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Slydie
Profile Joined August 2013
1929 Posts
July 27 2023 18:35 GMT
#41
The Saudis are paying.

Sportswashing has firmly hit the SC community.
Buff the siegetank
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17725 Posts
July 27 2023 20:37 GMT
#42
Somehow... Mvp has returned
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Antithesis
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1229 Posts
July 27 2023 22:50 GMT
#43
On July 28 2023 02:40 Kreuger wrote:
Regarding the Legends



Whoa, that's amazing.
Mutation complete.
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
July 27 2023 22:59 GMT
#44
BW legends also announced: stork bisu jaedong fantasy

I honestly feel pretty emotional that these sc2 and bw legends basically get one last chance for a final "championship". I might actually tear up watching it. And the 50k prizepool for this is ludicrously large
[Phantom]
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
Mexico2170 Posts
July 27 2023 23:07 GMT
#45
I'm so happy Mvp is back for a showmatch.

I remember he had big wrist issues, but also that most of his winnings he was using to help his family which didn't have a lot of money. hope hes doing well.

Nice to see MC back. MMA I know was an overwatch coach of a succesful team, I think he no longer is but hopefully he is doing well.
WriterTeamLiquid Staff writer since 2014 @Mortal_Phantom
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4415 Posts
July 28 2023 01:17 GMT
#46
50k on the line for these matches is crazy. Wonder what type of shape Mvp is in. Feel like he's going to get stomped by the other 3 unfortunately as they all continued playing SC2 for a long time after he left.
dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1250 Posts
July 28 2023 02:16 GMT
#47
Stephano has to be favored, he's played more recently (iirc he even got a top 8 in a WCS event back in 2019?). Then again, depending on how rusty the remaining players are maybe MC could win if he learns a few good builds. The games will probably suck no matter the outcome, but it'll be fun to see these players again. At least the prize pool is high enough that they'll be grinding hard.
Serral | Inno | sOs | soO | Has | Classic
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16044 Posts
July 28 2023 02:29 GMT
#48
On July 28 2023 11:16 dysenterymd wrote:
Stephano has to be favored, he's played more recently (iirc he even got a top 8 in a WCS event back in 2019?). Then again, depending on how rusty the remaining players are maybe MC could win if he learns a few good builds. The games will probably suck no matter the outcome, but it'll be fun to see these players again. At least the prize pool is high enough that they'll be grinding hard.

MMA played in Code S in 2018 season 3. My money would be on him
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16044 Posts
July 28 2023 02:30 GMT
#49
On July 28 2023 10:17 JJH777 wrote:
50k on the line for these matches is crazy. Wonder what type of shape Mvp is in. Feel like he's going to get stomped by the other 3 unfortunately as they all continued playing SC2 for a long time after he left.

But it's Mvp, he can find a way to win
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
ScrappyRabbit
Profile Joined March 2016
200 Posts
July 28 2023 02:47 GMT
#50
Maru like "I played in the first-ever season of GSL, can I be a legend?"
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12909 Posts
July 28 2023 07:36 GMT
#51
On July 28 2023 11:29 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2023 11:16 dysenterymd wrote:
Stephano has to be favored, he's played more recently (iirc he even got a top 8 in a WCS event back in 2019?). Then again, depending on how rusty the remaining players are maybe MC could win if he learns a few good builds. The games will probably suck no matter the outcome, but it'll be fun to see these players again. At least the prize pool is high enough that they'll be grinding hard.

MMA played in Code S in 2018 season 3. My money would be on him

http://aligulac.com/players/10-Stephano/
Stephano played far more recently and has a 2300 aligulac rating, MMA (http://aligulac.com/players/28-MMA/) has less than 2000. I would be highly surprised if Stephano did not win, even if other players practice as hard as they could. He likes money so he will probably bother practicing for the tournament, even if he is working at ESL atm (afaik?)
WriterMaru
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7087 Posts
July 28 2023 08:04 GMT
#52
I really hope they all got advanced notice and have been burning some midnight oil these last few weeks.
MC is gonna cheese the hell out of them though and will ez winner. Like a boss
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12909 Posts
July 28 2023 08:06 GMT
#53
On July 28 2023 17:04 Harris1st wrote:
I really hope they all got advanced notice and have been burning some midnight oil these last few weeks.
MC is gonna cheese the hell out of them though and will ez winner. Like a boss

There is supposedly an account of "mma" at #69 KR / 5500 MMR (https://sc2pulse.nephest.com/sc2/?season=56&queue=LOTV_1V1&team-type=ARRANGED&kr=true&mas=true&gra=true&page=0&type=ladder&ratingAnchor=99999&idAnchor=0&count=1#ladder-top). If the prizepool is 50k$ they will probably try to practice as much as they can, should be interesting!
WriterMaru
user 684697
Profile Joined July 2023
1 Post
July 28 2023 11:38 GMT
#54
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Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
July 28 2023 12:17 GMT
#55
On July 28 2023 10:17 JJH777 wrote:
50k on the line for these matches is crazy. Wonder what type of shape Mvp is in. Feel like he's going to get stomped by the other 3 unfortunately as they all continued playing SC2 for a long time after he left.


MC probably won't be much better tbh. He hasn't played in ages.
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swarminfestor
Profile Joined September 2017
Malaysia2449 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-07-28 16:16:48
July 28 2023 16:16 GMT
#56
I expected Maru won't deliver for the next Gamer8 tournament after the win yesterday. Be careful when trying to criticize him so much as I assume he may need full days of rest and will not be comfortable after the jetlag travel. The tournament is for Serral or another Korean players to lose.
Rogue & Maru fan boy. ^^
Kreuger
Profile Joined October 2011
Sweden818 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-07-28 17:34:14
July 28 2023 17:32 GMT
#57
Bracket is out, swiss format into single elimination

(Wiki)Gamers8/2023

https://twitter.com/Gamers8GG/status/1684957696573747200?s=20

[image loading]
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17725 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-07-28 17:43:00
July 28 2023 17:42 GMT
#58
On July 29 2023 02:32 Kreuger wrote:
Bracket is out, swiss format into single elimination

(Wiki)Gamers8/2023

https://twitter.com/Gamers8GG/status/1684957696573747200?s=20

[image loading]

Is it this format?

"In this format 16 participants play until they have won 3 matches or lost 3 matches. The participants that win 3 matches advance to the next tournament stage while the players that lost 3 matches are eliminated. In each round participants are matched versus an opponent with the same match score. Usually rematches are tried to be avoided."

(Wiki)Pseudo-Swiss format
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Kreuger
Profile Joined October 2011
Sweden818 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-07-28 17:44:10
July 28 2023 17:43 GMT
#59
On July 29 2023 02:42 Die4Ever wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 29 2023 02:32 Kreuger wrote:
Bracket is out, swiss format into single elimination

(Wiki)Gamers8/2023

https://twitter.com/Gamers8GG/status/1684957696573747200?s=20

[image loading]

Is it this format?

"In this format 16 participants play until they have won 3 matches or lost 3 matches. The participants that win 3 matches advance to the next tournament stage while the players that lost 3 matches are eliminated. In each round participants are matched versus an opponent with the same match score. Usually rematches are tried to be avoided."

https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Pseudo-Swiss_format#16_player_Pseudo-Swiss_format


Yupp, sounds like it, 5 rounds here though but thats the gist of it
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10366 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-07-28 17:53:06
July 28 2023 17:52 GMT
#60
Oh that format sounds cool!! Was sad at first seeing Creator matched against Serral

Also Stephano MC MMA MVP is a cool lineup!!
Really wish it was Nestea instead of Stephano though but i guess who knows who declined...
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
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