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GomTV2 MSL - May 3 - R32 Group A

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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36379 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-07-16 22:59:43
May 01 2007 07:40 GMT
#1
The GomTV2 MBCGame Starleague kicks off this Thursday. Check out Live2Win’s preview, which includes everything you need to know about the format, prizes, schedule, maps, players, etc.

Keep up to date with jkillashark’s results and standings, which also includes a bit of MSL history.


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Last season saw a Zerg god fall back to earth, and a new, young hope turn potential into reality. An entire race of players, virtually excluded from the Shinhan3 and facing despair in the MSL final, was rejuvenated by the most decisive of victories.

This season’s MSL has increased prize money, a bigger format, four new maps, and an impressive list of big names. But for me, nothing is as important as what Bisu is on the brink of here: dominance, greatness, and balance. The Terrans had their tornado and their cheater; the Zergs had their god of war and their maestro. The Protoss race has long waited for its savior, sadly watching its MSL hopes in Reach and Ra die horribly to the new age Zerg players.

Protoss fans, forever pessimists, thought “oh, here we go again“ when Bisu was down 0-1 to Child in ODT Round 1, or when he drew Midas in his ODT Round 2 group. But then something odd happened. Bisu pulled it out. He has it, whatever “it” is. You could see it in his play, his calm under pressure, his newfound confidence. The Bisu train is gaining steam, and from watching his games recently, you couldn’t help but feel the ghosts of Garimto and Grrrr were standing behind him.

His journey towards greatness begins in two days, and all those who cheer for Protoss will be watching with bated breath.



Group A: May 3rd – 18:30 Korean
Game 1 – Bisu (P) vs. Child (Z) @ Monty Hall
Game 2 – Oversky (Z) vs. Freedom.werra (T) @ Desperado
Winners @ Loki
Losers @ Loki
Winner/Loser x2 @ Python




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Bisu (P) vs. Child (Z)
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@ Monty Hall

Oh, there are other players in this group? Child has looked impressive in his Proleague matches. He’s playing confident, and his dorky fist pose is actually looking somewhat badass (sometimes). This match will be a rematch of the series where Bisu came back from 0-1 down to beat Child during the Child OSL Finals ODT Round 1. Child is known as the perennial qualifier who sucks during the actual league, oftentimes eliminating fan favorites. Maybe with this new MSL format he can convince himself that its another qualifier? We can guess at the balance of these new maps, but given the lack of PvZ on Monty, we can only hope that the better player (Bisu) will prevail.



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Oversky (Z) vs. Freedom.werra (T)
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@ Desperado

Traditionally, double gas maps lead to “reverse” balance (Z>T>P>Z). Oversky’s ZvT is pretty good, and this game may come down to his ability to hold a second double gas. Freedom has shown some pretty good TvZ control, but if he plays passive like he did versus Shark in ODT, sitting back and taking bases instead of denying expansions, he will lose. This map could lead to some interesting 1-base Terran builds, and Freedom should (if he wants to win) abuse the ten patches and take advantage of that. Regular old Terran FE likely will not work.



Winners @ Loki

The most likely scenario here is Bisu vs. Oversky. Everyone keeps comparing this map to Peaks, which is natural given that it’s two players, with multiple-entrance cliffs and weird pathing issues, but the resources are so different. Loki is ridiculously resource intensive, allowing a double expand with 3 gases just for taking your front natural. It’s a big macro map with lots of harass possibilities, and Bisu should excel here. He’d rather play Oversky here than Freedom, that’s for sure, with plenty of places to cliff, block, mine, and generally be annoying TvP.



Losers @ Loki

Let’s say it is Freedom vs. Child on this map. As the routine TvZ games go, it will come down to how many gases Child has when he reaches hive. More than three, and Freedom is likely toast.



Winner/Loser x2 @ Python

Python looks to be a balanced map, and there are too many possibilities to go through each one. PvT is influenced slightly by positions, a cross position push is considerably harder than hugging the natural skinny cliff or elevating through the island. If Bisu ends up here, I don’t anticipate him having any problems. I would like to see Freedom to be the second advancer, but that probably won’t happen if he rematches Oversky here.
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yubee
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States3826 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-05-01 07:51:44
May 01 2007 07:51 GMT
#2
what a swell write up

LOL at child osl finals
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21549 Posts
May 01 2007 07:54 GMT
#3
Child > Inverse Bisu.
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IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32277 Posts
May 01 2007 08:03 GMT
#4
Nice ken
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Vin{MBL}
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
5185 Posts
May 01 2007 08:14 GMT
#5
GO BISU!
infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
May 01 2007 08:50 GMT
#6
Awesome write-up ^^
Thanks Hot_Bid =)
Official Entusman #21
DrainX
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Sweden3187 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-05-01 09:35:42
May 01 2007 09:34 GMT
#7
On May 01 2007 16:40 Hot_Bid wrote:
Last season saw a Zerg god fall back to earth, and a new, young hope turn potential into reality.

If you count OSL too that season was that zergs biggest accomplishment yet. Maybe he touched the ground but let OSL and MSL start and we will see savior fly high up in the sky again.
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I hope.
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36379 Posts
May 01 2007 09:50 GMT
#8
On May 01 2007 18:34 DrainX wrote:
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On May 01 2007 16:40 Hot_Bid wrote:
Last season saw a Zerg god fall back to earth, and a new, young hope turn potential into reality.

If you count OSL too that season was that zergs biggest accomplishment yet. Maybe he touched the ground but let OSL and MSL start and we will see savior fly high up in the sky again.

hopefully! i want to see savior dominating again, it's good to have a villain and he's got a bit of personality and mean streak that's refreshing and great for progaming.
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
Pressure
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
7326 Posts
May 01 2007 10:18 GMT
#9
i hope savior burns in a fire.
yubee
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States3826 Posts
May 01 2007 10:22 GMT
#10
On May 01 2007 19:18 Pressure wrote:
i hope savior burns in a fire.
i hope you get some therapy my friend, that sounds pretty bad
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20661 Posts
May 01 2007 10:31 GMT
#11
I still think Bisu is overrated.

One league win is the ONLY real accomplishment he has. Before that, he was just a blip with not even a league semifinal to speak of.

Reminds me a lot of Anytime aka falltime =.=
ㅋㄲㅈㅁ
pOOwarrior-
Profile Joined January 2007
United States518 Posts
May 01 2007 10:39 GMT
#12
you seem to not have a lot of faith in freedom
jkillashark
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States5262 Posts
May 01 2007 10:57 GMT
#13
Hot_Bid, did I mention that you're a cutee?

/me blushes.
Do your best, God will do the rest.
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
May 01 2007 11:03 GMT
#14
I am a freedom fanboi and I do not approve this message.



SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21549 Posts
May 01 2007 11:29 GMT
#15
On May 01 2007 19:31 Last Romantic wrote:
I still think Bisu is overrated.

One league win is the ONLY real accomplishment he has. Before that, he was just a blip with not even a league semifinal to speak of.

Reminds me a lot of Anytime aka falltime =.=

All that matters is that he's owning shit up right now.
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NaDazpwnz3r
Profile Joined April 2007
United States111 Posts
May 01 2007 11:41 GMT
#16
Midas owned him in proleague=) luved it
Saber is el pwnz0r in FSN
ManaBlue
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Canada10458 Posts
May 01 2007 12:13 GMT
#17
Awesome writing hotbid. Really looking forward to this group. It is SO important that Bisu makes it through. SO important.
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gg_hertzz
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
2152 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-05-01 13:23:10
May 01 2007 13:22 GMT
#18
klk
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
May 01 2007 13:37 GMT
#19
g00g bisu!
Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
May 01 2007 20:10 GMT
#20
Bisu gogo <3
^-^
Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
May 01 2007 20:10 GMT
#21
On May 01 2007 20:03 thedeadhaji wrote:
I am a freedom fanboi and I do not approve this message.





I am a Bisu and Oversky fanboy and I approve of THIS message!
^-^
kigga
Profile Joined March 2007
United States200 Posts
May 01 2007 23:43 GMT
#22
On May 01 2007 18:50 Hot_Bid wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2007 18:34 DrainX wrote:
On May 01 2007 16:40 Hot_Bid wrote:
Last season saw a Zerg god fall back to earth, and a new, young hope turn potential into reality.

If you count OSL too that season was that zergs biggest accomplishment yet. Maybe he touched the ground but let OSL and MSL start and we will see savior fly high up in the sky again.

hopefully! i want to see savior dominating again, it's good to have a villain and he's got a bit of personality and mean streak that's refreshing and great for progaming.


Savior FTW
Kasda
Profile Joined June 2006
Croatia52 Posts
May 02 2007 04:00 GMT
#23
ouch ca u explain what does this mean Winner/Loser x2 @ Python that winners will fight losers 2 times on this map or what plz help i really cant understand it, myb im just too tired
Talk to the hand!!!
maybenexttime
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Poland5645 Posts
May 02 2007 04:48 GMT
#24
Go Freedom!:D ~~~~
ZergZoul
Profile Joined April 2007
Mexico408 Posts
May 02 2007 07:23 GMT
#25
Gogogo Bisu!
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36379 Posts
May 02 2007 09:34 GMT
#26
On May 02 2007 13:00 Kasda wrote:
ouch ca u explain what does this mean Winner/Loser x2 @ Python that winners will fight losers 2 times on this map or what plz help i really cant understand it, myb im just too tired

it means the two players @ python are:

1. Player that won, then lost.
2. Player that lost, then won.

Hence winner/loser x2 (two players who both won and lost)
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
mrscheng
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Sweden658 Posts
May 03 2007 03:04 GMT
#27
On May 02 2007 05:10 Equinox_kr wrote:

I am a Bisu and Oversky fanboy and I approve of THIS message!



then you will like group a -_-;;


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