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**syfSoundwave** · Mon, 2nd-Mar-2015, 1:03 AM

Quick Results

SEAcraft Weekly #36

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SEAcraft Melee #6

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Friday Fun Night #38

+ [Winner] +

Eastern StarCraft League Season 1 Group D

+ [Results + Quick Recap] +

GPD Cup 2015 #1

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Dynasty SC2 LAN in WA

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Upsets

TtSYF.Soundwave 2-1 SLCN.Law

Almost Upsets

x5.Namakaye 1-2 PSISTM.EnDerr

DynSL.DarK 1-2 eCKo'RivaL

x5.RunaMoK 1-2 eCKo'RivaL

sROsiris 1-2 x5.RunaMoK

SC2SEA GPDL 2015 Season 1 is starting! Groups are here - http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft..._2015_Season_1

Frustration and

PSiArc, two people with sick results in these weekly tournaments have been picked up today by Dynasty eSports. You can read the announcement here www.sc2sea.com/showthread.php?p=177763

Eastern StarCraft 2 League Ro8 Preview

Samsung.Hurricane vs eCKo'Azure

An interesting match-up featuring a Korean vs an Australian hero. This isn't some third rate Korean who can't even break into GSL, this is the real deal. This is a legitimate player who sees plenty of booth time between GSL and ProLeague. Azure's best match-up is his TvP, but even the best TvPer in SEA would have a LONG way to go to be close to hitting Korean level. If Azure plays his absolute heart out, and uses every single trick in the book and cuts every conceivable corner to gain an advantage and manages to get away with it, then I could see him taking a game. However, the Korean factor is too huge to overlook and I have to say an emphatic 3-0 for Hurricane.

Samsung.eMotion vs DynSL.PSiArc

eMotion is a mid tier Korean. He has not made any waves in individual leagues, however he has seen play in ProLeague before. He is a solid player who will provide a considerable challenge for PSiArc. Now, the Japanese Terran is no stranger to dealing with Korean Protosses. Late last year, he played two Bo3s against Axiom's Alicia, who is a more accomplished Protoss player than eMotion. PSiArc came up short both times, but he was able to take a game on both occasions. This is a good sign, and a clear indicator that PSiArc has what it takes to defeat mid level Korean Protoss players. That said, eMotion is still very strong and although it wouldn't be a huge upset for PSiArc to win here, it is difficult to imagine him doing so. eMotion 3-2

DuSt.Spear vs Samsung.Armani

We have our highest level Ro8 match here, featuring two skilled Korean players going head to head. Spear is a frequent face around the SEA scene, and, although he can be slowed down, has never truly been stopped. He's taken out SEA's best such as KingkOng and PiG before, showing that he has some great skill in the TvZ match-up. However, Armani has much more experience in high pressure situations and frequently plays/defeats genuine top level players. It's hard to look past that kind of experience, although a Spear victory is fully possible. Armani just has more name value, more experience, and likely more skill. Armani 3-1.

PSISTM.EnDerr vs YoeFW.Ian

SEA's online tournament hero comes face to face with another player who was underrated for a long time. Recently spending some time in Korea and getting slightly better results, Ian is a strong Taiwanese Zerg who is desperately trying to overthrow Sen as the No. 1 Zerg in the country. As of yet he's been unsuccessful but he's still continuously trying. This mirrors EnDerr's quest to become the best Zerg in SEA, in a few ways. They are both very similar kinds of players and a match between them should be quite even, and normally I wouldn't know who to call this for. However, EnDerr and Ian played at the MSI Beat It tournament last year, where Ian defeated EnDerr twice, with a 4-1 score total. This may or may not play a factor into this series, but you would have to think that if Ian was able to win before, he can do it again. Ian 3-1

**x5.Crescendo** · Mon, 2nd-Mar-2015, 8:03 AM

Thanks for the round-up as always!
And cheers for the ESCL preview

sR_Osiris · Mon, 2nd-Mar-2015, 8:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TtSYF.Soundwave

sROsiris 1-2 x5.RunaMoK

was a fun series runamok to good doe

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x5.Crescendo:

That x5 academy magic at work - they've been practising some mad hours I am told =D

**Eddie** · Mon, 2nd-Mar-2015, 1:19 PM

ESCL R8 preview was well researched

EnDerr v Ian will be interesting.

SLCN.NXZ · Mon, 2nd-Mar-2015, 3:03 PM

Wow that NXZ guy went from eliminated in semis to eliminated in finals... Eliminated never next time confirmed?

syfCabracan · Tue, 3rd-Mar-2015, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by aLtNXZ

Wow that NXZ guy went from eliminated in semis to eliminated in finals... Eliminated never next time confirmed?

Yes, but in the competition after that you will lose in the first round. It's rough but atleast you win some of the time.

**x5_dot** · Sat, 7th-Mar-2015, 9:56 PM

Nice round up! Awesome to see these be regular now

TCPLemminks · Sat, 7th-Mar-2015, 11:13 PM

I don't know if it's just me, but I don't think you should keep the upsets and almost upsets section. Doesn't really add much to the article for me. But if other people like it then fine by them.

**syfSoundwave** · Sat, 7th-Mar-2015, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TCPLemminks

I don't know if it's just me, but I don't think you should keep the upsets and almost upsets section. Doesn't really add much to the article for me. But if other people like it then fine by them.

I actually consider it the most important part of the article, honestly.

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sR_Osiris:

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**Eddie** · Mon, 9th-Mar-2015, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TtSYF.Soundwave

I actually consider it the most important part of the article, honestly.

I also think they are very important and interesting.

Whenever i look at a bracket, i'm looking for who had a good run, or who caused an upset or two. Or who took a big scalp.

These things might often be overlooked/forgotten since it's usually just 1st/2nd/3rd who are mentioned.

**x5_Namakaye** · Mon, 9th-Mar-2015, 12:40 PM

Was wondering where my almost upset v EnDerr was, realised i hadnt read this one haha. Yay me!