As you very well may know, Code A starts on April 1st! While the games are normally a step below the GSL Code S, cool things can and will happen in them. In the past we’ve seen the beginning of genius, even somewhat recently, with Dark showing his first top-level plays in Code A. I’m looking forward to more of that this season, as well as a few other things. Here’s a quick preview of what’s to come over the next 3 action-packed weeks:





soO is back!

We have all been talking about Life non-stop since Blizzcon. Yeah, he’s the best Zerg. Yeah, he’s the best player in the world. But weren’t we having a very similar discussion about soO right before Blizzcon? Unfortunately, soO messed up and didn’t make the individual leagues for the past season in Korea. He also seemingly slumped in Proleague. But seriously, 4 GSL Code S finals in a row? No one has ever come close to something like that before.

soO is back on the first day of GSL Code A to take on Seed in a bo5. As much as I love Seed, I think that I and most other people are hoping that soO makes this comeback stick with a big win here and a re-entry into Code S. It’s a bo5 as mentioned previously, so the best player really should win.





DRG vs YoDa

Also on the first day, we have YoDa taking on DRG himself. DRG’s ridiculous Code S run was killed off going into the last season when he failed to qualify in the first time in….forever? Now he’ll be taking on YoDa for the chance to get back in. A couple of old school badasses, and definitely one of the very best matches in this season’s Code A. Definitely a good match to watch.





YongHwa vs ByuL

Another of the very best matches in the Code A, one of the original loves of my Protoss life, YongHwa, takes on the complete badass ByuL. A seriously good PvZ, something we could easily see and enjoy in Code S. Only one will move on though. Should be an excellent match in the April 2nd set of matches.





sOs returns?

sOs (along with soO and Zest) was one of the big upsets as far as unqualified players going into the last Code S season. Here he is, one match away from getting back into a tournament that I think we all can agree he should eventually win. His opponent is Heart, who made it in last season, but kinda fell just short in every way in his games. I’m actually pretty excited about this match, though. I think that Heart showed a lot of brains in his matches last season, and if he can just pull it together a little bit more, he could definitely give sOs a run for his money. The combination of a good team of smart players behind him, as well as a style that should in general match up well vs sOs makes this, for me at least, one of the matches that could really surprise us this Code A.





Bomber vs Shine

This should be an interesting match. What happens when Bomber’s different play style meets a bunch of Roaches at a weird time?





Rain vs Cure

Pure heartbreak for me, to have these two face off in Code A. Absolutely both players who should be in Code S, but only one will be this season :(. Cure, being one of the very aggressive and powerful top tier Terrans, going up against the defensive god Rain. This could seriously be a ro4 match in Code S it’s so damn good. Can’t wait for April 9th!





Super vs Flash

OHHHHHHHHHHH BOYYYYYYYYYYYY. Super played REALLY well in the past few months. Flash was slumping, but is crawling out of it. No idea how this one will go. Everyone should be tuning in for it though!





So those are my picks for the most exciting matches coming up this season. I definitely suggest that everyone tunes in! Tasteless and I will be waiting :D