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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?36996 Posts
 MaruPrime
Source: This Is Game
Your first time advancing to a finals stage. How do you feel?
I was anticipating a difficult match. I feel so good that my prepared strategies got executed well. I would never have expected to have defeated INnoVation by a score of 4-0 since he's such a phenomenal player. Even if I did somehow win, I was expecting at least a score of 4-3.
You grabbed both a first time finals chance and the youngest royal roader opportunity.
This will be my first time experiencing a finals stage ever since I became a pro gamer. I am so glad. I am even more glad that I get a chance to grab the youngest royal roader achievement. I will prepare extensively and win that title.
You chose to play on maps that you had never used before through this tournament.
I got to decide what maps to use at the scene so I was planning on going for all-in strategies if I won the first game. My plans ended up working out well. I didn't really have a specific set of strategies for each map but I decided to choose maps that were comfortable to play on.
When did you know that you had secured your victory?
I had a feeling that I was going to win the minute the score became 3-0.
It seems like INnoVation's momentum has diminished since the hellbat nerf.
I think he's been on a decline ever since the hellbat nerf took place.
Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs).
Supervisor Gerrard kept coming up to you after every single game.
He advised me not to let my guard down even if I won.
The last time Prime had someone in a championship finals was three years ago when Polt was still on the team.
I will do my absolute best and try to do what I can do.
Why do you think your momentum is so good right now?
I have been able to practice in a better environment ever since the move to the new team house. My practices are now more systematic than before.
Anything else you would like to say?
I want to thank my parents for cheering me on until the end, and thank FXOsC hyung and my teammates for helping me with practice.
 SK Telecom T1 Rain
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Source: This Is Game
You've advanced to the OSL finals for a second time in a row.
I was expecting a difficult match to ensue because I got really nervous and my momentum was not as good as last year's. In my opinion, I think I was able to win because I was able to re-gain my composure after the re-game occurred.
A lot of people said that Bomber was going to win because his momentum was just so good.
The maps were just not good. I even thought that I probably wouldn't be able to make it through. But oddly for some reason, even though all my games today were improvised, I somehow established even better results than usual.
Around when did you feel like you had brought the atmosphere of the match into your favor?
After I won game two. I was able to win this game even though I took a pretty big hit from his early game strategy. I figured that I had brought the pace of the match into my favor with my game two victory.
You won WCS Asia last year and grabbed 3rd place in the World Championship, but you've been very stale since then.
I think I just didn't have any fear during then because I was a rookie. I was feeling down because of the Proleague experience a little while ago, but I think my match went well because I realized that I had nothing to lose because the Proleague playoffs was over.
You started off the series with a loss in game one.
Usually, if I take a complete loss, it affects me pretty greatly. But this time the loss was just so pathetic that I just told myself that I just didn't get lucky.
You won game four because you found out about his secret expansion on Star Station.
That was an expected result. I knew it was a little meaningless since I found his expansion a little too late, but I had a feeling that he was going to go for a secret expansion.
You will be facing Maru in the finals.
It's not like I'm good friends with him or anything but he is a young player and it felt like he was going to achieve some great stuff. I have a feeling it's not going to be an easy fight. I think every situation is just not in my favor. I'm going to see this as a kind of homework that I have to overcome.
How do you think the finals will go?
I am going to have to prepare extensively because the maps are just so disadvantageous. I was able to win all this time by playing the way that I wanted to play but I am going to have to make complete and thorough preparations for the finals. I am going to have to choose carefully about what I want to do.
Anything else you would like to say?
I want to sincerely thank FanTaSy hyung, hudadak hyung, Mercury hyung, and KT Flash for helping me with practice. I want to thank my fans in the online community, and the fans who come to the actual scene to see my matches for cheering me on. Our team's atmosphere has not been so great lately so I hope that my teammates, the supervisor, and the coach will all remain strong now that I've made it to the finals. We have a 2 week break coming up but it looks like my Terran teammates will have to continue to keep helping me with practice now that I've made it to the finals (laughs). I want to apologize to them in advance as well as thank them in advance. I will treat them to a delicious meal regardless of whether I win or not (laughs).
Methods to locating SC2 interviews!
- Go to the TL.net search bar and type in [Interview] and then search. You will find the most recent interviews at the top
- Go to the SC2 Interviews/Translation Archive
- Go to the liquipedia page for that player and look at the section titled "Interviews" http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/PartinG#Interviews
- Go to the liquipedia page for that specific tournament and find this icon:
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/wfoGKzI.png) If you click on that icon, it will take you to the interview for that group's match winners
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You just have to love this kid 
thx seeker!
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Canada16217 Posts
Thanks Seeker! It's very cool to see Maru make his first finals.
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Thanks Seeker !
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Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs).
Famous last words...
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bam. the prince called out rain.
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On July 31 2013 06:39 Seeker wrote:and thank FXOsC hyung and my teammates for helping me with practice.
sC is back !!!
btw, ty seeker :D
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On July 31 2013 06:45 ffadicted wrote:Show nested quote +Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs). Famous last words...
That's what people said when Maru said he wanted to face Innovation. We all know how that turned out.
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didnt even know he would be youngest royal roader if he won, now i hope he wins the whole thing even though i wanted rain to win before.
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On July 31 2013 06:51 babylon wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 06:45 ffadicted wrote:Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs). Famous last words... That's what people said when Maru said he wanted to face Innovation. We all know how that turned out.
Rain's gonna have to beat Bomber before he even has a chance to face Maru, but if he makes it past Bomber I'll expect at least a 4-1 Rain victory
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Been waiting for this all day! Thanks!
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On July 31 2013 07:11 SAFenix wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 06:51 babylon wrote:On July 31 2013 06:45 ffadicted wrote:Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs). Famous last words... That's what people said when Maru said he wanted to face Innovation. We all know how that turned out. Rain's gonna have to beat Bomber before he even has a chance to face Maru, but if he makes it past Bomber I'll expect at least a 4-1 Rain victory
When will people learn...
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finally, the maru we were hoping for since day1
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Holy shit, Maru is in an OSL finals.
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Artosis really needs to stop predicting who will win. It makes it almost pointless to watch at this point. Gogo Maru!
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Thank you Seeker! Maru, I hope you are a worthy opponent for Bomber. Thy TvT will have the ultimate test.
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Interviews are so much better formatted now.
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On July 31 2013 06:45 ffadicted wrote:Show nested quote +Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs). Famous last words...
That is the exact same line people said when Maru wanted to play against Innovation...
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Royal roader... Just because this is only the second sc2 OSL, basically maru is as far away as a royal roader as possible in sc2 having played in the first GSL..
Also wasn't polt winning just 2 years ago?
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On July 31 2013 09:52 Markwerf wrote:
Royal roader... Just because this is only the second sc2 OSL, basically maru is as far away as a royal roader as possible in sc2 having played in the first GSL..
Also wasn't polt winning just 2 years ago?
Royal road is for OSL. Even in BW, players can play in PL/MSL for years and then qualifier their for OSL for the first time, and they are considered royal roaders.
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Thanks for the translation. Really happy for maru, I except great things from this kid.
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On July 31 2013 09:48 Assirra wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 06:45 ffadicted wrote:Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs). Famous last words... That is the exact same line people said when Maru wanted to play against Innovation...
That s simple.
Soulkey is hard
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On July 31 2013 09:48 Assirra wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 06:45 ffadicted wrote:Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs). Famous last words... That is the exact same line people said when Maru wanted to play against Innovation...
Maru is a cat so he has 9 lives
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It seems like INnoVation's momentum has diminished since the hellbat nerf.
I actually think he was on a decline even before the hellbat nerf took place.
Shots fired.
About the Bomber or Rain. Rain is a more stylistic player, easier to prepare for, specially since it is TvP.
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On July 31 2013 10:49 Godwrath wrote:Show nested quote +It seems like INnoVation's momentum has diminished since the hellbat nerf.
I actually think he was on a decline even before the hellbat nerf took place.
Shots fired. About the Bomber or Rain. Rain is a more stylistic player, easier to prepare for, specially since it is TvP.
lol ? how is easy to prepare for a player that makes almost no mistakes and is the most solid MACRO protoss in the world ?
like you have no ideea how good rain is . he is THE protoss . no allins no cheese
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really he wants to play rain?!
hmmm perhaps he thinks all-ins work better vs rain..?
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Rain is really great at defending aggression and surviving into the late game where he has superior macro and control. I don't think Maru will be able to all-in him successfully especially now that Rain knows what to expect.
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Maru (and all Prime Terran) actually doesn't cheese TvP that much.
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Maru is probably most likely of the 3 to 11-11 in TvP though. ByuN most likely to scv pull of course
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Rain is better than Bomber overall with significance p ≈ 0.464.
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On July 31 2013 11:06 xsnac wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 10:49 Godwrath wrote:It seems like INnoVation's momentum has diminished since the hellbat nerf.
I actually think he was on a decline even before the hellbat nerf took place.
Shots fired. About the Bomber or Rain. Rain is a more stylistic player, easier to prepare for, specially since it is TvP. lol ? how is easy to prepare for a player that makes almost no mistakes and is the most solid MACRO protoss in the world ? like you have no ideea how good rain is . he is THE protoss . no allins no cheese
Innovation was a solid macro Terran, no allins and no cheese, look where that got him..
Anyways SC WOOT shoutouts and good for maru, and thanks seeker.
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On July 31 2013 11:06 xsnac wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 10:49 Godwrath wrote:It seems like INnoVation's momentum has diminished since the hellbat nerf.
I actually think he was on a decline even before the hellbat nerf took place.
Shots fired. About the Bomber or Rain. Rain is a more stylistic player, easier to prepare for, specially since it is TvP. lol ? how is easy to prepare for a player that makes almost no mistakes and is the most solid MACRO protoss in the world ? like you have no ideea how good rain is . he is THE protoss . no allins no cheese
Easier =/= Easy.
And yes it is easier to prepare for expected safe strats.
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It'd be funny if Bomber gets through,
then you'd have either the youngest royal roader, or the oldest royal roader...
although it'd be hard to work out who the underdog is then - the sage old player giving it another hurrah, or the vulnerable youth giving it his all against the world of gods and robots.
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illsick
United States1770 Posts
I still can't believe he beat inno
maru is so good now, I remember way back when he beat tgun in code A qualifiers
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On July 31 2013 06:51 babylon wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 06:45 ffadicted wrote:Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs). Famous last words... That's what people said when Maru said he wanted to face Innovation. We all know how that turned out.
Cant cheese the Protoss
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Going to be kinda funny if two eSF players get to finals of the OSL whilst GSL has had Kespa finalists  Reversal!
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화염기갑병 하향 이후 이신형의 기세가 하락세인 듯 하다.
그 이전보다는 약해지신 것 같다.
Maru is not saying Innovation was already on decline even before hellbat nerf, He simply stated that he is weaker than before
(which refers to pre-hellbat nerf time)
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?36996 Posts
On July 31 2013 15:29 mongmong wrote:
화염기갑병 하향 이후 이신형의 기세가 하락세인 듯 하다.
그 이전보다는 약해지신 것 같다.
Maru is not saying Innovation was already on decline even before hellbat nerf, He simply stated that he is weaker than before
(which refers to pre-hellbat nerf time)
What's the difference?
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On July 31 2013 15:30 Seeker wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 15:29 mongmong wrote:
화염기갑병 하향 이후 이신형의 기세가 하락세인 듯 하다.
그 이전보다는 약해지신 것 같다.
Maru is not saying Innovation was already on decline even before hellbat nerf, He simply stated that he is weaker than before
(which refers to pre-hellbat nerf time) What's the difference?
how does "그 이전보다는 약해지신 것 같다" translate to " I actually think he was on a decline even before the hellbat nerf took
place." ???? what Maru was saying was that innovation got weaker after the hellbat nerf, and you translated it as "he was
on decline EVEN before the hellbat nerf took place" which is very different 0_0
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On July 31 2013 11:22 elmerpogs wrote:
Rain is better than Bomber overall with significance p ≈ 0.464.
That p is so high it's actually meaningless. These guys are really even overall in Aligulac, pretty crazy. Aligulac also claims Maru's TvT is way better than his TvP, so Maru must really be confident or have some knowledge we don't here.
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Yeah, if Rain beats Bomber convincingly, I would put him as favorite in the finals.
On July 31 2013 11:22 elmerpogs wrote:
Rain is better than Bomber overall with significance p ≈ 0.464.
What about overall gameflow though?
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On July 31 2013 15:30 Seeker wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 15:29 mongmong wrote:
화염기갑병 하향 이후 이신형의 기세가 하락세인 듯 하다.
그 이전보다는 약해지신 것 같다.
Maru is not saying Innovation was already on decline even before hellbat nerf, He simply stated that he is weaker than before
(which refers to pre-hellbat nerf time) What's the difference?
Thats big difference lol
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Thanks Seeker. Wouldn't mind Maru winning it all really, no matter who he faces in the finals. Best of luck to him.
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It'll be fun to see maru goes up against rain. Rain is a super defensive player that can hold cheese very well, and he also macros like a beast. In addition to that, he's able to vary his play quite well like from the games vs supernova.
Bomber vs Maru I feel like Bomber's win already lol, his TvT experience is just way too much.
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On July 31 2013 06:49 Apoteosis wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 06:39 Seeker wrote:and thank FXOsC hyung and my teammates for helping me with practice. sC is back !!! btw, ty seeker :D
sC was back for some month now :D
He even did an all kill just after coming back.
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Can't wait to see Rain's interview. It was very interesting when he said he actually expected mech play and prepared to counter it.
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?36996 Posts
Rain's interview is now up!
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Rain practices with Flash? stop ruining the rivalry!
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On August 02 2013 06:26 Dodgin wrote:
Rain practices with Flash? stop ruining the rivalry!
It'd be nice if Flash now switched to help Maru practice instead.
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Kt flash helped rain practice?????? Poor bomber never stood a chance.
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Thank you Seeker!
Also Rain practicing with Flash! <3
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Practiced with Flash.
GG Maru 
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Canada16217 Posts
Thanks for the Rain Interview!
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On August 02 2013 06:39 Holdenintherye wrote:Practiced with Flash. GG Maru
my thoughts exactly
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Northern Ireland24542 Posts
Having Flash as a practice partner seems to be a pretty good omen! Soulkey and Rain prospering for facing God in preparation for their opponents.
Who'd have thunk we'd be talking about Flash as a practice partner bonjwa, instead of Puma being Flash's favoured practice partner a year ago?
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Rain knows how to treat his practice partners!
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On August 02 2013 06:26 Dodgin wrote:
Rain practices with Flash? stop ruining the rivalry!
Flash and Rain are clanmates. Not surprised Rain would practice with him.
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Everybody who practices with Flash wins.
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On August 02 2013 09:21 GolemMadness wrote:
Everybody who practices with Flash wins.
KT looking to buy cloning technology
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Ahahaha, practicing with players like sC vs practicing with the likes of fantasy and flash?
Yah, maru's so dead.
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Thanks for the translation.
It would be awesome if Maru will win. But also I want Rain to defend his OSL throne.
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Hm. Training with Flash. I wonder if that translates to Flash now having better TvP as well.
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Yeah, let's derail this thread.
This thread is now about Flash.
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On August 02 2013 10:28 shin_toss wrote:
Thanks for the translation.
It would be awesome if Maru will win. But also I want Rain to defend his OSL throne.
Either way it'll be historical:
Royal Roader who might break FlaSh's record (if the interview is correct), or a second OSL for a Brotoss player, probably the first one on SKT's history too.
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On August 02 2013 10:30 Abominous wrote:
Yeah, let's derail this thread.
This thread is now about Flash.
Hey come on, it's not like we can talk about the actual games. Might as well inflate the LR size to provide more HYYYYYYYYYYYYPE.
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On August 02 2013 10:30 IntoTheheart wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 10:28 shin_toss wrote:
Thanks for the translation.
It would be awesome if Maru will win. But also I want Rain to defend his OSL throne. Either way it'll be historical: Royal Roader who might break FlaSh's record (if the interview is correct), or a second OSL for a Brotoss player, probably the first one on SKT's history too.
It's not Flash's record. They said on stream that Flash would still be the youngest player but Maru would be the youngest royal roader because Flash's 1st OSL wasn't a royal road
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Royal_Road#OSL_Royal_Roaders
Flash was 15 when he won. Maru turned 16 on July 28th
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On August 02 2013 10:32 Shellshock1122 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 10:30 IntoTheheart wrote:On August 02 2013 10:28 shin_toss wrote:
Thanks for the translation.
It would be awesome if Maru will win. But also I want Rain to defend his OSL throne. Either way it'll be historical: Royal Roader who might break FlaSh's record (if the interview is correct), or a second OSL for a Brotoss player, probably the first one on SKT's history too. It's not Flash's record. They said on stream that Flash would still be the youngest player but Maru would be the youngest royal roader because Flash's 1st OSL wasn't a royal road http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Royal_Road#OSL_Royal_Roaders
Ah my mistake.
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Training with Flash = +20% PvT winrate. Good job Rain, now go practice with Soulkey to improve PvZ ;D
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On August 02 2013 10:33 IntoTheheart wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 10:32 Shellshock1122 wrote:On August 02 2013 10:30 IntoTheheart wrote:On August 02 2013 10:28 shin_toss wrote:
Thanks for the translation.
It would be awesome if Maru will win. But also I want Rain to defend his OSL throne. Either way it'll be historical: Royal Roader who might break FlaSh's record (if the interview is correct), or a second OSL for a Brotoss player, probably the first one on SKT's history too. It's not Flash's record. They said on stream that Flash would still be the youngest player but Maru would be the youngest royal roader because Flash's 1st OSL wasn't a royal road http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Royal_Road#OSL_Royal_Roaders Ah my mistake.
wait, so maru isn't setting any records anymore?
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On August 02 2013 10:49 rice_devOurer wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 10:33 IntoTheheart wrote:On August 02 2013 10:32 Shellshock1122 wrote:On August 02 2013 10:30 IntoTheheart wrote:On August 02 2013 10:28 shin_toss wrote:
Thanks for the translation.
It would be awesome if Maru will win. But also I want Rain to defend his OSL throne. Either way it'll be historical: Royal Roader who might break FlaSh's record (if the interview is correct), or a second OSL for a Brotoss player, probably the first one on SKT's history too. It's not Flash's record. They said on stream that Flash would still be the youngest player but Maru would be the youngest royal roader because Flash's 1st OSL wasn't a royal road http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Royal_Road#OSL_Royal_Roaders Ah my mistake. wait, so maru isn't setting any records anymore?
He would be the youngest Royal Roader. Not the youngest starleague winner
If I looked at it right, the youngest royal roader ever was  July at 17 years 7 months and 13 days.
Maru would be 16 years 0 months 13 days
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On August 02 2013 10:49 rice_devOurer wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 10:33 IntoTheheart wrote:On August 02 2013 10:32 Shellshock1122 wrote:On August 02 2013 10:30 IntoTheheart wrote:On August 02 2013 10:28 shin_toss wrote:
Thanks for the translation.
It would be awesome if Maru will win. But also I want Rain to defend his OSL throne. Either way it'll be historical: Royal Roader who might break FlaSh's record (if the interview is correct), or a second OSL for a Brotoss player, probably the first one on SKT's history too. It's not Flash's record. They said on stream that Flash would still be the youngest player but Maru would be the youngest royal roader because Flash's 1st OSL wasn't a royal road http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Royal_Road#OSL_Royal_Roaders Ah my mistake. wait, so maru isn't setting any records anymore?
Yes he is. If Maru wins, he will be the younguest royal roader named Maru, ever.
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On August 02 2013 10:51 Shellshock1122 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 10:49 rice_devOurer wrote:On August 02 2013 10:33 IntoTheheart wrote:On August 02 2013 10:32 Shellshock1122 wrote:On August 02 2013 10:30 IntoTheheart wrote:On August 02 2013 10:28 shin_toss wrote:
Thanks for the translation.
It would be awesome if Maru will win. But also I want Rain to defend his OSL throne. Either way it'll be historical: Royal Roader who might break FlaSh's record (if the interview is correct), or a second OSL for a Brotoss player, probably the first one on SKT's history too. It's not Flash's record. They said on stream that Flash would still be the youngest player but Maru would be the youngest royal roader because Flash's 1st OSL wasn't a royal road http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Royal_Road#OSL_Royal_Roaders Ah my mistake. wait, so maru isn't setting any records anymore? He would be the youngest Royal Roader. Not the youngest starleague winner If I looked at it right, the youngest royal roader ever was July at 17 years 7 months and 13 days. Maru would be 16 years 0 months 13 days
I thought jaedong was the youngest royal roader so far?
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On July 31 2013 15:30 Seeker wrote:Show nested quote +On July 31 2013 15:29 mongmong wrote:
화염기갑병 하향 이후 이신형의 기세가 하락세인 듯 하다.
그 이전보다는 약해지신 것 같다.
Maru is not saying Innovation was already on decline even before hellbat nerf, He simply stated that he is weaker than before
(which refers to pre-hellbat nerf time) What's the difference?
I don't know why Seeker don't fix this
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Flash best practice partner?
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On August 02 2013 11:11 bo1b wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 10:51 Shellshock1122 wrote:On August 02 2013 10:49 rice_devOurer wrote:On August 02 2013 10:33 IntoTheheart wrote:On August 02 2013 10:32 Shellshock1122 wrote:On August 02 2013 10:30 IntoTheheart wrote:On August 02 2013 10:28 shin_toss wrote:
Thanks for the translation.
It would be awesome if Maru will win. But also I want Rain to defend his OSL throne. Either way it'll be historical: Royal Roader who might break FlaSh's record (if the interview is correct), or a second OSL for a Brotoss player, probably the first one on SKT's history too. It's not Flash's record. They said on stream that Flash would still be the youngest player but Maru would be the youngest royal roader because Flash's 1st OSL wasn't a royal road http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Royal_Road#OSL_Royal_Roaders Ah my mistake. wait, so maru isn't setting any records anymore? He would be the youngest Royal Roader. Not the youngest starleague winner If I looked at it right, the youngest royal roader ever was July at 17 years 7 months and 13 days. Maru would be 16 years 0 months 13 days I thought jaedong was the youngest royal roader so far?
According to Liquipedia
July was born on December 18, 1986. The 2004 Gillette OSL ended on July 31, 2004. A difference of 17 years 7 months and 13 days
Jaedong was born on January 9, 1990. The EVER 2007 OSL ended on December 22, 2007. A difference of 17 years 11 months and 13 days.
So Jaedong was slightly older
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All these impressive names as Rain's practice partners against Bomber...makes me wonder who Maru can use to practice against Rain...
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On August 02 2013 09:21 GolemMadness wrote:
Everybody who practices with Flash wins.
Tell that to the rest of the KT squad in individual leagues. :-P
Everybody who practices with Flash FROM TIME TO TIME wins. Otherwise, they forget how to win.
On August 02 2013 12:11 jubil wrote:
All these impressive names as Rain's practice partners against Bomber...makes me wonder who Maru can use to practice against Rain...
Outside of Parting (who won't help I'm sure), he can maybe get help from Squirtle? Or even Creator, although at this point Rain's style is becoming more diverse, possibly too diverse for Creator to imitate. He can be a good macro game practice partner though.
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On August 02 2013 12:20 Caladbolg wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 09:21 GolemMadness wrote:
Everybody who practices with Flash wins. Tell that to the rest of the KT squad in individual leagues. :-P Everybody who practices with Flash FROM TIME TO TIME wins. Otherwise, they forget how to win. Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 12:11 jubil wrote:
All these impressive names as Rain's practice partners against Bomber...makes me wonder who Maru can use to practice against Rain... Outside of Parting (who won't help I'm sure), he can maybe get help from Squirtle? Or even Creator, although at this point Rain's style is becoming more diverse, possibly too diverse for Creator to imitate. He can be a good macro game practice partner though.
Creator is like a inferior version of Rain so he would be a good choice(take that Opterown ).
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Don't forget that Rain also practiced with Mercury. Sometimes players who haven't shown their skills live are still good, or at least able to come up with good strategies. There might be some practice bonjwas helping Maru out.
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opterown
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On August 02 2013 12:44 Maghetti wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 12:20 Caladbolg wrote:On August 02 2013 09:21 GolemMadness wrote:
Everybody who practices with Flash wins. Tell that to the rest of the KT squad in individual leagues. :-P Everybody who practices with Flash FROM TIME TO TIME wins. Otherwise, they forget how to win. On August 02 2013 12:11 jubil wrote:
All these impressive names as Rain's practice partners against Bomber...makes me wonder who Maru can use to practice against Rain... Outside of Parting (who won't help I'm sure), he can maybe get help from Squirtle? Or even Creator, although at this point Rain's style is becoming more diverse, possibly too diverse for Creator to imitate. He can be a good macro game practice partner though. Creator is like a inferior version of Rain so he would be a good choice(take that Opterown ).
rain is playing better than creator but considering rain's style was copied from creator in the first place, it just means he's transitioned better. they played a close 2-1 pvp series lately in wcg and creator still leads their h2h.
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On August 02 2013 12:47 opterown wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 12:44 Maghetti wrote:On August 02 2013 12:20 Caladbolg wrote:On August 02 2013 09:21 GolemMadness wrote:
Everybody who practices with Flash wins. Tell that to the rest of the KT squad in individual leagues. :-P Everybody who practices with Flash FROM TIME TO TIME wins. Otherwise, they forget how to win. On August 02 2013 12:11 jubil wrote:
All these impressive names as Rain's practice partners against Bomber...makes me wonder who Maru can use to practice against Rain... Outside of Parting (who won't help I'm sure), he can maybe get help from Squirtle? Or even Creator, although at this point Rain's style is becoming more diverse, possibly too diverse for Creator to imitate. He can be a good macro game practice partner though. Creator is like a inferior version of Rain so he would be a good choice(take that Opterown ). rain is playing better than creator but considering rain's style was copied from creator in the first place, it just means he's transitioned better. they played a close 2-1 pvp series lately in wcg and creator still leads their h2h.
I wouldn't say Rain copied Creator's style. They both play "standard" and safe but they're different brands of standard if that makes sense.
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On August 02 2013 10:16 Shellshock1122 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 09:21 GolemMadness wrote:
Everybody who practices with Flash wins. KT looking to buy cloning technology
They just need an assembly line to make more terminator gods.
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On August 02 2013 12:49 monk wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 12:47 opterown wrote:On August 02 2013 12:44 Maghetti wrote:On August 02 2013 12:20 Caladbolg wrote:On August 02 2013 09:21 GolemMadness wrote:
Everybody who practices with Flash wins. Tell that to the rest of the KT squad in individual leagues. :-P Everybody who practices with Flash FROM TIME TO TIME wins. Otherwise, they forget how to win. On August 02 2013 12:11 jubil wrote:
All these impressive names as Rain's practice partners against Bomber...makes me wonder who Maru can use to practice against Rain... Outside of Parting (who won't help I'm sure), he can maybe get help from Squirtle? Or even Creator, although at this point Rain's style is becoming more diverse, possibly too diverse for Creator to imitate. He can be a good macro game practice partner though. Creator is like a inferior version of Rain so he would be a good choice(take that Opterown ). rain is playing better than creator but considering rain's style was copied from creator in the first place, it just means he's transitioned better. they played a close 2-1 pvp series lately in wcg and creator still leads their h2h. I wouldn't say Rain copied Creator's style. They both play "standard" and safe but they're different brands of standard if that makes sense.
To me Creator has always been about being as greedy as possible while Rain is about staying as safe as possible. Rain doesn't often cut corners to get an advantage because he is confident he's going to win if they are even. Creator sometimes cuts corners to take that advantage. Sometimes he pays for it.
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opterown
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i wouldn't call creator any more greedy than the average toss
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On August 02 2013 12:57 opterown wrote:
i wouldn't call creator any more greedy than the average toss
Modern toss is influenced greatly by Creator, yeah
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Practice with Flash... if he adds INnoVation as well that spells terror for maru
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I think it's interesting how maru said rain would be an easier opponent than Bomber
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opterown
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On August 02 2013 14:34 c0sm0naut wrote:
I think it's interesting how maru said rain would be an easier opponent than Bomber
he also said bogus would be easier than soulkey too
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Hah, I like how OGN removed Savior's photo from the wall.
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On August 02 2013 14:35 opterown wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2013 14:34 c0sm0naut wrote:
I think it's interesting how maru said rain would be an easier opponent than Bomber he also said bogus would be easier than soulkey too
And he's obviously right. There are very few Terrans in the world right now that can touch Soulkey's ZvT. Check what he did to Alive at the last season finals. That's what he does any non-elite TvZer. Soulkey got a super rough deal this OSL, he would've been a heavy favourite over any Ro16 player not named Bogus.
I don't want to start a 'who would have beaten who' discussion. I personally think Maru would've gotten smashed vs Soulkey, but this sort of tournament theorycrafting never leads to anything good. I think it's beyond a doubt though that Maru got the better semis pairing for him. His branch of T relies heavily on coming up with builds that can hit aggressive timings. That sort of thing works much better against a player like Bogus than in a TvZ against the best defensive Zerg on the planet.
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Flash as a practice partner? Rain is gonna win EZPZ
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Northern Ireland24542 Posts
I'm not so sure how Soulkey would fare against Rain, would have been a potentially interesting match for sure
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On July 31 2013 06:39 Seeker wrote:
A lot of people said that Bomber was going to win because his momentum was just so good.
The maps were just not good. I even thought that I probably wouldn't be able to make it through. But oddly for some reason, even though all my games today were improvised, I somehow established even better results than usual.
Bomber's law at work. Haha.
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Wonder if Maru will switch his name to OptimusPrime if he wins :D
Either way, hoping for an epic finals, both players have good storyline going!
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Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs).
I think he's in for a rude awakening. I certainly hope he get rids of this smug attitude XD
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On August 03 2013 08:23 faderedguy wrote:Show nested quote +Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs). I think he's in for a rude awakening. I certainly hope he get rids of this smug attitude XD
Came here I see if someone has asked about the winner interview for the grand final. Found this gold instead
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On August 12 2013 14:07 mcmartini wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2013 08:23 faderedguy wrote:Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs). I think he's in for a rude awakening. I certainly hope he get rids of this smug attitude XD Came here I see if someone has asked about the winner interview for the grand final. Found this gold instead
I'll get to it tomorrow. I have a final exam so I've been busy.
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On August 12 2013 14:07 mcmartini wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2013 08:23 faderedguy wrote:Who would you like to face in the finals?
I hope Rain makes it through. TvP is just a little more comfortable. I can't help but feel that my chances of winning the championship will get higher if Rain advances (laughs). I think he's in for a rude awakening. I certainly hope he get rids of this smug attitude XD Came here I see if someone has asked about the winner interview for the grand final. Found this gold instead
LOLOLOL. Found this really funny.
Congrats to Maru, pretty sad that Rain couldn't pull through but hey, at least a 16 year old is happy out there am I right?
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