Team Liquid Exhibition Match #5

2-0 Smuft

Game 3
Map: Plains to Hill (Desert)
The Game: Elky started at 1, Smuft at 5. Smuft opened with standard range goon/obs while Elky went for a gutsy quick M&M Tank attack build. Elky's build caught Smuft off guard and Elky waltzed right to Smuft's base with Smuft trying to delay him in order to buy enough time to get DT's. Elky constructed bunkers and a turret in Smuft's main and scanned before DT's could do any real damage. Smuft had an exp at 7 by now but there was nothing Smuft could do to penetrate the push in his main or even tickle Elky's main + exp.

2-1 Smuft

Game 4
Map: Neo Bifrost
The Game: Smuft's knowledge of Elky's style of play was hilariously evident this game. Elky started at 1, Smuft at 7. Elky did his gayness depot in choke and offensive rax float build. Smuft scouted for the rax with a probe and also scouted elsewhere with a 2nd probe. He found the rax and killed the SCV making it before it finished. Elky had sent a 2nd SCV to finish the construction but the 2nd probe arrived and they killed the SCV before the rax finished again. This one made me giggle.

3-1 Smuft

Game 5
Map: Jim Raynor's Memory (KPGA Jungle Version)
The Game: I'm not going to go into much detail but Smuft played PERFECT anti harass anti push this game. Every single one of Elky's attempts at vult raids or tank drops were nullified. Elky kept bringin’ it via vult/tank pushes but Smuft beat them back again and again and ended the game with carriers.

4-1 Smuft

Game 6
Map: The Lost Temple
The Game: Elky started at 9, Smuft at 3. Smuft went 1 gate goon obs with a fast expand while Elky did 1 fact in main and 1 proxy fact under 12 oclock. Once again Smuft manhandled the early attack and harass. Elky then took his natural and his mins only surprisingly fast. Smuft activated Reach mode and walked all over the French Farce once again.

5-1 Smuft

Game 7
Map: The Lost Temple
The Game: Elky started at 3, Smuft at 6. Smuft opened with a 2 DT drop that delayed Elky's exp and allowed Smuft to exp freely. Being slightly disadvantaged didn't dishearten our Hero and this game you could tell his was reeling with anger but still played flawlessly. Elky went exp exp exp macro mode while Smuft countered with the same as there wasn't much he could do to stop it at those positions. Elky proved to be much faster this game and his psi skyrocketed past Smuft's. Elky's push punked Smuft into submission as Smuft's last ditch carrier attack killed some exps. Smuft's carriers were finally stopped by goliaths right as all of Smuft's buildlings were being razed.

5-2 Smuft

Game 8
Map: Incubus
The Game: Elky started at 10, Smuft at 7. Elky used the same strat as he used in the Plains game. Smuft went 1 gate goon to exp and then 4 more gates and no robo. Once again with proper goon usage Smuft killed Elky's tanks first, then killed the rines using range superiority. Elky kept sending M&M/Tank/SCV but was eventually overwhelmed by goon/zeal/dt in another quick game.

6-2 Smuft

Rekrul's Rating of the games in this Match: 8 out of 10. I may be biased because I like seeing toss win...but Smuft played decisively and its not like Elky was playing anything short of his normal self.

The King of Liquibition has been overthrown to just about everyone's disbelief including me. The noodle cooking mastermind Smuft put Elky's reign to an end in an exacting fashion and displayed the true might of the Protoss race. Smuft's next opponent will be VeG[pG] aka Oem)Limeveg. I know I know...it will be another PvT liquibition but it should be a great match between two top Canadian players. I doubt many will get liquibet points for this but for any of you Elky dissidents it's your lucky day.

Stay Tuned~