EPTMaru is such an awesome player
Maru defeats Zest to win GSL Code S Season 2 - Page 5
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bObA
France300 Posts
Maru is such an awesome player | ||
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Qwyn
United States2779 Posts
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pvsnp
7676 Posts
Maru openly admitted that he was feeling tired and overworked when Gyuri asked him about the burden of representing Korea (in the Asian Games) on top of playing in GSL. He's kept his focus and discipline through two consecutive seasons of GSL. That kind of prolonged training can't be easy. Would it really be a shock if he took a well-deserved break? But what would happen to his form? Something worth keeping an eye on, at least. | ||
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neutralrobot
Australia1025 Posts
On June 24 2018 17:43 pvsnp wrote: Personally, I'm curious whether Maru slumps after this. After he won GSL S1, he went through a brief slump (Super Tournament, then S2 Ro32 and Ro16 were not super impressive) but quickly reasserted himself as the best player. Now that he's won GSL S2 and equaled Nestea, will he go through a longer slump? Maru openly admitted that he was feeling tired and overworked when Gyuri asked him about the burden of representing Korea (in the Asian Games) on top of playing in GSL. He's kept his focus and discipline through two consecutive seasons of GSL. That kind of prolonged training can't be easy. Would it really be a shock if he took a well-deserved break? But what would happen to his form? Something worth keeping an eye on, at least. I think I mentioned it before, but my feeling this season of GSL was that he took the foot off the accelerator during the group stages. Basically, I thought he was pacing himself so that he could be recharged enough to kick back into beast mode during the playoffs. I'd look to see him do something similar this season. It feels like he's gotten smart about managing himself so he doesn't suddenly crash from overworking. But we'll see. Edit: Of course, this almost saw him lose some games against players that shouldn't have been able to best him, like Zanster. It's a dangerous thing to do, but his general level of play has been good enough for him to get away with it so far. I think he's got another season in him. | ||
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Loccstana
United States833 Posts
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Alabasern
United States4005 Posts
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xwoGworwaTsx
United States984 Posts
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dummy1
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Oh my Maru! Some cool stuff from the past. | ||
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`dunedain
655 Posts
On June 24 2018 18:16 Alabasern wrote: That finals was like Goku vs. Mr. Satan. Oh! That explains everything! Zest probably had a stomach ache! | ||
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bObA
France300 Posts
On June 24 2018 18:16 Alabasern wrote: That finals was like Goku vs. Mr. Satan. Hahaha | ||
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BonitiilloO
Dominican Republic627 Posts
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sparklyresidue
United States5523 Posts
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Kurao
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On the other hand, I really wish Zest would keep this up, it's great to see him being in a better shape than the previous year and a half. | ||
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Kurao
215 Posts
On June 24 2018 18:28 dummy1 wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSnHR9mbLtQ Oh my Maru! Some cool stuff from the past. I remember this! So cool to see the development/refinement of a young talent. | ||
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Boggyb
2855 Posts
On June 24 2018 20:36 BonitiilloO wrote: i saw the games but for some reason i didnt find them good, Zest just played like a Master vs Pro gamer match or so. The reason you didn't find them good is because they weren't. | ||
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Musicus
Germany23576 Posts
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
On June 24 2018 18:09 neutralrobot wrote: I think I mentioned it before, but my feeling this season of GSL was that he took the foot off the accelerator during the group stages. Basically, I thought he was pacing himself so that he could be recharged enough to kick back into beast mode during the playoffs. I'd look to see him do something similar this season. It feels like he's gotten smart about managing himself so he doesn't suddenly crash from overworking. But we'll see. Edit: Of course, this almost saw him lose some games against players that shouldn't have been able to best him, like Zanster. It's a dangerous thing to do, but his general level of play has been good enough for him to get away with it so far. I think he's got another season in him. Well he never actually games to Zanster. He went 4-0 in the ro32, and 4-1 in the ro16 (losing one game to Patience). While he didn't look quite as solid in groups as in the playoffs, he really didn't need to be. He played well enough to beat everyone he needed to. As far as playing in the Asian games goes, he should be able to slack of and still win the event. The competition is weaker than NA ladder | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17033 Posts
On June 24 2018 18:11 Loccstana wrote: Maru has come a long way since this: + Show Spoiler + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8VN6Dd6oNs thx for posting this.... this is back before Marauders were called Firebears.  On June 25 2018 02:31 Musicus wrote: Thinking back, I'll just look at Maru vs Rogue as the real final and then I can be happy with this season. ya, the NBA Finals this year was Golden State Versus Houston and the Stanley Cup Finals was Pittsburgh Versus Washington...it happens man. | ||
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pvsnp
7676 Posts
On June 25 2018 02:54 Fango wrote: Well he never actually games to Zanster. He went 4-0 in the ro32, and 4-1 in the ro16 (losing one game to Patience). While he didn't look quite as solid in groups as in the playoffs, he really didn't need to be. He played well enough to beat everyone he needed to. As far as playing in the Asian games goes, he should be able to slack of and still win the event. The competition is weaker than NA ladder That's exactly why I was saying we should keep an eye on him. How hard is Maru going to practice for GSL now that he's just won two in a row? The Asian Games are are walk in the park and Maru was already complaining about his workload, so I wouldn't be surprised if he took a break for Season 3. Imo the only reason Maru stepped it up in the Ro8 was because he knew it would take everything he had to beat Rogue. After that he was in the semis and a little more effort would get him the trophy, so he buckled down and kept going. Now he's won, he can finally rest. Will he? | ||
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sharkie
Austria18528 Posts
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