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[GOM] An Upsetting Week

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[GOM] An Upsetting Week

Text byPlexa
December 6th, 2008 10:01 GMT
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Note: This post was written by Daigomi and Tadzio00

Another round of the GSL has finished, and we're down to 16 players. Let's see who has dropped the ball last week, and which young players have been granted a chance to make a name for themselves.



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Ro32 - Day 4

(Z)HoeJJa[S.G] vs (P)Much
+ Show Spoiler [Results] +
HoeJJa[S.G] > Much
HoeJJa[S.G] > Much


(P)Kal vs (Z)ToSky
+ Show Spoiler [Results] +
Kal > ToSky
Kal > ToSky


(P)BackHo vs (T)Midas
+ Show Spoiler [Results] +
BackHo > Midas
BackHo > Midas


(P)Tempest vs (Z)Jaedong
+ Show Spoiler [Results] +
Tempest > Jaedong
Tempest < Jaedong
Tempest > Jaedong



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Ro16 - Day 1

(P)SoO vs (T)sKyHigh
(P)BeSt vs (Z)EffOrt

The GSL has changed its schedule this season, from broadcasting four matches per day in the Ro16, to only broadcasting two. This perhaps makes the GSL slightly more manageable for both the viewers and the broadcasters, as there is a maximum of 6 games that can be played per day, instead of 12.

This week, the two matches broadcasted will be between SoO and sKyHigh, and BeSt and Effort. SoO has had a fantastic Gom season so far, taking out fOrGG in his previous round, and winning five of his previous six matches, losing only to Jaedong in the proleague.

He is going up against CJ Entus rookie SkyHigh, one of the top free picks in the fantasy PL, who has also won 5 of his last six games. Skyhigh has recently beaten by.Great, Rumble, and Nada, who are three respectable players but none of whom are Protoss. In fact, Skyhigh has only played one televised TvP so far, and that was a game which he lost against BeSt.

With Medusa being added to the map pool, pressure will be on Skyhigh to take two matches, and as an untested player in the match-up, I would make SoO the slight favourite in this match. However, this match is between an untested rookie and a tested, but generally weaker player that seems to have struck form. Nothing can be harder to predict.

The second match-up, BeSt vs Effort, is perhaps on safer ground. Effort is another reasonably new player for CJ, but he has become their Zerg staple in the proleague, sporting recent wins over JangBi, Lomo, Sea, fantasy, and ZerO. He also surprisingly 2-0'd Kal in the Incruit OSL last season, a massive upset considering the matchup for Kal.

BeSt, on the other hand, is playing in his worst match-up with only a 51% winning average in it. He dropped a game against by.hero in his previous match in the GSL, and before that he has losses against lots of weaker Zerg players. However, this is still BeSt we are talking about, so no match is easy.

Effort has a good chance of causing an upset here, but I would still call it for Best. Effort is in form, is good in the match-up, and has been consistent, but he is playing against one of the strongest players in the world, and even though Best is not great in the match-up, he should still be good enough to take the win.



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lilSusie interviewed &#91;image loading&#93;Tempest, &#91;image loading&#93;BackHo, &#91;image loading&#93;Kal, and &#91;image loading&#93;HoeJJa[S.G] last week. If you'd like to watch these or any of GOM Classic's past interviews, please visit lilSusie's thread.

Also, GOMtv is requesting that viewers ask (Z)EffOrt questions in case he defeats (P)BeSt[HyO]. Post your questions on the GOM Classic Community Forums for a chance to have them answered!

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Tensai176
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Canada2061 Posts
December 06 2008 10:35 GMT
#2
Why cant we ask BeSt questions if he wins? =(
We see things they'll never see
MasterReY
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Germany2708 Posts
December 06 2008 10:42 GMT
#3
Tempest will win this !!!!!
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Guybrush
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Spain4744 Posts
December 06 2008 10:50 GMT
#4
At this point Id consider it an upset if Effort would lose to BeSt.

Nice writeup!
Live2Win is awesome. Happy new year scarabi!
astalkulo
Profile Joined October 2007
United States444 Posts
December 06 2008 11:14 GMT
#5
Where is kal??
Guybrush
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Spain4744 Posts
December 06 2008 11:19 GMT
#6
Kal = Goojila
Live2Win is awesome. Happy new year scarabi!
astalkulo
Profile Joined October 2007
United States444 Posts
December 06 2008 11:20 GMT
#7
Driving me crazy don't see kal even though he won
Guybrush
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Spain4744 Posts
December 06 2008 11:31 GMT
#8
Btw are the MBC, OGN players participating in the next GOM league now that it's KeSPA sanctioned ?
Live2Win is awesome. Happy new year scarabi!
Gonozal
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Germany320 Posts
December 06 2008 11:33 GMT
#9
does anyone know which games are casted next week?

Bisu vs Hoejja
and
Flash vs Rock?
aka NacktNasenWombi
Roxen000
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
1226 Posts
December 06 2008 11:36 GMT
#10
On December 06 2008 19:35 Tensai176 wrote:
Why cant we ask BeSt questions if he wins? =(

:O
._.
ZBiR
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
Poland1092 Posts
December 06 2008 11:53 GMT
#11
On December 06 2008 19:35 Tensai176 wrote:
Why cant we ask BeSt questions if he wins? =(


cause he won't
Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
December 06 2008 12:21 GMT
#12
hoejja is going to do big things
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inReacH
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Sweden1612 Posts
December 06 2008 12:25 GMT
#13
On December 06 2008 21:21 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
hoejja is going to do big things

Left hand fighting!
SilverSkyLark
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Philippines8437 Posts
December 06 2008 13:06 GMT
#14
I hate it when they have premade questions that are stupid when we can make better ones..

I remember people hating on the questions asked for boxer because Susie was given premade ones...
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lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
December 06 2008 13:09 GMT
#15
go ahead and write out questions for me, i'll check this thread before tomorrow if you want.
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raga4ka
Profile Joined February 2008
Bulgaria5679 Posts
December 06 2008 13:24 GMT
#16
On December 06 2008 19:35 Tensai176 wrote:
Why cant we ask BeSt questions if he wins? =(


Maybe because he won't win
gm.tOSS
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany898 Posts
December 06 2008 14:43 GMT
#17
stork will have to face jangbi again : /
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SayTT
Profile Joined August 2004
Sweden2158 Posts
December 06 2008 14:57 GMT
#18
On December 06 2008 23:43 gm.tOSS wrote:
stork will have to face jangbi again : /


Nah, pepe will destroy jangbi -,-v
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RamenStyle
Profile Joined September 2004
United States1929 Posts
December 06 2008 15:40 GMT
#19
I like pepe, but this is the end of the road for him. He maybe could manage to take one game, but I don't see him winning two of them.
stevethemacguy
Profile Joined September 2008
United States137 Posts
December 06 2008 15:49 GMT
#20
Looks like we could have another Protoss only Ro4 in the making. I'm skipping a bit ahead here, but I hope Flash beats Bisu so we can (most likely) have Flash in the finals again. TvP is a good matchup.
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Tensai176
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Canada2061 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-06 16:09:51
December 06 2008 16:08 GMT
#21
Well I was wondering this for quite a while, how much money do the younger players make? I mean EffOrt's been a good ace option for CJ and he should be getting paid more than most progamers...

Anyway questions.... Haven't you interview effOrt like twice already >.>.

Ask him what his favourite unit is? haha I'm out of questions that you haven't already asked him...

edit: Or how he balances school work/gaming. And how smart is he relative to the people in his classes.

Do you see yourself doing something else as a career when you grow up?

He looks so god damn younggg
We see things they'll never see
R3condite
Profile Joined August 2008
Korea (South)1541 Posts
December 06 2008 17:13 GMT
#22
On December 06 2008 20:53 ZBiR wrote:
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On December 06 2008 19:35 Tensai176 wrote:
Why cant we ask BeSt questions if he wins? =(


cause he won't

harsh words my friend... harsh words
ggyo...
Nye
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Italy13 Posts
December 06 2008 17:29 GMT
#23
ggogogoggoo soo lol
Dragoons = Retarded
Chanted
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Norway1001 Posts
December 06 2008 17:32 GMT
#24
Im so gonna enjoy next week, watching rock bashing flash, haha!

For this week, I think SoO will take this 2-0 and Best will hopefully win 2-1 allthough im not sure about that, will enjoy the games either way I guess
thunk
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States6233 Posts
December 06 2008 20:24 GMT
#25
This was a big week up upsets.

Stork's going to get taken out by Backho. I can feel it.
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jyhlol
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
243 Posts
December 07 2008 00:30 GMT
#26
rock smash flash!
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Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
December 07 2008 00:47 GMT
#27
yay kal!
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Jaksiel
Profile Joined November 2008
United States4130 Posts
December 07 2008 02:35 GMT
#28
Go EffOrt, keep the Zerg hope alive.
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