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Once again the Koreans proved superior as  yfw.San and mYi.StarDust dominated Group D to advance to the Round of 8 of WCS Europe.
San actually opened up the group by dropping his first match on King Sejong Station against Nerchio, mostly due to missing Nerchio's proxy-spire even though his oracle had spotted the surrounding creep. However, San managed to recover and beat Nerchio 2-1 to get to the winner's match. There he looked solid with a 2-0 victory over StarDust securing himself first place in the group and a spot in the quarter finals.
StarDust may have lost to San, but he did not drop a map against the rest of the group as he defeated LiveZerg twice by 2-0 scores to advance in second place. StarDust simply looked one step ahead of his Zerg opponent at all times, even building three stargates to counter a spire he had not even scouted yet in game 2 of their first set on Alterzim. Both advancing players will no doubt be practicing their PvP as San has drawn MC and StarDust has drawn First in the Ro8.
Unfortunately for our foreign hopes,  Acer.Nerchio failed to leave much of an impression on the group as he fell out in last place. He managed to beat San in their opening match with clever mutalisk play, but it was all downhill from there as he would lose the next two games to San and get 2-1'd by LiveZerg to fall out of the tournament. LiveZerg managed to earn himself a rematch with StarDust after beating Nerchio in the loser's match, but fared no better the second time around and lost 0-2. Both players are eliminated, but they have secured themselves Premier League spots in WCS Season 3.
We're now all set for WCS EU's knockout stages, where an all EU Final still looks like a possibility with VortiX and Welmu on opposite sides of the bracket. Last season's champion MC will continue his title defense when WCS EU Finals weekend begins on Saturday, Jul 05 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00).
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I understand losing to Koreans but to livezerg? Wtf nerchio?
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nerchio (again) went full patchzerg 
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no dates for the matches yet?
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your Country52798 Posts
On June 13 2014 10:20 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
no dates for the matches yet?
Last season's champion MC will continue his title defense when WCS EU Finals weekend begins on Saturday, Jul 05 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00).
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On June 13 2014 10:22 The_Templar wrote:Show nested quote +Last season's champion MC will continue his title defense when WCS EU Finals weekend begins on Saturday, Jul 05 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00).
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
The dates are tentative. The WCS Schedule from Blizzard is busted, but they have it on the weekend right before TeSL playoffs, so I assume it's July 5/6
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United States97276 Posts
San 3-0 MC
Vortix 3-1 Golden
Welmu 3-1 ForGG
First 3-1 StarDust
San 3-0 Vortix
First 3-2 Welmu
San 4-2 First
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United States23455 Posts
I've got San beating ForGG in the final. Probably 4-2
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San 3-1 MC
Golden 3-2 Vortix
Welmu 3-2 ForGG
First 3-1 Stardust
San 3-1 Golden
First 3-0 Welmu
San 4-2 First
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If San win vs MC and Welmu win vs ForGG, then San win WCS
If MC win vs San then First will win WCS.
only 2 i can think of
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Hmmm I can actually see welmu going all the way to the finals.
The foreign hope lives!
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San looks like a clear favorite to me. Which means MC will probably beat him.
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ForGG will win this season
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Good brackets tbh. I actually think Welmu has a shot at getting to the finals if he gets pass ForGG.
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Why does it have to be the only weekend in 5 years when I have a marriage ? T_T
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On June 13 2014 11:29 Boucot wrote:
Why does it have to be the only weekend in 5 years when I have a marriage ? T_T
maybe your fiance can read the live report as her vows
that's a keeper right there
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On June 13 2014 11:35 lichter wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2014 11:29 Boucot wrote:
Why does it have to be the only weekend in 5 years when I have a marriage ? T_T maybe your fiance can read the live report as her vows that's a keeper right there
It's not my marriage, silly man, it's my uncle's !
Add to that the quarter finals of the World Cup, what a busy weekend that is.
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your Country52798 Posts
nvm didn't see above post ^
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You guys are Crazy MC will win this, Final will be Forgg x MC, I'm a Terran I wish ForGG win but it will be MC this time..., forget about his other results, he will win this " MC "
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Silly picture says winner of the finals moves on to the Ro8 lol
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On June 13 2014 10:30 Shellshock wrote:
San 3-0 MC
Vortix 3-1 Golden
Welmu 3-1 ForGG
First 3-1 StarDust
San 3-0 Vortix
First 3-2 Welmu
San 4-2 First
This man here has good predictions.
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Since San seems to be a heavy favorite, MC will probably beat him
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Someone should talk about how Korean protosses are dominant in Europe, which is different from America and Korea.
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United States23455 Posts
On June 13 2014 13:30 coverpunch wrote:
Someone should talk about how Korean protosses are dominant in Europe, which is different from America and Korea.
Very different from America at least.
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Russian Federation400 Posts
these brackets are stupidest thing I've seen in my life. those who met meet again plus its mirrors.
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On June 13 2014 10:30 Shellshock wrote:
San 3-0 MC
Vortix 3-1 Golden
Welmu 3-1 ForGG
First 3-1 StarDust
San 3-0 Vortix
First 3-2 Welmu
San 4-2 First
I love this....
"San will lose first round and ForGG will take the whole thing."
"ForGG will lose first round and San will take the whole thing."
I agree more with Shellshock on this one. Pretty solid predictions.
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On June 13 2014 13:39 RandomPlayer wrote:
these brackets are stupidest thing I've seen in my life. those who met meet again plus its mirrors.
How does one avoid mirrors in a random draw D:
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c'mon, one of the foreigners versus the last terran standing? who to cheer for? 
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First and San or First and MC finals, with First winning
If Taeja is doing well, First must rise to contest him ^^
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Vortix vs Welmu Finals incoming.
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This is actually quite good bracket for Welmu. First PvT vs ForGG and after that PvP. PvP is his best match up.
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I miss MMA This ro8 sure lacks him and his exciting playstyle. Anyway, I think this is ForGG's time to win it all - hopefully in an epic finals vs MC.
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that s a lot of protoss ? ha no , the game is balanced , so this is normal
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San 3-1 MC
Vortix 3-2 Golden
Welmu 3-0 ForGG
First 3-1 StarDust
San 3-0 Vortix
First 3-2 Welmu
First 4-1 San
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I can live with that. Though I promised I would organize a gift package for ForGG once he wins his first major tournament :D
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San 3-0 MC
Vortix 3-1 Golden
Welmu 3-2 ForGG
First 3-1 StarDust
San 3-1 Vortix
First 3-1 Welmu
First 4-2 San
So MC will probably win the whole thing 
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On June 13 2014 17:12 Otolia wrote:I can live with that. Though I promised I would organize a gift package for ForGG once he wins his first major tournament :D
This is a premier tournament, so you'll get out of it - perfect!
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On June 13 2014 10:09 Rikudou wrote:nerchio (again) went full patchzerg
You say that like its a bad thing... O,o
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I hope ForGG is able to beat Welmu. He has to train TvP like a madman. #Terranhope
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I agree with this quite much.
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ForGG will put Welmu and his BM to rest. PvP semi finals and Grand finals? OMG its patch tosses like WOL all over again.
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San or ForGG should win the whole thing but I wouldn't count out a foreigner making semis or finals.
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San 3 - 0 MC
VortiX 3 - 0 Golden
Welmu 2 - 3 ForGG
First 3 - 2 StarDust
VortiX 3 - 0 San
ForGG 2 - 3 First
VortiX 4 - 0 First
VortiX shows First who is the fuckin boss by slapping him with his mighty roach dick.
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Stardust - MC finals.
4:2 either way.
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On June 13 2014 22:12 nuogaiyen wrote:
ForGG will put Welmu and his BM to rest. PvP semi finals and Grand finals? OMG its patch tosses like WOL all over again.
whats this about Welmu and BM?
did he BM during the matches or something?
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On June 14 2014 03:28 mikumegurine wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2014 22:12 nuogaiyen wrote:
ForGG will put Welmu and his BM to rest. PvP semi finals and Grand finals? OMG its patch tosses like WOL all over again. whats this about Welmu and BM? did he BM during the matches or something?
Carmac wrote this:
I have never saw Welmu be BM.
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Seriously? Only two Zergs, and they play each other....
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On June 14 2014 06:38 Ramiz1989 wrote:
Seriously? Only two Zergs, and they play each other....
Well when you random draw 8 people things like that can happen. Could be worse, you could be rooting for Terran. At least you have a guaranteed Zerg in the Ro4 :D
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On June 14 2014 06:42 Darkhorse wrote:Show nested quote +On June 14 2014 06:38 Ramiz1989 wrote:
Seriously? Only two Zergs, and they play each other.... Well when you random draw 8 people things like that can happen. Could be worse, you could be rooting for Terran. At least you have a guaranteed Zerg in the Ro4 :D
You make it sound like it was totaly random. They had 2 balls in cup when they draw ro16 1st place finishers.
So what I am trying to say:
There are 3 opponents that player X could have gotten. But there were only 2 balls(names) in cup.
1 player from his ro16 group and +1 guy(player Y) are not in that draw. ESL decides who(player y) is not in that draw
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United States23455 Posts
On June 14 2014 06:57 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:Show nested quote +On June 14 2014 06:42 Darkhorse wrote:On June 14 2014 06:38 Ramiz1989 wrote:
Seriously? Only two Zergs, and they play each other.... Well when you random draw 8 people things like that can happen. Could be worse, you could be rooting for Terran. At least you have a guaranteed Zerg in the Ro4 :D You make it sound like it was totaly random. They had 2 balls in cup when they draw ro16 1st place finishers. So what I am trying to say: There are 3 opponents that player X could have gotten. But there were only 2 balls(names) in cup. 1 player from his ro16 group and +1 guy are not in that draw. ESL decides who is out
Ah I see so honestly Vortix had a 1 in 3 chance of getting Golden, but ESL pulled one out that wasn't Golden, so honestly it was a 50% chance that we got a ZvZ?
Sorry I didn't actually see the selection process. And wait the other elimination isn't random either is it? It's to avoid Ro4 rematches as well.
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The selection process goes as follows: First, all 4 2nd-place finishers are drawn for which spot they'll go in the bracket. Then, since each side of the bracket is supposed to have 1 player from each group, they put in the two first-place finishers from the groups that the 2 second-place finishers didn't play in - since MC and Golden came from groups B and C, they draw from the winners of Groups A and D, Vortix and San. Then, the remaining winners get drawn for the remaining 2 places in the bracket, and the bracket is set.
EDIT: For a little extra clarity, since all of the 2nd-places get drawn first, Vortix knew before the 1st-place finishers were even drawn that he wouldn't face Stardust, because Stardust wound up getting drawn onto the same side of the bracket as ForGG.
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On June 13 2014 11:06 negativedge wrote:
San looks like a clear favorite to me. Which means MC will probably beat him.
So true man, MC is the Necromancy Protoss.
His specialty is under performing a few games so people think he's "done" and then flooring some player everyone thought was much stronger than him.
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I suck at Predictions!
Here's my bet though:
(P)San 3-1 (P)MC
(Z)VortiX 2-3 (Z)Golden
(P)Welmu 3-1 (T)ForGG
(P)First 3-0 (P)StarDust
(P)San 3-0 (Z)Golden
(P)Welmu 2-3 (P)First
(P)San 2-4 (P)First
I know Vortix is a really good and strong player, and the hope of Europe if anything, but it's a ZvZ matchup.. :/
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first vs stardust foreclosed final-.-
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Welmu vs Vortix finals. One can only hope ...
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WCS Europe is looking a lot like WCS American these days, full of Koreans. If I wanted to see Koreans play, I'd watch the GSL and Proleague.
I wish someone at Blizzard had taken an economics class, become monopolies aren't good.
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On June 14 2014 06:38 Ramiz1989 wrote:
Seriously? Only two Zergs, and they play each other....
There was only one Korean Zerg in WCS Premier, it's a miracle we got more than 1 in the RO8.
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MC 3-1 San
VortiX 3-2 Golden
Welmu 3-1 ForGG
StarDust 3-2 First
MC 3-0 VortiX
StarDust 3-2 Welmu
MC 4-2 StarDust
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I'm rooting for MC but San is super strong
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I predict Welmu to 4-3 San in the finals. Onwards to Global Finals!
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