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[IEM] Katowice 2023 - RO8, RO4, Grand Finals - Page 83

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Balance whining will be moderated aggressively

-Wax
umelbumel
Profile Joined January 2011
2026 Posts
February 12 2023 20:18 GMT
#1641
The feals. Starcraft is awesome!
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6330 Posts
February 12 2023 20:18 GMT
#1642
"Last year was really difficult, I even thought Starcraft is over for me, but I thought, just practice, maybe one day you'll be the world champion."
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16118 Posts
February 12 2023 20:18 GMT
#1643
Fuck man. Couldn't have asked for a better guy to embody the dream run than this kid. 6% chance to win, fuck you Aligulac! Give this kid some fucking respect!
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3692 Posts
February 12 2023 20:18 GMT
#1644
Im crying! Best tournament ever
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24238 Posts
February 12 2023 20:18 GMT
#1645
the legendary run, the emotions, the storyline. Just incredible. What a tournament.
Oreo7
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1647 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-02-12 20:19:00
February 12 2023 20:18 GMT
#1646
epic. anyone have a translation on that? great tourney and finals wow!

starcraft is immortal!!
Stork HerO and Protoss everywhere - redfive on bnet
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3458 Posts
February 12 2023 20:18 GMT
#1647
On February 13 2023 05:17 Monochromatic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2023 05:15 tigera6 wrote:
On February 13 2023 05:13 swarminfestor wrote:
That was the worst TvT games I have seen from Maru. Obviously he did not practice much in TvT.

Btw Oliveira delivered good game overall. GG.

Its actually could be the map pool, like how Terran is mainly about positioning, so you need to understand the map to know where to put the seige, close the path, ect...It seems to me that Maru just didnt grab the whole thing, his army movement was just not accurate enough in that last game.


I thought he was worse than just not understanding the map pool. He just played sloppy and missed many of the free moves we typically see him do. Like missing the base in the last game or not diving on sieged tanks with medivacs.

That last game he did his best, I believe, you play enough TvT you will get out-positioned. But yeah, the other 3 game losses were just bad.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16036 Posts
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1648
On February 13 2023 05:16 Acrofales wrote:
Maru had the easiest bracket in years and he still doesn't have a world championship. Not the goat.

And Serral left a won game. Not the goat
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10103 Posts
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1649
well... i cant be sad after that. gg!
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4960 Posts
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1650
ium still shell socked abotu howq maru played that
Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap
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[Phantom]
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
Mexico2170 Posts
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1651
One thing that's very important to note is:

He beat everyone by playing better, and he faced the best players in the world.

It's was not an easy path, it was not through luck, not through circcumstance, not through a lucky bracket.

He was the best player. The most deserving one. He did it. There is no "but" or "if". A worthy champion
WriterTeamLiquid Staff writer since 2014 @Mortal_Phantom
chipmonklord17
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11944 Posts
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1652
On February 13 2023 05:18 digmouse wrote:
"Last year was really difficult, I even thought Starcraft is over for me, but I thought, just practice, maybe one day you'll be the world champion."


Thank you
Batisterio-PiB
Profile Joined August 2007
Brazil219 Posts
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1653
Well, oliveira beat the best zerg, protoss and terran! Well deserved title
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 Posts
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1654
i can't wait for ESL to post those pictures
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain884 Posts
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1655
If this is the final SC2 world champion, I am ok with it.
My life for Aiur. You got a piece of me, baby. IIIIIIiiiiiii.
Creager
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany1923 Posts
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1656
On February 13 2023 05:17 Fango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2023 05:14 Vindicare605 wrote:
Like it literally doesn't make any sense. Maru does 3 gigantic build order gambles in a row that TIME just punished him for, then in the final game he takes back everything he ever taught me about how important Air Superiority is, and just gets fucking wrecked for it in EVERY engagement losing all of his mobility because he cant protect his medivacs.

That wasn't the TvT he played 2 days ago. I don't know what that was. Look at the games he played against Byun and Bunny and turn the names off, it is NOT the same player we just saw play that series, except it was because nothing about today makes any sense.

Congrats TIME/Oliveira. Greatest Championship run in the history of SC2.

Maru lost IEM Katowice matches multiple times in the last by doing weirs gamble builds. 2020 ro4 vs Reynor probably the worst case.


But seriously, the Viking engagements were handled SO damn poorly by Maru, he was literally just watching them to die at least twice in the last game when he could've spent some Raven energy to hopefully turn the tides.
... einmal mit Profis spielen!
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16118 Posts
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1657
On February 13 2023 05:17 Fango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2023 05:14 Vindicare605 wrote:
Like it literally doesn't make any sense. Maru does 3 gigantic build order gambles in a row that TIME just punished him for, then in the final game he takes back everything he ever taught me about how important Air Superiority is, and just gets fucking wrecked for it in EVERY engagement losing all of his mobility because he cant protect his medivacs.

That wasn't the TvT he played 2 days ago. I don't know what that was. Look at the games he played against Byun and Bunny and turn the names off, it is NOT the same player we just saw play that series, except it was because nothing about today makes any sense.

Congrats TIME/Oliveira. Greatest Championship run in the history of SC2.

Maru lost IEM Katowice matches multiple times in the last by doing weirs gamble builds. 2020 ro4 vs Reynor probably the worst case.


Didn't make sense then, doesn't make sense now. Worst part of being a Maru fan is watching him beat himself like this. So many big series he's thrown away like this.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
MyLovelyLurker
Profile Joined April 2007
France756 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-02-12 20:25:54
February 12 2023 20:19 GMT
#1658
I've been watching and playing Brood War since 1998. I'm in tears now. No words.
"I just say, it doesn't matter win or lose, I just love Starcraft 2, I love this game, I love this stage, just play like in practice" - TIME/Oliveira
Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2103 Posts
February 12 2023 20:20 GMT
#1659
Truly the best of all outcomes. Somewhere out there, the biggest most loyal Time fan ever called this tournament result, but certainly no one else did.

What a legendary playoff run. What a total legend.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16036 Posts
February 12 2023 20:20 GMT
#1660
On February 13 2023 05:18 tigera6 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 13 2023 05:17 Monochromatic wrote:
On February 13 2023 05:15 tigera6 wrote:
On February 13 2023 05:13 swarminfestor wrote:
That was the worst TvT games I have seen from Maru. Obviously he did not practice much in TvT.

Btw Oliveira delivered good game overall. GG.

Its actually could be the map pool, like how Terran is mainly about positioning, so you need to understand the map to know where to put the seige, close the path, ect...It seems to me that Maru just didnt grab the whole thing, his army movement was just not accurate enough in that last game.


I thought he was worse than just not understanding the map pool. He just played sloppy and missed many of the free moves we typically see him do. Like missing the base in the last game or not diving on sieged tanks with medivacs.

That last game he did his best, I believe, you play enough TvT you will get out-positioned. But yeah, the other 3 game losses were just bad.

But he used to be the absolute master of the positioning game
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