?The final fixture of GSL Season 1 Code S will see the first-time Code S finalist Jang “Creator” Hyun-woo clash with the three-time champion Lee “Rogue” Byeong-yeol this Thursday. This sets up one of the most lopsided mismatches in GSL history, as indicated by the odds available at the leading StarCraft II betting sites.
Still, we have to recognise Creator’s impressive performances in this tournament. He topped his section in the first group stage and finished the second group stage tied with Park “Dark” Ryung-woo at 3-1, before eliminating Shin “RagnaroK” Hee-bum (3-1) and Cho “Trap” Seong-ho (3-1).
But even though Creator has looked strong in the latter stages of Code S, he lost against Rogue (1-3) in their first meeting on April 25. Admittedly, he also lost against Trap in the first match and then got his revenge, but this will be a tall order.
Rogue leads the ESL Pro Tour 2022/23 Korea standings by 50 points and has yet to show anything that would make us doubt his ability to claim his fourth Code S title. The 28-year-old Zerg player’s only defeat came against Trap (1-2), and even that was a very close match, while he won the remaining bouts with at least one map to spare.
Rogue has boldly predicted a one-sided affair, and even the other SCII esports players have no issues framing it as such. With a 21-3 head-to-head record (5-0 since January 2021) against Creator, we don’t believe he’s wrong.