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aLive sweeps INnoVation on Day 2 of the GSL Super Tournament

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-07 14:33:44
April 07 2017 14:01 GMT
#1
With four of our quarterfinalists already determined yesterday, the second group of players faced off today to complete the Round of 8.

Day two started off with another upset. (T)aLive looked every bit the superior player as he logged a 3-0 victory by running (T)INnoVation ragged with constant aggression and holding fast with impeccable defense.

(P)Dear's match against (P)Hush was a wild affair featuring a variety of proxy builds. Hush put a stamp on his 3-2 victory when phoenix range allowed him to wipe out Dear’s unupgraded phoenixes in the decisive game.

The third match was a lesson in innovative Zerg play. (Z)Solar dropped a game after a spectacular engagement by (T)Bunny, but won the other three with early queen drops and ling/bane/hydra that transitioned into lurkers and, in a sloppy marathon game, brood lords.



The second TvZ of the day was a callback to HotS. (T)Maru's bio/mine got the better of (Z)soO's ling/bane/muta as the Jin Air Terran secured a 3-1 victory. The final game displayed Terran's versatility in harassment as banshee, ravens and hellions set up the killing blow.





Join us tomorrow for the quarterfinals.
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rrrzzz
Profile Joined February 2016
48 Posts
April 07 2017 14:14 GMT
#2
Every TvZ is a treat to watch
payopayo
Profile Joined December 2014
28 Posts
April 07 2017 14:20 GMT
#3
awesome games today !
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
April 07 2017 14:35 GMT
#4
aLive played his heart out today
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
April 07 2017 15:15 GMT
#5
Siiiiiiiiiiiick city aLive.

I think he has a pretty good chance against Hush but he should probably hope Maru beats Solar. .
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Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4967 Posts
April 07 2017 15:43 GMT
#6
Im hoping for a Maru vs aLive ro4
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Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16082 Posts
April 07 2017 15:44 GMT
#7
The two heavy favourites are already out, seems like the finals will be Dark vs Maru/aLive.
Hoping for Dark to pull through.
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WeddingEpisode
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States356 Posts
April 07 2017 16:14 GMT
#8
The quick write-ups are great.
(Wiki)Alive's mechanics are about as crisp and fast as anyone's, maybe fastest, I'm not surprised at all.
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ParksonVN
Profile Joined October 2015
Australia370 Posts
April 07 2017 16:32 GMT
#9
I feel like players like Alive and Ryung are the best anti Terran players, always eliminate all the Terran in their way then lose hopelessly to any Protoss or Zerg. For a Terran fan, its kinda heart-breaking to watch these sniper kill InnoVation/Maru/Byun/TY then perform poorly in later round.
_Epi_
Profile Joined February 2014
Germany158 Posts
April 07 2017 16:44 GMT
#10
On April 08 2017 01:32 ParksonVN wrote:
I feel like players like Alive and Ryung are the best anti Terran players, always eliminate all the Terran in their way then lose hopelessly to any Protoss or Zerg. For a Terran fan, its kinda heart-breaking to watch these sniper kill InnoVation/Maru/Byun/TY then perform poorly in later round.

That is exactly how I feel. Damn Innovation! :'(
killerm12
Profile Joined November 2014
Slovakia601 Posts
April 07 2017 17:09 GMT
#11
looking at the bracket (T)aLive has a very good chance reaching finals

from top part it will be zerg
Byun | Neeb | Ryung | Solar | ShoWTimE | uThermal | Nerchio | TY | soO | MMA | Crank
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
April 07 2017 17:38 GMT
#12
ByuL vs aLive finals. Calling it now
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
April 07 2017 17:40 GMT
#13
I feel like players like Alive and Ryung are the best anti Terran players, always eliminate all the Terran in their way then lose hopelessly to any Protoss or Zerg. For a Terran fan, its kinda heart-breaking to watch these sniper kill InnoVation/Maru/Byun/TY then perform poorly in later round.

My thoughts exact. It would be such a huge shame if he knocks out Maru too and then loses in the finals.
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
April 07 2017 19:01 GMT
#14
On April 08 2017 02:40 pvsnp wrote:
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I feel like players like Alive and Ryung are the best anti Terran players, always eliminate all the Terran in their way then lose hopelessly to any Protoss or Zerg. For a Terran fan, its kinda heart-breaking to watch these sniper kill InnoVation/Maru/Byun/TY then perform poorly in later round.

My thoughts exact. It would be such a huge shame if he knocks out Maru too and then loses in the finals.


Dunno if I'd lump aLive in with Ryung. His TvP as of late is also quite good (should stomp Hush hard) and his TvZ is good enough to sometimes go toe-to-toe with the best ZvT (he's won several times against Dark, ByuL and Solar this year).

Ryung is only decent in TvP and absolutely awful in TvZ.
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
loeblix
Profile Joined September 2016
18 Posts
April 07 2017 19:07 GMT
#15
On April 08 2017 02:38 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
ByuL vs aLive finals. Calling it now

Good chance for that.

alive is gonna destroy hush, maru's gonna destroy solar and with his TvT looking like that he could make the final.

Both Dark and Byul are probably favored against hero or gumiho, not sure about Byul vs Dark. Didn't see enough ZvZ involving them but people have been saying that Byul is doing pretty well in ZvZ lately.
attomac
Profile Joined March 2015
Peru14 Posts
April 07 2017 19:21 GMT
#16
On April 08 2017 01:32 ParksonVN wrote:
I feel like players like Alive and Ryung are the best anti Terran players, always eliminate all the Terran in their way then lose hopelessly to any Protoss or Zerg. For a Terran fan, its kinda heart-breaking to watch these sniper kill InnoVation/Maru/Byun/TY then perform poorly in later round.


I disagree. At IEM Alive did lose to another terran TY who eventually became the champion, I think he is favored against Hush; about Ryung he got very far in GSL but he also died to another champion, it was not one sided though; I would say Byul is not any average Zerg neither.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
April 07 2017 19:49 GMT
#17
power rank btfo
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55585 Posts
April 07 2017 20:07 GMT
#18
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Such a one-sided vote.
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fishjie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1519 Posts
April 07 2017 20:11 GMT
#19
YEAAAAH ALIVE STOMP INNOVATION that's what i'm talking about. now fan of alive. back when he won IPL i was like huh who, and he was boring faceless korean to me, but now he's come back with a vengeance. good for him perservering.

and yeah evil protoss stats got stomped by gumiho, another hero from the past, too! that's what he gets for breaking soo's spirit. poor soo tho eliminated so easily by maru 3-1 lame. he'll probably never make it to a finals again
starkiller123
Profile Joined January 2016
United States4030 Posts
April 07 2017 20:20 GMT
#20
Such amazing games today, aLive played like a god, Solar with lurkers. Just a great day of Starcraft 2
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