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Proleague R3 Playoffs - CJ defeat KT, advance to finals

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Proleague R3 Playoffs - CJ defeat KT, advance to finals

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May 18th, 2014 22:10 GMT
SKPlanet PRoleague

Round 3 Playoffs



CJ defeat KT
Semifinal results

Brackets and standings on Liquipedia

Videos on Youtube

CJ Defeat KT 4-3
Advance To Finals

By: Waxangel

For the series in a row, CJ Entus scored a thrilling 4-3 victory to advance further in the Proleague Round 3 playoffs. (Z)EffOrt and (T)Bbyong came together and provided two wins a piece for their team, enough to vanquish KT Rolster and book CJ Entus versus SK Telecom T1 in the Round 3 finals.

Things looked grim for CJ Entus when ace player (P)herO fell to KT's Flash on the very first map. However, team captain EffOrt came through with even more heroics after his Friday night ace match win against Jin Air, defeating both Flash and TY to give CJ a fighting chance. Bbyong, who had been conspicuously benched in the match against Jin Air, then continued to finish off the rest of the KT Roster to clinch the 4-3 victory over CJ Entus.

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KT Rolster

(T)Flash <King Sejong Station> (P)herO
(T)Flash <Maze> (P)Hush
(T)Flash <Merry Go Round> (Z)EffOrt
(T)TY <Habitation Station> (Z)EffOrt
(P)Stats <Outboxer> (Z)EffOrt
(P)Stats <Frost> (T)Bbyong
(P)Zest <King Sejong Station> (T)Bbyong
4

CJ Entus


The series started off with a highly anticipated duel between (T)Flash and (P)herO. Contrary to the hype, the match seemed to be headed toward a highly anticlimactic ending as herO's two-base colossus timing dealt a significant blow to Flash' economy. However, herO's attempt to move into Flash's main to finish the game for good turned out be severely ill-advised, costing him his entire army and putting Flash right back in the game. Given an opportunity to end the game with an SCV-pull timing, Flash made no mistake and forced the GG from herO.

Not surprisingly, (P)Hush was sent out to halt Flash on Maze, having been deployed less than 24 hours earlier against Jin Air as a PvT sniper on the same map. Unfortunately for CJ Entus, Hush was unable to repeat his winning performance against Cure from the Jin Air series, with Flash having little trouble holding off Hush's oracle harassment before using another SCV-pull timing to crush the CJ Protoss.

Down 0-2 and Flash still sitting in the booth, CJ Entus left it to team captain (Z)EffOrt to reclaim a foothold in the series. For the second consecutive day, EffOrt was up to the task of rescuing his team, holding off Flash's early hellion-banshee harass with ease before finishing him off with a swarm of zerglings and banelings. With Flash down, KT Rolster decided to send (T)TY out to face EffOrt next, but it proved to be a questionable decision. Although TY managed to come closer to defeating EffOrt than Flash, he still ended up being the third straight victim in EffOrt's series of clinical ZvT demonstrations.

With the score tied 2-2, KT began to bring out the members of their Protoss line. (P)Stats came out first and put KT back up 3-2, showing that a revived EffOrt still might have to work on his ZvP. An extended game on Outboxer saw both players amass the late game armies of their choice, but EffOrt's corruptors and swarm hosts simply melted before Stats' archons, colossi, and void rays.

The weight of being the final ace then fell upon (T)Bbyong's shoulders. Having quietly emerged in Rounds 2 and 3 as one of Proleague's best Terrans, Bbyong stepped up his game to yet another level to match the occasion. He dispensed with Stats in style, using a slightly unorthodox SCV-pull timing that included ravens and ghosts to crush his opponent's phoenix-colossus combination.

Reigning Code S champion (P)Zest was sent out to save the day for KT Rolster, but even he could not stand in Bbyong's way. An early drop attack with hellions and marines dealt a crippling blow to Zest's economy, leaving him scrambling to catch up. Bbyong knew exactly how to finish off his hobbled his opponent, and he executed a powerful SCV-pull timing that Zest had no chance of stopping. Collecting the final GG from Zest, Bbyong clinched CJ's 4-3 victory and earned his team its first round finals appearance of the season.

The Proleague Round 3 finals will be played on Tuesday, May 20 9:30am GMT (GMT+00:00).

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Writers: Waxangel
Images: SpoTV.
Editors: Waxangel.
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SpunXtain20
Profile Joined January 2014
Australia554 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-05-19 08:08:25
May 18 2014 22:19 GMT
#2
Nooo

Poll: Condolences for KT?

*cuddles Flash* (39)
 
49%

*feeds Zest people blood* (23)
 
29%

*gives TY a bottle of malk* (11)
 
14%

*hugs Stats* (6)
 
8%

79 total votes

Your vote: Condolences for KT?

(Vote): *cuddles Flash*
(Vote): *feeds Zest people blood*
(Vote): *hugs Stats*
(Vote): *gives TY a bottle of malk*

*Hugs all* | I came here to drink milk and kick asses, and I've just finished my milk.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
May 18 2014 22:21 GMT
#3
EffOrt for playoffs MVP
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Jaaaaasper
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States10225 Posts
May 18 2014 22:25 GMT
#4
lets go best kt! SKT best KT!
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Mahanaim
Profile Joined December 2012
Korea (South)1002 Posts
May 18 2014 22:30 GMT
#5
CJ.
CJ!
CJ!!!
Celebrating Starcraft since... a long time ago.
sparklyresidue
Profile Joined August 2011
United States5523 Posts
May 18 2014 22:34 GMT
#6
Can they stop the steamroller that is Soulkey? Parting? Rain? Classic? I'm going with SKT on this one, but damn it would feel to be a CJ Gangsta.
Like Tinkerbelle, I leave behind a sparkly residue.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
May 18 2014 22:37 GMT
#7
On May 19 2014 07:34 sparklyresidue wrote:
Can they stop the steamroller that is Soulkey? Parting? Rain? Classic? I'm going with SKT on this one, but damn it would feel to be a CJ Gangsta.

no good terrans for EffOrt to slay. SKT has it easy
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stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
May 18 2014 22:40 GMT
#8
CJ has no good answer for soo.
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Taronar
Profile Joined December 2011
Netherlands177 Posts
May 18 2014 22:46 GMT
#9
CJ did SoO well so far. Just a pity that SKT will just walk them over in this finals.

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Gorlin
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2753 Posts
May 18 2014 22:50 GMT
#10
Go CJ!
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18407 Posts
May 18 2014 22:52 GMT
#11
On May 19 2014 07:40 stuchiu wrote:
CJ has no good answer for soo.


Yeah, soO is indeed the worst player to face for CJ...
Maybe SKT will send out full protoss lineup + soulkey though! :D
Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
May 18 2014 22:59 GMT
#12
We almost had it, damn it. And poor TY, he was sent as yet another sacrifice lamb to Effort
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
May 18 2014 23:21 GMT
#13
With only one superstar on CJ's roster, and him going a paltry 1-2 so far, this has turned into the mother of all cinderella stories. All that remains is to defeat the wicked stepmother, I mean Apollo Creed, I mean SKT. Which is absolutely, without a doubt, impossible...... right?

Speaking of Effort being the captain of his team, is there any information out there on what being a team captain in SC is like? I was looking over the rosters and, frankly, fascinated by some of the choices of captains. Stork for Galaxy, Swagger for MVP, Fantasy for SKT?! Terminator for Jin Air. MKP, MVP, and I'm guessing Stork and Fantasy all have to do with seniority/respect, whereas Zest was chosen at least in part for his accomplishments, but Swagger and Terminator, what in the heck?! But there's a total dearth of information on the topic, there isn't even a 'team captain' article on Liquipedia just to get a list of them. I'm hoping someone has come across a good interview on the topic and will point me in its direction...

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LockeTazeline
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
2390 Posts
May 18 2014 23:25 GMT
#14
CJ's come a long way since the R1 debacle
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33388 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-05-18 23:36:21
May 18 2014 23:35 GMT
#15
I think there's two ways to look at the CJ situation

1) herO is playing poorly, and they can't go far without herO playing well.

2) Despite herO playing somewhat poorly, they've still managed to pull out these wins so far. If herO starts playing like you expect him to, AND the rest of the roster keeps playing above expectations like this, then CJ have a really good chance.

Honestly I'm leaning toward an SKT victory. EffOrt has played a huge part in CJ's run with his ZvT, but it's dubious as to if SKT will even play a Terran at all. Unless someone comes out of nowhere as an incredible vsZ player, CJ is going to be hard pressed to win. With herO being CJ's #1 Zerg killer atm, soooo much hinges on him here.
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Facultyadjutant
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Sweden1876 Posts
May 18 2014 23:43 GMT
#16
Coach park
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Kihshra
Profile Joined July 2012
178 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-05-19 00:04:32
May 19 2014 00:03 GMT
#17
On May 19 2014 07:40 stuchiu wrote:
CJ has no good answer for soo.

What if SKT's coach doesn't field SoO ? And herO on a good day could do the job, maybe Gumiho with some bonjwa skills back from his old good days.
Neemi
Profile Joined August 2012
Netherlands656 Posts
May 19 2014 00:08 GMT
#18
On May 19 2014 08:21 pure.Wasted wrote:
With only one superstar on CJ's roster, and him going a paltry 1-2 so far, this has turned into the mother of all cinderella stories. All that remains is to defeat the wicked stepmother, I mean Apollo Creed, I mean SKT. Which is absolutely, without a doubt, impossible...... right?

Speaking of Effort being the captain of his team, is there any information out there on what being a team captain in SC is like? I was looking over the rosters and, frankly, fascinated by some of the choices of captains. Stork for Galaxy, Swagger for MVP, Fantasy for SKT?! Terminator for Jin Air. MKP, MVP, and I'm guessing Stork and Fantasy all have to do with seniority/respect, whereas Zest was chosen at least in part for his accomplishments, but Swagger and Terminator, what in the heck?! But there's a total dearth of information on the topic, there isn't even a 'team captain' article on Liquipedia just to get a list of them. I'm hoping someone has come across a good interview on the topic and will point me in its direction...



herO is 2-2 now, but you're right about it being a Cinderella story
Cute
ClairvoyanceSC2
Profile Joined February 2012
United States758 Posts
May 19 2014 00:09 GMT
#19
NEVER LOST FAITH IN THE BBYONGJWA.

I LIKE ALWAYS HAD HIM IN MY FPL SINCE THE EG-TL DAYS. LETS GO BBYONG ~~~~
worosei
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia198 Posts
May 19 2014 00:13 GMT
#20
lol at Effort beating Flash again when it counts...

and man, Coach Park...

The mind games must be intense for CJ and SKT now, as I cant help feel that Coach Park should know his former team players really really well...
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