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GomTV2MSL - May 31 - R16 Day 1

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ManaBlue Canada10458 Posts May 30 2007 11:44 GMT #1       We have now entered the round of 16 and will witness the battle of a proxy-toss, gorilla, SKT1-Terran killer, and.. um, Oversky. If you are confused and don’t know what is going on in this newfangled tournament, see jkillashark’s results and standings thread. May 31st – 18:30 Korean Game 1 @ Python Oversky(Z,CJ) vs Ever)P(TT(P-Samsung) Game 2 @ Python Firebathero(T-Samsung) vs iloveoov(T-SKT1) Game 3 @ Desperado Hwasin(T-STX) vs Ever)T(Sheis(T-STX) Game 4 @ Desperado Light(T-MBCGame) vs Bisu(P-MBCGame) Oversky (Z) vs. Ever)P(TT (P) @ Python       This game will probably be more entertaining than it seems on paper. TT has played better than he is given credit for, clawing his way through the loser’s games to get the second spot in what was one of the hardest, if not the hardest, group in the round of 32. He won the loser’s final against midas no less and has shown surprising staying power by winning games, pretty or not, when they count. [Indent]Oversky, on the other hand, gayed out both of his opponents with all in zergling builds to steal the winner’s spot in his group. I am not impressed in the least and feel he doesn’t deserve his spot, but I am in the minority. The professionals here at TL seem to think he is shaping up and simply putting his ling micro skills, refined from very respectable 2v2 play in Pro League, to work. In any case, TT has shown very decent PvZ throughout his career, which may force oversky to build his tech tree past a spawning pool. We shall see. iloveoov (T) vs. FireBatHero (T) @ Python       FireBatHero is on a TvT tear, flying through both Boxer and Canata in the group stages. He’s looking sharp and beating good players. Oov’s recent performance has been spotty. His weakest games have taken place in the early stages of both major tournaments. Savior mashed his face up in the first OSL round along with JulyZerg in MSL groups shortly after. Despite having no answer whatsoever to beastly Zergs, Oov has still played some solid TvP/T in Pro League, so don’t count him out. He does love Oov after all. Hopefully we will be treated to a tight and action packed game. This game will set the tone of the next round for the winner, so it is very important to both of them. Hwasin (T) vs. Sheis (T) @ Desperado       Hwasin has long been seen as a one match-up wonder, knowing only how to play TvZ. However, he has been playing exceptionally well in Pro League lately and hasn’t played a single Zerg in a while. Recently running over Nada and Anytime in solid matches, he also has a first round OSL win against Darkelf. Though he has suffered a very recent TvT loss in the Ace match against Lecaf, losing to forGG is nothing to be ashamed of. I still don’t believe in his new found vT/P skills, but you can’t argue with results. He’s been winning... a lot. Sheis also has very strong TvT, beating Silent_Control recently in PL and making it out of a first round MSL group with GoodFriend and Xellos.       It’s pretty clear that Hwasin’s recent winning streak and the calibre of his beaten opponents are far more impressive than Sheis’. However, they are team mates who train together a lot, so all bets are off. Light[alive] (T) vs. Bisu (P) @ Desperado       Easily the most anticipated match of the day. Bisu is a monster, nuff said. He has trounced two top tier Terrans in Nada and Darkelf in the first round of the OSL and aside from a lame 3 hatch ling loss from Oversky, made a joke of his MSL group. Light has also been playing well, defeating midas and TT (big deal :p ) in his MSL group. Pro League performance doesn’t seem to be an indicator for this one seeing as neither of these two hot shots have won a single game in this match-up all season.       It goes without saying that Bisu has the support and confidence of the majority of fans, but this is yet another match between team mates and Light is a strong player, regularly serving as his teams Ace in the recent past. This match should be entertaining and tight. I’m really looking forward to it. Enjoy the games and as we enter the next round of the tournament, be sure to check up on the format in jkillashark’s results and standings thread.

NeoIllusions United States37500 Posts May 30 2007 11:45 GMT #2 Gorilla where?

ShaLLoW[baY] Canada12499 Posts May 30 2007 12:05 GMT #3 looking forward to Light vs Bisu after watching his WGT rep pack, my moneys on Light :D

smurfingchobo 833 Posts May 30 2007 12:28 GMT #4 2 TvT matches? Ugh. Oh well, Bisu vs Light should make up for it. Can't wait. P.S ShaLLoW[baY], can you link me to this rep pack you speak of? Many thanks :D

Pressure 7326 Posts May 30 2007 12:45 GMT #5 looking forward to bananas and bisu

Live2Win United States6657 Posts May 30 2007 13:10 GMT #6 Ever - Cuz it's convenient... we don't want another wild-card fiasco, so if OverSky is knocked out early, that can be avoided. FBH - Well his TvT is on a madness rage. Meanwhile Oov.... has a lot of catching up to do. Sheis - Can't remember why. Bisu - Cuz Bisu is manly (next to reach of course), and the less T, the better.

LySin United States267 Posts May 30 2007 13:24 GMT #7 Predictions: Game 1 (I have no clues) Game 2 iloveoov Game 3 Hwasin Game 4 Bisu there should be more TvT to give other races a chance ><

azndsh United States4447 Posts May 30 2007 14:03 GMT #8 Man, teammates having to play each other again... can't they figure out how to avoid these situations during the drawing ceremony?

useLess United States4781 Posts May 30 2007 14:03 GMT #9 Ever FBH - oov doesnt have the overwhelming monster feel atm for me Hwasin Light - underdog ftw?

Last Romantic United States20661 Posts May 30 2007 14:13 GMT #10 Light is definitely not underdog. His record vs P is somewhere over 70%, whereas Bisu is like 50-60? Yeah. I'm not sure on the exact numbers. Bisu has recent momentum going for him, though. So it should be fun.

snowbird Germany2044 Posts May 30 2007 16:59 GMT #11 might as well post it here too: GomTV2MSL - May 31 - R16 Day 1 - Teaser Freely translated: Oversky: Now that I have this chance, I'll go for it with all I have vs TT: There should be someone worse than me.. no? [wow his pronounciation is the worst ever, so may be wrong on this] Firebathero: ...Terran? You should be looking forward to this. vs iloveoov: I treat every game like a sort of "mission" for me so... Hwasin: A teammember... I won't go easy on him because of that though. vs Sheis: It surely is a burden (fighting a teammate)...it would be nice if I could advance as 2nd place [not 100%sure] Light: I will cause a big upset! (something unexpected will happen..) vs Bisu: I'll defeat all Terrans and advance to the finals.

jhawk United States1 Post June 01 2007 11:35 GMT #12 What happened in the Bisu-Light game where Light pleased-paused and there was like 15 minutes of commentary?

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