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The time has come for our next Winners Round 1 match of the IGN Pro League Team Arena Challenge 3!
When: Thursday, May 24 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Friday, May 25 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Format
This double-elimination tournament features 24 teams from around the world and is an All-Kill team format. This match is being played for Winners Round 1. The first team to defeat everyone on the opposing team's roster (5 wins, or a best of 9), will move on in the Winners Bracket, while the loser will drop down into the Losers Bracket. Keep in mind that this has a $20,000 prize pool, and only six teams will make it to the money!
![[image loading]](http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7807/atnsharpicon.png) ![[image loading]](http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8766/typeiiicon.png) Alternate / Type ClouD  DarKFoRcE Delphi  Socke DBS NarutO nemuke PSiArc PhoeNix SaltTheWound breek ReaL ENZA ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/uWMCW.jpg) Dream Team Gaming Nette Otter Someday Always NalrA Peony Royal GGanDoL row Saga Sickness sCaR
The First Game of the IPL Team Arena Challenge 3 is on Thursday, May 24 11:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Friday, May 25 5:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Poll: Who Will Win?!aTn Type (36) 68% Dream Team Gaming (17) 32% 53 total votes Your vote: Who Will Win?! (Vote): aTn Type
(Vote): Dream Team Gaming
Results!+ Show Spoiler [aTn Type vs dtG Results] +Socke < Daybreak > NalrA
Socke < Antiga Shipyard > Sickness
DarKFoRcE < Atlantis Spaceship > Sickness
ReaL < Ohana > Sickness
ReaL < Cloud Kingdom > Otter
Delphi < Tal'Darim Altar > Otter
DBS < Entombed Valley > Otter
Congratulations to Dream Team Gaming, winning 5-2! They move on to WR2 and Alternate Type falls to LR1!
Map List
IPLMap Sanshorn Mists AE
IPLMap Atlantis Spaceship
IPLMap Antiga Shipyard
IPLMap Daybreak
IPLMap Tal'Darim Altar LE
IPLMap Cloud Kingdom
IPLMap Metropolis
IPLMap Ohana
IPLMap Entombed Valley
All the maps can be found on NA, EU, or KR by searching for IPLMap!
The first map will be on a set rotation, and then it is loser's pick.
Casters
This week's games will be commentated by Kevin Knocke and Doa!
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On May 25 2012 02:37 ssg wrote:
Starters?
They don't release them so people don't go looking at match histories and spoiling results.
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On paper this looks like a clear win fpr AtnType, but tbh I think it will be a really close match. DTG seemed to do well in the qualifiers and Alternate always disappoints in team leagues...
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Go go DTG, you can do it! :D
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1. I don't think that is BW Nal rA.
2. When the Hell did aTn and Type form an alliance? I really don't remember this being on the front page of TL or r/starcraft or anyone talking about it anyway.
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Wonder if this was played before the D3 release if it was after i doubt Darkforce played ^^
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your Country52797 Posts
GGanDoL allkill please :D
edit: whoops randomly quoted something
Probably going to be 5-3 aTn/Type
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I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm....
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On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm....
You never heard of GGanDoL or Sickness, really?
On other note: Alternate/Type fighting!
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On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm....
They are a Korean team, and they are REALLY good... I don't know where they practice or if they practice together, but from my experiences with DTG they are so damn good... Not sure if they are pros just smurfing for fun, but they are really good. Nalra is one of note, and GGanDoL as well I believe.
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On May 25 2012 05:21 GreEny K wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm.... They are a Korean team, and they are REALLY good... I don't know where they practice or if they practice together, but from my experiences with DTG they are so damn good... Not sure if they are pros just smurfing for fun, but they are really good. Nalra is one of note, and GGanDoL as well I believe.
Guess they are quite decent? :D
aTn/Type fighting! Everything is possible here, let's hope for huge entertainment.
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On May 25 2012 05:17 JustPassingBy wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm.... You never heard of GGanDoL or Sickness, really? On other note: Alternate/Type fighting!
Nope 
On May 25 2012 05:21 GreEny K wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm.... They are a Korean team, and they are REALLY good... I don't know where they practice or if they practice together, but from my experiences with DTG they are so damn good... Not sure if they are pros just smurfing for fun, but they are really good. Nalra is one of note, and GGanDoL as well I believe.
NalrA is an imposter right? :o
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On May 25 2012 05:35 FabledIntegral wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 05:17 JustPassingBy wrote:On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm.... You never heard of GGanDoL or Sickness, really? On other note: Alternate/Type fighting! Nope Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 05:21 GreEny K wrote:On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm.... They are a Korean team, and they are REALLY good... I don't know where they practice or if they practice together, but from my experiences with DTG they are so damn good... Not sure if they are pros just smurfing for fun, but they are really good. Nalra is one of note, and GGanDoL as well I believe. NalrA is an imposter right? :o
Okay, Sickness is a Korean protoss who was extremely hyped at one point, because he showed great illussion usage (like ImSeed) and, in the late game against terran, would cannon up key locations of the map in order to prevent his opponents bio from roaming freely.
GGanDoL is the player who got a buy till the very last round of Code A qualifiers and only had to beat Cella in a bo3 to advance to Code A, which he did. And he got so many buys while other players in his bracket (notably Cella and Jinro) had to play pretty much from the very first round or two.
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United Kingdom50293 Posts
On May 25 2012 05:39 JustPassingBy wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 05:35 FabledIntegral wrote:On May 25 2012 05:17 JustPassingBy wrote:On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm.... You never heard of GGanDoL or Sickness, really? On other note: Alternate/Type fighting! Nope On May 25 2012 05:21 GreEny K wrote:On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm.... They are a Korean team, and they are REALLY good... I don't know where they practice or if they practice together, but from my experiences with DTG they are so damn good... Not sure if they are pros just smurfing for fun, but they are really good. Nalra is one of note, and GGanDoL as well I believe. NalrA is an imposter right? :o Okay, Sickness is a Korean protoss who was extremely hyped at one point, because he showed great illussion usage (like ImSeed) and, in the late game against terran, would cannon up key locations of the map in order to prevent his opponents bio from roaming freely. GGanDoL is the player who got a buy till the very last round of Code A qualifiers and only had to beat Cella in a bo3 to advance to Code A, which he did. And he got so many buys while other players in his bracket (notably Cella and Jinro) had to play pretty much from the very first round or two.
GGanDoL did play pretty well against B4 in code A though so he shouldn't be laughed off.
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Atn is pretty bad ( really overrated in my opinion) but they're not as bad as DTG so they should win this.
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On May 25 2012 05:05 brokenLoL wrote:
1. I don't think that is BW Nal rA.
2. When the Hell did aTn and Type form an alliance? I really don't remember this being on the front page of TL or r/starcraft or anyone talking about it anyway.
I believe they only joined forces for this tournament because Alternate has too few players for a bo9.
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On May 25 2012 05:42 RageCommodore wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 05:05 brokenLoL wrote:
1. I don't think that is BW Nal rA.
2. When the Hell did aTn and Type form an alliance? I really don't remember this being on the front page of TL or r/starcraft or anyone talking about it anyway. I believe they only joined forces for this tournament because Alternate has too few players for a bo9.
Yeah only 4. I hope they will eventually pick up one or two more
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Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
Go dtG! Nobody believes, but you can do it!
FYI dtG beat aTn-Type in the qualifiers. They definitely deserve more love!
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I think this depends on what server it i played on, in my opinion dtg has a somewhat better roster but not good enough to win cross server every game.
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Alternate is really bad in Teamleagues. But i hope they carry home a win here.
ATN-TYPE FIGHTING !!!
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United States97276 Posts
Not sure who is going to win this one. I think it could be really close. Can't wait to watch!
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On May 25 2012 06:04 Jaaaaasper wrote:
I think this depends on what server it i played on, in my opinion dtg has a somewhat better roster but not good enough to win cross server every game.
Obviously every game on NA, how would you not be certain of that?
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Dream team gonna take this one I think. The thing is, when neither team has superstars you should probably bet on the team with the most Koreans. The skill gap is certainly decreasing... but I don't think we're quite there yet.
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someday gonna sweep this :D
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Is Sickness the same Sickness from BW?
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Hoping that Alt-Type couldn't make it to their matches against GGandol and he gets a walkover. Lucky Protoss hwaiting!
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On May 25 2012 05:35 FabledIntegral wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 05:17 JustPassingBy wrote:On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm.... You never heard of GGanDoL or Sickness, really? On other note: Alternate/Type fighting! Nope Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 05:21 GreEny K wrote:On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm.... They are a Korean team, and they are REALLY good... I don't know where they practice or if they practice together, but from my experiences with DTG they are so damn good... Not sure if they are pros just smurfing for fun, but they are really good. Nalra is one of note, and GGanDoL as well I believe. NalrA is an imposter right? :o
Yeah, that's not the real one.
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how is this poll so one-sided? Pretty sure dtg has this easy. Type only has two actually decent players, and atn cant carry everything
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Hm is that everyone on DtG? and Aria isn't in DtG anymore? Then again I just remembered I saw him under the oGs tag a couple months ago, wonder if he'll return.
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On May 25 2012 05:12 FabledIntegral wrote:
I'm guessing DTG is a smaller European team? I've never heard of a single one of their players... :o.
Maybe the equivalent of a team like ItsGosu on NA? Although I feel like EU players still know a majority of them, hm....
Pretty sure they are all Korean. GGandol was in code a last season (albeit by walking through the entire qualifiers due to no-shows, and then beating Cella in the finals)
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On May 25 2012 08:12 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
how is this poll so one-sided? Pretty sure dtg has this easy. Type only has two actually decent players, and atn cant carry everything
Real, Darkforce, Cloud, Socke, Delphi's decently good.
I've never heard of any of dtg besides GGandol and Sickness, so I'll go with the benefit of the doubt
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Thank god Atn-Type send out one of their few "decent" player out first ^^
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Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
Not so bad from both players in the opening game, but Socke's timing was quite nice!
NalrA just was a minute away from being prepared.
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Welp, that was a pretty effective cannon rush.
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On May 25 2012 08:13 crazie-penguin wrote:
Hm is that everyone on DtG? and Aria isn't in DtG anymore? Then again I just remembered I saw him under the oGs tag a couple months ago, wonder if he'll return.
Aria joined either MVP or Prime after oGs disbanded, I can't remember.
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Worst opening ever for DF..
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Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
Huh, I guess that's how you deal with the famous mass roach two pronged attack. Build the Great Wall of China at your third.
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Sickness is the new cannon king.
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Your local dtG member Duck is in the house to answer some questions and point out a couple of things:
1. No, NalRa is not the BW nalRa, obviously.
2. dtG is a Korean team, that has been competing in a lot of tournies, please check out our liquipedia that I recently updated! :D
3. Someone mentioned Sickness using hallucinate - I have no idea about that but I just asked him and he said yes he does use it in PvP somtimes - more people would know him from his awesome Warp Prism usage as per the below game:
+ Show Spoiler +http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxNAz2yyqjg
In other news: go go dtg - sickness cleaning up Darkforce at the moment! :D
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Nette here is actually "Otter" playing on Nette's account.
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Jeeze, Nette's aggression was crazy just then. I don't think Real can handle it. Go go dtG!
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Delphi will kill all remainig players.
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That stim into the main looked like something MKP would do o.O
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On May 25 2012 08:30 StarVe wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 08:13 crazie-penguin wrote:
Hm is that everyone on DtG? and Aria isn't in DtG anymore? Then again I just remembered I saw him under the oGs tag a couple months ago, wonder if he'll return. Aria joined either MVP or Prime after oGs disbanded, I can't remember.
He joined Prime.
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Geez...this is some painful terran play. Super super super super late third base, on over 2k min and down 80 supply for most of the game..just ick. >_<
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Delphi....how are you able to fuck situations like these up? >.<
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Delphi needs Neural for sure. No way he can kill all those Thors without it.
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United States97276 Posts
I want to see Naruto play since he posts on TL a lot 
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So I'm just looking at the results and.. wtf is Alternate doing again. They are really trying their hardest to suck in teamleagues...
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If Delphi loses this is hands down the biggest choke I've ever seen in an SC2 game that DIDN'T involve Idra.
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WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF O_O
I wanted to watch some fucking GGanDol.
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United States97276 Posts
On May 25 2012 09:47 Hamdemon wrote:
If Delphi loses this is hands down the biggest choke I've ever seen in an SC2 game that DIDN'T involve Idra.
I missed most of the game. Was it a bigger choke than Fin vs Happy?
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Never call a terran dead when he has 3 orbitals.
I can't believe there are still people that call BL/ Infestor unbeatable.
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Honestly, aTn is like the the anti-Mouz. They have on paper actually a solid lineup especially with Type, but they just don´t seem to get results in team events.
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On May 25 2012 09:48 Shellshock1122 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 09:47 Hamdemon wrote:
If Delphi loses this is hands down the biggest choke I've ever seen in an SC2 game that DIDN'T involve Idra. I missed most of the game. Was it a bigger choke than Fin vs Happy?
Delphi had 4 or 5 bases against 2 terran bases, like a 60-80 supply lead and was pushing with brood lord, infestor and corrupter against mech...and somehow lost his entire army to like 4 thors, 2 vikings and like 3 tanks. It was BAD.
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Damn... nalra fanboy didn't deliver.
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Nette was on Prime indeed.
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No Cloud?
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upgraded blue flame hellions are so good against broodlings, tanks and thors were pretty much safe to do their job.
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So Otter is not Nette... but Nette has to play right? else aTn gets a free win dudes
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On May 25 2012 09:56 schaf wrote:
So Otter is not Nette... but Nette has to play right? else aTn gets a free win dudes
What?
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Nette won the last game right?
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On May 25 2012 09:57 schaf wrote:
Nette won the last game right?
It's always been Otter, they screwed up the overlay and their information.
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Oh sry
I always thought they should have some system to confirm the player playing the game oO
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Good God this is one hell of a sloppy TvT
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United States97276 Posts
On May 25 2012 09:51 Hamdemon wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 09:48 Shellshock1122 wrote:On May 25 2012 09:47 Hamdemon wrote:
If Delphi loses this is hands down the biggest choke I've ever seen in an SC2 game that DIDN'T involve Idra. I missed most of the game. Was it a bigger choke than Fin vs Happy? Delphi had 4 or 5 bases against 2 terran bases, like a 60-80 supply lead and was pushing with brood lord, infestor and corrupter against mech...and somehow lost his entire army to like 4 thors, 2 vikings and like 3 tanks. It was BAD.
Wow yea that sounds pretty bad >.>
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On May 25 2012 09:59 Shellshock1122 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 09:51 Hamdemon wrote:On May 25 2012 09:48 Shellshock1122 wrote:On May 25 2012 09:47 Hamdemon wrote:
If Delphi loses this is hands down the biggest choke I've ever seen in an SC2 game that DIDN'T involve Idra. I missed most of the game. Was it a bigger choke than Fin vs Happy? Delphi had 4 or 5 bases against 2 terran bases, like a 60-80 supply lead and was pushing with brood lord, infestor and corrupter against mech...and somehow lost his entire army to like 4 thors, 2 vikings and like 3 tanks. It was BAD. Wow yea that sounds pretty bad >.>
It's kinda something which everyone seems to forget because we don't see it very often (and very well) - mech is ridiculously efficient in army trades, when played correctly. You do need to have the right combination of units (hell/thor/tank or hell/thor/vik etc etc) but when you get to that point... it's like being a Protoss, the trades are generally very efficient.
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That was embarassing for both players....and I'm in gold league.
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fml >_< Why is it that my favorite players are always choking in important moments whenever I'm rooting for them the hardest? Did I jinx them by doing so? 
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Rebroadcast is starting now!
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United States97276 Posts
Congrats to the winning team! Good luck in the next round
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Wow huge upset. Im so glad Dream Team took this one. They are super underrated and I hope sickness gets the recognition he deserves.
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On May 25 2012 10:33 Zeevo wrote:
Wow huge upset. Im so glad Dream Team took this one. They are super underrated and I hope sickness gets the recognition he deserves.
Upset only in the heart of the audience, I think. Better known players are not always the better skilled ones. :-/
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United Kingdom14464 Posts
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:O
These results,
I'm in otter shock.
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Wow, Never thought dtg would win! Gratz to them!
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Scar is the leader of Shield right?
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United States1050 Posts
The EU rebroadcast for this match is on now!
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