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Braavos36379 Posts
Starcraft: Brood War legend Lim Yo Hwan "Boxer" qualified for the Ro64 last night under the ID "Manofoneway". Check out short playing videos, the Day 1 qualifiers thread, the Day 2 qualifiers thread, and the full list of qualified players (thanks motbob). Another famous Brood War legend winner July (under "Fantaprime") unfortunately failed to qualify.
Q: Your feelings on qualifying for Ro64?
A: I haven't felt like this for a long time, so I'm feeling delighted. I'm happy because I get to see my fans again in the Ro64, only thing left is giving it my all.
Q: It looked like you prepared a lot for today's matches. Were the strategies prepared?
A: It was the qualifiers so I didn't have specific strategies prepared. I just reacted depending on the situation. The opponent's strategy was a late game strategy so I thought bunker rush would work. Also even I failed, it is possible to salvage the bunker so I did what I wanted.
Q: Until you played Starcraft 2 (guessing he's asking what boxer did just before/during the qualifiers)
A: I was able to meet long-time fans and fans that I was unable to see for a long time. Of course my girlfriend Kim Ga Yun supported me a lot. If I needed something she immediately find/get it for me and this helped me concentrate on my matches.
Also I had a lot of peers who helped me and gave me some advices.
Rest of the translated interview here: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=159592
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With so many people watching him, it would have been awful if he hadnt qualified. 
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GSL season 2 is gonna be Legen, wait for it......DARY!
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Looking forward to see his harass and micro!
GSL 2 looks very strong already. :D
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임요환 대진표 사기다
두번의 부전승에
실버등급의 선수들과 겜을했어
User was warned for this post
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So Boxer qualifies but JulyZerg doesn't?
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On October 10 2010 23:04 KorBosu wrote:
임요환 대진표 사기다
두번의 부전승에
실버등급의 선수들과 겜을했어
translation?
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Remember today, the 10th of October, a very important day of Starcraft 2 and eSport.
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Manofoneway ! Good, next time we'll have July as well.
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This is seriously awesome news for SC2 and e-sports in general.
Gom TV Executives: "I think we're gonna need a bigger studio guys"
Kespa: "FML"
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Boxer's list of match was partial
unearned wins at twice
and played with Silver class players
an orgerniging of GSL hoped that Boxer get through the preliminaries
so partial match program was made for Boxer
he qulified of GSL only 3game wins while others played has 6games
and level of Boxer's group was very low~
but i loved it
all of korean have waited for Boxer's game
he's game is very different the others...
I expect to GSL season2 +_+
Boxer will be Champ!
ps. my english is very foolish
i'm afraid that you cant understnad i wrote
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On October 10 2010 23:17 KorBosu wrote:
Boxer's list of match was partial
unearned wins at twice
and played with Silver class players
an orgerniging of GSL hoped that Boxer get through the preliminaries
so partial match program was made for Boxer
he qulified of GSL only 3game wins while other played has 6games
and level of Boxer's group was very low~
but i loved it
all of korean have waited for Boxer's game
he's game is very different the others...
I expect to GSL season2 +_+
Boxer will be Champ!
What? :o BTW I seriously doubt they staged 2 byes...
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happy for boxer and nada and july but they are kinda WACK now. Still great people but blizz needs to start offering major contracts to progamers and get them to switch. And how did ogs convince nada to join their team...
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Good to hear. Can't wait to see him on stage. ^^
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2010-10-10
A historical date for a historical person.
Sad face for July. We will mourn his demise. 
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So did July really play Terran? And what happened to NaDa? Did he play?
So excited for BoxeR though.
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this is huge news for the sc2 world. Cant wait for this season
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On October 10 2010 23:38 Hier wrote:
So did July really play Terran? And what happened to NaDa? Did he play?
So excited for BoxeR though.
NaDa plays on monday I think.
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Bow down to teh emperor :O
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oh my oh my....this is just amasing
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might wanna add the interview link to the op
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JulyZerg must revert back to the zerg (and his old nickname). Sad that he didnt get through tough ;/
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thats so sick! need to get season 2 ticketssss
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AWESOMMMEEEEEEEEEE BOXXERRRR
I have to admit that I didn't think it would happen.
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Boxer AND ChRh! I'm so happy! :D
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Im pretty shure they gave him easy opponents so he gets through (same with Nada)
Boxer & Nada playing GSL will give them a lot of attention and viewers in Korea, so them not qualifing would be really bad for Gom.
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It seems like just yesterday people would laugh at the idea "Boxer will be playing SC2" but now the unthinkable happened, personally I really do not know how to respond.
If Boxer wins the GSL (yes I know the odds) Korea will flip upside down then flip back up again.
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BoxeR fighting!
Hope he pulls off some amazing plays and shines again
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On October 10 2010 22:47 Hot_Bid wrote:
Q: Until you played Starcraft 2 (guessing he's asking what boxer did just before/during the qualifiers)
A: I was able to meet long-time fans and fans that I was unable to see for a long time. Of course my girlfriend Kim Ga Yun supported me a lot. If I needed something she immediately find/get it for me and this helped me concentrate on my matches.
Also I had a lot of peers who helped me and gave me some advices.
Isn't Boxer married?  Edit: NM, I was thinking of oov!
Sad July didn't qualify, I've been waiting to see some televised games from him for a long time.
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Looks like he use a mechanical keyboard with blue switches.
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On October 11 2010 00:30 erin[go]bragh wrote:Show nested quote +On October 10 2010 22:47 Hot_Bid wrote:
Q: Until you played Starcraft 2 (guessing he's asking what boxer did just before/during the qualifiers)
A: I was able to meet long-time fans and fans that I was unable to see for a long time. Of course my girlfriend Kim Ga Yun supported me a lot. If I needed something she immediately find/get it for me and this helped me concentrate on my matches.
Also I had a lot of peers who helped me and gave me some advices. Isn't Boxer married? Sad July didn't qualify, I've been waiting to see some televised games from him for a long time.
not married :O
his girlfriend has been married though...
apparently July was trying to qualify as Terran... I am disappoint.
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Yahhh Boxer made it. Can't wait to see what he does in GSL 2 =]
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Fantastic news! Too bad I'm boycotting GSL, so I won't get to watch him play.
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On October 11 2010 00:18 dcberkeley wrote:
AWESOMMMEEEEEEEEEE BOXXERRRR
I have to admit that I didn't think it would happen.
Well it looks pretty likely gom engineered the brackets to give him the best possible chance.
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On October 10 2010 23:04 KorBosu wrote:
임요환 대진표 사기다
두번의 부전승에
실버등급의 선수들과 겜을했어
This is an english site. Please abide the 10 commandments.
User was warned for this post
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On October 11 2010 01:13 Scarecrow wrote:Show nested quote +On October 11 2010 00:18 dcberkeley wrote:
AWESOMMMEEEEEEEEEE BOXXERRRR
I have to admit that I didn't think it would happen. Well it looks pretty likely gom engineered the brackets to give him the best possible chance.
or you know .. he was just lucky. If you take a look at who qualified, there have been lots of brackets with really easy opponents.
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On October 10 2010 23:17 KorBosu wrote:
Boxer's list of match was partial
unearned wins at twice
and played with Silver class players
an orgerniging of GSL hoped that Boxer get through the preliminaries
so partial match program was made for Boxer
he qulified of GSL only 3game wins while others played has 6games
and level of Boxer's group was very low~
but i loved it
all of korean have waited for Boxer's game
he's game is very different the others...
I expect to GSL season2 +_+
Boxer will be Champ!
ps. my english is very foolish
i'm afraid that you cant understnad i wrote
I understand what you are getting at, and I find it to be very believable. If he is eliminated in his first match RO64... I'll remember this post.
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Australia7069 Posts
this is the best news i've ever heard
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konadora
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On October 10 2010 23:06 Garaman wrote:translation?
boxer's group is cheat
two instawins
and played against silver-rank players
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I love boxer and happy he made it, but I really wouldn't be surprised if GSL did make it so boxer would get in to atleast RO64. Too big of a name, too many new potential viewers for next season. Can't wait to see his matches, hopefully he plays on the first day with a big crowd.
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awesome this could be the boxer comeback on his 30's =).....I hope it goes well for Nada too.. they are my two fav terrans
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On October 10 2010 23:17 KorBosu wrote:
Boxer's list of match was partial
unearned wins at twice
and played with Silver class players
an orgerniging of GSL hoped that Boxer get through the preliminaries
so partial match program was made for Boxer
he qulified of GSL only 3game wins while others played has 6games
and level of Boxer's group was very low~
but i loved it
all of korean have waited for Boxer's game
he's game is very different the others...
I expect to GSL season2 +_+
Boxer will be Champ!
ps. my english is very foolish
i'm afraid that you cant understnad i wrote
it's fine actually, didnt even need to reread it.
i totally understand how you feel, like the gsl people were using boxer for promotional purposes. and that to me is disappointing considering what other players had to go through.
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On October 10 2010 23:06 Garaman wrote:translation?
Not entirely sure (my korean kinda sucks), but here it goes:
Blah blah blah mr Freeman.
User was warned for this post
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Wow. July didn't qualify?
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First match of GSL season 2, Boxer vs IdrA / TLO. Calling it now.
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On October 11 2010 02:21 Scodia wrote:
First match of GSL season 2, Boxer vs IdrA / TLO. Calling it now.
first match? I'd rather it be the finals!
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On October 10 2010 23:17 KorBosu wrote:
Boxer's list of match was partial
unearned wins at twice
and played with Silver class players
an orgerniging of GSL hoped that Boxer get through the preliminaries
so partial match program was made for Boxer
he qulified of GSL only 3game wins while others played has 6games
and level of Boxer's group was very low~
but i loved it
all of korean have waited for Boxer's game
he's game is very different the others...
I expect to GSL season2 +_+
Boxer will be Champ!
ps. my english is very foolish
i'm afraid that you cant understnad i wrote
Your English is fine. We appreciate any Korean news we can get, so thank you very much (감사합니다).
Very interesting too. So apparently Boxer had a bit of an easy ride through qualification? Perhaps it was just coincidence but I don't really care, Boxer in ro64 is awesome!
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Dude has played a LOT of sc2. More games than me. He's top 100 or so in world ladder. It's not a new change. He's been playing sc2. Same with oov, and many others. But, now it's just official hes playing to get to the best.
Search is name on sc2ranks.com he's up there.
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This is what sold me on a GSL2 ticket. Long live the Emperor!
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Return of the emperor. Boxer fighting!
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maybe they put an easy group. but i dont think they can plan for 2 people not to show up ( unless they faked the registration).
also, julyzerg and moon lost to some low diamond with 50 percent win rate so don't take anything for granted. he took his chances.gratz BoxeR and show us some ( more ) of your magic. I'll be definitely buying the day ticket for his game and if more and more big names show up, i'll probably buy the season ticket
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I dont see alot of peoples problem, you want SC2 to develop into a true e-sport yes? It isnt exactly something unheard of these days that SC2 is doing poorly in Korea, the interest is low. And just like SuperDanielMan said, SC2 needs starpower to gain popularity. Even if Boxer got in for free without playing any prelims, it would still be a worthy sacrifice, because it benefitts the game as a whole in the end. He is like the most popular player of all time, fixed group or not, this is very good for SC2, and GOM just sold their first ticket to me.
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I watched Boxers games agaisnt TLO and others.
In these games, he lost them all, but he played very well in each game.
He is #9 in KR ladder with like 700 games played on one account.
He is just as deserving to be in R.O. 64 as anyone else there. he is a good sc2 player.
I think he is better than NaDa at SC2 right now.
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It's unlikely that they would have staged for Boxer to get two byes. If the word ever got out, the whole GSL would suffer irrepairably. As some newspapers are overtly siding with KESPA and berating anything that has to do with SC2, it would be a media suicide to do something like that.
I don't think anyone involved would risk the infamy, especially when they would have him back next month even if he didn't qualify this season. Ever since Savior, Korean fans are suspicious of anything that even remotely looks like a fixed game.
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Lim did get 2 free wins on Ro32&16 because the opponent didn't show up, and for 8, semi and final he won all 6 games. 2:0 x3. Opponents were not like really silver but yeah there weren't any famous pros. But hey, ManofOneway is ranked #9 on ELL ranking in Korea -.- People can't just say it's all manipulated to promote him.
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Well, I for one am really happy he made it through. Nice guy as we can see in the TLO and Jinro replay packs.. Hopefully his play will get better once he can really start concentrating on strategys against higher lvl players.
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Sweet, I'm excited that he's happy he qualified. Gotta respect boxer and his love for esports
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BOXER!!!
I hope he is in an epic final match.
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On October 10 2010 23:17 KorBosu wrote:
Boxer's list of match was partial
unearned wins at twice
and played with Silver class players
an orgerniging of GSL hoped that Boxer get through the preliminaries
so partial match program was made for Boxer
he qulified of GSL only 3game wins while others played has 6games
and level of Boxer's group was very low~
but i loved it
all of korean have waited for Boxer's game
he's game is very different the others...
I expect to GSL season2 +_+
Boxer will be Champ!
ps. my english is very foolish
i'm afraid that you cant understnad i wrote
You're English is fine my friend. ^_^
I want to see Boxer own.
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GSL prelim brackets aren't random, it's pretty blatantly setup with informal seeding to help the famous/good players through.
The arbitrariness of it, and the fact that GomTV doesn't officially announce it as policy is sketchy, but in practice the seeding of "better" players is pretty standard.
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On October 10 2010 23:21 Spidinko wrote:Show nested quote +On October 10 2010 23:17 KorBosu wrote:
Boxer's list of match was partial
unearned wins at twice
and played with Silver class players
an orgerniging of GSL hoped that Boxer get through the preliminaries
so partial match program was made for Boxer
he qulified of GSL only 3game wins while other played has 6games
and level of Boxer's group was very low~
but i loved it
all of korean have waited for Boxer's game
he's game is very different the others...
I expect to GSL season2 +_+
Boxer will be Champ! What? :o BTW I seriously doubt they staged 2 byes...
I wouldn't doubt it bud. Imagine all of these highly known professional gamers with HUGE followings loosing before ro64. Many of their fans wouldn't pay to see the GSL2 and wouldn't much care. Of course they set it up so that these guys had no chance of loosing, I would do the same and it's smart business wise. Not only that but it will make for an even better season because the last had hardly anyone people knew so it wasn't as big of a hype.
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On October 11 2010 04:48 Waxangel wrote:
GSL prelim brackets aren't random, it's pretty blatantly setup with informal seeding to help the famous/good players through.
The arbitrariness of it, and the fact that GomTV doesn't officially announce it as policy is sketchy, but in practice the seeding of "better" players is pretty standard.
However there are still quite some bigger/quite famous guys that didn't make it through.
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On October 11 2010 05:05 Woony wrote:Show nested quote +On October 11 2010 04:48 Waxangel wrote:
GSL prelim brackets aren't random, it's pretty blatantly setup with informal seeding to help the famous/good players through.
The arbitrariness of it, and the fact that GomTV doesn't officially announce it as policy is sketchy, but in practice the seeding of "better" players is pretty standard. However there are still quite some bigger/quite famous guys that didn't make it through.
Yeah, but supposedly they had pretty easy opponant as well. (MooN did for sure) They lost anyway and thats StarCraft, you can loose to a far worse player because of weird strategies and cheese. It happens. Not too big of a deal though because next season is in what, 2 months? Jesus, I feel so lucky that GOM is putting up these prizes and actually doing these tournaments all the time. This is great!
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Maybe it's time to introduce a new map pool that makes cheese cheese again and not such solid openings by default.
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let's see if he can manage to do anything in the GSL
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Rigged or not, I don't really care. I want to see all the old BW Pros moving into SC2 because it will take their fanbase with them and promote the game on a whole. Which is far more important (long term) then a measly prelim grid-luck.
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everyone who is good at the game is positioned in the brackets purposely i would of thought,
if every pro was "randomly" selected to be in the same bracket, whats the point in that?
EVERYONE in every sport fixes the brackets so that the best players are most of the time in a bracket with no namers, so the quarter finals/semis/finals are full of the top players making an epic tournamnt
i dont understand the problem
and i really doubt theyd risk purposly having 2 people not show up, for all we know they saw the brackets and knew they'd lose so they didnt waste their time.
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On October 11 2010 02:13 Nayru wrote:
Wow. July didn't qualify?
Yea he decided to play as T for his qualifiers lol...
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Too bad about July ;(
Excited to see Boxer play some games vs good players.
Also,
On October 11 2010 01:14 gm.tOSS wrote:This is an english site. Please abide the 10 commandments. User was warned for this post
wat?
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Good to hear, can't wait for more
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On October 11 2010 05:55 Chriamon wrote:Yea he decided to play as T for his qualifiers lol...
oh god july....
Are they gonna call him `SlayerSBoxeR for the GSL or manofoneway?
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Based on replays that have been seen/casted, he is not any better than the others. Probably won't make top 8.
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On October 11 2010 06:07 Ack1027 wrote:Too bad about July ;( Excited to see Boxer play some games vs good players. Also, Show nested quote +On October 11 2010 01:14 gm.tOSS wrote:On October 10 2010 23:04 KorBosu wrote:
임요환 대진표 사기다
두번의 부전승에
실버등급의 선수들과 겜을했어 This is an english site. Please abide the 10 commandments. User was warned for this post wat?
Backseat modding.
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Boxer like a boss shows his talent in GSL2 qualifiers, I am surprised that July didn't though.
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If I was GOM.... I would've given Boxer the easier bracket you have ever seen too.
Who gives a dam, Lim Yo Hwan is in going to be on stage, with Tasteoisis commentating, playing SC2 AMAZING. This is what we've waited for, nothing else matters.
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I can see Tastetosis puns already...MAN, there was only ONE WAY he could have done that strategy....
That was One of Many Ways he could have done that....
Okay those were just off the top of my head but they will have it covered.
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On October 11 2010 06:25 Fa1nT wrote:
Based on replays that have been seen/casted, he is not any better than the others. Probably won't make top 8. That doesnt matter. Its Boxer in the biggest Starcraft 2 tournament.
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I thought bunker rush would work
lol, boxer never changes
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this is what i have been waiting for .... now all i want to see is flash and jaedong
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I don't get everyone who's down on BoxeR. This is pretty much the most exciting thing ever, for me. He was the first starcraft pro I'd ever heard about, and I'm pretty sure it's that way for most everybody else too. He was probably the most important person in terms of popularization of progaming.
Plus, I honestly love his gameplay style. He might not be the most solid player in the world, but his style is just so exciting to watch. I'm hoping he pulls something micro intensive during the tournament.
Honestly, I'm going to cheer for him no matter how likely he is to win or not. I'm a loyal fan for all he's accomplished.
Now Yellow just needs to get out of ACE and meet Boxer in the finals.
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Why I think Boxer will own in SC2:
+ A lot of his signature moves in BW are now even deadlier / more practical:
- Dropships can heal
- Bunkers can be salvaged!
- Nukes are cheaper and faster
- Timing attacks are harder to defend against (or macro oriented plays are less safe)
+ Macro, his most known weakness is now much less demanding in SC2.
My only concern (as a Boxer fan) is the smaller difference it makes between top-notch micro and mediocre micro in SC2 and the lack of the 'wow' factor in comparison to BW - but it could be because we haven't seen the game's full potential yet, and hopefully with Boxer's GSL games will we find out soon
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I don't play Terran but is a bunker rush really a reactionary strategy?
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Not surprised at all he got an easy group to get to the ro64, but its good for the tourney non the less.
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On October 11 2010 11:02 Sanders wrote:
I don't play Terran but is a bunker rush really a reactionary strategy?
He reacted against a certain storm with that to win an osl
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On October 11 2010 11:02 Sanders wrote:
I don't play Terran but is a bunker rush really a reactionary strategy?
Occasionally, but not particularly.
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On October 11 2010 11:02 Sanders wrote:
I don't play Terran but is a bunker rush really a reactionary strategy?
I'm sure he had his group tell him about his upcoming opponent.. If they said he was relying on risky, fast expansion play.. bunker rush would be reactionary..
If they said that he was just really bad, end it fast so we can go get drunk, bunker rush would just be pro
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Now we wait for Feb 2nd 2012 for Yellow to qualify for the GSL
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In other news JulyZerg doesn't, how sad.
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Lol say goodbye to the GSL 2 title everybody. boxer is back to destroy every1
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Oh my god, seeing boxer in that booth in the ro64....... can't miss it!
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What is July's name on ladder?
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wow, julyzerg didnt qualify? that is pretty crazy but congrats to boxer, suc ha beast.
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On October 11 2010 13:23 Boof wrote:
What is July's name on ladder?
I think its fantaprime
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On October 11 2010 06:43 Klive5ive wrote:
If I was GOM.... I would've given Boxer the easier bracket you have ever seen too.
Who gives a dam, Lim Yo Hwan is in going to be on stage, with Tasteoisis commentating, playing SC2 AMAZING. This is what we've waited for, nothing else matters.
No kidding...who the hell cares if he was setup to have an easy bracket? EVERYONE wants to see Boxer on that stage, no one cares about offline prelims. Nada will have a similar bracket there's no doubt about it. One of those 2 guys getting eliminated in pre-lims = many thousands of viewers lost instantly.
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the first GSL was epic fun. I've never followed a Starcraft tournament so closely. can hardly wait for the next one!
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On October 11 2010 16:25 Rikstah wrote:I think its fantaprime
Thanks. So he does main zerg on ladder and he switched. Think he'd be inspired to stay zerg after fruitdealer won it all...
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Q: It looked like you prepared a lot for today's matches. Were the strategies prepared?
A: It was the qualifiers so I didn't have specific strategies prepared. I just reacted depending on the situation. The opponent's strategy was a late game strategy so I thought bunker rush would work. Also even I failed, it is possible to salvage the bunker so I did what I wanted.
lmao, Boxer will never change ! Hail to the Emperor !
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Some of my fondest memories are watching live streams of BoxeR. I was so stoked when I heard that BoxeR qualified, knowing that I am going to be able to root for my hero in the most prestigious Starcraft 2 tournament in the world. I honestly believe that BoxeR is going to be able to take this tournament and prove to the world that the greatest of all time is here to stay.
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Is boxer the oldest pro gamer in the GSL 64? I know he swore he'd play into his 30s, and he's clearly making good on that promise to his fans, I'm just wondering if there are any players older than him?
I didn't play BW competitively (I was pretty young when it came out) so seeing boxer's unorthodox strategies is frankly really exciting, I like that Husky is casting a lot of boxer matches lately.
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On October 10 2010 23:06 Garaman wrote:translation?
yo you play like a toss !
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This is no qualifiers i mean it needs 1 season gameplay in Pro league in order reatch the standard 60% winrate and i suspect Boxer didn't hade the will to wait that long in order to join a Pro team and play mutches in public.
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On October 11 2010 13:09 TheDominator wrote:Lol say goodbye to the GSL 2 title everybody. boxer is back to destroy every1
Yeah, because in the replays we've seen he's been tearing through IdrA, TLO and Jinro...
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I think bunker rushing would have worked pretty well against fruit so I think its a viable strategy.
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I can't wait for the Ro64 matches. This guy owns hard.
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"I just reacted depending on the situation. The opponent's strategy was a late game strategy so I thought bunker rush would work"
looks like some things never change
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GWAAAAAA Nerdgasm!
*composes himslef*
This is amazing, just absolutley AWESOME. If anyone ever wonders why Boxer still wants to be a progamer, even in his thirties, read this, his autobiography:
Crazy As Me
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Man, cannot wait for the new season to get started. So much excitement.
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he gets his girl to do everything, even roll joints for him
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On October 11 2010 03:02 Prophecy3 wrote:
This is what sold me on a GSL2 ticket. Long live the Emperor!
The GomTV season ticket for the live stream?
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On October 11 2010 01:38 konadora wrote:Show nested quote +On October 10 2010 23:06 Garaman wrote:On October 10 2010 23:04 KorBosu wrote:
임요환 대진표 사기다
두번의 부전승에
실버등급의 선수들과 겜을했어 translation? boxer's group is cheat two instawins and played against silver-rank players
thanks Kona
my korean skills have deteriorated since not using it for 4 years T_T
i knew 사기 is like farce
i didn't know 부전승 was, something win
=)
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On October 10 2010 22:47 Hot_Bid wrote:
Also even I failed, it is possible to salvage the bunker so I did what I wanted.
Boxer does what he wants.
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EPT
