In the first semifinal match of the season, Trap fulfilled the Code S tagline of "Renaissance" by defeating Classic 4-3 to advance to the first Code S grand final of his career. Classic—the Code S Season 1 runner-up and Super Tournament 1 champion—had headed into the match as a heavy favorite with a 4-0 all-time series record against Trap, and with TL.net user predictions favoring him by nearly seven to one.
The series initially played out according to popular expectations, with Classic jumping ahead to a 3-1 lead. Only a scrappy comeback victory in game two—where Trap's desperation base-trade caused a disoriented Classic to blow his army advantage—prevented the series from ending in a sweep.
Game four was the low point for Trap, with his sub-two minute GG following a failed Photon Cannon rush putting him down 1-3 and painting him as an outmatched and desperate opponent. However, Trap was able to start his rally from behind in game five, countering Classic's Stargate expansion with a 3-gate Stalker strategy. Similar build orders unfolded in game six, with Trap again able to snowball his early game lead into a victory.
The deciding game seven played out as one of the more conservative sets of the night, with the two players eyeing each other carefully while going up to three bases. When Classic looked to press Trap and force him into a game-deciding fight, Trap patiently waited until Classic over-extended into a disadvantageous position (casters speculated that Classic's mistake of placing his third Nexus one hex away from the mineral line could have caused this rash course of action). Only then did Trap engage Classic in combat, crushing his army and taking the final GG not long after.
"I've always practiced hard as a progamer" said Trap in the post-match interview. "But there were a lot of times when I was hurting inside because it didn't come out [in tournament games]. But because things are going well lately, I feel a lot better and at ease."
Trap advances to face the winner of Hurricane vs Dark in the second semifinal match, which will be played on Saturday, Jun 15 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Funny games to watch today. I'm feel happy for trap who reach the final but a bit sad for Classic but he's first to kr standing so he'll go to blizzcon no matter what
On June 13 2019 05:32 MajiN1 wrote: Funny games to watch today. I'm feel happy for trap who reach the final but a bit sad for Classic but he's first to kr standing so he'll go to blizzcon no matter what
He'll be qualified for the Global Finals no matter what, but the fact that he couldn't play in IEM Katowice does not bode well for his ability to play in the Finals.
I couldn't be more happy with being wrong. That PvP started looking like everything was coming true and then Trap just comes to his senses after the abysmal cannon rush and makes it a series. I can't wait for the finals^^
I don't see how people keep underestimating Jin-Air players. The guy has sOs as a training partner. That's why his basetrade decision making was so spot on.
On June 13 2019 07:20 ThunderJunk wrote: I don't see how people keep underestimating Jin-Air players. The guy has sOs as a training partner. That's why his basetrade decision making was so spot on.
he only won that game because Classic messed up big time, no one is underestimating Jin Air players they have all done poorly in this GSL season other than Trap
On June 13 2019 07:20 ThunderJunk wrote: I don't see how people keep underestimating Jin-Air players. The guy has sOs as a training partner. That's why his basetrade decision making was so spot on.
he only won that game because Classic messed up big time, no one is underestimating Jin Air players they have all done poorly in this GSL season other than Trap
Trap in game 3 messed up way more than Classic did in game 2. And any progamer would love to have JAGW players as their sparring partner, no matter how atrociously have they performed in this Code S season.
Trap showed amazing resiliency in that series. What a badass for coming back the way he did. I love Classic, but it's great to have fresh blood in the finals. He will definitely show great games in the finals.
On June 13 2019 07:20 ThunderJunk wrote: I don't see how people keep underestimating Jin-Air players. The guy has sOs as a training partner. That's why his basetrade decision making was so spot on.
he only won that game because Classic messed up big time, no one is underestimating Jin Air players they have all done poorly in this GSL season other than Trap
Trap in game 3 messed up way more than Classic did in game 2. And any progamer would love to have JAGW players as their sparring partner, no matter how atrociously have they performed in this Code S season.
Most pros probably have JAGW as practice partners. Most pros seem to play with each other pretty frequently.
On June 13 2019 07:10 Fango wrote: This should have been a 4-0 for Classic. He must be kicking himself hard after losing it
It really shouldn't have been. It could have been had Classic not fucked up, but then if you also take away Trap's fuck ups in the first four games, then it definitely isn't a 4-0, especially since Classic's game 2 fuck up came after Trap's.
On June 13 2019 07:20 ThunderJunk wrote: I don't see how people keep underestimating Jin-Air players. The guy has sOs as a training partner. That's why his basetrade decision making was so spot on.
he only won that game because Classic messed up big time, no one is underestimating Jin Air players they have all done poorly in this GSL season other than Trap
Trap in game 3 messed up way more than Classic did in game 2. And any progamer would love to have JAGW players as their sparring partner, no matter how atrociously have they performed in this Code S season.
Most pros probably have JAGW as practice partners. Most pros seem to play with each other pretty frequently.
I wonder if Rogue has been practicing with Hurricane. I imagine the Jin Air team would consider Hurricane to be an easier opponent than Dark even though Trap has done well against Dark in the past. Even if Hurricane loses, the better of a fight he puts up, the more they learn about how Dark views the match up at the moment.
now hurricane ... i know its hard and probable not gonna happen but you need to beat dark
we cant have another zerg in the gsl finals that isnt named sOO please for a glory that is a pvp final you need to beat dark.... even if dark is a far far better player.......
On June 13 2019 05:32 MajiN1 wrote: Funny games to watch today. I'm feel happy for trap who reach the final but a bit sad for Classic but he's first to kr standing so he'll go to blizzcon no matter what
He'll be qualified for the Global Finals no matter what, but the fact that he couldn't play in IEM Katowice does not bode well for his ability to play in the Finals.
There's a scenario where someone not in top 8 wins GSL Season 3, everyone else in top 8 surpasses Classic in points and Dear manages to tie with Classic so they'll be sharing 8th position. Extremely unlikely to happen but its not 100% locked in and that certainly doesn't help his appeal to the MMA... Time is of the essence and the earliest he can be sure of his spot is if Hurricane loses to Dark on Saturday. If that doesn't happen he needs to qualify for Super Tournament and if that also doesn't work out he needs to not come last in his GSL group.
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