Day 2 is at a close. As the results trickled through the pipeline we were in some cases surprised, in others reassured. Here is what happened in groups C and D at Katowice.
To see the standings is to be amazed. While First did a narrowly better job, it is Socke who stole the day, winning his five series cleanly and gathering a neat 10 - 2 in map score. It's true this is no GSL: the competition isn't as tight or as ruthless, but that doesn't mean the games are any less brilliant or exciting. The players gave it their all - to see them at work is to admit as much. Chief among them was Socke, who started well, was slowed down by Nerchio in a series that showed as good a PvZ as any have been, and then sprung forward with added momentum to clean out his plate. The flipside of the surprise was Nerchio barely advancing. IM's Yoda took second place.
Predictions for Group D were more nebulous but the results were not completely without surprise either. Spanish Zerg Vortix floundered, and Kas, European ladder warrior extraordinaire, for once stayed true to his potential. They ended up fighting over advancement, then realized their fates might be determined by other players' results. First claimed the pole position with a nearly perfect performance. ESC.Daisy followed somewhat farther behind.
Group C
Socke 5-010-2
YoDa 4-19-4
Nerchio 3-27-4
Verdi 2-36-6
jookTo 1-42-8
DieStar 0-50-10
Socke 2-1 Verdi
Socke 2-0 DieStar
Socke 2-1 YoDa
Socke 2-0 Nerchio
Socke 2-0 jookTo
YoDa 2-0 jookTo
YoDa 2-1 Nerchio
YoDa 2-1 Verdi
YoDa 2-0 DieStar
Nerchio 2-0 DieStar
Nerchio 2-0 jookTo
Nerchio 2-0 Verdi
Verdi 2-0 DieStar
Verdi 2-0 jookTo
jookTo 2-0 DieStar
Group D
First 5-010-1
Daisy 3-27-4
Kas 3-27-5
VortiX 2-35-7
Golden 1-44-9
ParanOid 1-42-9
First 2-1 Golden
First 2-0 VortiX
First 2-0 Kas
First 2-0 Daisy
First 2-0 ParanOid
Daisy 2-0 VortiX
Daisy 2-0 ParanOid
Daisy 2-0 Golden
Kas 2-0 ParanOid
Kas 2-0 First
Kas 2-1 Daisy
VortiX 2-0 ParanOid
VortiX 2-1 Kas
Golden 2-1 VortiX
ParanOid 2-1 Golden
