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GSL Finals Retrospective Part 2: #7 - #1 - Page 6

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Cartman_
Profile Joined July 2012
119 Posts
January 02 2014 20:32 GMT
#101
Mvp <3, He's is the King ! I remembered I didn't thought Mvp would go so far (probably because of his problems) but you got to respect this guy ... Incredible Miracle happens !

Thanks Fionn for bringing to us those memories. And cheers to every players who made those crazy games.
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teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
January 02 2014 21:04 GMT
#102
mh, mvp vs squirtle is just squirtle failing horribly under pressure for 3 games, then he wins 3 games and utterly fails in the last game again, apart from the story the games werent good (you could argue bc game was pretty hilarious)
i guess they just didnt want to put mma vs drg #1 cuz it was way too obvious :>
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RyLai
Profile Joined May 2011
United States477 Posts
January 02 2014 21:11 GMT
#103
Leenock vs Jjakji is the best (and longest) string of consecutive (and nonconsecutive) games in GSL finals history! Without a doubt! And what does Blizzard do right after those amazing games? DROP THE NERF HAMMER ON THE HELLION EXPAND BY BUFFING QUEENS! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Then what did we have? Zergs grossly dominating the scene (how many straight ZvZ finals in WoL did we end up with?) because Infestor Broodlord was WAY too easy to get to.

But since HotS came out, things became more entertaining. Now you have this mindgame of "is Terran X going to go CC first? And if so, will it be high ground or low ground?! And if low ground, will Zerg Y go for an early pool?!?!"

Then you have the Terrans that open Reaper expands often enough that Zerg opens Hatch first. And the Terran does his cute micro with the Reaper against 4 lings. Then you see ForGG's Reaper destroy people who don't get 6 lings apparently. lol But in all seriousness, I miss the days where super early expands are legitimately crazy and easily punishable. But the current meta is too bad either. At this point, you can't nerf Queens back because it'll greatly hinder the Zerg's ability to defend early Reapers and their early third.
Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5356 Posts
January 02 2014 21:25 GMT
#104
On January 03 2014 05:05 CakeSauc3 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 03 2014 02:30 Whatson wrote:
MMA vs DRG is obviously the real #1

EDIT: And the only game MVP won in his GSL finals set was the one where he decided to go for a 1-base strat. He couldn't beat MMA straight up and he knew it.


Please, Mvp had another $50,000 final the next day, he had to focus on two at once. I wish they wouldn't have organized it that way, would have made a much better series if there was at least a week or two between the GSL finals and the Blizzcon finals. MMA got off easy

Nahh, MMA had just beaten MVP at another online tournament (twice in 2 bo5s btw). MMA would've just crushed face anyways.
¯\_(シ)_/¯
Vansetsu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1454 Posts
January 02 2014 22:31 GMT
#105
I feel like this list is pretty spot on
Only by overcoming many obstacles does a river become - デイヴィ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ド
xenoZhang
Profile Joined July 2012
China142 Posts
January 02 2014 22:32 GMT
#106
for MMA vs.Mvp

i really think it was the best TVT ever played at that moment,
not even the player or the crowd, but the pure quality of games

the whole game was far more back and forth and intense than the 4:1 score
toss is op is op is op ( ̄へ ̄) || Slayers MMA / BOXER / NESTEA / PARTING / DRG / F91 / COMM
[F_]aths
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany3947 Posts
January 02 2014 22:41 GMT
#107
I still consider MMA vs DRG the greatest GSL finals yet. The storyline of both players, the Blizzard Cup tournament story, the finals, the almost-comeback from an 0-3. And that final game.
You don't choose to play zerg. The zerg choose you.
Popkiller
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3415 Posts
January 02 2014 22:45 GMT
#108
about Mvp v Squirtle: "Game seven was the best game we've seen in StarCraft 2."

It was a great moment, but everything great about it was peripheral to the game itself. A "great game" should be great on it's own, even if you watch it as a replay. How would G7 of Mvp/Squirtle look as a replay?
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
January 02 2014 23:06 GMT
#109
On January 03 2014 07:41 [F_]aths wrote:
I still consider MMA vs DRG the greatest GSL finals yet. The storyline of both players, the Blizzard Cup tournament story, the finals, the almost-comeback from an 0-3. And that final game.


Damn straight. MMA and DRG already had a rivalry going prior to the Blizzcup Finals, and that finals just cemented that rivalry.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
Kreggar
Profile Joined September 2011
United States83 Posts
January 02 2014 23:29 GMT
#110
I put everything else on hold to immediately read this top 7, and it was totally justified. Great read! definitely gettin dem chills.

I think I need to go watch MMA vs DRG now.
StarCraft is the hardest, most beautiful game in the world.
MrSandman
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia188 Posts
January 02 2014 23:36 GMT
#111
First real barcraft was the Squirtle vs MVP finals. So good, completely lost my voice.
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Kazeyonoma
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2912 Posts
January 02 2014 23:54 GMT
#112
great read, brings back a lot of good memories.
I now have autographs of both BoxeR and NaDa. I can die happy. Lim Yo Hwan and Lee Yun Yeol FIGHTING forever!
agsub
Profile Joined May 2012
Singapore368 Posts
January 03 2014 02:00 GMT
#113
Thank you fionn! Awesome write up!
SAFenix
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada439 Posts
January 03 2014 03:03 GMT
#114
It's a shame both MMA and DRG are nothing now compared to their primes
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Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
January 03 2014 03:35 GMT
#115
On January 03 2014 12:03 SAFenix wrote:
It's a shame both MMA and DRG are nothing now compared to their primes


I'd say MMA is top 16 worldwide now.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
January 03 2014 03:38 GMT
#116
On January 03 2014 12:35 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 03 2014 12:03 SAFenix wrote:
It's a shame both MMA and DRG are nothing now compared to their primes


I'd say MMA is top 16 worldwide now.


Didn't he get knocked out of northcon by a foreigner that isn't scarlett or naniwa?
bo1b
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Australia12814 Posts
January 03 2014 04:09 GMT
#117
On January 03 2014 12:03 SAFenix wrote:
It's a shame both MMA and DRG are nothing now compared to their primes

I'd say drg vs t is unbeatable atm
ReignSupreme.
Profile Blog Joined September 2012
Australia4123 Posts
January 03 2014 05:36 GMT
#118
Game 7 was amazing, glad it got the highlight it deserves.
Game 5 though, man I thought that game was just stupidly over-the-top and embarrassing.
lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
January 03 2014 05:39 GMT
#119
On January 03 2014 14:36 ReignSupreme. wrote:
Game 5 though, man I thought that game was just stupidly over-the-top and embarrassing.


And yet it was still better than 70% of GSL Finals games =/
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holmesgenius
Profile Joined February 2013
Vietnam65 Posts
January 03 2014 06:54 GMT
#120
game 7. Squirtle did a "Incredible Miracle"
so epic
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