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IEM Katowice 2021 - 4 players advance to the RO8
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Crocolisk Dundee
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Poopi
France12909 Posts
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DarkGamer
Germany329 Posts
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. I dont think clem was the favourit. its 50/50 between them. If serral would have won i think he would go to the finals. | ||
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Gina
241 Posts
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. I know? The other options were Stats and HM. Those were just knee-jerk reactions to his not having to immediately play Reynor/Dark. | ||
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Argonauta
Spain4965 Posts
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. It was the easiest bracket for him | ||
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
On February 27 2021 19:22 DarkGamer wrote: I dont think clem was the favourit. its 50/50 between them. If serral would have won i think he would go to the finals. Even if they replay the entire bracket, I'd bet on Serral beating Clem/Zest more than Reynor/Dark/Rogue | ||
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Poopi
France12909 Posts
Meh, still an harder bracket than what he had in a lot of previous international tournaments. Especially now that ZvP doesn’t seem as Z favored as in the past. Expected result nonetheless. | ||
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sneakyfox
8216 Posts
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. | ||
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Argonauta
Spain4965 Posts
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? | ||
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
On February 27 2021 21:42 Argonauta wrote: 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. | ||
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Big-t
Austria1350 Posts
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Argonauta
Spain4965 Posts
On February 27 2021 21:48 Fango wrote: 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... + Show Spoiler + PLACE MARU AND ROGUE IN OPPOSITTE SIDES FOR ONCE | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26265 Posts
On February 27 2021 21:48 Fango wrote: 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. | ||
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Morbidius
Brazil3449 Posts
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tommey.liang
United States363 Posts
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sneakyfox
8216 Posts
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? It is. No one knows what happens after that. | ||
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Doublemint
Austria8708 Posts
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Locutos
Brazil272 Posts
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 | ||
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atchosvk
55 Posts
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fLyiNgDroNe
Belgium4041 Posts
On March 01 2021 08:26 Locutos wrote: 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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