So much on the line for these 2 players. If Jangbi wins then he'll move up from simply a protoss hero and become a legitimate legend. With 2 OSL victories and 2 MSL silvers Jangbi just might have a legitimate claim to being the 2nd best protoss of all time. Fantasy has even more to gain from this victory. Iloveoov's puppet, fantasy gg timing, finals choker, can't play bio, not as good as Flash....no BW player with as much talent and success as Fantasy has ever received so much skepticism and mockery. If Fantasy wins he'll be the one with the last laugh. #1 in Elo and kespa ranking, winner of the last true proleague finals, winner of the last true OSL...Fantasy has the chance to join the shortlist of undisputed best BW player in the world, and be the last one to ever do so. A victory for Fantasy now with Boxer having switched to SC2 and Iloveoov retired means he will finally, definitively, have stepped out of the shadows of his illustrious predecessors and become a legend in his own right. The crown prince will have ascended to become the final king of BW.

Personally I'll be rooting for Jangbi. Protoss bias aside, the last 3 games I ever watched my hero Flash play was a stomping, and that mustn't go unpunished. Fantasy is the definite favorite for sure though. Although some may scoff at Fantasy's map balance whining he did kind of have a point. This year's finals map pool is more balanced and considering Fantasy hasn't lost to a protoss since losing to Jangbi in said OSL finals I'd say 3-1 for Fanta is a reasonable prediction.

Dodgin

Canada39254 Posts

August 02 2012 02:49 GMT

#125

I just realized Fantasy has a 83.67% winrate since July 2011, my god.

scrubtastic

1166 Posts

August 02 2012 04:01 GMT

#126

Oddly enough I don't really care who wins.

Fantasy has already defeated Flash, his true rival. Jangbi already got his gold from Fantasy last time. Is Jangbi/Fantasy a rivalry? To me it isn't, it's just two (former) Kong line players duking it out for one final shot at gold.

At least it'll be good either way no matter who wins. Crowning of the Crown Prince or the first 2-gold OSL protoss in forever? I can live with either one.

figq

12519 Posts

August 02 2012 04:02 GMT

#127

On August 02 2012 11:49 Dodgin wrote:
I just realized Fantasy has a 83.67% winrate since July 2011, my god.

89.3% winrate since 31 Dec. If he wins this too, I might have to admit he's actually good.

RezChi

Canada2368 Posts

August 02 2012 04:02 GMT

#128

Time to crown the protoss king.

DyEnasTy

United States3720 Posts

August 02 2012 04:20 GMT

#129

CMON JANGBANG!!!

sour_eraser

Canada932 Posts

August 02 2012 04:28 GMT

#130

No matter who wins or loses. Hoping for decent games~

Perguvious

United States1783 Posts

August 02 2012 04:33 GMT

#131

im very lucky as I'm currently interning in china for the summer so time difference won't be a problem, but I have little clue as to streaming in china, since lots of websites are blocked. any advice pointing towards the right direction such as links are appreciated.

links to any constant chinese streams? I can't read chinese very well ):

Jojo131

Brazil1631 Posts

August 02 2012 04:50 GMT

#132

tbh I think Janbi has already proven himself even if he doesn't win. The real stakes are on Fantasy, I'm sure oov and Boxer will be watching, and it'll be the final conclusion to see if all of the criticism about his skills are true or not. Also getting another Silver would be LOL.... Talk about pressure...

oldgregg

New Zealand1176 Posts

August 02 2012 04:59 GMT

#133

COME ON JANGBI ONE MORE GOLD BABY!!!

slappy

United States1271 Posts

August 02 2012 05:05 GMT

#134

On August 02 2012 13:02 figq wrote:

Show nested quote +

89.3% winrate since 31 Dec. If he wins this too, I might have to admit he's actually good.

and if he loses than Jangbi is that much better :D

Dodgin

Canada39254 Posts

August 02 2012 05:07 GMT

#135

Even if Jangbi wins his record in 2012 is actually pretty bad for someone who is a back to back OSL finalist, only 54.84% 17-14

JSy

149 Posts

August 02 2012 05:08 GMT

#136

On August 02 2012 13:01 scrubtastic wrote:
Oddly enough I don't really care who wins.

Fantasy has already defeated Flash, his true rival. Jangbi already got his gold from Fantasy last time. Is Jangbi/Fantasy a rivalry? To me it isn't, it's just two (former) Kong line players duking it out for one final shot at gold.

At least it'll be good either way no matter who wins. Crowning of the Crown Prince or the first 2-gold OSL protoss in forever? I can live with either one.

Only one will break from the kong line. The loser will forever be a part of Yellow's kong line.

AdrianInzunza

Mexico44 Posts

August 02 2012 05:10 GMT

#137

cant wait!!

VAMOS FANTASY

aznball123

2759 Posts

August 02 2012 05:16 GMT

#138

This is going to be such a beautiful set of games! :D Fantasy fighting~~~