Probably spends the rest of the year coming up with his weird build orders that he uses.

At least now that he's done this we can stop acting like his win at Blizzcon was some kind of fluke and that Jaedong truly deserved it.

wrier

Canada291 Posts

March 17 2014 07:53 GMT

#62

i love how sOs canon rushed Jaedong to get inside his head at Blizzcon, and then proxy gated herO to get inside his head.

sOs is a little bit psychopathic, he like to get right inside the players head and tilt them before the series really starts. I love it.

VArsovskiSC

Macedonia563 Posts

March 17 2014 07:53 GMT

#63

Man I feel sad for herO

I also feel like an oracle.. some sort..

In the post before the tourney started I wrote:

1 - I hope that Naniwa doesn't embarass himself..

and

2 - sOs got this..

So those were head picks, not heart ones.. OK, the first one was a heart-pick, but still - feel a bit of a guilt inside ATM..

Can't help but feel awesome cause of the Carriers game though

Sanobot

Germany35 Posts

March 17 2014 08:09 GMT

#64

If they had nerfed blink in the last patch, we would have seen a much different IEM outcome. its quite sad to see someone win so much just because the meta game is at a strange point because of the patch mid season.

And really, a bo7 final with 3 out of 5 games cheese.. great to watch

nimdil

Poland3774 Posts

March 17 2014 08:12 GMT

#65

On March 17 2014 17:09 Sanobot wrote:
If they had nerfed blink in the last patch, we would have seen a much different IEM outcome. its quite sad to see someone win so much just because the meta game is at a strange point because of the patch mid season.

And really, a bo7 final with 3 out of 5 games cheese.. great to watch

Good cheese is pure entertainment. Liked this series a lot.

ejozl

Denmark3553 Posts

March 17 2014 08:17 GMT

#66

Lackluster Finals, especially when you consider the caliber of games we've had throughout the tournament.
However sOs played that out brilliantly, I'm fairly certain herO's 4 gate Blink and Proxy Gate, were builds he did not want to use.

Furikawari

France2522 Posts

March 17 2014 08:26 GMT

#67

One of the worst final, the worst I watched so far. Still happy that sOs made it, and pretty happy he cheesed herO twice in a row. Too bad "blinks timings" cant counter two gates proxies :D

GlavanizeR

United States6 Posts

March 17 2014 08:52 GMT

#68

I've been following the SC2 scene closely lately and haven't seen a player like sOs. He can play macro games, he can cheese, he has good micro, he is creative and fun to watch, he looks calm, shy and modest as well. If he was terran or zerg, I would have liked him no matter that. The image that he creates is amazing, the image of a professional athlete and champion. Props to that. He is what makes the game fun to play and watch. At least makes it appealing to me, showing its diversity at every moment he can. His performance throughout the global finals and IEM were all I need. Good Job !

sharkie

Austria18759 Posts

March 17 2014 09:06 GMT

#69

this tournament was awesome for showing what herO is capable of imo

liberate71

Australia10252 Posts

March 17 2014 09:09 GMT

#70

$O$ made me a fan this tournament.

Sad that Taeja/Life didnt take it - but man $O$ is a killer.

sharkie

Austria18759 Posts

March 17 2014 09:20 GMT

#71

Because so many tried to say 2nd place will be crushed and the commentators tried to make it important that 2nd place gets nothing.

Maybe add this picture to the OP?
[image loading]

Szgk

Poland112 Posts

March 17 2014 09:38 GMT

#72

Had to travel a couple hours to get to Katowice. Got to see three amazing series and the grand finals. Loved it and I'll probably return next year. Also, got to eat at the best burger place I've been to :D

ukiya2004

199 Posts

March 17 2014 09:58 GMT

#73

CONGRATS TO SOS. YOU GAINED A NEW FAN TODAY. okay maybe more like 1000 new fans....

boxerfred

Germany8360 Posts

March 17 2014 09:59 GMT

#74

On March 17 2014 10:23 NovaMB wrote:
IEM wanted to crown a champion, and they did.

They crowned the player that wanted to win the most, the one that gave the least amount of fucks. sOs came to Katowice to win, and he sure did.

GG sOs.

in terms of fucks given, sOs is getting up to idra level. in terms of "lemme fuckin win", he's probably on mvp level. and above all, he's protoss, which means he plays the race where you really can tailor builds just the way you want to. protoss moved so much from "which allin is gonna hit me" to the "harass, allin, macro, i can do everything"-thing

Chylvain

France43 Posts

March 17 2014 10:13 GMT

#75

Now in GSL, only Rain / soO can "try" to stop him ?

Phredxor

New Zealand15076 Posts

March 17 2014 10:18 GMT

#76

On March 17 2014 18:20 sharkie wrote:
Because so many tried to say 2nd place will be crushed and the commentators tried to make it important that 2nd place gets nothing.

Maybe add this picture to the OP?
[image loading]

Nice photo. :D

I hope herO doesn't get down over the loss, though if anyone is in a position to not be too upset over it, it would be herO, as he's been winning a bit lately.

bo1b

Australia12814 Posts

March 17 2014 11:05 GMT

#77

My favorite part about this thread are the people mis reading neoghalleon(probably spelt it wrong, sorry)'s comment about sos being hated less then puma.

Nirel

Israel1526 Posts

March 17 2014 11:06 GMT

#78

Is sOs the second coming of MVP? only time will tell but his looking real hot in these tournaments.

TRaFFiC

Canada1448 Posts

March 17 2014 11:11 GMT

#79

I spit my drink out when Artosis said "SOS means SOOO SICK." That pretty much sums up this tournament. He does things which shouldn't work and makes himself look brilliant while doing it. He's so entertaining to watch.

egrimm

Poland1201 Posts

March 17 2014 11:13 GMT

#80

That was my first eSport event I've attended to and man it did deliver :D
Awesome games, professional production and great crowd. Really happy to be there and see it all live!
Big thanks to whole crew and all the people that made it possible, it was a blast! :D
Congrats to sOs, my beloved Pro

I knew it from the start! :D

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