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Shinhan Bank Proleague 2008 Round 2 Playoffs @ OGN (MBC Simulcast) 14:00 KST
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MBCGame Hero vs CJ Entus
vs MBCGame Hero vs CJ Entus
There are no two deeper teams in Proleague than MBC and CJ. Both teams boast intimidating lineups, and because of this, neither team will be hindered by maps tonight. There will be 4-7 hotly contested high level sets tonight between some of the best players in the scene today.
MBCGame Hero
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The Man Behind Hero - Coach Ha
MBC have made the playoffs for the last 4 rounds of proleague and won team of the year for 2006. But the real star in the team is not Sea, nor Bisu it is the man in the photo above, Coach Ha. Coach Ha won coach of the year in 2006 and for a very good reason - he knows how to train players. Each player in MBC has a unique MBC style attached to him as a result of this man. When you look at the lineup of players, (July), Sea, Light, Bisu, Pusan, Shark, Hyun they all prefer creative agressive build orders which take the game to the opponent. No surprise, this is the MBC way. In addition to this, he knows how to raise young talent - just look at sea and bisu. The influence of this man, along with Coach Park, cannot be denied and is the largest reason why this team is so great.
Tonight, Ha has sent forth a roster in the strategy he used throughout the majority of Round 2 2007. Ha knows that his team is the deepest in the whole league, and uses that to his advantage. This time around there are no snipers like Shark ready to take out a big name, but pure dominant muscle. The lineup in this bo7 is fearsome featuring the best 1v1 players and 2v2 teams MBC can foster. There will be no punches pulled tonight;
Set 1 - Monty Hall -
SeaSet 2 - Baekmagoji -
PusanSet 3 - Hwangsanbul -
Saint/LightSet 4 - Katrina -
BisuSet 5 - Blue Storm -
HyuNSet 6 - Seongangil -
910/ThezergCJ Entus
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The Man Behind CJ - Coach Cho
GO never had an easy life as a team. Constantly in financial trouble due to a lack of sponsorship, Coach Cho (along with Xellos) put his entire life into the team and supported it financially and did everything possible for his team. Just before Coach Cho gave out, the team was rescue by the corporate giant CJ. In one of the biggest sponsorship deals ever, CJ Entus was born. This event is so true of Coach Cho, he is a man who cares more about his players than any other coach out there, to that extent CJ is a tight family. Coach Cho knows how to bring out the best in his players too, just look at savior last week - he needed that win at in the Ace match. With Coach Cho, also comes a CJ style. CJ tend to prefer solid builds and outplay their opponent via their superior skills as opposed to a cheesy build. When you look at Xellos, Savior, Much and Iris it is only so true. (Kwanro is an exception). CJ just managed to edge out OGN last week and are eager to make it more convincing this time around. Coach Cho's family are here to fight for their honor, for their team which has fought so hard just to be here today.
Coach Cho has used an interesting roster strategy this time round with many surprises in the lineup - likely to be snipers. This is rather peculiar for CJ, as this kind of thing rarely happens for them, as they prefer to beatdown their opponents with their superior game. Despite this, Coach Cho is one of the best coaches out there - there will be a very good reason for each of these picks tonight. This only adds spice to the series as we will be expecting a lot of surprises tonight. CJ is here to win, and Cho's strategy reflects that;
Set 1 - Monty Hall -
DarkElfSet 2 - Baekmagoji -
KwanroSet 3 - Hwangsanbul -
sAviOr/Nbs[gm]Set 4 - Katrina -
IrisSet 5 - Blue Storm -
MuchSet 6 - Seongangil -
Jy/MemoryHistory
Round 2
MBCGame Hero 3 - 1 CJ Entus @ 07/12/26
MBCGame Hero 1 - 3 CJ Entus @ 07/09/18
Round 1
MBCGame Hero 3 - 0 CJ Entus @ 07/05/28
MBCGame Hero 1 - 3 CJ Entus @ 07/05/13
Summary
Arguably, the two best coaches in progaming today face off head to head tonight. Two teams with such large prestige fight for their honor in what many are calling the real finals of Proleague; and who can blame them. This is a clash of the titans. With a declining performance of CJ in the individual leagues and many of MBC's players out of the leagues atm both teams appear to be taking this very seriously. Indeed, the CJ/MBC rivalry follows on from SKT/KTF in 2005. Each team has its own very unique style which it will bring tonight, throw in some interesting matchups and you've got yourself one hell of a series.
Prediction Thread
MBCGame HERO vs CJ Entus
Sea <Monty Hall SE> DarkElf
Pusan <Baekmagoji> Kwanro
Saint/Light <Hwangsanbul> sAviOr/Nbs[gm]
Bisu <Katrina> Iris
HyuN <Blue Storm> Much
910/Thezerg <Seongangil> Jy/Memory
Ace Match <Python>
Sea <Monty Hall SE> DarkElfPusan <Baekmagoji> KwanroSaint/Light <Hwangsanbul> sAviOr/Nbs[gm]Bisu <Katrina> IrisHyuN <Blue Storm> Much910/Thezerg <Seongangil> Jy/MemoryAce Match <Python>
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Sea > Darkelf
Pusan < Kwanro
Saint/Light > Savior/nbs
Bisu > Iris
Hyun < Much
910/TheZerg < Jy/Mania
ACE: SEA < DARKELF
MBC 3-4 CJ
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Pusan < Kwanro
Saint/Light > Savior/nbs
Bisu > Iris
Hyun < Much
910/TheZerg < Jy/Mania
ACE: SEA < DARKELF
MBC 3-4 CJ
It applies only to July really, and he hasn't even been on the team that long. He's ALWAYS been that way and it has nothing to do with the MBC coach. It's especially untrue for Sea. His builds tend to be standard and defensive/macro based. He relies on his excellent multitask and macro skills to wear down his opponent during the midgame. Then he just runs you over. Sure there are a couple of examples where this isn't the case but those games are the minority.
