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[Code S] RO16 - Group B Recap
April 19th, 2012 16:18 GMT
Bañe-ata by shiroiusagi.
Writers: Fionn. Graphics and Art: Meko and shiroiusagi. Editor: Waxangel.
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congratulations to Liquid Hero!
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damn nice happy for them ^^ gogo hero
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Mvp vs Leenock was so good
Mvp fighting!
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Way to show your doubters that you are still #1, GOGO MVP.
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liquid HERO FIGHTING!!!!!!! GOGOGOGOGOGO
I honestly was skeptical when he first came to liquid and how well he'd perform...but after this season, there isn't a doubt in my mind I'm sold as a fan.
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Yes!! HerO! My predictions were correct (:
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you watching Dustin Browder?
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Nice write up ! I'm glad that HerO will be in semi-final
(By the way, can someone explain me this sentence : "HerO could become the first Royal Roader in the history of the GSL". I don't know if I don't understand it because of my English level or because of a lack of background actually. Thanks by advance.)
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im glad no more zerg's left, hopefully one of the tosse's can finally lift another GSL ... but i hope MVp can also make the finals too, feel bad for is injuries
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On April 20 2012 01:40 Serimek wrote:Nice write up ! I'm glad that HerO will be in semi-final (By the way, can someone explain me this sentence : "HerO could become the first Royal Roader in the history of the GSL". I don't know if I don't understand it because of my English level or because of a lack of background actually. Thanks by advance.)
Royal Road means winning Code S in your first season being there. No player has been able to go from Code A to Code S and immediately win.
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"Royal Roader" is a term for a player who wins a Starleague in the same season he first reaches it.
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On April 20 2012 01:41 Fionn wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2012 01:40 Serimek wrote:Nice write up ! I'm glad that HerO will be in semi-final (By the way, can someone explain me this sentence : "HerO could become the first Royal Roader in the history of the GSL". I don't know if I don't understand it because of my English level or because of a lack of background actually. Thanks by advance.) Royal Road means winning Code S in your first season being there. No player has been able to go from Code A to Code S and immediately win.
Am I right in thinking that the only player to win a GSL without making a prior appearance in the tournament is Fruitdealer?
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epic day. and epic matches, especially leenock x mvp.
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On April 20 2012 01:41 Fionn wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2012 01:40 Serimek wrote:Nice write up ! I'm glad that HerO will be in semi-final (By the way, can someone explain me this sentence : "HerO could become the first Royal Roader in the history of the GSL". I don't know if I don't understand it because of my English level or because of a lack of background actually. Thanks by advance.) Royal Road means winning Code S in your first season being there. No player has been able to go from Code A to Code S and immediately win.
OK, thank you very much (and thank you too SeaSwift). It was actually a lack of background...
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YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHH
Sort-of-teamkill in the next round makes me sad, though.
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So many good things happening in this season of Code S. Unfortunately, I really hope MVP can muster everything he's got to put up a fight against Naniwa.
Let's be honest with ourselves, MVP played great sets in all of his games for the most part, but in a lot of the games he tried to get his advantage from risky economic plays rather than agressivley creating his own advantage - something that should give you clues that his multitasking is certainly suffering. And against an extremely calculating player like Naniwa, if MVP lets him smell blood in the water, Naniwa will pick up on that and take care of business without hesitation. Naniwa has to be a favorite on paper here, not even just due to MVP's seemingly poor match up of TvP. His injury (or whatever) shows in the strategies he is playing, and I think unless he steps it up in the multi-tasking department, he will just get figured out and go down in maybe what can be called an "un-MVP-like-Fashion?" Regardless, I hope he really can play at the level he is mentally and mechanically capable of, and we can see amazing games from him even in his weakest match up.
As for HerO, this GSL is his oyster. I don't think he has a weak match up, and when nerves don't screw with his decision making, he is almost unmatched in multitasking and army balance/placement. I don't see anyone as a favorite against him, save MKP perhaps.
Great review, the tone of this writeup really captures my feelings as well for the most part .
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Cool to see HerO and Mvp go through!!
But I will miss the Zergs
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Does anyone else think that Leenock would have won game 3 if he hadn't missed a fungal on one of mvp's first drops? That medivac got away, then came back in and sniped a hatchery or tech, I forget which, in the middle of a big battle elsewhere. Amazing how the little things can swing games.
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Great season for HerO so far. Though zergs will be missed, better luck next season. Respect to Leenock aswell, i do love his playstyle so much and he gave it his all. He will be back and contesting DRG for the Throne.
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HerO played really well today, definitely deserves to go through. As far as the second place goes... holy shit the Mvp/Leenock series was so fucking close, sooo recommended to watch, especially the final game.
Our first Ro8 matches will be: HerO vs SuperNoVa & NaNiWa vs Mvp
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On April 20 2012 02:00 alQahira wrote: Does anyone else think that Leenock would have won game 3 if he hadn't missed a fungal on one of mvp's first drops? That medivac got away, then came back in and sniped a hatchery or tech, I forget which, in the middle of a big battle elsewhere. Amazing how the little things can swing games.
in that match, every small thing mattered. So yeah.
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I love those rare occasions when my predictions are dead on.
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Awesome article, one of the best I've seens here, and of course huge props for MVP!
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I'm so happy that HerO and MVP got through!
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Time to go back to the drawing board zergies. Perhaps it's time to finally figure out some real openers D:
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Game 2 and 3 of the Mvp Leenock series was just ridiculously good.
I was reminded of Mvp vs Leenock from GSL November during the third game and I guess Leenock, Mvp and Dual Sight = epic games. Such an amazing night, I feel bad for Leenock though he deserved better than a ro16 finish with that play but GSL is just too damn hard these days for everyone to consistently make deep runs.
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As a Zerg i'm really happy that I didn't bought a season pass this time. The only thing i'm looking forward is Naniwa vs MVP. Would be awesome if a foreigner make a huge upset in the GSL finally.
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Awesome news that MVP and HerO moved on! Code S is looking pretty crazy this season it has been so hard to predict who will move on!
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Hmmm... in order to be a Royal Roader, wouldn't you need to win code A prior to winning code S? Or just qualifying through code A and winning code S in line would qualify?
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I'm so sad no zerg in Ro8 :'( , I think I'm just gonna check the result of caode S, only the match-up I don't like reamins...
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no zergs left
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On April 20 2012 02:52 mordk wrote: Hmmm... in order to be a Royal Roader, wouldn't you need to win code A prior to winning code S? Or just qualifying through code A and winning code S in line would qualify?
One can't actually win code A though. HerO came through code A and was one of twelve ro24 winners who advance directly to code S. That is as close to winning a code A as possible.
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The lack of zergs in GSL is very worrying. I think GomTV most give the two seeds to zerg for season 3. (last time Polt T, and Naniwa P).
Hopefully Naniwa can keep me interested in GSL Code S :<
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So happy for MVP. It looked like he was done for after the first game, but WOW, the guy really resilient - he just does not die lol.
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Sad that there are no Zergs left, but Code S has become so good. I actually really like all the 4 players that are in the RO8 so far, and we have some sick matches incoming!
Congrats to Hero and Mvp for advancing.
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Just remember GSL October of last year. Round of 16 = One protoss, Round of 8= Six terran, two zerg.
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Impressed by Hero. Congrats to both.
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Haha i guessed it right. Gogo HerO!
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All I'm thinking looking at this is that NaNiwa can definitely beat MVP. Naniwa for top 4!
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Today was a good day for StarCraft.
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Awesome wright up Fionn, one of your best imo, good stuff.
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On April 20 2012 03:50 TinKode wrote: Today was a good day for StarCraft.
Yeah, there being no zergs left in the top 8 is good. Nice troll
Happy HerO made it. Very well deserved, played the best out of the 4 in the group.
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That writeup was rather a thrilling story than an objective overview. I like.
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On April 20 2012 02:52 mordk wrote: Hmmm... in order to be a Royal Roader, wouldn't you need to win code A prior to winning code S? Or just qualifying through code A and winning code S in line would qualify?
I think the former (or at least I think you need to advance A -> S on your first try), it's kind of a weird middle ground. Does it count as royal roading if you win your first Code S after several seasons of losing in Code A? Or do you need to go all the way from scratch. Would Naniwa be a royal roader if he won his first season of Code S despite being seeded there after several failed Code A attempts?
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ROYAL ROAD - it would be so awesome.
Congrats Hero!
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yeah i thought royal road means
1st time to enter GSL, blazes through code A and then blazes through Code S to win in it
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MVP said in the post-RO16 interview that his wrists were numb after the first game, so weither or not the treatment he has due will rejuvinate him in time for Naniwa I am doubtful of. But if he does bring his a-game I have a feeling MVP can make it to the finals, though there are no more delicious TvZ's to be played MVP's TvT and much improved TvP combined with his immaculate play could carry him to a victory.
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Oh i am split so bad, part of me wants MVP to win the whole GSL and show hes not in a slump. The other half wants the foreigner to win I DON'T KNOW WHO TO PICK.
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I think entering Code S as the highest echelon for SC2 tournament play for the first time and then winning it right away, sounds rather royal road-ish to me. So technically even NaNiwa could do it, although in his case he was seeded directly into Code S, unlike HerO who won his Code A bracket.
Since someone on the first page got it wrong: Ro2 -> finals Ro4 -> semi-finals Ro8 -> quarter-finals
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For some reason everyone talking about "Royal Road" makes me think of "Rainbow Road" from MarioKart 64 and I absolutely hated that course. Haha
OT: I'm so happy for Hero advancing and I hope he continues to crush through the next rounds! Hero hwaiting!
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Man what a heart breaker. I love Leenock and July and add in the fact that they were the last 2 Zergs I really wanted one of them to advance. Can't really be too surprised with that group though, such good players. Part of me wants to see MVP win another GSL and the other part of me wants a foreigner to finally take it down, even though I'm not a huge Naniwa fan. Either way, none of my fav players are left so I don't think I'll be watching any more of code s this season.
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Hmm mvp vs foreign protoss in ro8... sounds familiar...
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MVP PLZ! show them whos boss
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Startale members going down 1 by 1. I hope Parting and Squirtle make it through to Ro8.
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Easily predictable, but I think the current state of TvP is so P favoured that MVP will fall out against NaNiwa unless he brings out some imba builds and naniwa nervs crack
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Excellent writeup. Covers all your bases, really highlights the exciting and important stuff going on in Code S... Amazing times!
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Nice Hero :D Naniwa vs MVP next round... Naniwa could win that. And hero could beat Supvernova... nice.
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On April 20 2012 05:23 Powerstrike wrote: Easily predictable, but I think the current state of TvP is so P favoured that MVP will fall out against NaNiwa unless he brings out some imba builds and naniwa nervs crack lol have you not been watching pro games recently? Did you not see MKP beat the best PvT player in the world? I have seen pros make comments along the lines of the better player still wins most of the time and I have seen many Terran beat Protoss.
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On April 20 2012 05:03 Grampz wrote: Hmm mvp vs foreign protoss in ro8... sounds familiar...
Except MVP is no longer the monster he was. And imo NaNiwa is better than HuK was, relative to his peers at the time. But that could be the fanboy speaking. Either way I genuinely think Nani has it.
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</3
soon cries of racial weakness will shift from protoss back to zerg?
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On April 20 2012 05:43 CeriseCherries wrote: </3
soon cries of racial weakness will shift from protoss back to zerg?
I'm pretty sure the cries of protoss being underpowered are behind us.
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Eat that doubters! Mvp didn't manage to reach Ro8 once in like forever? Oh, I guess he's in a deep slump and lost his dominance.
NO!
Beating one of the best ZvT players in the entire world while suffering serious health problems and securing his Code S spot again.
M V P fighting! You will always be the best. <3
Edit: Also thank you Leenock and Mvp for giving us such an epic last TvZ series for this season.
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Great great congratulations out to Hero and MVP. Lots of people are super happy that both Naniwa and Hero made it through, them being crowd favorites and Naniwa being the foreigner hope.
And anyone who says they are happy all the Zergs are out are just super butt hurt from not being able to play against Zergs on ladder. Anytime an entire race gets eliminated by the RO8 hurts the tournament significantly, as apparent when Protoss were having trouble before too.
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wtf...nani vs mvp???!!! if nani can beat him......he can take it to the finals.
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Great games last night! and mvp is not the biggest challenge for nani, mkp would be, tvp monster. no zergsis suprising, but its to soon to qq i think speciall since drg won last season
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YES! HerO!!!!
Good to see MVP getting through again. Although I'm sad for the lack of Zergs.
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A bit sad to see no zergs in the Ro8... Still, NaNiwa and HerO getting there is fine for me. I'm just going to cross my fingers for a PvP finals between the two, with NaNi edging out HerO (I blame my country for residence for this, sorry TL)
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Ro8 will most likely give the best matches so far in 2012. The only bad thing is the lack of zergs but that's a minor thing as long as we don't have to watch too much TvT.
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Kinda good for our foreign superstar that the rest of his matches are going to be mostly TvP and PvP which he seems to excel at...
NANIWA FIGHTING!!!
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I feel like these Teamliquid's editorials always downplay IMMvp's CTS / condition, and how much can it affect your play not only in regards to speed, but everything. If anything, Mvp being able to get to freaking Round of 8 Code S with a condition like his, for as long as he had it, and without much practice (consequently), is a testament of just how good Mvp is.
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Last TvZ of the season? What? There's still code A and the up and downs you know. It's only the last TvZ of code S silly.
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That was one amazing group. I am so happy, that MVP was able to remind us why he was considered undisputed number 1 in the world.
Ussually I dislike most T players (mostly to their abusiveness of early/mid terran play), but MVP's play reaches level of understanding of the game imposible for others.
Congrats to HerO as well. We waited long enough. I hope he continues all the way to the top.
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That's a great TvZ, MVP vs Leenock T_T
Last stand against the incoming Protoss wave of boredom and, likely, a championship.
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Matches were great v nice play from HerO and MVP, for those that missed it I recommend hero v leenock 3rd match on entombed great mid-late game protoss from herO
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MVP needs to stop playing after this season or he will permanently injure his wrists, if he hasn't already
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On April 20 2012 17:06 tyrless wrote:MVP needs to stop playing after this season or he will permanently injure his wrists, if he hasn't already I'm not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure that they figured out that his injury is a spinal problem; therefore using his wrists doesn't actually do damage to them, just causes him pain due to the nerve.
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I commented that it was a bad idea to underestimate MVP. Nice to be vindicated there. Delighted for HerO. Go win it and bring another championship back to Aiur!
I think its a shame that all the Zergs are out now, but I'm finding it vaguely amusing how there are people going "oh well look at that, all the zergs are gone, you watching this, Blizzard?" How quickly people forget that the current GSL Champion is a Zerg.
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I dont know if this is a huge win for liquid as much as it is just a good moment for a team partner ship ti advance.
Personally Ive always considerd hero OGS, rather then liquid. And he practices in THEIR house with ZERO other members from liquid, So how does liquid atribute to his wins or him in general?
Sending him out to foreign tourneys? Fine but thats already been etablished, when out of country they put the other team name first. I dont get it.
W/E
Ogs/liquid hero fighting! An mvp! He was in korea so ogs goes first, or i THINK thats how it workss. Pretty sure.
GG Liquid mod fags
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On April 20 2012 18:34 Lightspeaker wrote: I think its a shame that all the Zergs are out now, but I'm finding it vaguely amusing how there are people going "oh well look at that, all the zergs are gone, you watching this, Blizzard?" How quickly people forget that the current GSL Champion is a Zerg.
Guess who won the first GSL when all Terran had to do to win was mass reapers? A Zerg. He was the only zerg in the entire tournament.
It must mean Zerg was just fine then.
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I have got a feeling that carpal tunnel can be a consequence of extreme gaming. Even my hands somewhat hurt after many hours of playing starcraft. BUT I stop then, when the pros don't. Also I don't have that much time to play, only in holidays
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