IEM6 WC semi finals preview

8-3-2012 18:58

We are down to just four teams at the Intel Extreme Masters 6 World Championship where Lions will take on Na`Vi and SK is going to face ESC in the semi finals tomorrow.

Today started with ESC Gaming knocking out Moscow Five in a 2-0 win that featured a 16-14 win on de_tuscan and an easy 16-5 win on de_nuke where the Russians were completely outmatched.

The second quarter final was Patrik "cArn" Sättermon's last match before his reported retirement, and it certainly didn't go the way he would have liked. The series was even for the first fourteen rounds on de_tuscan, up until the score was 7-7.

At that point Arseny "ceh9" Trynozhenko won a one-on-three situation which propelled Na`Vi to win out 8-0 as Counter-Terrorists and then close out the series easily on de_train with a 16-4 win to advance one step closer to the grand final.

09:10 Lions vs Natus Vincere

6-16 vs fnatic 15-15 vs SK Gaming

16-7 vs eSahara 16-14 vs mousesports

16-12 vs semXorah 6-16 vs TyLoo

16-8 vs Moscow Five 16-14 vs Anexis

16-9 vs WinFakt 16-14 vs ESC Gaming

16-7 vs fnatic

16-4 vs fnatic

While Lions played very impressively in their own right while cruising to a first place finish in group B, I think so far in this tournament Na`Vi has looked far more impressive in their matches. I don't put too much weight on Lions' loss versus fnatic as they always seem to crumble against their fellow country men, and outside of that they're undefeated. Na`Vi, as I mentioned in my quarter finals preview, had a lot of arguments during their group stage but the eventual triumph after two comebacks against Anexis and ESC Gaming definitely helped their team morale, as was seen today while they stomped on fnatic, winning 25 out of the last 29 rounds in the series.

Lions needs a big performance from the man in the back if they wish to best Na`Vi

Björn "threat" Pers' team will get rid of de_train as their first choice, while Sergey "starix" Ischuk's troops will eliminate de_nuke. Out of the remaining maps, I don't think either team plays de_forge and de_dust2 hasn't been featured much so far, so there's a chance it could be removed. However, I could see de_inferno or de_mirage being removed as well, depending on which team gets to choose. After Na`Vi trashed the Swedes at IEM6 Global Challenge Kiev it'd be impossible to not give the Ukrainians an edge on de_tuscan, and I think the same goes for de_inferno based on matches earlier in this tournament. In my opinion Lions has the best chance on de_mirage which they seem very strong on, and de_dust2 could be very close as well.

Will Na`Vi celebrate once again after the semi final?

Going into the match Natus Vincere are the favorites for sure, despite of Lions' previous best-of-three win against them at DreamHack Winter. If de_mirage or de_dust2 gets played I think Lions will probably win one map and if both are played they could even win, but I just don't see Yegor "markeloff" Markelov's team losing on de_inferno or de_tuscan, and if he has a good day with the AWP, he could easily decide a match on de_dust2 by himself as well. Emil "FYRR73" Karlsson has been playing great ever since DreamHack and will have to continue if they wish to have a chance, while Na`Vi has far more people to rely on for big plays.

Prediction: Na`Vi > Lions 2-1

12:00 SK Gaming vs ESC Gaming

15-15 vs Natus Vincere 16-9 vs mousesports

16-6 vs Anexis 16-6 vs TyLoo

16-12 vs mousesports 16-9 vs Anexis

16-4 vs ESC Gaming 4-16 vs SK Gaming

16-4 vs TyLoo 14-16 vs Natus Vincere

16-14 vs Moscow Five

16-5 vs Moscow Five

SK Gaming most recently met ESC Gaming in the group stage here on Tuesday where they took a commanding 16-4 win on de_train, very similar to the result at World Cyber Games a few months ago. While SK Gaming has probably looked better so far if you compare their results even after discarding the head-to-head match, I actually feel like ESC Gaming is still the favorite in a best-of-three series. As always, it will come down to the Poles' teamwork, strategies and killer instinct versus the Swedes individual skill. Martin "trace" Heldt will make them more consistent, but frankly I'm not sure if that is going to be enough against an ESC team that is playing well all across the board as they seemed to be today against Moscow Five. Not having had two days off should help them, too.

Can trace continue playing as well as he has so far?

ESC will get rid of de_forge and de_inferno, and Robert "RobbaN" Dahlström's team should veto de_dust2 and de_tuscan. If that ends up being the case, maps in the series would end up being de_train, de_nuke and de_mirage. I think it's also possible ESC Gaming might just give up on de_train after suffering two big losses in a row on it, and give de_inferno a try instead. Out of those maps, I think de_nuke would be extremely entertaining to watch and I could really see it going either way. It's a strong map for both teams and it's hard to see who, if either team, would be a favorite on it. With Marcus "Delpan" Larsson on the team SK Gaming was solid on de_mirage but it has yet to be tested since Heldt was added on the roster. As I mentioned in my quarter finals preview, ESC has been practicing de_mirage and it could also be a very competitive map, but I think assuming Heldt has fit in well for the Swedes, they will be a slight favorite on it. On de_train I think SK are favorites, but I really think ESC could do well too, assuming they can win some pistols. I doubt de_tuscan will get played as SK hardly plays it, and de_inferno has always been a problematic map for ESC but I don't think it's a great map for SK either, as they rely heavily on individual plays on it.

ESC will be looking to reach their second consecutive IEM grand final

In the end, I think regardless of the maps that end up being played, ESC will be a very slight favorite over SK Gaming in the second semi final of IEM6 WC. They have always been a team that delivers in the final stages of tournaments and I think the team led by Filip "NEO" Kubski will come through once more and reach the grand final of the event. SK Gaming relies so heavily on their star players that if they don't deliver, I don't think they can beat ESC in the other aspects of Counter-Strike, and mid game might cause problems in communication if Heldt hasn't gotten used to speaking Swedish perfectly yet. Regardless of how the match ends, it will be a great match to watch.

Prediction: ESC > SK 2-1

HLTV.org will continue to provide full coverage of the IEM6 World Championship as the last few days unfold at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. Stay tuned to your favorite Counter-Strike website for more updates to come.

gl all

2012-03-08 18:59

2 replies

go go go Sk Gaming

2012-03-08 19:33

i feel that Sk is gonna win this tournament

2012-03-09 04:12

About SK-ESC , i'm pretty sure that ESC doesen't have answer for f0rest/GeT_RiGhT/trace on fire.

32 replies

yeah right

2012-03-08 19:03

if neo+pasha or kuben+taz are on fire they're almost unbeatable gl both

12 replies

no)

2012-03-08 19:12

6 replies

no, just because you are NaVi fanboy. Look at the past, in every year,'superdreamteam SK' was defeated by Poles, so this time they can win. Maybe not on this lan, but in 2012 - for sure.

2012-03-08 19:41

4 replies

I don't like Loord much

2012-03-08 20:13

3 replies

WCG 2009 , Loord mvp

2012-03-08 20:15

We are in 2012 in case you didn't know.

2012-03-08 20:39

1 reply

+1337

2012-03-08 21:27

yes

2012-03-09 15:26

m8 following your logic: if get_right OR f0rest OR trace are on fire, the're almost ubeatenable. and if: gTr AND f0rest AND trace are on fire it will be 2-0 (with monsterous scores)

Very childish thinking. They are great in individual skill but when it comes to big matches like this one its all about teamwork, psychology and tactics.

2012-03-08 21:48

Maybe couse they are No Lifer :/ 24/7 at the PC (cs)

2012-03-09 11:10

the key word in your post is 'almost'

2012-03-08 22:30

man u just cant compare f0rest,trace,gtr with players like KUBEN ? or tAZ , man 3 players of top5 are in SK so believe me when they are onfire we see what results can be right 16:4 :] its bo1 but who cares its still a win ;] teamplay will make the bigger difference here than individual skills

2012-03-09 00:30

They got an answer, and its simple: teamwork.

2012-03-08 19:05

17 replies

2012-03-08 19:14

yeah nice teamwork going on when they lost against sk 4-16 in group stage

2012-03-08 19:16

they lost to them on train at WCG too, but it was only one map... they won remaining two as you may remember. BO1 allways was random.

2012-03-08 19:27

nothing can hold f0rest on fire and it's just something sad to see that one player can do stuff other top players dream about :)

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There is one thing that forest can do and neo can only dream about... its talking swedish^^

2012-03-08 19:37

Okay

2012-03-08 19:36

Said well.

2012-03-09 12:01

neo on fire>f0rest on fire If neo is consistently good it doesn't mean he can perform amazing. He outmatched f0rest's best form many times...

2012-03-08 19:54

9 replies

When?

2012-03-08 19:55

8 replies

e.g. last year several times e-stars and WCG

2012-03-08 19:59

Im sorry but f0rest on fire > all no matter how well the other players play, thats what makes him f0rest. The main point here is consistency, it's rare as of late to see f0rest playing his absolute best. Should be a good match, but if all of SK's players are on their top form, i don't think ESC stands a chance. Then again, the poles really know how to get in their opponents heads on LAN.

2012-03-08 21:34

5 replies

That is pretty subjective. Sometimes other players play better than him and that's all. Because of their superiority he can't play good. It isn't always about him.

2012-03-08 22:01

its pretty funny to read people saying that if trace is also on fire then SK is unbeatable,last year those retards said the same thing and what was the result? ESC won most of the time... not saying that ESC has the upperhand but individual skill will not decide who wins this,if we pick delpan's best moments and trace's,delpan was BY FAR better and still they would loose games.. its not about individual skill only,its about teamplay and countering your enemies.. SK always come up with a super start lineup,fangirls get wet,then they fail and change lineup again

2012-03-09 00:17

i never saw Neo to make that one shots like f0rest does but its useless to reply to people like you who are absolutely Neo fans so good luck

2012-03-09 00:32

lol . After reading this post ...i'm out.

2012-03-09 12:06

that is because you didn't watch neo.

2012-03-09 13:48

NEO is #1 player of 2011, he outplayed everybody, ESC won WCG 2011. So in this case of the game, individual skill is good, but teamwork is what counts. slightes mistake can cost you round, losing on round can cost you another and another. With that you will lose the game, so i think ESC has advantage because they have been together for long time, won SK on past for many times and are very good team together. Doesnt matter if SK has trace or forest or even getright. In this lvl of games its not 1mangame, its teamgame.

2012-03-09 04:04

Lurppis always right?

2012-03-08 19:00

25 replies

he predicted WF would qualify =))

2012-03-08 19:15

23 replies

nope nixon predicted that

2012-03-08 19:21

22 replies

he predicted 1st 2nd 4th 5th and 6th :) what up?

2012-03-08 20:22

21 replies

i didn't predict any of them, nix0n did all of it. i wanted to leave predictions out for my group because clearly if i predicted any, it would be obvious where i thought we would end up.

2012-03-08 20:52

nixon made all the prediction for the rankings and seriously even the idea of him predicting 1,2,4,5,6 is plain stupid, no one in his right mind would do that...and according to what he says/does regardless of his cocky behavior, he is a very smart guy

2012-03-08 21:13

19 replies

just curious... cocky behaviour? :p

2012-03-08 21:16

15 replies

MVP of Firecore ! :)

2012-03-08 21:50

He "cocked" him for sure :)

2012-03-08 21:58

Dude, are you going to stream anything tomorrow? For God's sake answer yes! I was surprised to see you actually speak perfect English as well today :P.

2012-03-08 23:14

i will cast the second semi-final (esc vs sk) and the third place decider on esl tv

2012-03-08 23:21

Great, thanks.

2012-03-08 23:47

then please help us to see more action! i'm tired of ESL espectating the wrong guys every time gl!

2012-03-09 01:30

i don't control the camera, doing that wouldn't let me move around enough and switch to overview often enough to see what's going on so redeye/joe always control the laptop with camera

2012-03-09 07:57

Considering that he lived for more thna a year in the states, I'd be surprised if his English was not perfect ;)

2012-03-09 01:33

Ye I know but still, you get the language not the accent ^^.

2012-03-09 09:10

haha :D I dont think you need a clarification what cocky means, your English :P let's say overconfident :P I dont mean it in a bad manner, since I also posses that trait and I've been getting similar reaction from people about my behavior :p :)

2012-03-09 01:32

i would like to know how i am cocky or overconfident though?

talking too much and that too very often makes one :-/ Not anyone's fault...

2012-03-09 08:23

talking too much ;)

2012-03-09 10:13

i was looking for examples

2012-03-09 10:25

copy cat :-P

2012-03-14 12:23

#203

2012-03-09 01:34

still I dont think he would make the ranking predictions himself, cause as I said that's plain stupid and should not happen with professionals

2012-03-09 01:39

if you read what he said about each team, it fits with their prediction (that you guys claim nix0n did) but nvm, that's not important anyway

2012-03-09 03:57

2012-03-08 19:20

want to see a swedish finals Lions vs SK in final!!!!

2012-03-08 19:02

no way

ESC and Na´Vi so hard but gl sweden

2012-03-08 23:43

GO SK !!! o/

2012-03-08 19:04

gogo swedish teams :D

i think Lions and SK will move to finals. Lions are hell lot motivated and they are ready to take on step further to start winning titles. Lions 2-1 Na`Vi SK on other hand will have huge advantage due to their aimers and so far communication hasn't been any problem for them. 3 hot aimers like (f0rest,trace,GeT_RiGht are too hot to handle for ESC. SK 2-0 ESC.

I thin you will be really dispointed tomorow . Grand Final ESC - Lions

2012-03-08 19:51

Game On !!!

2012-03-08 20:02

"Lions needs a big performance from the man in the back if they wish to best Na`Vi " true that :)

"Lions needs a big performance from the man in the back if they wish to best Na`Vi " I guess he means beat*

2012-03-08 20:01

no he didn't

2012-03-08 20:18

oh bulgarians u can also say best which in bulgarian would translate as "nadvie" w/e

2012-03-08 20:26

thx, i didn't know that.. :)

2012-03-08 20:36

GL ESC

Lurppis i think you love NEO : D

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What lurppis said is fact. Neo is always amazing in final games against big teams.

2012-03-08 19:09

the [t] from the end says that you are a neo fan...and no , it's not a fact , sk is the big favourite of this game.

2012-03-08 19:13

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Well I'm his fan "only" because he is the best cs player. SK isn't favorite since they never had luck against Neo and co, at least in bo3 matches.

2012-03-08 19:17

why the big favorite? they change players like a socks while ESC same as NaVi keep 5 players and work hard on teamplay

2012-03-08 19:30

14 replies

I think when you have 3 of the best players in the world , a good igl and an amaizing defender player like face , all can you do is a perfect day,perfect match,perfect shoot..you must be crazy if you think esc is favourite... Only team who is equal with SK is Na'Vi.. SK=Na'Vi>ESC>fnatic...is just my opinion

2012-03-08 19:34

will see tomorrow

thats what the group stage tolds us..

2012-03-08 19:44

WTF? You forget who was best last year? Not Navi, not SK...

2012-03-08 21:51

Omg,ESC win only 2 tournaments when SK win 5 or 6 tournaments...I understand that you love "GOLDEN FIVE" and have orgasm when Neo shots...but statistics say that SK and Na'Vi are the better teams in world :)

2012-03-08 22:06

7 replies

hahaha 2 tournaments? u're stupid or blind? even on sk page u can read "golden5 best in 2k11"

2012-03-08 22:18

Omg,because they won WCG and e-Stars Seoul doesn't mean that they are the best in 2011 and don't make me stupid bONEue...it's my opinion if u disagree me it's no problem , it's your opinion...FU!

2012-03-08 22:20

yea right. u know better than experts from sk, hltv and few more pages.. xD gl dude

2012-03-08 22:27

I guess you are new here so look at matches in 2011 and you will know what was happen..

2012-03-08 22:44

and SEC :) 3 big turnaments

2012-03-08 22:46

when Delpan joins ,SK wins more tournaments in the second half of the year than Fx did so if Delpan was in SK in the beginning of the year SK would be team of the year no doubt

2012-03-09 00:37

"if" lol twice this time... This is ure second post, which I read, and both look as if they were written by a moron. Just pack ure balls...

2012-03-09 12:18

Did u have something to say today?

2012-03-09 19:46

Yes,still SK > ESC :) something else? Bad luck for SK and good play by ESC..still SK deserved to win this epic match :)

2012-03-09 20:02

I completely agree although I hope SK makes it to the final!

2012-03-08 19:06

gj lurppis, gl to all!

2012-03-08 19:07

Hoping for SK to take this one and face Na´Vi in the final. And hopefully trace will have his first win against Na´Vi ever.

2012-03-08 19:08

if not he will hang him self

2012-03-08 19:32

i think SK will beat ESC quite easily. I hope lions beat navi

easily? we well see.you forgot wcg2009 IEM2011 estar2011 and wcg2011? when in a bo3. neo's team always find their way to eliminate forest&GTR.

2012-03-08 20:19

my prediction: na'vi 2-0 esc 2-1 gl all

Heart: Lions and SK to the final. Brain: NaVi. The other game can go either way. No way to say which team will win. 2-1 either way.

good luck esc and navi!

2012-03-08 19:10

SK > ESC 2:0 Na'Vi > Lions 2:0

Na'Vi-Lions 2-0 SK-ESC 2-1

2012-03-08 19:11

You should have been there instead of lions/fnatic, Tomi.

Lurppis is the biggest faggot i ever seen...he is a low player and a bad writer,and not so bad commentator... All of his prediction is SK LOSE , if sk will play against TEG from RO , he will say 2-1 for teg,because they have nice strats,teamplay,blabla...lurppis you're a hater and nothing more.

its his opinion stop be retard plz ty!!!

his opinion means the whole hltv teams opinion since he refers hltv he should be more realistic with his opinion

his article with his prediction there's no right or wrong cause its his opinion even if sk will win.

2012-03-08 19:24

what? what opinion is that bro? after SK totally raped esc in the group stage, its kind of hard to predict that esc are going to beat him.. he's clearly bitter, and his opinion is not a real opinion, its more like a hope..

its his fucking prediction are you dumb or something?

2012-03-08 20:43

lol

2012-03-08 21:01

i COMPLETELY agree with you

"lurppis is a low player" YEAH, RIGHT... lurppis and Finland were amazing at cs. lurppis goes to USA, and instantly EG become good, and Finland become bad again. lurppis returns to Finland, and they become good again,and EG becomes shit. @ GoMeZ =))

You are lurppis's girlfriend?Ok , whatever you say. Lurppis is the biggest tac-leader i've ever seen.

dude stop, ur killing me :D

2012-03-08 19:42

I understand them...lurppis looks like a nice lady.

2012-03-08 19:53

his opinion about SK vs ESC isnt a opinion, its more like a hope, or a dream or whatever..

i guess dreams really do come true

2012-03-09 16:28

u waited 1 day to actually tell me that? i guess that only shows me how big of a loser u are bro, not that i didnt know it already..

2012-03-09 16:32

you seem to be the only loser here, i was correct.

2012-03-09 17:26

and u;re in forest ass?

and who are u?

2012-03-08 19:35

tsubyke from Roumania.but you?

looks like hater and sounds as well...

2012-03-08 19:39

Really?I have lurppis and ceh9,they are 2 big trolls and nothing more. TaZ is a troll too,but he is a good player mate :)

they are normal people same as u prolly... all is emotions after games... some ppl are more emotional some are less... some people cry some abuse... that`s normal and that`s life and welcome to it

2012-03-08 19:49

Emotions have nothing to do with the respect your opponent...

2012-03-08 19:52

you probbly dont know nothing about emotions... u try to imagine what boys feel when they play world championships final game and match is real tuff... u cant imagine! And they respect each other as a opponent, maybe some persons dislike each other, but all what happens on the scene is not because of dislike but because of emotions... and their emotions brings to us load of haters full with criticizm such as u and others... Hope u get me right, have a good evening

Dude,i play football so i really know what means emotiions and competiton,but it's not the same thing...cs is a sport where the most skilled and the most intelligent team win and if u can't control your emotions you are not a pro...

2012-03-08 20:33

youtube.com/watch?v=CVL14JT7j9Y want more? and he`s not pro?

2012-03-08 21:49

Really,this is totally something else...and if you ask me:Materrazi deserved that and worst than that...

2012-03-08 22:04

I think you are the hater here. He called the strats so he didn't have to be an aimer, he uses english very well and His comments during the games are indeed very piercing...

laughed so hard at the faggot thing :D

butthurt much f0rest fanboy?

2012-03-08 19:57

Man..your english sucks and i really can understand what are you trying to say..sry

2012-03-08 20:11

You can't even say you don't understand me dumbfuck tosser

Vietnam,take it easy..it's not necessary make a war for a stupid thread...leave your rocket down.

2012-03-08 20:28

Na'Vi vs ESC!

SK AND LIONS !!!!!!!!!!!

Lions 2:1 Na`Vi SK 2:1 ESC

gogogo lions

neo win ofc

y does lurppis think that esc gonna eliminate de_forge...they gonna rape any team on that map...:|

2012-03-08 19:18

i dont understand this guy lurpis, he says in almost every map sk has kind of slight advantage and still he says poland is still the fav, is he the polish fanboy or what?

he hates sk

+4324356345

2012-03-08 20:29

i dont think any team have any adventage here just because all players are professionals and all play own role in a team... only think why lurrpis think ESC have adventage probbly just because ESC play with this 5 players for ages, they have better teamplay, while SK trying to build their lineup from only stars, as u know that not always works...

2012-03-08 20:30

gl for all :) GO SK !

2012-03-08 19:19

I hope you're right, altought we can't predict anything. It depends on day's performance.

2012-03-08 19:26

and maps

Since it's BO3 and they eliminate maps it doesn't matter at all.

it doesnt matter what map? humm ok

2012-03-08 20:05

It does matter, but you didn't understand my point. If teams eliminate maps in BO3-System then it isn't as random as in BO1 format when the maps are chosen by admins, so teams won't play their worst map or opponent's best map.

2012-03-08 20:14

'Prediction: ESC > SK 2-1' lurppis is a gentleman and a scholar

2012-03-08 19:31

SK Gaming vs ESC Gaming 16-4 'Prediction: ESC > SK 2-1' dafuq ? SK vs NAVI FINAL

i think he was joking or something..

now you proved that you didint read the article! Maybe thats cuz you are stupid and cant read?!

@WCG 2011 final de_train : SK 16:5 ESC yeah SK is better .... wait, who won WCG 2011 ?

2012-03-08 20:16

yea he is wrong as always, like estars 2011, wcg 2009, iem5, wcg 2010, fanboys

2012-03-08 20:17

2 - 1 navi 2 - 0 esc

lurppis, as always, ur predictions are going to fail

and they sure did... oh wait

2012-03-09 22:56

Na`Vi 2-0 Lions SK 2-1 ESC

For me, if SK won't win this event, considering the roster, then they should retire from cs and try to play Dota or LOL or anything else.

2012-03-08 19:43

GO LIONS & ESC

sk -GeT_Right,forest,trace are on fire esc - neo,pasha,Taz are on fire :D gl both teams

2012-03-08 19:48

lurrpis ur prediction sucks as always..seriously brah.. dont predict again!!

It's like betting, they can't always be correct. Why do you take them so seriously anyway, it's for fun...

forest fan says that pathetic

umad?

GO LIONS & ESC doesent mater for 1st - 2 place

2012-03-08 19:50

Final ESC Gaming - Lions

I agree with you Tommy, and with your prediction about ESC vs SK. There is going to be a fcking great battle between them... I hope and cheering for ESC! Gl bois! :)

I agree with the fact that, usually, teamwork >> individual skill. But for me, on de_nuke, if f0rest is on fire, it's over. It's really the only moment where individual skill = teamplay for me. All of us have already seen forest makes an amazing job on this map and win the map by himself. So for me if f0rest is on fire on nuke Sk can win, else ESC will probably win.

you will fail in predictions lurppis, as always :)

2012-03-08 20:00

Totally I agree with lurppis regarding match sk vs esc : )

+742

2012-03-08 20:08

Navi - Lions 2-1 ESC - SK 2-1

i belive in HLTV.oRG prediction & i want to see final: Na`Vi -versus- ESC Gaming But Gl for all 4 teams.

2012-03-08 20:09

Lets go SK :) SK vs ESC seems like a grand final in itself!

ESc:sk 2:0 go go esc sk is easy

Lions vs. Natus Vincere 0-2 SK Gaming vs. ESC Gaming 2-1

SK Gaming vs. Natus Vincere 1-2

2012-03-08 20:41

Both predictions wrong We will watch swedish final .

2012-03-08 20:40

ESC 2:1 SK, NaVi easy 2:0

2012-03-08 20:44

navi x sk

2012-03-08 20:47

esc win

2012-03-08 21:02

ESC > SK 2-1? You seriuos? :DD SK will take it 2-0. 100 percent sure

2012-03-08 21:05

well, scores between these to teams in 2011 says TOOOOOOOOTALLY differnt. but keep trolling, it's funny...

2012-03-09 01:08

well, please comeback to reality. Now it is 2012 so to look to 2011 stats is stupid

2012-03-09 08:12

i'm too lazy to respond to everyone one at a time so how about you guys just read this: the whole point of this article (and ones like it) is the analysis of each team, their strengths/weaknesses, maps etc. the prediction bit at the end has little to no meaning at all, i just go with however i think it'll end at that point and that's that. a lot of people seem to take it way, way, way too seriously here. who cares if i'm wrong? i don't have anything against anyone on sk, or the team itself, just like i don't have anything against m5 or fnatic who i also predicted to lose earlier.

2012-03-08 21:14

I thought it was obvious and no explanation was needed...

2012-03-08 21:56

2012-03-09 08:55

discussion with those faggots is pointless They will bring you to their level and beat experience

2012-03-08 22:15

@ lurp "While Lions played very impressively in their own right while cruising to a first place finish in group A," It was Group B for sure..

2012-03-08 21:20

i see this site is still packd with 13yr old romanian morons tht never playd on steam b4 n its his prediciton n opinion n if u think about it i wud rather take lurpis predicition since he can beat any top ro team with a pugteam n with no communications so sit down angry ro kids.

2012-03-08 21:39

true story! GL ESC&Lions

2012-03-08 21:55

Its going to be sk vs navi

2012-03-08 22:03

Tnx Tomi, nice read, totally agree with the scoreline!)

2012-03-08 22:14

I do wish these come out to be true. SK-ESC game in particular.

2012-03-08 23:07

you are BAD tomi, LIONS > NAVI 2-1 de_mirage de_tuscan and de_dust2/nuke

2012-03-08 23:34

super cool story, fyrrte fan

2012-03-08 23:53

now FYRR73 FAN :D

Na'Vi vs Lions 2-0 SK vs ESC 2-1 Na'Vi vs SK 2-1 GL Lions anyways!

people doesnt understand that fyrrte has been best player in the tournament so far.

2012-03-09 00:35

pasha is such rambo

2012-03-09 00:48

ppl rewriting 16:4 group stage score from SK vs ESC - just read the article again and you will find out that its BO3 = ESC will be able to choose which maps they dont want to play, i bet they wont want to play train (same as SK wont want to play tuscan nor forge). imo: forge esc > sk (esc played a lot on this map) train esc < sk dust2 esc > sk (sk lost last 6 dust2 maps vs poles on lan) mirage esc = sk (no idea tbh, tho esc had big problems there even vs polish teams on lan like month ago) nuke esc < sk inferno esc = sk (even tho poles won last 2 lan esc vs sk inferno rounds past last 2-3 years) tuscan esc > sk (they played this map against each other few times but been tight games all the time, tho poles did improve tuscan a lot while sk plays it rarely - last time 3 months ago lost vs esc 14:16 at wcg) did some long post with researchs, w/e the map will be played it gotta be awesome match, of course worth skipping uni to watch (although every reason to skip uni is good...)

2012-03-09 00:57

mirage SK for sure, and inferno also

nuke sk > esc? why???? nuke is the best map of ESC as far as I know also I think inferno SK mirage Sk for sure

2012-03-09 09:22

OMFG TRACE >> ALL GTR JUST SICK, F0REST THE LEGEND, NEO NOOB 2-0 SUPERSTARS SK

2012-03-09 00:59

overall sk > esc

2012-03-09 01:04

in showmatches, yes. at lan, hell no. in 2011, ESC (ex-FX) >>>>>>>>>>> SK.

2012-03-09 01:12

and then you woke up.

2012-03-09 08:41

but he's right?

2012-03-09 10:56

you shutup

Gl to all teams.. Gl SK =D

2012-03-09 01:41

The semifinals promise much. GL

2012-03-09 05:18

Ohh Common Guys Lurppis Only gave prediction, not the final result. So stop saying Crap against him. And for sure Communication is a key to Success in team play games, and for SK in my opinion it is a problem (I might be wrong).

2012-03-09 07:21

Good luck!

2012-03-09 09:49

He gave good prediction about Navi's score... but i hope ho so he will be wrong saying that SK will lose against ESC :)

2012-03-09 11:55

ESC go

2012-03-09 11:59

lurppis don't you even commentate a game again. You can't be biased at all. This is ridicolous how bad you are at commentating and also cheering that much for ESC. Man you're stupid.

2012-03-09 14:17

shut up

2012-03-09 14:58

well done Lurppis, excelent prediction!

2012-03-09 15:49

Great Lurppis :D Hello sk fags :)

2012-03-09 16:36

go esc

2012-03-09 18:50

Great preview! Great prediction!

2012-03-09 19:44

6-16	vs fnatic	15-15	vs SK Gaming
16-7	vs eSahara	16-14	vs mousesports
16-12	vs semXorah	6-16	vs TyLoo
16-8	vs Moscow Five	16-14	vs Anexis
16-9	vs WinFakt	16-14	vs ESC Gaming
		16-7	vs fnatic
		16-4	vs fnatic

15-15	vs Natus Vincere	16-9	vs mousesports
16-6	vs Anexis	16-6	vs TyLoo
16-12	vs mousesports	16-9	vs Anexis
16-4	vs ESC Gaming	4-16	vs SK Gaming
16-4	vs TyLoo	14-16	vs Natus Vincere
		16-14	vs Moscow Five
		16-5	vs Moscow Five

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