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IEM Katowice RO76 concludes, RO24 groups set (2020)

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Astronest
Profile Joined January 2020
34 Posts
February 25 2020 22:57 GMT
#6
Those are gross groups.
AzAlexZ
Profile Joined September 2016
Australia3303 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-02-25 23:32:00
February 25 2020 23:27 GMT
#7
+ Show Spoiler +
I'm still salty that Neeb didn't make it.
Here are my predictions for the groups, the list of players is in any order, not trying to predict 1st, 2nd or 3rd places

Group A: Dark, Stats, PartinG/Special

Group B: Rogue, soO, Reynor/Zest/Showtime

Group C: Maru, Innovation, Trap/Patience

Group D: sOs, Serral, TY/Cure

5Z, 3T, 4P race distribution seems pretty balanced to me.

sOs wins the whole thing (for some bizarre reason) is my bold prediction XD
Faker is the GOAT!
kochanfe
Profile Joined July 2011
Micronesia1338 Posts
February 25 2020 23:30 GMT
#8
The average skill levels of the groups seem quite even, all things considered. Groups B and D are probably the toughest, with Group C close behind and Group A right on its tail. It seems like Groups A, B, and C each have one very clear underdog while Group D has two very clear underdogs (Has, Armani, and Patience for A, B, and C, and Lambo and Hurricane for D). Serral seems by far the most likely player to advance to the Ro12, although Dark, Maru, Cure, Reynor, and Stats also seem like pretty safe bets.

Assuming Serral, Dark, Maru, Cure, Reynor, and Stats all advance to the Ro12 and Hurricane, Patience, Has, Armani, and Lambo are all eliminated, that leaves three players fighting for one remaining spot in Group A, four players fighting for two remaining spots in Group B, four players fighting for two remaining spots in Group C, and just two players fighting for one remaining spot in Group D.

In any event, there should be loads of awesome games over the next few days – can't wait to see these players fight it out!
"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." - Lao Tzu
AzAlexZ
Profile Joined September 2016
Australia3303 Posts
February 25 2020 23:33 GMT
#9
I would like to point out the blaze-it factor of getting 5th - 8th place. Seems like a solid plantation investment
Faker is the GOAT!
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19386 Posts
February 26 2020 02:19 GMT
#10
Let's all ride the Lambo hype train okay?
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Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
February 26 2020 02:34 GMT
#11
Have to wait until friday to see some decent terran action. Hope they do better than last year at least
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
gpanda2018
Profile Joined July 2019
3 Posts
February 26 2020 04:55 GMT
#12
Group D is the death group.
rwala
Profile Joined December 2019
344 Posts
February 26 2020 05:12 GMT
#13
It's hard to look at these groups and not feel like we're in one of the most competitive eras of SC2. I mean all of these groups are really sick, though it's crazy to think of how scary they would have been with Scarlett, Time, Taeja, Neeb, etc. Another Terran or two would have been nice, tho as long as we don't have a bunch of ZvZs only from the Rof12 on, I'll be happy. (I count 5 T, 8 Z, and 10 P by the way.)
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7410 Posts
February 26 2020 06:19 GMT
#14
Love the "every win counts" mentality this year! I mean not only do you get 200 bucks for every win, but also the price pool distribution is so flat that basically every win gives you another 500 $ on top
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6331 Posts
February 26 2020 06:36 GMT
#15
Those groups OOF.
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dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
February 26 2020 06:36 GMT
#16
A:Dark, Sats, Parting
B:Rogue, Showtime, Soo
C:Trap, Maru, Solar
D:Serral, TY, Cure
I want to belief in the concept, that only with consistent practise you can stay on top Level. That s why I hope, that Reynor is failing in the group stage here and gets punished for his off season 2 month non stop partying. So he comes back even stronger afterwards.
MaxPax
vyzion
Profile Joined August 2016
308 Posts
February 26 2020 08:47 GMT
#17
I'm so excited
10199
Profile Joined August 2019
4 Posts
February 26 2020 10:30 GMT
#18
cheering for TY
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France13021 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-02-26 10:33:13
February 26 2020 10:32 GMT
#19
Shit all the terran action happens on friday and I have little free work time that day, will be tricky to manage
Maru got kinda screwed but he should qualify if he doesn't lose to players he shouldn't lose to I guess?
Group 3 seems free for Serral / TY / Cure unless sOs manages to steal a bo3 from either of them, so in a sense it's not very interesting, but seeing how Serral deals with TY / Cure (and Cure especially since that qualifier) offline is the cool part
WriterMaru
Majick
Profile Joined August 2016
416 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-02-26 17:07:23
February 26 2020 10:37 GMT
#20
Damn this tournament is so stacked. Even the qualifiers were brutal af. It's crazy that players like Neeb, HeroMarine or RangnaroK didn't even make it to the group stage.
XDEKSDEEXD
Profile Joined June 2013
622 Posts
February 26 2020 10:39 GMT
#21
Insane RO24 lol. IEM Katowice more and more looking like a worthy successor to Blizzcon
FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
February 26 2020 19:15 GMT
#22
Awww Has why did you have to end up in the thoughest group

But with PvP...
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55594 Posts
February 26 2020 19:17 GMT
#23
On February 27 2020 04:15 FFW_Rude wrote:
Awww Has why did you have to end up in the thoughest group

But with PvP...

Has would be even worse off if he traded with any of Showtime, Trap or Hurricane imo. Surely there's a much better chance for him in a match-up as coin-flippy as PvP.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Moonerz
Profile Joined March 2014
United States467 Posts
February 26 2020 19:37 GMT
#24
Groups are pretty sick. We've got a good chance of getting two Terrans into the Ro12 this year! Really hoping Cure can put in a great performance, hes due for one.
Kitai
Profile Joined June 2012
United States885 Posts
February 26 2020 23:41 GMT
#25
IEM is always one of the best tourneys of the year. I love that the stakes are raised even higher with the way tournament points are structured this time. My only real sadness is that Tastosis isn't there despite wanting to be :<
"You know, I don't care if soO got 100 second places in a row. Anyone who doesn't think that he's going to win blizzcon watching this series is a fool" - Artosis, Blizzcon 2014 soO vs TaeJa
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