You know, I was never really into foreign BW but I remember catching the TSL final and smiling as I watched JF pull that miracle comeback. I didn't really watch TSL2 but TSL3 was a thing of beauty. Watched the whole way through and was without a doubt the best SC2 tourney to date.

TSL4, I haven't been as excited about to be honest. The intro, while good, has no chance of matching up to the TSL3 intro. The players aren't as interesting (imo) and only Koreans are left, but this article has me hyped up. Definitely going to catch the finals.

Btw, DTs on Top oh yea.

Kal_rA

United States2925 Posts

September 08 2012 00:14 GMT

#24

Holy mother of god. Gonna have fun reading this

tyty <3

SigmaoctanusIV

United States3313 Posts

September 08 2012 00:23 GMT

#25

Awesome right up but makes me sad that I really don't care for TSL4 I watched the first couple rounds but I just didn't feel the hype or care to much about the other games. Reading about TSL2 makes me want to go play some more BW

Mortal

2943 Posts

September 08 2012 00:29 GMT

#26

GET

HYPE

AnachronisticAnarchy

United States2957 Posts

September 08 2012 00:39 GMT

#27

MORE HYPED!

SoleSteeler

Canada5427 Posts

September 08 2012 01:24 GMT

#28

This video was so hyping for me in TSL3:

Sumahi

Guam5609 Posts

September 08 2012 01:25 GMT

#29

I like this post. It adds a more regal sort of hype to it. That story is so important in terms of giving a tournament presence.

It was a great history lesson!

Luisa_2

Germany200 Posts

September 08 2012 01:27 GMT

#30

wow man great write up, thanks a lot

Doubting

Canada981 Posts

September 08 2012 01:30 GMT

#31

On September 08 2012 08:01 DonGrisu wrote:
TSL3 >> TSL4 ...

I have enjoyed TSL4 much more. All my favourite players got taken out by bad foreigners at TSL3

Skwid1g

United States953 Posts

September 08 2012 01:59 GMT

#32

Idra vs. Nony was quite possibly the silliest series of all time, I didn't really watch any TSL 1 and only got to watch a bit of TSL 3/4, but the production and work put into each one is consistently good, hope they continue living up to that in the future.

ps. force Jinro to cast some of tsl 5. Please.

Porcelina

United Kingdom3249 Posts

September 08 2012 02:20 GMT

#33

What a fantastically awesome write-up.

Many <3's to you, friend.

Jaaaaasper

United States10225 Posts

September 08 2012 02:23 GMT

#34

Awesome nostalgia bomb, thansk for doing this. The memories, the cc cancel, the meritoss come back, the smiley face, chill get out, and so many more, make tsl the best foreign starcraft series, no doubt.

torm3ntin

Brazil2534 Posts

September 08 2012 02:30 GMT

#35

so wow. it`s glad to be here since TSL2. so happy moments with BW and now SC2.

BisuDagger

Bisutopia19239 Posts

September 08 2012 02:41 GMT

#36

This was awesome. I'm still bitter about Draco and Mondragon results

ELA

Denmark4608 Posts

September 08 2012 02:45 GMT

#37

Awesome writeup FiWiFaKi! Excellent timing on it as well, maybe alot of new guys don't understand why people are getting excited over this "...Online tournament, yirk - Can't wait to see the finals tomorrow!

Beastly sports day tomorrow by the way, with the King stage of Vuelta E'spania in the afternoon, and then TSL in the evening... Going out on a saturday? Who needs it!

A fun fact is, that TSL is the 2nd longest running Starcraft tournament in the world - OSL is obviously still going, but as far as I can tell, TSL is #2.

chaosTheory_14cc

Canada1270 Posts

September 08 2012 03:01 GMT

#38

I have fond memories of TSL2. good times

HawaiianPig

Canada5155 Posts

September 08 2012 03:18 GMT

#39

This history is why I feel that despite the lack of million dollar stages and prize pools, the TSL is still a premiere tournament. It's a wide open qualifier to anyone in the hopes of finding the best of the best... and it's the foreign scene's longest enduring tournament. It may not have a massive crowd and a costly venue, but it has the heart and soul of TL in it.

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

September 08 2012 03:21 GMT

#40

On September 08 2012 08:28 mongmong wrote:
When Life was on Zenex, he used to mass ladder.

The top 3 GM accounts were in fact his. Ive always seen

this guy on stream, and always wondered why he didnt show

up in broadcasted matches (which he did, but fell to players like JYP) . Now with Startale, he has better and

more practice partners.

actually, i don't think life ever held top 3 all at once?
creator did, though ;D

great post!!