On August 20 2010 04:47 Holgerius wrote: What's the record for most finals between two players?
Nada/Yellow at 4 times I think, if you include small events like IeSF.
If you discount that stuff, you have a lot of rivalries at 2-3 appearances, depending on whether you count things like GOM or not. Including GOM, Flash/Jaedong are at 3 finals between each other so far, tied with Boxer/Yellow (who have an OSL, a KPGA Tour, and KPGA Winner's Championship). If Jaedong makes this final, then they will have surpassed the Lim-Jin Rok in finals appearances.
KPGA Winner's Championship sounds like a special event, so Jaedong/Flash have already surpassed Lim/Jin rok. KPGA Tour itself was just the old name for the MSL though.
KPGA Winner's Championship was a special event, but you could make the argument that GOM was too.
Regardless, Jaedong making this final will pull the LeeSsangRok ahead in terms of Kespa-sanctioned finals.
For people that want vods, the chinese usually have them up literally minutes after the games are done, but they have chinese commentary and are hosted on youku. If you understand chinese, 大师 (XK=Love) was the one casting so its pretty decent. If not, just another asian commentator talking over the starcraft >.>. Some things to note, chinese commentators use hotkeys to denote buildings, VS=starport, BB=rax, VF=factory etc.
On August 19 2010 23:46 Savant wrote: Once the countdown is over, Flash is without a doubt the best player ever. Unfortunately, his mindgame could use improvement: Flash hasn't ridden a BO advantage to victory since Jaedong last MSL. When the FvJ finals come, the results will be in large part be decided in the mental battle before the games even start, and in planning this Bo5 I don't think Jaedong will make the same mistake twice.
i think flash's mental game is pretty good, but it has low endurance. If we think back to his recent bo5 series, each one he lost had some sort of technical screwup that prolonged the entire event and wore down on his mind (Space heater, OGN's royal f up at Kimpo airport). Even in this bo5, the fact he played 7 games total really seemed to have an impact on his play, especially in game 3. I think if it's a normal bo5 Flash gg's out of game 3 super fast and just moves on to the next game, but because he was tired he tried to gut out the series with that comeback attempt.
On August 20 2010 09:29 Cheeseburgered wrote: 3-2? At this rate we'll be seeing jaedong mop the floor with flash
Lol. I only saw the first game but that TvT was better than almost any JvF that I've seen. Sadly, I think flash will wipe the floor with JD again. Even on more balanced maps I'd give the edge to flash.
On August 20 2010 09:42 SilverSkyLark wrote: Mods said it was crappy..
I enjoyed it. I'm guessing most others enjoyed it or, at the very least, don't mind it. Not like it was detracting from any meaningful discussion either. Some people are too uptight.
On August 19 2010 23:46 Savant wrote: Once the countdown is over, Flash is without a doubt the best player ever. Unfortunately, his mindgame could use improvement: Flash hasn't ridden a BO advantage to victory since Jaedong last MSL. When the FvJ finals come, the results will be in large part be decided in the mental battle before the games even start, and in planning this Bo5 I don't think Jaedong will make the same mistake twice.
Terran definately has an easier time getting a BO advantage in TvZ X_X
After watching the vods I have to say this was one of the best TvT series I have seen in my life,probably top3.I have to say BW never seems to amaze me and we are so lucky that programing keeps going on in korea <3
I have a feeling fantasy will follow Yellow's path,what a pitty