The seventh week is over for the 2014 season 2 ranked 1v1 ladder challenge!
It’s not too late to join!
If you are new to the ladder challenge, learn more here or sign up!
This week we have Diem Ex Dei for our regular mix of motivating ladder music!
Raffle Winner
Congratulations, cKoL! You win GM coaching from HTOMario! An email has been sent to your account.
Next week’s raffle: Elite Membership
For next weeks raffle, if you play 20 games you are eligible to be chosen for one month of Elite Membership!
Clan Challenge Update
A new clan makes it on the list — ETL! Check out the clans listing and see where your clan stands!
Clan | Total Players | Total Games |
|---|---|---|
| IXL | 50 | 2379 |
| TAW | 65 | 2360 |
| TrG | 37 | 797 |
| ETL | 25 | 791 |
| ConFed | 37 | 699 |
Remember, the top clan at the end of the challenge gets 3 months of Elite Membership for up to 50 clan members!
Progress Update
Contrary to our expectations, the number of participants achieving the highest level of the ladder challenge continues to rise, having more participants than any other level except slackers. Don’t worry, level 7 will require more games next season. For now, anyone thirsting for a greater challenge can attempt to reach top 5! Remember, whoever has played the most games at the end of the season wins lifetime Elite Membership!
Challenge Level | Players | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Slackers! | 55 | 130 |
| 1 | 44 | 292 |
| 2 | 33 | 394 |
| 3 | 28 | 477 |
| 4 | 42 | 986 |
| 5 | 23 | 788 |
| 6 | 21 | 939 |
| 7 | 53 | 4364 |
Below are the top 5 players by games played this week:
Player | Games |
|---|---|
| Statix | 212 |
| BucketHeaD | 182 |
| ChanKim | 164 |
| KKawesome | 162 |
| iMarine | 120 |
Statistics
Guess how many times Neural Parasite was used this week?
Only four times!
The most Reapers built in one game is 31 Reapers, with a total of 105 kills! (Replay)
The most Dark Templar built in one game is 66 Dark Templar, with 53 unit kills! (Replay) The same Protoss made a great wall, too.
Who needs a death ball?
Special Replays
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Raining Nukes
We looked for the most amount of Nukes built in a single replay and got this: http://sc2replaystats.com/replay/569333
This fun TvT made me wish I was Gold again — both players took each others bases for no particular reason other than the fact that they could.
You might think with 16 Nukes someone would have ghosts early — but no! Poor neoncraze! One moment he think’s he’s playing a regular TvT, and then in a the space of a few minutes three of his bases are gone.
16 Nukes later. . .
Hero Queen
How do you defend a Speedling allin in ZvZ? Just built a Queen: http://sc2replaystats.com/replay/584026
Killing 28 units, this Queen helped DnDmelan survive the Zergling allin and bring the match to the late-game.
RIP, Hero Queen
Chattiest Replay
For this week’s chattiest replay we have a Masters vs Grandmasters TvT: http://sc2replaystats.com/replay/577750
“im so sleep deprived that i wanted to proxy rax but i forgot that”
“how do i know you’re not just saying that to lull me into a false sense of security”
“you could scout”
“you just want me to scout so i waste minerals”
Grandmaster level mind-games, ladies and gentlemen!
Good luck on the ladder, and tell us what statistics you’d like to see in the ladder challenge next week!