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Iron Squid II Grand Final - Page 240
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Vesky
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Kabutomaru
Bulgaria226 Posts
 Life is a monster, hopefully we will see more mixed matchups in the future (HoTS is getting pretty good) | ||
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Denmark1008 Posts
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JuiceBoxHero
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AIOL!
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
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Schmobutzen
Germany284 Posts
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Ahelvin
France1866 Posts
I was at the venue all day, and I can barely fathom how exciting everything in this tournament was. For the very first time, in the Grand Final, I think I realized how much of a battle of will SC2 is. Seeing Life down 3-0, eyes closed in his booth, slowly trying to recollect himself. Then the first win from him. And the second. And the third. I clearly remember crossing my fingers when DRG dropped the 10 Pool, then the gas. Then I saw the 15 Hatch from Life, followed by a gas. I turned to my friends and said : "This is over. BO loss. 10Pool Bane is just an autowin VS hatch first, let alone Hatch first then gas". Then the attack began. I suspended my breath when Life, amazingly, microed his drones to kill two zerglings without losing a single one. I saw the banelings failing to detonate on many drones. I saw the spine crawler killed, and at the very moment, I said "This is over. Damn, such a shame it ended like this". And then queen popped. The hero queen, the one to save it all. I saw the last baneling cocoons being canceled by DRG, in order to fight back against Life's zerglings. When the dust settled, DRG was at the bottom of the natural's ramp. He tried to morph a few banelings, quickly killed by Life. And there, on screen, the GG appeared. I, along with more than 3500 people, jumped out of my seat, screaming the most primal roar. I was amazed, I was shivering, I was thrilled. I yelled until my throat hurt, I had tears in my eyes. I watched Life step out of his booth and let out a sigh of relief, wrapping himself in the South Korean flag. That was beautiful, that was pure emotion. Thanks to everybody involved into this tournament, from the players and the casters to the Iron Squid staff and the crowd. You made this event special, and this is something that will stick in my mind. | ||
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Insoleet
France1806 Posts
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nimdil
Poland3751 Posts
On January 27 2013 06:29 Brutaxilos wrote: Is that a RING on MKP's hand? He's engaged? O__o I recall that MC once appeared on a tournament with a ring and when asked about it he said it is customary in Korea to wear such a ring if you are serious about your significant other or s.t. - I believe it's not even engagement phase, though. This may be similar. | ||
Ragnarork
France9034 Posts
On January 27 2013 11:20 Dodgin wrote: Oh wow I just saw NesTea beat MKP 3-0 in the third place match, gonna have to watch that VOD. Great showing by him to at least take third place. You'll like it. 2011 line-up, with 2011 builds, ending in 2011 fashion ! And : + Show Spoiler + Nestea goind full JulyZerg | ||
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Sumahi
Guam5609 Posts
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AIOL!
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Incomplet
United Kingdom1419 Posts
On January 27 2013 19:55 Ahelvin wrote: Oh god, where to start... I was at the venue all day, and I can barely fathom how exciting everything in this tournament was. For the very first time, in the Grand Final, I think I realized how much of a battle of will SC2 is. Seeing Life down 3-0, eyes closed in his booth, slowly trying to recollect himself. Then the first win from him. And the second. And the third. I clearly remember crossing my fingers when DRG dropped the 10 Pool, then the gas. Then I saw the 15 Hatch from Life, followed by a gas. I turned to my friends and said : "This is over. BO loss. 10Pool Bane is just an autowin VS hatch first, let alone Hatch first then gas". Then the attack began. I suspended my breath when Life, amazingly, microed his drones to kill two zerglings without losing a single one. I saw the banelings failing to detonate on many drones. I saw the spine crawler killed, and at the very moment, I said "This is over. Damn, such a shame it ended like this". And then queen popped. The hero queen, the one to save it all. I saw the last baneling cocoons being canceled by DRG, in order to fight back against Life's zerglings. When the dust settled, DRG was at the bottom of the natural's ramp. He tried to morph a few banelings, quickly killed by Life. And there, on screen, the GG appeared. I, along with more than 3500 people, jumped out of my seat, screaming the most primal roar. I was amazed, I was shivering, I was thrilled. I yelled until my throat hurt, I had tears in my eyes. I watched Life step out of his booth and let out a sigh of relief, wrapping himself in the South Korean flag. That was beautiful, that was pure emotion. Thanks to everybody involved into this tournament, from the players and the casters to the Iron Squid staff and the crowd. You made this event special, and this is something that will stick in my mind. wonderful writeup! Wish i was there! | ||
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mr_tolkien
France8631 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/i7NjdcYh.jpg) And a whole album of the after party : http://imgur.com/a/b5PqE | ||
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Dorfmatratze
Germany8 Posts
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ibo422
Belgium2844 Posts
On January 27 2013 22:12 mr_tolkien wrote: Here is half of the english team : + Show Spoiler + And a whole album of the after party : http://imgur.com/a/b5PqE life+drg pic is awesome, lucky guy! On January 27 2013 22:16 Dorfmatratze wrote: Can some1 give me a link where I can watch the final again?.... I missed the final and I want to watch it so badly =( http://fr.twitch.tv/ironsquid/b/360810596 .. after 10ish hour | ||
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