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All-killed out of the Winners League playoffs, STX SouL brushed off the loss and is now back in business, flaunting its legendary depth once again. No longer a single matchup specialist and a one-time Winners League all-killer, Shuttle is fast becoming a fixture on the lineup. Bogus was sent out twice and won twice, against Zerg and Protoss. No more play time for you, Frozen! STX has a man for every occasion -- up against Jaedong? Coach Kim pulls Modesty out of his ass, and the humble Zerg overthrows the Tyrant. Kal and Calm will clean up any mess left behind by the scrubs.
eSTRO took the full brunt of the corruption scandal, losing both Sangho and Upmagic, two players suspected of match fixing. The team's top dog, Really, was at one point considered to be Top Three Terran material by a few observers jumping the gun. His m'n'm control, worse than fantasy's, has cleared us of these delusions. Nonetheless, Really is still the backbone of the team and a threat in both TvT and TvP. The rest of the roster doesn't look so hot compared to the STX armada, as only Action, hyvaa and Flying are decent. Each one of them seems promising in their own way -- especially Action and his oh so sexy hive play -- but they have yet to put up consistent results.
STX has gone 3-0 since the start of the round. eSTRO is down 0-2. Will STX confirm its fearsome form and plaster eSTRO to the booth wall? Will Kal heal the sting of losing so many times to Flash by crushing Really, while the fanboys cry "imba!" like PvT was meant to be? Will Really reuse his Match Point medic flare strategy, so popular with the fans? Will Action survive until the late game and overwhelm Bogus with plagues and swarms? Will Shuttle continue to be a baller? Will Flying's English ID live up to the Korean equivalent, Nal_rA?
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Really will have to win two games in this one I think.
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I predict that, like KT Flash and Jaedong OZ, Estro will soon be known as E-Really.
And because Really isn't nearly as good as either the Flash or the Dong, Estro will be roflstomped. I predict 3-1 if not 3-0 STX. Of course, this game has absolutely no bearing on my FPL, so I'm just purely watching for fun.
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Hwasin better show up....
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STX will take this 3-1, with only action winning.
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On April 20 2010 10:54 Kyuukyuu wrote:Wow that doesn't even link to July, get out. + Show Spoiler +
I love Calm, but i thought The King of Zerg obviously refer to July
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My predictions:
Notice < Action Modesty > Hyvaa Kal < Flying Calm < Really
3-1 Estro
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On April 20 2010 11:17 dani_caliKorea wrote:I love Calm, but i thought The King of Zerg obviously refer to July July's B-team now.
STX is going to butcher eStro
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in case you ever wonder where half the people watching the streams come from:
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
YEAHHHHH I can't wait WOO.
http://tv.zeroboy.net/mystlord
@Grobyc: I'm pretty sure that Chinese internet sucks so bad that they can only reliably watch kona's stream :3
And the Chinese have PLU anyway.
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On April 20 2010 12:22 Grobyc wrote:in case you ever wonder where half the people watching the streams come from: ![[image loading]](http://i540.photobucket.com/albums/gg356/Grobyc_/wfbroodlol.jpg) God damn this is where all the little chinese children come from? Chinese people. What'll you do with them? Aside from letting them rip off all your DVDs, music, streams, and make all your plastic toys for pennies on the dolla.
Edit: We should try to incorporate them into our fold. ONE OF US
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I can stream(lowish quality) if needed, but don't add me unless Mystlord gets technical difficulties or something. I'll probably just moderate his otherwise
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Baa?21243 Posts
On April 20 2010 12:09 boesthius wrote: estro is gonna smack stx around
the only one that's going to win a game on stx, if they send him out, is Kal imo~
You shut your filthy whore mouth or it's over between us >: O
Nothing against eSTRO, and Action's always fun to watch, but STX is, well, STX. We're going 11-0 this round baby.
And PLU > all other streams TBH. HQ with hilarious/insightful commentary FTW~
livestream only gets flooded by Chinese people (lolol, come on, Chinese people! can't trust 'em.) if PLU doesn't stream for some reason, which does happen occasionally.
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On April 20 2010 09:25 BrownBear wrote: I predict that, like KT Flash and Jaedong OZ, Estro will soon be known as E-Really.
And because Really isn't nearly as good as either the Flash or the Dong, Estro will be roflstomped. I predict 3-1 if not 3-0 STX. Of course, this game has absolutely no bearing on my FPL, so I'm just purely watching for fun.
Don't agree with Jeadong OZ anymore. He's been playing worse and worse and perhaps sees the peak of his career in the rear view mirror.
STX will crush eSTRO
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gah 2 fav teams must watch
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thank god, the results section doesn't have 4 paragraphs
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Too hard to make predictions because of lineups not being revealed, but I'm thinking 3-2 STX with Calm winning the ace.
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I think Calm looked pretty weak in the group C tiebreakers of OSL. still might be facing easier opponents today
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Baa?21243 Posts
On April 20 2010 16:37 ItsBigfoot wrote: thank god, the results section doesn't have 4 paragraphs
Don't listen to the haters snowdrift, I enjoy your OPs very much
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predicting STX 3-2
it's going to be a Really Action packed series
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what is this beta icon i see on the login screen for ogn now?
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Modesty for STX vs Classic for eSTRO
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Mystlord
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Modesty vs Classic? I'm so....
Well, at least Modesty has no hope against a non Zerg.
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modesty vs classic btw ;d
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holy shit that terran has a bigger chin than the dude in that family guy episode.
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Without 2 of their main, but mediocre players, eSTRO has to dip deep into the bench. TLPD sez this guy has only played two matches!
Tons of dream league and prelim games though.
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Classic the blue Terran at 5 Modesty the orange zerg at 11.
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the chin looks like all bone too. Wow, what a frame.
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Extracting every advantage possible by building his depot right below the left of his CC.
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hatchery first for Modesty
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His chin is so damn massive
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1 rax and depot at the megabase choke - no gas Classic expands to 4.
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Both players have worker scouts in their opponent's bases.
But the drone leaves as the first marine emerges
Lair off two hatcheries for Modesty.
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Who is Classic and why is he playing?
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interesting - early Factory for classic and den for Modesty.
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Mystlord
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2 Hatch coming from Modesty... AND A HYDRA DEN!!!
Ehhhhhhhhh...
OMG SCV NOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Classic's scouting scv lives for along time - but doesn't live long enough to see the den at Modesty's nat
Classic uses an academy to seal off his megabase wall and starts a starport
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he's playing because he knows how to take a good hit... to the chin and keep on fighting.
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a few hydra already moving out - is Classic trying valkonic?
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3 forward lurkers morphing for Modestry
Classic adds a bunker at his wall
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On April 20 2010 18:11 ggrrg wrote: Who is Classic and why is he playing?
Classic is the badass who deep sixed Best and killed him with firebats.
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Another lurker morphing for Modesty
Classic getting ebay
Lurkers burrow at the wall!
plenty of lings ready to back them up
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Classic adding plenty of bunkers behind the first
all lings killed - only 2 lurkers left
turret unable to finish
but more lings reinforce!
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Mystlord
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Lurrrkah gets revealed!
Woah super long range of Lurkers...
SCANNNNN!!!
LINGS STREAMING IN!!
WTF NO DETECTION!
And the academy is down!
WAIT A TANK!
But you have no detection...
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First tank out - but no scanner energy!
lings runby into the main!
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lurkers finished off, but the run-by lings pick off a tank and are generally causing trouble
but they're cleared out
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Mystlord
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Lurkers are all down!
Omfg. 2 Hatch Lurker all-in cleaned up.
WTF BUILD A TURRET THERE CLASSIC!
Siege mode and a wraith? out.
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Wow, awful play by Classic - he moves out and sieges a tank alone, allowing it to be picked off by newly arriving lings
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Modesty on 3 bases now, but one base has no drones
one wraith kills an OL
3 lurkers burrow near Classic's rax - a scan and few siege shots later, they pull back a bit
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Modesty pulling out for now - he starts a spire in his main, spotted by the wraith there that's shooting at the drones.
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How many bunkers has Classic built since the start of the game?
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Classic adding raxes in his main
now his wraith is picking off defenseless overlords - finally a single hydra arrives to drive it off
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First dropship out for Classic Modesty doesn't have great drone saturation.
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wraith potshots at the 10 base - 2 tanks dropped on the abusive cliff below 10
modesty has no defense at home
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4 hydra are suicided as the walk to the tank
Modesty loses his hatchery at 10 - he's really, really poor mission accomplished
lurkers finished off the tanks on the cliff
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
And the hatch falls!
Classic loading another dropship, and getting another Starport?
CModesty still behind big time as he hasn't gotten a fourth yet.
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Modesty rebuilds his hatchery at 10 quickly
dropship heading towards Modesty's base again - this time from the right but it's spotted by a drone moving out to expand still Modesty is slow with his scourge and only hits the dropship after 4 rines 1 medic unloaded
now they wreak havoc on a few drones in the main until lurkers clear them out
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my n chin is gonna winnnnnnnnnn
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Mystlord
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Omg Drone sees the dropship...
Scourge move to intercept!!
Gets it. 4 rines and a medic get out.
Classic races for the corner!!!
3 Rines left!
Get the Drones!!!
Classic pushing out with a HUGE armory! I don't think Modesty can hold this off.
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Classic moving out with a decent sized army of mnm, tanks, and a vessel should be enough to crush Modesty who is still on low-econ with only lurkerling
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tanks being leapfrogged forwards, lurkers being irradiated
I don't think Modesty will be able to hold unless classic screws up
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the 2 sunkens at modesty's nat destroyed - mnm kill the den and now shoot at the hatchery boom
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lurkerling rush forwards to attack - too little too late
all dead
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it's over
Modesty concedes.
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
And Modesty taps out.
THE CHIN WINS!
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Wow classic's high fives are super soft.
Well, eSTRO's new blood did pretty well
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i got here alittle late on that first attack, but did modesty not do some nice damage cause i saw a whole bunch of buildings dead.... someone tell me
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About time Classic got an easy PL match. In his very first he draws Flash and in his second Best.
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Nice game by Classic. =] Glad to see eStro still has backup.
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Mystlord
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And estro opting for Flying.
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gogo flying. you can do it!
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Toss steals Terran's gas - 3 SCVs attacking the assimilator
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Toss has already started his nat expo
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was that nex before gas expo? O_o
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Flying withdraws his zealot from Bogus's nat after seeing 4 rines he starts his core.
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bogus opting to FE as well with a bunker
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2nd zealot for flying arrives at Bogus's nat Bogus builds a bunker at his nat choke and starts his expo
goon range, 2nd gate for Flying - he takes his nat gas as well and chases Bogus's scv away with a goon
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Goon range finished
Something being researched for Bogus in a machine shop
goons pick off a tank!
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Flying no longer letting his goons chill near Bogus's nat, but opts to protect his nat choke from vulture runbys
That means Bogus can now move out without delay with his army
first observer is out
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Vultures check out 12 - no base there yet Dropship heads towards Flying's nat, an observer sees it and goons stop it from dropping
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Bogus pushing towards Flying's nat - until he loses all his vultures - then he runs his remaining 3 tanks and 2 rines away
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Mystlord
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Bogus pushing out, probably going to try to get to that area below the natural....
BUT AN OBS SEES THE DROPSHIP!
Lol a dropship drops the vults while it twirls around..
BOGUS TIMING PUSH!
Hits Flying while his units are divided!
... Yeah unfortunately he has no siege mode OR mines, so he fails.
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a few vultures make it into Flying's main - sloppy they score a few probe kills
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
HOLY FUCK MINES!
BOGUS PINNING GOONS AND TAKING OUT A TON!
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But Bogus's tanks are caught in the open... but Vultures do a VERY STRONG mine surround and kill SO MANY GOONS
what a wild game!
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Bogus expanding to 9, an observer sees it.
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Almost a control group of goons were killed.
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Goons walk up the ramp below 9 while more goons attack from upper right - a lot die but 4 goons remain
Bogus with SCVS stop them from getting close to target the tank
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What the hell is Flying doing? It's not like he has an econ disadvantage either.
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Flying backs off as another tank arrives at 9 and drives them away
Flying taking 12 AND 5. I see 5?? gateways?
vultures discover 5 and pick off the probe there.
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First arbiter out for Flying.
If Bogus doesn't shut down the new expansions or double expand himself he's going to be behind real soon
A vulture sees the warping nexus at 12 before it dies to cannons
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Flying now on 6 gateways, 2 forges spinning. He does more mine clearing with goon/obs
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Bogus needs to macro his heart out and push Flying's scrawny ass before those expos kick in.
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Flying also starting to mass zealots
2nd armory going down for Bogus
Bogus playing so passive after the exciting early game
foreigners in the audience!
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he needs to pull what flash did on movie real soon
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Bogus turreting and mining up his main, and turrets up his nat for recall defense
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On April 20 2010 18:46 below66 wrote: REAL soon
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Vulture sacrifices itself to check out 6 - no nexus there 11 goons come there to potshot at the ebay
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oh shit did i just see estro have
A SIMPSONS CHEERFUL
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Arbiter just flies through the turret gap northeast of Bogus's natural but Bogus follows it with his army and the Arbiter dies to turrets
BUT! Flying attacks Bogus's 3rd at 9 right after as Bogus's army was away
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good wall in prevents Flying from entering
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Flying adds another 3 gateways (to 11) and another stargate
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
Flying sacrifices an arb to try to get an attack on Bogus's third. Doesn't work out.
Flying claiming bottom right now, but Bogus is now pushing out with a rather scary force..
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Flying's 5 bases are kicking in - I don't think Bogus is in good shape now.
Bogus now pushing out - but Flying has such a huge ground army and he's preparing to take 6 as well
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Bogus lays a minefield in front of one tank sieging up 12
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The tank cleared out by Flying's army, but only a tank loss, no big deal
still, if he had committed his army could he have taken out the 12 base?
a CC floats to 11, Bogus finally taking his 4th
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The game observer points out the idle core - no air upgrades for a carrier switch
a recal at 11!
Bogus has no army there - he'll lose his CC
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But Flying's recalled units are trapped by the massive clump of tanks below the ramp
still, flying has more units that are roaming the middle of the map
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
GOOD RECALL AT TOP LEFT!
Bogus unable to push up and that CC gets taken out!
Flying taking the rest of the map...
AND CARRIERS INCOMING!!
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Vultures finish off the goons at 11
Fleet beacon and another stargate (3) for Flying!
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back to 6 bases to 3 now, if he loses this i will be mad
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Despite 5 turrets in the vicinity, Flying able to recall by Bogus's Factories
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Bogus throws away vultures at the recalled goons in his main, but there should be enough tanks to keep it from being too damaging
has Bogus not rebuilt his CC at 11? tons of idle scvs there
he pushes towards Flying's 3rd at 3 instead!
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
Flying recalling into Bogus's main, casts some storms to clear out mines (didn't get any), but now Bogus is pushing into Flying's bottom right and 3 positions.
Not looking good.
Flying also appears to be ignoring that attack, and launching his own counter attack.
Mineral only going to fall for Bogus.
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What is Bogus doing with his troops?
Flying attacking Bogus's 3rd with his army - zealots focus on the CC!
Bogus takes down Flying's base at 5
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Bogus down to 2 bases - does he even have minerals left?
tanks that siege north of 6 can't shoot the nexus and are being whittled down by arbiters!
storms taking down clumped tanks near Bogus's natural
it's near the end!
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a medium-sized recall behind Bogus's army at his former 3rd at 9 - doesn't do much damage - sandwiched from topright and bottomright by tanks but more goons arrive from upper right and finish off the tanks there - the floating CC will die too!
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
Ouch Flying losing a lotta units while Carriers still aren't out.
WOAH recall behind Bogus's forces... GOons get trapped, though Flying also pushing from the north to wipe out Bogus's forces!
CC FALLS!
Bogus in the worst of positions now.
He's basically not mining..
GG FROM BOGUS!!!!
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Now Flying just donating zealots to the mine god
Bogus concedes.
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u can't win them all with just defence
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damnit STX, stop sending only scrubs. WHERE MY KAL AT?
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On April 20 2010 18:56 exeprime wrote: damnit STX, stop sending only scrubs. WHERE MY KAL AT? +1
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ARGH STX... So now you're going to send Kal, Hwasin, and Calm?
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early-mid game, bogus was too defensive imo. Always thought he was further behind than he really was.
Not that he wasn't, but you gotta take risks when you're behind, and he tried to pull a flash vs kal on FS comeback. He was just getting further and further behind every minute after flying got a 4th
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This is not going as planned.
Of course, I don't know what STX had planned, but I'm assuming it wasn't this.
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Wow the ad makes that seafood? burger looks good.
But in the end you get fast food.
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France2061 Posts
The scrubs have been sent out; now's the time to bring out the big guns. STX is taking this to ace.
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god really confused on the threads lol
Anyway sweet Really vs Kal!
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
And now we have REALLY VS KAL! MY DREAM MATCHUUU!!!
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
Damn Really always looks so good lol
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So STX send out their choker in the third match when they are 0-2 down? =/
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On April 20 2010 19:09 SuperArc wrote: So STX send out their choker in the third match when they are 0-2 down? =/
Now now, don't be bitter because CJ is getting whipped in the other match.
Map is Polaris,
Kal in purple at bottom right, Really in brown at top left.
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On April 20 2010 19:09 SuperArc wrote: So STX send out their choker in the third match when they are 0-2 down? =/
Kal has a crazy high win rate vs Terran and Protoss
but yeah he chokes like crazy lol
but so does Really, hmmmm
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On April 20 2010 19:10 snowdrift86 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2010 19:09 SuperArc wrote: So STX send out their choker in the third match when they are 0-2 down? =/
Now now, don't be bitter because CJ is getting whipped in the other match. Map is Polaris, Kal in purple at bottom right, Really in brown at top left.
I am rooting for STX you know...
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On April 20 2010 19:11 SuperArc wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2010 19:10 snowdrift86 wrote:On April 20 2010 19:09 SuperArc wrote: So STX send out their choker in the third match when they are 0-2 down? =/
Now now, don't be bitter because CJ is getting whipped in the other match. Map is Polaris, Kal in purple at bottom right, Really in brown at top left. I am rooting for STX you know...
Then you know Kal's GOT THIS.
Seriously though, Kal in the third set is entirely appropriate. It's the earlier choices that were odd.
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
Oh wow Kal... Going that DT drop? DT drop?
Into 2 base arbs.
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France2061 Posts
Kal going for the DT drop -- four DTs loaded into a shuttle.
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
LOL HOLY FUCK 2 DTS GET PWNT BY MINES IMMEDIATELY!
ALL DTS DIE INSTANTLY!
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On April 20 2010 19:09 SuperArc wrote: So STX send out their choker in the third match when they are 0-2 down? =/

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One of the most beautiful things I have seen. :D
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
Kal going to die instanntly to Really's counter attack now. :<
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oh man, a kal vs really ace match would really help out my fpl
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
Hm it seems that Really is content to stay up on that ridge...
OMG MINE!
UNSIEGE REALLY!!
Kal able to bust up and break Really's position!
WOW REALLY > 3 GOONS WITH 3 VULTS!
Really = so good.
Arbs coming from Kal.
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kal choking like mad....is that really him playing.?
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On April 20 2010 19:19 Katsuge wrote: kal choking like mad....is that really him playing.?
Kal under pressure = between A and B level protoss...
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
Really is double expanding?
Ehhhhh...
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
Really gaining such an economic lead now, it's not even funny.
Kal unable to do anything...
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France2061 Posts
Completely random goon donation at Really's third.
Seiya triple expanding!
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Kal needs to pull it togheter, 'cause Really is really gaining control of the map
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On April 20 2010 19:10 GTR wrote:![[image loading]](http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/762/estrosimpsons.jpg)
WIN.
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Lol Really just like MOVED his army into Kal's army. But guess what? He has so much shit. That it doesn't even matter lol. He's just a-moving his tanks w/o siege mode into Kal's goons aha.
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On April 20 2010 19:10 GTR wrote:![[image loading]](http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/762/estrosimpsons.jpg) The reason why we won.
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bogus and modesty aren't scrubs lol
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but why bother sending them out when you have calm and shuttle ...
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Wow, way to kill my fantasy team STX..
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Never understimate your opponents. I think STX learned their lesson.
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Why doesn't Shuttle get to play more for STX? I don't get it.
Anyways, go Estro!
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Bogus and kal eat it with fall guy modesty. Nicely done :O
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On April 20 2010 19:27 o[twist] wrote: bogus and modesty aren't scrubs lol
Modesty is a scrub in all matchups except ZvZ.
And Bogus two wins weren't really convincing either.
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On April 20 2010 19:33 Holgerius wrote: Why doesn't Shuttle get to play more for STX? I don't get it. For sure. If there's any player that can develop further, it's him. And he's already pretty good.
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On April 20 2010 19:36 SuperArc wrote:Modesty is a scrub in all matchups except ZvZ. And Bogus two wins weren't really convincing either.
Indeed but their opponents stats are even worse GG Estro!!
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eSTRO 3-0'd STX?
I've underestimated eSTRO, it seems. Though a slightly better lineup from STX might have helped them forward, like playing Shuttle I think would have been a wise choice.
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On April 20 2010 19:27 o[twist] wrote: bogus and modesty aren't scrubs lol
uh, actually yeah they are
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We need Hwasin and Shuttle
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No Shuttle, no Calm wtf. STX coach go kill yourself pls.
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This is just really smart by eSTRO I think (or lucky). STX looked like they thought eSTRO would probably field hyvaa and Action, but eSTRO just benches them and takes advantage. Really gets his best matchup (kal's been playing this map as well, so eSTRO probably predicted Kal coming then, allowing Really to practice). Good day for eSTRO, sucky day for FPL. :/
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I love you eSTRO 
but wtf 3-0 would've never expected that
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oh what the hell STX, stop sending bogus
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STX was expecting a Zerg in the 1st set and that's why they have sent Modesty. Modesty has ridiculously good ZvZ.
Why bogus over let's say Hwasin is a mystery indeed.
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Classic getting a win? Flying rolling a terran? Kal losing AGAIN! GO Estro :D.
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Baa?21243 Posts
Good for you eSTRO, but this is irrelevant in the long run. We're in the playoffs anyways so we'll just throw you a win to make you feel better >=O
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"tear"
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..holy shit o.O 3-0 sweep of STX
but then again fielding Modesty and bogus is suicide
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I'm glad Really won the finishing match, he's been losing a bit too much lately!
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konadora
Singapore66163 Posts
just watched this, eSTRO well-fucking played.
Although game 2.. MINES!!!
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wow. Flying. Really? edit: lol pun
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