The series was intense from the very beginning, culminating in a nail biting finale that FnaticRC.ByuL was able to win! Game 1: MarineKing's cheese punishing ByuL's macro build, ByuL 0:1 MKP. Game 2: ByuL responds with a 9 pool that destroys MKP's 14 Command Center opening, ByuL 1:1 MKP. Game 3: ByuL attempts the 9 pool again, but MKP has learned his lesson and holds off the cheese, ByuL 1:2 MKP. Game 4: ByuL knows he needs to win this game to keep the series going and does just that with his sweet Mutalisks, ByuL 2:2 MKP. Game 5: MKP goes for two Barracks on 11 and a bunker rush but ByuL spots the cheese and holds it off. Constant Zergling pressure prevent mining at the Terran third base while Mutalisks do damage in the main. Eventually, ByuL was able to trap MarineKing's units with amazing Baneling, Zergling, and Mutalisk flanking. ByuL 3:2 MKP!
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Bracket
ByuL
2:0
ByuL
SaSe
2:0
ByuL
aLive
2:0
aLive
SortOf
2:0
ByuL
Rain
0:2
Heart
Heart
1:2
Tassadar
Oz
0:2
Tassadar
Tassadar
3:2
ByuL
Moon
2:0
Maru
Maru
1:2
TheStC
Luvsic
0:2
TheStC
TheStC
0:2
MKP
MKP
2:1
MKP
PiG
2:0
MKP
Ryung
2:1
Ryung
Brown
You can find the results from day 1 here, and the results from RO16 here.
Overview
Fnatic has recently hosted an open tournament in StarCraft 2, and our beloved partners RaidCall are still continuing their support towards this game and eSports in general. This time we are bringing you a very prestigious event - The Storm Invitational RaidCall tournament! Among the Korean players, there are some foreign names and fan favourites!
Sixteen players will play the online qualifiers, and only eight will attend the second phase of the tournament, LAN event held at Fnatic's Gaming House in Korea. The single elimination bracket is featuring some of the best players in the world of StarCraft 2. There is no easy matchup and the bracket will be announced soon. The first part, online qualifiers, will start on the 9th of October at 20:00 KST (13:00 CET) while the final event will take place on the 11th of October, and will start at 22:00 KST (15:00 CET).
The prize pool of $1,500 will be divided to the two finalists, where the winner will get $1,200! Whole LAN event will be covered by Thomas "Khaldor" Kilian and you can check out our website for the streaming link. The qualifiers will be covered as well, and you can watch them via FnaticTV. Will aLive once again win the event held in FnaticRaidCall's gaming house? Tune in and find out!