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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
Now that the finals of Shinhan3 are over and we have our three champions and runner-ups, the stage is set for the Shinhan Masters Tournament.
(If you read on, prepare to read some spoilers of the Shinhan3 finals)
For those who are confused or unaware, Shinhan Bank originally announced that they will be hosting 3 back-to-back Starleagues (Shinhan1, 2, 3), and after that they will hold a Masters Tournament, that will single out the ultimate champion.
The Masters Tournament will consist of 4 players. 3 Players of the Champions of Shinhan 1~3, and a 4th Player of who wins the Pre-Masters Tournament.
The Pre-Masters Tournament, which will be held on the 5th of March, will be consisting of 3 of the Runner-Ups, plus 5 players who had the most points cumulated from the 3 Starleagues. In this case, since NaDa is a champion as well as a runner up, we only have 2 runner-ups, and 6 players who advance through points... which is YellOw[ArnC].
The Pre-Masters will be an 8-man Tournament, all bo3.
The Masters will be a 4-man Tournament, all bo5.
To make things simpler, look at this:
Shinhan Pre-Masters Tournament
Date: March 5th ~ 7th
Format: Best of 3, Single Elimination Tournament
Players Ranks:
1. ChoJJa *Runner-up of Shinhan1
2. AnyTime *Runner-up of Shinhan2
3. IriS - 70pts (approx.)
4. ZergMan - 68pts (approx.)
5. GooDFriend - 51pts
6. Midas - 48pts
7. GoRush - 46pts
8. YellOw[ArnC] - 40pts
Match Ups: (Matched by ranks)
ChoJJa (Z) vs YellOw[ArnC] (Z)
ZergMan (Z) vs GooDFriend (T)
IriS (T) vs Midas (T)
AnyTime (P) vs GoRush (Z)
Shinhan Masters Tournament
Date: March 17th
Format: Best of 5, Single Elimination Tournament
Prize: $25,000 (Champion)
Players:
Shinhan 1 Winner - Casy (T)
Shinhan 2 Winner - NaDa (T)
Shinhan 3 Winner - sAviOr (Z)
Shinhan Pre-Masters Winner
(If you are wondering why Oov and July do not get to participate, since they were Champion and Runner-Up for Shinhan 2005, it's because Shinhan Bank and OGN did not decide to start this thing until AFTER Shinhan 2005... so, that tournament does not count)
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Interesting, thanks for the info Live2Win. How much of this will be televised?
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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
hopefully all of it.
But 4 Bo5's in 1 day? Hmmm.....
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thedeadhaji
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hmm, single elimination for the masters tournament is somewhat disappointing i guess.
By the way have they announced the bracket structure for the masters itself? (ie who faces who in the first round - my guess is "no"
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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
On February 25 2007 21:02 thedeadhaji wrote:
hmm, single elimination for the masters tournament is somewhat disappointing i guess.
By the way have they announced the bracket structure for the masters itself? (ie who faces who in the first round - my guess is "no"
not that I know of
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Nice, thanks for info.
I predict either Iris or Midas to advance than Savior to win it all =D
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God, Zergman vs Goodfriend again! I swear they've played like 10 times.
Iris might just smack the hell out of Midas. I'd say his biggest threat comes from the winner of Anytime vs Gorush, or Yellow[arnc]
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On February 25 2007 21:10 Jathin wrote:
rofl. The match-ups based on rank are 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc. -- where #1 is theoretically supposed to get an advantage since he was #1 and gets to face the 'worst'. Turns out the way it plays out -- the easiest competitors are in the middle.
GTFO with your logic!
P.S. - You still playin Guild Wars?
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I hope Anytime makes it to the Masters.
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thanks for sharing
my predictions at this stage
ChoJJa > YellOw[ArnC]
ZergMan < GooDFriend
IriS > Midas
AnyTime < GoRush
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United States20666 Posts
ChOJJa
GF
Iris
GoRush
I think it'd be funny if Iris made Masters, then we'd have repeat of last sems.
But I want GORUSH to go to sems and win the whole thing. GF is nice too.
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United States5262 Posts
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Thanks for the info about the masters tournament. I was a bit confused about the format and size of this tournament.
rofl. The match-ups based on rank are 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc. -- where #1 is theoretically supposed to get an advantage since he was #1 and gets to face the 'worst'. Turns out the way it plays out -- the easiest competitors are in the middle.
Not entirely true; Yarnc's ZvZ is mediocre, while Chojja (if he's playing well) has ZvZ on par with Savior himself. Also, I think Gorush vs. Anytime depends on whether or not the players will have their A-game (ie. not how they were this past OSL) ready.
Predictions:
Chojja
Goodfriend
Midas (c'mon Midas, redeem yourself!)
Anytime
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Too bad for July 
But this time i'll go with AnyTime 
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What about maps? To be fair they should use maps from all 3 tournaments.
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EPT
