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Overpowered
Profile Joined January 2011
Czech Republic764 Posts
June 09 2011 19:05 GMT
#61
Alicia! He is awesome! Good article, gj
Just another gold Protoss...
FrodaN
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
754 Posts
June 09 2011 19:05 GMT
#62
Any combination of MMA/MKP/TOP would be a sick finals!
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
June 09 2011 19:08 GMT
#63
GSL Tres: Rain makes it to the finals by heavily cheesing some of the favorites and has to meet MC, who at the time, could not be touched by anyone. Rain got a singular victory, but the rest of the final wasn't close. MC crushed him.

I actually dont think Rain gets nearly enough credit for this final... Game 1 was close, game 2 was REALLY, REALLY, REALLY close with the strangest come from behind win ever (that is, until Inca beat Rain last month lol).
Game 3 and 4 kinda meh, but first two games were good, and game 4 DID have some tension with MC losing all his probes.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
12D3
Profile Joined February 2010
United States39 Posts
June 09 2011 19:08 GMT
#64
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FarbrorAbavna
Profile Joined July 2009
Sweden4856 Posts
June 09 2011 19:08 GMT
#65
great writeup! Didnt know Polt was on such a tear, sort of had stopped caring about his results ever since he got beat by jinro(no offense to jinro, it just happened at that time). But seeing him being 35-12 I'm now genuinely excited for his games against Alicia, and as you said OP it might possibly be the best of all in that round.

Again, great writeup. Made me look forward all the more to the upcoming rounds.
Do you really want chat rooms?
Lord_J
Profile Joined April 2011
Kenya1085 Posts
June 09 2011 19:08 GMT
#66
Great post. Sometimes it seems like the environment around here is so negative; Esports writing needs more of this kind of passion and enthusiasm.
No relation to Monsieur J.
MotherOfRunes
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2862 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 19:10:48
June 09 2011 19:10 GMT
#67
ok if nobody will root for him, i do !
GOGO THE BEST! i wanna see manner mules after some good smelly cheese!

no seriously...MMA, Alicia fighting!
"Your Razor sucks!" -Kuroky's Dad
Rokevo
Profile Joined September 2009
Finland1033 Posts
June 09 2011 19:11 GMT
#68
Awesome write up!

I was a little depressed when Nestea got eliminated, kinda lost all interest for the ro8. But reading this got me hyped for it again, so thanks for that

Gonna cheer for Alicia, he's by far my favorite korean protoss player
StutteR
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1903 Posts
June 09 2011 19:11 GMT
#69
great write up. i was really betting on nada making another round of 8. would like to see marineking beat one of the slayers guys for his first championship. Some really nice storylines here.
`~` | effOrt Movie sKyHigh forever & SEn
thirnaz
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden876 Posts
June 09 2011 19:12 GMT
#70
I want marineking to win but I think MMA or Ryung will : (
SlayerS_MMA and TL #1
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
June 09 2011 19:13 GMT
#71
On June 10 2011 04:08 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Show nested quote +
GSL Tres: Rain makes it to the finals by heavily cheesing some of the favorites and has to meet MC, who at the time, could not be touched by anyone. Rain got a singular victory, but the rest of the final wasn't close. MC crushed him.

I actually dont think Rain gets nearly enough credit for this final... Game 1 was close, game 2 was REALLY, REALLY, REALLY close with the strangest come from behind win ever (that is, until Inca beat Rain last month lol).
Game 3 and 4 kinda meh, but first two games were good, and game 4 DID have some tension with MC losing all his probes.


Thanks Jinro. I should rewatch the series. I haven't seen it in a few months, but I never feeling worried that Rain was going to win. Maybe it was because I didn't buy into Rain, but I'm going to go rewatch the games and see how close it was.

Also I'm really glad this article is getting people to want to watch the Super Tournament. I got into Starcraft through the players a few years ago and not the game. Players personalities like FBH, Savior, Reach and all the storylines that went on really got me interested. Then I got more into the game after that. I think every tournament and match-up has a story, but you just have to look for it.

Writerhttps://twitter.com/FionnOnFire
Fubi
Profile Joined March 2011
2228 Posts
June 09 2011 19:14 GMT
#72
I think it is still very far up in the air for who's gonna win. There are a few major deciding factors.

1) MMA's inconsistent plays. I'm sure all of you agree that at times, MMA plays like he really deserves to stay in Code A. This is usually when he doesn't feel the pressure and what not. But then at other times, he literally goes into god mode. MMA will come out ahead against MKP if he goes into his god mode imo, but he won't even get past Ryung if he doesn't.

2) Alicia vs Polt. Alicia is the best PvT out there, BUT Polt is undefeated against Protoss afaik, being the one to consistently take out MC. Being only a Bo3, this could really go either way, and I'm really excited to see this match. If Alicia goes thru, there is going to be another factor after that...

3) Tops vs Line. If Line goes thru, I think Alicia will have a difficult time beating him seeing how bad his PvZ is. But Top managed to take down Nestea, so logically he should be able to take down Line. If this is the case, I'm pretty sure Alicia would decimate Tops, then go on and take out MKP or MMA in the finals. But Tops vs Line is a Bo3, so anything can happen.

So this is going to come down to how tonight's games pan out. Really excited!
BadgerBadger8264
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands409 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 19:16:05
June 09 2011 19:15 GMT
#73
TheBest vs Line in the finals; and it'll be the most epic macro-intensive finals we've ever seen with TheBest winning 4-3 after an 8 hour long set of games all cast by Wolf
Utopi
Profile Joined July 2010
Denmark176 Posts
June 09 2011 19:16 GMT
#74
Thank you for a great read.
Foxer fighting!
no.
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10366 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 19:19:18
June 09 2011 19:17 GMT
#75
GSL Tres: Rain makes it to the finals by heavily cheesing some of the favorites and has to meet MC, who at the time, could not be touched by anyone. Rain got a singular victory, but the rest of the final wasn't close. MC crushed him.

I actually dont think Rain gets nearly enough credit for this final... Game 1 was close, game 2 was REALLY, REALLY, REALLY close with the strangest come from behind win ever (that is, until Inca beat Rain last month lol).
Game 3 and 4 kinda meh, but first two games were good, and game 4 DID have some tension with MC losing all his probes.


I REALLY agree with this. People always say Rain can't play a macro game, but he can! Set 2 on Lost Temple vs MC was VERY EPIC. I remember how many people were saying wow, that was one of the most epic matches I ever saw. But it seems all the hate has made them forget it.

That game on Lost Temple showed a lot of promise for SC2; there was a shit ton of harass and action everywhere with smart use of the map's "imba" terrain. It was long, and very fun to watch. Not to mention MC making a miracle hold against Rain's push at the beginning.


Rofl, no wonder, the Min vs TheBest match I saw was from April >.> (where Min + Show Spoiler +
won a close match
)

Damn it TheBest! lol, would have been even more epic if Min made it through (and because there would actually be another non-terran player)

Omg can't believe Nestea lost T_T

Anyways, good writeup, and I agree, I always looked at Polt as a very meh player back then but now he is really owning.

Overall I like the Top 8, SLAYERS FIGHTING!
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 19:19:22
June 09 2011 19:17 GMT
#76
Awesome write up, now that im at the end

Just one thing:
Oh, and he also goes to university at one of the best colleges in the world at Seoul National University. If a guy, who has to split his time between going to school and Starcraft, can be this good, how would he look if he spent all his time at the game? Being one of the smartest players in the tournament, what kind of builds we show us for the next round?

He graduated, thats what his whole schpiel was before our rematch; that now he has graduated and can focus full time on gaming so he wont lose :p

Looking forward to Polt vs Alicia quite a lot, and TOP vs Line as well.... Actually heck, looking forward to it all.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
tuho133
Profile Joined June 2011
120 Posts
June 09 2011 19:19 GMT
#77
Wow, fucking awesome write-up !!
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10366 Posts
June 09 2011 19:20 GMT
#78
Ah thanks for clearing up Jinro, no wonder he's doing so much better now!

BTW for my Economy project my group is making it an analysis of eSports on the global economy, it's ok for us to use a picture of you to represent Sweden right?
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
Xacalite
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany533 Posts
June 09 2011 19:20 GMT
#79
Terran is back....and they still get high tournament rankings by doing allins/cheese. Nothing has changed since rain got owned. I pray to whatever high entity watches starcraft that either alicia or line takes this. Terran is just too much bullshit to root for anyone (maybe MMA).

If either Alicia or Line make it to the Finals, they will win. In a GSL Final where there was a Terran and another race, terran always lost. So all I can do is hope and cheer for those two beacons of light in a dark GSL (kinda like fruitdealer).


I feel fear...for the last time
tehplank
Profile Joined October 2010
977 Posts
June 09 2011 19:21 GMT
#80
On June 10 2011 04:17 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
He graduated, thats what his whole schpiel was before our rematch; that now he has graduated and can focus full time on gaming so he wont lose :p


That explains why Polt's been beasting as of late.
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