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ESL Pro Tour/2023/24/Masters/Spring/Open StageESL Pro Tour/2023/24/Masters/Spring/Winners StageSolar vs Rogue in the first game in bracket B is rough :p
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Kreuger
Sweden656 Posts
ESL Pro Tour/2023/24/Masters/Spring/Open StageESL Pro Tour/2023/24/Masters/Spring/Winners StageSolar vs Rogue in the first game in bracket B is rough :p
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Pandain
United States12985 Posts
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dysenterymd
1177 Posts
Excited to see what Rogue brings to the table, he lost in Code S but looked decent. I doubt he'll beat Solar, but Elazer and Skillous will be good tests. | ||
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JJH777
United States4378 Posts
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HelpMeGetBetter
United States763 Posts
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Pandain
United States12985 Posts
On May 29 2024 06:08 JJH777 wrote: So much KR vs KR in the open bracket is unfortunate. I would like to actually get to see a lot of mid tier KR vs mid tier EU and NA for once. Seems the brackets always work out this way though. Honestly I think you'll get plenty, considering it's impossible to advance in the open bracket to playoffs without eventually playing a korean. As an aside, I'm expecting Koreans to completely wreck face this tournament. KR v KR finals. Likely Maru-herO again unless they knock each other out before. | ||
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Balnazza
Germany1102 Posts
- Technically this is Marus tournament to lose...can he *finally* win something outside of Asia? - How in form is Serral? While Nice should be doable, herO/Reynor is already tough. Generally curious to see how good he works through the Knockout Stage/if he can take Bo5s. - Can Reynor beat his downwards spiral? - Will herO capitalize? - How good is Rogue by now? - Should Maru fail as usual, the next in line to win it should be Clem...another ESL-win for him? Sadly, Showtime won't be around. He really could have used the points to maybe overtake Spirit? Now it seems almost guaranteed that he will have to slug through the Qualifier if he wants to make it to Riyhad... On May 29 2024 06:08 JJH777 wrote: So much KR vs KR in the open bracket is unfortunate. I would like to actually get to see a lot of mid tier KR vs mid tier EU and NA for once. Seems the brackets always work out this way though. "So much" are two (if I counted correctly) matches out of 16 in the Open Bracket, one more in the Winner Bracket... | ||
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tigera6
3221 Posts
Winner Bracket: Clem - Maru - herO - Dark Open Bracket: Gumi - Creator - Solar - Skillous - Byun - DRG - Bunny - Nightmare. While I think Maru and Serral are the more favorite as usual, Dark might be the one who can get a run going. We want a Zerg to win so that nothing will change until EWC. | ||
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Antithesis
Germany1096 Posts
On May 29 2024 10:29 Balnazza wrote: There are definetly some interesting storylines here: - Technically this is Marus tournament to lose...can he *finally* win something outside of Asia? - How in form is Serral? While Nice should be doable, herO/Reynor is already tough. Generally curious to see how good he works through the Knockout Stage/if he can take Bo5s. - Can Reynor beat his downwards spiral? - Will herO capitalize? - How good is Rogue by now? - Should Maru fail as usual, the next in line to win it should be Clem...another ESL-win for him? Pretty much this. Mostly excited to see Serral. Wondering what opportunity he had to practice at all. On paper, Maru must be the favorite now, with Serral having been taken out by the service. Anyway, we might see a good story. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany6805 Posts
On May 29 2024 04:39 Kreuger wrote: Both Winners and Open are filled: ESL Pro Tour/2023/24/Masters/Spring/Open StageESL Pro Tour/2023/24/Masters/Spring/Winners StageSolar vs Rogue in the first game in bracket B is rough :p Ufff. Gumiho gets a Marsbar and Solar gets Rogue... Dayum | ||
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Harris1st
Germany6805 Posts
Winner Bracket: Clem - Maru - Serral - Cure Open Bracket: Gumi - Creator??? - Solar - Skillous - Byun - DRG - Bunny - Nightmare??? While Creator/ Nightmare are the favorites I absolutely can see them failing and don't be too surprised | ||
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chrusher97
Canada806 Posts
Pretty much this. Mostly excited to see Serral. Wondering what opportunity he had to practice at all. On paper, Maru must be the favorite now, with Serral having been taken out by the service. Anyway, we might see a good story.[/QUOTE] Hasnt it only been like 2 months since he 4-0 maru? I doubt his shape could change that much since then. And its not like zerg has to practice build orders and stuff | ||
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Antithesis
Germany1096 Posts
On May 30 2024 05:13 chrusher97 wrote: Hasnt it only been like 2 months since he 4-0 maru? I doubt his shape could change that much since then. And its not like zerg has to practice build orders and stuff True, he's still Serral, so he will be very good at worst. However, it has been three months of limited time to play, plus a new patch, plus new maps, plus the general distraction caused by the military routine during the week. This will certainly have some impact. Also, it's wrong to say that zerg doesn't have to practice build orders at all. In fact, remember that two of his wins at Katowice against Maru were sharply executed specific builds. Anyway, we'll find out about his form soon enough. | ||
Poopi
France12761 Posts
Zergs are probably gonna show up for the big $ tournament and let T/P win the small stuff as usual : | ||
Mizenhauer
United States1804 Posts
On May 29 2024 20:42 Harris1st wrote: Ufff. Gumiho gets a Marsbar and Solar gets Rogue... Dayum If Solar (who won GSL last year) can't beat Rogue (who has been playing for a month or so and looks as bad as every other military returnee when they get back) he should just call it a career. | ||
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swarminfestor
Malaysia2429 Posts
On May 30 2024 18:28 Mizenhauer wrote: If Solar (who won GSL last year) can't beat Rogue (who has been playing for a month or so and looks as bad as every other military returnee when they get back) he should just call it a career. Lol don't suggest to Solar it unless it is because of military service. Otherwise, Korean Zerg talents will be extinct with Soo, Dark, Rogue, DRG and Shin are the only competitive programmers left in the scene. Now, I am missing Impact who is always making regular appearance in Code S. | ||
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swarminfestor
Malaysia2429 Posts
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Acrofales
Spain17916 Posts
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Balnazza
Germany1102 Posts
On May 31 2024 01:36 Acrofales wrote: How did Serral qualify? Two slots are given away through the Global Standings, that's how Dark and Serral qualified | ||
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SoleSteeler
Canada5411 Posts
On May 31 2024 00:39 swarminfestor wrote: Lol don't suggest to Solar it unless it is because of military service. Otherwise, Korean Zerg talents will be extinct with Soo, Dark, Rogue, DRG and Shin are the only competitive programmers left in the scene. Now, I am missing Impact who is always making regular appearance in Code S. Rogue did 2-0 Reynor in the Korean ESL cup this week! But I'm sure everyone is sandbagging it so close to this tournament... | ||
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Mizenhauer
United States1804 Posts
On May 31 2024 04:37 SoleSteeler wrote: Rogue did 2-0 Reynor in the Korean ESL cup this week! But I'm sure everyone is sandbagging it so close to this tournament... All kinds of wacky shit goes on early in those tournaments. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain17916 Posts
On May 31 2024 04:37 SoleSteeler wrote: Rogue did 2-0 Reynor in the Korean ESL cup this week! But I'm sure everyone is sandbagging it so close to this tournament... Ah yes, ESL cups. Reynor is famous for taking those super seriously! But in all fairness, Solar vs Rogue will be pretty interesting. Rogue should be capable of all the same shenanigans DRG did vs Solar. On the other hand, Rogue got styled on by Dark, and I'd normally rate Solar over Dark in ZvZ atm (despite his loss vs DRG shaking that belief). | ||
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Pandain
United States12985 Posts
Me: 1. Maru 2. Clem 3. herO 4. Dark 5. Serral 6. Cure And then I think a bunch of players below that are roughly equal. Honestly expecting Serral to still be good but not uh championship-winning form. Then I think Maru and Clem are going to be the two best players but Maru will have the edge in TvT. | ||
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SharkStarcraft
Austria2197 Posts
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Charoisaur
Germany15880 Posts
On May 31 2024 19:07 Pandain wrote: What are people putting for power rank? Me: 1. Maru 2. Clem 3. herO 4. Dark 5. Serral 6. Cure And then I think a bunch of players below that are roughly equal. Honestly expecting Serral to still be good but not uh championship-winning form. Then I think Maru and Clem are going to be the two best players but Maru will have the edge in TvT. Isn't Serral still able to practice a decent amount? I expect him to still be in great form, he wasn't the kind of player who grinds 8h/day anyway | ||
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Pandain
United States12985 Posts
On May 31 2024 21:09 Charoisaur wrote: Isn't Serral still able to practice a decent amount? I expect him to still be in great form, he wasn't the kind of player who grinds 8h/day anyway I think it's really an unknown, but clear that he's able to practice significantly more than the Korean military, where you have almost no time. We'll find out from interviews soon. | ||
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_fool
Netherlands675 Posts
On May 31 2024 19:08 SharkStarcraft wrote: Really tough bracket for the captain, doubt he will make it through :/ But we can dream! To be honest, solid underdogs are the main reason I'm watching tourneys. Once it boils down to the regulars (Maru, Serral, Clem, etc) I tend to lose focus a bit. | ||
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dysenterymd
1177 Posts
On May 31 2024 21:09 Charoisaur wrote: Isn't Serral still able to practice a decent amount? I expect him to still be in great form, he wasn't the kind of player who grinds 8h/day anyway In the one match Serral played (vs Coffee) he looked a bit sloppy in the first game and crushed the second game. I would imagine that even if Serral's level is still high, only playing 1 competitive match for months would make him a bit shaky in tournament play. That being said, Kato Serral was a monster - probably one of the single highest peaks we've seen of anyone in SC2. Serral at 90% of his Kato form would still be a slight favorite to win. | ||
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jy_9876543210
265 Posts
On May 30 2024 18:28 Mizenhauer wrote: If Solar (who won GSL last year) can't beat Rogue (who has been playing for a month or so and looks as bad as every other military returnee when they get back) he should just call it a career. Well said, GG Solar  where can I find the vod of that game? | ||
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Harris1st
Germany6805 Posts
On May 30 2024 18:28 Mizenhauer wrote: If Solar (who won GSL last year) can't beat Rogue (who has been playing for a month or so and looks as bad as every other military returnee when they get back) he should just call it a career. Would you like to rephrase that?  | ||
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Mizenhauer
United States1804 Posts
Every time I give him any credit he loses. Losing this way is such a Solar thing to do. I talked about Solar and his awful time in Proleague in this article: https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/562437-the-good-the-bad-and-ridiculous-of-proleague-pt-1 | ||
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Durnuu
13319 Posts
On June 01 2024 03:16 Mizenhauer wrote: Every time I give him any credit he loses. Losing this way is such a Solar thing to do. I talked about Solar and his awful time in Proleague in this article: https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/562437-the-good-the-bad-and-ridiculous-of-proleague-pt-1 Solar the GOAT player to put on your anti-team in FPL | ||
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Poopi
France12761 Posts
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Acrofales
Spain17916 Posts
E: lol, ouch. That was brutal. The reason Nydus didn't work that well vs Stats is clearly that he needed more queens. | ||
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RogerChillingworth
2827 Posts
On May 30 2024 18:28 Mizenhauer wrote: If Solar (who won GSL last year) can't beat Rogue (who has been playing for a month or so and looks as bad as every other military returnee when they get back) he should just call it a career. A truly bizarre comment. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain17916 Posts
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Mizenhauer
United States1804 Posts
It really is. I've been watching this game far too long to actually believe Solar would win. | ||
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Christof
8 Posts
Or just reynor his form? | ||
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Acrofales
Spain17916 Posts
On June 01 2024 23:37 Christof wrote: How was serral vs her0? Cause her0 looked really good vs reynor then got 2-0 by serral? Or just reynor his form? Serral did Serral things. Game 2 in particular was an exciting game if you want to rewatch it. | ||
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