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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/batXd.png) It's been some months since the dust settled from Korea's last fray into the North American Collegiate scene. Determined to show their skill, the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) reached out to challenge their North American collegiate counterparts, and the University of California Berkeley stepped up to the challenge. On July 10th, these two schools battled it out in a no holds barred best of 9 allkill match. KAIST drew first blood that day, and quickly jumped to a 3-0 lead. Bloodied but not yet deterred, UC Berkeley threw out their leader Conan "Suppy" Liu to hold the line against the Korean onslaught. Suppy proceeded to dismantle each and every opponent thrown at him, and in the end UC Berkeley proved their worth with a 5-3 victory over KAIST.
Stung by the defeat, the Koreans withdrew back to their own server...and bidded their time for their next offensive. Now, a new challenger has stepped up to the plate to avenge the honor of their fallen compatriots and assert their dominance. The Seoul National University eSports team, boasting the likes of  TSL_Polt on their roster, have issued a challenge to the University of California Berkeley Starcraft 2 team. The Berkeley team is no small threat, headed by team leader and new Evil Geniuses member  Suppy, and a strong corp of players behind his back. Yet even so, the task will be an immense one to overcome.
Once again the lines will be drawn on the battlefield, as the North American and Korean collegiate scenes clash once more.
Who will emerge victorious in this international clash of educational institutions? Tune in Friday September 14th starting at 8:00 pm PST to find out!Join us Friday, September 14th at 8pm PST for the University of California Berkeley vs Seoul National University showmatchCasted byStarCraftAlaska & Cheeseheadlogicat twitch.tv/cstarleague
University of California Berkeley vs Seoul National University showmatchDate: September 14th - 8 pm PST Live stream Format: GSTL Bo9 Map PoolESV Muspelheim GSL Whirlwind GSL Ohana GSL Cloud Kingdom GSL Entombed Valley GSL Antiga Shipyard GSL Daybreak GSL Metropolis GSL Atlantis Spaceship
RESULTSShowmatchUniversity of California Berkeley vs Seoul National University MnM_DayaL <GSL Daybreak>  SNU Jabagawee iPTwentyOneJ <GSL Entombed Valley> SNU Jabagawee iPTwentyOneJ <GSL Ohana> carpedium iPTwentyOneJ <GSL Antiga Shipyard> kiddin iPTwentyOneJ <GSL Cloud Kingdom> wRithe UCB TeRRy <GSL Cloud Kingdom> wRithe UCB TeRRy <GSL Daybreak> TSL_Polt bnYFan <GSL Atlantis Spaceship> TSL_Polt EGSuppyRC <GSL Ohana> TSL_Polt UC Berkeley defeats Seoul National University 5 to 4!!
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(Vote): Seoul National University
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WHOOO! Can't wait to watch live! Gonna be awesome. GO BEARS!
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Sorry Berkeley, but you do realize you are facing Polt?
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On September 13 2012 11:18 PhoenixVoid wrote:
Sorry Berkeley, but you do realize you are facing Polt?
Sorry Polt, but you do realize you are facing Suppy? :p
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United States33388 Posts
So is Polt actually playing?
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On September 13 2012 11:29 8mmspikes wrote:Show nested quote +On September 13 2012 11:18 PhoenixVoid wrote:
Sorry Berkeley, but you do realize you are facing Polt? Sorry Polt, but you do realize you are facing Suppy? :p
Hate to get this into some back and forth argument, but I think Polt should win because his TvZ is pretty strong, while Suppy's can be lacking sometimes.
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United States23455 Posts
If Polt actually plays, then Berkley is dead.
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On September 13 2012 11:35 PhoenixVoid wrote:Show nested quote +On September 13 2012 11:29 8mmspikes wrote:On September 13 2012 11:18 PhoenixVoid wrote:
Sorry Berkeley, but you do realize you are facing Polt? Sorry Polt, but you do realize you are facing Suppy? :p Hate to get this into some back and forth argument, but I think Polt should win because his TvZ is pretty strong, while Suppy's can be lacking sometimes.
Hehe I didn't mean it as an argument, just a playful response  Polt is a beast for sure
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On September 13 2012 11:30 Waxangel wrote:
So is Polt actually playing?
It'll be up to Berkeley to force SNU's hand and play him :p
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On September 13 2012 11:51 ruhrohraggy wrote:
bearsh bearsh bearsh!
GO BEARS
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This has got to be the most onesided thing I've ever seen in my life.
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On September 13 2012 12:18 xrapture wrote:
This has got to be the most onesided thing I've ever seen in my life.
I dunno, SNU might put up a good fight!
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On September 13 2012 11:57 8mmspikes wrote:GO BEARS
GO BEARS!
Honestly Polt is just one player, I think as the KAIST showmatch showed the average Korean college player isn't necessarily at semipro/code B level and Suppy is definitely more than a match for them. Not everyone on the team is Polt. Also cross server lag and all that.
Really excited to see this, are you guys going to have a viewing party for this one? I keep wanting to go to CSL (E@B lol) stuff and I never end up showing up but this would be pretty cool to go to and there's a chance I might be free.
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On September 13 2012 12:18 xrapture wrote:
This has got to be the most onesided thing I've ever seen in my life.
We'll see, it'll depend a bit on whether Polt is actually on the lineup or not. KAIST wasn't actually that strong, and if I understand it correctly, SNU is not as big of a tech school as KAIST. At least in the US, generally the tech schools are the strongest in SC.
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I actually don't know if Polt will be playing
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Another contact from Korea.
The captain of Seoul National University's esport team contacted me and asked to have a match between us. They said 'Polt'!! will also join. Suppy, did you get any msg or email from this guy? Anyway, let's do it!
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lol poor berkeley,
no chance at all if polts going to play 
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Haha if Polt is on the roster for SNU, they're just going to slaughter everyone in the CSL.
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as a golden bear, i will root for california :D
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Korean Universities should already be added in the CSL .
Also, They should try playing UNT since they are the defending champions and all.
On September 13 2012 13:23 IcedBacon wrote:
Haha if Polt is on the roster for SNU, they're just going to slaughter everyone in the CSL.
Not true, because CSL isn't an all-kill format. Unless SNU has some other heavy hitters, having one solid player does not mean they would dominate. But these show-matches are different, OFC .
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On September 13 2012 13:43 wenyuan wrote:
as a golden bear, i will root for california :D
Go CAL! GO SUPPPPPPPPY :D
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On September 13 2012 11:41 Fionn wrote:
If Polt actually plays, then Berkley is dead.
Cursed. Might as well hand Cal the trophy now and add Fionn to Genius Falling
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This.....is actually pretty dang awesome.
Good luck UCB
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Hazelydigs (Shin's nuts?) casting duo?
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Go, Big Blue! Show ‘em what you can do!
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On September 13 2012 17:38 ShiroKaisen wrote:
Hazelydigs (Shin's nuts?) casting duo?
No I think a couple of the new CSL casters will be handling it
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Aww, leaving Berkeley in the afternoon to fly to Maryland, but I'll be cheering you guys on in spirit!
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These kind of events would be so much more interesting without the all-kill format, imo. This is basically just a match between Polt and Suppy now :p
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Where's the team rosters?
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wow the poll is way closer than I thought it would be =o
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i dont think berkeley has a chance...
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Any more details on the viewing? I might run down there and associate with Berkeley CSL because I'm infinitely bored.
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is this all kill format? if it is, some random guy from that university will all kill berkeley
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On September 14 2012 12:16 ChoDing wrote:
is this all kill format? if it is, some random guy from that university will all kill berkeley
It's all kill. I wouldn't say a random guy will all kill, Berkeley beat KAIST 5-3.
Polt might, but he's not a random guy XD
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Wow this looks pretty cool. Definitely gonna watch.
Wonder of Suppy will do a repeat!
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depends on if Polt will really participate O_O!
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Polt to bring it to 4-0, then Suppy reverse all-kill gogogo!!!!
Or so I dream :D
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Wtf? That's like a whole pro team versus Suppy lol.
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I dunno, I bet there's a Berkeley kid who can take out Polt. Besides Suppy, who himself has an okay chance.
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Nah... Koreans OP so Suppy gonna fail carry. huehueheh
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On September 14 2012 12:20 Froadac wrote:Show nested quote +On September 14 2012 12:16 ChoDing wrote:
is this all kill format? if it is, some random guy from that university will all kill berkeley It's all kill. I wouldn't say a random guy will all kill, Berkeley beat KAIST 5-3. Polt might, but he's not a random guy XD
Polt is known as a random guy who won Super Tournament
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This is tonight at 8 pm PST! If you are in the Berkeley area we will be watching live on campus in room 109 Dwinelle, come cheer our Golden Bears and meet our team members!!
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On September 14 2012 14:46 Veldril wrote:Show nested quote +On September 14 2012 12:20 Froadac wrote:On September 14 2012 12:16 ChoDing wrote:
is this all kill format? if it is, some random guy from that university will all kill berkeley It's all kill. I wouldn't say a random guy will all kill, Berkeley beat KAIST 5-3. Polt might, but he's not a random guy XD Polt is known as a random guy who won Super Tournament
hhha nice1
+1
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On September 14 2012 12:51 hazelynut wrote:
depends on if Polt will really participate O_O!
Even if he does Suppy has a good shot of winning 
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UCLA beat SNU in a showmatch recently, and UCLA doesn't have a player on suppy's caliber AFAIK.
then again SNU didn't have polt
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I'm going to watch the shit out of this. I've barely watched any CSL, but fuck me sideways if I'm going to miss a US college play a Korean college. Shit is like the BCS except less bullshit.
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About 2 and a half hours til it goes live! So excite :D
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On September 15 2012 09:21 8mmspikes wrote:
About 2 and a half hours til it goes live! So excite :D
when is the time?
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On September 15 2012 10:05 askmc70 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2012 09:21 8mmspikes wrote:
About 2 and a half hours til it goes live! So excite :D when is the time?
8 pm PST
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If Polt plays I dont see this going very well for Berkeley, but hey, it should be a good match either way.
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gogo suppy u can do this!
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On September 15 2012 10:33 8mmspikes wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2012 10:05 askmc70 wrote:On September 15 2012 09:21 8mmspikes wrote:
About 2 and a half hours til it goes live! So excite :D when is the time? 8 pm PST
where is the stream link?
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On September 15 2012 10:59 askmc70 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2012 10:33 8mmspikes wrote:On September 15 2012 10:05 askmc70 wrote:On September 15 2012 09:21 8mmspikes wrote:
About 2 and a half hours til it goes live! So excite :D when is the time? 8 pm PST where is the stream link?
In the very first post :p
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Here we go! Two really high level schools, academically at least Excited to see this happen.
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cal bringing it back! go americaaaa
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Where can I park?
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Seoul National University showing some Korean meta in UCB vs SNU - highly aggressive Queen/roach all-in with some sick transfuses.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/oEHgg.png)
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and yet, UCB pulls through and takes game 3
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On September 15 2012 13:42 8mmspikes wrote:
"Polt is online" :O
This is great practice for DRG, Taeja and Rain.
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On September 15 2012 13:42 8mmspikes wrote:
"Polt is online" :O
Get ready Berkeley...
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I sense a polt in the future
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United States5217 Posts
Well SNU has one more person to throw out there... will it be Polt?
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Okay SNU, time for Polt to be used.
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on bnet chat
violentBirds (SNU Captain): next player is Terran 
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glhf Berkeley, Polt's been released.
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hahah so Polt did show
awesome
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On September 15 2012 14:18 heyoka wrote:
hahah so Polt did show
awesome
I didn't think he would either, this is actually crazy
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POLT POLT POLT
GOGO KANGWOOK BEAT HIM
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That was. Well, a really delayed gg 0_o
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United States23455 Posts
Wow, he showed up even though he is practicing for his Code S group of death in three days. That's really cool.
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Hope he does well in his group, otherwise I'd feel bad seeing him dragged into a showmatch D:
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On September 15 2012 14:29 shindigs wrote:
Hope he does well in his group, otherwise I'd feel bad seeing him dragged into a showmatch D:
At least suppy should be good practice
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If anything, this series can be mechanics/build-order practice for Polt.
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wow, polt just has so much shit. What a macro monster
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Polt makes units out of nerds :|
In any case, the ace match which has been a bit of a foregone conclusion is underway
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On September 15 2012 14:29 shindigs wrote:
Hope he does well in his group, otherwise I'd feel bad seeing him dragged into a showmatch D:
playing a couple of games isn't going to harm his GSL performance.
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GAME 9
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Gonna live report this game.
2:30: 1 rax fe vs gasless expo
5:20 third for suppy. Meanwhile, polt going reactor hellion + starport (standard)
7:10: cleanly holds poke
9:10: couterattack kills three scvs
11:00: 70 to 50 workers in suppy's favor.
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Can't argue that this isn't good practice for Polt
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Holy crappy Suppy is demolishing him o_o
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14:30: 140-112 supply in Supply's favor
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Nice job Suppy. Taking out Polt and bringing the win to CAL!
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Dammit Polt, TvZ still being his bane recently.
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Is Suppy actually good or a 'patchzerg' as people say? Seen him play I think once before, looked pretty good there!
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Damn Polt, looking ripe for DRG to eat once again.
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On September 15 2012 15:07 Wombat_NI wrote:Is Suppy actually good or a 'patchzerg' as people say? Seen him play I think once before, looked pretty good there!
Suppy is pretty good, been consistently up there for the longest time but really broke out at MLG Anaheim. Was able to hit B(+?) back in BW as well.
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On September 15 2012 15:07 Wombat_NI wrote:Is Suppy actually good or a 'patchzerg' as people say? Seen him play I think once before, looked pretty good there!
of course he's actually good.
beating Polt in an Ace match. if thats not a confidence booster than i dont know who is.
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He's solid. His style certainly benefited from the patch, but mostly he benefited from summer and practice time.
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On September 15 2012 15:10 jmbthirteen wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2012 15:07 Wombat_NI wrote:Is Suppy actually good or a 'patchzerg' as people say? Seen him play I think once before, looked pretty good there! of course he's actually good. beating Polt in an Ace match. if thats not a confidence booster than i dont know who is.
Well yeah but most people's conception of 'patchzerg' is letting players beat players out of their league. In Suppy's case I'd imagine he's just improvng a lot because he's actually able to play a bit more, got picked up by a team etc etc.
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Suppy played a solid game. Very impressed with the way he defended the initial cloaked banshee and creep spread later on. Impeccable!
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On September 15 2012 15:08 Imbu wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2012 15:07 Wombat_NI wrote:Is Suppy actually good or a 'patchzerg' as people say? Seen him play I think once before, looked pretty good there! Suppy is pretty good, been consistently up there for the longest time but really broke out at MLG Anaheim. Was able to hit B(+?) back in BW as well.
He was A
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On September 15 2012 15:07 Wombat_NI wrote:Is Suppy actually good or a 'patchzerg' as people say? Seen him play I think once before, looked pretty good there!
I never heard of him before recently, he wasn't even a featured streamer. He beat a Code S world class Terran.
Your call.
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On September 15 2012 15:23 xrapture wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2012 15:07 Wombat_NI wrote:Is Suppy actually good or a 'patchzerg' as people say? Seen him play I think once before, looked pretty good there! I never heard of him before recently, he wasn't even a featured streamer. He beat a Code S world class Terran. Your call.
oh look, xrapture hating on an EG player!
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On September 15 2012 15:23 xrapture wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2012 15:07 Wombat_NI wrote:Is Suppy actually good or a 'patchzerg' as people say? Seen him play I think once before, looked pretty good there! I never heard of him before recently, he wasn't even a featured streamer. He beat a Code S world class Terran. Your call.
To be fair... what was the server/latency?
Congratulations either way.
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On September 15 2012 15:23 xrapture wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2012 15:07 Wombat_NI wrote:Is Suppy actually good or a 'patchzerg' as people say? Seen him play I think once before, looked pretty good there! I never heard of him before recently, he wasn't even a featured streamer. He beat a Code S world class Terran. Your call.
Suppy was a featured streamer when he was on checksix... before he joined EG
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Are "patch zergs" still a thing? I thought we were hating on Protoss now? Suppy is good, he's beat several good players and had very close games against many others. Obviously latency/time/etc may have played a role into the game, but beating Polt is pretty freaking good.
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Holy crap, no damn way O__O;;
You literally can't come up with a better ending than that (assuming a mild neutrality ). Best of 9 series, Polt is rolling and brings the scores to 4-all. Then Suppy finally comes out, and takes Polt himself down. Not bad at all, Suppy ^^
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Even with the lag and patch included if you want to include them at all, nice job on suppy's end; can't deny it was clutch to pull the win.
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So awesome to watch live, everyone went crazy. Suppy played amazing.
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On September 15 2012 15:23 xrapture wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2012 15:07 Wombat_NI wrote:Is Suppy actually good or a 'patchzerg' as people say? Seen him play I think once before, looked pretty good there! I never heard of him before recently, he wasn't even a featured streamer. He beat a Code S world class Terran. Your call.
He's been on teamliquid for like half a decade, he was A in Brood War, it's pretty sad that people don't know who he is. It's just that he's been a full time (4.0) student so he never had time to practice, but during the summer he was able to actually practice full time and really kick up his skills to another level.
Man, I really wish I could have been there to see it happen but a friend randomly came back to Berkeley out of the blue to have dinner at 8PM as it happened. GGs everyone involved!
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I really thought he was B+
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On September 15 2012 14:21 8mmspikes wrote:
POLT POLT POLT
GOGO KANGWOOK BEAT HIM
Is IPTwentyOneJ Kangwook? He's the guy that was actually on a proteam in Korea at one point right, and keeps coming up with these showmatches?
Edit: Oh, that's Hyunjae, nvm. CSL roster ftw lol.
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On September 15 2012 16:00 i.of.the.storm wrote:Show nested quote +On September 15 2012 14:21 8mmspikes wrote:
POLT POLT POLT
GOGO KANGWOOK BEAT HIM Is IPTwentyOneJ Kangwook? He's the guy that was actually on a proteam in Korea at one point right, and keeps coming up with these showmatches? Edit: Oh, that's Hyunjae, nvm. CSL roster ftw lol.
Kangwook is Terry. He was really good when sc2 first came out, but he hasn't been playing for a while.
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wow gj Suppy, taking down Polt is no small feat.
Take that Korea! haha
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COOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNAAAAAAAN
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Thanks all for tuning in Sorry for the technical troubles at the beginning, we'll work on having backups ready for future broadcasts. Hope you enjoyed the event! Stayed tuned for announcements as Season 6 of CSL approaches!
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LOL where's Fionn now? EG curse still alive!
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Were this games played cross server?
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On September 15 2012 23:34 FakeDeath wrote:
Were this games played cross server?
All games played on NA
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Yes Suppy was B in BW. And gj everyone watching it live was so exciting! :DDDD
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On September 16 2012 05:46 ruhrohraggy wrote:
Yes Suppy was B in BW. And gj everyone watching it live was so exciting! :DDDD
Pretty sure he was A
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On September 16 2012 07:02 phodacbiet wrote:Show nested quote +On September 16 2012 05:46 ruhrohraggy wrote:
Yes Suppy was B in BW. And gj everyone watching it live was so exciting! :DDDD Pretty sure he was A
He never was A. His highest rank was B+, and he was B+ for one game before losing to Ret.
EDIT: look at his blog history for proof: blogs about all his iccup milestones. Do you see an A rank blog? (Nope)
If you are unsure about someones history at least ask them about it before making assumptions -_- I would have expected you to know this Kenny, I am disappoint.
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Wow, really impressive! Clearly, America is stronger than Korea
Congrats to Suppy and iPTwentyOneJ in particular too ^^
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it seems at the collegiate level American schools seem to be on par with korean schools. on the pro scene its a whole different story T.T
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On September 16 2012 13:38 RandomRice wrote:
it seems at the collegiate level American schools seem to be on par with korean schools. on the pro scene its a whole different story T.T
Means NA students have better multitask (IRL) 
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Wow O.o gratz to Suppy haha guess EG made the right pick up there lol
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On September 16 2012 07:02 phodacbiet wrote:Show nested quote +On September 16 2012 05:46 ruhrohraggy wrote:
Yes Suppy was B in BW. And gj everyone watching it live was so exciting! :DDDD Pretty sure he was A
A very select few amount of people ever hit A.
A was ridiculous in BW. Meant you were insane crazy good. A "B-player" would pretty much *never* take a game off an "A-player." Skip gaps were so much bigger....
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EPT
