2012.03.13

Anyone else feel bad for Yugioh from last night's up and downs?

First up he has to play Squirtle on Entombed Valley which is a really tough map for ZvP and he puts up an excellent fight, could have easily gone his way if not for a clutch Vortex from his opponent.  Next he takes down BboongBboong in a straight up ZvZ, just out-plays a good opponent.  Then shows some creative play to beat Keen on Antiga Shipyard which is a pretty challenging ZvT map too and he's up 2-1... but then...

Has to play a ZvP on Entombed Valley again this time vs Avenge, gets pretty bad spawn positions, goes for an aggressive opening that doesn't really pay off, has some keyboard and mouse problems, gets cannon rushed at his natural and loses it, tries to protest about the hardware problems, request for regame denied, barely holds some Stargate pressure but dies to the followup Stargate plus Gateway timing.  Now he has to win his final game for the Code S spot.

Final game, Heart - already eliminated - goes for a wonky proxy two-rax which Yugioh is expecting, but still doesn't manage to properly scout it due to the weird barracks position, loses his natural very early and simply can't recover. Loses the game and now can't advance ahead of Avenge or BbongBboong (who wins their showdown to advance with a 3-2 record).

Yugioh looked devasted after his losses to Avenge and Heart, poor kid, showed some really great play and deserved some luck, he could easily have gone 4-1. Squirtle clearly the best in the group, but I liked Yugioh for second place.  Good luck in Code A Yugioh.