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opterown
Australia54649 Posts
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opterown
Australia54649 Posts
No stream as far as I'm aware
Results might be a bit more difficult to follow live for the kespa prelims since we can't bnet profile stalk like we did with the non-kespa prelims, but we can still follow on various twitters and korean news sites!
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opterown
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yay OSL! just to clarify, top 4 of this OSL got seeded into this tournament right? flash fantasy jangbi zero?
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This is gonna be crazy, can't wait to see how all these BW pros do in SC2.
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Poor Flash, has to go through ODT.
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On July 18 2012 03:19 -FoX wrote: This is gonna be crazy, can't wait to see how all these BW pros do in SC2. It will be easier to answer when we see who managed to pass prelims +ODT. But any Kespa player is in disadvantage vs current OSL SC2 players who managed to pass ODT.
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This isn't in the calendar? When does this start?
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United Kingdom38056 Posts
Group A:
Sun.
Most consistent player in the group, I think light and action could both threaten though.
Group B:
Baby.
Group of death! I think Lizzy's time is already over and Stork and Baby have both looked great lately, though I think Stork has a potentially harder run and Baby looks strong at every part of SC2.
Group C:
Soulkey.
Not a given but probably the most solid player in the group despite his recent ace match slide.
Group D:
Effort.
Practically unstoppable. Will be interesting to see if Shy can qualify though and back up his win for Kespa in the first ready action matches.
Group E:
hrm, Mini?
I don't really know for this group, I almost want to just say that Bisu will pull it out of the hat without the broadcast pressure and a doable group.
Group F:
Jaedong
I have faith! Plus he looks good lately in SC2. That and I think only Reality really poses a big threat in terms of typical level of play.
Group G:
Roro
He should crush this group if he plays like in PL.
Group H:
Jaehoon
He actually looks pretty strong the last couple of weeks.
Tough one to call.
Group I:
Dunno!
I like Bogus, he keeps playing good games but falling just short...so I'm going to pick him to actually string it together lol
Group J:
Flying or Hyvaa
Whoever has the better PvZ.
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Really it's hard to tell only seeing a game or two of SC2 tops every couple of weeks.
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My heart is torn about group F
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Group A: Light. By.Sun is ok, but Woongjin Terran + Coach Ryu Won...so imba Group B: BaBy. The most impressive terran out of all the Kespa players so far by quite a bit imo. Group of death though. Group C: Neo.G_Soulkey. Of all the better players in the proleague so far, he's probably looked the shakiest. Still awesome, and fun to watch as well. Group D: Fuuuuuck. sHy? EffOrt? Rooting for sHy either way >_> Group E: I remember Wooki getting some decent wins. No one really stands out here except Bisu, and that's not for a good reason :p Group F: StarDuuuuuuust. Or maybe not, but I hope he does so he can show the world some glorious Airtoss. Jaedong's probably gonna make it through. Group G: RorO sc2 bonjwa Group H: hOn_sin. July terran. Group I: herO[jOin] probably? Group J: Flying <3
All in all, no idea what will actually happen. Should be fun times, I've already got my F5 button ready!
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Group A: By.Sun > Action > Light > TurN > Dear > Iris > Size > Bong > Check Group B: BaBy > Stork > Leta > Lizzy > Firebathero > Modesty > Sacsri > Fokins > Hudadak Group C: Soulkey > GuemChi > Shuttle > Sea > SoO > Hydra > Acacia > Chavi > YooTaeHo > Yourosia
In terms of how likely they are to win I think. I'll figure out more later.
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Okay guys is ro16 gonna be standard OSL-y from that point on or would it wear some other style of format?
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On July 18 2012 06:44 IntoTheheart wrote: Okay guys is ro16 gonna be standard OSL-y from that point on or would it wear some other style of format?
I believe it's another group format then and once it hits ro8 it goes into bo5. I might be wrong though.
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Show them the true power JD
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United States23455 Posts
On July 18 2012 06:44 IntoTheheart wrote: Okay guys is ro16 gonna be standard OSL-y from that point on or would it wear some other style of format?
When it gets down to eight GSL players and eight OSL players, the two sides merge to make a Ro16. Then a nomination group process will happen which will be pretty surreal seeing KESPA and GSL players interacting.
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Wooo, the surreal reality.
What if all Kespa players get eliminated by GSL in the Ro16. I worry if GSL players go for some new tricky strategies that Kespa players haven't seen and practiced before, then Kespa players may have a hard time adapt to, since their experiences in SC2 are still thin.
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On July 18 2012 07:17 larse wrote: Wooo, the surreal reality.
What if all Kespa players get eliminated by GSL in the Ro16. I worry if GSL players go for some new tricky strategies that Kespa players haven't seen and practiced before, then Kespa players may have a hard time adapt to, since their experiences in SC2 are still thin. I think there will be a few KeSPA player vs KeSPA player matchups in the Ro16 depending on how the group selection lottery goes, so hopefully at least a few KeSPA players make it into the Ro8 or beyond. If we're lucky, maybe there might be an all-KeSPA group by chance or a group where a KeSPA player has a good chance of advancing.
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