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Since I'm a huge SKT1 fan, I will say that the storyline of round 1 is an undefeated SKT1 team. Two ace matches (against KT with and Stars). Bisu is 10-0 and has a confidence high that cannot be matched. It will be difficult to take him down. Not to mention BeSt and Fantasy with big wins too. Oh, and Kwanro has sucked completely but sOO has stepped up and we're seeing  Afrotoss show some talent in the individual leagues.
I'm not saying the proleague is over and that SKT1 should be crowned champs. Stars did take them 7 games and ZerO or Free are no slouches against Fantasy/Bisu.
So that's my side. Maybe to you it's the fact this could be the last proleague with BW because of the lawsuits. Maybe it's the fact KTF is one game ahead of Jaedong OZ and Airforce Ace (which 4-0'd MBC). Maybe it is Bisu 10-0. But the one thing we can all agree on is this: We're glad it's still going.
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Bisu cost me all my ESPORTS bucks a few months ago, and now he's decided to be undefeatable  But I still want to cheer for him.
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Bisu's 10-0 streak would be the biggest story to me. Then there's Soulkey solidifying himself as a top Zerg and great ZvT player.
Next would be KT's losing streak.
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Turn stepping up for Khan and their dragons doing so poorly.
And of course, Bisu.
It's also been really interesting to watch all the estro players try to fit in to the other teams.
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United States2822 Posts
ACE picking up the first 4-0 of the season was pretty big news when it happened.
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United States7481 Posts
ACE 4-0 and competitive in most matches, KT slump, Bisu 10-0, in that order.
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rise of soulkey, bisu undefeated, KT slumping
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Jangbi epic slumping and is the worst player of the round.
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Ignoring my SKT icon, I am far more impressed of how Flash played. After losing an awesome game to Best, none of his other opponents never stood a chance against him. Too bad for KT as a whole.
Well, SKT is doing so well because the maps are not imbalance (ask Bisu). Hyuk didn't do so well though.
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Some of the highlights of this season are:
SKT's perfect record
Bisu's 10-0 record
Flash's 9-1(not much of a surprise though)
KT fail
Rise of Soulkey and woongjin
Turn 7-0 and Perfectman's 4 wins(these 2 just came out of nowhere), Soo is doing well too
Jangbi's massive fail(I think he should be demoted from dragon to dragoon, so we have the Five Dragons and a dragoon, even Bisu didn't slump this hard)
ACE being a team that can win more than one match for once.
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Samsung being mediocre but not cause their young players are sucking. Jangbi's slump has made me very sad
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I think Jangbi's fail is more that he's done. I don't think he can exit his slump. I also think the eSTRO players are having an impact. Really makes Stars a championship contender.
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I'm interested to see what happens when Bisu finally has to face a good non-Zerg player. So far for the most part he's been stomping on Zergs and shitty Protosses. 10-0 is impressive nonetheless, but I feel like he hasn't really been challenged yet.
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SKT's perfect round and Bisu's streak are obvious.
Soulkey has been on a rampage, while Jangbi is slumping as hard as ever.
What surprised me the most is how the usually good proleague terran players have had mediocre to poor results : Leta is 4-4, Light is 3-6, Hiya is 2-7... Fantasy, Baby, and Really have been doing ok, but nothing incredible since they all have a 6-3 record for the round 1. Sea did a little better with 7-3.
Only Turn and Flash (obv) did very well with respective records 7-0 and 9-1.
I hope SKT will keep doing well, and they should as long as F/B/B deliver, and have a zerg as a backup (Soo or Kwanro). Sun and Paralyze seem to be decent.
A new dragon age ?
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Jaehoon 6-3 with 4 wins in a row!
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Jangbi's fall. This is below Savior level.
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I would say SKt1 being undefeated, Bisu 10-0, Turn undefeated rookie, Soulkey showing some mad chops, and Best steam rolling flash in the Ace match at the start of the season, is what I would consider the storyline of the SPL so far. Turn is showing some amazing talent in a team full of players who aren't showing that they can get a win. I may be a Best/Bisu fanboy, I may be a flash anti-fan, but the ace match between SKT1 and KTF at the start of the season was just an outstanding game imo, one that is definately worth mentioning. The game, I think build momentum for SKT1, not only did they beat last season's champs, but they beat the best player in the world, showing that with enough effort they can beat anyone. And so far, they sure are beating everyone.
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Samsung's new rookies and a temporary Jangbi slump.
And the strong ace performance.
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Turn's 7-0 is more impressive than Bisu's 10-0 imo.
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Canada8036 Posts
The return of Jaedong Oz, although everyone saw it coming with the new Bo7 format. And hand in hand with that story, ACE is no longer in last place!
The fall of KTF is huge. They were supposed to be contenders for winning PL outright (heck, a lot of people cried imba when they got Action), but in their current form, they're not going anywhere. At least Flash is consistent. =/
Janbi's performance is just depressing.
The biggest story for me would be the rise of Woongjin. I've always considered them to be a pretty mediocre team since they've always been overshadowed by the powerhouses like KTF and SKT. They've got some pretty talented players though, so I guess it's about time they started posting decent results.
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