Go KTF!
I think this is the time for some completely baseless predictions!
Thezerg < Luxury
BeSt < HoeJJa
Bisu > Violet
fantasy < Flash

KTF takes this 3-1, thanks for great performances by Luxury (he has to win once in a while, ffs), Flash (who will get his revenge against fantasy) and another lackluster performance by Best, who will keep his on going streak of being outplayed by (supposedly) inferior players.

Kentor

United States5784 Posts

May 22 2009 21:25 GMT

#166

lol luxury can't win. that guy is terrible

Itachii

Poland12466 Posts

May 22 2009 21:54 GMT

#167

JWD, haven't you lost some bet lately?:o

fusionsdf

Canada15390 Posts

May 22 2009 21:58 GMT

#168

wont be suprised if fantasy bbs-es flash

Musli

Poland5130 Posts

May 22 2009 21:59 GMT

#169

I hate these mirrors

JWD

United States12607 Posts

May 22 2009 22:10 GMT

#170

On May 23 2009 06:54 Itachii wrote:
JWD, haven't you lost some bet lately?:o

Predictions!

(Z)

Thezerg < Luxury
Actually this game is pretty much a tossup, since Luxury has apparently lost all of his ZvZ skill since winning the LS MSL. However, I think he can get his ass in gear for this one. Thezerg looked awful against hyvaa in his last outing for T1...plus he has to maintain his reputation as a T1 FAIL ZERG.

BeSt > (Z)

HoeJJa
HoeJJa is one of the most overrated players in SC. He had eons to prepare for that WL Playoff set against Bisu on Destination, so I'm not surprised he played well there. Since? He's 7-10 and on a 5-game losing streak. Fact is this kid can't stack up against good players, and he's facing one. Especially on Heartbreak Ridge this game should be no problem for BeSt.

Bisu > (P)

Violet
Easiest call of the night. Violet has been a silver lining for KTF in R4, but Bisu is Bisu and he is looking especially ridiculous in PvP lately. Violet might put on a good show (like BackHo or Shuttle before him) but in the end KTY will be too much. I hope the KTF coaches are smart enough to advise Violet to cheese.

fantasy > (T)

Flash
Their last meeting was disappointing for everyone involved...now Fantasy has another chance to prove that he's the best Terran in the world (by defeating Flash straight up in a macro game). Anyone who's been watching Fantasy or Flash games lately can tell you that Fantasy is simply the better player.

Bisu > Violet is a lock, but I can see either BeSt or Fantasy losing with probability roughly equal to the odds that Thezerg will win. So, all things considered, I think a 3>1 T1 win is highly likely.

Because neither of these teams has a clear Zerg ace, the 5set on Battle Royal will be interesting. I expect KTF to send Luxury if Flash loses or both Flash and Luxury win, and Flash if Luxury loses. T1 will not take a chance at sending Hyuk out because of his god-awful ZvT, so their options are Thezerg or Fantasy. I'm leaning towards the latter. Yes, we could very well see a TvT on Battle Royal in this match.

TheTeamLiquidTiger

United States627 Posts

May 22 2009 22:50 GMT

#171

9 pages already...................

KnightOfNi

United States1508 Posts

May 22 2009 23:15 GMT

#172

JWD, Best is the most overrated player in starcraft. Have you seen him try to play against zerg? Beyond that, have you seen him try and play against just about anyone recently? Ouch...

Mykill

Canada3402 Posts

May 22 2009 23:50 GMT

#173

lol super HYPE!!!
mascot fight = win

Zozma

United States1626 Posts

May 22 2009 23:51 GMT

#174

I think I might have said it before, but for good measure: BISU IS GOING DOWN!

Musoeun

United States4324 Posts

May 22 2009 23:54 GMT

#175

It's hard to tell with HoeJJa, really... 7-10 isn't that impressive, but if you look at the games what he's doing is being a second-string player who wins when he should, loses when he should, occasionally plays brilliant, and can't play his mirror-matchup. His only "bad" loss is to Juni - a decent Zerg - in ZvZ which (like I said) he can't play. BeSt would normally be heavily favored even with his sloppy-as-anything PvZ, but BeSt is sort of slumping right now - that's what makes this game a tossup.

konadora

Singapore66366 Posts

May 22 2009 23:55 GMT

#176

On May 23 2009 08:54 Musoeun wrote:
...loses when he should, occasionally plays brilliant...

HE SHOULD HAVE WON THE GAME AGAINST RUBY =((((

Orbifold

United States1922 Posts

May 23 2009 00:06 GMT

#177

On May 23 2009 07:10 JWD wrote:
Anyone with a SKT1 logo at the bottom right can tell you that Fantasy is simply the better player.

Fixed this for you.

+ Show Spoiler +

I'm looking forward to a killer series, and trash talk is just for fun. You rule JWD!

JWD

United States12607 Posts

May 23 2009 00:33 GMT

#178

On May 23 2009 08:15 KnightOfNi wrote:
JWD, Best is the most overrated player in starcraft. Have you seen him try to play against zerg? Beyond that, have you seen him try and play against just about anyone recently? Ouch...

Yeah, 4-3 in R4 with one loss being a failed cheese and another a very well-fought uphill build order battle...he blows for sure.

Also: for a player to be overrated, people have to think he's good - and everyone is well aware of BeSt's (relatively) poor performance recently. Didn't you read his last interview where he addressed the many fans berating T1 for sending him out in the ace against WeMade?

Goragoth

New Zealand1065 Posts

May 23 2009 00:35 GMT

#179

Thanks for all the positive feedback about the banners, and thanks konadora for adding them to the OP.

JWD

United States12607 Posts

May 23 2009 00:42 GMT

#180

On May 23 2009 09:06 Orbifold wrote:

Show nested quote +

Fixed this for you.

+ Show Spoiler +

I'm looking forward to a killer series, and trash talk is just for fun. You rule JWD!

hehe! I like Flash too, so I really hope his game with Fantasy isn't a letdown like last time. But I just think Fantasy is the all-around better Terran at this point.

In any case, I their set (and this match) should be a tight viewing experience. May the best man win!!