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Code S Season 1: RO16 Groups + Schedule announced

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
April 15 2023 21:01 GMT
#1
2023 Global StarCraft II League Season 1

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AfreecaTV has announced the RO16 group draw for the first season of Code S. The seeding for the draws were based on 2022 GSL points (AfreecaTV's point system that takes only GSL tournaments into account).

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As previously announced, the RO16 and RO8 will take place online, while the RO4 and grand finals will take place live. The total prize money for Code S Season 1 is 34,000,000 KRW, with the champion winning 10,000,000 KRW.
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Haighstrom
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom207 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-04-15 21:48:06
April 15 2023 21:44 GMT
#2
Stats and Innovation! No Soo or Ragnarok is sad. Anyone else notable not make it through I'm missing?
dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1250 Posts
April 15 2023 22:50 GMT
#3
C is the only group with two clear favorites (Gumi and Dark), the rest should be very competitive.

Still no news on English language casters?
Serral | Inno | sOs | soO | Has | Classic
Akio
Profile Blog Joined January 2019
Finland1838 Posts
April 15 2023 23:24 GMT
#4
Seeing Mr. Lee Shin-hyung in a Korean Starcraft tournament makes me forget the prizepool cuts, declining scene and overall sadness.
Mine gas, build tanks.
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-04-15 23:36:54
April 15 2023 23:34 GMT
#5
On April 16 2023 06:44 Haighstrom wrote:
Anyone else notable not make it through I'm missing?


I posted an overview in an earlier thread.

Notable players who were eliminated in the qualifiers are:
Armani
Percival
RagnaroK
Scarlett
soO
SpeCial
TY
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
kochanfe
Profile Joined July 2011
Micronesia1338 Posts
April 16 2023 04:15 GMT
#6
Quite nicely balanced groups actually. Glad to see INnoVation and Stats back (and honestly, I think both have a reasonable chance of upsetting and making Ro8). Bit brutal for RagnaroK – four opportunities to qualify, losing 1-2 to a terran player in all four instances (first Cure, then ByuN, then Ryung, then INnoVation)... ouch. Would've been cool to see TY or SpeCial or Scarlett qualify as well obviously. Hopefully TY will try again next season and we can finally have the four horsemen all playing in the same tournament for the first time in ages.

I reckon there's a pretty small chance that someone other than Maru, herO, or Dark wins the tourney, but I could mayyyybe see a ByuN or a Solar or a Cure taking it down as well. Hard to credit anyone other than those six with even a 1% chance of pulling it off. Maybe roughly 50% Maru, 15% herO, 15% Dark, 10% ByuN, 5% Solar, 5% Cure, or something in that general vein... Might be rating ByuN's chances too high, but if he could just find some way of playing nearly as well offline as he does online, he'd be the odds-on favorite in a BoX against everyone in the world, apart from Serral and Maru.
"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." - Lao Tzu
Haighstrom
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom207 Posts
April 16 2023 08:27 GMT
#7
On April 16 2023 08:34 Crocolisk Dundee wrote:
I posted an overview in an earlier thread.

Notable players who were eliminated in the qualifiers are:
Armani
Percival
RagnaroK
Scarlett
soO
SpeCial
TY


Nice one
SeleiXi
Profile Joined March 2022
Hong Kong1 Post
April 16 2023 09:36 GMT
#8
On April 16 2023 13:15 kochanfe wrote:
Quite nicely balanced groups actually. Glad to see INnoVation and Stats back (and honestly, I think both have a reasonable chance of upsetting and making Ro8). Bit brutal for RagnaroK – four opportunities to qualify, losing 1-2 to a terran player in all four instances (first Cure, then ByuN, then Ryung, then INnoVation)... ouch. Would've been cool to see TY or SpeCial or Scarlett qualify as well obviously. Hopefully TY will try again next season and we can finally have the four horsemen all playing in the same tournament for the first time in ages.

I reckon there's a pretty small chance that someone other than Maru, herO, or Dark wins the tourney, but I could mayyyybe see a ByuN or a Solar or a Cure taking it down as well. Hard to credit anyone other than those six with even a 1% chance of pulling it off. Maybe roughly 50% Maru, 15% herO, 15% Dark, 10% ByuN, 5% Solar, 5% Cure, or something in that general vein... Might be rating ByuN's chances too high, but if he could just find some way of playing nearly as well offline as he does online, he'd be the odds-on favorite in a BoX against everyone in the world, apart from Serral and Maru.

mabye hero would get a higher chance?He just won maru in a bo7 recently
swarminfestor
Profile Joined September 2017
Malaysia2449 Posts
April 16 2023 10:30 GMT
#9
Here is my prediction, Maru and Byun of Group A, herO and Cure of Group B, Dark and Gumiho of Group C, Creator and Bunny of Group D will advance.

The dark horse will be DRG, Solar, Stats and Innovation for each respective group. Solar, better make your dream come true this time! Being denied a placement in Ro.8 for a whole damn 7 years long was such cruel punishment.
Rogue & Maru fan boy. ^^
dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1250 Posts
April 16 2023 11:56 GMT
#10
On April 16 2023 18:36 SeleiXi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2023 13:15 kochanfe wrote:
Quite nicely balanced groups actually. Glad to see INnoVation and Stats back (and honestly, I think both have a reasonable chance of upsetting and making Ro8). Bit brutal for RagnaroK – four opportunities to qualify, losing 1-2 to a terran player in all four instances (first Cure, then ByuN, then Ryung, then INnoVation)... ouch. Would've been cool to see TY or SpeCial or Scarlett qualify as well obviously. Hopefully TY will try again next season and we can finally have the four horsemen all playing in the same tournament for the first time in ages.

I reckon there's a pretty small chance that someone other than Maru, herO, or Dark wins the tourney, but I could mayyyybe see a ByuN or a Solar or a Cure taking it down as well. Hard to credit anyone other than those six with even a 1% chance of pulling it off. Maybe roughly 50% Maru, 15% herO, 15% Dark, 10% ByuN, 5% Solar, 5% Cure, or something in that general vein... Might be rating ByuN's chances too high, but if he could just find some way of playing nearly as well offline as he does online, he'd be the odds-on favorite in a BoX against everyone in the world, apart from Serral and Maru.

mabye hero would get a higher chance?He just won maru in a bo7 recently

I'd put it something like this:

Championship favorites: Maru = herO > Dark
Tiny chance of winning: Byun, Solar, Bunny, Cure
Might go deep but won't win: DRG, Gumiho, Creator, Classic (Classic has actually looked great in a few recent tournaments)
Fighting to advance one round: Stats, Inno, Ryung, Keen, Nightmare.

I put Maru=herO because Maru has been anti-clutch in finals for this last year, he's overall better than herO otherwise.
Serral | Inno | sOs | soO | Has | Classic
[Phantom]
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
Mexico2170 Posts
April 16 2023 15:03 GMT
#11
I think there is a big chance that both Stats and Inno advance.
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QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
April 16 2023 17:41 GMT
#12
Really excited to see how some of these returning players are going to do before dying to Bunny's ascent.
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13991 Posts
April 16 2023 20:19 GMT
#13
(T)ByuN
(Z)DRG

(P)herO
(Z)Solar

(Z)Dark
(P)Stats

(T)Bunny
(P)Creator
Chain 1 Arthalion Chain 2 Urgula Chain 3 Mululu Chain 4 Lukias
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3465 Posts
April 17 2023 03:33 GMT
#14
Popular opinion: Maru will make another final and lose.
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10366 Posts
April 17 2023 06:24 GMT
#15
Nice to see Creator is Tier 1 still! He's been playing really well in Gamers Without Borders so well, so I'm hoping he'll live up to being a Tier 1 Protoss this season
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
April 17 2023 06:28 GMT
#16
Abydos guys are listed as 'Club NV'
This whole Team NV - Club NV - Abydos thing is an absolute clusterfuck
MaxPax
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2217 Posts
April 17 2023 07:28 GMT
#17
May 4th; Cannot wait!
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Highwinds
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada955 Posts
April 18 2023 05:36 GMT
#18
Do we know when RO4 will be? I'll be in Korea around may 10th so I'd love to be able to go
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