WTL 2023 Summer - Recapitulação da Semana 7/Visualização da Semana 8

por: Wax

After a relatively uneventful Week 7 that saw the rankings stay completely unchanged, we're in store for a treat in Week 8. While I didn't go back and check the schedule for every season, this is easily one of the most entertaining regular season weeks in WTL history.

To start, we have a massive clash between two championship contenders in DKZ and ONSYDE, with Maru vs Oliveira being the opening bout. Then, PSISTORM will fight for their playoff lives vs TL, with new signee Spirit finally eligible to play. There's also a solid mid-table battle between Shopify and ABYDOS, with both teams looking to improve their playoff seeding.

On top of that, the matches that are less interesting on paper have some intriguing twists when you take a closer look. BASILISK might not be guaranteed to stomp Starlight Twinkle, RotterdaM will be making his WTL debut in that match. Also, iG vs Berserker is the darkly humorous 'who's finishing in last place?' match, which should be of great interest to the WTL's most devoted fans.

Agendamento Observação: This week's games will be played on June 9th, June 12, and June 13th.

Recapitulação da semana 7

As 7 melhores equipes se classificam para os playoffs.
As 2 últimas equipes devem se requalificar.
Os pontos são atribuídos da seguinte forma:

• 3 pontos por uma vitória em uma série que não requer uma partida de ás
  
• 2 pontos para uma vitória em uma série que exige uma partida de ás
  
• 1 ponto por uma derrota em uma série que exige uma partida de ás
  
• 0 pontos por uma derrota em uma série que não requer uma partida de ás

Jogo Invictus 1 5 basilisco
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XY decidiu abrir mão do queijo e ir para Serral em honrosos macro games™ para começar a série, e seu valor foi recompensado com uma derrota unilateral por 0-2.

BreakingGG também tentou jogar contra Reynor direto em seu primeiro jogo, mas foi previsivelmente derrotado nas guerras de Roach. Ele então tentou um queijo Nydus no segundo jogo, mas Reynor desviou para vencer por 2 a 0 e garantir três pontos para o BASILISK.

MacSed managed to salvage a map for Invictus against Trigger, taking the first game of their series by defending his fast expansion against Trigger's one-base all-in. Trigger took a map for himself to end the series, beating MacSed in a mid-game brawl between Gateway armies.

Heróis Platina 2 4ABIDO
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Mondo entrou na partida com um recorde de 0-4 e parecia que poderia ser o elo mais fraco que custou pontos ABYDOS contra um lado mais fraco do Platinum Heroes. No entanto, Mondo puxou seu peso desta vez, obtendo sua primeira vitória no mapa da temporada com um 1-1 contra ShaDoWn.

Mondo got his win immediately, beating ShaDoWn on NeoHumanity with mass Hydra-Ling-Bane before his opponent had sufficient splash damage. Game two followed a peculiar pattern, with Mondo starting off with a Speedling cheese but still somehow finding himself in a late-game standoff fifteen minutes later. Ultimately, Mondo had to tap out to ShaDoWn's golden armada, as he couldn't transition out of his Lurker-based force in time.

Creator then took a 2-0 over Goblin to put his team on match point. Game one was a dizzying Blink-Stalker duel, with both players constantly putting themselves in weird, semi-basetrade situations. Creator was just a bit faster and more decisive with his movements, which gave him the victory in the last of these exchanges. Creator closed out with defense in game two, holding his fast expansion against Goblin's one base Stalker all-in.

NightMare finished the job for ABYDOS by taking a win against DnS on the very next map. The two played an action-packed game on Gresvan, where DnS's proxy-Robo led to much early skirmishing. NightMare came out ahead in those trades (Disruptors!), and was able to compound his lead and force the GG. DnS got himself a tie in the final game, successfully defending against a Cannon + proxy Gateway rush.

Equipe Liquid 5 - 1 Berserker eSports
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O craque Clem assumiu a posição de ponto para o Liquid e marcou 2 a 0 contra o Spatz para começar. O primeiro jogo acabou para Spatz nos primeiros minutos, quando ele perdeu 10 Probes para um único Hellion enquanto tentava algum assédio malsucedido de Adept por conta própria. Spatz dobrou para baixo indo para o assédio proxy-Gateway no jogo dois, mas Clem encolheu os ombros para levar o 2-0.

SKillous colocou seu time à beira da vitória contra o DIMAGA, vencendo o primeiro jogo de sua série com Glaive-Adepts e um ataque Zealot subsequente. No entanto, o Zerg da velha escola conseguiu manter seu time vivo vencendo o jogo dois, enfrentando Psi Storms com o rosto para derrotar SKillous no verdadeiro estilo de enxame.

It seemed like Papi had a chance to continue the comeback against MaNa, as he took the lead in game one after holding off MaNa's proxy-Robo cheese. However, he dealt with MaNa's follow-up Immortal drop very poorly, which allowed MaNa to win with an unusual, one-base, two-Robo all-in. With all three points in hand, MaNa took a final win for the road to keep Liquid at #3 in the standings with a +17 map differential.

Jogos ONSYDE 4 - 2 瘦死骆驼 (Camelos Famintos)
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Observação: a ordem real das partidas para esta série foi diferente da ordem das partidas programadas mostrada acima.
Embora Ryung e TooDming estivessem originalmente programados para jogar na terceira partida da série, alguns ajustes de programação levaram os dois ao topo da transmissão. Ryung avançou cedo em ambos os mapas com o assédio de Banshee, que ele seguiu com Marine-Tank no primeiro jogo e battle-mech no segundo jogo para vencer por 2-0.

In a surprising twist, Ryung's 2-0 actually ended up being quite important for ONSYDE as Maru gave up his first map loss of his season against Firefly. The plucky Protoss stole a map off of Maru in an extremely close basetrade, where his Blink-Stalkers raced Maru's 3-Barracks Marine-Marauder in a destruction derby. While the finish was tight, the lack of Medivacs helped Firefly's Blink-Stalkers barely prevail in the end. Maru got his tying point very quickly in game two, going for a series of proxy-Starport Hellion/Mine drops that completely ravaged Firefly's economy.

Solar fechou a série contra Cyan, segurando os ataques Oracle-Stalker antes de contra-atacar com Roach-Ravager para vencer o primeiro jogo. Cyan conquistou o mapa final com uma boa jogada Glaive-Adept, mas foi apenas uma vitória moral, pois ONSYDE já havia garantido os três pontos completos.

Brilho da luz das estrelas 1 5Dragão KaiZi Jogos
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Oliveira got his team off to a strong start with a 2-0 over Cham. Game one was a fairly one-sided beatdown, with Oliveira's bio mopping up Cham's Roach-Ravager army. The second game got a bit hectic after Cham forced a basetrade, but the superior firepower of Oliveira's bio won out once more.

herO rapidamente fez 3 a 0 para seu time contra o Nice, com seu proxy-Stargate Oracle pegando o Nice completamente desprevenido e causando grandes danos. Nice recuperou um ponto de maneira semelhante, pois sua rápida tecnologia Dark Templar pegou herO de surpresa.

Dark travou a vitória na série de vitórias contra ReWhite, esmagando os Protoss no primeiro jogo com Mutalisks em massa. Ele então aumentou a pontuação no mapa final, vencendo rapidamente com um all-in Nydus-Queen-Ling.

Rebelião 4 do Shopify - 2 Jogos PSISTORM
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Shopify ace ByuN got his team going by taking down Gerald on NeoHumanity in game one, winning with heavy 3-Barracks pressure while holding off proxy-Oracles. Gerald survived for longer in game two, but ultimately couldn't keep up with ByuN's multi-directional bio attacks and surrendered another GG.

SpeCial started his match against Lambo by channeling ByuN, opening with 2-Barracks and transitioning into non-stop Marine pressure. However, Lambo was held strong on defense, and eventually overpowered SpeCial with his superior tech and economy. SpeCial attempted to go for his signature BC-into-mech in game two, but Lambo had it scouted every step of the way. After defending against harassment and establishing a powerful economy, Lambo ruthlessly busted through SpeCial's defenses before they could be fully entrenched.

That left MaxPax to pick up a rather empty 2-0 victory against Scarlett to finish the day, wielding the 'herO style' Stalker-Oracle strategy expertly in both games. Still, if PSISTORM somehow pulls off a late-season run to make the playoffs, these map points may actually end up mattering.

MVP semanal: Sr. Lambo

Houve muitos resultados de 2 a 0 na semana 7, mas quase todos eles estavam entre um claro favorito e um grande azarão. Apenas um vencedor por 2 a 0 conquistou a vitória em uma partida que considerei um tanto desafiadora: Lambo contra SpeCial. É verdade que Lambo era um favorito moderado para a partida - até o escolhi para vencer por 2 a 0. No entanto, com a falta de 2 a 0 mais impressionantes na semana, tive que dar o aval para Lambo.

I did briefly consider giving Firefly the award for stealing a 1-1 against Maru, but I'm pretty reluctant to pick 1-1's over 2-0's. Also, the Camels ended up earning 0 points from the match, and it was hard for me to reward what was ultimately just a moral victory.

MVPs semanais:

• Semana 7: SR.Lambo
  
• Semana 6: DKZ.herO
  
• Semana 5: Liquid`Clem
  
• Semana 4. PH.DnS
  
• Semana 3: Todos em SSLT/瘦死骆驼/Starving Camels
  
• Semana 2: ABYDOS.Cura
  
• Semana 1: BASILISK.Serral

Prévia: Semana 8 da Temporada Regular

Sexta-feira, 09 de junho, às 12h GMT (GMT + 00: 00) Partidas

ONSYDE jogou uma ordem fixa de jogador de Maru-Solar-Ryung todas as semanas (exceto a semana em que Crank jogou), então você deve se perguntar o que DKZ estava pensando ao enviar Oliveira para enfrentar Maru. Todos os resultados desde março confirmaram o que a maioria das pessoas já pensava sobre o IEM Katowice: foi a corrida milagrosa da vida de Oliveira. Ainda assim, deve haver uma razão para DKZ e Oliveira escolherem esta partida - talvez eles achem que o campeão mundial ainda tem uma vantagem psicológica contra o vencedor do 6SL.

Como acho que Maru vai vencer por 2 a 0, Solar e herO devem ser a verdadeira partida da série. Solar tem sido consistentemente um dos melhores jogadores online de 2023, enquanto herO tem jogado muito bem nas últimas semanas, após uma breve queda na forma. Acho que um 1-1 é o resultado mais provável em um confronto entre dois jogadores que absolutamente prosperam no cenário WTL.

The final match favors DKZ quite heavily, with Dark playing his best match-up against Ryung's clear worst. My 'bold' prediction here is that Ryung is going to all-out cheese against Dark, and whether or not he successfully hides his proxies will decide if he can steal a map.

Ultimately, I think a 3-3 tie is the most likely result in the initial three series, which would send us to a very exciting ace match. Both Maru vs herO and Maru vs Dark have the potential to be very entertaining, especially with Gresvan being pre-set as the ace map. I'm going to give Maru the slightest edge in a BO1, out of deference to his 6SL title and 13-1 WTL record.

Previsão: ONSYDE Gaming 4 - 3 Dragon KaiZi Gaming

Following their loss to Shopify last week, PSISTORM are now five points below the playoff cutoff with matches against TL, ONSYDE, SSLT, and Berserker remaining. You don't have to go through all the match combinations to realize that this is a MUST WIN match if PSISTORM is to have any hope of making the playoffs at all.

Felizmente para PSISTORM, o novo signatário Spirit finalmente está qualificado para jogar. O polonês Terran está jogando o melhor StarCraft II de sua carreira em 2023, e isso também apareceu na WTL, onde ele estabeleceu um recorde de 8-3 antes de ser colocado em estase de transferência temporária.

The transfer means Spirit is actually playing SKillous for the second time this season, with the two players fighting to a 1-1 draw during the SLT vs TL match. I don't think Spirit can settle for that result this time—he needs a 2-0 for PSISTORM to feel good about their chances.

The second match is a real puzzler, with Namshar making his season debut against Elazer. Gerald and SpeCial might not be in great form, but I have to think there were some outside-the-game circumstances for PSISTORM to reach so deep into their bench. The randomness of ZvZ might give Namshar a chance of stealing a 1-1, but a 2-0 Elazer win is the outcome I'm picking.

MaxPax vs Clem is a fantastic match to potentially end this series, with Europe's best Terran going up against its best Protoss. MaxPax has had a slight edge against Clem in head-to-head matches as of late, but the Aligulac.com odds still see them as being close to even. While I'd love to see this extend into an ace match and be decided in a pseudo-BO3, I think Liquid will be able to end things earlier with a 4-2 victory.

Previsão: Equipe Liquid 4 - 2 Jogos PSISTORM

ABYDOS continua sendo uma das equipes mais confusas da WTL, possuindo uma escalação dos quatro primeiros com força total, mas simplesmente se recusando a implantá-la. Enquanto Mondo está voltando para o banco no lugar de DRG, isso marca a terceira semana consecutiva em que o craque Cure não está jogando. E, ainda assim, eles têm uma boa chance de tirar alguns pontos do Shopify.

Lambo versus DRG is basically a dead even match in my eyes, and I'll predict a 1-1 while knowing it could easily swing 2-0 either way. If ABYDOS somehow gets some points out of this match, it will be because DRG rolled high and got the 2-0 on the day.

The ByuN vs. NightMare match-up is the key advantage Shopify have, with TvP monster ByuN being heavily favored to win in a 2-0. NightMare is cunning enough to occasionally steal maps off stronger players in PvZ, but I just can't see him pulling it off in PvT.

Harstem vs Creator is the PvP mirror image of Lambo versus DRG, where I arrive at a 1-1 prediction as a middle ground amid the chaos. In the end, I'm predicting Shopify to win off the strength of ByuN in TvP, but the two mirrors could easily complicate things.

Predição: Rebelião 4 do Shopify - 2 ABIDOS

When ONSYDE Gaming's Crank made his WTL debut, he did it in the safest way possible against the winless Berserker eSports. RotterdaM and BASILISK are being a bit more daring, deploying the caster/captain/Protoss against the 2W-5L Starlight Twinkle.

While Solar and Maru had to rescue ONSYDE from Crank's 0-2 start, RotterdaM might be able to hold his own here. Unlike Crank, he's actually played some official tournament matches this year, and he managed to go 1-2 against Creator, 1-1 against goblin, and 1-2 against MaxPax in PvP. While he's definitely the underdog against Nice, a 1-1 tie isn't out of the question.

Of course, you expect Reynor and Serral to clean up with 2-0's if RotterdaM stumbles out the gates. However, you have to remember that Reynor hasn't completely beat the 50/50 allegations yet, and a ZvZ against Cham could be surprisingly tricky. I can definitely envision a scenario where Rotti goes 0-2 to start and Reynor goes 1-1 against Cham, costing BASILISK a point.

Previsão: Brilho da luz das estrelas 2 4 basilisco

Terça-feira, 13 de junho, 12h GMT (GMT + 00: 00) Partidas

This is the highlight match of the season for a particularly perverse group of fans, as it's very likely to decide who suffers the ignominy of finishing in last place.

Three of the players involved in this match have zero map wins so far: Mixu (0-6), Spatz (0-10), and BreakingGG (0-12). Surely (hopefully), they'll all get a win on the board here?

In what might seem like a surprise, I'm going to give Berserker the slight edge due to DIMAGA. Sure, his 2-6 record is worse than iG ace MacSed (5-9), but I've been impressed by the quality of his play in straight-up macro games against strong players.

Previsão: Jogo Invictus 3 4 Berserker eSports

The Camels currently stand at #6 in the rankings due to hugely overperforming against the stronger teams in the WTL—this week we'll see if they get the job done against an opponent they 'should' beat.

This match is awfully hard to predict, largely because of the pair of PvP's that start things off. DnS vs. Cyan and goblin vs. Firefly are essentially coin flips, though perhaps I'd give Firefly a slight edge purely based on vibes (the dude is just really good in WTL, man).

Quero dizer que ShaDoWn vs TooDming é o confronto em que os Platinum Heroes têm uma clara vantagem, mas TooDming está tendo uma temporada WTL inexplicavelmente boa com um recorde de 5-5. No geral, embora eu goste um pouco mais dos heróis no papel, tenho que ficar do lado dos camelos devido ao seu buff WTL inquantificável e incompreensível.

Previsão: Heróis Platina 3 4 瘦死骆驼 (Camelos Famintos)

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