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OCL Finals: stork[gm] vs. ForU

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uhjoo
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)1740 Posts
February 08 2005 01:35 GMT
#1
Written by member FrEak[S.sIR] but I thought it should be on the front page. Thanks to him!

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Challenge League Finals

Weeks of grueling competition comes down to this. A best of 5 between 2 magnificent

players, old school pro ForU and the young blood, stOrk[gm].

ForU vs stOrk[gm] Game 1@Alchemist:

ForU warps in at the 11:00 position while stork finds himself at 6:00. They mirror each
other's builds almost exactly except ForU's 2nd pylon is at a funny spot, stork's mineral line. Stork's first zealot immediately lays into the pylon as soon as it arrives. Just as the pylon falls, ForU's zealot makes an appearance. It managed to kill a single probe before being chased off.

The game progresses as both players get their cybercores, ForU's coming in significantly faster. ForU's first dragoons scurry towards his opponent and begin to attack the zealots but failing to kill any as some back and forth micro begins. Both players have started dragoon range as they choose their strategies. Stork opts for a 3rd gate while ForU begins a citadel. Both players seem content on sitting and waiting for the moment.

Stork's plan becomes obvious as he starts his natural expansion and begins his robo facility, but it could all be too little too late as ForU's templar archives warps in. Dark Templar soon follow and quickly move to 6. ForU attacks with all his units and try as he
might, Stork can do nothing about his invisible foe and GGs.

Game 2@Neo Guillotine:

ForU's nexus warps in at the 1:00 position whereas stork now appears at 11:00. Both players opt for Pylon - Gateway - Pylon builds, protecting themselves from zealot harrass and manner pylons. Stork shows some BEAUTIFUL building placement with his initiation pylons and gateway. Both players continue on by starting a 2nd gateway followed by assimilators. Both players start their cybercores but it is now Stork's turn to be ahead. As soon as the cybercores warp in their strategies diverge.

Stork looks to return the favor from last game and started a citadel in the corner of his base while ForU simply begins his range upgrade. It is not long before stork begins warmping in a Templar Archives only moments before ForU begins his robo facility. ForU now
moves his 9 zealots towards stork's base stopping just outside. He makes his move once he has 4 dragoons but decides to hold off on attacking into stork's main. ForU begins to warp in his observatory when he sees 2 blurs near his units and starts to retreat.

It is now a race against the clock, can ForU get an observer in time to save the game? Precious time ticks away for ForU with ever slash of the DT in his mineral line. A number of probes fall before the observer finally arrives and ForU is able to kill the DT. ForU now decides to counter and begins moving his zealot and dragoon army towards stork's main.

Wait a minute...

Wasn't there a second DT? *scrolls up*

Ah, there it is, in ForU's mineral line. The 2nd DT has hidden away at the bottom of ForU's main and snuck into ForU's mineral line while he was trying to counter, killing even more probes. An observer pops out just in time to salvage what is left of ForU's probes.

All is not over though as ForU attacks stork. Stork has set up a few cannons that are warping in exactly as ForU attacks. A battle ensues and both players micro furiously, stork's zealot speed upgrade finishing halfway through the battle. Despite stork's best efforts ForU comes out on top with 7 dragoons left. Looks bad? Well it just got worse for you. Yet another DT has found its way into ForU's main and has taken down all by 5 or 6 probes! Stork may still win!

Foru's only option is to continue into stork's main and attempt to win NOW. He shows some very very strong micro but the inevitable happens as more and more zealots come out of stork's gateways and slowly but surely take down what is left of ForU's army. ForU types
out.

1-1

Game 3@Requiem

Stork warps in at 6 as ForU winds up somewhere around 9. Both players once again opt for 2 gate and the game progresses until their strategies diverge once again at the cybercore. ForU begins range upgrade and a forge while stork begins a robo facility.

ForU begins to pressure stork once his range upgrade is complete while also starting a pylon at the top of stork's ramp. He picks off some units here and there but fails to do any significant damage. As the pylon warps in he begins making some cannons at the top of stork's ramp.

In the meantime stork has dropped 4 zealot's at ForU's natural and also landed a probe at his island. He then picks up a reaver and sends the zealots into ForU's main. Unfortunately for stork, ForU saw it coming from a mile away and he barely managed to do any damage at all.

Stork starts a nexus at the island which is soon scouted by ForU's shuttle. ForU's attempt to stop the expansion is quickly foiled by Stork as he drops a couple of zealots and a reaver to scare off ForU's dragoons. ForU decides to take another approach and attacks from the bottom of the expo, killing of stork's reaver. Little does he know that stork has continued to ferry units over from his main and stork begins to pursue ForU's dragoons. Stork finds
little luck in killing the dragoons until they find themselves trapped behind ForU's natural.

Stork begins to ferry units down from the cliff behind ForU's natural into his opponent's main. First 2 reavers and 4 zealots followed by several dragoons. ForU seeing the inevitable coming makes an ill fated attempt to counter stork's main but finds almost his entire army falling at the fierce hands(or spidery legs?) of stork's massive number of dragoons. ForU backs off with what little he has left and tries to defend his main, and successful does so. Unfortunately he has already lost almost all of his probes and decides to type out.

2-1 for stork[gm]

Game 4@Dreams of Balhae

The players once again find themselves at the 11 and 1 positions, with ForU occupying 1:00 and stork opposite him. Both players once again mirror each other completely, but this time with a 13 nexus at their natural, followed by a gateway, assimilator, pylon and cybercore.

Once again, they both choose very different strategies at this point.

ForU warps in the forever standard robo facility while stork begins a....stargate?! I'm as baffled as you are. ForU continues down standard lines with an observator shortly followed by a support bay while stork, opposite him in more ways than one, begins a fleet beacon followed by a second stargate and a forge. ForU starts 2 gateways on the low ground while stork begins to cannon up his main and nat. It isn't long until ForU scouts the unorthodox
build of his opponent. Stork soon warps in a 3rd stargate.

His response to the strategy? Move out his dragoons and cut off one of stork's sources of income. He positions his goons behind stork's natural minerals forcing stork to transfer all his probes back to his main. Shortly after, ForU expands to 3 while dropping 2 reavers
near stork's natural. In a move of brilliance he..uh..leaves them there for about 30 seconds or a minute until 3 carriers kill both reavers. ForU seeing that stork isn't letting up on his carrier plan begins 3 stargates of his own.

Stork begins to pressure ForU's dragoons with his now 5 carriers forcing ForU to back off. He then begins the slow treck around the outside of the map without ForU having the slightest idea. ForU begins a fleep beacon of his own and starts making scouts out of his
stargates. He then moves his goons back to behind stork's natural minerals forcing stork to once agian transfer all his probes to his main. By doing this, ForU unknowningly made a completely safe path for stork's carriers to dart right to his main island.

Stork quickly rips down ForU's natural nexus and continues on to ForU's main, laughing at the dragoons as they melt before him. The carriers, now numbering 7, begin to pelt ForU's stargates until ForU decides to make his move and attacks the carriers with his scouts. Unfortunately for ForU, the scouts are far from enough to stop stork and don't even take out a single carrier. Stork continues to rip apart ForU's main and it isn't long before ForU concedes.

3-1 for stork[gm]

STORK ADVANCES TO THE STARLEAGUE.

Very well played by both players.
i want bubbles the warrior monkey back
Jumpingworm
Profile Joined January 2004
Netherlands481 Posts
February 08 2005 01:39 GMT
#2
Damn, that carrier rush sounds so risky ;x
WickeD
Profile Joined April 2003
Slovakia789 Posts
February 08 2005 01:41 GMT
#3
So sad for forU, he is a great player and a cool guy...
Broodwar: Few days to learn, lifetime to Master
karelen
Profile Joined October 2003
Sweden2407 Posts
February 08 2005 02:02 GMT
#4
wow, exciting report, thanks a bunch
zzzzzz
SCFraser
Profile Joined May 2003
Canada1534 Posts
February 08 2005 02:14 GMT
#5
Yeah that was really well written. NICE TO SEE SOME PVP!!

Sounds like foru didnt know how to deal with the fast carriers...
power with less goons, faster scouts and some dark archons?
I want something good to die for, to make it beautiful to live.
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
February 08 2005 02:37 GMT
#6
die stork
YouLoveMe
Profile Joined June 2004
46 Posts
February 08 2005 02:57 GMT
#7
suddenly I felt really strong antipathy for stork. And now I'm wondering why? maybe 'cause I love ForU?
Now THAT was just a load of bullocks
coulthard.
Profile Joined November 2004
Greece200 Posts
February 08 2005 03:02 GMT
#8
sad
Salad Finger fan :P
Nal_Testie
Profile Joined April 2004
Canada1257 Posts
February 08 2005 03:03 GMT
#9
Stork is an excellent player. Respect plz!

The fact that we have flamethrowers means at some point someone said to himself - Gee I sure would like to set those people on fire over there but im just not close enough to get the job done, if only I had something that would throw the flame on them
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
February 08 2005 03:20 GMT
#10
stork is like u except without the passive in his aggressive
ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
February 08 2005 03:27 GMT
#11
Thanks for the report, Freak,
Game 2 sounds pretty interesting.
Gogo Stork even though I don't like your name!
sundance
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Slovakia3201 Posts
February 08 2005 03:43 GMT
#12
Thx
WOW stork is so good
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
MaGnIfIcA
Profile Joined October 2002
Norway2312 Posts
February 08 2005 03:44 GMT
#13
GW freak
Wannabe sMB member yo, so spankable-.-v;;
Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
February 08 2005 03:44 GMT
#14
nice builds. pvp is cool
8882
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
2718 Posts
February 08 2005 05:25 GMT
#15
haha carrier rush - so cool
thanks FrEak[S.sIR]
I have returned
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
February 08 2005 05:45 GMT
#16
wow stork new pro making heads turn o_O
pooper-scooper
Profile Joined May 2003
United States3108 Posts
February 08 2005 08:07 GMT
#17
VERY well written, good work!
Good...Bad... Im the guy with the gun
taDa
Profile Joined October 2004
575 Posts
February 08 2005 08:19 GMT
#18
Stork has always been really good.
GG
ZyPhReX
Profile Joined January 2003
1192 Posts
February 08 2005 09:25 GMT
#19
Damn, and I wanted ForU to advance! -_-Z
Ghost Me
dork
Profile Joined September 2003
Canada2207 Posts
February 08 2005 11:34 GMT
#20
hey, nice report freak!
staring at the world through the rear view
Legionnaire
Profile Joined January 2003
Australia4514 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-02-08 11:54:03
February 08 2005 11:52 GMT
#21
Yay! go stork!

I practiced with him! That little sekki raped me pretty bad on requiem but i raped him when he did that bahlae build though just group of goons on low ground, go 4/5/6 DA and then get another group of goons while taking 2 more exps. just keep intercepting his carriers until DA are online. I told him his buil wasn't good but it was too late for him to change styles.

Stork for president!
My hope is one day stupid people will feel the same pain when they talk, as the pain the rest of us feel when we hear them. Twitter: @Legionnaire_au
Live2Win *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States6657 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-02-08 12:15:31
February 08 2005 12:15 GMT
#22
oO... I would do another interview but as it is a school night... maybe tomorrow night, when I have time...

EDIT: btw, NICE reports... funny and catcy~ ^.~
SAY YES TO STIM KIDS!!! XD
Emlary
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
China3334 Posts
February 08 2005 12:34 GMT
#23
really nice reports, freak

now i know that testie didnt lie to us, he said stork > all EURO Protoss in the discussion thread about ToT vs [gm] it's always to see new toss coming to the upper stage. stork is AMAZING, getting through OCL at his first journey!
No more SKT1, it's SKP2.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51490 Posts
February 08 2005 13:05 GMT
#24
this is funny

a new gun is a seed in the next starleague

lmao
Commentator
Lo_A.[GoRilLa]
Profile Joined November 2004
Sweden8 Posts
February 08 2005 14:58 GMT
#25
Sosha
Profile Joined August 2004
United States749 Posts
February 08 2005 16:35 GMT
#26
I like both these guys, although i'm more of a fan of ForU, since he's been around longer. Since they're both Protoss, i'm glad either way ^ ^
Good luck in finals stOrk!
P.S.
Who's he facing?
Tranquility through fluid Motion. GlowBabyGlow.
Resonate
Profile Joined October 2002
United Kingdom8402 Posts
February 08 2005 16:41 GMT
#27
yay great reports, thx admins too =]
Memory lane in nice
DuSkie
Profile Joined November 2004
Czech Republic451 Posts
February 08 2005 17:49 GMT
#28
forU lose
kandyman
Profile Joined December 2004
Swaziland665 Posts
February 08 2005 18:34 GMT
#29
man...i cheered for foru...but at least...its a toss who advances...!! GOGO TOSS!!
Are you gonna bark all day lil doggy, or are you gonna bite?
coulthard.
Profile Joined November 2004
Greece200 Posts
February 08 2005 18:51 GMT
#30
On February 08 2005 18:25 ZyPhReX wrote:
Damn, and I wanted ForU to advance! -_-Z


me too
Salad Finger fan :P
Purind
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Canada3562 Posts
February 08 2005 20:03 GMT
#31
Umm, Stork next OSL champ!
Trucy Wright is hot
jtan
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Sweden5891 Posts
February 09 2005 00:46 GMT
#32
gm is just insane. Do they play 24 h/day or what?
Enter a Uh
kandyman
Profile Joined December 2004
Swaziland665 Posts
February 09 2005 21:29 GMT
#33
gm has really lots of strong players nowadays...
Are you gonna bark all day lil doggy, or are you gonna bite?
SoLaR[i.C]
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
United States2969 Posts
February 13 2005 08:26 GMT
#34
I think it would be great if somebody from TL.net could get an interview with an "up and comming" player like stork[gm]. They are almost always more interesting than big namer guys and it's cool to see how they progress.
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