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[MLG] Spring Arena Day 3

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May 20th, 2012 16:03 GMT

Live Coverage Thread

By: TeamLiquid
  • Grand Finals
  • Losers 7/Final
  • Winners Final
  • Losers Round 6
  • Updates via @TeamLiquidLive



Live Updates

19:53 GMT (+00:00): viOLet 3 – 1 Symbol. Cloud Kingdom. Violet started with a 2 base roach baneling all-in, which Symbol snuffed out and attempted to an evolution chamber block as his natural while he added spines. Violet broke through but not enough to kill, and the game even out long enough for both of them to both take a third, and then kill one another's thirds. They had a series of back and forth battles, but Violet was able to stay an expansion ahead and get enough infestors to take out all of Symbol's roaches. He marched his way to victory after a final engagement in the center.

19:29 GMT (+00:00): viOLet 2 – 1 Symbol. Metropolis cross. After normal line-bane to roach beginnings Violet was the first to take a third, which caused Symbol to attempt a bust at the natural. Violet held on and his lead on bases held up for some time, which lead to a huge economic and roach advantage. Symbol went on the offensive with a nydus in the main and won a huge battle due to having more infestors, and evened the game up. The game entered a long stage with constant nydus and battles, each player trying to eliminate the other's expansions, with Violet getting hive and starting brood lords. Symbol attempted a huge doom drop but the brood lords were in time to stop it, and he kept them long enough to win the game.

18:58 GMT (+00:00): viOLet 1 – 1 Symbol. Antiga. The game started fairly passively and became a normal 3 base roach infestor midgame. Violet added drops and attacked Symbol's main and third at the same time and killed both. Symbol attempted a last ditch attack in response with roaches and hydras but it did not do enough damage and Violet evened the series up.

18:42 GMT (+00:00): Symbol 1 – 0 viOLet. Daybreak. The game started with Symbol's lair and 4 gasses being faster, but Violet's third being slightly quicker. Symbol saw when Violet's spire started and it triggered a huge baneling attack on the front, which killed nearly 20 drones but Violet countered by destroying Symbol's third. They both moved to infestors but Violet attempted a sneaky nydus, when Symbol stopped it he was able to counter and win.

18:30 GMT (+00:00): Grand Finals starting! Symbol and viOLet on Daybreak.

18:07 GMT (+00:00): Best of 5 between Symbol and viOLet coming up, if Symbol wins it goes to an extended series best of 9 apparently.

18:05 GMT (+00:00): Symbol 2 – 0 Stephano. Cloud Kingdom. Stephano held off the initial ling and baneling attack easily with good target firing, but as he took a third Symbol went for a huge roach and baneling attack and took out his natural quickly and easily. The game kept going but not for long, Symbol finished it out without breaking a sweat.

17:53 GMT (+00:00): Symbol 1 – 0 Stephano. Antiga. The game quickly went to line-baneling wars and Stephano got the worse end of it, losing his queens early and a handful of drones. Symbol's second round of aggression finished him off with pure lings.

17:50 GMT (+00:00): Stephano and Symbol playing for the last grand finals spot!

17:35 GMT (+00:00): viOLet 2 – 0 Stephano. Metropolis non-cross. After some minor ling-baneling action Violet went for mutas again while Stephano made roaches, and they traded thirds immediately. Violet switched to roaches after his muta play was shut down, and had an extended battle at Stephano's natural that Stephano barely won thanks to an upgrade advantage. When Stephano got some roaches caught in the center it triggered a second attack where Violet overwhelmed him.

17:14 GMT (+00:00): viOLet 1 – 0 Stephano. Entombed cross. Violet went for an early lair for fast mutas while Stephano took a third faster and went to roaches. They traded thirds and Violet took map control with mutas, while Stephano was forced to head for infestor. Violet was able to take and keep another 2 bases and Stephano was crushed under his weight.

Day Three Update Log
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18:01 GMT (+00:00): Stephano vs viOLet on!

17:41 GMT (+00:00): Symbol 2 – 0 MC. Metropolis cross. MC opened up with 4 gates and a stargate after expanding, but Symbol saw it and killed the probe for a forward pylon. Instead of taking a third he added another 3 gates and went for an attack with 4 void rays, which Symbol easily stopped with hydras and roaches. MC simply tapped out as his attack failed.

17:30 GMT (+00:00): Symbol 1 – 0 MC. Daybreak. After MC took a quick third, Symbol went for a +1 roach doom drop in the main which killed only a few buildings but drew the army back long enough to kill MC's third. As he populated his fourth he loaded up a second round of roaches and lings and dropped on top of MC's army at the front and won a big battle to take the game.

17:20 GMT (+00:00): MC vs Symbol beginning, MC vs Symbol fighting to see if the tournament will end with 3 ZvZs or not.

17:04 GMT (+00:00): MC 2 – 1 Polt. Shakuras. Polt went for a MKP style +1 MM attack with his first 2 medivacs, which turned into a doom drop with 4 medivacs on the back. Polt did a fair amount of damage before being driven away by colossus, but as he retreated he loaded up marines into a medivac and MC both saw and sniped it. MC built a lead with constant harass in Polt's main and third, and ground him down piece by piece until Polt's army couldn't keep up.

16:45 GMT (+00:00): Polt 1 – 1 MC. Daybreak. MC went up to 3 bases quickly and PartinG style mass gateway and HT, but Polt traded an army for MC's third and kept the expansion from being re-taken. He took his own third and kept the Protoss army at bay with superior upgrades.

16:35 GMT (+00:00): Symbol 2 – 1 Heart. Heart went for a 5 barracks all-in, and Symbol held it rather easily with several spines.

16:30 GMT (+00:00): MC 1 – 0 Polt. Tal'Darim non-cross. MC opened with a 3 gate expand, and took initiative early when his first attack killed a few SCVs. From there he kept up pressure while taking a third and teching to storm, and once it finished Polt couldn't keep up.

16:28 GMT (+00:00): Symbol 1 – 1 Heart. Cloud Kingdom. Heart opened with a normal 3 orbital build while Symbol took a slightly fast third, and after Heart killed the third with his first marine force Symbol countered with lings and banelings to destroy Heart's economy and win the game.

16:20 GMT (+00:00): Heart 1 - 0 Symbol. Entombed Valley, the game opened pretty normally with some light 2 rax pressure from Heart helping him expand. In the midgame some bad fights on creep helped Symbol gain a lead and take control with ultras, but as he attempted to build up a brood lord-infestor-ultra army Heart attacked and killed him just as the broodlords were morphing.

16:18 GMT (+00:00): MC vs Polt starting on the other stream.

16:05 GMT (+00:00): News'd post and Heart vs Symbol already started! Pleasant surprise.


Grand Finals



19:30 GMT (+00:00): viOLet vs Symbol

  • Game One: Daybreak. The game started with Symbol's lair and 4 gasses being faster, but Violet's third being slightly quicker. Symbol saw when Violet's spire started and it triggered a huge baneling attack on the front, which killed nearly 20 drones but Violet countered by destroying Symbol's third. They both moved to infestors but Violet attempted a sneaky nydus, when Symbol stopped it he was able to counter and win.

  • Game Two: Antiga. The game started fairly passively and became a normal 3 base roach infestor midgame. Violet added drops and attacked Symbol's main and third at the same time and killed both. Symbol attempted a last ditch attack in response with roaches and hydras but it did not do enough damage and Violet evened the series up.

  • Game Three: Metropolis cross. After normal line-bane to roach beginnings Violet was the first to take a third, which caused Symbol to attempt a bust at the natural. Violet held on and his lead on bases held up for some time, which lead to a huge economic and roach advantage. Symbol went on the offensive with a nydus in the main and won a huge battle due to having more infestors, and evened the game up. The game entered a long stage with constant nydus and battles, each player trying to eliminate the other's expansions, with Violet getting hive and starting brood lords. Symbol attempted a huge doom drop but the brood lords were in time to stop it, and he kept them long enough to win the game.

  • Game Four: Cloud Kingdom. Violet started with a 2 base roach baneling all-in, which Symbol snuffed out and attempted to an evolution chamber block as his natural while he added spines. Violet broke through but not enough to kill, and the game even out long enough for both of them to both take a third, and then kill one another's thirds. They had a series of back and forth battles, but Violet was able to stay an expansion ahead and get enough infestors to take out all of Symbol's roaches. He marched his way to victory after a final engagement in the center.

  • Symbol 1 - 3 viOLet


Losers Round 7/Finals



19:00 GMT (+00:00): Stephano vs Symbol

  • Game One: Antiga. The game quickly went to line-baneling wars and Stephano got the worse end of it, losing his queens early and a handful of drones. Symbol's second round of aggression finished him off with pure lings.

  • Game Two: Cloud Kingdom. Stephano held off the initial ling and baneling attack easily with good target firing, but as he took a third Symbol went for a huge roach and baneling attack and took out his natural quickly and easily. The game kept going but not for long, Symbol finished it out without breaking a sweat.

  • Symbol 2 - 0 Stephano


17:00 GMT (+00:00): Symbol vs MC

  • Game One: Daybreak. After MC took a quick third, Symbol went for a +1 roach doom drop in the main which killed only a few buildings but drew the army back long enough to kill MC's third. As he populated his fourth he loaded up a second round of roaches and lings and dropped on top of MC's army at the front and won a big battle to take the game.

  • Game Two: Metropolis cross. MC opened up with 4 gates and a stargate after expanding, but Symbol saw it and killed the probe for a forward pylon. Instead of taking a third he added another 3 gates and went for an attack with 4 void rays, which Symbol easily stopped with hydras and roaches. MC simply tapped out as his attack failed.

  • Symbol 2 - 0 MC


Winners Final



18:00 GMT (+00:00): viOLet vs Stephano

  • Game One: Entombed cross. Violet went for an early lair for fast mutas while Stephano took a third faster and went to roaches. They traded thirds and Violet took map control with mutas, while Stephano was forced to head for infestor. Violet was able to take and keep another 2 bases and Stephano was crushed under his weight.

  • Game Two: Metropolis non-cross. After some minor ling-baneling action Violet went for mutas again while Stephano made roaches, and they traded thirds immediately. Violet switched to roaches after his muta play was shut down, and had an extended battle at Stephano's natural that Stephano barely won thanks to an upgrade advantage. When Stephano got some roaches caught in the center it triggered a second attack where Violet overwhelmed him.

  • viOLet 2 - 0 Stephano


Losers Round Six



16:00 GMT (+00:00): Heart vs Symbol

  • Game One: Entombed Valley, the game opened pretty normally with some light 2 rax pressure from Heart helping him expand. In the midgame some bad fights on creep helped Symbol gain a lead and take control with ultras, but as he attempted to build up a brood lord-infestor-ultra army Heart attacked and killed him just as the broodlords were morphing.

  • Game Two: Cloud Kingdom. Heart opened with a normal 3 orbital build while Symbol took a slightly fast third, and after Heart killed the third with his first marine force Symbol countered with lings and banelings to destroy Heart's economy and win the game.

  • Game Three: Heart went for a 5 barracks all-in, and Symbol held it rather easily with several spines.

  • Heart 1 - 2 Symbol


16:00 GMT (+00:00): MC vs Polt

  • Game One: Tal'Darim non-cross. MC opened with a 3 gate expand, and took initiative early when his first attack killed a few SCVs. From there he kept up pressure while taking a third and teching to storm, and once it finished Polt couldn't keep up.

  • Game Two: Daybreak. MC went up to 3 bases quickly and PartinG style mass gateway and HT, but Polt traded an army for MC's third and kept the expansion from being re-taken. He took his own third and kept the Protoss army at bay with superior upgrades.

  • Game Three: Shakuras. Polt went for a MKP style +1 MM attack with his first 2 medivacs, which turned into a doom drop with 4 medivacs on the back. Polt did a fair amount of damage before being driven away by colossus, but as he retreated he loaded up marines into a medivac and MC both saw and sniped it. MC built a lead with constant harass in Polt's main and third, and ground him down piece by piece until Polt's army couldn't keep up.

  • MC 2 - 1 Polt






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What a last game between Heart and Symbol.
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violet ftw!!!!
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May 20 2012 17:13 GMT
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I predict violet will vin vs stephano, stephano will drop down and either face mc and win and then lose again vs violet in the finals. or he will face symbol, lose and violet will win vs symbol in finals. either way i predict zvz finals. For the swarm!
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any re-stream? please MP xD

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On May 21 2012 02:16 orZ5 wrote:
any re-stream? please MP xD

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May 20 2012 17:31 GMT
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On May 21 2012 02:13 thimius wrote:
I predict violet will vin vs stephano, stephano will drop down and either face mc and win and then lose again vs violet in the finals. or he will face symbol, lose and violet will win vs symbol in finals. either way i predict zvz finals. For the swarm!

This seems quite correct!
It's all depending on Stephanos ZvZ though. (It's usually not in topshape)
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TEH SWARM COMES BE PREPARED
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Stephano ftw!
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May 20 2012 18:17 GMT
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What time will the final game be?
approx of course.
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Quick, more front page pictures of only Stephano
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Wow, this is really Violet's coming out party. Can't remember the last time there was a ZvZ finals of a major tournament.
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On May 21 2012 04:03 yoten wrote:
Wow, this is really Violet's coming out party. Can't remember the last time there was a ZvZ finals of a major tournament.


GSL July Code S?

There's never been a ZvZ final in MLG history.
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On May 21 2012 04:14 Hiea wrote:
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On May 21 2012 04:03 yoten wrote:
Wow, this is really Violet's coming out party. Can't remember the last time there was a ZvZ finals of a major tournament.


GSL July Code S?

There's never been a ZvZ final in MLG history.


IPL3? In October I think. Stephano vs Lucky.
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May 20 2012 20:53 GMT
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On May 21 2012 02:13 thimius wrote:
I predict violet will vin vs stephano, stephano will drop down and either face mc and win and then lose again vs violet in the finals. or he will face symbol, lose and violet will win vs symbol in finals. either way i predict zvz finals. For the swarm!

AM I GOOD AT PREDICTING OR WHAT?=
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