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![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/Waxangel/homestorycup/taejahsc9.jpg)
 Liquid`TaeJa took home his third HomeStory Cup title in dominating fashion, defeating  MC 4-0 in the grand finals. With MC unable to faze TaeJa in the early game with harassment or aggression, the Liquid Terran had few issues rolling over MC with large armies of infantry and medivacs in the mid game.
TaeJa's tournament run was by no means a walk in park, as he dropped series to both Snute and Scarlett in the group phases. His quarterfinal match against Jaedong was a difficult test as well, with TaeJa only able to escape with a narrow 3-2 victory over the EG ace. But TaeJa came through when it mattered in the end, defeating Scarlett 3-1 in the semis and going on to sweep MC in the finals.
With the victory, TaeJa picks $10,000 in prize money and 750 WCS points alongside his third HSC title. TaeJa climbs to 9th place in the WCS point rankings with 2250 total points, bringing him even closer to confirming a spot in this year's WCS finals at BlizzCon.
Despite the all-Korean final, HSC9 upheld its reputation as a tournament where the foreigners score upsets against the Koreans. Both Scarlett and Dayshi finished in the top four of the tournament – Scarlett defeating players such as MMA, TaeJa, Patience, and Stork, while Dayshi defeated Armani and Bomber.
HSC9 also attracted attention due to the participation of KeSPA players Armani and Stork, who had qualified through the online Korean qualifiers. Unfortunately for the Samsung Galaxy duo, they were both eliminated in the Ro16 of the tournament.
Of course, HSC9 also included plenty of humor and antics, starting with a bubble bath opener from tournament host Take and ending with tongue-in-cheek 'excited' commentating of the one-sided grand finals (highlights).
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your Country52797 Posts
Team TaeJa, woohoo! Dismantled everyone.
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On June 09 2014 08:33 The_Templar wrote:
Team TaeJa, woohoo! Dismantled everyone.
oh hai thur.
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Congrats Taeja! Maybe it should be renamed the Taeja Invitational 
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I wonder for how long will he keep postponing his retirement. Anyway good job TaeJa!
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man if jaedong had not thrown away games vs taeja that would've been him standing there ; ;
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On June 09 2014 08:40 nkr wrote:
man if jaedong had not thrown away games vs taeja that would've been him standing there ; ;
you should be used to him making mistakes.. it's sort of the norm when it comes to him.
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37044 Posts
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United States97276 Posts
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This makes the game JD threw much more bitter, congratz TaeJa.
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On June 09 2014 08:37 Kelazhur wrote:
I wonder for how long will he keep postponing his retirement. Anyway good job TaeJa!
Don't think hes postponed it. I believe he said he will retire at the years end.
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Congratulations to Taeja! Awesome display of skill. Hopefully I'll see him in DH-Summer along with many other players present here. Too bad Destiny won't be there though
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On June 09 2014 08:40 nkr wrote:
man if jaedong had not thrown away games vs taeja that would've been him standing there ; ;
Yeah darn that sexy jaedong :/
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Yes <3 taeja so happy for you
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Canada8159 Posts
On June 09 2014 08:33 The_Templar wrote:
Team TaeJa, woohoo! Dismantled everyone.
wooo
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I couldn't be happier for TaeJa although I have a feeling that JD should be the one holding the trophy.
The tournament in general was amazing, I loved casting by Destiny esspecially, MaNa was really good too. IEMs and DHs are all amazing but HSC just kinda really feels special, I wish I could take part in it one day, so good. I'm glad we have people as Dennis in this community, the amount of effort he puts into our amusement is over 9000. Thanks man, keep those HSCs coming!
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what the.... 4-0, how that happen??? MC too tired maybe.
congrats taeja.
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Liquidstory Cup continues. That is I think 5 in a row at Take's flat for the boys in blue.
Did we ever get a final number on the subscribers Take gained for this tournament?
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summer is already here. ._.
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Don't assume JD will get the trophy if he had beaten Taeja. JD would have lost to MC
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so its TaeJaStory Cup now?
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your Country52797 Posts
On June 09 2014 10:42 triforks wrote:
so its TaeJaStory Cup now?
Pretty much.
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Winning 3 times in a row is no small feat. Congrats!
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The summer of 2014 begins!
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Great tournament. Congrats to TaeJa.
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Canada16217 Posts
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On June 09 2014 10:35 StarStruck wrote:
summer is already here. ._.
LMGTFY
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Thanks for putting MC in his place taeja! total boppage there today in the finals. well earned victory by Taeja.
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United States23455 Posts
On June 09 2014 10:35 StarStruck wrote:
summer is already here. ._.
Let the guy make a GoT reference in peace D:
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As much heat as some of the casting was getting, I couldn't stop laughing. Great atmosphere and tournament. Of course HSC is going to be on the light side. Sad for JD but grats to Taeja.
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On June 09 2014 10:42 triforks wrote:
so its TaeJaStory Cup now?
LiquidStory Cup sounds better
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On June 09 2014 13:33 WetSocks wrote:LiquidStory Cup sounds better
That's true. Liquid won 5 out of 9 HSCs so far (Huk when he was on TL, Snute, Taeja x3).
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It was nice to see a terran win something finally. The balance patch seems to have made TvZ more bearable, the real finals was Taeja vs. JD as MC kind of fell apart in the final series. The whole early game oracles that sat inside MC's base for 15 minutes I think was the low of the series for MC.
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holy shit 4-0'd mc... congrats taeja :O once again return of the Liquid monster!
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On June 09 2014 08:47 HaRuHi wrote:
This makes the game JD threw much more bitter, congratz TaeJa.
exactly what I thought, JD must be punching himself right now
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And here I was doubting TaeJa's form (though admittedly his games vs JD were a bit suspect...). Congrats on three in a row! I'm trying to think of another major SC2 tournament where that's been done before >.>
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Hmm, am I the only one having problems watching the VODs? I'll get the starting screen, but the video doesn't start rolling.
Congrats to Taeja! 
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Yet another 10k, he is 10k cursed :-)
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On June 09 2014 15:04 TW wrote:
Yet another 10k, he is 10k cursed :-)
I'll have some of that curse too if you please.
Grats to Taeja, he was clearly the best player at this tournament, though JD did kind of fudge a game or two against him in usual order. Great to see to foreigners make it so far as well, one of them a terran no less. All in all I'm happy with the results an how the whole thing turned out.
Still unsure about the bathtub though.
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double headset build beyond OP what DK is waiting for the patch?
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lol has been the first tournament i have watched in a while, i have forgotten how fun HMSC was. especially the parts where Rotterdam did an impersonation of himself and the finals where destiny hyped it up in the last game. congrats to taeja for winning this, few months back he was thinking of retiring right? hope he now looks away from that.
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Foreigners performed well this time, two in the semis.
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The best moment of the serie was when the screen caster is on MC base, MC throw down twilight council for blink + 6 gates. Immediatly after, a reaper appears and see everything.
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Pretty fun tournament overall, with those Broodwar Showmatches or the Korea vs World 4v4s. And also good performance by foreigners with 2 of them in semifinals.
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
Taeja likes $10k as much as sOs likes $100k
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On June 09 2014 16:43 SCguineapig wrote:
lol has been the first tournament i have watched in a while, i have forgotten how fun HMSC was. especially the parts where Rotterdam did an impersonation of himself and the finals where destiny hyped it up in the last game. congrats to taeja for winning this, few months back he was thinking of retiring right? hope he now looks away from that.
Rotterdam wasn't actually there, it was a soundboard :D.
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Just got done with vods of the final. G!G!
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Russian Federation604 Posts
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Poland3751 Posts
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
TaeJa
3xHSC
3xDH
2xROG
1xMLG
Mvp
4xGSL
1xWCG
1xMLG
1xWCSEU
1xBlizzCon
1xIEM
There should be special title for winning multiple titles in one regions - maybe King of Korea/Europe/America for winning 5 titles in region.
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On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
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Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this.
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Poland3751 Posts
On June 09 2014 18:49 Dingodile wrote:Show nested quote +On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
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Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this.
You mean this?
 Premier Tournaments Medalists
I just need to add last HSC results it will be up to date.
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Congrats Taeja!
I loved the tournament, but I didn't like Destiny's casting at all. He's good fun on his own stream, sure, but he tends to overshadow other -less vocal- players who, imho, have a more interesting view on the game.
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Poland3751 Posts
The fun part was when incontrol started to make fun of French and Warcraft3 :-P
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On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
TaeJa
3xHSC
3xDH
2xROG
1xMLG
Mvp
4xGSL
1xWCG
1xMLG
1xWCSEU
1xBlizzCon
1xIEM
There should be special title for winning multiple titles in one regions - maybe King of Korea/Europe/America for winning 5 titles in region.
Close, but no potatoes.
4 GSLs!!!!
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On June 09 2014 18:49 Dingodile wrote:Show nested quote +On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
[...]
Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this.
and a difference between premier. Comparing the two lists someone had an harder path...
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On June 09 2014 20:41 sAsImre wrote:Show nested quote +On June 09 2014 18:49 Dingodile wrote:On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
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Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this. and a difference between premier. Comparing the two lists someone had an harder path...
Mvp's achievements are more impressive, but honestly I don't think the difference is as big as people make it out to be- the average player was much, much weaker when Mvp had his period of dominance than today.
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On June 09 2014 21:03 braller wrote:Show nested quote +On June 09 2014 20:41 sAsImre wrote:On June 09 2014 18:49 Dingodile wrote:On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
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Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this. and a difference between premier. Comparing the two lists someone had an harder path... Mvp's achievements are more impressive, but honestly I don't think the difference is as big as people make it out to be- the average player was much, much weaker when Mvp had his period of dominance than today.
ofc you can't compare two periods. However you can compare the prestige of two tournaments (eg sc2 premier include both gc and masters 1000 in tennis)
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he will still retire? LOL
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Taeja is so good and he is such a nice guy.
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Congrats Taeja <3
When are we getting the Rotti sound board?
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On June 09 2014 19:12 nimdil wrote:Show nested quote +On June 09 2014 18:49 Dingodile wrote:On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
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Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this. You mean this? Premier Tournaments MedalistsI just need to add last HSC results it will be up to date.
That's really cool, didn't know that was there..
Stephano number 8 makes me happy Taeja looks like he will be the greatest ever!
Edit: Erh, minus the whole GSL title thing 
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On June 09 2014 21:26 traderjoe wrote:
he will still retire? LOL
His wrists are still more or less shot so yeah very likely. Not necessarily this year, but I'd be surprised if Taeja was playing this time 2015. As long as he keeps playing his wrists will give him problems.
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On June 09 2014 22:31 Squat wrote:His wrists are still more or less shot so yeah very likely. Not necessarily this year, but I'd be surprised if Taeja was playing this time 2015. As long as he keeps playing his wrists will give him problems.
He needs to improve his technique. I know a doctor who specializes in wrist/mouse problems who could clean that right up for him.
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Congrats Taeja!! Missed all of his games though, so let's check out some VODs!
Anyone knows where I can find the Jaedong vs Stork BW showmatch, without looking through all Take's broadcasts during HSC?
edit: found
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Poland3751 Posts
On June 09 2014 22:17 Ctone23 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 09 2014 19:12 nimdil wrote:On June 09 2014 18:49 Dingodile wrote:On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
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Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this. You mean this? Premier Tournaments MedalistsI just need to add last HSC results it will be up to date. That's really cool, didn't know that was there.. Stephano number 8 makes me happy Taeja looks like he will be the greatest ever! Edit: Erh, minus the whole GSL title thing
Life is just 2 titles away and he has won GSL and Blizzard Cup. He may have something to say about it. Obviously he is less frequent player outside korea but then again - it can be said about most of the players on korean teams, as everyone is involved in Proleague.
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On June 10 2014 00:42 nimdil wrote:Show nested quote +On June 09 2014 22:17 Ctone23 wrote:On June 09 2014 19:12 nimdil wrote:On June 09 2014 18:49 Dingodile wrote:On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
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Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this. You mean this? Premier Tournaments MedalistsI just need to add last HSC results it will be up to date. That's really cool, didn't know that was there.. Stephano number 8 makes me happy Taeja looks like he will be the greatest ever! Edit: Erh, minus the whole GSL title thing Life is just 2 titles away and he has won GSL and Blizzard Cup. He may have something to say about it. Obviously he is less frequent player outside korea but then again - it can be said about most of the players on korean teams, as everyone is involved in Proleague.
with the state of the scene the number of title isn't that meaningful. Taeja will never be the greatest if he doesn't win sthg big in Korea imo.
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I actually agree with the idea that Taeja is not the greatest of all sc2 time, neither the best player/terran in the world. Maybe not even the best at HSC. But I also think that Taeja already knows that, knows he is not the best, maybe not even in the top10, not in the top 20 or more some would say, but who cares. Probably not him. He just won the tournament and it is already huge. And this is the only thing we should look at. Well played Taeja, you deserved it. Just play and enjoy every minute of your career until the very end, without thinking about what would have happened if you were still a Gsl or Proleague contender. Play for yourself and not for the others, because you are the only one who knows what is good for you and your career.
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Taeja not in the top 20? You heard it here first folks, wisdom from the 5 post account.
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your Country52797 Posts
On June 10 2014 02:22 Squat wrote:
Taeja not in the top 20? You heard it here first folks, wisdom from the 5 post account.
There was another 5 post account that kept making excuses every time TaeJa won a map against Scarlett, stuff like "Map is imbalanced" or "hellbats", it was pretty funny.
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On June 10 2014 02:27 The_Templar wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2014 02:22 Squat wrote:
Taeja not in the top 20? You heard it here first folks, wisdom from the 5 post account. There was another 5 post account that kept making excuses every time TaeJa won a map against Scarlett, stuff like "Map is imbalanced" or "hellbats", it was pretty funny.
Taeja won fair and square, the timing is deadly and he used it well, no argument from me. Overall their record in tournament as a whole was 4-3 in his favour, which I think is pretty damn decent against a monster like Taeja.
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On June 10 2014 00:42 nimdil wrote:Show nested quote +On June 09 2014 22:17 Ctone23 wrote:On June 09 2014 19:12 nimdil wrote:On June 09 2014 18:49 Dingodile wrote:On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
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Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this. You mean this? Premier Tournaments MedalistsI just need to add last HSC results it will be up to date. That's really cool, didn't know that was there.. Stephano number 8 makes me happy Taeja looks like he will be the greatest ever! Edit: Erh, minus the whole GSL title thing Life is just 2 titles away and he has won GSL and Blizzard Cup. He may have something to say about it. Obviously he is less frequent player outside korea but then again - it can be said about most of the players on korean teams, as everyone is involved in Proleague.
That's true. In the heat of posting I put Taeja as quickly becoming the greatest, but that will only be in the number of titles won. Actually declaring someone the best will be scrutinized to the fullest as things like GSL titles come into play... I was speaking more to the fact that I think Taeja will win a lot more tournaments that anyone else. As you mentioned, a lot of the players listed have team events in Korea.
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On June 10 2014 02:37 Ctone23 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2014 00:42 nimdil wrote:On June 09 2014 22:17 Ctone23 wrote:On June 09 2014 19:12 nimdil wrote:On June 09 2014 18:49 Dingodile wrote:On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
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Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this. You mean this? Premier Tournaments MedalistsI just need to add last HSC results it will be up to date. That's really cool, didn't know that was there.. Stephano number 8 makes me happy Taeja looks like he will be the greatest ever! Edit: Erh, minus the whole GSL title thing Life is just 2 titles away and he has won GSL and Blizzard Cup. He may have something to say about it. Obviously he is less frequent player outside korea but then again - it can be said about most of the players on korean teams, as everyone is involved in Proleague. That's true. In the heat of posting I put Taeja as quickly becoming the greatest, but that will only be in the number of titles won. Actually declaring someone the best will be scrutinized to the fullest as things like GSL titles come into play... I was speaking more to the fact that I think Taeja will win a lot more tournaments that anyone else. As you mentioned, a lot of the players listed have team events in Korea.
well he'll win a few more each summer at the very least. And he was the original team league beast
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Maybe at some point a new build can come out and people can be given a chance to learn how to deal with it before the community screams about how OP it is.
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Poland3751 Posts
On June 10 2014 03:21 sAsImre wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2014 02:37 Ctone23 wrote:On June 10 2014 00:42 nimdil wrote:On June 09 2014 22:17 Ctone23 wrote:On June 09 2014 19:12 nimdil wrote:On June 09 2014 18:49 Dingodile wrote:On June 09 2014 18:39 nimdil wrote:
TaeJa equalized number of premier championships with Mvp - 9.
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Liquipedia really needs a statistic for this. You mean this? Premier Tournaments MedalistsI just need to add last HSC results it will be up to date. That's really cool, didn't know that was there.. Stephano number 8 makes me happy Taeja looks like he will be the greatest ever! Edit: Erh, minus the whole GSL title thing Life is just 2 titles away and he has won GSL and Blizzard Cup. He may have something to say about it. Obviously he is less frequent player outside korea but then again - it can be said about most of the players on korean teams, as everyone is involved in Proleague. That's true. In the heat of posting I put Taeja as quickly becoming the greatest, but that will only be in the number of titles won. Actually declaring someone the best will be scrutinized to the fullest as things like GSL titles come into play... I was speaking more to the fact that I think Taeja will win a lot more tournaments that anyone else. As you mentioned, a lot of the players listed have team events in Korea. well he'll win a few more each summer at the very least. And he was the original team league beast
But in Proleague he sadly was no beast.
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like many others.
nothing wrong with easy money. on that thought DH and TaKe should just pay it forward. Just put TL on it and ship it out. hohoho.
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That was so much fun to watch! Big congrats Taeja well played!
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Is there a place to watch replays of these matches just the games without the commentary?
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Hardly fair to invite Taeja lol. He doesn't drink and he's playing vs everyone else who are super hungover and sleep deprived by the last day
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Why would you shit on a 5 post account who is just posting his thoughts? He didn't even explicitly say that Taeja wasn't top 20.
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should be called Taejastory cup
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Northern Ireland174 Posts
It was a good LiquidStoryCup
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More like Liquid owns Europe. Screw the Union. Let Liquid deal it.
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Grats to Taeja and just a completely well run and incredibly fun event. The Rotterdam soundboard was my personal highlight of the event, although getting to hear NightEnd's voice is pretty rewarding in its own right.
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What about interviews? Was there no Richard Lewis, Hotbid or anybody doing interviews or did I miss them?
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Poland3751 Posts
On June 11 2014 06:30 NihilisticGod wrote:It was a good LiquidStoryCup
TL won 5/9 HSCs. It's always LiquidStory
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On June 10 2014 04:03 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Maybe at some point a new build can come out and people can be given a chance to learn how to deal with it before the community screams about how OP it is.
That would make too much sense.
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On June 09 2014 08:34 SiCkO_ wrote:Congrats Taeja! Maybe it should be renamed the Taeja Invitational
This is already DH name.
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