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On June 05 2011 12:54 kanadiasteve wrote: My stream died at the very end, what did Thorzain have to say about the match / Idra?
He basically stated that idra probably didn't try hard because that match didn't matter and that he won the second game by playing "cheesy".
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On June 05 2011 12:18 dAPhREAk wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2011 12:07 Mycl wrote:On June 05 2011 11:59 Xiaon wrote: ok yeah i just looked at the seed thing- so it look like to reach idra (if idra beats MMA, maybe losira) Thorzain and company will have to play said MMA and Losira.
He has a decent chance to win, because of his meticulous ZZ and good ZT I don't think it could turn out any better for Idra. First up match with MMA is very winnable for Idra then I would assume he fancies his chances against either Nani or Losira. Looking at what MC has to go through to make it to the finals it seems like a given he will advance and Idra has the extended series advantage over MC. unfortunately, the two people i want to do well in this tourney are mma and idra. shame that idra is going to have to knock his ass down to loser's bracket so early. ;-) hopefully, he comes back to face idra in the finals. I am of the completely same opinion, however, I think that IdrA may lose to MMA because MMA constantly does those dbl medivac drop rushes. He also has very solid tvz It wont be easy, but IDRA FIGHTINNNGG
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10 bucks says MMA does that rush he did against July game 1 against idra at least once
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I'm not a fan of how Terrans are trying to play IdrA on Shakuras lately. I'd personally like to see the MMA series without it. I wonder if it'll make any difference in the outcome?
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On June 05 2011 12:50 Chriscras wrote:He should have six pooled Thorzain both games just so no one could study his weakness. My concern is that MMA will watch IdrA's recent losses against Thorzain and DDE and come to the conclusion that early rushes are the biggest holes in IdrA's ZvT right now.  But this pretty much is the only way to beat him. You gotta be aggressive from 5 to 8 minutes in and he usually gets the loss. From watching his stream, this seems to be most of his losses. He doesn't lose too many straight up macro matches. Then again he doesn't lose much in general but the early aggression/cheese works better then straight up.
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Is the VoD of IdrA vs MC game out?
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On June 05 2011 13:08 SleepTech wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2011 12:50 Chriscras wrote:He should have six pooled Thorzain both games just so no one could study his weakness. My concern is that MMA will watch IdrA's recent losses against Thorzain and DDE and come to the conclusion that early rushes are the biggest holes in IdrA's ZvT right now.  But this pretty much is the only way to beat him. You gotta be aggressive from 5 to 8 minutes in and he usually gets the loss. From watching his stream, this seems to be most of his losses. He doesn't lose too many straight up macro matches. Then again he doesn't lose much in general but the early aggression/cheese works better then straight up.
I've also never personally seen a sensor tower get thrown down at the front of a terran push like in the Thorzain series game 1. It completely killed any element of surprise IdrA could have used, and seemed to make a push that IdrA usually crushes into a game-ending one. If people begin to do this a little more, how exactly does IdrA move in on a sieged up force?
(p.s. correct me if I'm wrong on the importance of that tower)
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On June 05 2011 13:03 AgentSmith wrote: 10 bucks says MMA does that rush he did against July game 1 against idra at least once
July probably would have been able to thwart that rush if he would have drone scouted (on 12) or went pool first. He went 15 pool 15 gas 14 pool which is a little greedy on Xel'Naga IMO.
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So i'm guessing the girl next to idra in that mlg highlight is his girlfriend? ooooo.
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MMA and Idra should be a good one... are these games tomorrow BO5? or still 3?
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On June 05 2011 14:24 mgl0x9 wrote: MMA and Idra should be a good one... are these games tomorrow BO5? or still 3?
unfortunately MLG only has bo3 except for extended series T_T
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Wouldn't it be stupid for idra not to try his hardest seeing as extended series might catch up to him in the end? I mean if he plays thorzain again, he'll be down two games? I'm not sure if he was trying or not, but if he wasn't I think that rule my come back to bite him.
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I dont know why people are assuming he didnt try hardest in thorzain. Idra while probably the best foreign zerg does have some weaknesses- he is very greedy. Some strong pushes can kill him just like DDE also showed and now thorzain.
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Where can I watch the IdrA vods? Would also like to see the Thorzain games too, but it's just so damn hard to find a thing..
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On June 05 2011 15:50 landmarktiger wrote: I dont know why people are assuming he didnt try hardest in thorzain. Idra while probably the best foreign zerg does have some weaknesses- he is very greedy. Some strong pushes can kill him just like DDE also showed and now thorzain.
Well when Thorzain himself says the series was a bit iffy on Idra's side of things I think people arguing the 'not trying' stuff do have a leg to stand on. In the end the games were a massive buzz kill and did not display top play from either player.
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On June 05 2011 15:12 Fiercegore wrote: Wouldn't it be stupid for idra not to try his hardest seeing as extended series might catch up to him in the end? I mean if he plays thorzain again, he'll be down two games? I'm not sure if he was trying or not, but if he wasn't I think that rule my come back to bite him. Bracket: http://s3.majorleaguegaming.com/2011-columbus-starcraft2-champ.html#
Thorzain's bracket will mean he faces MC before potentially facing Idra. Due to Thorzain's previous 2-0 loss to MC, the extended series rule will mean MC will be up 2-0 in a Bo7.
Assuming Thorzain wins the two Bo3s to get to MC (which is likely), defeating MC 4-0 or 4-1 seems to be very unlikely.
Besides - Idra is facing MMA and this match is more important, why give away vT strats in a game that isn't as vital?
I don't know if Idra was actually trying or not but I think "not trying" is a perfectly rational decision.
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On June 05 2011 12:50 Chriscras wrote:He should have six pooled Thorzain both games just so no one could study his weakness. My concern is that MMA will watch IdrA's recent losses against Thorzain and DDE and come to the conclusion that early rushes are the biggest holes in IdrA's ZvT right now. 
Maybe he faked it? Some kind of trap
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I have a question, maybe it has been answered, but I could not find it. Why is Idra playing under "Idra1" instead of EGIdra like normally?
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just watched idra v mc, wow. wow. wow.
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