WTL Winter Power Hexagons

Nakajin

Canada7325 Posts

October 04 2021 20:30 GMT

WTL Winter Power Hexagons

The WTL is back! Many discussions have been had around the changes to the format, from the integration of delegations, the addition new-old maps or the choice to randomize the initial map on which players would play. But there is one crucial feature of the WTL that has been brought back to universal applause (I take your silence for your approbation) I'm talking of course of the Power Hexagon.

The operation is simple, each WTL players get analyzed by a crack team of Chinese Starcraft 2 analysts (probably helped by top of the line computer software) and broke down into six characteristics that get ranked on a 10 points grade:

- Attack
- Micro
- Strategy
- Defense
- Mindset
- Macro

Now of course, there's some limitations to this model, can a player really be described by a simple 60 points grade? Of course not, and that's why WTL have address the problem by adding a bar graph with 4 new measurements, to bring the whole to more reasonable 100 points grade.
The SCboy analysts have revealed the data composing this complex new bar graph:

- Condition
- Earning
- Stability
- Winning percentage

In any cases, this thread will serve as a way to follow the evolution of the Power Hexagons and the struggle of pro against the precisely engineered algorithm of SCBoy.

Nakajin

Canada7325 Posts

October 04 2021 20:30 GMT

Week 1 Power Hexagon!

TL vs NV
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GGG vs KZ
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AX vs AF
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IG vs PREP
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GP vs DPG
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PSI vs SR
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Upsets of the week
It's been a tough week for the WTL data analyst, as we saw some major upsets.
We all know the elephant in the room, but let's first look at the rest.

(Z)

DRG managed to steal a map from (T)

Clem at -14 points to assure NV the victory as the Liquid ace woes from last season seems to continue.
The same can be said of (P)

Trap who couldn't close the 2-0 despite being 12 points ahead of (P)

Classic.

Of course that biggest upset are coming from DPG
(T)

Percival manged to split 1-1 vs (P)

herO at -9 a noteworthy results if it wasn't for his teammate.
Over the course of his 3 maps, (Z)

Cham manage to erase a mindbogglingly -80 points. Achieving one of the biggest upset since the creation of Hexagon by the Greek.
His current ranking as the 5th worst player lined up in week 1, will probably need to be looked at after that performance, as well as the one of (Z)

Rogue and

Dark, currently respectively no 2 and 3 in the league.

dbRic1203

Germany2092 Posts

October 05 2021 09:21 GMT

Nice work not only giving us all the Hexagons but also some nice analysis on it

Great take in it as well, thanks

rtomic

25 Posts

October 05 2021 09:29 GMT

Cham beating both ace zergs of DPG was insane!

Crocolisk Dundee

568 Posts

October 05 2021 10:52 GMT

Cham also beat everyone by having the biggest smile in all of the submitted the profile pics.

washikie

United States712 Posts

October 05 2021 11:43 GMT

Lol mana still perfectly balanced as all things should be.

uselless

24 Posts

October 05 2021 14:08 GMT

surprised nobody is a 90+, maru seems like the highest in the league with and 89, but it also feels like trap rogue dark should be closer or above

dbRic1203

Germany2092 Posts

October 05 2021 14:19 GMT

On October 05 2021 20:43 washikie wrote:
Lol mana still perfectly balanced as all things should be.

The bar graphs could be more even and all 5s though. Just for good measure

Howard_Kao

China242 Posts

October 05 2021 14:48 GMT

For the bar graph, condition depends on how many wins they have in recent 10 games, so online monsters like clem cure and zest will have is very high. And each point for earning is $100000, the closest person to a 10 is rogue, if he can win something big again. If you earn less than $100000 but higher than $20000 (I think that's the number) that's also a one, so percival and some other GP and NV's team members could also get a 0 on that.

Howard_Kao

China242 Posts

October 05 2021 14:54 GMT

#10

On October 05 2021 23:08 uselless wrote:
surprised nobody is a 90+, maru seems like the highest in the league with and 89, but it also feels like trap rogue dark should be closer or above

According to SCboys when they're casting, it's almost impossible to get a 90, no one can have a 10 on earning yet, winning percentage is culmulative, condition is how musch you win in recent 10 matches. And stability is now a mistery, all top players got a 8 and only maru get a 9.

tigera6

598 Posts

October 05 2021 15:08 GMT

#11

On October 05 2021 23:48 Howard_Kao wrote:
For the bar graph, condition depends on how many wins they have in recent 10 games, so online monsters like clem cure and zest will have is very high. And each point for earning is $100000, the closest person to a 10 is rogue, if he can win something big again. If you earn less than $100000 but higher than $20000 (I think that's the number) that's also a one, so percival and some other GP and NV's team members could also get a 0 on that.

Rogue earning in the Bar chart is a 7 though, is it a mistake then?

Nakajin

Canada7325 Posts

October 05 2021 16:34 GMT

#12

On October 06 2021 00:08 tigera6 wrote:

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Rogue earning in the Bar chart is a 7 though, is it a mistake then?

Clearly the "earning" measurement isn't something as trivial as prize money earn, it relate to a complex mix of monetary values, but also the spiritual development earn with Starcraft as well as the social and intellectual development.
Rogue being a zerg player doing only brain dead op build and as thus having no friends, all the money in the world can't make up for it.

But seriously, ya it seems like a mistake there's probably a couple more like that. While I haven't check, if last season is to be believe about half the point total vs actual point don't balance.

Howard_Kao

China242 Posts

October 05 2021 23:19 GMT

#13

On October 06 2021 00:08 tigera6 wrote:

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Rogue earning in the Bar chart is a 7 though, is it a mistake then?

That's a mistake that will be fixed next week

Nakajin

Canada7325 Posts

October 14 2021 02:22 GMT

#14

Week 2 Power Hexagon!

AX vs NV
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GP vs SR
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PSI vs TL
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IG vs KZ
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GGG vs AF
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PREP vs DPG
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Upsets of the week
The SCBoy analysts have been hard at work last week trying to figure out how team GP had managed to dupe the system. Their effort were not entirely successful as both (P)

Prince ( at -11) and (T)

Ryung (at -14) split maps vs their opponent, although (Z)

Cham was visibly destabilized by playing someone of the exact same Hexagonal strength in (Z)

Scarlett.
The upset of the week does not goes to them though, but rather to (P)

Zoun who split blows with (T)

Maru despite being a -23 points underdog.

Changes
This season, the WTL teams seems to have become a lot more reactive to adjust their Hexagon, here's are the biggest winner and loser of week 1.

Biggest winner: (P)

Classic: +6 Overall points (+1 micro, +1 defense, +2 condition, +2 winning percentage)
Biggest loser: (T)

SpeCial: -4 Overall points (-3 condition, -2 micro, -1 attack, +1 macro, +1 winning percentage)
A special mention to (Z)

Rogue who would have had a -5 deduction if it wasn't for the readjustment of his earning stats.

All changes
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Classic + 6 overall points
(P)

Zoun: +2 overall points (+1 condition, +1 winning percentage)
(T)

Maru: +1 overall point (+1 winning percentage)
(Z)

DRG: +4 overall points(+1 defense, +1 mindset, +1 condition, +1 winning percentage)
(T)

Ryung: +1 overall points (+1 winning percentage)
(Z)

Cham: +8 overall points (+1 strategy, +1 defense, +3 mindset, +1 macro, +1 stability, +1 winning percentage)
(Z)

Lambo: 0 overall points (-2 micro, +1 winning percentage, +1 attack)
(T)

ByuN: +1 overall point (+2 winning percentage, -1 condition)
(Z)

Scarlett: +2 overall points (+1 winning percentage, +1 condition)
(T)

Special: -4 overall points (-3 condition, -2 micro, -1 attack, +1 macro, +1 winning percentage)
(T)

GuMiho: +2 overall points(+4 condition, +1 winning percentage, -1 macro, -1 attack, -1 macro)
(P)

MaxPax: 0 overall point (-1 condition, +1 strategy)
(T)

Clem: +2 overall points (+1 winning percentage, +1 macro)
(P)

Harstem: +2 overall points (+1 winning percentage, +2 attack, -1 defense)
(P)

MacSed: -1 overall point (-1 defense)
(T)

Spirit: 0 overall point (+1 winning percentage, -1 mindset)
(T)

TIME: +2 overall points (+1 winning percentage, +1 condition)
(Z)

Solar: +1 overall point (+1 winning percentage, +2 condition, -1 macro, -2 macro)
(P)

Cyan: +4 overall points (+2 condition, +1 stability, +1 winning percentage, +1 attack, -1 macro)
(T)

Dream: 0 overall point (+2 winning percentage, -1 strategy, -1 defense)
(T)

KeeN: +1 overall point (-1 condition, +2 winning percentage)
(P)

Trap: -1 overall point (+1 winning percentage, -1 strategy, -1 attack)
(Z)

Armani: +1 overall point (+1 stability, +1 winning percentage, -1 defense)
(P)

Puzzle: +1 overall point (+1 winning percentage, +1micro, -1 mindset)
(Z)

Bly: +3 overall points (+2 condition, +1 winning percentage, +1 strategy, -1 micro)
(Z)

Rogue: -3 overall points (-4 condition, +2 earning, -1 winning percentage, -1 micro, -2 mindset)

tigera6

598 Posts

October 14 2021 08:50 GMT

#15

Thanks for the data collection and analysis. Also, I would love WTL to add another bar chart for the "matchup-strength" to give players an actual measurement on that, probably to replace one of the "Condition" or "Stability" column as they seems to mean the same thing.
Like Clem TvZ would probably be a 9 or 10, but his TvT would only be a 6 or 7 imo.

Nakajin

Canada7325 Posts

October 19 2021 02:09 GMT

#16

Week 3 Power Hexagons!

NV vs PREP
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SR vs GGG
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AF vs PSI
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DPG vs IG
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TL vs AX
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KZ vs GP
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Upsets of the week
The GP coaches clearly expect nothing but the best of their players and not even scoring the biggest upset in WTL history could prevent him for getting benched for failing to win an even match last week. The gods should have punished such a immense display of hubris, but GP challenged the judgment of the divinities as well as the all mighty hexagons of men. (P)

Prince had the biggest upset of the week, going 1-1 at -21, and (T)

Percival did as much winning the ace at -15 vs (Z)

Solar (after equalizing vs (T)

TIME at -5). Going into week 4, GP now have a differential of +153.

The nonsense of the Korean squad shouldn't hide the display of (P)

MaxPax scoring one of the only 2-0 upset vs (P)

Trap (-10) and of (Z)

RagnaroK (beating (T)

Clem tvz at -14)

Changes
The frantic algorithm of the Power Hexagon kept on churning out many changes this week.

Biggest winner: (P)

Zest +6 overall points (+5 condition, +1 stability)
Biggest loser: (T)

ByuN -7 overall points (-2 condition, -3 macro, -2 defense, -1 strategy, +1 attack)
Special mention to (T)

Cure who lost two points, and as such suffered a -8 points swing toward (P)

Zest, yet another indubitable proof that the protoss got cheat out of his GSL.

All changes:
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Has: 0 overall point (-2 condition, +1 winning percentage, +1 strategy)
(Z)

ByuL: +2 overall points (-1 micro, -1 strategy, +1 defense, +1 mindset, +1 macro, +1 attack)
(Z)

Lambo: -1 overall points (-2 condition)
(P)

Cyan: +4 overall points (+1 condition, +1 micro, +1 attack, +1 mindset)
(T)

ByuN: -7 overall points (-2 condition, -3 macro, -2 defense, -1 strategy, +1 attack)
(T)

Dream: -1 overall point (-1 condition)
(Z)

Scarlett: +2 overall points (+2 condition, -1 micro, +1 strategy)
(P)

Nice: -4 overall points (-4 condition)
(Z)

Armani: +1 overall point (+1 defense)
(T)

SpeCial: 0 overall point (+1 micro, -1 macro)
(P)

Trap: +2 overall points (+1 condition, +1 earning)
(P)

MaxPax: 0 overall point (-1 condition, +2 attack, -1 macro)
(T)

KeeN: +2 overall points (+1 condition, -1 micro, +1 attack, +1 macro)
(T)

Cure: -2 overall points (-1 attack, -1 condition)
(T)

XY: -1 overall point (-1 condition)
(P)

Zest: +6 overall points (+5 condition, +1 stability)
(T)

Coffee: -1 overall point (-1 condition)
(P)

herO: +2 overall points (+1 stability, +1 winning percentage)
(P)

MacSed: 0 overall point (+1 condition, -1 defense)
(T)

Clem: -1 overall point (-1 condition)
(Z)

RagnaroK: +1 overall point (+1 condition, +1 winning percentage, -1 strategy)
(P)

Harstem: 0 overall point (+1 macro, -1 condition)
(P)

Classic: +2 overall points (+2 condition)
(P)

Zoun: +2 overall points (+1 condition, +1 defense)
(Z)

Solar: -1 overall point (-1 condition)
(P)

Prince: 0 overall point (+1 winning percentage, -1 micro)
(T)

TIME: -2 overall points (-2 condition)
(T)

Percival: +1 overall point(+1 winning percentage)
(P)

Spirit: -2 overall points (-2 condition, +1 winning percentage, -1 mindset)
(T)

Ryung: +3 overall points (+1 condition, +1 stability, +1 winning percentage, -1 macro, +1 strategy)

Crocolisk Dundee

568 Posts

October 19 2021 03:43 GMT

#17

That Harstem picture though.

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