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World Championship Series (WCS) 2015 Season 1

Here Is All You Need To Know About The WCS Premier League Season 1

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The World Championship Series Season 1 is different from all its predecessors: For the first time, Europeans, Americans and Asian except Koreans will play in one league for a ticket at the Global Finals in November. The WCS is already down to the best 32 players from all around the world – including four Koreans who live abroad. Much is to be said about these guys but i thought it is best to show them all in one giant infographic. So here is all you need to know about this season! Weiterlesen →

GSL Code S Contestants

These 32 players aim for the $66.000 jackpot in GSL Code S

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Seven rookies and five former champions: We now know the 32 players that will determine the new champion of this GSL Code S and follow in the big footsteps of Royal Roader Joo ‚Zest‘ Sung Wook and almost Royal Roader Kim ‚Classic‘ Doh Woo. Here they are as trading cards.

To sum some facts up:

  • Four players out of the worlds best 10 is quite usual. It was the same number in Season 1 and 2 this year
  • [maru] is the youngest contestant once again just turning 17 years today – the oldest is [stork] who is 25 years old
  • There are seven rookies this season: [hurricane1], [avenge], [effort], [cure], [terminator], [hush] and [trust]
  • Five former champions compete this season: [dear], [soulkey], [classic (kdw)], [zest] and [dongraegu]. Also the defending WCS global champion [sos] and last years OSL-winner [maru]
  • [soo] was three times runner-up in GSL yet. Time to take the last step
  • [dongraegu] is the most experienced player with 12 seasons so far followed by [parting] (10), [maru] (7), [soulkey] and [rain (by.sun)] (both 6)
  • Each contestant has already won $1.427. but $66.612 await the champion

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TaeJa and Major may benefit from their opponents Terran-weakness tonight

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Yoon ‚TaeJa‘ Young Suh is not only the huge favourite of tonights WCS America Ro16 group, the weakness of his opponents Yoon ‚Arthur‘ Myung Hyuk and Kim ‚viOLet‘ Dong Hwan also plays in his favor. Can terran player Juan Carlos ‚MajOr‘ Tena also benefit from this? Stats and trivia of group D.

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Results

[violet] 0:0 [major]
[taeja] 0:0 [arthur]
[-] 0:0 [-]
[-] 0:0 [-]
[-] 0:0 [-]

Final Standings

  • [taeja]
  • [major]
  • [arthur]
  • [violet]

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

Trivia

  • [major] just beat [violet] ten days ago at MLG Anaheim but overall viOLet won 4 out of 6 matches
  • [taeja] and [arthur] met in last seasons Ro16 as well where Taeja won 2:0. He met with Major in both of the last two Ro32 in WCS America. Each time Taeja and Major won one match each.
  • The young Korean won all of his 4 matches against viOLet
  • Taeja might face every other race in this group – not a problem since he is 10:0 in TvP and 5:0 in TvZ this month
  • Major however only has a positive record in TvP
  • Arthur is on a 10:3 record in PvZ but struggles in PvT lately
  • Unfortunately, viOLet also struggles versus Terran though he is good in ZvP lately
  • In his three appearances in WCS America, Taeja only once dropped out in the Ro16
  • Major already plays his best WCS-season ever. He never made it past the Ro32 so far
  • Arthur was fifth last season but he had a hard time in the Ro16
  • viOLet dropped out in the Ro16 twice last year and never made it further
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Polt and Bomber have to get rid of Toodming and Check in order to reach to quarter-finals again

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Last season both Choi ‚Polt‘ Seong Hun and Choi ‚Bomber‘ Ji Sung were in the playoffs of WCS America – to achieve the same again they have to beat Huang ‚TooDming‘ Hui Ming and Kim ‚Check‘ Min Gyu in the Round of 16 tonight. This would be easier if both korean Terrans were in better shape in TvZ than they are lately. Stats and trivia of group C.

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Results

[bomber] 0:2 [toodming]
[polt] 2:0 [check]
[bomber] 2:0 [check]
[toodming] 1:2 [polt]
[bomber] 2:0 [toodming]

Final Standings

  1. [polt]
  2. [bomber]
  3. [toodming]
  4. [check]

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

Trivia

  • [bomber] and [toodming] have never met before, so do [polt] and [check]
  • Polt and Bomber were in the same group of WCS America Ro16 last season as well – Polt won 2:0
  • Bomber and Check met in the qualifier of WCS America last season, where Bomber won 2:1
  • Check beat Toodming in Match in their only match
  • Polt is 16:1 in TvT since March, but weaker in TvZ
  • Toodming won 9 matches in ZvZ in a row from March to June – the last match that he lost before this series was versus Check, who is on a 8:2 record in ZvZ since then
  • Polt won WCS America twice last year and was fifth at the 2013 Global Finals
  • Bomber was third at the 2013 Global Finals and fifth last season
  • Toodming dropped out in the Round of 16 last season
  • Check is a rookie in WCS America Premier League
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Defending champion Hyun enters the stage of WCS America tonight to face Jaedong, Jim and Heart

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The defending champion Ko ‚Hyun‘ Seok Hyun enters the stage in WCS America tonight to survive the first round – probably together with his world-class countrymen Lee ‚Jaedong‘ Jae Dong. But Hyun has to face his kind of nemesis Jin ‚Jim‘ Hui Cao first – and maybe even Kim ‚Heart‘ Min Hyuk can disturb the force.

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Results

[hyun] 0:0 [jim]
[heart] 0:0 [jaedong]
[-] 0:0 [-]
[-] 0:0 [-]
[-] 0:0 [-]

Final Standings

  • [jaedong]
  • [hyun]
  • [jim]
  • [heart]

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

Trivia

  • Beating the odds, [jim] won 3 out of 5 matches against [hyun] so far and is even 6:3 in maps
  • [Jaedong] won all three matches against [heart] so far, they last met at May 3rd in LoneStar Clash 3
  • Jaedong has met with Jim (2013 WCS Season 2 Round of 8) and Heart (2013 WCS Season 3 Round of 16) in WCS earlier – and won all matches against them
  • Jaedong has problems in ZvT, lately he has lost many matches against [innovation] and [ryung] for example
  • In May alone Hyun is 10:1 in ZvP
  • Both Jim and Heart are rather weak in matches against Zergs lately – not the best omen for tonight
  • Jaedong has to recover from a disappointing last season where he dropped out in the Round of 32 – before that he was runner-up at 2013 WCS America Season 2, Season 2 Finals and the Global Finals
  • Hyun is the defending champion of WCS America – before that he never reached the Round of 8 in any WCS season
  • Don’t underestimate Jim: He was fifth in 2013 WCS America Season 2, beating [nestea] and [alicia]
  • Heart plays his fourth WCS America Premier League but only once qualified for the Round of 8
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Statistically, Oz will win WCS America, but he has to beat puCK, viOLet and qxc first

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The WCS career of Kim ‚Oz‘ Hak Soo reads as follows: 17th, 7th, 3rd, 2nd. So what is left to gain? But before the Korean can win WCS America, he has to survive in the Round of 32 tonight against Brandon ‚puCK‘ Qual, Kim ‚viOLet‘ Dong Hwan and WCS-rookie Kevin ‚qxc‘ Riley. We already saw some favourites fall early this season…

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Results

[oz] 0:0 [qxc]
[puck] 0:0 [violet]
[-] 0:0 [-]
[-] 0:0 [-]
[-] 0:0 [-]

Final Standings

  • [oz]
  • [puck]
  • [violet]
  • [qxc]

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

Trivia

  • [oz] and [violet] met five times in tournaments, the score is 3:2 for Oz
  • Oz and [puck] met in last seasons Round of 16, where Oz won 2:1
  • viOLet won four out of six matches against [qxc], puCK three out of four
  • PvT isn’t Oz‘ strongest matchup, lately he is pretty even in it in tournaments
  • In the past month, puCK is 9:3 in PvZ, viOLet is 9:1 in ZvP in the same period
  • qxc is 15:5 in TvP since March, but he didn’t beat any top-player
  • Oz steadily improved in his four seasons of WCS America, he was #25 first, then #7, then #3, lately #2… so only one possible outcome left
  • puCK plays his fourth consecutive season, last season was the first one for him to reach the Round of 16
  • viOLet took a break from September to January, in the two seasons before that he was in the Round of 16 twice
  • qxc is a rookie when it comes to WCS America – it’s his fist time playing there ever
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Former champion Mvp and San meet with ToD and rookie uThermal tonight in WCS Europe

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On paper tonights group of WCS Europe is a sure thing: Jung ‚Mvp‘ Jong Hyun is a former champion and Kang ‚San‘ Cho Won was third last season while Yoan ‚ToD‘ Merlo never made it to the Round of 16 and Marc ‚uThermal‘ Schlappi hasn’t played a single match in WCS Premier League yet – any hopes for surprises? Maybe. Check the stats and trivia about WCS Europe Group D.

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Results

[san] 2:1 [uthermal]
[mvp] 1:2 [tod]
[san] 2:1 [tod]
[uthermal] 2:0 [mvp]
[tod] 2:1 [uthermal]

Final Standings

  1. [san]
  2. [tod]
  3. [uthermal]
  4. [mvp]

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

Trivia

  • [san] and [uthermal] met once in a tournament last August – San won 2:1
  • [mvp] and [tod] never met before
  • San is slightly positive in PvT and PvP lately but not extraordinary well
  • Mvp has only played two TvT in tournaments since September – both were in last seasons Round of 16
  • ToD is now on a 3-8 record in PvT but 6-3 in PvP
  • uThermal has a 16-6 record vs Protoss since March, his stats against Terran are even
  • Mvp was the champion in the very first season of WCS Europe back in 2013
  • San played his first ever WCS Premier League last season and immediately got third place
  • ToD never made it past the Round of 32 in two attempts
  • uThermal is one of seven rookies this season – four already played and two of them advanced to the Round of 16 ([harstem] and [yoda])
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Bomber to face his countrymen CranK and NesTea tonight in WCS America, but MaSa first

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Yesterday, the best player on paper didn’t make it to the Round of 16 but once again i dare to problaim Choi ‚Bomber‘ Ji Sung as the huge favourite for tonights WCS America group B. However he faces Canadian Maru ‚MaSa‘ Kim first whose TvT is his best matchup. And former GSL-champion Lim ‚NesTea‘ Jae Duk will be as hard to beat as Choi ‚CranK‘ Jae Won – so it might be more exciting than it looks once again.

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Results

[bomber] 2:1 [masa]
[crank] 2:1 [nestea]
[bomber] 2:0 [crank]
[masa] 0:2 [nestea]
[crank] 0:2 [nestea]

Final Standings

  1. [bomber]
  2. [nestea]
  3. [crank]
  4. [masa]

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

Trivia

  • [bomber] and [masa] have never met in a tournament before, but TvT is one of Masas strongest matchups. Since last July, he is on a 11-3 record in tournaments
  • [crank] and [nestea] also never played against each other in a tournament
  • Crank is now 1-4 in PvZ including losses against on paper weaker opponents like [hendralisk] and [starbuck]
  • Nestea however was knocked out in an all-Protoss-group last season so ZvP is not his best matchup either
  • Bomber won the 2013 WCS Season 2 Finals and was fifth last season
  • Crank dropped out in Ro16 for three seasons in a row
  • Nestea played all seasons of WCS America and made it to the Ro16 twice, but never further
  • Masa however plays his second consecutive season, last time he dropped out with only one map won
Marc 'uThemal' Schlappi Interview

Interview with uThermal: „I would be really embarrassed if I would lose every single map“

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In his first season of WCS Premier League, Marc ‚uThermal‘ Schlappi got three really tough opponents to beat. Therefore his goals are set very low, as he tells in this interview: „I just want to win one map.“ But the past days have shown that more is possible for dutch underdogs this season.

[playerbox_uthermal] How did you prepare for the Round of 32?
I don’t really prepare for people, i don’t like playing custom games that much either, so i just play the same amount of ladder as usual.

How do you feel going into the matches?
Not very good, my shape in both TvT and TvP is really bad at the moment, I don’t really have any strategies i can win with either.

What are your chances to advance into Round of 16?
On a good day, maybe 1%? haha

Who will be your hardest opponent in the group and why?
[mvp] for sure, it seems really hard to beat people that are better than you in TvT. In TvP and TvZ it is alot easier to make upsets, beating [mvp] is probably close to impossible for me.

What are your goals for this season?
I just want to win one map. I think it looks really silly when people qualify and then lose 0-4. So i would be really embarrassed if I would lose every single map.