This proved to be a winning move, as Creator was still sorely lacking in troops at the time of the attack and was easily defeated. Scarlett didn't counterattack right away, instead going up to around 60 Drones and maxing out on Roach-Ravager-Bane. Game One - Oceanborn (Scarlett win): Creator opened with a 4-Gate Glaive-Adept strategy, which killed a moderate number of Drones at the cost of heavy Adept losses. While Solar had the resources to reconstitute his army a few times, he couldn't stop the slow march of the Protoss army and had to GG out. However, despite some solid Baneling hits, the high-tech core of Creator's army survived and continued to press forward. Finding a decent angle, Solar went for a huge, two-directional attack to try and wipe out the Protoss force. Solar's attacks didn't bear much fruit, and he eventually found himself staring down a near-max Protoss army with Colossus, Disruptor, and Archon support. As for Solar, his approach was somewhat similar to game one, going up to 80+ Drones and cranking out mass Ravager-Ling-Bane. Rather than a quick all-in follow-up, Creator played out a macro style focused on amassing a massive ground army. Game Two - Hecate (Creator win): Creator changed up his opener in game two, going for Disruptor-drop harassment. He just didn't have enough anti-air when Creator came knocking with 11 Carriers backed by Archons, Templar, and Disruptors, and he GG'd out after a one-sided battle. Solar then made his own transition to late-game units, but he was a half-beat behind Creator. By the time Solar was cranking out Ravager-Ling-Bane off of 90 Drones, Creator had more than enough ground troops to hold off the Zerg forces while also transitioning to Carriers. His Oracle opener managed to inflict moderate damage, allowing him to passively build up his economy at an equal pace to Solar. Game One - Alcyone (Creator win): Game one saw everything go right for Creator from start to finish. Scarlett seemed to be in danger as she had gone up to 50 Drones, but she was able to squeeze out enough Zerglings to stop the all-in and complete the shocking 2-0 upset. Game Two - Site Delta (Scarlett win): Maru decided it was time for drastic measures, opening with Barracks-CC followed by a 4-Barracks Marine all-in with SCV's in tow. But, by then, the Zerg economy and tech advantage was too great, and Scarlett rolled over Maru to take game one. Having stopped at 3 bases and 2/2 upgrades, Maru was forced into a difficult late-game transition once it was clear he wouldn't break through the Zerg defenses. Thanks to her strong economy, Scarlett was able to squeeze out enough Hydra-Ling-Bane to stop Maru's Marine-Tank pushes (though not without some difficulty). Back on the Terran side of the map, Maru geared up for a 3-Base, 8-Barracks 'all-in' in the mid-game. Game One - Alcyone (Scarlett win): The game began with the early/middle stages going smoothly for Scarlett, as she held off Maru's 2-Rax Reaper opener and subsequent harassment with barely any damage taken. With Maru out of the mix, he may be the #1 title contender left in the tournament.Ĭode S will resume on Tuesday, Oct 17 9:30am GMT (GMT+00:00) with Dark, ByuN, Astrea, and DongRaeGu playing in Group C. Cure looked especially strong in the group, going 4-0 in one-sided games. The second place spot went to Solar, who prevailed in a sub 10-minute decider match where both of Scarlett's early gambles misfired.Īfter Group A produced such outlandish results, Group B went according to expectations with Cure and Bunny advancing at the expense of underdogs NightMare and Stats. Solid PvZ play was the key to his success, with neither Scarlett nor Solar able to stop him from amassing unstoppable armies. While Maru gave a dismal performance, Creator had one of his best match-days in months by advancing in first place. Maru lost his initial series to Scarlett after his aggressive strategies failed to pierce the Canadian Zerg's defense, and he was then eliminated by Solar in the losers' match after making a series of uncharacteristic errors. 2023 Global StarCraft II League: Season 3Ĭode S Season 3 started with perhaps the biggest upset in tournament history as seven-time champion Maru was eliminated in Group A of the RO16.
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