Primadog Profile Blog Joined April 2010 United States 4408 Posts Last Edited: 2012-06-06 07:46:46 #1 Division I



Outside of the GSL, NASL is the only Major with a proper league format. The regular / post season league design mirrors how most traditional sports operate, which can be a lot of fun analyzing, if anyone bothers.



How the league stand after week 8



Note: the black bars represent remaining matchups; source http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/North_American_Star_League_Season_3



In week 9, five players have concluded seasonal play (one from each division - Zenio, Ryung, GanZi, , and ); 4 has two sets to play due to rescheduling (W7D1 vs , W8D5 vs ); the remaining 36 players have a set left to play each.







Based on my discussion with Xeris, the league commisioner, the post season works like this in season 3:



8 players seeds directly into the post-season playoffs

5 - All five #1 seeds from each group

3 - three of five #2 seeds advance to directly to the playoffs

14 players goes into a wild-card race for 8 playoff spots (with addition of 2 players from The NASL Open)



11 more players remain safe for next season



12 players eliminated of NASL and will need to re-qualify



Notations I will be using

P advance directly into playoffs

W advance into wild-card race

S safe for next season

O out of NASL









The playoff picture column lists possible post-season status for each players given their current standing.



League standings





For example, already finished his regular season at 7-1 Sets +12 points . If wins 2-0 against , MC will end Season 3 with 7-1 Sets +10 points ; If MorroW wins 2-0, MorroW will only be at 6-2 Sets 5 points - neither scenario will detrone Puzzle from the top seed in Division V. Therefore, Puzzle has guaranteed his spot in the post season playoffs.





Analysis



7 players are 6-win or better; 8 more can end up 6-win this week. Therefore all 6-win players will either be P or W and not SO



end up 6-win this week. Therefore all 6-win players will either be or and not 2 players are 7-lose or worse; 8 more can end up 7-lose this week. Therefore all 7-lose players will be O



end up 7-lose this week. Therefore all 7-lose players will be 13 players are 5-lose or worse; 9 more can end up 5-lose this week. Therefore all 5-lose players will either be O or S and cannot be PW



end up 5-lose this week. Therefore all 5-lose players will either be or and cannot be 18 players are 5-win or better; 7 more players can end up 5-win this week. Therefore 5-win do not guarantee a player will be P or W.

Note: Stephano currently stands at 5-2 Sets 6 points his worst case scenario is losing 2-0 to NightEnD and all 18+7 players capable end up 5-win or better (shockingly possible). In that case, the standings can become

22 Stephano 5-3 +4

23 GanZi 5-3 +3

24 Zenio 5-3 +2

25 Ryung +2 Therefore Stephano will still be W even if the stars align against him





MorroW



Even if MorroW 2-0 MC, the standings will still be

1. Puzzle 7-1 +12

2. MC 6-2 +6

3. MorroW +5 Therefore MorroW cannot be P

Even if MorroW 2-0 MC, the standings will still beTherefore MorroW cannot be

HerO



Worst Case scenario, Hasuobs 2-0 herO, Demuslim 2-0 Dimaga; division 2 becomes

1. DeMusliM 6-2 +10

2. HerO 6-2 +8

3. Hasuobs 6-2 +6 And league wide worst case for HerO

Division I: Puma+15; Stephano +8

Division II: DeMusliM +10; HerO +8

Division III: HuK +10; Strelok +7

Division IV: Alicia +7; Ret +7

Division V: Puzzle +12; MC +10



Top seed: Puma > Puzzle = DeMuslim > HuK > Alicia

Second seed: MC > Stephano = HerO > Ret > Strelok



Therefore, HerO will still be P; additionally cannot be P .

Worst Case scenario, Hasuobs 2-0 herO, Demuslim 2-0 Dimaga; division 2 becomesAnd league wide worst case for HerODivision I: Puma+15; Stephano +8Division II: DeMusliM +10; HerO +8Division III: HuK +10; Strelok +7Division IV: Alicia +7; Ret +7Division V: Puzzle +12; MC +10Top seed: Puma > Puzzle = DeMuslim > HuK > AliciaSecond seed: MC > Stephano = HerO > Ret > StrelokTherefore, HerO will still be; additionally HasuObs cannot be

GanZi



Even if Strelok and Sen both lost their final matchup and that Strelok and Ganzi will both be 5-3 Sets +3 ; Strelok has the head-to-head win over Ganzi; therefore Ganzi cannot be P .

Even if Strelok and Sen both lost their final matchup and that Strelok and Ganzi will both be 5-3 Sets +3 ; Strelok has the head-to-head win over Ganzi; therefore Ganzi cannot be





Only 4 players have post-season status decided prior the final week of NASL regular season. This means we can look forward to closely contested matches all week long, with players playing not only for the standard $150 each set, but also their post-season lives. During the same time last season, much more of the league standings had already been decided. This points to NASL making positive changes to the format, and that the NASL player pool has dropped its deadweight become much more competitive.



Thank you for reading! More edits and posts coming up as the final NASL week unfold before our eyes.



Outside of the GSL, NASL is the only Major with a proper league format. The regular / post season league design mirrors how most traditional sports operate, which can be a lot of fun analyzing, if anyone bothers.In week 9, five players have concluded seasonal play (one from each division - Alicia , and Puzzle ); 4 has two sets to play due to rescheduling (W7D1 PuMa vs NightEnD , W8D5 White-Ra vs Polt ); the remaining 36 players have a set left to play each.Based on my discussion with Xeris, the league commisioner, the post season works like this in season 3:Notations I will be usingThe playoff picture column lists possible post-season status for each players given their current standing.For example, Puzzle already finished his regular season at 7-1 Sets +12 points . If MC wins 2-0 against MorroW , MC will end Season 3 with 7-1 Sets +10 points ; If MorroW wins 2-0, MorroW will only be at 6-2 Sets 5 points - neither scenario will detrone Puzzle from the top seed in Division V. Therefore, Puzzle has guaranteed his spot in the post season playoffs.Only 4 players have post-season status decided prior the final week of NASL regular season. This means we can look forward to closely contested matches all week long, with players playing not only for the standard $150 each set, but also their post-season lives. During the same time last season, much more of the league standings had already been decided. This points to NASL making positive changes to the format, and that the NASL player pool has dropped its deadweight become much more competitive.Thank you for reading! More edits and posts coming up as the final NASL week unfold before our eyes. Thank God and gunrun.