ZihaoGuo Zihao

ANALYSIS
The first game went swimmingly for Zihao, as he was able to get out to an early 1-0 lead on the back of his Patron Warrior deck. Breath's Control Priest was never able to gain any control on the board and was taken down easily. Game Two was a different story, though. Zihao's Midrange Paladin was not able to kill the Freeze Mage of Breath fast enough, which meant that Breath eventually drew into the burst damage he needed to pick up the win and tie up the series. Zihao took Game Three with a win against Breath's Druid that saw Zihao topdeck an Antique Healbot two turns in a row, once with a Brann Bronzebeard on board for a double heal, to prolong the game long enough to take a 2-1 lead. Despite the 2-1 lead, Zihao faltered majorly in Games Four and Five when he was left with just his Paladin deck against the Priest and Druid of Breath. In both games, Zihao was not able to get much of a board lead and was taken down fairly easily. Zihao has been eliminated with the loss and will now have to rely on Gold Series Summer in order to make his way to Blizzcon this fall.