TSL Ro16 Bracket - Page 5

#1 v. #16: Unfortunately for Mouz.IefNaij, our reigning TSL champion is going to have to pull out his supply of devil juice to keep pace with an in-form GosI[Terran]. Terran's TvP is equally strong in executing timing pushes or fighting a macro war, while Jian Fei's play seems to have slipped in recent days due to inactivity.
GosI[Terran] 3 : 1 Mouz.IefNaij

#8 v. #9: [Pan]KabaL's defeat of Avi-Love was a surprise to many, but his win against Mouz.Strelok surely counts as the TSL's most surprising upset so far. Despite two convincing victories, our beloved TT1 comes into his Round of 16 match an underdog yet again. Mouz.White-Ra is among foreigner starcraft's legends, but unlike many other old-school greats, White-Ra has continually been active, and has continually refined and updated his play. PvP is likely his most confident and frightening match-up. No stopping him.
Mouz.White-Ra 3 : 0 [Pan]KabaL

#5 v. #12: This is one of the round of 16's most interesting match-ups. Liquid'NonY's strong performance against Idra[Media] and his roflstomp of HoRRoR leave no doubt that he can play at a high level, yet how this series will go is a little up in the air. iG.Tarson is vastly better than HoRRoR, yet a clear step below Idra. What will determine this series is likely Tarson's play. If he shows off the kind of stalwart micro and macro that he displayed in an epic defeat of Mouz.Sziky than Tarson can take this series. At the very least, a tight series is assured.
iG.Tarson 3 : 2 Liquid'Liquid'NonY

#4 v. #13: There's no doubt about who the favorite is in this series. IdrA[Media] showed sublime play against Liquid'NonY in to grab the #4 seed, and there can be no doubt that the foreigner bonjwa is determined to finish a year of dominance with the top placement. His opponent, ToT)XiaOzI( is curiously one of the few players with the ability to (ling back)stab Idra's cold terran heart. XiaOzI is "good at not dying against terran" and knocked him out of the JSL. However, a Bo5 certainly plays well into Idra's hands, and he will no doubt be prepared and focused like no tournament before.
IdrA[Media] 3 : 1 ToT)XiaOzI(

#3 v. #14: Fresh off a thrilling series of games against Shaman, ToT)Mondragon( the patron saint of foreigner starcraft makes his second TSL run against the third place finisher from the Razer TSL; RoX.BRAT_OK. It's difficult to gauge the form of both players, but with two experienced players, the series promises to be close and hard-fought. With the edge of activity, Brat should take the series, by a small margin.
RoX.BRAT_OK 3 : 2 ToT)Mondragon(

#6 v. #11: Both players are fresh off decisive 3-1 victories in R3, but Mouz.Kolll should take a slight edge, playing the same match-up he did earlier. Mouz.Fenix is not a player to be underestimated, however. A veteran of and frequent top-4 finisher in major tournaments, Fenix should be able to draw on a wealth of experience that the young German prodigy does not have yet. The series should hinge on the first couple games, because Kolll demonstrated in his series against ex-v1o)Morrow, his legendary muta micro may take warming up. Still, with Fenix's TvZ being a little unknown, and Kolll's ZvT having beaten the likes of Idra, the young German should win here.
Mouz.Kolll 3 : Mouz.Fenix

#7 v. #10: One of the TSL's title contenders, Ret, looks to be in for a trial by fire ZvZ if he wants to make the final rounds. [Pan]CaStrO is no slouch at the match-up, and is coming off an authoritative run through his group. Ret, meanwhile, barely managed to get past the surprising Romanian zerg NrT.FlaF in the R3, showing superior micro and management, but making a few crucial blunders that cost him games 3 and 4. This is Ret's series to take, and I'm sure most of TL wishes he progresses, but (and lets not talk about lag) CastrO could easily play the spoiler.
Ret 3 : 1 [Pan]CaStrO

#2 v. #15: The polish dragon and second place finisher in the Razer TSL; Retired.Draco will meet a difficult opponent in DuskBin.Sen. The Taiwanese zerg destroyed mTw.Ghosta 3-1, winning on maps he had only seen moments before. Draco's current ability is unknown, but even at his peak, he would have a hard time dealing with this current resurrected Sen. An even series on paper, it's the uncertainty of Draco's ability, and the following quote:
+ Show Spoiler +That point in Sen's favor.
DuskBin.Sen 3 : 2 Retired.Draco

IefNaij > GosI[Terran] (if JF bothers to get in shape. If he doesn't it could go either way)
White-Ra > Kabal
NonY > Tarson (NonY cho-gosu)
IdrA > XiaOzI (yeah. Might be good games though)
Mondragon > BRAT_OK
Kolllsen> Fenix
Ret > CaStrO (could go either way)
Sen > Draco (Sen is back. that is all)