On February 27 2021 21:19 sneakyfox wrote: Ehm, it was impossible for Serral to get Reynor in the Ro12. It could only be Clem/Stats/HM. I'd say he got his worst possible draw there.
For the Ro8, he could have faced Rogue or TY instead of Zest. Rogue may have been the worse opponent for him, but TY would have been better than Zest.
It was also impossible for him to get Dark before the finals, and to get Reynor before the semis.
So Serral didn't have a lucky draw in the playoffs. His group, on the other hand, was easy for sure. Much better group than what the 1st seed got.
why was for him impossible to get reynor?
Dark sure, same group. But thays it no?
Both Serral and Reynor came second in their groups. ro12 matches are all 2nd vs 3rd.#
Clem might have been the hardest ro12 opponent he could have gotten (out of HeroMarine, Stats, Clem). But at the same time he fell on the opposite side of the bracket to Reynor, Rogue, and Dark, which I think made him the favourite to make the final from that half.
On February 27 2021 21:19 sneakyfox wrote: Ehm, it was impossible for Serral to get Reynor in the Ro12. It could only be Clem/Stats/HM. I'd say he got his worst possible draw there.
For the Ro8, he could have faced Rogue or TY instead of Zest. Rogue may have been the worse opponent for him, but TY would have been better than Zest.
It was also impossible for him to get Dark before the finals, and to get Reynor before the semis.
So Serral didn't have a lucky draw in the playoffs. His group, on the other hand, was easy for sure. Much better group than what the 1st seed got.
why was for him impossible to get reynor?
Dark sure, same group. But thays it no?
Both Serral and Reynor came second in their groups. ro12 matches are all 2nd vs 3rd.#
Clem might have been the hardest ro12 opponent he could have gotten (out of HeroMarine, Stats, Clem). But at the same time he fell on the opposite side of the bracket to Reynor, Rogue, and Dark, which I think made him the favourite to make the final from that half.
oh yeah that. Yes I was thinking of Zergs in the bracket side, rather than just the ro12. Facing Dark was only possible in the finals, but may have been likely to have Rogue and Reynor in the same side. And of course...
On February 27 2021 21:19 sneakyfox wrote: Ehm, it was impossible for Serral to get Reynor in the Ro12. It could only be Clem/Stats/HM. I'd say he got his worst possible draw there.
For the Ro8, he could have faced Rogue or TY instead of Zest. Rogue may have been the worse opponent for him, but TY would have been better than Zest.
It was also impossible for him to get Dark before the finals, and to get Reynor before the semis.
So Serral didn't have a lucky draw in the playoffs. His group, on the other hand, was easy for sure. Much better group than what the 1st seed got.
why was for him impossible to get reynor?
Dark sure, same group. But thays it no?
Both Serral and Reynor came second in their groups. ro12 matches are all 2nd vs 3rd.#
Clem might have been the hardest ro12 opponent he could have gotten (out of HeroMarine, Stats, Clem). But at the same time he fell on the opposite side of the bracket to Reynor, Rogue, and Dark, which I think made him the favourite to make the final from that half.
Really damn tricky Ro12 for Serral but a rather decent rest of the bracket.
Even Clem isn’t a disaster, feel the trio of Serra/Reynor/Clem matches often go to the final set and if any of them lose they could play again the next day and win.
On February 28 2021 02:06 tommey.liang wrote: Looking forward to the rest of these games; btw will IEM Katowice SC2 continue past 2023? Or is 2023 the final season due to contract?
On February 27 2021 18:52 Poopi wrote: I will use this moment to again point out at people thinking Serral had an easy draw to the finals... told ya Clem was slightly favored.
Clem is literally the highest vZ player in aligulac
On February 27 2021 18:52 Poopi wrote: I will use this moment to again point out at people thinking Serral had an easy draw to the finals... told ya Clem was slightly favored.
Clem is literally the highest vZ player in aligulac
Clem's style is also literally anti-Serral. High early pressure on one front with insane micro preventing creep spread and drawing all queens for defense. Serral has always been good at balancing micro and macro (including injects and placing creep tumors) and defending on multiple fronts, while trying to get to that lategame stage with advantage and good map control. Its mind boggling to see people talk about who is better without considering favorable match-ups of individual players and stylistic differences.
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