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[GSL 2018] Season 1 - Grand Finals - Page 21

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Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
March 31 2018 10:20 GMT
#401
got a lot in the bank recently, if he's paid for its WESG win
Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of shitposting, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven".
TL+ Member
yht9657
Profile Joined December 2016
1810 Posts
March 31 2018 10:20 GMT
#402
Maru in Blizzcon, rip foreignerland.
yht9657
Profile Joined December 2016
1810 Posts
March 31 2018 10:21 GMT
#403
On March 31 2018 19:20 Makro wrote:
got a lot in the bank recently, if he's paid for its WESG win

Alibaba might suck at producing an event but they do have A LOT of money to spend.
CCa1ss1e
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3231 Posts
March 31 2018 10:21 GMT
#404
Great job Maru! Happy for you. Well played, young sir.

Good cast guys, that was exciting.

Thanks for the free stream Afreeca!
~ The Ultimate Weapon
starkiller123
Profile Joined January 2016
United States4030 Posts
March 31 2018 10:22 GMT
#405
Congrats to both finalists, so happy for Maru finally winning a GSL and Stats still had a good run overall
Starecat
Profile Joined August 2014
940 Posts
March 31 2018 10:23 GMT
#406
Finally.
:3
Koivusto
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
Finland542 Posts
March 31 2018 10:23 GMT
#407
Valdes and Rapid did great, gg guys
#1 Blitzcrank #Forever platinum toss --> current diamond Terran <3
-KG-
Profile Joined October 2012
Denmark1218 Posts
March 31 2018 10:23 GMT
#408
GG Maru!
~~(,,ºº>
Aunvilgodess
Profile Joined May 2016
954 Posts
March 31 2018 10:23 GMT
#409
Lets see if Maru keeps up the tradition of becoming shit for a while after winning so much money.
sOvrn
Profile Joined April 2010
United States678 Posts
March 31 2018 10:25 GMT
#410
Maru is just too hot right now!! Gg wp. I love this kids positive attitude and games!!
My favorites: Terran - Maru // Protoss - SoS // Zerg - soO ~~~ fighting!
Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
March 31 2018 10:25 GMT
#411
On March 31 2018 19:23 Aunvilgodess wrote:
Lets see if Maru keeps up the tradition of becoming shit for a while after winning so much money.

always hard to keep being hungry for more when you win a lot in a short period of times
Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of shitposting, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven".
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GrandTerran
Profile Blog Joined January 2018
71 Posts
March 31 2018 10:26 GMT
#412
On March 31 2018 19:23 Koivusto wrote:
Valdes and Rapid did great, gg guys


Indeed great casting
CCa1ss1e
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3231 Posts
March 31 2018 10:27 GMT
#413
Well, time to play some co-op and pretend I'm as good as Maru.
~ The Ultimate Weapon
yangluphil
Profile Joined July 2015
318 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-03-31 10:29:05
March 31 2018 10:28 GMT
#414
On March 31 2018 19:18 blooblooblahblah wrote:
Call me crazy but I actually really liked that final. Maru had awesome preparation and I loved watching how his plan unfolded game after game. Unfortunately, there weren't really any epic games but from a player's perspective, it's always nice to see some really strong strategic play.

It's not crazy. Lack of preparation and being predictable were Maru's downfall in individual leagues. Glad to see he matured. PVT is a MU where early game advantage really snowballs, so it paid off big time. I really liked him using his reputation of proxy 2rax to mind game Stats in G4. Also 5 rax mass marines is indeed strong pressure build and it is not easy to hold. So it's understandable he tried to mix it in twice. It just so happened that Stats had the correct defense setup in G2 and build order counter in G5.

People are upset about the engagement looking one-sided. But pretty much every game was already one-sided before the final engagement happened (except G1 & 2). G3 and G6 though were indeed low quality games. Overall, slightly below average finals but not abysmal.
Neither party will be missed.
neutralrobot
Profile Joined July 2011
Australia1025 Posts
March 31 2018 10:30 GMT
#415
On March 31 2018 19:26 GrandTerran wrote:
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On March 31 2018 19:23 Koivusto wrote:
Valdes and Rapid did great, gg guys


Indeed great casting


Yeah, I was bummed not to have Tastosis, but was really happy with the casting, actually.

Also: MARU!!! It's about goddamn time! This is the Maru I've been waiting to see for a long time and it feels great.
Maru | Life | PartinG || I guess I like aggressive control freaks... || Reynor will one day reign supreme || *reyn supreme
negativedge
Profile Joined December 2011
4279 Posts
March 31 2018 10:33 GMT
#416
yeah, casting was good.
xelnaga_empire
Profile Joined March 2012
627 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-03-31 10:43:58
March 31 2018 10:34 GMT
#417
Maru is on a level of control that is unmatched right now. The instant his banshees are under attack, he cloaks immediately to save them. That money EMP in game 6 was another example of his stellar control. Maru's elite control is also how he beat sOs in the two recent series against him. Remember when Rotti reviewed the one battle Maru had against sOs at IEM when Maru was down supply and about to lose and how Maru had to pull off that battle perfectly to win? Rotti explains how Maru had to be perfect here:
.

As for today, in that last engagement in game 6, Stats clumped 3 High Templars together against Maru. I mean, I don't know if it's because Stats is lazy or what, but you don't clump 3 High Templars together when ghost is out for Terran. Do other top Protoss pros clump 3 HTs together? That is just lazy, unrefined play.
gingerfluffmuff
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria4570 Posts
March 31 2018 11:11 GMT
#418
Shout out to Rapid, who sticks around and watches most sc content live in the studio. This guy must have made the most cheerfulls by now.
・゚✧:・゚+..。✧・゚:・..。 ✧・゚ :・゚ ゜・:・ ✧・゚:・゚:.。 ✧・゚ SPARKULING *・゜・:・゚✧:・゚✧。゚+..。 ✧・゚: ✧・゚:・゜・:・゚✧::・・:・゚・゚
Hushfield
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Belgium80 Posts
March 31 2018 11:42 GMT
#419
Seems like Maru was solidly in control. That GSL win was long overdue. Congrats to Maru.
AzAlexZ
Profile Joined September 2016
Australia3303 Posts
March 31 2018 11:48 GMT
#420
On March 31 2018 19:14 negativedge wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2018 19:13 AzAlexZ wrote:
3rd Terran since WOL to win GSL, The list grows, now zerg is the race that has the least GSL champions since WoL


inno byun gumiho maru...?

I knew I forgot someone, thank you for reminding me
Faker is the GOAT!
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