He's pretty underrated, despite getting decent scalps/results for a while now. Unfortunately i guess TLO was too good for their second series. Jim out in straight sets
iaguz > MacSed
Welmu < HuK
iaguz < HuK
MacSed < Welmu
iaguz > Welmu
Huk and iaguz advance.
Why? iaguz has the advantage of being under-rated and only playing 1 match up. I think the gimli terran has shown his preparation against better Protossers can yield great results so I'd expect him to do well.
Polt > FireCake
MaNa < Hydra
MaNa > FireCake Polt > Hydra Hydra > MaNa
Group D
Welmu > Bunny
Kane > Has
Bunny > Has Welmu > Kane Bunny > Kane
I think B is a pretty good group for PiG. Certainly capable of beating everyone there, even snute in zvz.
I'd also give Mana an outside chance in group C
Polt > FireCake MaNa > Hydra
FireCake < Hydra MaNa > Polt Hydra > Polt
MaNa and Hydra advances to Ro8. MaNa has good PvT and I also somehow expect him to upset Hydra. FireCake sucks at ZvZ. Hydra should get the better of Polt.
Welmu < Bunny Kane > Has Welmu > Has Bunny > Kane
Welmu < Kane
Bunny and Kane advances to Ro8. Bunny's TvP will definitely win Welmu's PvT, and Bunny is a TvZ wrecker. With Snute practicing with him often I don't think he'll lose to Kane. It's the end of Has's bullshit because Welmu is PvP god. Kane's ZvP should see him through against Welmu.
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I think ForGG dominates his group. 4-0 and I think Serral has shown some pretty epic play-style, decisively beating Suppy 2-0 in the Ro32.
Snute + PiG
Hometown hero definitely has a chance of making it out of this group. While Showtime did play well against iAonsu, I don't think iAonsu is as good as either Snute or PiG, so the Protoss might struggle a little with PvZ here. Snute will probably come out of his group 1st, he handely destroyed both Uthermal and Xigua in hte ro32. Tough group definitely, probably the closet out of all the groups...but I think the Zergs have it.
MaNa + Polt
MaNA has been playing superbly, He went out of his group 4-0 beating both viOlet and Bunny. I will not be surprised if he dominates this group either. Hydra hasn't impressed me lately, he had a pretty easy qualifer run and didn't think he played that well in his group Ro32, Polt also struggled in his qualifer matches, taking a while to actually qualify, but he went though his Ro32 group fairly well, dropping 2 maps to Jim and Kelzahur, however I think he shouldn't have a problem against Firecake and Hydra, but will lose to MaNa.
Bunny + Welmu
This I think is probably the hardest group to call, not necessarily a group of Death but certainly scary. Both Kane and Welmu went out of their groups 2-0, Welmu not losing a map in the process, Kane did lose 2 games to to TarGa and Happy repesectively, both players i do not think are on hte same level as either Welmu or Bunny, but his qualifying games was at the fall of Polt, so he does have that going for him. Bunny has not had a lot of practice against Zerg lately, only having to face viOlet in the Ro32 whom he dispatched quite easily, he has however had a lot of practice against Protoss. Taking out both ShowTime and Lilbow in the European Qualifers, he did however lose to MaNa 2-0 in the Ro32. I think however, European dominance is gonna show out over the NA audacity and Welmu and Bunny will easy go on to the Ro8
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ForGG & XiGua - Clearly ForGG will dominate this group however i think XiGua will surprise a few and get out of the group
Snute & PiG - as much as i love protoss i cant go past Snute and obviously with PiG being the only aussie left i hope he kicks some but and comes out the group in first
MaNa & Hydra - I love the way MaNa played in the ro32 and feel he can replicate his form and move out of this group. The other person to get out i feel will be hydra i feel he will be just good enough to escape the wrath of Polt and move on
Welmu & Has - Is it possible 2 protoss get in to the ro8 from this group of course it is Welmu is playing really well and Kane is supposedly not going to have alot of practice before the games Has is more of a hopefully gets out im hoping he does but if its not him it will be Bunny
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