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**Dox** · Thu, 7th-Apr-2011, 6:51 PM

My home PC is dead, so I've come into work to watch the group drawings. They're currently underway and being streamed live from GomTV Studios. I'll be updating this thread with information as it's announced.

+ [Highlights Part 1] +

John has revealed that he is the worlds' foremost Banana expert.
Previous finalists oGsMC and ST_July will be placed in Groups A and H respectively.
Apparently MinChul was out for revenge against the only people to have defeated him on TV. He picked up Liquid`Jinro and MarineKing.PRIME first, toying with their tags before making his decision.
MinChul chose TheWind by request. TheWind said he's been wanting to defeat MinChul on TV since he first made the finals, so MinChul told him to take his best shot.
ST_July says he exhausted all his energy at the finals, so he's going to pick someone easy. He finds Zerg vs Terran to be his easiest matchup. He chose TSL_Rain for his "easy win."
"Last time I played Rain, I didn't even prepare for him but I still beat him easily. That's why I chose him this time." - ST_July
"You're going to regret that." - TSL_Rain
"I want to play against a macro Terran" - AnyProPrime.
AnyPro surprisingly placed himself in Group H, meaning he'd probably have to play against ST_July in the Ro16. He chose ST_Virus as his opponent for group H.
"I'm nervous about playing against AnyPro... but he was nice to me so I will choose a good opponent for our group." - ST_Virus
"I relied heavily on Khaydarin Amulet for my play style, I really miss it. Without this upgrade, the game tends to end with one big battle, but I prefer a long back-and-forth game with lots of small battles and harassment." - San_Zenith
"I'm going to choose someone I've never played before. It's going to be a Terran." - San_Zenith, as he places himself in Group E, allowing him to play his matches on a Saturday. As each of the previous players faked choosing Liquid`Jinro, he went ahead and did it for real.
"I'm not sure how I feel about playing San. I was expecting a Protoss to pick me, so it's no surprise. I watched his games and he's been impressive lately. Even though I'm not doing well lately, I'm gonna make some waves in the next season." - Liquid`Jinro. He actually said this in flawless Korean.
"I lied when I said I was leaving to join the army soon!" - San_Zenith.
Liquid`HuK is reading a book instead of paying attention to the group drawings, lol.
"I've been very ill lately, so my performance hasn't been great. My health has improved though, so I will practice again soon. I'm going to choose someone I can practice with for my group because I need time to get good again." - HongUn_Prime. He chose Kyrix_ZeNEX
"Protoss are easy to beat, thank you for choosing me." - Kyrix_ZeNEX
FOX_Lyn is looking for practice partners, since there are only a few SC2 players in WeMadeFOX.
FOX_Lyn was going to choose Kyrix_ZENEX, since their names are similar (Park Joon and Han Joon), but HongUn beat him to it. He chose Group F.
NesTea asked FOX_Lyn to choose him, but he declined. Instead, he picked up Check_Prime and TSL_FruitDealer. He ended up choosing TSL_FruitDealer because he looks and plays identically to his best friend.
"I've had an arm injury recently, so I haven't been able to practice. Fortunately Lyn hasn't practiced much lately too, so we're on equal footing. I admire Lyn for actively playing WarCraft 3 and StarCraft 2 simultaneously, that's an amazing accomplishment." - TSL_FruitDealer
"I already know who I'm going to choose - it's going to be someone with a longer career than me. It's going to be a Terran." - oGs_NaDa.
The obvious choice would be ST_RainbOw, but he fooled everyone. He chose MarineKing_Prime because he ignored NaDa when he said hello on battle.net earlier that day.
"Get ready for some more base races!" - MarineKing_Prime
"My teammates will return to Code S this season with a vengeance!" - SC_fOu.
"Lots of people feel uncomfortable meeting me in person, because I cheese them so much on the ladder." - SC_fOu.
"Terran vs Terran is so difficult lately, so I wanted to choose a Terran. TSL_Rain was going to be my choice, but someone already got to him. So I'll pick someone else with Rain in their name!" SC_fOu
"I didn't want to be in group B because that doesn't give me much time to practice. I don't really care who chooses me, because if I practice enough I can beat them." - ST_RainbOw.
"The two easiest people I've ever played are TSL_Rain and ST_RainbOw" - SC_fOu
"No Comment." - ST_RainbOw when asked how old he was. (28)
John hates babies. He doesn't want children.

+ [Highlights Part 2] +

"People keep saying I'm an easy opponent... well, this time 'round you're gonna see exactly what cheese tastes like!" - TSL_Rain
"I was MinChul's practice partner for the season 3 finals, I'm not really worried about TSL_Rain." - oGs_InCa
"I want MVP_Genius to be the 4th person in my group!" - TSL_Rain
"I'm gonna pick someone who just obtained Code S status this season." - oGs_InCa
"I just want to focus on Terran vs Terran for my group." - ST_Virus, as he picked oGs_Ensnare.
"I'm happy to be in AnyPro's group, but I'm worried about Virus 'cos I don't know much about him. I've been in a huge slump lately, too." - oGs_Ensnare
"I was speaking with FOX_Lyn (who chose me) about who I should choose for our group and we agreed I should choose someone easy. Someone in my group asked me to choose them, but I don't want to teamkill." - TSL_FruitDealer, picking Check_Prime.
"I admit, I'm a pretty easy opponent, although I was hoping to get into group B." - Check_Prime
"I hope you also pick someone easy for our group!" - TSL_FruitDealer to Check_Prime.
"I wanted to pick Check_Prime for a rematch from January, but since he's already picked, I'm gonna have to go with a Terran. Most of the remaining players are oGs and I don't want to teamkill. So it's gonna have to be TSL_Clide." - Liquid_Jinro
"We're both pretty popular with the foreigners. You're pretty handsome! I like your playing style too. I'm gonna change my style to be more aggressive this season." - TSL_Clide to Liquid_Jinro.
"I didn't realise the GomTV World Championship was a real tournament, I thought it was just a fun event. Suddenly being in the finals is very exciting!" - MarineKing_Prime
"NaDa, who should I pick? I'm sorry I didn't say hello to you today!" - MarineKing_Prime
"Ideally I'd prefer no Protoss, but it's up to you." - oGs_NaDa
"I want to make it to the Round of 16 alongside NaDa, so I'll choose someone easy." - MarineKing_Prime, choosing oGs_Zenio.
"I'm not the easiest out of all the remaining players, you're gonna regret that choice." - oGs_Zenio
"Sorry, but it was either you, NesTea or Losira!" - MarineKing_Prime
"Oh... my teammate? Now I wish he chose a Protoss." - oGs_NaDa
"Whoah, I love this group! Thanks Kyrix for choosing me." - IM_Losira
"RainbOw's girlfriend is the hottest out of all the players. MinChul's is pretty hot too." - John
"Byun asked me to pick RainbOw on his behalf, so I'm glad RainbOw chose him first." - ZeNEX coach.
"Wouldn't it be fun if our entire group was 4 Terrans? We should pick Polt_Prime for our group." - ST_RainbOw
"I agree, that would be pretty fun. I'll consider your request when I choose." - ZeNEX coach.
"So many of my players feel uncomfortable about their coach being in Code S. I'm gonna keep it that way." - oGs_TheWind
"There are only two players in GSL who have more wins over me than I have over them. Polt_Prime and IM_NesTea. Choose one of them so I can crush them." - oGs_MC to oGs_TheWind.
"I'm going to honour MinChul's request and choose Polt_Prime, and I want you to choose IM_NesTea." - oGs_TheWind to Polt_Prime.
"Lately I've been losing against people I usually beat, and winning against people I usually lose to. I'm worried about rematching MinChul." - Polt_Prime