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GSL Semifinal Preview: Zest vs TY

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GSL Semifinal Preview: Zest vs TY

Text byTL.net ESPORTS
Graphics byOlli
June 12th, 2018 09:23 GMT

Zest vs TY


by Destructicon
[image loading] - TL_Destructicon

Global StarCraft 2 League Code S - 2018 Season 2
Start time: Wednesday, Jun 13 9:30am GMT (GMT+00:00)


Our first semi-final sees two former titans of KT battling each other. In years past, this would have been the headline match of the entire tournament—it was, in fact, the final of a Code S in 2016. But the two have been far from their respective peaks and their arrival at this point could be classified as a surprise. One of them will go even further and become a finalist, the other's run ends here.

(Wiki)Zest, while not at his full strength, has always been a dangerous player and a championship contender in most tournaments he enters. As such his 2018 was a veritable rollercoaster, going from Ro8 in GSL S1 and PyeongChang to being eliminated in the group stages of IEM Katowice and in the first stage of the GSL ST. These erratic results also coincided with a period of PvZ struggle in which Zest’s winrate in the matchup fell dramatically, and, unsurprisingly, a lot of his eliminations came at the hands of Zergs.

Online, though, Zest has been slowly gathering strength once more. He hasn’t looked flashy offline, but he got the job done and survived round after round before reaching Dear. This is where we finally got to see glimpses of the level of player Zest should be and has historically been. His game sense and series-planning were on full display as he dismantled Dear in a clean 3-0 sweep that could hardly have been more onesided.

(Wiki)TY’s journey was even more arduous.

He re-qualified for a GSL after dropping off everyone's radar for a while, overshadowed by the brilliant resurgence of Maru. Slowly but surely TY dug through his matches—through Impact and Cure in the Ro32, and twice through Trap in the Ro16. GuMiho, his quarterfinal opponent, proved to be the hardest challenge for TY thus far. Their series was close, bloody and hectic, and while GuMiho had gotten the better of TY throughout the year, the former KT man came out victorious at the end. But now he faces a different challenge entirely.

Zest and TY are quite closely matched in many ways. Their form is certainly comparable—not overly dominant, but not to be taken lightly either. Both have been quite active in offline and online tournaments and, between them, have defeated many strong players such as GuMiho, INnoVation, Dark, Solar, and Trap recently.

Historically, Zest has been stronger at the PvT matchup than his former KT teammate. His prowess was still on display in online cups, as he beat INnoVation, aLive, and GuMiho, but also in GSL S1, where Zest eliminated INnoVation. It hasn’t been all sunshine and roses though, as Zest has also dropped series to Keen and GuMiho.

TY’s online results, while quite impressive, have been padded by more wins over weaker Protoss such as MacSed, Nice, but also a strong Trap, while he hasn’t really been able to take series of the very best PvT players like herO, Classic or Stats.

In terms of preparation both players are also just about equally matched. TY is well known for his intricate, map-specific builds, but it did him little good in their last best-of-seven encounter in 2016—Zest won that series 4-2.

Zest, while definitely capable of tailoring builds to opponents, would usually rather stick to his trusted and established openers and strategies that usually allow him the flexibility to adapt to the opponent.

Prediction:

Overall I’m going to side with Zest here. He has had better results this year, he has proven that he can overcome his weaknesses when given time to prepare and TY just doesn't have enough strong Protoss wins under his belt to put up much of a fight.

Zest 4 – 1 TY








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Writer: Destructicon
Editor: Olli
Images: AfreecaTV
Statistics: Aligulac.com
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dummy1
Profile Blog Joined April 2018
420 Posts
June 12 2018 09:44 GMT
#2
(T)TY 4 - 3 (P)Zest
Stats (aka a trump card in his sleeve) will help TY.
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-12 12:39:33
June 12 2018 11:31 GMT
#3
Hmm, been so plugged into E3 I didn't notice this was coming up so soon. Can go either way, but I'm feeling TY:

(P)Zest 2-4 (T)TY

Since I think Maru has no chance against Classic, I'll root a little more for Zest for more competitive finals
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Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
June 12 2018 11:39 GMT
#4
TY 4-2 idd
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DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
June 12 2018 12:14 GMT
#5
Keep the TvT finals dream alive please TY
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Jimmon
Profile Joined May 2011
United States112 Posts
June 12 2018 12:38 GMT
#6
I feel like Zest is going to win GSL this season. I just feel it in the zeitgeist.
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Finland931 Posts
June 12 2018 12:44 GMT
#7
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United States33360 Posts
June 12 2018 14:30 GMT
#8
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Serimek
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France2274 Posts
June 12 2018 14:45 GMT
#9
Heart says TY, head says Zest, I-don't-want-one-sided-finals-against-Classic spectator says Zest too.
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ADTempys
Profile Joined December 2017
Finland60 Posts
June 12 2018 15:29 GMT
#10
Let's go Zest is Best
Zest is Best
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
June 12 2018 17:03 GMT
#11
It would be great to see TY take down a GSL but I don't see him beating Classic in the final.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3692 Posts
June 12 2018 17:12 GMT
#12
Zest is best
FFW_Rude
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France10201 Posts
June 12 2018 17:26 GMT
#13
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France2063 Posts
June 12 2018 17:38 GMT
#14
PvP final incoming
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Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany15925 Posts
June 12 2018 20:55 GMT
#15
On June 12 2018 20:31 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Hmm, been so plugged into E3 I didn't notice this was coming up so soon. Can go either way, but I'm feeling TY:

(P)Zest 2-4 (T)TY

Since I think Maru has no chance against Classic, I'll root a little more for Zest for more competitive finals

In Maru's interview after the ro8 when being asked if he would rather face Classic or Byun he said he wants to play vs Classic because he's really confident against Protoss right now.

I definitely wouldn't write him off.
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Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-06-12 21:17:36
June 12 2018 21:15 GMT
#16
On June 13 2018 05:55 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 12 2018 20:31 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Hmm, been so plugged into E3 I didn't notice this was coming up so soon. Can go either way, but I'm feeling TY:

(P)Zest 2-4 (T)TY

Since I think Maru has no chance against Classic, I'll root a little more for Zest for more competitive finals

In Maru's interview after the ro8 when being asked if he would rather face Classic or Byun he said he wants to play vs Classic because he's really confident against Protoss right now.

I definitely wouldn't write him off.

Maru can say whatever he wants but there's no way he has a better chance against Classic than ByuN. I don't think ByuN has won a single high profile TvT since 4.0. While Classic is probably the best PvT since Zest's 2016.

Personally I wouldn't write off Maru in any match just because of his ridiculous skill ceiling, but I have to admit he's far from the favourate here.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
June 12 2018 22:25 GMT
#17
Zest 4-0
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United States984 Posts
June 12 2018 23:16 GMT
#18
ty 4-0
VengefulTree
Profile Joined May 2014
Canada637 Posts
June 13 2018 00:47 GMT
#19
Is it possible this article isn't considered spoiler and thus not filtered by the No-Spoiler switch?

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Latr02
Profile Joined December 2012
United States268 Posts
June 13 2018 02:59 GMT
#20
I believe in TY
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