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FINALS!!!
Crimson Starleague Invitational Season 3 Finals!
TIME: Sunday, Jul 06 1:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Crimson_Starleague_Season_3
FINALS
castle[eMg] vs 
Radley+ Show Spoiler [Results] +
castle[eMg] <Outsider> Radley castle[eMg] <Luna> Radley castle[eMg] <Fighting Spirit> Radley castle[eMg] <Queensbridge> Radley castle[eMg] <Tau Cross> Radley castle[eMg] <New Heartbreak Ridge> Radley castle[eMg] <Outsider> Radley castle[eMg] 4 - 3 Radley
flying[eMg] vs sMi.ShoX+ Show Spoiler [Results] +
flying[eMg] <Neo Electric Circuit> sMi.ShoX flying[eMg] <Sin Peaks Baekdu> sMi.ShoX flying[eMg] <Luna> sMi.ShoX flying[eMg] <Fighting Spirit> sMi.ShoX flying[eMg] <Neo Electric Circuit> sMi.ShoX flying[eMg] 3 - 2 sMi.ShoXRoad to the FInals
castle[eMg]- Qualified for the Round-of-32 by finishing 4th in Season 2.
- Advanced into the Round-of-16 by defeating LRM)SpaNiarD (W/O), losing to Sero, and defeating sB.Minscandboo in the Round-of-32 [Group G]
- Advanced into the Round-of-8 by defeating sB.Birdie (2-1) in the Round-of-16
- Advanced into the Round-of-4 by defeating Jemah (2-1) in the Round-of-8
- Advanced into the Finals by defeating flyingjelly (3-0) in the Round-of-4
Radley- Qualified for the Round-of-32 by finishing 1st in Season 2.
- Advanced into the Round-of-16 by defeating dre11[PaiN] (W/O), losing to Jemah, and defeating E.v)TelecoM (W/O) in the Round-of-32 [Group A]
- Advanced into the Round-of-8 by defeating sas.zimp (2-0) in the Round-of-16
- Advanced into the Round-of-4 by defeating Sero (2-0) in the Round-of-8
- Advanced into the Finals by defeating sMi.ShoX (3-1) in the Round-of-4
Poll: Who will win the Finals?
(t) Radley (10)
53%
(p) castle[eMg] (9)
47%
19 total votes
(p) castle[eMg] (9)
19 total votes
Your vote: Who will win the Finals?
Poll: Who will win the Consolation Match?
(z) flying[eMg] (15)
88%
(p) sMi.ShoX (2)
12%
17 total votes
(p) sMi.ShoX (2)
17 total votes
Your vote: Who will win the Consolation Match?
MAP ORDER
FINALS
<Outsider>
<Luna>
<Fighting Spirit>
<Queensbridge>
<Tau Cross>
<New Heartbreak Ridge>
<Outsider>
THIRD-PLACE
<Neo Electric Circuit>
<Sin Peaks of Baekdu>
<Luna>
<Fighting Spirit>
<Neo Electric Circuit>
INTERVIEWS
castle[eMg] Interview+ Show Spoiler [Interview] +
SynC: Hey, castle, congratulations on making it to the finals.
This will be your first time playing in the finals after 2 seasons of coming up short in the semifinals, how do you feel being able to finally play in a best-of-7?
castle[eMg]: When I started playing these tours I had a lot of nerves but I think I'm finally getting more comfortable and feel like I can win this season
SynC: Your opponent is going to be last season's champion in Radley, someone who has pretty much dominated in all of his series wins so far. What do you consider to be his strengths and in particular, his TvP?
castle[eMg]: I think in general Radley is a really cool and creative player, he does unorthodox things that can still win games vs good players. I think his best quality is his game sense and pushes, but I still think there's a good chance of me winning the series
SynC: What strengths of your gameplay do you think will be able to trouble Radley and the style that he brings into the series?
castle[eMg]: I dont want to give too much away
But I think if I stay clam and focused and stick to my original gameplan, I will win
SynC: Haha, fair enough. Going back to the topic of falling short in the semis, how did it feel to beat your teammate, flyingjelly, as he was also the player that beat you 3-1 last season in the semis?
castle[eMg]: I think that series could have went either way and I am just lucky that it went my way on that particular day. I feel good about making it into the finals and knocking him out even though he is my bro XD
SynC: You and Radley have actually played each other for Crimson twice last season, with both of you taking a game each. Anything you'll be able to take away from those games leading into this upcoming series?
castle[eMg]: Honestly I completely forgot what happened in the game that he won, but I do remember the game I won. I sort of have an idea of how he's played before and I know he hates playing vs p so hopefully those factors will help me out :D
SynC: Personally, I wish you luck and we're definitely due for a Protoss winner, despite the always-stacked Protoss lineup every season. Any last words for the viewers before the finals?
castle[eMg]: Thanks to you, RedAxis for hosting all these tours and giving me some extra motivation to play and better myself at this legendary game. Thanks to all the people that participated and to all of the casters.. I hope everyone tunes in for some good games
.. Shoutout to Telecom ~godbless
SynC: ...wat?
Alright... Uhh, well... Good luck in the finals!
castle[eMg]: thx :D
SynC: Much thanks for your time
This will be your first time playing in the finals after 2 seasons of coming up short in the semifinals, how do you feel being able to finally play in a best-of-7?
castle[eMg]: When I started playing these tours I had a lot of nerves but I think I'm finally getting more comfortable and feel like I can win this season
SynC: Your opponent is going to be last season's champion in Radley, someone who has pretty much dominated in all of his series wins so far. What do you consider to be his strengths and in particular, his TvP?
castle[eMg]: I think in general
Radley is a really cool and creative player, he does unorthodox things that can still win games vs good players. I think his best quality is his game sense and pushes, but I still think there's a good chance of me winning the seriesSynC: What strengths of your gameplay do you think will be able to trouble Radley and the style that he brings into the series?
castle[eMg]: I dont want to give too much away
But I think if I stay clam and focused and stick to my original gameplan, I will winSynC: Haha, fair enough. Going back to the topic of falling short in the semis, how did it feel to beat your teammate, flyingjelly, as he was also the player that beat you 3-1 last season in the semis?
castle[eMg]: I think that series could have went either way and I am just lucky that it went my way on that particular day. I feel good about making it into the finals and knocking him out even though he is my bro XD
SynC: You and Radley have actually played each other for Crimson twice last season, with both of you taking a game each. Anything you'll be able to take away from those games leading into this upcoming series?
castle[eMg]: Honestly I completely forgot what happened in the game that he won, but I do remember the game I won. I sort of have an idea of how he's played before and I know he hates playing vs p so hopefully those factors will help me out :D
SynC: Personally, I wish you luck and we're definitely due for a Protoss winner, despite the always-stacked Protoss lineup every season. Any last words for the viewers before the finals?
castle[eMg]: Thanks to you, RedAxis for hosting all these tours and giving me some extra motivation to play and better myself at this legendary game. Thanks to all the people that participated and to all of the casters.. I hope everyone tunes in for some good games
.. Shoutout to Telecom ~godblessSynC: ...wat?
Alright... Uhh, well... Good luck in the finals!
castle[eMg]: thx :D
SynC: Much thanks for your time
Radley Interview+ Show Spoiler [Interview] +
STREAM
http://twitch.tv/redaxis_
PRIZE POOL
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Any type of donations will be solely be used for the prize pool and for none of my selfish endeavors
DONORS
- Fabiano - $10
- puppykiller - $10
- flyingjelly - $10
Prize Pool - $60
FOOTNOTE
Another season ends as we're about to crown our Season 3 champion. Although this tournament produced great games as it featured probably the best roster in terms of quality, it was unfortunately marred by a ton of walkovers, seemingly more than the last two seasons. Even going into the quarterfinals, there were walkovers, and the tournament stage is what I would hope to be the point where there's no more walkovers needed. But, besides that, I'd have to say the games and the number of players that participated made this tournament as good as the previous seasons.
About this season's final, we'll actually have our last non-mirror matchup for the finals. Our first season had a ZvP with a
Zerg winner, second season had a TvZ with a Terran winner, and now, we'll have a PvT, and if pattern holds, we should have a Protoss winner, but we'll have to see as castle[eMg] finally gets his chance at the big stage after coming up short the last 2 seasons. Radley, in the meantime, proves that he's probably the best player in the tournament and advances into the finals once again. Congratulations to not only the finalists, but also everyone that participated in the tournament and especially to those that actually played their games, haha.As always, it's been fun to host these tournaments and I wish it was a more prominent occurrence. I think it was better for me to let flyingjelly host Maroon while I run Crimson so that it's possible for both us to give our undivided attention on both leagues, making it run as efficient as possible. It'll probably be that way for the upcoming seasons if he's up for it, and of course, thanks to
flying[eMg] for helping me out a ton.Thank you to all the players for playing in the tournament, thank you to Teamliquid for giving us a forum to host our tournament, and thank you to the viewers for supporting Brood War and for giving a reason to have us keep playing! Good luck to the third-place match players and to the finalists, and I hope all the viewers enjoy it as well.
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