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The 'Garimto' Award for Player of the Tournament
July definitely (but I almost chose Luxury for his great level of play v Flash)
The 'Mumyung' Award for Worst Player
Mind (he could have done so much better)
The 'Boxer' Creativity/Inspiration Award
July for sure in his series vs BackHo and BeSt . Everything from fake hatcherys to draw backhos army away, to 5 pools, to drone drills, to great macro play in the finals game 3. By far the most entertaining player
The 'Chojja' Missing in Action Award
Luxury. After a great win over Flash he failed miserably against BeSt and lost a almost sure 3-0 victory
The 'Sync' One Hit Wonder Award
BeSt (you heard it here first  )
The 'Bifrost' Map of the Tournament Award
Andromeda (sadly... really didn't like the maps this time around)
Game of the Tournament
Game 3 of the finals July v BeSt for sure. 2nd place to Lux's great guardian build on Troy v Flash
The 'WTF!' Moment of the Tournament Award
Definitely Jaedong getting knocked out so early. Maybe Flash losing to Lux was surprising to some, but honestly I've always known Lux can elevate his ZvT so not a huge surprise to me
Player Most Likely to Win the Next Starleague
Luxury is my first choice. After his loss to BeSt he will be practicing his ZvP like no other... and he already has ZvZ and ZvT covered, so I would say Lux. My second choice would be Flash who in my eyes is still the best player in the world ATM.
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On July 13 2008 10:56 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
i'm going to absolutely apalled at the overall intelligence of this site if July doesn't win the Garimto award
to pull yourself out of a slump and perform so convincingly against an opponent of Best's calibur is a feat unmatched in this OSL
Protoss fanboyism >my intelligent human mind sorry fs!
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Valhalla18444 Posts
On July 13 2008 11:15 DamageControL wrote:Show nested quote +On July 13 2008 10:56 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
i'm going to absolutely apalled at the overall intelligence of this site if July doesn't win the Garimto award
to pull yourself out of a slump and perform so convincingly against an opponent of Best's calibur is a feat unmatched in this OSL Protoss fanboyism >my intelligent human mind sorry fs!
I can't fault you for that, look at this month's Power Rank 
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On July 13 2008 12:29 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:Show nested quote +On July 13 2008 11:15 DamageControL wrote:On July 13 2008 10:56 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
i'm going to absolutely apalled at the overall intelligence of this site if July doesn't win the Garimto award
to pull yourself out of a slump and perform so convincingly against an opponent of Best's calibur is a feat unmatched in this OSL Protoss fanboyism >my intelligent human mind sorry fs! I can't fault you for that, look at this month's Power Rank
What do you mean? I don't see a Protoss at number 1, explain yourself mister. >=[
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
On July 13 2008 10:56 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
i'm going to absolutely apalled at the overall intelligence of this site if July doesn't win the Garimto award
to pull yourself out of a slump and perform so convincingly against an opponent of Best's calibur is a feat unmatched in this OSL Luckily for us TL is not a democracy
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My votes
Garimto Player of the Tournament: July
-Hard to argue against the guy who utterly dominated the finals 3-0 against the best protoss in the world to become the first zerg and second player ever to win the golden mouse
Mumyung Worst Player: BackHo
For cheesing his teammate Jaedong out of the tournament and taking up spaces that could have been filled by mind bisu or casy, all to throw it all away vs july in one of the most pathetic match performances in the tournament. Sure he was more successful than some, but that doesnt make up for what he deprived us of.
Boxer award for Creativity/Inspiration: July
Not only did he win the finals with a 5 pool (from x positions and despite best losing very few workers to it), an absolutely outstanding and gutsy drone drill, and a clinching match in which we saw guardians, he also successfully perfomed a proxy hatch zvz strat, added to the flair and intrigue of the tournament by pairing the brothers in the same group and advancing out of a group he was put in to be an easy win, and perhaps most of all covers the "inspiration" part by proving that his "generation" of starcraft players can still win, and even achieve the golden mouse.
Chojja MIA award:Jaedong/Rock/Backho
Jaedong was probably a lot of peoples favorite to win the tournament and yet failed to even make the group stages which obviously puts him here. However as far as "not living up to his billing" i think most people would have trouble finding less impressive quarter and semifinal performances than what the other 2 named gave.
Sync One-hit-wonder: BackHo
There is no way this is NOT by far the best he will ever do in a starleague.
Bifrost "Map of the tournament": Troy
Best vs Nada
July vs Best
Luxury vs Flash
Much vs Bisu
Game of the Tournament: Best vs Nada at troy
-I personally thought this was a really really impressive win that Best pulled off, though many other games were very good. Luxury vs Flash at troy was good, July vs Best at Andromeda was very good as well.
WTF moment of the tournament: jaedong's early exit
-July coming out of nowhere to win it all, Backho making it to the semis, and flash not making the semis are up there also.
Most likely to win next OSL: Best
He 3-0'd the best round 2 group, showed brilliance and grittiness in his wins over luxury and nada, displayed complete domination vs Much, made it to the finals where he lost because of what appeared to be a lack of preparation; something this experience should fix.
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The 'Garimto' Award for Player of the Tournament:
July, without a doubt. He was slumping for a long time, got shuffled from team to team, and despite it all, blasted his way through this OSL in convincingly strong fashion.
The 'Mumyung' Award for Worst Player:
Even though I'm a sort of fan of, Rock.
The 'Boxer' Creativity/Inspiration Award:
Luxury was going to be my choice until the finals happened, during which July varied his play to such a wonderful degree that, alongside the rest of his tourney play, he wins this for me. 
The 'Chojja' Missing in Action Award:
Flash, definitely. It's invariably going to be the current dominant player that, even if he fails at the semis, something feels wrong about him going out.
The 'Sync' One Hit Wonder Award:
Dunno. I'll pick Rumble.
The 'Bifrost' Map of the Tournament Award:
I guess I'll pick Andromeda, though I didn't really feel that one map stood far above any others this OSL.
Game of the Tournament:
Without hesitation, July vs Best, Game 3.
The 'WTF!' Moment of the Tournament Award:
Personally, Luxury taking out Flash.
Player Most Likely to Win the Next Starleague:
Speaking realistically, it's a toss-up between several different strong players at the moment. 'Since that is too hard to choose, I'll just go with the less realistic, more heart driven choice.
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I can't believe that BeSt is going to win the GARIMTO award, are you fucking kidding me? What a bunch of sore losing fan boys; hell half of the votes were made before the finals took place, give me a break.
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United States1865 Posts
The 'Garimto' Award for Player of the Tournament:
July. E-Z question.
The 'Mumyung' Award for Worst Player:
Rock.
The 'Boxer' Creativity/Inspiration Award:
July. If hes not allowed, then Luxury, because his build on Troy was something magical.
The 'Chojja' Missing in Action Award:
Jaedong, obviously. Hottest zerg in the world loses in group stages to BackHo?
The 'Sync' One Hit Wonder Award:
Haha, July. The OSL curse will hit him and he will do very poorly next OSL.
The 'Bifrost' Map of the Tournament Award:
Troy, obv. even though its a gay imbal map.
Game of the Tournament:
July vs Best Game 3, secondary pick: Luxury vs Flash Game 1.
The 'WTF!' Moment of the Tournament Award:
Uh, everything? Jaedong gets knocked out in group stages, the round of 8 consists of mostly Protoss and people that have no chance to win, namely BackHo, Jangbi, July, Rock (oh how wrong I was about one of those four!), then to top it all off July comes from a nonfactor to win the whole tournament 3-0 against BeSt!. Jesus what wasnt unexpected. But I will say Luxury > Flash, because it wasnt that I didnt think Lux could do it, its that I didnt think he could do it so convincingly. I mean he crushed Flash, and that was WTF.
Player Most Likely to Win the Next Starleague:
Uh, isnt it obvious?
sAviOr.
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The 'Garimto' Award for Player of the Tournament
July. 3-0ing an OSL final, enough said.
The 'Mumyung' Award for Worst Player
Rock
The 'Boxer' Creativity/Inspiration Award
Luxury. Even though he got knocked out, guardians on troy against Flash was awesome.
The 'Chojja' Missing in Action Award
Jaedong. This OSL was his.
The 'Sync' One Hit Wonder Award
Nada.
The 'Bifrost' Map of the Tournament Award
Troy.
Game of the Tournament
Game 3 of the finals. THE COWS MAN, THE COWS!
The 'WTF!' Moment of the Tournament Award
Jaedong leaving early.
Player Most Likely to Win the Next Starleague
Jaedong.
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The 'Garimto' Award for Player of the Tournament
July. His Z v P looked sharper than ever before, and he proved that an old timer is never down for the count, that it's always possible to come back from a slump. His bravado in cheesing twice in a row in the final showed that he is an early game threat, and he beat BeSt straight up in a macro game. Everything he touched turned to gold, and he's got a mouse to prove it.
The 'Mumyung' Award for Worst Player
BackHo. Every match involving this player was a disappointment, and as far as he got, all his matches were a reminder that one player didn't seem to belong (yet he won anyway. Grrr.)
The 'Boxer' Creativity/Inspiration Award
I can't decide. Casy's build vs Jaedong stuck out as a very innovative strategy and perfect abuse of a map. Luxury's guardian build against flash also had the touch of brilliance. I can't forget also July's boldness in double cheese in the finals. So I abstain here.
The 'Chojja' Missing in Action Award
Jaedong. Falling out in group stages was completely unexpected, especially with the fire he's been playing in the other tournaments. His absence is sad really.
The 'Sync' One Hit Wonder Award
BackHo. He's not going anywhere ever again.
The 'Bifrost' Map of the Tournament Award
Abstain.
Game of the Tournament
Finals Game 1. 5 pooling is massively ballsy on the grand stage, and July did it with gusto. It takes serious balls to take such a gamble with everything on the line, and this game sticks out in my mind more than any of the others.
The 'WTF!' Moment of the Tournament Award
July's 5pool. It really set the tone for the last match and had the fans sitting on the edge of their seats.
Player Most Likely to Win the Next Starleague
BeSt. Don't think we've seen the last of this new DevilToss. I think he's going to comeback with an absolute passion and destroy the field in the next tournament (unless he runs into Jaedong).
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The 'Garimto' Award for Player of the Tournament
July obviously
The 'Mumyung' Award for Worst Player
UpMagic
The 'Boxer' Creativity/Inspiration Award
Rock
The 'Chojja' Missing in Action Award
sAviOr
The 'Sync' One Hit Wonder Award
Best (yup I said it)
The 'Bifrost' Map of the Tournament Award
Troy
Game of the Tournament
Lux vs Flash game 2 on Troy (simply because of Luxury's play)
The 'WTF!' Moment of the Tournament Award
July vs Best game 1 of the Finals. The 5 pool shocked everyone to hell and showed that July was bringing out all the stops in this series.
Player Most Likely to Win the Next Starleague
Jaedong (hes the man)
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my votes:
The 'Garimto' Award for Player of the Tournament
Julyzerg- You can't achieve more than winning the whole thing. BeSt no doubtedly had a harder road, but losing 3-0 was just too much to call him the strongest in the tourney.
The 'Mumyung' Award for Worst Player
Rock- Reavers... seriously...
The 'Boxer' Creativity/Inspiration Award
Luxury- His game against Flash on Andromeda was the only moment I could think of. Flash walls of his nat with the normal rax and 2supply depots and expos. Lux 3 hatch mutas and couldn't do any damage. Time passes and Flash is moving out for his midgame push made of 3tanks, vessel, and a massive mnm army. Lux throws down two lurkers to harass the two supply depots at Flash's nat. Flash responds by putting his tanks out front to kill the lurks without taking any damage. Luxury knows Flash's army is totally bunched up at this point, so he uses his mutas to kill two of Flash's tanks. Lux then proceeds to rape the hell out of Flash's army with a flank and wins the game soon after.
The 'Chojja' Missing in Action Award
Mind- You got three protoss in your group and you still couldn't advance... dude come on.
The 'Sync' One Hit Wonder Award
Backho- No explanation needed.
The 'Bifrost' Map of the Tournament Award
Andromeda- I just happened to like lux vs best and july vs best on this map.
Game of the Tournament
BeSt vs Luxury Game 4 @ Othello. Really nice straight up game that showcased BeSt's superiority.
The 'WTF!' Moment of the Tournament Award
Rock's reavers attempting to stop mutas by killing the eggs.....hahahahaha
Player Most Likely to Win the Next Starleague
BeSt- Either find a counter for early agression PvZ or pray for a no Zerg line next season. You have Bisu on your team, so shaping up PvZ shouldn't be too hard. BeSt will come back with an improved PvZ and he will own it up next season.
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In light of recent events, I'm going to have to change my vote for the WTF Moment of the tournament.
+ Show Spoiler +I think I have Bisu's vote :-)
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Honestly, I hoped that if NaDa didn't make it that July would get another. Great outcome!
The 'Garimto' Award for Player of the Tournament
Bak Sun Jun
The 'Mumyung' Award for Worst Player
Rock, I am a fan but damnit let's show some more gusto!
The 'Garimto' Creativity/Inspiration Award
Luxury, I loved his builds against Flash.
The 'Chojja' Missing in Action Award
Flash, but this outcome pleases me so much :D.
The 'Sync' One Hit Wonder Award
Best, I don't have a great basis for this but I think especially so if the maps are altered.
The 'Bifrost' Map of the Tournament Award
Troy
Game of the Tournament
Luxury vs Flash @ Troy
The 'WTF!' Moment of the Tournament Award
Too many to pick a particular one, but to continue on my Luxury spree I'd say Luxury demolishing Flash. I expected this but I was still surprised(iknoritelolol).
Player Most Likely to Win the Next Starleague
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
Thanks for your votes everyone! The winners are now being picked by the staff results out soon!
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