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Lone GSL Terran  JinAir_Maru survived to reach the semifinals, defeating long-time nemesis  SKT_Soulkey in a surprising 3-1 upset.
Diverging from the orthodox, marine-mine-medivac approach that had seen him suffer many defeats at Soulkey's hands, Maru decided to mix things up. Hellbat timings, bio-mech compositions, and proxy-reapers all figured into Maru's plans.
Soulkey opted to veer away from standard play as well, eschewing muta-ling-bane to play roach-ling-bane compositions. Though it's unknown as to whether it was a reaction to Maru's use of hellbats or if it was Soulkey's plan all along, there was no doubting the result: failure. Maru had no qualms about going head to head with the Zerg army, trading constantly until his 3/3 upgrades kicked in and allowed him to overrun Soulkey. The only game Soulkey won came on the back of an early roach-bane bust, which gave him the economic advantage he needed to win late.
Maru's semifinal opponent will be  SKT_Classic, who was the other quarterfinal victor on the night. Thrown into yet another team-kill situation after facing PartinG and soO in the Ro16, Classic was forced to put down one more of his SKT teammates in ParalyzE.
Paralyze got off to a good start by taking game one, where he neutralized Classic's early oracle with a predictive phoenix opener. He seemed to be his way to taking a 2-0 lead when he countered Classic's oracle opener in the same manner in game two, but Classic recovered from his early disadvantage to defeat Paralyze in the late game.
Classic then took the lead with dark templars in game three, punishing Paralyze's decision to take a gamble on a detection-less stalker build. Classic then closed out the series with an aggressive build of his own, crushing Paralyze's phoenix expand with an army of blink stalkers.
The remaining quarterfinal matches of soO vs Solar and TRUE vs Zest will be played on Friday, Jun 13 9:00am GMT (GMT+00:00). The first semifinal match of Classic vs Maru is scheduled to be played on Wednesday, Jun 18 9:00am GMT (GMT+00:00).
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Goddamnit Maru. Knocking out Soulkey... I hope you get slapped down by Zest in the finals.
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Great job Maru. Knocking out Soulkey ... I hope you slap down Zest in the finals.
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Thanks to God Maru knocked out Soulkey, i feel like i couln't handle another terranless top4 
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Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Meh didn't big Maru up enough :3
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
TvP going be sick semi final too.
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I want a TvZ final. pleeeaaase
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Maru vs soO Finals if soO can beat Zest.
soOjwa winning 4-2!!!
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Norway10161 Posts
That was mighty impressive. Some clever, Mvp-like thinking (5 banshees?) and his trademark control. Soulkey looked pretty outclassed in the series. Poor Classic..
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Maru beat Soulkey? What fanfiction is this?
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Maru vs Classic ? Seems like an easy win for Maru.
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... maru was a huge favorite for anybody who has played or seen them play in the past month. Expecting zest to win although he may drop a map or 2 to soo if he does not prepare very well.
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United States97276 Posts
Classic is still pretty underrated. I think his match vs Maru will be closely contested
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Classic has a good record vs Maru.
He 2-0ed Maru last season.
He beat Maru in Proleague.
He's undefeated vs Maru AFAIK.
Classic or Maru?
Will Classic fulfill his destiny and eliminate his final teammate, Soojwa?
Poll: Who will Slay Soojwa in the Finals?Maru, Micro Tournament Gosu GM#1 (61) 69% Classic, the Betrayer (27) 31% 88 total votes Your vote: Who will Slay Soojwa in the Finals? (Vote): Classic, the Betrayer
(Vote): Maru, Micro Tournament Gosu GM#1
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Wow this news is awesome! Was not expecting to see Maru's name show up.
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The land of freedom23126 Posts
On June 12 2014 05:04 hellokitty[hk] wrote:Classic has a good record vs Maru. He 2-0ed Maru last season. He beat Maru in Proleague. He's undefeated vs Maru AFAIK. Classic or Maru? Poll: Who will Slay Soojwa in the Finals?Maru, Micro Tournament Gosu GM#1 (61) 69% Classic, the Betrayer (27) 31% 88 total votes Your vote: Who will Slay Soojwa in the Finals? (Vote): Classic, the Betrayer
(Vote): Maru, Micro Tournament Gosu GM#1
They're not a Royal Roader Protosses.
soO is going to get his revenge this season, i love nice endings to tragedies.
Anyway, Classic has nice PvT and already destroyed Maru last Code S, i won't be surprised if Maru loses, even with sOs nearby.
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On June 12 2014 04:23 Mistakes wrote:
Goddamnit Maru. Knocking out Soulkey... I hope you get slapped down by Zest in the finals.
The Kingslayer WILL rule.
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On June 12 2014 05:56 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:Show nested quote +On June 12 2014 05:04 hellokitty[hk] wrote:Classic has a good record vs Maru. He 2-0ed Maru last season. He beat Maru in Proleague. He's undefeated vs Maru AFAIK. Classic or Maru? Poll: Who will Slay Soojwa in the Finals?Maru, Micro Tournament Gosu GM#1 (61) 69% Classic, the Betrayer (27) 31% 88 total votes Your vote: Who will Slay Soojwa in the Finals? (Vote): Classic, the Betrayer
(Vote): Maru, Micro Tournament Gosu GM#1
They're not a Royal Roader Protosses. soO is going to get his revenge this season, i love nice endings to tragedies. Anyway, Classic has nice PvT and already destroyed Maru last Code S, i won't be surprised if Maru loses, even with sOs nearby.
Last season the map pool was ridiculous for PvT to say the least
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Damn, Maru! I subscribed to the last season when he reached the QFs hoping to see a Terran win. He got beat and I swore not to subscribe until the season after a Terran wins. And now I just subscribed again ... he owes me $20 if he loses!
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The land of freedom23126 Posts
On June 12 2014 06:25 Ace Frehley wrote:Show nested quote +On June 12 2014 05:56 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:On June 12 2014 05:04 hellokitty[hk] wrote:Classic has a good record vs Maru. He 2-0ed Maru last season. He beat Maru in Proleague. He's undefeated vs Maru AFAIK. Classic or Maru? Poll: Who will Slay Soojwa in the Finals?Maru, Micro Tournament Gosu GM#1 (61) 69% Classic, the Betrayer (27) 31% 88 total votes Your vote: Who will Slay Soojwa in the Finals? (Vote): Classic, the Betrayer
(Vote): Maru, Micro Tournament Gosu GM#1
They're not a Royal Roader Protosses. soO is going to get his revenge this season, i love nice endings to tragedies. Anyway, Classic has nice PvT and already destroyed Maru last Code S, i won't be surprised if Maru loses, even with sOs nearby. Last season the map pool was ridiculous for PvT to say the least
I guess, because of it, they played one of the best PvT on Polar Night and game on Heavy Rain wasn't too shabby either.
On June 12 2014 06:38 Cluster__ wrote:
as a zerg I am totally bummed that Soulkey is out. However, Maru is definitely my favorite terran and is an incredible player all around, so its not so bad.
Are there VODS up yeT?
You still have one Zerg guaranteed in Ro4 and TRUE, so it's not like it was last Zerg in GSL.
Also, no ZvZ finals now. YES.
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Classic Maru. Slays the puny zerg with his mighty powers!
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as a zerg I am totally bummed that Soulkey is out. However, Maru is definitely my favorite terran and is an incredible player all around, so its not so bad.
Are there VODS up yeT?
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United States97276 Posts
Didn't Maru also play Classic last season before the mine change? I think his first TvP post patch was the win against Zest in the Ro16
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Maru looked godlike against Soulkey. I hope he wins it all this season.
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Maru just the best... I hope to see him in the finals.
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TEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+ Show Spoiler +Sorry, guys. I'm just so happy that a Terran (Maru) finally made it to the GSL semifinals, let alone beat the person who massacred him in Proleague!
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Just finished the ro8 VOD's from last night, Maru is so sick. His control is absolutely stunning to watch.
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Wow Soo may back to back to back GSL finalist and loses in the finals lol. King KONG
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Would be pretty sick to see Maru get into finals.
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Please give us a TRUE vs Maru finals. I want to see those splits vs mass blings! (I hope I don't mix true togheter with someone else lol)
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If smbd deserves gsl title this season its Soo. Really impressive play. Is maru vs soulkey worth watching?
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Classic vs SoO finals is really what it should and hopefully end up, likely with SoO winning pretty badly.
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Artosis predicted Maru to win GSL. This can only end one way...
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Maru's victory was truly impressive, go watch the VODs if you haven't done so already.
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I am terran and when I see Maru vs Zerg it's like Banshee / Hellion (+transformation) are imba, and when I see Teaja vs Protoss (MC in HSC) it's like Ghost are imba.
Of course both of them are probably the best terran nowadays but there is hope for terran. This game isn't daed.
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On June 12 2014 16:19 SorrowShine wrote:
If smbd deserves gsl title this season its Soo. Really impressive play. Is maru vs soulkey worth watching?
yes
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Classic will beat Maru....
Maru owned Soulkey...But Classic will 3-1 him...
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soO gets to finals, classic upsets (?) Maru and then cannon rushes soO 4 times in a row. GG, classic's corpse is found in a dumpster outside the SKT1 house the next day.
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On June 12 2014 22:06 urasyupi2 wrote:
soO gets to finals, classic upsets (?) Maru and then cannon rushes soO 4 times in a row. GG, classic's corpse is found in a dumpster outside the SKT1 house the next day.
This is certainly the most bold prediction yet I will give you that one lol
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On June 12 2014 04:23 Mistakes wrote:
Goddamnit Maru. Knocking out Soulkey... I hope you get slapped down by Zest in the finals.
Goddamnit Mistakes, couldn't even let a Maru fan have first comment, had to hate on him as soon as this was posted!
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On June 12 2014 16:19 SorrowShine wrote:
If smbd deserves gsl title this season its Soo. Really impressive play. Is maru vs soulkey worth watching?
So worth watching that it might change your opinion on who deserves to win the title this season... Maru's play defies all adjectives. I know he was looking vulnerable in other rounds, but in this match, his play was almost literally beyond belief.
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