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Maru defeats Zest to win GSL Code S Season 2 - Page 2

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Terrorbladder
Profile Joined May 2014
2755 Posts
June 23 2018 12:36 GMT
#21
I don't watch any SC2 and even I think this is a bit ridiculous. How is the crowd even supposed to get their money's worth?
My dream is to fertilize two females at a time.
RealityTheGreat
Profile Joined January 2018
China564 Posts
June 23 2018 12:39 GMT
#22
We guess if Maru can finish Zest before 5:30(Beijing time)
Zest struggled to 5:31
Betrayed, forgotten, abandoned.
leublix
Profile Joined May 2017
493 Posts
June 23 2018 12:44 GMT
#23
On June 23 2018 21:12 Haikus wrote:
Well I guess maru vs zest went exactly how you would expect if you just look at each player's form in 2018.

Also, people are talking about how bad the finals was, but I'm sitting here wondering, is this the first time that the finals has been played in the regular studio instead of some sort of arena/auditorium/park/whatever? Trying really hard to not kneejerk react and go all "dead game," but was the projected attendance for the finals really that bad or was there some other reason?

Has been like that for several seasons. I think the last one outdoors was 2016.
Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13326 Posts
June 23 2018 13:00 GMT
#24
On June 23 2018 21:44 leublix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 23 2018 21:12 Haikus wrote:
Well I guess maru vs zest went exactly how you would expect if you just look at each player's form in 2018.

Also, people are talking about how bad the finals was, but I'm sitting here wondering, is this the first time that the finals has been played in the regular studio instead of some sort of arena/auditorium/park/whatever? Trying really hard to not kneejerk react and go all "dead game," but was the projected attendance for the finals really that bad or was there some other reason?

Has been like that for several seasons. I think the last one outdoors was 2016.

Correct, the ByuN one. Worth noting there were many studio finals before that too (all the 2015 ones for example).
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Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
June 23 2018 13:10 GMT
#25
On June 23 2018 21:36 Terrorbladder wrote:
I don't watch any SC2 and even I think this is a bit ridiculous. How is the crowd even supposed to get their money's worth?

GSL entrance is free.
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JackONeill
Profile Joined September 2013
861 Posts
June 23 2018 13:29 GMT
#26
I was amazed that Zest got to the finals with how bad he's been playing.
Not surprised in the least that Maru rolled all over him.

"Take the best player in the world ATM and match him against a guy that's been KR mid tier after early LOTV"
DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
June 23 2018 13:36 GMT
#27
It's easy to look awful when you face Maru nowadays. Even Rogue looked really bad in this last game.

And we all know that the bottom side of the bracket was weaker, so it's a bit unfair to trashtalk Zest.
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phantomfive
Profile Joined April 2010
Korea (South)404 Posts
June 23 2018 13:48 GMT
#28
The studio was packed, excitement was high. If you came 30 minutes early, all that was left was standing room, and that was so crowded I was pressed against my fellow viewers.

Also, I think the choice of disruptors was completely wrong. A couple phoenix would have been better to hold against the liberators.
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Rob-Zero
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany460 Posts
June 23 2018 14:02 GMT
#29
To demonstrate how much ahead of all others Maru is at the moment they should leave the 2nd Place empty in the next PowerRanking. Finals went as expected, as a Maru fan im okay with that, but still it´s a bit sad that the series was as one sided as it was supposed to be (judging the form of the players in 2018 and Marus reign at the moment).
The Sc2 scene, in korea as well as outside, was arguably never dominated by one player respectively in each zone like it is at the moment. Maru in Korea, Serral outside of it, even though one could argue that Neebs reign was evenly dominant as Serrals at the moment, but when i see Serrals games i feel way more hopeless for his opponent than with Neebs games last year.
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Jerom
Profile Joined April 2011
Netherlands588 Posts
June 23 2018 14:03 GMT
#30
At this point I'm just wondering if Maru is actually deepmind. He seems to play almost flawlessly.
Tyrhanius
Profile Joined April 2011
France947 Posts
June 23 2018 14:35 GMT
#31
On June 23 2018 22:29 JackONeill wrote:
I was amazed that Zest got to the finals with how bad he's been playing.
Not surprised in the least that Maru rolled all over him.

"Take the best player in the world ATM and match him against a guy that's been KR mid tier after early LOTV"

Still he beats TY, so TY is even worst then ?
Dynge
Profile Joined July 2012
Denmark46 Posts
June 23 2018 14:53 GMT
#32
Shitty finals in terms of excitement, but insane finals in terms of dominance. Really happy (T)Maru won and the way he did is was just incredible.

Hoping he can get the 3rd finals aswell!
Z3nith
Profile Joined October 2017
485 Posts
June 23 2018 14:55 GMT
#33
Please God can Maru not win S3. Then we might actually have an SC2 Bonjwa
batatm
Profile Joined June 2014
Israel116 Posts
June 23 2018 15:05 GMT
#34
i actually got together with a couple of friends to watch the finals together.
we bought drinks and snacks... but the series was over before we finished the first six pack :/
Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
June 23 2018 15:34 GMT
#35
On June 23 2018 20:32 VvvV1251 wrote:
Seriously, i fucking had an urgent thing with work today, just came back to watch the final, and the first thing i see in TL is the fucking spoiler.



If I'm not watching a tournament live from the start, I avoid Teamliquid, Twitch, Discord, Twitter, and Reddit, and just watch the next day using the spoiler-free links of SC2links.

I suggest everyone else do the same.
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
June 23 2018 15:57 GMT
#36
That was a bit more one-sided than expected, but not much.
iamho
Profile Joined June 2009
United States3347 Posts
June 23 2018 16:12 GMT
#37
How much more does Maru need to win this year to have the most dominant year of SC2 ever?
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
June 23 2018 16:26 GMT
#38
On June 23 2018 22:00 Durnuu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 23 2018 21:44 leublix wrote:
On June 23 2018 21:12 Haikus wrote:
Well I guess maru vs zest went exactly how you would expect if you just look at each player's form in 2018.

Also, people are talking about how bad the finals was, but I'm sitting here wondering, is this the first time that the finals has been played in the regular studio instead of some sort of arena/auditorium/park/whatever? Trying really hard to not kneejerk react and go all "dead game," but was the projected attendance for the finals really that bad or was there some other reason?

Has been like that for several seasons. I think the last one outdoors was 2016.

Correct, the ByuN one. Worth noting there were many studio finals before that too (all the 2015 ones for example).

The Stats vs soO final in 2017 was in an auditorium. But since then it's all been studio
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
Boggyb
Profile Joined January 2017
2855 Posts
June 23 2018 16:28 GMT
#39
I love the GSL but the finals were particularly bad. It felt like Zest went on tilt early in game 1 and collapsed without even really putting up much of a fight.

Actually, the playoffs only had 2 decent series (Maru Rogue and TY GuMiho) which is particularly disappointing since you at least expect amazing semis and to go with the meh finals. (Zest TY is in the running for the worst 7 game series of all time)
WonnaPlay
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands912 Posts
June 23 2018 16:50 GMT
#40
Maru may just become the first real sc2 bonjwa if he keeps this up.
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