IEST Semifinals - Moon, Lucifer, Sky and Inso

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Eight players have become four as IEST continues in its playoff phase tomorrow morning. Three asian and one european player will battle if out for the total prize pool of $35,000.

The group stage is over and the original eight players are now four. Coming from Group A we have MYM]Moon and SK.Insomnia, finishing first respectively second. Their opponents will be MYM]Lucifer and WE.IGE.Sky since they managed to overcome SaSe and ToD in their group.

Everyone in the final four has secured themselves a share of the $35,000 that is being given out in prize money. However, the winner of IEST will get a major share of that money while the fourth place finisher will have to settle with a bit over $1,000.

These four Warcraft III giants clash together tomorrow morning. First out, at 07:00 CET, is the Korean prestige match between Moon and Lucifer. Two hours later it is time for a mirror-match between two of the greatest Human-players of all times; Sky and Insomnia. Both matches can be followed live via GGTV.

Jeffrey "SjoW" Brusi from ID Gaming, who could be seen winning over ElakeDuck on Intel Friday Night Game this weekend, was kind enough to give us his predictions:

IEST 2006 Semifinals
MYM]Moon	vs	MYM]Lucifer	07:00 CET
SjoW's prediction: A close match for sure but I think Lucifer will come out on top with either 3-1 or 3-2. But I hope that Moon will win so Sky can own the world's best fruit elf.
WE.IGE.Sky	vs	Insomnia	09:00 CET
SjoW's prediction: I think Sky will win this one with 3-1. He got the best micro in the world which is a deciding factor in Human-mirror due to long fights.

Jeffrey continues and talks about the final, which he think will be a game between Sky and Lucifer. When getting asked about who will win he doesn't even hesitate.
- Sky of course. I saw him go mk/bm footie/riflemen in earlier games between the two of them and his micro speaks for itself. I think it will be a close game, but it will end 3-2 in favour of Sky.


Sky, SjoW's favourite.
Both of the semifinal matches have been added as GosuBets for your betting pleasure. Follow the link below to bet on the matches.

Links
TheIEST.com - Official Webpage
GosuGamers.net - Event Coverage
GosuGamers.net - GosuBet