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[GSL] “Precursor, Part 1” - Ro64 Recap Days 1-4

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September 14th, 2010 00:42 GMT
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Banner by pachi, Screenshots from GSL Open Season 1

“Precursor, Part 1”
Ro64 Recap: Days 1-4

Welcome to Part 1 of the GSL Round of 64 Recap! You may be sitting in your seat at home thinking, "Nobody is crazy enough to attempt to recap every single game of the GSL." But you are wrong: the TL writing staff is that crazy. We know that the GSL has a ton of games and they come at you rapid fire, so it's difficult to pick and choose which ones to watch. Here you'll find recaps, player grades, and recommended VODs. As the tournament progresses, we'll add more detailed analysis and fun stuff. But for now, we're just here to help you organize and catch up.

Links and Resources:
  • GSL Brackets by pachi
  • GSL Results and Standings Thread by motbob
  • GSL Ro64 Preview by Hot_Bid
  • http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/GOMTV_Starcraft_II_Open_1
GSL Game/Series Rating Scale
[image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading] - One player played very well, but his opponent played amazing. Watch this right now!
[image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading] - One player played very well, usually with a great micro move or strategy. A must-watch game.
[image loading][image loading][image loading] - One player played solid, his opponent played average. If you have time, watch.
[image loading][image loading] - One player played average, the other played poorly. Don't bother watching unless you're a fan.
[image loading] - One player played very badly. Not worth watching at all.
No stars - One player failed, usually in a very hilarious way. Actually very watchable just for laughs.

Remember, we're recommending games to watch assuming a neutral viewer. If you want to have TLO's babies, you probably don't need our recommendation to watch his games. If you don't wan't to wade through all the recap text, here's a short list of our ratings for each series.

Recommended Series Short List
+ Show Spoiler [Recommended Series] +
All ratings out of 5 stars.

Day 1
[image loading] IdrA vs [image loading] JiTaeHunZenith - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
[image loading] MakaPrime vs [image loading] BEV (Focus) - [image loading][image loading][image loading]

Day 2
[image loading] LotzePrime vs [image loading] Golmgh (Breeze) - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
[image loading] AugustWeRRa vs [image loading] oGsLeader (Spunky) - [image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading]
[image loading] oGsJunwi vs [image loading] LegalMind - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
[image loading] NesTea (ZergBong) vs [image loading] NEXLiveForever - [image loading][image loading]
[image loading] AoryPrime vs [image loading] TankBoyPrime - [image loading][image loading][image loading]

Day 3
[image loading] jookToJung vs [image loading] RenieHouR - [image loading][image loading]
[image loading] Xian vs [image loading] NEXTaeJa - Walkover
[image loading] MaruPrime vs [image loading] CellaWeRRa - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
[image loading] CoolTSL vs [image loading] EternalPrime - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
[image loading] sanZenith vs [image loading] TorcH - [image loading][image loading]

Day 4
[image loading] oGsTOP vs [image loading] WindPrime - [image loading]
[image loading] SengCunWeRRa vs [image loading] oGsInCa - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
[image loading] PoltPrime vs [image loading] JangMinChul (Iron) - [image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading]
[image loading] ReXZanDarke vs [image loading] ChipmunkPrime - [image loading][image loading]




Day 1 - "Eye of the IdrA"
Recaps by BroOd

"Idralisk immune to nerves and nukes."
[image loading] IdrA < 2-0 > [image loading] JiTaeHunZenith - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Xel'Naga Caverns + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
The inaugural match of the GSL kicked off with the American Zerg IdrA against the Korean Terran JiTaeHoon on Xel'Naga Caverns. The game immediately seemed headed into familiar territory when JiTaeHoon opened with multiple-rax speed reapers, but IdrA, disgusted and ready, expanded and held off the harassment with early ling speed into roach speed. JiTaeHoon opts to make his own expansion and transition into 5-rax bio, but loses too many small groups of units to IdrA's roaming army.

JiTaeHoon attempted some multi-pronged drops and harassment but was held to minimal gain by IdrA's quick reaction times and recently spawned infestors. Having a powerful economy, IdrA teched up to ultralisks and sealed his win by rolling the terran army as it attempted to secure a third base at the gold expansion.

[image loading][image loading][image loading] - Watch if you like Idra or you hate reaper openings.
Game 2 @ Desert Oasis + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
JiTaeHoon opens fast double gas with a fast factory while IdrA opts for a fast expand with ling speed. JTH floats his factory to make a harassment hellion while adding a starport and putting down his trademark fast ghost academy. After his dropship arrives, he swings down to drop two early nukes which only manage to kill a couple of drones and some extractors. IdrA, meanwhile, has teched to mutas and holds off JTH's transition into marine ghost drops. JiTaeHoon finds himself on one base for too long and eventually succumbs to IdrA's increasing muta numbers.

[image loading][image loading] - Watch if you really like Idra or you like nukes even if they don't work.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] IdrA - A
Calm and composed, Idra never got flustered and kept both games well in hand.

[image loading] JiTaeHunZenith - C
Promise of inspiring ghost play was never fulfilled as this Terran failed to make both conventional and unconventional builds work vs the Idralisk.

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"I heard that JiTaeHun will be a tough first opponent."


"Missed forcefields: it can happen to anyone."
[image loading] MakaPrime < 2-0 > [image loading] BEV (Focus) - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Delta Quadrant + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Maka opens with a clever bunker placed among Focus' buildings but fails to get a marine in. Maka gets an early stim for his reactor marine/marauder opening and simply walks into Focus's base, catching him completely off-guard as he attempts to open fast colossus and reacts too slowly with a ramp forcefield. Focus instantly GGs.

[image loading] - Watch if you want to remind yourself that good players miss forcefields too.
Game 2 @ Lost Temple + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Both players open fairly standard, trading some early units. Maka drops an early expo after a couple of marauders pop out while Focus gets an early robo to compliment his 3-gate force with an early immortal. After an unimpressive early attack, Focus puts his own expo down and gets a quick colossus out. Focus keeps the pressure up, making more colossus and warping to a forward pylon as Maka defends the pressure with viking/marauder. The lack of thermal lance allows Maka to come out of the exchange ahead and simultaneously expand to 12. Maka denies Focus' attempts to grab a third and sets up at the Xel'Naga tower between the two bases. Maka continues to out-expand the protoss and secures his pass to the next round.

[image loading][image loading][image loading] - Watch if you want to see how to weather early toss aggression, or you just like saying "Maka Maka Maka."
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] MakaPrime - A
Maka showed why the little things are important, and how far ahead they can put you.

[image loading] BEV (Focus) - C+
Focus seemed jittery and made some clear mistakes due to nerves, and found his play breaking against the rock that is Maka.

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Maybe "Focus" was being sarcastic when he chose his ID.




Day 2 - "Balls and Bongs and Battlecruisers"
Recaps by BroOd

"Colossus > Immortal."
[image loading] LotzePrime < 2-1 > [image loading] Golmgh (Breeze) - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Xel'Naga Caverns + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Both players both open standard gateway-core builds into robo/warpgates. Breeze grabs an early immortal while Lotza instead gets a colossus. Both players posture a bit as they expand, but Lotze puts on some pressure when his second colossus arrives and does major damage to Breeze in the encounter, wiping out his army and a number of probes before finally retreating. The increasing colossus numbers for Lotze prove to be too strong and he quickly walks over Breeze.

[image loading][image loading][image loading] - Watch if you find yourself wondering, "Colossus or Immortal?"
Game 2 @ Delta Quadrant + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Lotze drops two fast gates and boosts out some zealots while Breeze grabs a fast gas and core. Lotze wanders into the wrong base after not scouting and decides not to attack as both players work up to warp gates. Breeze puts on counter pressure with zealots and stalkers and warps units in on both the front and back ramps, quickly overwhelming Lotze's attempts at defense.

[image loading][image loading] - Watch if you're not sure if scouting is important.
Game 3 @ Metalopolis + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Breeze opens with a 4 gate build and drops multiple pylons in Lotze's base, but his warpgate upgrade is mistimed and Lotze is able to kill the pylons just before the warpgates are ready. Lotze makes 4 gates of his own and techs to colossus. Breeze makes an ill-advised attack up Lotze's ramp, but works back into the game by distracting his opponents army as he forces a cancel on Lotze's warping expansion. Lotze still manages to expand and get his colossus up while Breeze falls further and further behind, eventually losing after a one-sided engagement outside Lotze's natural.

[image loading][image loading] - Watch if you really like PvP.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] LotzePrime - B+
Lotze showed some nice decision making, not counting his scouting mishap in game 2.

[image loading] Golmgh (Breeze) - C
He capitalized on Lotze's mistakes in the second game, bout found himself outplayed in the other two games. Better timing on his warpgate build in the third game might have made this a different series, but we'll never know.


"BCs are mathematically impossible to beat as Protoss." -- orb
[image loading] AugustWeRRa < 2-1 > [image loading] oGsLeader (Spunky) - [image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Xel'Naga Caverns + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Spunky opens with a hidden stargate but gets scouted early, negating any early aggression. Spunky then expands into immortals and warp gate units while August stays on one base bio. Spunky's army takes a relaxing stroll into the middle of the map so August sneaks a drop into the protoss's main, sniping the nexus before running away. Spunky grabs the gold though, and with some nice forcefields and feedbacks is able to build up and overwhelm August after a short time.

[image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading] - Watch if you like nice Protoss spell usage.
Game 2 @ Lost Temple + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
August opens with two barracks, getting one reactor and one tech lab as Spunky puts a quick robo down after one gate. August adds a starport for an early medivac with his bio as Spunky gets an immortal and 3 warpgates. Spunky starts to tech to voidrays but August surpises his with a fast BC/bio push. Spunky attacks into a horrible position and is soundly beaten.

[image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading] - Watch if you like seeing giant ships that cruise into battle.
Game 3 @ Scrap Station + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Spunky opens with a phoenix build this game while August opens with bio and immediately begins working on the destructible rocks. August adapts to the phoenix harassment by switching from mules to supply drops and soon reveals his battlecruiser again. The BC absorbs a ton of damage while eliminating the sentries and immortal before the ground army of August runs in and crushes Spunky with ease.

[image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading] - Watch if you want to see the build you'll face this week on the ladder.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] AugustWeRRa - A
His battlecruiser play dominated games 2 and 3 in style.

[image loading] oGsLeader (Spunky) - B
Solid play in game 1 was overshadowed by his inability to adapt in the remaining games.

[image loading]
Fear me, weaklings!


"Objection! No Zerg can defeat... the BALL."
[image loading] oGsJunwi < 0-2 > [image loading] LegalMind - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Xel'Naga Caverns + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Legalmind opens with a quick expo behind an early zealot/sentry force and drops double robo while Junwi goes for a standard roach/corruptor/hydra army. Junwi manages to take out Legalmind's third base a couple of times, but is not able to hold off the protoss user's diverse, massive army bolstered by colossus and immortals.

[image loading][image loading] - Watch if you like seeing a Zerg struggle against "the ball."
Game 2 @ Metalopolis + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Legalmind opens with a standard 2 gate into expo build while Junwi opts to use the close positions to try a hydra/sunken push. Junwi keeps up heavy aggression while Legalmind relies solely on warpgate units with a couple of immortals. Junwi tech switches to mutas and does some damage, but Legalmind's counter and constant reinforcements are too much for Junwi to hold with just mutas, and he eventually GGs.

[image loading][image loading][image loading] - Watch if the idea of hydra + sunken rush excites you, and if hydra + sunken rush fails excite you.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] LegalMind - B
Legal's macro seemed his strong point in these games.

[image loading] oGsJunwi - C
Despite his experience as a Brood War pro, Junwi's fast hands and aggression couldn't stop the Protoss army.

[image loading]
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'.


"ZergBong side effects include slow reaction time."
[image loading] NesTea (ZergBong) < 1-2 > [image loading] NEXLiveForever - [image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Xel'Naga Caverns + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Nestea opens with a hatch-first build while LiveForever throws down a CC and 3 rax after a failed bunker rush attempt. LiveForever's first attack is mismicro'd and Nestea masses up roaches and banelings and ends the game quickly.

[image loading][image loading] - Some poor marine marauder micro cost LiveForever too much early, and he was never able to build up a big enough army to stop the roach baneling combo.
Game 2 @ Lost Temple + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Nestea opens hatch first again, going for a fast lair while the Terran gets a fast factory and starport to tank drop the cliff over the natural. Nestea loses his hatchery while trying to tech to mutas. LiveForever's thor pops just in time to hold off the muta harass. Liveforever drops thors again, killing the natural for a second time, while Nestea grabs another expansion. The harass pays off and LiveForever pushes out with a large biomech army and rolls Nestea.

[image loading][image loading] - Losing his expansion multiple times was too much for Nestea to overcome, as LiveForever took full advantage of his position.
Game 3 @ Delta Quadrant + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
LiveForever opened with a 3-barracks opening while Nestea chose pool and ling speed into banelings to bust the front. The speed reapers hold off the bust and the counter kills Nestea's attempt to expand as well as both Zerg queens. LiveForever takes the safe back expansion and constantly harasses successfully with reapers. The terran takes his third and decides to push with a tank marauder army, walking over the small roach army and advancing to the next round.

[image loading][image loading][image loading] - LiveForever showed some nice reaper harassment, and Nestea's complete lack of creep tumors cost him dearly, rendering him unable to fend off the constant attacks.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] NEXLiveForever - B+
After a shaky first game, this Terran showed solid harassment and flustered his opponent by keeping him constantly on his toes.

[image loading] NesTea (ZergBong) - C-
An inability to deal with harassment and some basic mechanical issues plagued old SC player Zergbong's performance this round.


"TankBoy changes ID to MedivacMan."
[image loading] AoryPrime < 1-2 > [image loading] TankBoyPrime - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Xel'Naga Caverns + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Both players open with relatively fast expansions, with the terran opting for 5-rax bio and the toss grabs 5 warpgates and a robo for some colossus. After both players build up and engage, the toss player pulls ahead with templar and colossus play. He kills the terran's third and comes ahead in the subsequent engagements, eventually killing both the economy and army of the terran player.

[image loading][image loading] - TankBoy's attempts at drop harass weren't enough to deal any damage, and Aory's build up of colossus and templars won him the battles and the game.
Game 2 @ Blistering Sands + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
TankBoy uses an aggresive 3-rax build of marauder marine to push the toss, microing well and killing the initial force of warp units and immortals. Aory eeks out a colossus to hold, but some nice micro and constant rally from the barracks end the game quickly.

[image loading][image loading][image loading] - TankBoy's aggression really paid off this game, and coupled with some nice micro, netted him the quick win.
Game 3 @ Lost Temple + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
TankBoy tries to open with a proxy rax, but is immediately scouted by a probe from Aory and cancels. Aory, meanwhile, gets a robo after 2 warpgates for some colossus. TankBoy runs around the map with some marauder medivac drops, cleverly sniping some units, including some colossus, which proves clutch as TankBoy comes out far ahead in the engagement in the middle. He goes up an expansion and finishes the game soon after.

[image loading][image loading][image loading] - TankBoy's play was impressive, using medivacs well and never allowing the Protoss to get a lead.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] TankBoyPrime - A-
After some early slip ups, TankBoy kicked it into gear, culminating in an impressive game 3 win using clever medivac drops.

[image loading] AoryPrime - C+
Aory won the first game but seemed completely outclassed in games 2 and 3.

[image loading]
Lost Temple wouldn't be Lost Temple without killing natural gas from a cliff.




Day 3 - "Torch Extinguished"
Recaps by Hot_Bid

"Cancel all-in only works once."
[image loading] jookToJung < 2-1 > [image loading] RenieHouR - [image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Delta Quadrant + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
JookToJung opens expand without killing the destructable rocks at his back natural for the gas only. Renie opens 3 Warpgate, Robotics, Twilight Council. JTJ turtles with many spine crawlers, going into spire. Renie gets a Warp Prism and blinks into JTJ's back natural cliff, killing the hatchery. JTJ moves his sunkens and expands to the front. Renie attempts to harass with his stalkers but overextends, losing his stalkers to mutaling. JTJ's mutas do some significant damage and Renie can't secure an expansion (his sneak expand to another main was scouted). Renie's last ditch attack is crushed by a huge group of muta roach ling.

[image loading][image loading] - Nice idea by Renie but no follow up plan.
Game 2 @ Xel'Naga Caverns + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
JTJ opens expand into roaches, while Renie opens 3 warpgate, letting JTJ's drone scout see them. He then builds a nexus, lets it get scouted, and then cancels and builds two more gates. JTJ doesn't notice the 5 warpgate attack until too late and his 3 spine crawlers and small roach force get rolled by a huge ball of stalker sentry.

[image loading][image loading] - +1 star only because of a tricky nexus cancel and well executed all-in.
Game 3 @ Metalopolis + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Renie opens robo, but cancels it after killing JTJ's scouting drone and goes four warpgate. However, the close air distances on Meta allow JTJ to notice the cancellation of the building, and thus JTJ is much more prepared than in Game 2. Renie harasses with stalkers but JTJ is prepared with roaches, speedlings, and spine crawlers. JTJ eventually traps Renie's army and crushes it. Renie gets dark templars and a secret expansion to another main, but JTJ has way too many burrowed roaches and mutas and just busts Renie's front.

[image loading] - Did Renie really expect JTJ to fall for the exact same cancel-into-allin trick again? A few tense moments but no sweat for JTJ after scouting well.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] jookToJung - B
Smart, solid, and learned that Renie was all-ins only after game 2. Can't really blame him about losing to the nexus cancel, but he could have reacted better

[image loading] RenieHouR - C+
Creative with the nexus cancel, but ultimately a one-strategy wonder who uses only all-ins and secret expos. Had he won this series, he probably would not have made it past the next round now that players know his style.


"Hwaseung proxy coaching job 2-0's Xian"
[image loading] Xian < W.O > [image loading] NEXTaeJa - Walkover


"Baby 2.0 doesn't care about fan hype or stream viewers."
[image loading] MaruPrime < 2:1 > [image loading] CellaWeRRa - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Lost Temple + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Maru opens reaper, CC, many raxes with reactors. Cella opens expand, makes a group of lings and then goes for lair with spire and roach den. Maru moves out with his first group of units, about 12 stimmed marines, 2 marauders and a reaper blow right through Cella's natural, which only had one spine crawler and a handful of lings defending. Maru's attack wasn't even a weird timing, Cella was just completely unprepared.

No stars - Cella either forgot to scout or had some seriously bad first game nerves. Horrible game.
Game 2 @ Delta Quadrant + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Maru opens proxy hellion in the back of Cella's base, then goes two starport vikings. Cella opens expand into roach hydra. The proxy hellions don't get many drone kills at all, and Maru's wall is broken by Cella's roach ling counter. Maru holds, but loses many SCVs. Cella, comfortably ahead, takes two more bases while Maru attempts to turtle his natural expand with tank viking. Cella deflects Maru's medivac harass, but performs a horrible flank through a narrow choke and loses most of his army. Maru's attack proceeds forward and Cella counters behind, taking out Maru's natural expansion. Maru's attack reaches Cella's main ramp, but Cella flanks with several ultralisks and defeats the attack.

[image loading][image loading][image loading] - Entertaining because of several momentum swings during the game. Cella looked shaky, almost losing a huge advantage, but pulled it out.
Game 3 @ Desert Oasis + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Cella opens one base muta while Maru opens reaper into medivac and tank harass. Cella expands but promptly loses it to marines marauders and thors, but eventually kills the army with muta roach. Cella retakes his natural expand, while Maru is stuck on one base with no way to defend his natural and main simultaneously. However, Maru sneaks a medivac past and 8 marines kill Cella's natural. Cella has a larger army but is distance mining, while Maru tries to slowly push out with tank marine. Cella loses a ton of roaches carelessly, and Maru is able to secure his natural. Maru eventually attacks with tank marine and Cella's roach baneling army fails to stop it.

[image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading] - Close game featuring a lot of bad decision making by both players, but lots of harass and entertaining situations throughout. Cella lost this game as much as Maru won it, but entertainment factor means +1 extra star.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] MaruPrime - B+
Extra points for creativity and 13-year-old-ness. Maru seemed sloppy at times but executed his strategies well. A real crowd favorite.

[image loading] CellaWeRRa - C
Bad decisions at critical times in all three games. Not sure why there was so much hype about this guy, maybe he was nervous during the broadcast matches.

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He's in middle school, but he can own you.


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Cella should spend less time on nonsensical win celebrations and more time at the watch tower on Lost Temple.


"Nice try, but I'm golden."
[image loading] CoolTSL < 2-0 > [image loading] EternalPrime - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Scrap Station + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Many people picked Cool to win the GSL, and he faces a relatively unknown Protoss in the first round. Eternal walls below his ramp and goes early stalker harass, forcing Cool to make a group of speedlings but retreats. Cool kills the destructable rocks at Eternal's nat, and scouts Eternal's units being warped in. Eternal's four warpgate attack comes out hugely ahead after the first battle against Cool's roach ling army, but he gets overzealous and loses his army in Cool's mineral line to a drone ling suround. Cool has enough zerglings and brushes off the attack, and since Eternal GGs with no no rocks to prevent zerglings from backdooring his natural. Had Eternal just been a bit more patient, warping in another round of units, he probably takes this game.

[image loading][image loading][image loading] - Almost an upset, very close game with nice defense by the winner. High level play from both players but one big mistake by the loser.
Game 2 @ Kulas Ravine + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Cool spawns top left and Eternal bottom left. Cool takes the gold expand between them and goes to work on the rocks. Eternal goes standard warpgates with blink, only to find Cool has almost broken through to access his back door. The extra income from the gold minerals powers a huge roach ling force, and Cool rolls through Eternal's army.

[image loading][image loading] - +1 for the cute gold expansion strategy. Cool is just on another level.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] CoolTSL - A-
"Fruitseller" misjudged Eternal's army size in game 1 but capitalized on his positioning mistake to barely defend. He looked dominant in game 2 with a great gold expand strategy.

[image loading] EternalPrime - B
Most people gave this guy no chance, but he almost took game 1. In the end, he was just outclassed, and it's hard to judge exactly how good he is.

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Attack of the Drones - beating the stalker droids just like in the movie.


"Torch to Korea: 18 hours. Void ray to Torch's base: 5 seconds."
[image loading] sanZenith < 2-1 > [image loading] TorcH - [image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Scrap Station + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Torch opens factory with reactor, while San opens void ray. San scouts it, and does a great job minimizing probe damage, losing only 3-4 to Torch's 3 hellions. San's first void ray gets up to full charge and Torch does not have enough anti-air to deal with it. Torch moves out with his marine marauder hellion army and that also promptly gets crushed by San's stalkers zealots and sentries.

[image loading] - This would be 0/5 but there were a few exciting moments where Torch almost scored a ton of probe kills. Other than that, very sloppy play, as Torch should have scouted the stargate with his hellions but was still unable to defend against the first void ray.
Game 2 @ Metalopolis + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Close air distance allows Torch to float a factory into San's base, making a hellion to scout. San opens warpgates and robo for observers. Torch follows up with two starports and a cc while San gets more gates and techs to templars. Torch fakes going all-in with banshee viking raven, and San doesn't get his expansion until much later. Torch carelessly loses a few banshees and a raven to feedback, but does successfully kill a few outlying pylons around San's base. San attacks, and his army is easily defeated by marauders and a freshly created battlecruiser that went deep into red health before being revived by several repairing SCVs. Torch counterattacks with a marine marauder and two battlecruiser army and easily beats San's stalker heavy army.

[image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading] - Torch's creative build confused San enough to secure a resource advantage. Both casters were scratching their heads, but Torch's fast starport strategy against Protoss turned out to be brilliant.
Game 3 @ Blistering Sands + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Torch opens rax CC, adding two more raxes and a factory. San opens several warpgates and a stargate, preparing for an allin with ground units and void rays. Torch scouts it, but it's too late: San attacks, using his own pylon and zealots to charge up his void rays. Torch does not have enough marines to defend and taps out.

[image loading][image loading] - Torch shows his inexperience by not scouting the properly yet again. Cool move by San to charge up the void rays before attacking. Strong 1 base attack by San that Torch did not expect.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] sanZenith - B+
Void ray rushing PvT counts more on the Terran being unprepared than the Protoss microing well, and thus game 1 showed us nothing about San's skill level. In game 2 he got rolled very badly, and in game 3 he showed some nice void ray charge micro. +1 grade for that.

[image loading] TorcH - C+
Great play in game 2, but woefully bad reactions to void rays in games 1 and 3 doomed him. Torch should have scouted the stargate in game 1 and been better prepared in game 3.

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Torch is disappointed, but he was living the dream. TL is proud of you, see you next season!




Day 4 - "You Just Got PoltPrimed"
Recaps by Hot_Bid

"Top counters proxy void ray with a mule."
[image loading] oGsTOP < 2-0 > [image loading] WindPrime - [image loading]
Game 1 @ Lost Temple + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Top goes 1rax marauder expand, adding two more raxes. Wind makes several warpgates and expands, but Top moves in with three stimpack-enabled marauders and manages to kills the defending two stalkers and a zealots without losing anything, then snipes two more warped in units. Top retreats and techs to medivacs, doing a two pronged attack with two medivacs in Wind's main and another group of mm at Wind's natural. The drop does huge damage, killing a robo and a nexus. Wind had a chance to trap the second army but misplaces forcefields, and with a severely delayed Colossus tech, falls easily to Top's next infantry medivac attack.

[image loading] - Wind played terrible, with especially bad mid game decision making and bad micro where he lost a robo and a nexus for half a medivac worth of marines.
Game 2 @ Blistering Sands + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Wind proxies a Stargate but gets scouted. Top trades a reaper for three probes, going two rax factory before expand. Wind loses his first void ray to stimmed marines, and ridiculously sends a second one in that also dies. Then Wind naked expands behind one stalker while Top moves out with two medivacs and a semi-large group of mm. Wind has only a fraction of Top's unit count, and Top uses his medivacs to lift over the ramp forcefield. Top crushes Wind's army, and even drops a GloatMule™.

No stars. If you lose a void ray to marines, killing nothing, what makes you think a second void ray, attacking at the same spot, will succeed? Also, 12 marines, 6 marauders, and 2 medivacs beat 3 sentries and a stalker.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] oGsTOP - A
He looked really sharp game 1, and was basically handed game 2. Again, hard to know if this was mostly Top being good or his opponent being bad. Would've gave him an A- but the mule drop BM bumped him up a grade.

[image loading] WindPrime - D
Horrible early control and decisions in game 1, and a desperate all-in in game 2. Wind looked lost in both games. Hint: if one void ray died to marines, a second void ray a minute later isn't going to work.

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"Proxy void ray? You trying to proxy void ray ME? Have a mule." -- Top


"Inca is a man with a plan... and forcefields too."
[image loading] SengCunWeRRa < 0-2 > [image loading] oGsInCa - [image loading][image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Lost Temple + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
SengCun opens one gate core, while Inca opens one gate gas and then makes three proxy gates inside SengCun's main. SengCun cancels his core and adds three gates, and the 4gate vs 4gate zealot war begins. SengCun defends, and then counters with his 13 zealots, while Inca only has 3 left, having to rebuild his lost gates. But Inca's sentry finishes just in time, and one forcefield allows Inca to finish warping in cannons on his ramp. SengCun loses 10 zealots to almost nothing. Both players expand, and when the armies meet, Inca uses forcefields beautifully to divide and destroy SengCun's army.

[image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading] - Truly unorthadox and well-practiced and timed PvP strategy from Inca. Excellent forcefield usage as well.
Game 2 @ Metalopolis + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Both players go multiple warpgates, with Inca making an offensive gas. SengCun tries to do a ramp contain, but loses the battle due to Inca's superior micro with forcefields. SengCun makes a twilight council while Inca goes Robo and expand. Inca pulls off a really awesome forcefield, trapping a few of SengCun's units between buildings and killing them from the lowground using obs. SengCun secret expands to another main but it gets scouted. Inca sacrifices some zealots to kill the nexus, and just rolls SengCun's stalker army with his own stalkers and colossus.

[image loading][image loading] - Very standard game, Inca is just better than Sengcun. Bad decision by SengCun to let the offensive gas live so long, as Inca's extra sentries won him the key early battle.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] oGsInCa - A
Never looked in danger against a semi-competent opponent, and also showed a creative strategy in game 1.

[image loading] SengCunWeRRa - B-
He wasn't that bad, but Inca was just better in every way. Hard to judge this guy based on one PvP series, but some sloppy micro and bad decision making cost him.

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These gates don't kill SengCun, but Inca had a follow up plan.


"PoltPrime is unimpressed by #1 ladder ranking."
[image loading] PoltPrime < 2-0 > [image loading] JangMinChul (Iron) - [image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Scrap Station + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Polt opens two rax with one tech and one reactor, teching hard for two banshees and a raven. Iron goes two warp gate robo into colossus. Both players are still on one base when Polt attacks, planting a key point defense drone on Iron's ramp, which negates Iron's stalker shots, allowing Polt's banshees to kill the colossus. Polt's remaining marine marauder army easily cleans up Iron's remaining units. Iron could have had two colossus out but Polt's potential cloaked banshees forced two obs from Iron. Very smart and well executed strategy by Polt.

[image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading] - Polt did a cool build and made it work against the former MBC BW player Iron, who was #1 in the Asia ladder at the time. This could be considered an "upset" but Polt ended up winning the series so convincingly.
Game 2 @ Metalopolis + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Polt goes 1 rax reactor, adding two more rax after starting a cc. Iron opens the same way, with two warpgates and a robo, expanding after scouting Polt with an obs. Polt moves out, and the armies trade, Iron's first colossus arriving in the nick of time. But Polt splits his army and baits Iron's colossus zealot army out of position, sniping Iron's natural nexus with a small group of marauders. Iron remakes his nexus and moves out with a 4 colossus army, and Polt just backstabs with marauders and kills the nexus again. Iron moves out a third time and Polt drops in Iron's main with two medivacs and snipes yet another nexus. When Iron's army finally arrives at Polt's natural, Polt has eight vikings and a huge group of marine maruader that easily holds.

[image loading][image loading][image loading][image loading] - Polt not only beat one of the favored players in the tournament, but did it with style. Polt ran circles around Iron, putting on an abusive marauder nexus sniping clinic.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] PoltPrime - A+
Two games of pure dominance. PoltPrime is a total baller, not just beating one of the favored players but doing it with great style. Polt had both Tasteless and Artosis raving about his top level strategy and mechanics.

[image loading] JangMinChul (Iron) - B
Just like that, the #1 Asia ladder goes down in the first round. Iron didn't do anything particularly bad in these games, but he did get rolled by a clearly superior player. Perhaps everyone overrated Iron -- we'll see, depending on how far Polt advances in the GSL.

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Sniped. Iron will have nightmares about marauder backstabs for weeks.


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"Every move he's doing is beautious. Another nexus? Are you joking me? PoltPrime? Kid, you playin!?" -- Artosis, new PoltPrime fan


"Chipmunk gets Rexrolled."
[image loading] ReXZanDarke < 2-1 > [image loading] ChipmunkPrime - [image loading][image loading]
Game 1 @ Lost Temple + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Rex goes two warpgate forge while Chipmunk gets pool, 6 lings, and speed before expanding. Rex forces a cancel at the cost of a small group of speedlings, and expands himself to a third base. Rex moves out with a stalker sentry immortal army, and Chipmunk tries to engage several times with roach ling, losing the battle every time to well placed forcefields. Eventually, Rex's ball becomes too large and Chipmunk gets rolled.

[image loading][image loading] - Some nice forcefields from Rex, but he won largely because Chipmunk picked horrible times to engage. Rex did a nice job of getting extra sentries early game to build up energy.
Game 2 @ Xel'Naga Caverns + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Both players open the same way, taking their naturals. Chipmunk takes a third and a fourth base. Rex rolls out with a stalker sentry colossus army, and Chipmunk promptly backstabs with roaches and lings. This happens several times until Rex decides to stop coming back to defend, and an elimination race begins. Inexplicably, Rex stops attacking and returns home to defend, but the "You are being revealed" mechanism shows Chipmunk the location of Rex's last pylon and Chipmunk takes it out with lings.

[image loading][image loading][image loading] - Not a bad game, but we fans were robbed of a potentially epic ending because of the reveal mechanic. Blizzard should really remove it as long as a player has a unit alive.
Game 3 @ Steppes of War + Show Spoiler [Show Recap] +
Chipmunk opens the same build, but scouts Rex's three warpgates and makes some spine crawlers. Rex opens 3 warpgate forge +1 and expand, adding gates and robo later. Chipmunk takes a third and transitions into mutas, but doesn't do much with his harass. Eventually, Rex gets a huge ball of stalker sentry colossus and moves out. Chimpunk attempts another backstab, but Rex is ready with multiple cannons in his main which limits the damage. Meanwhile, Rex's army crushes through Chipmunk's natural and main.

[image loading][image loading] - Again no huge mistakes, but the outcome was never in doubt the whole time. Just a failed muta harass and a Protoss ball that grew too large.
Player Grades + Show Spoiler [Show Player Grades] +
[image loading] ReXZanDarke - B
Rex did the same build every game, sentries into expand. He then moved out with a large stalker based army. It was uninspiring but solid, even against a rather inept opponent.

[image loading] ChipmunkPrime - C+
Weak early game and sub par battle micro doomed Chipmunk against an opponent that did nothing besides expand and macro. Backstabs will only work so many times.




Soon: Precursor, Part 2

Expect "Precursor, Part 2" a few days after Day 8 finishes. In Part 2 we'll recap GSL Ro64 Days 5-8. Expect the game quality and production value of the GSL to increase exponentially as the tournament goes on. Thus far, the Ro64 Day 5-8 look great, with Tester, TLO, Check, and lots of cloaked units.

Thanks for reading!
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TheMango
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United States1967 Posts
September 14 2010 00:53 GMT
#2
Great writeup!
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Sweden576 Posts
September 14 2010 00:53 GMT
#3
Agree with the "Not sure why there was so much hype about this guy" about Cella. Sure he's a good player but he's not that good (yet). Anyway, the games between him and the child was entertaining imo.
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Profile Joined January 2008
Sweden1761 Posts
September 14 2010 00:54 GMT
#4
Wow, amazing effort in recapping all the games. From just glancing at the ratings I'm pretty much in line with these, entertainment wise that is
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Canada391 Posts
September 14 2010 00:55 GMT
#5
This is awesome! Can't wait for part two! Now if only I could view the vods or stream from china...
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Profile Joined August 2010
Canada91 Posts
September 14 2010 00:57 GMT
#6
Thanks for post! reading it alll
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Krayze
Profile Joined May 2009
United States213 Posts
September 14 2010 00:57 GMT
#7
Great work!! I've been watching every Zerg game (qq) on Gomtv, lots of fun!!
aidnai
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1159 Posts
September 14 2010 01:01 GMT
#8
holy crap, this is ambitious! Many thanks, since I can't stay up to watch these and won't pay for VODs.
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Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9496 Posts
September 14 2010 01:04 GMT
#9
Cool!
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United States2748 Posts
September 14 2010 01:04 GMT
#10
awesome writeup, very indepth and well done
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Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada3454 Posts
September 14 2010 01:09 GMT
#11
This writeup is GREAT!
Please keep writing more of these!
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Canada5776 Posts
September 14 2010 01:09 GMT
#12
I am amazed that you spent time to write up a brief summary about all the games and even rate them. Awesome.
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Canada60 Posts
September 14 2010 01:10 GMT
#13
Fantastic! I love TL's game recommendations. They are always bang on.
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United States3196 Posts
September 14 2010 01:11 GMT
#14
Great writeup! Minor language correction: beauteous, not beautious.
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United States4051 Posts
September 14 2010 01:11 GMT
#15
I like this, especially since I'm not paying for the VODs, it's the next best thing.
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Canada451 Posts
September 14 2010 01:13 GMT
#16
Lol, MaruPrime !! yeah show kids can play professional starcraft! Wooo..
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Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden358 Posts
September 14 2010 01:16 GMT
#17
Great way to follow the GSL.
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Canada1785 Posts
September 14 2010 01:17 GMT
#18
The reason for CellaWerra's hype is because of his stream. He talks to the fans and has funny things to say and is all around enjoyable.
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Sweden5901 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-14 01:20:13
September 14 2010 01:19 GMT
#19
Incas comeback after failed proxy gateway inside opp base surely must be a 4 star

And it is. Im tired :D
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United States737 Posts
September 14 2010 01:20 GMT
#20
Loved the quotes!
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England2409 Posts
September 14 2010 01:20 GMT
#21
Amazing, great effort gona have fun reading this.
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United States1440 Posts
September 14 2010 01:22 GMT
#22
Very nice writeup and rating scale.. too bad I watched all of these live and can't make use of it
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United States1656 Posts
September 14 2010 01:22 GMT
#23
Nonsensical win celebrations?

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Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2719 Posts
September 14 2010 01:23 GMT
#24
Very good but I look forward for the ro32 ro16 versions, there is too much one sided games in this round. Tester's games and PoltPrime's were maybe some of the best games so far, some of the most solid and strong.
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Profile Joined April 2010
United States87 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-14 01:25:43
September 14 2010 01:25 GMT
#25
Do to the fact that I'm unwilling to stay up till the sun rises to view these matches live, I welcome recaps such as this. Thank you.
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Canada3139 Posts
September 14 2010 01:31 GMT
#26
Loving the GSL coverage and write up! Cool quotes too as previously mentioned! TL best
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Profile Blog Joined May 2010
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September 14 2010 01:31 GMT
#27
Great writeup. I haven't gotten the time to finish watching all of the GSL matches so this helps me determine which to watch.
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United States7481 Posts
September 14 2010 01:32 GMT
#28
sensing a little double standard with cella and torch. both had tons of fan support for no real play-related reason, yet you say TL is behind torch and you aren't sure about the hype behind Cella? And Torch's confusing moves are "creative", where Cella's are "blunders".
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Portugal50 Posts
September 14 2010 01:32 GMT
#29
Amazing, can't wait for part 2!
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United States334 Posts
September 14 2010 01:37 GMT
#30
Fantastic summary, love the format. Thanks for the recap!
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Norway81 Posts
September 14 2010 01:38 GMT
#31
woah, enjoyed this writeup from start to finish!
awesome job, thanks!
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Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States300 Posts
September 14 2010 01:44 GMT
#32
Maru's game vs. Cella was the most entertaining match so far, IMO. Amazing play from Maru. I can't agree with the 3 star rating. 4 at least.
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Profile Joined March 2010
United States2081 Posts
September 14 2010 01:45 GMT
#33
On September 14 2010 10:32 Antoine wrote:
sensing a little double standard with cella and torch. both had tons of fan support for no real play-related reason, yet you say TL is behind torch and you aren't sure about the hype behind Cella? And Torch's confusing moves are "creative", where Cella's are "blunders".


Yeah I'm not that much of a Cella or Torch fan but, that wasn't cool. Cella's hype was that he streamed on TL and managed to qualify. There really wasn't an "Oh my god he's the best zerg ever and is going to stomp everybody in his path." There wasn't a need for the dig about less celebrations and more awareness. That's what did it for me. :/
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Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada285 Posts
September 14 2010 01:47 GMT
#34
Loved the article so much!
Keep up the great work guys!
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Canada7593 Posts
September 14 2010 01:48 GMT
#35
Sexy writeup, I eagerly await part2 :D
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Profile Joined August 2010
United States2374 Posts
September 14 2010 01:51 GMT
#36
Hotbid trolling CellaWerra?

Not a good idea when Cella is clearly a top zerg and has a TL fanclub with 40,000 views and 400 replies.
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France58 Posts
September 14 2010 01:56 GMT
#37
Nice review!!
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Thailand22 Posts
September 14 2010 01:57 GMT
#38
why you have to say like that about cella? :\
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United States49 Posts
September 14 2010 01:58 GMT
#39
I have only watched the first game of each match so this is awesome. I can't wait to read it.
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Profile Joined January 2010
United States3427 Posts
September 14 2010 02:04 GMT
#40
Wow, excellent write-up. Awesome quotes.
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United States13 Posts
September 14 2010 02:05 GMT
#41
Great writeup! These are great for people who don't want to pay for the VODs. Go Team Liquid!
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Profile Joined September 2009
Canada142 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-14 02:10:24
September 14 2010 02:10 GMT
#42
I was disappointed with the subjective letter grades you gave each player and the potential bias involved.

But then the good quotes made up for that

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lolbad
Profile Joined August 2010
Marshall Islands35 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-14 02:14:35
September 14 2010 02:12 GMT
#43
whys the hype about cella? maybe bc hes much closer to the community than the random "omg best pro in korea" guys who being barely recognized by their screenname. the same reasoning could suit artosis and torch as well (and i dare to say even tlo maybe) as clearly none of them are the tourney favourites. picking on only one player like that for whatever reason its just not cool.

also as mentioned above player grades just biased as hell obv, would might be help if OP would just rate the player actual performance not use the grades to mark how much they being liked as individuals...
universalwill
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States654 Posts
September 14 2010 02:26 GMT
#44
i agree that augustwerra vs spunky was by far the coolest match. it's funny, i was disappointed by every protoss in the tournament. i was quite impressed by the roach heavy play from the korean zergs(idra also played extremely well as usual but i didn't see anything i didn't expect out of him) and i was especially impressed by a lot of creative terran play (first time i can say i've enjoyed watching terran), but other than one or two clever uses of hallucination, i saw absolutely no interesting play out of the protoss players.
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Canada1235 Posts
September 14 2010 02:28 GMT
#45
Too bad for Torche , but I'm gonna keep an eye out on Maru a Korean Koll, now thats scary
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Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States972 Posts
September 14 2010 02:29 GMT
#46
This is exactly what I was looking for. I haven't had internet in my apartment for the last week and a half, so I've been missing out on all the GSL matches. Now I know what VODs I need to catch up on
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Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States210 Posts
September 14 2010 02:42 GMT
#47
Great writeup! Thanks guys!
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Profile Joined April 2010
Canada54 Posts
September 14 2010 02:46 GMT
#48
This was an amazingly entertaining post !
i thought it was really well written too; great work !
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Ahtiven
Profile Joined May 2009
Malaysia159 Posts
September 14 2010 02:56 GMT
#49
no 5 star matches?

and.. "Proxy void ray? You trying to proxy void ray ME? Have a mule." -- Top

fucking awesome quote !
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alkampfer
Profile Joined May 2010
116 Posts
September 14 2010 03:13 GMT
#50
Most of the matches were ruined by boring Marauder micro... kiting and sniping nexuses lol
Alphaes
Profile Joined April 2010
United States651 Posts
September 14 2010 03:24 GMT
#51
On September 14 2010 10:45 Hrrrrm wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 14 2010 10:32 Antoine wrote:
sensing a little double standard with cella and torch. both had tons of fan support for no real play-related reason, yet you say TL is behind torch and you aren't sure about the hype behind Cella? And Torch's confusing moves are "creative", where Cella's are "blunders".


Yeah I'm not that much of a Cella or Torch fan but, that wasn't cool. Cella's hype was that he streamed on TL and managed to qualify. There really wasn't an "Oh my god he's the best zerg ever and is going to stomp everybody in his path." There wasn't a need for the dig about less celebrations and more awareness. That's what did it for me. :/


Actually, I've seen his fanboys put him over Idra in skill in his stream chatroom, so I don't think that's unfounded. He's definitely a potentially great player though, if he can work on fixing the holes in his play some more.
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Prophecy3
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada223 Posts
September 14 2010 03:36 GMT
#52
Good write ups, thanks for the gists!
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Profile Joined August 2010
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September 14 2010 04:07 GMT
#53
Very well written recaps. Love the ratings as well!! Made me want to see the games.
Wolfpox
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada164 Posts
September 14 2010 04:11 GMT
#54
You guys are amazing. Who else would do all of this? So great.
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shrinkmaster
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany947 Posts
September 14 2010 04:11 GMT
#55
Nice writeup. Thanks for your work.

The recaps and game ratings are great for someone like me who couldn't watch all the games live.

The player ratings are a little bit too biased for my liking.
Voltaire: The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.
Buffy
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Sweden665 Posts
September 14 2010 04:15 GMT
#56
Missed all te games from streaming, so this is a nice way to get to know ! Really nice !
Yes I am
pieisamazing
Profile Joined May 2009
United States1234 Posts
September 14 2010 04:17 GMT
#57
Posts like these are the best on TL. I don't have time to watch the games, so this is a great experience for me. The pictures really help, as well, so make sure there are a lot of those in future writeups.
connoisseur
Kage
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
India788 Posts
September 14 2010 04:20 GMT
#58
Great great writeup. Loved the quotes. Great work guys!
lulzury
Profile Joined February 2010
United States236 Posts
September 14 2010 04:21 GMT
#59
Thanks! I just purchased the season pass & missed A LOT of matches because I go to school around the time they play the second set.

This will really help in picking out the matches I haven't yet watched.
SEn hwaiting!!!
aiyeeta
Profile Joined June 2007
United States199 Posts
September 14 2010 04:27 GMT
#60
Tremendous write up! Great analysis of the games! ♥
"...And that was the first time I got crabs"
stafu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia1196 Posts
September 14 2010 04:35 GMT
#61
Agree totally about PoltPrime. He's my favourite player to watch so far. Looking forward to Ensnare's games tonight though!
rally_point
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada458 Posts
September 14 2010 04:47 GMT
#62
awesome, thank a ton. This will be very useful for anyone who isn't able to keep up with the GSL as the games come out
Welmu
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Finland3295 Posts
September 14 2010 04:54 GMT
#63
PoltPrime is true monster! In 2nd set every move was just perfect... just wow
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ThE.SparkZ
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States381 Posts
September 14 2010 05:03 GMT
#64
PoltPrime scares me.. I wanna see his tvz after watching him. Thanks for the write up
A battle between gods is just so damn beautiful
Crais
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2136 Posts
September 14 2010 05:04 GMT
#65
Holy writeup batman! Thanks! Going to save it to read tomorrow at work
RIP MBC Game Hero
Ynyienae
Profile Joined May 2010
United States58 Posts
September 14 2010 05:12 GMT
#66
writeup was well written, succinct and the quotes add some entertainment value while encapsulating the match up. Please keep these coming
"If your opponent is doing something weird, just go fucking kill him" Day[9]
chobopeon
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States7342 Posts
September 14 2010 05:18 GMT
#67
On September 14 2010 09:53 qoiN wrote:
Agree with the "Not sure why there was so much hype about this guy" about Cella. Sure he's a good player but he's not that good (yet). Anyway, the games between him and the child was entertaining imo.


There's hype about him because he streams here and is apparently a nice guy
:O
Plaaguu
Profile Joined April 2009
United States406 Posts
September 14 2010 05:20 GMT
#68
On September 14 2010 14:18 choboPEon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 14 2010 09:53 qoiN wrote:
Agree with the "Not sure why there was so much hype about this guy" about Cella. Sure he's a good player but he's not that good (yet). Anyway, the games between him and the child was entertaining imo.


There's hype about him because he streams here and is apparently a nice guy


Yeah in Artosis' video, they were talking to him. He sounds really nice haha... so sad I missed his ceremony =[
Tiazi
Profile Joined February 2010
Netherlands761 Posts
September 14 2010 05:29 GMT
#69
Thanks for the writeup. I'm up-to-date now. Loved the Idralisk comment too :D
"A brilliant yet deluded man once said, 'Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos.' Gumiho is that agent of chaos." -monk
Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
September 14 2010 05:45 GMT
#70
Excellent writeup. You captured the games extremely well, and I watched all of them.

Poor Cella, though...
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zoLo
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States5896 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-14 05:51:44
September 14 2010 05:50 GMT
#71
Awesome write up and loving the quotes! Yeah, I like Cella, but he was way too hyped up for his match. He is a cool guy though and says some funny things. I love how he uploads random videos on his youtube page.

On September 14 2010 12:24 Alphaes wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 14 2010 10:45 Hrrrrm wrote:
On September 14 2010 10:32 Antoine wrote:
sensing a little double standard with cella and torch. both had tons of fan support for no real play-related reason, yet you say TL is behind torch and you aren't sure about the hype behind Cella? And Torch's confusing moves are "creative", where Cella's are "blunders".


Yeah I'm not that much of a Cella or Torch fan but, that wasn't cool. Cella's hype was that he streamed on TL and managed to qualify. There really wasn't an "Oh my god he's the best zerg ever and is going to stomp everybody in his path." There wasn't a need for the dig about less celebrations and more awareness. That's what did it for me. :/


Actually, I've seen his fanboys put him over Idra in skill in his stream chatroom, so I don't think that's unfounded. He's definitely a potentially great player though, if he can work on fixing the holes in his play some more.


Yeah, I see that a lot on his stream's chatroom, which is why I don't even look at it anymore. Cella is good, but his fans are like kpop fans who are blind.
ReactoR
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden72 Posts
September 14 2010 05:55 GMT
#72
Awesome recap! For all the negative words that was thrown around in the forums about gom a week or two ago I can now say I've become a huge fan of the GSL already.
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
September 14 2010 06:07 GMT
#73
agree wholeheartedly with the game ratings
MangoTango
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States3670 Posts
September 14 2010 06:07 GMT
#74
Awesome writeup, hilarious screenshots.
"One fish, two fish, red fish, BLUE TANK!" - Artosis
tellit
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada53 Posts
September 14 2010 06:08 GMT
#75
I read the whole write-up despite having watched most of the games. It was a great read; and it was fun to see what could be said about these games.
knf
Profile Joined May 2008
Sweden282 Posts
September 14 2010 06:37 GMT
#76
Awesomeness incarnate - this write-up was a stim pack of happiness right into my geek veins. Cheers, TL writers! :D
I was born to fast expand!
SaturnAttack
Profile Joined September 2010
United States125 Posts
September 14 2010 06:56 GMT
#77
Lol that was a ton. Absolutely love the recaps though some of the ratings seemed a wee bit generous, bit overall I more or less agree with most of them.

This was a massive amount of work, GJ!
kOre
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada3642 Posts
September 14 2010 06:58 GMT
#78
Sicc write up, rewatching some of the really good games before they start again in 2 hours.
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LuDwig-
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Italy1143 Posts
September 14 2010 07:30 GMT
#79
Ok why i am not able to find anywhere the VODs?
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=120015&currentpage=98<--Search the HotBid's Post
Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
September 14 2010 07:51 GMT
#80
On September 14 2010 16:30 LuDwig- wrote:
Ok why i am not able to find anywhere the VODs?

http://www.gomtv.net/
1st set of each series is free, gotta pay for set 2&3 though
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Motiva
Profile Joined November 2007
United States1774 Posts
September 14 2010 08:30 GMT
#81
Awesome refresher ty!
JackDino
Profile Joined July 2010
Gabon6219 Posts
September 14 2010 08:37 GMT
#82
Recommended list is pretty meh, Cella vs Maru game 2/3 were one of the best games @ the tourney(according to tastosis), oGsInca game 1 is a must watch aswell.
This isnt Broodwar so I dont owe anyone respect for beating me. -arb
hazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom570 Posts
September 14 2010 08:57 GMT
#83
kinda dumb how cella gets flamed for being "overrated" in this when torch is even worse and loses to proxy voidrays
Ghardo
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Germany1685 Posts
September 14 2010 09:09 GMT
#84
i like this! it's a bit like battle reports + power rank.

keep up the good work guys!
BumsenDK
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark137 Posts
September 14 2010 09:44 GMT
#85
Good read thx
roosten
Profile Joined August 2010
125 Posts
September 14 2010 09:56 GMT
#86
Nice write up guys
Laekoth
Profile Joined September 2010
United States45 Posts
September 14 2010 10:02 GMT
#87
Waiting eagerly for part 2!
oo_xerox
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States852 Posts
September 14 2010 10:59 GMT
#88
this makes me wanna give up on bw and jump on the sc2 wagon.....
I could get a more coherent article by gluing a Sharpie to a dog's cook and letting it hump the page.
torm3ntin
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil2534 Posts
September 14 2010 12:05 GMT
#89
what a beautiful writeup.

Loved to read it all.

Will catch up some games i missed based on tl's judgement
Grubby and Ret fan, but a TERRAN player :D
kadaver_BB
Profile Joined May 2010
55 Posts
September 14 2010 12:11 GMT
#90
great writeup
Like the rating system, agreed with most of the ratings
Dyllyn
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Singapore670 Posts
September 14 2010 12:37 GMT
#91
this writeup brought tears to my eyes

frickin awesome writeup. really gives an insight into what or how high level players think.
scv rush ftw
MaxField
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2386 Posts
September 14 2010 12:53 GMT
#92
Wow this is amazing. Too bad i will never study again...
"Zerg, so bad it loses to hydras" IdrA.
Manimal_pro
Profile Joined June 2010
Romania991 Posts
September 14 2010 13:03 GMT
#93
+100 REP op great read keep them coming, it was soo good to see a review of each match
If you like brood war, please go play brood war and stop whining about SC2
Weavel
Profile Joined January 2010
Finland9221 Posts
September 14 2010 13:06 GMT
#94
Great coverage.
Life/Seed//Mvp/NaNiwa fighting! ZeNEX forever!
Roggay
Profile Joined April 2010
Switzerland6320 Posts
September 14 2010 13:15 GMT
#95
Nice work, keep this coming, it's really awesome.
CCow
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany335 Posts
September 14 2010 13:23 GMT
#96
Really nice recap! Looking forward to the 2nd part of it! 8)
Piledriver
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1697 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-14 13:27:27
September 14 2010 13:23 GMT
#97
Just a minor gripe

Rex did the same build every game, sentries into expand. He then moved out with a large stalker based army. It was uninspiring but solid, even against a rather inept opponent.



His name is actually Zandarke from the clan Rex. Rex was a pretty famous warcraft 3 clan with players like Rex.RomeO (MBC PL IV finalist). Zandarke himself was a decent (albeit not top tier) undead belonging to the clan, who has now switched to SC2.

Apart from that great article, especially for those of us who were not able to catch the live streams.
Envy fan since NTH.
TheNomad
Profile Joined April 2010
United States134 Posts
September 14 2010 13:23 GMT
#98
Wow wait till you guys watch NEXGenius(P) vs DAVIT (T) - Those are some EPIC CHEESES! (And maybe a little luck
Boundless
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada588 Posts
September 14 2010 13:42 GMT
#99
Definitely going to watch the PoltPrime vs. Iron match. Looks like a gooder!

In addition, I'm not sure what matches were yesterday, but I remember a TvT that turned into dual proxy barracks. It was EPIC.
"Sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace." - Romans 6:14
crappen
Profile Joined April 2010
Norway1546 Posts
September 14 2010 13:49 GMT
#100
Cellawerra match 2 was one of the best comebacks and surprises I've ever had in sc2. But yes, overall cellawerra was too freaking nervous to make any correct decision or playing good. Still he provided a good second match.
Hunch
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada336 Posts
September 14 2010 13:51 GMT
#101
awesome! TL writers are insane

cant wit for part 2! didn't get to see the TLO games
I have a Hunch.770
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
September 14 2010 14:10 GMT
#102
Poor Torch =/
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
drunkensolo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany56 Posts
September 14 2010 14:55 GMT
#103
thx for the awesome coverage! nice summary of the action going on at gsl.
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-14 15:40:17
September 14 2010 15:40 GMT
#104
Awesome post, quotes, pictures, descriptions...awesome job, thank you for this.
teko
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada1197 Posts
September 14 2010 16:23 GMT
#105
Wow, great job. TL writing staff is indeed crazy

SengCunWeRRa vs oGsInCa - Game 2 is missing the rating.
Dionyseus
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States2068 Posts
September 14 2010 16:33 GMT
#106
Nice writeup, can't wait for part 2. I disagree about your opinion on the reveal mechanic though, I think that if you no longer have income it makes no sense for your opponent to have to search through an entire map for hidden pylons.
9/5/10 P acct: NA D 10,683 651pts 69w56L http://sc2ranks.com/char/us/290365/LetoAtreides T acct: NA D 16,137 553pts 70w67L http://sc2ranks.com/char/us/1560008/Khrone Z: NA G 16,058 465pts 28w26L http://www.sc2ranks.com/us/1997354/Omnius
dave22222
Profile Joined August 2010
20 Posts
September 14 2010 16:38 GMT
#107
Great job, thanks!
piloe
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands287 Posts
September 14 2010 17:13 GMT
#108
Really nice writeup, seems to be pretty much in line with what I experienced!
stilz
Profile Joined March 2010
United States13 Posts
September 14 2010 18:26 GMT
#109
Where can we watch the VODs?
Thanks
wideye
Profile Joined June 2010
United States209 Posts
September 14 2010 20:07 GMT
#110
GOMtv.net for vods. what are the ro32 matchups?
slim pickens
ChoboCop
Profile Joined July 2004
United States954 Posts
September 14 2010 20:53 GMT
#111
Chipmunk was worth watching game 2 XelNaga caverns.
Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered.
magha
Profile Joined March 2010
Netherlands427 Posts
September 14 2010 20:58 GMT
#112
The makeup girls did a pretty good job on all the players, Torch looks awesome compared to in Artosis' movies, he should stick with his new style :p
uberjules
Profile Joined May 2010
8 Posts
September 14 2010 22:09 GMT
#113
what's with some of the picture descriptors in italics? some bm going on there.
dolpiff
Profile Joined June 2010
France300 Posts
September 14 2010 22:59 GMT
#114
well done, informative and the right amount of hype aswell
long live tl sc2 coverage
Nub4ever
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada1981 Posts
September 15 2010 00:02 GMT
#115
Aaaagh awesome writeup makes me want to buy a ticket to watch the games :<
Dota 3hard5me
InfiniteIce
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States794 Posts
September 15 2010 06:40 GMT
#116
Wow, really really nice writeup...

hot_bid 4 prez.
i keep going back to my response to chill's fake PM and laughing, then immediately getting a feeling that i assume i'd get if i had an orgasm and the girl said "hahaha guess what i have a dick" -FakeSteve
Frazzlehoon
Profile Joined July 2008
United States3455 Posts
September 15 2010 08:41 GMT
#117
Seriously AMAZING writeup. Thanks so much.
FecalDecal
Profile Joined February 2010
China49 Posts
September 15 2010 11:17 GMT
#118
Great writup, I especially liked the screenshots. Keep it coming!
Care less about making more mistakes.
NIIINO
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Slovakia1320 Posts
September 15 2010 12:06 GMT
#119
i need mooooaaaaaar of this, amazing !
ReadySteady
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands34 Posts
September 15 2010 13:26 GMT
#120
Well written guys, currently too busy to follow all matches, so I enjoyed the recaps
Lennon
Profile Joined February 2010
United Kingdom2275 Posts
September 15 2010 18:01 GMT
#121
On September 14 2010 09:53 qoiN wrote:
Agree with the "Not sure why there was so much hype about this guy" about Cella. Sure he's a good player but he's not that good (yet). Anyway, the games between him and the child was entertaining imo.


The hype is because he's Korean. Nothing else.
xlep
Profile Joined December 2009
Germany274 Posts
September 15 2010 19:09 GMT
#122
awesome writeup, thx
skill is scissors beating rock
Uhh Negative
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1090 Posts
September 15 2010 22:47 GMT
#123
It would be cool if I could watch these videos without buying something...
CounteR
Profile Joined August 2010
New Zealand103 Posts
September 15 2010 23:56 GMT
#124
GSL FTW~~!!!!
GG GL HF
Ocular
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada141 Posts
September 16 2010 16:38 GMT
#125
That's awesome how much time and effort the guys at TL are putting into this.

We greatly appreciate it.
Good job^^
In the land of make believe you are mine, in the land of make believe I'm doing fine...
Dionyseus
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States2068 Posts
September 16 2010 18:33 GMT
#126
I hope part 2 comes out soon, seeing what grades the players got from their round of 64 makes watching the round of 32 even more exciting.
9/5/10 P acct: NA D 10,683 651pts 69w56L http://sc2ranks.com/char/us/290365/LetoAtreides T acct: NA D 16,137 553pts 70w67L http://sc2ranks.com/char/us/1560008/Khrone Z: NA G 16,058 465pts 28w26L http://www.sc2ranks.com/us/1997354/Omnius
Lonyo
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United Kingdom3884 Posts
September 16 2010 19:45 GMT
#127
The "hype" around Cella isn't related to his play, but more to his interaction with foreigners.
People like him because he's got character, not because they think he's the most amazing player ever with perfect everything.

It's like people liking Firebathero for his celebrations, not like the hype around Flash and his perfect play.
HOLY CHECK!
rexezy
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden1 Post
September 16 2010 21:29 GMT
#128
nice work!
vectorix108
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States4633 Posts
September 20 2010 16:39 GMT
#129
great writeup! cant wait for more tournaments like this one
Aka XephyR/Shaneyesss
KissBlade
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States5718 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-22 04:30:09
September 22 2010 04:28 GMT
#130
I should point out, his celebration in game 2 wasn't "silly". It was actually fanservice FOR HIS TEAMLIQUID fans. Honestly Hot_Bid, that whole thing of rating Torch versus Cella definitely reeked of favoritism and double standards for foreigners. Should nationality really matter when SC2 supposedly "leveled the playing field"?

PS. Yes Cella's talents gets exaggerated by his die hards. (personally his teammate Phoenix is definitively stronger) However, he has great personality, regularly interacts with his viewers and supports his fans. Do we really need more reasons to like him?
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