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WhiteKnight.US
Profile Joined May 2014
Great Britain102 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-12 17:23:39
January 12 2017 17:22 GMT
#1
I posted this is in Strategy forum so we could talk about how they played. I basically wanted to remind people about some of the old pimp 2v2 players. Maybe someone can make a page on Liquipedia about past top 2v2 players.

Mondragon/Testie ZZ (Note: Testie would pick Zerg because Mondragon was a 1v1 player and having a ZZ team meant having a one race team. They very well may have been the best 2v2 team.)

Fabian/Gohan ZP (Old Polish pros from WGT and PGT. Poland has some many great players.)

Dahli/Pythonas ZT (These guys were real Danish brothers in real life.)

White-Ra/Strelok PT (Most 2v2 teams have one zerg. This was the best PT team ever. ZT ZP ZZ and PT are the only combinations that you can win with against good opponents.)

Lazer/Raiser ZT (The German Raiser never was a top player but he finished in top 5 of about every season of PGT and WGT in 2v2. So props to him for that accomplishment. Lazer was a German who used to be Mondragon's ally before Testie started allying Mondragon.)

Jae/Kara ZP (Famous team. Kara was known for using Protoss spells wonderfully.)

FlaF/Oops ZT (Oops might suck but he is at least A- and FlaF usually would not play without the Polish user Oops.)

LastGosu T (He played Terran and was on the top of the ladder almost every season on PGT and WGT)

Tazarro Z (He's not a top player but was Yan's friend and Yan helped him learn the game.)

Nyana Z (Polish gosu that was a micro player and supposed to be one of the best 5 zergs all time.)

Power T/R (I might be horribly wrong on this one, but I think his aka was HNR)Insane. He was a bgh player that could hold his own on 2v2. I think he was A+ 2v2 and he was good enough to be in fosc.)

Yosh(T) One of the best past 2v2 Terran players.

Energy(T) (Not one of the best Terrans, but he was top one of the top players every season on PGT and WGT.)

Skyless(Z) (He was in ToT.)

Zpiet(Z) (He was one of the allies of Kara. Anyone know more about him?

Keeper-Frizz T(He was a real low APM user that just understood the game really well. He used to ally Testie and Drewbie I think.)

Aristeo(R) (Russian gosu that played Random)

Kyopo P (Anyone know more about him?)

Stoprocent Z

Baga Z

Moonshine Z (Anyone know more about him?)

Diestar/Shadow(aka Wraiths) ZT (One of the best past Polish teams. Diestar went on to become one of the best SC2 2v2 players.)

Bonyth P (Another Polish Gosu)

Babo/Drewbie ZT Drewbie was known for "Drewbie Drops" harassment style.

Westside/Lee T (Lee is American Terran player that was one of the top 10 all time. Despite having a low apm had a better understanding of 2v2 than almost anyone. Westside is one of the best APM Zergs of all time.)

Nizzy (Known for being one of the best Zergs in history)

Yan (Best Protoss 2v2 player in history.)

Scan (B+ max 1v1 before sc2)

Xiaozi/LJT (One of the best past 2v2 teams. LJT was a Protoss player that played Random in 2v2. Xiaozi I think mostly played 1v1. LJT was a 2v2 player that played 1v1 occasionally I think.

Belladona (One of the best Zergs. Was in ToT.)

Trutacz Z (Slightly better than the other Polish Zergs that play on Iccup.)

Featjoe/Dark ZZ (Both mass Zergling users but they've been A/A+ since WGT/PGT.)

Pirayaya R (He plays with random ally but has been considered a top player for like 10 years. Not as good as his countrymate Nizzy.

Protech (I don't know anything about him but that he used to play 2v2 on BW and is now considered the best 2v2 players on SC2.
GeckoXp
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Germany2016 Posts
January 12 2017 21:38 GMT
#2
This is a very weird list. Lazer was Mondragon's ally long before Testie even appeared in the Templar's line up. By far the most successful team in the foreign scene at their time, holding a 90%++ Win ratio in BWCL, WGTCL and nation leagues. I can't remember any team that was even remotely as good as those two. ZZ, one would expand with mass Ling into Lurker/Ling, the other going fast Mutas. Almost unbeatable on the old maps like Lost Temple et al. If I remember correctly, they mostly lost on maps like Dire Straits, HoV or something like that. But even on those, Mondragon's random was rather sick to watch (mind you: in between 2002-2005).

However, back in the time Germany used to have a couple of really good teams. I faintly remember [XiC] (partly a predeccesor of pro Gaming) having very strong teams (BlueScreen[XiC] and Metatron I believe?). Also, Breakdown/Schnibl0r paired up with anyone was strong (at DkH times Breakdown and Socke were both rather good in 2n2 iirc). kArA and others only showed later, but still good enough.
I think the whole 2n2 scene in Germany started to matter less and less with BWCL losing the prestige it once had (starting with the absence of the Templars and the downfall of pro Gaming). Couldn't compare the single 2n2 in WGTCL or most nation leagues to the double team games, that could very well make a huge difference. Personally, I'm not too sad about it.

As for the list goes:

Zpiet was in ash. and I remember him to be a better 1on1 player - at least German B team skill range, if not better at times. I'm not entirely sure, but I think he was kArA's original 2on2 ally? Jae was a relative new player (or he used an AKA I can't recall), I don't think he was on the roster when Betrayal/RineTS were managing the Ger-Teams. If he was, he was more like a part of the B-Line Up. Germany should have had dozens of better players in the era before 2007. Same goes for Kyopo - German B-Team range skill wise and a good substitution for 2n2 teams. Not sure how much better he was than a random ScT/ash/iV./whatever team before Raiser came along. Him and Raiser were okayish subs for the 1n1s, but not really something you could count on "bringing it home". (In comparison to the deep line up all the time with Mondragon/FiSheYe/heXer/Breakdown/Schnibl0r and later GoOdy, kolll, HoRRoR, Closer, DarkGamer, Colle). Therefore good picks for team games, but no idea if that was sooo super important.

Moonshine shouldn't need much of an introduction, he should even have a Liquipedia page. Not sure if he was a 2n2 player by origin, but his 1on1 was rather strong. Therefore: what a weird list and how weird to not know him.

Never heard of players like Protech, Energy, Keeper-Fizz at all, or players like Baga, Yan and Aristeo in the context of 2on2. Probably because 2on2 was really not interesting in the competitive scene outside of ladders. In contrast, I heard a ton about Westside and Lee, but never understood the hype - as I mostly saw them losing in the few matches that "somehow mattered a bit". Not saying they were bad that is. As outsider to the 2n2 community you prolly only remember monster teams like Mondragon + Testie/Lazer.

There are a couple of interesting other players, who played BGH/Mucho/Fastest a ton. At several LANs/fun occasions they sometimes showed that. Most remarkably: almost all oldschool Templars started as BGH players. Shouldn't be a surprise that their 2on2 teams rocked hard, be it Dissy/Lazer or stuff like Enti+Random guy or Ovvi+Random Guy.
Others were GoOdy (aka www)2GoOd4U( at op wax]), who played fun games at the DBBW with infamous Uzi~. Or players like HoRRoR.T (Neptun[cTw]) and Ghosta (GhostDT[BuD]). I'm very sure I forgot some more prominent names, but w/e.

Interesting though, that you added post-beta players in the mix, or players who started to show more shortly before: trutaCz, Belladonna, Nizzy and Scan (pirayayaya <3). I don't think those names can be compared to the old ones, entirely different level of play. Feels weird to have such an all-time list.
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
January 12 2017 22:15 GMT
#3
Tazarro's profile simply read: "I blame ally 100%", and I've blaming everything 100% ever since.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
shall_burn
Profile Joined January 2016
252 Posts
January 12 2017 23:20 GMT
#4
ZT ZP ZZ and PT are the only combinations that you can win with against good opponents.)

ehh some rather vague questions, but I was always curious about it.
What makes Z so special in 2v2, so that only XZ are possible (apart from PT). Why PP and TT can't win, and PT can? I also heard that they banned ZZ teams back then, so sometimes pros went ZR hoping to get ZZ. What's so good about ZZ?
And why did they stop playing 2v2 professionally in Korea?
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51400 Posts
January 13 2017 05:15 GMT
#5
On January 13 2017 08:20 shall_burn wrote:
And why did they stop playing 2v2 professionally in Korea?


players and coaches were complaining that 2v2 practice was eating into their 1v1 practice time and as such petitioned kespa to remove 2v2 from proleague.
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shall_burn
Profile Joined January 2016
252 Posts
January 13 2017 05:57 GMT
#6
Was 1v1 more important, spectacular, entertaining or something? I've just imagined pro scene being all about 2v2, not 1v1. Like, what if BW evolved in team-work direction.
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
January 13 2017 06:57 GMT
#7
On January 13 2017 14:57 shall_burn wrote:
Was 1v1 more important, spectacular, entertaining or something?


Yes.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
TaShadan
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany1965 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-13 09:28:40
January 13 2017 09:10 GMT
#8
On January 13 2017 14:57 shall_burn wrote:
Was 1v1 more important, spectacular, entertaining or something? I've just imagined pro scene being all about 2v2, not 1v1. Like, what if BW evolved in team-work direction.


Although i played a lot of 2on2 in the past: yes.

I am a little bit sad about the list.
Noobs like protech are listed but there were a shitload of very good 2on2 players around in the past not even mentioned here.
You also should list this in "eras". Not all of the meantioned teams were around in the old days or new days.
Total Annihilation Zero
trutaCz
Profile Joined October 2011
Poland686 Posts
January 13 2017 09:29 GMT
#9
This is a very chaotic list. First of all you would have to assign players to eras and then compare players from one era/period if u want to do it
yo~.~
kogeT
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2031 Posts
January 13 2017 09:51 GMT
#10
On January 13 2017 08:20 shall_burn wrote:
Show nested quote +
ZT ZP ZZ and PT are the only combinations that you can win with against good opponents.)

ehh some rather vague questions, but I was always curious about it.
What makes Z so special in 2v2, so that only XZ are possible (apart from PT). Why PP and TT can't win, and PT can? I also heard that they banned ZZ teams back then, so sometimes pros went ZR hoping to get ZZ. What's so good about ZZ?
And why did they stop playing 2v2 professionally in Korea?


It's zerg early game mobility and ability to create threats to both opponents. This includes zerglings being super fast and deadly and early access to mutalisk that also forces the other team to get anty air static defense or anty air units. All of that also allows your party (e.g the other Z/T/P) to actually go more macro in case there is no Zerg in the opposite team and therefore get ahead. Moreover zerg player provides extra vision, detection and ability to scout enemy base with overlord, a that play a huge role in 2v2 which is very early/mid game oriented. Some primary examples are:

ZP vs PT = Protoss can get mass goon easily without investing in any zealots, or go straight into DT tech without investing in much defense. Zerg also provied vision vs mines and dt's
ZT vs PT = Terran player can easily go into a greedy mech composition securing the map with mines and following up with mass tanks. Also a huge problem with mutalisks as you don't want to add goliaths to your composition (vs tanks?) and investing in corsairs makes your army look much smaller and you'll have big problems clearing mines etc.
ZZ vs PP = huge mobility issues to connect you army and most of the time you'll either be forced to fight zergs 1v2.

ZZ vs TT/PT is acutally quite fine for TT/PT in my opinion as both T and P can play a strong 1 base play allowing to fight cost efficiently 1v2 (as M&M clears most of zerg units and with addition of corsairs you are able to be quite mobile too)

2v2 is different from 1v1 in a way that it's no really to macro as you need to invest significant amount of money into units/defense to hold 2 players attacking 1 player.
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Th1rdEye
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1074 Posts
January 13 2017 11:23 GMT
#11
You missed SzybkiLopez/Mixer ... Polish 2v2 gods.
from the days of: TheMarine [NC]...YellOw [H.O.T.]-Forever99 OgOgO [_MuMyung_] ChRh PlayGrrrr.... SlayerS_`BoxeR` [Oops]Reach [ReD]NaDa [DF]zergboy..!! Pusan[S.G] Nal_rA GARIMTO SSamJJang ChoJJa JinSu Silent_Control iloveoov H_PauL_WII JulyZerg [DaK]JoYo
LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-13 12:09:17
January 13 2017 11:55 GMT
#12
On January 13 2017 02:22 WhiteKnight.US wrote:
Scan (B+ max 1v1 before sc2)


Why's my introduction so small? roflmao.
Anyways, it's a false statement. I was max a- when I just recently started SC again. There should be an interview somewhere.
I also played like 1v1 and still able to finish the season as rank 1 as first season of 2v2 on iccup(searchable on iccup, iG.TattOO)
In my first season of 2v2, there were Yan, TaZaRRo, Belladona, Viciado, ENERGIE, wendego, Suzigo, JoeKim, LRM)Lee, Nizzy, and more.
And please don't compare different generation players to current.
It sounds like saying Boxer was the best(1st generation) vs Flash(4th generation) was the best during the KeSPA.

Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
Th1rdEye
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1074 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-13 12:20:07
January 13 2017 12:12 GMT
#13
On January 13 2017 20:55 LaStScan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2017 02:22 WhiteKnight.US wrote:
Scan (B+ max 1v1 before sc2)


Why's my introduction so small? roflmao.
Anyways, it's a false statement. I was max a- when I just recently started SC again. There should be an interview somewhere.
I also played like 1v1 and still able to finish the season as rank 1 as first season of 2v2 on iccup(searchable on iccup, iG.TattOO)
In my first season of 2v2, there were Yan, TaZaRRo, Belladona, Viciado, ENERGIE, wendego, Suzigo, JoeKim, LRM)Lee, Nizzy, and more.
And please don't compare different generation players to current.
It sounds like saying Boxer was the best(1st generation) vs Flash(4th generation) was the best during the KeSPA.



I don't see any other Koreans on that list to my knowledge.
from the days of: TheMarine [NC]...YellOw [H.O.T.]-Forever99 OgOgO [_MuMyung_] ChRh PlayGrrrr.... SlayerS_`BoxeR` [Oops]Reach [ReD]NaDa [DF]zergboy..!! Pusan[S.G] Nal_rA GARIMTO SSamJJang ChoJJa JinSu Silent_Control iloveoov H_PauL_WII JulyZerg [DaK]JoYo
LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
January 13 2017 12:22 GMT
#14
On January 13 2017 21:12 Th1rdEye wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2017 20:55 LaStScan wrote:
On January 13 2017 02:22 WhiteKnight.US wrote:
Scan (B+ max 1v1 before sc2)


Why's my introduction so small? roflmao.
Anyways, it's a false statement. I was max a- when I just recently started SC again. There should be an interview somewhere.
I also played like 1v1 and still able to finish the season as rank 1 as first season of 2v2 on iccup(searchable on iccup, iG.TattOO)
In my first season of 2v2, there were Yan, TaZaRRo, Belladona, Viciado, ENERGIE, wendego, Suzigo, JoeKim, LRM)Lee, Nizzy, and more.
And please don't compare different generation players to current.
It sounds like saying Boxer was the best(1st generation) vs Flash(4th generation) was the best during the KeSPA.



I don't see any other Koreans on that list to my knowledge.


yan, suzigo, lrm)lee, aaf.cat, aaf.pic(capi) and more. they are all korean.
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
Th1rdEye
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1074 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-13 12:25:57
January 13 2017 12:25 GMT
#15
On January 13 2017 21:22 LaStScan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2017 21:12 Th1rdEye wrote:
On January 13 2017 20:55 LaStScan wrote:
On January 13 2017 02:22 WhiteKnight.US wrote:
Scan (B+ max 1v1 before sc2)


Why's my introduction so small? roflmao.
Anyways, it's a false statement. I was max a- when I just recently started SC again. There should be an interview somewhere.
I also played like 1v1 and still able to finish the season as rank 1 as first season of 2v2 on iccup(searchable on iccup, iG.TattOO)
In my first season of 2v2, there were Yan, TaZaRRo, Belladona, Viciado, ENERGIE, wendego, Suzigo, JoeKim, LRM)Lee, Nizzy, and more.
And please don't compare different generation players to current.
It sounds like saying Boxer was the best(1st generation) vs Flash(4th generation) was the best during the KeSPA.



I don't see any other Koreans on that list to my knowledge.


yan, suzigo, lrm)lee, aaf.cat, aaf.pic(capi) and more. they are all korean.


Yeah.... but that was your list. Im talking about OP And, Yan isn't korean as far as I know.
from the days of: TheMarine [NC]...YellOw [H.O.T.]-Forever99 OgOgO [_MuMyung_] ChRh PlayGrrrr.... SlayerS_`BoxeR` [Oops]Reach [ReD]NaDa [DF]zergboy..!! Pusan[S.G] Nal_rA GARIMTO SSamJJang ChoJJa JinSu Silent_Control iloveoov H_PauL_WII JulyZerg [DaK]JoYo
LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
January 13 2017 13:38 GMT
#16
On January 13 2017 21:25 Th1rdEye wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2017 21:22 LaStScan wrote:
On January 13 2017 21:12 Th1rdEye wrote:
On January 13 2017 20:55 LaStScan wrote:
On January 13 2017 02:22 WhiteKnight.US wrote:
Scan (B+ max 1v1 before sc2)


Why's my introduction so small? roflmao.
Anyways, it's a false statement. I was max a- when I just recently started SC again. There should be an interview somewhere.
I also played like 1v1 and still able to finish the season as rank 1 as first season of 2v2 on iccup(searchable on iccup, iG.TattOO)
In my first season of 2v2, there were Yan, TaZaRRo, Belladona, Viciado, ENERGIE, wendego, Suzigo, JoeKim, LRM)Lee, Nizzy, and more.
And please don't compare different generation players to current.
It sounds like saying Boxer was the best(1st generation) vs Flash(4th generation) was the best during the KeSPA.



I don't see any other Koreans on that list to my knowledge.


yan, suzigo, lrm)lee, aaf.cat, aaf.pic(capi) and more. they are all korean.


Yeah.... but that was your list. Im talking about OP And, Yan isn't korean as far as I know.


Yan is Korean. He was working at his cousin or uncle's company with his working visa in Canada.
He is currently living in Korea.
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
GeckoXp
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Germany2016 Posts
January 13 2017 14:02 GMT
#17
Oh. There is another yan in the 2n2 scene. I thought he spoke about the guy from Ukraine, who was rather good around 2005. Right then.
shall_burn
Profile Joined January 2016
252 Posts
January 13 2017 18:39 GMT
#18
Thanks for answering my questions, guys.
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9990 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-14 01:34:14
January 14 2017 00:56 GMT
#19
Back in the prime ICCup 2v2 days, Capi was by far the best player. Main players i remember playing in those days were Capi, Yan, Westside, Nyana, Lee, Nizzy, Xiaozi/LJT(although they werent super active ladder 2x2 players), Babo, Drew, Hung, and Member (there were a few other kors but i forgot their id). I remember seeing Scan's id (iG.TatoO) on ladder 2x2 but i dont remember playing him a lot. This was around 2007-2009 btw, i prolly forgot a bunch of players but those are the main ones i remember.

I remember seeing Bella's id a lot towards ~ 2009 but by then people started switching to SC2
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LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-14 01:57:05
January 14 2017 01:52 GMT
#20
On January 14 2017 09:56 TT1 wrote:
Back in the prime ICCup 2v2 days, Capi was by far the best player. Main players i remember playing in those days were Capi, Yan, Westside, Nyana, Lee, Nizzy, Xiaozi/LJT(although they werent super active ladder 2x2 players), Babo, Drew, Hung, and Member (there were a few other kors but i forgot their id). I remember seeing Scan's id (iG.TatoO) on ladder 2x2 but i dont remember playing him a lot. This was around 2007-2009 btw, i prolly forgot a bunch of players but those are the main ones i remember.

I remember seeing Bella's id a lot towards ~ 2009 but by then people started switching to SC2


I played a lot. also streamed like 99% of the games.
I was a rookie who had potential to become so much better just like
boxer(strats inventor and some small groups micro)
-> nada(micro and multitasking)
-> iloveoov(game knowledge+macro)
-> flash(absorbs everything of 3 old generation best terrans in their era)

I would say modern 2v2 players are much better because of more optimization with the build order and micro management.
also, most of 1v1 pros(talking about fish) don't want to go back to 1v1.
they are carrying over their 1v1 skills into 2v2 and performing much higher quality games.
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9990 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-14 04:05:17
January 14 2017 02:02 GMT
#21
On January 14 2017 10:52 LaStScan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2017 09:56 TT1 wrote:
Back in the prime ICCup 2v2 days, Capi was by far the best player. Main players i remember playing in those days were Capi, Yan, Westside, Nyana, Lee, Nizzy, Xiaozi/LJT(although they werent super active ladder 2x2 players), Babo, Drew, Hung, and Member (there were a few other kors but i forgot their id). I remember seeing Scan's id (iG.TatoO) on ladder 2x2 but i dont remember playing him a lot. This was around 2007-2009 btw, i prolly forgot a bunch of players but those are the main ones i remember.

I remember seeing Bella's id a lot towards ~ 2009 but by then people started switching to SC2


I played a lot. also streamed like 99% of the games.
I was a rookie who had potential to become so much better just like
boxer(strats inventor and some small groups micro)
-> nada(micro and multitasking)
-> iloveoov(game knowledge+macro)
-> flash(absorbs everything of 3 old generation best terrans in their era)

I would say modern 2v2 players are much better because of more optimization with the build order and micro management.
also, most of 1v1 pros(talking about fish) don't want to go back to 1v1.
they are carrying over their 1v1 skills into 2v2 and performing much higher quality games.


Sure there were a few up and coming players that eventually became really good (Bella for example is someone that i didnt know much about, i never played him in 08/09 but he eventually became a good 2v2er, you became a very very good 1v1er/2v2er). But in general it's hard to compare the foreign scene to the kr scene.. foreign players just stopped playing because of SC2 (the players weren't close to their peak), oldschool KR players reached their limit (lack of motivation, physical ability etc.) and just gave way to the new generation.

In regards to 2v2 play (on ICCup), the only difference i've noticed (from a protoss players perspective) is corsair play, back in the day no one ever made sairs in 2v2. Apart from that it pretty much looks the same to me (from the few games i've played and streams i've watched). Good players knew their b.o timings back in 08, our builds were optimized (like when to probe cut for certain builds, good zergs knew that overpool was much better than 9p etc. etc.).

Edit: oh yea terrans wouldn't get ghosts in tz vs pz lategame (only vessels with emp/irri), which they do now, thats different too.
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
WhiteKnight.US
Profile Joined May 2014
Great Britain102 Posts
January 14 2017 03:40 GMT
#22
Tashadan who did I forget?
shall_burn
Profile Joined January 2016
252 Posts
January 14 2017 04:07 GMT
#23
Edit: oh yea terrans wouldn't get ghosts in tz vs pz lategame (only vessels with emp/irri), which they do now, thats different too.

are they making ghosts nowadays? For lockdown?
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9990 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-14 04:14:58
January 14 2017 04:11 GMT
#24
On January 14 2017 13:07 shall_burn wrote:
Show nested quote +
Edit: oh yea terrans wouldn't get ghosts in tz vs pz lategame (only vessels with emp/irri), which they do now, thats different too.

are they making ghosts nowadays? For lockdown?


It depends on the situation, nowadays i see a lot of t's stay on 1 base longer while massing up heavier on bio + vessels, so they dont get to tech to ghosts. In heavier macro games i've seen terran get ghosts w/ cloak on 2 base in the midd/lategame to snipe hts, many p's who go zeal + cannon (for z) into ht delay their robo for a very long (cus p gets maelstrom, hts/storm, lotsa tech commitment), ghosts punishes them if they do and it gives tz map control.
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
shall_burn
Profile Joined January 2016
252 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-14 04:21:58
January 14 2017 04:19 GMT
#25
In heavier macro games i've seen terran get ghosts w/ cloak on 2 base in the midd/lategame to snipe hts, many p's who go zeal + cannon (for z) into ht delay their robo for a very long (cus p gets maelstrom, hts/storm, lotsa tech commitment), ghosts punishes them if they do and it gives tz map control.

Where could I get replays of such awesome games? 2v2's that I play are quite regular due to skill level. But I also watch streams, and their 2v2's are also not so out of ordinary
+ Show Spoiler +
although I've seen some cool 1v2 action today on stream


kAra
Profile Joined September 2004
Germany1355 Posts
January 14 2017 10:35 GMT
#26
just discvovered i got alot 2x2 replays from 2008/2009 in my autoreplay folder, which version would i need to patch it to watch?

good list all in all, zpiet should get more credit though ))
mada mada dane
Broodwar4lyf
Profile Blog Joined February 2016
304 Posts
January 14 2017 12:45 GMT
#27
that hirosue dude was pretty beast in 2v2 normal maps and not lame hunters where people just cannon terran all day at the junctions. hunters was the worst people just constantly fought for center control. i liked python or fs more
https://cinesnipe.com
DarkNetHunter
Profile Joined October 2012
1224 Posts
January 14 2017 16:47 GMT
#28
On January 14 2017 19:35 kAra wrote:
just discvovered i got alot 2x2 replays from 2008/2009 in my autoreplay folder, which version would i need to patch it to watch?

good list all in all, zpiet should get more credit though ))


Depends when in 2008/2009

Patch 1.16.1 - Release: 2009-01-21

Patch 1.16 - Release: 2008-11-25

Patch 1.15.3 - Release: 2008-09-11

Patch 1.15.2 - Release: 2008-01-16

Also I'm not even sure if those patches corrupted replays or not like the old patches did
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
Xeln4g4
Profile Joined January 2005
Italy1208 Posts
January 15 2017 01:04 GMT
#29
On January 14 2017 19:35 kAra wrote:
just discvovered i got alot 2x2 replays from 2008/2009 in my autoreplay folder, which version would i need to patch it to watch?

good list all in all, zpiet should get more credit though ))


go here: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Tools and look for 7x Patcher (bottom of the page).
kAra
Profile Joined September 2004
Germany1355 Posts
January 15 2017 09:31 GMT
#30
thx for the help, is bwchart still the best to check replays without loading them up ingame?
mada mada dane
WhiteKnight.US
Profile Joined May 2014
Great Britain102 Posts
January 17 2017 15:16 GMT
#31
TT1 have you ever seen a 2v2 where Ghosts lockdown Reavers and Shuttles? Or nobody does it?
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9990 Posts
January 17 2017 21:51 GMT
#32
I havent seen that because reaver is early game tech (and its mostly done on maps like python).
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
WhiteKnight.US
Profile Joined May 2014
Great Britain102 Posts
January 18 2017 17:34 GMT
#33
@Shall_Burn- Another cool thing I saw on Twitch is Babo using Ensnare a lot in 2v2 to help his Protoss ally against M&M. It is like Babo is a little bit smarter than the other Zergs on the 2v2 ladder.
trutaCz
Profile Joined October 2011
Poland686 Posts
January 18 2017 21:37 GMT
#34
Yes, he is definitely smarter than the other zergs.
yo~.~
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19214 Posts
January 18 2017 22:44 GMT
#35
Zergbong was the best there ever was.
ModeratorFormer Afreeca Starleague Caster: http://afreeca.tv/ASL2ENG2
shall_burn
Profile Joined January 2016
252 Posts
January 19 2017 05:04 GMT
#36
On January 19 2017 02:34 WhiteKnight.US wrote:
@Shall_Burn- Another cool thing I saw on Twitch is Babo using Ensnare a lot in 2v2 to help his Protoss ally against M&M. It is like Babo is a little bit smarter than the other Zergs on the 2v2 ladder.

That, and in recommended games of Reach (iirc) on liquidpedia there is a game where he uses D-Web to a great extend in 2v2.
Looks like 2v2 opens a way to many spells and units that are underused in 1v1.

E.g. all sorts of funny strategies that mr Wtii is using in 4v4RT that would never be viable is solo play. That's WC3 of course, but the situation seems to be the same.

I wonder if this is because you can rely on your ally, or any other reason?
WhiteKnight.US
Profile Joined May 2014
Great Britain102 Posts
January 19 2017 18:58 GMT
#37
Guys who is Veg? I read that the Canadian player Veg was Testie's old ally in 2v2. Did Veg play mostly 1on1 or 2on2?
_Animus_
Profile Joined February 2011
Bulgaria1064 Posts
January 20 2017 15:57 GMT
#38
On January 13 2017 18:10 TaShadan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2017 14:57 shall_burn wrote:
Was 1v1 more important, spectacular, entertaining or something? I've just imagined pro scene being all about 2v2, not 1v1. Like, what if BW evolved in team-work direction.


Although i played a lot of 2on2 in the past: yes.


Come on there are so much cute works by 2v2 teammates u can see in game you cant never have that in 1v1. 2v2 have much diversity on builds, its more action packed and stuff, good 2v2 game can be as spectacular as 1v1 it have its own unique values, its just not been played as much as 1v1 so not as developed.
Luv ya BroodWar!
EndingLife
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States1587 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-20 20:03:19
January 20 2017 19:59 GMT
#39
On January 20 2017 03:58 WhiteKnight.US wrote:
Guys who is Veg? I read that the Canadian player Veg was Testie's old ally in 2v2. Did Veg play mostly 1on1 or 2on2?

Veg was a Canadian Terran player. He was on [pG] and used the ID Veg[pG]
He mostly played 1v1 but played 2v2 as well.
EndingLife
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States1587 Posts
January 20 2017 20:06 GMT
#40
What happened to:
SataNik
LinYu)PJ
Legionairre
Daaman
Froz
Hellghost
Suker
Slog
Blackman
Xiaozi
Th1rdEye
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1074 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-21 05:28:42
January 21 2017 05:28 GMT
#41
On January 21 2017 05:06 EndingLife wrote:
What happened to:
SataNik
LinYu)PJ
Legionairre
Daaman
Froz
Hellghost
Suker
Slog
Blackman
Xiaozi


Not sure about all of them except sataNik, who still plays on iCCup ^^, but I do remember all of them
from the days of: TheMarine [NC]...YellOw [H.O.T.]-Forever99 OgOgO [_MuMyung_] ChRh PlayGrrrr.... SlayerS_`BoxeR` [Oops]Reach [ReD]NaDa [DF]zergboy..!! Pusan[S.G] Nal_rA GARIMTO SSamJJang ChoJJa JinSu Silent_Control iloveoov H_PauL_WII JulyZerg [DaK]JoYo
idegelchik
Profile Joined September 2012
Russian Federation382 Posts
January 24 2017 11:25 GMT
#42
What about Zerggboy and fenito(aka musing) ?
mSj)tokyoa
Profile Joined September 2014
Russian Federation27 Posts
January 24 2017 12:42 GMT
#43
tokyoa+flisk good players
non.
mSj)tokyoa
Profile Joined September 2014
Russian Federation27 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-24 12:51:04
January 24 2017 12:45 GMT
#44
non.
mSj)tokyoa
Profile Joined September 2014
Russian Federation27 Posts
January 24 2017 12:49 GMT
#45
also mSj)Specter was too good player [image loading]
non.
mSj)tokyoa
Profile Joined September 2014
Russian Federation27 Posts
January 24 2017 12:51 GMT
#46
[image loading]
non.
mSj)tokyoa
Profile Joined September 2014
Russian Federation27 Posts
January 24 2017 12:57 GMT
#47
What about
Kimbo aka Energie (Poland zerg max A+)
Sucki aka ex-v1o)sucki (German rnd plyaer A old system max)
Defi (T) (Russian first A+ in the [RU] history)
Also Marwin+Hanzo was very good team T+P
non.
[sc1f]eonzerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Belgium6506 Posts
January 24 2017 13:48 GMT
#48
Specter + tokyo proly best team evar,like ever ever ever,
btw we are missing fenito in the list plz add
BongChambers
Profile Joined September 2012
Canada591 Posts
January 24 2017 21:45 GMT
#49
Lol wow I remember seeing Yan on Iccup back in the heydays of BW and wondering who this gosu A+ 2v2 Canadian was. Guess it's no surprise he was a Korean visiting Canada lol
420
SCC-Faust
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3736 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-25 01:46:01
January 25 2017 01:45 GMT
#50
Xiaozi aka TT1.
I want to fuck Soulkey with a Zelderan.
Freezard
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Sweden1010 Posts
January 25 2017 08:27 GMT
#51
Reach/Yell0w tbh. No one mentioned them yet o_O Yell0w had the sickest ling micro in the business.
sicklucker
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada16987 Posts
January 25 2017 14:06 GMT
#52
im sure that list is last generation biased
Artunit
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Philippines399 Posts
February 04 2017 05:58 GMT
#53
Diestar played 1vs1 on SC2. And his best pair on 2vs2 is with bonyth where we stomped every 2vs2 team in div 1. Skyless was never in ToT. FlaF pairs with Ultraling which is our 2nd 2vs2 team in NrT. Belladona in ToT? When?
NrT.Artunit
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9990 Posts
February 04 2017 07:55 GMT
#54
On February 04 2017 14:58 Artunit wrote:
Diestar played 1vs1 on SC2. And his best pair on 2vs2 is with bonyth where we stomped every 2vs2 team in div 1. Skyless was never in ToT. FlaF pairs with Ultraling which is our 2nd 2vs2 team in NrT. Belladona in ToT? When?


Belladona joined ToT in around 2009 to play 2v2 team leagues for them, i think either XiaOzi or LJT stopped playing so he replaced 1 of them.
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
February 04 2017 18:00 GMT
#55
On January 14 2017 13:19 shall_burn wrote:
Show nested quote +
In heavier macro games i've seen terran get ghosts w/ cloak on 2 base in the midd/lategame to snipe hts, many p's who go zeal + cannon (for z) into ht delay their robo for a very long (cus p gets maelstrom, hts/storm, lotsa tech commitment), ghosts punishes them if they do and it gives tz map control.

Where could I get replays of such awesome games? 2v2's that I play are quite regular due to skill level. But I also watch streams, and their 2v2's are also not so out of ordinary
+ Show Spoiler +
although I've seen some cool 1v2 action today on stream




Watch Madinho's stream.
ॐ
WhiteKnight.US
Profile Joined May 2014
Great Britain102 Posts
February 09 2017 17:33 GMT
#56
Did SzybkiLopez and Mixer even play on Iccup?
LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
February 09 2017 23:21 GMT
#57
On February 04 2017 16:55 TT1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 04 2017 14:58 Artunit wrote:
Diestar played 1vs1 on SC2. And his best pair on 2vs2 is with bonyth where we stomped every 2vs2 team in div 1. Skyless was never in ToT. FlaF pairs with Ultraling which is our 2nd 2vs2 team in NrT. Belladona in ToT? When?


Belladona joined ToT in around 2009 to play 2v2 team leagues for them, i think either XiaOzi or LJT stopped playing so he replaced 1 of them.


XiaOzi is in China. FoR..Team.
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-02-10 23:23:31
February 10 2017 22:50 GMT
#58
Randomly by chance saw Testie trying out BW first time since 2007. After ten years!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/120794581
sunbeams are never made like me...
sicklucker
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada16987 Posts
February 10 2017 22:57 GMT
#59
pretty sure that was just my smurf. target-x17 * i logged on it to see if it was still alive?
sicklucker
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada16987 Posts
February 10 2017 22:57 GMT
#60
oh he streamed lol
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