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[TSL] Week Three Review

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Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27172 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-04-26 18:49:35
April 24 2008 09:08 GMT
#1
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In this issue...
  • The Playoffs Begin!
  • Top 10 Replays
  • Commentary Contest
  • Liquibet Prize
  • TSL Profiles
  • Gamer Interviews
  • Memories of the ladder
  • Thank yous


Gamers, start your engines!

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Come get some
Custom TSL art by SigRun


The ladder is finished. After a grueling three weeks and more drama bombs than Bosnia, we can finally lay to rest the TSL ladder as an insane success. 1700+ gamers played 55,000+ ladder games. Thank you to all who played and competed with integrity and sportsmanship.

For the lucky qualifiers, the schedule has been posted. The first round is a seething mass of PvZ violence waiting to be unleashed. Amazingly, there is not a single mirror match to be played, ensuring entertaining games. Here is the schedule:

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+ Show Spoiler [click for details] +

Saturday, April 26, 2008
7AM PST / 10AM EST / 2PM GMT / 4PM CET @ Channel Op TSL_Admin

#31
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[image loading] MYM.Testie < Bo3 > #34 [image loading] [image loading] Dunaj

9AM PST / 12PM EST / 4PM GMT / 6PM CET @ Channel Op Chill
#17 [image loading] [image loading] Skew[Media] < Bo3 > #48 [image loading] [image loading] Legionnaire
#18 [image loading] [image loading] RoX.ALF < Bo3 > #47 [image loading] [image loading] fuSion.spx (T)

11AM PST / 2PM EST / 6PM GMT / 8PM CET @ Channel Op Chill
#23 [image loading]
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3D.Temujin < Bo3 > #42 [image loading] [image loading] iG.sky (Z)
#21 [image loading] [image loading] LG)HanDy < Bo3 > #44 [image loading] [image loading] fuSion.Rondo

1PM PST / 4PM EST / 8PM GMT / 10PM CET @ Channel Op TSL_Kennigit
#24 [image loading] [image loading] MYM.Dreiven < Bo3 > #41 [image loading] [image loading] RoX.EX
#28 [image loading] [image loading] 3D.Notforu < Bo3 > #37 [image loading] [image loading] NaW-LzGaMeR

3PM PST / 6PM EST / 10PM GMT / 12AM CET @ Channel Op TSL_Kennigit
#22 [image loading] [image loading] ToT)iNfeRnaL( < Bo3 > #43 [image loading]
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OctZerg[F2F]
#19 [image loading]
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Excello.CaStrO < Bo3 > #46 [image loading] [image loading] Qpad.ZpuX



Sunday, April 27, 2008
7AM PST / 10AM EST / 2PM GMT / 4PM CET @ Channel Op TSL_Admin

#20 [image loading] [image loading] Idra[Media] < Bo3 > #45 [image loading] [image loading] Dashwriter

9AM PST / 12PM EST / 4PM GMT / 6PM CET @ Channel Op Chill
#26 [image loading] [image loading] iG.Slider < Bo3 > #39 [image loading] [image loading] Artosis[Media]
#27 [image loading] [image loading] BVG.Tarson < Bo3 > #38 [image loading] [image loading] Excello.ChOseN

11AM PST / 2PM EST / 6PM GMT / 8PM CET @ Channel Op Chill
#25 [image loading] [image loading] RedeemeR[Media] < Bo3 > #40 [image loading] [image loading] RoX.Advokate
#29 [image loading] [image loading] [SD]KwaK < Bo3 > #36 [image loading] [image loading] Machine[Media]

1PM PST / 4PM EST / 8PM GMT / 10PM CET @ Channel Op TSL_Kennigit
#30
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[image loading] ReasoN[saM] < Bo3 > #35 [image loading] [image loading] HayprO
#32 [image loading] [image loading] ToT)GOsia( < Bo3 > #33 [image loading] [image loading] FT.aCt)Love


Highlights of the first round include InControl going up vs the TLT2 winner Advokate, Skew vs Leg, and GOsia vs Love. Stay tuned for replays and more from TL.net.



Commentary Contest

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TL.net will be releasing the replays of each playoff round to the public after the games are played. Unfortunately, due to our vast workload, we will be unable to broadcast the games live with commentary. This is where you come in!

Once the replays are released, feel free to record your own commentaries for the games. Submit your commentaries to me, Manifesto7. I will set up a thread for fan voting where the best commentators face off against each other. After the first and second rounds, a commentary champion will be crowned, and prizes will be showered upon them... once I figure out what those prizes are.



Top 10 Replays, Week 3

The following are the top ten replays for the third week. Now, Day[9] will select the best replay from all three weekly lists and award the winner $100. Good luck to all entries! Click on the title to download the replay.

10. Raelcun vs Zero on Othello
This one gets a nod because I love Raelcun. Thanks for the tournaments!

9. LzGamer vs Stym on Tau Cross
A game that turns from a joke into a hotly contested battle.

8. Stalife vs Artosis on Troy
A close game, showing that mobility is key.

7. Dashwriter vs Kwak on Python
Some very nice micro here in a tight situation.

6. Leg vs wannabeaboy on Katrina
You're more like a girl after this game son.

5. Ninja vs newfinger on Python
Another innovative build by Ninja. He is my new favorite player.

4. Artosis vs Pallmall on Python
A close macro game.

3. Inc vs Oystein on Peaks
With valuable ladder points on the line, neither player gives in to the pressure.

2. Strelok vs David on Python
Old school play.

1. Reno vs Advokate on Python
Another close TvP on python.

To download the entire pack at once click here. Thanks for sending in all your reps and providing me with hours of fun.



Gamer Chat

Some of the participants of the playoffs have completed an interview form. You can check out the full list here. Some gems include:
Legionnaire
7. If you look at the Ladder rankings, the ten ranks surrounding barely have 50 points difference with #48. It was really close. Were your last games thrilling?
I was abusing the old, weak and disabled. I feel quite proud of myself.

LRM)MIStrZZZLegenD
4. Due to the high ranking achieved, a lot of TSL players had the chance to play against some Korean progamers? Did this happen to you too?
Yea, I owned SlayerS_`BoxeR` and few other semipros, they were pretty noobs.

FT.aCt)Love
3. Does the final ladder ranking contain any surprises to you?
no
6. Any predictions on who will make it to the next round?
no
7. If you look at the Ladder rankings, the ten ranks surrounding barely have 50 points difference with #48. It was really close. Were your last games thrilling?
not really
9. Looking at the players right below you, do you feel like you deserved your spot in the top #48?
yes




Gamer Histories

Some of these gamers you may not know well. Be sure to catch up on their histories in this thread. In addition, you can make up your own! Just like wikipedia, accuracy is not an issue.
On April 22 2008 19:54 pachi wrote:
)ToT(Cloud is a popular Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases: "Me want cookie!", "Me eat cookie!", and "Omm nom nom nom" (said through a mouthful of food). He often eats anything and everything, including danishes, donuts, lettuce, apples, bananas, and inedible objects such as salt and pepper shakers, napkins, telephones, motorcycles, trucks, and the four letters in the word "food". Once, he even attempted to eat Guy Smiley and the petals and leaves off of Bert's flower costume in a Sesame Street Little Theater pageant. As evidenced by his name, however, his favorite food is cookies. Chocolate chip cookies are his favorite kind; oatmeal cookies are his second favorite. In a song in 2004, Cookie Monster revealed that, before he ate his first cookie, he believes his name was Sid.




Liquibet Prize [image loading]

As you probably have seen, liquibet has been updated to include the TSL games. Even if you don't liquibet normally, betting on the TSL games has its rewards. The person who scores the most TSL liquibet points will get to choose which ever icon they want from Saro's mysterious system. If two players are tied, they can fight a bo5 for the privilege.



Yannis

Make sure you check out my new column called TSL Profile. In it I interview some of the people working behind the scenes of TL and also watch some sweet reps. Make them feel welcome!



Remember when...

... Mondragon was 47-1 vs P
... MistrZZZ caused our Polish hits to double in 6 hours
... Katoan made an inspired run from last place all the way to D-
... Nazgul played 80 games in 24 hours

Post your own "remember when" in this thread!



Thank you

Thank you GosuGamers, MYM, and everyone else who helped get the word out about this tournament.

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An extra big thank you goes to iCCup. Without them, none of this could have happened. They worked tirelessly, and often thanklessly on this ladder as complete volunteers. I hope that this project is just the beginning of our cooperation, and wish them nothing but success in the future.



Enjoy the rest of the tourny,
Mani
ModeratorGodfather
Aesop
Profile Joined October 2007
Hungary11305 Posts
April 24 2008 09:13 GMT
#2
wow, its HUUUUUUUUGE.

Awesome summary. And also, wouldn't it be fairly obvious what the best commentators can be rewarded with? Just give them a chance to be a guest commentator in one of the TSL sessions!
ModeratorNon veritas sed auctoritas facit legem. | Liquipedia: Don't ask me, I'm retired.
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
April 24 2008 09:13 GMT
#3
<3

TSL 4 LYF
Graphicssavior[gm] : What is a “yawn” rape ;; Masumune - It was the year of the pig for those fucking defilers. Chill - A clinic you say? okum: SC without Korean yelling is like porn without sex. konamix: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!
Elsi
Profile Joined October 2002
United Kingdom8173 Posts
April 24 2008 09:13 GMT
#4
Thank you TL.NET!
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
April 24 2008 09:30 GMT
#5
nice mani <3
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
Nt.Emperor
Profile Joined February 2007
Russian Federation18 Posts
April 24 2008 09:34 GMT
#6
When will be releasing replays packs of TSL Ladder?
HaiVan
Profile Joined April 2005
Bulgaria1698 Posts
April 24 2008 09:37 GMT
#7
Mucho gusto, senior! [image loading]
Listen to The Special One
Storchen
Profile Joined September 2006
Sweden4385 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-04-24 09:45:20
April 24 2008 09:44 GMT
#8
LRM)MIStrZZZLegenD
4. Due to the high ranking achieved, a lot of TSL players had the chance to play against some Korean progamers? Did this happen to you too?
Yea, I owned SlayerS_`BoxeR` and few other semipros, they were pretty noobs.


I'm not very fond of Mistress personally but this was pretty funny.
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
April 24 2008 09:44 GMT
#9
inc is scaring me...
✌
ZhenMiChan
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Netherlands1181 Posts
April 24 2008 09:46 GMT
#10
WoW inctrol is really nice :D

rep time1
Studying Chinese~
Musli
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Poland5130 Posts
April 24 2008 09:50 GMT
#11
love the inc's pic !
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall || mail/msn: muslii@gmail.com
Lenwe
Profile Joined March 2008
Netherlands757 Posts
April 24 2008 09:56 GMT
#12
Whoever did Inc's pic, it is truly awesome. Good luck to everyone playing this weekend.
Kage
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
India788 Posts
April 24 2008 10:25 GMT
#13
I agree, Inc's pic looks so fucking cool! Great job whose the designer?!!


I read this and my heart stopped for a second, "Highlights of the first round include InControl giving up vs the TLT2 winner Advokate, Skew vs Leg, and GOsia vs Love. Stay tuned for replays and more from TL.net."

Then only I realised that it was going up lol..
kAra
Profile Joined September 2004
Germany1405 Posts
April 24 2008 10:28 GMT
#14
great pic lol
mada mada dane
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43758 Posts
April 24 2008 10:38 GMT
#15
Awesomeness. TSL somehow keeps getting better. Way to raise the bar again. :D
Oh, and I am so gonna win the liquibet contest and get my darchon.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27172 Posts
April 24 2008 10:38 GMT
#16
SigRun did the drawing. It was a huge oversight for me not to credit it earlier. He is truely talented.
ModeratorGodfather
grobo
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Japan6199 Posts
April 24 2008 10:38 GMT
#17
Sweet article, love the replays and the "remember this"-part.

Mondragons ZvP <3
We make signature, then defense it.
aeronexus
Profile Joined June 2007
United States392 Posts
April 24 2008 10:40 GMT
#18
god dammit I was just about to go to bed XD
10 points!
Ninja4ever.
Profile Joined March 2008
France231 Posts
April 24 2008 10:41 GMT
#19
Ahah, proud to be your " new favorite player " :p
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live for ever."
Daigomi
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
South Africa4316 Posts
April 24 2008 10:49 GMT
#20
Nice summary Mani. My favourite summary so far, and I love the Inc pic!
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