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On April 01 2018 18:32 Aunvilgodess wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2018 17:00 Waxangel wrote:On April 01 2018 14:45 fx9 wrote:On April 01 2018 14:06 spoonmaster wrote:
Both players put in big prep work but you could tell sOs was whispering those bo7 secrets to Maru in between games.
Grats, we might be entering a long period of Maru dominance. Sad to see no such camaraderie in KT.....TY could’ve given him some advice No like it matters anyway, Maru was on beast mode TY was actually interviewed mid-series about helping Stats to practice The result didn't end up the way they wanted, but you can't fault their effort I can't think of a worse partner to prepare for Maru than TY. They have diametrically opposite playstyles.
I think you'd be hard pressed to find better ones than TY. His practice partner would need to be very high level and very fast. They wouldn't play their own style in practice but their version of Maru's style. TY plays different (diametrically opposite isn't accurate) so it wouldn't be an optimal Maru copy, but that goes for the other top Terrans too, they are a spectrum of playstyles.
I reckon the best option to prepare for Maru would be to practice with ByuN because their playstyles are actually the most similar, but I'm not sure that would have prepared Stats for proxy 2-rax and Maka rax.
And all that's beside the fact that surely TY wasn't the only person Stats practiced with and that he still would have brought it to 7 games if he micro'd his all-in in game 1.
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On April 01 2018 18:32 Aunvilgodess wrote:
Honestly I think viewing SSL and OSL as distinct tournaments is not sincere. I mean for all intents and purposes SSL was the follow up to OSL.
Not so! Besides the homage in naming, there wasn't any continuity between OSL and SSL. In fact, SSL is careful not to invite the wrath of the esports community by suggesting any undue lineage with the illustrious OSL.
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On April 01 2018 18:32 Aunvilgodess wrote:
Honestly I think viewing SSL and OSL as distinct tournaments is not sincere. I mean for all intents and purposes SSL was the follow up to OSL.
You mean, like, besides vastly different format, different organization behind it, different broadcasters, 0 continuity between the 2 and a different name?
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On April 01 2018 19:15 Ej_ wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2018 18:32 Aunvilgodess wrote:
Honestly I think viewing SSL and OSL as distinct tournaments is not sincere. I mean for all intents and purposes SSL was the follow up to OSL.
You mean, like, besides vastly different format, different organization behind it, different broadcasters, 0 continuity between the 2 and a different name?
It has "SL" in the name, that's good enough
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Congratzs Maru!!!
The finals were amazing at least in terms of production and hypeing the matches, really a pleasure to watch as a SC2 fan, so thanks afreeca for what you do
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All hail our first bonjwa
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Perhaps soo passed on his curse to stats after losing to him in the semis
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The last Terran! Congrats 
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On April 01 2018 21:52 Thouhastmail wrote:
All hail our first bonjwa
Paging Wax.....
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Maru makes the other races look weak. He's such a beast when in top fit... gratz Royal Prince!
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Honestly, currently there's only 1 bonjwa. And that is... wait for it... Jin Air Green Wings. Their dominance is huge. If it's not sOs, it's Rogue, if Rogue fails, it's Maru.
Anyway, YAY MARU, FINALLY!!!! WUAAAA!!!!
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Sad for soo, but maru stomped the evil stats who beat soo, so that's the next best thing! HELL YEAH MARU!!!!!!!
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On April 01 2018 16:56 Hok wrote:
I think SOS is the best BO7 strategist ever. that near Base proxy racks has to be his idea... that totally changed Stats' confidence
as long as it's not against innovation?
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Warp-Prism + Immortal all-in was farm from perfect
Durn is slacking.
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Very impressive games from Maru. So happy for him.
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Congratulations to Maru. His win is a great example of what makes SC2 an amazing game. He came into the scene at 14 years old, stayed with it, and genuinely looked next level from the amazing player that he used to be just a year ago.
He started out comparable to Marine King, then he and Byun were in the same category with their relentless aggression, but what I have seen in his last 5 matches or so is an aggressive player who picked up the ability of SOS to consider his opponent and strike at their weaknesses rather than just deciding on an aggressive timing. His play against Dark was truly revolutionary in TvZ, but to come in and out-strategize a player like Stats in a GSL Final is a major accomplishment. He's gone from a brawler to a sniper.
Looking forward to the super tournament. If he keeps with his training regimen his potential is as great as anyone.
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On April 02 2018 23:50 Ransomstarcraft wrote:
Congratulations to Maru. His win is a great example of what makes SC2 an amazing game. He came into the scene at 14 years old, stayed with it, and genuinely looked next level from the amazing player that he used to be just a year ago.
He started out comparable to Marine King, then he and Byun were in the same category with their relentless aggression, but what I have seen in his last 5 matches or so is an aggressive player who picked up the ability of SOS to consider his opponent and strike at their weaknesses rather than just deciding on an aggressive timing. His play against Dark was truly revolutionary in TvZ, but to come in and out-strategize a player like Stats in a GSL Final is a major accomplishment. He's gone from a brawler to a sniper.
Looking forward to the super tournament. If he keeps with his training regimen his potential is as great as anyone.
More like sOs whispering in his ear what build to use. As much as I like Maru, I wouldn't give him too much credit for his strategies.
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On April 01 2018 16:56 Hok wrote:
I think SOS is the best BO7 strategist ever. that near Base proxy racks has to be his idea... that totally changed Stats' confidence
2rax in tvp it's maru's signature, and he used it even back in 2013 osl finals vs rain when he was 0-2 down.
I bet sos advised that 5 rax crap.
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On April 03 2018 03:06 SCHWARZENEGGER wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2018 16:56 Hok wrote:
I think SOS is the best BO7 strategist ever. that near Base proxy racks has to be his idea... that totally changed Stats' confidence 2rax in tvp it's maru's signature, and he used it even back in 2013 osl finals vs rain when he was 0-2 down. I bet sos advised that 5 rax crap.
I think he's refering to the abyssal game where Maru proxied his buildings right next to his main to make Stats think it was a one-base. That kind of mindgame isn't something Maru is known for
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