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[GSL] Code-S August Finals Preview

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August Code-S Finals Preview

(Wiki)2011 Global StarCraft II League August

10. That's supposed to mean something. If a child lived to ten years of age during the medieval days, that was reason to rejoice. At the Olympics, getting a perfect score of ten was considered yet another kind of miracle.

Sadly, for the GSL, their finals make you think more about the ten plagues of Egypt. All very yucky, painful, or a mixture of the two. Going into the tenth final, let's hope the similarities end there - since the last plague was fatal. Though some would argue that a few of those finals bored them to death.

Inversely proportionate to the quality of the nine finals so far, Fionn now brings us one of his greatest works yet, reviewing the history of GSL and its culminating events. Additionally, I reviewed the past Code-A tournament.




Tenth Time is the Charm: GSL Finals

By: Fionn

Here we are again, friends. We've gone through an entire GSL and have come upon our tenth, yes, you read that correctly, tenth GSL Grand Final. I asked the higher ups if I could simply write:

Alright, I've been hyping these finals up for the past few months and every single one has been 4-0. MVP is a monster. TOP is going to get eaten alive. It's going to be awful, so let's all go play Mario Party and save ourselves from being disappointed for the tenth straight time. Cya in October, TeamLiquid.

Weirdly, that didn't fly with the big wigs and they told me to get cooking on this finals preview. Since this is the tenth singles final and the one year anniversary of the GSL starting, I thought we could go back in time and go through the past GSL tournaments. MVP has been having an amazing run through this GSL, so I thought it would be a good idea to compare his run to the finals of other champions that came before him. Not to count the chickens before they hatch, I will also take a look at TOP and his run through the August gauntlet.

So sit back, crack open up a beverage of your choice, and let's review the past seasons and see which champion truly had the greatest run to the gold.

GSL Open Season 1 - The Arrival of Artosis
(and the Goodbye of Artosis)


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(Z)FruitDealer

Record: 15-2 (88.2%), Opponents' vZ All-Time: 43-51 (45.7%), Opponents Still in GSL: 2 (2 S/0 A)

RO64: GuineaPig 2-0
RO32: Taeja: 2-0
RO16: TOP: 2-1
RO8: Inca: 2-0
RO4: Liveforever: 3-0
Finals: Rainbow: 4-1


The tournament where everyone sucked and most of the matches, looking back at them now, also sucked. There were some decent matches and some potential shown, but the main storyline was the man they called the Dealer of Fruit. When zerg was in its darkest hour, and it didn't feel like they would ever be able to win anything, FruitDealer ran through the first ever GSL and captured thousands upon thousands of fans on the way. Even with FruitDealer currently struggling to stay in the GSL, you can't forget that without him, a lot of people (and this maybe even include you, awesome reader), might not be on this site today.

Looking at the quality of opponents, only two are still in the GSL: Taeja, and our current Code S finalist, TOP. FruitDealer's final two opponents, the most important in my mind when thinking about an amazing title victory, are both out of the GSL; Rainbow streaming on TeamLiquid and having an amazingly beautiful girlfriend, and LiveForever...well, uh...his name lied and he, in fact, did not live forever in the GSL.

Still, even looking past the bad matches, opening tournament problems, and somewhat lackluster crowds, FruitDealer's run will always be one of the best championships in GSL history. The first tournament gave us Idra winning the first ever GSL match, and, most importantly, Artosis in the booth, playing his nerd heart out and having the biggest nerd chills of all time.



GSL Open Season 2 - ZergBong! Nada! Boxer! And Another Boxer...!?

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(Z)NesTea

Record: 17-3 (85%), Opponents' vZ All-Time: 75-60 (55.5%), Opponents Still in GSL: 3 (1 S/2 A)

RO64: TheBest 2-0
RO32: MC 2-0
RO16: TheWind 2-0
RO8: Zenio 3-0
RO4: Boxer 4-0
Finals: MarineKing 4-3


Invasion of the Brood War legends. Boxer and Nada made their presence felt in their first shot at the GSL, facing each other in the quarterfinals with Boxer coming out on top. ZergBong, who got eliminated in the first season by Liveforever (who didn't live forever) was back with more experience with the game and going by the name Nestea. He took out TheBest and another future champion, MC, in the first two rounds and then followed it up by beating another Brood War oldie in TheWind in the third.

Another big story in the second season was the emergence of a young man calling himself Boxer. But it wasn't Boxer. Boxer was named TheManOfOneWay (bad, but not as bad as Rainbow with HopeTorture) and this teenager - who was named Clare in Brood War on the team MBC Hero - was now Boxer, but no one actually wanted to call him Boxer seeing as Boxer was actually in the tournament, so everyone decided to call him Foxer (Fake Boxer, Faux Boxer). Simple, right? Boxer wasn't Boxer, but everyone called him Boxer, and everyone called the guy named Boxer by the name Foxer. Alright, now that's clear, let's move on.

Nestea continued his rampage by showing off his great ZvZ against Zenio in the quarterfinals and heading into a showdown with the legend himself, (real) Boxer. On the other side of the bracket, Foxer was crossing his fingers for his hero, the man he named himself after, to get into the finals so that his dream could come true by facing him in the finals of a big Starcraft tournament.

Sadly, Nestea didn't get the message, destroyed Boxer, broke little Foxer's heart, and faced him in the finals. If not facing his hero was sad enough, Foxer had to feel even more anguish when he lost in the only seven game GSL finals, going for an all-in the seventh game and getting shutdown by great defense.

Looking back, the second season had amazing storylines. A new star entered the scene in Foxer (who became MarineKing after this tournament), old stars showed they still had it by getting deep in the tournament, and the best zerg in GSL history won his first title.



GSL Open Season 3 - If You Aren't All-In, You're All-Out

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(P)MC

Record: 17-3 (85%), Opponents' vP All-Time: 71-67 (51.4%), Opponents Still in GSL: 2 (1 S/1 A)

RO64: OdinMVP 2-0
RO32: Hyperdub 2-0
RO16: July 2-1
RO8: MarineKing 3-1
RO4: Jinro 4-0
Finals: Rain 4-1


Worst. GSL. Ever. Cheese everywhere. All-ins everywhere. The quality of the games wasn't great. To me, there are only six memorable things about the third GSL.

1. MC's domination. Only dropped three games, made protoss look super-powered, wrecked the runner-up of last season in MarineKing, and finished off Jinro in the semifinals in one of the quickest best-of-seven series of all-time in Starcraft history. He would then go on and face Rain, a player who got a bad rap for being a 100% cheeser, and finished him off in five games. Rain gave a good fight, but MC was way too strong for him and Rain could only get a game off him. MC's run wasn't as memorable as FruitDealer's, or maybe even Nestea's, but he won with authority. The Kratoss Protoss was born, he was going to win and he wouldn't be shy about celebrating in your face. A new star born and protoss' first champion was crowned.

2. July made his debut in the GSL and got to the third round, beating Zenio and Alive, before falling to the might of MC.

3. Jinro. Jinro. Jinro. The Swedish Gorilla Terran came into his own at this tournament. More well known for his posting on TeamLiquid than his actual play, Jinro became a star by taking out Drug in the first round; in the second, taking out the Warcraft 3 legend Moon; the third, he faced off against future GSL champion Polt and knocked him out easily with a 2-0 score. Jinro was going where no foreigner had ever gone before and that was the quarterfinals. Going against Choya, Jinro gave it his all and pulled it out the stunning victory, giving the foreigners their first hope that they could truly compete with the Koreans. Of course, in the end, he got destroyed 4-0 in the semifinals by MC, but Jinro's story with MC would continue to the next GSL where one of the biggest moments in GSL history occurred.

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5. BYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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GSL Code S January - The Rise of the Foreigners, the New Kong and the Terran King

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(T)MVP

Record: 16-1 (94%), Opponents' vT All-Time: 184 -193 (48.8%), Opponents Still in GSL: 6 (3 S/3 A)

RO32: FruitDealer 1-0, JookToJung 1-0, Zenio 1-0
RO16: TheBest 1-0, Hyperdub 1-0, Choya 1-0
RO8: Tester 3-0
RO4: Nestea 3-1
Finals: MarineKing 4-0


MVP had been widely regarded as one of the best players in the world for quite a while, but it wasn't until the first season of Code S that he showed off his full potential. Which turned out to be mind-blowing. He took out the first GSL champion, FruitDealer, in the first match in the group stage and followed it up with consecutive wins through the Ro32 group stages and the Ro16 group stages (remember when they had another group stage in the Ro16 instead of Bo3's? Yeah, I forgot, too) without breaking a sweat. This lead to the quarterfinals where it really felt like no one would be able to stop him. Trickster tried to put up a fight, but MVP was just too strong and kicked him out of the bracket with another strong sweep of his opponent.

The other major point in this tournament, besides MVP's undefeated run, was how well the foreigners did. It was the last time they'd have a good performance in the GSL. Not only did they have one player get to the quarterfinals, but they got two in Jinro and Idra. Jinro had to go up against MC twice in the Ro16 group stages, having to win twice or be out, and it looked like an impossible deed. Last tournament, MC had chewed up and spat out Jinro, stomped on him and then kicked dirt on the remains. Jinro was the heavy underdog and it people said it would be a miracle if he got into the next round. But not only did he get one win, he got TWO and move into the quarterfinals with Idra.

Too bad they were paired together in the quarterfinals and forced to kill each other to get into the semifinals. For the fans, though, an epic match of super epic proportions was on their plate. Idra and Jinro were considered the two top foreigners in the world and this match would be the decide who was first and who was second.

The series? You could call it a let down, but there were some exciting games thrown in. No five star classics, but you did get to see Idra try to cheese Jinro and fail in doing so. Jinro went on to win 3-1 and roll into the semifinals. Sadly, for the second straight tournament, Jinro would be stopped by MarineKing after a hard fought series that went 3-1 the Korean's way.

MVP's toughest challenge came in the semifinals when he was paired against his teammate, and GSL champion, Nestea. Nestea had gotten cheesed out in the third GSL (like many other players), and he was looking to get his revenge by adding another title. MVP would not be stopped and took the series in a very dominating manner, only dropping one game to the top zerg in the world.

Oh, and then the finals. MarineKing vs. MVP. An epic match up, right? Nah. MarineKing tried to play a style that he had never tried before, failed miserably, tilted and MVP ran through him without dropping a game. Like most of the GSL finals, the loser didn't put up much a fight and the final two games were more of a mercy killing than an actual competitive match. MVP won his first title and MarineKing got the fabled Kong label for going 0-2 in GSL finals.

The fourth season was a great tournament. Amazing storylines, MVP was a complete monster, and you got to see your favorite foreigners go deep into the tournament. MVP's run didn't have any close or really any memorable matches, but can you really blame the guy for blowing past his competition?



GSL Code S March - Protoss World Order

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(P)MC

Record: 14-2 (87.5%), Opponents' vP All-Time: 46-62 (45%), Opponents Still in GSL: 3 (2 S/1 A)

RO32: July 1-0, Hyperdub 1-0
RO16: Byun 2-0
RO8: HongUn 3-0
RO4: San 3-1
Finals: July 4-1


Four out of the final eight were protoss. Three out of the final four were protoss. The last time a protoss would end up raising the GSL trophy. The main stories for this tournament were:

1. MC dominating once again, with many people complaining about how forcefields were overpowered. He breezed through the group stages, beat the runner-up of the first Code A in Byun and then crushed HongUn in a PvP. This led MC to his semifinal opponent and our second GSL storyline...

2. SadZenith. Embarrassed, laughed at and made fun of, San was a laughing stock for many on TeamLiquid. There were polls on if he could survive a game that went on longer than five minutes. He was thrown into a group with GSL champion and top zerg in the world, Nestea; a strong terran and consistent oGs terran in Ensnare; and finally, the Emperor himself, Boxer. Artosis was so sure that San would lose, he promised that if San made it out of the group, he would swallow a sword.

Well, San not only made it out, but he swept the group. In one of the best matches in GSL history, San defeated Nestea and then rode the momentum to two straight victories over the terrans in his group. At that moment, SadZenith was no more and he had evolved into a new force known as ManZenith. No one knows how this transformation came to be, but I still know that Artosis owes us fans a sword swallowing exhibition.

San would then go on to beat TheWind in a close series before meeting up with sC in the quarterfinals. If you're new to the GSL or never saw San vs. sC, go watch it now. I wouldn't say it's the prettiest series or the best showcase of perfection in someone's play, but it might very well be the most exciting series in GSL history. San and sC slugged it out for four straight games before San pulled it out in the end, making the semifinals in a miraculous underdog story.

3. July was also a big story in this tournament. The only non-protoss to make the semifinals, July bullied his way through the tournament. Using his aggressive timings and strong play, he bull rushed his opponents and showed everyone why he was called the God of War in Brood War. He did lose to MC in his first game of the tournament, but silenced all critics when he took two straight games off of MVP and knocked him out of the tournament.

The God of War would then go on to defeat Clide, Nada, and anypro before meeting up against MC in the finals.

4. MC and San met in the semifinals. San put up a good fight, but MC at that time was unbeatable at PvP which was San's weakest match-up as well. This led us to the most hyped GSL final of all-time up to this point. You had the GSL champion, and the best protoss in the world, MC, going up against the Brood War legend, and golden mouse winner, July in a best-of-seven series for the championship.

Did the finals pan out? Were they awesome!? Ha! Of course not, TeamLiquid! July got outplayed in every aspect, depressing me and many others in the process. July did get a win off a tricky hdyra drop build, but it wasn't enough to stop MC from crushing him afterward. Another final had come and another hyped final fell flat. The GSL Finals Curse was starting to pick up more steam...



GSL 2011 World Championshipp - Korea vs. The Universe (And Korea Won)

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Hey GomTV cameraman, how about a single decent shot of MVP? Sup, photobomber!

(T)MVP

Record: 12-5 (70.5%), Opponents' vT All-Time: 92-70 (56%), Opponents Still in GSL: 3 (3 S/1 A)

RO16: Huk 2-1
RO8: July 3-1
RO4: San 3-1
Finals: MarineKing 4-2


The red headed stepchild of the nine GSL tournaments we've had thus far. Not only was it the shortest, but also had the least amount of money on the line and eight Koreans going against eight of the best foreigners in the world. Even at the time the tournament was going on, players didn't know if this was classified as an actual GSL or if it was some sort of off-shoot special event tournament.

The foreigners tried their best, but in six of the seven matches that pitted Koreans versus Foreigners, the Koreans came out on top. The only foreign victory was also possibly one of the biggest upsets in GSL history. Dimaga, the Ukrainian Zerg, went one-on-one against the God of Zerg, GSL champion and undefeated at ZvZ specalist, Nestea in a series that a lot of people didn't give Dimaga any hope in.

Dimaga didn't let that faze him, beat Nestea 2-1, and is still, to this day, the only man to defeat Nestea in a ZvZ series in the GSL. He would lose to SanZenith in the next round, but his work was done and his name was forever written in the GSL record books as the man who took down Professor Tea in a ZvZ.

The champion of this tournament was MVP. Looking at the stats, it was the least dominating a champion has ever been in a tournament, only having a 70.5% win percentage over his opponents, but you can't fault him in that. He had the lowest winning percentage, but his opponents, out of any other GSL, had the highest winning percentage versus his race of terran. July's best match-up was versus terran, while Huk was great against terran as well. San had been heralded for his great PvT, and MarineKing was't too shabby in the match-up either.

In the end, MVP faced some bumps in the road, but looked in control in every one of his matches. The closest he got to sweating was against MarineKing in the finals, tied up 2-2 after MarineKing showed off some of his tricky builds, but MVP got back in control, played the way that people expect someone like him to play, and ended up finishing it in six games. The finals weren't awful like many before it and many after it, but it was nothing spectacular. MarineKing put up a fight, but MVP's TvT was just straight out better and wasn't going to lose the Silver King on that day. This gave the Game Genie Terran his second title and proved, once again, that foreigners had a long way to go before they could start thinking about winning a GSL.



GSL Code S May - Nestea Beats Up Nerds (Plus the Worst. Final. Ever.)

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(Z)NesTea

Record: 14-5 (73.6%) , Opponents' vZ All-Time: 51-66 (43.5%), Opponents Still in GSL: 3 (1 S/2 A)

RO32: Clide 0-1, Jinro 2-0
RO16: FruitDealer 2-1
RO8: Anypro 3-1
RO4: sC 3-2
Finals: Inca 4-0


From the champion who had the hardest road to the final to the champion with the easiest road to the final. Looking at the people that Nestea faced, only Clide is still in Code S and he actually beat Nestea.

Jinro, sadly, is now entirely out of the GSL and failed to qualify for October.

FruitDealer is hanging on for dear life in Code A and got bounced in the Round of 16 last season.

Anypro has fallen off the face of the earth and trying to find a job in the new live action Simpsons movie.

sC, who is still a great terran (in my mind, at least), is stuck in Code A and currently on the disabled list.

Then there is Inca. Oh, Inca. Amazing PvP and that's about it when compared to the other high caliber players in the GSL. After getting absolutely slaughtered in the final by Nestea, Inca dropped from runner-up in the GSL to out of the GSL entirely in less than three months.

In fact, every single person Nestea beat in this tournament is doing considerably worse than they were doing before they faced him. You could say that Nestea sucked out their soul after beating them in battle. Even Clide, who beat Nestea, had his worse showing in Code S history in August by not qualifying out of the group stages. Why did you have to put a curse on all of them, Nestea?

May wasn't one of the best GSL's, but it did have possibly the greatest game in Starcraft 2 history when Nestea and sC faced off in the fifth game of their semifinal series. Not only did it make Artosis cry, but made the whole crowd in the GSL studios get on their feet and chant Nestea's name after exiting the boot.

Too bad the final was awful. If anyone ever lies to you and tells you that Inca vs. Nestea was actually good and you should watch it, you should stop being that person's friend immediately or punch them (or both). You would be better served forgetting that the final ever happened and just believe that Nestea vs. sC was the final. If you think that way, you won't feel like you wasted three hours of your life watching the actual finals.

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"Do I look like a noob?"
"No!"
"Then why'd you try to cheese me like a noob?"




GSL 2011 Super Tournament - Everyone Hates Polt

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(T)Polt

Record: 16-4 (80%), Opponents' vT All-Time: 122-105 (53.7%), Opponents Still in GSL: 6 (4 S/2 A)

RO64: Losira 2-1
RO32: Huk 2-0
RO16: Maka 2-1
RO8: Alicia 3-0
RO4: TOP 3-2
Finals: MMA 4-0


The biggest Starcraft 2 tournament of all-time. $100,000 on the line. Sixty four of the best GSL players going head-to-head for the cash prize. Which of the two-time GSL champions will win? MC, Nestea or MVP? Could MarineKing finally overcome his bad luck in the finals and win the big one? Maybe MMA, who became a hero in Columbus, could ride the momentum and win the biggest crown in e-sports for Boxer?

Nah, Polt, an ex-Warcraft III player, who most expected to lose in the first round, came out and won the whole thing. Throughout the whole way, Polt was picked to lose by our lovely TeamLiquid community and came out atop at the end.

A lot of people can say that his win was a fluke, but looking at the stats, it was one of the hardest roads any champion had to take to the end. Losira's ZvT isn't the best, but after losing to Polt, Losira went on to go to the finals of the next GSL; Huk always seems to be a stepping stone a champion needs to beat in order to win a title; Maka's best match-up is TvT and it was also a team kill; Alicia at the time was considered the best PvT in the world and got crushed; TOP's TvT was and is still amazing (and got his revenge against Polt in August); and finally, MMA was on one of the hottest streaks in Starcraft 2 history by running through the Super Tournament, winning the GSTL, and winning MLG Columbus all in the same time span. In the end, though, Polt became the champion, won the money, and changed his name to Optimus, the name given to the Prime member with the most recent GSL championship.

The final, which I thought was going to be amazing, seeing as I thought the two players were almost even on skill, was like every other GSL final and sucked. Yeah, Polt played great and used some crazy builds to get his victories, but MMA seemed off his game and made tons of mistakes.

Oh well, it's not like this streak of 4-0 finals could continue, right?

F**k.



GSL Code S July - Perfection

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(Z)NesTea

Record: 13-0 (100%), Opponents' vZ All-Time: 52-48 (52%), Opponents Still in GSL: 5 (5 S/0 A)

RO32: July 1-0
RO16: Ensnare 2-0
RO8: Coca 3-0
RO4: HongUn 3-0
Finals: Losira 4-0


The most recent GSL. The perfect season. The first man to capture a third GSL title. The winning percentage is simple, 100%, but looking at his opponents, you can see it wasn't the most difficult road. First off, he got a free win against Rain in the group stage, and then only had to beat July, who has a history of being terrible at ZvZ, to get out of the group.

Ensnare is a good terran, a very consistent one, but not the most difficult round of sixteen opponent. Coca's below average at ZvZ and didn't have a shot against the player who is best at the match-up. HongUn, well, he isn't bad at PvZ, but he also was having terrible wrist pains throughout the tournament and could barely practice; there was no chance that he could beat Nestea. Finally, Losira, who has amazing ZvZ, and is the main reason why the vZ for Nestea's opponents is so high, was no match for Nestea, seeing as Nestea and Losira practice all the time together. Losira might have learned everything he knew about ZvZ from Nestea, but Nestea definitely didn't teach him everything.

The finals were another 4-0. Were they terrible? Well, yes and no. They were short and after the second game, it was over. Losira look defeated and on tilt while Nestea knew the title was his. GOM even threw a bunch of filler programs and commercials on the stream due to them knowing that Losira wasn't going to win a game. In that aspect, the final was awful. There really wasn't any suspense after the second game.

The games, though, were pretty damn good. Nestea showed off some great strategies, Losira tried his best, and I was actually entertained unlike the time when Inca tried to use DT's every game against Nestea.


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So, we've reviewed the past nine tournaments and looked at who everyone beat to get to the title. Who do you think, reader (who I hope is still reading after all that text), had the best road to the title? Who had the best GSL? Also, what tournament did you think was the best?

Now, with the past done, we can look at the present. Let's take a look at the two men who are trying to add their names to the pantheon above.


(T)oGsTOP

Record:10-4 (71.4%), Opponents' vT All-Time: 107-112 (47.4%)

RO32: Alive 1-1, Tester 1-0
RO16: Zenio 2-1
RO8: Genius 3-1
RO4: Optimus 3-1



(T)MVP

Record:10-1 (90.9%) Opponents' vT All-Time: 138-103 (57.2%)

RO32: Optimus 1-0, MC 1-0
RO16: Nestea 2-0
RO8: Huk 3-0
RO4: July 3-1


Here we are in the finals. In the challenger's corner, the first ever Code A champion, the often overlooked oGs.TOP. If you're surprised to see him here, don't be. With the GSL being overrun by terrans, TOP, who is third in TvT ELO and holding a remarkable 37-21 record all time in TvT, is like a kid in a candy store. With his immense macro and ability to smother players with his economy, he has been getting deeper and deeper in every GSL he enters.

In July, he was eliminated by the slimmest of margins against eventual runner-up Losira. In the tournament before, the Super Tournament, he made it all the way to the semifinals against Optimus, who TOP, once again, lost to by the slimmest of margins in a match that he had won in the fourth set before Optimus made a gigantic comeback. Luckily for TOP, he got to face Optimus again in this month's semifinals and was able to beat him.

Not only was he able to beat him, but he was able to slay the memories of the Super Tournament entirely. In the fourth game, with Optimus having a big lead, TOP was able to fight back and secure the game. In the Super Tournament, TOP let Optimus' micro walk all over him in the fourth game, resulting in him losing his confidence, tilting, and giving away the series in the fifth and final set.

Look back to even the first season of the GSL. TOP lost to the eventual winner, FruitDealer, and was the only player to take a game off of him before the finals. He's been a consistently good player since the GSL started, but he's never gotten the recognition he's deserved. Always behind the gigantic shadows of Nada and MC on the team oGs, TOP has been solid and impressive in almost every single GSL he's been apart of.

Of course, he's not been perfect. His record shows that he is already 10-4, and if he doesn't win 4-0 or 4-1 against MVP, that he will have the lowest winning percentage out of any of the former champions. Does that mean he can't win, though? Of course he can. His TvT is world class, his macro is world class, and he has the potential to be a world class player.

TOP is so overlooked, in GOM's All-Star Match player voting, he wasn't even on the ballot while all three of the other Code S August semifinalists were. In the "Who will win Code S?" poll" on TeamLiquid, he's still under a thousand votes and trailing three people who have already been eliminated. Not a lot of people think he has a chance, but I don't buy it. His micro might not be the best in the world, but I think his macro makes up for it in double. If he can get more stable in his attacks and unit management, we might be seeing a new terran monster on the scene.

Now, in the champions corner, hailing from the land of Incredible Miracle, two-time GSL champion, MVP. Look at those stats. If it wasn't for July baneling busting him in the semifinals, MVP would be coming into the finals with a perfect record and the toughest road that anyone has ever faced getting there.

He beat three GSL champions, a Dreamhack champion, and a guy who has a golden mouse. If you could do that in the span of a year, most people would call you a great player. MVP did it in a span of a few weeks and made it look easy doing so. There is no question that at this moment MVP is the strongest terran in the world and the scariest player in the world. He destroyed three of the four GSL champions in a row and didn't drop a game. MVP wanted to destroy FruitDealer too, but the GOM officials held him back when he tried to sneak into Code A to play him.

If MVP wins, he'll tie his own teammate Nestea with three wins, and in my mind, have gone through tougher tournaments to get his title. Not saying it's Nestea's fault his opponents weren't the greatest, but in MVP's three tournaments he has made the finals in, he's had to go through tougher roads than Nestea. In fact, MVP has had to go through Nestea twice in two of the finals he's gotten into.

So, when it comes to it, is MVP just going to roll over TOP? All indication from MVP's previous matches would be a resounding yes. He is on a roll, has only dropped one game due to cheese, and has made short work of one high class player after another. I don't think we can count out the underdog, though. Yes, MVP did beat MarineKing in both of his GSL finals and did beat Optimus in this tournament, both those two play completely opposite of how TOP plays. While those two rely on their superb micro and decent macro to get by, TOP relies on his superb macro and decent micro to win games.

We can't forget that not too long ago MVP was in a gigantic slump. He fell into Code A and had to fight his way back into Code S. When you look at his TvT records in the GSL, he is 3-5 in the past two months, getting knocked out of the Super Tournament by Ganzi, the July Code S by Byun, and losing two crucial GSTL games to Bomber and qxc. His TvT is great, but it hasn't been that stellar in the past couple of months. If it was Optimus in the finals instead of MVP, I think he would have an easier time. MVP has shown that he can stop someone who relies mainly on micro and attacking to get by. He's had more trouble when put up against someone with high macro and multitasking.

I've been correct in the past few GSL finals with Nestea over Inca (I sure am a genius for picking that one!), Polt over MMA and Nestea over Losira, so it's tough for me to make this prediction. My brain is telling me that I'm an idiot and that I'm going to regret this, but my heart and gut are telling me otherwise. TOP has always been consistent. He has been in the GSL since day one. His terran macro could be considered best in the world. I know that MVP has been a monster this tournament, but I don't think he's unbeatable. Ganzi, Byun and Bomber have shown if you have very good macro, you can do well against MVP and face him head on.

While MVP has been up and in down since his last win in the World Championship, TOP has been only going up. He's always been improving. He's always been getting stronger. I think it is time for TOP to stop losing to champions and become one himself. oGs needs a new hero, and I believe they've found him.

Prediction: TOP 4 - MVP 3

P.S: If this ends up being another 4-0 with MVP crushing TOP, for next month's GSL Final at Blizzcon, my finals article will be just a gigantic picture of Tasteless face with "lol 4-0 cya next GSL" written under it. I'm warning you, GSL.



We shouldn't give GomTV too much grief for the May GSL Final. The behind the scenes story most people DON'T know about is that this final never actually happened. Before the finals Nestea stared hard into Inca's eyes, causing Inca to spontaneously combust into a pile of ashes. The Inca you saw in the finals was entirely the product of CG. Ask Tasteless or Artosis at MLG, they'll confirm.



What We Learned: Code-A August

By: WaxAngel



Rumors of their demise were greatly exaggerated

There were some pleasant surprises in wait for fans of FruitDealer, Check, and Maka. While many GSL viewers had written them off as dead and buried a long time ago, they showed they still had some gas left in the tank by taking down their first round opponents (and 2nd round opponent, in the case of Check). It wasn't just the victories that were impressive; it was also the quality of play shown. While it wasn't exactly Code-S play, but they did prove they are deserving of their opponents' respect. Now we can wait and see if it was just a temporary revival, or part of a continued effort to return to relevance.


Refusing charity

As the biggest beneficiary of GomTV's welfare program since Boxer just happened to be paired against a Silver League player during the GSL Open preliminaries, it was comedic and depressing to see DongRaeGu fail to repay their faith by getting knocked out of Code-A without qualifying for the up-down matches. Here's his timeline:

  • After DRG blew his chance at MLG Anaheim, GomTV arranged another opportunity for the GSTL master by giving him one of the easiest Code-B brackets ever.

  • GomTV then ensured DRG would compete in another Code-A season by feeding him the 1-11 PvZ oGsInca in the first round. However, DRG then failed spectacularly in the RO16, going out against the virtually unknown JYP.

  • Complexity then flew DRG out to MLG Raleigh for another chance. To help him out, GomTV made sure that every player they sent was already a Code-S player. Despite this, DRG had to rely on Nada being a f***ing boss and eliminating Puma (Code-B) in order to FINALLY secure his Code-S spot.

  • I don't know if DRG is meant to be in Code-S. I predict an RO32 departure for him next season, straight into a HerO-Puzzle-Sage-MC Up-down group. Yes, DRG is so un-fated to be in Code-S, he will cause MC and and Puzzle to drop down to Up-Downs solely for the purpose of defeating him in PvZ.*


*Having written this before the Up-Downs, I was... amused to see MC land in Code-A.


Really, the foreigners should have won.

ThorZain and Naniwa disappointed in Code-A, going out in the RO32. However, they had an excellent excuse. In fact, Koreans use this excuse so much, I suspect the GSL drills them to say it before they go abroad: They were jet lagged, and had no time to prepare.

Unfortunately for them, Blizzard scheduled their EU invitational at the VERY WORST POSSIBLE TIME (asides from scheduling it so it overlapped exactly with Code-A). The EU invitational ended on the night of the 7th, and the two Swede's Code-A matches were played on the 10th (Korean time). Basically, they arrived the night before their match day and woke up to play at noon. So yeah, they would have won in any other circumstances.


Terran vs Terran is off the wall

Since I wrote this article on common TvT strategies after the Super Tournament, the entire TvT world has been flipped on its head. While mech is still the standard late game strategy, the early-mid game has gone totally insane.

Players have developed so many more early game options than the “banshees or FE” norm of a few months ago. We've seen marauders, a dozen variations of blue flame hellion (reactor, no reactor, drop with reactor marines, double drop after expand, etc), viking-hellion timing pushes, marine-tank-viking timing pushes, and countless other builds. And it's not just those builds we're seeing. It's their counter builds, and the counter-counter builds to those.

Basically, there's no such thing as a TvT build that makes no sense. If you saw someone go reaper-thor-viking, you could probably talk yourself into it. "Well, his opponent was probably going marine-banshee-medivac, because he was expecting marauder-tank, which was..."

Anyway, it's a much needed breath of fresh air. Especially since late game mech TvT is as boring as ever.


Is Code-A officially superior to Code-S?

My tournament enjoyability ranking used to go something like this:

#1: Code-S (RO8 and above)
#2: Code-A
#3: GSTL
#4: Code-S (Entire)
#5: MLG (Games with Koreans)
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#213: MLG (Games without Koreans)

By now, I don't think anyone can deny that Code-A features a higher level of play than Code-S for large portions of the tournament. In addition to featuring the best new talent, it tends to have have more entertaining games as a whole, and BY FAR the more interesting finals. But Code-S still monopolizes the superstars, and is still the only place that can tease the potential of MCMvp vs Nestea, Bomber vs Losira, etc.

In the past, some of the lackluster Code-A RO32 match-ups were keeping it barely below Code-A RO8. But Code-A has been much quicker at separating the wheat from the chaff since its inception, and now most of the players such as Vanvanth, Rainbow, Anypro, San, and Jinro (T_T) who had been clinging on thanks to the GSL's ridiculously narrow bottleneck are finally gone. On the other hand, we'll get to see Killer coast to another top 16 Code-S finish next season.

Here's how I (and by I, I mean tree.hugger) aptly put it. Code-S is Jay-Z, Code-A is Kanye West.

Jay-Z busted his ass in the late 1990's and early 2000's to build himself a hip-hop empire, using a combination of sick tracks and even sicker marketing to set himself up as the king of rap. However, you can't help but think he's just coasting on his fame over past few years. Sure, the talent that took him to the top hasn't gone anywhere, and he can stamp out a #1 single at will. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen very often anymore, because he seems to be content to mail it in 95% of the time.

On the other hand, we have Kanye West, a man who's slightly insane, significantly arrogant, mostly unpredictable, and 100% entertaining. Aside from his tremendous talent, Kanye's most distinguishing trait has been his incredible lack of complacency. He's always looking to do something fresh, and pushes himself to be better with every new album. Though the results have been a little bit volatile (808's & Heartbreak, wtf), the overall verdict is that his fearless ambition has garnered him much acclaim.

Kanye began his career in 2004, just as Jay-Z peaked in his and started to plateau. Since then, Kanye has been soaring straight up while Jay-Z has been running in place. In 2011, we're in a tricky position.

Establishments resist change, and you're going to find few people who want to admit that Kanye West is the new king of hip-hop. People are just too comfortable with Jay-Z and New York staying at the top, unwilling to have to adjust their view of how the rap world works. Even Kanye himself respects his illustrious predecessor too much to call him out in public, though god knows what he actually thinks.

You can only say “but Jay-Z wrote 99 Problems!” so many times before it stops being a valid excuse. When the champ can't keep up his end of the bargain, it's time for him bow his head and step down.

Think this analogy checks out?


MKP and Ganzi are f***ing bosses

THE BEST GSL FINAL IN HISTORY. WATCH IT.

  • Corollary One: Ganzi is hard to rate

    Ganzi showed some remarkably deep understanding of TvT mind games in Code-A, pulling off some PoltPrime-esque cheeses and all-ins that worked almost perfectly. With Terran being the dominating force in Starcraft 2 right now, this will serve him very well for the five years it will take for Terrans to filter out of the Code-S bottleneck.

    On the other hand, having played only Check, FruitDealer, and Vanvanth in his other matchups – all declining players – it's impossible to say how he's going to do against Code-S class Zerg and Protoss players. He's going to be the least hyped Code-A champion in history, that's for sure.

  • Corollary Two: MKP needs more love

    Is it time to face the facts? All of the timing rushes, cheeses, and random, pointless aggression in the world might not be enough to win MKP a championship. Maybe he's just not solid enough.

    But he sure is entertaining as hell. Kong-line curse aside, MKP proved one important thing in this season's Code-A. While everyone is busy being a standardized macro-robot, MKP is one of the few players who has genuine style. I don't care that it's sometimes flair for the sake of flair, and attacking for the sake of attacking. I'd rather watch MKP shrug his shoulders and randomly go all-in at the thirteen minute mark than see ST_Bomber bludgeon another opponent to death with pure macro.

    Guys who keep pro-gaming from turning into monotonous drudgery need to be rewarded in some way. Foreign tournament organizers, are you listening? INVITE MKP. There have been like a dozen major foreign tournaments with invite spots for Koreans since MarineKing lost his first final to Nestea. Can't you get him to at least one? MLG, DreamHack, IEM (know you tried last time, one more time please!), MLG, Assembly, TSL, MLG, IPL, MLG, I'm talking to you. MLG.


Not enough 1/1/1

While the few examples were pretty good at demonstrating why 1/1/1 is imba (Yoda vs Tassadar, Taeja vs Tails, sC vs EXTREME), Protoss players were too good at getting themselves eliminated to let us see more cases. You must work harder, Protoss brethren! The only way you're going to get that build patched is to make it to the finals and lose to it 0-4.


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IMNotMvp
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Korea (South)530 Posts
September 09 2011 17:27 GMT
#2
MVP FIGHTING!
DirtyJack
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands19 Posts
September 09 2011 17:27 GMT
#3
Gonna be a good one Got to set my clock tho to wake up in time
ReturnStroke
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United States801 Posts
September 09 2011 17:28 GMT
#4
Hope you guys are right...
LittLeD
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden7973 Posts
September 09 2011 17:29 GMT
#5
Amazing read as usual. Was laughing half the time cuz of the humour involved :D

Also thanks for the history lesson! Always refreshing to take some time and look back at past GSLs.

Predicting the final:
MVP 4-1 TOP
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Fuell
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands3111 Posts
September 09 2011 17:31 GMT
#6
Damn lovely read!
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Stanlot
Profile Joined December 2010
United States5742 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-09 17:33:06
September 09 2011 17:32 GMT
#7
Can you imagine if TOP takes this GSL?
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Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9016 Posts
September 09 2011 17:34 GMT
#8
Tenth GSL already. Wow.
Dominico
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada678 Posts
September 09 2011 17:35 GMT
#9
I want TOP to win so fucking badly. hope you guys are right
rysecake
Profile Joined October 2010
United States2632 Posts
September 09 2011 17:37 GMT
#10
Loved the read but did we really just call Mvp's micro amazing and his macro DECENT? Mvp probably has the best terran macro in the entire world. 4-1 or 4-0 mvp.
The Notorious Winkles
HQuality
Profile Joined October 2009
2682 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-09 17:42:00
September 09 2011 17:40 GMT
#11
sexy
handled the whole post

but mvp will 4-0 top ofcourse it's GSL, for god sake
No carpal tunnel no skill
eman1
Profile Joined January 2011
Israel32 Posts
September 09 2011 17:41 GMT
#12
great read, thanks alot ^_^
xkare
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Germany140 Posts
September 09 2011 17:41 GMT
#13
Can't believe how much stuff happend already since the first GSL. Thanks for the reminder and really awesome article.
XRaDiiX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada1730 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-09 17:43:55
September 09 2011 17:43 GMT
#14
Thank you Waxangel and SilverSky for compiling and writing this. I missed most of the GSL seasons last year after the first two seasons and this is a nice well put together recap of them all so far.

Thanks
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Shoe555
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China199 Posts
September 09 2011 17:44 GMT
#15
Great article, though the last bit about 1/1/1 is just a shot in the groin.
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Czech Republic5053 Posts
September 09 2011 17:48 GMT
#16
great!@
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United States7481 Posts
September 09 2011 17:48 GMT
#17
Fionn imba
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babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
September 09 2011 17:48 GMT
#18
Amazing articles. Read every word.
Heyoka
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Katowice25012 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-09 17:49:18
September 09 2011 17:49 GMT
#19
Very good piece, awesome work Fionn. Annoying how lame so many of the finals have been.

and I guess you too Wax
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woob
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom1322 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-09 17:53:15
September 09 2011 17:52 GMT
#20
I reeeally hope TOP wins
EDIT: Also, great read
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ez
vnlegend
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1389 Posts
September 09 2011 17:54 GMT
#21
I lol'ed at Code A quality of play higher than Code S.
Marines > everything
ticktack
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United Arab Emirates874 Posts
September 09 2011 17:55 GMT
#22
Great writeup! I'm also rooting for TOP! Go Go Go!!!
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oogieogie
Profile Joined June 2011
United States3657 Posts
September 09 2011 17:56 GMT
#23
watch the finals be 1-4 :p..no really GOMTV deserves at least a decent finals insted of what they have been getting lately.
Xivsa
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1009 Posts
September 09 2011 17:57 GMT
#24
Great read, loved the recap of the past GSL championships. Keep it up!
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Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16056 Posts
September 09 2011 17:59 GMT
#25
That was a lot of good text.

I truly hope that these finals are better than what we've been seeing in the past but I'm content with knowing the semis of every Code S have been spectacular.

As for your write up of Code A's finals this season. You're right! That definitely was the most intense and emotional BO7 I've ever seen and probably ever will. Well worth watching for anyone, even if they don't enjoy TvT.
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fasdaf
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
138 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-09 18:07:37
September 09 2011 18:04 GMT
#26
TOP wins 4-0. Calling it now.
(Hey, someone has to say it, otherwise there'll be no-one to gloat if it does happen.)

Surprised the writeup mentioned LiveForever but managed to ignore Leenock. The real proof that he didn't live forever is that Leenock finally managed to make it back to Code S after he choked against LiveForever in the first Code S. Though LiveForever did live forever in that he never lost in the up/downs or had to play in Code A. That's more than every finalist other than Nestea can say. :-P

Also, macro terran should be a description reserved for true macro players like BitByBit not many-basing scrubs like TOP or MVP.
carloselcoco
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2302 Posts
September 09 2011 18:05 GMT
#27
This exelent until you added that 1-1-1 is imba. :/

I don't want to read about winning! I want to read about GSL's past year and the evolution of the game play!!!
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Canada75 Posts
September 09 2011 18:05 GMT
#28

So, we've reviewed the past nine tournaments and looked at who everyone beat to get to the title. Who do you think, reader (who I hope is still reading after all that text), had the best road to the title? Who had the best GSL? Also, what tournament did you think was the best?


Although I cannot answer the first and third questions (Because I watch either my fave players, the semi's and finals), Nestea without a doubt had the best GSL run. Although he did not have a difficult road, he never lost - and nobody can say that.

Great read by the way, I'm hoping for an exciting, non 4-0 finals!
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Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom1002 Posts
September 09 2011 18:06 GMT
#29
you can't forget that without him, a lot of people (and this maybe even include you, awesome reader), might not be on this site today.


If there was one reason it would be the quality of articles such as this one.
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France3160 Posts
September 09 2011 18:06 GMT
#30
very nice write up
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Chriscras
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Korea (South)2812 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-09 18:13:44
September 09 2011 18:11 GMT
#31
# -5000: Five-Way Tie Up/Down Matches
# -1000: Double Three-Way Tie Up/Down Matches
# -500: Up/Down Matches
# 1: Code S Ro8+
# 2: Code A Finals
# 3: GSTL Playoffs
# 4: Code S
# 5: Code A
# 6: GSTL
# 7: Live Foreign Tournaments featuring Koreans
# 8: Online GOMtv/Korean Tournaments
# 9: Online Foreign Tournaments featuring Koreans
# 10 - Infinity: All other Starcraft 2 Matches

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johnnywup
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3858 Posts
September 09 2011 18:14 GMT
#32
Amazing article, I'm kind of loling from back when people were complaining about forcefields in MC vs July :\ man things have changed
frogrubdown
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
1266 Posts
September 09 2011 18:16 GMT
#33
Shouldn't the Nestea GSL season 2 championship say 2 code S opponents and 1 code A opponent? These being Zenio and MC if you're talking about this season's code S or Zenio and MarineKing if you're talking about next season's code S.

Great write-up.
iXphobos
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany1464 Posts
September 09 2011 18:19 GMT
#34
Fionn is the man!
Great writeup.
tombola
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41 Posts
September 09 2011 18:24 GMT
#35
Very nice read and to save you some work I have prepared this [image loading]
But I actually hope it won't be MVP smashing TOPs face
RoninShogun
Profile Joined November 2010
United States315 Posts
September 09 2011 18:25 GMT
#36
lol "if you aren't all in you're all out". Classic
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alan25
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United States379 Posts
September 09 2011 18:26 GMT
#37
MC gaved his life to let us see Nestea vs MVP
Af-1
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United States8 Posts
September 09 2011 18:26 GMT
#38
Great article. I don't really care who wins TBH, just as long as it's not another 4-0 -_-
Zerothegreat
Profile Joined September 2010
United States787 Posts
September 09 2011 18:26 GMT
#39
I'm guessing the extra matches they threw in were to help extend the finals before the inevitable 4-0 or 4-1.
sogek1ng
Profile Joined April 2011
Norway8 Posts
September 09 2011 18:29 GMT
#40
nas is the king of hip hop...

Anyhow, boring 4-1 finals where TOP gets break in game 3, when MVP plays without keyboard, mousepad, is blindfolded and while artosis is tickling him.
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fraktoasters
Profile Joined January 2011
United States617 Posts
September 09 2011 18:31 GMT
#41
On September 10 2011 02:54 vnlegend wrote:
I lol'ed at Code A quality of play higher than Code S.


cmon Code A is going to be awesome. Screw the scrubs in Code S like Bomber, MVP, MMA, Nestea.

Seriously though, depending on who's casting, October is probably going to be the first time I enjoy Code A more than Code S. All the terrans have now risen up to Code S so Code A won't be a TvT fest (for most of it). I mean 20 in S vs 8 in A makes Code A seem more enjoyable to watch.
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Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States1266 Posts
September 09 2011 18:32 GMT
#42
sick sick writeup. fionn too good. :D
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Fox116
Profile Joined April 2011
United States409 Posts
September 09 2011 18:34 GMT
#43
Great read. Hope these finals are great to watch.
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JiYan
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3668 Posts
September 09 2011 18:35 GMT
#44
good read, these articles need more love
TolEranceNA
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Canada434 Posts
September 09 2011 18:40 GMT
#45
MVP 3-0 With top forfeiting the last game
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Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States11047 Posts
September 09 2011 18:40 GMT
#46
BWhahha. Made me smile and chuckle a little. Nice work again.
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Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
September 09 2011 18:47 GMT
#47
I liked it .... I definitely agree.. MKP needs WAY MORE love! Was so happy to read that. Here's hoping for an epic finals guys, for the sake of E-sports.
SgtPepper
Profile Joined November 2010
United States568 Posts
September 09 2011 18:47 GMT
#48
wow, great writeup Fionn.

Hopefully the GSL finals won't totally suck this time.

TOP fighting.
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namedplayer
Profile Joined June 2010
844 Posts
September 09 2011 18:49 GMT
#49
MKP 4:1 TOP I called it
You know what I'm talking about
Laneir
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1160 Posts
September 09 2011 18:49 GMT
#50
I put MVP to win on liquibets but i hope Inca wins be nice and Incas TVT is a Beast at so will see
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Tarschi
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden185 Posts
September 09 2011 18:52 GMT
#51
great read thanks
The worst enemy is yourself
Sprouter
Profile Joined December 2009
United States1724 Posts
September 09 2011 18:57 GMT
#52
Top 4-3? I'm okay with that if the games are good.
WhiteDog
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France8650 Posts
September 09 2011 18:57 GMT
#53
lol... Nestea already have a golden mouse.
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tensionz
Profile Joined October 2010
United States130 Posts
September 09 2011 18:58 GMT
#54
"Do I look like a noob?"
"No!"
"Then why'd you try to cheese me like a noob?"

Made me rofl, <3 Pulp Fiction.
unoriginalname
Profile Joined November 2010
England380 Posts
September 09 2011 19:04 GMT
#55
I mentioned this in the actual tournament thread. But if TOP wins I'm going to be devastated, I really want MVP to win, though every person I've wanted to win the GSL has done so far, so in the 10th tournament I wonder if my luck will still be as strong.

The story of MVP getting to the finals after a large period of not doing so well, but no only that, the path he has taken to get to the finals is just absurd, TOP has just been coasting off 'easier' wins.

MVP has been practising hard, enduring through his carpal tunnel/exploding wrists and has dropped one game to July's all-in.

I would wholeheartedly welcome MVP winning 4-0 against TOP as long as it means MVP claims his third GSL title.
Hmmm
Chr15t
Profile Joined March 2011
Denmark1103 Posts
September 09 2011 19:05 GMT
#56
Prediction: Mvp 4-0 (or 4-1 cause Mvps needs a game to polish his 2 other Trophies)

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Stancel
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Singapore15360 Posts
September 09 2011 19:07 GMT
#57
Thank you so much for this, great read before I go to sleep!

On September 10 2011 03:24 tombola wrote:
Very nice read and to save you some work I have prepared this [image loading]
But I actually hope it won't be MVP smashing TOPs face


Tasteless with a lip ring? wat
ffxiv enjoyer
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
September 09 2011 19:16 GMT
#58
Fionn, amazing read; and I read it from start to finish, titanic work.

And I agree about your analysis for tomorrow (perhaps not on the score xD). TOP is too solid to "just die" vs MVP. The only thing I fear is the MKP syndrome : try to use things he never used to surprise MVP, and ending up getting pwned for it.

Awesome job.

And WaxAngel, very good read too. Code A is very entertaining indeed.

edit : I got a "bad request" for this post, that show the time it took me to read it.
crbox
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1180 Posts
September 09 2011 19:23 GMT
#59
I'm surprised you guys favor TOP over Mvp, who has been on top of his play recently. I predict 4-2 Mvp but since I don't have access to a GSL account anymore, I cannot say if TOP is owning faces right now... He's definitely a beast in TvT
Deyster
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Jordan579 Posts
September 09 2011 19:24 GMT
#60
That is one long ass article, but it's enjoyable to read as always.

I hope the GSL finals actually deliver this time, I sincerely hope so. It's about time we get a GSL finals that can compete with a Code A finals or a Code S Semi-finals.
Watch the minimap.
alepov
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands1132 Posts
September 09 2011 19:29 GMT
#61
Awesome writeup about code S, didn't like the code A one, though. Comes across whiny and biased.
ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
FidoDido
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1292 Posts
September 09 2011 19:31 GMT
#62
great write up!
if mvp does lose, it will be a huge upset... and very sad to see him lose after having such a tough road to the finals.
LGIMSeed FantasyToss~~ Hipster Seed fan before he made Code A
Liveon
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Netherlands1083 Posts
September 09 2011 19:34 GMT
#63
I didn't want this read to end, it was so good! Really hope for TOP to win. Hope even more that GOM changes everything and fixes the number of T's in code S somehow. I want to see more zergs (Zerg > toss > terran in likeliness imo).
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CeriseCherries
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
6170 Posts
September 09 2011 19:35 GMT
#64
Oh my god, such a long one, and I enjoyed just about all of it. I really don't think that MVP can be taken by TOP but I will eat my words if it happens
Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
ThanksALot
Profile Joined July 2011
United States35 Posts
September 09 2011 19:35 GMT
#65
While I would not pick TOP I think this series is actually really, really close. TOP is just so solid in terms of macro that I can't see MVP winning by more than a game or 2 (4-2 or 4-3).

Oh wait, Code S finals 4-0 inc
Rinrun
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada3509 Posts
September 09 2011 19:38 GMT
#66
Haha loved this- great write-up.
MVP wanted to destroy FruitDealer too, but the GOM officials held him back when he tried to sneak into Code A to play him.

MBC/Liquid/TSM always.
ThanksALot
Profile Joined July 2011
United States35 Posts
September 09 2011 19:39 GMT
#67
On September 10 2011 04:34 Liveon wrote:
I didn't want this read to end, it was so good! Really hope for TOP to win. Hope even more that GOM changes everything and fixes the number of T's in code S somehow. I want to see more zergs (Zerg > toss > terran in likeliness imo).


It does suck that there are too many Terran but there is no way GOM can / should fix this. You can't just toss people out of Code S for playing Terran, that is ridiculous. What is the point of having people qualify for code S if they can just be tossed out because some people don't like watching their race.

I think the best idea would be to make Code S more volatile so when the meta game shifts back away from Terran supremecy it won't take a year to get all the mid level Terrans out of Code S. That, however, will bring its own set of problems. Parity may be "fair" but it generally lacks story lines and is harder to market (unless your the NFL).
Archerylady
Profile Joined January 2011
277 Posts
September 09 2011 19:40 GMT
#68
it'll be another bad finals... it will be. you can't convince me otherwise .... i've lost all hope. i'd tell you i told you so 16 hours from now but no one will be surprised ...


top is gonna roll him
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
September 09 2011 19:43 GMT
#69
contrarian for contrarian's sake. mvp is going to win
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
Hikari
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
1914 Posts
September 09 2011 19:50 GMT
#70
Even though I think MVP will just rip a new one in Top, I hope Top can put up a good fight and entertain us with a good finals for a change.

Remember Top's expression as he won the semi's? He is going to explode if he wins the finals. Someone prepare an ambulance.
Odoakar
Profile Joined May 2010
Croatia1835 Posts
September 09 2011 19:55 GMT
#71
Great write up. But I wish sc2 hype threads get the same amount of awesome graphics like BW ones get:|

Examples:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=251088

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=258815

Please kidnap someone who does if for bw and force him to start doing it for sc2

Al Bundy
Profile Joined April 2010
7257 Posts
September 09 2011 19:55 GMT
#72
Great article, well done. So many storylines and drama GSL is the best tbh.

Basically, there's no such thing as a TvT build that makes no sense. If you saw someone go reaper-thor-viking, you could probably talk yourself into it. "Well, his opponent was probably going marine-banshee-medivac, because he was expecting marauder-tank, which was..."

Oh yeah I totally agree! Terran is an insanely fun race and diverse race, I gotta say that Blizzard did a great job. Now hopefully with the 2 expansions, the other mirrors will become as crazy as TvT
o choro é livre
Kevan
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden2303 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-09 20:19:57
September 09 2011 19:58 GMT
#73
MVP has shown the best play anyone has ever seen. It will be a huge upset if TOP even manages to take a couple of games. I predict 4-1 in favor of MVP. Would like to see a great finals but sadly I don´t think it will happen. But then again I thought MMA was gonna beat Polt in the ST.....
SC2, rip in pepperinos
Condor Hero
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2931 Posts
September 09 2011 19:59 GMT
#74
On September 10 2011 04:55 Odoakar wrote:
Great write up. But I wish sc2 hype threads get the same amount of awesome graphics like BW ones get:|

Examples:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=251088

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=258815

Please kidnap someone who does if for bw and force him to start doing it for sc2


Lol that was different, Proleague Finals in BW was prestigious as hell and only happened once a year so it was a huge deal (not to mention the immense amount of star power and history of KT/SKT).
GSL finals happens once a month, or once every two months at least.
It's like MLG Raleigh, hard to get hyped up for shit that just happened last month.
EventHorizoN
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany101 Posts
September 09 2011 20:02 GMT
#75
Epic write up! :D

Appreciate that and I'm totally rooting for Top!
Urlacher
illsick
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1770 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-09 20:03:24
September 09 2011 20:03 GMT
#76
I just hate that you compared one of my favorite hip hop artist (jay z) with my least favorite :/
you live and you learn
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33339 Posts
September 09 2011 20:12 GMT
#77
On September 10 2011 04:55 Odoakar wrote:
Great write up. But I wish sc2 hype threads get the same amount of awesome graphics like BW ones get:|

Examples:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=251088

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=258815

Please kidnap someone who does if for bw and force him to start doing it for sc2



hawaiianpig doesn't watch sc2
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Tremor
Profile Joined February 2010
United States92 Posts
September 09 2011 20:13 GMT
#78
very well written article and it was very refreshing to see the history of GSL
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? - George Carlin
Lysanias
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands8351 Posts
September 09 2011 20:19 GMT
#79
MVP is so going to take this ... hope it's going to get 7 games though,
Navillus
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1188 Posts
September 09 2011 20:20 GMT
#80
Amazing article, but... calling it for TOP was... iffy (by iffy I mean it's going to be 4-0 MVP+ Show Spoiler +
Unless of course it's 4-0 TOP, either way
I don't know why you would even resist it)
"TL gives excellent advice 99% of the time. The problem is no one listens to it." -Plexa
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
September 09 2011 20:25 GMT
#81
On September 10 2011 05:20 Navillus wrote:
Amazing article, but... calling it for TOP was... iffy (by iffy I mean it's going to be 4-0 MVP+ Show Spoiler +
Unless of course it's 4-0 TOP, either way
I don't know why you would even resist it)

Nothing to lose if you're wrong. Everything to gain if you're right! :D

But yeah, MVP will probably roll him.
spacer
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands2786 Posts
September 09 2011 20:28 GMT
#82
It took me 40 minutes to read trough it completely, let's hope this code S finals will break the curse of boring finals
Strausticles
Profile Joined April 2011
United States113 Posts
September 09 2011 20:29 GMT
#83
Great write-up and I am definitely rooting for TOP, but my brain says MVP 4-2.
"Don't forget one of the best counters in Starcraft, is to just go kill your opponent!" - Day[9]
SaikOuLighT
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada742 Posts
September 09 2011 20:31 GMT
#84
Very nice work :D I still remember fruitdealer's win as though it were yesterday, a historic moment for sure.
mikyaJ
Profile Joined April 2011
1834 Posts
September 09 2011 20:33 GMT
#85
Guys who keep pro-gaming from turning into monotonous drudgery need to be rewarded in some way. Foreign tournament organizers, are you listening? INVITE MKP. There have been like a dozen major foreign tournaments with invite spots for Koreans since MarineKing lost his first final to Nestea. Can't you get him to at least one? MLG, DreamHack, IEM (know you tried last time, one more time please!), MLG, Assembly, TSL, MLG, IPL, MLG, I'm talking to you. MLG.

MKP's been invited to Dreamhack, and IEM, and he qualified for NASL S2, but everytime it just doesn't work out
MKP||TSL
kineticSYN
Profile Joined May 2011
United States909 Posts
September 09 2011 20:33 GMT
#86
MVP FIGHTING~~
IMMvp #1 :)
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
September 09 2011 20:39 GMT
#87
On September 10 2011 05:33 mikyaJ wrote:
Show nested quote +
Guys who keep pro-gaming from turning into monotonous drudgery need to be rewarded in some way. Foreign tournament organizers, are you listening? INVITE MKP. There have been like a dozen major foreign tournaments with invite spots for Koreans since MarineKing lost his first final to Nestea. Can't you get him to at least one? MLG, DreamHack, IEM (know you tried last time, one more time please!), MLG, Assembly, TSL, MLG, IPL, MLG, I'm talking to you. MLG.

MKP's been invited to Dreamhack, and IEM, and he qualified for NASL S2, but everytime it just doesn't work out

The more he pulls out like that, the less likely he'll be invited to future events. =/
Nightrage
Profile Joined October 2010
Greece212 Posts
September 09 2011 20:41 GMT
#88
Top is indeed a very underrated player but I don't think he can beat mvp in a BO7. 4-2 for mvp.

Great article btw. Code A has become really tough/interesting..the prize pool is ridiculously small for that tournament.
It ain't easy being cheesy
Taesis
Profile Joined September 2011
Canada51 Posts
September 09 2011 21:17 GMT
#89
I agree with the TOP 4-3 MVP.

I really hope it's exciting and not just some walkover.
All SC2 enthusiasts are your brothers, look upon them in respect and love, for they share your passion.
Drygioni
Profile Joined February 2011
Japan379 Posts
September 09 2011 21:23 GMT
#90
So I think TOP can win but I remember he would throw away units a lot before but still just make so much shit that he'd roll over his opponent. He's better about unit control now but it's gonna need to be spot on to take down MVP.
HiNoon
Profile Joined November 2010
United States31 Posts
September 09 2011 21:35 GMT
#91
nice write up,
we'll all be holding you to that tasteless picture come october! :3
ThorZaIN / HuK / HerO / iNcontroL / MKP / IdrA / State <3
rolfe
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1266 Posts
September 09 2011 21:37 GMT
#92
As much as i agree with how good top is i still can't see the finals being far beyond 4-1 or so. Also if code s is jay z and kanye is code a does that make MLG lil wayne? i see nas as the TSL somehow
life will not be contained. Life breaks free, it expands to new territories and crashes through barriers, painfully, maybe even dangerously but there it is. Life finds a way
PaleRider09
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States70 Posts
September 09 2011 21:38 GMT
#93
Very well written articles. For someone who has just started paying attention to the GSL, I really enjoyed the brief history on he past GSL tournaments. Good work!
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
anthraxalfa
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden26 Posts
September 09 2011 21:40 GMT
#94
On September 10 2011 02:54 vnlegend wrote:
I lol'ed at Code A quality of play higher than Code S.

Yeah me too.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
SadMachine
Profile Joined October 2010
United States98 Posts
September 09 2011 21:43 GMT
#95
Absolutely amazing read (dear God I spent too long on this! lol)

Gogogogo TOP!!!
Caos2
Profile Joined November 2008
United States1728 Posts
September 09 2011 21:50 GMT
#96
GSL Open Season 3
MC 2-1 July

GSL Code S March
MC 1-0 July

GSL 2011 World
MVP 3-1 July

GSL Code S July
Nestea 1-0 July

GSL Code S August
MVP 3-1 July


Gosh, why July always have to face the champion in every single tournament?
SanI579
Profile Joined August 2011
Scotland14 Posts
September 09 2011 21:52 GMT
#97
the 1/1/1 made me lol
then i realized, that's prob true -.-
"I wouldn't play terran cuz i have self respect" - IdrA
ArchDC
Profile Joined May 2011
Malaysia1996 Posts
September 09 2011 21:52 GMT
#98
Super mega write-up....

Love all the stats! Was nice to see the opponent's vs champion's race win %. MVP definitely has looked the most solid throughout GSL history as is expected.

FD pulling off successfully never seen before builds @ the highest level and winning against all odds in Zerg's darkest hour was truly revolutionary. But the game has evolved a lot since then and he has not kept up with it.

Think MVP will definitely win, he's macro is just as good as TOP if not better! However, I hope Top will take some games and put up a great fight!
fightout
Profile Joined March 2011
Singapore35 Posts
September 09 2011 21:59 GMT
#99
awesome article.. I love both players but I gotta say mvp is gonna take this! *cross fingers* hope its a 4-3 finals..
A victory is only as great as the play behind it.
klops
Profile Joined June 2010
United States674 Posts
September 09 2011 22:04 GMT
#100
i think 4-1 MVP but an amazing series.
Supert0fu
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States499 Posts
September 09 2011 22:15 GMT
#101
Awesome read! Thanks for writing ^^
Ziken
Profile Joined August 2010
Ghana1743 Posts
September 09 2011 22:21 GMT
#102
Great read!!
As much as I would like TOP to win, MVP has too special a place in my heart. :D
Every misfortune is a blessing in disguise.
Scribble
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
2077 Posts
September 09 2011 22:23 GMT
#103
MVP securing the win here will mean that Nestea must win an MLG to stay even with his teammate's accomplishments.

Hopefully Providence. Not that I hate Orlando, but I want to be there to see Nestea dominate. :D
kittensrcute
Profile Joined August 2010
United States617 Posts
September 09 2011 22:31 GMT
#104
Made for a great read during my last class, ha. Good write-up, don't think I'll be staying up through all the Arena of Legends games and the final. Should be a solid TvT.... I'll watch some games tomorrow even though I find TvT to be a dull matchup t.t
andrewlt
Profile Joined August 2009
United States7702 Posts
September 09 2011 22:33 GMT
#105
The GSL Finals - where 4-0 happens. I hope not this time.
Blek
Profile Joined December 2010
Brazil38 Posts
September 09 2011 22:34 GMT
#106
Great read, and looking forward to the Tasteless face picture in the next one, it's going to be pretty entertaining.
Kazeyonoma
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2912 Posts
September 09 2011 22:48 GMT
#107
good read, and actually didn't see any bias or balance whining in it! loved the entire read. =]
I now have autographs of both BoxeR and NaDa. I can die happy. Lim Yo Hwan and Lee Yun Yeol FIGHTING forever!
theMiNUS
Profile Joined January 2011
United States333 Posts
September 09 2011 22:52 GMT
#108
i agree with the article and is also predicting a 4-3 to TOP (or at the very least, a 4-3 to MVP)
not idly do the leaves of lorien fall...
ritoky
Profile Joined March 2011
United States6851 Posts
September 09 2011 22:56 GMT
#109
reading this, i can't help but realize now that HuK loses to the eventual champion in almost every GSL he participates in.
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Derez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Netherlands6068 Posts
September 09 2011 23:01 GMT
#110
Top is pretty much MVP, but with worse micro. MVP is taking this no problem.
Iron.Fist
Profile Joined April 2011
Brazil268 Posts
September 09 2011 23:05 GMT
#111
I predict 4:2 MVP. I agree TOP is really solid and has a great macro but IM code S players just seem to go Boss mode on finals!
tuho12345
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
4482 Posts
September 09 2011 23:11 GMT
#112
Haha thanks so much for the read.
FILM
Profile Joined September 2010
United States663 Posts
September 09 2011 23:11 GMT
#113
MVP wanted to destroy FruitDealer too, but the GOM officials held him back when he tried to sneak into Code A to play him.


I bust my shit here. Great article, read it in its entirety. It really is a miracle the state of the game is where it is currently. All I can say is that I love StarCraft 2 and the GSL absolutely.
Artosis:  "It's like Detroit in there."   Tasteless:  "Lots of shootings and damaged buildings."
Raidern
Profile Joined February 2005
Brazil3811 Posts
September 09 2011 23:21 GMT
#114
holy shit, thats a book!

sick work, very well made!
For the Swarm!
CrisisNOOB
Profile Joined May 2011
United States39 Posts
September 09 2011 23:23 GMT
#115
I voted MVP... but I want TOP to win D;
NOOB is allcaps cuz it's srsbsns
Ghostface_Killa
Profile Joined March 2011
United States168 Posts
September 09 2011 23:33 GMT
#116
Writing something in fewer words often has a far more powerful effect.
Arrested for what, baby? Being awesome?
BarbieHsu
Profile Joined September 2011
574 Posts
September 09 2011 23:39 GMT
#117
On September 10 2011 08:33 Ghostface_Killa wrote:
Writing something in fewer words often has a far more powerful effect.


It's not literature, and wasn't meant to be.

This article was fantastic and an enjoyable read. I don't agree with what he is saying, but I do agree with his prediction, exactly. I will go one step further: TOP will be two games ahead at one point.
Karis Vas Ryaar
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States4396 Posts
September 09 2011 23:44 GMT
#118
What we learned. every Korean who goes to mlg is F*#k#d. MC, Trikster and Alicia all got knocked into Code A.

or maybe Korean Protoss players are just falling behind in general.

plus MKP proved that second is all you need to get into code S.
"I'm not agreeing with a lot of Virus's decisions but they are working" Tasteless. Ipl4 Losers Bracket Virus 2-1 Maru
NPF
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada1635 Posts
September 09 2011 23:49 GMT
#119
Wonderful article.
I wouldn't mind seing Tastosis cast code A next season just so Artosis can cast Sage his crush. Actually I'd really like to see Artosis+Wolf cast once together. I really like the analytics of them both.

Anyhow Awesome write-up!!
Polarexia
Profile Joined November 2010
United States383 Posts
September 09 2011 23:57 GMT
#120
TOP FIGHTING!
TVUmK
Profile Joined April 2011
United States91 Posts
September 09 2011 23:59 GMT
#121
Great read, very nice. I hope that TOP wins, and we see a quality finals for once.
"Just go (freaking) kill him!"-Day9
Fatze
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Germany1342 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 00:02:54
September 10 2011 00:02 GMT
#122
I dont like TvT but i´m cheering 4 TOP
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Rococo
Profile Joined May 2011
United States331 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 00:10:28
September 10 2011 00:02 GMT
#123
One-sided series can be great, like the Nestea Losira finals. One-sided games often suck, sure, because they tend to be cheeses, BO wins, or decided by huge blunders, but I've never really understood the fixation on close series. The content of the games is what's most important.

As for who will win, there's very little reason to put one player over the other. MVP's TvZ is immaculate. His TvP is obviously good even for a Code S Terran. But in TvT we haven't seen anything extraordinary lately, just Polt suiciding into his siege tanks and a GSTL loss to Bomber (and QXC, but that game was silly). Oh and also MLG, where he looked strong in TvT but dropped games to both MMA and Ganzi. 4-3 Top is as good a guess as any.
Dragonmaster26
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia311 Posts
September 10 2011 00:06 GMT
#124
Is everyone forgetting how NaDa is 4-1 against Top? Mvp can just study his replays and crush Top.
Darathor
Profile Joined February 2011
United States327 Posts
September 10 2011 00:15 GMT
#125
Very nice read! I hope TOP can at least put up a good fight and maybe even win against MVP! I disagree with Ganzi being the least hyped because I really look forward to seeing him play in Code S. However, I had never really heard of TOP before he won Code A.
TemplarCo.
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Mexico2870 Posts
September 10 2011 00:18 GMT
#126
Wow Great read amazing!

I can't wait for the gigantic picture of Tasteless face with "lol 4-0 cya next GSL" written under it!
I really don't hope that happens but I think it will.

4.BITTTTTTTTT
5-BYYYYYYYYY
6.BITTTTTTTTT
With an average game length of 7m36s over his 6 games in GSL3, this is a no-brainer. BitByBit pulls more SCVs than yo momma at a club on Mar Sara. ♞
TheSurgeonTV
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States131 Posts
September 10 2011 00:47 GMT
#127
Great Write Up, I'm so excited for BarCraft tonight in Hawaii. MVP Hwaiting!
Bringing Starcraft Main Stream
lethal111
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada460 Posts
September 10 2011 00:51 GMT
#128
good read!!! i always enjoy these pieces
Zalithian
Profile Joined June 2011
520 Posts
September 10 2011 01:28 GMT
#129
is that a quote from metalocalypse :D
WArped
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom4845 Posts
September 10 2011 01:35 GMT
#130
Fantastic look-back at the GSL's history, so many stories and memories it's great to read about them all again. As for GSL August, Mvp will take it 4-0, I would be surprised if TOP grabs a game off Mvp, heres hoping.
firehand101
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3152 Posts
September 10 2011 01:40 GMT
#131
I love the kanye -jay z comparison. It makes no sense and is utterly insane but its funny nonetheless... MVP!
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Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
September 10 2011 01:42 GMT
#132
On September 10 2011 08:33 Ghostface_Killa wrote:
Writing something in fewer words often has a far more powerful effect.


Which is why next month will just be a gigantic picture of Tasteless.

This finals you get a novel. Next month you get a fewer words and a picture of Tasteless. Both sides win.
Writerhttps://twitter.com/FionnOnFire
Thurokiir
Profile Joined June 2010
United States779 Posts
September 10 2011 01:44 GMT
#133
Pleaseeeeeeee OGS Top win this one, pleasepleaseplease. The OGS house needs another trophy!
Tahts halo dont worry
red4ce
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States7313 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 02:25:00
September 10 2011 02:24 GMT
#134
On September 10 2011 10:42 Fionn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2011 08:33 Ghostface_Killa wrote:
Writing something in fewer words often has a far more powerful effect.


Which is why next month will just be a gigantic picture of Tasteless.

This finals you get a novel. Next month you get a fewer words and a picture of Tasteless. Both sides win.


Pay no attention to him. He's just mad Waxangel didn't mention him in his comparison of hip hop stars.
Karliath
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2214 Posts
September 10 2011 02:27 GMT
#135
The GSL summary is awesome. I'm gonna be linking my late coming friends to this from now on.
Mobius_1
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2763 Posts
September 10 2011 02:31 GMT
#136
"Do I look like a noob?"
"No!"
"Then why'd you try to cheese me like a noob?"

Is one of the most awesome things I've read on the internet.
Starleague Forever. RIP KT Violet~
SilverskY
Profile Joined September 2008
Korea (South)3086 Posts
September 10 2011 02:42 GMT
#137
On September 10 2011 05:12 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2011 04:55 Odoakar wrote:
Great write up. But I wish sc2 hype threads get the same amount of awesome graphics like BW ones get:|

Examples:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=251088

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=258815

Please kidnap someone who does if for bw and force him to start doing it for sc2



hawaiianpig doesn't watch sc2

Ouch.
Graphics
Atasu
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada98 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 02:50:01
September 10 2011 02:48 GMT
#138
Amazing read, and I absolutely love the Jay-Z/Kanye analogy
Rorra
Profile Joined September 2010
Australia1066 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 13:39:11
September 10 2011 02:52 GMT
#139
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33339 Posts
September 10 2011 02:52 GMT
#140
On September 10 2011 11:42 SilverskY wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 10 2011 05:12 Waxangel wrote:
On September 10 2011 04:55 Odoakar wrote:
Great write up. But I wish sc2 hype threads get the same amount of awesome graphics like BW ones get:|

Examples:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=251088

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=258815

Please kidnap someone who does if for bw and force him to start doing it for sc2



hawaiianpig doesn't watch sc2

Ouch.

Silversky doesn't know css/javascript D:
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
SilverskY
Profile Joined September 2008
Korea (South)3086 Posts
September 10 2011 02:59 GMT
#141
I bet I can learn it, you big bully, you...
Graphics
sunkeeh
Profile Joined April 2011
New Zealand5 Posts
September 10 2011 03:01 GMT
#142
I can't buy a Premium pass? WTF??

http://www.gomtv.net/2011gslsponsors5/premiumzone/?tab=service
Proud Korean noob (That's pro in NZ)
Seb_Ian
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia7 Posts
September 10 2011 03:39 GMT
#143
Best post ever.
By the Night Angels
Xaerkar
Profile Joined January 2011
United States230 Posts
September 10 2011 03:58 GMT
#144
"MVP wanted to destroy FruitDealer too, but the GOM officials held him back when he tried to sneak into Code A to play him."

Classic, great write-up! Really enjoyed the way you built up the drama from previous GSLs.
Engore
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1916 Posts
September 10 2011 04:19 GMT
#145
Amazing article. Really great piece! If TOP could win that would be pretty nice. But long as the finals are good games, 4-3 hopefully then i'll be enthralled.
EG | Liquid | Dignitas | FXO | SlayerS | TSL | iS | Fan of pretty much all players ^_^ | SeleCT <3 forever! Axslav <3
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19229 Posts
September 10 2011 04:24 GMT
#146
MVP will win but I hope it goes to ace anyway! MVP fighting!
ModeratorFormer Afreeca Starleague Caster: http://afreeca.tv/ASL2ENG2
mage36
Profile Joined May 2011
415 Posts
September 10 2011 04:25 GMT
#147
still think MVP will take this one. He's already gone through the best of the best with only one loss to all the champions. That is if he can keep himself from going into another slump in the next few hours.
Dreamer.T
Profile Joined December 2009
United States3584 Posts
September 10 2011 04:32 GMT
#148
IMMVP going to win it. He's rolled through arguably the most difficult group of players I've ever seen. Nestea, MC, July, HuK. He absolutely dismantled all of them. It's his championship to lose.
Forever the best, IMMvp <3
Kurr
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2338 Posts
September 10 2011 04:32 GMT
#149
Nice write-up. And I agree, Bit By Bit was indeed one of those moments that will be remembered until the end of the SC2 scene.

My prediction is a complete massacre, with MVP coming out on top. At least 1 game will have a lot of BM but otherwise it will be pretty 1-sided TvTs.

It wouldn't be a GSL final any other way.
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ | ┻━┻ ︵╰(°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
lrofd
Profile Joined April 2011
United States187 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 05:01:19
September 10 2011 05:00 GMT
#150
•
[image loading]


pro fight
RaiKageRyu
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada4773 Posts
September 10 2011 05:02 GMT
#151
Since GSL doesn't do recaps anymore or match analysis anymore. This would have been a rather empty article if it wasn't for the epic GSL history recap by Fionn. <3

And yes, MarineKing needs a LOT more love.
Someone call down the Thunder?
Perdac Curall
Profile Joined June 2011
242 Posts
September 10 2011 05:04 GMT
#152
Thank you so much GSL for this amazing free HQ all-star programming before the finals this is amazing and much appreciated!
If a Black Death could spread throughout the world once in every generation, survivors could procreate freely without making the world too full. The state of affairs might be unpleasant, but what of it? -Sith Lord Bertrand Russell
Bswhunter
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia954 Posts
September 10 2011 06:27 GMT
#153
Baller Kanye West example.
Stop browsing and do whatever it is you're supposed to do. TL will still be here when you get back
_vladimir_
Profile Joined September 2010
Serbia530 Posts
September 10 2011 06:48 GMT
#154
So many memories ^^
MC:" 2nd game i all in, he drone he drone, me win."
namste
Profile Joined October 2010
Finland2292 Posts
September 10 2011 07:39 GMT
#155
On September 10 2011 14:00 lrofd wrote:
•
[image loading]


pro fight



Yup indeed Mvp is godly at Wing Chun as well.
IM hwaitiing ~ IMMvp #1 | Bang Min Ah <3<3
taldarimAltar
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
973 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 07:49:30
September 10 2011 07:49 GMT
#156
wornf thread
Oktyabr
Profile Joined July 2011
Singapore2234 Posts
September 10 2011 08:07 GMT
#157
On September 10 2011 16:39 namste wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
On September 10 2011 14:00 lrofd wrote:
•
[image loading]


pro fight



Yup indeed Mvp is godly at Wing Chun as well.


That's not Ip Man. That show is "Fearless", and I don't think Wing Chun was featured inside.
jeffvip
Profile Joined June 2011
211 Posts
September 10 2011 09:16 GMT
#158
nice article but spoiled by the last 1/1/1 whine. Get a life waxangel
Marine is Terran strongest unit but it might be Terran's biggest weakness. Bcos of Marine so OP, other Terran unit regrettably have to be weak..
Tonyoh
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
France218 Posts
September 10 2011 10:42 GMT
#159
nice article. Sick first game btw
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Liquid-Jinro/174837579208018?ref=ts
EventHorizoN
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany101 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 12:16:12
September 10 2011 12:15 GMT
#160
Gom almost made you do it!

But the first game made it the BEST finals of all 10 Seasons! :D
Urlacher
KevinIX
Profile Joined October 2009
United States2472 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 12:28:50
September 10 2011 12:28 GMT
#161
+ Show Spoiler +
4-1. It went okay.
Liquid FIGHTING!!!
_vladimir_
Profile Joined September 2010
Serbia530 Posts
September 10 2011 13:12 GMT
#162
+ Show Spoiler +
MVP too STRONK
MC:" 2nd game i all in, he drone he drone, me win."
Sajiki
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany522 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-10 13:12:49
September 10 2011 13:12 GMT
#163
+ Show Spoiler +
P.S: If this ends up being another 4-0 with MVP crushing TOP, for next month's GSL Final at Blizzcon, my finals article will be just a gigantic picture of Tasteless face with "lol 4-0 cya next GSL" written under it. I'm warning you, GSL.


do it please
건설로봇 준비완료
SaYyId
Profile Joined August 2010
Portugal277 Posts
September 10 2011 13:21 GMT
#164
+ Show Spoiler +
ahm... it was a 4-1, so what will you do?
No Strings. No attachments.
Ciraxis
Profile Joined June 2010
Australia400 Posts
September 10 2011 13:34 GMT
#165
I enjoyed this article, and was particularly surprised when I saw a review of the past 9 GSLs. Excellent write-up!
Rorra
Profile Joined September 2010
Australia1066 Posts
September 10 2011 13:35 GMT
#166
+ Show Spoiler +
please just act as if it was 4-0, but replace the numbers on the image with 4-1.(if only T_T)
StUfF
Profile Joined September 2010
Australia1437 Posts
September 10 2011 14:32 GMT
#167
Great read. Would read again!
pigtheman
Profile Joined January 2009
United States333 Posts
September 10 2011 14:38 GMT
#168
awesome read (:
thanks a lot for the write up
i need to learn how to write like that (:
*rawr* d(^_^d)
TurbineBlade
Profile Joined July 2011
United States117 Posts
September 10 2011 15:52 GMT
#169
Amazing write up. I tend to just skim them but i literally read every word.
Incredible Miracle :: LosirA :: NaDa :: YellOw
KoBlades
Profile Joined April 2011
Austria248 Posts
September 10 2011 17:05 GMT
#170
ultra long article, wow good job!

+ Show Spoiler +
btw, i love ur predictions
"What do you know about fear?" -"Everything."
sOvrn
Profile Joined April 2010
United States678 Posts
September 10 2011 18:45 GMT
#171
Great article I especially cracked up with the InCa part. At the time I remember despising him b/c after all, the finals could have been nada vs nestea instead inca allined his way to the finals >.<.

But now I feel kind of bad, especially yesterday when the GSL Allstar matches had their little interviews, and suddenly Inca appeared and the question was "what is the gsl for you?" his Answer: "full of regret." oucccchhhhhhh. xDD

The gsl has really been an epic year and I look forward to another year!
My favorites: Terran - Maru // Protoss - SoS // Zerg - soO ~~~ fighting!
iky43210
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States2099 Posts
September 10 2011 19:20 GMT
#172
yesterday games showed that MVP is anything but "had more trouble when put up against someone with high macro and multitasking."

he really is the best in both micro and macro
jimchoi11
Profile Joined August 2011
United States65 Posts
September 10 2011 22:03 GMT
#173
IMMVP IMMVP IMMVP GO GO GO
Scribble
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
2077 Posts
September 10 2011 22:26 GMT
#174
On September 11 2011 03:45 Sultan.P wrote:
Great article I especially cracked up with the InCa part. At the time I remember despising him b/c after all, the finals could have been nada vs nestea instead inca allined his way to the finals >.<.

But now I feel kind of bad, especially yesterday when the GSL Allstar matches had their little interviews, and suddenly Inca appeared and the question was "what is the gsl for you?" his Answer: "full of regret." oucccchhhhhhh. xDD

The gsl has really been an epic year and I look forward to another year!


He didn't all-in his way through semis - he applied the Inca Rule. It just so happened that the Inca Rule was to all-in his way through the semis. Just a coincidence I tell you!

Loved the part about MVP wanting to crush FD and sneaking into the Code A.

Also, this means that Nestea needs to win an MLG to be tied back up with MVP.
Inoshishi
Profile Joined August 2004
Canada29 Posts
September 10 2011 22:40 GMT
#175
The Finals would be closer more often if they did double elim style tournaments.. imo don't televise code a till finals/semi finals and make code s double elim.
Yareq
Profile Joined June 2011
United States39 Posts
September 10 2011 22:51 GMT
#176
I hope TOP wins also, I'm a big fan of his and have been keeping up on how he plays, I agree that he is underrated, a lot of people also don't know that he's the highest ranked player on the oGs team. I was hoping he'd get to the finals this season, he got so close last season.
MCDayC
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom14464 Posts
September 10 2011 22:54 GMT
#177
hahaha, that was an epic read.
VERY FRAGILE, LIKE A BABY PANDA EGG
loazis
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands381 Posts
September 10 2011 23:07 GMT
#178
Nice read, nice Rise Against reference.
There is no spoon.
JayDee_
Profile Joined June 2010
548 Posts
September 10 2011 23:33 GMT
#179
Nice write up. For GSL 3 you did mention cheese but left out the whole Rain fiasco. How he cheesed absolutely everyone, destroyed nerds Liquid Bets, and gained the "most anti-fans accumulated over the course of a tournament" award.
firehand101
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3152 Posts
September 10 2011 23:55 GMT
#180
This took so long to read, but i enjoyed every section of it. Keep em coming!
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danteafk
Profile Joined May 2011
307 Posts
September 11 2011 00:28 GMT
#181
nice writeup
CeriseCherries
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
6170 Posts
September 11 2011 01:25 GMT
#182
so does 4-1 mean we see a tasteless as the next writeup?
Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
-Aura-
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States209 Posts
September 11 2011 02:23 GMT
#183
Rumors of their demise were greatly exaggerated


Rise Against!

Now, since that is Jinro's favorite RA song, and that paragraph is talking about players who were assumed to be gone from the scene, would it be correct to assume that Jinro is about to make an insane comeback and win GSL?

:D
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Liquid get more Terrans please...
Render
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States249 Posts
September 11 2011 05:04 GMT
#184
This was a great preview. Thank you for all the effort, it was a fun read
Rose my color is and white, pretty mouth and green my eyes.
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
September 11 2011 05:55 GMT
#185
whoa this fionn guy is pretty good
Writer
StarMoon
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada682 Posts
September 11 2011 09:47 GMT
#186
One of the best TL articles I've read lately.

Well done, really kept my attention.
nkulu
Profile Joined September 2010
United States242 Posts
September 11 2011 16:10 GMT
#187
Great article Fionn.
drevil69
Profile Joined May 2011
64 Posts
September 11 2011 18:13 GMT
#188
I think GSL should at least show the finals for free. Also I really do not like GOM Player, nowadays streaming inside your browser is standard, so they should also use this. They could have way more viewers if they would show some matches for free with advertising revenue as well.
Speshal tectics!
Phyrigian
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
New Zealand1332 Posts
September 11 2011 22:07 GMT
#189
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Benjef
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United Kingdom6921 Posts
September 11 2011 23:08 GMT
#190
Amazing Read. Still got a fair bit to go looking forward to reading the rest later .
<3 | Dota 2 | DayZ | <3
Sankanyo
Profile Joined August 2011
United States140 Posts
September 12 2011 01:37 GMT
#191
MarineKing!!!
I really wish to see him in the finals next season at blizzcon.
FIGHTING!
dementus
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Singapore1151 Posts
September 12 2011 02:07 GMT
#192
Incredible post; really well written. Thank you so much for this retrospective; I'd imagine it'd serve just as well as a primer
"I couldn't stop myself from having unreal macro and sick timing senses."
Doraemon
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Australia14949 Posts
September 12 2011 05:15 GMT
#193
ouch. MKP has finished second 3 times
Do yourself a favour and just STFU
seroxat
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria20 Posts
September 12 2011 06:14 GMT
#194
im looking forward to that tasteless picture in the next finals preview, lolol
anyways, good read, as always ((:
"u know that half army was hallucinated??"
Champi
Profile Joined March 2010
1422 Posts
September 12 2011 07:59 GMT
#195
omg that took me so long, i nearly gave up half way through, but i toughed it out and i have no regrets. ty vm :D <3
LuckyMacro
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1482 Posts
September 12 2011 09:21 GMT
#196
thanks for writing all of this!
TG_Lelouch
Profile Joined August 2011
United States134 Posts
September 12 2011 10:00 GMT
#197
Looking good man
iinsight
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada293 Posts
September 12 2011 16:01 GMT
#198
Excellent write up!
AJMcSpiffy
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1154 Posts
September 12 2011 19:28 GMT
#199
P.S: If this ends up being another 4-0 with MVP crushing TOP, for next month's GSL Final at Blizzcon, my finals article will be just a gigantic picture of Tasteless face with "lol 4-0 cya next GSL" written under it. I'm warning you, GSL.


That made me laugh a lot, in fact the whole recap was extremely entertaining to read. I got to relive watching all those finals as I read, that was really great. This was the first season I couldn't manage to get and sadly I missed the match, but I'm looking forward to the recap article.
If the quarter was in your right hand, that would've been micro
NmE_
Profile Joined December 2010
United States87 Posts
September 12 2011 20:50 GMT
#200
I feel like I should get a prize for finishing that amazing writeup!!

Maybe a sword....
green.at
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Austria1459 Posts
September 12 2011 22:12 GMT
#201
On September 13 2011 05:50 NmE_ wrote:
I feel like I should get a prize for finishing that amazing writeup!!

Maybe a sword....


lol! i don't know why but i thought the same thing. it IS a really nice write up. even though it's over for some time now, it needs to be said
Inputting special characters into chat should no longer cause the game to crash.
StarStrider
Profile Joined August 2011
United States689 Posts
September 12 2011 22:20 GMT
#202
Very good write up. Thanks guy!
Spontaneous Pneumothorax sucks, please keep MVP sC in your thoughts. sC fighting! 힘내세요
gfigu44
Profile Joined September 2011
1 Post
September 13 2011 04:56 GMT
#203
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Vasoline73
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States7801 Posts
September 13 2011 10:12 GMT
#204
Great write up. I am a BW fan, but I enjoyed reading this. The Code A stuff especially.
lzqqqq
Profile Joined September 2011
3 Posts
September 14 2011 03:29 GMT
#205
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Adron
Profile Joined February 2010
Netherlands839 Posts
September 14 2011 09:48 GMT
#206
wow i really liked this write-up. seriously, a job well done!
Wrath586EU
Profile Joined September 2011
Denmark27 Posts
September 14 2011 14:10 GMT
#207
Yeah Really Well done, been lurking for a long time. Just wanted to give my respect for your work for this piece and the rest! Thank you very much!!!

I actually created this account after watching the finals, because I wanted to ask when the finals recap comes out. Im wondering if people are as impressed as I was with the finals or if this is gonna be another "code S final = lame" thing.

Team IM has no equal
shadowy
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Bulgaria305 Posts
September 14 2011 17:15 GMT
#208
One of the most entrataining reads on TL my eyes have ever landed upon.
[Fear the leather Gracket!] // ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ // Liquid'Hero hwaiting!
CreeDo
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States82 Posts
September 15 2011 01:26 GMT
#209
I think I'm finally going to get a season pass. All of this sounds like too much fun.
idkju
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada51 Posts
September 16 2011 14:58 GMT
#210
On September 15 2011 02:15 shadowy wrote:
One of the most entrataining reads on TL my eyes have ever landed upon.


and i really love your fanship of marineking MKP Fighting! Hes getting funded to go to MLG by redditors :o
Dracolich70
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark3820 Posts
September 16 2011 19:54 GMT
#211
Some of it brought a tear to my eye. Well done.
LiangHao
KaluGOSU
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States171 Posts
September 19 2011 04:59 GMT
#212
OGFMGOFMGOMFOMG
this is so awesome
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