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IEM VI Kiev Day 3: Semi Finals!

By Jonathan 'Rouffious' Rouffa
Jan 21, 2012 15:13


ImageIt's day 3 of the IEM VI in Kiev, time for the semi finals starting with SK vs. M5 followed by TSM vs. Dignitas!

We have had some great matches already in this IEM but today it's time for the more serious business of the tournament. Whoever wins these best of 3 semi finals will secure a spot in the finals which will be played tomorrow.

Here is my prediction for the day as well as a little reasoning behind the prediction.

Advancing teams:

1. EU SK Gaming
2. US Dignitas

Teams for 3rd place:

1. RU Moscow Five
2. US Team SoloMid

With my prediction being spot on yesterday I'm hoping to continue my good score. I've put SK over M5 as I believe SK has the more steady team in terms of quality and experience. Though we will see 3 games, SK will emerge victorious after very exciting games. The only problem I see SK having is with M5 pulling off some weird team compositions, SK have proven to do better than in the past adjusting to weird setups but they still have a bit to learn. I see M5 taking the first game but SK taking the last two games.

For the American standoff I see Dignitas coming out on the winning side. They know TSM, they know what to do with them and they have had a decent run in this tournament besides for the game versus M5. Again I expect 3 games with Dignitas taking the first game, losing the second but taking the third game.

Let's see how everything goes, you can follow the games here. As always good luck SK, show M5 what you're made of!

No time to follow IEM Kiev yesterday? No problem, read up on what you missed below.

Day 2 prelude
B1.1 Sypher vs aAa
B1.2 M5 vs Dignitas
B2.1 M5 vs Sypher
B2.2 aAa vs Dignitas
Scarra Interview
B3.1 aAa vs M5
Group B end of the day results


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