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[Code S] Ro.16 Group Predictions

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August 14th, 2017 18:44 GMT

GSL Ro.16 Predictions
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
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GSL Ro.16 Predictions



Just a few weeks ago, we at Teamliquid revived a fan favorite. Power rankings have long been a lightning rod for discussion. After all, nothing beats fans going at it over who is best; except for uniting those warring fans against the Team Liquid writers, of course. And so, with Power Rankings having already made their return, it only seemed fair that we give the other fan favorite its time in the spotlight, predictions. We know, you can scarcely believe it. So instead of wasting words on hype, we’ll just right into it. Without further ado, here they are, predictions for the 2017 GSL Season 3 Round of 16.

Group A



The opening match between (T)GuMiho and (T)INnoVation is perhaps the toughest one to call in Group A. INnoVation has been on fire as of late, but the two elite Terrans have played seven times since May 9, with GuMiho winning the last six, including a 3-2 in Master’s Coliseum just a few days ago. INnoVation may be the objectively better player, but look for GuMiho’s success to continue as he moves on to the winner’s match. The next match is far less competitive. (Z)Solar has been fumbling lately and should be easy picking for (T)aLive, who quietly finished fifth in SSL Premier Season 1 despite forfeiting away a likely victory to Patience (who only went 3-5 in matches he did play). aLive will not be able to build on that victory, however, as GuMiho’s superior class will shine through, making the defending champion the first quarterfinalist. Solar will suffer another defeat at INnoVation’s hand, setting up a third TvT to end the group. Again, INnoVation will favored on paper, but aLive defeated him in the Super Tournament and IEM Katowice and will repeat that feat, eliminating INnoVation from the tournament and temporarily silencing the cries of bonjwa.

GuMiho 2-1 INnoVation
aLive 2-0 Solar
GuMiho 2-1 aLive
INnoVation 2-0 Solar
aLive 2-0 INnoVation

(T)GuMiho and (T)aLive advance!

Group B



Protoss make their Round of 16 debut with Group B. (P)herO has some of the best PvT in the world, with an 8-3 mark in matches since the beginning of July. He’ll make easy work of (T)ByuN on his way to the winner’s match. (P)sOs was one of the biggest surprises of the Round of 32, topping his group despite being viewed as completely out of form. That positive result should be difficult to duplicate against (T)Bunny, who looked very solid against Dear in his own Round 32 group. herO will glide through his second consecutive PvT while ByuN will dispatch sOs in the loser’s match, setting up another TvT decider match. The two Terran haven’t played one another since April and, while ByuN is the bigger name, Bunny has looked imperious in SSL Challenge. Figure him to keep the momentum going, knocking the 2016 Blizzcon champ out of the event.

herO 2-1 ByuN
Bunny 2-0 sOs
herO 2-1 Bunny
ByuN 2-0 sOs
Bunny 2-1 ByuN

(P)herO and (T)Bunny advance!

Group C



The second of three groups featuring three of one race, Group C starts with a ZvZ between (Z)soO and (Z)Dark. soO owns a 13-4 record in the maps (6-1 in matches) between former teammates, so expect him to add to that gaudy total. (Z)Rogue meanwhile is in incredible form. He should keep things rolling against (P)Classic. The winner’s match between soO and Rogue features the most prolific ZvZ’er of all time against the best ZvZ player of 2016, Rogue. Rogue holds the advantage in lifetime matches, but soO beat him last time around and should do so again, sending him to a third straight quarterfinal. Dark and Classic avoided each other in the Round of 16 during Season 1, but they’ll have no choice but to do battle with their tournament lives on the line this time around. Dark has exceptional ZvP and holds a 4-1 series record against Classic in 2017, a margin he will widen to four. Having defeated his former teammate, Dark will find himself in murkier waters. Dark’s weakness has always been his ZvZ, something Rogue will exploit. Expect a bloodbath as Rogue becomes the second Zerg to reach the Round of 8.

soO 2-0 Dark
Rogue 2-0 Classic
soO 2-1 Rogue
Dark 2-0 Classic
Rogue 2-0 Dark

(Z)soO and (Z)Rogue advance!

Group D



The last group of the Round of 16 kicks off with the heavily favored (P)Stats taking on (P)Hurricane. Stats has looked shaky over the past month or so, posting a 15-11 record in matches since the start of July. Despite his struggles, he should easily take care of the inferior Protoss. (T)TY will do the same against (P)Patience. The winner’s match will be a more balanced matchup. Stats has struggled with INnoVation as of late, but should have no such troubles against TY, who is recovering from an abominable showing in the GSL vs The World finals. Patience will regain his footing with a win over Hurricane before meeting TY for the second time. Patience has made strides as of late in PvT (winning six of his last seven matches), but has struggled since April against players not named jjakji (he is 4-0 in matches against him, but 16-23 in games against all other Terrans). He will revert to old form and fall to TY for the second time on the day, adding another disappointing result to a year that has failed to follow up on the promise of 2016, while also sending TY on to the next stage.

Stats 2-0 Hurricane
TY 2-0 Patience
Stats 2-1 TY
Patience 2-1 Hurricane
TY 2-1 Patience

(P)Stats and (T)TY advance!

As always, we at Teamliquid cannot wait for our predictions to be put under the microscope and dissected. Please reply to let us know why we were wrong or why you know better. With the Round of 16 starting on August 16, there’s plenty of time to figure out definitively who should beat who.



Credits:
Writers: Mizenhauer.
Editors: munch.
Graphics: shiroiusagi.
Stats: Aligulac

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Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
11913 Posts
August 14 2017 18:53 GMT
#2
Those predictions are garbage
Everyone knows Bunny will 4-0 his group easily.
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Philozovic
Profile Joined August 2012
France1676 Posts
August 14 2017 18:59 GMT
#3
inb4 Inno 4-0 his group,
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Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47288 Posts
August 14 2017 19:02 GMT
#4
nice liquid bias against innovation
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Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8197 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-08-14 19:08:45
August 14 2017 19:08 GMT
#5
Inno's TvT was bad back when aLive beat him at IEM and Super Tournament. Right now he's coming of crushing wins against TY, ByuN, Maru, and even aLive. His TvT is untouchable, better than aLive's has ever been tbh

Idc about Group B's results as long as ByuN doesn't make it, if he gets out the group it puts him into top 8 WCS which I don't want for some reason

Group C is serious GOD material. Any of them are good enough to win GSL. The three best zergs in the world in there as well.

Group D should be the easiest to choose lol, but upsets are welcome.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain3454 Posts
August 14 2017 19:14 GMT
#6
Wow that group A and B prediciton is nuts! Bunny over sOs and ByuN, if it happens I will eat my shoe (inControl reference).
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pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-08-14 19:19:12
August 14 2017 19:17 GMT
#7
Betting against Inno's TvT after he swept TY seems a bit....presumptuous. I could see Gumiho (barely) winning their series but aLive has been distinctly unimpressive as of late.

Also probably worth noting that Inno vs Gumiho's most recent occurrence was in OGTV's 6 start tournament two days ago, when Inno reverse-swept Gumiho in the finals. The final match saw Inno's mech beating Gumiho's bio.
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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
18821 Posts
August 14 2017 19:17 GMT
#8
Inno not making it out of the group is certainly possible, but that feels more like a wish than a prediction
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16673 Posts
August 14 2017 19:19 GMT
#9
I believe in Solar/Classic/TY if only because of the "I only play one match-up" bonus.
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-08-14 19:21:34
August 14 2017 19:19 GMT
#10
On August 15 2017 04:17 The_Red_Viper wrote:
Inno not making it out of the group is certainly possible, but that feels more like a wish than a prediction

TL bias smh

"and temporarily silencing the cries of bonjwa."
^That line just reeks of salt. So much salt.
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Profile Blog Joined February 2015
54330 Posts
August 14 2017 19:26 GMT
#11
On August 15 2017 04:17 pvsnp wrote:
Betting against Inno's TvT after he swept TY seems a bit....presumptuous. I could see Gumiho (barely) winning their series but aLive has been distinctly unimpressive as of late.

Also probably worth noting that Inno vs Gumiho's most recent occurrence was in OGTV's 6 start tournament two days ago, when Inno reverse-swept Gumiho in the finals. The final match saw Inno's mech beating Gumiho's bio.

Well

Reverse sweep means he got 2-0'd first, good enough for GSL
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Charlie Sheens House43200 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-08-14 19:28:50
August 14 2017 19:28 GMT
#12
Haha woooo! We get to flame writer predictions again :D
Love the bold aLive prediction in group a!
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Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15056 Posts
August 14 2017 19:30 GMT
#13
TL writers stepping up their game. These are some predictions I can get behind.
Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
11913 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-08-14 19:31:48
August 14 2017 19:31 GMT
#14
On August 15 2017 04:17 pvsnp wrote:
Betting against Inno's TvT after he swept TY seems a bit....presumptuous. I could see Gumiho (barely) winning their series but aLive has been distinctly unimpressive as of late.

Also probably worth noting that Inno vs Gumiho's most recent occurrence was in OGTV's 6 start tournament two days ago, when Inno reverse-swept Gumiho in the finals. The final match saw Inno's mech beating Gumiho's bio.

To be fair, this was probably written before the OG 6 Start. And even if it wasn't, I can understand not taking into account a mod that isn't used in GSL
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starkiller123
Profile Joined January 2016
United States3245 Posts
August 14 2017 19:35 GMT
#15
I agree with the Bunny prediction, i have been very impressed with his play lately while Byun has been luke warm at best
igay
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Australia1177 Posts
August 14 2017 19:37 GMT
#16
My heart got a little jump when I saw the players for group A. So siked!
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Sakat
Profile Blog Joined October 2014
Croatia1597 Posts
August 14 2017 19:54 GMT
#17
I can't wait for group A
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Alarak89
Profile Joined January 2016
United States877 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-08-14 20:12:18
August 14 2017 20:06 GMT
#18
First of all, sOs will play with Bunny and herO will play with Byun, you need switch the two Terran's names in prediction except for thr last match, assuming you want to keep your prediction.
sOs is THE ONLY player I pay attention to
KappaKingPrime
Profile Joined May 2014
United States456 Posts
August 14 2017 20:52 GMT
#19
INnoVation has improved his TvT quite alot since last GSL, pretty sure that he will sweep his group easily.
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13355 Posts
August 14 2017 21:00 GMT
#20
Inno and sOs will make it. But I respect the aLive pick.
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