On March 27 2019 01:11 seopthi wrote: Someone asked TY on his stream for predictions yesterday, he said:
Dark > Bunny Rogue > Classic Dear > Maru TY = Trap (50:50)
The only surprise is Dear, as he said he has the best PvT on the world
He also said that conversely Maru has the best TvP and they should match up pretty well.
Just hope it won't be a complete stomp like Dear vs Zest last year.
I think people who didn't expect Zest to take that convincingly were a teeny tiny bit biased though . Now, Dear's form seems pretty immaculate for the match-up he plays in the Ro8, which can't honestly be said for Maru. What I'm most worried about for the quality of the match is Dear having one of his unexpected-yet-expected, patented Dear derps™.
Dark should beat Bunny, Rogue vs Classic I'd favor Rogue but you never know with Rogue in the Ro8. There's a reason Ro8 has been his limit in the past. And I think Classic is one of the best players we have when it comes to planning out longer series. Not that this side of the bracket matters, because as we all know, there's never been a season of Code S where Dear and Trap were in the same side of the playoff bracket that didn't end with Dear lifting the trophy.
On March 27 2019 03:11 pvsnp wrote: Classic is getting drafted soon, right? Not really a fan, but I guess I'll be cheering for him to win GSL and end his career on a high note.
Yes, no matter what, this is Classic's final year as a pro before military. And his service is close enough that he wasn't allowed to go to IEM Katowice.
On March 27 2019 01:11 seopthi wrote: Someone asked TY on his stream for predictions yesterday, he said:
Dark > Bunny Rogue > Classic Dear > Maru TY = Trap (50:50)
The only surprise is Dear, as he said he has the best PvT on the world
He also said that conversely Maru has the best TvP and they should match up pretty well.
Just hope it won't be a complete stomp like Dear vs Zest last year.
I think people who didn't expect Zest to take that convincingly were a teeny tiny bit biased though . Now, Dear's form seems pretty immaculate for the match-up he plays in the Ro8, which can't honestly be said for Maru. What I'm most worried about for the quality of the match is Dear having one of his unexpected-yet-expected, patented Dear derps™.
Dark should beat Bunny, Rogue vs Classic I'd favor Rogue but you never know with Rogue in the Ro8. There's a reason Ro8 has been his limit in the past. And I think Classic is one of the best players we have when it comes to planning out longer series. Not that this side of the bracket matters, because as we all know, there's never been a season of Code S where Dear and Trap were in the same side of the playoff bracket that didn't end with Dear lifting the trophy.
On March 27 2019 01:11 seopthi wrote: Someone asked TY on his stream for predictions yesterday, he said:
Dark > Bunny Rogue > Classic Dear > Maru TY = Trap (50:50)
The only surprise is Dear, as he said he has the best PvT on the world
He also said that conversely Maru has the best TvP and they should match up pretty well.
Just hope it won't be a complete stomp like Dear vs Zest last year.
I think people who didn't expect Zest to take that convincingly were a teeny tiny bit biased though . Now, Dear's form seems pretty immaculate for the match-up he plays in the Ro8, which can't honestly be said for Maru. What I'm most worried about for the quality of the match is Dear having one of his unexpected-yet-expected, patented Dear derps™.
Dark should beat Bunny, Rogue vs Classic I'd favor Rogue but you never know with Rogue in the Ro8. There's a reason Ro8 has been his limit in the past. And I think Classic is one of the best players we have when it comes to planning out longer series. Not that this side of the bracket matters, because as we all know, there's never been a season of Code S where Dear and Trap were in the same side of the playoff bracket that didn't end with Dear lifting the trophy.
lol he only won 1 code S though
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On March 27 2019 01:11 seopthi wrote: Someone asked TY on his stream for predictions yesterday, he said:
Dark > Bunny Rogue > Classic Dear > Maru TY = Trap (50:50)
The only surprise is Dear, as he said he has the best PvT on the world
He also said that conversely Maru has the best TvP and they should match up pretty well.
Just hope it won't be a complete stomp like Dear vs Zest last year.
I think people who didn't expect Zest to take that convincingly were a teeny tiny bit biased though . Now, Dear's form seems pretty immaculate for the match-up he plays in the Ro8, which can't honestly be said for Maru. What I'm most worried about for the quality of the match is Dear having one of his unexpected-yet-expected, patented Dear derps™.
Dark should beat Bunny, Rogue vs Classic I'd favor Rogue but you never know with Rogue in the Ro8. There's a reason Ro8 has been his limit in the past. And I think Classic is one of the best players we have when it comes to planning out longer series. Not that this side of the bracket matters, because as we all know, there's never been a season of Code S where Dear and Trap were in the same side of the playoff bracket that didn't end with Dear lifting the trophy.
lol he only won 1 code S though
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In the last couple of years Rogue has gotten unlucky in the ro8s. It's not like his choking/curse or whatever is having him regularly lose to weak opponents.
In 2017 he faced Stats (worlds best PvZ at the time), and soO (world's best ZvZ at the time). In 2018 he faced peak Maru (world's best player at the time). All three were seriously (and I mean seriously) tight 2-3 losses.
And in all three of those cases, had he won, I think he wins those seasons. Classic/Gumiho, sOs/INno, and Classic/Zest would have mostly been walkovers compared to who he met in the ro8s.
Then there's season 3 of last year where he played like an absolute joke and lost to Neeb (who admittedly was probably a top 3 PvZer at the time). That was concerning to say the least.
On March 27 2019 07:23 Fango wrote: In the last couple of years Rogue has gotten unlucky in the ro8s. It's not like his choking/curse or whatever is having him regularly lose to weak opponents.
In 2017 he faced Stats (worlds best PvZ at the time), and soO (world's best ZvZ at the time). In 2018 he faced peak Maru (world's best player at the time). All three were seriously (and I mean seriously) tight 2-3 losses.
And in all three of those cases, had he won, I think he wins those seasons. Classic/Gumiho, sOs/INno, and Classic/Zest would have mostly been walkovers compared to who he met in the ro8s.
Then there's season 3 of last year where he played like an absolute joke and lost to Neeb (who admittedly was probably a top 3 PvZer at the time). That was concerning to say the least.
Neeb has been the number one or two PvZ for like two years in a row now.
On March 27 2019 07:23 Fango wrote: In the last couple of years Rogue has gotten unlucky in the ro8s. It's not like his choking/curse or whatever is having him regularly lose to weak opponents.
In 2017 he faced Stats (worlds best PvZ at the time), and soO (world's best ZvZ at the time). In 2018 he faced peak Maru (world's best player at the time). All three were seriously (and I mean seriously) tight 2-3 losses.
And in all three of those cases, had he won, I think he wins those seasons. Classic/Gumiho, sOs/INno, and Classic/Zest would have mostly been walkovers compared to who he met in the ro8s.
Then there's season 3 of last year where he played like an absolute joke and lost to Neeb (who admittedly was probably a top 3 PvZer at the time). That was concerning to say the least.
Neeb has been the number one or two PvZ for like two years in a row now.
On March 27 2019 07:23 Fango wrote: In the last couple of years Rogue has gotten unlucky in the ro8s. It's not like his choking/curse or whatever is having him regularly lose to weak opponents.
In 2017 he faced Stats (worlds best PvZ at the time), and soO (world's best ZvZ at the time). In 2018 he faced peak Maru (world's best player at the time). All three were seriously (and I mean seriously) tight 2-3 losses.
And in all three of those cases, had he won, I think he wins those seasons. Classic/Gumiho, sOs/INno, and Classic/Zest would have mostly been walkovers compared to who he met in the ro8s.
Then there's season 3 of last year where he played like an absolute joke and lost to Neeb (who admittedly was probably a top 3 PvZer at the time). That was concerning to say the least.
Neeb has been the number one or two PvZ for like two years in a row now.
He has been at times but never gets to show it because he loses in other matchups. I definitely think he beats Serral in at least a couple of WCS events last year had he actually faced him. Around Montreal he was straight up the better player imo.
Still, as good as Neeb played, Rogue's play was bizarre. It's like he saw Dark clowning around while beating Neeb and decided to copy him. Only Dark knew what he was doing.
Dark and Rogue easy. The other 2 are so hard to predict though... Can go either way, although I still believe Maru and TY are strong and will prevail. Dear may be to PvT this year, but so was Classic last year remember? Until Maru murdered him. Maru is unbeatable in TvP in the playoffs. I hope he shows this again this season