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Lazzi
Profile Joined June 2011
Switzerland1923 Posts
April 28 2013 15:15 GMT
#8161
Cheese and all-in are simply part of the game. They are progamers, they do what it requires to win. As simple as that. Most top player are known to cheese once in a serie, just take a look at Flash or Mvp. I think that Naniwa's proxy 2 gates was really smart: one free win and give him the occasion to use his build once again in the last map.
It's good to be back
4ZakeN87
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden1071 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-28 15:44:36
April 28 2013 15:18 GMT
#8162
Some words from the hero of the hour
https://twitter.com/NaNiwaSC2

Glad that he took home the positive stuff from the event. Cant be sad after putting on on the best SC2 show of 2013. Looking forward to see Naniwa crush in WCS EU

Edit: just got back from DH, in the last 72 hours I have been soley traveling, watching SC2 and eating.
Slept 2 hours in the last ~40h now, lucky that you didn't disappoint Naniwa otherwise I would be mighty pissed now ^^
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" Einstein
Demicore
Profile Joined October 2011
France503 Posts
April 28 2013 15:54 GMT
#8163
Very impressive performance, can't wait to see this guy in WCS.
"I love male nipples in starcraft; the two go together so well." ~Tasteless
GhW0rg
Profile Joined December 2012
23 Posts
April 28 2013 16:07 GMT
#8164
Nani played more solid then ever! Crisp build and awesome micro, and mind games, oh my! I got some nerds chills for sure!
LakseWim
Profile Joined August 2010
Netherlands202 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-28 20:46:55
April 28 2013 16:39 GMT
#8165
Congratz nani

from game of thrones thread:

[image loading]
NaNiwa | HerO | MC | Rain | PartinG | sOs
iMOOrtal
Profile Joined March 2013
Canada144 Posts
April 28 2013 18:18 GMT
#8166
A haiku, in celebration of the win over Jaedong.

For Naniwa: "No Soup for JaeU"

Why king in the north
+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]

How could you take all the soup
And leave none for me
Nine to Five? Or, Five to Nine?
Heartland
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Sweden24604 Posts
April 28 2013 19:12 GMT
#8167
On April 29 2013 03:18 iMOOrtal wrote:
A haiku, in celebration of the win over Jaedong.

For Naniwa: "No Soup for JaeU"

Why king in the north
+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]

How could you take all the soup
And leave none for me


Haha, that was amazing. And sad.
whereismymind
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom717 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-28 21:02:31
April 28 2013 21:01 GMT
#8168
I still remember when he streamed on 15th December 2012 and this song was on repeat in his playlist:



Whenever I ladder I have this song in the background, so I can think about my hero. My motivation grows to 400%.

Naniwa forever
one day.. i'll lose my mind
Facultyadjutant
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Sweden1876 Posts
April 28 2013 21:23 GMT
#8169
King slayer?

Tyrant slayer
#1 FAN OF TERRY THE INTERN - NONY AND IDRA NUMBER #1, EVERY DAY. AXIOM MANOR - Axiom: Ryung, Alicia, Heart and Crank under the Don TotalBiscuit and the Donnesa Genna Bain- Join the family http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=396090#2
Reggiegigas
Profile Joined August 2010
234 Posts
April 28 2013 21:58 GMT
#8170
Det där var förbannat fint Nani. Hatar sånt där nationalistiskt krafs men fan om ens hjärta inte svällde när du tog tag i den där finalen. Tog i för kung och fosterland. Gjorde en ordentlig match av det.

Vackert!

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GuanaMana
Profile Joined October 2012
United States71 Posts
April 29 2013 14:28 GMT
#8171
Alliance flair now on r/starcraft :D:D
Be a good boy
HeeroFX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2704 Posts
April 29 2013 14:40 GMT
#8172
Kinda wish there was another tournament, guess WCS EU. I really want to watch him play again, he always has builds that he owns, which is awesome. Sad he couldn't beat leenock, but leenock is known for good zvp
lookfirewood
Profile Joined May 2011
1212 Posts
April 29 2013 18:21 GMT
#8173
On April 28 2013 19:52 kuriz wrote:
Cool that a foreigner did 2nd and losing 3-2 to Leenock in the grand finals. But I think that 2nd game versus JD....lame. Not a fan of that.


Well say what you will about cheese games (I agree that it can be dull to watch at times), but the proxy 2gate Naniwa did should be done by everyone that plays on this level. Most of these players meet eachother alot, and cheesing is a fear strategy more than anything else. It's the same reason professional poker players go all-in on 2-7 (or just crazy crappy hands that doesn't back the all-in at all) from time to time. It doesn't happen often, but it instantly puts carefulness and respect into the opponents. Suddenly they don't feel comfortable. Respectivly in sc2, JD next time vs Naniwa will send out drones to scout for this, wasting time every game because they know he's capable of doing things like this. Mind games. The game itself is not really entertaining and one could also call it "lame", but in the long run it's all about strategy...
R.I.P STX 03.08.2013 never forget.
Hermanoid
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden213 Posts
April 29 2013 20:30 GMT
#8174
Setting the tone for a solid year of Naniwins (I love how the id Naniwa makes pun-creation way too easy). It was an honor to spectate live yet again =) Best crowd ever for doing so as well.

and regarding the cheese game, +1 to above poster, and in addition I think it was a wildly entertaining game because of the high stakes. Nani would have been out of the tourney in 5 minutes had he lost. That made for a very tense moment.
xyzåäö
Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2104 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-29 20:50:31
April 29 2013 20:47 GMT
#8175
I think mixing in a cheese every so often is important because it prevents the player from cutting corners. It's rather unfortunate, but that's the way it goes. I don't think a match where someone cheeses and wins is much better than a match where someone cut a big corner, getting away with it, and winning. I'd so much rather people -not- take any risks at all. Sadly, SC2 just ain't like dat.

Naniwa's 2 gate was definitely justified. As for his all-ins, I think they were appropriate against an opponent like Leenock. Leenock is a good player, but he cuts a lot of corners and takes a lot of risks. I like to think of him as the Zerg version of MC (at least the old MC).
zmsFlood
Profile Joined April 2013
Finland169 Posts
April 29 2013 20:51 GMT
#8176
NaNi isn't my favorite player but I think I've never been as excited and never cheered more for anyone in the terms of a single game as at the finals of Dreamhack Stockholm. That was some truly great play, I was sure he was going to take the tiebreaker at one point.. GG, WP!
twitter.com/laurifalck | I don't want to get you drunk, but, ah, that's a very fine Chardonnay you're not drinking. | TLO!
Thor.Rush
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden702 Posts
April 29 2013 21:08 GMT
#8177
Has a protoss ever won a tournament without cheese? Lol...think about it.
| SaSe | Naniwa |Stephano | LucifroN | Mvp | MarineKing | ByuN | Polt | MC | Parting |
Hermanoid
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden213 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-30 00:33:54
April 30 2013 00:09 GMT
#8178
Vods from the finals are up on SVT! Semifinals and quarterfinas are there too, in the row of links just above the video box.
xyzåäö
Swords
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
6038 Posts
April 30 2013 00:42 GMT
#8179
On April 30 2013 05:47 Blargh wrote:
I think mixing in a cheese every so often is important because it prevents the player from cutting corners. It's rather unfortunate, but that's the way it goes. I don't think a match where someone cheeses and wins is much better than a match where someone cut a big corner, getting away with it, and winning. I'd so much rather people -not- take any risks at all. Sadly, SC2 just ain't like dat.

Naniwa's 2 gate was definitely justified. As for his all-ins, I think they were appropriate against an opponent like Leenock. Leenock is a good player, but he cuts a lot of corners and takes a lot of risks. I like to think of him as the Zerg version of MC (at least the old MC).



I love that Naniwa (and also SaSe) have the balls to throw out extremely cheesy play like 2 gates and cannon rushes.

It's also clear that they do it very strategically. I don't think I've seen Naniwa fail with a 2 gate or SaSe fail with a cannon rush, and the reason isn't that their strategy is "unfair", it's because the two of them have become incredibly adept at reading if their opponents will be greedy or not. I hope Nani never gives up occasionally dropping some cheese in at the right moments, those games are always incredibly exciting and definitely keep his opponents honest.
Gladiator6
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden7024 Posts
April 30 2013 15:53 GMT
#8180
Nice T-shirt Naniwa! ^^ @ pic
Flying, sOs, free, Light, Soulkey & ZerO
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