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The bracket and schedule for IEM PyeongChang have been announced.
Notable is the extra NA Playoff round that has been added after complications during the NA qualifier.
Prize pool distribution
Total US$156,000
1st place: US$50,000
2nd place: US$25,000
3-4th place: US$12,500
5-8th placE: US$6,500
9-18th place: US$3,000
Schedule
All times are in KST.
Monday, February 5 (two streams)
All matches are bo5.
12:00 - Round of 18 Match #1 and Round of 18 Match #2
13:30 - Round of 16 Match #1 and Round of 16 Match #2
15:00 - Round of 16 Match #3 and Round of 16 Match #4
16:30 - Round of 16 Match #5 and Round of 16 Match #6
18:00 - Round of 16 Match #7 and Round of 16 Match #8
Tuesday, February 6
All matches are bo5.
12:00 - Quarterfinal #1
13:30 - Quarterfinal #2
15:00 - Quarterfinal #3
16:30 - Quarterfinal #4
Wednesday, February 7
Semifinals are bo5. Grand final is bo7.
12:00 - Semifinal #1
13:30 - Semifinal #2
15:00 - Grand Final
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Anyone want to bet against a Zest/SoS finals? If Zest practices his PvZ, that covers all 3 of the threats on his side of the bracket.
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Canada8991 Posts
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Honestly, DNS might be the most dangerous opponent sOs could've gotten I think.
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On January 19 2018 04:06 Musicus wrote:
Honestly, DNS might be the most dangerous opponent sOs could've gotten I think.
Really? Wouldn't Serral or Elazer be the most dangerous opponents just by virtue of being the stronger players of the foreign scene overall? I don't recall sOs showing a particular weakness to PvP currently, or DnS showing a particular proficiency in the match-up.
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On January 19 2018 04:23 ZigguratOfUr wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2018 04:06 Musicus wrote:
Honestly, DNS might be the most dangerous opponent sOs could've gotten I think. Really? Wouldn't Serral or Elazer be the most dangerous opponents just by virtue of being the stronger players of the foreign scene overall? I don't recall sOs showing a particular weakness to PvP currently, or DnS showing a particular proficiency in the match-up.
I just think that DnS being in Korea makes it so that he will be able to prepare for sOs the best. They (the players in the house) have many Korean friends like Patience and Stats who can give them sOs replays. DnS probably plays against sOs quite often himself on the ladder and in a mirror matchup a lot can happen..
Serral and Elazer won't know what hit them when they play sOs since they don't know the Korean meta as well.
But yeah overall Serral and Elazer are better, so maybe you are right. Still, I think sOs is a beast vs zerg, while Classic slapped sOs around earlier.
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On January 19 2018 04:27 Musicus wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2018 04:23 ZigguratOfUr wrote:On January 19 2018 04:06 Musicus wrote:
Honestly, DNS might be the most dangerous opponent sOs could've gotten I think. Really? Wouldn't Serral or Elazer be the most dangerous opponents just by virtue of being the stronger players of the foreign scene overall? I don't recall sOs showing a particular weakness to PvP currently, or DnS showing a particular proficiency in the match-up. I just think that DnS being in Korea makes it so that he will be able to prepare for sOs the best. They (the players in the house) have many Korean friends like Patience and Stats who can give them sOs replays. DnS probably plays against sOs quite often himself on the ladder and in a mirror matchup a lot can happen.. Serral and Elazer won't know what hit them when they play sOs since they don't know the Korean meta as well. But yeah overall Serral and Elazer are better, so maybe you are right. Still, I think sOs is a beast vs zerg, while Classic slapped sOs around earlier.
Classic's the best player in the world right now. He can slap around anyone he cares to.
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On January 19 2018 04:30 ZigguratOfUr wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2018 04:27 Musicus wrote:On January 19 2018 04:23 ZigguratOfUr wrote:On January 19 2018 04:06 Musicus wrote:
Honestly, DNS might be the most dangerous opponent sOs could've gotten I think. Really? Wouldn't Serral or Elazer be the most dangerous opponents just by virtue of being the stronger players of the foreign scene overall? I don't recall sOs showing a particular weakness to PvP currently, or DnS showing a particular proficiency in the match-up. I just think that DnS being in Korea makes it so that he will be able to prepare for sOs the best. They (the players in the house) have many Korean friends like Patience and Stats who can give them sOs replays. DnS probably plays against sOs quite often himself on the ladder and in a mirror matchup a lot can happen.. Serral and Elazer won't know what hit them when they play sOs since they don't know the Korean meta as well. But yeah overall Serral and Elazer are better, so maybe you are right. Still, I think sOs is a beast vs zerg, while Classic slapped sOs around earlier. Classic's the best player in the world right now. He can slap around anyone he cares to.
Well I know I'd let Classic slap me around for sure.
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Australia18228 Posts
Zest won't make the finals
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On January 19 2018 04:30 ZigguratOfUr wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2018 04:27 Musicus wrote:On January 19 2018 04:23 ZigguratOfUr wrote:On January 19 2018 04:06 Musicus wrote:
Honestly, DNS might be the most dangerous opponent sOs could've gotten I think. Really? Wouldn't Serral or Elazer be the most dangerous opponents just by virtue of being the stronger players of the foreign scene overall? I don't recall sOs showing a particular weakness to PvP currently, or DnS showing a particular proficiency in the match-up. I just think that DnS being in Korea makes it so that he will be able to prepare for sOs the best. They (the players in the house) have many Korean friends like Patience and Stats who can give them sOs replays. DnS probably plays against sOs quite often himself on the ladder and in a mirror matchup a lot can happen.. Serral and Elazer won't know what hit them when they play sOs since they don't know the Korean meta as well. But yeah overall Serral and Elazer are better, so maybe you are right. Still, I think sOs is a beast vs zerg, while Classic slapped sOs around earlier. Classic's the best player in the world right now. He can slap around anyone he cares to.
sOs and Zest are still the only players beating Classic right now. No Z or T is beating him until the patchimo
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On January 19 2018 05:01 Fango wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2018 04:30 ZigguratOfUr wrote:On January 19 2018 04:27 Musicus wrote:On January 19 2018 04:23 ZigguratOfUr wrote:On January 19 2018 04:06 Musicus wrote:
Honestly, DNS might be the most dangerous opponent sOs could've gotten I think. Really? Wouldn't Serral or Elazer be the most dangerous opponents just by virtue of being the stronger players of the foreign scene overall? I don't recall sOs showing a particular weakness to PvP currently, or DnS showing a particular proficiency in the match-up. I just think that DnS being in Korea makes it so that he will be able to prepare for sOs the best. They (the players in the house) have many Korean friends like Patience and Stats who can give them sOs replays. DnS probably plays against sOs quite often himself on the ladder and in a mirror matchup a lot can happen.. Serral and Elazer won't know what hit them when they play sOs since they don't know the Korean meta as well. But yeah overall Serral and Elazer are better, so maybe you are right. Still, I think sOs is a beast vs zerg, while Classic slapped sOs around earlier. Classic's the best player in the world right now. He can slap around anyone he cares to. sOs and Zest are still the only players beating Classic right now. No Z or T is beating him (consistantly) until the patch
They beat him once. I'd still consider Classic favoured against them. I think PvZ is Classic's weakest match-up (if only by a little) and that soO or Dark stand a better chance against him than sOs or Zest, but his winrate is still 80% across the board post-4.0.
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On January 19 2018 05:01 Fango wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2018 04:30 ZigguratOfUr wrote:On January 19 2018 04:27 Musicus wrote:On January 19 2018 04:23 ZigguratOfUr wrote:On January 19 2018 04:06 Musicus wrote:
Honestly, DNS might be the most dangerous opponent sOs could've gotten I think. Really? Wouldn't Serral or Elazer be the most dangerous opponents just by virtue of being the stronger players of the foreign scene overall? I don't recall sOs showing a particular weakness to PvP currently, or DnS showing a particular proficiency in the match-up. I just think that DnS being in Korea makes it so that he will be able to prepare for sOs the best. They (the players in the house) have many Korean friends like Patience and Stats who can give them sOs replays. DnS probably plays against sOs quite often himself on the ladder and in a mirror matchup a lot can happen.. Serral and Elazer won't know what hit them when they play sOs since they don't know the Korean meta as well. But yeah overall Serral and Elazer are better, so maybe you are right. Still, I think sOs is a beast vs zerg, while Classic slapped sOs around earlier. Classic's the best player in the world right now. He can slap around anyone he cares to. sOs and Zest are still the only players beating Classic right now. No Z or T is beating him (consistantly) until the patch
patchtoss confirmed 
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On January 19 2018 05:09 ZigguratOfUr wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2018 05:01 Fango wrote:On January 19 2018 04:30 ZigguratOfUr wrote:On January 19 2018 04:27 Musicus wrote:On January 19 2018 04:23 ZigguratOfUr wrote:On January 19 2018 04:06 Musicus wrote:
Honestly, DNS might be the most dangerous opponent sOs could've gotten I think. Really? Wouldn't Serral or Elazer be the most dangerous opponents just by virtue of being the stronger players of the foreign scene overall? I don't recall sOs showing a particular weakness to PvP currently, or DnS showing a particular proficiency in the match-up. I just think that DnS being in Korea makes it so that he will be able to prepare for sOs the best. They (the players in the house) have many Korean friends like Patience and Stats who can give them sOs replays. DnS probably plays against sOs quite often himself on the ladder and in a mirror matchup a lot can happen.. Serral and Elazer won't know what hit them when they play sOs since they don't know the Korean meta as well. But yeah overall Serral and Elazer are better, so maybe you are right. Still, I think sOs is a beast vs zerg, while Classic slapped sOs around earlier. Classic's the best player in the world right now. He can slap around anyone he cares to. sOs and Zest are still the only players beating Classic right now. No Z or T is beating him (consistantly) until the patch They beat him once. I'd still consider Classic favoured against them. I think PvZ is Classic's weakest match-up (if only by a little) and that soO or Dark stand a better chance against him than sOs or Zest, but his winrate is still 80% across the board post-4.0.
In Pyeongchang, Zest>sOs>Classic. In Katowice, Classic>sOs/Zest.
Given how hard Classic crushed Dark (4-1) and Maru (3-0) in an actual premier event, I don't see how anyone can favour a zerg or terran to beat him
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Im a little bit hyped by Time, but I'm rooting for sOs' weird builds
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This will be the first big tournament played after the patch that had qualifiers before the patch. Wonder what kind of effect it will have (probably not much considering the Korean/foreign ratio).
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I would not be suprised if Zest loses to either Serral or Elazer before the finals
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United States33713 Posts
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Zest with the hard luck again. Getting the 2 best ZERG foreigners in his way. On the other branch, SoS with the easy path.
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On January 19 2018 05:22 Argonauta wrote:
Im a little bit hyped by Time, but I'm rooting for sOs' weird builds
Yeah I am also hyped for Time, not just at this event but in general. I hope he does really well this year.
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