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JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
August 11 2012 17:36 GMT
#1401
if IM preparation for this event was up to Proleague standards, they'd have two guys with special cheesy builds designed specifically to take out Taeja. that kind of thing is what made PL so much fun to watch. you get a "benchwarmer" coming out against an ace and the benchwarmer whips out some insanely clever cheese that the coaches spent a week coming up with and the benchwarmer practiced 900 times in a row that week in practice. and sometimes it works ! ! ! !

just me or has there been a lack of good cheese in SC2 lately? I've seen some cannon rushes and there's always the occasional 6pool...am I missing something? can anyone recommend some sick cheeses in competitive top-level play?
✌
JacobShock
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Denmark2485 Posts
August 11 2012 17:36 GMT
#1402
well Taejas TvP is sick, so I think he's the right player for the job. Right call to send him in.
"Right on" - Morrow
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
August 11 2012 17:36 GMT
#1403
I have a crystal ball and I can see the future. You guys will not BELIEVE whats going to happen. Taeja is going to lose this match and we're all going to be like "Oh noez TL is ded" but then they announce the next player, out comes a shadowy figure hiding his face. He sits down
its jinro

Jinro surprise comes out of retirement and kills Seed, MVP, Nestea, Losira and Happy then kicks over the booth table and flies out of the venue with a jet pack.


Get rdy 4 dis
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
Fragile51
Profile Joined October 2011
Netherlands15767 Posts
August 11 2012 17:36 GMT
#1404
Sending out Seed first is actually a really good decision by the IM coach. Seed's PvP has been proven to be absolutely stellar, whilst that of HerO is pretty meh. His PvZ is some of the best in the world, and TL doesn't really have a zerg who will be able to take a game off him. Taeja is the only real threat to Seed, and what a threat it is.....

So basically, if Seed wins this next game there's almost not a single way IM loses this.
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
August 11 2012 17:36 GMT
#1405
If seed falls I'd bet on Nestea coming out next.

- Not the ace match which he apparently doesn't want to play (nor should he play!)

- He's someone who strikes me as a sniper

- He has something to prove after failing his team twice in gstl
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
Fusilero
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom50293 Posts
August 11 2012 17:37 GMT
#1406
On August 12 2012 02:36 JWD wrote:
if IM preparation for this event was up to Proleague standards, they'd have two guys with special cheesy builds designed specifically to take out Taeja. that kind of thing is what made PL so much fun to watch. you get a "benchwarmer" coming out against an ace and the benchwarmer whips out some insanely clever cheese that the coaches spent a week coming up with and the benchwarmer practiced 900 times in a row that week in practice. and sometimes it works ! ! ! !

just me or has there been a lack of good cheese in SC2 lately? I've seen some cannon rushes and there's always the occasional 6pool...am I missing something? can anyone recommend some sick cheeses in competitive top-level play?

Sase's cannon rush of polt and taeja?
Glorious SEA doto
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
August 11 2012 17:37 GMT
#1407
On August 12 2012 02:35 SeeKeR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2012 02:34 Fionn wrote:
On August 12 2012 02:33 Dodgin wrote:
If Seed wins I hope IM walks out of the studio as a ceremony.


HoSeo did that against TSL after beating Polt.

Worked well.

Omfg, yes, make it happen. It'd be so awesome

Although HerO's feelings would get hurt :/


And then he'll get angry and all kill them twice. And then walk out.
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
RezChi
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada2368 Posts
August 11 2012 17:37 GMT
#1408
Supernova cheering for TL come on~
Zane
Profile Joined January 2011
Romania3916 Posts
August 11 2012 17:37 GMT
#1409
On August 12 2012 02:35 Footler wrote:
I think the plan is to send out Taeja now hoping for an all-kill but also knowing that should Taeja fall Nony will go super saiyan and pull off the all-kill. Can't wait!

I see now. With this plan TL cannot possibly lose.
FreudianTrip
Profile Joined July 2011
Switzerland1983 Posts
August 11 2012 17:37 GMT
#1410
Thinking about it. It's pretty smart but banking on some things to go ridiculously their way.

If Taeja comes out and grabs the all-kill it preserves the rest of the teams strats for the second BO9.
Asha
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United Kingdom38257 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-11 17:38:12
August 11 2012 17:37 GMT
#1411
On August 12 2012 02:36 JWD wrote:
if IM preparation for this event was up to Proleague standards, they'd have two guys with special cheesy builds designed specifically to take out Taeja. that kind of thing is what made PL so much fun to watch. you get a "benchwarmer" coming out against an ace and the benchwarmer whips out some insanely clever cheese that the coaches spent a week coming up with and the benchwarmer practiced 900 times in a row that week in practice. and sometimes it works ! ! ! !

just me or has there been a lack of good cheese in SC2 lately? I've seen some cannon rushes and there's always the occasional 6pool...am I missing something? can anyone recommend some sick cheeses in competitive top-level play?


Check out some of Curious recent ZvP maybe.

Also Zenex Life.

Shy proxy robo busted Flash the other week in PL since he knew he'd CC first
kinray
Profile Joined September 2007
Bulgaria49 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-11 17:38:06
August 11 2012 17:37 GMT
#1412
Anyone else that cant see anything on the stream? All i can see is some commercial on LoL stream and black screen on SC2 stream?
Arceus
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Vietnam8333 Posts
August 11 2012 17:37 GMT
#1413
On August 12 2012 02:34 travis wrote:
how is TL desperate.

seed is a pvz master, taeja is a pvt master. how does that not make sense use ur brainz

when the one-man team send that one player out early, thats desperate
AgentChaos
Profile Joined July 2011
United Kingdom4569 Posts
August 11 2012 17:38 GMT
#1414
this fucking break between game is killing esport xP xP
IM & EG supporter
followZeRoX
Profile Joined March 2011
Serbia1451 Posts
August 11 2012 17:38 GMT
#1415
Someone know name of song currently going on main stream?
ELA
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark4608 Posts
August 11 2012 17:38 GMT
#1416
On August 12 2012 02:36 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
If seed falls I'd bet on Nestea coming out next.

- Not the ace match which he apparently doesn't want to play (nor should he play!)

- He's someone who strikes me as a sniper

- He has something to prove after failing his team twice in gstl


Losira is reportedly one of IM's planned snipers for TaeJa
The first link of chain forged, the first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.
FakeDeath
Profile Joined January 2011
Malaysia6060 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-11 17:38:25
August 11 2012 17:38 GMT
#1417
On August 12 2012 02:36 JWD wrote:
if IM preparation for this event was up to Proleague standards, they'd have two guys with special cheesy builds designed specifically to take out Taeja. that kind of thing is what made PL so much fun to watch. you get a "benchwarmer" coming out against an ace and the benchwarmer whips out some insanely clever cheese that the coaches spent a week coming up with and the benchwarmer practiced 900 times in a row that week in practice. and sometimes it works ! ! ! !

just me or has there been a lack of good cheese in SC2 lately? I've seen some cannon rushes and there's always the occasional 6pool...am I missing something? can anyone recommend some sick cheeses in competitive top-level play?


Leenock 3 Hatch Slow-ling all-in against MC.XDDD
Play your best
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45247 Posts
August 11 2012 17:38 GMT
#1418
On August 12 2012 02:35 Fusilero wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2012 02:35 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On August 12 2012 02:33 pyro19 wrote:
*Break
"We have Liquid Taeja"
*Break

Wtf is this Shit?


*Break
"We have"
*Break
"Liquid..."
*Break
"TAY..."
*Break
"JAAAA"
*Break
"And now we're back with-"
*Break

5 minute countdown to the match.


5 minute countdown to the next break.

Anyways, just making sure:

Since IM came from the winner's bracket and Liquid came from the loser's bracket, IM only has to win one Bo9 and Liquid has to win two Bo9s, right?

That's what this means...

Format
A best-of-nine All-Kill Format between two teams with five players on each side. After each game, the losing team picks the map and their next player.
Tournament format is a true double elimination tournament. Meaning that the winner of the Losers' Bracket must win two best-of-9 series against the winner of the Winners' Bracket grand final to win.


http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IPL_Team_Arena_Challenge/3#Format
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
August 11 2012 17:38 GMT
#1419
On August 12 2012 02:34 travis wrote:
how is TL desperate.

seed is a pvz master, taeja is a pvt master. how does that not make sense use ur brainz


Taeja is the ace of Liquid. I don't say it doesn't make sense but I would think IM has one or two playere prepared to beat TaeJa. Seed is an amazing player and I feel there are not a lot of players on Liquid that could be a threat to him in a straight up game, but that was known beforehand. I personally would have thought they would have a sniper to face Seed which is not TaeJa.

If Taeja does lose now, the chances to win are next to nothing.
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
habeck
Profile Joined February 2011
1120 Posts
August 11 2012 17:38 GMT
#1420
On August 12 2012 02:37 Zane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2012 02:35 Footler wrote:
I think the plan is to send out Taeja now hoping for an all-kill but also knowing that should Taeja fall Nony will go super saiyan and pull off the all-kill. Can't wait!

I see now. With this plan TL cannot possibly lose.


lol, this is fucking awesome ! hahaha
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