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After TvT victories over  TY and ByuN respectively in the Round of 8, GuMiho and Maru met in the first semifinal of Season 2 to determine who would represent their race in the finals.
GuMiho opened the series by proxying a pair of barracks. Reapers came out two by two and, while Maru temporarily pushed them back with a cyclone, he had already lost ten workers. The follow up effort was enough put GuMiho up 1-0.
It was Maru who proxied on Odyssey. Although he didn't notch an outright kill, the addition of a cyclone and marines to his reapers was enough to cancel GuMiho's natural. Both players went for banshees from there, but only Maru’s were effective. Maru widened his lead with double digit worker kills while GuMiho marshalled a marine/tank force. When GuMiho finally moved out Maru had more than enough to answer and earn his first victory.
Maru opened command center first in game three, but it was GuMiho who executed the first offensive move, killing 11 workers while putting Maru's production under siege. Maru managed to even the worker count with a multipronged attack, but he lost too much of his army in the process. Up on supply, GuMiho punished Maru’s aggression with attack after attack. Maru kept hemorrhaging workers until he had no choice but to tap out.
GuMiho went for proxy two rax once again which morphed into a proxied tank and reactored marine push when his reapers failed to gain traction. Maru pushed out, killing the tank and canceling the starport. The cloaked banshees follow up prompted a quick concession from GuMiho.
Both players opened with cloaked banshees in game five. But while Maru's was proxied, GuMiho's was scouted. Maru was able to get minimal damage done but both players reached three bases on even supply. GuMiho ratcheted up the pressure from there, though, taking advantage of his superior upgrades. Maru held strong for a time, but finally buckled. Down multiple bases and nearly 70 supply Maru left the game to put GuMiho ahead 3-2.
Maru proxied two barracks at the watch tower on Whirlwind, but GuMiho discovered them with a scouting scv. He built two barracks of his own back at home and even managed to kill Maru's first two reapers without losing any of his own. From there it was a foregone conclusion. GuMiho simply rallied to Maru's main with a superior reaper count, giving the Jin Air Terran no choice but to cede the match. The 4-2 victory makes GuMiho the first finalist in GSL Season 2. He will wait in the finals for the winner of  Classic vs  soO to be played later in the week.
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Sad day for Maru fans, GG Gumiho I guess
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Would be sad for the loser anyway there.
Gratz to Gumi who showed great games!
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Can't say i'm surprised...can't say I'm dissapointed either 
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These were some really crazy and exciting games. Huge congratulations to GuMiho!
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I hope soO will win against him because he eliminated TY+Maru 
But if the finals are soO vs Gumiho the story can be beautiful on both sides
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Either one of Classic or soO will have no problem taking down GuMiho. For soO in particular, this is a golden opportunity to finally get that GSL trophy.
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Gumiho would be a beatable opponent for soO in the final but I don't think soO's gonna get past Classic.
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On June 15 2017 03:42 pvsnp wrote:
Either one of Classic or soO will have no problem taking down GuMiho. For soO in particular, this is a golden opportunity to finally get that GSL trophy.
LOL
king kong doesn't stand a chance in the finals, sorry
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On June 15 2017 04:13 LtCalley wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2017 03:42 pvsnp wrote:
Either one of Classic or soO will have no problem taking down GuMiho. For soO in particular, this is a golden opportunity to finally get that GSL trophy. LOL king kong doesn't stand a chance in the finals, sorry
'King Kong' is exactly why this is such a golden opportunity. Gumiho's TvZ is crap compared to the Terrans you'd expect to see in the finals. He's the easiest opponent soO will ever get (in a finals).
As long as soO doesn't throw suicidally hard, the trophy is his for the taking.
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GuMiho is 16-6 in maps and 6-1 in series against soO this year so I think he is favoured if soO advances
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On June 15 2017 04:20 Sakat wrote:
GuMiho is 16-6 in maps and 6-1 in series against soO this year so I think he is favoured if soO advances
And 0 of those maps/series were offline, whereas soO has beaten TY and Maru in GSL.
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Austria24422 Posts
On June 15 2017 04:27 pvsnp wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2017 04:20 Sakat wrote:
GuMiho is 16-6 in maps and 6-1 in series against soO this year so I think he is favoured if soO advances And 0 of those maps/series were offline, whereas soO has beaten TY and Maru in GSL.
GuMiho's statistic vs soO is far more relevant. He beat soO in four Bo5s recently. Whether they're online or not doesn't matter, it shows that GuMiho knows how to play against soO and has successfully done so in the recent past.
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On June 15 2017 04:27 pvsnp wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2017 04:20 Sakat wrote:
GuMiho is 16-6 in maps and 6-1 in series against soO this year so I think he is favoured if soO advances And 0 of those maps/series were offline, whereas soO has beaten TY and Maru in GSL.
16-6, 6-1 is one-sided enough that it shouldn't matter none of it was offline.
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On June 15 2017 04:28 Olli wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2017 04:27 pvsnp wrote:On June 15 2017 04:20 Sakat wrote:
GuMiho is 16-6 in maps and 6-1 in series against soO this year so I think he is favoured if soO advances And 0 of those maps/series were offline, whereas soO has beaten TY and Maru in GSL. GuMiho's statistic vs soO is far more relevant. He beat soO in four Bo5s recently. Whether they're online or not doesn't matter, it shows that GuMiho knows how to play against soO and has successfully done so in the recent past.
Online results count for something, but I'm inclined to discount them compared to GSL results. Quantity vs quality I suppose.
Can't fault you for weighting differently though.
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On June 15 2017 04:29 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2017 04:27 pvsnp wrote:On June 15 2017 04:20 Sakat wrote:
GuMiho is 16-6 in maps and 6-1 in series against soO this year so I think he is favoured if soO advances And 0 of those maps/series were offline, whereas soO has beaten TY and Maru in GSL. 16-6, 6-1 is one-sided enough that it shouldn't matter none of it was offline.
don't underestimate the power of kong's experience in grand finals.
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Russian Federation40190 Posts
On June 15 2017 05:22 Malgo wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2017 04:29 Elentos wrote:On June 15 2017 04:27 pvsnp wrote:On June 15 2017 04:20 Sakat wrote:
GuMiho is 16-6 in maps and 6-1 in series against soO this year so I think he is favoured if soO advances And 0 of those maps/series were offline, whereas soO has beaten TY and Maru in GSL. 16-6, 6-1 is one-sided enough that it shouldn't matter none of it was offline. don't underestimate the power of kong's experience in grand finals.
Yeah, experience in losing to first time finalists, Dear, Zest and Classic send their regards
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On June 15 2017 05:22 Malgo wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2017 04:29 Elentos wrote:On June 15 2017 04:27 pvsnp wrote:On June 15 2017 04:20 Sakat wrote:
GuMiho is 16-6 in maps and 6-1 in series against soO this year so I think he is favoured if soO advances And 0 of those maps/series were offline, whereas soO has beaten TY and Maru in GSL. 16-6, 6-1 is one-sided enough that it shouldn't matter none of it was offline. don't underestimate the power of kong's experience in grand finals.
yes he has experience, but bad experience. every single finals he was in, his enemy came out with something he had no answer against.
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On June 15 2017 04:28 Olli wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2017 04:27 pvsnp wrote:On June 15 2017 04:20 Sakat wrote:
GuMiho is 16-6 in maps and 6-1 in series against soO this year so I think he is favoured if soO advances And 0 of those maps/series were offline, whereas soO has beaten TY and Maru in GSL. GuMiho's statistic vs soO is far more relevant. He beat soO in four Bo5s recently. Whether they're online or not doesn't matter, it shows that GuMiho knows how to play against soO and has successfully done so in the recent past.
But soO was just hiding his true power anyway.
Right?
Right?
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EPT
