[WCS AM] Ro32 Group D Premier Season 2 2013

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NovemberstOrm

Canada16217 Posts

September 16 2013 16:28 GMT

Monday, Sep 16 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_WCS_Season_3_America/Premier

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WCS America

aLive vs Hack
Starting map: Akilon Wastes

ByuL vs Arthur
Starting map: Frost

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aLive vs Hack
(T)

aLive <Akilon Wastes> Hack
(T)

aLive Hack
~~aLive <> Hack~~

Hack wins 2-0!

ByuL vs Arthur
ByuL (P)

Arthur
ByuL (P)

Arthur
~~ByuL <> Arthur~~

ByuL wins 2-0!

Winners' Match
(Z)

ByuL <Akilon Wastes> Hack
ByuL (T)

Hack
ByuL (T)

Hack

ByuL wins 2-1!

Losers' Match
Arthur (T)

aLive

Arthur aLive
Arthur (T)

aLive

Arthur wins 2-1!

Final Match
(P)

Arthur Hack
(P)

Arthur Hack
~~Arthur Hack~~

Hack wins 2-0!

ByuL and Hack advance to WCS AM Premier Ro16!

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aLive vs Hack Game 1
aLive vs Hack Game 2
aLive vs Hack Game 3

ByuL vs Arthur Game 1
ByuL vs Arthur Game 2
ByuL vs Arthur Game 3

Winners' Match Game 1
Winners' Match Game 2
Winners' Match Game 3

Losers' Match Game 1
Losers' Match Game 2
Losers' Match Game 3

Final Match Game 1
Final Match Game 2
Final Match Game 3

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Poll: Recommend aLive vs Hack game 1?

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (9)

82%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (1)

9%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (1)

9%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (0)

0%

★★★- Good game (0)

0%

11 total votes

Your vote: Recommend aLive vs Hack game 1?

(Vote): ★★★★★- One of the best games this season
(Vote): ★★★★- Highly recommended game
(Vote): ★★★- Good game
(Vote): ★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do
(Vote): ★- Do not see this game no matter what

Poll: Recommend aLive vs Hack game 2?

★★★- Good game (4)

40%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (4)

40%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (2)

20%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)

0%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)

0%

10 total votes

Your vote: Recommend aLive vs Hack game 2?

Poll: Recommend aLive vs Hack game 3?

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (5)

56%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (2)

22%

★★★- Good game (1)

11%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (1)

11%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (0)

0%

9 total votes

Your vote: Recommend aLive vs Hack game 3?

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Poll: Recommend ByuL vs Arthur game 1?

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (6)

55%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (3)

27%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (1)

9%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (1)

9%

★★★- Good game (0)

0%

11 total votes

Your vote: Recommend ByuL vs Arthur game 1?

Poll: Recommend ByuL vs Arthur game 2?

★- Do not see this game no matter what (3)

50%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (1)

17%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (1)

17%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (1)

17%

★★★- Good game (0)

0%

6 total votes

Your vote: Recommend ByuL vs Arthur game 2?

Poll: Recommend ByuL vs Arthur game 3?

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (2)

40%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (1)

20%

★★★- Good game (1)

20%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (1)

20%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (0)

0%

5 total votes

Your vote: Recommend ByuL vs Arthur game 3?

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Poll: Recommend ByuL vs Hack game 1?

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (2)

67%

★★★- Good game (1)

33%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)

0%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (0)

0%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)

0%

3 total votes

Your vote: Recommend ByuL vs Hack game 1?

Poll: Recommend ByuL vs Hack game 2?

★★★★- Highly recommended game (8)

73%

★★★- Good game (2)

18%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (1)

9%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (0)

0%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)

0%

11 total votes

Your vote: Recommend ByuL vs Hack game 2?

Poll: Recommend ByuL vs Hack game 3?

★★★- Good game (4)

67%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (1)

17%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (1)

17%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)

0%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)

0%

6 total votes

Your vote: Recommend ByuL vs Hack game 3?

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Poll: Recommend aLive vs Arthur game 1?

★★★- Good game (3)

75%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (1)

25%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)

0%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (0)

0%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)

0%

4 total votes

Your vote: Recommend aLive vs Arthur game 1?

Poll: Recommend aLive vs Arthur game 2?

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (2)

50%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (1)

25%

★★★- Good game (1)

25%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (0)

0%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)

0%

4 total votes

Your vote: Recommend aLive vs Arthur game 2?

Poll: Recommend aLive vs Arthur game 3?

★- Do not see this game no matter what (3)

50%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (2)

33%

★★★- Good game (1)

17%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)

0%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (0)

0%

6 total votes

Your vote: Recommend aLive vs Arthur game 3?

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Poll: Recommend Hack vs Arthur game 1?

★★★- Good game (4)

100%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)

0%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (0)

0%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (0)

0%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)

0%

4 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Hack vs Arthur game 1?

Poll: Recommend Hack vs Arthur game 2?

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (3)

50%

★★★- Good game (2)

33%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (1)

17%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (0)

0%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (0)

0%

6 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Hack vs Arthur game 2?

Poll: Recommend Hack vs Arthur game 3?

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (2)

33%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (2)

33%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (1)

17%

★- Do not see this game no matter what (1)

17%

★★★- Good game (0)

0%

6 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Hack vs Arthur game 3?

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NovemberstOrm

Canada16217 Posts

September 16 2013 16:30 GMT

Poll: Who will make it out of the group?

alive & byul (8)

36%

alive & Hack (7)

32%

alive & arthur (3)

14%

byul & hack (3)

14%

hack & arthur (1)

5%

byul & arthur (0)

0%

22 total votes

Your vote: Who will make it out of the group?

(Vote): alive & Hack
(Vote): alive & arthur
(Vote): alive & byul
(Vote): byul & hack
(Vote): byul & arthur
(Vote): hack & arthur

HammerKick

France6190 Posts

September 16 2013 16:32 GMT

They start with group D?

O_o

Tamagoshi

Brazil981 Posts

September 16 2013 16:36 GMT

gogogo aLive!

lolfail9001

Russian Federation40190 Posts

September 16 2013 16:55 GMT

On September 17 2013 01:32 HammerKick wrote:
They start with group D?

O_o

Probably giving a rest for players from DH.

partydude89

1850 Posts

September 16 2013 17:04 GMT

GO ALIVE! WOOT

wozzot

United States1227 Posts

September 16 2013 17:13 GMT

Fuck yeah Hack let's go

Darkhorse

United States23455 Posts

September 16 2013 17:14 GMT

Alive has got this! I hope!

Don't really have a preference for who comes out second.

Paljas

Germany6926 Posts

September 16 2013 17:30 GMT

hack and alive

slowbacontron

United States7722 Posts

September 16 2013 18:00 GMT

#10

                Top 2      1st      2nd      3rd      4th    
-------------------------------------------------------------
      ByuL     54.89%   28.31%   26.58%   23.33%   21.79%    
      Hack     48.83%   24.16%   24.67%   25.45%   25.72%    
     aLive     48.25%   23.81%   24.44%   25.60%   26.15%    
    Arthur     48.04%   23.72%   24.31%   25.62%   26.34%

Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.

This group is insanely close! I knew there was a reason why I couldn't choose an outcome.

DinosaurJones

United States1000 Posts

September 16 2013 18:01 GMT

#11

Yay, an all Korean Group in WCS NA!! Meh...

Go Alive!

DarkPlasmaBall

United States45338 Posts

September 16 2013 18:02 GMT

#12

WCS America: KvKvKvK

Definitely a group of death, going by Aligulac's stats... they all have about an equal shot to win lol

Hoping for aLive to make it through... and I think he will.

Darkhorse

United States23455 Posts

September 16 2013 18:16 GMT

#13

On September 17 2013 03:00 slowbacontron wrote:

                Top 2      1st      2nd      3rd      4th    
-------------------------------------------------------------
      ByuL     54.89%   28.31%   26.58%   23.33%   21.79%    
      Hack     48.83%   24.16%   24.67%   25.45%   25.72%    
     aLive     48.25%   23.81%   24.44%   25.60%   26.15%    
    Arthur     48.04%   23.72%   24.31%   25.62%   26.34%

Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.

This group is insanely close! I knew there was a reason why I couldn't choose an outcome.

Whew that is pretty damn close. Probably the closest group I've seen on aligulac

Zealously

East Gorteau22261 Posts

September 16 2013 18:24 GMT

#14

1. aLive
2. Hack
3. Byul
4. DWARF LORD IS DISTRAUGHT

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

September 16 2013 18:29 GMT

#15

Hooray the best region is finally starting!

{ToT}ColmA

Japan3260 Posts

September 16 2013 18:31 GMT

#16

i feel alive and byul for this one

TheDougler

Canada8306 Posts

September 16 2013 18:43 GMT

#17

I'm just driving back from a family holiday so I didn't have time to do a formal write up which I eventually want to do, and it'll be better than this. But in the meantime enjoy this brief write up because I figure its better than nothing.

Group D: The Phantom Group
Two years ago a player nobody was paying attention to got out of his RO16 group in a bizarre brace race against Gumiho after receiving a walkover against Coca. That player, Jjakji would go on to win the first truly exiting GSL finals.

Last WCS season in Korea, Maru came out of a RO16 group consisting of Supernova, Trap and Losira, and went on to beat innovation 4-0 in the finals.

Groups such as this one can produce diamonds in the rough. That rare breed of champion who thinks to himself "well, I've come this far, why stop now?"

The most accomplished in this group is Alive by a wide margin. The IPL 4 Champion capitalized brilliantly on his opportunity to attend the season 2 finnals, and will be looking to continue his success. His first match, against Hack will likely be his hardest. Alive's TvT has never been his strong suit, a mere 52% win rate overall.

Hack hasn't been seen much action in HoTS. His teammate bomber stealing the spotlight lately, while golden and sound were winning red bull events earlier. As such, Hack's performance today is difficult to predict he hasn't gone up against any truly impressive terrans since WoL. This unpredictablity could be an asset here. If he's found time to train with Bomber, then Hack may be able to get by Alive.

The other paring is equally forgettable but in that same way equally promising. Neither Byul nor Arthur have had a breakthrough in SC2 yet, while both of them still have talent. Byul, the other Zerg on the team that produced Nestea and Losira, and Arthur, the last teamless remnant of the Slayer's dynasty. Though Byul's team mates Seed and Yonghwa might be able to give him some tutelage, Arthur's recent PvZ streak in online play will likely give him the confidence needed for their first match.

Prediction:

Alive 2-1 Hack
Arthur 2-0 Byul
Alive 2-1 Arthur
Hack 2-0 Byul
Hack 2-1 Arthur

Alive and Hack to advance