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KeSPA Cup Preview - Make a Bracket and Defense It - Page 6

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chuminh
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia36 Posts
September 10 2014 06:08 GMT
#101
I pick Classic, San, Zest, sOs, StarDust, Super, herO and Rain, and we will have a early Kespa Champion. its Protoss. hahaha
metzninja
Profile Joined November 2010
New Zealand626 Posts
September 10 2014 06:43 GMT
#102
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Will soO still be a kong if he wins this event? He will in my heart, at least.
prabhbhambra13
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom424 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-10 06:48:16
September 10 2014 06:48 GMT
#103
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SECO SECO SECO
opisska
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Poland8852 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-10 07:09:40
September 10 2014 07:08 GMT
#104
How come that there are so many brackets, but nobody posted the all-green version so far? It would be so incredibkly hillarious if this cup were PvP only from Ro8 on!

edit: can you even imagine a Tier 1 event with 0 viewers after Ro16?
"Jeez, that's far from ideal." - Serral, the king of mild trashtalk
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alexander670
Profile Joined February 2014
Australia14 Posts
September 10 2014 07:13 GMT
#105
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Was fun doing this.

I think soO will finally break the second place curse in a great finals against Zest!
IeZaeL
Profile Joined July 2012
Italy991 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-10 07:30:42
September 10 2014 07:30 GMT
#106
I believe !

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Author of Coda and Eastwatch.
Evil_Sheep
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada902 Posts
September 10 2014 08:01 GMT
#107
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Round 1: I expect the Kespa players to largely dominate everyone else.
Round 2: This is where the real meat and potatoes begins. All four potential matchups look very close:
  • Classic-Byul look the weak link in the bracket, both players were red-hot until recently but have dropped off quite steeply. Considering how bad Classic looked in PvZ in code S (despite winning GSL in a PvZ!) I think Byul has the edge.
  • sOs is another player that's been incredible especially in PvP until a recent drop in form. I think his PvP is better than Zest but Zest looks like he's in better form. Almost a coin-flip.
  • The Flash train looked unstoppable in August until he hit the same ro16 brick wall in GSL. soO just looked straight up superior to him in the matchup, and he is the best zerg in the world at the moment by a distance.
  • herO-Rain: Both players are godly in PvP but Rain just doesn't seem to make mistakes anymore. Still almost a coinflip.

Semis:
Byul-Zest: Zest has been on an upswing while Byul's in a bit of slump, Zest should be favoured.
soO-Rain: the awkward potential team-kill, anything could happen. soO and Rain have never played a televised match in HotS, but given soO's unfortunate record of beating everyone except protoss champions, and Rain's recent form, I'd favour Rain slightly.

Finals: Zest-Rain: Could the PvProleague Cup final be anything but a PvP? And could it be anyone other than Zest and Rain (yes, easily ) Both players are leaders on the two best teams in Kespa, which is the best (and now only) league in Korea, which is the best country in the world. The last time they met was to decide the Proleague championship, and Rain looked comfortably superior. Zest's understanding of the matchup seems less than perfect lately.

Both players are members of a very elite few who are multiple winners of not just championships but the hardest kind of all, Korean championships. Zest won the last GSL cup (the GSL Global Championship) but Rain won the one before that (the Hot6ix Cup.) Zest won a GSL but Rain won the first SC2 OSL. Seeing them again in the finals would seem to be the slightly likelier outcome.
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
September 10 2014 08:35 GMT
#108
On September 10 2014 01:53 Jornada wrote:
Flash underrated hardcore in these brackets.

Still say he wins this and Makes Blizzcon even if he is 16th seed

Destruction #1 bracket.
Megapenthes
Profile Joined October 2012
United Kingdom202 Posts
September 10 2014 11:14 GMT
#109
who is sorry and why is he here?
Polt, Jangbi, Hyun
TheDwf
Profile Joined November 2011
France19747 Posts
September 10 2014 11:14 GMT
#110
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(Z)Rogue > (P)Classic
(Z)ByuL > (P)San
(P)Zest > (P)Pigbaby
(T)Reality > (P)sOs
(T)Flash > (P)StarDust
(Z)soO > (P)Super
(T)Sorry > (P)HerO
(P)Rain > (T)Bomber

(Z)ByuL > (Z)Rogue
(P)Zest > (T)Reality
(T)Flash > (Z)soO
(P)Rain > (T)Sorry

(P)Zest > (Z)ByuL
(T)Flash > (P)Rain

(T)Flash > (P)Zest
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
September 10 2014 11:31 GMT
#111
On September 10 2014 20:14 TheDwf wrote:
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(Z)Rogue > (P)Classic
(Z)ByuL > (P)San
(P)Zest > (P)Pigbaby
(T)Reality > (P)sOs
(T)Flash > (P)StarDust
(Z)soO > (P)Super
(T)Sorry > (P)HerO
(P)Rain > (T)Bomber

(Z)ByuL > (Z)Rogue
(P)Zest > (T)Reality
(T)Flash > (Z)soO
(P)Rain > (T)Sorry

(P)Zest > (Z)ByuL
(T)Flash > (P)Rain

(T)Flash > (P)Zest

High five, everything same except Reality :D
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
September 10 2014 11:32 GMT
#112
On September 10 2014 13:53 stevethemacguy wrote:
I'm confused. I thought the first day of the KeSPA Cup was today, but I don't see it on the calendar.

It's the timezone that's messing you up, PDT the event is the 10th, but it's the 11th in Korea.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
fealx
Profile Joined September 2014
Germany376 Posts
September 10 2014 12:52 GMT
#113
wonder why every1 underestimates stardust. he is going to crush flash.
ultra0806
Profile Joined July 2011
Korea (South)9 Posts
September 10 2014 12:54 GMT
#114
Final winner Bomber..!!!
ST-Bomber Win..!!
The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-10 13:03:21
September 10 2014 13:02 GMT
#115
On September 10 2014 20:31 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
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On September 10 2014 20:14 TheDwf wrote:
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(Z)Rogue > (P)Classic
(Z)ByuL > (P)San
(P)Zest > (P)Pigbaby
(T)Reality > (P)sOs
(T)Flash > (P)StarDust
(Z)soO > (P)Super
(T)Sorry > (P)HerO
(P)Rain > (T)Bomber

(Z)ByuL > (Z)Rogue
(P)Zest > (T)Reality
(T)Flash > (Z)soO
(P)Rain > (T)Sorry

(P)Zest > (Z)ByuL
(T)Flash > (P)Rain

(T)Flash > (P)Zest

High five, everything same except Reality :D

I have pretty much the same as you too, in my bracket the handsome player wins in the final though


On September 10 2014 02:37 The_Red_Viper wrote:
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After the Flash hype and the anti hype that followed, he will make it in the finals just to be beaten by the most handsome and best player in the world.
Also KT best KT.


IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
ultra0806
Profile Joined July 2011
Korea (South)9 Posts
September 10 2014 13:05 GMT
#116
My Prediction: Bomber vs Rain=> 3:1 Bomber Win
Bomber vs herO & Sorry => 3:0 Bomber Win
Bomber vs Flash & soO => 3:1 Bomber Win
Bomber vs Zest & Byul => 4:1 Bomber Win
ST-Bomber Win..!!
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
September 10 2014 13:27 GMT
#117
Bomber will win it to create more ''Is Korea really the best?'' drama.
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
Gwavajuice
Profile Joined June 2014
France1810 Posts
September 10 2014 13:40 GMT
#118
Nice idea to make us simple mortals make brackets, even if I was too lazy to finish the one I started.

Beyond the sheer results of the tournaments, here are the main points of this tournament to me :

1 - if Flash and soO meet again, what build(s) Flash will use?

2 - is Rain as dominant as he has seemed recently?

3 - what about Sorry? is he really a rising star or his qualification was just a small miracle that won't happen again?

4 - will the WCS EU/NA representant pass a round and how many maps can they actually win?
Dear INno and all the former STX boys.
VArsovskiSC
Profile Joined July 2010
Macedonia563 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-10 13:48:21
September 10 2014 13:43 GMT
#119
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Another world, another place, another universe, won the race.. :) ;) :P
NexUmbra
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Scotland3776 Posts
September 10 2014 14:21 GMT
#120
Important question, are the Kespa cup vods going to be put on clash.gg? I want to watch the vods tomorrow but I don't want to have to wait for something to compile a full list D:
Life has won two GSLs and a Blizzard Cup. NOT three GSLs.
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