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GSL Super Tournament #2: Final Day Preview

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GSL Super Tournament #2: Final Day Preview

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December 7th, 2022 14:58 GMT

2022 GSL Super Tournament 2 - Final Day

by Wax

Start time: Thursday, Dec 08 8:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

The 2022 GSL season comes to a close with four players vying for the Super Tournament II title.

After Maru suffered shock elimination in the quarterfinals, Dark now appears to be the favorite to take the championship. However, Solar, ByuN, and Bunny have shown themselves to be very dangerous in the previous rounds, and they'll be looking to take advantage of this rare chance to win a major offline trophy.

(Wiki)2022 GSL: Super Tournament 2
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Semifinal #1: ByuN vs Solar

When the Super Tournament bracket was first revealed, it seemed like Maru had a free ticket to the grand finals. ByuN and Solar were the toughest players on his half of the bracket, and he had a dominating record against both players—especially in major/offline events. Thus, when ByuN scored his nigh unbelievable upset over Maru in the quarterfinals, he opened up an unexpected road to the championship for both himself and Solar.

Over the last couple of years, both ByuN and Solar have lingered in that awkward tier just below the
'real' title contenders, getting plenty of lip service from fans and pros (and TL.net writers) but rarely threatening to actually win a championship. Part of that was directly Maru's fault, as he handed both players plenty of losses in major events (some in elimination rounds). But it's also been due to both ByuN and Solar being chronic underperformers in big tournaments, unable to play at the same level as they do in lower-stakes events. If there was ever a chance for one of these players to wash away all the doubt surrounding them, this would be it.

It does seem like ByuN is better poised to seize that opportunity. Aligulac favors him slightly, giving him a 55.40% chance of winning. The two players are almost dead even in career head-to-head matches with Solar leading 60-58, but ByuN has had the upper hand in recent months. The two players have historically taken turns going on long winning streaks against each other, and ByuN recently went on a 10-match winning streak in October and November. While Solar hit back last weekend with two wins of his own, his interview comments suggest he still feels like he's at a disadvantage.

Indeed, the two players traded friendly barbs during their post-match interviews in the Super Tournament, jokingly putting each other down. However, when push came to shove, Solar was the one who took a humble stance, saying ByuN's TvZ was second only to Maru. On the other hand, ByuN stuck with his taunting tone all the way, saying he'd put Solar in his place.

Both players look their best in TvZ when playing standard macro games, but I wonder how many times they'll actually play things straight-up. ByuN is at his best when he's attacking from multiple directions with bio in the mid-game, but he's also fond of mixing in all-ins to keep his opponents on their toes. Meanwhile, Solar falls into the typical defensive Zerg category, looking to react, defend, and win with superior macro. However, he's admitted that he needs to be more unpredictable, and this could be a series where he veers from his usual course.

Ultimately, I'm going to take ByuN to win for reasons outside of actual gameplay. As mentioned above, both players have a history of underperforming in major events, seeming to run into a mental wall in the later rounds. In the case of Solar, he hasn't shown us anything new yet—beating Creator and GuMiho were expected results for him. But for ByuN, I have reason to hope that by finally beating Maru in an important match, he's unlocked a higher level of play for himself in major events.

Prediction: ByuN 3 - 1 Solar

Semifinal #2: Bunny vs Dark

If you're a hater who believes neither Solar nor ByuN will be able to keep their composure in the finals, then you could consider this to be the unofficial championship match. Actually, you might be justified in thinking so regardless of who was playing on the other side of the bracket, since Bunny and Dark are the two hottest players in the scene right now.

Bunny is coming into the match in the best form of his career, taking down Serral 3-1 in the DreamHack semis, barely losing 3-4 to herO in the DreamHack finals, and getting revenge on herO with a brutal 3-0 in the Super Tournament RO16. Dark is entering on the tail of a hugely impressive championship run in the AfreecaTV Champions Cup, where he defeated ShoWTimE, ByuN, Bunny(!), Clem, and Maru along the way.

Compared to the other semifinal, the post-match interviews from both players were fairly tame. Dark joked about Bunny being a proxy-Barracks abuser in the past, but still gave him his due respect for his recent play. As for Bunny, he didn't divulge much, except for showing an (understandable) preference for playing against Cure.

Dark is unquestionably the better player when you think about career success, but this is close to a 50/50 match if you only consider recent form. Bunny actually played very well against Dark in the recent AfreecaTV Champions Cup, barely losing 2-3 in the quarterfinals (VOD). They split the macro games, split the games where Dark went for a Dark-y early attack, and the series ended up being decided by Dark scouting and defending a proxy-Barracks attempt from Bunny. If Dark was the better player, it was only by a very small margin.

It's no surprise that Dark leads in historical head-to-head record by a hefty 20-5 match score, as he was a championship-caliber player for much longer. However, Aligulac's prediction formula only gives Dark a modest 58:42 advantage, which reflects Bunny's immense improvement lately. Still, I'm a bit wary about what Aligulac has to say about either player, since Bunny and Dark both have that 'big match player' quality that isn't adequately captured by the stats website.

In the end, overall career success swings my prediction in Dark's favor. Bunny has only begun to win high-stakes matches against elite players, while Dark has been doing it for years.

Prediction: Dark 3 - 2 Bunny




Writer: Wax
Images: AfreecaTV
Statistics and records: Liquipedia and Aligulac.com


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Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12879 Posts
December 07 2022 15:43 GMT
#2
Now that herO finally won a code S for protoss, they lost their super tournament buff it seems like!
Rooting for ByuN and Bunny but I am pretty sure Dark will ultimately win
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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19237 Posts
December 07 2022 20:14 GMT
#3
I’m rooting hardcore for Solar. It would be great to see his long years of hard work finally payoff.
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Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17676 Posts
December 07 2022 20:36 GMT
#4
On December 08 2022 05:14 BisuDagger wrote:
I’m rooting hardcore for Solar. It would be great to see his long years of hard work finally payoff.

would be awesome to see Solar win something big again
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Edpayasugo
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United Kingdom2215 Posts
December 08 2022 09:25 GMT
#5
WIsh I could watch, happy with any winner really
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