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 Jan 30 2010, 01:38 AM
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The Rundown: A Review of Week 15
By BachHo
Woongjin and eSTRO ran away with two while other top contenders started off strong in Week 1 of the Winners League. Read on to catch all the action. Read MoreShow/Hide Spoiler CJ Entus took two heavily disappointing losses to open the week when eSTRO and Woongjin shoved reality into their faces. The team struggled all Round 2 and were looking to get back into shape in the format that brought them a title in 2009, but alas, it wasn't meant to be as they got royally owned by two of this season's rising powerhouses. KT Rolster picked up another win after Flash was able to conqueror Jaedong in their epic rematch. KHAN was also able to pick up a solid win thanks to Stork, who took down fantasy in the final game to end T1's chance of a comeback after firebathero, of all players, opened with a 3-0 shocker. Air Force ACE came within inches of winning their first game of the round, taking Woongjin all the way to an ace match thanks to GoRush's wins off of ZerO and free, but fell in the final match. Next time ACE, next time. Looking at the overall standings, KT Rolster remains at the top by a fairly wide margin while STX and MBC holds on to the second and third spot. Woongjin and eSTRO's wins flew them up the charts, putting each in a solid top six position. The battle for sixth place remains tight with six teams packed together. With the exception of Hwaseung, the five teams will be playing two games apiece this week, so there are sure to be many more changes to come. Week 1: Week of Jan 24Show/Hide Spoiler
January, 24, 2010
eSTRO 4:3 CJ Entus
hyvaa <Judgment Day> sAviOr
hyvaa <Fighting Spirit> Movie
hyvaa <Match Point> sKyHigh
Really <Neo Moon Glaive> sKyHigh
Action <Roadrunner> sKyHigh
Action <New Tornado> EffOrt
UpMagiC <Judgment Day> EffOrt
Air Force ACE 3:4 Woongjin Stars
GoRush <Match Point> ZerO
GoRush <Neo Moon Glaive> free
GoRush <New Tornado> Kwanro
Much <Roadrunner> Kwanro
Casy <Judgment Day> Kwanro
Casy <Fighting Spirit> Guemchi
Anytime <Match Point> Guemchi
January 25, 2010
SK Telecom T1 2:4 Samsung KHAN
Canata <Neo Moon Glaive> firebathero
BeSt <Roadrunner> firebathero
Bisu <New Tornado> firebathero
fantasy <Match Point> firebathero
fantasy <Judgment Day> Jangbi
fantasy <Fighting Spirit> Stork
<Neo Moon Glaive>
STX SouL 4:3 WeMade FOX
FrOzen <Judgment Day> Midas
Kal <New Tornado> Midas
Kal <Roadrunner> Shine
Hwasin <Fighting Spirit> Shine
Hwasin <Neo Moon Glaive> Mind
Hwasin <Match Point> RorO
Calm <Judgment Day> RorO
January 26, 2010
MBCGame HERO 4:2 hite SPARKYZ
Light <Fighting Spirit> go.go
Light <Judgment Day> YellOw[ArnC]
Light <Match Point> type-b
Light <New Tornado> Leta
Saint <Roadrunner> Leta
Sea <Neo Moon Glaive> Leta
<Fighting Spirit>
Hwaseung OZ 3:4 KT Rolster
Killer <Match Point> fOrGG
HiyA <Neo Moon Glaive> fOrGG
HiyA <Fighting Spirit> Violet
HiyA <Roadrunner> Hoejja
ggaemo <New Tornado> Hoejja
Jaedong <Judgment Day> Hoejja
Jaedong <Match Point> Flash
January 27, 2010
CJ Entus 1:4 Woongjin Stars
Iris <New Tornado> Neo.G_Soulkey
Iris <Match Point> Guemchi
EffOrt <Neo Moon Glaive> Guemchi
Snow <Judgment Day> Guemchi
Movie <Fighting Spirit> Guemchi
<Roadrunner>
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Guemchi all-kills CJ Entus.
Air Force ACE 2:4 eSTRO
GoRush <Roadrunner> Fancy
XellOs <Fighting Spirit> Fancy
XellOs <Judgment Day> GosI[Flying]
Reach <Neo Moon Glaive> GosI[Flying]
Reach <Match Point> Really
Ruby <New Tornado> Really
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The Stats Corner: Star-Rollin'
By Revo
A new baller strolled into town during Week 1. Find out who ran away with six wins in the opening week of Winners League in this edition of the Stats Corner. Read More...Show/Hide Spoiler Winners League Week 1 has been totally hilarious. For starters, a certain player who went 0-5 in R1 and R2 brought himself above .500 in less than three days. Guess who? Hint: Realpenguin is his #1 fan. Yep, Protoss underachiever Guemchi took to the spotlight this past week all-killing CJ Entus, and finishing off Air Force ACE without a single loss. Holy cow, 6-0 on the week; Stars fan have got to be rolling on the floor from laughter right about now. But wait, that's not all! Firebathero and Light, the two Terrans who always demand attention but usually come up short also get their day in the limelight. Firebathero started his Winners League journey with big wins against both Bisu and BeSt, while Light nearly all-killed Hite SPARKYZ. Also to note: XellOs earned his first televised win since June, and Gorush has won as many games in three days as he did in all of R1 and R2. ACE Fighting! This week, let's focus on the new maps. First things first, neither Judgement Day nor Roadrunner seem to be Protoss friendly at all. Roadrunner's balance seems to lean towards Zerg - the two Terran wins on the map appear to be instances of the Terran outclassing the Zerg opponent. Meanwhile, Judgement Day seems to favour Terran. However, with less than one week of play on either of these maps, it's difficult to tell whether these early results will become a trend or not. Terran Toss-Up: The Highlights of Week 15
Winners League started off with a host of exciting games, but a few players took it upon themselves to make it extra special - some for all the wrong reasons (Good job HiyA). Read MoreShow/Hide Spoiler Other highlights of the week: fancy vs. GoRush: eSTRO vs. Air Force ACE: fancy tries to live up to his name. Does he do it? The Wrap: What to Watch for Week 16
By BachHo
After a solid start to the Winners League, Week 2 brings the promise of even greater games with several of the mid-range teams squaring off in the field of battle. Read on to see what's going down in the WL this week. Week 16 LineupShow/Hide Spoiler
January 30, 2010
SK Telecom T1 vs CJ Entus
fantasy <Match Point> sKyHigh
<Neo Moon Glaive>
<Fighting Spirit>
<Roadrunner>
<New Tornado>
<Judgment Day>
<Match Point>
eSTRO vs Samsung KHAN
GosI[Flying] <Judgment Day> firebathero
<New Tornado>
<Roadrunner>
<Fighting Spirit>
<Neo Moon Glaive>
<Match Point>
<Judgment Day>
January 31, 2010
STX SouL vs hite SPARKYZ
FrOzen <Judgment Day> YellOw[ArnC]
<Fighting Spirit>
<Match Point>
<Neo Moon Glaive>
<Roadrunner>
<New Tornado>
<Judgment Day>
MBCGame HERO vs WeMade FOX
Light <Match Point> Pure
<Neo Moon Glaive>
<New Tornado>
<Roadrunner>
<Judgment Day>
<Fighting Spirit>
<Match Point>
February 1, 2010
Woongjin Stars vs Hwaseung OZ
Kwanro <Roadrunner> Jaedong
<New Tornado>
<Judgment Day>
<Fighting Spirit>
<Match Point>
<Neo Moon Glaive>
<Roadrunner>
KT Rolster vs Air Force ACE
815 <Judgment Day> Anytime
<Fighting Spirit>
<Match Point>
<Neo Moon Glaive>
<Roadrunner>
<New Tornado>
<Judgment Day>
February 2, 2010
eSTRO vs SK Telecom T1
hyvaa <Match Point> fantasy
<Neo Moon Glaive>
<Fighting Spirit>
<Roadrunner>
<New Tornado>
<Judgment Day>
<Match Point>
Samsung KHAN vs CJ Entus
great <Roadrunner> Hydra
<New Tornado>
<Judgment Day>
<Fighting Spirit>
<Match Point>
<Neo Moon Glaive>
<Roadrunner>
February 3, 2010
MBCGame HERO vs STX SouL
Light <Neo Moon Glaive> by.hero
<Match Point>
<Fighting Spirit>
<Judgment Day>
<New Tornado>
<Roadrunner>
<Neo Moon Glaive>
WeMade FOX vs hite SPARKYZ
Pure <Match Point> Leta
<Neo Moon Glaive>
<New Tornado>
<Roadrunner>
<Judgment Day>
<Fighting Spirit>
<Match Point>
Things to Watch for Week 16Show/Hide Spoiler T1 and CJ kick off the week with a high profile TvT between fantasy and sKyHigh. After struggling in Round 2, both players kicked it into overdrive for Week 1, delivering several wins for their teams. Both CJ and T1 have been hit-and-miss over the past several weeks, and are looking for a major rebound to get themselves back into the swing of things. Expect this to be a grinder. Coming off a strong Week 1 start where they rose over ACE and CJ, eSTRO looks to continue it's momentum with KHAN and T1 in Week 2. Look for Really to be the difference-maker when he puts his TvP to the test against JangBi and Stork and later down the line with BeSt and Bisu when eSTRO takes on T1. firebathero flexed his muscles last week, taking surprise wins from BeSt and Bisu. He'll have to overcome the eSTRO youngster Flying this week, a player who has brought some interesting challenges to his opponents thanks to his creative play.  eSTRO's Action striking a pose. Expect to see a lot more of this kid in the coming weeks. STX also has two major games this week against hite and MBC. MBC put up an impressive Week 1 display thanks to Light and his three-win opening against hite. Light has become a major X-factor in the league; expect him to be the one that makes or break the series for MBC this week. MBC will have to take down the depth machine this time around. Look out for some potentially major games between MBC's Light and Sea and STX's Kal, Calm, and Hwasin. Finally, Woongjin takes on OZ in what could be either a memorable all-kill or a travesty depending on OZ's star Lee Jaedong who gets the go-ahead spot. Will the Tyrant be able breakdown free, ZerO, Kwanro, and this season's first all-killer GuemChi? We'll see later this week.  GuemChi practicing his parallel bars. Damn, Koreans don't even need bars.That's all for this edition, enjoy the games! Team Coverage of the Winners League
Make sure you catch all of SC2GG's latest feature articles on various teams in the Proleague. Here's a list of what's been discussed so far:
- Star Power. See what's going on with Woongjin in the week's first article.
- Dream Team. Catch up with SKT1 and see how their top players are doing in the league.
- Sniper Team. Check out Revo's look at hite's Winners League strategy.
- Your New Favorite Team. Check out what the league's most surprising team thus far - eSTRO - has been up to this season.
- Kingdom of KHAN. DejaVu takes a look at one of Proleague's most renowned teams.
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Jan 30 2010, 01:56 AM
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Awesome writing. I really appreciate your coverage.
I was doing some schedule analysis at the KeSPA english site. It looks like after the third week of proleague the teams will mostly be uneven in terms of the number of total matches they have played.
I assume this evens out by the end of the season?
Also, does anyone know where there is a good overview of the structure of the Proleague? I know there are various rounds, and its Bo7 for each match, but I still have questions. How many weeks does each round last?
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Jan 30 2010, 02:00 AM
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BackHo[WHITE]
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They always balance it out somehow. Week 1 was actually completely uneven only four teams playing twice, which was unusual. It will work itself out. The format is the following for Proleague: Round 1: Standard, each round is always seven weeks. Teams always play each team once, scheduling always works out so that it happens. Best-of-five in standard format. Round 2: Standard Round 3: Winners League, best-of-seven format. For more info, check back to the last issue of the Weekly. Round 4: Standard Round 5: Standard
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Feb 2 2010, 04:39 AM
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QUOTE (BachHo @ Jan 30 2010, 02:00 AM)  They always balance it out somehow. Week 1 was actually completely uneven only four teams playing twice, which was unusual. It will work itself out. The format is the following for Proleague: Round 1: Standard, each round is always seven weeks. Teams always play each team once, scheduling always works out so that it happens. Best-of-five in standard format. Round 2: Standard Round 3: Winners League, best-of-seven format. For more info, check back to the last issue of the Weekly. Round 4: Standard Round 5: Standard So... after much head banging tonight, I figured out the nuances of the Winners League schedule. I just have to say, Kespa's website sucks. 7 weeks. -Week 1: there are 8 matches, 4 teams compete twice -Weeks 2 through 6: there are 10 matches, 4 teams compete once -Week 7: there are 8 matches, 4 teams compete twice By the end of the season each team will have played 11 matches. There are only 4 days in an 8 match week. Teams that compete on Day 1 compete again on Day 4. There are 5 days in a standard 10 match week. If you play on Day 1 (Saturday), then you play again on Day 4 (Tuesday). Day 2 (Sun) plays again on Day 5 (Wed). And the teams that compete once play in the middle of the week on Day 3 (Mon). I don't know why I was obsessing to figure this out, but it looks like Kespa made an error on their website. For Week 3 they have ACE playing once and FOX playing twice. When you add up the numbers for the rest of the season (the full schedule is up) this puts ACE at 10 matches and FOX at 12. If someone has a connect they could try emailing them. I am going to go back to trying to learn Korean. Here is the link to my numbers. http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tTp...amp;output=html**(2/6) Looks like they schedule on Kespa's site has been adjusted
This post has been edited by Iheartjaedong: Feb 7 2010, 03:28 AM
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