WTL 2023 Yaz - 7. Hafta Özeti/8. Hafta Önizlemesi

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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.

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

7. Hafta Özeti

En iyi 7 takım playofflara katılmaya hak kazanır.
Son 2 takım yeniden kalifiye olmalıdır.
Puanlar aşağıdaki şekilde verilir:
As eşleşmesi gerektirmeyen bir seride galibiyet için 3 puan
As eşleşmesi gerektiren bir seride galibiyet için 2 puan
As eşleşmesi gerektiren bir seride mağlubiyet için 1 puan
As eşleşmesi gerektirmeyen bir seride mağlubiyet için 0 puan
Invictus Gaming 1 - 5 BASİLİSK
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XY peynirden vazgeçmeye ve seriye başlamak için Honorable Macro Games™'te Serral'a gitmeye karar verdi ve yiğitliği tek taraflı 0-2'lik bir mağlubiyetle ödüllendirildi.

BreakingGG ayrıca ilk oyunlarında Reynor'u doğrudan oynamaya çalıştı, ancak tahmin edilebileceği gibi Roach savaşlarında yenildi. Daha sonra ikinci oyunda bir Nydus peyniri denedi, ancak Reynor onu 2-0 galibiyet almak ve BASILISK için üç sayı kilitlemek için saptırdı.

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.

Platin Kahramanlar 2 - 4 ABYDOS
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Mondo maça 0-4'lük bir rekorla girdi ve daha zayıf bir Platinum Heroes tarafına karşı ABYDOS puanlarına mal olan zayıf halka gibi görünüyordu. Ancak Mondo bu sefer ağırlığını kaldırdı ve ShaDoWn'a karşı 1-1'lik galibiyetle sezonun ilk harita galibiyetini aldı.

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.

Takım Sıvı 5 - 1 Berserker eSports
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Ace oyuncusu Clem, Liquid için puan pozisyonunu aldı ve işleri başlatmak için Spatz'a karşı 2-0 gol attı. Spatz için birinci oyun, kendi başarısız Üstat tacizini denerken tek bir Hellion'a 10 Sonda kaybettiği için ilk birkaç dakika içinde sona erdi. Spatz, ikinci oyunda proxy-Gateway tacizine giderek ikiye katlandı, ancak Clem 2-0'ı almak için bunu umursamadı.

SKillous, takımını DIMAGA'ya karşı galibiyetin eşiğine getirdi ve Glaive-Adepts ile serilerinin birinci oyununu ve ardından bir Zealot saldırısı aldı. Ancak eski tarz Zerg, ikinci oyunu alarak ve Psi Storms'u yüzüyle tanklayarak SKillous'u gerçek sürü tarzında yenerek takımını hayatta tutmayı başardı.

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.

ONSYDE Oyun 4 - 2 瘦死骆驼 (Açlıktan Ölen Develer)
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Not: Bu seri için gerçek maç sırası, yukarıda gösterilen programlanmış maç sırasından farklıydı.
Ryung ve TooDming'in başlangıçta serinin üçüncü maçında oynaması planlanırken, bazı program ayarlamaları ikisinin yayının zirvesine çıktığını gördü. Ryung, birinci oyunda Marine-Tank ile takip ettiği Banshee taciziyle her iki haritada da erkenden öne geçti ve ikinci oyunda savaş makinesi ile 2-0'ı aldı.

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, birinci oyunu almak için Roach-Ravager ile karşı saldırıya geçmeden önce Oracle-Stalker saldırılarını durdurarak seriyi Cyan'a karşı kapattı. Cyan, son haritayı iyi bir Glaive-Adept oyunuyla aldı, ancak ONSYDE zaten tam üç puanı aldığı için bu sadece ahlaki bir zaferdi.

Yıldız Işığı Parıltı 1 - 5 Ejderha KaiZi Oyun
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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, vekil Yıldız Geçidi Oracle'ı Nice'i tamamen hazırlıksız yakalayarak ve büyük hasar vererek, takımı için Nice'e karşı hızlı bir şekilde 3-0 yaptı. Nice, hızlı Dark Templar teknolojisi onu gafil avlarken benzer bir şekilde bir puan geri aldı.

Dark, ReWhite'a karşı galibiyet serisi zaferine kilitlendi ve Protoss'u birinci oyunda kitlesel Mutalisk'lerle parçaladı. Ardından, Nydus-Queen-Ling all-in ile hızlı bir şekilde kazanarak son haritada skoru yükseltti.

Shopify İsyanı 4 - 2 PSISTORM Oyun
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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.

Haftalık MVP: SR.Lambo

2. Haftada pek çok 0-7 sonuç vardı, ancak bunların neredeyse tamamı açık bir favori ile ağır bir mazlum arasındaydı. Biraz zorlu olduğunu düşündüğüm bir maçta sadece bir 2-0 kazanan galibiyetini aldı: SpeCial'e karşı Lambo. Kabul edildi, Lambo maça giden ılımlı bir favoriydi - hatta onu 2-0 kazanması için seçtim. Ancak, hafta içinde daha etkileyici bir 2-0 olmadığı için, Lambo'ya onay vermek zorunda kaldım.

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.

Haftalık MVP'ler:

7. Hafta: SR.Lambo
6. Hafta: DKZ.herO
5. Hafta: Liquid`Clem
4. Hafta. PH.DnS
3. Hafta: Herkes SSLT/瘦死骆驼/Starving Camels'da
2. Hafta: ABYDOS.Cure
1. Hafta: BASILISK.Serral

Önizleme: Normal Sezon 8. Hafta

09 Haziran Cuma 12:00 GMT (GMT+00:00) Maçlar

ONSYDE Gaming ve Dragon KaiZi Gaming

ONSYDE her hafta (Crank'in oynadığı bir hafta hariç) sabit bir Maru-Solar-Ryung oyuncu sıralaması oynadı, bu yüzden DKZ'nin Oliveira'yı Maru ile yüzleşmek için göndererek ne düşündüğünü merak etmelisiniz. Mart ayından bu yana elde edilen tüm sonuçlar, çoğu insanın IEM Katowice hakkında zaten düşündüklerini doğruladı: Oliveira için bir ömür boyu sürecek mucize koşusuydu. Yine de, DKZ ve Oliveira'nın bu maçı seçmelerinin bir nedeni olmalı - belki de dünya şampiyonunun 6SL kazananına karşı hala psikolojik bir üstünlüğü olduğunu düşünüyorlar.

Maru'nun 2-0 kazanacağını düşündüğüm için, Solar ve herO serinin asıl hareketli maçı olmalı. Solar, sürekli olarak 2023'ün en iyi çevrimiçi oyuncularından biri olurken, herO kısa bir form düşüşünden sonra son haftalarda çok iyi oynuyor. Bence 1-1, WTL ortamında kesinlikle başarılı olan iki oyuncu arasındaki çatışmanın en olası sonucu.

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.

Tahmin: ONSYDE Gaming 4 - 3 Ejderha KaiZi Oyun

Team Liquid ve PSISTORM 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.

Neyse ki PSISTORM için, yeni imza sahibi Spirit nihayet oynamaya hak kazandı. Polonyalı Terran, 2023'te kariyerinin en iyi StarCraft II'sini oynuyor ve geçici transfer durağanlığına girmeden önce 8-3'lük bir rekor kırdığı WTL'de de gösterildi.

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.

Tahmin: Team Liquid 4 - 2 PSISTORM Oyun

Program Değişikliği: Oyunların ikinci günü 9 Haziran'da
09 Haziran Cuma 12:00 GMT (GMT+00:00) Maçlar

Shopify Rebellion ve ABYDOS

ABYDOS, WTL'deki en kafa karıştırıcı takımlardan biri olmaya devam ediyor, tam güçle ilk dört dizilişe sahip, ancak onu konuşlandırmayı reddediyor. Mondo, DRG'nin yerine yedek kulübesine geri dönerken, bu, as oyuncusu Cure'un oynamadığı üst üste üçüncü haftaya işaret ediyor. Ve yine de, Shopify'dan bazı puanları düşürmek için iyi bir şansları var.

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.

Tahmin: Shopify İsyanı 4 - 2 ABYDOS

Starlight Twinkle vs BASILISK

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.

Tahmin: Yıldız Işığı Parıltı 2 - 4 BASİLİSK

13 Haziran Salı 12:00 GMT (GMT + 00: 00) Maçlar

Invictus Gaming ve Berserker eSporları

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.

Tahmin: Invictus Gaming 3 - 4 Berserker eSpor

Platin Kahramanlar vs 瘦死骆驼 (Aç Develer)

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).

ShaDoWn ve TooDming'in Platinum Heroes'un açık bir avantaja sahip olduğu bir eşleşme olduğunu söylemek istiyorum, ancak TooDming, 5-5'lik bir rekorla açıklanamayacak kadar iyi bir WTL sezonu geçiriyor. Genel olarak, Heroes'u kağıt üzerinde biraz daha fazla sevsem de, ölçülemez ve anlaşılmaz WTL tutkunu nedeniyle Camels'in tarafını tutmam gerekiyor.

Tahmin: Platin Kahramanlar 3 - 4 瘦死骆驼 (Aç Develer)