TED defeats reigning champion on his way to playoffs

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TED with a panda bear.
Photo: Replays.net

After advancing comfortably and predictably through a group with the nGize duo YanE and DeMusliM as well as the pre hand favorite Moon, the Chinese Undead wonder TED was seeded into a stiff group with the SK-Gaming duo Lyn and SoJu and the Gravitas player HoT.

TED received the "bad" news from his Chinese friends Sky and TH000 while sleeping.
- I suffered serious jet lag and was sleeping when TH000 told me and Sky our second group drawing. I only knew I was with Lyn and SoJu, but not HoT. I then wondered how come I have always been drawn into 'Group of death' in 2 years, he says to Replays.net.

The 'imba man'

Despite being paired up with the reigning champion SoJu and the Undead slayer Lyn (80% win ratio according to SK-Gaming database) and the fourth place PGL Season 3 finisher, TED steamrolled all over his opponents and came out as group winner.
- The feeling of winning all was just amazing. HoT, ReiGn and loads of folk sitting behind me said I was the imba man. It's just terrific, says TED to Replays.net.

Prior to the ESWC tournament, TED expressed his joy of representing his nation in an international event. Looking at TED's performance so far, mother China is surely overfilled with joy as well.

Closing in on the playoffs, TED is paired up against the French Human player ToD. Last time the two went at it was in the Replays.net All Stars Series tournament back in 2007. Back then, ToD was the stronger player. Time for the Chinese 'TEDdybear' to take revenge? 20:30, we will know.