Last night TeamLiquid strode onto the battle field to represent this fine site and forum against our nemesis, Reps.ru. Reps had taken second place in the player draft, and still managed to lose 2-3 in the first round. We needed a strong showing this week to put us back in the hunt for advancing to the play-offs. After the linups were drawn, this is what we faced:
by.Fantasy vs Sea.Finepix Nazgul vs by.c0zy PltO vs Reason Daze vs Paris Ret vs Selector
Obviously we would have prefered not to have one of the strongest zerg players up against Nazgul, but he took to the challenged and practiced hard for the past couple weeks. Today, he showed the fruits of his labour.
After attending a captains meeting an hour before game time, the troops rallied in the channel and got ready to play. Both FA and Nazgul admitted they were a little nervous prior to the game. Players from all four teams started to filter in, and when the hour turned, they paired off into their individual matches. Like a worried mother on the first day of kindergarten, I sent them off into the unknown and wished them good luck~.
Fantasy was the first one back, and I quickly whispered for the results. "win^^" came the reply, and I was happy because in TvT, Fantasy was not going to lose two straight with his choice of a map. However, in the channel, FA and ret were still waiting on their opponents, as Reason and Selector had not shown up.
Half an hour in, and the drama in channel was getting ridiculous. Reps.ru had three captains, but none of them were able to find their players. Finally, with a couple minutes to spare, Reason showed up on the scene. He and FA started their games, but both Daze and Nazgul were past the thirty minute mark. I didn't know if that was a good thing for Daze, but I KNEW it was good for Nazgul. Sure enough, when he showed up, it was 1-0 for the Dead King.
Because Selector had not shown p after 45 minutes, I talked to Ret and we decided to take a walkover. Our choice was to choose Leg as a replacement, but neither Ret nor myself wanted the big Aussie playing against his home. After a 1:0 lead gained over a forfeit, mixed results came in next. Fantasy, Nazgul and Daze were tied 1-1 with their opponents, but FA had come back fast with a quick win over reason. Things were getting down to the nitty gritty.
Fantasy returned first, and the 16 year old terran monser reported good news. After the walkover, it was 2:0 TL, when Mr. Walsh came marching back with a virtual smile on his face. 3:0 TL. Shortly after, Nazgul and Daze reported in. Neither of them had been able to close out their series, but with tough opponents in bot siz)c0zy and Nal_paris, nobody was dissapointed.
Final Results:
Team Liquid vs Reps.ru by.Fantasy 2:1 Sea.Finepix Nazgul 1:2 by.c0zy PltO 2:0 Reason Daze 1:2 Paris Ret WO > Selector
TL 3:2 Reps.ru
This leaves us with an overall record of 4 wins and 6 losses. Making the playoffs is going to be very tough. However, we have used all of our players now, and can choose anyone we wish for week 3. Other sites are stuck using players they dont want to, like Fifo, who must use Ovvi and Quirion next week. I am hoping our flexibility will pay off.
AS FOR REPLAYS Blizzard is collecting all the reps, and will release them when they are all collected. I sent mine in 10 minutes after the games, and I hope other sites did the same. When they are released, we will post them on the front page. However, I dont want to leave you empty handed, so I have put together a couple practice games that Nazgul and FA have kindly given me:
(remember, they are just practice, including off-races and testing of maps)
NazgulThis is a sneak peak at the strat used by Nazgul vs c0zy... remind of you anything? If anyone has that Nazgul vs Jinnam VOD, please upload to yousendit and PM me the link. You will get a cookie. Thanks a lot.
FrozenArbiterThe first practice game from Mr. Walsh.
Also, we have a couple TvP's from FA and Nzgul... more of "get in shape games" than anything. Might be fun to watch though. Game 1 Game 2
Enjoy!
Next week we play YGClan... The mushroom Shakers! kkong[yg] is a super nice guy, and I hope that it will be a fun and mannered series all around. Here is their roster:
Especially Naz for getting a win against a tough opponent despite being inactive for so long, and for FA having the only shut-out victory. Daze taking a game from Paris was nice too.
Awesome job guys! Congrats on the first win of the season! Way to pull out every possible game too guys. I have a feeling those 1-2s will come back to push us into the playoffs.
Thanks for the practice reps too. If anyone has that Naz/Jinnam VOD please upload it. I've never seen it.
YAY a win for TL. Keep on the good work guys, you have my support! ( i cant speak for everyone in the forum, but im pretty sure its everyone who gives the support )
YGClan 3-2 (2-2 vs fifo, final match pending) Fifo 3-2 (2-2 vs YGC, final match pending) Reps.ru 4-6 TL.net 4-6
So let's hope ygclan beats fifo (in_dove must beat crayon, so well, I know crayon so I kinda am split who to cheer for but I want to advance), because then the final decision is in our hands :O
Basically, as long as fifo loses this and vs reps, and we beat ygclan we should be in o_o
On October 01 2006 04:02 FrozenArbiter wrote: Currently the teams are like this:
YGClan 3-2 (2-2 vs fifo, final match pending) Fifo 3-2 (2-2 vs YGC, final match pending) Reps.ru 4-6 TL.net 4-6
So let's hope ygclan beats fifo (in_dove must beat crayon, so well, I know crayon so I kinda am split who to cheer for but I want to advance), because then the final decision is in our hands :O
Basically, as long as fifo loses this and vs reps, and we beat ygclan we should be in o_o
assuming crayon loses to dove fifo wins 4/1 vs reps = we're out fifo wins 3/2 vs reps = we win 5/0 = tie fifo loses 2/3 vs reps = we win 4/1 = tie 5/0 = win fifo loses 1/4 vs reps = we win 4/1 = 3 way tie (fifo/TL/reps)
reps.ru is in the same situation as us. lets hope they beat fifo.
On October 01 2006 10:07 Spike wrote: [removed quote within quote]
assuming crayon loses to dove fifo wins 4/1 vs reps = we're out fifo wins 3/2 vs reps = we win 5/0 = tie fifo loses 2/3 vs reps = we win 4/1 = tie 5/0 = win fifo loses 1/4 vs reps = we win 4/1 = 3 way tie (fifo/TL/reps)
reps.ru is in the same situation as us. lets hope they beat fifo.
Hmmm.. I just thought of something - if Fifo loses to reps and we beat ygclan, aren't we automatically through? I mean, fifo would be 1-2 if that happens and ygclan would be 2-1 as us but having lost to us..?
Or is this solely based on overall amount of wins? EDIT: Checked, and it is, tt
Ya, in that case we need to beat YGClan with 4-1 so we get 8 and they 7. And Fifo can't win because that would put them at 8, and Reps.ru can't win with 5-0 because that would put them at 9. And if we would 5-0 them then were pretty much through tho. I also don't think Reps will win with 5-0, but the question is if they can get a 3-2?
In conclusion: We need to horribly violate YGclan 5-0.
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