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Code S RO8 Preview: PartinG vs Hurricane, Dark vs herO

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Code S RO8 Preview: PartinG vs Hurricane, Dark vs herO

Text byTL.net ESPORTS
June 7th, 2019 09:06 GMT

Code S RO8: Day 2 Preview

by Orlok

With Classic and Trap securing the first two semifinal spots in Code S, only Dark stands in the way of all-Protoss semifinals in both StarCraft: Remastered's KSL and StarCraft II's GSL. With trembling hands, TL.net offers up what could be our last GSL preview before the entire StarCraft II world is burned down by rioting mobs of Terran and Zerg players.

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2019 Global StarCraft II League Season 2: Code S

Quarterfinal #1: PartinG vs Hurricane

Start time: Saturday, Jun 08 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

Facing off in the third Code S quarterfinal match are two Protoss peas in a pod: PartinG and Hurricane. Together, they form one of the most unexpected pairings of Code S quarterfinalists we have seen in a very, very long time. Neither of them is exactly rated highly compared to the other six quarterfinalists. 'Run-of the-mill Code S player' would have been a fairly accurate way to describe Hurricane before 2019, as he only achieved one RO16 finish prior to this season. PartinG, while previously a championship caliber player, really seemed to have fallen into the same category as Hurricane after his unsuccessful forays into progaming in other games.

Despite their poor resumes, both of them have ground their way past difficult opponents in one way or another to make it to this stage. Hurricane used a combination of filthy cheeses, solid all-in defense of his own, and a bit of out-side-the-box thinking to nudge his way past FanTasy, Solar, and Ragnarok. PartinG also cashed in on his expertise with aggressive builds, taking out the likes of DRG, Cure, GumiHo and soO on his way here. Protoss fans would say they're a testament to how far cleverness and determination can take you, while non-Protoss fans would say they're a testament to Protoss BS.

The last time these two met in the Super Tournament quarterfinals, PartinG completely blew Hurricane out of the water in a clean sweep, seemingly getting the better of him in every little skirmish. Hurricane has a worrisome 2-7 record in PvP since that defeat—losing to Classic, Patience and Creator—which leads one to think that PartinG should be able to easily defeat him once more. On the other hand, PartinG hasn't exactly been killing it in PvP himself, with a 3-3 record since his victory against Hurricane.

It becomes harder to predict this match when you consider how much precision matters in PvP, and how PartinG's play has been very unstable in his return. He's looked great when his micro is really clicking, but he still has the problem of occasionally making a big mistake in a key moment—whether it's in unit control, reaction time, or decision-making. It's cliched to call PvP a coin-flip, but that's what it's starting to feel like in a match between two players who got here on the back of PvT and PvZ. Whether we’ll see a blowout, long macro games, or a proxy-apocalypse is anyone's guess.

Prediction

PartinG may have won the Super Tournament clash, but I still see this as pretty much dead equal. When these two unload their bag of tricks against each other, it will all come down to who can stay calm in the face of unexpected strategies and momentary setbacks.

PartinG 3 - 2 Hurricane

Quarterfinal #4: Dark vs herO

Oddly enough, the 'main event' of the quarterfinals is what could be the most lop-sided match: Dark vs herO. While we all like a nice underdog story, there comes a point where the favorite is so overwhelmingly powerful that we can't really talk ourselves into an upset anymore. While herO has placed well in 2019 tournaments and shown some real panache in his timing attacks, Dark's class, consistency, and all-around solid play is likely to grate herO's cheddar to shreds.

If we look a little closer at this dire situation, there is still a slight ray of hope glimmering through it all. Despite Dark being a player with some of the best mechanics and fundamentals in StarCraft, his recent eliminations in big tournaments were due to one of three factors: 1) His own inexplicable throws, 2) Serral, and 3) Protoss aggression. Even though his peak performance can look unstoppable, he wasn't beyond gifting GuMiho a free game-five win in the Super Tournament. And we should recall that Dark was actually favored to withstand Classic's barrage of builds headed into last season's semifinals, and Classic only earned his Zerg-killer image after he won that upset victory against Dark. herO may not be as good as Classic on the whole, but he still might be able to wrack his brains and find a way to steal three maps against Dark.

Of course, Dark could also just smash herO the same way he steamrolled all of his opponents so far in Code S, with only INnoVation being deemed worthy of getting played in a 'proper' macro game. herO is basically betting his chips on the chance that Dark will slip up against him—and Dark’s confidence HAS lead him to the chopping block before. Unfortunately for herO, he's not a Protoss player who has that kind of threat level, which Dark demonstrated by going 4-1 against him in the previous season of Code S.

Predictions

While it's normally risky to say one player will completely dominate the other in knockout rounds, this time it's just too difficult to put forth a case for herO. He needs so many things to work out, from his own build preparations and execution to Dark dropping the ball mid-game. Dark has had trouble in big matches, but he's rarely been someone to lose to lesser players. He should really have no trouble at all taking herO down.

Dark 3 - 0 herO




Credits and acknowledgements

Writers: Orlok
Editor: Wax
Images: AfreecaTV
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Terra1
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Philippines312 Posts
June 07 2019 09:20 GMT
#2
"TL.net offers up what could be our last GSL preview before the entire StarCraft II world is burned down by rioting mobs of Terran and Zerg players."

When was the last patch released? There should be a patch after GSL or if herO advances.
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
June 07 2019 09:32 GMT
#3
I got the reverse prediction. PartinG annihilates Hurricane but Dark vs herO goes to the ace match.
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pdd
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia9933 Posts
June 07 2019 09:36 GMT
#4
Head: Dark win
Heart: anything BW can do, I can do better (4/4 dream)
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pdd
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia9933 Posts
June 07 2019 09:46 GMT
#5
On June 07 2019 18:20 Terra1 wrote:
"TL.net offers up what could be our last GSL preview before the entire StarCraft II world is burned down by rioting mobs of Terran and Zerg players."

When was the last patch released? There should be a patch after GSL or if herO advances.

According to Incontrol on the latest Pylon Show, he is aware that Blizzard are actively talking to pros about potential balance changes, but he doesnt know when the next patch will be out.

Probably soon, I guess.
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Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
June 07 2019 11:52 GMT
#6
I honestly would not mind an all-Protoss semifinals.
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DSK
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England1110 Posts
June 07 2019 12:16 GMT
#7
Start time: Friday, Jun 07 5:00am BST (GMT+01:00)


Start time is actually Saturday, Jun 08 5:00am BST :D.
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batatm
Profile Joined June 2014
Israel116 Posts
June 07 2019 12:41 GMT
#8
On June 07 2019 20:52 Crocolisk Dundee wrote:
I honestly would not mind an all-Protoss semifinals.

i honestly would not bother watch an all-Protoss semifinals, probably PvP finals too.
RealityTheGreat
Profile Joined January 2018
China564 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-07 13:23:10
June 07 2019 13:22 GMT
#9
On June 07 2019 18:36 pdd wrote:
Head: Dark win
Heart: anything BW can do, I can do better (4/4 dream)

At least, in BW, Protoss players can say that Terran and Zerg players are not hard-working.
Betrayed, forgotten, abandoned.
Akio
Profile Blog Joined January 2019
Finland1838 Posts
June 07 2019 13:23 GMT
#10
For Dark's sake it would be nice for him to make the finals but dear god not a PvZ finals, it's just going to be all-ins for 4-7 games and no one will like it.
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sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
June 07 2019 14:16 GMT
#11
This PartinG guy... I mean, come on. What has he even done to get here? I mean, seriously...

There.
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Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-07 14:45:48
June 07 2019 14:44 GMT
#12
Whoever wins between PartinG and Hurricane will be swept in the ro4 anyway. Dark vs herO could go either way but hopefully it goes to Dark.

On June 07 2019 22:23 Akio wrote:
For Dark's sake it would be nice for him to make the finals but dear god not a PvZ finals, it's just going to be all-ins for 4-7 games and no one will like it.

Well the options are PvZ or PvP so I don't think there's any way that doesn't happen
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General_Winter
Profile Joined February 2011
United States719 Posts
June 07 2019 15:01 GMT
#13
Parting wins 3-1.

Then Hero goes up 2-0 on dark but throws three games in a row because no one wants a 4 toss semifinals, not even Hero’s own subconscious.
renaissanceMAN
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1840 Posts
June 07 2019 15:16 GMT
#14
Parting > Hurricane & herO > Dark.
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Proko
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1022 Posts
June 07 2019 15:21 GMT
#15
Man this sucks, because Dark is annoying and I want him gone, but I don't want all PvP all the time either.
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pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-07 23:53:05
June 07 2019 17:16 GMT
#16
On June 07 2019 21:41 batatm wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 07 2019 20:52 Crocolisk Dundee wrote:
I honestly would not mind an all-Protoss semifinals.

i honestly would not bother watch an all-Protoss semifinals, probably PvP finals too.


Honestly I'm not going to watch anyhow. PvZ is far from a stellar viewing experience in the current meta. Whereas the French Open and the NBA finals are putting on some great showings.

Nadal beating Federer on clay and the suddenly mortal Warriors struggling to defend their title, GOAT contenders battling over thrones and legacies. No point in bothering with PvPlayoffs.
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Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28473 Posts
June 07 2019 17:21 GMT
#17
time for the darkening
I Protoss winner, could it be?
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
June 07 2019 21:35 GMT
#18
On June 08 2019 02:16 pvsnp wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 07 2019 21:41 batatm wrote:
On June 07 2019 20:52 Crocolisk Dundee wrote:
I honestly would not mind an all-Protoss semifinals.

i honestly would not bother watch an all-Protoss semifinals, probably PvP finals too.


Honestly I'm not going to watch anyhow. PvZ is far from a stellar viewing experience in the current meta. Whereas the French Open and the NBA finals are putting on some great showings.

Nadal beating Federer on clay and the suddenly mortal Warriors struggling to defend their title. No point bothering with PvPlayoffs.


Nadal always beats Federer at Roland Garros, to say the truth.
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
June 07 2019 21:41 GMT
#19
On June 07 2019 23:16 sneakyfox wrote:
This PartinG guy... I mean, come on. What has he even done to get here? I mean, seriously...

There.


Yeah, I don’t think he has a chance. He will not advance. 100% sure of this.
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
June 07 2019 23:47 GMT
#20
On June 08 2019 06:35 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 08 2019 02:16 pvsnp wrote:
On June 07 2019 21:41 batatm wrote:
On June 07 2019 20:52 Crocolisk Dundee wrote:
I honestly would not mind an all-Protoss semifinals.

i honestly would not bother watch an all-Protoss semifinals, probably PvP finals too.


Honestly I'm not going to watch anyhow. PvZ is far from a stellar viewing experience in the current meta. Whereas the French Open and the NBA finals are putting on some great showings.

Nadal beating Federer on clay and the suddenly mortal Warriors struggling to defend their title. No point bothering with PvPlayoffs.


Nadal always beats Federer at Roland Garros, to say the truth.


Nadal is better than Federer, change my mind.
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