I have signed up painkilla, LimitSEA, and izen for a total of 403 members! Keep them coming, guys.

Congratulations to LG-IM for beating down Axiom-Acer yesterday with an all-kill! The grand finals of this season's GSTL is happening tonight against MVP. Will we see Mvp battle for his name against the teamleague kings? We may see Mvp in the grand finals, so get hyped people!

I have updated NVIDIA Gaming Festival.

Vindicare605

United States16121 Posts

July 20 2013 05:01 GMT

#6262

Am I seriously not in that Fan List? Why the hell? Sign me up!

Dodgin

Canada39254 Posts

July 20 2013 05:13 GMT

#6263

oh I'm not on the fan list either, that's funny. I have hundreds of posts in here.

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

July 20 2013 09:10 GMT

#6264

On July 20 2013 14:13 Dodgin wrote:
oh I'm not on the fan list either, that's funny. I have hundreds of posts in here.

lol

Entirety

1423 Posts

July 21 2013 03:01 GMT

#6265

I have signed up Vindicare605 and Dodgin (finally) for a total of 405 members! Welcome to the fan club.

I have also updated WEM, WCG 2011, and WCG 2012... I have officially completed my revamp of the Replays/VODs list. The next step is to compile Team Liquid articles.

I have added 20 TL articles (currently up to page 37) and 1 TSL Pre-Ro32 Interview. Furthermore, I have updated both the GSL/WCS Photos and Other Tournament Photos with images from the articles. Check out nostalgic photos from early GSLs, TSL3, and MLG Anaheim.

A big congratulations to LG-IM for their big win against MVP yesterday! That's right, they beat MVP 5-3 in the Grand Finals of GSTL Season 1 2013, their first GSTL victory since the very beginning!

Unfortunately, Mvp did not perform very well during the GSTL. With only a single loss against Axiom-Acer's Scarlett, Mvp had an overall record of 0-1 (0%)... then again, he was too busy bossing it up in WCS EU.

Hopefully LG-IM will continue to dominate in teamleagues. Go LG-IM, and go Mvp!

We should also be somewhat grateful that Mvp didn't have to come out in GSTL... he can save all his strategies for WCS EU Round of 16, which will occur in two weeks. Are you guys ready? :D

painkilla

United States695 Posts

July 26 2013 08:03 GMT

#6266

I'm rewatching Mvp's run in GSL 2012 season 2. So inspiring.

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

July 26 2013 14:02 GMT

#6267

Mvp lost 0-2 to Coca in the Ro8 of his bracket in the first stage of WCG Korea :/

{ToT}ColmA

Japan3260 Posts

July 26 2013 14:03 GMT

#6268

not really surprising, these days u cant expect results from mvp, his play feels like he is not training much

Entirety

1423 Posts

July 26 2013 17:30 GMT

#6269

Sigh, what a regrettable loss... He just lost his last 6 online games against Zerg...

However, I'm still counting on him to topple his WCS EU Ro16 group. Cheer for him then! Get hyped! A little more than a week until Mvp crushes through towards WCS EU Quarterfinals!

I have updated the fan club with results from WCG 2013, as well as 30 new Team Liquid articles (page 31). In addition, I have added photos from GSL World Championship 2011, GSL August, GSL October, GSL November, MLG Providence, GSL Blizzard Cup, and MLG Winter Arena. Seriously, check out those MLG photos! I have also found the GSL Blizzard Cup Media Day interview.

cookiz

Burma181 Posts

August 01 2013 14:10 GMT

#6270

thanks Entirety !

neoghaleon55

United States7435 Posts

August 02 2013 06:47 GMT

#6271

entirety, you're making me look bad....

hehe
gogo Mvp

redviper

Pakistan2333 Posts

August 05 2013 04:31 GMT

#6272

The shirt from Team IM, signed by Mvp. (That is a strange signature but I am assured its him).

A laminated autograph, signed by Mvp.

ugh I can't figure out how to embed the pics directly. Working on it.

redviper

Pakistan2333 Posts

August 05 2013 04:38 GMT

#6273

Sorry about the size, I am lost with html!

Dodgin

Canada39254 Posts

August 05 2013 04:40 GMT

#6274

i'm just getting image loading

shows now

redviper

Pakistan2333 Posts

August 05 2013 04:41 GMT

#6275

Does it work better now? Apparently TL has an image upload button. And apparently I am blind!

Dodgin

Canada39254 Posts

August 05 2013 04:50 GMT

#6276

I'm trying my best to make sense of that series of lines but I just can't, guess I was just expecting " MVP " lol

in other news WCS EU is less than 12 hours away, his first offline game in about 2 months.

moofang

508 Posts

August 05 2013 05:21 GMT

#6277

My guess is it's his korean name 정종현

painkilla

United States695 Posts

August 05 2013 07:17 GMT

#6278

Gogo Mvp win WCS EU 2nd time please.

Entirety

1423 Posts

August 05 2013 07:20 GMT

#6279

I have added 5 more TeamLiquid articles (page 29).

Indeed, that signature is very hard to make out. However, it does look very similar to a Korean signature... even though I can't read it, I believe it is fairly close to 정종현. I have added the photos to the Fan Photos section.

Guys, are you hyped and ready for WCS EU Ro16??

Opening Match

Mvp vs. Ret

Mvp's TvZ: 64%
Ret's ZvT: 47%
Head to Head Record: 1-4 (20%)

     (1868) Mvp  0-0  Ret (1345)     
-------------------------------------
     51.37% 2-0       0-2   8.03%    
     29.10% 2-1       1-2  11.50%    
-------------------------------------
         80.47%        19.53%        

Median outcome: Mvp 2-0 Ret

Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.

Oh Terran King, please make up your mind. Are you good against Zerg or not? Mvp's WCS EU S1 performance showed domination against the best foreigner Zergs around (TLO, DIMAGA, Stephano), and he beat KangHo 2-1 during the S1 Finals... yet recently, he is 0-6 against Korean Zergs (CoCa, DongRaeGu, and Symbol). At this point, we are left wondering whether his TvZ can truly deliver in Korean-level competition.

Meanwhile, Ret isn't looking to be in the best shape either. While his teammates TLO and Snute surge ahead in results, Ret has had rather disappointing results lately. At DH Summer, HSC, and RSL, Ret lost to three different foreign Terrans (SjoW, Bunny, Dayshi). Overall, Ret's performance against Terran in HotS is lackluster, sitting at a 47% win ratio. Even with Ret's head-to-head advantage, can Ret truly pull off the upset a third time?

Mvp's TvZ win rate of 64% is impressive enough already, but let's examine that statistic more closely. His win ratio has been affected by his recent losses, which all took place during online qualifiers. What if we only look at Mvp's specialty, his offline games? Suddenly his win ratio jumps to 71%! Now, we all know Mvp is very good at beating up foreigners like Ret... let's only count his games against non-Koreans. Suddenly his TvZ win-ratio is 88%! Also, remember that Mvp is good at preparing for series, so let's only count Bo3 series or higher. That removes a GSTL loss against Scarlett, which puts us at...

...a 14-1 (93%) record! While Mvp has been struggling against Korean Zergs, it seems like his true calling in life is to beat up foreigner Zergs (like Ret) in offline LANs (such as WCS EU) in longer series (such as a Bo3). I must give the advantage to Mvp!

Other Matches

Mvp's TvP: 74%

Grubby's PvT: 52%
Head to Head Record: 4-0 (100%)

       (1831) Mvp  0-0  Grubby (1404)    
-----------------------------------------
       46.36% 2-0       0-2  10.19%      
       29.59% 2-1       1-2  13.87%      
-----------------------------------------
           75.94%        24.06%          

Median outcome: Mvp 2-1 Grubby

Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.

Grubby's PvT has been decent in HotS, but he hasn't regained that special touch which allowed him to grab deep tournament runs. Meanwhile, let's look at Mvp's TvP... starting with IEM, he beats Grubby, MaNa, Feast... loses to

MC. He beats Siw, Socke, SaSe, SaSe, Adelscott... loses to

Alicia. He beats elfi. Do you see the pattern here? Since Grubby is a foreign Protoss, it seems likely that Mvp will eat Grubby up.

HasuObs's PvT: 58%
Head to Head Record: 0-0

        (1831) Mvp  0-0  HasuObs (1597)    
-------------------------------------------
        36.25% 2-0       0-2  15.83%       
        28.85% 2-1       1-2  19.07%       
-------------------------------------------
            65.10%        34.90%           

Median outcome: Mvp 2-1 HasuObs

Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.

Since HasuObs is another foreign Protoss, I could say the same here and favor Mvp heavily. However, HasuObs's PvT is quite strong. In fact, I would say that HasuObs has the greatest chance of upsetting Mvp. Still, I call it an upset because Mvp is still favored strongly over HasuObs. Since the two players have not met each other before, it will surely be an interesting showdown.

Overall Outlook

                 Top 2      1st      2nd      3rd      4th    
--------------------------------------------------------------
        Mvp     85.16%   55.90%   29.26%    9.29%    5.55%    
    HasuObs     55.28%   23.43%   31.84%   25.67%   19.05%    
     Grubby     33.37%   11.71%   21.67%   33.66%   32.96%    
        Ret     26.19%    8.96%   17.23%   31.37%   42.43%

Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.

Yup, Mvp's chances are good.

Will jet lag play a factor? Perhaps, but keep in mind that Mvp has rested in Korea for a very long time. He took a gamble by choosing to play WCS EU Ro32 from Korea, but he advanced safely. He was able to practice with his teammates for GSTL. When he found out his WCS EU Ro16 group, you can bet he practiced with ByuL, RagnaroK, and KangHo (for Zerg) and First, Squirtle, YongHwa, Ruin, and MC (for Protoss). I believe he will come into this group well-rested and well-prepared.

HerO, champion of AM, out in the Ro32. Soulkey, champion of KR, out in Ro8. INnoVation, champion of the world, out in Ro4. Mvp remains the only champion standing... today will be decisive. Will he fall out in the Ro32, landing between HerO and Soulkey? Or will he advance and become the only champion to take the first WCS seasons?

Predictions
Mvp 2-0 Ret
Grubby 1-2 HasuObs
Mvp 2-0 HasuObs
Ret 2-0 Grubby
HasuObs 1-2 Ret

Mvp and Ret advance!

Dodgin

Canada39254 Posts

August 05 2013 08:00 GMT

#6280

This is another one of those situations where we have no idea what level of play to expect, Mvp only played in a few online qualifiers between wcs season 1 finals (2 months ago!! It's already been a long time wow) and now. you can never take those results too seriously. he can either show up and destroy everyone or it could be another homestory cup.

well, if he loses I probably won't watch any more wcs eu.