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Maru & Zest advance to Code S semis (Season 3)

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
September 02 2018 09:02 GMT
#1
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2018 GSL Code S: Season 3

(Wiki)Maru took a major stride on his quest for a third consecutive Code S title, sweeping (Wiki)GuMiho 3-0 and clinching a spot in the semifinals. Maru had avoided facing Terran opponents in the previous two Code S playoffs, and his one-sided victory over GuMiho largely dispelled any doubts his TvT prowess.

In the last quarterfinal, (Wiki)Zest narrowly defeated (Wiki)Stats 3-2 in a match between PvP masters. Zest's victory sets up a rematch of previous GSL Code S finals, where Maru needed barely 34 minutes of in-game to defeat Zest by 4-0 scoreline. Code S continues on September 5th with the first semifinal: Neeb vs TY.

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Neeb vs TY: Wednesday, Sep 05 9:30am GMT (GMT+00:00)

Maru vs Zest: Saturday, Sep 08 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

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SlyZ1
Profile Joined March 2018
39 Posts
September 02 2018 09:22 GMT
#2
Zest is done.
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
September 02 2018 09:31 GMT
#3
Stats is robbed.
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
Kikirik1
Profile Joined January 2017
45 Posts
September 02 2018 10:15 GMT
#4
Hello Zergs!
Detoxnow
Profile Joined September 2018
1 Post
September 02 2018 10:23 GMT
#5
It what world does Neeb beat TY?
col_jung
Profile Joined October 2017
139 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-09-02 20:33:21
September 02 2018 10:30 GMT
#6
Hoping for a Maru vs TY finals. My two favourite players.
For the first time ever I'll be happy whoever wins--Maru making history with three back to back GSL victories or TY finally clinching a GSL trophy. I was very sad when he lost the finals 4-2 against Zest back in 2014!
Edit: 2016
gophersnake
Profile Joined July 2018
48 Posts
September 02 2018 10:31 GMT
#7
Neeb makes it to the finals thus making history, only to be absolutely decimated by Maru thus completing the official starcraft narrative.
Sakat
Profile Blog Joined October 2014
Croatia1599 Posts
September 02 2018 11:06 GMT
#8
On September 02 2018 19:30 col_jung wrote:
Hoping for a Maru vs TY finals. My two favourite players.
For the first time ever I'll be happy whoever wins--Maru making history with three back to back GSL victories or TY finally clinching a GSL trophy. I was very sad when he lost the finals 4-2 against Zest back in 2014!

Was it that far back? Time really flies
My boy Ptak defeated two GSL champions!
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany15987 Posts
September 02 2018 11:07 GMT
#9
On September 02 2018 20:06 Sakat wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 02 2018 19:30 col_jung wrote:
Hoping for a Maru vs TY finals. My two favourite players.
For the first time ever I'll be happy whoever wins--Maru making history with three back to back GSL victories or TY finally clinching a GSL trophy. I was very sad when he lost the finals 4-2 against Zest back in 2014!

Was it that far back? Time really flies

it was 2016
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12904 Posts
September 02 2018 11:13 GMT
#10
TY my boy gogo destroy Neeb!!
Hopefully both Terrans win their bo7 so we have a Maru 3peat or TY finally winning GSL!

WriterMaru
Torrefy
Profile Joined August 2014
41 Posts
September 02 2018 11:25 GMT
#11
Three out of four semi-finalists are the same as last season. That's actually pretty crazy.
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freelifeffs
Profile Joined April 2018
97 Posts
September 02 2018 12:47 GMT
#12
when will zerg finally get the well deserved buffs? revert the last Hydra nerf ffs
neutralrobot
Profile Joined July 2011
Australia1025 Posts
September 02 2018 12:52 GMT
#13
Maru has to be considered the overwhelming favourite for this tournament after his showing vs Gumiho. Only one who might have a good chance against him is TY. But I mean... Probably not. And he should absolutely crush Zest.
Maru | Life | PartinG || I guess I like aggressive control freaks... || Reynor will one day reign supreme || *reyn supreme
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
September 02 2018 12:53 GMT
#14
On September 02 2018 21:47 freelifeffs wrote:
when will zerg finally get the well deserved buffs? revert the last Hydra nerf ffs

TvZ is at 46%. PvZ is at 45%. So not any time soon. Zerg win, or at least do very well in, every tournament outside of GSL.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
Orlok
Profile Joined June 2014
Korea (South)227 Posts
September 02 2018 13:00 GMT
#15
On September 02 2018 21:47 freelifeffs wrote:
when will zerg finally get the well deserved buffs? revert the last Hydra nerf ffs

Maybe zergs are weak in the GSL, but I swear on any ladder (I play on both KR and NA)
I can't for the life of me beat zergs consistently.
The ling-bane-hydra mid game is just so tough to crack.
Writer"Don't leave me hangin!"
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55554 Posts
September 02 2018 13:01 GMT
#16
On September 02 2018 21:52 neutralrobot wrote:
Maru has to be considered the overwhelming favourite for this tournament after his showing vs Gumiho. Only one who might have a good chance against him is TY. But I mean... Probably not. And he should absolutely crush Zest.

Maru has spent 2 seasons saying TY is the player he wants to avoid the most out of anyone in the Ro16. Imagine he 4-0's him in the finals. That'd be weird.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Sakat
Profile Blog Joined October 2014
Croatia1599 Posts
September 02 2018 13:41 GMT
#17
On September 02 2018 22:01 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 02 2018 21:52 neutralrobot wrote:
Maru has to be considered the overwhelming favourite for this tournament after his showing vs Gumiho. Only one who might have a good chance against him is TY. But I mean... Probably not. And he should absolutely crush Zest.

Maru has spent 2 seasons saying TY is the player he wants to avoid the most out of anyone in the Ro16. Imagine he 4-0's him in the finals. That'd be weird.

I can honestly see it happening at this point
My boy Ptak defeated two GSL champions!
TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8304 Posts
September 02 2018 14:42 GMT
#18
And we might get a Code S finals TvT!! It's been a hell of a long time since we've had one of those if I recall. (GSL vs The World isn't the same as Code S finals imo).
I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24420 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-09-02 15:12:12
September 02 2018 14:58 GMT
#19
Really nice PvP series. Highest level PvP I've seen in quite a while, they both played really well.

Really enjoyed the stasis ward play from Stats in G3, one of the best ways I've seen anyone deal with these super popular and really strong glaive adept attacks. I think he would've been dead 100% if not for those wards. Was close even with them.

Hope Zest has learned from the finals defeat. I think he's much better now than he was then, but Maru is still better.
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
Fran_
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1024 Posts
September 02 2018 15:28 GMT
#20
Zest is better than Stats for Maru.
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