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Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27148 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-07 06:06:46
February 07 2008 05:50 GMT
#1


A balance among races emerged last night in the OGN tie breakers. In three hours, nine hopefuls were whittled down to four and the playoff picture for the Bacchus OSL was solidified. Read further to find out who made the cut and who went home.

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[OSL] Tiebreakers 06/02/08
2008-02-06 (Wednesday), 14:00

Group A

Group 1
(Z)Jaedong <Demon's Forest> (T)Sea

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Download

Daum


Group 2
(P)BeSt <Katrina> (Z)Jaedong

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Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

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Group 3
(T)Sea <Troy> (P)BeSt

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Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4

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Group B

Group 1
(P)Rock <Demon's Forest> (Z)Rumble

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Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4

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Group 2
(T)Flash <Troy> (P)Rock

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Group 3
(Z)Rumble <Katrina> (T)Flash

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Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

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Group C

Group 1
(P)Bisu <Katrina> (T)XellOs

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Part 1 / Part 2

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Group 2
(Z)July <Blue Storm> (P)Bisu

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Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

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Group 3
(T)XellOs <Troy> (Z)July

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nope



For Stork, Much, and Luxury, Wednesday was a day to relax, practice a little StarCraft, and find out who would be joining them in the round of 8. For many others, Wednesday was a day of tension and nerves.

Last week in Group A, Jaedong had failed to advance when he lost to Best on Demon's Forest. He would not make that same mistake again. A first game trouncing of Sea was merely a warm up for the main event. Playing on Katrina, which has shown itself to be a haven for protoss players, Jaedong dominated Best with a relentless build. He showed perfect transitions during the game:
  • Opening with hydralisks and overlord speed both prevented sair/dt harass, and allowed him to kill Best's aggressive second expansion attempt.
  • A tech change to mutalisks put Best on the defensive, forced him to spend on defense, and allowed Jaedong to wreck heavy damage on the protoss natural expansion.
  • An upgrade to lurkers and drop was the coup de grace as Jaedongs mutalisks lured Best's army into the middle of the map and a doom drop decimated the protoss natural yet again.


The simple fact that Katrina takes so long to move about on won Jaedong the game, as Best was never in a position to attack, and rarely in a position to defend. Fortunately for the SK hope, he was able to top Sea in the third game with a cheeky dt drop that destroyed the choke assimilator in the terran base. With Sea busy ferrying troops in dropships all game, it was an easy matter to crush him with arbiters.

(Z)Jaedong and (P)BeSt[HyO] advance.

Group B saw three players vying for a single spot. Ironically, the last game played on Demon's Forest produced the best one as Rock smashed Rumble in the face in an entertaining PvZ. For the first time, the mass of trees showed their intended design as zealots were unstoppable vs single-file lings. Rock's victory was short-lived however, as Flash sniffed out his double center gates on Troy and defended the cheese attack easily. The final game of the group proved that Flash is a serious contender and Rumble ought to just go home as the terran crushed the SK zerg under his boot.

(T)Flash advances ((P)Stork advanced 3-0)

Group C was the final group, and for the nostalgic, also the best. With 5 major championships between them, July, Bisu, and Xellos were all looking at a chance to regain respect. Opening on Katrina was a blessing for Bisu, as he foiled Xellos' hidden bionic build that reeked of desperation.

In the second game against July, Bisu fell behind early. After scouting a nine-pool, Bisu worried about a zerg allin attack which has been a favorite maneuver of July on Blue Storm. Instead, July expanded twice, and Bisu was left with four cannons, gas, and no second nexus. However, of the three players in his group, Bisu has the most recent championship experience and he showed it off. Using a mix of corsairs and dark templars, he relentlessly harassed July's expansions. While July was able to destroy Bisu's third nexus with an impressive hydralisk army, he was unable to crack the defenses at the protoss front yard. Back at home, his economy was faltering and he was unable to replace the troops he lost in his attack. Due to a stubbourn refusal to invest in static defense, July's momentum slowly bled away in the face of Bisu's army. The end was swift and brutal, as Bisu flexed his PvZ muscles for the first time in a while.

(P)Bisu advances ((Z)Luxury advanced 3-0)

With the Round Robin stage complete, the OSL switches to Friday games only, as the OSC takes the Wednesday slot. The first game day will be February 15th as each series plays it's first game and Fantasy II makes it's reappearance:

Group A, Game 1: (Z)Jaedong < Troy > (T)Flash
Group B, Game 1: (P)Much < Katrina > (P)Bisu
Group C, Game 1: (Z)Luxury < Fantasy II > (T)FrOzean
Group D, Game 1: (P)Stork < Blue Storm > (P)BeSt[HyO]

Cheers,
Mani
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GrandInquisitor *
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
New York City13113 Posts
February 07 2008 05:55 GMT
#2
Excellent! I like this trend of analysis.

(Just one thing, it's coup de grace, not coup de gras )
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Superiorwolf
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States5509 Posts
February 07 2008 05:55 GMT
#3
nice writeup!
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Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20661 Posts
February 07 2008 05:59 GMT
#4
I believe Jaedong's loss was against Best, not Much. [Much was in group D]

Otherwise, I like this style of report as well^^;
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Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27148 Posts
February 07 2008 06:01 GMT
#5
On February 07 2008 14:55 GrandInquisitor wrote:
Excellent! I like this trend of analysis.

(Just one thing, it's coup de grace, not coup de gras )


Quiet Jeopardy boy! Actually I was just googling that because I KNEW it was wrong. But you know, coup de gras, fois gras, whatever. I only studied french for 10 years.
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Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27148 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-07 08:10:52
February 07 2008 06:09 GMT
#6
On February 07 2008 14:59 Last Romantic wrote:
I believe Jaedong's loss was against Best, not Much. [Much was in group D]

Otherwise, I like this style of report as well^^;


It says Best. Less crack for you please.
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(-_-) (T)Iris
(-_-) (T)XellOs
(t_t) (Z)sAviOr
(^_^) (P)Much

You caught me
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Tensai176
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Canada2061 Posts
February 07 2008 06:58 GMT
#7
Awww Best faces Stork first round....
I wanted him to go far too hahaha like face FrozeAn that woulda been nice,

Thanks for the report ^^
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Kentor *
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5784 Posts
February 07 2008 06:59 GMT
#8
bisu mah heroooo
LiRiK[oXg]
Profile Joined October 2007
8 Posts
February 07 2008 07:05 GMT
#9
bisu! nicely written
Macavenger
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1132 Posts
February 07 2008 07:13 GMT
#10
On February 07 2008 15:58 Tensai176 wrote:
Awww Best faces Stork first round....
I wanted him to go far too hahaha like face FrozeAn that woulda been nice,

Thanks for the report ^^


I wouldn't rule out Best going somewhere. His PvP in the proleague last season was top notch; he just might have the skill to go toe to toe with Stork in that matchup. I wouldn't consider him a favorite, but I expect interesting games.

As for facing Frozean, that won't happen because Luxury will kill Frozean good and dead.
proA.June91
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Vietnam445 Posts
February 07 2008 08:40 GMT
#11
thanks
nice write up

that's my bisu, that's my kim taek yong :X. I'm so in love with him ^^! <3
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Sourdough
Profile Joined September 2007
Germany92 Posts
February 07 2008 08:51 GMT
#12
Oh God, what am I going to do? So many games, so little time!

Thanks for the writeup, saving my ass, so I only have to spent a minimal amount following the leagues. More time for studying. It still is hard to resist though.
Metaspace
Profile Joined November 2006
Austria670 Posts
February 07 2008 09:00 GMT
#13
Nice report.
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EpiK
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5757 Posts
February 07 2008 09:26 GMT
#14
Due to a stubbourn refusal to invest in static defense, July's momentum slowly bled away in the face of Bisu's army. The end was swift and brutal, as Bisu flexed his PvZ muscles for the first time in a while.

nicely put.
Avius
Profile Joined October 2007
Iraq1796 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-07 11:04:59
February 07 2008 11:04 GMT
#15
Isn't it Best[WHITE] not Best[HyO]? We just had that discussion in the Who is Who USWest. I mean his ID in the game clearly says SKT T1_Best[WHITE]. Or am I just completetly mistaken here? :O

edit: but then again, you TLPDized your newspost and the info on the TLPD seems to be false.
aka. Samael
3 Lions
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States3705 Posts
February 07 2008 12:00 GMT
#16
poor flash, he has to face jaedong in BOTH starleagues
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27148 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-07 12:49:47
February 07 2008 12:49 GMT
#17
On February 07 2008 20:04 Avius wrote:
Isn't it Best[WHITE] not Best[HyO]? We just had that discussion in the Who is Who USWest. I mean his ID in the game clearly says SKT T1_Best[WHITE]. Or am I just completetly mistaken here? :O

edit: but then again, you TLPDized your newspost and the info on the TLPD seems to be false.


No, this is the same Best that has been around for a long time. Whether Best[WHITE] is the same person, I don't know, but he has been Best[HyO] for a long long time.
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Avius
Profile Joined October 2007
Iraq1796 Posts
February 07 2008 12:51 GMT
#18
On February 07 2008 21:49 Manifesto7 wrote:
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On February 07 2008 20:04 Avius wrote:
Isn't it Best[WHITE] not Best[HyO]? We just had that discussion in the Who is Who USWest. I mean his ID in the game clearly says SKT T1_Best[WHITE]. Or am I just completetly mistaken here? :O

edit: but then again, you TLPDized your newspost and the info on the TLPD seems to be false.


No, this is the same Best that has been around for a long time. Whether Best[WHITE] is the same person, I don't know, but he has been Best[HyO] for a long long time.


Yeah, he most likely is the same person anyways, just wanted to be sure. Thanks.
aka. Samael
Aesop
Profile Joined October 2007
Hungary11291 Posts
February 07 2008 13:45 GMT
#19
Thanks for this article Manifesto! I see you have reacted to some of the criticisms in the "News page feedback" thread.

What I totally love is how the news looks on the frontpage. The smaller logo and the text next to it make it look like a real newsitem, designed for the frontpage. The other articles more look like - well, the start of an article, which wants you to click on them to go on, with the text cut off in the middle of a paragraph. Not to forget the more dramatic title instead of "OSL Ro16 tiebreakers writeup" or anything else.

Second important point is emphasizing the games which were really important / impressive, i.e. the Jaedong vs. Best game and the Bisu vs. July game. Judgements may be varying, but imo these stuck out from the bunch. Very (P)much appreciated!
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Tengo_Hambre
Profile Joined December 2007
United States51 Posts
February 07 2008 16:32 GMT
#20
thanks for the .rar and wmv formats! USAFA blocks youtube, so it's nice to be able to see a vod from time to time!
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