[MSL] Grand Final - Page 177

On June 11 2011 21:30 Reyis wrote:
it was probably one of the most boring final ever -_-

On June 11 2011 20:14 TwoToneTerran wrote:


You demonstrate absolutely no knowledge about Flash. There isn't a statute of limitations on remembering how you pitied a kid -- a very young kid -- who had the weight of an entire team thrown on his shoulders at 15 and had all of the world expected of him after a dominant OSL run. When your nickname is "Child Labor Terran" And a common reason you're dropping out of leagues is because you had to try to win 4 games in a row the day before a series against Best that he just blows from exhaustion and underpreparation.

It was sad, sadder than any truly S class game has ever been, because no one ever had so little help and so much expected of them. You're freaking ridiculous if you want to compare what Flash was going through to others. Oz for Jaedong was an amazing team, and don't get me started on SKT. It was more than just "Well he didn't win a lot of titles!" it was a much sadder story of almost abusive treatment of a child.

What Flash has done is a testament to his previous struggles. I know a lot of people begrudge Flash for his dominance, but his story is one hell of a feel good story when you look at it.

On June 11 2011 21:56 disciple wrote:
well he did say it starts to hurt after 3-4 games. hence I believe he rushed to finish the series so he can hold the trophy without any major problems

On June 11 2011 23:37 kuroshiroi wrote:

Spare me the sob story. Flash decided to win a starleague in 1 year and did just that. Flash definitely had higher expectations of himself than others ever did and he still does. He is a competitor and he has never complained about having to carry his team. He wants to win and that's what winners do, they make sacrifices and sometimes their efforts don't pay off. If he couldn't have carried his team, he had the option of quitting. But he didn't and he pushed through and here we are.

This isn't a sad story, at all. Even you said it's a feel-good story which is the opposite of sad. But that's not enough for Flash fans, Flash must win everything and Flash must be the best at everything and Flash must go through the biggest amount of hardship too. He brought the hardship on himself so I can't feel sorry for him. He has had the biggest amount of success in the shortest amount of time with very limited set-backs but you still find something to complain about. Unbelievable.

Congratulations, Flash. Your games are boring to watch since they're so one-sided but it's not your fault that everybody else is shit compared to you.

On June 11 2011 23:56 FuRong wrote:
Rough belated live report from the venue:

12:30(?): TLers arrive, pick up tickets and eat Korean BBQ (I wasn't there so I dunno exactly what happened)
3:00: I turn up, everyone is standing around outside waiting. About 12 TLers in total. Zero line seems much longer than the Flash line. We wait in the Flash line.
3:30: Fangirls get allowed inside the venue, everyone else still waiting. It's damn hot, good thing that half of us each bought a huge bottle of Pocari.
4:25: Lines finally start to move, eventually we make it inside and get seated in the Flash section
4:30: Guy with whistle and loudspeaker warms up the crowd with KT chants, hype builds
4:45: Possible brief sighting of Zero in his booth
5:00: Lights dim, opening music begins, crowd goes crazy
5:05: A-pink come on stage and stand there awkwardly for about 5 minutes while the intro finishes, then launch into their performance. Better than I expected
5:20: Interviews and pre-game hype etc, crowd seems excited
5:50: Set 1 finally begins, guy sitting next to me with TL shirt (gorchiza?) gets his Team Liquid sign shown on TV. Five pages instantly added to this thread.
6:05: Zero taps out, lots of noise from the Flash side of the crowd
6:15: Set 2 begins, seems pretty even for quite a while.
6:25(?): Guy sitting next to me gets another TL sign shown on TV, I completely miss it
6:40: Zero's economy is ruined, but he seems to be making a comeback with Queens. Zero kills all the tanks and then ggs, leaving the crowd confused. Flash now up 2-0 but it takes us a while to figure out what just happened. Was it an Idra gg timing?
6:55: Set 3 begins, Flash goes for similar Valk build
7:15: Zero in trouble as Flash sieges his third, tank wall builds up and crowd senses the end. Defeat seems inevitable at this point so when the gg finally comes out it's a bit of an anticlimax
7:20: Lee Young Ho chant goes up on the Flash side of the crowd, Zero fans start leaving
7:25: Prize ceremony begins.
7:35: Ceremony finishes, closing credits begin to play
7:40: Raffle drawing for the crowd is held, ggggbabybabybaby wins a $100 ABC Mart voucher.
7:41: Chang Min (in English): "Nice to meet you, congratulations"
7:50: About ten of us head off to another Korean BBQ place, but the restaurant is not actually Korean BBQ even though the name is 코리안 바비큐. Confusion ensues.
8:30: We get owned by super-spicy chicken that we thought we could handle but really can't
9:30: We pay and leave. The end.

On June 11 2011 19:40 mustaju wrote:

STX is only pure love to be shared with the precious few who are deserving of it.

On June 12 2011 00:38 LiLu wrote:
Flash is God of Starcraft. Period.