[Dox]

IEM Season VII - Global Challenge Cologne
Brackets | Stream 1 | Stream 2

The day after WCS Oceania has wrapped up, our very own Tt.PiG & Nv.mOOnGLaDe will be boarding a 28 hour flight to Germany, where they'll be making their way from Frankfurt to Cologne to represent Australia and South East Asia at Gamescom. The groups were revealed earlier this morning on TeamLiquid, with both of our players finding themselves in a challenging, but favourable position.

Group A

• SortOf
• Nerchio
• Inori
• DeMusliM
• PuMa
• ForGG

Group B

• Feast
• Kas
• PiG
• viOLet
• MVP
• NesTea

Group C

• sLivko
• elfi
• mOOnGLaDe
• Minigun
• Grubby
• Bomber

Group D

• HasuObs
• VortiX
• SuperNoVa
• KiLLeR
• MC
• ReaL

With 3 players from each group advancing to the final bracket and Zerg players already outnumbering the combined Terran/Protoss roster 2:1, our SEA champions are going to find themselves in very familiar territory. It looks like no matter where they go, they can't escape the ZvZzzZzz..!

But don't count out the open bracket participants - there are opportunities for seasoned veterans and unknown players alike to break through into the group stages and cause some considerable upsets.



The path of PiG will be a tricky one, having to prepare for all three matchups if he wants to advance from his group. I'm sure GLaDe will be doing everything he can to help PiG succeed in his match against viOlet, after having been defeated by him during his last Code A qualifier attempt. Last time PiG competed at IEM in Guangzhou, he was grouped with PuMa and HasuObs - both of them being no strangers to championships - who eventually ended up taking 3rd and 4th respectively. This time, he finds himself facing yet another strong Terran and Protoss duo in Kas & Feast. But are they strong enough to take down Tt eSports' Notorious Aussie ambassador?



As for mOOnGLaDe, there's no denying that his strongest opponent is going to be the Guangzhou runner-up: Elfi. However, we've seen in the past that when it comes to IEM, our SEA King has a habit of pulling out tremendous ZvP victories over players such as Socke, Squirtle & HuK. Those in-the-know over at TeamLiquid are dubbing Minigun as a strong contender for this group, with a strong reputation when it comes to PvZ. Whilst sLivko hasn't showcased the most prominent appearance on the global stage, his results make it abundantly clear that he's not an opponent to be taken lightly. Having taken maps and series from notable Zerg players such as Stephano, HyuN, Snute & Nerchio, Nv's mOOnGLaDe is really going to have to showcase the value of playing ZvZ almost exclusively in SEA.

Please wish the best of luck to both of our players as they go head-to-head in the WCS Australia finals next week, and side-by-side in Germany a few days later. You can send your cheers to them via Twitter at:
@TtPiG_SC2 & @mOOnGLaDeau


Schedule
PiG will begin his group matches at 10:30PM AEST on Thursday night.
mOOnGLaDe will begin his group matches at 5:00PM AEST on Friday afternoon.

Replays

PiG Replay Pack | GLaDe Replay Pack

+ [Other Replays] +

Open Bracket: (Top 2 Qualify)
Open Bracket 1 (Bomber, Real, YongHwa) | Open Bracket 2 (MVP, Grubby, TargA)
Open Bracket 3 (Puma, Nestea, Killer) | Open Bracket 4 (MC, ForGG, JYP)

Group Stage: (Top 3 Qualify)
Group A (Nerchio, ForGG, SortOf) | Group B (Mvp, viOLet, Kas) PiG's Group
Group C (Bomber, sLivko, elfi) GLaDe's Group | Group D (SuperNova, MC, VortiX)

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[x5_dot]

Will be cheering the boys on!

Hope they don't get lost... but at least they will have each other to find their way around

Aus represent!

[ToRSpartaz]

Good luck you guys! Make SEA proud Piggy and Glade fighting!

[AxSGRiM]

mOOnGLaDe, PiG and VortiX fighting (Spanish pride)

Quick Comments

PiG:

been watching him lately, FREAKISHLY good player vortix fighting!

[Reere]

Pig & mOOnGLaDe fighttingg~~!!

[Dingobloo]

Hope the flights aren't too painful, there have been some horror stories about Gamescom accommodation and it'll take it's toll immediately after WCS GL!

[Dox]

The guys will be arriving the afternoon before the open bracket, so they'll have a day to unwind and spectate/practice while they wait for the actual Group Stages to begin. Also, since mOOnGLaDe is in Group C, he probably has an additional day on top of that. (A+B Day 1, C+D Day 2)

[Shieldz]

gl mg and pig fighting

[NDG.Stitch]

wow pig's got some hard opponents! goodluck and best to you guys going to IEM!

Quick Comments

	Dox:	you had me at hard
	x5_dot:	lol @ dox

[nirvAnA]

OMG 28 hour flight!!

GL guys you're my heroes!!!!!!

Quick Comments

inFeZa:

Hope these guys brought a lot of entertainment!

[mGGDrGooSe]

Hopefully they have a selection of every sleeping pill known to man in their bags

[Dox]

I was digging through my FTP and I found these screenshots from the last time GLaDe went to IEM:

+ [Show Pics] +

[syfSoundwave]

Ahaha, I remember that. Everyone thought similar at WCG too, and I was like "...Really? GLaDe advances 100%."

[ETL.ViTaL]

betcha that was wen there was the 12,445 members online :P gogo gLaDe and PiG kick some serious butt!!

[Meatex]

i have seen slivko play dimaga a lot and his ZvZ is very strong and minigun doesn't seem like much of a threat from what I have seen recently. Elfi obviously is a strong protoss but can't recall any of his games.

PiG's group is just full of scary guys 0.o

Best of luck to them both and look forward to seeing a Glade v PiG finals

[x5_Potter]

I've said it before and I'll say it again...
GLADUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
Hopefully GLaDe has been practising and can get back to World Dominating form.

PiG can take matches, but it's gonna be really tough. Good luck to both!

[inFeZa]

Wow some crazy groups! Good luck boys.!!!

[FSNiseH]

Best of luck to both, hopefully they can get really far! Australia fighting!

[LordByrnsy]

These guys are gonna be on their top form after coming straight from WCS so I'm expecting good things

SEA FINALS! MAKE IT HAPPEN!

[TASlowHands]

28 hrs, wut. They flying to England then back to Germany?


Hope they can fight through it get some big wins

[toasti0]

GL to Glade & Piggles! Australia will be cheering you on!!!!

[[TOG]Chrisau]

All the best lads. Followed yas through the Australian and Oceania WCS series, if you can reproduce your best playing that you showed us in these events I'm confident you'll get through the group stages! Give 'em hell!

[QEDhorse]

so awesome! GL and win win win, pig and glade fighting!

[Dox]

MMA is no longer able to attend, so SuperNoVa takes his place in Group D.

[Dox]

MC, NesTea, MVP & YongHwa are now all confirmed for the Open Bracket.

GLaDe and PiG are now 14 hours away from landing in Germany.

Quick Comments

Mayo:

Big names!

[nirvAnA]

oh god such scary open bracket players

Will be rooting for you guys AU KING & SEA KING!

[inFeZa]

ALRIGHT LETS GO AUSTRALIA!
Right off the back of a successful tournament, these players wont be overlooked!
GLGLGLGL!

[FSNiseH]

Both of them definitely have a great chance of making the playoffs, GOGO AUSTRALIA!

[Dox]

TargA will also be playing Season V Champion Ace in the 1st round of the open bracket.

Also participating in the open bracket:
ForGG
Bomber
JYP
Oz
Killer
Puma
Naniwa

Quick Comments

	inFeZa:	Tough!
	JiNxXx:	sick!
	syfChadMann:	all that SEA ZvZ practice is going to be useful.. >.>

[FSNiseH]

Definitely looking forward to watching this event, especially considering it's at a half decent time for us Australians.

[Shinkz]

Lol damn, it seems the open bracket players wont be easy walk-overs

[ToRJemsk]

Good luck in Cologne guys...

I BELIEVE!

[Stallion]

Gl guys

[x5.NotoriouS]

Both PiG and MG have really tough groups, probably moreso PiG...but anyways I think they are up to the challenge with a lot of recent big tournament experience too!

good luck guys do us all proud

[RiGZ]

Go Aussies and our adopted Aussie TargA!

Can't wait!

[Mox]

I am so excited for this. Lets go PiG and Glade! Do SEA proud! SEA fighting!

[Maynarde]

mOOnGLaDe + PiG FIGHTING!!!

[asdfSchnitzel]

Would someone be able to make a live report thread of this event? Probably only focusing on SEA guys ofc., but it would make it easier to show Pig and Glade's journey. Otherwise, GLHF PIG AND GLADE!

Quick Comments

nirvAnA:

LR please!

[ETL.noTTuh]

NOTORIOUS P-i-G need i say more
BOL to glade also do us proud boys i along with the rest of sea know you guys will do well

[cure]

Omg PiG fighting !! Good luck

[x5_dot]

lol PiG had this to say upon arriving in Germany:

Jared 'PiG' Krensel ‏@TtPiG_SC2
"Arrives in Cologne, eats schitzel and beers for dinner! Gets to hotel and switches on TV to be greeted by softcore porn. I love Germany!"

Quick Comments

	TCPKerO:	Thats about what comes to mind when I think of germany :p
	asdfSchnitzel:	he ate me :(
	Mayo:	hahaha

[Stallion]

LOL sounds like jared is having a good time already

[|Erasmus|]

Yeah, I want schnitzel and german beer now...

[TCPKerO]

I will lose many hours of sleep to make sure I see PiG and Glades games, I'm in love since WCS :P

[Eddie]

IEM is probably my favourite event! Always a good mix of nations and players.

Good luck to all 3 SEA champs!

[asdfSchnitzel]

I would like to note that I don't appreciate being eaten constantly, it hurts!

Quick Comments

	LordByrnsy:	but your so delicious!!!
	Mayo:	<3

[fray`Alpha]

any on knows if either pig or glade will be on the stream? any sort of schedule. my net is crap atm so wont be watching the whole thing. but ill give it a shot if either of thses players are on

Quick Comments

NOM:

not till thursday and friday at 10 pm

[SmirkToT]

the ones from open bracket are definitely not upsets though

[Bash]

just woke up & checked liquipedia. SWEET MOTHER OF NORWAY. DAT TARGA.

[Shieldz]

hope targa can beat mvp T.T but he probs cant

[x5.Revenant]

Originally Posted by Shieldz

hope targa can beat mvp T.T but he probs cant

Tarja*
Fixed.

Quick Comments

Mayo:

:(

[Shieldz]

T.T he lost to Mvp then lost to grubby... very nt tho

[NOM]

Made my day TargA, you most definitely shocked IEM,
It was such a nice run, kept me on my chair, which I find it so hard when watching zerg.

Quick Comments

Dox:

this

[syfSoundwave]

Even though TargA threw away a won game in one of the worst decisions I have ever seen, he still beat Ace and Oz, and that's ******* great.

[TCPLemminks]

Great run from Tarja

[Dox]

so hot right now

[JiNxXx]

I think moonglade was hotter, he's got his jumper off when casting with day9, aha

[Shieldz]

haha mg and pig still fighting for SEA

[LordByrnsy]

Dox when was glade casting? what games n time n stuff? i wanna look it up on the thingy

[JiNxXx]

¯\_(^(oo)^)_/¯ /̵͇̿̿/'̿̿ ̿ ̿̿ NOTORIOUS P-i-G casting!

Quick Comments

x5_dot:

OMG SO AWESOME WHY DID I HAVE TO SLEEP o.O

[Dox]

**** yeah, go PiG!

Open Bracket is all wrapped up, editing the finalised groups into the OP.

[ToRSpartaz]

Sick Good luck Piggy for today and Glade for tomorrow! Was really awesome watching Glade cast last night ^^

[Shinkz]

PiG gets MVP and NesTea for his open bracket wow lol

[x5_dot]

God damn. Why did I do that stupid thing called sleep?

In other news, MVP and nestea... Are pushovers :P
Jokes. Holy ******* hell o.O

Quick Comments

Mayo:

:(

[Stallion]

DW Dot now theres no pressure at all no matter what we can say jared did well when he beats nestea by going full retard

Quick Comments

Mayo:

BANERINGSSSSSSSSSSS

[ETL.Santi]

PiG fighting! hes going to smash everyone on his group.

[Mayo]

GL PiG, go smash some Koreans

1st PiG, 2nd glade, 3rd White-Ra

Calling it now :P

Quick Comments

Demosthenes:

No bias here =P

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by Mayo

GL PiG, go smash some Koreans

1st PiG, 2nd glade, 3rd White-Ra

Calling it now :P

White Ra is already eliminated? lawl

[FSDele]

lies.

A Terran will be in the top 3.

Quick Comments

Mayo:

Also, white-ra has been knocked out

[EXCL]

gogo glade & pig thx for the update dox

[nirvAnA]

omg the open bracket players are so strong

seeing pig in that screenshot with day9 is so awesome!!!!! gl today guys!!

[inFeZa]

Wow pigs group... going to need some serious luck! Group of Death.

[fur]

Jesus, dat group. Taking a single series will be a huge achievement. Best of luck Pig!

[ToRDolo]

PiG GOSUUUUUUUUUUUUU 화이팅!!!

[JiNxXx]

just going on how both nestea and mvp played yesterday I reckon PiG has a really good shot at beating them and moving through.

they're both off their game, especially nestea, he was doing some weird shit last night. takes huge advantage, sits back and makes 20+ broods, 30+ spines, does nothing for 15minutes.

Quick Comments

fur:

Yeah they looked vulnerable and yet still got passed targa/grubby/strelok/killer...but you never know!

[AsylumofSouls]

You Tube

You Tube

GlaDe and Day9 casting TargA v MVP game 1

[Skyrice]

PiG's cast with Day[9]
http://blip.tv/day9tv/forgg-t-vs-jyp...ound-4-6307479

[Antel0pe]

gogo PiG and GLaDe

[x5_dot]

PiG has played his first set against Feast. Unfortunately he went down 1-2 but all is not lost. Plenty more games to be played tonight!

P.S. He told me he's setting up on stage next. So stay tuned @ http://www.twitch.tv/day9tv

¯\_(^(oo)^)_/¯ /̵͇̿̿/'̿̿ ̿ ̿̿ NOTORIOUS P-i-G

[Mox]

PiG hwaiting! Lets go mate! Do us proud

[VB_heathen]

Hope you guys tear it up over there, all the best dudes!!

[Mayo]

TtPiG in the right group on the left


Setting up on stage

[JiNxXx]

also, for those looking for replays, IEM are actually updating this as the days go on.

http://www.esl-world.net/masters/sea...ne/news/201550

[x5_dot]

In case you're wondering, PiG vs MVP right now 12:51am http://www.twitch.tv/glhf

[Mayo]

PiG results

+ [Feast] +

1-2

+ [MVP] +

0-2

+ [NesTea] +

0-2

[JiNxXx]

PiG results updated:

+ [Kas] +

2 - 0

+ [Violet] +

2 - 0

You'll always be Notorious in our hearts.

Quick Comments

x5_dot:

Results are PiG 0-2 Kas, 0-2 Violet

[x5_dot]

I just checked my messages from PiG:

"Any games I take are blessings and the first game was a win and broke my no wins in international tourneys streak So here I am willing to fight my heart out to show I'm the boss of zvz. I will play 5% better then I did against Nestea and show violet who's boss!"

I love you babe So proud!

P.S. He also said he was gonna targa bane violet first game lol Did that happen?

[FvRphoneheha]

T.TPigggggg

[Mayo]

Anyone got that screenshot of when people were spamming notorious PiG in the day9 tv chat?

BL piggy, first international win is a big ups.
Hopefully you learn from this and rip it up next time, I expect lots of back massages for glade today so he can rip up his bracket

[UHF]

All the outsiders will never know the rollercoaster that the last week has been for our players. Prepping & playing in WCS Australia & WCS Oceania over a long weekend, then flying out the next day to Germany and trying to prep against the absolutely best players in the world. I can't begin to fathom how hard that much be - the mental and physical exhaustion & the nerves would kill me!

[Pandan]

Games start again @ 5pm this afternoon, right?

Quick Comments

x5_dot:

Group C starts again at 5pm

[UHF]

Some mOOnGLaDe & PiG photos from IEM! (& TargA!)

This is all I could find at the moment, I'll add more as I find them!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

+ [PiG & White-Ra] +

+ [PiG ready to play] +

+ [mOOnGLaDe Casting - dat stare] +

+ [mOOnGLaDe: Guest caster] +

+ [mOOnGLaDe practices near AcE?, MC, viOLet] +

+ [PiG practices as Incredible Miracle watches on] +

+ [TargA , Strelok & Bomber?] +

Quick Comments

	x5_dot:	omg thank you so much <3
	Mayo:	thanks man :D
	nirvAnA:	thanks!!!!!

[toasti0]

Nice photos keep em coming

[x5_dot]

Originally Posted by UHF

All the outsiders will never know the rollercoaster that the last week has been for our players. Prepping & playing in WCS Australia & WCS Oceania over a long weekend, then flying out the next day to Germany and trying to prep against the absolutely best players in the world. I can't begin to fathom how hard that much be - the mental and physical exhaustion & the nerves would kill me!

I agree so much!

mOOnGLade needs a line we can spam the chat with....

Quick Comments

	Dox:	*moanglade*
	Mayo:	Mopglade?
	inFeZa:	pwnglade
	Pandan:	Mopglade tbh
	NOM:	▬▬Ƈ_̅Ԅک MOPGLADE?
	nirvAnA:	SEA KING C C C C C C C
	FvRphoneheha:	MOPGLADE HWAITING

[nirvAnA]

found this glade interview at IEM

You Tube

You Tube

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asdfSchnitzel:

god mg is beautiful

[Stallion]

PiG looks like a tank in that pic with white ra. well done Jared is awesome to see you get some world exposure. Looking forward to glade tonight GL glade SEA HWAITING

also when the scores are posted on opposite sides as to who won between the 2 people and you didn't have a chance to see them is a natural error to be like hay he won those games and lost those not really an epic fail at all.

Quick Comments

	ETL.Santi:	lol epic fail
	x5_dot:	santi and his columbian friends are epic fails, dw stally :)

[JiNxXx]

Originally Posted by xGKingStallion

re posted on opposite sides as to who won between the 2 people and you didn't have a chance to see them is a natural error to be like hay he won those games and lost those not really an epic fail at all.

ugh epic brain fart...

it was 430 in the morning, give me some slack, aha.

[FSNiseH]

Uh, stallion, he lost 2-0, not won.

Quick Comments

Stallion:

sigh postionign wins losses then switching them around zzzzzz

[ETL.Santi]

all of my colombian friends think SEA suck now I hope glade smashes everyone

[Pandan]

We (GAMECOM) are running a competition to celebrate Andy's games tonight;
https://twitter.com/GAMECOMau/status/236313671683424256

To celebrate @mOOnGLaDeau 's upcoming matches @ #IEM; Guess the GAME TIME of match #1 to win a BackBeatGO! Closest guess wins @ 6pm AEST!

Tweet back to @GAMECOMau and closest guess of game time from his first match will get the prize!
Also follow @GAMECOMau

As an added bonus; if the winner happens to be from SC2SEA - we'll give another one out in a Master's Cup or something

[JiNxXx]

also, gotta love the stuffed kangaroo!

[AxSGRiM]

The first 3 days have been full of amazing sets and series but also a lot of upsets, especially for our scene. I could have sworn on day 1 I bet with my friends on skype TargA would beat Ace but would have no idea he would go through Ace, Oz and take a game off Mvp. The series vs Grubby was nailbiting, although it sucks TargA couldn't capitalize on his advantage on G2.

D2 was upsetting for 1/2 of the Aussie hope PiG but I was really impressed with Kas's resilience vs NesTea in the last series of the day. Unfortunately PiG was put into the group of death imo.

D3 proved that mOOnGLaDe is easily at the top of the foreigner scene. Although he made it out at 5th, it doesn't show how mOOnGLaDe was to getting 2nd, or maybe 1st. Beating bomber and (pretty much) throwing series vs sLivko and Elfi just sucked. VortiX fighting it out now, even though he's 0-4 I hope he can do well (Spanish pride!)

[TABjornbrandr]

Glade's close calls must've been pretty gut-wrenching for him. Still, to take out Bomber the way he did was pretty astounding. All the lost series were ******* close, too.

Quick Comments

AxSGRiM:

second this

[AxSGRiM]

VortiX showing off some freaking amazing play vs Supernova game 1... he is the first to take a game off supernova who was 8-0 before this... omfg!

[Shieldz]

vortiz is decent but MC FTW

[utlanning]

VortiX has just taken the first game off SuperNova that he's lost all tournament. Not bad! He was tracking for 10-0!

If SuperNova wins the next two it till be 5-0/10-1 which is the best result amongst all of the qualifiers. Pretty impressive.

[Shieldz]

yeah pretty hard but he did beat supernova

[nirvAnA]

The cool thing about IEM is they always release replay packs! I've added in links to the replays in the OP as well.

Open Bracket: (Top 2 Qualify)
Open Bracket 1 (Bomber, Real, YongHwa) | Open Bracket 2 (MVP, Grubby, TargA)
Open Bracket 3 (Puma, Nestea, Killer) | Open Bracket 4 (MC, ForGG, JYP)

Group Stage: (Top 3 Qualify)
Group A (Nerchio, ForGG, SortOf) | Group B (Mvp, viOLet, Kas) PiG's Group
Group C (Bomber, sLivko, elfi) GLaDe's Group | Group D (SuperNova, MC, VortiX)

Our SEA Representatives:
PiG Replay Pack | GLaDe Replay Pack

Have also uploaded their games to SC2SEA replay DB.

Quick Comments

ACX:

Thanks for putting this up. Will be very helpful!

[Shieldz]

wow these are pretty damn good replay packs donna download some MC replays and study

[JiNxXx]

*eagerly awaits replay of MC carrier rushing*

[Shieldz]

Lol yeah mc what a boss toss