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TheSun
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany57 Posts
August 26 2012 20:46 GMT
#3041
it seems to me like taeja didnt want to win this. usually he either takes that risks in open battles even without superior army or dropping main which he didnt do while first was killing his 4th...
come on taeja, its just IM
dani`
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands2402 Posts
August 26 2012 20:46 GMT
#3042
On August 27 2012 05:38 KroN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 05:35 dani` wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:33 StarStruck wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:30 KroN wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:29 StarStruck wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:28 KroN wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:26 iKill[ShocK] wrote:
TAEJA NEEDS TO WIN 4 GAMES

FIRST NEEDS TO WIN 2 GAMES

-its not a bo3 x 2-

-its an extended series-


this should be wrong, the only extended series which could have occured according to the rules is HerO vs First in Semis.


Um, there were a few more extended series than just that. HerO versus Crank anyone?


* Note: The Semifinals are the only round where an Extended Series can occur during the Championship Bracket, due to results from previous stages of the tournament not being carried over.


The problem is that series I spoke about went to a game 7. Their match from before did carry over, so you can pull those quotes all you want, but it doesn't mean that there weren't extended series in the tournament earlier because there was. ._.

Yeah, the guy didn't read properly:


* Note: The Semifinals are the only round where an Extended Series can occur during the Championship Bracket, due to results from previous stages of the tournament not being carried over.


the guy i quoted said the first series of Taeja vs First now would be extended series... this could only be the case it taeja played first before, which he did in the group matches... then i said it cant be extended, because the only extended series in the champ bracket could be hero agains vs first, which is totally correct (and the match if taeja wins the first BO3 now)

Zzz it's because you guys didn't understand each other.

You were talking about the Championship Bracket only (apparently, otherwise you are still wrong).
He was talking about the entire tournament.

Now obviously, in the entire tournament Extended Series happened a few times (so not just HerO vs First), which is what the guy said by giving the HerO vs Crank example. The note you quoted was about the Championship Bracket only, which therefore did not apply at all to what he said (HerO vs Crank was not in the Championship Bracket).

Anyway, confusion galore and I don't care enough /discussion.
Shikada
Profile Joined May 2012
Serbia976 Posts
August 26 2012 20:46 GMT
#3043
Just brilliant play from Frist. Showing the skills that eliminated TaeJa from TSL4.
LOLingBuddha
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands697 Posts
August 26 2012 20:46 GMT
#3044
[B]

Well if you really wanna know I only watch GSL when it's the finals or when a foreigner plays.


thats a shame, cus the finals are usually far from the best matches that get played in the season.
I cant really watch live because of work, but i watch all the vods the same day they are played.
Voreau
Profile Joined June 2011
United States192 Posts
August 26 2012 20:47 GMT
#3045
In regards to the crowd size, there are 2 SC2 stages this go around and they both have medium/medium-large crowds. If combined they'd be about what we're used to.


Go StC!!
Laryleprakon
Profile Joined May 2011
New Zealand9496 Posts
August 26 2012 20:47 GMT
#3046
On August 27 2012 05:46 Dosey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 05:45 StaplerPhone wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:44 Pandain wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:42 Dosey wrote:
I blame Sasquatch for this.

If only that ass hole didn't knock out IdrA, First most likely wouldn't be here.


Sasquatch also beat MKP, which meant Stephano couldn't avoid a zvz.

Then he lost to Revival, meaning Stephano had to play Revival!


Sasquatch is ruining esports!

MKP lost to Trimaster and Revival not Sasquatch

Don't ruin our fun with your facts. I still blame patchzergs for MKP, Stephano, and IdrAs losses.


Isn't Idra a patch zerg now ?!?!?!?!?
Xcobidoo
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden1871 Posts
August 26 2012 20:47 GMT
#3047
On August 27 2012 05:45 jobber123rd wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 05:40 thuracine wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:37 Mufaa wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:30 McFeser wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:28 Rokoz wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:26 iKill[ShocK] wrote:
TAEJA NEEDS TO WIN 4 GAMES

FIRST NEEDS TO WIN 2 GAMES

-its not a bo3 x 2-

-its an extended series-


No.

First can advance by either winning 2 of the first 3 games.

If Taeja wins 2 or 3 of the 3 games, First still has a shot in BO7, which starts with Taeja's lead.

Imagine it like this,

If Taeja wins the first Bo3 then he sends First down to the "loser's bracket". In this case the Loser's bracket is just him facing Taeja again.

So in other words because First played better and avoided the losers.bracket he only has an advantage if he.can win the first bo3 . If not Taeja gets the advantage because they'd both lost one series at that point. MLG is such a joke and its a shame because I really want to like it


MLG making things complicated


Perhaps, but that's how the rules of the Finals of MLG Championships worked (with varying series length) since Dallas 2011, only because lots of them were rematches, they started as extended series instead.

The popular alternative is 2x Bo3, where the WB player can go LLWLW and advance. This format still gives an advantage to the WB, but it's not as strong.

Only that MLG's 2x bo3 favors the LB player if he wins because he's then up 2-1 in a bo7 series instead of having a clean slate and restart with a bo3 decider :/
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MCDayC
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom14464 Posts
August 26 2012 20:47 GMT
#3048
On August 27 2012 05:45 Yorbon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 05:44 Chenz wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:43 scypio wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:16 zyzq wrote:
surprisingly, final day of IEM had more activity.


Nothing is suprising, as at IEM foreigners were knocking down Koreans left and right. We even had a foreigner vs Korean final, with the zerg powerhouse Nerchio and fan-favorite MVP...

What's left here?

Teaja, that's OK, he's #1 terran in the world right now - but I don't think that he's the most exciting terran. It looks like he's going down anyway, as TvP still has it's issues.
First - some random toss...
TheSTC - some random terran...
Leenock - well, it's nice to see him back, but there's just so much zerg anyway so who cares really.

The exciting part at IEM was that we were kind of accustomed to the idea of eu zergs winning most of eu tournaments. But taking down the Koreans was something else and at least it made some people angry and inclined to find out how far can they actually go

I don't see how you can say First and STC are some random players. Don't you follow the professional SC2 scene?
First certainly isn't anymore, he's pretty good..

pretty good is like the understatement of the century, but yeah.
VERY FRAGILE, LIKE A BABY PANDA EGG
bokchoi
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Korea (South)9498 Posts
August 26 2012 20:47 GMT
#3049
On August 27 2012 05:46 superjoppe wrote:
Hope not First vs STC in finals, want more personality :<


From what we've been seeing.. First would dominate both Leenock and StC. Of course this is all, if he beats TaeJa
mrtomjones
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada4020 Posts
August 26 2012 20:47 GMT
#3050
On August 27 2012 05:44 Chenz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 05:43 scypio wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:16 zyzq wrote:
surprisingly, final day of IEM had more activity.


Nothing is suprising, as at IEM foreigners were knocking down Koreans left and right. We even had a foreigner vs Korean final, with the zerg powerhouse Nerchio and fan-favorite MVP...

What's left here?

Teaja, that's OK, he's #1 terran in the world right now - but I don't think that he's the most exciting terran. It looks like he's going down anyway, as TvP still has it's issues.
First - some random toss...
TheSTC - some random terran...
Leenock - well, it's nice to see him back, but there's just so much zerg anyway so who cares really.

The exciting part at IEM was that we were kind of accustomed to the idea of eu zergs winning most of eu tournaments. But taking down the Koreans was something else and at least it made some people angry and inclined to find out how far can they actually go

I don't see how you can say First and STC are some random players. Don't you follow the professional SC2 scene?

Judging by his comments he doesnt
ardi
Profile Joined February 2012
United States187 Posts
August 26 2012 20:47 GMT
#3051
Did Blizzard just buff storm without telling us?
Doors block the thrust of life!!!!
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8245 Posts
August 26 2012 20:47 GMT
#3052
MLG survey says I can get MLG Dallas in HD for free. Did the survey, no HD pass or anything sent?
Zane
Profile Joined January 2011
Romania3916 Posts
August 26 2012 20:48 GMT
#3053
On August 27 2012 05:46 superjoppe wrote:
Hope not First vs STC in finals, want more personality :<

How do you measure personality? Does Taeja have more because he's on Liquid?
SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
August 26 2012 20:48 GMT
#3054
On August 27 2012 05:45 Yorbon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 05:44 Chenz wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:43 scypio wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:16 zyzq wrote:
surprisingly, final day of IEM had more activity.


Nothing is suprising, as at IEM foreigners were knocking down Koreans left and right. We even had a foreigner vs Korean final, with the zerg powerhouse Nerchio and fan-favorite MVP...

What's left here?

Teaja, that's OK, he's #1 terran in the world right now - but I don't think that he's the most exciting terran. It looks like he's going down anyway, as TvP still has it's issues.
First - some random toss...
TheSTC - some random terran...
Leenock - well, it's nice to see him back, but there's just so much zerg anyway so who cares really.

The exciting part at IEM was that we were kind of accustomed to the idea of eu zergs winning most of eu tournaments. But taking down the Koreans was something else and at least it made some people angry and inclined to find out how far can they actually go

I don't see how you can say First and STC are some random players. Don't you follow the professional SC2 scene?
First certainly isn't anymore, he's pretty good..


First was a BW player. He's been around for a long time. And STC was being talked about as soon as the game came out, he was doing military duties for a bit of the time he was on oGs.
MCDayC
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom14464 Posts
August 26 2012 20:48 GMT
#3055
First vs Leenockuuuuu finals would be awesome.
VERY FRAGILE, LIKE A BABY PANDA EGG
scypio
Profile Joined December 2011
Poland2127 Posts
August 26 2012 20:48 GMT
#3056
On August 27 2012 05:44 Chenz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 05:43 scypio wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:16 zyzq wrote:
surprisingly, final day of IEM had more activity.


Nothing is suprising, as at IEM foreigners were knocking down Koreans left and right. We even had a foreigner vs Korean final, with the zerg powerhouse Nerchio and fan-favorite MVP...

What's left here?

Teaja, that's OK, he's #1 terran in the world right now - but I don't think that he's the most exciting terran. It looks like he's going down anyway, as TvP still has it's issues.
First - some random toss...
TheSTC - some random terran...
Leenock - well, it's nice to see him back, but there's just so much zerg anyway so who cares really.

The exciting part at IEM was that we were kind of accustomed to the idea of eu zergs winning most of eu tournaments. But taking down the Koreans was something else and at least it made some people angry and inclined to find out how far can they actually go

I don't see how you can say First and STC are some random players. Don't you follow the professional SC2 scene?


Well tell me what is so exciting about them? I look at their names and I have no strong feelings really. Yeah I've seen them in GSL alongside 100 other players and they just don't stand out.
I play random | I like Hots | INnoVation | sOs | Tefel TOP1!
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
August 26 2012 20:48 GMT
#3057
such an aggressive game by leenock and stc
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Voreau
Profile Joined June 2011
United States192 Posts
August 26 2012 20:48 GMT
#3058
On August 27 2012 05:47 geokilla wrote:
MLG survey says I can get MLG Dallas in HD for free. Did the survey, no HD pass or anything sent?


Completing the survey gives you a chance to win 1 of 1000 passes, I believe.
redviper
Profile Joined May 2010
Pakistan2333 Posts
August 26 2012 20:49 GMT
#3059
When in doubt 1-1-1.

Boo.

come on First you can show him who is first!
Yorbon
Profile Joined December 2011
Netherlands4272 Posts
August 26 2012 20:49 GMT
#3060
On August 27 2012 05:47 MCDayC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 05:45 Yorbon wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:44 Chenz wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:43 scypio wrote:
On August 27 2012 05:16 zyzq wrote:
surprisingly, final day of IEM had more activity.


Nothing is suprising, as at IEM foreigners were knocking down Koreans left and right. We even had a foreigner vs Korean final, with the zerg powerhouse Nerchio and fan-favorite MVP...

What's left here?

Teaja, that's OK, he's #1 terran in the world right now - but I don't think that he's the most exciting terran. It looks like he's going down anyway, as TvP still has it's issues.
First - some random toss...
TheSTC - some random terran...
Leenock - well, it's nice to see him back, but there's just so much zerg anyway so who cares really.

The exciting part at IEM was that we were kind of accustomed to the idea of eu zergs winning most of eu tournaments. But taking down the Koreans was something else and at least it made some people angry and inclined to find out how far can they actually go

I don't see how you can say First and STC are some random players. Don't you follow the professional SC2 scene?
First certainly isn't anymore, he's pretty good..

pretty good is like the understatement of the century, but yeah.
Yeah, that was an intended understatement.
But maybe i'm still way behind, i saw him first during ipl tac finals, and i was impressed.
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