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GSL Finals Retrospective Part 2: #7 - #1 - Page 3

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Yonnua
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United Kingdom2331 Posts
January 02 2014 08:07 GMT
#41
Meh. I largely disagree with most of the ordering. Excellent write-ups though.
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jubil
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2602 Posts
January 02 2014 08:16 GMT
#42
No major objections, though I kinda think if Squirtle/Mvp is so high because of its game 7, MKP/Nestea's should be higher as well due to its also climatic game 7.

Kind of interesting, actually. 2 raxing in game 7 of the GSL finals: no risk, no reward. The gambit and the response says just as much about the personality and playstyle of Mvp and MKP as it does Nestea and Squirtle.

Oh, and to all the people saying how upset they were when Squirtle botched game 7, I felt similarly when Mvp botched game 7 against Life.
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althaz
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia1001 Posts
January 02 2014 08:17 GMT
#43
On January 02 2014 16:30 stuchiu wrote:
My favorite series is still Jjakji vs Leenock, but that g7 between Mvp vs Squirtle was just something else. No one has failed an all-in to only force it to work with an ambush in a g7 of the biggest GSL Finals of the year. Mvp is the embodiment of victory.

This, I thought there were a few games in that series that qualified as "very good" and one epic map-split in game 5...but that game 7 is for me, the most memorable game in Starcraft 2 history.

Not only did MVP win with a failed proxy barracks rush, he won despite Squirtle making the brilliant move of killing a bunch of his SCVs with a scouting probe, denying MVP of what little income he had. Plus it wasn't long, but every single second of the match was filled with intense micro and incredible pressure. The greatest series of all time, no doubt.
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Bumalate
Profile Joined January 2012
United States33 Posts
January 02 2014 08:18 GMT
#44
Nerd chills...
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ch33psh33p
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
7650 Posts
January 02 2014 08:20 GMT
#45
Greatest player of All time in SC2.

Well said.
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T.O.P
Profile Joined December 2012
469 Posts
January 02 2014 08:31 GMT
#46
On January 02 2014 15:21 vorxaw wrote:
jjakji leenock final, i will forever remember that CC behind mineral line stealing monies


haha me too!
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Ctesias
Profile Joined December 2012
4595 Posts
January 02 2014 08:37 GMT
#47
Excellent writeup. While the games of Jjakji vs Leenock certainly were the best overall, I agree that Mvp vs Squirtle made the best finals. I still remember how I, like everyone else, doubted Mvp against every player he faced in the tournament, thinking 'well, he can't possibly beat the next guy!'.

Starcraft has never been as exciting as game 7 between Mvp and Squirtle, and I am so happy Mvp won it all. Fantastic to see.
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tshi
Profile Joined September 2012
United States2495 Posts
January 02 2014 09:29 GMT
#48
On January 02 2014 17:20 ch33psh33p wrote:
Greatest player of All time in SC2.

Well said.

I still cant' get over how appropriate his name is too, haha. If you were just to tell someone "Oh yeah, the best sc2 player is MVP" the other person would be like "Well yeah, but what was his nickname???"
scrub - inexperienced player with relatively little skill and excessive arrogance
Nekovivie
Profile Joined October 2011
United Kingdom2599 Posts
January 02 2014 09:29 GMT
#49
Blizz Cup 2011 final and the infamous Archon Toilet game are my two favourite games of SC2 <3
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hooahah
Profile Joined October 2011
3752 Posts
January 02 2014 09:34 GMT
#50
On January 02 2014 15:27 Wingblade wrote:
I still cry everyonce in a while thinking about that game 7 why Squirtle why


we all do
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
January 02 2014 09:36 GMT
#51
On January 02 2014 18:34 hooahah wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 02 2014 15:27 Wingblade wrote:
I still cry everyonce in a while thinking about that game 7 why Squirtle why


we all do


Tears of joy
Orcasgt24
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada3238 Posts
January 02 2014 09:39 GMT
#52
One day I hope 2 random players meet up in a GSL finals and play 7 of the 9 match-ups. I think that would be the best
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padfoota
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Taiwan1571 Posts
January 02 2014 09:46 GMT
#53
Even after quitting starcraft for so long I will still not forget some of those finals.

Stop procrastinating
Khai
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia553 Posts
January 02 2014 10:02 GMT
#54
Gotta absolutely agree with number 1, it is the best series ever and I doubt anything will ever top that. Mvp giving us so many great ones I'm quite sad he's not in the GSL anymore =( G5L trophy...
Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-02 10:04:51
January 02 2014 10:03 GMT
#55
The memories...

Game 7 Mvp - Squirtle, made of pure dream materials...

Oh and that Jjakji - Leenock finals... I remember that great article by Fionn? "His name is Jjakji, and he is ready to make you remember his name".

Such a good call !

(I don't know/remember if Fionn's friend actually bought him dinner for a month though!)
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Darksoldierr
Profile Joined May 2010
Hungary2013 Posts
January 02 2014 10:24 GMT
#56
MVP! What a final match
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Destructicon
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
4713 Posts
January 02 2014 10:28 GMT
#57
Fantastic writeup.
However, my all time favorite is without a doubt MMA vs DRG because of game 7. The back and forth of that game, the final, climatic battle, the excitement in Artosis and Tasteless' voice, the music, it all meshed together in a storyline that was so beautiful its almost hard to believe it wasn't scripted.

Every now and again I watch the final moments and every now and then I shed a couple of tears because of how beautiful it all was.
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Emperor_Earth
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States824 Posts
January 02 2014 10:30 GMT
#58
The only ranking I would swap in this list is #1 & #2.

Squirtle's mental mistakes when he needed to be most clutch really devalues the most important game of the series for me.

Obviously MVP's storyline was incredible and nearly single-handedly overcomes Squirtle's fail.

Conversely, MMA and DRG made their mental mistakes earlier. Game 7 in that series was both players going all out, making no obvious blunders, (I disagree with DRG's strategic choices but given how active the entire game was, it's understandable), and featured two titans reaching their primes.
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monsta
Profile Joined November 2012
172 Posts
January 02 2014 11:01 GMT
#59
Life vs MVP was my personal best final ! thank u for this amazing article!
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
January 02 2014 11:02 GMT
#60
On January 02 2014 19:30 Emperor_Earth wrote:
The only ranking I would swap in this list is #1 & #2.

Squirtle's mental mistakes when he needed to be most clutch really devalues the most important game of the series for me.

Obviously MVP's storyline was incredible and nearly single-handedly overcomes Squirtle's fail.

Conversely, MMA and DRG made their mental mistakes earlier. Game 7 in that series was both players going all out, making no obvious blunders, (I disagree with DRG's strategic choices but given how active the entire game was, it's understandable), and featured two titans reaching their primes.


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