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Schelim
Austria11528 Posts
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Agh
United States1044 Posts
Glad we're finally getting to see dark vs gumi after getting denied it from the groups. Hard to bet against maru taking this one relatively easily. | ||
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tonavix355
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Mizenhauer
United States1919 Posts
![[image loading]](https://tl.net/staff/Mizenhauer/cuuuuuuuuuuure.png) Can't wait for Cure vs Maru. It's a shame they won't play in the finals. | ||
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Artanis[Xp]
Netherlands12970 Posts
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Die4Ever
United States17727 Posts
This too https://www.youtube.com/live/InJJaKK8oGE?feature=share | ||
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Argonauta
Spain4967 Posts
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QOGQOG
834 Posts
On July 27 2023 02:22 Argonauta wrote: I don't mind it goes either way for any of them, I just hope for good matches. I think the winner of Cure/Maru has potential to kind of stomp the Dark/GumiHo winner, but I think the semifinals at least should be pretty interesting. | ||
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dysenterymd
1250 Posts
On July 27 2023 03:47 QOGQOG wrote: I think the winner of Cure/Maru has potential to kind of stomp the Dark/GumiHo winner, but I think the semifinals at least should be pretty interesting. I don't think anyone is stomping Dark, though I do think Cure/Maru would probably beat him. Feeling this one for Cure, though of course if I were betting I'd go with Maru. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16121 Posts
Gumiho is in Maru's head. I don't know how he's doing it, but he just seems to know what Maru is going to do before he does it and has the perfect gameplan for it. At first I thought it was just the fact that Gumiho seems to be extra invested in making Vikings which is countering Maru's usual reliance on Ravens, but the games this season have proven that it's more than that. He just looks more comfortable in the match up, and that's incredible when Maru has looked unstoppable in TvT for so long that it's hard to imagine anyone else looking more comfortable in the match up than him. But, Gumiho I think is the underdog in either of the other two match ups. Mechanically, he's still the weakest player of these 4 and I don't know if his crazy brand of TvT will be the same match against Cure's style as it is against Maru. After all, Gumiho DID almost get knocked out of that very same ESL Summer run by a fiesty Spirit. I think it's more to do with him just having Maru figured out than anything else. So I have Dark > Gumiho 3-1 Maru > Cure 3-2 then Maru > Dark 4-2 But if Gumiho > Dark 3-2 Maru > Cure 3-2 then I think Gumiho will win vs Maru. | ||
Poopi
France12911 Posts
On July 27 2023 06:59 Vindicare605 wrote: I have the same predictions with Maru winning the whole tournament, but I gotta be honest, I believe in Gumiho vs Maru if we get that match up. Gumiho is in Maru's head. I don't know how he's doing it, but he just seems to know what Maru is going to do before he does it and has the perfect gameplan for it. At first I thought it was just the fact that Gumiho seems to be extra invested in making Vikings which is countering Maru's usual reliance on Ravens, but the games this season have proven that it's more than that. He just looks more comfortable in the match up, and that's incredible when Maru has looked unstoppable in TvT for so long that it's hard to imagine anyone else looking more comfortable in the match up than him. But, Gumiho I think is the underdog in either of the other two match ups. Mechanically, he's still the weakest player of these 4 and I don't know if his crazy brand of TvT will be the same match against Cure's style as it is against Maru. After all, Gumiho DID almost get knocked out of that very same ESL Summer run by a fiesty Spirit. I think it's more to do with him just having Maru figured out than anything else. So I have Dark > Gumiho 3-1 Maru > Cure 3-2 then Maru > Dark 4-2 But if Gumiho > Dark 3-2 Maru > Cure 3-2 then I think Gumiho will win vs Maru. Indeed, GuMiho is the only one that could be considered as the favorite versus Maru, since he beat him in both bo3 and bo5, while Dark only beat him in bo3 while looking a bit inferior in the standard game (he is no Rogue, I doubt Maru is gonna fall to such stuff enough in bo7). However, being mechanically the weakest is a bad sign in TvZ, so if it was the usual bo7 semi I would not see him beat Dark, but he might do it in bo5! | ||
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Topin
Peru10111 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16121 Posts
On July 27 2023 09:25 Topin wrote: idk guys... i can see a world where Cure defeats Maru and it may happen tomorrow... but it probably wont *sigh* lets hope for great games Cure plays a very "normal' style of TvT. He's mechanically as good as anyone he might even be the best of these 4 on pure mechanics. But Maru has regular TvT figured out. Or at least "had" figured it out. Whatever Gumiho is doing (and I honestly can't even explain it) if Cure's picked up on it then who knows maybe the entire match up is wide open. We'll see. | ||
BisuDagger
Bisutopia19328 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16121 Posts
On July 27 2023 11:43 BisuDagger wrote: Predictions weren’t bold enough. Plus if Maru wins this the GSL becomes meaningless right? I think the argument for GSL being meaningless died when Reynor last played in it and got 4th place in his 1st group. For whatever else the GSL is, it's still on the highest level tournament in Starcraft 2. And you can't use the argument that GSL isn't open to everyone for why Maru keeps winning it. We had foreign competitors this year play in it that again went out last in their groups. It's not like WCS Europe that became meaningless when the same players kept winning it only because they banned the Koreans from participating in it, residency or not. | ||
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SHODAN
United Kingdom1153 Posts
moments ago, a chance encounter on the high-speed line from Busan to Seoul brought me into conversation with one of the semi-finalists of GSL Season 2, on his way to compete at the Afreeca Studio in Gangnam-gu. it's an encounter that I'm certain I will never forget. I'm talking about the former GSL Champion of the world, former Team FXO Ace, and international "Agent of Chaos". it is my honor and privilege to present to TL.net a brief interview with none other than Koh Byung-jae, AKA the GuMiGod. SHODAN: I've got a man here who is pacing the carriages of the Seoul express train, muttering to himself about... Well, nothing. GuMiho: Nothing means nothing... Nothing means nothing... SHODAN: He won his matches last week against Maru and Solar, and is now looking to prevail in his Ro4 showdown against Dar-- GuMiho: NOTHING MEANS NOTHING!! SHODAN: Nothing means nothing? What do you mean by that, Mr GuMiho? GuMiho: I'm talking about all the way to the top, yeah. I'm unjustifIABLY in a poSITION THAT I'D RATHER NOT BE IN-- But the cream... Rises to the top, oohh yeahh. GuMi Chaos, yeah. GuMi Chaos has got more to offer than WAXANGEL THINKS that I got, yeah, and let me tell you somethin' right now: cards stacked against the GuMiGod in GSL Season 2? ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/jcwQXtm.png) At this time, GuMiho begins to sweat profusely - his mind no doubt dwelling on this day's Liquibets. A tsunami of sweat pours from his hands, which are clenched in anger. The rail carriage would have been in serious danger of capsizing, had GuMiho not reached for the famous towel, which he uses to pat himself dry. Was this the true cause of last week's floods in Korea? Did GuMiho forget to bring his towel? GuMiho: Let me say it, yeah! Let me say it out loud! AND LET ME POINT to the WRITERS of Team Liquid! The GuMiGod is not ah-happy with your predictions, yeah. I am the "S" in the Code S and there is no doubt about it, yeah. you, SHODAN, you know that I'm the cream of the crop! Suddenly, GuMiho spins around and stares fiercely at at the rail attendant, who was bold enough to check his ticket. GuMiho then proceeds to grab a proleague booth and ferociously batters the ticket inspector over the head with it, before calmly resuming the interview. SHODAN: Well, wait-wait a minute, Mr GuMiho. I've got to ask you very seriously: do you blame Mr. Waxangel, the distinguished Writer for Team Liquid, and his accomplice Mizenhauer, for making Dark the favourite today? GuMiho: Yeah, I do, yeah. Outside interference, yeah. IN MY MOMENT OF GLORY! Yeah, and now I'm living in a nightmare. And I am the cream. And now, not only must the last zerg fall, but the WHOLE Global Starcraft League must fall! Because Maru, yeah, I am THE CREAM, yeah, the cream of the crop. And there is no-one that does it better than the Towel Terran! At this point, GuMiho proceeded to perform magic tricks with his towel: tucking it into the thumb of his hand before making it disappear into thin air, much to the surprise of the other passengers. GuMiho: Towel on hand, towel off hand, doesn't matter. I'm better than you are, yeah, and I'm talking everyone in the GSL Round of 4, and I'm even talking to Waxangel, yeah. I'm on my way, and NOTHING is gonna stop me. Nothing's gonna stop me. SHODAN: You know, just out of curiosity, Mr. GuMiho, and I certainly don't want to diminish your tremendous God-given talents, but I'm very curious. I haven't seen your towel lately. GuMiho: Yeah. It's sent been sent back to the chaos realm. Does my towel interfere in matches? Yeah? Nothing, zero, pure micro god, yeahh! And I've been, uh... yeah! MALIGNED! From the top to the bottom, and because they can't handle the GuMiGOD: THE TOWEL TERRAN! Nobody does it better! here's a crying towel for you GuMi doubters ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/H5OII9Q.gif) | ||
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Schelim
Austria11528 Posts
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Fran_
United States1024 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26556 Posts
On July 27 2023 15:35 SHODAN wrote: hello Starcraft fans, moments ago, a chance encounter on the high-speed line from Busan to Seoul brought me into conversation with one of the semi-finalists of GSL Season 2, on his way to compete at the Afreeca Studio in Gangnam-gu. it's an encounter that I'm certain I will never forget. I'm talking about the former GSL Champion of the world, former Team FXO Ace, and international "Agent of Chaos". it is my honor and privilege to present to TL.net a brief interview with none other than Koh Byung-jae, AKA the GuMiGod. SHODAN: I've got a man here who is pacing the carriages of the Seoul express train, muttering to himself about... Well, nothing. GuMiho: Nothing means nothing... Nothing means nothing... SHODAN: He won his matches last week against Maru and Solar, and is now looking to prevail in his Ro4 showdown against Dar-- GuMiho: NOTHING MEANS NOTHING!! SHODAN: Nothing means nothing? What do you mean by that, Mr GuMiho? GuMiho: I'm talking about all the way to the top, yeah. I'm unjustifIABLY in a poSITION THAT I'D RATHER NOT BE IN-- But the cream... Rises to the top, oohh yeahh. GuMi Chaos, yeah. GuMi Chaos has got more to offer than WAXANGEL THINKS that I got, yeah, and let me tell you somethin' right now: cards stacked against the GuMiGod in GSL Season 2? At this time, GuMiho begins to sweat profusely - his mind no doubt dwelling on this day's Liquibets. A tsunami of sweat pours from his hands, which are clenched in anger. The rail carriage would have been in serious danger of capsizing, had GuMiho not reached for the famous towel, which he uses to pat himself dry. Was this the true cause of last week's floods in Korea? Did GuMiho forget to bring his towel? GuMiho: Let me say it, yeah! Let me say it out loud! AND LET ME POINT to the WRITERS of Team Liquid! The GuMiGod is not ah-happy with your predictions, yeah. I am the "S" in the Code S and there is no doubt about it, yeah. you, SHODAN, you know that I'm the cream of the crop! Suddenly, GuMiho spins around and stares fiercely at at the rail attendant, who was bold enough to check his ticket. GuMiho then proceeds to grab a proleague booth and ferociously batters the ticket inspector over the head with it, before calmly resuming the interview. SHODAN: Well, wait-wait a minute, Mr GuMiho. I've got to ask you very seriously: do you blame Mr. Waxangel, the distinguished Writer for Team Liquid, and his accomplice Mizenhauer, for making Dark the favourite today? GuMiho: Yeah, I do, yeah. Outside interference, yeah. IN MY MOMENT OF GLORY! Yeah, and now I'm living in a nightmare. And I am the cream. And now, not only must the last zerg fall, but the WHOLE Global Starcraft League must fall! Because Maru, yeah, I am THE CREAM, yeah, the cream of the crop. And there is no-one that does it better than the Towel Terran! At this point, GuMiho proceeded to perform magic tricks with his towel: tucking it into the thumb of his hand before making it disappear into thin air, much to the surprise of the other passengers. GuMiho: Towel on hand, towel off hand, doesn't matter. I'm better than you are, yeah, and I'm talking everyone in the GSL Round of 4, and I'm even talking to Waxangel, yeah. I'm on my way, and NOTHING is gonna stop me. Nothing's gonna stop me. SHODAN: You know, just out of curiosity, Mr. GuMiho, and I certainly don't want to diminish your tremendous God-given talents, but I'm very curious. I haven't seen your towel lately. GuMiho: Yeah. It's sent been sent back to the chaos realm. Does my towel interfere in matches? Yeah? Nothing, zero, pure micro god, yeahh! And I've been, uh... yeah! MALIGNED! From the top to the bottom, and because they can't handle the GuMiGOD: THE TOWEL TERRAN! Nobody does it better! here's a crying towel for you GuMi doubters What a post although sadly no Gumigod showed up this day  | ||
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SHODAN
United Kingdom1153 Posts
On July 29 2023 04:42 WombaT wrote: What a post although sadly no Gumigod showed up this day rip. looks like he didn't even get a plane ticket. now all I got to look forward to is the farm animal debate, or maybe cure going super-saiyan | ||
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