EPT
MBCgame Survivor League
***Winners advance to next MSL***
n.Die_Jaedong (Z, Lecaf) vs free[gm] (P, Hanbit), Best of 3
Map Order: Longinus, Arcadia II, Blitz
odin (Z, Samsung) vs Canata (T, SKT), Best of 3
Map Order: New Peaks of Baekdu, Blitz, Arcadia II
Sept 20 Wednesday 18:30
2006 Shinhan Season 2 OSL
Round of 24 Rematches
Group C:
Yellow (Z, KTF) vs TT (P, Samsung) on Arcadia II
Group F:
Cloud (T, OGN) vs Iris (T, CJ) on New Peaks of Baekdu
Group B:
FireBatHero (T, Samsung) vs JiHyun (Z, Samsung) on New Peaks of Baekdu
Chojja (Z, KTF) vs FireBatHero (T, Samsung) on Tau Cross
JiHyun (Z, Samsung) vs Chojja (Z, KTF) on Arkanoid
*Loser of FireBatHero - JiHyun will face Chojja first
**If rematches are necessary, the map order will be Tau Cross - Arkanoid - New Peaks of Baekdu
Sept 21 Thursday 18:40
Pringles Season 2 MSL
Round of 16 Final Round
Group A: Bifrost (T, OGN) vs Savior (Z, CJ) on Arcadia II
Group B: Nal_Ra (P, KTF) vs Silver (Z, Pantech) on New Peaks of Baekdu
Group C: Chojja (Z, KTF) vs Jju (Z, Samsung) on Longinus
Group D: Kingdom (P, SKT) vs Nada (T, Pantech) on Blitz
Round of 16 Wild Card (to fill the spot vacated by Boxer's forfeit)
Loser Match A vs Loser Match B
Loser Match C vs Loser Match D
Winner of Wild Card Match 1 vs Winner of Wild Card Match 2
*Maps are determined by lottery after Thumb Downs from each player
Sept 22 Friday 13:00
2006 Shinhan Season 2 OSL
Round of 24 Wild Card
* Wild Card groups are round robin, top two from each group advance.
Wild Card Group A: 13:00
July (Z, MBCgame) vs JiHyun (Z, Samsung) on Tau Cross
TT (P, Samsung) vs July (Z, MBCgame) on Arkanoid
JiHyun (Z, Samsung) vs TT (P, Samsung) on Arcadia II
*Winner of match 1 plays TT first
**If rematches are necessary, the map order is Arcadia II, Tau Cross, Arkanoid
Wild Card Group B: 18:30
Rock (P, Pantech) vs Jy (Z, CJ) on Arcadia II
Iris (T, CJ) vs Rock (P, Pantech) on Tau Cross
Jy (Z, CJ) vs Iris (T, CJ) on New Peaks of Baekdu
*Winner of match 1 plays Iris first
**If rematches are necessary, the map order is New Peaks of Baekdu, Arcadia II, Tau Cross
Round of 16 Group Selection
To Be Held immediately after wild cards.
*Weekend ProLeague*
SKY 2006 ProLeague Round 2
Sept 23 Saturday 14:00
OnGameNet Sparkyz vs CJ ENTUS
Pantech EX vs Samsung Khan
Sept 24 Sunday 14:00
Hanbit Stars vs MBCgame HERO
Lecaf OZ vs eNature TopTeam
Sept 25 Monday 18:30
SK Telecom T1 vs KTF MagicNs
Points to watch
1. Arcadia II Imbalance, part 2: Finally, Light (T, MBCgame) became the first Terran to beat a Zerg on Arcadia II this season, using Boxer-ish pressure to deny Zergman of his constant expansion attempts during the MBCgame - Samsung Proleague match. Has he found the answer? ZvT remains 10-1 on this map. Are Terrans simply too predictable? Or is there really no way for the roughnecks to overcome the swarm on Arcadia II?
2. MSL Winner's bracket: The OGN vs Savior Showdown continues. Can Bifrost knock Savior down and fulfill OGN's revenge? Also: Who will take the Emperor's spot, that he graciously left empty? If you look at the schedule, a lot of big names are on the brink of elimination. Who will survive?
3. OSL Group Stages Final Week: The rematches and the wild cards are complicated affairs, both for the players and for fans watching. No doubt they will be desperate dogfights. But remember: last season's winner, Casy, advanced through the last wild card ticket, playing the most games possible in the OGN yet rallying to claim the throne. Will something similar happen this time? Although the process is complicated, the Round of 16 bracket will be finalized by week's end and ready to go.
4. Proleague Rivalry: SKT vs KTF. Eternal rivals, and they meet in the Proleague on the 25th. Both teams are struggling at 1-2, and whoever loses this big match will fall to 1-3, facing a near-impossible uphill battle for the playoffs. Each team would love to send their rivals into the despair of playoff uncertainty. Furthermore, this is also Boxer's last scheduled ProLeague match before his enrollment.
(I'll be posting these every Tuesday around this time.)
