[SPL] SK Telecom T1 vs CJ Entus

On December 09 2009 06:54 lyhb wrote:
what time is the match?

On December 09 2009 06:54 lyhb wrote:
what time is the match?

On December 09 2009 06:56 Crucifix wrote:
3:1 for CJ with sKyHigh dropping his game :-)
Hydra is pretty solid

On December 09 2009 06:58 meeple wrote:
Effort don't let me down...

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On December 09 2009 06:55 Kenpachi wrote:


11:00 EST

On December 09 2009 07:17 tree.hugger wrote:
This is an awesome day of match-ups. I would've said that the KT v. CJ game would be more interesting on paper, but I forgot the fairy dust of awesome that CJ breaks out once a round for the PL leaders.

So we have this!

fantasy v. sKyHigh
This is actually a MU I hate to call, because fantasy is my second favorite player, and I have him on my FPL team. This should be the most important match of the night for both teams, because this is the closest on the surface. sKyHigh has been slumping terribly, but is coming off of an important win. His recent string off losses was characterized by his normally rock-solid TvT being thrown off by clever play from his opponents, but against a usually standard, strong TvT player like fantasy, sKyHigh has a chance to make a statement. fantasy is another player who isn't looking to hot, but his TvT is not the issue, and he's gone 7-3 in the MU in his last 10.
Verdict: Small edge to fantasy : SKT 1 - CJ 0

Bisu v. Hydra
Beware Hydra here. While his last PvZ was an inspiring and dynamic victory against hero, Bisu's PvZ is still a little suspect. He has the chance to prove his resurgence in this MU tonight. Hydra has been a ZvZ sniper for CJ so far this season (and has been pretty good at it too) but his ZvP has not been impressive. It'll be interesting to see how Hydra and Bisu deal with the new HBR, and whether there's any effect on the balance of this notorious MU/Map combination.
Verdict: Bisu should win. Should. SKT 2 - CJ 0

Canata v. EffOrt
Canata's TvZ is actually quite underrated, and while his recent record in the MU looks bad, it starts to seem a whole lot better, when you notice that 4 of his last 5 losses were against Jaedong. Still, if there is one zerg in Korea who could come close to rivaling JD right now, it's probably EffOrt. EffOrt's TvZ has looked as devasting as his ZvP recently albeit against slightly uninspired competition. Still, CJ is not expecting to lose here, and they probably won't.
Verdict: EffOrt is the big favorite. SKT 2 - CJ 1

Thezerg v. Movie
This season is looking more and more like the one in which Movie steps forward and begins to enter the ranks of the game's more established players. He's playing an opponent whom he was probably heartened to see- Thezerg's ZvP is his strongest MU, but he hasn't played it in months, and "strongest" is relative as his win rate is only 50%. Movie's PvZ is creative, dynamic, and very difficult to counter. To make matters more slanted, Match Point has not been a very helpful map for zergs so far (EffOrt nonwithstanding, of course).
Verdict: Movie might be the safest bet tonight, provided he's left his former trademark inconsistency behind for good. SKT 2 - CJ 2


ACE:
Hyuk v. sKyHigh
SKT and the rest of us will be expecting EffOrt on a map that's slightly zerg favored. But that's why I wouldn't put it past CJ to break out one of their more controversial (see: Dramatic and successful) ACE choices on this map. My thought is that sKyHigh is a likely choice for ACE, as Coach Cho will see both an opportunity to surprise SKT1 and give sKyHigh some needed confidence. I think SKT1 will have Hyuk practicing ZvZ all week to snipe EffOrt again, although Bisu and Fantasy (the latter especially who loves this map) are good choices as well.
Verdict: If I've got the MU right, I think sKyHigh will get his win, and CJ will take the match.

SKTelecom T1 2 - CJ Entus 3