| IronSquid France. December 23 2012 06:49. Posts 487 | Profile # |
Warm-up with a HOTS showmatch 8pm
Iron Squid will also take a Christmas break, but not before watching the last of the groups, the one where Stephano and Mvp go at it.
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+ Show Spoiler +Mini, nothing to loseWith eight spots open to qualified players, Iron Squid Chapter two offered a chance to everyone to compete with the world’s best. Among the eight, Mini is surely the most unexpected. Hardcore StarCraft II fans know him for his run at DreamHack Summer and his 4th place at the last insomnia in England. But the story of Mini is yet to be written. Aged only 18, the Swede has quite a cool opportunity to breakout, his first step to glory is to face the King of Terrans. Mvp, the living legendThe best player of StarCraft II history enters the tournament in the last group for a good reason: his condition. Admins had to wait to make sure that Mvp could play in this second chapter of Iron Squid. Health might actually be the only factor that could ever prevent Mvp from winning everything. He has indeed suffered from neck pains for more than a year, which has been affecting his plays. Just before Iron Squid, he dropped from IPL 5 and GSL World Cup to get some rest. Gladly for our tournament, the game genie Terran had to practice to secure his GSL Code S spot and was in condition when it was time to play this group. If Mvp looked quite good when he had to defeat Flying and sOs to come back in Code S, he could not even win a Bo3 in Blizzard cup. Luckily for him he does not have to face the same players a second time this week and he can use this group to build back his confidence. Mvp failed at advancing last time, it is very unlikely for him to fail twice. The face upEven if he is not on top of his game Mvp has to win this game. Mini showed he is good at ZvZ on the way to his qualification but his recent loss to KraSs tends to show otherwise regarding his ZvT. It might not be enough facing that good of a player. Stephano, on his way to redemptionHis invitation might have come as a surprise for the ones who followed the first chapter where he forfeited his games against MMA. But there is no such a thing as a grudge in the great StarCraft II event that is Iron Squid. Not inviting Stephano would have been refusing to fans the opportunity to watch the most accomplished foreigners facing the best Koreans in the world. Nevertheless, Stephano knows he has to make it up for the fans by at least advancing from this group. He also has the perfect occasion to take his revenge on MaNa who took away his dream of becoming a two times ESWC champion in Paris. Stephano also lost to Mvp the only time they played each other, last year in the Blizzard Cup. If he wins the group, he can set everything right and also shush some of the curse mouths. MaNa, a real chance to advanceEven if every group of Iron Squid can be considered as a group of death, MaNa might have ended up in the one which the most adapted to his skills. Unable to defeat Stephano for a long while, MaNa has broken his losing streak on his way to his two major titles of the year, DreamHack Summer and ESWC. The Polish Protoss is also really good at PvT, a match-up he trained during his stay in Korea. When he went there to play GSL Code S, MaNa had an awful luck in the group draw and got TaeJa, MMA and Mvp in his group. He did not face Mvp that time but might have to do it in Iron Squid and he will have to play better than he did in GSL, else he will have to beat Stephano again. The face upMaNa has been doing well against Stephano but PvZ remains his worst nightmare in StarCraft II. After a really exhausting November, Stephano had a little quiet time to prepare his games for this group. The Frenchy was regarded as the best ZvP for a long time, he is still a favorite in this match. About advancingIf Mini’s chances to advance seem rather slim, the other three players should be neck and neck. Stephano is the hottest of them at this moment and Mvp will probably be the most accomplished forever. But there is a history between MaNa and Stephano and the condition of Mvp leaves a window for the other two to beat him. Stephano wants to make it up for the chapter one and grabbing the first place would be nice for his fans, but he would have to beat Mvp first. by LeLfe
![[image loading]](http://ironsquid.tv/data/img/season2/TLrecommended.png) + Show Spoiler ++ Show Spoiler [Mini - Mvp] +Poll: Recommend Mvp - Mini Game 1Yes (13) 72% Maybe (3) 17% No (2) 11% 18 total votes Your vote: Recommend Mvp - Mini Game 1 (Vote): Yes
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Poll: Recommend Mvp - Mini Game 2Yes (7) 58% No (4) 33% If you have time (1) 8% 12 total votes Your vote: Recommend Mvp - Mini Game 2 (Vote): Yes
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(Vote): If you have time
Poll: Recommend Mvp - Mini Game 3If you have time (3) 38% No (3) 38% Yes (2) 25% 8 total votes Your vote: Recommend Mvp - Mini Game 3 (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
Poll: Recommend Stephano - MaNa Game 1No (5) 42% Yes (4) 33% If you have time (3) 25% 12 total votes Your vote: Recommend Stephano - MaNa Game 1 (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
Poll: Recommend Stephano - MaNa Game 2Yes (17) 74% No (4) 17% If you have time (2) 9% 23 total votes Your vote: Recommend Stephano - MaNa Game 2 (Vote): Yes
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(Vote): If you have time
Poll: Recommend Stephano - MaNa Game 3Yes (4) 44% No (3) 33% If you have time (2) 22% 9 total votes Your vote: Recommend Stephano - MaNa Game 3 (Vote): Yes
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(Vote): If you have time
Poll: Recommend winners' match Game 1Yes (24) 77% No (7) 23% If you have time (0) 0% 31 total votes Your vote: Recommend winners' match Game 1 (Vote): Yes
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(Vote): If you have time
Poll: Recommend winners' match Game 2Yes (19) 66% No (10) 34% If you have time (0) 0% 29 total votes Your vote: Recommend winners' match Game 2 (Vote): Yes
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(Vote): If you have time
Poll: Recommend winners' match Game 3No (8) 50% If you have time (4) 25% Yes (4) 25% 16 total votes Your vote: Recommend winners' match Game 3 (Vote): Yes
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(Vote): If you have time
Poll: Recommend losers' match Game 1No (6) 60% Yes (3) 30% If you have time (1) 10% 10 total votes Your vote: Recommend losers' match Game 1 (Vote): Yes
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(Vote): If you have time
Poll: Recommend losers' match Game 2Yes (5) 42% No (5) 42% If you have time (2) 17% 12 total votes Your vote: Recommend losers' match Game 2 (Vote): Yes
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Poll: Recommend losers' match Game 3Yes (5) 42% No (5) 42% If you have time (2) 17% 12 total votes Your vote: Recommend losers' match Game 3 (Vote): Yes
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Poll: Recommend final match Game 1Yes (11) 73% If you have time (2) 13% No (2) 13% 15 total votes Your vote: Recommend final match Game 1 (Vote): Yes
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Poll: Recommend final match Game 2Yes (3) 43% No (3) 43% If you have time (1) 14% 7 total votes Your vote: Recommend final match Game 2 (Vote): Yes
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(Vote): If you have time
Poll: Recommend final match Game 3Yes (12) 92% No (1) 8% If you have time (0) 0% 13 total votes Your vote: Recommend final match Game 3 (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time
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| Bagration United States. December 23 2012 06:54. Posts 10726 | Profile Blog # |
| This should be good for Stephano. He should be able to beat Mana. Hopefully he doesn't bail out on his matches like last Iron Squid |
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| IronSquid France. December 23 2012 07:06. Posts 487 | Profile # |
On December 23 2012 06:54 Bagration wrote:
This should be good for Stephano. He should be able to beat Mana. Hopefully he doesn't bail out on his matches like last Iron Squid
Game were played during the week, Stephano was there, don't worry. |
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| TommyP United States. December 23 2012 07:29. Posts 5061 | Profile # |
| So when does the Round of 16 start? |
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| Schelim Austria. December 23 2012 07:34. Posts 4001 | Profile # |
| would be surprised if MVP and Stephano didn't both make it out of this group. Mana is pretty good though, who knows. i don't know who Miniraser is and i have a feeling it's gonna stay that way. |
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| Entirety December 23 2012 07:40. Posts 854 | Profile Blog # |
From the Mvp fan club:
On December 22 2012 13:38 Entirety wrote: MvpTvZ Overall: 64.47%TvZ Last 20: 35% - + Show Spoiler +L Leenock
L Leenock
L DongRaeGu
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L Symbol TvP Overall: 61.76%TvP Last 20: 45% - + Show Spoiler +L HerO
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 MiniZvT Overall: 75.00%Head to Head Record: 0-0Mini is totally unknown and unproven. Against Terran, Mini has played a whopping total of 4 games, and none of them were against particularly impressive opponents. Sure, Mvp's TvZ streak has been abysmal, but Mvp is the overwhelming favorite here - no questions asked.
StephanoZvT Overall: 65.54%ZvT Last 20: 55%Head to Head Record: 1-0 (100.0%) MaNaPvT Overall: 61.61%PvT Last 20: 55%Head to Head Record: 0-0The next match will be either Stephano or MaNa. Against Stephano, Mvp might encounter significant opposition. While Stephano has not looked too hot recently, I suspect that Stephano will not stay down for long. On the other hand, Mvp is fresh off possibly the worst night of GSL he has experienced in his entire career. He has only won 7 of the last 20 games he has played against Zerg. However, the redeeming factor is that Mvp has been facing the absolute best Zergs in the world, the likes of Leenock, DongRaeGu, Life, and so forth. I predict Stephano will win this encounter, but it would not be an upset if Mvp takes this match. Against MaNa, Mvp will be much happier. Yes, Mvp has a losing streak against Protoss, but he's on a losing streak against HerO and PartinG. Mvp has won matches against Flying and sOs (or sHy) recently in Code A, and while MaNa is good, MaNa isn't HerO/PartinG good. MaNa, Flying, and sOs should have comparable skill levels at the moment, so I'm thinking that Mvp's chances against MaNa are pretty good.
Prediction:Mvp vs. Mini Stephano vs. MaNa Mvp vs. StephanoMini vs. MaNaMvp vs. MaNa Mvp 2-1, advances to the Round of 16 in 2nd place!
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| TommyP United States. December 23 2012 07:42. Posts 5061 | Profile # |
| Judging by how Mvp played in Blizzard Cup and he kind of looked sick yesterday, it wouldnt surprise me if he got eliminated here. |
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| Ace Frehley December 23 2012 07:52. Posts 535 | Profile # |
| Yesterday MVP looked like he had been hit by a car |
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opterown  Australia. December 23 2012 08:23. Posts 27566 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Sumahi Guam. December 23 2012 08:37. Posts 4923 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Evil_Sheep Canada. December 23 2012 09:06. Posts 334 | Profile # |
On December 23 2012 07:52 Ace Frehley wrote:
Yesterday MVP looked like he had been hit by a car
Mvp has looked bad lately, not to mention his entire race. 1. Stephano 2. Mana |
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| DarkLordOlli Austria. December 23 2012 10:14. Posts 6957 | Profile # |
On December 23 2012 08:23 opterown wrote:
mvp and mana please! :D
I second this. Gogogo Mvp! |
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| Ace Frehley December 23 2012 11:08. Posts 535 | Profile # |
On December 23 2012 09:06 Evil_Sheep wrote:
Show nested quote +On December 23 2012 07:52 Ace Frehley wrote:
Yesterday MVP looked like he had been hit by a car
Mvp has looked bad lately, not to mention his entire race. 1. Stephano 2. Mana
I'm not talking about sc2
It was the award ceremony
He looked like coming out of a hospital bed |
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 nebula. Sweden. December 23 2012 11:11. Posts 1392 | Profile Blog # |
| wow it's pretty cool to think about the fact that i've been playing against someone who's been playing against Mvp *_* lol |
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| StarVe Germany. December 23 2012 12:18. Posts 10086 | Profile # |
Mvp 2-0 Mini
MaNa 1-2 Stephano
Mvp 0-2 Stephano
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Mvp 2-1 MaNa
Mvp should still be good enough to beat Mini and most likely Mana, but I won't have much hope for him against Stephano after his recent performances (and taking Mvp's games in the first Iron Squid tournament into account, he doesn't seem comfortable online either).Last edit: 2012-12-23 12:22:00 |
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| opterown Australia. December 23 2012 12:19. Posts 27566 | Profile Blog # |
On December 23 2012 11:08 Ace Frehley wrote:
Show nested quote +On December 23 2012 09:06 Evil_Sheep wrote:
On December 23 2012 07:52 Ace Frehley wrote:
Yesterday MVP looked like he had been hit by a car
Mvp has looked bad lately, not to mention his entire race. 1. Stephano 2. Mana
I'm not talking about sc2 It was the award ceremony He looked like coming out of a hospital bed
i think he was, i heard something in the LR thread about him detouring to treatment on his way to the ceremony? |
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| goswser United States. December 24 2012 01:24. Posts 3422 | Profile Blog # |
| Hm no one knows what level mini is at, the favorites are obviously mvp and stephano, but I could see mini making an upset and getting 2nd place if he doesn't lose twice to mvp. His ZvZ looked pretty good in the online qualifier, and Stephano has been struggling a bit in that matchup lately. |
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| StarVe Germany. December 24 2012 01:30. Posts 10086 | Profile # |
On December 24 2012 01:24 goswser wrote:
Hm no one knows what level mini is at, the favorites are obviously mvp and stephano, but I could see mini making an upset and getting 2nd place if he doesn't lose twice to mvp. His ZvZ looked pretty good in the online qualifier, and Stephano has been struggling a bit in that matchup lately.
I doubt they'll even play each other. |
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| StarStruck December 24 2012 01:33. Posts 18312 | Profile # |
| Stephano's been struggling a little bit like a few other highly regarded names after the patch. No idea when the matches were actually played. I don't think this will be a walk in the park for MVP or Stephano. Expecting close series. |
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| TigerKarl December 24 2012 01:38. Posts 1479 | Profile # |
| Sad that this tournament is risking it's own success by having to many koreans participating. It's not good to hope for a good foreigner run, instead of making sure that foreigners will advance far by limiting the korean number. |
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