, since they can't play against someone they faces on Ro16 (Major and Polt are on the same group). It's more likely to be the on on this thread, although there's no info on the WCS website.
Those groups that had Major and Polt in the same group were the ones that were shown live on the WCS broadcast immediately after the group today.
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I REALLY hope they are the ones here in the thread and NOT the wiki ones.
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Group D looks hella sexy.
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"Tood" of toodming means potato in chinese
"xigua" means watermelon in chinese
so the chinese players sound healthy
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The possibility of a TvT in a WCS Ro16...who would have thought?
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A very nice Ro16 for this WCS America, will definitely be watching
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I like the redraw for our lone American. Arthur's bullshit won't beat him and Polt is much tougher to deal with than Violet
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Well done Xigua!
TodDming……R.I.P
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On June 05 2014 18:18 kaykoose wrote:
I like the redraw for our lone American. Arthur's bullshit won't beat him and Polt is much tougher to deal with than Violet
Considering how he was a douche recently, I really wish Major lose 0 4.
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On June 05 2014 18:56 Faust852 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2014 18:18 kaykoose wrote:
I like the redraw for our lone American. Arthur's bullshit won't beat him and Polt is much tougher to deal with than Violet Considering how he was a douche recently, I really wish Major lose 0 4.
Ok
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Does this also mean we re definitely going to see at least 13 Koreans in next seasons ro32?
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By far the weakest of fall WCS Groups this season...
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On June 05 2014 20:03 Bishopine wrote:
By far the weakest of fall WCS Groups this season...
No
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On June 05 2014 15:39 stuchiu wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2014 15:03 Drake wrote:13 koreans (max possible) 2 chinese and 1 crazy mexican advance ? really watching EU is way more fun as us has simply NO upsets expect the fail of jd which isnt that big (vs other koreans) sad not a single korean had not qualified if he not lost to another korean sry to say it this way but na is boring as hell EXPECT the crazy mexican guy which i think will create the maximum of viewers, which made it so huge when he posted "perhaps can go etc" because that would mean 3 chinese 13 koreans all i can say to huk and scarett is DAMN TRAIN MORE for the rest of na i sadly dont see any chances in the future Hero died to Huk. Jaedong lost to Has and Jim, so he lost to the Chinese not the Koreans. Here is a picture so you can remember Has' glory:
Are you kidding me ? He did it... AGAIN ?
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Kind of sad to see NA WCS be so dominated by korean/chinese players but it cant be helped, i suppose.
Is it even remotely possible to recover the league for its intended region without unfair intervention on blizzards part? At any point in the future?
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it was never intended to be regional. once again they're just qualifiers. the quicker you get that through your head the better off you'll be.
at the end of the day it changes nothing because the viewership would be the same no matter what in this instance. That's the truth.
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RIP Toodming.
Both Major and Xigua has a very good chance of making it to Ro8.
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On June 05 2014 17:48 FuRong wrote:
The possibility of a TvT in a WCS Ro16...who would have thought?
More Terrans than Protoss in the Ro16. Not that surprising we have TvTs
Nearly half of the players are zergs.
Though I must say that Taeja X Polt will (probably) be awesome.
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Wait these are not the groups that were drawn last night? Were they redrawn?
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On June 05 2014 22:11 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
Wait these are not the groups that were drawn last night? Were they redrawn?
Yeah, news to me. I saw the groups at the end and I started to doubt my sanity on if those were what I saw last night or not...
I think it is a disappointing redraw for Xigua who I thought had a great chance of getting out of his group with how his ZvZ has looked lately. Now, he gets 2 protoss instead which has looked a bit shaky.
Easy group for Polt and Bomber though
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Damn the redraw screwed TooDming pretty hard. Also Arthur is in prime position to bring his unique style to the ro8 again this season. Other than that groups seem pretty fun
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So now that the groups have change I should adjust my predictions accordingly:
A: Oz, Heart
B: HyuN, Revival
C: Polt, Bomber
D: Taeja, Major
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wait so they did an offline redraw after the live reveal yesterday on stream?
thats professional
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Poor NesTea.
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condolence goodluck toodming~
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Definitely watching. Polt + TSL Zergs and other interesting matchups/players.
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I will be watching group D for sure. Gotta love me some Taeja.
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'Murica! F**k.... wait? Oh there is Major! YEA! Finally someone to support :>.
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On June 10 2014 19:58 SinO[Ob] wrote:
'Murica! F**k.... wait? Oh there is Major! YEA! Finally someone to support :>.
I really don't get you
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On June 10 2014 19:58 SinO[Ob] wrote:
'Murica! F**k.... wait? Oh there is Major! YEA! Finally someone to support :>.
There's loads of Koreans out there who have shown better English and more personality than Major, so I don't know why people are so hung up about it.
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Why did they redraw the group?
What was it before?
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United States23455 Posts
On June 13 2014 12:07 TimKim0713 wrote:
Why did they redraw the group?
What was it before?
I dunno exactly what it was before but I do know they redrew because they ended up having players against people they had already faced in the Ro32 on accident.
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On June 06 2014 06:39 User15937 wrote:Poor NesTea.
He actually has a decent group.
He'd be fucked if it were too many terrans
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13 Koreans? Yeah, no, not watching. If I wanted to watch Koreans, I'd watch the good ones in GSL.
The region lock has failed. Long live the region lock.
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On June 18 2014 22:05 SirVandeKamp wrote:
13 Koreans? Yeah, no, not watching. If I wanted to watch Koreans, I'd watch the good ones in GSL.
The region lock has failed. Long live the region lock.
Because we know the scene is really wanting a WCS America ! Look at Shoutcraft america... Also Ro16 of grand final would be like walkovers for the "good koreans".
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