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WCS America - Ro32 concludes, Ro16 announced

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lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-14 04:15:48
August 14 2014 02:29 GMT
#1

Writer: XXTN
Graphics: Meru
Editor: lichter

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2014_WCS_Season_3_America/Premier


WCS AM S3 Ro32H Recap

The WCS AM Ro32 concluded last night with the favorites, (T)Bomber and (T)MajOr, advancing to the second round. Last season’s runner up Bomber finished in first place with little trouble while MajOr followed in second. The Taiwanese zerg Slam also showed some impressive games but fell just short in the final match. If he keeps working hard, there’s a good chance we’ll see him again in the next season of Premier League.

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Having lost to Sen just last weekend, Bomber redeemed himself by beating the Taiwanese zerg Slam. Feeling confident in his macro, Slam went for a Snute-esque SH style against a bio-heavy terran on Overgrowth. This led to an entertaining split-map game with Bomber constantly attacking in multiple locations and sniping hatcheries. While Slam hung on admirably, he never got past his half of the map and was eventually worn down by Bomber’s macro. After losing the macro game, Slam opted for an aggressive roach/hydra style in game two. He was able to gain a sizable economic edge by delaying Bomber’s third with early roaches and then sniping it later while the tanks were out of position. Slam then finished the game with a large roach/hydra attack. Tied 1-1, Slam went for a similar style on the third map, but Bomber was completely prepared this time. In anticipation of this scenario, Bomber pumped out a large bio force to deflect the roach aggression. With no anti-air for the zerg, Bomber was able to drop as he pleased, which kept the Taiwanese zerg at home. Clearly frustrated, Slam responded with a huge counter attack that turned into a base trade which (T)Bomber won decisively.


The night’s second series featured a surprisingly one-sided TvP between two of the best North American players. Playing overly passive in game one, puCK delayed his own third way too long and as a result, could not keep up in macro with MajOr. Just to be sure though, MajOr brought SCVs with his larger army and steamrolled the protoss. Moving on to King Sejong Station, puCK chose to play defensive again and allowed MajOr to dictate the tempo of the game. The Root terran slowly built an advantage by staying aggressive and delaying his opponent’s third. With the better production, (T)MajOr simply rallied his units across the map and slowly whittled down puCK’s army for the easy 2-0 victory.

Down in the lower bracket, puCK wound up facing Slam in a closely contested PvZ showdown. puCK’s early three stalker pressure did a good amount of damage to put Slam on the backfoot. This allowed him to follow up with a three-base blink stalker timing which forced Slam into counter-attacking. However, DT warp-ins back home were enough to force Slam to call “gg”. Game two on King Sejong Station turned into a passive, split-map game that came down to one final fight. puCK barely held the ultra/queen/infestor/viper attack but was powerless against the zerg re-max. The final game started out well for puCK, who was able to repeatedly cancel Slam’s fourth base. However, he overextended once and lost his army to an excellent zerg surround. A few minutes later, Slam took the offensive and won a decisive fight with ultralisks, fungals and blinding clouds. Overall, (Z)Slam showcased some phenomenal late game ZvP and expert spell casting.

Just as many predicted, the winner’s match featured a TvT between Bomber and MajOr. The best game of the night came on King Sejong Station, where we were treated to an intense, back and forth chess match. In control for most of the game, the Redbull terran was far more aggressive, took better trades, and slowly gained the lead. However, MajOr was able to claw his way back in with good defending and hellion harassment. MajOr’s one real chance at a comeback came in the form of a base trade, but he just couldn’t break into Bomber’s production. MajOr dragged the game on a bit longer, but was eventually forced to “gg” when he lost his last mining base. In the early moments of Overgrowth, MajOr attempted to put the choke hold on Bomber by sieging his natural from the third base location. However, Bomber read the move and intercepted MajOr’s army before it got into position. As the Mexican terran was retreating, Bomber caught him mid-map and took a good fight. From there, Bomber loaded up for a doom drop in MajOr’s main that did enough damage to push (T)Bomber through in first place. While MajOr has shown some impressive TvT recently, he just couldn’t overcome last season’s runner-up.

Thus, the match to decide the final seed in the Ro16 came down to a TvZ between MajOr and Slam. Aggressive from the start, MajOr used hellion/banshee pressure to inflict a good amount of damage. Moreover, he retained most of his hellions, which he would later transform into hellbats in a follow-up attack. Slam tried going for fast mutalisks but paid the price when hellbats and banshees tore through his defenseless natural. Eager to advance, MajOr opened game two with a double proxy-rax on Overgrowth. Even though Slam went for pool before hatch, he still failed to stop the bunkers from finishing. He eventually broke through but at a heavy price. Though he lost his bunkers, (T)MajOr reached a critical number of marines and soon found himself through to the next round.

Overall, today was a good way to end the WCS AM Ro32, as we got to see some fantastic macro games. While Slam failed to advance from this group, he looked really solid against puCK and nearly took out Bomber. Meanwhile, MajOr should learn from his TvT match because he will need all the help he can get for his upcoming Ro16 group. Finally, Bomber continues to impress and can potentially go far should he maintain his current form. With that, WCS America heads into a hiatus for now and will pick back up with the Ro16 on Thursday, September 4th.

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WCS America Premier League Ro16 Players (16/16)
(P)Jim, (P)Pigbaby, (P)HuK, (P)HerO
(Z)HyuN, (Z)Jaedong, (Z)Check, (Z)viOLet, (Z)Scarlett
(T)Neeb, (T)iaguz, (T)Polt, (T)Heart, (T)TaeJa, (T)Bomber, (T)MajOr

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AdministratorYOU MUST HEED MY INSTRUCTIONS TAKE OFF YOUR THIIIINGS
r691175002
Profile Joined October 2012
249 Posts
August 14 2014 02:29 GMT
#2
Taeja
LockeTazeline
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
2390 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-14 02:31:32
August 14 2014 02:30 GMT
#3
Wow that was fast

Dang, Group B....
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-14 02:32:54
August 14 2014 02:30 GMT
#4
Group B!!! :D

And TvTvTvT!!

Sick Ro16.

On August 14 2014 11:29 vult wrote:
Calling:

A: (Z)viOLet, (Z)Scarlett
B: (T)TaeJa, (Z)HyuN
C: (T)Bomber, (P)Jim
D: (T)Polt, (T)MajOr

I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
August 14 2014 02:31 GMT
#5
That group B is bonkers

I could see Polt failing in his group as well, with MajOr topping it
AdministratorYOU MUST HEED MY INSTRUCTIONS TAKE OFF YOUR THIIIINGS
invisigoat
Profile Joined March 2013
184 Posts
August 14 2014 02:31 GMT
#6
Holy damn group B..........it is probably better than most GSL round of 16 groups are


As for Scarlett, i don't see her losing in this group at all. Scarlett Fighting!
JabuSeika
Profile Joined February 2014
United States607 Posts
August 14 2014 02:32 GMT
#7
Nathanias had a hand in that Group D didn't he.
stefan16
Profile Joined June 2014
103 Posts
August 14 2014 02:32 GMT
#8
Bomber (and maybe Polt) got it easy. Everyone in group B will have to fight for their life
kaykoose
Profile Joined February 2014
United States2302 Posts
August 14 2014 02:33 GMT
#9
Scarlett, Violet
Taeja, Hyun
Bomber, Huk
Polt, Major
albis
Profile Joined January 2010
United States652 Posts
August 14 2014 02:33 GMT
#10
High hopes for scarlett and even huk. Group B though....jaedong fighting! nightmare group
every punch is thrown with bad intentions with the speed of a devil
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
August 14 2014 02:33 GMT
#11
Don't forget the group of death poll!
Poll: Group of Death?

Group B: HyuN, Jaedong, TaeJa, Pigbaby (345)
 
92%

Group A: viOLet, Scarlett, Iaguz, HerO (13)
 
3%

Group C: Check, Jim, Bomber, HuK (8)
 
2%

Group D: Polt, Neeb, Heart, MajOr (5)
 
1%

All of the groups are equally difficult. (4)
 
1%

375 total votes

Your vote: Group of Death?

(Vote): Group A: viOLet, Scarlett, Iaguz, HerO
(Vote): Group B: HyuN, Jaedong, TaeJa, Pigbaby
(Vote): Group C: Check, Jim, Bomber, HuK
(Vote): Group D: Polt, Neeb, Heart, MajOr
(Vote): All of the groups are equally difficult.

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D-light
Profile Joined April 2012
Finland7364 Posts
August 14 2014 02:33 GMT
#12
Predictions:

A: r(Z)viOLet (P)HerO
B: (T)TaeJa (Z)HyuN
C: (P)Jim (T)Bomber
D: (T)Heart (T)Bomber
why even
AxiomBlurr
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
786 Posts
August 14 2014 02:34 GMT
#13
HOly Snap dragons of SC2!~~~

Scarlett, Hero
Taeja, Pigbaby (you heard it here first!)
Bomber, Jim,
Polt, Major
invisigoat
Profile Joined March 2013
184 Posts
August 14 2014 02:35 GMT
#14
A: Scarlett, viOLet
B: JD, TaeJa (or whoever, i have no idea)
C: Bomber, Jim
D: MajOr, Polt
asongdotnet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
United States1060 Posts
August 14 2014 02:39 GMT
#15
I think both season 1 and 2 winners will be knocked out
Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
August 14 2014 02:43 GMT
#16
Holy shit that group B. Also thje four terran group?! What an insane ro16. I like HerO's draw, despite his PvZ struggles and the fact that Scarlett has had his number a few times. I also think Bomber did alright for himself. Check is great but I like Bomber's TvZ atm. Group B just shows that no matter how hard your group is, it could be worse
Hwang Kang Hooooooooooo. Follow mah boy Shellshock @Shellshock1122
xobybr
Profile Joined August 2014
United States2 Posts
August 14 2014 02:44 GMT
#17
when does Ro16 start? i cant find a schedule or anything anywhere
Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
August 14 2014 02:44 GMT
#18
LOL Taeja's reaction to his group



Hwang Kang Hooooooooooo. Follow mah boy Shellshock @Shellshock1122
Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
August 14 2014 02:46 GMT
#19
Poll: Group A - Head

Scarlett and Violet (55)
 
44%

Scarlett and HerO (40)
 
32%

Violet and HerO (18)
 
15%

Scarlett and Iaguz (7)
 
6%

Violet and Iaguz (2)
 
2%

HerO and Iaguz (2)
 
2%

124 total votes

Your vote: Group A - Head

(Vote): Scarlett and Violet
(Vote): Scarlett and HerO
(Vote): Scarlett and Iaguz
(Vote): Violet and HerO
(Vote): Violet and Iaguz
(Vote): HerO and Iaguz


Poll: Group A - Heart

Scarlett and HerO (45)
 
37%

Scarlett and Iaguz (35)
 
29%

Scarlett and Violet (22)
 
18%

Violet and HerO (14)
 
11%

HerO and Iaguz (4)
 
3%

Violet and Iaguz (2)
 
2%

122 total votes

Your vote: Group A - Heart

(Vote): Scarlett and Violet
(Vote): Scarlett and HerO
(Vote): Scarlett and Iaguz
(Vote): Violet and HerO
(Vote): Violet and Iaguz
(Vote): HerO and Iaguz


Poll: Group B - Head

Hyun and Taeja (36)
 
29%

Taeja and Pigbaby (35)
 
28%

Jaedong and Taeja (30)
 
24%

Hyun and Pigbaby (13)
 
10%

Hyun and Jaedong (7)
 
6%

Jaedong and Pigbaby (3)
 
2%

124 total votes

Your vote: Group B - Head

(Vote): Hyun and Jaedong
(Vote): Hyun and Taeja
(Vote): Hyun and Pigbaby
(Vote): Jaedong and Taeja
(Vote): Jaedong and Pigbaby
(Vote): Taeja and Pigbaby


Poll: Group B - Heart

Jaedong and Taeja (68)
 
54%

Jaedong and Pigbaby (15)
 
12%

Hyun and Jaedong (13)
 
10%

Taeja and Pigbaby (12)
 
10%

Hyun and Taeja (11)
 
9%

Hyun and Pigbaby (6)
 
5%

125 total votes

Your vote: Group B - Heart

(Vote): Hyun and Jaedong
(Vote): Hyun and Taeja
(Vote): Hyun and Pigbaby
(Vote): Jaedong and Taeja
(Vote): Jaedong and Pigbaby
(Vote): Taeja and Pigbaby


Poll: Group C - Head

Jim and Bomber (59)
 
54%

Check and Bomber (33)
 
30%

Bomber and Huk (14)
 
13%

Check and Jim (2)
 
2%

Check and Huk (2)
 
2%

Jim and Huk (0)
 
0%

110 total votes

Your vote: Group C - Head

(Vote): Check and Bomber
(Vote): Check and Jim
(Vote): Check and Huk
(Vote): Jim and Bomber
(Vote): Jim and Huk
(Vote): Bomber and Huk


Poll: Group C - Heart

Bomber and Huk (36)
 
37%

Jim and Bomber (30)
 
31%

Jim and Huk (17)
 
17%

Check and Bomber (10)
 
10%

Check and Huk (4)
 
4%

Check and Jim (1)
 
1%

98 total votes

Your vote: Group C - Heart

(Vote): Check and Bomber
(Vote): Check and Jim
(Vote): Check and Huk
(Vote): Jim and Bomber
(Vote): Jim and Huk
(Vote): Bomber and Huk


Poll: Group D - Head

Polt and Heart (49)
 
47%

Polt and Major (39)
 
38%

Heart and Major (12)
 
12%

Major and Neeb (2)
 
2%

Polt and Neeb (1)
 
1%

Heart and Neeb (1)
 
1%

104 total votes

Your vote: Group D - Head

(Vote): Polt and Heart
(Vote): Polt and Major
(Vote): Polt and Neeb
(Vote): Heart and Major
(Vote): Heart and Neeb
(Vote): Major and Neeb


Poll: Group D - Heart

Polt and Major (46)
 
42%

Polt and Heart (28)
 
25%

Polt and Neeb (14)
 
13%

Major and Neeb (12)
 
11%

Heart and Major (7)
 
6%

Heart and Neeb (3)
 
3%

110 total votes

Your vote: Group D - Heart

(Vote): Polt and Heart
(Vote): Polt and Major
(Vote): Polt and Neeb
(Vote): Heart and Major
(Vote): Heart and Neeb
(Vote): Major and Neeb


The world is better when every background has a chance.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17683 Posts
August 14 2014 02:46 GMT
#20
what is the ordering? is it violet vs scarlett or violet vs hero?
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