Why StarTale-Yoe Flash Wolves will win 2015 Proleague!
Oh fuck yes, ‘tis the season again. Everyone’s favorite team league is back. This year’s best part? StarTale is one of the teams competing. Together with Yoe they will definitely be one of the top contenders for 2015’s version of Proleague. And I’m going to tell you why.
The deciders
Life Undoubtedly StarTale’s ace player. This enfant terrible is the epitome of perfection. The Zergling micro, the Mutalisk control, the endless aggression and the master of adaption. They say he’s the third coming of Nestea, but to me he’s the first coming of perfectionism. One of his biggest admirers calls him “unMKPlike”, which I can definitely agree with. As 2014’s Blizzcon champion and best Zerg in the world, I cannot see him dropping games in Proleague. Don’t believe me? Here’s him ABSOLUTELY DESTROYING the one who people call God (lolflash).
Bomber Back from his mission to destroy American competition, and driven by Red Bull’s money, Bomber is ready to annihilate Korea. He has decided to take the role of player/coach this season, which is even scarier than being just a player. Bomber’s wisdom and charisma influencing players like Life, Hack, San and Leenock? Rest in absolute pieces, Proleague competition. And with his biggest fan Shellshock1122 right behind him, he will bow to no man.
San The man, the mountain, sad no more. Zerg’s are shitting in their pants right now. San’s zealots are the reason Razer is still profitable, as the rage of facing these have destroyed many keyboards and mice. His Zealots will come crashing down on every player, forcing them to misplace their expansions and feel those things he felt when he was called SadZenith. San has just qualified for SSL, where he’ll play that dirty Prime player (who won’t stand a chance). Of course he won’t lose this, and he’ll use this win as momentum to both destroy people in Proleague and in SSL. Prediction for this season: San won’t lose a PvZ.
Leenock Oh you little cutie pie. May your burrowed Banelings strike fear into the hearts of your opponents. May your surrounds cuddle the competition to dead. May you dance Gangnam Style all over your opponent’s tears. With a relatively “lackluster” year (3rd-4th place at DreamHack), He is hungry for more crabs and scallops (which is apparently with octopuses eat). Leenock is able to take down anyone on a good day. Plus he’s the cutest and most handsome one of the bunch.
The Solid Backbone
First of all there is IPL champion aLive. Once the God of TvT, now the God of Darkhorse. He finished second in the recent Dragon Invitational, so he’s a force to be reckoned with.
Then we have Curious, known for being the all trusty gatekeeper of Code S and ZvT God. He qualified again for GSL this season to read everyone’s talent and recognize if they’re worthy for Code S. He’s a force to be reckoned with.
Ian proved in 2014 he is a top 3 Taiwanese player and a top foreigner by getting to the semifinals of the Taiwan Open (beat both DeParture and Jaedong). Definitely a force to be reckoned with.
Pet is another one of those talented ZeNEX players (RIP ZeNEX). And a force to be reckoned with
On December 20 2014 23:22 FeyFey wrote: It was skt that prevents Parting from playing because they are chickens right ? just want to get sure I boo against the right team.
I don't think it'll hold for the entire season, but there apparently is some obscure rule that technically could be used to prevent a player from playing for another team until X amount of time has passed, which SKT seem to be pushing.
On December 20 2014 23:15 Shuffleblade wrote: I would say ST and Jin Air are the main contestants with SKT being the closest threat.
Zest is good, but it will be difficult if his teammates won't show up
Edit: this is was supposed to be a reply to Zealously, dno what happened :p
That's definitely true, but I recall this being roughly what was said about KT before last season as well, only with Flash instead of Zest. These guys take Proleague seriously and perform better there (well, the exception being Zest) than anywhere else. They may not be a lock to win the season, but they don't fuck around in Proleague.
On December 20 2014 23:15 Shuffleblade wrote: I would say ST and Jin Air are the main contestants with SKT being the closest threat.
KT won last season with a roster that's hardly changed at all since. You think Jin Air and SKT are both favorites to outperform KT? D:
Well that roster you are talking about hasn't changed, how are the players on that roster doing? Looking at their individual players KT was never supposed to be as good of a team as they were, they have been overperforming.
The matchups we were seeing, if we saw those in tournaments the KT players would in most situations be deemed the underdogs. But in teamleagues they won, this knack for performing their absolute best for teamleagues combined with that many of the players also peaked at the right time culminated in a championship.
That's pretty much a miracle, KT was heavily the underdog looking at the players they had on their roster compared to SKT. They won, they are the champions I'm not saying they were only a fluke but to expect them to keep dominating now is something that is not at all assured.
Jin Air and ST have the best players on their team when excluding SKT which is a team that has been thrown into disarray after the lose to KT last season. All the players leaving the team and soO taking a beating from Taeja. Jin Air and ST are the teams i think will show good results.
Just because a team is the champions from last season doesn't mean they will keep producing the same results, especially when they weren't really expected to show those results in the first place.
On December 20 2014 23:15 Shuffleblade wrote: I would say ST and Jin Air are the main contestants with SKT being the closest threat.
Zest is good, but it will be difficult if his teammates won't show up
Edit: this is was supposed to be a reply to Zealously, dno what happened :p
That's definitely true, but I recall this being roughly what was said about KT before last season as well, only with Flash instead of Zest. These guys take Proleague seriously and perform better there (well, the exception being Zest) than anywhere else. They may not be a lock to win the season, but they don't fuck around in Proleague.
Yes, although back then we didn't know about Zest's potentional, which changed everything. And I don't really see anyone else on KT exploding their potential. That leaves us with Zest, a downhill Flash, and the team league magic they have(which I guess shouldn't be undervalued, but still )
There's no way ST-Yoe actually place well against the likes of SKT1 (Innovation and soO say thank you points), JinAir Greenwings (Maru/sOs/Cure LOL), and KT Rolster (anyone who does not have Flash and Zest on their FPL team is going to hate themselves). RIP in pieces, Lorning's dignity. We salute those who are about to die.
On December 20 2014 23:15 Shuffleblade wrote: I would say ST and Jin Air are the main contestants with SKT being the closest threat.
Zest is good, but it will be difficult if his teammates won't show up
Edit: this is was supposed to be a reply to Zealously, dno what happened :p
That's definitely true, but I recall this being roughly what was said about KT before last season as well, only with Flash instead of Zest. These guys take Proleague seriously and perform better there (well, the exception being Zest) than anywhere else. They may not be a lock to win the season, but they don't fuck around in Proleague.
Yes, although back then we didn't know about Zest's potentional, which changed everything. And I don't really see anyone else on KT exploding their potential. That leaves us with Zest, a downhill Flash, and the team league magic they have(which I guess shouldn't be undervalued, but still )
Let's see here, Flash... won a pivotal game for his team ensuring their win in PL, check. Won IEM Toronto, check. Came second at HSC X, check. In other words, the second half of 2014 has been his best half of a year in SC2 so far. And, oh yeah, he's got a pretty good TvT, which looks like it might matter this season. And that spells "downhill" to you?
If you want to talk SSL, there's always the fact that sOs (lynchpin of the JAGW brigade) failed to qualify full stop. No sOs or Cure in GSL either. I guess by that logic JAGW must be done for.
On December 21 2014 01:17 Jazzman88 wrote: There's no way ST-Yoe actually place well against the likes of SKT1 (Innovation and soO say thank you points), JinAir Greenwings (Maru/sOs/Cure LOL), and KT Rolster (anyone who does not have Flash and Zest on their FPL team is going to hate themselves). RIP in pieces, Lorning's dignity. We salute those who are about to die.
On December 21 2014 01:17 Jazzman88 wrote: There's no way ST-Yoe actually place well against the likes of SKT1 (Innovation and soO say thank you points), JinAir Greenwings (Maru/sOs/Cure LOL), and KT Rolster (anyone who does not have Flash and Zest on their FPL team is going to hate themselves). RIP in pieces, Lorning's dignity. We salute those who are about to die.
On December 21 2014 01:17 Jazzman88 wrote: There's no way ST-Yoe actually place well against the likes of SKT1 (Innovation and soO say thank you points), JinAir Greenwings (Maru/sOs/Cure LOL), and KT Rolster (anyone who does not have Flash and Zest on their FPL team is going to hate themselves). RIP in pieces, Lorning's dignity. We salute those who are about to die.
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aLive. Once the God of TvT, now the God of Darkhorse. He finished second in the recent Dragon Invitational, so he’s a force to be reckoned with.
Curious, known for being the all trusty gatekeeper of Code S and ZvT God. He qualified again for GSL this season to read everyone’s talent and recognize if they’re worthy for Code S. He’s a force to be reckoned with.![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/6YSDblT.png)
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