Way to spoil oz vs cj result :|

I didn't handle the oz vs cj match.

Fantasy vs. Jaedong rematch!

Really no idea why Bisu is so far down that list for T1. I guess they think BeSt's PvP is better, which I guess is possible.

Anyway as much as I'm a massive Jaedong fan, I don't think Oz has the depth to pull off a win compared to T1. They'll have to somehow make it come down to super-ace, and considering the lineups for day 2 I'm not very confident that Oz can do that.

Day 2 is more dangerous than day 1, it seems. If Jaedong and Lomo can pull through, day 1 could go to Oz through a clear win, or even in ace. Hoping for another upset by Perfectman in day 2, as well.

Canata seems too strong lately, and his TvT has always been pretty good, so I don't think Lomo can win that, and BeSt is like almost 70% PvP so I doubt BackHo will beat him (but who knows?).

What do you think of this super-ace format anyway? I think it's fucking stupid <_<

It puts the focus on individuals more, which Proleague was supposed to be about the team effort. I think even regular ace matches make too big a deal of single games, since players like Jaedong have to carry so much weight. They probably wouldn't have even been seeded to this point if they hadn't abused Jaedong in the Winner's League format. =/

4 out of 6 are mirror again :/

Why Bisu's turn is so late - he has been bad recently?

When it comes to which player goes out, you have to look at it from the perspective of a coach. They have to consider who the opposing team will send out, player history, matches on the map, general statistics, etc...

Aside from Canata's and Bisu's match, this seems closer than I thought.

some good matchups here, but those zvz's look pretty unpredictable to me. and if this goes to super ace, a bisu/jaedong matchup would be pretty crazy.

bisu vs jaedong super ace would be pretty epic

It would be good, but Bisu hasn't been on the same level as Jaedong for a while now imo, so either Jaedong would win fairly easily, or Bisu would fluke it while it'd feel like JD deserved it more. Either way, I don't like super-ace because it completely takes away from the fact that proleague is meant to be a team-based league with the best team winning. STX, Khan and CJ all got screwed a bit by super-ace format.

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