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[Code A] RO48 - Day One Preview

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Code A RO48: Day One Preview


By: WaxAngel

(P)Liquid`HerO vs (Z)JookTo

oGs-TL has been cursed with team-kills since the very beginning, and it looks like nothing has changed even after oGs went under. Round one will feature an unfortunate elimination match between former oGs buddies HerO and Jookto.

Jookto seems to suffer from the GSL nerves that afflicted HerO heavily last year, and while he's had the skill to fight through the Code B preliminaries and make it into Code A several times now, he's almost never impressed in Code A or in the GSTL. Even though HerO is still on the inconsistent side, he's shown far, far better games than JookTo in the GSL. At the end of the day, HerO will be the one having to say sorry to an old teammate as he sends him back to Code B.

Prediction: HerO 2 – 0 JookTo


(T)fOrGG vs TheBestfOu (T)FXOTheBest

TheBest is back! Most famous for showing us some of the best 'so bad it's good' games during the 2011 Super Tournament, the FXO Terran finally makes his GSL return after almost ten months. Despite his long absence from the GSL, TheBest has been a regular on the Korean online circuit the entire time. He's always popping up in the ESV and EWM cups, and also participating in various international tournament preliminaries. We might have laughed at him before, but he's been competing fairly evenly with strong Code B regulars such as Seal, HyuN and Inori. While that class of players isn't favored against Code S regulars, they still have a good fighting chance.

Even so, fOrGG is probably a little out of TheBest's reach at this point in time. Having come into Code S with high elephantations expectations, ForGG actually became underrated when people rushed to jump off his bandwagon after two RO32 knock-outs from Code S. While fOrGG is somewhat at fault, you can't deny that he was on the unlucky side. He was eliminated by MC and Leenock in his first Code S, and then Oz and PartinG in the season after. In dropping down to Code A, he had some rather elite company as aLive, Puzzle, and Bomber were also dumped from his Up/Down group.

This isn't to say that fOrGG should be a mid-tier Code S player, but he's definitely one that is a constant threat to be in the RO32. Considering how much more difficult the GSL has become, that's going to be too much for TheBest.

Prediction: fOrGG 2 – 1 TheBest


(T)Quantic.TheStC vs (T)TSL_Punisher

With team league opportunities, weekly cups, and a variety of preliminaries online, it's rare that we see players who are almost complete unknowns debut in the GSL. But that's basically what Punisher is, a player we've seen on the TSL bench but never in a game of substance. The limited TLPD online stats we have for him are fairly disappointing, at 4 – 10 in all competitions. Punisher's Code B preliminary path wasn't exactly the most difficult either, with his most notable opponents being AriA and DeathAngel – neither of them notable because of their exploits in Korean tournaments.

On the other hand, TheStC has been a Code S regular in 2012, an impressive feat even though he hasn't been able to reach the top eight. On top of that, TheStC has been something of a TvT specialist in recent months, which makes things all the more gloomy for Punisher.

Prediction: TheStC 2 – 0 Punisher


(T)FXOGuMiho vs (P)LG-IMReady

TheBest isn't the only player returning to the GSL after a long hiatus. Ready last appeared on June 27th of 2011, making this his first appearance in barely under a year. Back then, he was knocked out of Code A by MvP's Dream, and he will face another Terran player in his return match. There have been earth changing upheavals in the course of a year, and this time around, Ready will have the benefit of knowing that Terran isn't completely overpowering.

But Gumiho is still the Code S player in this match-up, and nearly all Code B players are the underdogs going up against even the lowest ranked Code S players. Gumiho's elimination in Code S was due to TvT, but his TvP record has been good in recent months with wins over Vines, Oz, Choya, Tassadar, and even Ready himself. It's no murderer's row, but Ready is not exactly a deadly player either.

Prediction: Gumiho 2 – 0 Ready


(T)SlayerS_MMA vs (P)HongUn

MMA is one the nicest guys in the business and treats everyone with a ton of respect, making you actually feel bad about criticizing his poor play (as opposed to, say, guys who tell people to kill themselves). But there's something seriously wrong with how MMA has been playing for the last two months, ever since he was eliminated from MLG Spring Arena by GoOdy. GoOdy has been known for his ability to make his opponents play poorly for most of his career, but I didn't know he had the power to hex his opponents even after he stopped playing them. Since MLG, MMA lost to Keen in Code A, went 0 - 3 in his Up/Down group, and lost a critical game to Life in the GSTL. He also dropped a series to Sen at the StarsWar tournament in China, shattering his aura of TvZ invincibility.

What exactly IS wrong? It's hard to tell. Some suspiciously semi-serious joke-tweets make you think perhaps it's a motivational issue. Or, maybe he's just another Terran struggling with the queen buff.

Whatever the reason, MMA must get his rear in gear for this match against HongUn. HongUn disappeared for months after joining team Al, only to re-appear teamless and back in Code A. He managed to beat Revival on his way through the Code B prelims, so at least know he wasn't slacking on SC2 during his brief international stint. MMA has struggled against Korean Protosses in 2012, and he could very well be sent back to Code B by a well-prepared HongUn.

Prediction: MMA 2 – 1 HongUn


(P)SlayerS_Puzzle vs (Z)NSH_Seal

It's almost shocking to find such a solid - if boring - player like Puzzle down in the first round of Code S. He grinds out wins for SlayerS in the GSTL like it's nobody's business, one macro game at a time. He's 9 - 2 for SlayerS-EG, usurping MMA as their ace while averaging three wins per series.

Luckily for Puzzle, his first Code A match should remind him more of GSTL than Code S (where he has struggled), as he goes up against Seal. Seal's the kind of talented, inconsistent player that every team fields in the GSTL to get them valuable playing time. They're players who can get hot and cut a swathe through the opposing team on a good day, but they're also the kind of players Puzzle has been fed one at a time during his GSTL rampage. In fact, Seal was NSH's final sacrifice to Puzzle as he achieved a 4-kill victory for SlayerS-EG in the GSTL. Fans of NS HoSeo and Seal are always hoping that Seal will finally have his individual league breakthrough one day, but Puzzle should be too formidable a gatekeeper.

Prediction: Puzzle 2 – 1 Seal


(T)NSH_Jjakji vs (Z)MvPMonster

Jjakji is one of the more vocal progamers on twitter, which is to say he is one of the most vocal complainers on twitter. 95% of progamers are complainers, that's just an immutable rule of esports. At least there's some substance to his TvZ balance whining (opposed to when MKP complains about anything), as he's been hard done by Zerg opponents in several of his recent tournaments. Annyung dropped him from TSL4 prelim #2, Shine ousted him from MLG prelims, and his Code A opponent Monster eliminated him from IPL preliminaries.

Against a lesser Zerg player Jjakji might still feel like his GSL championship chops would make him the favorite, but against Monster I wouldn't be surprised if he thinks he's the underdog. The Monster was always looming on the horizon ever since he excelled as DRG's understudy for MvP in team leagues, and the team even had the confidence to send him out to Stockholm to try and conquer a DreamHack. The destruction he caused there was overshadowed by his choke-job against ThorZaIN in the semis, but Monster came back even stronger by going on a 23-5 run at MLG Anaheim and winning the recent GESL. Monster's one of the hottest Zergs out there, and even a former champion shouldn't intimidate him as he looks to make an impact in the GSL.

Prediction: Monster 2 – 1 Jjakji


(T)ST_Bomber vs (Z)NSH_Freaky

Freaky has provided us with plenty of first-class entertainment in the GSTL, where his irrational love of infestors have led to some, well, freaky games. Even in defeat he has been a gracious facilitator, allowing Crank to actually succeed with his mass-carrier build on Entombed Valley.

Will the show go on? Bomber is one of the best players in the world when he's on his game, the problem being that his game has no semblance of consistency. In truth, before Red Bull Battlegrounds, he was on a terrible downward spiral that suggested he might not ever regain the consistency to string together the 20 or so games needed to win a championship. However, through his second second place at Red Bull, we at least re-affirmed that his ceiling is very high, and that he should linger in Code A at worst. There's never a safe bet when Bomber is playing, but I cautious pick him to win against Freaky.

Prediction: Bomber 2 – 1 Freaky

















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Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
June 26 2012 00:07 GMT
#2
Seal 화이팅
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Muskox
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada87 Posts
June 26 2012 00:08 GMT
#3
Go Jjakji!!
Otherwise solid predictions.
I accidentally the whole Overseers.
wfire
Profile Joined June 2012
25 Posts
June 26 2012 00:09 GMT
#4
Wait what??? Hero is out of code S already? ;( who is in code S?
GO idrA, TLO, Sheth, ret, DRG, nestea, huK, and day 9
Random2732
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada51 Posts
June 26 2012 00:10 GMT
#5
love it, just wanna point out HongUn joined eSahara who were absorbed by Absolute Legends, not Alien Invasion
nice predictions!
Tortious_Tortoise
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States944 Posts
June 26 2012 00:11 GMT
#6
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love the animation at the end.

That being said, fOrGG wins 2-0. He's a british mass gamer / commentator on an old disbanded korean team

+ Show Spoiler +
he's 2gdfOu
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Wroshe
Profile Joined June 2011
Netherlands1051 Posts
June 26 2012 00:11 GMT
#7
Nice write up. HongUn's team is/was Absolute Legends btw (the new eSahara), not Alien Invasion.
blobrus
Profile Joined August 2011
4297 Posts
June 26 2012 00:11 GMT
#8
Hongunnnnnnnnn. Forgot about him but I love him.
Proseat
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Germany5113 Posts
June 26 2012 00:13 GMT
#9
HerO, MMA, and Bomber hwaiting! No upsets please.

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Ozell
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada105 Posts
June 26 2012 00:15 GMT
#10
Can't wait to see 45 infestors in 1 game. Freaky fighting!!!!
NoGasfOu
Profile Joined April 2012
United States1117 Posts
June 26 2012 00:16 GMT
#11
Gogo FXOTheBest DaBeast
Tassadar/TheBest/Jjakji/Rain(terran)/Heart
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33309 Posts
June 26 2012 00:18 GMT
#12
On June 26 2012 09:10 Random2732 wrote:
love it, just wanna point out HongUn joined eSahara who were absorbed by Absolute Legends, not Alien Invasion
nice predictions!


thanks, I like being illiterate
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torm3ntin
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil2534 Posts
June 26 2012 00:28 GMT
#13
despite the monster pick all the others are the same as mine :D
Grubby and Ret fan, but a TERRAN player :D
knolsnol[nl]
Profile Joined December 2011
Netherlands5 Posts
June 26 2012 00:49 GMT
#14
Finally another write-up, I really did not like the fact that code S ro32 was not supported with a preview and review
Jumbled
Profile Joined September 2010
1543 Posts
June 26 2012 00:51 GMT
#15
Goooooooooooooo HongUn!
Paincarnate
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
115 Posts
June 26 2012 00:54 GMT
#16
Go MMA!
neoghaleon55
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7435 Posts
June 26 2012 00:56 GMT
#17
I missed these, Wax.
Glad to see them returning.
Thanks!
moo...for DRG
MasterKang
Profile Joined August 2011
United States1373 Posts
June 26 2012 00:57 GMT
#18
MMA went through players like Creator, Squirtle, and MKP in the finals (4-3) to win the Stars War KR qualifiers within weeks of Squirtle making the finals and MKP tearing shit up at MLG. Honestly, he's just been a bit unlucky at big, publicized events and did admittedly play poorly during his up and down matches. But still people are downplaying his skill level atm way too much
Players: MMA, Boxer, Ryung, Life, TaeJa, Squirtle, Brown, Dark,
MasterKang
Profile Joined August 2011
United States1373 Posts
June 26 2012 01:01 GMT
#19
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/StarsWar_7/Korean_Qualifier

here's the source
Players: MMA, Boxer, Ryung, Life, TaeJa, Squirtle, Brown, Dark,
thehepp
Profile Joined December 2011
United States67 Posts
June 26 2012 01:12 GMT
#20
finally a review! why were the code s matches not reviewed and previewed? that was very disappointing
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
June 26 2012 01:12 GMT
#21
Seal gets the worst Code A brackets ever, it's ridiculous.
silent_owl
Profile Joined March 2011
Philippines3098 Posts
June 26 2012 01:14 GMT
#22
Come on, MMA! Even though HongUn is a toss, I'll cheer for you anyway! MMA FIGHTING!

JookTo is no slouch right? Still, isn't PvZ Hero's favorite match-up? Hero gonna stomp like a boss.
"If you know your enemy and yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles." - Sun Tzu
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Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37003 Posts
June 26 2012 01:14 GMT
#23
Punisher is not Zerg. I had this same problem with TLPD :/
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FrostedMiniWheats
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United States30730 Posts
June 26 2012 01:24 GMT
#24
Waxangel got his passion back, yay :p
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Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
June 26 2012 01:25 GMT
#25
yay! theese return~
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
June 26 2012 01:28 GMT
#26
Hongun jjakji and bomber are who I want to win tonight
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VirgilSC2
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States6151 Posts
June 26 2012 01:32 GMT
#27
Not to split hairs, but Punisher is a Terran unless he switched races.
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opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
June 26 2012 01:36 GMT
#28
On June 26 2012 09:57 MasterKang wrote:
MMA went through players like Creator, Squirtle, and MKP in the finals (4-3) to win the Stars War KR qualifiers within weeks of Squirtle making the finals and MKP tearing shit up at MLG. Honestly, he's just been a bit unlucky at big, publicized events and did admittedly play poorly during his up and down matches. But still people are downplaying his skill level atm way too much

maybe it's the other way around, that he got lucky at this specific qualifier, rather than being unlucky in every other tourney? don't get me wrong, i like mma, and would love to see terran a bit better as of late, but stats are stats =/
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Surrealistic
Profile Joined September 2009
311 Posts
June 26 2012 01:48 GMT
#29
Oh man nice writeup, especially Jjaki vs Monster, completely agree.
Irave
Profile Joined October 2010
United States9965 Posts
June 26 2012 01:51 GMT
#30
Great writeup, go HerO. The animation at the end is too damned cute.
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33309 Posts
June 26 2012 01:52 GMT
#31
On June 26 2012 10:32 VirgilSC2 wrote:
Not to split hairs, but Punisher is a Terran unless he switched races.


tlpd has an older 'punisher' with 0 games played that fucks shit up, fixed it ;o
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dragonborn
Profile Joined January 2012
4781 Posts
June 26 2012 01:55 GMT
#32
GoOdy has been known for his ability to make his opponents play poorly for most of his career, but I didn't know he had the power to hex his opponents even after he stopped playing them

hahaha :D

Looking forward for Monster vs jjakji, such a crazy match. Thanks for the write up!
RaiKageRyu
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada4773 Posts
June 26 2012 02:00 GMT
#33
There better be recaps from all groups last week tomorrow!
Someone call down the Thunder?
mith652
Profile Joined June 2012
Australia151 Posts
June 26 2012 02:03 GMT
#34
I wouldn't call Freaky's love of infestors irrational, they are an awesome unit and probably the best spellcaster in the game. If he always used hydras on the other hand...
hotblackdesiato
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada74 Posts
June 26 2012 02:13 GMT
#35
Great writeup! Code A is looking as stacked as always this season.

With team league opportunities, weekly cups, and a variety of preliminaries online, it's rare that we players who are almost complete unknowns debut in the GSL.


Think you're missing a word here though!
Bippzy
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1466 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-26 03:01:03
June 26 2012 02:42 GMT
#36
Do you understand the gravity of MMA vs Hongun?

Hongun is the cool protoss to have around. He legitly thinks his control is good, so he plans his matches around blink and entertaining stuff.

MMA....well...MMA...I'll just quote my fanclub post just now:


On June 26 2012 11:31 Bippzy wrote:
Current Fan count: 686.

My favorite Number.

I miss this guy. At the end of 2011, he was a god. He beat MVP in A FINALS, he beat DRG using pure heart...MMA was the man. The world was his oyster.

But rather than stay on his throne, his actions had dire consequences. With MVP lost to a terran in the finals, MKP went beast mode. Rather than being battered down into obscurity, DRG's incessant skill was nurtured by the ressurected MKP until eventually DRG was stronger himself than everyone.

Fast forward to now. MVP magically takes his throne again amongst the growing in skill Code S. Marineking looks like a marine holding two pistols riding a banshee that goes the speed of a phoenix. DRG is the swarm incarnate, and with the queen buff at his side he is a flying ultralisk that shoots the same amount of broodlings as 15 broodlords, and his tusks are actually a disguised 6 infestors with full energy. Symbol is a CREEPy HIVEmind that lurks in the shadows, assasinating terrans as if they are Lincoln in a movie theater. Parting storms through terrans, stemming the tides of terran but faltering when it counts. All is in chaos.

The lone star, son of the emperor, sits in Code A tonight. He cannot bring the Code S system to rest this season, but he's on his way. Sign me up for this SOB's fanclub.


MMA has to make it, to get to Code S to right the disturbances in the force. Hongun is such a cool toss, but sadly he must be loss.

Edit:

On June 26 2012 10:24 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Waxangel got his passion back, yay :p

I didn't even know about this joke until today! How is it showing up everywhere?
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Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
June 26 2012 02:51 GMT
#37
On June 26 2012 10:36 opterown wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 26 2012 09:57 MasterKang wrote:
MMA went through players like Creator, Squirtle, and MKP in the finals (4-3) to win the Stars War KR qualifiers within weeks of Squirtle making the finals and MKP tearing shit up at MLG. Honestly, he's just been a bit unlucky at big, publicized events and did admittedly play poorly during his up and down matches. But still people are downplaying his skill level atm way too much

maybe it's the other way around, that he got lucky at this specific qualifier, rather than being unlucky in every other tourney? don't get me wrong, i like mma, and would love to see terran a bit better as of late, but stats are stats =/


I wouldn't call it luck for any of his recent results. A player's condition changes daily, and there are games where a player plays amazingly, and then games that are simply horrendous. But don't forget that this is the 2nd most accomplished Terran after MVP in terms of tournament wins, and he didn't get that by luck.
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opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
June 26 2012 02:57 GMT
#38
On June 26 2012 11:51 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 26 2012 10:36 opterown wrote:
On June 26 2012 09:57 MasterKang wrote:
MMA went through players like Creator, Squirtle, and MKP in the finals (4-3) to win the Stars War KR qualifiers within weeks of Squirtle making the finals and MKP tearing shit up at MLG. Honestly, he's just been a bit unlucky at big, publicized events and did admittedly play poorly during his up and down matches. But still people are downplaying his skill level atm way too much

maybe it's the other way around, that he got lucky at this specific qualifier, rather than being unlucky in every other tourney? don't get me wrong, i like mma, and would love to see terran a bit better as of late, but stats are stats =/


I wouldn't call it luck for any of his recent results. A player's condition changes daily, and there are games where a player plays amazingly, and then games that are simply horrendous. But don't forget that this is the 2nd most accomplished Terran after MVP in terms of tournament wins, and he didn't get that by luck.

yeah, i know. maybe the loss of ryu won is big. i wouldn't know
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red4ce
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States7313 Posts
June 26 2012 03:04 GMT
#39
Go fOrGG & Bomber! Down with MMA!
zeratul_jf
Profile Joined October 2011
United States808 Posts
June 26 2012 03:56 GMT
#40
Come on MMA i believe in you, give the Emperor a reason to keep playing Terran!
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Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1644 Posts
June 26 2012 04:04 GMT
#41
lol Jjajki over Monster, Bomber over Freaky? Um, what? lol
Everyone is either delusional, a nihlilst, or dead from suicide.
dearyuna
Profile Joined December 2011
United States322 Posts
June 26 2012 04:06 GMT
#42
hmph. punisher got this. go punisher & fOrgg!<3
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Inviteme
Profile Joined June 2011
United States165 Posts
June 26 2012 04:09 GMT
#43
??? stream off??? help I want to watch hero play
asdf
Sumahi
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Guam5609 Posts
June 26 2012 04:21 GMT
#44
Go Bomber! PLEASE don't lose this.
Startale <3, ST_July <3, HongUn <3, Savior <3, Gretorp <3, Nada <3, Rainbow <3, Ret <3, Squirtle <3, Bomber <3
TKK
Profile Joined March 2011
41 Posts
June 26 2012 04:39 GMT
#45
i think the thebest will beat forgg
rest of predictions are okay!
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
June 26 2012 04:49 GMT
#46
and HerO wins :D
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GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
June 26 2012 05:25 GMT
#47
I really hope Bomber gets hot again. I want him to do well, since I know he can! >,<
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AgentChaos
Profile Joined July 2011
United Kingdom4569 Posts
June 26 2012 05:30 GMT
#48
gogo freaky i want to see infested terrans :D
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LeapofFaith
Profile Joined November 2011
United States446 Posts
June 26 2012 05:49 GMT
#49
Poor MMA D: Hopefully he can do well!
yoshi245
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2969 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-26 07:36:49
June 26 2012 07:35 GMT
#50
On June 26 2012 09:57 MasterKang wrote:
MMA went through players like Creator, Squirtle, and MKP in the finals (4-3) to win the Stars War KR qualifiers within weeks of Squirtle making the finals and MKP tearing shit up at MLG. Honestly, he's just been a bit unlucky at big, publicized events and did admittedly play poorly during his up and down matches. But still people are downplaying his skill level atm way too much


I don't think it's people underrating MMA, as it is a more valid point in the article that MMA's once best match-up isn't going by as well as everyone expected to. He was known as a TvZ beast and as of these days his TvZ doesn't look as strong as it has. While he is facing HongUn in a TvP, I think there is some valid point in his less than stellar TvZ may affect his already weakest matchup in TvP (although admittedly he has shown better TvP than say 3-4 months ago).

He should still beat HongUn imo (after all, he did beat Creator and Squirtle), the preview basically seems to state MMA is no longer the world beater he once was as a 2 time GSL champion and is looking to barely be Code A level at times.

I am hoping Thorzain helped give him a good build or two for TvP in this matchup.
"Numbers speak about the past, not the present." -Thorzain
Sciifi
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany10 Posts
June 26 2012 08:00 GMT
#51
What happend to HongUn?
[F_]aths
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany3947 Posts
June 26 2012 08:14 GMT
#52
It is time for Seal.
You don't choose to play zerg. The zerg choose you.
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
June 26 2012 08:25 GMT
#53
Actually, I don't get it why theBest ever got flag for his nick. I think it was never meant to imply that he is the best, but it is supposed to be read together with his clan tag which is theBestfOu, which is quite nice, imo. ^^
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-26 11:49:31
June 26 2012 11:47 GMT
#54
So far no surprises + Show Spoiler +
as Jjakji won too (I bet on Monster though... :p)
.

Thank you very much WaxAngel for doing those preview. These are my favourite thread to read.
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
June 26 2012 12:47 GMT
#55
Bomber hwaiting
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
simian_sc
Profile Joined August 2010
United States91 Posts
June 26 2012 15:14 GMT
#56

:O
+ Show Spoiler +
MMA 2-0's HongUn! WOOOOOOOOoOOoOo!!!! Go MMA! OMG this means his next match will be against Hero! That will be a tough match but amazing if he can pull it out!
"I only speak two languages, english and bad english."
brokenLoL
Profile Joined May 2012
United Kingdom419 Posts
June 26 2012 15:31 GMT
#57
ROFL Monster beating jjakji. Jokes jokes and more jokes. Monster will NEVER harness DRG's power, he will always be a Code A Zerg and a somewhat foreign tournament star at best.
Save me from myself
Dontkillme
Profile Joined November 2011
Korea (South)806 Posts
June 26 2012 16:05 GMT
#58
Thank goodness MMA beat HongUn . I hope he get back into his nerd slaying groove again.
Bomber & Jaedong & FlaSh & SNSD <3
Lord_Maximus
Profile Joined March 2012
Denmark46 Posts
June 26 2012 18:26 GMT
#59
Very accurate predictions, well done.
BuddyWudzyn
Profile Joined June 2011
United States29 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-26 18:32:45
June 26 2012 18:32 GMT
#60
^^ Very well done on the predictions.

I just wanted to say thank you for the write-up, I was going through withdrawls for no Ro32 Code S articles : (

I read them religiously and although I dont post all the time (or often) they are so well done and usually the best part of me day

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