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April 8th, 2012 16:55 GMT
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Daily Recap: aLive and Kicking

After what he went through, it would be understandable if he collapsed.

The sheer rollercoaster of emotions would be enough to cripple a lesser will.

Not today. Not aLive.

After taking on the three players who looked the strongest in the group stage (MarineKing, Polt, and NesTea, in order), aLive made it to the finals of his first major live tournament. He was taking on a formidable PvTer in Squirtle, whose double forge and double colossus builds had been giving Terrans fits all tournament. He didn't blink though. aLive sprinted out to a quick 2-0 match lead, putting him on the brink of victory. In the third game, his cheese looked like it worked, but as it petered out, he had to move on to another game. In the fourth game, he once again looked like he had it locked up, only to somehow lose again. He wasn't even close to winning the fifth game of that set.

Another player might have gone crazy at that point, twice thinking he'd won, only to have a series reset. After that crazy comeback, Squirtle had all the momentum and the crowd on his side.

aLive held strong, though. For the first game in the new set, he deftly executed a cheese despite having it scouted, gaining him back the momentum. The second set was a blind counter victory, maybe not showing his skill, but reinforcing his belief in victory. The third game was a long macro game, and though aLive was ahead early, it looked like the door was open for a Squirtle comeback. With incredible perseverance through the doubt that must have been in his mind, aLive slammed that door shut, seizing the trophy.

Couldn't Quite Catch 'Em All

Squirtle's run at this tournament shouldn't be ignored. He was one of eight players from the open bracket to qualify for group play. He was the only open bracket player to make it through groups to the championship bracket. And today he played a true marathon schedule, losing in the first round of the winners bracket before grinding all the way through the losers bracket. In doing so, he took down three of the best terrans in the world (MarineKing, MMA, and Bomber), and battled through a questionable regame against NesTea. By the time he reached the final, his strategies had been exposed and he must have been exhausted, but even when he was on the brink of defeat he never gave up. Squirtle deserves huge props for his effort this weekend.

Out in the Blink of an Eye

Even a double elimination system wasn't enough to prevent MarineKing and NesTea's exits from seeming all too quick. After dominating the first two days of competition, each of these players lost two consecutive series, and just like that were out of the tournament. NesTea made it further, finishing with an admirable third place for somebody many were writing off as washed up. MarineKing has to be disappointed with his performance. After recent excellent play in foreign tournaments and a huge performance in GSTL the day prior, his quick descent out of the tournament courtesy of aLive and Squirtle was rather shocking. These two players would do well to take more out of the start of this weekend than the end.

Day Three Live Coverage


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06:53 GMT (+00:00): aLive 3-0 Squirtle. With both players FEing, a small clash happened in the center of the map. It was aLive who came out on top, giving him the early map control. The forward pylons he set up from there were well hunted, and as both players moved into upgrades, aLive set out with a pair of medivacs full of marines. Dropping them in the protoss base, he killed only as small number of probes. Squirtle's solid defense let him transition nicely into a macro game, grabbing tons of upgrades out of two forges, and teching to blink stalkers and colossi off three bases. aLive took his own third, massing vikings. Squirtle hallucinated a number of colossi to tank early viking volleys, but still barely lost the first engagement. He seemed to be effectively attacking the third with blink stalkers, but aLive's constant reinforcements were too much for Squirtle, and unable to keep up with the macro after having his warp gates depowered by a drop, Squirtle couldn't hold on. aLive is the new IPL Champion!

06:31 GMT (+00:00): aLive 2-0 Squirtle. Neither player expanded early in this game, aLive rushing cloaked banshees. Squirtle , for his part, only planted a nexus with his twilight council halfway done, then going into DTs. aLive's starport was perfectly placed to spot squirtle's forward pylon, but coudn't take it out before Squirtle's hallucinated phoenix gave vision for a pair of DTs to warp in. Squirtle, though, had no detection whatsoever against the cloaked banshees, and when aLive scanned and killed the DTs, the championship was once again one game away from being claimed.

06:21 GMT (+00:00): aLive 1-0 Squirtle. aLive chose a proxy 2rax with pure marines, sending SCVs out to bunker up Squirtle's natural. Despite scouting it, Squirtle couldn't prevent the first bunker from completing, and after sacrificing almost all his probes and most of his zealots taking down the second bunker, he tapped out.

05:58 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 3-2 aLive.In the fifth and deciding game on Antiga Shipyard, aLive's one rax FE was up against was up against Squirtle's one gate FE. Each player then added two more of their basic unit producing structures. aLive teched for stim and starport, and his pair of bunkers was enough to fend off Squirtle's first attempt at aggression. With a false sense of security, aLive salvaged one of his bunkers right as Squirtle ran up the ramp, and well before medivacs arrived, Squirtle busted the natural and then, with a couple more warpins, broke into the main and sent us to another best of five.

05:37 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 2-2 aLive. Both players started with fairly conservative standard opening, Squirtle thinking about a greedy fast 4gas but cancelling the second and third when he spotted a small number of marines on the map. His observer crossed the map to spot aLives's reactored starport, forge, and heavy marine production, and he wisely turned around instead of attacking into an army whose stim upgrade had just finished. aLive loaded up a pair of medivacs and snuck around Squirtle's vision to drop in the main, but Squirtle's forces were close enough to defend. aLive sprinted in a couple marines to the natural to pick off a sentry and re-unloaded his medivacs in the main, only to lose everything. Squirtle teched to colossus and chargelots, but having seen immortals in his drop, this time aLive started viking production much sooner. As both players took their thirds, aLive continued to try to drop to no avail, especially with Squirtle's tech switched high templars ready to feedback incoming medivacs. The two armies jockeyed around the middle of the map, neither able to get into a good enough position to take down a base or fully engage. They clashed a number of times, and when aLive landed a huge EMP on 5 high etmplars, he took that as his cue to rush in, destroying Squirtle's army. It looked like he would win right there, but he impatiently rushed way too far in, losing his whole army and finding himself way behind in tech and economy with Squirtle's 4th base up and running. aLive never took a fourth base, even bizarrely long-distance mining from his would-be fourth. When Squirtle was maxed on high-gas units, aLive still only had 150 food and four ghosts. The caster management on the final engagement wasn't perfect for Squirtle, but the army disparity was too much, sending the series to a fifth game.

05:09 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 1-2 aLive. With a gasless FE, aLive started pumping marines and never stopped for the next 5 minutes, putting Squirtle in such a dire position that he had to pull probes. When he was finally repelled, he regrouped at his own natural while starting a 3rd CC, grabbing all 4 gasses, and starting on infantry upgrades and tech. For his part, Squirtle continued with the colossus rush build that gave him so much success in his earlier TvPs.He pushed out with two colossi, forcing aLive to abandon his third. aLive, never able to get a proper army together after his early aggression, couldn't hold it off. Squirtle stopped a drop at his own main to secure the game and hold on to his tournament life.

04:49 GMT (+00:00): aLive 2-0 Squirtle. aLive's first thought was a 2rax, but after Squirtle scouted that, he switched to cloaked banshees while Squirtle planted seven gateways. He moved out just as the first banshee popped out, arriving at the natural to find aLive with two bunkers. The force fields did a decent job of preventing repairing, but Squirtle had scouted the attack moving across the field, and had even more bunkers prepared. aLive wisely sent his very first banshee directly across the map to kill workers, managing a decent amount before the observer spawned. Squirtle was well prepared for aLive's next couple banshees, fending them off while he teched for immortals and churned out upgrades. The banshees may have even worked against aLive, drawig troops to the very spot he would later try to drop. aLive's harassing raven scouted Squirtle's colossus tech, prompting him to load up 4 more medivacs, dropping into the protoss main base while another infantry group charged the natural. In both places, aLive's army had the edge, and Squirtle GGed out, leaving aLive one game from the championship!

04:30 GMT (+00:00): aLive 1-0 Squirtle. aLive scouted Squirtle's proxy stargate attempt, forcing a cancel, then took his marines and marched across the map, walking in a gap in the forcefields to get up Squrtle's natural ramp and take out the Nexus there. Squirtle eventuallly repelled that force, but only after losing even more probes. By this time, aLive had his own natural well secured, with 4 barracks pumping out infantry. Once more infantry upgrades finishe,d aLive ran against the map once again, stimming to try to get up the natural ramp. This time, Squirtle's force fieldsl were impccaple, blocking movement and trapping a few units at time. Sentry energy doesn't last forever though, and as it depleted and aLive's reinforcements alived, he continued to pressure the choke. Squirtle teched for zealot charge and psi storm, even charging out to meet aLive head on. With a small drop ravaging his base and all his zealots evaporated, Squirtle tapped out of the first game.

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04:00 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 3-2 NesTea. The regame started off in a similar manner to the original. Squirtle, once again spawning clockwise from NesTea, once again forge FE'd and built a pylon to block NesTea's own expansion. NesTea took it down faster this time, just after taking both extractors in his main. Squirtle chose stargate again, and his cyber core was just barely in range to see the first morphing baneling. A huge forcefield made NesTea waste most of his banelings, and since he was supply blocked at 44 for so long, his reinforcements didn't arrive in time to get through the gap in the wall before it was rebuilt. About a dozen zerglings did break a gateway to get back in, and Squirtle stopped mining for way longer than he should have, including one big group that was idle well after the zerg threat was eliminated. Squirtle sent his lone void ray (thanks to the stargate being unpowered for a while) over to NesTea's base, where it did almost nothing.NesTea expanded to the same relative spot as before, losing it once again to Squirtle's first big push. NesTea teched for upgraded roaches once more, with Squirtle heading for immortals and blink while harassing with a small group of phoenixes. NesTea prevented Squirtle from taking his third, then briefly tried an ill-advised sandwich attack on the bulk of Squirtle's army. As Squirtle neared max, he moved across the map. NesTea tried some muta raids on Squirtle's main, where he was repelled and forced back home, only to meet yet more blink stalkers and phoenixes. With almost no army left, NesTea ceded the game and the series.

02:32 GMT (+00:00): Ladies and gentlemen, we have a regame. Smix says: "Nesteas computer had issues - keyboard and mouse started not responding so he couldn't even press pause. Swapping and going into regame"

03:18 GMT (+00:00): Game Five Paused. Undeterred by the previous game's result, Squirtle once again went forge FE into stargate. Able to fully flesh out his plan, he added 7 gates, intent on pressuring NesTea's pylon-delayed natural and far-away fourth on Tal'Darim. The first void ray did only minimal damage, and NesTea remained active with his zerglings and roaches, preventing forward pylons. It wasn't enough, as force fields dissected NesTea's first army. For a brief moment it looked as though a second wave of roaches would be enough to hold off Squirtle, but Squirtle had too much reinfercing power and NesTea lost his third. NesTea tried a desperate attack into the Protoss natural, but was forced to burrow, losing the whole army when an observer spawned. Poor rally points lost Nestea yet more units - and then a pause?

03:02 GMT (+00:00): NesTea 2-2 Squirtle.NesTea's 3hatch no gas zergling aggression caught Squirtle with his pants down, teching for stargate and with a whole in his wall at his natural. With dozens of zerglings running rampant in his base, Squirtle recognized the futulity of his cause and GGed.

02:52 GMT (+00:00): NesTea 1-2 Squirtle. NesTea's response to a forge FE by Squirtle was upgraded 3base roaches with speedlings. Squirtle, though, was pumping out immortals almost nonstop since his robo finished, pushing out with 3 immortals, a warp prism, and an observer on the way. NesTea executed a roach backstab, and with both players ravaging one anothers' naturals, Squirtle evacuated all his probes. NesTea didn't want to commit to the base race, coming home with his roaches. Squirtle's perfect force field wall bought him some time, but even warp prism immortal micro wasn't enough and NesTea staved off elimination for at least one more game.

02:35 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 2-0 NesTea. As NesTea was preparing a roach/ling bust aimed for the Protoss natural, Squirtle stnuck a probe in to see the rallying roaches. He set up a ton of cannons at his natural, leaving NesTea to only take down the forge before retreating. Squirtle moved into stargate play to counter NesTea's then-3 base roaches, and his first void/phoenix foray was rebuffed after taking out only an extractor. At the third, supported by zealot warpins, he was more successful, taking down a queen, some roaches, and a number of drones before finally losing his void ray and zealots. Back at home he was expanding, teching to colossi, and working on upgrades, while NesTea continued roach upgrades and stared his spire. Squirtle moved out across the map to catch small groups of hydras and roaches, and arrived at NesTea's bases just in time for blink to finish. Nestea's mutalisk play was more effective than it maybe should have been against Squirtle's blink stalkers and upgraded phoenixes, but it turns out that's because Squirtle was wrecking NesTea's buildings in three different places. With almost no production remaining, NesTea was forced out.

02:16 GMT (+00:00): It looks like NesTea has enlisted MC as a consultant, as we see the Boss Toss in the booth talking shop in between games.

02:15 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 1-0 NesTea. NesTea's 11 pool gave him nice map control, so he briefly considered expanding to the gold before going for the more safe expansion at his own natural. The relative safety of home was put to the test against Squirtle's 3gate. It wasn't enough, as Squirtle's relentless warpins took down drones, queens, zerglings, and eventually spine crawlers for the GG.

01:50 GMT (+00:00): aLive 3-1 NesTea. aLive again tried to bunker NesTea's hatch first, this time not even completing the bunker. He then teched for blue flame hellions, checking for a third and not finding one due to Nestea's macro hatch in his natural. As he built up a squadron of blue flame hellions, aLive also added a viking to harass overlords and a medivac full of marines. His attempts to break into the zerg natural met with resistance, aLive dropped the main, finding no success there either. Once NesTea's spire completed, he was able to shut down the drop and viking play. aLive then took his third and attempted to frustrate NesTea's mining at his fourth. NesTea was the first to move out significantly, stopping mining at aLive's third. When aLive attempted a counterpush, he was met with NesTea's fungals and banelings, and a few small drops were shut down. aLive went for one last push, and caught NesTea's brood lords unsupported, and although his own main was ravaged by backstabbing zerglings, NesTea didn't have enough of an infestor count to pin down aLive's marines. The game then took a turn for the base race, and with each player on only one mining base, NesTea simply didn't have enough ground dps to stop aLive's marines, spelling his elimination from the tournament.

01:25 GMT (+00:00): aLive 2-1 NesTea. Some early marine/bunker aggression forced NesTea to pull drones, but didn't have any great consquence. aLive was supremely prepared for nestea's baneling bust, and as all of the banes either exploded on barracks or were shelled down by siege tanks, aLive took game three with ease.

01:07 GMT (+00:00): NesTea 1-1 aLive. aLive built up a ton of upgraded marines then supplemented them with medivacs early. He executed a nice trap at the smoked watchtower on Daybreak, surprising anumber of roaches. When the medivacs arrived, aLive loaded up two to go in the main base and snipe the spawning pool. NesTea's spire finished around the same time as baneling speed, as aLive started pumping out tanks. aLive tried a couple more drops before mutas established air superiority. After some excellent medivac snipes over the terrarium between aLive's second and third base, NesTea rolled in with a huge ling-bane force to take out aLive's third, although giving up his own fourth in the exchange. As aLive moved forward to try to resecure his third, NesTea rolled in with more banelings, catching the tanks unsieged, only to explode most of his banes on tanks. NesTea continued to leverage his greater economy to produce mass banelings, killing aLive's new third with banes alone. He continued to backstab with zerglings as aLive moved out with his whole army to NesTea's third. NesTea had enough banes to take out all of aLive's first wave of tanks and still have some left over. As aLive continued to try to pressure the Zerg bases, NesTea simply continued to morph wave after wave of banelings until they finally connected with aLive's marine force. Never able to get his third going, aLive found himself spread too thin for all of NesTea's attacks. NesTea finished the game with some nice fungals, tying the series.

00:44 GMT (+00:00): aLive 1-0 Nestea. NesTea sensed aLive's one-base cloaked banshee and had plenty of preparation, preventing any major damage through use of queens, spores, and overseers. When aLive moved forward with tons of SCVs, marines, and hellions to supplement the banshees, he took out the natural with the help of reinforcing tanks and even moved into the main before finally being cleaned up. As NesTea retook his natural and third, he built up a big flock of mutas that ended up controlling the midgame. aLive sat back and built up a marine-medivac-tank force that eventually was enough to take out NesTea's 3rd and supressed attempts to settle a new one. Never able to get enough of an economy, NesTea was eventually forced out of the game after aLive settled his own third.

23:52 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 2-0 MMA. MMA opened with a reaper, picking off a few probes and generally harassing Squirtle's FE. After it died, he was left without much information, forced to buidl a turret at his main while rushing for fast reactor medivacs. Squirtle used his game 2 build against MarineKing, pumping double upgrades and starting immortal production while teching towards blink. He successfully fended off MMA's attempted double drop in the main, then started colossus tech. MMA continued to hang around the periphery of Squirtle's bases, poking in to draw forcefields before loading up 4 medivacs to fly around behind Squirtle's main. The medivacs weren't able to accomplish anything, and when Squirtle blinked forward to ponce on them, MMA was caught totally off guard. Squirtle thrust across the map, reinforcing with forward pylons and engaging below MMA's natural. With most of his army lost in those medivacs, MMA didn't have enough to defend, and Squirtle advanced to the Losers Final!

23:35 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 1-0 MMA. Squirtle set back MMA's natural a few seconds by sniping the SCV with a harassing probe. With no scouting information, MMA overreacted to Squirtle's single zealot, pulling workers for a bit and setting up a bunker. MMA then snuck an expansion in the bottom right base (on Atlantis Spaceship), giving him a decent economic advantage as Squirtle rushed for colossus on 2 bases. Squirtle readied a similar push to the one that did in MarineKing in the first game, this time moving out with three colossi instead of two. Along with a pylon snipe, this let MMA get up a ton of infantry upgrades, barracks, and medivacs, but it still wasn't enough. MMA had no solution to the force fields and colossi of Squirtle. With his natural razed and main base in flames, MMA GGed.

23:05 GMT (+00:00): MMA 2-0 Stephano. MMA poked in with hellions before switching to banshees, but Stephano was well prepared with spores, queens, and lair tech for an overseer. Even so, MMA managed to take down Stephano's newly-hatched third. MMA continued his Banshee harassment as Stephano retook his third and teched to infestors and speed banes. By forcing fungals on his banshees, MMA's infantry force was much more affective against stephano's lings and banelings. MMA proceeded to try some drop play at Stephano's bases across the top of Metropolis, which also scouted and took out a hidden fourth at the center left main. MMA gathered up a large force and tried to push out across the map, but was met by Stephano's full-energy infestors and newly spawned ultralisks, which cleaned up that push handily. In response to the ultras, MMA worked on upgraded ghosts, including readying nukes. When he finally launched the nukes,the first one hit almost nothing, but the second landed perfectly on Stephano's army running between drops at the main and third. MMA continued to deny any third for Stephano, using nukes both to assault bases and try to prevent army movement between bases. In response to Stephano's message of "more nukes please", MMA moved across the map with a tank and marauder-heavy army, spreading his tanks well. His remaining nukes largely whiffed, but he had enough marauders and snipes to chew through Stephano's ultralisks, even dropping down MULEs to cut off avenues of retreat. When he finally ran out of army and resources, Stephano gave up.

22:31 GMT (+00:00): MMA 1-0 Stephano. MMA's 1-rax FE picked off Stephano's scouting overlord on Cloud Kingdom, then transitioned into a heavy bio style with only a few factory backup units. Stephano added some roaches to his large zergling group before teching to infestors, roach upgrades, and spire.MMA utilized individual medivac drops to try to harass various Stephano bases, sending out a big group of five fully loaded medivacs just as Stephano moved across the map with his first brood-ling-infestor force to take down MMA's fourth. MMA unloaded the medivacs in a great place behind Stephano's natural while another army took out Stephano's fourth, third, and many new spawning bases, taking advantage of the immobility of brood lords. Fed up, Stephano moved across the map to prevent any of MMA's attempts at a fourth while triple-expanding himself. MMA's fantastic multitasking let him continue to assault Stephano's bases, but he never knew about the base at the very top left until it had been mining for quite some time. Stephano sat back to mass up a brood lord army. When he moved out, he sieged MMA's planetary fourth for over a minute and finally killing it, but losing his all his remaining bases except the main at the same time. From there, it was just a matter of MMA pressing his economic advantage.

22:20 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 2-0 MarineKing. On Sanshorn Mist, MarineKing's SCV scouted Squirtle's nexus first, trying to put up a bunker for an incoming reaper. The reaper did a nice bit of kiting to harass Squirtle until the first stalker arrived, getting 3 probes and a zealot. Squirtle dropped two forges after the robo, rushing his upgrades and starting immortal production. MarineKing countered with heavily upgraded MMM (+1 attack, stim, combat shield), but Suirtle's excellent force fields let him pick off units little by little until MarineKing had to retreat. MarineKing regrouped with a second wave and tried again to break the natural, getting split by force fields and losing a medivac that tried to lift those trapped units behind. When his blink and colossus tech arrived, Squirtle assaulted MarineKing's third, taking it down. For a third time, MarineKing moved across the map to try to break Squirtle's natural, only to be sandwiched, losing his army and then the game on the counterattack. After looking so strong all weekend, MarineKing is out!

22:08 GMT (+00:00): Short delay on the Main Stage, according to Smix on twitter MMA had FPS issues so they're swapping out his computer.

22:06 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 1-0 MarineKing. Seeing MarineKing's 1-rax FE, Squirtle delayed his warpgate to get his own expansion out ASAP, only to be trumped by MarineKing's third CC in his own base. As MarineKing worked on his infantry upgrades, Squirtle went straight to colossus and six gateways. MarineKing took the third and started adding on medivacs just as Squrtle moved out across the map towards his offensive pylon, in good position to threaten MarineKing's third base. Squirtle attacked exactly when his second colossus arrived, losing both the orbital and all the SCVs mining there. MarineKing retreated to his natural to try to set up a good concave, but was never able to gather enough army to hold Squirtle's huge army.

21:38 GMT (+00:00): aLive 2-1 MarineKing. Just like in game 1, aLive tried proxy marauders, and just like in game 1, it didn't do anything, and just like in game 1, MKP's counterattack was halted by a bunker. This time, MarineKing's tepid banshee play left him behind in economy, so he couldn't sufficently defend aLive's drop play. Once aLive had sieged tanks in MarineKing's main, MarineKing was forced to give up the series and head to the Loser's Bracket.

21:36 GMT (+00:00): NesTea 2-1 Stephano. NesTea's fantastic splitting neutralized Stephano's 1-base baneling play, and when NesTea's counterattack left Stephano with almost no drones, Stephano tapped out, sending NesTea to the Winner's Final.

21:24 GMT (+00:00): MarineKing 1-1 aLive. aLive went for an in-base CC and upgraded infantry while Marineking expanded behind hellions and a banshee. aLive had just enough marauders and marines to hold off the early aggression. Marineking's follow-up siege push forced aLive to abandon his natural, just as he himself had to lift his natural CC thanks to a small bio task force. Neither player was able to push into the main. Once again the armies went around each other, MarineKing's tank-marine army pushing through the center to kill aLive's natural while aLive's double drop assaulted MarineKing's nat once again. Although the game didn't end right there, aLive suffered much more damage, surrendering after a couple more waves of reinforcements for MarineKing.

21:23 GMT (+00:00): Stephano 1-1 NesTea. Once again it was NesTea on the early offensive, trying to sneak a spine cralwer on the edge of Stepahno's creep to go along with a round of Zerglings. Stephano defended easily this time, sending out a gaggle of zerglings to try to delay NesTea's natural while saturating his own and working to banelings and upgraded roaches. NesTea scouted Stephano's banelings, and both players took their thirds at almost the exact same time. When the first major battle was joined, Nestea had a slightly lower roach count but was able to defend thanks to closer reinforcements, sending Stephano scurrying home. Stephano had better upgrades, but Nestea was adding Hydralisks to the mix. While a major battle was taking place at NesTea's third, Stephano was sneaking burrowed roaches in to NesTea's main and nat, causing enough economic damage o give him the advantage in the next engagement went Stephano's way, with another burrowed roach force giving him enough economic advantage to end the game.

21:09 GMT (+00:00): aLive 1-0 MarineKing. MarineKing lost surprisingly little to aLive's proxy marauders despite not scouting it. aLive looked in a lot of trouble on the counterattack, until his bunker at the top of his ramp completed just in time. MarineKing caught aLive offguard with a followup drop, taking out 11 workers. MarineKing stuck on 1 base, setting up shop below aLive's base to do nice damage until his banshees were taken down. aLive's double OC actually put him at a nice economic advantage, and when aLive pushed forward he caught MarineKing unsieged to do a lot of damage. alive caught MarineKing trying to sneak a third base to fuel his mech army, but lost his whole force and didn't take down the command center. aLive continued to utilize his mobility to keep the tank count low through quick attacks and drops, eventually amassing enough tanks himself to halt MarineKing's fourth and halt mining at the third, eventually choking him out of the game.

21:03 GMT (+00:00): NesTea 1-0 Stephano. NesTea caught Stephano overdroning, and used that early advantage of an extra round of zerglings to end the game before Stephano's economic advantage could kick in.

20:37 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 2-1 Bomber. Bomber's 1-base marauder-hellion attack got a bunker up in range of Squirtle's natural, but did surprisingly little damage after that. When Squirtle cleaned it up and counterattacked with a number of stalkers, Bomber couldn't muster enough of a force to defend, and GG'd out wIth a "StarTale fighting~"

20:33 GMT (+00:00): MMA 2-1 Polt. After an in-base CC, MMA went for tank and a viking. Polt tried cloaked banshees and sent out marines with his first banshee, which got quickly sniped, as did the second. MMA moved out confidently with three tanks, and was subsequently forced back by Polt's superior marine count. The two continued to jockey over map control in the mid game, MMA gaining a slight economic advantage via an earlier third. Polt had a decent push into MMA, but stuck around too long. When MMA dropped Polt's main, he had almost nothing to defend, and by the time MMA's main push came, Polt didn't have enough to defend his third. MMA lost his army and had mining at his third halted, but his advantage was too great and Polt could never come back, always behind in tank count.

20:21 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 1-0 Bomber. Squirtle beelined for colossi on Metropolis close air. Bomber tried a number of small engagements with bio, but when the main push of Squirtle came through, he was only able to pick off one of the three colossi and tapped out.

20:07 GMT (+00:00): MMA 1-1 Polt. With both players largely content to sit back, not much action happened. Both worked on infantry upgrades, with polt getting his third up first but MMA keeping up nicely on macro. the first action of the game was an MMA drop taking oun an engineering back, but seconds after the researching upgrade completed for minimal impact. In the midgame, MMA left his tanks at home and roamed around with armies of marines and medivacs. He lost one army to a sandwich, but was later able to work through a planetary and orbital at the same time as Polt's whole army was chewing through his own third and fourth. Both players then maxed on two bases, and MMA finally moved out to take cotrol of the center of the map.Trying to secure his thrid, Polt's attack into an entrenched MMA was unsuccessful. MMA traded some marines for the planetary third while Polt lost even more to the back of MMA's army. Unable to ever get a new third up, Pollt was forced out when he lost his final group of tanks.

20:00 GMT (+00:00): NesTea 2-1 Squirtle. Squirtle's forge FE and pylon block got him his natural up first. Undeterred, NesTea instead put his first expansion up at the third. Once that hatchery popped, he turned his production to exclusively zerglings and roaches, finding Squirtle with not nearly enough units to defend his expansion or main.

19:48 GMT (+00:00): NesTea 1-1 Squirtle. Up one game, Squirtle took a risk with 4gate DTs. NesTea was caught completetyl off guard with no evo chamber or lair when the Dark Shrine was finished, losing his third for it before finally getting detection. Squirtle transitioned to blink and robo, but never got up a mass of immortals, so NesTea's roach army was able to bust through Squirtle's front to end the game.

19:45 GMT (+00:00): Polt 1-0 MMA. Both players teched straight to banshees, only Polt proceeding to cloak. He picked awayat the edges of MMA's base, unable to do significatn damage thanks to plenty of scans. It turned out that the banshees were only a distraction, and when Polt's main tank-marine force reached MMA's base, he was unable to defend it.

19:29 GMT (+00:00): Squirtle 1-0 NesTea. NesTea did an excellent job of preventing forward pylons to discourage any early aggression for Squirtle, who teched to immortals and blink against NesTea's upgraded roach army. As NesTea maxed out, he attempted to pressure both the third and natural while taking his own fourth. His burrow shenanigans were well shut down by an observer from Squirtle, and the immortals and stalkers mowed through underground roaches. Squirtle immediately counterattack, and NesTea was never able to muster a response.

19:07 GMT (+00:00): Stephano 2-0 Bomber. Not wanting to give Stephano as much room to breathe, Bomber attempted a marauder-hellion attack. Stephano sensed it coming, though, and built a ton of roaches which defended easily with a smattering of zerglings. Stephano counterattacked with a big batch of zerglings and roaches, and after his own failed pressure, Bomber didn't have nearly enough to defend.

19:00 GMT (+00:00): aLive 2-1 Polt. On Antiga Shipyard, aLive chose the same hellion-medivac-marine push that MarineKing did in his first game vs MMA, dropping straight into the main and gaining a nice economic advantage that carried him into the midgame. With superior upgrades, aLive initially controlled the middle of the map and was able to get better positioning. When Polt finally took the middle, aLive continued to pepper his main with drops and then ran marines around to Polt's third to take out the CC. This forced Polt to move out, but he didn't have enough to confront aLive's army head-on. He even lost a clutch of tanks in a move command error, but a great siege positioning and elevator play let him destroy a huge amount in aLive's main. Polt temporarily took the central base, but aLive task forces took out that and stopped mining at the third for some time. With neither player mining much, both were reluctant to engage. In the end, it was aLive who was better able to keep mining, and after a suicidal marine attack into sieged tanks, Polt GGed.

18:53 GMT (+00:00): Stephano 1-0 Bomber. On Daybreak, both players seemed largely content to sit back and macro for the first ten minutes. Bomber finally tried to make something happen with drops and then pressure on Stephano's fourth, taking out the base. Nicely placed tanks forced Stephano to abandon that position. Bomber kept up the pressure, but huge fungals by Stephano delayed long enough for brood lords to come out. Bomber was caught with his pants down when the brood lords arrived, without a single viking. Stephano continued to press that advantage until bomber was forced to give up.

18:35 GMT (+00:00): aLive 1-1 Polt. Although base trades were a common sight in the fist two days of TvT, this was certainly the earliest of any, only ten minutes in. aLive's tank/banshee/marine army was much stronger than Polt's expeditionary force, and when Polt's army was destroyed, he GGed out.

18:26 GMT (+00:00): MarineKing 2-0 MMA. MMA's Cloaked banshees weren't able to cause much damage, killing a few marines but barely any SCVs. MarineKing upgraded his marines, moving across the map at the perfect time to take out MMA's natural. When MMA's tech lab was sniped before it could finish stim, he recognized the futility of his situation and GGed.

18:23 GMT (+00:00): Polt 1-0 aLive. Polt's perfectly-timed scan caught aLive's cloaked banshees just beginning, letting him prepare a defense for the eventual tank-banshee push. Polt amassed a massive marine-medivac army, faking toward the third but then charging the main, doing some damage but falling quickly to blue flame hellions and reinforcing tanks. Polt continued to use his better mobility to threaten multiple areas, both the third and outside the natural. Polt eventually built up enough tanks that aLive's viking and upgrade superiority wasn't enough to hold everywhere at once, handing Polt game one.

18:11 GMT (+00:00): MarineKing 1-0 MMA. Against MMA's CC first, Marineking went for reactored marines, hellions, and quick medivac. MMA got a bunker up before MarineKing could do much time, but MarineKign just lifted into the main to kill 12 SCVs. MMA defended well though, even picking off a medivac. MarineKing stuck on one base for a long time as he teched for siege and banshees, finally expanding extremely late. When his siege tanks arrived, he tried again to bust the natural. MMA's vikings and marauders broke that contain, and he then turned around to try to drop MarineKing. Initially unsuccessful, he hung around with some marines until he was able to distract MarineKing and do heavy damage in the natural. MarineKing turned around to go on the offensive, and with a critical mass of siege tanks, MarineKing was able to force MMA to abandon his natural and eventually the game when his last-gasp drop didn't do enough and his planetary at the 3rd fell.

17:38 GMT (+00:00): David Ting on stage, explaining technical issues that had been causing problems.

17:33 GMT (+00:00): From twitter, the cause of the delay: "Attention: our tech team is currently resolving a connection issue for the players to help protect against disconnects. Stay tuned!"

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Winners Bracket

Winners Bracket Games on Both Streams

MMA vs MarineKing - 17:00 GMT (+00:00) - Winners Round One

  • Game One: Against MMA's CC first, Marineking went for reactored marines, hellions, and quick medivac. MMA got a bunker up before MarineKing could do much time, but MarineKign just lifted into the main to kill 12 SCVs. MMA defended well though, even picking off a medivac. MarineKing stuck on one base for a long time as he teched for siege and banshees, finally expanding extremely late. When his siege tanks arrived, he tried again to bust the natural. MMA's vikings and marauders broke that contain, and he then turned around to try to drop MarineKing. Initially unsuccessful, he hung around with some marines until he was able to distract MarineKing and do heavy damage in the natural. MarineKing turned around to go on the offensive, and with a critical mass of siege tanks, MarineKing was able to force MMA to abandon his natural and eventually the game when his last-gasp drop couldn't do enough and his planetary at the 3rd fell.
  • Game Two: MMA's Cloaked banshees weren't able to cause much damage, killing a few marines but barely any SCVs. MarineKing upgraded his marines, moving across the map at the perfect time to take out MMA's natural. When MMA's tech lab was sniped before it could finish stim, he recognized the futility of his situation and GGed.
  • MMA 0 - 2 MarineKing

Polt vs aLive - 18:00 GMT (+00:00) - Winners Round One

  • Game One: Polt's perfectly-timed scan caught aLive's cloaked banshees just beginning, letting him prepare a defense for the eventual tank-banshee push. Polt amassed a massive marine-medivac army, faking toward the third but then charging the main, doing some damage but falling quickly to blue flame hellions and reinforcing tanks. Polt continued to use his better mobility to threaten multiple areas, both the third and outside the natural. Polt eventually built up enough tanks that aLive's viking and upgrade superiority wasn't enough to hold everywhere at once, handing Polt game one.
  • Game Two: Although base trades were a common sight in the fist two days of TvT, this was certainly the earliest of any, only ten minutes in. aLive's tank/banshee/marine army was much stronger than Polt's expeditionary force, and when Polt's army was destroyed, he GGed out.
  • Game Three: On Antiga Shipyard, aLive chose the same hellion-medivac-marine push that MarineKing did in his first game vs MMA, dropping straight into the main and gaining a nice economic advantage that carried him into the midgame. With superior upgrades, aLive initially controlled the middle of the map and was able to get better positioning. When Polt finally took the middle, aLive continued to pepper his main with drops and then ran marines around to Polt's third to take out the CC. This forced Polt to move out, but he didn't have enough to confront aLive's army head-on. He even lost a clutch of tanks in a move command error, but a great siege positioning and elevator play let him destroy a huge amount in aLive's main. Polt temporarily took the central base, but aLive task forces took out that and stopped mining at the third for some time. With neither player mining much, both were reluctant to engage. In the end, it was aLive who was better able to keep mining, and after a suicidal marine attack into sieged tanks, Polt GGed.
  • Polt 1 - 2 aLive

Bomber vs Stephano - 18:00 GMT (+00:00) - Winners Round One

  • Game One: On Daybreak, both players seemed largely content to sit back and macro for the first ten minutes. Bomber finally tried to make something happen with drops and then pressure on Stephano's fourth, taking out the base. Nicely placed tanks forced Stephano to abandon that position. Bomber kept up the pressure, but huge fungals by Stephano delayed long enough for brood lords to come out. Bomber was caught with his pants down when the brood lords arrived, without a single viking. Stephano continued to press that advantage until bomber was forced to give up.
  • Game Two: Not wanting to give Stephano as much room to breathe, Bomber attempted a marauder-hellion attack. Stephano sensed it coming, though, and built a ton of roaches which defended easily with a smattering of zerglings. Stephano counterattacked with a big batch of zerglings and roaches, and after his own failed pressure, Bomber didn't have nearly enough to defend.
  • Bomber 0 - 2 Stephano

NesTea vs Squirtle - 19:00 GMT (+00:00) - Winners Round One

  • Game One: NesTea did an excellent job of preventing forward pylons to discourage any early aggression for Squirtle, who teched to immortals and blink against NesTea's upgraded roach army. As NesTea maxed out, he attempted to pressure both the third and natural while taking his own fourth. His burrow shenanigans were well shut down by an observer from Squirtle, and the immortals and stalkers mowed through underground roaches. Squirtle immediately counterattack, and NesTea was never able to muster a response.
  • Game Two: Up one game, Squirtle took a risk with 4gate DTs. NesTea was caught completetyl off guard with no evo chamber or lair when the Dark Shrine was finished, losing his third for it before finally getting detection. Squirtle transitioned to blink and robo, but never got up a mass of immortals, so NesTea's roach army was able to bust through Squirtle's front to end the game.
  • Game Three: Squirtle's forge FE and pylon block got him his natural up first. Undeterred, NesTea instead put his first expansion up at the third. Once that hatchery popped, he turned his production to exclusively zerglings and roaches, finding Squirtle with not nearly enough units to defend his expansion or main.
  • NesTea 2 - 1 Squirtle

MarineKing vs aLive - 20:00 GMT (+00:00) - Winners Round Two

  • Game One: MarineKing lost surprisingly little to aLive's proxy marauders, despite not scouting it. aLive looked in a lot of trouble on the counterattack, until his bunker at the top of his ramp completed just in time. MarineKing caught aLive offguard with a followup drop, taking out 11 workers. MarineKing stuck on 1 base, setting up shop below aLive's base to do nice damage until his banshees were taken down. aLive's double OC actually put him at a nice economic advantage, and when aLive pushed forward he caught MarineKing unsieged to do a lot of damage. alive caught MarineKing trying to sneak a third base to fuel his mech army, but lost his whole force and didn't take down the command center. aLive continued to utilize his mobility to keep the tank count low through quick attacks and drops, eventually amassing enough tanks himself to halt MarineKing's fourth and halt mining at the third, eventually choking him out of the game.
  • Game Two: aLive went for an in-base CC and upgraded infantry while Marineking expanded behind hellions and a banshee. aLive had just enough marauders and marines to hold off the early aggression. Marineking's follow-up siege push forced aLive to abandon his natural, just as he himself had to lift his natural CC thanks to a small bio task force. Neither player was able to push into the main. Once again the armies went around each other, MarineKing's tank-marine army pushing through the center to kill aLive's natural while aLive's double drop assaulted MarineKing's nat once again. Although the game didn't end right there, aLive suffered much more damage, surrendering after a couple more waves of reinforcements for MarineKing.
  • Game Three: Just like in game 1, aLive tried proxy marauders, and just like in game 1, it didn't do anything, and just like in game 1, MKP's counterattack was halted by a bunker. This time, MarineKing's tepid banshee play left him behind in economy, so he couldn't sufficently defend aLive's drop play. Once aLive had sieged tanks in MarineKing's main, MarineKing was forced to give up the series and head to the Loser's Bracket.
  • MarineKing 1 - 2 aLive

Stephano vs NesTea - 20:00 GMT (+00:00) - Winners Round Two

  • Game One: NesTea caught Stephano overdroning, and used that early advantage of an extra round of zerglings to end the game before Stephano's economic advantage could kick in.
  • Game Two: Once again it was NesTea on the early offensive, trying to sneak a spine cralwer on the edge of Stepahno's creep to go along with a round of Zerglings. Stephano defended easily this time, sending out a gaggle of zerglings to try to delay NesTea's natural while saturating his own and working to banelings and upgraded roaches. NesTea scouted Stephano's banelings, and both players took their thirds at almost the exact same time. When the first major battle was joined, Nestea had a slightly lower roach count but was able to defend thanks to closer reinforcements, sending Stephano scurrying home. Stephano had better upgrades, but Nestea was adding Hydralisks to the mix. While a major battle was taking place at NesTea's third, Stephano was sneaking burrowed roaches in to NesTea's main and nat, causing enough economic damage o give him the advantage in the next engagement went Stephano's way, with another burrowed roach force giving him enough economic advantage to end the game.
  • Game Three: NesTea's fantastic splitting neutralized Stephano's 1-base baneling play, and when NesTea's counterattack left Stephano with almost no drones, Stephano tapped out, sending NesTea to the Winner's Final.
  • Stephano 1 - 2 NesTea

NesTea vs aLive - 00:00 GMT (+00:00) - Winners Final

  • Game One:NesTea sensed aLive's one-base cloaked banshee and had plenty of preparation, preventing any major damage through use of queens, spores, and overseers. When aLive moved forward with tons of SCVs, marines, and hellions to supplement the banshees, he took out the natural with the help of reinforcing tanks and even moved into the main before finally being cleaned up. As NesTea retook his natural and third, he built up a big flock of mutas that ended up controlling the midgame. aLive sat back and built up a marine-medivac tank force that eventually was enough to take out NesTea's 3rd and supressed attempts to settle a new one. Never able to get enough of an economy, NesTea was eventually forced out of the game after aLive settled his own third.
  • Game Two: aLive built up a ton of upgraded marines then supplemented them with medivacs early. He executed a nice trap at the smoked watchtower on Daybreak, surprising anumber of roaches. When the medivacs arrived, aLive loaded up two to go in the main base and snipe the spawning pool. NesTea's spire finished around the same time as baneling speed, as aLive started pumping out tanks. aLive tried a couple more drops before mutas established air superiority. After some excellent medivac snipes over the terrarium between aLive's second and third base, NesTea rolled in with a huge ling-bane force to take out aLive's third, although giving up his own fourth in the exchange. As aLive moved forward to try to resecure his third, NesTea rolled in with more banelings, catching the tanks unsieged, only to explode most of his banes on tanks. NesTea continued to leverage his greater economy to produce mass banelings, killing aLive's new third with banes alone. He continued to backstab with zerglings as aLive moved out with his whole army to NesTea's third. NesTea had enough banes to take out all of aLive's first wave of tanks and still have some left over. As aLive continued to try to pressure the Zerg bases, NesTea simply continued to morph wave after wave of banelings until they finally connected with aLive's marine force. Never able to get his third going, aLive found himself spread too thin for all of NesTea's attacks. NesTea finished the game with some nice fungals, tying the series.
  • Game Three: Some early marine/bunker aggression forced NesTea to pull drones, but didn't have any great consquence. aLive was supremely prepared for nestea's baneling bust, and as all of the banes either exploded on barracks or were shelled down by siege tanks, aLive took game three with ease.
  • Game Four: aLive again tried to bunker NesTea's hatch first, this time not even completing the bunker. He then teched for blue flame hellions, checking for a third and not finding one due to Nestea's macro hatch in his natural. As he built up a squadron of blue flame hellions, aLive also added a viking to harass overlords and a medivac full of marines. His attempts to break into the zerg natural met with resistance, aLive dropped the main, finding no success there either. Once NesTea's spire completed, he was able to shut down the drop and viking play. aLive then took his third and attempted to frustrate NesTea's mining at his fourth. NesTea was the first to move out significantly, stopping mining at aLive's third. When aLive attempted a counterpush, he was met with NesTea's fungals and banelings, and a few small drops were shut down. aLive went for one last push, and caught NesTea's brood lords unsupported, and although his own main was ravaged by backstabbing zerglings, NesTea didn't have enough of an infestor count to pin down aLive's marines. The game then took a turn for the base race, and with each player on only one mining base, NesTea simply didn't have enough ground dps to stop aLive's marines, spelling his descent to the loser's bracket.
  • NesTea 1 - 3 aLive

aLive vs Squirtle - 02:00 GMT (+00:00) - Grand Final

  • Game One: aLive scouted Squirtle's proxy stargate attempt, forcing a cancel, then took his marines and marched across the map, walking in a gap in the forcefields to get up Squrtle's natural ramp and take out the Nexus there. Squirtle eventuallly repelled that force, but only after losing even more probes. By this time, aLive had his own natural well secured, with 4 barracks pumping out infantry. Once more infantry upgrades finishe,d aLive ran against the map once again, stimming to try to get up the natural ramp. This time, Squirtle's force fieldsl were impccaple, blocking movement and trapping a few units at time. Sentry energy doesn't last forever though, and as it depleted and aLive's reinforcements alived, he continued to pressure the choke. Squirtle teched for zealot charge and psi storm, even charging out to meet aLive head on. With a small drop ravaging his base and all his zealots evaporated, Squirtle tapped out of the first game.
  • Game Two: aLive's first thought was a 2rax, but after Squirtle scouted that, he switched to cloaked banshees while Squirtle planted seven gateways. He moved out just as the first banshee popped out, arriving at the natural to find aLive with two bunkers. The force fields did a decent job of preventing repairing, but Squirtle had scouted the attack moving across the field, and had even more bunkers prepared. aLive wisely sent his very first banshee directly across the map to kill workers, managing a decent amount before the observer spawned. Squirtle was well prepared for aLive's next couple banshees, fending them off while he teched for immortals and churned out upgrades. The banshees may have even worked against aLive, drawig troops to the very spot he would later try to drop. After scouting Squirtle dropping his third, aLive's harassing raven scouted Squirtle's colossus tech, prompting him to load up four medivacs. He dropped those into the protoss main base while another infantry group charged the natural. In both places, aLive's army had the edge, and Squirtle GGed out, leaving aLive one game from the championship!
  • Game Three: With a gasless FE, aLive started pumping marines and never stopped for the next 5 minutes, putting Squirtle in such a dire position that he had to pull probes. When he was finally repelled, he regrouped at his own natural while starting a 3rd CC, grabbing all 4 gasses, and starting on infantry upgrades and tech. For his part, Squirtle continued with the colossus rush build that gave him so much success in his earlier TvPs.He pushed out with two colossi, forcing aLive to abandon his third. aLive, never able to get a proper army together after his early aggression, couldn't hold it off. Squirtle stopped a drop at his own main to secure the game and hold on to his tournament life.
  • Game Four: Both players started with fairly conservative standard opening, Squirtle thinking about a greedy fast 4gas but cancelling the second and third when he spotted a small number of marines on the map. His observer crossed the map to spot aLives's reactored starport, forge, and heavy marine production, and he wisely turned around instead of attacking into an army whose stim upgrade had just finished. aLive loaded up a pair of medivacs and snuck around Squirtle's vision to drop in the main, but Squirtle's forces were close enough to defend. aLive sprinted in a couple marines to the natural to pick off a sentry and re-unloaded his medivacs in the main, only to lose everything. Squirtle teched to colossus and chargelots, but having seen immortals in his drop, this time aLive started viking production much sooner. As both players took their thirds, aLive continued to try to drop to no avail, especially with Squirtle's tech switched high templars ready to feedback incoming medivacs. The two armies jockeyed around the middle of the map, neither able to get into a good enough position to take down a base or fully engage. They clashed a number of times, and when aLive landed a huge EMP on 5 high etmplars, he took that as his cue to rush in, destroying Squirtle's army. It looked like he would win right there, but he impatiently rushed way too far in, losing his whole army and finding himself way behind in tech and economy with Squirtle's 4th base up and running. aLive never took a fourth base, even bizarrely long-distance mining from his would-be fourth. When Squirtle was maxed on high-gas units, aLive still only had 150 food and four ghosts. The caster management on the final engagement wasn't perfect for Squirtle, but the army disparity was too much, sending the series to a fifth game.
  • Game Five: In the fifth and deciding game on Antiga Shipyard, aLive's one rax FE was up against was up against Squirtle's one gate FE. Each player then added two more of their basic unit producing structures. aLive teched for stim and starport, and his pair of bunkers was enough to fend off Squirtle's first attempt at aggression. With a false sense of security, aLive salvaged one of his bunkers right as Squirtle ran up the ramp, and well before medivacs arrived, Squirtle busted the natural and then, with a couple more warpins, broke into the main and sent us to another best of five.
  • aLive 2 - 3 Squirtle

aLive vs Squirtle - 06:00 GMT (+00:00) - Grand Final Part Two

  • Game One: aLive chose a proxy 2rax with pure marines, sending SCVs out to bunker up Squirtle's natural. Despite scouting it, Squirtle couldn't prevent the first bunker from completing, and after sacrificing almost all his probes and most of his zealots taking down the second bunker, he tapped out.
  • Game Two: Neither player expanded early in this game, aLive rushing cloaked banshees. Squirtle , for his part, only planted a nexus with his twilight council halfway done, then going into DTs. aLive's starport was perfectly placed to spot squirtle's forward pylon, but coudn't take it out before Squirtle's hallucinated phoenix gave vision for a pair of DTs to warp in. Squirtle, though, had no detection whatsoever against the cloaked banshees, and when aLive scanned and killed the DTs, the championship was once again one game away from being claimed.
  • Game Three: With both players FEing, a small clash happened in the center of the map. It was aLive who came out on top, giving him the early map control. The forward pylons he set up from there were well hunted, and as both players moved into upgrades, aLive set out with a pair of medivacs full of marines. Dropping them in the protoss base, he killed only as small number of probes. Squirtle's solid defense let him transition nicely into a macro game, grabbing tons of upgrades out of two forges, and teching to blink stalkers and colossi off three bases. aLive took his own third, massing vikings. Squirtle hallucinated a number of colossi to tank early viking volleys, but still barely lost the first engagement. He seemed to be effectively attacking the third with blink stalkers, but aLive's constant reinforcements were too much for Squirtle, and unable to keep up with the macro after having his warp gates depowered by a drop, Squirtle couldn't hold on. aLive is the new IPL Champion!
  • aLive 3 - 0 Squirtle

Losers Bracket

Losers Bracket Games on Both Streams

MMA vs Polt - 19:00 GMT (+00:00) - Losers Round One

  • Game One: Both players teched straight to banshees, only Polt proceeding to cloak. He picked awayat the edges of MMA's base, unable to do significatn damage thanks to plenty of scans. It turned out that the banshees were only a distraction, and when Polt's main tank-marine force reached MMA's base, he was unable to defend it.
  • Game Two: With both players largely content to sit back, not much action happened. Both worked on infantry upgrades, with polt getting his third up first but MMA keeping up nicely on macro. the first action of the game was an MMA drop taking oun an engineering back, but seconds after the researching upgrade completed for minimal impact. In the midgame, MMA left his tanks at home and roamed around with armies of marines and medivacs. He lost one army to a sandwich, but was later able to work through a planetary and orbital at the same time as Polt's whole army was chewing through his own third and fourth. Both players then maxed on two bases, and MMA finally moved out to take cotrol of the center of the map.Trying to secure his thrid, Polt's attack into an entrenched MMA was unsuccessful. MMA traded some marines for the planetary third while Polt lost even more to the back of MMA's army. Unable to ever get a new third up, Pollt was forced out when he lost his final group of tanks.
  • Game Three: After an in-base CC, MMA went for tank and a viking. Polt tried cloaked banshees and sent out marines with his first banshee, which got quickly sniped, as did the second. MMA moved out confidently with three tanks, and was subsequently forced back by Polt's superior marine count. The two continued to jockey over map control in the mid game, MMA gaining a slight economic advantage via an earlier third. Polt had a decent push into MMA, but stuck around too long. When MMA dropped Polt's main, he had almost nothing to defend, and by the time MMA's main push came, Polt didn't have enough to defend his third. MMA lost his army and had mining at his third halted, but his advantage was too great and Polt could never come back, always behind in tank count.
  • MMA 2 - 1 Polt

Bomber vs Squirtle - 20:00 GMT (+00:00) - Losers Round One

  • Game One: Squirtle beelined for colossi on Metropolis close air. Bomber tried a number of small engagements with bio, but when the main push of Squirtle came through, he was only able to pick off one of the three colossi and tapped out.
  • Game Two: Bomber's 1-base marauder-hellion attack got a bunker up in range of Squirtle's natural, but did surprisingly little damage after that. When Squirtle cleaned it up and counterattacked with a number of stalkers, Bomber couldn't muster enough of a force to defend, and GG'd out wIth a "StarTale fighting~"
  • Bomber 0 - 2 Squirtle

MMA vs Stephano - 21:00 GMT (+00:00) - Losers Round Two

  • Game One: MMA's 1-rax FE picked off Stephano's scouting overlord on Cloud Kingdom, then transitioned into a heavy bio style with only a few factory backup units. Stephano added some roaches to his large zergling group before teching to infestors, roach upgrades, and spire.MMA utilized individual medivac drops to try to harass various Stephano bases, sending out a big group of five fully loaded medivacs just as Stephano moved across the map with his first brood-ling-infestor force to take down MMA's fourth. MMA unloaded the medivacs in a great place behind Stephano's natural while another army took out Stephano's fourth, third, and many new spawning bases, taking advantage of the immobility of brood lords. Fed up, Stephano moved across the map to prevent any of MMA's attempts at a fourth while triple-expanding himself. MMA's fantastic multitasking let him continue to assault Stephano's bases, but he never knew about the base at the very top left until it had been mining for quite some time. Stephano sat back to mass up a brood lord army. When he moved out, he sieged MMA's planetary fourth for over a minute and finally killing it, but losing his all his remaining bases except the main at the same time. From there, it was just a matter of MMA pressing his economic advantage.
  • Game Two: MMA poked in with hellions before switching to banshees, but Stephano was well prepared with spores, queens, and lair tech for an overseer. Even so, MMA managed to take down Stephano's newly-hatched third. MMA continued his Banshee harassment as Stephano retook his third and teched to infestors and speed banes. By forcing fungals on his banshees, MMA's infantry force was much more affective against stephano's lings and banelings. MMA proceeded to try some drop play at Stephano's bases across the top of Metropolis, which also scouted and took out a hidden fourth at the center left main. MMA gathered up a large force and tried to push out across the map, but was met by Stephano's full-energy infestors and newly spawned ultralisks, which cleaned up that push handily. In response to the ultras, MMA worked on upgraded ghosts, including readying nukes. When he finally launched the nukes,the first one hit almost nothing, but the second landed perfectly on Stephano's army running between drops at the main and third. MMA continued to deny any third for Stephano, using nukes both to assault bases and try to prevent army movement between bases. In response to Stephano's message of "more nukes please", MMA moved across the map with a tank and marauder-heavy army, spreading his tanks well. His remaining nukes largely whiffed, but he had enough marauders and snipes to chew through Stephano's ultralisks, even dropping down MULEs to cut off avenues of retreat. When he finally ran out of army and resources, Stephano gave up.
  • MMA 2 - 0 Stephano

Squirtle vs MarineKing - 21:00 GMT (+00:00) - Losers Round Two

  • Game One: Seeing MarineKing's 1-rax FE, Squirtle delayed his warpgate to get his own expansion out ASAP, only to be trumped by MarineKing's third CC in his own base. As MarineKing worked on his infantry upgrades, Squirtle went straight to colossus and six gateways. MarineKing took the third and started adding on medivacs just as Squrtle moved out across the map towards his offensive pylon, in good position to threaten MarineKing's third base. Squirtle attacked exactly when his second colossus arrived, losing both the orbital and all the SCVs mining there. MarineKing retreated to his natural to try to set up a good concave, but was never able to gather enough army to hold Squirtle's huge army.
  • Game Two: On Sanshorn Mist, MarineKing's SCV scouted Squirtle's nexus first, trying to put up a bunker for an incoming reaper. The reaper did a nice bit of kiting to harass Squirtle until the first stalker arrived, getting 3 probes and a zealot. Squirtle dropped two forges after the robo, rushing his upgrades and starting immortal production. MarineKing countered with heavily upgraded MMM (+1 attack, stim, combat shield), but Suirtle's excellent force fields let him pick off units little by little until MarineKing had to retreat. MarineKing regrouped with a second wave and tried again to break the natural, getting split by force fields and losing a medivac that tried to lift those trapped units behind. When his blink and colossus tech arrived, Squirtle assaulted MarineKing's third, taking it down. For a third time, MarineKing moved across the map to try to break Squirtle's natural, only to be sandwiched, losing his army and then the game on the counterattack. After looking so strong all weekend, MarineKing is out!
  • Squirtle 2 - 0 MarineKing

Squirtle vs MMA - 23:00 GMT (+00:00) - Losers Round Three

  • Game One: Squirtle set back MMA's natural a few seconds by sniping the SCV with a harassing probe. With no scouting information, MMA overreacted to Squirtle's single zealot, pulling workers for a bit and setting up a bunker. MMA then snuck an expansion in the bottom right base (on Atlantis Spaceship), giving him a decent economic advantage as Squirtle rushed for colossus on 2 bases. Squirtle readied a similar push to the one that did in MarineKing in the first game, this time moving out with three colossi instead of two. Along with a pylon snipe, this let MMA get up a ton of infantry upgrades, barracks, and medivacs, but it still wasn't enough. MMA had no solution to the force fields and colossi of Squirtle. With his natural razed and main base in flames, MMA GGed.
  • Game Two: MMA opened with a reaper, picking off a few probes and generally harassing Squirtle's FE. After it died, he was left without much information, forced to buidl a turret at his main while rushing for fast reactor medivacs. Squirtle used his game 2 build against MarineKing, pumping double upgrades and starting immortal production while teching towards blink. He successfully fended off MMA's attempted double drop in the main, then started colossus tech. MMA continued to hang around the periphery of Squirtle's bases, poking in to draw forcefields before loading up 4 medivacs to fly around behind Squirtle's main. The medivacs weren't able to accomplish anything, and when Squirtle blinked forward to ponce on them, MMA was caught totally off guard. Squirtle thrust across the map, reinforcing with forward pylons and engaging below MMA's natural. With most of his army lost in those medivacs, MMA didn't have enough to defend, and Squirtle advanced to the Losers Final!
  • Squirtle 2 - 0 MMA

Squirtle vs NesTea - 01:00 GMT (+00:00) - Losers Final

  • Game one:NesTea's 11 pool gave him nice map control, so he briefly considered expanding to the gold before going for the more safe expansion at his own natural. The relative safety of home was put to the test against Squirtle's 3gate. It wasn't enough, as Squirtle's relentless warpins took down drones, queens, zerglings, and eventually spine crawlers for the GG.
  • Game Two: As NesTea was preparing a roach/ling bust aimed for the Protoss natural, Squirtle stnuck a probe in to see the rallying roaches. He set up a ton of cannons at his natural, leaving NesTea to only take down the forge before retreating. Squirtle moved into stargate play to counter NesTea's then-3 base roaches, and his first void/phoenix foray was rebuffed after taking out only an extractor. At the third, supported by zealot warpins, he was more successful, taking down a queen, some roaches, and a number of drones before finally losing his void ray and zealots. Back at home he was expanding, teching to colossi, and working on upgrades, while NesTea continued roach upgrades and stared his spire. Squirtle moved out across the map to catch small groups of hydras and roaches, and arrived at NesTea's bases just in time for blink to finish. Nestea's mutalisk play was more effective than it maybe should have been against Squirtle's blink stalkers and upgraded phoenixes, but it turns out that's because Squirtle was wrecking NesTea's buildings in three different places. With almost no production remaining, NesTea was forced out.
  • Game Three: NesTea's response to a forge FE by Squirtle was upgraded 3base roaches with speedlings. Squirtle, though, was pumping out immortals almost nonstop since his robo finished, pushing out with 3 immortals, a warp prism, and an observer on the way. NesTea executed a roach backstab, and with both players ravaging one anothers' naturals, Squirtle evacuated all his probes. NesTea didn't want to commit to the base race, coming home with his roaches. Squirtle's perfect force field wall bought him some time, but even warp prism immortal micro wasn't enough and NesTea staved off elimination for at least one more game.
  • Game Four: NesTea's 3hatch no gas zergling aggression caught Squirtle with his pants down, teching for stargate and with a whole in his wall at his natural. With dozens of zerglings running rampant in his base, Squirtle recognized the futulity of his cause and GGed.
  • Game Five: Undeterred by the previous game's result, Squirtle once again went forge FE into stargate. Able to fully flesh out his plan, he added 7 gates, intent on pressuring NesTea's pylon-delayed natural and far-away fourth on Tal'Darim. The first void ray did only minimal damage, and NesTea remained active with his zerglings and roaches, preventing forward pylons. It wasn't enough, as force fields dissected NesTea's first army. For a brief moment it looked as though a second wave of roaches would be enough to hold off Squirtle, but Squirtle had too much reinfercing power and NesTea lost his third. NesTea tried a desperate attack into the Protoss natural, but was forced to burrow, losing the whole army when an observer spawned. Poor rally points lost Nestea yet more units - and then a pause?
  • Game Five Take Two: The regame started off in a similar manner to the original. Squirtle, once again spawning clockwise from NesTea, once again forge FE'd and built a pylon to block NesTea's own expansion. NesTea took it down faster this time, just after taking both extractors in his main. Squirtle chose stargate again, and his cyber core was just barely in range to see the first morphing baneling. A huge forcefield made NesTea waste most of his banelings, and since he was supply blocked at 44 for so long, his reinforcements didn't arrive in time to get through the gap in the wall before it was rebuilt. About a dozen zerglings did break a gateway to get back in, and Squirtle stopped mining for way longer than he should have, including one big group that was idle well after the zerg threat was eliminated. Squirtle sent his lone void ray (thanks to the stargate being unpowered for a while) over to NesTea's base, where it did almost nothing.NesTea expanded to the same relative spot as before, losing it once again to Squirtle's first big push. NesTea teched for upgraded roaches once more, with Squirtle heading for immortals and blink while harassing with a small group of phoenixes. NesTea prevented Squirtle from taking his third, then briefly tried an ill-advised sandwich attack on the bulk of Squirtle's army. As Squirtle neared max, he moved across the map. NesTea tried some muta raids on Squirtle's main, where he was repelled and forced back home, only to meet yet more blink stalkers and phoenixes. With almost no army left, NesTea ceded the game and the series.
  • Squirtle 3 - 2 NesTea

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Negatiive
Profile Joined September 2011
Canada207 Posts
April 08 2012 16:59 GMT
#2
I hope stephano makes it through!
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aznball123
Profile Joined February 2012
2759 Posts
April 08 2012 17:00 GMT
#3
Go MMA!
Would be AMAZING if Stephano actually pull off the win here. o_o really tough road for him.
Mmm, what to watch.
kerpal
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom2695 Posts
April 08 2012 17:01 GMT
#4
Stephano fighting! Foreigner pride
RevTiberius
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada353 Posts
April 08 2012 17:01 GMT
#5
The quality of the casters is truly afwul...
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weiliem
Profile Joined January 2008
2071 Posts
April 08 2012 17:01 GMT
#6
How about Sase??
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feanor1
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1899 Posts
April 08 2012 17:03 GMT
#7
On April 09 2012 02:01 weiliem wrote:
How about Sase??

He be out. He lost in the last round of the open bracket
Valravn
Profile Joined January 2009
Sweden64 Posts
April 08 2012 17:03 GMT
#8
Come on Stephano and NesTea! You know you want your fellow Zergs happy!
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NeonFox
Profile Joined January 2011
2373 Posts
April 08 2012 17:03 GMT
#9
On April 09 2012 02:01 RevTiberius wrote:
The quality of the casters is truly afwul...


What? Apollo, CatsPajamas and Doa are doing a great job.
SexySushi
Profile Joined June 2011
Belgium13 Posts
April 08 2012 17:04 GMT
#10



Gogo Stephano betrayed by his own country usa
Use your brainz, move your fingerz
PhothreeniX
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada161 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 17:06:31
April 08 2012 17:04 GMT
#11
On April 09 2012 02:01 RevTiberius wrote:
The quality of the casters is truly afwul...

Cast hasn't even started and you are already talking shit? Come on man.

Regardless, GO STEPHANO!

PS: Dat some ill checkin
SoniC_eu
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark1008 Posts
April 08 2012 17:05 GMT
#12
IPL is awesome! But my oh my...Stephano is representing the foreigners :/
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VanCaspel
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands250 Posts
April 08 2012 17:07 GMT
#13
Apparently it's MKP vs MMA / Polt vs. Alive first? I wish they'd release somewhat more definite schedule's, I was expecting to watch the Stephano-game right now...

Also: check check check chkechcekck . Really good that they're testing the stream but this is the most unprofessional way of going about it.... For one, they should test it before everyone tunes in.
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DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 17:10:53
April 08 2012 17:09 GMT
#14
Seriously who ever wins this has got to be undisputed best player in the world atm, there are NO easy paths to get to the championships. Even the loser brackets is going to be hell

Games haven't even started and people are complaining on the first page lol
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T0MORR0W
Profile Joined July 2011
United States101 Posts
April 08 2012 17:12 GMT
#15
I like how we already know that the winners final will have at least one Korean Terran. All the other races got put in the same half.
minilance
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada500 Posts
April 08 2012 17:13 GMT
#16
were can we find the loser bracket ?
Bisu, Jangbang <3
GutShot9
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada46 Posts
April 08 2012 17:13 GMT
#17
Is the stream not up yet?
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 17:13 GMT
#18
Great the forgeiner hopes rest on a French guy.

/sigh

*waves Korean flag apathetically*
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SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 17:13 GMT
#19
On April 09 2012 02:13 GutShot9 wrote:
Is the stream not up yet?


they are testing the osund as of now- but yes they are 13 mins late.
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Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
April 08 2012 17:14 GMT
#20
On April 09 2012 02:13 minilance wrote:
were can we find the loser bracket ?

it'll be people coming down from the winner's bracket, so there's nobody in it yet
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SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 17:14 GMT
#21
On April 09 2012 02:13 minilance wrote:
were can we find the loser bracket ?


google:
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Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 17:15 GMT
#22
On April 09 2012 02:13 minilance wrote:
were can we find the loser bracket ?


Go check on Liquipedia
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eDifana
Profile Joined November 2011
Sweden11 Posts
April 08 2012 17:15 GMT
#23
Stephano is US last hope!..
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Valravn
Profile Joined January 2009
Sweden64 Posts
April 08 2012 17:16 GMT
#24
On April 09 2012 02:13 minilance wrote:
were can we find the loser bracket ?


http://challonge.com/ipl4champ or http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IGN_ProLeague_Season_4 for updated brackets. Currently none in loser bracket because you get moved there once you lose in winners bracket. Hope that makes sense!
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Juuney
Profile Joined August 2010
Argentina92 Posts
April 08 2012 17:16 GMT
#25
is stream up?
lolspoon
Profile Joined March 2012
450 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 17:19:16
April 08 2012 17:19 GMT
#26
Does those ****** streams even work omfg?
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T0MORR0W
Profile Joined July 2011
United States101 Posts
April 08 2012 17:19 GMT
#27
Well, at least they can run commercials. That's a step in the right direction.
archonOOid
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
1983 Posts
April 08 2012 17:20 GMT
#28
stream is on but there is only a logo there...?
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GutShot9
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada46 Posts
April 08 2012 17:20 GMT
#29
Poll: WHO WILL WIN?

MarineKing (30)
 
36%

Stephano (21)
 
25%

NesTea (13)
 
15%

MMA (6)
 
7%

aLive (5)
 
6%

Polt (4)
 
5%

Squirtle (3)
 
4%

Bomber (2)
 
2%

84 total votes

Your vote: WHO WILL WIN?

(Vote): NesTea
(Vote): aLive
(Vote): MarineKing
(Vote): Stephano
(Vote): Polt
(Vote): Squirtle
(Vote): Bomber
(Vote): MMA

Ireniicus
Profile Joined August 2011
United Kingdom374 Posts
April 08 2012 17:21 GMT
#30
prays for no lag today
Bokchoy
Profile Joined June 2011
55 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 17:29:45
April 08 2012 17:23 GMT
#31
K-pop girls>IPL countdown aha have a good final everyone!

edit:lol ty ipl ^^
Dox
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Australia1199 Posts
April 08 2012 17:23 GMT
#32
On April 09 2012 02:20 archonOOid wrote:
stream is on but there is only a logo there...?

An eSports event doesn't start on time? THIS IS UNHEARD OF!
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Canada46 Posts
April 08 2012 17:26 GMT
#33
GOOGOGOGOGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GG GL HF!
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United Kingdom24 Posts
April 08 2012 17:29 GMT
#34
forever lag sads
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SoniC_eu
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark1008 Posts
April 08 2012 17:33 GMT
#35
First time I ever saw the Roly Poly video.
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Cassp
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany9 Posts
April 08 2012 17:34 GMT
#36
CMON, at least give me subtitles. xD
Mr Showtime
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1353 Posts
April 08 2012 17:34 GMT
#37
On April 09 2012 02:15 eDifana wrote:
Stephano is US last hope!..


US??? What the hell are you talking about? He's from Texas
Strabismus
Profile Joined July 2011
United Kingdom65 Posts
April 08 2012 17:36 GMT
#38
Been a great tournament so far, and no suprise to see Stephano as the only remaining foreigner (although I thought Huk may have been able to make it through). I do wish the quality of casters was a bit better though. Tastosis really should have casted the GSTL finals and I'd rather see DJ Wheat and Day9 there rather than CatsPajamas and PainUser. I haven't had to suffer any of HD's casting though so I guess that's good.


I really hope Stephano and Polt end up playing eachother again. They create such epic series. I don't know what results we need for that to happen though. My money is on an MKP - Nestea final regardless though.
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Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 17:37 GMT
#39
What the f*** are we lookin' at ? My brain hurts...
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SoniC_eu
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark1008 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 17:39:53
April 08 2012 17:38 GMT
#40
On April 09 2012 02:36 Strabismus wrote:
Been a great tournament so far, and no suprise to see Stephano as the only remaining foreigner (although I thought Huk may have been able to make it through). I do wish the quality of casters was a bit better though. Tastosis really should have casted the GSTL finals and I'd rather see DJ Wheat and Day9 there rather than CatsPajamas and PainUser. I haven't had to suffer any of HD's casting though so I guess that's good.


I really hope Stephano and Polt end up playing eachother again. They create such epic series. I don't know what results we need for that to happen though. My money is on an MKP - Nestea final regardless though.


Really? I think the casting is fine. Dual streams = awesome. HD's casting hasn't annoyed me as much as usual cos quality of games is generally quite high. Did I mention the stream is FREE? :O
If you want Tastosis, Day9 etc casting, u gotta cough up the big bucks which invariably means the end user (u and me) have to pay for the stream. Do you really want that? Cos I dont...if IPL wasn't free, I wouldn't be watching it and getting constant nerd chills...
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SoniC_eu
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark1008 Posts
April 08 2012 17:39 GMT
#41
On April 09 2012 02:37 Serimek wrote:
What the f*** are we lookin' at ? My brain hurts...


Ye, I know. Stephano needs a haircut :/
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Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 17:42 GMT
#42
On April 09 2012 02:39 SoniC_eu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:37 Serimek wrote:
What the f*** are we lookin' at ? My brain hurts...


Ye, I know. Stephano needs a haircut :/


Well done.

(Actually I had the same haircut when I was his age... everyone makes mistakes !)
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Strabismus
Profile Joined July 2011
United Kingdom65 Posts
April 08 2012 17:42 GMT
#43
On April 09 2012 02:38 SoniC_eu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:36 Strabismus wrote:
Been a great tournament so far, and no suprise to see Stephano as the only remaining foreigner (although I thought Huk may have been able to make it through). I do wish the quality of casters was a bit better though. Tastosis really should have casted the GSTL finals and I'd rather see DJ Wheat and Day9 there rather than CatsPajamas and PainUser. I haven't had to suffer any of HD's casting though so I guess that's good.


I really hope Stephano and Polt end up playing eachother again. They create such epic series. I don't know what results we need for that to happen though. My money is on an MKP - Nestea final regardless though.


Really? I think the casting is fine. Dual streams = awesome. HD's casting hasn't annoyed me as much as usual cos quality of games is generally quite high. Did I mention the stream is FREE? :O
If you want Tastosis, Day9 etc casting, u gotta cough up the big bucks which invariably means the end user (u and me) have to pay for the stream. Do you really want that? Cos I dont...if IPL wasn't free, I wouldn't be watching it and getting constant nerd chills...



I see what you mean, but IPL's biggest competitor is MLG, and they usually get the big names regardless, and they're free too. I'm also not saying the current casters are awful, just that with the exception of Apollo, they're jarringly worse than A list casters, particularly Tastosis.
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SoniC_eu
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark1008 Posts
April 08 2012 17:44 GMT
#44
On April 09 2012 02:42 Serimek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:39 SoniC_eu wrote:
On April 09 2012 02:37 Serimek wrote:
What the f*** are we lookin' at ? My brain hurts...


Ye, I know. Stephano needs a haircut :/


Well done.

(Actually I had the same haircut when I was his age... everyone makes mistakes !)


Haha :D <3 I also had curly hair when I was a kid!
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. http://da.twitch.tv/sonic_eu
GreenHorizons
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States23222 Posts
April 08 2012 17:44 GMT
#45
If Stephano stays on his game he could easily become the most well known gamer in the world. That hair could be his trademark... Then once he hits big he can do the whole Susan Boyle makeover.
"People like to look at history and think 'If that was me back then, I would have...' We're living through history, and the truth is, whatever you are doing now is probably what you would have done then" "Scratch a Liberal..."
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 17:46 GMT
#46
On April 09 2012 02:15 eDifana wrote:
Stephano is US last hope!..


that's a joke right-
he is French.

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NeonFox
Profile Joined January 2011
2373 Posts
April 08 2012 17:47 GMT
#47
Hd and painuser are going to cast all matches from now on?
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 17:48 GMT
#48
On April 09 2012 02:47 NeonFox wrote:
Hd and painuser are going to cast all matches from now on?


dApollo and Cats will cast the finals
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Deleted User 101379
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
4849 Posts
April 08 2012 17:48 GMT
#49
On April 09 2012 02:46 SayGen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:15 eDifana wrote:
Stephano is US last hope!..


that's a joke right-
he is French.



You must be new here
Welcome to ESPORTS where every non-korean represents the USA, even if he is born somewhere else.
aifranchise
Profile Joined June 2011
United States83 Posts
April 08 2012 17:49 GMT
#50
The Kpop makes to wanna stick a pencil in my ears. Bubble bubble pop pop pop.
NeonFox
Profile Joined January 2011
2373 Posts
April 08 2012 17:49 GMT
#51
On April 09 2012 02:48 Serimek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:47 NeonFox wrote:
Hd and painuser are going to cast all matches from now on?


dApollo and Cats will cast the finals


Wish they could cast the whole thing :/
Strabismus
Profile Joined July 2011
United Kingdom65 Posts
April 08 2012 17:49 GMT
#52
@NeonFox: Oh god no please no.


@SayGen: The running joke in the community is that he is American because he was frequently mistaken as such
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SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 17:50 GMT
#53
On April 09 2012 02:48 Morfildur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:46 SayGen wrote:
On April 09 2012 02:15 eDifana wrote:
Stephano is US last hope!..


that's a joke right-
he is French.



You must be new here
Welcome to ESPORTS where every non-korean represents the USA, even if he is born somewhere else.


Wrong been following SC since BW and competrivly since BETA of SC2.
Idra was our (American) hope. and he get 0-4 aginst Code S+A Koreans.
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Account252508
Profile Joined February 2012
3454 Posts
April 08 2012 17:51 GMT
#54
--- Nuked ---
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 17:51 GMT
#55
On April 09 2012 02:49 Strabismus wrote:
@NeonFox: Oh god no please no.


@SayGen: The running joke in the community is that he is American because he was frequently mistaken as such


Glad I missed the confusion then. No idea how osmeone can mistake a French flag for an American one though.
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NeonFox
Profile Joined January 2011
2373 Posts
April 08 2012 17:51 GMT
#56
On April 09 2012 02:49 Strabismus wrote:
@NeonFox: Oh god no please no.


@SayGen: The running joke in the community is that he is American because he was frequently mistaken as such


I wish CatsPajamas and Apollo would cast the whole thing, not HD & Painuser.
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 17:57:43
April 08 2012 17:55 GMT
#57
On April 09 2012 02:51 SayGen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:49 Strabismus wrote:
@NeonFox: Oh god no please no.


@SayGen: The running joke in the community is that he is American because he was frequently mistaken as such


Glad I missed the confusion then. No idea how osmeone can mistake a French flag for an American one though.


I think it came from a running joke between followers of his stream rather that from a confusion. He frequently plays a song while playing whose chorus is something like "America ! Americaaa! Americaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !"...
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Rick Deckard
Profile Joined October 2010
90 Posts
April 08 2012 17:55 GMT
#58
On April 09 2012 02:34 Mr Showtime wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:15 eDifana wrote:
Stephano is US last hope!..


US??? What the hell are you talking about? He's from Texas


Isn't he from a French speaking part of the US like Louisiana?

Anyway, Go Stephano go USA!!!
Strabismus
Profile Joined July 2011
United Kingdom65 Posts
April 08 2012 17:58 GMT
#59
On April 09 2012 02:55 Serimek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:51 SayGen wrote:
On April 09 2012 02:49 Strabismus wrote:
@NeonFox: Oh god no please no.


@SayGen: The running joke in the community is that he is American because he was frequently mistaken as such


Glad I missed the confusion then. No idea how osmeone can mistake a French flag for an American one though.


I think it came from a running joke between followers of his stream rather that from a confusion. He frequently plays a song while playing whose chorus is something like "America ! Americaaa! Americaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !"...



The Team America theme song?


@NeonFox: Same here man, they're the best casters at the event
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Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
April 08 2012 18:03 GMT
#60
I prolly shouldn't ask here but how can i fix error #2032?
maru lover forever
Numerical
Profile Joined March 2011
Finland37 Posts
April 08 2012 18:04 GMT
#61
MarineKing vs. MMA

"The concussive shells do so MUCH damage!"
Marines shooting siege tanks.

Sometimes I just love these little mistakes
"In the rear, with the gear!"
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 18:05 GMT
#62
On April 09 2012 02:58 Strabismus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:55 Serimek wrote:
On April 09 2012 02:51 SayGen wrote:
On April 09 2012 02:49 Strabismus wrote:
@NeonFox: Oh god no please no.


@SayGen: The running joke in the community is that he is American because he was frequently mistaken as such


Glad I missed the confusion then. No idea how osmeone can mistake a French flag for an American one though.


I think it came from a running joke between followers of his stream rather that from a confusion. He frequently plays a song while playing whose chorus is something like "America ! Americaaa! Americaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !"...



The Team America theme song?


@NeonFox: Same here man, they're the best casters at the event


No it's not. It's a rock song from the 70's I assume, but don't know exactly.
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
RevTiberius
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada353 Posts
April 08 2012 18:09 GMT
#63
On April 09 2012 02:04 PhothreeniX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:01 RevTiberius wrote:
The quality of the casters is truly afwul...

Cast hasn't even started and you are already talking shit? Come on man.

Regardless, GO STEPHANO!

PS: Dat some ill checkin


obviously I was talking about yesterday...

Of course the casters are bad... leaving aside all the sound issues they had.. and all the unneccessary close-ups of the players and even the audience during the game... the main issue is that they do not analyze what's going on. They just describe the obvious...

And the worst part is all the fake excitement and hysterical screaming by the casters... but that's nothing new unfortunately...

This is a great tournament and the games are awesome... but the casters aren't doing it justice
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ambient_orange
Profile Joined January 2010
170 Posts
April 08 2012 18:09 GMT
#64
im sorry but these brackers are a joke. Where is visual bracket? It needs only a second to understand everything, and here you have to read and imagine where is where in text "bracket"
DOA: "Where are the signs for Nestea?" MC: "In Korea."
NeonFox
Profile Joined January 2011
2373 Posts
April 08 2012 18:10 GMT
#65
On April 09 2012 03:09 ambient_orange wrote:
im sorry but these brackers are a joke. Where is visual bracket? It needs only a second to understand everything, and here you have to read and imagine where is where in text "bracket"


http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IGN_ProLeague_Season_4

Always trust liquipedia for tournament info, nothing comes close.
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 18:12 GMT
#66
Ughh laggy for anyone else (stream 1)
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SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 18:13 GMT
#67
On April 09 2012 03:04 Numerical wrote:
MarineKing vs. MMA

"The concussive shells do so MUCH damage!"
Marines shooting siege tanks.

Sometimes I just love these little mistakes


There was a few maurders in there--- not that i'm sticking up for the casters.
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Ireniicus
Profile Joined August 2011
United Kingdom374 Posts
April 08 2012 18:19 GMT
#68
yes it was ok game 1 now its lagging hard for me on 720
ambient_orange
Profile Joined January 2010
170 Posts
April 08 2012 18:21 GMT
#69
On April 09 2012 03:10 NeonFox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 03:09 ambient_orange wrote:
im sorry but these brackers are a joke. Where is visual bracket? It needs only a second to understand everything, and here you have to read and imagine where is where in text "bracket"


http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IGN_ProLeague_Season_4

Always trust liquipedia for tournament info, nothing comes close.


very thank you!
DOA: "Where are the signs for Nestea?" MC: "In Korea."
SoniC_eu
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark1008 Posts
April 08 2012 18:28 GMT
#70
On April 09 2012 03:13 SayGen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 03:04 Numerical wrote:
MarineKing vs. MMA

"The concussive shells do so MUCH damage!"
Marines shooting siege tanks.

Sometimes I just love these little mistakes


There was a few maurders in there--- not that i'm sticking up for the casters.


Hehe true. But I think HD should revise his understanding of concussive shells as they slow units, and don't do any extra dmg whatsoever. I wanna be sympathetic to HD, but I just am not a fan of his casting.
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. http://da.twitch.tv/sonic_eu
iAmJeffReY
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4262 Posts
April 08 2012 18:28 GMT
#71
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa he's unbeatable. 100% MKP tourney.
Unbiased biased terran abuser Jeffrey. Sorry for the rage, friend!
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 18:28 GMT
#72
MKP looked so dominant... Insane.
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
gnoarch
Profile Joined October 2011
32 Posts
April 08 2012 18:33 GMT
#73
Am I the only one thinking this random music videos are just annoying?
I'd much rather watch some commercials....
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 18:35 GMT
#74
50,000 viewers on stream 1..... TwitchTV cna't handle it... so laggy
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NeonFox
Profile Joined January 2011
2373 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 18:37:36
April 08 2012 18:36 GMT
#75
Stephano looks tired :/

Edit : Painuser wtf, ZvT is his worst matchup.
mr.reee
Profile Joined November 2010
121 Posts
April 08 2012 18:48 GMT
#76
It's getting rapidly unwatchable - fix the lag!
Hikari
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
1914 Posts
April 08 2012 18:53 GMT
#77
HD seem to cut painuser off and hog the mic a lot..
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 18:53 GMT
#78
No... Bomber.... I really want him to pull it off ...
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SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 18:54 GMT
#79
On April 09 2012 03:48 mr.reee wrote:
It's getting rapidly unwatchable - fix the lag!


50,000+ viewers now-- it's hard for TwitchTV to handle it.
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Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 18:54 GMT
#80
What a strange first game between Stephano and Bomber...
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Promethelax
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada7089 Posts
April 08 2012 18:58 GMT
#81
Holy shit, Stephano one game away from being top six. He really seems to have the title of best foreigner in the bag. (Note: I'm not a big fan, I don't like the kid much but his play does impress me). I really hope he does well, and leaves some hope for those of us not from korea to compete in the highest level of play.
TL Mafia. Love it. Play it. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31 I find Kennigit really attractive. If anyone has a picture of him please feel free to PM it to me.
Deleted User 101379
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
4849 Posts
April 08 2012 19:06 GMT
#82
Did i just see Roaches killing marauders??
gnoarch
Profile Joined October 2011
32 Posts
April 08 2012 19:08 GMT
#83
Roaches - the new Counter to Mauraders
BrTarolg
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom3574 Posts
April 08 2012 19:08 GMT
#84
Game is lagged like crazy now, i think the stream has just rolled over and died
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 19:08 GMT
#85
**** That.... bomber don't let me down, better win in the lower bracket.
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Rosettastoned
Profile Joined September 2010
United States107 Posts
April 08 2012 19:08 GMT
#86
USA!!!
gnoarch
Profile Joined October 2011
32 Posts
April 08 2012 19:08 GMT
#87
USA USA USA
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 19:09 GMT
#88
On April 09 2012 04:06 Morfildur wrote:
Did i just see Roaches killing marauders??


I'm just waiting for some Z dude ot be like T is OP T is OP
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Promethelax
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada7089 Posts
April 08 2012 19:09 GMT
#89
Crowd chants U S A U S A as stephano wins game two with roaches destroying marauders. Everything is backwards and its Perfect.
TL Mafia. Love it. Play it. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31 I find Kennigit really attractive. If anyone has a picture of him please feel free to PM it to me.
gh0st
Profile Joined January 2010
United States98 Posts
April 08 2012 19:09 GMT
#90
He's from France.. ?
Unter
Profile Joined July 2011
6 Posts
April 08 2012 19:09 GMT
#91
why do they scream USA? xD
gnoarch
Profile Joined October 2011
32 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 19:11:33
April 08 2012 19:10 GMT
#92
USA are saving the honor of all foreign players.... as usual no europeans left... :/
JacobShock
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Denmark2485 Posts
April 08 2012 19:10 GMT
#93
Love the fact that there are still people that haven't caught on to the USA meme =D makes the USA chanting even more hilarious.
"Right on" - Morrow
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 19:11 GMT
#94
On April 09 2012 04:09 Unter wrote:
why do they scream USA? xD


They are trolling. I guess it's a bad joke running around where Americans call any non Korean an American player.


Yes he is French, no he isn't American.
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Deleted User 101379
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
4849 Posts
April 08 2012 19:13 GMT
#95
Wow, i never noticed that squirtle is so tiny.
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 19:14:54
April 08 2012 19:13 GMT
#96
On April 09 2012 04:09 Unter wrote:
why do they scream USA? xD


There are two things Americans are never fed up with : lame running jokes and being cocky about their country even when they mustn't be. "Stephano for USA" is something that binds the two.
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 19:14 GMT
#97
58,000 and climbing the lag is getting worse....
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gnoarch
Profile Joined October 2011
32 Posts
April 08 2012 19:14 GMT
#98
gnah! thought HD just said goodbye?!
TheRhox
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada868 Posts
April 08 2012 19:15 GMT
#99
NesTea looking so good lately, he's back!!
Rick Deckard
Profile Joined October 2010
90 Posts
April 08 2012 19:17 GMT
#100
Stephano wins one for the red-white-and-blue!
JacobShock
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Denmark2485 Posts
April 08 2012 19:19 GMT
#101
I wonder if Apollo will bring HD's casting to another level.
"Right on" - Morrow
NIIINO
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Slovakia1320 Posts
April 08 2012 19:26 GMT
#102
On April 09 2012 04:09 Unter wrote:
why do they scream USA? xD

There was no American left in some offline tournament (probably MLG) + a lot of ppl from America in crowd so they cheered for Stephano because he was the last man standing for EU.
GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
April 08 2012 19:26 GMT
#103
STEPHANO!

what a beast!!!
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
Promethelax
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada7089 Posts
April 08 2012 19:30 GMT
#104
Holy shit, resources lost 7000 for Sestea vs 1775 for Squirtle.
Squirtle used immortals and it was super effective.
TL Mafia. Love it. Play it. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31 I find Kennigit really attractive. If anyone has a picture of him please feel free to PM it to me.
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 19:31 GMT
#105
If Squirtle beats NesTea, it might very good for Stephano as his ZvP is his best match-up
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
JacobShock
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Denmark2485 Posts
April 08 2012 19:31 GMT
#106
Hopefully the people complaining about the imbalance over roaches against toss yesterday, will have something to think about now.
"Right on" - Morrow
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
April 08 2012 19:32 GMT
#107
On April 09 2012 04:31 Serimek wrote:
If Squirtle beats NesTea, it might very good for Stephano as his ZvP is his best match-up

Squirtle's PvZ looks promising.
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 19:32 GMT
#108
Man i'm not doing so well on my picks tonight.

Bomber lost, Polt lost, and perhaps Nestea is about to lose as well.... So far only MKP has won but that's expected ;/

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SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 19:33 GMT
#109
On April 09 2012 04:31 JacobShock wrote:
Hopefully the people complaining about the imbalance over roaches against toss yesterday, will have something to think about now.


The roaches lsot due to positioning.
Roaches are still imba

Sad that in a striaght up fight the Armor piercing stlaker/Immortal lose ot pure roach.
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Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 19:36 GMT
#110
On April 09 2012 04:32 SayGen wrote:
Man i'm not doing so well on my picks tonight.

Bomber lost, Polt lost, and perhaps Nestea is about to lose as well.... So far only MKP has won but that's expected ;/



I predicted quite different results from you and yet my prediction can be worse than yours if NesTea come back (I predict Stephano, Polt, Squirtle and MMA... even if I thought and still think that MKP'll win it all at the end).
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 19:48 GMT
#111
Lucky win for Nestea--only cuase Squirtle screwed up that Blink retreat play... L2 push shift
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SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 19:50 GMT
#112
On April 09 2012 04:36 Serimek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 04:32 SayGen wrote:
Man i'm not doing so well on my picks tonight.

Bomber lost, Polt lost, and perhaps Nestea is about to lose as well.... So far only MKP has won but that's expected ;/



I predicted quite different results from you and yet my prediction can be worse than yours if NesTea come back (I predict Stephano, Polt, Squirtle and MMA... even if I thought and still think that MKP'll win it all at the end).


Thanks to that bad blink play Neatea might get the comeback and not lal my picks will be in ruin
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SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 19:52 GMT
#113
Wierd 66K viewers now, and the lag is getting better not worse.
Well done Twitch TV way to redirect your bandwidth :D
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kinsky
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany368 Posts
April 08 2012 20:06 GMT
#114
hello, my name is dr. greenthumb
Mr Showtime
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1353 Posts
April 08 2012 20:10 GMT
#115
On April 09 2012 02:50 SayGen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 02:48 Morfildur wrote:
On April 09 2012 02:46 SayGen wrote:
On April 09 2012 02:15 eDifana wrote:
Stephano is US last hope!..


that's a joke right-
he is French.



You must be new here
Welcome to ESPORTS where every non-korean represents the USA, even if he is born somewhere else.


Wrong been following SC since BW and competrivly since BETA of SC2.
Idra was our (American) hope. and he get 0-4 aginst Code S+A Koreans.


........still doesn't get it.......
Mr Showtime
Profile Joined April 2011
United States1353 Posts
April 08 2012 20:12 GMT
#116
On April 09 2012 04:13 Serimek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 04:09 Unter wrote:
why do they scream USA? xD


There are two things Americans are never fed up with : lame running jokes and being cocky about their country even when they mustn't be. "Stephano for USA" is something that binds the two.


Sounds like someone needs a sense of humor..... it's not everybody. Just Stephano, especially since his time he spent in Texas
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 20:30:23
April 08 2012 20:17 GMT
#117
On April 09 2012 05:12 Mr Showtime wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 04:13 Serimek wrote:
On April 09 2012 04:09 Unter wrote:
why do they scream USA? xD


There are two things Americans are never fed up with : lame running jokes and being cocky about their country even when they mustn't be. "Stephano for USA" is something that binds the two.


Sounds like someone needs a sense of humor..... it's not everybody. Just Stephano, especially since his time he spent in Texas


Was just joking
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 20:38 GMT
#118
NOOOO bomber :/
I lost 2 picks, Polt and Bomber
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Demonaz
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom1219 Posts
April 08 2012 20:40 GMT
#119
It says MKP vs Stephano next? How does that work? Says Stephano - Nestea on liquipedia
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
April 08 2012 20:42 GMT
#120
On April 09 2012 04:13 Serimek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 04:09 Unter wrote:
why do they scream USA? xD


There are two things Americans are never fed up with : lame running jokes and being cocky about their country even when they mustn't be. "Stephano for USA" is something that binds the two.


I would be angry if i was French. But im not GO STEPHANO make USA proud!
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
Rick Deckard
Profile Joined October 2010
90 Posts
April 08 2012 20:43 GMT
#121
On April 09 2012 05:40 Demonaz wrote:
It says MKP vs Stephano next? How does that work? Says Stephano - Nestea on liquipedia


I'm wondering the same thing.
Promethelax
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada7089 Posts
April 08 2012 20:48 GMT
#122
Stephano vs Nestea is next. Not sure why it says MKP.
TL Mafia. Love it. Play it. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31 I find Kennigit really attractive. If anyone has a picture of him please feel free to PM it to me.
gnoarch
Profile Joined October 2011
32 Posts
April 08 2012 20:49 GMT
#123
possible to buy a baneling hat?
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 20:50 GMT
#124
oGs.MC... Fail !
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
BrTarolg
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom3574 Posts
April 08 2012 20:51 GMT
#125
Is anyone else getting major lag on stream?
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 20:52 GMT
#126
oGs.MC... Fail ! Again !!
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
April 08 2012 20:53 GMT
#127
On April 09 2012 05:42 DreamChaser wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 04:13 Serimek wrote:
On April 09 2012 04:09 Unter wrote:
why do they scream USA? xD


There are two things Americans are never fed up with : lame running jokes and being cocky about their country even when they mustn't be. "Stephano for USA" is something that binds the two.


I would be angry if i was French. But im not GO STEPHANO make USA proud!


I'm French and I'm not angry. Maybe a little amused by some silly people having some fun.
maru lover forever
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 21:06 GMT
#128
MC is the funniest troll ever
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
BrTarolg
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom3574 Posts
April 08 2012 21:06 GMT
#129
lol mc casting is amazing

also wtf@ stephano usa signs hahaha
Promethelax
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada7089 Posts
April 08 2012 21:09 GMT
#130
I would pay good money to have MC cast everything. He is my favourite Master of Ceremonies.
TL Mafia. Love it. Play it. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31 I find Kennigit really attractive. If anyone has a picture of him please feel free to PM it to me.
Sargonian
Profile Joined February 2012
United States164 Posts
April 08 2012 21:17 GMT
#131
I feel stephano had the lead early on but gave it up by making defensive banelings when no follow up aggression came, and he could have been aggressive but was not....When I hold vs 10 pool after doing gas pool builds I always follow up with aggression but we will see how this game pans out...Nestea now ahead in supply
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 21:25 GMT
#132
Drone killed by Stephano : 62
Drone killed by NesTea : 0

Everything is said.
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
April 08 2012 21:25 GMT
#133
71k viewers HOLY fruiting shit. Impressive! :D
maru lover forever
ptz
Profile Joined January 2005
Romania251 Posts
April 08 2012 21:35 GMT
#134
PROFESSOR TEAAAAAA !!!!
huStl.e
Profile Joined March 2012
United Kingdom104 Posts
April 08 2012 21:36 GMT
#135
Wow that last match between stephano and Nestea was stupid sick, nestea had some ridiculous micro.
Bill Hicks <3 stream: www.twitch.tv/hustler91
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 21:39 GMT
#136
On April 09 2012 06:25 Incognoto wrote:
71k viewers HOLY fruiting shit. Impressive! :D


wierdest thing is that it was laggyer at 41K then 71K
We Live to Die
CFCryptos
Profile Joined December 2011
United States70 Posts
April 08 2012 21:39 GMT
#137
I love how aLive only knows how to cheese hes such a faget
<3Spread the Love<3
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
April 08 2012 21:41 GMT
#138
Oh Dragon ! That laugh !
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Promethelax
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada7089 Posts
April 08 2012 21:42 GMT
#139
On April 09 2012 06:39 CFCryptos wrote:
I love how aLive only knows how to cheese hes such a faget


Have you actually watched him play before this tournament? Just curious because his GSL run was pretty good and didn't have more cheese than anyone else; he is a really good straight up player too.
TL Mafia. Love it. Play it. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31 I find Kennigit really attractive. If anyone has a picture of him please feel free to PM it to me.
Sargonian
Profile Joined February 2012
United States164 Posts
April 08 2012 21:42 GMT
#140
Megumi bear always seems to have bad questions for the koreans X_X
Sargonian
Profile Joined February 2012
United States164 Posts
April 08 2012 21:44 GMT
#141
On April 09 2012 06:36 huStl.e wrote:
Wow that last match between stephano and Nestea was stupid sick, nestea had some ridiculous micro.


That was an interesting game but I was more intrigued by game 2. Interesting how Stephano was slightly behind but came back with that clever multi-pronged attack multi-tasking style. Usually roach vs roach games are much more dull, he has a smart way of mixing it up and to his advantage at that.
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 21:45 GMT
#142
MKP will still win it- he isn't out.
We Live to Die
Meaph
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany53 Posts
April 08 2012 21:46 GMT
#143
i'm gonna predict it now: neastea vs Mkp Finals!
huStl.e
Profile Joined March 2012
United Kingdom104 Posts
April 08 2012 21:47 GMT
#144
On April 09 2012 06:44 Sargonian wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 06:36 huStl.e wrote:
Wow that last match between stephano and Nestea was stupid sick, nestea had some ridiculous micro.


That was an interesting game but I was more intrigued by game 2. Interesting how Stephano was slightly behind but came back with that clever multi-pronged attack multi-tasking style. Usually roach vs roach games are much more dull, he has a smart way of mixing it up and to his advantage at that.

Damn i only came in at the start of the 3rd game that sounds like a really good match i'll need to find the replays if/when they get posted.
Bill Hicks <3 stream: www.twitch.tv/hustler91
gnoarch
Profile Joined October 2011
32 Posts
April 08 2012 21:47 GMT
#145
there we go again ... :/
gnoarch
Profile Joined October 2011
32 Posts
April 08 2012 21:59 GMT
#146
HD casting... nice!
Sargonian
Profile Joined February 2012
United States164 Posts
April 08 2012 22:00 GMT
#147
On April 09 2012 06:46 Meaph wrote:
i'm gonna predict it now: neastea vs Mkp Finals!


I would love to see a stephano vs Nestea rematch finals, haven't had a zvz finals in forever, but I do agree nestea vs MKP would be great as well.
St.Daniel
Profile Joined July 2010
United States29 Posts
April 08 2012 22:01 GMT
#148
Holy Double Butt Sh**, as Day9 would say. That were some crazy games. MKP still hasa chance but aLive and Nestea look really solid. Expecting great final.!
Tough Life? Let's play some StarCraft!
FlamingForce
Profile Joined September 2011
Netherlands701 Posts
April 08 2012 22:09 GMT
#149
If Squirtle actually takes out MKP I will jump through the ceiling

STARTALE! 8D
dD3s
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany130 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 22:19:10
April 08 2012 22:15 GMT
#150
On April 09 2012 06:42 Sargonian wrote:
Megumi bear always seems to have bad questions for the koreans X_X

I'd like to hear some "good" questions from you then... ;/

Nestea's micro o.O He's not that old overall.
Jesus was raptor _||_ "So here is an idea, this map is stupid as fuck(...)" - Destiny
HybridCure
Profile Joined March 2012
Belgium2 Posts
April 08 2012 22:22 GMT
#151
+ Show Spoiler +
Bye bye, MKP!!

That was for PartinG.
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 22:22 GMT
#152
MKP
We Live to Die
FlamingForce
Profile Joined September 2011
Netherlands701 Posts
April 08 2012 22:24 GMT
#153
YES!!!!

Startale REVENGE!! 8D
Promethelax
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada7089 Posts
April 08 2012 22:26 GMT
#154
Even though I would usually root for MKP I'm really glad Squirtle avenged the GSTL four kill.

Gogo Stephano and Nestea.
TL Mafia. Love it. Play it. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31 I find Kennigit really attractive. If anyone has a picture of him please feel free to PM it to me.
huStl.e
Profile Joined March 2012
United Kingdom104 Posts
April 08 2012 22:40 GMT
#155
On April 09 2012 07:09 FlamingForce wrote:
If Squirtle actually takes out MKP I will jump through the ceiling

STARTALE! 8D

Better start phoning tradesmen to come fix your ceiling bro Squirtle 2-0
Bill Hicks <3 stream: www.twitch.tv/hustler91
LovetoSpooge
Profile Joined May 2011
Australia4 Posts
April 08 2012 22:46 GMT
#156
Megumi bear always seems to have bad questions for the koreans X_X


I'm not sure you comprehend how hard it would be to make an interview across the two languages be that interesting. That combined with the appearance that alot of the koreans don't seem to have the greatest confidence/social interaction skills in that they will just give a generic simple answer and giggle like a schoolgirl I think she's doing a pretty solid job of a tough situation.

In any case having her there adds 9999x to the marketability of e-sports so it can't be a bad thing.

Crowd seems to be giving her nothing as well, having to ask for people to cheer for the players and 3 guys at the back going wooo! I'd suggest the event needs more grandiose introductions/entrances for the players to add excitement.
GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
April 08 2012 22:50 GMT
#157
Oh my GOD the stream quality is so laggy... it spends more time frozen then actually showing the game..

Come ON IPL! You guys are PROFESSIONALS running a PROFESSIONAL tournament! Get it together for the finals, at least!!!
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
torm3ntin
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil2534 Posts
April 08 2012 22:52 GMT
#158
is it just me or the games are unwatchable? so much lag
Grubby and Ret fan, but a TERRAN player :D
SayGen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1209 Posts
April 08 2012 23:05 GMT
#159
Toy'd with him, beautiful!
We Live to Die
redDuke
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia207 Posts
April 08 2012 23:07 GMT
#160
ick that was just disgusting to watch. Steph got owned. no mkp or steph?= back to bed for me!
vile | FXO | Liquid | EG | coL
Promethelax
Profile Joined February 2012
Canada7089 Posts
April 08 2012 23:07 GMT
#161
On April 09 2012 07:52 torm3ntin wrote:
is it just me or the games are unwatchable? so much lag


I think it might be just you, I'm doing fine at least I had one lag spike during the Nestea v Stephano games earlier but that was it.
TL Mafia. Love it. Play it. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=31 I find Kennigit really attractive. If anyone has a picture of him please feel free to PM it to me.
jeeeeohn
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States1343 Posts
April 08 2012 23:08 GMT
#162
Good job Stephano shaking MMA's hand after the manner mules, that jackass.

Also, all foreigners out now *falls asleep*
If you can't jam with the best, then you have to slam with the rest.
WinZero
Profile Joined September 2010
Thailand5 Posts
April 08 2012 23:12 GMT
#163
jeeeeohn

Good job Stephano shaking MMA's hand after the manner mules, that jackass.

^
^
^

I think mma drop that mule just to block the ultralisk from fleeing ...
"They all thought I was out of the game... but I'm holding all the cards now."
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 23:14:46
April 08 2012 23:12 GMT
#164
Well, I think we can say that Stephano has been humiliated by MMA, who looked unbeatable from the first to the last second.

(I bet that this loss will be decisive in the thought process of Stephano... who's likely going to end his career this year now.)
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
jeeeeohn
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States1343 Posts
April 08 2012 23:14 GMT
#165
On April 09 2012 08:12 WinZero wrote:
jeeeeohn

Good job Stephano shaking MMA's hand after the manner mules, that jackass.

^
^
^

I think mma drop that mule just to block the ultralisk from fleeing ...


He dropped them behind the Ultras, first of all. Second of all, he'd have to put them on hold position for them to even stop a unit, and they weren't. It was manner. It was dumb. And I hate tuning in and seeing that crap.

Also, fuuuuck this noise they call music.

(I think MMA's a great player, I just don't like it when people beat Stephano and then manner mule him, because he's a good player that deserves respect)
If you can't jam with the best, then you have to slam with the rest.
oRacLeGosu
Profile Joined October 2010
Norway151 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 23:42:34
April 08 2012 23:17 GMT
#166
WP by MMA! Stephano made mistakes though.Terran players get so rewarded for good play because of the dps and endless possibilities late game..but ofc punished equally hard for bad play. Not really talking about balance, but: Zerg really bores me these days, and I LOVE zerg..not enough technical units where micro is rewarded as a real alternative like in BW. Cant wait for HotS!..finally some earlier siege and positon-control units like in BW. Sure, you can be crafty as hell with Zerg mid- to late game if you use all the possibilites, but the whole gas allocation is scary if nydus, drops, overlord speed etc is to be a side-thing and still afford the basics.But that really also speaks for tons of fun and creative new ground to explore! The game can only get better, and it is already great! But I will say that Terran is faar to cool compared to the other races..you don't HAVE to be creative or smart..that is already a part of the units basic functions.
a.k.a. [iNF]cALLe - member of TL since around 2002..account dead.
Eufouria
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom4425 Posts
April 08 2012 23:18 GMT
#167
On April 09 2012 08:14 jeeeeohn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 08:12 WinZero wrote:
jeeeeohn

Good job Stephano shaking MMA's hand after the manner mules, that jackass.

^
^
^

I think mma drop that mule just to block the ultralisk from fleeing ...


He dropped them behind the Ultras, first of all. Second of all, he'd have to put them on hold position for them to even stop a unit, and they weren't. It was manner. It was dumb. And I hate tuning in and seeing that crap.

Also, fuuuuck this noise they call music.

(I think MMA's a great player, I just don't like it when people beat Stephano and then manner mule him, because he's a good player that deserves respect)

Every Terran player manner MULES. Its nothing to do with whether they respect the other player or not, stop trying to find problems where there are none, Stephano didn't care why should you?
DayWalk3r
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada192 Posts
April 08 2012 23:22 GMT
#168
those drop plays by MMA were so awesome, wish i could multi task like him >.<

go nestea though :-)
Protoss not imba ... KiwiKaki MC Polt Bomber Hwaiting!
xiZE
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden60 Posts
April 08 2012 23:22 GMT
#169
omg, i got a boner from that girl on stage who translated.. those legs...
Great matches aswell btw!

User was warned for this post
Train hard, win easy!
Exya
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada54 Posts
April 08 2012 23:23 GMT
#170
LOL they mixed up Moon Sung Won is MMA NOT SQUIRTLE!!
jeeeeohn
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States1343 Posts
April 08 2012 23:28 GMT
#171
On April 09 2012 08:18 Eufouria wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 08:14 jeeeeohn wrote:
On April 09 2012 08:12 WinZero wrote:
jeeeeohn

Good job Stephano shaking MMA's hand after the manner mules, that jackass.

^
^
^

I think mma drop that mule just to block the ultralisk from fleeing ...


He dropped them behind the Ultras, first of all. Second of all, he'd have to put them on hold position for them to even stop a unit, and they weren't. It was manner. It was dumb. And I hate tuning in and seeing that crap.

Also, fuuuuck this noise they call music.

(I think MMA's a great player, I just don't like it when people beat Stephano and then manner mule him, because he's a good player that deserves respect)

Every Terran player manner MULES. Its nothing to do with whether they respect the other player or not, stop trying to find problems where there are none, Stephano didn't care why should you?


I can find a problem with something stupid if I feel like finding a problem with something stupid. I have a problem with manner mules because it's stupid.
If you can't jam with the best, then you have to slam with the rest.
testthewest
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany274 Posts
April 08 2012 23:33 GMT
#172
Well, Stephano out, interest out.
Furthermore I can't stand seeing more of that balanced Medivac, Marines and stim, taking everything down for nearly no cost.

User was temp banned for this post.
War is not about who is right, but who is left.
emeraldemon
Profile Joined April 2010
United States11 Posts
April 08 2012 23:39 GMT
#173
I didn't have high hopes for squirtle, but he may actually take this to the finals!
ptz
Profile Joined January 2005
Romania251 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 23:41:21
April 08 2012 23:40 GMT
#174
god damn mma is unstoppable vs zerg.

Funny tho that squirtle is about to eliminate the 3rd terran with the same 2 base colossus push.
ericfalcrow
Profile Joined March 2011
Singapore9 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 23:56:23
April 08 2012 23:54 GMT
#175
Good live updates! Very informative... Sadly mma and MKP are both out =(
Exya
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada54 Posts
April 08 2012 23:55 GMT
#176
great minds get eliminated by squirtle 2-0 twice in a row.. LOL!
MonkSEA
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Australia1227 Posts
April 09 2012 00:03 GMT
#177
On April 09 2012 08:14 jeeeeohn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 08:12 WinZero wrote:
jeeeeohn

Good job Stephano shaking MMA's hand after the manner mules, that jackass.

^
^
^

I think mma drop that mule just to block the ultralisk from fleeing ...


He dropped them behind the Ultras, first of all. Second of all, he'd have to put them on hold position for them to even stop a unit, and they weren't. It was manner. It was dumb. And I hate tuning in and seeing that crap.

Also, fuuuuck this noise they call music.

(I think MMA's a great player, I just don't like it when people beat Stephano and then manner mule him, because he's a good player that deserves respect)


Are you blind? He literally dropped them infront of the Ultralisks, which made the Ultralisks walk around the mules which allowed him to pick off an ultralisk.

Stop being so ignorant.
http://www.youtube.com/user/sirmonkeh Zerg Live Casts and Commentary!
jeeeeohn
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States1343 Posts
April 09 2012 00:12 GMT
#178
On April 09 2012 09:03 MonkSEA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 08:14 jeeeeohn wrote:
On April 09 2012 08:12 WinZero wrote:
jeeeeohn

Good job Stephano shaking MMA's hand after the manner mules, that jackass.

^
^
^

I think mma drop that mule just to block the ultralisk from fleeing ...


He dropped them behind the Ultras, first of all. Second of all, he'd have to put them on hold position for them to even stop a unit, and they weren't. It was manner. It was dumb. And I hate tuning in and seeing that crap.

Also, fuuuuck this noise they call music.

(I think MMA's a great player, I just don't like it when people beat Stephano and then manner mule him, because he's a good player that deserves respect)


Are you blind? He literally dropped them infront of the Ultralisks, which made the Ultralisks walk around the mules which allowed him to pick off an ultralisk.

Stop being so ignorant.


Not what I saw. Casters also thought they were manner mules. I can pretty much guarantee you that they were manner. Because that's what Terrans do. They drop these things called mules, and it's called manner mules, because there's no reason to drop them when you have an overwhelming advantage. Saying that he was trying to pick off an Ultra is nonsense, because he didn't need a mule wall (LOL) when he has marauders.

Jeese.
If you can't jam with the best, then you have to slam with the rest.
kAelle_sc
Profile Joined April 2011
287 Posts
April 09 2012 00:12 GMT
#179
NestTea has returned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sad that Stephano is not there anymore, but the return of NesTea....
It's all about the journey, not the outcome.
RevTiberius
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada353 Posts
April 09 2012 00:15 GMT
#180
Nestea vs. aLive should be an awesome series... but who on earth decided to let Khaldor cast???

The matches so far have been really good... but the IPL4 organizers really need to do a better job next time... compared to MLG there are just too many irritating screw-ups... sound/camera/bad casters/too many commercials etc...
Teaching Chess to a Starcraft 2 Grandmaster: http://revtiberius.blogspot.ca
joukainen
Profile Joined September 2010
Norway19 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-09 00:56:54
April 09 2012 00:48 GMT
#181
i started to get commercials every 15 seconds when the finals started! wtf ?!?!?!?
had like 4 commercials since the game started and its 5 ingame seconds ingame

edit: seems like going directly to twitch.tv fixed it. Not through IGNproleague`s site
Me, a shotgun & a zergling
HunterK
Profile Joined April 2011
Argentina68 Posts
April 09 2012 01:30 GMT
#182
[image loading]
Mc is co-casting Nestea vs Alive in Korean IPL stream
http://www.twitch.tv/ignproleague3
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
April 09 2012 01:54 GMT
#183
On April 09 2012 07:09 FlamingForce wrote:
If Squirtle actually takes out MKP I will jump through the ceiling

STARTALE! 8D


I want pics
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
St.Daniel
Profile Joined July 2010
United States29 Posts
April 09 2012 01:59 GMT
#184
NESTEA!! Great play from both players, but Nestea losing made me sad. He seems exhausted. I hope he come back for the final.
Tough Life? Let's play some StarCraft!
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
April 09 2012 02:38 GMT
#185
Such a shame Nestea vs Squirtle Nestea is so exhausted after playing Alive, his play is really sloppy. But if hes so tired i don't get why he just doesn't do the roach max. Instead of going 10 pool then taking gold then deciding not to. Such indecisiveness is a rarity from Nestea
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
Brilliance
Profile Joined June 2011
United States28 Posts
April 09 2012 03:06 GMT
#186
Hopefully I'm not the only one who realizes Nestea has been outplayed twice and won 2 games on lucky flukes.
I feel sorry for you, Parting...
HunterK
Profile Joined April 2011
Argentina68 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-09 03:24:58
April 09 2012 03:24 GMT
#187
[image loading]
Adellund
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Denmark92 Posts
April 09 2012 03:26 GMT
#188
Squirte uses Water Gun on Nestea-Internet C.
It's super effecitve!
If you put RoRo on your anti-team you should be ashamed!
bstronG.
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada6 Posts
April 09 2012 03:27 GMT
#189
Nestea seems to be bored.. He is making so many mistake, its not a GSL 3x Champion's play that we are seeing.. so sad.
The more you read and learn, the less your opponent will know.
Chicken Chaser
Profile Joined July 2010
United States533 Posts
April 09 2012 03:34 GMT
#190
what's going on? is the game still paused...?
Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
April 09 2012 03:35 GMT
#191
On April 09 2012 12:34 Chicken Chaser wrote:
what's going on? is the game still paused...?

it's a regame, looks like
ModeratorFlash Sea Action Snow Midas | TheStC Ret Tyler MC | RIP 우정호
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
April 09 2012 03:42 GMT
#192
On April 09 2012 12:27 bstronG. wrote:
Nestea seems to be bored.. He is making so many mistake, its not a GSL 3x Champion's play that we are seeing.. so sad.


Noononono not bored his games against alive where all 20+ min games, hes definitely tired
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
Adryen
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom20 Posts
April 09 2012 03:44 GMT
#193
that baneling poster was totally awesome. deserved that notebook.
Brilliance
Profile Joined June 2011
United States28 Posts
April 09 2012 03:45 GMT
#194
... Seriously? Squirte was not 'discernibly ahead?' That is utter bull, Squirtle seriously does not get anything to go his way. I feel so sorry for him.
I feel sorry for you, Parting...
netmask
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada30 Posts
April 09 2012 03:52 GMT
#195
IPL should get some decent producers. I've watched a few IPLs, and they're always so awkward and uncoordinated. Just this moment, PainUser had to "call back" people because a few seconds before they were supposedly going on a break.

The casters also lack communication with the rest of the staff (why couldn't they get feedback when Nestea was having technical difficulties?)

Anyways, I appreciate the show, but the production quality is very poor, and doesn't do anything to possibly attract sponsors.
Childplay
Profile Joined October 2011
Canada263 Posts
April 09 2012 04:02 GMT
#196
Go Go Squirte!
DamenPulse
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States37 Posts
April 09 2012 04:11 GMT
#197
I love the title under featured news
A Toast to Brood War: Thank you for being the most influential game to have ever been made. We will miss you forever and ever.
Noro
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada991 Posts
April 09 2012 04:21 GMT
#198
wtf. No lag all weekend and as soon as the finals start, video lags every 5 seconds regardless of quality.
Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me.
Neurosis
Profile Joined October 2010
United States893 Posts
April 09 2012 05:02 GMT
#199
Well, who woulda thunk a p v t finals would end up producing awful games? In general sc2 has been cursed with mostly bad finals but this match up is by far the worst.
JayDee_
Profile Joined June 2010
548 Posts
April 09 2012 05:35 GMT
#200
Is anyone else experiencing random, frequent ads? I've seen like 10 ads in this game alone. seriously considering an ad blocker
Lovely_US
Profile Joined August 2011
United States94 Posts
April 09 2012 05:39 GMT
#201
How did Squirtle bungle the engagement? He got rid of all the medivacs, spent all the energy on his HT without getting emped or sniped, and stormed the whole army. If anything Alive bungled it by having his vikings way out of position to die to all the archons.
Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
April 09 2012 05:41 GMT
#202
hm, i thought he would have done better to take out the ghosts with his HTs. i also thought I saw HTs die still having at least half energy, but i could be wrong. i'll edit it to be more neutral.
ModeratorFlash Sea Action Snow Midas | TheStC Ret Tyler MC | RIP 우정호
ActionRing
Profile Joined March 2011
Korea (South)4 Posts
April 09 2012 05:47 GMT
#203
The only thing Squirtle could have done better during that engagement was turn HT into Archons.
AySz88
Profile Joined March 2011
United States83 Posts
April 09 2012 05:55 GMT
#204
Which game was the one with the mis-blink by Squirtle? Couldn't find any mention in the summaries...
Tiegrr
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States607 Posts
April 09 2012 05:59 GMT
#205
+ Show Spoiler [Winner] +
Grats to Squirtle on the 0-2 -> 3-2 comeback win!
StratFive
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada19 Posts
April 09 2012 06:03 GMT
#206
+ Show Spoiler +
Squirtle has comeback to win the first best of five but there's another one coming up :D
Adellund
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Denmark92 Posts
April 09 2012 06:04 GMT
#207
ANYONE who is awake and NOT watching IPL4 should be ashamed... one of the greatest comebacks in IPL-history is about to commence..... Squirte Uses Rare Candy -> Wait, your Squirtle is evolving...... *drumroll* Your squirtle has evolved into a Bonjwa!

Squirtle Fighting !!:.. proving that skill -> Win matches
If you put RoRo on your anti-team you should be ashamed!
ActionRing
Profile Joined March 2011
Korea (South)4 Posts
April 09 2012 06:06 GMT
#208
Poor Alive. . . he some how has to suck up that loss and find a way to win 3 more games.
ishmoks
Profile Joined November 2010
Philippines50 Posts
April 09 2012 06:07 GMT
#209
Alive and squirtle, damn you both for taking out MKP!!!!!! ALIVE you better win this one!!!!! Crush that protoss!!! Don't let MKP's defeat go in vain!!!!!!!!
I play Type 1
Noro
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada991 Posts
April 09 2012 06:09 GMT
#210
Why do they have to play another Bo5? Can someone explain?
Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me.
Ferocitas
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada16 Posts
April 09 2012 06:09 GMT
#211
I just got off work and am SO pumped this is still going on.
When does the second BO5 start
Jesus loves you, everyone else thinks you're a cunt.
Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
April 09 2012 06:11 GMT
#212
On April 09 2012 15:09 Noro wrote:
Why do they have to play another Bo5? Can someone explain?

aLive came from the winners bracket and squirtle the losers bracket, so since everybody has to lose two sets to be eliminated from the championship bracket, whoever wins this upcoming bo5 is the champion
ModeratorFlash Sea Action Snow Midas | TheStC Ret Tyler MC | RIP 우정호
KaBoom300
Profile Joined January 2011
United States225 Posts
April 09 2012 06:11 GMT
#213
On April 09 2012 15:09 Noro wrote:
Why do they have to play another Bo5? Can someone explain?


+ Show Spoiler +
Squirtle is fighting from the losers bracket, and since the tourney is double elimination, aLive must be eliminated twice. Squirtle just eliminated him once, so now there is another Bo5
Liquid Dota Fighting!
Noro
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada991 Posts
April 09 2012 06:12 GMT
#214
On April 09 2012 15:11 KaBoom300 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 15:09 Noro wrote:
Why do they have to play another Bo5? Can someone explain?


+ Show Spoiler +
Squirtle is fighting from the losers bracket, and since the tourney is double elimination, aLive must be eliminated twice. Squirtle just eliminated him once, so now there is another Bo5


Ohh right right, that makes sense. Thank you.
Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me.
Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
April 09 2012 06:15 GMT
#215
you guys don't have to use spoiler tags in this thread, lol
ModeratorFlash Sea Action Snow Midas | TheStC Ret Tyler MC | RIP 우정호
amityIEisen
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany3 Posts
April 09 2012 06:20 GMT
#216
kinda funny seeing Squirtle playing in the final after beeing the only player out of the open bracket getting out of his group
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Ryncol
Profile Joined July 2011
United States980 Posts
April 09 2012 06:59 GMT
#217
Squirtle's the real winner of this tournament, I think. Have you seen the insane list of players that he's beaten?
naVaz
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany38 Posts
April 09 2012 07:00 GMT
#218
a little typo "hallucinated a number of vikings..."

gratz to aLive!
TomoYoda
Profile Joined April 2011
Croatia20 Posts
April 09 2012 07:01 GMT
#219
There is a mistake: 'Squirtle hallucinated a number of vikings to tank early viking volleys'. Could you please change this?

Gratz to aLive, but my favorite was Sqirtle.
Antoine
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States7481 Posts
April 09 2012 07:03 GMT
#220
yeah, there were a number of small mistakes in that game writeup. my bad
ModeratorFlash Sea Action Snow Midas | TheStC Ret Tyler MC | RIP 우정호
Executor1
Profile Joined April 2011
1353 Posts
April 09 2012 07:14 GMT
#221
Gratz to alive, super dissapointed squirtle didnt win, he was a favourite of mine for so long, and until recently he had all but dissapeared aside from GSTL, now things are on the up and up for him with code s and a second place finish. My favourite game ever was still squirtle vs MVP back when everyone thought MVP was invincible (the first time).

Big win for squirtle still, man, i heard some boo's when alive was presented as the winner, and not too many cheers, can you imagine how booming that crowd would have been if squirtle won? It sucks to be the heel but squirtle was the clear favourite and everyone wanted to see him do it after coming back from 0-2 in the first set.

Gratz to alive and squirtle, i think its funny how Alive complained about not getting streamed or featured enough at the last IPL (and in foreigner events in general) youd think he would have a bit more of a personality to show off if he really wanted the spotlight that much.
JuiceBoxHero
Profile Joined January 2011
117 Posts
April 09 2012 07:25 GMT
#222
aLive has always been understaffed in the fan department cause of his style of play and lack of showmanship. Gotta build the fanbase on pure wins.
Hypemeup
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden2783 Posts
April 09 2012 07:27 GMT
#223
On April 09 2012 16:25 JuiceBoxHero wrote:
aLive has always been understaffed in the fan department cause of his style of play and lack of showmanship. Gotta build the fanbase on pure wins.


Yeah... Unlike NesTea he does not have tasteosis hyping him up either :<
SoniC_eu
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark1008 Posts
April 09 2012 08:05 GMT
#224
A potato has more personality than aLive tbh. I hope he opens up and shows us....something...anything! SAd to see squirtle go like that!
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. http://da.twitch.tv/sonic_eu
ttaeyo
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden4 Posts
April 09 2012 08:16 GMT
#225
Man i thought Squirtle would win.
Squirte Fighthing !
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vorxaw
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada245 Posts
April 09 2012 08:45 GMT
#226
typo in first time?
"After ONE he went through, it would be understandable if he collapsed."
Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7888 Posts
April 09 2012 09:04 GMT
#227
I love how the 16 first players are koreans except for Stephano <3
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
Azzur
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia6259 Posts
April 09 2012 09:25 GMT
#228
Congrats to Alive!

A cool 40k for a weekend's work and it dulls the pain of exiting GSL Code S.
SpiZz
Profile Joined February 2008
112 Posts
April 09 2012 10:18 GMT
#229
Congrats to alive!
But to be true, I dont really like him or his style. In my eyes he is "just another super good korean Terran".
Heouf
Profile Joined March 2012
Netherlands787 Posts
April 09 2012 12:24 GMT
#230
Well congratulations to Alive. Job well done. Fnatic must be happy!
Gokba Alhakel
MyTHicaL
Profile Joined November 2005
France1070 Posts
April 09 2012 12:30 GMT
#231
I don't think that squirtle had any energy left, it's bit of a shame. Oh well, gj alive ;o.
NeThZOR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa7387 Posts
April 09 2012 12:41 GMT
#232
Congratulations to aLive for his great performance and perseverance!
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torm3ntin
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil2534 Posts
April 09 2012 12:59 GMT
#233
simply awesome the hole stuff. I just lagged a lot on the last games on the last day but despite that it was pure ownage the hole ipl
Grubby and Ret fan, but a TERRAN player :D
DayWalk3r
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada192 Posts
April 09 2012 13:05 GMT
#234
Oh I really hoped this was Nestea's revival, that ling baneling play on the second map vs alive was so good ... oh well, maybe he'll lift the GSL this time!
Gratz to alive and squirtle though for making it through the open bracket, they mustve beat really tired!
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Nuclease
Profile Joined August 2011
United States1049 Posts
April 09 2012 14:50 GMT
#235
Squirtle fighting! Amazing performance from both players, and props to Nestea.
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sjperera
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada349 Posts
April 09 2012 15:13 GMT
#236
On April 09 2012 16:27 Hypemeup wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2012 16:25 JuiceBoxHero wrote:
aLive has always been understaffed in the fan department cause of his style of play and lack of showmanship. Gotta build the fanbase on pure wins.


Yeah... Unlike NesTea he does not have tasteosis hyping him up either :<



Well, since the last GSL, Artosis has been pretty clear that aLive is one of the...if not the best TvTer in the world. He holds him in high regard, they even predicted he would win the GSL, MLG and everything else he was involved in...
Stormbringer!!!
Echo_
Profile Joined November 2010
48 Posts
April 09 2012 16:16 GMT
#237
Very deserved and long awaited major win. I hope he goes to future MLG's and proves himself even further. He needs more recognition and respect than he currently gets.

GG
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BuuurN
Profile Joined August 2011
United States60 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-09 16:41:47
April 09 2012 16:41 GMT
#238
On April 09 2012 16:14 Executor1 wrote:
Gratz to alive, super dissapointed squirtle didnt win, he was a favourite of mine for so long, and until recently he had all but dissapeared aside from GSTL, now things are on the up and up for him with code s and a second place finish. My favourite game ever was still squirtle vs MVP back when everyone thought MVP was invincible (the first time).

Big win for squirtle still, man, i heard some boo's when alive was presented as the winner, and not too many cheers, can you imagine how booming that crowd would have been if squirtle won? It sucks to be the heel but squirtle was the clear favourite and everyone wanted to see him do it after coming back from 0-2 in the first set.

Gratz to alive and squirtle, i think its funny how Alive complained about not getting streamed or featured enough at the last IPL (and in foreigner events in general) youd think he would have a bit more of a personality to show off if he really wanted the spotlight that much.


It's embarrassing that people would boo alive after he won. I was rooting for squirtle just like most people were, but when someone wins a tournament they deserve your cheers whether you were rooting for them or not and if you don't want to cheer for the guy that's fine (even though i think you should anyway) but by all means don't boo him for winning that's just embarrassing and classless. (not accusing you of booing just addressing what you said)

and congratulations to alive for the win
AngryFarmer
Profile Joined June 2011
United States560 Posts
April 09 2012 16:52 GMT
#239
I felt super bad for alive since he didn't get a lot of cheers. It's really sad when people practice really hard. Win a lot and almost get no attention for it.
mDuo13
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States307 Posts
April 09 2012 17:53 GMT
#240
Sick tournament, very intense at the end there. aLive and Squirtle both really earned some much-deserved respect for their awesome performances.

Polt, NesTea, Stephano, and MarineKing also didn't disappoint (much). You can't win 'em all, but these players put on strong performances that showed they're certainly a threat to take any tournament they enter.

As for everyone who got eliminated before the championship bracket... I guess it's back to the drawing board.

Speaking of which, I think I'm more a fan of MLG's Championship format. Although IPL4's structure was conveniently simple and reasonably well-seeded (with enough spots for open-bracket players in pools), I think MLG's massive championship bracket, with people fighting their way up from the open bracket losers through what's sometimes a gauntlet and sometimes a baton-pass run, makes for more exciting stories and challenges. Except for extended series. If you look at it closely, IPL4 shows us what a big, similar weekend tournament looks like without Extended Series, and it's a good thing. (Seriously, consider how the tournament would've been different if IPL had instituted an Extended Series rule.)
JuiceBoxHero
Profile Joined January 2011
117 Posts
April 09 2012 18:12 GMT
#241
On April 10 2012 01:41 BuuurN wrote:

It's embarrassing that people would boo alive after he won. I was rooting for squirtle just like most people were, but when someone wins a tournament they deserve your cheers whether you were rooting for them or not and if you don't want to cheer for the guy that's fine (even though i think you should anyway) but by all means don't boo him for winning that's just embarrassing and classless. (not accusing you of booing just addressing what you said)

and congratulations to alive for the win


Yea I feel like booing is uncalled for. I agree aLive has no personality or edge but its not like he scv all ins every game. People focus too much on what the player is like and not the kind of games they put out. aLive shows impressive play especially in his rediculous tvt, he just doesnt show anything else.
Slanina
Profile Joined November 2010
35 Posts
April 09 2012 18:30 GMT
#242
I think that Alive deserves the win and congrats to him! He played amazing this tournament!

But i would be interested if somebody could comment on the games Nestea vs. Alive. I am glad for Nestea that he came back in a strong manner, like he didn't a long time. And 3rd place is still amazing!

BUT: I don't get one thing. Nestea is being bunker rushed almost every game by Terrans, and in almost all games that he lost to Alive/Terrans, there were Bunker rushes in the beginning. These Bunker rushes usually throw the Zerg Player behind, if they dont kill him right away. The Terran, even if he executes horribly, still has almost no disadvantage at all, while the Zerg has to execute perfectly, otherwise he is behind.

Maybe I'm wrong, but i think that Nestea loses most of his games against Terran when he is thrown off by a Bunker rush at the beginning, and his 56% win rate against T proves that. His other matchups have a much bigger win ratio. I also have the theory that the skill of a player is best measured in mirror matchups, but that's another story.

So maybe there are a lot of posts about this, but what do you think about this games/topic specifically in the IPL4?
Cloudsong
Profile Joined October 2010
Luxembourg69 Posts
April 09 2012 18:36 GMT
#243
Congrats to Alive, i wouldve loved a Nestea vs Mkp Matchup in the finals but whatever. Great tourney and event.
GG
AngryFarmer
Profile Joined June 2011
United States560 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-09 18:36:52
April 09 2012 18:36 GMT
#244
Actually thinkign back. aLive does have some personality. It's just really straight foward. Not sure if you guys remember but the show match he had with idra was pretty funny. 6poll?
ambient_orange
Profile Joined January 2010
170 Posts
April 09 2012 18:48 GMT
#245
On April 10 2012 01:52 AngryFarmer wrote:
I felt super bad for alive since he didn't get a lot of cheers. It's really sad when people practice really hard. Win a lot and almost get no attention for it.


yes, i also was very sad about that. I rooted for squirttle too, but alive really deserved the win. He will get a good sleep in bed, and then he will be more happy about that i hope.
DOA: "Where are the signs for Nestea?" MC: "In Korea."
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
April 09 2012 20:25 GMT
#246
On April 10 2012 03:12 JuiceBoxHero wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 10 2012 01:41 BuuurN wrote:

It's embarrassing that people would boo alive after he won. I was rooting for squirtle just like most people were, but when someone wins a tournament they deserve your cheers whether you were rooting for them or not and if you don't want to cheer for the guy that's fine (even though i think you should anyway) but by all means don't boo him for winning that's just embarrassing and classless. (not accusing you of booing just addressing what you said)

and congratulations to alive for the win


Yea I feel like booing is uncalled for. I agree aLive has no personality or edge but its not like he scv all ins every game. People focus too much on what the player is like and not the kind of games they put out. aLive shows impressive play especially in his rediculous tvt, he just doesnt show anything else.


Seriously? People where booing after Alive won? I am really ashamed at American eSports or at least the audience at IPL4 (I know not everyone booed so don't get all personal on me). I mean almost everyone did want Squirttle to win he came from the Open brackets fought his way up and almost made it. But seriously immature of those people who booed, if you didn't like that Alive won just don't cheer its as simple as that. Booing should be reserved for an actual reason. (See Naniwa pause game trash talk MLG while in game).

But anyway i think fatigue won that tournament i mean even his Nestea beat Squirttle both of these players where just dead tired. But i don't mean to take away anything form Alive he eared his win beating terran powerhouses but i think it could of gone differently if Nestea or Squirttle weren't just dead. But a champion should have the heart of one and pull through, at least Squirttle getting attention now.
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TeamBanished
Profile Joined September 2011
United States301 Posts
April 09 2012 22:00 GMT
#247
Not sure why anyone would ever boo a player at an event like this. I have been to MLG orlando and Red Bull Lan and no one booed. Is it possible that the mix of alcohol being served at the event and squirtles comeback caused this?
For Aiur
Prophecy3
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada223 Posts
April 10 2012 01:33 GMT
#248
What an amazing tournement, I really have to give props to the casters, crowd and players, it was an epic weekend of amazing starcraft.

I want to give a special shoutout to Megumixbear, she asked the most insightful and intelligent questions of any interviewer besides day9 that i've seen, from any tournement. All Interviewers need to take a lession from her fine example of how to ask good questions.

"How do you feel?! Do you think you will win?!" are pointless and stupid questions to ask, and Interviewers accross the board need to stop asking them and put more thought into their questions.
Ignorance is Bliss? Indifferance is Atrocity.
LuckyGnomTV
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Russian Federation367 Posts
April 10 2012 11:43 GMT
#249
I guess it is the best time to remember this words: "No one gets out of here ALIVE!"
SeinGalton
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
South Africa387 Posts
April 10 2012 15:22 GMT
#250
Quite happy that aLive won it all - I think he's a very underrated player and deserves some silverware. I'm also glad Squirtle was able to make it so far - I've figured him as one of the strongest Protoss players in Korea ever since I saw play against Stephano in Korea. I haven't seen the finals yet but I'll give them a watch asap.

Speaking of which, Stephano may not have won but he did his fans proud with some incredible play. His only disappointing series was his last.
They're coming to get you, Barbara.
FlyingBanana
Profile Joined November 2011
Australia43 Posts
April 10 2012 16:04 GMT
#251
he came out alive
Like A Boss
1st_Panzer_Div.
Profile Joined November 2010
United States621 Posts
April 10 2012 16:57 GMT
#252
I didn't hear any booing in the live audience, but it was really anti-climatic. One of the most amazing come backs ever by Squirtle in the previous game, and 5 amazing games with great play by both players, and then a couple B.O. losses in very unspectacular fashion to finish it was just meh.

Not to mention the crowd was nearly 1/2 the size by the end of the finals, everyone there was really tired and the last day just ran too long. Maybe next time IPL can look into less games on the last day or something, because it really finished on a down by comparison to the other days/matches which were crazy fun.

Overall the event was fantastic, I got to watch maybe the best TvT ever in the open bracket, stood behind Ganzi watching him vs Dragon, a 38 minute TvT with nukes and battle cruisers from the craziest control and camera hotkeys I've ever seen, BW replays included. He never watched engagements, he just queued up his unit commands then moved on to the next task. (And at the end of the game, oh shi........ I have to play the loser of this series)
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