jaedong needs to realize him beating the opponent in the fashion he normally does is humiliating enough without having to resort to flashy random in game ceremonies or weird strategies xD

even tho i'm an OZ fan i can see either person winning it, heck fantasy has momentum, but jaedong is an angry tyrant we'll see

soonsu

France166 Posts

August 14 2009 01:54 GMT

#42

deeply rooting for fantasy to kick the shit out of the tyrant.

Zinfandel

Canada115 Posts

August 14 2009 01:59 GMT

#43

I think The Dong's confidence has been crushed, and he'll be playing on TILT. I predict The Dong goes limp in 3. 3-0 Fantasy.

Nosmo

Canada210 Posts

August 14 2009 01:59 GMT

#44

I love watching fantasy in the semifinals. Against ggplay and bisu, he pulled off some amazing strategies and great plays. I really hope he gives us some great games.

numLoCK

Canada1416 Posts

August 14 2009 02:23 GMT

#45

I can definitely see JD either going into complete destruction mode or losing badly in this series, but I'm definitely hoping that it turns out to be really close instead ^.^

MCMcEmcee

United States1609 Posts

August 14 2009 02:25 GMT

#46

Hoping to see JD bounce back from his recent losses and play in good form.

...and to still see Fantasy win. Which I would rather have if we could only see one or the other.

Mortality

United States4790 Posts

August 14 2009 02:30 GMT

#47

Fantasy is now 5-4 against JD and I really think Fantasy is the best Terran out there right now. But somehow... I just cannot see JD losing all 3 big events he was in at the same time. JD went 0-3 against SKT-1 in PL and I cannot help but think he must blame himself for his failure. If he had just won one of those games on day 2 it would have gone to the Super Ace and if he had won that game on day 1 then I think the team would have had much stronger morale. And then last night JD was slaughtered by Calm. This is a JvZ bo5 -- J losing is incomprehensible. But he did.

In the past JD has always bounced back whenever he was under pressure. Tonight will really set the tone for him. If he fails tonight, then people will start thinking he's not the unbeatable machine he was looking like a month ago. Somehow, even though I'm not particularly a JD fan like so many others, it seems too soon for JD to have a collapse.

dcberkeley

Canada844 Posts

August 14 2009 02:30 GMT

#48

No matter what, this is disappointing that they aren't on opposite sides of the brackets. Predicting a 3-2 either way, with Jaedong going into a major slump if he loses and fantasy never winning a Starleague again if he loses.

FranzF1

Chile1710 Posts

August 14 2009 02:33 GMT

#49

Jaedong Fighting... I Just want a good Bo5 If JD wins i would be confused >.<
Golden Mouse or YarnC first OSL >.<

pindleskin

New Zealand199 Posts

August 14 2009 02:40 GMT

#50

Damn, I'm going to miss this because of training.

QuakerOats

United States1024 Posts

August 14 2009 02:41 GMT

#51

On August 14 2009 11:30 dcberkeley wrote:
No matter what, this is disappointing that they aren't on opposite sides of the brackets. Predicting a 3-2 either way, with Jaedong going into a major slump if he loses and fantasy never winning a Starleague again if he loses.

Never winning a starleague again? He hasn't won one yet.

Carnivorous Sheep

Baa?21244 Posts

August 14 2009 02:42 GMT

#52

Lee Jaedong sansu fighting.

integral

United States3161 Posts

August 14 2009 02:44 GMT

#53

I really think this comes down to jaedong's mental state before the match. If he's gotten enough sleep and shrugged off his recent losses and comes with a clean slate I think he's a pretty sizeable favorite. If he comes in for blood I think he's a huge favorite. If he comes in exhausted and sickly like he did last night... I think he's going to lose. Badly.

dcberkeley

Canada844 Posts

August 14 2009 02:48 GMT

#54

On August 14 2009 11:41 QuakerOats wrote:

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Never winning a starleague again? He hasn't won one yet.

Haha, that's what I meant. I can definitely see him being Prince of Silver if he loses today or against the finalist here.

On August 14 2009 11:44 integral wrote:
I really think this comes down to jaedong's mental state before the match. If he's gotten enough sleep and shrugged off his recent losses and comes with a clean slate I think he's a pretty sizeable favorite. If he comes in for blood I think he's a huge favorite. If he comes in exhausted and sickly like he did last night... I think he's going to lose. Badly.

Wrong, I think it comes down to Jaedong's mental state during the match. Even if he's tired and groggy in games 1 and 2, he showed in the finals that he can completely turn that around by just changing gears. I think for sure he'll enter with a bad attitude but whether or not that will change after a few games is the key.

Ver

United States2186 Posts

August 14 2009 02:50 GMT

#55

Anything besides Fantasy 3-0 or 3-1 would be quite surprising.

ambit!ous1

United States3662 Posts

August 14 2009 02:51 GMT

#56

c'mon JD redeem yourself

Lee Jae Dong Fighting!

Ideas

United States8169 Posts

August 14 2009 02:59 GMT

#57

On August 14 2009 09:33 Danka wrote:

this is the most epic picture ever made omg

<3

ADD THIS TO OP ASAP

saikeraku

Canada2933 Posts

August 14 2009 03:01 GMT

#58

Man.. JD ain't performing so hot lately.. T_T.

Will be rooting for JD though, he'll pull through =).

Plutonium

United States2217 Posts

August 14 2009 03:06 GMT

#59

Jaedong must be feeling the lowest he has ever felt. You can't help but feel sorry for him - going through blowout after blowout following his crushing 0-3 performance on the proleague stage when everyone was counting on him to pull through.

It's solitary and lonely when you're on the top and everyone is gunning for you, and even though they say there's no shame in losing to the combined skill of the greatest terran mind and the greatest terran mechanics ever, fused into a single entity, you still feel like you've let yourself down.

Fantasy can lose two OSL finals and bounce back every time, because he's part of a team - not just SKT1, but Team Fantasy, a three-man wrecking crew bent on terran dominion. When he wins and loses, it's a shared event. Losing is everyone's fault, and so it becomes no one's fault. Not so for Jaedong. He built himself up alone, basked in the glory of being the best goddamn zerg ever. Every stunning victory adds to his personal glory, but the flip side is that every ruinous defeat subtracts from it. When he loses, he can't help but blame himself.

I don't think he's in any sort of mental state to win this, I don't even think he's got his head in the game enough to beat a B+ terran on Iccup. I think his eventual defeat will throw him into a despair so deep that it will take years for him to emerge.

Jaedong is on tilt, and losing this series will send him spiraling into the path of night.

You can bet I'm staying up to watch.

SilverSkyLark

Philippines8437 Posts

August 14 2009 03:06 GMT

#60

If Jaedong gets bunker rushed 3x in a row....I'd lol so hard.