EPTstorms kill a bunch of scvs but leta is able to clean up the army
leta attacking bottom left in response, this ought to be the game right here
a lot of tanks on the high ground
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Crunchums
United States11144 Posts
storms kill a bunch of scvs but leta is able to clean up the army leta attacking bottom left in response, this ought to be the game right here a lot of tanks on the high ground | ||
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X10A
Canada9837 Posts
Leta has to do something about 1 and 7 or hes done for Why can't I play PvT like Pure? D= Arbiter coming around EMP stasis trade Pure looks like he isn't bothering with 3 again RECALL INTO THE BACK OF 12 AGAIN DEAR GOD LETA Leta's army pushing out down towards 7-6 oclock ish | ||
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Crunchums
United States11144 Posts
pure countering mines gonna buy leta time but looks ilike he's going for bottom left instead of defending 12 recalled, CC lifted | ||
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X10A
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6 is getting taken down, 7 coming next RECALL AT TWELVE FOR THE HUNDRETH TIME THIS GAME 7 is done for, as is 6 Force at 12 still not mopped up, and 1 is still mining But bottom left is taken care of | ||
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chongu
Malaysia2593 Posts
Its so much like PvZ now rofl | ||
2Pacalypse-
Croatia9517 Posts
Cinderella Story Once upon a time there lived an unhappy young StarCraft player. His confidence has been failing him and most of his fans have betrayed him. All his hard practice and occasional strokes of brilliance was for naught as he continued to slump. And boy, it was a slump like no one have ever seen before. But it was not always like this you see. There was a time, even before this time, where this even younger StarCraft player lived a happy life of a StarCraft player. He was recognized and respected by all other fellow StarCraft players, while building a prominent fanbase in process. Unfortunately, those times were long and forgotten as the time this story takes place is quite different for our hero. In these times, our protagonist was hitting the rock bottom and had no one to lean on, to the point where thoughts of quitting became like only realistic option. But as in any fairy tale, there's no place for realism and this dedicated StarCraft player kept working harder than ever before with burning fire in him wishing to achieve greatness. I'm pretty sure you all know the immortal Cinderella story which your parents told you as a bedtime story to assure you that every fairy tale has a happy ending.  JangBi's story is not much different than original Cinderella story as I'm sure it's already being told by Korean parents to their children, because let's face it, JangBi storms are much more epic than misplaced girl shoes. While undoubtedly quite a few of you would tear up while reading the adventures of Cinderella, I'm pretty sure it can't be compared to all the nerd tears shed at this OSL finals.In sports jargon, Cinderella Story refers to a team or a player who advances much further in a tournament than anticipated. If anyone deserves to have his Cinderella story told in the world of StarCraft, it should definitely be JangBi. A little trip down to a memory lane is in order to show you why exactly this is a perfect example of a Cinderella story. It all started in late 2008 when JangBi reached three Starleague finals in just 5 months, receiving silver medal in each. Even though he didn't win any gold medals during this prominent time, he still holds the highest ELO peak in PvT matchup and was part of the infamous  Six Dragons group.After getting his third silver medal in March, 2009 something snapped in JangBi's mind. I guess not everyone can be a part of the Kong line where they can continuously put out good performances while acquiring one silver medal after another. Some players apparently have a limit on the amount of silver medals they can take, and for JangBi that limit is three. Players go into the slump all the time, but JangBi's slump could be called one of the worst in StarCraft history. To showcase you how exactly that third silver medal was a breaking point for JangBi, let's take a look at his record from that point in time.From the beginning of first MSL where JangBi took silver medal to the end of his third silver medal (span of six months), JangBi had a following record:09/18/2008 - 03/21/2009 All - 56 wins - 24 losses (70.00%) PvP - 18 wins - 8 losses (69.23%) PvT - 22 wins - 5 losses (81.48%) PvZ - 16 wins - 11 losses (59.26%) Now let's take a look at his record for the rest of that year after his last MSL finals (a span of nine months): 03/22/2009 - 01/01/2010 All - 27 wins - 31 losses (46.55%) PvP - 9 wins - 10 losses (47.37%) PvT - 9 wins - 8 losses (52.94%) PvZ - 9 wins - 13 losses (40.91%) From 70% winning rate to a 46% winning rate in just a couple of months, that's got to be some kind of a record. Things didn't get better for JangBi throughout the whole 2010 as his winning percentage was 45.71% for that year. This was the particularly hard time for JangBi as a StarCraft player, because a lot of the so-called fans that he earned with his strong play during the Six Dragons era have turned on him and he quickly became a target for ridiculing by Korean netizens. I won't lie, I haven't really been a huge JangBi fan myself during his era of dominance and when he was slumping he was a "safe" choice for my Fantasy Proleague anti team. I haven't really put myself in his position and thought what was he going through while having poor results in his games. In April this year, JangBi gave an in-depth interview where he brought up a lot of emotions he went through while being in his slump. At some point in the interview, he says this:I still remember when I lost to just zerglings in a game and my coach said “if your going to be like that, then let’s stop”. If I took that comment in negatively, I really would have gone home but I took it in as a positive thing and I worked hard, which is why I think I could have a “godly” period at one point. I think none of us knew just how much those words would be prophesying because we were busy wiping tears of our cheeks reading just how close JangBi was to retiring. And just like a phoenix rising from the ashes, right about the time after that interview, JangBi started performing well yet again in Proleague and then went on to do an unimaginable and win a hard earned gold medal in the Jin Air OSL finals. JangBi's road to OSL finals wasn't exactly made of rose petals and we'll talk about that in a bit, but first a short intermission.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3IbwjeCx6U It's impossible to do an article on JangBi and not link his trademark video. Enjoy.JangBi had an extremely shaky performance in the early phase of this OSL. Even though he won his group 2-0 in Ro24 and showed strokes of his old brilliance, Ro16 is where the things got messy. He started his group with a very disappointing 0-2 record and at the very last game managing to grab a very important win against  BaBy. As fate would have it, another two players went with a 1-2 record in his group, forcing a tie breakers between the three of them. Despite being at the brink of the elimination, JangBi miraculously beats both of his opponents in the tie breakers, qualifies for the Ro8 and effectively remains as the last Protoss hope in this OSL.This was the part of the tournament where people started bringing Legend of the Fall into the discussion and frankly, I was so excited to see if it would come true yet again. After barely squeezing through his group, JangBi had to pass the hardest test for any StarCraft player. He had to play against Flash. Yes, THE ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/Ticon_small.png) Flash! I don't think there's a greater test of your skills as a StarCraft player, than to play against the Ultimate Weapon. After losing his first game in the Bo3 against the Flash, no one in their right mind thought JangBi could defeat Flash two games consecutively few days later. And yet, the stars must have aligned perfectly or a fairy granted JangBi his wish as he did just that. He won against the motherfucking Flash 2-1 after being down 0-1. Incredible!Winning against Flash apparently gives you a giant boost to your confidence as in semi-finals, JangBi simply obliterated his opponent  n.Die_soO 3-0, in PvZ no less, which is considered JangBi's "weak" matchup. After watching JangBi's beautiful play in semi-finals, everyone knew, JangBi's here to win this OSL. Call it the Legend of the Fall, call it fate, call it I'm-sick-of-silver-medals, call it whatever the fuck you want, but everyone knew that JangBi WILL win this OSL. And he did. And it was beautiful. People cried for fuck's sake!![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/VUdFT.jpg) FUCK YEAH!!! There's a lot of things that made this finals extremely emotional and for the lack of a better word, epic. From the history, atmosphere, amazing games, legends, everything was put together to provide us fans, with a perfect OSL finals that will be remembered for many days to come. One thing I didn't put a lot of emphasis on in this article is, how much exactly the games in this finals were good. From the first to the last game, everyone was sitting on the edge of their seat, cheering for their favorite player. It has also been reported on the Korean forums, that the amazing show which JangBi and Fantasy gave us in this finals raised interest of some of the new sponsors. You should all learn from JangBi and Fantasy how NOT to hurt ESPORTS!But certainly the most amazing aspect of this tournament was JangBi's fairy tale run where he told his very own, Cinderella Story.OSL Legacy by riptide It's December 2007, and I'm hurrying across campus. My classes have just finished for the morning, and I'm making a bee line to the computer lab so I can load up the TL LR thread and see if my Zerg hero had beaten Upmagic. He had. It was the 7th of December 2007, and Lee Jaedong was in a Starleague finals. I was ecstatic. Arriving on Team Liquid after 3/3, I began my journey as a Broodwar fan in a world where the swarm had fallen. Yet, in July, the very month that I signed up for a TL account, rumours began to circulate. Having bagged a 2nd place finish at the July 2007 StarChallenge S1, a young upstart Zerg was making headway in Korea. Qualifying for the OSL, he went on to bag first place at the 2007 Seoul International e-Sports Festival. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og-gULrg1Jo&feature=player_embedded Arguably the greatest Many months later, on a cool December evening here in the subcontinent, I watched the VODs, Yakii be praised, as my hero walked the Royal Road. A small part of me still believes I willed it into happening. I wanted that story to be written. Jaedong was meant to walk the royal road, and with every moment of every game in that Starleague, I believed. Everyone has a defining moment in their life as a fan of this great game, and for me, this was it. I had spent months reading about the exploits of Boxer and oov, the dominance of Nada and Savior, and now, for the first time, here I was seeing it first hand. Lee Jaedong, a hero of our times. A few days later, Hot_Bid published Heir Apparent, and my fate was sealed. I knew I wanted to write for TL. I've been here for nearly half a decade now, and though I've read and written through many, many tournaments, there is always something I come back to. The OSL. The OnGameNet Starleague, to me, is not just the most prestigious ESPORTS competition in the world. The OSL is Broodwar. The OSL is the cold clanking of a sieging tank, the shrill squeal of the zergling and the immortal cry of the zealot. The OSL is Boxer in Coca Cola. Nada in Panasonic and July in Gilette. It is the tears shed at EVER 2004, the bitter disappointment of So1 and the the single jewel in the crown of a King at Shinhan 3. The OSL is every alarm clock you have set so you wouldn't miss a stream. The OSL is every post you have made, every thread you have read, every translation you have pored over. The OSL is every silent prayer you have uttered as your hero took to the booth. The OSL is about a story, told and retold, from mensrea and Waxangel, down the ages, passed on from generation to generation of Broodwar fan. The OSL is the story of you, the story of me, the story of Team Liquid. Most of you reading this piece have seen hundreds, if not thousands of games. You have seen players rise and fall and watched strategies shift and times change. Yet, all of you have a few special moments, a handful of memories that you carry with you, some of them written out in 240p from a time before HD, some of them jotted down in long forgotten LR threads. And sometimes, if you're really, really lucky, on a starry night in Seoul, you will get to add to those memories, and for a moment, a minute, a second, as psi storms fill the sky and a zealot drops from a shuttle to accomplish the impossible, the unthinkable, you will be filled with the awe and wonder what you felt when you first found this beautiful game. For when you distil its essence, the OSL is just that - a decade long story. The story of us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOvqcUCwUok | ||
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Crunchums
United States11144 Posts
CC landed at 9 vultures attacking top right; NO CANNONS THERE but some units to deal with it i'm not sure if leta has any scanners left leta trying to take out pure's army but pure recalls it to 9 | ||
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