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				EVER OSL 2007 SEMIFINAL MATCH A0130 Pacific Time / 0430 Eastern Time / 1830 Seoul Time  UpMagiC vs  JaedongSouthpaw vs Legend KillerPlayers                           UpMagiC is a scene favorite these days, a player known for an array                          of daring game openings, counter-intuitive tech choices, and sound                          transitions into orthodox play.  Like  BoxeR before him, Up is gifted                          with the MagiC to entertain through novelty gameplan alone, whilst                          victory is often times simply the closing remark to an already vastly                          satisfying performance.
                          Having risen from a difficult round-of-16 group and boldly delivered in a                          sensational quarterfinal encounter,  UpMagiC will now be thoroughly                          tested in his one weak match-up against an opponent widely said to be                          the current "ZvT Incarnate."
                          Don't be fooled though, if there's one player out there whose ability to                          play is not accurately reflected by his stats, he's  UpMagiC.                           Deliberately absent from a recent Proleague match, our magician                          has surely conjured up a wealth of deathdealers in anticipation of the                          opening pledge. 
 
                          In the wake of  sAviOr's decline, a new hallmark of dominance in the                          prestigious ZvT match-up inevitably revealed himself to be  Jaedong,                          whose efficiency and lethality in the ongoing battle against Terran is                          surpassed by no known Zerg contemporary.
                          To paraphrase Marencielo: " Jaedong attacks with an abandon that is                          relentless but hardly reckless - invigorated by a confidence of having little                          or nothing to lose."   
                          Arriving at the height of semifinal by way of feeble Terran resistance,                           Jaedong is met by a gatekeeper that is unlike any other of his kind.                           For once he has everything to gain or lose as the tension rides high                          and the stakes higher.  Can  Jaedong overcome a strategic-inclined                         veteran OSLer and ascend to the zenith of professional StarCraft                          competition?  
                          Many seem to think so, others do not; but only time will tell that tale.
 
 
 
 Battlefields                                                              Set 1 - Persona                                                             Set 2 - Blue Storm                                                             Set 3 - Fantasy II                                                             Set 4 - Katrina                                                             Set 5 - Persona
 
 
 
 "Seize This Moment"Final Results+ Show Spoiler +JaedongJaedongJaedongJaedong is your EVER OSL 2007 2nd place finisher...!  G'nite all :z   
  
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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				Rooting for Up.
  That first picture contains great shots of both players.
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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				we all know jaedong will take this.... he is the z v t god!!
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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						United States7488 Posts
						 
					 
				 
			
			
				If the better is going to win, then we will be one step closer to seeing the next Royal Roader
  이제동 화이팅!
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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				I never thought I'd root against a zerg player but I love UpMagiC so much that he'd better win this <3
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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						United States1655 Posts
						 
					 
				 
			
			
				Jaedong for the Royal Road!
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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						u gotta skate8152 Posts
						 
					 
				 
			
			
				I really like both but I just want Up to win more because I think he deserves it more, but then again I want Jaedong to win the whole thing :\ I'm hoping for some epic game and hope Up puts up a good fight against Jaedong. :p
  oh and nice opening post and nice grapics.
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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				jezuz christ upmagic drew a shitty map pool, persona twice against a zerg ?!? not to mention bluestorm which is monstrously in zerg favor and fantasy II that also seems to favor zerg, dont know much bout katrina tho 
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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						United States3705 Posts
						 
					 
				 
			
			
				On  December 07 2007 09:06 Wizard wrote: Jaedong, 3-1. 
			
		
	 
	
	 
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				I really hope that Up.magic will win, if only for the sake of an entertaining finals (Jaedong vs P is no thnx).
  Voted Jaedong though; probably going to be 3-1.
			
		
	 
	
	 
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				I devote my heart to UpMagiC... but I sincerely have difficulties imagining him as victorious, especially on those maps. It really IS his worst matchup, if he hasn't magically improved in the past few weeks. 
  But fuck it, imma skip school and cheer for the true magician, the neo emperor, the man with the flame who knows how to make Starcraft into ART. I'm just worried   .
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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						u gotta skate8152 Posts
						 
					 
				 
			
			
				Lose or win he WILL make the match entertaining!
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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				What's bad about Persona for TvZ?
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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				map in favor of Jaedong 3-1 
			
		
		
	 
	
	 
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				I love both of the players in this match, but I root for the Swarm.  Go Jaedong!  
			
		
	 
	
	 
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