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Fantasy have won OSLs. No, the real reason must be because Terran is underpowered. After all, the one obvious constant in MarineKing's losses (other than MarineKing himself) has been the fact that he plays Terran. By this point in time, with the repeated defeat of Terran players in major GSL tournament finals, it should be clear that Terran is underpowered and has been underpowered since the release of SC2 thirteen months ago. Since then, GOMTV has hosted nine major tournaments at the highest level (with a tenth underway) along with five Code A tournaments. Of the nine major tournaments already completed, a Terran has made the finals six times, yet each and every one of those six tournaments (including the first four in a row) saw a Terran lose the finals; for Code A, four out of five have had a Terran in the finals, with all four resulting in a Terran losing the finals. To truly understand how much the Terran race has suffered, we must understand the history of the GSL, from the first Open Seasons to the Code S tournament going on now.Open Season 1
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At this time, the ignorant masses were convinced that Terran was overpowered, and players like Maka were expected to go far if not win it all. The opening round proved promising, with the immortal LiveForever defeating future many time champion and terror to Terran 
ZergBong (who understandably now uses the ID Nestea, as being Zerg is certainly far too embarrassing). Terran players IntoTheRainBOw (who had seen the light when transitioning to SC2 and switched to Terran) and Ensnare made it to the Ro8 without dropping a set, but ultimately, the extremely obvious overpowered nature of Zerg carried FruitDealer past LiveForever and IntoTheRainBOw to his wholly undeserving victory.
Maka were expected to go far if not win it all. The opening round proved promising, with the immortal LiveForever defeating future many time champion and terror to Terran ZergBong (who understandably now uses the ID Nestea, as being Zerg is certainly far too embarrassing). Terran players IntoTheRainBOw (who had seen the light when transitioning to SC2 and switched to Terran) and Ensnare made it to the Ro8 without dropping a set, but ultimately, the extremely obvious overpowered nature of Zerg carried FruitDealer past LiveForever and IntoTheRainBOw to his wholly undeserving victory.Open Season 2
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Most of the great Terrans of Season 1 returned, with the notable exception of LiveForever (who clearly had been so disgusted by his loss to FruitDealer that he decided to concentrate on his studies instead). Despite LiveForever's absence, humanity's forces were bolstered with the qualification of many legends and legends-to-be. Playing under the name of BoxeR, everyone's favorite silver collector made his first mark on the scene here. Curiously, the real Emperor himself took part as well, playing under the ID Manofoneway. Joining him was fellow bonjwa NaDa. Also making his first appearance was the best Brood War player ever to switch, MVP, a player so good he once beat God in a game of Brood War. But even more importantly, this tournament marked our first encounter with the undisputed best player of all time, TheBest. Unfortunately, even being the best was not enough to overcome Nestea's built-in advantages, causing TheBest to suffer an ignominious 0-2 defeat in the first round. While the Emperor was demolished by NesTea, "BoxeR" was able to sweep past FruitDealer and HopeTorture into the finals. It was here that he would first make his name as a silver collector, as without LiveForever there to beat NesTea, MarineKing was unable to become Optimus Prime.
Manofoneway. Joining him was fellow bonjwa NaDa. Also making his first appearance was the best Brood War player ever to switch, MVP, a player so good he once beat God in a game of Brood War. But even more importantly, this tournament marked our first encounter with the undisputed best player of all time, TheBest. Unfortunately, even being the best was not enough to overcome Nestea's built-in advantages, causing TheBest to suffer an ignominious 0-2 defeat in the first round. While the Emperor was demolished by NesTea, "BoxeR" was able to sweep past FruitDealer and HopeTorture into the finals. It was here that he would first make his name as a silver collector, as without LiveForever there to beat NesTea, MarineKing was unable to become Optimus Prime.Open Season 3
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It was at the final open tournament that Jinro made his debut, representing the hopes of non-Korean Terrans everywhere. But even more importantly (sorry TL, but it's true), the greatest macro player of all time, Prime's macro terran, BitByBit made his first GSL appearance in what would be a short but brilliant career. The great BitByBit unleashed his extensive arsenal of aggressive play upon the GSL field, sweeping through HayprO and NewDawn before meeting season one champ Fruitdealer in the round of 16. Alas, even his great play was insufficient to beat FruitDealer, preventing him from acquiring Code S status. Even as MarineKing and Jinro were eliminated by the overpowered Protoss MC, hope remained, as the great Rain was able to refine the brilliance of BitByBit and crush NesTea. Yet upon reaching the finals, he abandoned the glorious way of BitByBit, resulting in Terran once more falling at the final stage.
Jinro made his debut, representing the hopes of non-Korean Terrans everywhere. But even more importantly (sorry TL, but it's true), the greatest macro player of all time, Prime's macro terran, BitByBit made his first GSL appearance in what would be a short but brilliant career. The great BitByBit unleashed his extensive arsenal of aggressive play upon the GSL field, sweeping through HayprO and NewDawn before meeting season one champ Fruitdealer in the round of 16. Alas, even his great play was insufficient to beat FruitDealer, preventing him from acquiring Code S status. Even as MarineKing and Jinro were eliminated by the overpowered Protoss MC, hope remained, as the great Rain was able to refine the brilliance of BitByBit and crush NesTea. Yet upon reaching the finals, he abandoned the glorious way of BitByBit, resulting in Terran once more falling at the final stage.Code S January
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The first Code S season saw the return of LiveForever, but he would prove surprisingly mortal in the group stages (but not to Leenock). Eliminating the likes of MC and IdrA, Jinro would again make it to the Ro4, losing this time to MarineKing. With the stage set for MarineKing to deliver a glorious victory to Terran, he would again fall short in the finals, collecting his second silver and being the fourth consecutive Terran to lose in the finals. In the Up and Down matches, disaster would strike; Maka, Polt, and Rain were demoted (though Polt would receive LiveForever's (Leenock's) vacated spot).
Leenock). Eliminating the likes of MC and IdrA, Jinro would again make it to the Ro4, losing this time to MarineKing. With the stage set for MarineKing to deliver a glorious victory to Terran, he would again fall short in the finals, collecting his second silver and being the fourth consecutive Terran to lose in the finals. In the Up and Down matches, disaster would strike; Maka, Polt, and Rain were demoted (though Polt would receive LiveForever's (Leenock's) vacated spot).Code S March
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This would be the first GSL not to feature a Terran in the finals with no Terran surviving the Ro8, showing us how OP Protoss and Zerg were at the time. Again the Up and Down matches would prove unfavorable, with MVP, Hyperdub, BoxeR, and TheBest being demoted.
Hyperdub, BoxeR, and TheBest being demoted.World Cup
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With a field of just 16 players, this would be the perfect chance for MarineKing to finally follow in the footsteps of Fantasy. Despite being able to eliminate MC in the Ro4, MarineKing again proved to be powerless in the finals.
Code S May
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Despite a heroic effort by sC, no Terran made the finals as in the previous Code S. Unfortunately for sC, the imbalance of Crossfire SE proved decisive in a deciding match against NesTea in the Ro4. In the Up and Down matches, RainbOw, Lyn, and Jinro would fall to Code A, while highly successful Slayers Terrans MMA and Ryung would fail to achieve promotion.
sC, no Terran made the finals as in the previous Code S. Unfortunately for sC, the imbalance of Crossfire SE proved decisive in a deciding match against NesTea in the Ro4. In the Up and Down matches, RainbOw, Lyn, and Jinro would fall to Code A, while highly successful Slayers Terrans MMA and Ryung would fail to achieve promotion.Super Tournament
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The Super Tournament saw the resurgence of greats like Maka and TheBest, who made it to the Ro16. Meanwhile, the rising stars of Slayers Ryung and MMA met each other in the Ro8, and MarineKing appeared poised to have another shot at gold before succumbing to MMA, giving away a 2-0 lead. A rising star of GSTL who narrowly missed promotion the previous season, MMA's victory in the finals seemed certain, but he was surprisingly swept out of the finals, the sixth Terran to lose in the finals.
Code S July
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This GSL saw the departure of a Terran hero before it even started, with Rain announcing his departure from TSL and GSL. Continuing the trend of a Terran inability to reach the Code S finals, two Zergs faced off for the title. The Up and Down matches continued the trend of proving disastrous for the Terran greats, as MarineKing and sC were demoted.
Code S August
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While this tournament is not yet complete, I believe that the loser of the finals will almost certainly be Terran.
Code A
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With this plethora of evidence showing the continuing plight of the Terran race, it should be obvious that if MarineKing wants to follow in Stork's footsteps and win a gold after collecting a good number of silvers, he should return to his roots and do the same thing Stork did: play Protoss. With the power of Protoss on his side, he would be able to immediately grab his first gold.
However, this is not the ideal solution, as Terran needs a buff sooner or later. After all, a real balanced game should see about 44.8% of top level Starleagues won by Terran, 21.1% won by Protoss, and 35.1% won by Zerg (percentages approximate due to rounding), which has yet to happen for GSL. One way to have this buff occur is for GOMTV to change to a more balanced map pool, potentially by porting over good maps from Brood War like Neo Arkanoid, which looks particularly promising.
Edit: I originally claimed that a balanced game has 45.6% of Starleagues won by Terran instead of 44.8% as is correct. Do note that the percentages for a balanced game are approximate, and if all goes well, the perfect win rate for Terran should go up soon.
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