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Aotearoa39261 Posts
On July 07 2008 20:41 Jayson X wrote:
If Best wins it's just another starleague title to some "guy". But if July wins, boy then we have some real history. The first zerg to win a golden mouse, the second progamer ever to win one, the simple message that says "yes not only nada can do it", the hype and love from fans that had to endure drama and problems with julys future and past finally pay off. July has to win this. He absolutely has to. And if he does, it will be a great mark in the history of starcraft progaming. On July 07 2008 16:04 HaXxorIzed wrote:
Best will hopefully arrive at this final prepared to deal with early shenanigans. The final against Luxury should have imprinted into his mind that the earlygame is where he needs to maintain parity against Zerg players, so his macromanagement can then crush them. July has managed to beat .. Rock and Backho, who are hardly impressive PvZ, and hence I think there is plenty of room for either player to impose their style on this final. On July 07 2008 22:21 riptide wrote:
Seriously though, July needs this. This isn't just about him, it's about the old vs the new, and the old desperately, desperately needs a comeback at this point.
It's been a long time since I, and many other members, have been this excited about an OSL Final. In fact, the last OSL that was this exciting was the epic Nada vs Savior clash from Shinhan 3 OSL. This final promises everything a good final should; drama, action, intensity and humor. Since the Round of 8 was released, this was the dream final for the OSL. There was no substitute for the July vs Best final as it quite simply a brilliant matchup.
In one corner you have the God of War, Tushin, who has risen from the ashes and return himself to the top. In the other corner you have the Devil's Apprentice, a player hungry for victory no matter the cost. This Saturday we have the cataclysmic showdown between the heavens; and the games they will carve will become legendary. But let me digress from commenting on this matchup and allow me to introduce the players.
 It is easy to talk about July's past, but in this tournament his style has shone through in glorious fashion and from Day 1 has made a huge impression on spectators, commentators and myself. He entered the tournament by defeating Frozean, and then Mind. A feat thought impossible by many, including myself. The moment he made the switch from SKT to STX his play became inspired and reinvigorated and that propelled him past a very difficult obstacle and into the OSL.
Upon entering the OSL he immediately made his presence felt. After Luxury picked July to be in his group for an easy win, July got right back up and placed YellOw[Arnc], Luxury's twin, into the same group which later forced the brothers to eliminate each other from the OSL. After causing a stir in the group stages, July cruised through a difficult group 2-1; losing a meaningless game to Yarnc in the last round.
Once he was returned to the Round of 8 he took little time to destroy Rock 2-0 after Rock used some highly questionable builds. July reacted perfectly to Rock's antics and dominated the series with his honed ZvP sense. July was not through dominating mediocre Protoss though, and humiliated Backho in a comedic fashion. July's clear ZvP style shone through the series and removed any doubt from the fans as to whether July was back or not.
There are a number of interesting factors which are applicable to this matchup. Firstly, it is July. July has a tradition of 'powering up' during this month and it comes as no surprise that he won Gillette in July and EVER 2005 in July. It is July once again, and July is in the finals, history tells us that he has the edge. Secondly, July has never lost a Bo5 to a Protoss before and is 9-2 vs Protoss in Semis/Finals. Thirdly, July plays exponentially better against Protoss players that he knows well. Example, he is 5-0 vs Pusan, 4-1 vs Kingdom, 2-1 vs Bisu, 7-2 vs Reach and 5-2 vs Ra. Note that most of these games were played during each players respective prime, which makes these numbers even more impressive.
July is no stranger to victory, but Soul is. Soul have only had one player in the OSL finals before this, and that was Chojja in Panasonic OSL (2002). With STX's rise to playoff contention, July's successes have paved the way for STX to define their new image, and an OSL win is exactly what they need for them to forget the terrible play of yesteryear. Indeed, Soul have never housed a Champion - but with Kal's success and July's imminent Final, things are finally looking up.
This is July's 5th Final and when he steps into the booth he will be one final below Boxer's record of most OSL Finals appearances. Should July win he will not only receive the Golden Mouse, but also claims the title as the most successful player in the OSL, ever.
 BeSt is the latest generation of Protoss from the legendary SKT1. He is the product of years of coaching by the Devil Toss, Kingdom, and is aptly nicknamed The Devils Apprentice. Best prefers to use the shadows to his advantage, and does so frequently in his games. He has renown Dark Templar and Arbiter usage but more importantly his Macro is out of this world
Throughout this tournament Best has showcased some of the strongest Macro since Kingdom's quadruple Nexus build on Blitz. Fans jokingly say how Best's minerals are never over 400, but this is a cold hard fact. Watch his mineral bar next time you get a chance, the only time it ever goes above 500 is when he is in the late mid game and has grinded to 200/200. It's amazing to watch, and it's made him a rock solid opponent.
Best got here by blitzing Nada and Spear and subsequently going on an eleven game winning streak. After thrashing his tough group 3-0 (consisting of Stork, Jangbi and Nada) he looked untouchable as he pounced on the most infinitesimal mistakes and turned them into landslide victories. In the Round of 8 he faced Much and dominated him without breaking a sweat, exploiting every weakness Much could offer.
After his PvP/PvT streak ended and was faced with a strong Zerg opponent, people began to doubt whether he would be able to keep going. He tried to overcome the imbalance on Hwarangdo by using cheese and failed, and then got 2 hatch hydra'd on Andromeda and suddenly found himself 0-2 down. His straight up macro oriented play completely dominated Luxury despite losing ground in games 3 and 4 very early on. This ability to keep it cool and macro like a Devil saw him through and he turned the series around 3-2.
Best has saved SKT1 from yet another dismal season with his inspired play, giving instant results to Coach Kingdom. On the back of his success, SKT managed to reach number 2 in Proleauge and looked poised to take it all the way like back in 2005. SKT have a proud legacy of champions, but haven't had a starleague win since oov defeated July back in early 2006. Best is the latest challenger to carry on the SKT legacy and is definitely one of the best candidates to do so.
Best's thirst for victory is strong. In many interviews he states that he is playing this tournament as if it were his last, and wants to leave with no regrets. After the disappointment in Bacchus after losing to Stork narrowly 1-2, Best knows what it's like to lose when you are inches from victory. He will be out to claim his title and join his mentor on the OSL board of Champions.
Othello is the perfect battleground to open and close this series, especially seeing as it is by far the most balanced map in the pool. We've seen quite a bit of diversity in the playstyle here which makes this map relatively hard to predict. Best has played one PvZ here and opted for a Sair/Reaver opening into a heavy Zealot/Templar midgame, which he used to great effect. July has played one ZvP here and also opted for air, going 3 hatch mutalisks into Lurker.
What is clear from these games is that mobility is a central theme on the map. Seeing as the map encourages players to expand twice it makes defending all those places much more difficult. Thus you need to have a mobile defense which can move quick from your third to your main. I'm pretty sure Best will try to use Sair/Reaver again, or at least once on this map. Whereas July will probably open Mutalisks again with heavier scourge support. Getting those first scourge out and defending against any Reaver drops will be pivotal to July's success here.
Once the game transitions into midgame things can diverge a lot more. Best is unlikely to deviate from Zealot/Templar or Goon/Templar depending on what July does, so the ball is in July's court to set the pace. I feel that July will try enter a macro game, taking more gas expansions and try to keep Best contained with Lurkers, stalling for Hivetech. Last time he played his ultralisk switch was late, but by then he had already won the game so I'm not reading too much into this.
I like the options this map gives both players, and it is the hardest map to call out of the lot. I have a feeling that July won't be able to keep up with Best's macro midgame and fall behind and subsequently drop the first set. So my bet is 1-0 to Best.
To make life more difficult for July, he has to deal with the horrors of Troy. July is a smart stylistic Zerg, which traditionally does well on creative maps. The important thing about Troy is that July will have a prepared strategy from the semifinals which he didn't get to use because of Backho's 9-9 cheese. Likewise, Best's strategy is concealed due to Luxury's Zergling abuse and then his timing Zealot strike. There's a lot of mystery about this map.
I dont think it's too bad for Zerg here, there's definitely a chance, but the odds aren't great. Best won't let this map slip out from under him, he's just too good. So if this game progresses as standard July can kiss this game goodbye. July needs to play unorthodox, he needs to play too the map and exploit all the advantages it offers; because a number of those benefit Zerg more, like the islandable expansions and the open center.
Although i don't doubt July's ability for a second, i really don't think he can overcome Troy's imbalance. Hence, Best is going to go up 2-0.
Andromeda is July's saving grace. Best will be confined to using Sair/Reaver; not that that's a bad thing, it's just very predictable. Even if he doesn't play Sair/Reaver he will still be playing a heavily macro oriented game which has a number of weaknesses July is fully aware of. Watching July play on this map throughout this tournament has been a treat. He has dominated it with such mastery its insane.
Best has his work cut out for him here, and seeing as he lost to a 2hatch hydra build last time, i don't have such high hope for him here. July should win making things 2-1 to Best.
Hwarangdo is not as bad ZvP as the statistics make it look, but it's still pretty bad. That being said, the last instance of July here was unconvincing - partly due to his opponents incompetence. While Best's last outing was down right impressive, despite Luxury's self destruction towards the end. Best is great on this map, and can cheese to boot.
This will be a big test for July as Best will take the challenge to him here, and the challenge will be strong. July's macro will be tested to the full extent, and putting all my fanboyism aside, i really don't know if he can keep up. I want to believe he can, but Best just looked so good last time.
I'm going to have to side with Best here, and thus him taking the series 3-1. But it's so difficult to call, anything can happen.
If we arrive back at Othello my mind will be exploding with tension and excitement, and expect roughly 27 pages to be added to the Live Report thread between game 4 and 5. I dont think either player will crack under this pressure. July has been tested to the very max before, and hell he can keep his cool. Best was facing elimination and managed to keep his head through three sets and effectively 3-0 luxury.
I can't call this game, it would be an injustice to both players. In reality, anything can happen in an OSL final. Players that were just one week ago considered weak can come out and be monsters. I expect both players to raise their game higher and harder than either of them have before. In my honest and unbiased opinion I have to give 50/50 odds for this series.
Don't miss out on what will be a cataclysmic battle of the Heavens on Saturday. Both players have various edges over each other and different strengths and weaknesses. The clash of two very different and distinct styles in a final always produces a final that will be remembered for years to come. Without doubt, this final will be up there with the legendary EVER04 final, the EVER05 final, the So1 Final, the Shinhan 2 and 3 finals and the Daum final.
This is the place to be Saturday night, and you'd be crazy to miss it. Missing The God of War take on the Devil's Apprentice will be the biggest regret in your life.
So, tune in at 17:30 Saturday KST to watch this epic clash of legends. Don't forget that Wondergirls are preforming either  so for all you yellow-fever members out there this is one event you don't want to miss 
17:30 KST
Saturday
OSL Grand Final
July vs Best
Be there
Plexa 
Thanks to Daigomi for the banner
Thanks to Daigomi, again, for the sick July/Best vertical banners
Thanks to Pachi for the Grand Final banner
Thanks to fomos for the images
Thanks to you for reading
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is awesome32274 Posts
I love both players, so above all i want good games. I would love july to win for the reasons mentioned, but i would also love BeSt to win, losing a PvZ final will do him no justice also, he has to go against one of the best ZvPers of all time with PvZ being his "weak" match up. Let's hope he can keep his mind still and do what he has been doing: win.
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I really hope July wins for the Golden Mouse and the OSL badge. But BeSt is no pushover too. Hope he's been training hard for this awesome achievement. BOTH PLAYERS FIGHTINGGGG~
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I would agree with the Best 3:1 result. Best's weakest matchup may well be PvZ, but he's training with a Bisu slowly starting to resurrect himself (again), and he's got the entire hope of Protoss on his side. July has been the real representative of why Protoss players used to think PvZ was imbalanced and he's stamped his name all over the matchup itself. This is a chance for Best to win an OSL final for Protoss against a famous ZvP zerg, and I think Best has the superior play.
Make no mistake, if this is a straight up Bo5, Best will win. The real questions will be can July stop this from occurring ... and how equipped Best is going to be to predict this and shut down July's attempts to prevent his obscene macromanagement drowning the swarm in a sea of units.
Oh a final note, this is not merely about Old versus New. This is about a Protoss who in many ways has the ability to represent the culmination of everything dominant about Protoss players in history, versus the old enemy of just about every Protoss player ever. He has the flair and offensive ability of his mentor Kingdom, is sure to be learning PvZ from the greatest PvZer we have ever seen grace the game, and his PvP has no equal as it now stands. There has never been a Protoss this good in macromanagement and his Arbiter/Dark Templar/Storm harassment has Pusan's and Bisu's lineage written all over it. He's proven himself in his two less confident matchups (vT and vZ) under pressure, smashing Really in an ace game after losing on a P>T map and grinding luxury down. And on top of all this, he's turned PvP from a matchup that we even felt Stork was a little unsure about in his best into a matchups where we don't question -> Best will win, and there's nothing the unfortunate soul on the other computer can do about it. I would say his PvP > Jaedong's ZvZ.
He's not perfect, no. The PvZ/vT gamesense isn't as sharp as it could be and he does make silly mistakes at times - probe block in game3 against Luxury, Game1/2 ofc. But that's something one can work on ... and the fundamentals Best has shown are very scary indeed, especially when combined with the nerves he's shown so far. So I have no intention of cheering for July, be he old or new or in vogue or turned inside out. He represents everything Protoss has ever hit a wall on in PvZ and hope he gets trashed for it. This will be a Protoss OSL victory and then, hopefully Best will go on and make every single person who ever thought he was just 'some guy' eat their words.
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I believe Best would take this, although im totally rooting for July. Its just much cooler when a zerg wins something big.
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Fantastic writeup, as usual. You typo'd one word, wrote "too" when you meant "to", and use lower case i's a lot. I'm too lazy to quote it all but I figured I'd throw that out there incase you want to clean it up. I appreciate it you releasing it earlier rather then making it gramatically perfect  .
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Plexa, did you write all of this? You've really, really outdone yourself.
This is way fucking beyond 'great work'.
This is a new standard imo, and it's amazing. I find it incredibly attractive when you're going over many facts and overall situations of the players (realistic reference to coaches, Proleagues, teams and past matches). Your writing is very insightful, and the predictions were just... fucktastic
Here's another one to July
Tushin fighting!!
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United States7166 Posts
It's been exciting to see July win game by game, making it through each round to finally reach this point. It was clear he was in good form early on in the season, but I didn't expect him to make it to the finals. Now he has to win, or all hope is lost. BeSt's macro is so flawless, I can't imagine a tougher opponent for July right now. I'm excited to see what July will do
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Great article!
I have to disagree with the first quote, though, and in doing so it's going to get a little philosophical in here - how do you know this OSL victory wouldn't be making history for BeSt? Isn't there the possibility that it could be the start of something big?
Once upon a time, someone else might have thought that July was just "some guy" winning just "another Starleague" in Gillette against Reach, but look what he has become now. The thing with history is, you never know, in the moment, when it's being made. Sometimes you have to travel a little further down the road to see the significance of something.
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Great writeup and pictures.
I don't normally watch unless I can see things live but I will definately get the VODS for this one. I hope July does some crazy mass muta like Jaedong did recently against Much.
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I don't get what HaXxorIzed wrote about July crushing mediocre PvZ players and then talking about imposing their styles?
Wondergirls are hot!
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
On July 11 2008 14:12 Durak wrote:Fantastic writeup, as usual. You typo'd one word, wrote "too" when you meant "to", and use lower case i's a lot. I'm too lazy to quote it all but I figured I'd throw that out there incase you want to clean it up. I appreciate it you releasing it earlier rather then making it gramatically perfect . haha i wrote it in firefox and have a bad habit of not capitalizing my i's (thanks autocorrect -.-) im also terrible when it comes to until as i always type untill
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By the way this thing has such a cool name. I'll definitely remember it.
much <3 to plexa
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Fantastic writeup!
I am cheering for BeSt although I won't be too dissapointed to see July win and make starcraft history :D
BeSt is just SOOOOO solid right now though. As HaXxorIzed points out he plays in a way that seems to be a culmination of every totally dominant Protoss to have played this game. If it wasn't for SC2 possibly ending things too soon I would have to say we are going to look back on this game as just as historic if BeSt wins.. and then continues on to carve a multiple gold lineage that us protoss players have always wanted.
Savior did it for Zerg, multiple Terrans did it. It is time for the reign of protoss, and BeSt is our man!
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Plexa is the most amazing person on earth! <3 (July fighting!)
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On July 11 2008 14:26 il0seonpurpose wrote:
I don't get what HaXxorIzed wrote about July crushing mediocre PvZ players and then talking about imposing their styles?
Wondergirls are hot!
In all the threads I've been reading people seem to think that because Best struggled with Luxury, July is going to crush him. The simple fact of the matter is while July has looked great, it hasn't been against good opposition. Hence I feel that there's plenty of room for either player to lift their game and show something awesome.
Either way however, I would bank on Best over July.
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July is like the best month ever
pun unintended
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
damnit I hate this OSL, I have no idea who to cheer for
Apprentice of my favorite player Kingdom? Or the greatest zerg ever...
its been a while since I got pumped up for the OSL finals
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secretly i've been wishing that nada would be the only progamer with a golden mouse. i think july is an amazing player, but i never really liked him based on purely superficial reasons--he looks like one of those fat, pudgy arrogant assholes. and old vs. new? it's time we stop puttong our hopes in the old and realize that they'll never regain what they once had. they left their marks in the progaming scene. let's move on.
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july in his month taking backho in 4 sets on the 4th of july and having 666 in his 66.63 zvp winning percentage the fates are all pointing to july
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We'll be able to watch this live with the DAUM player, right? right??
...and what's the time conversion?
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july's arm looks awkward.
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On July 11 2008 15:10 intoyourrainbOW wrote:
secretly i've been wishing that nada would be the only progamer with a golden mouse. i think july is an amazing player, but i never really liked him based on purely superficial reasons--he looks like one of those fat, pudgy arrogant assholes. and old vs. new? it's time we stop puttong our hopes in the old and realize that they'll never regain what they once had. they left their marks in the progaming scene. let's move on.
the point about old was valid until july gets to the osl finals oh wait thats now
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On July 11 2008 15:10 PH wrote:
We'll be able to watch this live with the DAUM player, right? right??
...and what's the time conversion?
yes it will be on daum, and for my timezone est 17:30 converts to 4:30am if that helps at all with your conversion in whatever timezone your in
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
On July 11 2008 15:10 PH wrote:
We'll be able to watch this live with the DAUM player, right? right??
...and what's the time conversion? TL time is KST, so you can work it out for yourself
and yes, you can watch live using daum
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
Wow, I started reading the write-up without looking at the author, and I just knew it was a certified Plexa article.
Your writing ability is awesome and the speed you churn these reports out is nothing short of amazing... you're completely reviving the lost of art of the battle report, and I'm absolutely loving it.
Thanks Plexa! And congrats on the red.
Edit - That said, I love Best, but I want to see July make history.
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On July 11 2008 15:10 Kuja900 wrote:
july in his month taking backho in 4 sets on the 4th of july and having 666 in his 66.63 zvp winning percentage the fates are all pointing to july
thinking this over further 666 is the devils number so i wonder who that sign favors i hope its july with best being the devil toss apprentice
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I am so excited for this that it hurts. July will come back. He is on a roll and wants to take it for the true kings of starcraft, the old school.
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This is one of the best OSL write ups I've ever read.
I'm comparing it to the days of mensrea and wax...
I wasn't nearly as hyped about the final until I read this report, and I love julyzerg
Best is scary, to be honest if he mastered the multi-task-timming oriented style to bisus level, with his macro/micro he would be the jaedong/flash of protoss meaning the best by miles.
I have never once rooted against a zerg (except jinnam and I was young and foolish then, or that zerg leggionaire had to face in courage ... I hated him too) but I have a feeling I would like a toss who could keep up with my hero and his nemesis.
Yellow,reach,boxer
Jaedong,Flash,Best ... we will see
Thanks!
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On July 11 2008 15:49 AttackZerg wrote:
This is one of the best OSL write ups I've ever read.
I'm comparing it to the days of mensrea and wax...
I wasn't nearly as hyped about the final until I read this report, and I love julyzerg
Best is scary, to be honest if he mastered the multi-task-timming oriented style to bisus level, with his macro/micro he would be the jaedong/flash of protoss meaning the best by miles.
I have never once rooted against a zerg (except jinnam and I was young and foolish then, or that zerg leggionaire had to face in courage ... I hated him too) but I have a feeling I would like a toss who could keep up with my hero and his nemesis.
Yellow,reach,boxer
Jaedong,Flash,Best ... we will see
Thanks!
wouldnt Yellow Boxer Garimto be more fitting then Yellow Boxer Reach
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As with most everyone else, I really think Best is going to take this one. I will be rooting for both players. A Best win is expected, but I'll always be hoping for the old school Zerg to come out on top and show everyone that you've never been around too long to win an OSL.
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On July 11 2008 16:12 Mikilatov wrote:
As with most everyone else, I really think Best is going to take this one. I will be rooting for both players. A Best win is expected, but I'll always be hoping for the old school Zerg to come out on top and show everyone that you've never been around too long to win an OSL.
how can u say "most everyone else" you cant go through 3 posts in this preview thread without a differing opinion, july life time is 66.63% in the matchup and is seasoned in finals he should by no means be automatically considered the underdog
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Ok, I'm a noob when it comes to watching this stuff, but I think I might start...
Is this going to be streaming (live) from anywhere? I thought that you could watch some of these live but maybe I'm wrong ><.
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Tonight I experienced something quite ridiculous. I couldn't fucking sleep properly because of a final in bloody starcraft. That was quite the wakeup call.
I'm nervous as shit about this one. If July takes this tomorrow I'll basically be going nintendo sixtyfoooour - if he loses that'll probably set my mood down for the rest of the weekend.
BW shouldn't get to you this way - it's borderline scary.
That said, Tushin fighting!
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On July 11 2008 16:23 TheOvermind77 wrote:
Ok, I'm a noob when it comes to watching this stuff, but I think I might start...
Is this going to be streaming (live) from anywhere? I thought that you could watch some of these live but maybe I'm wrong ><.
You can usually watch OSL/MSL/PL through Daum player or the Gom player. Oftentimes R1CH or Corinthos set up relays for people to use. Those are usually announced in the IRC channel a bit before the games, so just idle in there.
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I'm really looking forward to this
BeSt fighting!!
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Excellent read <3 Plexa and TL. I can't imagine life without sites like TL :D
GOGO Best. I want Boxer to get a golden mouse before July so this finals is not for you July
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Epic write-up for an epic match-up. I'm so freaking excited.
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I can't even imagine July loseing this . Everything speeks to him takeing it , even the maps are slightly in his faviour .Show no mercy GOD OF WAR !!!
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Considering Best's victory over Lux, i see no other zerg who stands a chance vs him
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ahhhhhhhh, I really want to watch this but I'm not sure if I'll have internet !! :O
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world is waiting
2 monster players in the finals -.-
I hope july can handle it
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July please beat this boring protoss player - everything is in your favor; the maps, the experience, the fans, please humiate him and his fans.
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Hi guys, i believe u all desperately wanna see a golden mouse for Zerg!
at least I do.
July fighting in July!!!!
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July will win. Destiny will prevail. I love Best. I wish him luck in the future. However, The God of War will not relent.
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Spenguin
Australia3316 Posts
Ahhh July I so want him to win but my doubts are high RRRRRRR!!!
nice write up and sick banners
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Yeah, Best taking it 3:1, July taking the second
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<3 plexa
Park Sung Jun HWAITING
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I have 10 bucks riding on July since the quarters but i seriously doubt he can take it from Best.
I think the results will depend on the mindset of the players. Who wants it more? July has tasted success before while Best is relatively new to the scene and he is hungry. I think once you get a title, you lose some of the hunger. This trend is interpreted to be the 'osl curse'. What more do you have to work for when you have achieved it? I'm sure mentality of the player changes when they hit it big.
But damn i hope July will win. July's been pretty lucky with his draws and i hope this luck continues. I.e. Best decides to go fast reaver drop and July goes 2 hat mutas (LOL@ROCK)
On another note, I think that Plexa and most of the people are spot on when they say that should Best win, it is another random taking the OSL and likely to drop into obscurity after a few months. I don't mean they will lose it and suddenly become weak, I mean he will just become like Mind, solid performer in the proleague but that's all.
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July will fail, even tho i would like to see him win
But i could also live with BeSt winning, hes sooo good
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I'll go for BeSt, avenge the Protoss Race!
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Great write up! Thanks! The hype is too much! Cant wait. Love this match up and love the players. Best is a great opponent for July but July is the one to win, if not it will be quite a upset
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Plexa, this write up is beyond godly. Even better than usual.
Anyway, I think July really has the style to counter Best. Against Rock and BackHo, July could feel safe if he entered a macro war, because he knew his own macro was way better than his opponents'.
Against Best, he probably knows a macro game is not in his favor. So I think July will go for hyper aggressive Bos and start harassing early on. We all know how brilliant he is when he plays aggressive, so I think Best will be pushed further than ever. This final will be a real treat.
And I think Best will somehow win 3-2.
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JULYYYY
Come on join NADA in the elite league, not even boxer was able to touch!!
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July in July!!! He's been looking pretty unhealthy lately, though...
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I can't wait for this to happen. I bet the whole STX team will be there to cheer July on. They were there at the beginning of this OSL to give July their support and I know they'll be doing the same thing tomorrow.
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United States12607 Posts
Go BeSt! The first of many OSL Titles is yours tonight!
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Best to win on Hwarangdo? Plexa are you drunk?
Gotta say, I predict July either 3:2 or 3:1, with losses on Troy and (if 3:2) Othello in game 1.
July Fighting.
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On July 11 2008 20:09 Trainninja wrote:
July has tasted success before while Best is relatively new to the scene and he is hungry. I think once you get a title, you lose some of the hunger. This trend is interpreted to be the 'osl curse'. What more do you have to work for when you have achieved it? I'm sure mentality of the player changes when they hit it big.
Yeah, but he hasn't hit it big in years. Literally. I have to think that he's awfully hungry right now.
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This is gonna be great I will be watching for sure.
And Plexa, there is one grammatical awkwardness in one of the sentences, I don't know if you intended it to be that way or if it is a mistake.
"He tried to overcome the imbalance on Hwarangdo by using cheese and failed, and then got 2 hatch hydra'd on Andromeda and suddenly found himself 0-2 down."
Don't you think it sounds better if it is "down 0-2?"
Anyway it's a really small thing, but since the rest of the article is so great I figured you might be bothered by it.
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July is gonna make it and win the Golden Mouse ^.^v
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those typos r getting annoying. i saw one but i cant find it now.....
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Jaedong is the greatest zerg ever.
Woo! BeSt all the way!
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This is going to be INTENSE.
I think my eyes are going to explode.
This'll be the first truly epic OSL I'll get to watch live. I'm so excited!!!
:D
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June month is the best month
June(month) = best(month)
And July > June
Therefore, July > June = best, July > Best.
Invincible
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Awesome writeup thanks Plexa
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nice writeup as usual plexa <3
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lol july is 5-0 vs Pusan, Plexa must be sad. But anyways, Best will win, just look at his nick.
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i'm still rofling because wondergirls are gonna be at the finals.
투신님 화이팅!!!!!!!
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oh my god i cant wait for this match its gonna be so awesome!! July fighting!!
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On July 12 2008 05:00 goldenkrnboi wrote:
i'm still rofling because wondergirls are gonna be at the finals.
투신님 화이팅!!!!!!!
Are you serious? That alone would make this cool.
This is the only series that i'm going to watch live out of the whole osl-too bad sleep gets in the way so much.
July! Win. Fighting. Go!
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July back in OSL final pulled me out of a long time lurk mode
He'll always have a special spot in my SC fandom heart, because I followed his news ever since he appeared in POS(which was foreigner friedly at the time -- with elky IIRC) and his active participation in wgtour, which also attracted other korean gosus to play during its 'golden age.' It made it extra-special we got to see his replays. He's been special from the start.
JulyZerg fighting!!!
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Plexa aka Best fan - asslicker.
July will take it 3-1 or 3-0 I believe. ( Troy will proberly cause some problems)
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You guys gotta be kidding. BeSt? Seriously? I have nothing against him, but this is not his stage. This is July's OSL and he just happens to be in it. I'm sure BeSt will get his own, but not in this OSL. He is younger, he has better mechanics, maybe in better condition.... but he doesn't have a Golden Mouse with his name on it waiting for him.
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Sorry but..
fuck you plexa.
July is going to win.
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Really hope July is gonna win this. not only is he my fav Z, but a Z with a golden mouse would be awesome ^.^
I have confidence in my JulyZerg <33
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I belive in you July!
Excellent write up as always Plexa, Im so hyped up for this =D
Edit: And, respectfully, I think your prediction is wrong. *cough* burn in hell *cough* (just kidding <3)
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Oh how I wish SKT sold uniforms like the one Best has one in the pics. He looks so bamf in them it's like WoW there's a protoss preparing to run a zerg over. So sad that they don't sell them..... sigh
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Give the Golden Mouse to anyone, but not July. 
Or better, let NaDa be the only one to ever hold it.
All my hope for you, BeSt!
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Is the title a TTGL reference?
Kingdom to BeSt: Don't believe in yourself! Believe in me, who believes in you :D :DD
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How can I watch this live?
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And for my first post ever I wanna ask you guys, how does one go about watching this live?
EDIT: Sorry for asking the same question as ^, that's what I get for having the thread open for too long and posting without refreshing first.
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predicting July winning 3-2
best
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umm...the last good osl was Daum Plexa. How can you say otherwise? Iris vs GGplay was fuckin awesome. Otherwise good write up.
^ im predicting the same as Fakesteve, to be honest.
Partly because I don't think Best has the best pvz, partly because I KNOW that July has an idea how to take down macro giants [oov...] and partly because July is a veteran. If anyone can stop Best right now, its July.
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Great writeup Plexa!!
Even though flash isn't playing... 
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i dont know guys
picture best, hes practicing because he wants to win, and its a finals so hes got that extra kick.
but july, he's got to know that theres never gonna be another chance like this. hes got to know that he will not have a higher point in his career than the winning of this golden mouse. this man is not practicing for a normal game, or even a finals, he is practicing for his legacy.
july takes it in 5
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I don't get why people say 'Best's PvZ has now been tested!'. July is going down! I was crying at how bad luxury choked in that set.. Best got through on the skin of his teeth. If anything that set gives me more confidence for July.
If Best had beaten Luxury when he was in good form, ok... but he didn't.
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July is what every protoss fears... He is great at denying the scout, his attacks seem to come from nowhere and in unfathomable numbers. July will smash Besty 3-0 unless Besty gets lucky with cheese.
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To people who say this is July's OSL, it's much more than that.
Bisu threw off the yoke of Savior from the Protoss race, but even as the Masetro went down the Swarm grew in strength. Jaedong rose up from a mere overlord into nothing short of the overmind overnight. And now an old ghost of a cerebrate July has returned to the field of battle to smite down the upcoming Protoss executor. July's winning percentage might be 66.6%, but that's nothing when you've consorted with the devil himself, Kingdom, and drawn upon the wisdom of the elder Protoss commanders Garmito, Reach, Nal_rA, Anytime, Pusan, and Bisu.
This is the day that an executor rises up to slay a cerebrate that has hounded Protoss for ages with zergling rampages and hydralisk swarms. For all our fallen brethren, FOR AIUR.
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we still believe... go july! the best pound for pound BWplayer on the planet(off course coz his so fat)... hahaha
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Both players are going to be so ready for this match, I can't wait.
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On July 12 2008 15:27 Stimpacked wrote:
we still believe... go July! the best pound for pound BWplayer on the planet(off course coz his so fat)... hahaha
Being fat hurts his P4P rating
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i think july will take the first game and then best will get serious
take the second game
and then july will win the rest
afterall..its july and yet again its another protoss to kill
something around july vs reach ish =D
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lol wonder girls, they're so bad
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If you didnt know how popular wonder girls were
now you know
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God I'm psyched, just imagine being there...
Rooting for July! Fighting!
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On July 12 2008 17:34 Tekin wrote:
GO JULY GOLDEN MOUSE!!!
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what a nice series played by july...that was some serious ownage
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I am so happy for the winner. His performance was worthy of an OSL Champion.
I saw this coming long ago. Champions never die
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on a random note ( sorry ), i read your predictions after watching the actual matches though i missed the first match by mistake. [ i thought it was tomorrow, my mental math is so bad, lol . . . very lucky i randomly decided the turn the TV on at 5 am, and had the channel set on ongamenet ]. anyway, i couldn't help but laugh to myself. july couldn't have swept him any cleaner to be honest. drone rush much ? *laughs*
i'm in the process of watching the first match as the series is being aired again, and so far best has looked so incredibly nervous, even before the match has started.
sorry again, i hope everyone gets a chance to watch this ASAP, it was so hardcore, and faintly nostalgic, except july has longer hair this time, heh
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July played amazing and fully deserved it.. GG July you beast.
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wahahahahahahaha
I told myself I would switch to Zerg if July took the golden mouse, I will start now. *brave face*
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On July 13 2008 05:33 nofAcedAgent wrote:wahahahahahahaha I told myself I would switch to Zerg if July took the golden mouse, I will start now. *brave face*
That look on Bisu's face was priceless.
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Poor best. But to be honest, through all the games he had a face that proved he didn t had selfconfidence and on the other hand july looked like he knew he will win.
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And also i want to mention in game 2 July sacrifices that overlord to the dragoon to get a glimpse to the mineral line to drone drill. That was genious.
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On July 14 2008 07:37 MiZouu wrote:
And also i want to mention in game 2 July sacrifices that overlord to the dragoon to get a glimpse to the mineral line to drone drill. That was genious.
Oh you noticed that too?
anyway BEST WILL WIN 3-0 EZ!!!
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awesome writeup
hope to see july in the final next osl
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