Building up to EVER OSL 2009 final on January 17, 2010 (5:00 p.m. KST) between Flash and Movie. Tracing the history of EVER OSL finals with unreleased and new footages of the past winners (iloveoov, JulyZerg, Jaedong) and commentators reflecting on their EVER OSL stories (the video is subtitled).
OGN commentator Carri - 4 EVER OSLs..and all of them were legends
[EVER OSL 2004] OGN commentator Um - 1st EVER OSL was TvT. Not an exciting matchup. But a huge audience! Carri - It was an unprecedented OSL. BoxeR who lost cried...Oov who won couldn't celebrate... Iloveoov - It doesn't really feel good... Carri - Another thing was it was the second OSL final outside of Seoul. It was a successful adventure.
Um - Thinking back, EVER OSL finals always had a huge crowd.
[EVER OSL 2005] JulyZerg - At a final, the first thing I look for is the size of the crowd...it was huge... Carri - It was emotional...because JulyZerg made a great comeback. Um - "Zerg never beats Terran" JulyZerg - The opponent was tough. I pressed the right button like I was dying. Um - Back then, JulyZerg was the only one who did Mutal-stacking. Carri - In a tough situation, how JulyZerg came back with an insane Mutal control...still vivid...
[EVER OSL 2007] Um - Jaedong was a newcomer with great future, but Stork had a greater career. Jaedong - Stork was doing great. And I wanted to face someone like that at a final. Carri - So Jaedong became the 8th Royal Roader and drew 7,000 people. Jaedong - Royal Roader is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so I had a big dream. Um - Since then Jaedong has become God of Destruction and Tyrant. Carri - How his coach cried is vivid. Jaedong - My team was born in a tough way. So it was my personal and team's happiness. That's why my coach cried a lot.
[EVER OSL 2008] Carri - The biggest issue was a Zerg's first Golden Mouse. Um - JulyZerg had lost by 0:3 twice. That's why he knew how to pull the match. JulyZerg - I had a scenario: if I win the first set, I win by 3:0. Um - Many thought BeSt would win. JulyZerg - He was insane. Incredible pose. Carri - It wasn't JulyZerg's prime - slump, briefly changing team to SKT. JulyZerg - It was a tough time for me. I even thought about giving up. Carri - He made a comeback when the time was tough for him. Um - It felt that JulyZerg broke down the entire system of SKT. JulyZerg - I didn't really care. But I thought, "What a fate..I'm not for SKT..." I didn't think about Golden Mouse. I just wanted to be at the final.
Jaedong - It seems like yesterday when just being at OSL was an honor....and I'm already an OSL champion...It was marvelous...it was what has driven me since then... JulyZerg - OSL is the greatest stage. The greatest place. The greatest players. 3 Golds is an amazing thing. "I'm the true winner. I'm the true champion," I thought as I lifted my hands.
On January 13 2010 02:37 SuperArc wrote: Omg looking at the epic winners of EVER OSLs Flash is destined to win it.
Poor Movie.
And why wouldn`t a victory by Movie be epic? On the contrary, it would be made all the more epic by the fact that it would be a victory over an opponent that is currently considered practically unbeatable. It would be akin to GARIMTO`s victory over BoxeR in the SKY OSL, when Boxer had just won two consecutive StarLeagues and looked unstoppable (although, to be fair, GARIMTO had won a StarLeague himself and was the best man for the job at the time). Also, it would fit with the theme of this OSL, since this StarLeague was filled with upsets.
Movie finds himself in a similar situation Jaedong did in the EVER 2007 finals, facing an established opponent at the top of his form in his weakest matchup. While he is a good player, he will have to do the same thing to his PvT that Jaedong did to his ZvP....learn it right in front of our eyes.
Overall, I will be rooting for Movie. Not just beacuse he is a prospective player, the underdog in this final and a Protoss, but also beacuse it would be priceless to see the reaction of StarCraft fans if he toppled all the expectations of a Flash victory.
I'm on Movie's side as the underdog, it'll be amazing if he wins. Beating Flash at the top of his game at the OSL finals will probably be the crowning achievement of his life, and we'll be lookin' back at him and saying, "Damn he was good." Or that "He just cheesed and won Flash should've been him/Flash was so tired they put too much work on him/<Insert complaining excuse here>" for all the haters ;P
Nice vid, thanks a lot for the translation. It almost made me want Flash to win the finals since he deserves that legend status that the 3 predecessors have
On January 13 2010 04:04 niteReloaded wrote: The only reason Movie might win is bcoz of the slight imba all terrans have to deal with when TvPing.
TvP is not Flash's worst MU for no reason.
That is a poor excuse, considering Flash once dominated in TvP and also beat a really good PvT player to achieve his first StarLeague title. It is more likely that his TvP is not as good as before simply beacuse he has been more focusing on TvZ/TvT.
EPT
BoxeR who lost cried...Oov who won couldn't celebrate...
Stork had a greater career. 
