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[GOM] Infertile Ground

Text byTadzio
April 25th, 2009 04:40 GMT
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Banner thanks to Pachi


Last weekend, seven out of eight seeds failed to germinate, leading many to wonder "wtf is going on here?!" Liquibet voting percentages were flattened across the board and even Tasteless had to remark, "This is like watching a boxing match in a telephone booth." + Show Spoiler +
Yes, that quote is out of context...

The only folk that coulda predicted these results have broken watches blinking 12:00 all day long. Flabberghasting! Of the eight seeds that played last weekend, only Reach advanced to the round of 32, pleasing mantoss fans everywhere.

The losses last week hit KHAN fans the hardest, as five of the seven eliminated seeds were Samsung KHAN players. M18M is now KHAN's lone hope for a Classic championship and we should learn a great deal about this young player's potential when he plays Kwanro on May 5th.



Results
Ro64.R2 - Day 3
(P)Stork vs (T)MVP
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
Stork > MVP
Stork < MVP
Stork < MVP

(P)JangBi vs (T)BaBy
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
JangBi > BaBy
JangBi < BaBy
JangBi < BaBy

(Z)Modesty vs (P)Anytime
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
Modesty > Anytime
Modesty < Anytime
Modesty > Anytime

(P)Reach vs (T)Major
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
Reach > Major
Reach > Major


Recommended Game
+ Show Spoiler +
(P)JangBi vs (T)BaBy Game 1 on Destination.... actually, the whole series. Kwark has this to say about the games: + Show Spoiler +
JangBi is #5 on the power rank and in my opinion a favourite against every player but those ranked above him in the PR. GOM rank him #6 which is close and therefore reflects well on their ranking. Unfortunately for BaBy they rank him #90. JangBi's PvT is very good and therefore this should be one sided.

His 13 core, zealot opening with late scouting is very safe against cheese and aiming for a straightup standard game which he can win by playing to his strengths.

Attempted some reavergoon play but was extremely unambitious with his reaver. Killed the turret and had a reaver and a zealot left near the mineral line but didn't even attempt to hit the scvs or tank. JangBi delayed his expansion a lot for a reaver and then didn't attempt to use it. Terran drop play was unorthadox and effective, exploiting the layout of Destination to hold 3 bases off a small army allowing him to commit a lot of resources into drops without leaving himself open.

BaBy showed up with a clear plan and an unusual play style. JangBi was always trying to catch up and deal with BaBy. Ultimately JangBi's plan of just surviving to the late game worked, his arbiter play was as good as ever and he showed a few nice shuttlestorms. I was very impressed with BaBy's play for most of this game and I must commend JangBi for pulling victory from the jaws of defeat with his perfect PvT lategame.

13 nex to the back expansion on Medusa isn't like a standard 13 nex. You need range and 2 gateways to hold up any kind of push and off only one gas that really slows your ob timing. Dropship and vulture play is strong against 13 nex to the back expansion here. BaBy's dropship trick was seriously cute. He saw the observer blur and abused it to 'overstretch' and trick JangBi into a counterattack that went horribly wrong. BaBy abandoned drop play at the exact right time and then showed some beautiful push control and micro to push into the nat. Beautiful game. No shame in JangBi losing this. BaBy showed it all here, cute plays, great unit combinations, excellent micro and an extremely unorthodox style.

There's not much to say about the third game which Tasteless and SuperDanielMan didn't cover. BaBy's wraith, bunker and FE play was very stylish and then his ninja expansion while dropping vults and massing tanks was effective. He went 10 fact, 2 pumping tanks and 8 suiciding vultures and by keeping his tanks alive he stopped JangBi from ever breaking his push. Each time JangBi would clear the mines, kill the vultures and then get tankowned and have to back off. The short push distance between the bases, the failure of JangBi to effectively flank and the fact that BaBy didn't lose any tanks all game til he pushed made it unstoppable. I'm not unhappy with JangBi's play this game. I'm amazed at both the level of BaBy's play and the highly unusual style he showed. It was great to watch a Terran incorporate drops, mass science vessels and small, well aimed stabbing attacks.

I don't know what to make of it all. JangBi didn't play badly, BaBy was just unreal. Not in a perfect TvP way but in a 'I don't know wtf I'm watching but I love it' way. Question is whether he's amazing or whether he just knew that all he had was GOM so spent the last month putting those builds together. Watch this guy.

Ro64.R2 - Day 4
(T)firebathero vs (P)Index
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
firebathero > Index
firebathero < Index
firebathero < Index

(Z)RorO vs (Z)815
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
RorO > 815
RorO < 815
RorO < 815

(P)Violet vs (T)FrOzean
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
Violet > FrOzean
Violet > FrOzean

(Z)great vs (Z)ZergBong
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
great < ZergBong
great > ZergBong
great < ZergBong


Recommended Game
+ Show Spoiler +
(Z)great vs (Z)ZergBong Game 2 on Neo Medusa.



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Bracket by GTR



Upcoming
Ro64.R2 - Day 5

April 26, PDT 02:00
(P)Pure vs (T)Flash
(T)HiyA vs (P)Stats
(Z)Falcon vs (T)NaDa
(P)Movie vs (Z)Jaedong

Ro64.R2 - Day 6

April 28, PDT 06:00
(T)Shine vs (P)Rock
(T)Organ[3.33] vs (P)BackHo
(P)Much vs (Z)Sacsri
(T)Lomo vs (P)jjonga


The 26th is bathed in superstars, featuring games with Flash, Nada and Jaedong. However, considering what happened last week, I'm going to avoid jinxing them by predicting their easy victories. Instead, I'll look forward to the HiyA vs Stats match, which should be an entertaining series if for no other reason than to hear Tasteless brag about Stats' recent victory over 2006 OSL champion, AdamaS (aka Casy). HiyA's TvP is far superior to AdamaS', though, so if Stats can pull this off, it'll be a true testament to his blossoming skills.

The 28th features the return of BackHo. Classic fans will remember that he was forced to forfeit his Quarterfinal's match to JangBi last season when pain associated with a back injury made it impossible for him to play. Be sure to show your support for BackHo when the live report thread arrives.



Odds n' Ends
***GOM Spoiler*** Jangbi Games by 404.Delirium.
+ Show Spoiler +
While Delirium and others are extolling the tremendous victory BaBy managed over JangBi, JWD chimes in with a different opinion.



Thanks to Kwark for his insight. <3 See you in the Live Report Threads!
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uglymoose89
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States671 Posts
April 25 2009 05:08 GMT
#2
omg Samsung Khan wtf..... WTF.... Stork, Jangbi, Great, and FBH.. WOW cmon guys
sk`
Profile Joined November 2008
Japan442 Posts
April 25 2009 05:13 GMT
#3
Stork has been in a sad downward spiral since winning a championship. It is as if he doesn't have the motivation to do it again - once was too satisfying.
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Tadzio
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
3340 Posts
April 25 2009 05:36 GMT
#4
On April 25 2009 14:08 uglymoose89 wrote:
omg Samsung Khan wtf..... WTF.... Stork, Jangbi, Great, and FBH.. WOW cmon guys


Frozean gets no love from you, eh? :D
eshlow
Profile Joined June 2008
United States5210 Posts
April 25 2009 05:43 GMT
#5
Samsung is imploding indeed... can't say I feel sorry for them though. They had their fun in the sun for a while... now let's see how good a coach January is...
Overcoming Gravity: A Systematic Approach to Gymnastics and Bodyweight Strength
miseiler
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States1389 Posts
April 25 2009 05:57 GMT
#6
REACH!
"Jinro soo manly wearing only a T-Shirt while the Koreans freeze in their jackets" -- Double_O
"He's from Sweden, man. We have to fight polar bears on our way to school." -- Yusername
Gumbo
Profile Joined February 2009
Canada807 Posts
April 25 2009 05:57 GMT
#7
Samsung Khan's making me lol.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Deleted User 39582
Profile Joined August 2008
317 Posts
April 25 2009 06:02 GMT
#8
i came buckets + Show Spoiler +
when baby beat jangbi :O
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14893 Posts
April 25 2009 06:06 GMT
#9
eesh khan
Enrique
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States377 Posts
April 25 2009 06:19 GMT
#10
Khan is making me a seriously sad panda...
~Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges~
Spenguin
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia3316 Posts
April 25 2009 06:41 GMT
#11
Nice write-up Tadzio!
< TeamLiquid CJ Entusman #46 > I came for the Brood War, I stayed for the people.
brjdrb
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States577 Posts
April 25 2009 07:12 GMT
#12
i'm sure khan will bounce back next season.......right?
Stork's biggest fan
DrSpaceman
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada3 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-25 07:22:46
April 25 2009 07:22 GMT
#13
i'm sure khan will bounce back next season.......right?

I certainly hope so, I don't want to see Khan in a slump as bad as this
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
April 25 2009 07:25 GMT
#14
Comon Flash and NaDa!!!!!! TERRAN FIGHTING!!!!!!
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
deathgod6
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States5064 Posts
April 25 2009 07:29 GMT
#15
Baby is so damn awesome. He must be learning from Nada.
4.0 GPA = A rank 5.0 GPA = Olympic --------- Bisu, Best, Fantasy. i ♥ oov. They can get in my BoxeR anyday.
OmgIRok
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Taiwan2699 Posts
April 25 2009 08:45 GMT
#16
Let's hope eStro will become kings of proleague oneday. ONE DAY!! IT WILL HAPPEN
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Itachii
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Poland12466 Posts
April 25 2009 09:11 GMT
#17
I am depressed even more now.
La parole nous a été donnée pour déguiser notre pensée
RA
Profile Joined October 2008
Latvia791 Posts
April 25 2009 09:42 GMT
#18
If baby did deserve his win, then Storks loss is weird for me. I do consider the fact that he's slumping for quite some time and he said it himself in some of the interviews. And if it wasn't for these facts I would feel as if Khan is almost dropping Classic S3 for MSL/OSL.

Tremendous blow for them, but it is only motivating to do better.
H
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
New Zealand6138 Posts
April 25 2009 11:02 GMT
#19
I switched my FPL team to Samsung like a week ago thinking "hey, they were powerhouses in the previous PL, they'll do it again". FML.
[iHs]HCO | のヮの | pachi & plexa ownz | RIP _
Too_MuchZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Finland2818 Posts
April 25 2009 12:28 GMT
#20
Is there some reason why times were PDT instead of KST? I mean this site has clock running on KST.
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