Code A is almost done! ByuN, GuMiho and MC were able to advance into Code S on Day 7, with both terrans taking dominant victories over their opponents Forte and DongRaeGu. Only the protoss had to fight fiercely for his spot in Code S, eventually reverse-killing Journey and cementing his return to professional SC2.
Now the three final tickets to this year’s second and last Code S season are on the line—and, as always, half of the interested buyers have to be rooted out.
Afreeca Super
Afreeca Bomber
Another unfortunate duel between team mates opens up the day.

His colleague

Predictions
Bomber might be able to adapt better to the team kill situation. Every one of the original set of early WoL SC2 icons who's still around has accrued thousands of games worth of knowledge; the difference with Bomber is that he actually shows it time and again, digging back through his old box of goodies to find something that no one would expect. He's got such an array of options open to him that you can't really ever say that you know what he'll do for sure, and I don't think the team kill factor will change that too much. Super is definitely not a player who’s totally dependent on cheeses or allins. He can play excellent macro games. But Bomber can probably play them better, if he survives that long. This might become an odd series… which is to expected with Bomber.
Super 2 - 3 Bomber
Samsung Solar
CJ Hush
This might become quite the short and ugly series for

His opponent is hard to judge, because his recent ZvP stats are largely coming from online tournaments against non-Korean players and are not all too reliable. There is a victory over Zest in SPL from a month ago though, as well as wins over Patience and Super a bit further back. And the fact that he wasn’t upset by any of his last foreigner opponents does speak for a solid form of the Samsung player. This Code A series is the last chance for of them to steal some individual glory for themselves this year, so there will be some pressure on both of them.

Predictions
Seeing Hush taking this series is very unlikely. He might have a good plan for a map and taste victory once, but Solar should prove to be the better player, not only in the game, but also in the mental aspect of it. In the end it's about the execution, and the ability to keep your mind clear—as a multiple time champion, Solar knows this by heart.
Solar 3 - 1 Hush
Samsung Reality
Jin Air Maru
A sick TvT will end Code A for this year, as


His disadvantage is definitely multitasking against the Jin Air terran. Maru is faster than Reality and he’ll probably be the aggressor in this match, trying either drop harassment or cloaked banshee play. Maru's TvT form is quite good, with no losses in recent times, be it in Proleague or the qualifiers for GSL and SSL. Reality honed his skills in many online tournaments and thus has his share of losses to ByuN, but is overall in quite good shape as well, sporting more wins than losses. The Samsung terrans had a hard time adapting to LotV, as they were generally very defensive players in the last expansion, preferring to let the opponent decimate themselves by throwing armies against their tank lines. With the power and mobility of the new tankivac, LotV TvT is more volatile and punishing than ever, and favours players such as Maru, who like to be everywhere at once, always on the offensive.
Predictions
We’ll see if Reality has adapted well enough by now to challenge the master of multitasking. The Samsung terran is a resourceful player—he likes to be defensive, yes, but he can play the aggressive part of a game well enough to surprise his opponents. Maru is of course in excellent shape at the moment and is very hungry to show it in the individual leagues as well as in Proleague—he’s the clear favourite, there’s no way around that. I expect Reality to fight back fiercely though.
Reality 1 - 3 Maru