• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 12:22
CEST 18:22
KST 01:22
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt2: News Flash8[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt1: New Chaos0Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy13ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT30Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book20
Community News
Weekly Cups (March 23-29): herO takes triple6Aligulac acquired by REPLAYMAN.com/Stego Research6Weekly Cups (March 16-22): herO doubles, Cure surprises3Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool49Weekly Cups (March 9-15): herO, Clem, ByuN win4
StarCraft 2
General
Weekly Cups (March 23-29): herO takes triple Aligulac acquired by REPLAYMAN.com/Stego Research Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy What mix of new & old maps do you want in the next ladder pool? (SC2) herO wins SC2 All-Star Invitational
Tourneys
Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament RSL Season 4 announced for March-April StarCraft Evolution League (SC Evo Biweekly) WardiTV Mondays World University TeamLeague (500$+) | Signups Open
Strategy
Custom Maps
[M] (2) Frigid Storage Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026]
External Content
Mutation # 519 Inner Power The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 518 Radiation Zone Mutation # 517 Distant Threat
Brood War
General
Build Order Practice Maps BW General Discussion Pros React To: SoulKey vs Ample [ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt2: News Flash BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/
Tourneys
Azhi's Colosseum - Foreign KCM [ASL21] Ro24 Group E [ASL21] Ro24 Group F [ASL21] Ro24 Group D
Strategy
Fighting Spirit mining rates What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Starcraft Tabletop Miniature Game Nintendo Switch Thread General RTS Discussion Thread Darkest Dungeon
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine The Games Industry And ATVI European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Movie Discussion!
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion Cricket [SPORT] Tokyo Olympics 2021 Thread General nutrition recommendations
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
[G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Money Laundering In Video Ga…
TrAiDoS
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
FS++
Kraekkling
Shocked by a laser…
Spydermine0240
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1323 users

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

Forum Index > SC2 General
114 CommentsPost a Reply
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next All
Terrorbladder
Profile Joined May 2014
2719 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
13322 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).
BUNNYYYYYYYYY https://i.imgur.com/BiCF577.png
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.
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
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.
TL+ Member
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.
To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own - Lincoln
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.
Dark Age of Camelot - I miss you
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.
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 7h 38m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Hui .369
LamboSC2 243
TKL 176
ProTech127
elazer 43
UpATreeSC 39
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 38501
Calm 4374
Bisu 3321
EffOrt 743
Stork 585
Soma 460
firebathero 331
Rush 288
Soulkey 277
Mini 251
[ Show more ]
ggaemo 236
hero 182
PianO 174
BeSt 167
actioN 137
Dewaltoss 129
Mind 77
Aegong 55
sorry 52
Barracks 44
Hyun 32
JYJ 19
Shine 18
Movie 16
Sexy 16
Hm[arnc] 14
soO 12
yabsab 10
Terrorterran 10
ajuk12(nOOB) 7
Dota 2
LuMiX2
Counter-Strike
fl0m1183
pashabiceps1172
byalli406
adren_tv56
Other Games
FrodaN2045
singsing1963
B2W.Neo827
Beastyqt511
ceh9461
RotterdaM280
DeMusliM212
mouzStarbuck196
KnowMe146
QueenE109
Trikslyr45
Grubby0
Organizations
Other Games
BasetradeTV88
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 15 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• intothetv
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• HerbMon 21
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• WagamamaTV894
League of Legends
• Nemesis3175
• TFBlade1127
Other Games
• Shiphtur54
Upcoming Events
Replay Cast
7h 38m
The PondCast
17h 38m
OSC
1d 7h
RSL Revival
1d 17h
TriGGeR vs Cure
ByuN vs Rogue
Replay Cast
2 days
RSL Revival
2 days
Maru vs MaxPax
BSL
3 days
RSL Revival
3 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
3 days
BSL
4 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
5 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
5 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-03-31
WardiTV Winter 2026
NationLESS Cup

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
CSL Elite League 2026
CSL Season 20: Qualifier 1
ASL Season 21
RSL Revival: Season 4
Nations Cup 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual

Upcoming

CSL Season 20: Qualifier 2
Escore Tournament S2: W1
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
StarCraft2 Community Team League 2026 Spring
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.