I don't think anybody can stop Jaedong's momentum now. You can tell he's not fucking around and is out to prove the naysayers wrong. Anyways, has he even lost a non-ZvZ this season? I honestly think the only way he'll lose in a BoX series is if he plays a zerg and gets cocky.

Iplaythings

Denmark9110 Posts

December 15 2009 09:21 GMT

#68

On December 15 2009 11:03 Silentness wrote:
Flash please don't pull a Hyun

If he plays like he did vs hyun and defends vs muta-harass then he will kill anything.

Or JD might just put something up his sleeve

sh02hp0869

Sweden460 Posts

December 15 2009 09:22 GMT

#69

Haha JD will take it again he will probleby 4pool one game. People also forgett that this is JD who can play a level beyond any one at his best.

johanes

Czech Republic2246 Posts

December 15 2009 09:23 GMT

#70

On December 15 2009 13:41 Ideas wrote:
flash FINALLY has to play vs a S class ZvTer for the first time in months. Not once but twice in the MSL vs Zero and the OSL vs JD. Prepare for plenty of terran fanboy tears.

of happiness...

Metaspace

Austria670 Posts

December 15 2009 09:37 GMT

#71

Great reports.

I think Pusan is a girl. Check the earring. :-)

ReiKo

Croatia1023 Posts

December 15 2009 11:21 GMT

#72

gj for article

Thanks!

RamenStyle

United States1929 Posts

December 15 2009 12:27 GMT

#73

Awesome RO8.

Flash vs Jaedong is simply the most anticipated series in this OSL.

Pure vs Calm seems like the weak sauce series, but if Pure is on, I think some of the most interesting games of this RO8 are going to happen between these two.

Zero vs Movie is going to be interesting to watch if only just to see Movie grow up even more as a terrific PvZer using Zero's remains to step a little higher.

Stork vs Shine has a clear favorite, and I really don't think there is room for any upsets. However, we can all hope for Shine to put up a good fight.

Ahh.. if only the RO4 could be Calm vs Movie and Flash vs Stork.... wouldn't that be sweet?

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

December 15 2009 13:48 GMT

#74

mh in a way its bad that Flash and Jaedong meet though, cause a flash and jaedong final could have been the greatest ever.
Still, OSL is looking really good so far

Although I am somewhat afraid that flash vs jaedong will be a onesided rape (whoever wins), just like Jaedong Vs bisu matches tend to be, or like the first GOM finals.

Kyo Yuy

United States1286 Posts

December 15 2009 13:54 GMT

#75

On December 15 2009 12:50 fanatacist wrote:
No Bisu... No Fantasy... No one to cheer for ):

I hate Zerg so I hate Jaedong, and I hate Flash's macro style so I hate Flash, I hate Stork because he's a nerd and I don't really care for anyone else on that list. Actually, Zero and Calm are pretty awesome. Gotta go with Zero, he is so cute n_n;

How can you dislike Flash or Stork?

Flash doesn't really play a boring macro style TvZ. His TvZ is actually pretty spectacular to watch IMO.

Stork watches One Piece, plays WoW, then beats Jaedong 2-0 in WCG Korea. He also won an OSL title last year. Not to mention he's been around forever (I think 2005 was his debut), and he actually shows emotion when he plays his games. I used to be a KHAN fan because of Stork, but then I realized it's hard to like an entire team on the basis of just one player

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To anyone trying to draw conclusions about Flash vs. Hyun: remember when Jaedong got 0-3d by SKT1 in the Proleague Grand Finals? Remember when he was beaten twice by Fantasy? Remember when he then utterly destroyed Fantasy a week later in Bacchus?

Flash's single match against Hyun says absolutely nothing about his performance against Jaedong. It doesn't mean he's more or less likely to win. In my opinion, his performance against Jaedong will be the same regardless of how his match against Hyun went.

In Bacchus 08, Flash 2-1d Jaedong even when Jaedong was completely on fire. Even when Flash was still mostly known for being a cheesy player who cheesed Bisu twice in the (I believe it was) Daum OSL.

Just because Jaedong's ZvT hasn't been seen in televised matches doesn't mean he stopped playing ZvT completely. And just because Flash hasn't been playing high caliber zergs doesn't mean his TvZ just "looks good."

IMO, we really haven't seen either player's full potential in this matchup in a long time, but I think this coming series will showcase both players at their peaks. And that's something I'm definitely excited to see.