• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 16:59
CET 21:59
KST 05:59
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt1: New Chaos0Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy7ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT30Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book19Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289
Community News
Weekly Cups (March 16-22): herO doubles, Cure surprises3Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool44Weekly Cups (March 9-15): herO, Clem, ByuN win42026 KungFu Cup Announcement6BGE Stara Zagora 2026 cancelled12
StarCraft 2
General
Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool Weekly Cups (March 16-22): herO doubles, Cure surprises Weekly Cups (August 25-31): Clem's Last Straw? Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy What mix of new & old maps do you want in the next ladder pool? (SC2)
Tourneys
Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament World University TeamLeague (500$+) | Signups Open RSL Season 4 announced for March-April WardiTV Team League Season 10 KSL Week 87
Strategy
Custom Maps
Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026]
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 518 Radiation Zone Mutation # 517 Distant Threat Mutation # 516 Specter of Death
Brood War
General
mca64Launcher - New Version with StarCraft: Remast BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ ASL21 General Discussion Soulkey's decision to leave C9 JaeDong's form before ASL
Tourneys
[ASL21] Ro24 Group B 2026 Changsha Offline Cup [ASL21] Ro24 Group A ASL Season 21 LIVESTREAM with English Commentary
Strategy
Fighting Spirit mining rates Simple Questions, Simple Answers Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2
Other Games
General Games
General RTS Discussion Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread Path of Exile Dawn of War IV
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion The Story of Wings Gaming
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine YouTube Thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Movie Discussion! [Manga] One Piece
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Cricket [SPORT] Formula 1 Discussion Tokyo Olympics 2021 Thread General nutrition recommendations
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Laptop capable of using Photoshop Lightroom?
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Money Laundering In Video Ga…
TrAiDoS
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
FS++
Kraekkling
Shocked by a laser…
Spydermine0240
Unintentional protectionism…
Uldridge
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1922 users

[MSL] Nate MSL Quarterfinals Day 2 - Page 101

Forum Index > Brood War Tournaments
Post a Reply
Prev 1 99 100 101 102 103 108 Next
dasanivan
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States532 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-07 12:36:56
January 07 2010 12:34 GMT
#2001
i usually don't like to bring this up, but... you know someone is near the b-word status if people start complaining, rather than touting, how utterly unbeatable he is
Roffles *
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Pitcairn19291 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-07 12:38:22
January 07 2010 12:35 GMT
#2002
Anyways, I'm just gonna end this and say from now I'm gonna root against Flash. He really needs to get stopped. I don't care what you fanboys say, but I'm gonna root for his opponent. I did this with Oov and Savior in the past, and now I'm gonna do this with Flash until someone shows up and can take down Flash consistently or Flash somehow enters into his own slump at his own accord.

But I will say, Flash plays very well in almost every situation. There's no denying that.
God Bless
timmeh
Profile Joined September 2009
Austria177 Posts
January 07 2010 12:36 GMT
#2003
Flash is still interesting watch just to see if he can take OSL and/or MSL. But I think I don't wanna see such domination in the next individual league.
;o
dasanivan
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States532 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-07 12:37:12
January 07 2010 12:36 GMT
#2004
oops quoted instead of edited
We Are Here
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Australia1810 Posts
January 07 2010 12:37 GMT
#2005
woot go flash, and those hating on flash for being too good LOL
He who turns those around him into allies, possesses the most terrifying ability in the world.
MountainDewJunkie
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States10344 Posts
January 07 2010 12:38 GMT
#2006
If only Best was good at something other than macro... Like strategy, for example.
[21:07] <Shock710> whats wrong with her face [20:50] <dAPhREAk> i beat it the day after it came out | <BLinD-RawR> esports is a giant vagina
Hinanawi
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2250 Posts
January 07 2010 12:38 GMT
#2007
You know, Flash very well could have lost his Bo5 against Calm. Game 3 was extremely close, at which point it would have been 2-1 in Calm's favor...from which point Calm could have sealed the deal with good muta harass in Game 4 or 5. It's not lke you can go "LOL I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WATCH, I ALREADY KNOW FLASH WINS", even in a Bo5 series.

If you hate Flash, here's what I suggest: Pretend he's the evil 'final boss' of Starcraft, and cheer for his opponent every time. If Flash wins, you can just go "Oh well, that was expected, damn you Flash!", but if Flash loses you get to go "AHAHA OH YES SUCK IT FLASH SUCK IIIIIIIIT".

It's very cathartic. I used to do it whenever Bisu would play, back when he wasn't slumping. And yes, Flash will turn off God Mode eventually and descend back to the mortal realm. When he does, you get to be there cheering.

Until then, I'll just leave this here:

+ Show Spoiler +

[image loading]

Favorite progamers (in order): Flash, Stork, Violet, Sea. ||| Get better soon, Violet!
dukethegold
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada5645 Posts
January 07 2010 12:39 GMT
#2008
On January 07 2010 21:34 Wangsta wrote:
flash really isn't as dominant as people say... he's winning a lot, but if you look closely at his recent games, there were a LOT of situations where he came extremely close to losing and only barely managed to survive.

he is the best player right now, but it's way too early to say that he "is such a guaranteed win that his games aren't exciting."


To be honest, I am not getting that impression. PvT aside, since he played so few of them, the only close situations were in TvT. However, TvT is very forgiving. In the end, the better player with better mechanics and play sense simply win. I don't think close situations in a TvT count as much as in other matchups. For example in Flash v.s. Ruby, Ruby gained heavy army advantage, map control and better economy. Then Flash raped Ruby anyway.

In PvZ. Either Flash rolls over Zergs and they drop dead or he screw up a turret.
FireGuyX
Profile Joined February 2009
United States1712 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-07 12:41:34
January 07 2010 12:40 GMT
#2009
On January 07 2010 21:35 Roffles wrote:
Anyways, I'm just gonna end this and say from now I'm gonna root against Flash. He really needs to get stopped. I don't care what you fanboys say, but I'm gonna root for his opponent. I did this with Oov and Savior in the past, and now I'm gonna do this with Flash until someone shows up and can take down Flash consistently or Flash somehow enters into his own slump at his own accord.



Flash will continue winning and winning. He's not going to give up any games or not play his best because he feels like he's not entertaining the fans or because he's winning too much. He will continue to dominate and dominate until someone is legitimately good enough to beat him. And I don't see anyone (including Jaedong) right now good enough to beat him. Maybe next season.
Flash, ForGG, and Movie fan.
MountainDewJunkie
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States10344 Posts
January 07 2010 12:40 GMT
#2010
On January 07 2010 21:35 Roffles wrote:
Anyways, I'm just gonna end this and say from now I'm gonna root against Flash. He really needs to get stopped. I don't care what you fanboys say, but I'm gonna root for his opponent. I did this with Oov and Savior in the past, and now I'm gonna do this with Flash until someone shows up and can take down Flash consistently or Flash somehow enters into his own slump at his own accord.

But I will say, Flash plays very well in almost every situation. There's no denying that.

Why bother, you'll just bitch about Kwanro b/c you already hate him, and you'll bitch about JD because he wins so many leagues. I'm pretty sure you're just a hater T.T
[21:07] <Shock710> whats wrong with her face [20:50] <dAPhREAk> i beat it the day after it came out | <BLinD-RawR> esports is a giant vagina
Huanir
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States85 Posts
January 07 2010 12:40 GMT
#2011
As a Flash fan, may I myself express some discomfort in the gap Flash has put between himself and second-best? The higher they climb, the harder they fall, after all, and I can't help but feel that each win puts more and more pressure on him to not lose (note "not lose" as opposed to "win").

That said, I want him to win both SLs and all that. But if he gets to a 30-win streak in TvT and FBH beats him and dances, Flash's slump may be meteoric.
Lord of the Rings was the greatest work of literature of the twentieth century, period. ~Orson Scott Card
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17733 Posts
January 07 2010 12:41 GMT
#2012
i hope kwanro vs flash is even close to what flash vs calm was.
ils
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
yarders
Profile Joined August 2009
United Kingdom194 Posts
January 07 2010 12:42 GMT
#2013
Wow Flash haters really need to come up with some better arguments. The turtling argument is so obviously wrong its hilarious people still use it. Bisu and Jaedong fans, just come out and admit you don't like Flash because hes so incredibly good at the moment. It's only natural to support against him but stop coming up with lame arguments to justify this to yourselves.

The truth is Best played a very poor series. Flash played well as usual and therefore it wasn''t much fun to watch because Flash won so easily. It's not his fault Best sucked.

alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-07 12:46:28
January 07 2010 12:42 GMT
#2014
On January 07 2010 21:17 SilverSkyLark wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 07 2010 21:14 SiDX wrote:
I don't remember people complaining about jaedong this much

because he didn't play a boring turtle zerg style similar to that of Savior.


fuck

anyway, what is it about Match Point that makes terrna have to turtle os hard? o_o
Graphicssavior[gm] : What is a “yawn” rape ;; Masumune - It was the year of the pig for those fucking defilers. Chill - A clinic you say? okum: SC without Korean yelling is like porn without sex. konamix: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!
MountainDewJunkie
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States10344 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-07 12:43:26
January 07 2010 12:42 GMT
#2015
On January 07 2010 21:34 Wangsta wrote:
flash really isn't as dominant as people say... he's winning a lot, but if you look closely at his recent games, there were a LOT of situations where he came extremely close to losing and only barely managed to survive.

I'm pretty sure that winning competitive games is a sign of strength, not weakness...

[21:07] <Shock710> whats wrong with her face [20:50] <dAPhREAk> i beat it the day after it came out | <BLinD-RawR> esports is a giant vagina
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
January 07 2010 12:42 GMT
#2016
On January 07 2010 21:29 Roffles wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 07 2010 21:23 blue_arrow wrote:
On January 07 2010 21:18 Roffles wrote:
On January 07 2010 21:14 SiDX wrote:
I don't remember people complaining about jaedong this much

Even at his height, he wasn't absolutely dominant like Flash is right now. The guy is clearly untouchable, as Oov was when he burst onto the scene with his macro.


yeah and also jd was loved so much for his spirit and that air of constant struggle that he gave off. along with the mostly-crappy team that he came from, his nearly-career-destroying FA issues, and his constantly-humble manner, very few people could really hate him strongly.

tbh jd's character at his peak was much more admirable than flash's character is as of now

Flash is a good guy, no doubt about it. But his play can get robotic and absolutely boring. I'm beginning to feel the same way about everyone these days. The variance in games and the excitement has gone down drastically from the last few years.
eh? I don't think you could be farther from the truth =/ Today's play is far more varied than when Flash was last dominating. Perhaps a little less varied than 3 months ago but hell, it's pretty good overall! Just look at the contrasting Zerg's styles out there atm or the contrasting protoss styles. Flash's play is pretty much exactly the same every game, ill give you that! but other terrans play the game differently so meh. Sounds like you're just bored with Flash dominating more than anything else
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
revy
Profile Joined September 2009
United States1524 Posts
January 07 2010 12:43 GMT
#2017
I'm sorry but this dominance is almost owed to Flash fans. I started following SC again just before Bacchus (I followed somewhat back in 2002-2004/5) and since I played terran I naturally became a fan of Flash. There was an instant where we thought "this kid is going to be the best ever" then we were subjected to almost 2 years of Flash choking when it counted. Luxury, ForGG, GGplay, Kwanro, Leta, Best, Yarnc. The kid has been S Class for 2+ years and has 1 major title to his credit. We've been through enough, just let the kid win a double title.
SilverskY
Profile Joined September 2008
Korea (South)3086 Posts
January 07 2010 12:43 GMT
#2018
I like how every single argument that a hater has posted, it's always about Flash. How about telling the competition to get better?
Graphics
Hinanawi
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2250 Posts
January 07 2010 12:44 GMT
#2019
On January 07 2010 21:43 SilverskY wrote:
I like how every single argument that a hater has posted, it's always about Flash. How about telling the competition to get better?


No, Flash needs to stop being so good. It's only fair.

He needs to find that perfect window where his games aren't too short, but aren't too long either. If he can't win between the, say, 15 to 25 minute mark window, he should just suicide all his units in one final attack.

Or maybe he should start offracing as Protoss. That would be fun.
Favorite progamers (in order): Flash, Stork, Violet, Sea. ||| Get better soon, Violet!
FireGuyX
Profile Joined February 2009
United States1712 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-07 12:57:04
January 07 2010 12:45 GMT
#2020
On January 07 2010 21:43 revy wrote:
I'm sorry but this dominance is almost owed to Flash fans. I started following SC again just before Bacchus (I followed somewhat back in 2002-2004/5) and since I played terran I naturally became a fan of Flash. There was an instant where we thought "this kid is going to be the best ever" then we were subjected to almost 2 years of Flash choking when it counted. Luxury, ForGG, GGplay, Kwanro, Leta, Best, Yarnc. The kid has been S Class for 2+ years and has 1 major title to his credit. We've been through enough, just let the kid win a double title.



Professional e-sports is just like any professional sport, not every nba team is going to win the nba finals, not every nfl team is going to win the super bowl. Remember the Patriots vs Giants last year? Patriots went undefeated all the way to the super bowl, lost the big game. Flash could possibly lose both in the osl and msl finals, but despite his lack of major tiles Flash is still a great programmer. Yeah and I hope he wins both the msl and osl this year. Remember Stork only has one osl title.
Flash, ForGG, and Movie fan.
Prev 1 99 100 101 102 103 108 Next
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 3h 1m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
mouzHeroMarine 645
elazer 204
IndyStarCraft 105
UpATreeSC 88
StarCraft: Brood War
Shuttle 642
Mini 256
EffOrt 148
firebathero 139
NaDa 7
Dota 2
canceldota103
Counter-Strike
pashabiceps2040
byalli713
Heroes of the Storm
Liquid`Hasu444
Other Games
Grubby3228
FrodaN1101
ceh9591
Beastyqt581
shahzam451
B2W.Neo443
ToD164
C9.Mang0118
ViBE31
Organizations
Dota 2
PGL Dota 2 - Main Stream31
StarCraft 2
angryscii 21
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 17 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hinosc 9
• Reevou 6
• Kozan
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• sooper7s
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Migwel
• IndyKCrew
StarCraft: Brood War
• blackmanpl 36
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
League of Legends
• Doublelift1540
Other Games
• imaqtpie850
• WagamamaTV323
• Shiphtur168
Upcoming Events
PiGosaur Cup
3h 1m
Replay Cast
12h 1m
Afreeca Starleague
13h 1m
hero vs YSC
Larva vs Shine
Kung Fu Cup
14h 1m
Replay Cast
1d 3h
KCM Race Survival
1d 12h
The PondCast
1d 13h
WardiTV Team League
1d 15h
OSC
1d 15h
Replay Cast
2 days
[ Show More ]
WardiTV Team League
2 days
RSL Revival
3 days
Cure vs Zoun
herO vs Rogue
WardiTV Team League
3 days
Platinum Heroes Events
3 days
BSL
3 days
RSL Revival
4 days
ByuN vs Maru
MaxPax vs TriGGeR
WardiTV Team League
4 days
BSL
4 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Afreeca Starleague
5 days
Light vs Calm
Royal vs Mind
Wardi Open
5 days
Monday Night Weeklies
5 days
OSC
6 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
6 days
Afreeca Starleague
6 days
Rush vs PianO
Flash vs Speed
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-03-23
WardiTV Winter 2026
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
BSL Season 22
CSL Elite League 2026
CSL Season 20: Qualifier 1
ASL Season 21
Acropolis #4 - TS6
RSL Revival: Season 4
Nations Cup 2026
NationLESS Cup
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual

Upcoming

2026 Changsha Offline CUP
CSL Season 20: Qualifier 2
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.