EPT[GSL 2019] Season 3 - Semi Finals Day 2 - Page 9
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Koivusto
Finland542 Posts
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BerserkSword
United States2123 Posts
On September 21 2019 15:53 Koivusto wrote: Really surprised about the lack of liberators against disruptors for maru. And there was next to none drop play during the whole series? I dunno, maybe Maru played himself as he tried to prepare for a teammate. Trap gave him no room Trap played ridiculously good. I didn't think I'd ever see someone play Protoss better than stats in LotV | ||
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Neemi
Netherlands656 Posts
On September 21 2019 15:43 Serimek wrote: Speaking about points: although Liquipedia's portal says it's still possible for Zest, Solar and PartinG to qualify, they are more than 1500 points away from Stats' 8th place so I guess Blizzcon is over for them. Dear, TY, Hurricane, RagnaroK and GuMiGod are still in the battle! Don't forget we're in a slightly unusual situation where we're unsure that Classic is actually going, which is also why he's shaded in yellow rather than green. He easily has enough points to qualify 100%. If he doesn't go, it's likely the seed will be given to the #9 player. All of the people you mentioned could still theoretically end up 9th. Speaking of, the only way for Rogue to NOT go to Blizzcon is: - Loses finals - Loses first round of ST2 - herO & Stats both at least reach the semi-finals in ST2 - Dear wins ST2 - Classic goes to Blizzcon I'm feeling pretty good about his chances. | ||
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Odoakar
Croatia1837 Posts
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tigon_ridge
482 Posts
On September 21 2019 16:24 Odoakar wrote: Serral would never lose 4-1. Though it's extremely unlikely, anything is possible. | ||
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Serimek
France2274 Posts
On September 21 2019 16:23 Neemi wrote: Don't forget we're in a slightly unusual situation where we're unsure that Classic is actually going, which is also why he's shaded in yellow rather than green. He easily has enough points to qualify 100%. If he doesn't go, it's likely the seed will be given to the #9 player. All of the people you mentioned could still theoretically end up 9th. Speaking of, the only way for Rogue to NOT go to Blizzcon is: - Loses finals - Loses first round of ST2 - herO & Stats both at least reach the semi-finals in ST2 - Dear wins ST2 - Classic goes to Blizzcon I'm feeling pretty good about his chances. I forgot about that, thank you. Rouge will be there 99%. | ||
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stilt
France2754 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26536 Posts
On September 21 2019 14:39 IshinShishi wrote: I'ds still easily beat on Maru over Serral, this series looked like yet another series where a teammate watched 500 replays of Maru and knew every single move before the game even started, if anything Trap's play looked more desperate than Maru's, always trying to smother him or else. Why is it every time Maru loses to a team mate that comes out? It’s a huge part of the game, coming up with strategies and whatnot. That aside I don’t see how Trap’s play was desperate at all. Aggressive sure, but sensibly so. Got his tech up smoothly, took basically no damage to anything outside of the first game, constantly out on the map and harassing while out-expanding Maru basically every game. For Maru specifically that’s 100% how I would play if I wasn’t trash, seems sensible. Keep trading and forcing him to continually replenish bio and sprinkle in ghosts vs sitting back and letting Maru get a real lategame comp. Playing a passive macro game and letting Maru do what he wants and you lose, it we saw that season one. PvT clinic really, IMO the best series I’ve seen this year in that regard. Trap did basically everything extremely well | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26536 Posts
On September 21 2019 14:58 tigon_ridge wrote: There isn't a single top20 Terran that has TvP as their best MU, according to their ratings. Ouch... That indeed is an ouch. Thinking about it I do think Special’s vP is his best matchup though | ||
Poopi
France12911 Posts
Where is the guy boasting that Protoss can’t win again because of the new emp?... This is disgusting. | ||
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Charoisaur
Germany16062 Posts
Can we start calling Trap a bonjwa now? It's delusional to deny that he is at this point. | ||
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Geo.Rion
7377 Posts
On September 21 2019 17:09 Charoisaur wrote: Back to back finals! Can we start calling Trap a bonjwa now? It's delusional to deny that he is at this point. well, he pwned Maru who is the best player who ever lived or will live, in a preparation tournament, so yeah, he's basically just reached god-tier today | ||
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Penev
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Akio
Finland1838 Posts
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Argonauta
Spain4967 Posts
On September 21 2019 16:24 Odoakar wrote: Serral would never lose 4-1. He first has to play | ||
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tigon_ridge
482 Posts
On September 21 2019 17:12 Geo.Rion wrote: well, he pwned Maru who is the best player who ever lived or will live, in a preparation tournament, so yeah, he's basically just reached god-tier today After losing 1-3—in which only 2 games were close, and one of them was the game he won—to Serral. His PvZ rating is actually quite low (2600). I'm predicting a 4-2 win for Rogue. | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
Belgium4071 Posts
on a serious note, i'm really happy for a pvz finals. Trap showed really nice games vs Serral and Rogue seems to be finally doing fine this season! | ||
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Neemi
Netherlands656 Posts
On September 21 2019 16:57 Wombat_NI wrote: That indeed is an ouch. Thinking about it I do think Special’s vP is his best matchup though It's definitely the match-up where he's exceeded expectations the most often. He was the only person to stop Neeb in WCS in 2017, then he did it again this year. He also beat Stats & Classic in the group stages of Blizzcon, and just went 3-3 in combined map score against Classic in GSL vs. the World. He's a serious opponent for any Protoss, especially when he gets time to prepare. He hasn't built up a similar reputation in his other two match-ups | ||
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Zambrah
United States7393 Posts
I watched one game and Trap got bodied and I turned it off and then he wins in the end? I knew my viewership was cursed... | ||
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Xain0n
Italy3963 Posts
I am so glad that Trap won, he truly became a top player in 2019(the doubters labeled him as a patchtoss after the Protoss Spring...he's in a Code S final again now); I would love to see Trap win Code S as a reward to the insane consistency he had this year, not to mention eight seasons have past since we had our last Protoss champion. On a side note, Trap made sure the G5L trophy stays where it is meant to be(just outside of Mvp's grasp), and avoided(for now, at least) TL's forum to be swarmed by Maru fans declaring him GOAT and savior of Sc2. Concerning TvP on Aligulac: Protoss are lagging behind, every matchup has its lowest scores vP on average; the highest Protoss is just above 2700 while there are multiple Zerg and Terran player beyond 2800, ratings in TvP being lower than in TvZ is just a logical consequence. To say anything about balance one should offset the rating differential, I guess. | ||
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