Schlagwort-Archiv: Code A

10 facts about the supposedly weakest group of Code A this season

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It’s the final day of GSL Code A and the season ends with the supposedly weakest group in which no participant has a wide experience of Code S attendances. And though Song ‚Stork‘ Byung Goo is a Broodwar-legend he has yet to deliver great performances in Starcraft 2. But whoever makes it to Code S today will have the chance to beautify his vita. Here’s what you need to know about Fantasy, Stork, Yonghwa and Trust.

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Trivia

  1. None of todays players is very experienced in Code S. [yonghwa] has the longest history with five attendances so far, [fantasy] played twice in Code S, [stork] once and [trust] never before
  2. [trust] tried five times to qualify for Code S in vain between March 2013 and January 2014. Last season he did not attend the qualifiers.
  3. [stork]s 9th place at last seasons Code S was his biggest success in Starcraft 2 to date though he of course is one of the biggest players of Broodwar.
  4. [stork] was one of the Six Protoss Dragons in Brood War, a title which was given to the top six Protoss players that dominated the scene from November 2008 to March 2009.
  5. [yonghwa] was the best player of GSL Team League in two seasons in 2011 and 2012 and third at the IEM World Championship 2013
  6. [trust] was invited to the newcomers tournament Warrior’s Challenge in June and won third place. He could beat [nightend], [elfi] and [terror] before losing to [avenge].
  7. [fantasy] has competed in 23 tournaments in his career but none of them was outside of South Korea. He mostly played in team leagues like Proleague where his best effort was being the second strongest player in January 2013.
  8. [fantasy] lost all of his three matches to [stork] in Proleague. Their last match was in January. But he is 2:0 against [yonghwa] and 3:0 against [trust]
  9. He played only one TvP in the past three months and lost it to [super]. Not the best preparation for a all-Protoss-group
  10. Neither [stork] nor [yonghwa] or [trust] have been very good in PvP lately. But Trust is 10:0 against Terrans

Here’s what you need to know about the GSL group that contains the current MLG champion

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We got a former GSL-champion, a contestant of the 2013 WCS Global Finals, the best player of Proleague in April and the current champion of MLG Anaheim in this group. I think that’s enough hype. Here’s what you need to know about Trap, Bbyong, aLive and RorO.

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Trivia

  1. [trap] was the winner of MLG Anaheim in June – it was the first time he ever won a tournament in Starcraft 2
  2. [bbyong] is a beast when it comes to Proleague – he was one of the five best players in both April and May. Combine this with his 9th place in Aprils GSL-season and you know about his current state
  3. [alive] played in WCS Season 1 Finals and Global Finals in 2013 but this year he lacks success
  4. aLive also switched from America to Korea this season
  5. [roro] won the last season of GSL in 2013 before it become part of WCS. In 2014 however he couldn’t keep up with the world class players and dropped almost 80 ranks in the World Ranking
  6. Trap and Bbyong are on their career-highs at least according to their World Rank. Both have never been higher up
  7. Trap and aLive once met in GSL Code A before – in February 2013 aLive won 2:1
  8. Bbyong has played each of his opponents once in Proleague so far – but he could only beat Trap
  9. Trap is in pretty good shape in PvT which is a good thing since two of his opponents today are Terran. In MLG Anaheim he defeated [polt] thrice and [keen] once
  10. aLive hasn’t won against a Protoss since February and against a Zerg since November 2013 – i am not kidding!

10 facts worth knowing about GSL Code A Group J

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The first group of GSL Code A will begin shortly so here’s a quick overview over what to expect from group J which starts in a few hours. For example: The first Royal Roader of Starcraft 2, time for revenge for last seasons Code A and S and an underdog that’s not to be underestimated. 10 facts about Group J of Code A.

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Results

[rogue] 2:0 [bunny1]
[life] 1:2 [stats]
[rogue] 0:2 [stats]
[bunny1] 2:1 [life]
[rogue] 2:1 [bunny1]

Final Standings

  1. [stats]
  2. [rogue]
  3. [bunny1]
  4. [life]

GSL is played in Double Elimination mode: A player who wins two matches advances, a player who loses twice is out

Trivia

  1. [life] is not only a former GSL-champion, he also was the first Royal Roader in Starcraft 2 meaning he won GSL at this first attendance in 2012. Usually [fruitdealer] who won the first GSL in Starcraft 2 is not counted as a Royal Roader.
  2. [life] won seven more tournaments, amongst them two MLGs and one GSL Blizzard Cup. His last major triumph was the Dreamhack Bucharest in April.
  3. Though [stats] has been around since 2012 it took him until this year to make it into Code S for the first time – before he was a valuable team player in Proleague and only once tried to qualify via Code A
  4. [rogue] was a participant of the IEM World Championship in March, his biggest success yet. In the online qualifier he defeated [soulkey], [sora], [zest] and [rain (by.sun)]
  5. [bunny1] failed to qualify for Code S thrice last year. This year it’s his first CodeA-attendance though.
  6. He has never participated in any tournament apart from GSL and Proleague
  7. [life] and [rogue] met twice so far: In IEM World Championship and last seasons Code S. Life won both games and is 5:2 ahead in maps.
  8. [rogue] and [stats] were in the same group of Code A last season and played each other twice. Both times Rogue won 2:1 and advanced into Code S, where he was eliminated by [life] and [hydra]
  9. [bunny1] defeated [rogue] twice in Proleague. The first time in 2013 Rogue was playing for CJ Entus, when they met in 2014, Rogue had left the team but Bunny was now playing for CJ Entus.
  10. If you want to cheer for the underdog [bunny1] then note that he is capable of beating great players. His kill list of this year contains [true1], [marineking], [rain (by.sun)] and [symbol]. He couldn’t defeat [maru] though.

We might see the final of the IEM World Championship again today… and 9 more interesting facts about GSL Code A Group I

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Will we see the final of the IEM World Championship again in GSL Code A today? If so, then what a comedown for Kim ’sOs‘ Yoo Jin and Kim ‚herO‘ Joon Ho – but what a stroke of luck for us. Oh yeah, there are two more players in this group but you wouldn’t expect them to win, would you? Well in the end we might be surprised. Here are ten facts about todays group of GSL Code A.

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Results

[sos] 2:0 [reality]
[hero] 0:2 [super]
[sos] 2:1 [super]
[reality] 2:1 [hero]
[super] 1:2 [reality]

Final Standings

  1. [sos]
  2. [reality]
  3. [super]
  4. [hero]

GSL is played in Double Elimination mode: A player who wins two matches advances, a player who loses twice is out

Trivia

  1. [sos] is not the only Top10 player of the World Ranking who has to go through Code A. Yesterday we saw [innovation] winning his group flawlessly. [dear] won his group last week already.
  2. Three Protoss players in one group happens more often than Protoss haters can blame balance. In this Code A there are three groups with three Protoss players. Last season it were only two.
  3. [sos] won the IEM World Championship in March and he is consistently one of the best players in Proleague. So discussion if he is the favourite in this group.
  4. But [hero] was the runner-up at the IEM World Championship and won two more IEM-events this year. In matches sOs and him are tied but sOs‘ 4:1 victory at IEM lies heavy on the mapscore
  5. Should we even talk about the other two players? Okay. [super] failed to qualify for Code S twice in a row because he lost the deciding matches to [solar] and [yonghwa].
  6. [reality] qualified for Code S in one of five tries. Last season he was defeated by [ruin], the season before by [hack]
  7. Back to the favourites: [sos] is one of the most effective players in the world. He competes in world-class tournaments mostly and performs well. In 31 tournaments he was only twice eliminated in the first round
  8. [hero] has been better than [sos] lately if you only take into account the results of the past three months
  9. [super] has only lost one match this month against [cure] at IEM Shenzhen while winning six in a row before
  10. Oh and TvP is [reality]s weakest matchup. Sorry if you will be cheering for him

10 things you should know about GSL Code A Group A today

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Good morning Korea, good night rest of the world. GSL Code A is coming up with Group A today which features Lee ‚INnoVation‘ Shin Hyung in his third attempt to qualify for Code S this year. He is flanked by three playes whom he should easily beat – but you never know. Here’s what you should know though.

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Results

[ruin] 2:0 [hyvaa]
[innovation] 2:0 [hurricane1]
[ruin] 0:2 [innovation]
[hyvaa] 0:2 [hurricane1]
[ruin] 0:2 [hurricane1]

Final Standings

  1. [innovation]
  2. [hurricane1]
  3. [ruin]
  4. [hyvaa]

GSL is played in Double Elimination mode: A player who wins two matches advances, a player who loses twice is out

Trivia

  1. [innovation] is not the first Top10 of the World Ranking who has to qualify for Code S via Code A – last season it was him, [dear] and [soulkey], the season before that him and [sos]. But he is the only Top10 player in 2014 who had to do it thrice
  2. [hurricane1] is a valuable teamplayer for every team he ever joined – in 2012 he was among the 10 best players of GSTL twice, in the current Proleague however he isn’t as succesful
  3. [hyvaa] has participated in 19 tournaments in his career but only once went abroad for MLG Dallas in 2012. There he beat [hero2] and [san] before being eliminated as #17 by [rain (by.sun)]
  4. [ruin] needed four attempts in Code A before he first qualified for Code S earlier this year. Since then however he has been a part of Code S, though he never reached Ro16
  5. Innovation hasn’t lost a single match against one of his opponents yet – he is 2:0 against each Hurricane, hyvaa and Ruin in official tournaments
  6. Ruin however hasn’t won a single match against one his opponents yet – he is 0:2 against both Innovation and hyvaa
  7. Innovation is 21:4 in TvP since April beating amongst others [stardust], [san], [hero2] and [dear]
  8. Hyvaa didn’t win a single ZvP from September 2013 to the qualifier for this Code A where he had to defeat two Protoss to advance
  9. Also he hasn’t won a single ZvT since March
  10. Oh and never forget that Innovation was the leader of the World Ranking from December 2013 to June 2014 – just in case you were wondering who should by all means win this group