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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
So now that this tournament is complete, what game, act or moment will you forever remember this tournament by? I will remember Game 6 of the finals where Thorzain somehow held off Naniwa's all in. I don't know how he did it. Also, everything was on the line as Nani was just one game away from victory. My most memorable moment for sure. Other great moments: Thorzain defeating MC with Thors, Naniwa's lolgates vs Goody, MVP vs Adelscott, and the whole Thorzain Cinderella story. | ||
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SiZ.FaNtAsY
Korea (South)1497 Posts
It was... "CHILL GET OUT" | ||
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LanTAs
United States1091 Posts
Thorzain's Gosu Ghosts cloak, run into MC's Deathball, and EMPs everything. Everything. | ||
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BaronFel
United States155 Posts
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Necosarius
Sweden4042 Posts
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5ukkub
Poland507 Posts
in every game. That tention... every unit, every second, every inch counted.... Mindblowing micro... just amaizing! + Show Spoiler + ...And Chill lagging in game7... I hope it won't turn into game-ending whining thingie. | ||
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
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Bodom219
United States1 Post
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hugman
Sweden4644 Posts
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TehForce
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d(O.o)a
Canada5066 Posts
Although I think the most memorable part were those last 2-3 battles in game 7, I almost had a heart attack every time they were about to engage, or in game 6 when naniwa was pushing in I was so scared for Thorzain but he managed to defend, I was so impressed great play from both of the players! "  " | ||
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Dave.
Ireland272 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:35 LanTAs wrote: Thorzain vs MC on Tal Darim. Thorzain's Gosu Ghosts cloak, run into MC's Deathball, and EMPs everything. Everything. This. | ||
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ThatsNoMoon
Mexico344 Posts
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Joedaddy
United States1948 Posts
Most memorable for me was Thorzain vs MC on Tal Darim and the Artosis "moment of silence" Edit: and oh my, how could I forget the "Expand your Horizon" them song. This song will forever be entwined with memories of Thorzain's insanely exciting games. | ||
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NB
Netherlands12045 Posts
also the 99 proxy gate vs hasuobs both those change the meta game of the match up on ladder | ||
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Enwrit
United States39 Posts
Game 7 was really intense though (gj Day9!). Thorzain's push for the win against MC was great. I also really liked the 3rd-place match on Xel'Naga when Kas hit from the back of HasuObs' expo. | ||
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Chamenas
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Rabbitmaster
1357 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:32 Plexa wrote: I will remember Game 6 of the finals where Thorzain somehow held off Naniwa's all in. I don't know how he did it. Also, everything was on the line as Nani was just one game away from victory. My most memorable moment for sure. Other great moments: Thorzain defeating MC with Thors, Naniwa's lolgates vs Goody You pretty much took my top 3 there. I was screaming so loud when thorzain took game 6, firstly because i was cheering for him slightly more than NaNi, and because we got a game 7 on tal'darim. Game 5 of thorzain vs MC i was screaming pretty loud as well, hehe. Was such a proud moment as a swede tbh. And Nanis "lolgates" was just completely baller tbh! To add something of my own i would probably go for the Thorzain vs Kas game on Crevasse (game 5?). That game was such an insane slug-fest. I would really like to see the units-lost-tab at the end of that game! :D Fucking insane tournament, thank you so much teamliquid! | ||
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hugman
Sweden4644 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:46 NB wrote: naniwa fake 4 gate into blink on taldarim vs cruncher also the 99 proxy gate vs hasuobs both those change the meta game of the match up on ladder What do you mean with 99 proxy gate? | ||
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XForce3
Canada45 Posts
Double gates both on 9 supply | ||
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Rabbitmaster
1357 Posts
He only went for 1 proxy gate vs hasuobs afaik. Not even sure it was on 9 food? Cruncher went for something like double proxy on 9 food vs naniwa on metalopolis though im pretty sure. | ||
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Jilkon
Sweden2 Posts
The final games were also nerdchill inducingly, nailbitingly epic and seeing the underdog take the win once again got me so excited that I actually made an account on teamliquid.net. ThorZaIN came from nowhere and made me a fan, by proving time and time again that his wins were not just flukes. There can be little doubt that he's one of the best players in SC2 at the moment. | ||
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Al Bundy
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AntiSanityMan
Canada28 Posts
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CutieBK
Sweden227 Posts
More specifically; I'd just say the finals. Best possible final matches, even though the builds weren't really diverse in the sense that we got to see many varietes of units in play-- the level of precision and calm both players played with was just awe inspiring to watch. Thank you so much, TL! For everything <3 | ||
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Eufouria
United Kingdom4425 Posts
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Kyrao
United States161 Posts
This has been a very memorable tourney, to say the least. | ||
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Enceladus
Sweden225 Posts
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Tsuki.eu
Portugal1049 Posts
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Eppa!
Sweden4641 Posts
But game 4 on taldarim Thorzain vs MC. But the Shakuras in the finals was a great show of EU level of SC2. | ||
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xphantomx
United States37 Posts
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cheesemaster
Canada1975 Posts
unfortunately that really seemed to throw naniwa on tilt his macro had been so good all series and then he was up at 2k minerals shortyl after tha whole ordeal i think he got really agitated. Obviously its no ones fault but it sucks that that had to happen, gratz to thorzain for keeping his cool. | ||
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cheesemaster
Canada1975 Posts
On May 16 2011 08:58 xphantomx wrote: my favorite was "CHILL GET OUT" lol i was rooting for nani up untill that point. Well come on look at it from his perspective its game 7 and there is 15k on the line any disturbance like that is unnacceptable no matter whos fault it is. And it really did throw him on tilt so i would be pissed off if i was him too. | ||
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Eufouria
United Kingdom4425 Posts
On May 16 2011 09:08 cheesemaster wrote: Well come on look at it from his perspective its game 7 and there is 15k on the line any disturbance like that is unnacceptable no matter whos fault it is. And it really did throw him on tilt so i would be pissed off if i was him too. I think he was already starting to tilt and he got so angry because he was so nervous. Just remember that he'd had a 3-1 lead and in a couple of games the starcraft equivilent of a championship point. | ||
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triangle
United States3803 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:35 LanTAs wrote: Thorzain vs MC on Tal Darim. Thorzain's Gosu Ghosts cloak, run into MC's Deathball, and EMPs everything. Everything. Yeah, that was indubitably the game of the tournament. For moment, " " was pretty memorable for me :p | ||
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Ertu
Greece686 Posts
"CHILL GET OUT" Pretty epic for me ^^ Generally the finals had some pretty awesome moments,especially the defence Thorzain pulled off in that 6-gate in game 6, and Nani pulling ever freaking probe in the first game to all-in. Also from other games:qxc beating Genius with freaking nukes and reapers,the smiley face from Cruncher against Idra,MC vs Thorzain games 4 and 5. | ||
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jimbob615
Uruguay455 Posts
Thor Strike Cannons against Tyler Boxer's truly epic games against Sen Boxer's marine drop onto those small raised pinnacles where marines stack, that "broke" the map against HasuObs (according to the commentators lol) Boxer's amazing building placement on Xel Naga Caverns with his supply depots against Sen GoOdy's win against NesTea on Tal Darim Altar Morrow's epic baneling bust against Jinro in game 3 Cruncher's 4gate against idra in game 3 and the " "Thorzain's THOR'ing of MC in game 5 Thorzain's completely unexpected EMP army victory against way more units in game 4 vs MC Thorzain's epic TvT match vs Kas in game 5 on crevasse Kas and Thorzain's battle where they both had their armies in dropships and both dropped into eachother in the third match. Every single game in the finals between Nani and Thorzain ----------------------------------- That was a lot of memorable moments but i had to list them all! as you can probably guess i am a terran player and fan :D go terran ^_^ | ||
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ZidaneTribal
United States2800 Posts
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latan
740 Posts
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Sermokala
United States13924 Posts
Makes the ultimate counter to Air Roaches. Boxer vs Sen was the example of a truely great tvz that all should hope to come too. Every Series that Thorzain played. He truely looked like a pro and to see him actualy win it all was something I'll never forget. Also the round of 32 had the best storyline run for the histoy of the world. MC taking care of business like a professional and every other pro korean just dieing. (emperor exception of course) SO whens TSL4? | ||
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TheLantern
United States11 Posts
But the biggest one has to be Thorzain vs Fruitdealer. I remember saying to my-self "Whats with this guy? Hes so methodological, he has everything plan to a tee... He's taking his time, clearing all the creep, scanning all the burrowed banlings. He is playing Perfect..." I will for ever remember that day, as the day that sc2 discovered T-Zain. | ||
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tyCe
Australia2542 Posts
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GreyMasta
Canada197 Posts
- qxc nuke-reaper harrass 35 minutes into the game vs Genius | ||
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VoAchilles
United States82 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:35 LanTAs wrote: Thorzain vs MC on Tal Darim. Thorzain's Gosu Ghosts cloak, run into MC's Deathball, and EMPs everything. Everything. This. Undoubtedly the greatest play in the entire tournament. | ||
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inFeZa
Australia556 Posts
" Best. | ||
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CrazyF1r3f0x
United States2120 Posts
Or had you decided otherwise? | ||
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SgtPepper
United States568 Posts
I will remember that moment after Nani GG'd when the thought flashed through my mind that this is the first time that I can remember that the player or team I was rooting for actually won a whole tournament. I would have to say the best series is a tie between Thorzain vs. MC and Boxer vs. Sen | ||
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ComTrav
United States1093 Posts
Played while both players were in Denmark, so no lag to cloud the Thundergod's victory over the Kratoss Protoss. Yes, we knew Thorazain was good, and yes, I was a fan already, but that is where I think he crossed from "good player having a good run" to "totally amazing." | ||
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Bobster
Germany3075 Posts
Nestea vs Goody game 3 Mondragon vs Zeerax game 1 | ||
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MadNeSs
Denmark1507 Posts
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MusiK
United States302 Posts
For me on the other hand, I remember thorzain's 'is everything okay chill :/' Good manners trump bm. =] | ||
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Slaptoast
Canada134 Posts
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Sixotanaka
Australia191 Posts
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Zaphid
Czech Republic1860 Posts
Mondragon's Roaches Thorzain's EMP vs MC Tyler's zealot Thorzain's dissection of Fruitdealer Adelscott's epic hold with gateway units against MVP Goody's base trade on Tal'Darim vs Nestea ...screw it, the whole tournament was fucking awesome | ||
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sixfour
England11061 Posts
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Big-t
Austria1350 Posts
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NeonFox
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CAPSLOCKED
563 Posts
best PvT ever? :x | ||
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Lizarb
Denmark307 Posts
Goody's base trade win ThorZaIN game 4 ghost use vs. MC TharZaIN game 5 thor build vs. MC and ofcause the whole 7 series final. | ||
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halvorg
Norway717 Posts
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Nifel
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Heyoka
Katowice25012 Posts
nothing can top NaNi's proxy gates vs GoOdy though. I think thats the most entertaining game I've seen in SC2 overall. IdrA calling CrunCher a walkover and then losing haha | ||
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Ragoo
Germany2773 Posts
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Naphal
Germany2099 Posts
best game was thorzain vs mc nr4 imo, funniest moment was " " closely followed by "CHILL GET OUT!"also the day9 nonstopcastuntilheartattack together with the epic final set really got me excited, even more than i already was, had to stand up and could not sit down until gg! | ||
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pxL.
Austria6 Posts
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hugman
Sweden4644 Posts
On May 16 2011 14:30 ComTrav wrote: Thorzain's massive Thor push vs. hallucinated Immortals vs. MC. Even the commentators weren't sure who would win. Played while both players were in Denmark, so no lag to cloud the Thundergod's victory over the Kratoss Protoss. Yes, we knew Thorazain was good, and yes, I was a fan already, but that is where I think he crossed from "good player having a good run" to "totally amazing." ThorZaIN was in Norway ;P not that it matters | ||
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BGrael
Germany229 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:32 Plexa wrote: I will remember Game 6 of the finals where Thorzain somehow held off Naniwa's all in. I don't know how he did it. Also, everything was on the line as Nani was just one game away from victory. My most memorable moment for sure. . I will remember this moment as well. Truly epic and one of the most thrilling moments in e-sports ever for me! | ||
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Dfgj
Singapore5922 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:46 NB wrote: naniwa fake 4 gate into blink on taldarim vs cruncher both those change the meta game of the match up on ladder Isn't this terribly common, going 4gate to force an equal reaction then teching fast? The finals was full of memorable stuff, I can't pick anything - the tension being broken by lag and Naniwa exploding at Chill was pretty amusing though. | ||
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ROOTdrewbie
Canada1392 Posts
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KNICK
Germany248 Posts
But there's more: Sen vs. Boxer on Terminus, when Boxer walled-in 2 Marines with a supply depot at the Xel Naga Tower. That was one of those typical Boxer moments and you just know that this guy is an absolute RTS genius. Such a simple move that denies the Zerg vision, yet I've never seen it done before. Mondragon countering Protoss air with mass Roaches also deserves mentioning. I thought that he was dead for sure in that first game against Zeerax, but he somehow pulled it off. Hats off to one of my favorite players for coming out of nowhere with a new Zerg style. And of course the finals. There's no single moment that sticks out, it was the series as a whole. You could feel the tension while watching. It seemed as if both of them were scared to engage sometimes, resulting in their control groups dancing around each other, always on the verge of attacking. Just a great conclusion to a fantastic tournament. | ||
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Stamper
Germany148 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/t4Nso.jpg) | ||
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xphantomx
United States37 Posts
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Kyhol
Canada2574 Posts
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Senx
Sweden5901 Posts
" at the end of the last game. | ||
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thirnaz
Sweden876 Posts
Also game 6 when he held off the all-in somehow | ||
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Silvanel
Poland4726 Posts
For me it would be Thorzains great run, and generaly all instances of foreigners eliminating Koreans. | ||
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Synystyr
United States1446 Posts
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Malinor
Germany4722 Posts
When Thorzain won his TL-Open, I remember my exact thoughts very clearly: "Wow, what a wasted spot in the tournament that could have gone to an actually good player." With a stunning 8 points in the bracket contest, I am probably also in the lowest 5% of all participants, my foresight is that good. For the actual torunament, we just couldn't have hoped for a better finals, so that's definitely what stands out for me. | ||
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1oo
Portugal876 Posts
last moments of adelscot second game vs mvp pretty epic too with chill comentary. theres too many memorable moments tbh.. Just a great tournament! | ||
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ThePhan2m
Norway2750 Posts
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sVnteen
Germany2238 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:33 SiZ.FaNtAsY wrote: I can speak for all the koreans in PLAYXP It was... "CHILL GET OUT" yeah that was definitely the best | ||
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Europes-Mima
Germany33 Posts
" against Idra, followed by Idras no-gg-leaving. I was like "oh, no he di`n`t" :D | ||
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Klaus1986
United States113 Posts
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Titorelli
2492 Posts
For me, the " " of Cruncher was the most memorable moment, not the best and most epic, but for sure I will remember this moment when thinking about the TSL 3 in some future Plus: The incredibly tense last game of the finals where Day9 had to solo cast and, boy oh boy, the absolute BEST casting I have ever witnessed. | ||
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Tofugrinder
Austria899 Posts
my favourite TSL moment was clearly the moment Naniwa got destroyed in the last game and had to gg | ||
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MotherOfRunes
Germany2862 Posts
any tsl wouldnt be a real tsl without mondragon | ||
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Archontas
United States319 Posts
The whole IdrA/Cruncher bad blood thing made for some fun drama. The SOTG pre-show when JP asked Tyler about his new headset: "Well, I got eliminated by Thorzain in the TSL, so my headphones got eliminated by proxy" And, of course, "CHILL GET OUT" :-D | ||
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ondik
Czech Republic2908 Posts
" as a response to all the bullshit idra gave him before and during the match. | ||
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Munk-E
United States672 Posts
I mean no offence to Chill, as he is an amazing caster, however Day[9] is better. It has become clear to me that the reason this whole event occurred was because it was possible to make the finals more epic. The gods of TSL sensed this possibility, and after much thought and discussion, they decided to fill the connection of Chill with lag, and the heart of Naniwa with rage. In doing so, the wise ones had placed upon us near perfect casting, By allowing the more experienced, popular, and knowledgable caster to cast alone, he is no longer diluted, even however slightly he was, by the lesser caster. The TSL gods had struck a mighty lag upon Chill not only to concentrate the casting abilities more, but to leave a lasting impression of the event. The hype and adrenaline would die down and the results would be interesting, but less so over time. The quote however would burn brightly in our minds! It would forever be known that Naniwa raged at Chill in the final match of the grand finals of the TSL 3, and that is funny! (Again I mean no offence to Chill I think he did an excellent job casting, but come on, he's being compared to Day[9] here. You kind of automatically lose when you're being compared to Day[9] when it comes to anything, much less casting!) | ||
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Kewlots
Australia534 Posts
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Clbull
United Kingdom1439 Posts
1) CoL.CrunCher vs EG.IdrA - Watching as CrunCher forcefield surrounds IdrA's entire roach army, wiping it out, and then replying with just " " and watching as IdrA leaves without a single "gg"2) MC vs ThorZaIN - Easily one of the most epic series in this entire history of StarCraft II. It was surprising that MC even won game 4 considering there were so many moments where you thought "Holy shit, ThorZaIN is such a gosu player!" 3) ThorZaIN vs Kas - The best TvT player in Europe gets wiped out by a nobody, proving that Kas's TvT is not quite so invincible. 4) HasuObs vs Naniwa - Naniwa loses the first game due to bad micro on his blink stalker timing, so what does he do? Completely destroys HasuObs in the next 4 games using just 4 Gate pushes. In fact, it showed how much PvP actually revolved around 4 Gate until 1.3.3. | ||
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Netherlands15103 Posts
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antilyon
Brazil2546 Posts
QXC vs Genius series. " "Mondragon vs Zeerax game 1. Adelscott vs MVP. Goody vs Naniwa game 5. Goody vs Nestea game 3. | ||
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Novalisk
Israel1818 Posts
2. Koreans getting knocked out left and right. 3. The cross-server lag issues coming into the light. 4. The promo videos for the finals. 5. | ||
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clusen
Germany8702 Posts
As I just wrote in the lr-thread, I had an unexpected visit from a friend that wanted to get some books I borrowed from him. I asked him to stay and watch with me even tho he just plays games from time to time(he played SC2 campaign for example, but not multiplayer). At first it was hard for me to explain everything for him, but I soon realized that he even enjoyed it without a deeper understanding of it and he really felt the tension in the last 2 games(mostly due to the 2 awesome casters I guess). Was a really cool experience for me to share one of my hobbies with someone who did not even really know that programing exists. I missed the lr-thread, but it was totally worth it :p Thank you for that TL =) | ||
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StarscreamG1
Portugal1653 Posts
PS-Not that I liked :@ | ||
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Tfunk
United States45 Posts
Yeah, i said it! edit: boxer vs sen ro16  | ||
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hypercube
Hungary2735 Posts
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milkyboia
Sweden1 Post
Other than that, ThorZains comeback in the finals was amazing. | ||
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UNDFTD[era]
United States10 Posts
That has got to be my favorite part because he kept doing it despite only being 1 game away from elimination. | ||
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dirksteel
Australia2 Posts
On May 16 2011 15:41 MusiK wrote: I know everyone's talkin about the 'chill get out' For me on the other hand, I remember thorzain's 'is everything okay chill :/' Good manners trump bm. =] +1 Also AdeleScotts gateway play, blinking stalker micro maddness was great to watch. | ||
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VWSChe
United States144 Posts
On a positive note, I won't forget ThorZain's baller EMPs in game 7 either. | ||
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HereBeDragons
1429 Posts
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SmoKim
Denmark10304 Posts
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Notfragile
Greece713 Posts
Thorzain's EPIC defence on game 7, when the colossi deterred his scvs from mining on the natural. It is not mentioned nearly as much as it should. I, who was sitting in my room, was biting my nails and was shouting "DUDE ATTAAAAAAAAAACK!!?!?!?". The food difference was something like 130 - 100 and kept growing (1base vs 2 base) but Thorzain waited patiently until he had enough vikings and ghosts and won the fight quite easily! EPIC! Also, I felt that the God of clean and honorable play striked with his Failhammer on the Cruncher proxy gates vs Naniwa 1st game. Is it just me who enjoys seeng cheese fail epically?? Last but definately not least, the whole experience of Day9 solo game 7 on the finals. I believe that it was destiny that paid back his devotion to the sc2 scene, who made him solo cast the last game of a most awesome finals series. His passion made an intense situation just mind blowing. I have friends who don't follow the sc2 scene and after watching the last game in awe, they decided to start playing asap! Great tournament with an even greater finals series. Gj to everyone who took part in making this come true. | ||
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TheDougler
Canada8304 Posts
Cruncher: As far as series, it's actually a tie between the finals and MC vs ThorZain. | ||
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Isaac
United States810 Posts
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TheRhox
Canada868 Posts
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mordk
Chile8385 Posts
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Virodhi
Sweden1 Post
Still, the end of game 2 will always hold a special place in my heart, simply because of the absurdity of it all. Thorzain overreacts and makes way too many Vikings. So in the end, what does he do? Why, lands them and stomps them all over the opposition's reinforcements, of course! | ||
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mDuo13
United States307 Posts
Can it be said enough times what an amazing series this was, with an amazing end where literally everything reached an intense climax? I think it cannot. | ||
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Atlas247
Canada318 Posts
When Day[9] was doing the intro for game 7 of the finals I got chills all over, it was an epic moment. Also the 20kill Zealot | ||
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arne11
Sweden2 Posts
a) Thorzain beating MC, I don't think I've been so stunned in a long time. Also as previously mentioned: His EMP's and Thor-play in the last game, oh-my-frikkin-god. b) Thorzain vs Kas, the last game, that was seriously INTENSE. Also memorable for: "OH MY GOD! THIS IS MADNESS!!!" - Chill c) "CHILL GET OUT!" Simply EPIC. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:33 SiZ.FaNtAsY wrote: I can speak for all the koreans in PLAYXP It was... "CHILL GET OUT" Probably my favourite moment as well  | ||
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DrThorMD
Canada359 Posts
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Mortician
Bulgaria2332 Posts
and "Chill get out!" ^^ | ||
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sc2stress
United Kingdom25 Posts
will be remembered for a while. The best part of TSL 3 was definitely Day9 going in to boss mode to solo cast the final game of the whole tournament. | ||
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TitleRug
United States651 Posts
for sure | ||
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Budzlight
United States578 Posts
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CPTBadAss
United States594 Posts
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zaphixyo
Sweden8 Posts
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AxionSteel
United States7754 Posts
And also...... | ||
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RaiKageRyu
Canada4773 Posts
Best game though for me was MC vs ThorZain on Tal'Darim Altar | ||
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jarod
Romania766 Posts
Best moments: there are a lot of good moments.. but "Chill get out!" you must love nani . | ||
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ihasaKAROT
Netherlands4730 Posts
To point out how good it was, I denied sex to watch the last game of the finals. The whole thing was awesome! Cant wait for TSL4!!! | ||
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blackone
Germany1314 Posts
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kernl
84 Posts
On May 17 2011 23:54 blackone wrote: There are a few, but they're all from MC vs Thorzain on Taldarim Altar. When MC hit like a bazillion feedbacks on those ghosts, when Thorzain sneaked behind MCs army with cloaked Ghosts to snipe that Colossus, that whole game was just so tense for such a long time when everybody thought MC had already lost because he was so behind on upgrades. Best TSL3 game/set by far imho. I generally found the MC/Thorzain series much more entertaining than the finals, I found that both Thorzain and Naniwa made a lot of mistakes in those games, which is of course absolutely understandable given what's on the line for them but I enjoyed the MC games more. totally agree. i'd say regarding complete series: as for best showcase of skill by two players: MC vs thorzain as for most thrilling: naniwa vs thorzain (of course, finals) as for most impressive/dismantling stomp: MVP vs adelscott OR thorzain vs fruitdealer | ||
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shinarit
Hungary900 Posts
Close second is the thorzain vs mc game4, with that gosu ghost trick. Third when i realized heck, boxer is still good, not just a legend, he is actually really good. | ||
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
And of course Also the most memorable and epic tournament finals since FruitDealer - Rainbow. | ||
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Mirl
Turkey173 Posts
This is the STOOOOOOOOORY! also : ) | ||
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Mithriel
Netherlands2969 Posts
Close second boxer vs sen, just because just... | ||
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Synwave
United States2803 Posts
, the CHILL GET OUT, the MC Thorzain spellcaster fight with ghosts being fedback only to come back cloaked and emp strike, the epic hero hold by Thorzain in the final...but for me the most memorable will be the series in its entirety between HasuObs and Kas. I think in retrospect there will be more to learn from studying that series than almost any other series in this TSL. Regardless of anyones personal favorite moment here is a great big thank you to Poker Strategy, Team Liquid, and anyone else involved in creating a tournament that spawned some many memories for us all!!!! | ||
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freezaa
Germany88 Posts
2. Goody vs. Nestea Game 3 | ||
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FunkyZealot
Germany1 Post
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ValM
India408 Posts
1.The Koreans and people like Jinro(my personal fav) Idra getting eliminated with the only exception of the emperor and MC. 2. Boxer showing us he still has the stuff and making it an epic epic series against Sen. In fact I was cheering for him to take the whole thing as he is in need of a personal 1v1 championship so bad. So I almost cried when Hasu beat him and was angry for the whole day. :p 3. MC vs Thorzain surpassing the Boxer vs Sen series in all good ways possible. The 4th game imo was the best of theat series as both the guys went for an out an out macro war while displaying their amazing skill simultaneously in the process. And I was like happy that MC won that game just so that we could all see that he was seriously the best toss in the world and that Thorzain loss sort of justified and enhanced the epicness of the series.Thorzain having an ace up his sleeve and wiping out MC. 4. With the first 2 games of the finals....I actually realised looking at Naniwa that there was no other player at that moment who had a better chance of beating Thozain than he did right there and in my eyes he had sort of surpassed MC which made it all the more epic(i was cheering for thozain all the time btw). 5. The games which followed in the finals were like poetry and games 5 and 6 were the highlights for me. The deception in 5 and the miraculous hold in 6 with all the scvs streaming in. Amazing amzing tourney which further justifies why we all love this game so much and why we all sit together to watch such epicness unfold. Made quite a wall up there^^ :p Thats how pumped up I am. :D | ||
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DerBeefman
Germany226 Posts
i think the whole ThorZaIN story is quite epic and ofc the long macro games we saw, especially on taldarim (thorzain-mc). | ||
Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
On May 18 2011 18:33 ValM wrote: I'll go through this in chronological order. 1.The Koreans and people like Jinro(my personal fav) Idra getting eliminated with the only exception of the emperor and MC. 2. Boxer showing us he still has the stuff and making it an epic epic series against Sen. In fact I was cheering for him to take the whole thing as he is in need of a personal 1v1 championship so bad. So I almost cried when Hasu beat him and was angry for the whole day. :p 3. MC vs Thorzain surpassing the Boxer vs Sen series in all good ways possible. The 4th game imo was the best of theat series as both the guys went for an out an out macro war while displaying their amazing skill simultaneously in the process. And I was like happy that MC won that game just so that we could all see that he was seriously the best toss in the world and that Thorzain loss sort of justified and enhanced the epicness of the series.Thorzain having an ace up his sleeve and wiping out MC. 4. With the first 2 games of the finals....I actually realised looking at Naniwa that there was no other player at that moment who had a better chance of beating Thozain than he did right there and in my eyes he had sort of surpassed MC which made it all the more epic(i was cheering for thozain all the time btw). 5. The games which followed in the finals were like poetry and games 5 and 6 were the highlights for me. The deception in 5 and the miraculous hold in 6 with all the scvs streaming in. Amazing amzing tourney which further justifies why we all love this game so much and why we all sit together to watch such epicness unfold. Made quite a wall up there^^ :p Thats how pumped up I am. :D This. I would also add Strelok vs Tyler on Tal'darim, with the baller 20 kill zealot, and the 2-2 gateway units somehow holding off a huge bio push. | ||
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Bubbas
Sweden76 Posts
and Thorzain- Kas last game | ||
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Akash1223
United States91 Posts
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GenesisX
Canada4267 Posts
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paddyz
Ireland628 Posts
From a best game standpoint i would have to say Thorzain vs MC game 4 on tal darim, was amazing watching MC completely shutting down such an abusive strategy from Thorzain, truly exceptional play that i will remember for a long time. | ||
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Laneir
United States1160 Posts
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DivinO
United States4796 Posts
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DivinO
United States4796 Posts
On May 19 2011 01:45 Laneir wrote: That's ez thorzain holding manias push game 5 in crossfire what a game Er... Naniwa? | ||
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AXygnus
Portugal1008 Posts
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clusen
Germany8702 Posts
And game 6:p | ||
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ThorsThunder
United States25 Posts
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IMABUNNEH
United Kingdom1062 Posts
Probably 'smart'phone autocorrect or something. For me Mondragon's Guide To Unit Counters was pretty great. Also the finals, which I watched alone, STILL managed to make me yell out, and leap out of my chair, and almost have a heart attack. I haven't seen Naniwa's "lolgates" against Goody though, which game was that? | ||
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cYaN
Norway3322 Posts
Btw... Plexa is back?^^ | ||
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ctrl_alt_dstry
United States7 Posts
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jeanphil
France74 Posts
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Elroi
Sweden5595 Posts
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GreYMisT
United States6736 Posts
When I realized that this might be the greatest finals in SC2 | ||
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Warpath
Canada1242 Posts
and Thorzain getting EMP and thors nerfed | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
 that theres so much Chill lols in here. My favorite two moments were Mondragon's surprising 1st round play, and Cruncher's " " was pretty hilarious. | ||
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billiebrightside
United States150 Posts
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Yuriegh
United States327 Posts
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templar rage
United States2509 Posts
-Thorzain's EMPs vs MC -: ) | ||
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CidO
United States695 Posts
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Weson
Iceland1032 Posts
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greggy
United Kingdom1483 Posts
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awakenx
United States341 Posts
then "CHILL GET OUT" | ||
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Zeri
United States773 Posts
On May 21 2011 09:21 greggy wrote: So ehm noone mentioned CrunCher? Community-defining moment right there guys - and definitely my favourite not exactly a defining moment at all. it made him famous for about 3 weeks. I'm actually surprised anyone still remembers him.. | ||
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antilyon
Brazil2546 Posts
On May 21 2011 13:30 Zeri wrote: not exactly a defining moment at all. it made him famous for about 3 weeks. I'm actually surprised anyone still remembers him.. Well, he is still doing kinda well, so, ir's normal? | ||
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Belha
Italy2850 Posts
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Nazgral
Denmark28 Posts
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Mobius_1
United Kingdom2763 Posts
(That was the TSL, right? ) | ||
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DashedHopes
Canada414 Posts
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The Final Boss
United States1839 Posts
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Skank
United States329 Posts
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phisku
Belgium864 Posts
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Arisen
United States2382 Posts
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Chinchillin
United States259 Posts
On May 19 2011 01:28 paddyz wrote: The bits where Thorzain proved EMP is over powered vs protoss.....I hope someday i can look back on those games when EMP is changed and thank them for bringing balance to the game i love. From a best game standpoint i would have to say Thorzain vs MC game 4 on tal darim, was amazing watching MC completely shutting down such an abusive strategy from Thorzain, truly exceptional play that i will remember for a long time. Haha ya dude? To blizzard, the only abusive strategy he used was in Game 5, and I'm pretty sure he didn't completely shut that down... | ||
thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
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DaCruise
Denmark2457 Posts
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seansye
United States1722 Posts
and Thorzain vs MC on Tal Darim. | ||
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SweetenemY
Germany136 Posts
On May 16 2011 08:05 AntiSanityMan wrote: Goody base trading with Nestea, with Goody's excellent decision to stay camped out and snipe Nestea's expansions. that game was really awesome - i agree with your choice also i really liked mondragons *pff make voidrays as u like ... i stick to roaches and hurt you where the sun dont shine * - shows how good he is in strategic matters | ||
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
Get out. | ||
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Branch.AUT
Austria853 Posts
Adelscott beating MvP was also one of my favourite moments, the game on XNC was particularly awesome with Adel showing that gateway units are not completely useless against T | ||
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Shiv.
3534 Posts
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mordek
United States12704 Posts
Adelscott vs. MVP with masses of gateway units. Thorzain | ||
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YoyoDevo
United States44 Posts
attack. Plus, I thought cruncher was a cool kid for trolling idra so hard, even though I love idra and his zerg play. | ||
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Wedberg
Sweden169 Posts
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baeric
Germany649 Posts
Just roflstomp your enemy and do the cruncher smiley " "best way to earn Idra rage  | ||
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Terranist
United States2496 Posts
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quiet noise
599 Posts
always good to see an overrated player get taken down by someone who actually deserves the praise | ||
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Savern101
United Kingdom859 Posts
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vpatrickd
Indonesia279 Posts
lol | ||
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znowstorm
Australia281 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:35 LanTAs wrote: Thorzain vs MC on Tal Darim. Thorzain's Gosu Ghosts cloak, run into MC's Deathball, and EMPs everything. Everything. Wow just remembering that gives me chills. Such an OMFG!!!! moment. | ||
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Engore
United States1916 Posts
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DerNebel
Denmark648 Posts
Ill just post favourite series/games: ThorZain double CC G2 v FruitDealer into denied basetrade AdelSCott v MVP G1 QXC v Genius on Tal'Darim Altar Thorzain v MC whole series And the finals, oh the finals. Especially the game on Terminus RE, where Nani just kept barreling ThorZain, and the G6 epic hold. Favourite single moment: ThorZain's uberghosts v MC. Didn't really watch the right bracket for some reason. I tried to watch all I could, so I dunno. | ||
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CDRdude
United States5625 Posts
1) Naniwa inexplicably attacking the front of Thorzain's natural in game 7 2) Thorzain's miracle defense in game 6 3) | ||
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ypslala
Burma545 Posts
- mondragons counter to air harras: pumping eco and roaches. - the boxer versus sen games, with godlike playing from boxer. - that force field circle from cruncher around idras roaches and crunchers smiley. - day9's epic solo cast in the final game ("..i dont know how much longer i can handle this, this is so intense...") - no1: the cloaked emp attack from Thorzain against MC onTaldarim. just wow. | ||
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Homework
United States283 Posts
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appletree
Denmark109 Posts
*EDIT also the hype videos for Naniwa and Thorzain, short before the finals. | ||
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Frozzen
Sweden73 Posts
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geno
United States1404 Posts
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Genome852
United States979 Posts
On May 19 2011 01:28 paddyz wrote: The bits where Thorzain proved EMP is over powered vs protoss.....I hope someday i can look back on those games when EMP is changed and thank them for bringing balance to the game i love. From a best game standpoint i would have to say Thorzain vs MC game 4 on tal darim, was amazing watching MC completely shutting down such an abusive strategy from Thorzain, truly exceptional play that i will remember for a long time. I guess there can never be a tournament thread without 'balance' whine. Are you implying Thorzain did not deserve to win? | ||
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MindRush
Romania916 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:33 SiZ.FaNtAsY wrote: I can speak for all the koreans in PLAYXP It was... "CHILL GET OUT" checkout my status :p | ||
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Maliris
Northern Ireland2557 Posts
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zyglrox
United States1168 Posts
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Elem
Sweden4717 Posts
Closely followed by Thorzain's EMPs on game 6 and Boxer vs Sen. | ||
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ypslala
Burma545 Posts
On May 29 2011 15:43 Genome852 wrote: I guess there can never be a tournament thread without 'balance' whine. Are you implying Thorzain did not deserve to win? you didn't talk to me, but the thing is: many terrans complain "toss is op" in mid/lategame. and these games have shown what a weapon emp is. ofc thorzain deserves the win. | ||
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green.at
Austria1459 Posts
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TemplarCo.
Mexico2870 Posts
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Zedex
United Kingdom310 Posts
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bigbigmac
Malaysia10 Posts
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NotSoSerious
151 Posts
And the Naniwa canceled upgrades into charged zealots was briliant. TSL was amazing,probably the best tournament out there. | ||
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Latedi
Sweden1027 Posts
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FenneK
France1231 Posts
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Huggerz
Great Britain919 Posts
Both players' macro and micro were amazing | ||
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Nightmarishpie
United States20 Posts
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PH
United States6173 Posts
On May 16 2011 06:33 SiZ.FaNtAsY wrote: I can speak for all the koreans in PLAYXP It was... "CHILL GET OUT" This was awesome. | ||
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ClysmiC
United States2192 Posts
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Fluffet
Sweden47 Posts
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Swiftly
Iceland160 Posts
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SpoR
United States1542 Posts
oh yea (i saw highlight of) White ra's defense of his nat vs a zerg with FF etc. was so perfect. I've only watched the finals so far, I'm DLing all the Zerg vods and I'm sure there are some good things in there as well. Btw, I know totalbiscuit has been doing a weekly top ten plays video on his YT page, being that there is so many tourneys and exhibitions going on these days I hope someone is actively keeping track of overall great games as well as 'pimp plays'. I'd really like to see some top 20 pimp plays, top 10 games of the year etc. There were some pretty nice ones in GSL May. | ||
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jambOng
United States86 Posts
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Xevious
United States2086 Posts
On May 30 2011 17:38 Zedex wrote: No competition, "CHILL OUT" | ||
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Fixion
England5 Posts
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DreamOen
Spain1400 Posts
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.Mthex-
United States168 Posts
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pallad
Poland1958 Posts
Now everywere when lag happens .. all gamers yell CHILL GET OUT :D | ||
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QuesterX
Australia32 Posts
Can i say 3? Ok, the most bitter - Morrow baneling busting Jinro which, for me, is the exact moment Jinro started his current losing streak. Dun worry Jinro, we all still less than 3 you. The most lolzy - Idra pwning Cruncher in G2 and then a bitter fall apart in G3 and then Mondragon's response to air vis roaches lol. The most epic: ok i have 2, Thors and Tyler (oil and water) and then Naniwa's almost defence on Metalopolis into all in - just awesome. | ||
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Plague1503
Croatia466 Posts
(sorry for the one-liner but it's pretty self-explanatory ) | ||
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boyle
United States134 Posts
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rexob
Sweden202 Posts
from cruncher, the whole finals and thorzains EMP vs MC...one of the moments i remember very clearly even though it was in the first round was jinro vs morrow, game 2. Jinro was the hero i wanted to win and in game two it was so epic when Jinro first had an incredible bunker placement, then when he held the banelingbust and lastly when he was about to push and morrow ran in with all his units vs unsieged tanks and Jinro did the most amazing marine-split which was two screens wide. | ||
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Striding Strider
United Kingdom787 Posts
Epic. | ||
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SpoR
United States1542 Posts
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Fyfaen
Norway58 Posts
![[image loading]](http://imageshack.us/m/534/8617/canvasaa.png) I had to make that picture xD CHILL OUT | ||
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StarCraft64
United States354 Posts
I will remember Game 6 of the finals where Thorzain somehow held off Naniwa's all in. I don't know how he did it. Also, everything was on the line as Nani was just one game away from victory. My most memorable moment for sure. I watched every game of TSL3, and this was by far the most memorable moment for me. The casting was top-notch and it kept you on the edge of your seat for what felt like 10 minutes. I love that the finals were full of so many amazing battles and situations. The TSL is just lucky that way I guess | ||
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Niten
United States598 Posts
I mean, Naniwa's thing was kind of mean. Cruncher's was hilariously bm poetic justice. Better in all regards. | ||
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ODKStevez
Ireland1225 Posts
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WightyCity
Canada887 Posts
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Noorgrin
Germany116 Posts
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sjschmidt93
United States2518 Posts
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Co-lol-sus
Bulgaria141 Posts
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thrilla2k10
United States9 Posts
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Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
Or maybe Thorzain going 2-0 against fruitdealer and the amount of shock that generated. | ||
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Laneir
United States1160 Posts
On June 17 2011 00:16 Fyfaen wrote: I had to make that picture xD CHILL OUT Lol this is how he prolly looked like when he was typing that for sure lol | ||
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Daehlie
United States43 Posts
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Crunktd
Canada14 Posts
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nemo14
United States425 Posts
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DeadCell
Canada256 Posts
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ilovelings
Argentina776 Posts
Adelscott's playstyle was awesome too. | ||
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BoxedLunch
United States387 Posts
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bobwhiz
United States725 Posts
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L3g3nd_
New Zealand10461 Posts
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AnxiousHippo
Australia1451 Posts
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OliverDONG
Canada151 Posts
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