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Liquibet SC2 Season 20 Recap

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Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37023 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-20 01:47:40
July 20 2019 01:39 GMT
#1
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Season 20

Oh boy... I am super late with this liquibet recap... My apologies everyone... I've been insanely busy and just really haven't had the time to do this. But I guess... Better late than never~

Thanks to Maru's insane run last year, people had incredibly high expectations for him coming into this new year. And as Maru delivered us a performance that got him a consecutive fourth GSL championship, the world was just absolutely blown away. Almost every single person in the SC2 community was under the impression that there would be no stopping him and that he was on his way to win everything again for this year.

However... Life doesn't really work out that way, does it? Because right after winning 2019 GSL Season 1, Maru instantly bombed out of the super tournament with a Ro16 loss to Stats and a Ro32 elimination in group stages for 2019 GSL Season 2... But here's the thing... Although Maru fans were extremely disappointed, other fans were ecstatic. There was finally a chance for a new champion to arise... And those new champions turned out to be Classic and Dark.

These have been some incredible story-lines that we had the pleasure of getting to watch unfold before our eyes. And Classic's story-line for this year is definitely one to keep your eye on. Due to Korea's mandatory military service law for all men, Classic desperately needed to make some kind of lasting statement before he retires and has to enlist. And with his clutch super tournament victory, he did just that. With his finals appearance in 2019 GSL Season 1, and his super tournament championship, Classic put himself back into contention for being labeled as the world's best protoss player. What a show it's been so far...

Speaking of clutch... The last time GSL saw a zerg champion was back in 2015... Let that sink in for a moment... It's been over 4 YEARS since the swarm got to see someone lift a GSL trophy. Yes, Rogue won super tournament, and Serral won GSL vs. The World, but we all know that a Code S championship is the one thing that people wanted to see the most... And although players like ByuL and soO tried their hardest to bring home the glory, they always fell just a bit short of crossing the finish line, and the dream never became a reality... But for Dark, he took his fellow brethren's failures and shortcomings, tossed them all out the window, refused to let the past define his current form, and came out on top for all zerg players.

With all that being said, let's look at our Top 10 and see who was our Maru/Classic/Dark for this liquibet season!

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    1       106       WinterWoes
    2       104       breaker1328
    3       102       showstealer1829
    4       100       w3c.TruE
    5       100       [Svall]Granis
    6       99       fraGuar
    7       98       DSK
    8       98       stardog
    9       97       Elentos
    10       97       pretender58

    Link to SC2 Liquibets Season 20 Rankings

Everyone knows that it takes a lot of time and commitment to win liquibets. However, for our champion, all that effort paid off in the end. Even though several people were right on their tail, WinterWoes never admitted defeat and came out on top in the end. And just like Maru, Classic, and Dark, our LB champion for this season gets to show off a shiny trophy that was made just for them.

So without further ado, CONGRATULATIONS to WinterWoes!!!

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Thank you very much to everyone who participated for Season 20. Season 21 has already started, so get those votes in people!



Previous Recaps:
Season 5 and 6 Recaps
Season 7 Recap
Season 8 Recap
Season 9 Recap
Season 10 Recap
Season 11 Recap
Season 12 Recap
Season 13 Recap
Season 14 Recap
Season 15 Recap
Season 16 Recap
Season 17 Recap
Season 18 Recap
Season 19 Recap
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ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
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DreamOen
Profile Joined March 2010
Spain1400 Posts
July 20 2019 13:38 GMT
#2
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Tester | MC | Crank | Flash | Jaedong | MVP
breaker1328
Profile Joined March 2016
Canada295 Posts
July 20 2019 17:03 GMT
#3
GG WP WinterWoes

I'll try to show better games next season.
Greenei
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany1754 Posts
July 20 2019 17:57 GMT
#4
These recaps could benefit from showing where the winner went different from the crowd.
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Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37023 Posts
July 20 2019 23:39 GMT
#5
On July 21 2019 02:57 Greenei wrote:
These recaps could benefit from showing where the winner went different from the crowd.

I agree. And quite honestly, if we had a dedicated team to keeping track of LB participants, then we probably could do that. But since it's just me, there's no way we can do that.
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
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WinterWoes
Profile Joined July 2012
Australia450 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-21 11:14:52
July 21 2019 11:05 GMT
#6
Thank you! I have been close a couple times before but had no chance of overtaking 1st place on those occasions. Somehow everything lined up this time and I snuck into 1st place after the Code S ro4 matches.

Glad that Dark won GSL last season after seeing him miss out in the finals of the 2018 GSL Super Tournament 1.
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Profile Blog Joined February 2015
England1110 Posts
July 21 2019 11:16 GMT
#7
Congrats! .
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sneakyfox
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8216 Posts
July 21 2019 17:42 GMT
#8
Well played
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