Razer King of the Beta by Day[9] - Page 81

On July 22 2010 11:58 hwanikani wrote:
So far, the games were disappointing :/

Hopefully we will have epic games coming up later.

On July 22 2010 12:04 billyX333 wrote:
I had a great feeling huk didnt win any of his sets
I watched his iccup.tv showmatch vs sheth just moments before day9 was to broadcast the first two sets of the tourney and huk seemed like he just didn't give a shit about the game
he kept pumping immortals vs sheth's mass hydras
he played as if he was completely disinterested in the games and i knew exactly what the reason was
i really took that as a major hint at what some of the results were for the tourney
i feel bad for him, he was probably incredibly disappointed

On July 22 2010 12:08 Anfere wrote:
Huk just keeps doing 1 base stuff, and even when he have an open window to expand, or really needs to expand since he is starting to get mined out, he just go kamikaze 1 base style anyway.

Tester was really amazing defending that push while having an expansion, Huk had so many more units and better composition, yet couldn't finish it with 1 push.

Those games vs Idra and Tester really shows how inexperienced Huk is. Just spams warp gates without a game plan, no creativity unless you call more warpgates than needed ''creativity''.

On July 22 2010 12:11 koppik wrote:
I thought HuK played pretty well both games. There's just not much you can do against that four warp-gate rush the first game if you don't scout the hidden. Just scrapping the collosus tech when he scouted pure stalker was the right choice. I thought HuK was actually going to win at a couple points in that game, but I guess Tester just knows how to blink.

IntotheRainbow just has a terrific game sense. It felt like he read Dimaga like a book the first two games, and it feels like he read White-ra too.

On July 22 2010 12:29 jarlelin wrote:
Dear THOUGHT HAMMER, can you please make the replays of the games from the King of the Beta available as they are being cast please? Would love ro review them myself after your cast.

On July 22 2010 12:25 Azarkon wrote:


In these games, it was not so much about ITR's amazing game sense as it was about White-Ra's lack of game sense, sadly, As Subversion pointed out above, his cheese could've worked if he didn't send his hidden probe into ITR's mineral line in plain view. As soon as ITR saw that he sent a SCV up to scout and that was the end for White-Ra. You just don't make that kind of mistake against top pros. And in the second game, as Jinro pointed out, 100 energy for chrono boosts... Think two chrono boosted void rays might have won the game or at least made it not so one-sided? Yeah, they might have, considering that Ra lost so many units/probes to those marauders that could've been picked off by an earlier void ray.

As far as Tester's games with Huk goes, Tester demonstrated that oldies are goodies. The four warp gate in your base rush still works in the hands of a pro, and blink stalkers are still awesome for mobility on LT. He might have lost the game on LT if Huk had not forced the issue but backed off after taking out Tester's expo - that was a major mistake on Huk's part given that he had an army advantage for most of the game and could've expanded himself. He chose to all-in the rest of the way, and Tester exploited the key trick of FF'ing your ramp that Huk had no answer for (if he had researched Hallucinate, he would've had an answer for it, but he didn't. Why not?)

All in all, I think the non-Korean players lost by their own mistakes and failure to capitalize on strategic opportunities. The Koreans played better, with less flaws, and with greater understanding. End of story.

On July 22 2010 12:20 Klogon wrote:
Games were fast, but come on, the creativity and polish to their play is just amazing to watch. And it's not passive either. It's constantly probing and looking for places to abuse your opponent, always waiting to attack. I love it.