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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
So here's something I noticed while doing a little poking around FiFo.
We all know that to "walk the royal road" is to win an MSL or OSL on your first try. Recently Mind also walked the royal road in MSL defeating 2 time defending champ Bisu in the finals... but you know what's even more impressive?
He didn't just start from MSL, nor did he start from Survivor. He started from the MSL Off-line qualis! (Albeit, not his first attempt, but still impressive).
I personally think Mind came to TL.net and read DJEtter's secret formula to winning OSL, and used it for his MSL victory.
Mind's Road to Victory:
7/19/2007 MSL Prelims
Group 16
Ro8: InteR.Mind 2 - 1 MenSol[Zero]
Ro4: InteR.Mind 2 - 1 Ever)P(SsuN
Final: InteR.Mind 2 - 0 SharK[gm]
8/2/2007 MSL Survivor Tournament
Game 1: InteR.Mind > Much
Winers: Canata > Inter.Mind
Final: InteR.Mind > TheZerg
9/27/2007 GomTV3 MSL Ro32
Game 2: InteR.Mind > Shine
Winners: Hwasin > Inter.Mind
Final: InteR.Mind > Shine
10/20/2007 GomTV3 MSL Ro16
Game 1: InteR.Mind > Oov
Game 2: Oov > Inter.Mind
Game 3: InteR.Mind > Oov
11/1/2007 GomTV3 MSL Ro8
Game 1: InteR.Mind > TheManiaMST
Game 2: TheManiaMST > Inter.Mind
Game 3: InteR.Mind > TheManiaMST
Game 4: InteR.Mind > TheManiaMST
11/8/2007 GomTV MSL Ro4
Game 1: InteR.Mind > Savior
Game 2: Savior > Inter.Mind
Game 3: Savior > Inter.Mind
Game 4: InteR.Mind > Savior
Game 5: InteR.Mind > Savior
11/17/2007 GomTV MSL Final
Game 1: InteR.Mind > Bisu
Game 2: Bisu > Inter.Mind
Game 3: Inter.Mind > Bisu
Game 4: InteR.Mind > Bisu
Although I generally hated this guy for knocking out Savior, I'm a little impressed.
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I thought there was no "Royal Road" for the MSL, I believe even Bisu said this when he won the first time.
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
doesn't saynig royal road in ur thread title along with the words "MSL" imply that Mind won XD
anyway i'm very impressed by 박성균 too ;o
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Mind never won game 2 or the winners match and he still won it all.
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Germany2762 Posts
it's funny how far he came by playing one single matchup 
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To be honest Mind was the last person I thought would take this MSL.
Now that he won it and I see his path I'm kinda happy for him, a lot of work that paid of. Gj mind!
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is awesome32274 Posts
On November 20 2007 02:40 Jathin wrote:
Spoiler babies!!
hahaha
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Mind did really really good getting his way up there, he deserves it 
ughhh he knocked out Oov and Bisu in the way though 
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On November 20 2007 02:53 Nick_54 wrote:
Mind never won game 2 or the winners match and he still won it all.
Haha that's awesome.
Prelims Final: InteR.Mind 2 - 0 SharK[gm]
That may be the only second game he won.
Hm.. FiFo says his prelim Ro4 set was Win,Loss,Win, but it doesn't say for Ro8.
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United States7488 Posts
I think I first noticed this when I was looking at the Quarterfinal match between Mind and Memory, both of whom had begun the event down at the offlines (and Kwanro too). It is quite an amazing run/feat.
Savior was also likely the only player that had a lead on Mind at any point in the tournament. Not counting, of course, the double elimimation group stages when mind never had more losses than wins anyway.
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I always thought that Mind/Ruby would win a few starleagues, after being extremely impressed from watching their replays a couple of years ago.. These guys just always had perfect macro/micro with very high 350ish apm and they always crushed their amateur opposition in various single leagues/team leagues.
I really didn't think he stood a chance against Savior or Bisu.. but good for him
What's scary is that Mind played way better vs Bisu than even Hwasin did, I don't think anyone could've predicted that. When Hwasin got advantages against Bisu, he'd often let Bisu creep back in and take the games back but Mind never gave up any tiny edges whatsoever against Bisu.. truly amazing play by Mind
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Taking down  Much,  Oov,  sAviOr and Bisu in your first MSL is pretty much as good as it gets, but I still can't shake the feeling that he'll slide back to obscurity after this.
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On November 20 2007 04:23 Mannerheim wrote:Taking down Much, Oov, sAviOr and Bisu in your first MSL is pretty much as good as it gets, but I still can't shake the feeling that he'll slide back to obscurity after this.
Yeah. Its like the consistency vs someone who just had a lucky/invincible run. I cant say how he will do after this but I could definitely see him just being a middling uninspiring player. He is so damn young though
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wow he won everything except game 2 lol
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On November 20 2007 02:35 alffla wrote:
doesn't saynig royal road in ur thread title along with the words "MSL" imply that Mind won XD
anyway i'm very impressed by 박성균 too ;o
I thought the same thing, a spoiler warning, when the spoiler is in the title, lol?
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On November 20 2007 04:23 Mannerheim wrote:Taking down Much, Oov, sAviOr and Bisu in your first MSL is pretty much as good as it gets, but I still can't shake the feeling that he'll slide back to obscurity after this.
I've got the same feeling, for some reason I just can't see him winning another one :/
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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
On November 20 2007 08:33 lololol wrote:Show nested quote +On November 20 2007 02:35 alffla wrote:
doesn't saynig royal road in ur thread title along with the words "MSL" imply that Mind won XD
anyway i'm very impressed by 박성균 too ;o I thought the same thing, a spoiler warning, when the spoiler is in the title, lol?
wow I suck
well everyone shoudl know the results by now.
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United States10774 Posts
ya I doubt anyone who is reading this thread doesnt know the MSL finals result
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On November 20 2007 02:10 himurakenshin wrote:
I thought there was no "Royal Road" for the MSL, I believe even Bisu said this when he won the first time.
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Yes royal road is a term only associated with the OSL. Just like the golden mouse etc.
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CA10828 Posts
traditionally "royal road" has been reserved for only starleague, but recently korean news sites have been using "royal road" in reference to MSL. i personally think that is inaccurate and it should only be used with regard to starleague, but whatever
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HonestTea
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SHARK YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED THIS FROM THE BEGINNING!
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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
On November 20 2007 13:38 HonestTea wrote:
SHARK YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED THIS FROM THE BEGINNING!
SO COULD HAVE MENSOL, WHO DECIDED TO CHOOSE THE NEXT SEASON TO PASS THE PRELIMS
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Im pretty sure there is a royal road for msl. They were talking about it. They meaning the commentators about some jinx. One if bisu is really a bonjwha he would win 3 msls and than win an osl. Since he won two in a row. And a royal road jinx where a person who gets to his first msl and gets to the finals win.
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Why doesn't MSL have a Royal Road? Anyone involved in MSL can just say one exists and it does.
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Because "It's not about prestige or what's worth more or what's more important or harder or whatever. It's simply a definition. It's like how the golden mouse is an OSL only thing. It's just the way people define it, it's a tradition." paraphrased quote from wise man
People could do the same crap with the golden mouse if they wanted to. It's a thing to keep to OSL only. Not to mention
On November 20 2007 02:10 himurakenshin wrote:
I thought there was no "Royal Road" for the MSL, I believe even Bisu said this when he won the first time.
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On November 20 2007 13:38 HonestTea wrote:
SHARK YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED THIS FROM THE BEGINNING!
LOL
But yeah, taking out Savior and Bisu in fair fights right in a row. That's hard core.
We're definitely going to see a lot more of him in Proleague, so we'll be able to gauge if he's got any consistency or not..
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United States1655 Posts
I was under the impression that Royal Road was only for OSL as well.
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Doesn't Royal Road mean to win both Starleagues in your first try?
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Wasn't savior stuck in the prelims before he won osl too? Or was it just odt?
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United States10774 Posts
Just ODT, I think. Not 100% though.
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Braavos36375 Posts
On November 20 2007 17:52 OneOther wrote:
Just ODT, I think. Not 100% though.
No, he was in prelims. He went from prelims all the way to OSL win.
His first ODT group was pretty ridiculous, it was Savior, Jaedong, Sea, and Casy (when Casy was still good TvZ).
Savior's road to his Shinhan3 OSL Win:
ODT
W Jaedong
W Casy
OSL Group
L Midas
W Chojja
W Light
Ro16
W Midas
L Midas
W Midas
Ro8
W Much
W Much
Ro4
L Iris
W Iris
W Iris
L Iris
W Iris
Finals
W Nada
L Nada
W Nada
W Nada
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royal road is first time entry in oSL and taking it all, doesnt apply to msl...
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On November 20 2007 17:55 Hot_Bid wrote:Show nested quote +On November 20 2007 17:52 OneOther wrote:
Just ODT, I think. Not 100% though. No, he was in prelims. He went from prelims all the way to OSL win. His first ODT group was pretty ridiculous, it was sAviOr, Jaedong, Sea, and Casy (when Casy was still good TvZ). sAviOr's road to his Shinhan3 OSL Win: ..... Ro8 W MuchW Much....
You just made me remember how brutal the wins vs Much were...
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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
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