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Code S RO24 Preview: soO, TRUE, Bunny, sOs (Season 1)

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Code S RO24 Preview: soO, TRUE, Bunny, sOs (Season 1)

Text byTL.net ESPORTS
April 10th, 2020 09:39 GMT

Code S Season 1 - Round of 24

by Wax

It's incredible to think that it's been over half a year since the last GSL Code S tournament! But after being delayed due to complications such as the creation of an entirely new StarCraft II esports circuit, overlapping international events, and a goddamn global pandemic, the grand-daddy of all StarCraft II tournaments is finally back. Sure, the Super Tournament was damn entertaining, but we all know what we've really been waiting for.

More info: GSL Code S Season 1 on Liquipedia

The GSL Code S format has changed slightly for the 2020 season, going from a 32-player tournament to a 28-player tournament. The first group stage is now the round-of-24, with six GSL-style groups being played instead of the previous eight groups. The twelve players who advance from the RO24 are joined by four seeded players (the Super Tournament top four this time around, but presumably the Code S top four in subsequent seasons) in the second-group stage (the round of 16). From that point, it plays out exactly like previous Code S tournaments, with eight players advancing to the single elimination playoffs.

Alright, let's take a look at the first group!

Group A Preview: soO, TRUE, Bunny, sOs

Start time: Saturday, Apr 11 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

For better or for worse, GSL's propriety point and seeding system (which dates back to 2011) is working as intended, cleanly splitting most of the RO24 groups into two favorites and two underdogs. The division is pretty stark in Group A, with sOs and soO seeming like near locks to advance over Bunny and TRUE. One only needs to take a look at the Liquibets to see how the community feels about everyone's chances...

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Is anyone surprised? TRUE has only qualified for three out of six Code S tournaments in the two years since he returned to Korea from the United States, and was eliminated from the first round in all three outings. Bunny, despite reaching the quarterfinals in 2019's Season 1, failed to qualify for the last two Code S tournaments. To be fair, sOs or soO weren't in Code S championship contention in 2019, but at least they qualified for all three tournaments.

In terms of 2020 results, Bunny failed to make it out of the IEM Katowice open bracket, being eliminated after losing to none other than soO and Taiwan's Nice (TRUE did not participate at IEM). soO at least made it out of the open bracket before losing in the group stage, while sOs actually made a run to the top eight. As for the Super Tournament, which was the most recent major, TRUE and Bunny failed to qualify at all while both soO and sOs got to the main event. Given all this information, one might say the Liquibet polling should actually be even MORE lop-sided in favor of soO and sOs.

But instead continuing down this cruel path where I continue to shovel dirt over TRUE and Bunny's graves, I'll pivot here and play (Wax)devil's advocate: what are the positive factors TRUE and Bunny have going for them, and how might they upend everyone's predictions?

While I don't give Bunny much of a chance of beating sOs (who has been a PvT monster in the latest patch) in his initial match, his saving grace is that he has decent TvZ in a two-Zerg group. His TvZ win-rate since the 4.11.0 patch is a very respectable 66.66% (22W - 11L) (though this drops to 42.11% against Koreans only), and he beat RagnaroK—a 2019 Code S regular—in two BO3 series to qualify for this tournament. Now, as mentioned before, he did lose his most recent match against soO at the IEM Katowice open bracket. But in career head-to-head, Bunny and soO are surprisingly closely matched at 15-14 in soO's favor. When I look at their match from IEM, I can imagine how Bunny might score the upset. The first game saw Bunny split the map with mech, successfully forcing soO to actually play Hive. Despite being painfully slow to adapt to soO's Brood-Lord tech, Bunny still came close to forcing a signature late-game throw out of soO. As for the second game, well, he didn't see a Roach-Ravager attack coming—it happens.


Force soO to Hive and try to make him beat himself: Sounds like a plan!


So, here's the advancement scenario for Bunny: He loses to sOs in the initial match, and then plays it safe to stave off TRUE's inevitable all-ins in the losers match. If things break well, sOs will take out soO in the winners match, giving Bunny a chance to scrap out a win against soO in the decider match. Likely? No, but maybe more likely than you'd imagine at first glance.

Now for the most challenging exercise: How does TRUE get to the RO16? So, not withstanding the fact that he's been hard-stuck in the first round of Code S, the fact that he's ranked exactly 24th in Korea on Aligulac.com, and the fact that he's attained "we're okay with joking about his skill-level" status among Korean pros, his stats are actually not-terrible in the latest patch. He's 74-60 in matches since 4.11.0, though that drops to a definitely-terrible 28-47 when accounting for Korean opponents only. Wait, I was supposed to be making the case for TRUE, right.

It's boring and cliched, but the case for TRUE hinges on his erratic, variance-heavy playstyle. He has a looooong history of being cheesy, aggressive, and generally making units and attacking at timings that no one else goes for. His Roach-Ling-Ravager-QUEEN DROP timing against Astrea in the finals of ESL Korea Open Cup #3 is a perfect example of the craziness you might see from TRUE. Was the strategy good? I'm not sure. Did it work? *Grumble* I guess. *Grumble* TRUE's path to victory is to capitalize on the moments where his opponents get just a little bit too lax and greedy. When that happens, he'll be ready to pounce with his tried and true "Ravagers+Whatever" timings. And if TRUE is REALLY fortunate, his opponents will forget they're playing against him and get caught off guard by his other signature move, "random Mutas."


The weirder TRUE makes his games, the better chance he has.


Predictions: Okay, now that we're done with that exercise, let's be real. Even though I can make the case for the two underdogs, I'm too cowardly to actually pick any upsets. I'm going with the crowd on this: sOs and soO will advance.

Curiously, my predictions exactly match TY's predictions, which he claimed would be at least more accurate than TL.net. A bold claim, when it seems like he's making the same picks as 90%+ of the community. Regardless, I accept your challenge, Mr. "soO iS tHe BeST vS biO pLayEr iN thE WoRLd". Let's see who the real experts are after the RO24 is over. (Would I reach out to TY and offer to subtitle some of his YouTube VODs in a cynical, mutually beneficial ploy to manufacture a rivalry and drive traffic to both TL.net and his YouTube channel ? Maybe.)

soO > TRUE
sOs > Bunny
sOs > soO
Bunny > TRUE
soO > Bunny

sOs and soO to advance



Credits and acknowledgements

Writers: Wax
Images: AfreecaTV
Statistics: Aligulac.com & Liquipedia
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ImmortalGhost
Profile Joined April 2019
United States51 Posts
April 10 2020 09:47 GMT
#2
Thanks for subbing TY's prediction video. It was very entertaining. I look forward to seeing more of those.
EzioAs
Profile Joined September 2017
235 Posts
April 10 2020 10:16 GMT
#3
I knew you had some ill intentions when you add subs to TY's videos. We should have a Liquibet this season between TY and Wax
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Aelendis
Profile Joined February 2011
Belgium892 Posts
April 10 2020 11:31 GMT
#4
Thanks for the preview! I can't wait to watch GSL again.
Bub
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States3511 Posts
April 10 2020 11:42 GMT
#5
Very nice, Wax. I'm excited. And I'll be the extra to also thank you for the subs. 🤘🏼
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Arcanefrost
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium1257 Posts
April 10 2020 14:04 GMT
#6
Hyped
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Akio
Profile Joined January 2019
Finland1612 Posts
April 10 2020 14:17 GMT
#7
This better be the year sOs wins another championship
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
54740 Posts
April 10 2020 14:21 GMT
#8
On April 10 2020 23:17 Akio wrote:
This better be the year sOs wins another championship

We're rapidly approaching the mark where he hasn't won jack shit in 5 years.
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swarminfestor
Profile Joined September 2017
Malaysia1696 Posts
April 10 2020 14:57 GMT
#9
I want Bunny to advance instead of Soo, so I made liquidbets favoring Bunny & SoS.
Rogue & Maru fan boy. ^^
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16896 Posts
April 10 2020 15:57 GMT
#10
Well we can't actually see the Liquibet graph until voting is closed, but safe to say it's nothing surprising. I certainly hope that TL and TY will diverge in some of their predictions for other groups so we get a clear winner (I guess Group D is the one that is most likely to see a difference).
ThunderJunk
Profile Joined December 2015
United States498 Posts
April 11 2020 04:01 GMT
#11
I think Bunny vs Soo will be very close actually. Soo stays on T1 and T2... but then again I can't remember the last time a Bunny game wasn't decided off the back of a sharp timing attack. So.. yeah probably have to tip the hat to Soo.
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chocowich
Profile Joined April 2020
6 Posts
April 11 2020 05:22 GMT
#12
dat nexus doe
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
April 11 2020 07:26 GMT
#13
On April 10 2020 23:21 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 10 2020 23:17 Akio wrote:
This better be the year sOs wins another championship

We're rapidly approaching the mark where he hasn't won jack shit in 5 years.


Well, it certainly looks that way.
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