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The greatest season of OSL/MSL ever?

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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51417 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-07 09:08:54
July 06 2014 09:00 GMT
#1
Inspired by the greatest game of BW ever thread...

Let's go through each OSL/KPGA/MSL season one-by-one shall we? I'll try my best to remember storylines and stuff from each.

OSL
PKO '99 - First ever major Starcraft league
Hanaro OSL - First time league on the new OGN channel, first (and only) foreigner to win an OSL (Grrrr...)
Freechal OSL - First OSL played at the Megaweb Studio in COEX, First OSL to have an external venue for the finals. Legend of the Fall is created.
Hanbitsoft OSL - First instance of the 'Royal Roader' (Boxer)
Coca-Cola OSL - First instance of the Lim/Jin-rok Rivalry (Boxer vs Yellow)
SKY 2001 OSL - Legend of the Fall comes back. Third foreigner to play in an OSL (Asmodey, after Pillars and Grrrr...).
NATE OSL - 'The Forgotten OSL' due to the 2002 World Cup running at the same time.
SKY 2002 OSL - Legend of the Fall returns (Reach). Fourth (and last) foreigner in an OSL (ElkY).
Panasonic OSL - Nada royal roads. Last appearance of GARIMTO and many other veterans, signifying the end of the 'first-generation' of Starcraft professionals.
Olympus OSL - Yellow loses opportunity to secure an OSL. Beginning of the 'second-generation' of Starcraft professionals.

mycube OSL - Boxer vs Joyo. Baseball stadium finals. Paradoxx ruined Zergs.
NHN OSL - Silent_Control cheeses his way to 3rd place. Veteran Zeus finally makes it to an OSL final, only to be stopped by Nal_rA.
Gillette OSL - First OSL played in the renovated Megaweb studio. First appearance of iloveoov and JulyZerg, who royal roads this season. Boxer fails to qualify for an OSL for the first time.
EVER 2004 OSL - Boxer returns all the way from the qualifiers to make it to the final, dispatching long-time rival Yellow on the way in dramatic fashion. However, he is stopped by his protege, iloveoov.
IOPS OSL - Second peak of Nada. First league to ever have only one representative of a race (Reach, Protoss).
EVER 2005 OSL - July's second title.
So1 OSL - Golden Mouse created. Boxer's attempts to win the Golden Mouse ended by Royal Roader Anytime, thus resurrecting the myth of The Legend of the Fall.
Shinhan 2005 OSL - First of four OSL's sponsored by Shinhan Bank consecutively. iloveoov sweeps the finals 3-0 vs July.
Shinhan 2006 OSL S1 - First OSL to move to a 24 player tournament. Casy gets luckiest bracket ever and wins.
Shinhan 2006 OSL S2 - Nada eludes personal tragedy and the Legend of the Fall to win the first Golden Mouse trophy. First OSL to be played at the newly built e-Sports Stadium in iPark Mall, Yongsan.
Shinhan 2006 OSL S3 - Savior confirms his 'bonjwa' status by finally winning an OSL title. The 'third-generation' of Starcraft professionals begin to take over.

Daum OSL - Return to the 16 player tournament format. First OSL for 'wonderkid' Flash who places fourth. GGPlay is the first ever player to win a final down two sets.
EVER 2007 OSL - Jaedong royal roads. First instance of 'Taek-Bang-Leessang' all appearing in an OSL.
Bacchus 2008 OSL - Flash wins his first OSL title. First instance of a map being removed halfway through the tournament (Demon's Forest).
EVER 2008 OSL - First OSL to introduce the 36-man format. July comes out of nowhere and acquires the second Golden Mouse.
Incruit OSL - After two second-place finishes, Stork finally wins an OSL. Fantasy revolutionizes TvZ with his mech build.
Batoo OSL - Fantasy loses his second consecutive OSL final.
Bacchus 2009 OSL - Jaedong acquires the third Golden Mouse and is the first back-to-back champion since Boxer in 2001.
EVER 2009 OSL - Flash dominates the competition and marks the beginning of his 'god' reign.
Korean Air OSL S1 - Greatest OSL finals venue ever? Effort takes the surprise win over Flash.
Korean Air OSL S2 - First OSL finals overseas (Shanghai, China). First (and only) Leessang OSL final. Flash claims the fourth (and final) Golden Mouse.
Bacchus 2010 OSL - Fantasy finally wins an OSL.
Jin Air OSL - First OSL after a six month hiatus. Return to the 16 man format. Jangbi fulfills Legend of the Fall.
tving OSL - The last Starleague. First ever back-to-back finalists. Consecutive wins for Jangbi.

KPGA/MSL
KPGA 1st Tour - Dunno?
Reebok KPGA - Beginning of Nada's first dominance era.
Pepsi Twist KPGA - It's Nada again.
Baskin and Robbins KPGA - Nada wins three in a row, foreshadows what would happen again in the Panasonic OSL a few weeks later.

Stout MSL - First MSL since geMBC rebrands to MBCgame, new studio at Sejong Game World. New double-elimination tournament format.
TriGem MSL - Yellow once again fails to win a major title. Beginning of iloveoov's period of dominance.
HanaFOS CenGame MSL - Dunno?
SPRIS MSL - Nal_rA recall game.

You Are The Golf King MSL - First (and only) MSL final that was Bo7.
UZOO MSL - Beginning of sAviOr's dominance era.
CYON MSL - Dunno?
Pringles MSL S1 - Format change to Ro16 dual-tournament format. First MSL in newly renovated studio at Sejong Game World.
Pringles MSL S2 - sAviOr's third title.

GOMTV MSL S1 - 3/3 revolution. sAviOr falls from grace. Beginning of 18 month sponsorship by GOMTV. First MSL in new studio at COEX.
GOMTV MSL S2 - Bisu wins back to back MSL's. Format changes to Ro32.
GOMTV MSL S3 - Mind upsets Bisu in finals.
GOMTV MSL S4 - Jaedong wins first MSL.
Arena MSL - First MSL in new studio at LOOX. Birth of 'the pretender'.
ClubDay Online MSL - Bisu earns third MSL title.

Lost Saga MSL -
Avalon MSL - Zerg mirrors all day.
NATE MSL - Infamous power outage final.
Hana Daetoo Securities MSL -
Bigfile MSL - Awesome semi-finals.
PDPOP MSL -
ABC Mart MSL - The last ever MSL.




Personally for me;
Best OSL - EVER 2004, but tving has a really close spot to my heart because I was there for the semi-finals and finals live in person.
Best MSL - Bigfile MSL




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지치지 않는 열정, 박카스! Tireless enthusiasm, Bacchus!
더하는 즐거움, 함께 나누는 감동, EVER! Attaching pleasure in sharing emotion, EVER!
나만의 취업전략, 인크루트! My own employment strategy, Incruit!
이제는 바투 한판! Play Batoo now!
나를 강하게 하는 친구, 박카스! Be stronger with friends, Bacchus!
유쾌한 상상, 넘치는 즐거움, EVER! Imagine delight and enjoyment, EVER!
새로운 세상을 여는 첫 걸음, 대한항공! The first step in opening a whole new world, Korean Air!
꿈을 향한 비상, 대한항공! Flying towards a dream, Korean Air!
당신의 진짜 피로 회복제, 박카스! The real remedy to fatigue, Bacchus!
색다른 도전의 시작, 진에어! The beginning of a different challenge, Jin Air!
세상의 모든 동영상을 담다, 티빙! All of the world's videos in a box, Tving!

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evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8632 Posts
July 06 2014 11:00 GMT
#2
god i miss bw
Epoxide
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Magic Woods9326 Posts
July 06 2014 11:20 GMT
#3
2006 Shinhan Season 2 is just too amazing for me
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Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6103 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-06 11:21:40
July 06 2014 11:21 GMT
#4
Shinhan 2006 OSL S3 . sAviOr winning on all the anti-zerg maps.

On July 06 2014 20:00 evilfatsh1t wrote:
god i miss bw


Yea, nothing about SC2 is memorable at all. Everything is attack move, four years after release there are barely pimpest plays or insane micro vids.
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Chameleon
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States604 Posts
July 06 2014 11:31 GMT
#5
I'm gonna have to go back and watch a bunch of games to jog my memory, but i remember GOMTV3 (MInd vs Bisu finals) having some really exciting games, for me probably that one or Pringles off the top of my head. EVER 2004 OSL was insanely good, but I also like EVER 2008 (July's golden mouse).
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Titusmaster6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5937 Posts
July 06 2014 11:37 GMT
#6
Savior's OSL win was pretty sick. I've seen pretty much everything from 2004 til the end of bw and I honestly can not pick out a "best" season. So much nostalgia just reading those short storylines. I want to rewatch them all
Shorts down shorts up, BOOM, just like that.
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 06 2014 11:39 GMT
#7
Ever 2005 OSL was probably my favorite, it had the July vs. Goodfriend forte game.
Rigodon666
Profile Joined November 2006
Canada183 Posts
July 06 2014 11:58 GMT
#8
Shinhan 2006 OSL S2 for me was solid all around. I was really invoved in it.
Shinhan 2006 OSL S3 was one of the best when it came to drama and quality of games too.
I'll call the guy who will call Nada
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44107 Posts
July 06 2014 12:04 GMT
#9
EVER 2004 OSL - Boxer returns all the way from the qualifiers to make it to the final, dispatching long-time rival Yellow on the way in dramatic fashion. However, he is stopped by his protege, iloveoov.


and

GOMTV MSL S1 - 3/3 revolution. sAviOr falls from grace. Beginning of 18 month sponsorship by GOMTV. First MSL in new studio at COEX.


for me
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12022 Posts
July 06 2014 12:10 GMT
#10
Bacchus 2010 OSL - Fantasy finally wins an OSL


Best OSL finals and entire OSL ever.
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neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
July 06 2014 12:30 GMT
#11
The Tving one had this bittersweet apocalyptic feel. Everyone was playing out of their minds for the last chance to win. Ro8, ro4, finals, all were sick matches. Especially Jangbi vs Zero. That was tense.
maru G5L pls
neobowman
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3324 Posts
July 06 2014 12:58 GMT
#12
Tyving OSL had a really disappointing finals though. I still made a mousepad out of it though.

For me, there were a couple of big OSLs, but I generally rank them based on the finals. Ever 2007 because that was an amazing comeback for Jaedong. First game loss but absolute domination over the next 3 games. Ever 2008 because literally no one predicted July to come in from nowhere let alone win the finals 3-0. Batoo for the sheer wtf factor of the finals (Jaedongggguuuu). Korean Air 1 was great but Effort completely wrecked the event planner's plans XD. To be frank, I'd probably pick Jin Air OSL just because it was literally the least likely comeback I've ever seen. Batoo was pretty crazy but Jangbi's games were insane.
Jenia6109
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Russian Federation1612 Posts
July 06 2014 13:10 GMT
#13
Last two OSLs, so good for a Protoss fan and overall so many awesome games
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hitthat
Profile Joined January 2010
Poland2261 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-06 13:27:55
July 06 2014 13:26 GMT
#14
Bigfile MSL- great finals, semis plus Calm-Fantasy lulz XD
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VGhost
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3613 Posts
July 06 2014 14:10 GMT
#15
In terms of finals, Jaedong vs. fantasy at Batoo was probably the best set of games I remember... closely followed byt JangBi vs. fantasy at Jin Air. But I have to mention the one that got me into watching Starcraft, years and years ago - the TriGem MSL (iloveoov vs. YellOw).
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chongu
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Malaysia2585 Posts
July 06 2014 14:41 GMT
#16
Batoo OSL - Reason being - I was a hardcore JD fanboy back then.

A close second would be the second last BW OSL, featuring Jangbi vs Fantasy. It was nail-bitingly close, best PvT series ever.

SC2 is to BW, what coke is to wine.
N.geNuity
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States5112 Posts
July 06 2014 15:42 GMT
#17
pdpop should be recognized for snow vs jaedong.

nostalgia hitting me harder for incruit osl (fantasy osl run), but digging through some liquipedias I'm not sure what I would call the best from the elimination brackets, and I can't really remember as much of the group stage (eg like leta pure ro36 in ever osl).
iu, seungah, yura, taeyeon, hyosung, lizzy, suji, sojin, jia, ji eun, eunji, soya, younha, jiyeon, fiestar, sinb, jung myung hoon godtier. BW FOREVERR
Chameleon
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States604 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-06 16:42:11
July 06 2014 15:44 GMT
#18
Bacchus 2008, despite demons forest being stupid (and Flash getting embarrassed by Rock on it) was really good.

The final bracket had some awesome matchups in it
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and it had my favorite intro of all (I still associate that song with pro BW, it just stuck in my mind as the starcraft progaming anthem)

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chaosTheory_14cc
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada1270 Posts
July 06 2014 17:09 GMT
#19
Ever 2009 OSL and Arena MSL
SynC[gm]
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States3127 Posts
July 06 2014 18:45 GMT
#20
First ever OSL I ever watched was EVER 2008 when July beat BeSt. Back then, I remember watching Luxury beat FlaSh and was like "Oh, cool, he used Guardians." Back then, I had no clue who anyone was and didn't know that FlaSh had just won an OSL. Luxury ended up being one of my favorite players, and oh how I regret that now...

Favorite season of OSL/MSL either has to be Arena MSL or Lost Saga MSL. Arena MSL because of fOrGG's epic run to victory, beating KaL in that epic 5-game series including the two games on Colosseum. Then, he beats FlaSh in the semis and then dismantles his then-teammate Jaedong and comes out of nowhere to win. Lost Saga MSL probably because of the awesome group selections, where maGma talked crap about Bisu and anyone that doubted him, sAviOr and his decent run, and my then-favorite player Luxury winning it all.

I really liked the MSL's... Enjoyed Kim Min Chul and Lee Seung Won.
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