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Starleague: A drama without script

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supernovamaniac
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States3046 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-11 23:41:55
July 11 2012 22:15 GMT
#1
WARNING: MANY LARGE PHOTOS, SPOILERS

The fans call it 각본없는 드라마 (A drama without script). Players call it "The Dream Stage". Most people know it as OnGameNet Starleague.

On the 10th, I decided to spend the whole day at OGN stadium to watch OSL Semifinals between Jangbi and Zero. To be more precise, I arrived at the stadium at 3PM, watched few Proleague games between CJ and Khan before lining up at 4PM (People were not allowed to enter the stadium until 7PM for OSL, as they kicked people out right after Proleague then started changing the stage for Starleague). With couple of new friends that I made while watching Proleague, we waited about 3 hours on line to watch the semifinals at the very front.

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Oh, by the way, if you ask me "how packed was the stadium" for semifinals match, it's nothing compared to GSL. And by nothing, I mean fully packed. So packed that people who couldn't enter were asked to leave due to safety concerns.

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So I'm not going to talk too much about the games here (except game 4), as you should know what happened. If you haven't watched the series and have the time to do so, go watch the whole series right now. One of the most intense/amazing PvZ series I've seen in a long time. If you really don't have time, go watch games 4 and 5. If you don't have time to watch either of those games.... well now you're just making an excuse.

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Mandatory Shoutout?


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Oh, right. I want storms


So the games go on, and we're in despair after Game 3. Sure, we know that Sniper Ridge was good for Protoss, but given that Jangbi would have to play set 5 to win the whole series, we were kind of disappointed. Heck, one of my friends told us "I might switch to Zero and start cheering for him in set 4". Luckily, he didn't switch, as we saw our Protoss hero... get hydra busted again.

Every Zero fan was waiting to start cheering for Zero as soon as Jangbi typed gg. I almost packed my stuff and was ready to leave the stadium as soon as the game was over. Jangbi, being a typical OSL player, stayed in the game to avoid elimination as long as possible. However, he knew that the game was over.

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When asked about his "amazing storms" in set 4 during QnA session with fans, Jangbi responded: "I didn't expect much. I was actually going for one final rush to type 'gg', but it just worked out well"


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Kim Carry: It's still hard to pull this off


I'm going to quote Mr. Kim now.

"NOW, THERE'S ONLY LAST PROTOSS'S ONE FINAL HANBANG RUSH. SCREW TAKING ANOTHER EXNAPSNION, HE NEEDS TO FINISH THE GAME WITH THIS ARMY. IN THE SCENARIO, NEAR THE END, THE LAST PROTOSS WAS THIS TRAGIC. CAN HE CHANGE THE FATE WITH THIS TRAGIC HANBANG PUSH?"

The commentators were doing their usual "he's eliminated" speech at this moment. I was just sitting in my char going "ahh....". And then suddenly...

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HUH???!?!?!!?!?!??!?!?!??!!?!?!?!?!?!?


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!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I can write down many sentences, words, and letters to describe how I felt after this. But I think this video sums up the situation very well:



Oh and by the fact that I was the only one of the two guys standing up after Set 4

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HEY FATASS, SIT DOWN. WE CAN'T SEE THE SCREE... oh well, screw it. HEO YOUNG MU! HEO YOUNG MU!


Set 4 passes by, and everyone's excited. At the beginning, there weren't huge "Heo Young Mu HWAITING" cheers or anything. Maybe the crowd wasn't hyped up, or maybe they just didn't have hope in Jangbi. But if you listen to VODs, the crowd is very excited at the beginning of Set 5.

Then.... another issue of the night.

At the beginning of the set 5, many fans were holding up signs that said: "Can't we just continue with this game?", "STARLEAGUE FOREVER". At this point, Kim Carry stopped talking. Everyone in the audience didn't notice. The main caster found it weird and turned to Kim Carry, and then this happened.



Some people were speculating that it was for Protoss. Is that so? Maybe its mixed in there a little. But what people don't realize is that two of these three guys have started commentating BroodWar since 1999.

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Remember PKO 99?


He's been casting for over 13 years, and now he has to suddenly let go of the game that has helped shape Korean e-Sports today. Without BW, there would be no Proleague, no Starleague, no StarCraft 2 scene. He devoted his life for e-Sports, and he cherished all those moments. With BW given its final tournament, but with fans still wanting to see BW, it broke down Kim Carry emotionally. But none of the fans were mad that he cried during broadcast, nor yelled at him for being unprofessional. Everyone was also sad. We chanted "Don't Cry", but I think most of us were crying inside that this beautiful game was coming to an end, and we cannot continue anymore. It also showed us how Kim Carry loves the e-Sports scene, and I truly admire him for that (I might write separate blog about him later).

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Please keep commentating in the future with amazing commentary. Thank you


Anyways, the match goes on, and it finishes (screw analysis of game 5, GO WATCH IT)

Ending (spoilers):



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HEY I TOLD YOU TO SIT DO... oh wait JANGBI WON!!!!!!


I might go to the 2nd semifinals, I might not. But what I know at this moment is that we're set for amazing finals with Jangbi vs Flash/Fantasy.


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FraCuS
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1072 Posts
July 11 2012 22:20 GMT
#2
5/5 man I would LOVE to visit Korean mainly to go see BW live and maybe get pictures of me with the progamers :D
Apink/Girl's Day/miss A/IU/Crayon Pop/Sistar/Exo K :D l Kpop and Kdrama Enthusiast
puppykiller
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States3126 Posts
July 11 2012 22:33 GMT
#3
I want that signed keyboard now!
Why would I play sctoo when I can play BW?
prplhz
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Denmark8045 Posts
July 11 2012 22:42 GMT
#4
awesome

thanks
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Nazza
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1654 Posts
July 11 2012 22:49 GMT
#5
At first I was like.... meh PvZ, but I'm so glad I stayed up to watch those games live!
No one ever remembers second place, eh? eh? GIVE ME COMMAND
Shana
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Indonesia1814 Posts
July 11 2012 23:36 GMT
#6
Awesome

5/5
Believing in what lies ahead. | That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.
ghrur
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3786 Posts
July 11 2012 23:49 GMT
#7
This is crazy. ^_^ Ahhhhhhhh, SNM, you're so lucky.
darkness overpowering
sour_eraser
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada932 Posts
July 12 2012 01:23 GMT
#8
Lucky
I'm regretting that I missed it live.
You better go Flash vs Fantasy and bring more pics
5/5
"What's the f*cking point of censoring a letter if everyone and their mother knows what it stands for.... F*cking morons"
Sawamura
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Malaysia7602 Posts
July 12 2012 01:47 GMT
#9
5/5 and yeah I agree with the poster above me please bring lots of photos from Flash and Fanta match .
BW/KT Forever R.I.P KT.Violet dearly missed ..
Hesmyrr
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada5776 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-12 12:40:03
July 12 2012 01:56 GMT
#10
This is going to be one of the best starleague yet.
"If watching the MSL finals makes you a progamer, then anyone in Korea can do it." - Ha Tae Ki
Sawamura
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Malaysia7602 Posts
July 12 2012 01:58 GMT
#11
On July 12 2012 10:56 Hesmyrr wrote:
This is going to be one of the best starleague yet.


Corrected it for you
BW/KT Forever R.I.P KT.Violet dearly missed ..
OpticalShot
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada6330 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-12 02:00:08
July 12 2012 01:59 GMT
#12
I'm usually a proud guy and don't say this, but for that particular event, I wish I was you.

You lucky mofo. 5/5 blog ofc, BW HWAITING PROTOSS HWAITING OSL HWAITING OGN HWAITING
-edit: and also thanks for shoutout for our amazing #TL-ABL
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Ciryandor
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States3735 Posts
July 12 2012 03:39 GMT
#13
Oh god. That was sheer awesomeness right there. D: <3
에일리 and 아이유 <3 - O Captain 박재혁 ・゚✧*:・*゚+..。✧・゚:*・..。 ✧・゚ :・゚* ゜・*:・ ✧・゚:・゚:.。 ✧・゚ SPARKULING ・゜・:・゚✧*:・゚✧。*゚+..。 ✧・゚: ✧・゚:*・゜・:・゚✧*::
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51416 Posts
July 12 2012 04:17 GMT
#14
MY BODY IS NOT READY FOR FLASH VS FANTASY
Commentator
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
July 12 2012 06:08 GMT
#15
You are awesome, snm. I really mean it! I love the passion you have for StarCraft, and how you share that passion with others. =)
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
d3_crescentia
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4054 Posts
July 12 2012 06:44 GMT
#16
On July 12 2012 07:20 FraCuS wrote:
5/5 man I would LOVE to visit Korean mainly to go see BW live and maybe get pictures of me with the progamers :D

too bad you'll never get the opportunity now D:
once, not long ago, there was a moon here
ShadeR
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7535 Posts
July 12 2012 07:10 GMT
#17
Been waiting for this =].
ymir233
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States8275 Posts
July 12 2012 08:08 GMT
#18
Oh shit, so you did get a pic with Kim Carry. Too bad I had to go early ((((

ZerO plays way too damn sloppy mid-lategame onwards for someone that was trying to be a finalist. Good thing Jangbi slapped him down and showed him who was boss. That Game 4 was just filled with lols. Setting up on the high ground won't save you from 4 HTs worth of storms bitch.

Anyways, Kim Carry gets to cast a proper PvT now, here, at the end of all things. Let's do this.

P.S. The Stargirl near Jangbi looked as if she wanted to cry during the interview. What was that about.
Come motivate me to be cynical about animus at http://infinityandone.blogspot.com/ // Stork proxy gates are beautiful.
Hyde
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia14568 Posts
July 12 2012 08:31 GMT
#19
On July 12 2012 15:44 d3_crescentia wrote:
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On July 12 2012 07:20 FraCuS wrote:
5/5 man I would LOVE to visit Korean mainly to go see BW live and maybe get pictures of me with the progamers :D

too bad you'll never get the opportunity now D:

T_T

Nice blog Take more Yeon Ji pics
Because when you left, Brood War was all spotlights and titans. Now, with the death of the big leagues, Brood War has moved to the basements and carparks. Now, Brood War is unlicensed brawls, lost teeth, and bloody fights for fistfulls of money - SirJolt
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
July 12 2012 08:32 GMT
#20
darn, i'm jealous... but great pictures. kim carrier <3
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