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 NrS.Welmu achieved the round of 8 for the second consecutive time and last season's champion MC finished in second place for a double Protoss advancement in Group B.
Welmu overcame the health issues that kept him out of HSC IX and managed to secure first place by defeating YoDa and MC to advance without dropping a map. It was an incredibly impressive performance from the Finnish Protoss, as he becomes the second foreigner to make the Ro8 thus far. His performance here proves that he should be considered one of the best European players alongside fellow quarterfinalist Vortix.
Meanwhile, MC overcame the upset loss to Welmu and advanced in second place. The boss toss looked solid in his wins over both ToD and YoDa, although a loss to a foreigner even in the group stages does not bode particularly well for a second consecutive championship run. Either way MC continues to be incredibly consistent in the region, as he has not missed the bracket stage of WCS EU since Season 1 of 2013.
Unfortunately where there are winners there must also be losers. XMG.ToD brought up the rear in the group after losing to MC in his opening match 0-2. In the loser's match against YoDa he managed to win an entertaining base race in game 2 on Frost, but he was unable to finish out the series and fell 1-2, meaning that he was eliminated from WCS this season. Although  YoDa managed to defeat ToD, he looked less impressive against the other two Protoss in the group and was unable to pick up a map against either Welmu or MC.
Next game day -
Group C:  Golden, Grubby, MaNa, First
Players Qualified for the Ro8:
VortiX
ForGG
Welmu, MC
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Welmu~!!! m Great play and hope he can stay healthy!!!
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On June 11 2014 07:26 SatedSC2 wrote:
The prediction is real!
Oh man the "one guy that only allins" really made me laugh :D but i think to call tod only "a caster" is a big underestimation but w/e guess he won^^
And calling yoda "random korean"... dunno man he was pretty consistens some time ago. Comes off of a high horse - i don't really like him.
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Haha this is so badass after his results 
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On June 11 2014 07:50 forsakeNXE wrote:Oh man the "one guy that only allins" really made me laugh :D but i think to call tod only "a caster" is a big underestimation but w/e guess he won^^ And calling yoda "random korean"... dunno man he was pretty consistens some time ago. Comes off of a high horse - i don't really like him.
I dont think he wants your approval. He backed up his shit talk with a 4-0. Confidence is good.
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On June 11 2014 07:50 forsakeNXE wrote:Oh man the "one guy that only allins" really made me laugh :D but i think to call tod only "a caster" is a big underestimation but w/e guess he won^^ And calling yoda "random korean"... dunno man he was pretty consistens some time ago. Comes off of a high horse - i don't really like him.
In all honestly, Yoda is not that well know.
Especially comparing him to Teaja, Jeadong, Bomber, Parting, Polt, MMA, MKP, Flash, MVP. And a slew of extremely well know and recognized Koreans.
Happy Welmu was able to back up his words. He played great.
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One Korean and One foreign made it out again. Keep it up EU!
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lol, pretty awesome smack talk backed up with a 4-0, not bad, not bad. However, he really needs to make it passed the RO4. Then people will really be raising their eyebrows.
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Welmu thinks he's more known than Yoda?
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Pretty pleased to see MC make it through. Sometimes he tends not to back up after good performances.
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As MC likes to say.. Easy peasy? :D:D
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Tbh, you don't really see many people trashtalk and back it up.
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On June 11 2014 08:47 DaftFunk wrote:
Welmu thinks he's more known than Yoda?
Yoda: Famous because MVP said he was the best Terran. I think Welmu is much better known than Yoda for foreignors. I mostly only follow the Korean scene (it suits my timezone), so I know more about Yoda than about Welmu, but I would expect the opposite to be true for most here.
Also, nice work with the winning, but that sort of smack talk can apply a lot of pressure. Hopefully he thrives under it.
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On June 11 2014 08:47 DaftFunk wrote:
Welmu thinks he's more known than Yoda?
He has a few reasons for having this belief. The primary one would be that he's more known than Yoda.
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isn't the pro scene known for having players playfully troll each other and joke around on twitter? i was assuming it was just trash talking for fun, not serious insults...
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the trashtalk is for confidence, obviously. welmu looking in really good form
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Welmu is immediately becoming one of my favorite players. Not enough pros, both foreign and Korean, "trash talk" or show personality.
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Awesome trashtalk... gotta love that much confidence coming a foreigner these days!
Can we talk about how ridiculous it is that ToD is both a high-tier player AND a high-tier caster?
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