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With the GSL Round of 16 complete and the WCS Circuit on hiatus, some of the best players in the world, foreigners and Koreans alike, flocked to Katowice, Poland for the IEM World Championships Open Bracket. Played over two days, the first one featured Brackets 1 and 2, with the top three finishers of each earning a spot in the main event this weekend.
Bracket 1 kicked off without any major surprises, as  TY, Maru, Ryung and  Stats sent their foreign opponents to the losers bracket as they made their way to the qualifying matches. TY and Maru became the first players to move on to the Round Robin groups after picking up wins over Ryung and Stats respectively. While Ryung navigated past DnS in the losers’ bracket, Stats was upset by souL, ending the Splyce Protoss’ bid for a second consecutive final. The Polish Terran was unable to carry that momentum in the final qualifying match, however, as he was 2-0’d by Ryung, bringing the first bracket to a close.
Next up was Bracket 2. The opening round featured a surprise as  Guru knocked Scarlett down to the losers' bracket. Solar qualified without picking up a loss, while Serral only dropped a game to Trust on his way to the World Championships proper. Down in the losers' bracket, Scarlett charged to the final qualifying match, where she was met by TRUE, who had just knocked out Creator. The ZvZ against Scarlett went to a full three games, but it was TRUE who emerged on top, making him the final player to make it through on Day 1.
Maru, Ryung, TY, Solar, Serral and TRUE advance.
The IEM Katowice Open Brackets will return with Bracket 3 and 4 at Tuesday, Feb 27 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
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A good start compared to last year (level of play, no BYE, a big upset etc).
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Some great games today, and that's even coming in halfway through. Got some vods to watch (I hear Maru vs Stats was really good?)
Katowice living up to the hype so far, and hopefully it stays that way
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On February 27 2018 06:00 pvsnp wrote:Got some vods to watch (I hear Maru vs Stats was really good?)
If you enjoy no rush 20 you'll enjoy Stats vs Maru
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On February 27 2018 06:00 pvsnp wrote:
Some great games today, and that's even coming in halfway through. Got some vods to watch (I hear Maru vs Stats was really good?)
Katowice living up to the hype so far, and hopefully it stays that way
You should also watch souL vs Krr and Bly vs souL
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37033 Posts
I still cannot believe that Stats got knocked out on the first day of IEM Katowice... He's probably going to get super wasted tonight... :/
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JinAir best team in the world confirmed with at least 4 players in ro24 !
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poor stats 
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On February 27 2018 06:00 pvsnp wrote:
Some great games today, and that's even coming in halfway through. Got some vods to watch (I hear Maru vs Stats was really good?)
Katowice living up to the hype so far, and hopefully it stays that way
Creator vs TRUE game 1 was pretty fun.
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United States97276 Posts
NOOOOOO SHURA!!!!
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On February 27 2018 06:33 Shellshock wrote:NOOOOOO SHURA!!!!
"ZvZ giveth, ZvZ taketh away" - someone on TL, I think
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Am I missing something? Groups 1 & 2 are played out on a Monday. Groups 3 & 4 don't go until Saturday?
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On February 27 2018 06:44 pNRG wrote:
Am I missing something? Groups 1 & 2 are played out on a Monday. Groups 3 & 4 don't go until Saturday?
Brackets 3+4 play tomorrow while groups dont start until Thursday I think
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On February 27 2018 06:54 tekrebel wrote:Show nested quote +On February 27 2018 06:44 pNRG wrote:
Am I missing something? Groups 1 & 2 are played out on a Monday. Groups 3 & 4 don't go until Saturday? Brackets 3+4 play tomorrow while groups dont start until Thursday I think
This is in OP "The IEM Katowice Open Brackets will return with Bracket 3 and 4 at Saturday, Feb 27 12:00am EST (GMT-05:00)" :-/
Liquipedia states:
Brackets 3 & 4 on 27th February (Tues)
Groups (Ro24) on 1st & 2nd March (Thu & Fri)
Ro12 & Ro6 on 3rd March (Sat)
Top 4 on 4th March (Sun)
/e I swear OP changed ;-X
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Darn I missed it live, will check out some vods it sounds good.
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On February 27 2018 06:56 pNRG wrote:Show nested quote +On February 27 2018 06:54 tekrebel wrote:On February 27 2018 06:44 pNRG wrote:
Am I missing something? Groups 1 & 2 are played out on a Monday. Groups 3 & 4 don't go until Saturday? Brackets 3+4 play tomorrow while groups dont start until Thursday I think Liquipedia states: Brackets 3 & 4 on 27th February (Tues) Groups (Ro24) on 1st & 2nd March (Thu & Fri) Ro12 & Ro6 on 3rd March (Sat) Top 4 on 4th March (Sun)
It makes me a bit sad that groups A and B will play before the crowd gets there on the 2nd. Considering group C could be a ZvZfest and groups A and B look the most stacked.
(I'm really just salty that Dark vs Inno is in group B)
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On February 27 2018 08:16 Fango wrote:Show nested quote +On February 27 2018 06:56 pNRG wrote:On February 27 2018 06:54 tekrebel wrote:On February 27 2018 06:44 pNRG wrote:
Am I missing something? Groups 1 & 2 are played out on a Monday. Groups 3 & 4 don't go until Saturday? Brackets 3+4 play tomorrow while groups dont start until Thursday I think Liquipedia states: Brackets 3 & 4 on 27th February (Tues) Groups (Ro24) on 1st & 2nd March (Thu & Fri) Ro12 & Ro6 on 3rd March (Sat) Top 4 on 4th March (Sun) It makes me a bit sad that groups A and B will play before the crowd gets there on the 2nd. Considering group C could be a ZvZfest and groups A and B look the most stacked. (I'm really just salty that Dark vs Inno is in group B)
Dark vs Inno reliably produces awesome games.
I've got an ML exam that day and am salty as fuck about it
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TRUE just really didn't want another "S" name to get out.
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