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The Kim Carrier Curse

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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66358 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-02 04:19:33
January 20 2010 14:51 GMT
#1
Found some fun interesting facts about this "Kim Carrier Curse". This just goes to show how strong it is...

(Additional info by MrHoon!)


1) 2001 Hanbitsoft OSL
Predictions: (Z)JinNam wins
Results: (T)BoxeR won

2) 2001 SKY OSL
Predictions: (T)BoxeR wins
Result: (P)GARIMTO wins

3) 2002 NATE OSL
Predictions: (P)GARIMTO, with the small handful of Protosses (3 toss out of 16 players) will all perform well
Result: All Protosses are eliminated by the Round of 8.

4) 2002 SKY OSL
Predictions: (T)BoxeR and (Z)YellOw are the most likely players to win
Result: (T)BoxeR gets 2nd, (Z)YellOw gets 3rd place.

5) 2003 MyCube OSL
Predictions: (P)Nal_rA wins against (P)Kingdom (after knowing the finalists)
Result: (P)Kingdom wins

6) 2004 HanGame OSL
Predictions: The "Runner-Up Jinx" cannot be broken, (P)Nal_rA will get 2nd again.
Result: (P)Nal_rA defeats (P)Zeus and gets gold.

7) 2004 Gilette OSL
Predictions: A Terran or a Protoss will win. Too hard for Zergs.
Result: (Z)JulyZerg defeats (P)Reach 3-1. First ever Zerg OSL win.

8) SKY Proleague 2004 Round 1 Finals - Hanbit vs SKT1
Predictions: T1 wins 4:2
Result: Hanbit wins 4:3

9) 2004 EVER OSL Semi-Finals - (T)Oov vs (P)Reach
Predictions: 3:1 or 3:2 win for (P)Reach
Result: (T)Oov wins 3:2

10) 2004 EVER OSL Semi-Finals - (T)BoxeR vs (Z)YellOw
Predictions: (Z)YellOw wins.
Result: (T)BoxeR wins with 3 consecutive bunker rushes.

11) 2004 EVER OSL Finals - (T)BoxeR vs (T)Oov
Predictions: (T)BoxeR wins
Result: (T)Oov wins

12) So1 OSL - (T)BoxeR vs (P)Anytime
Predictions: (T)BoxeR wins
Result: (P)Anytime wins 3:2, walks the Royal Road.

13) 2005 SKY ProLeague Round 2 - KHAN vs T1
Predictions: KHAN wins.
Result: SKT1 wins.

14) 2005 SKY Proleague Grand Finals - T1 vs KTF
Predictions: (T)Sync and (T)Goodfriend will lead KTF into victory. 4:2 for KTF.
Result: SKT1 wins 4:2, (T)Sync loses terribly to (P)Kingdom.

15) 2006 SKY ProLeague Round 1
Predictions: KHAN performs very well.
Result: KHAN performs badly, falls to 8th rank.

16) Shinhan Bank OSL Season 1
Predictions: (P)Nal_rA gets into the finals.
Result: (P)Nal_rA loses to (T)Sync once in the Round of 16, gets eliminated in Round of 8.

17) Shinhan Bank OSL Season 1 Finals - (T)Casy vs (Z)ChoJJa
Predictions: (Z)ChoJJa wins 3:1
Result: (T)Casy wins 3:1

18) 2006 SKY ProLeague Round 1 Playoffs - KTF vs MBC
Predictions: MBC needs to get it to the ACE match to have any chance of winning.
Results: MBC wins 4:0

19) 2006 SKY ProLeague Round 1 Playoffs - CJ vs MBC
Predictions: CJ wins 4:0 or 4:1 and gets into finals.
Results: MBC wins 4:2.

20) 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 2
Predictions: (T)Canata or (T)Midas gets into finals, (T)Light goes beyond Round of 16.
Result: (T)Canata and (T)Light gets eliminated 0:3 in Round of 16, (T)Midas loses to (P)Anytime in Semi-Finals and gets 3rd place.

21) 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 2 - Ro8 - (P)Rock vs (T)Goodfriend
Predictions: Legend of the Fall - (P)Rock. (P)Rock advances.
Result: (T)Goodfriend advances 2:1.

22) 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3
Predictions: (T)iloveoov gets into finals.
Result: iloveoovs gets demolished by (Z)YellOw[ArnC] 0:2 in the Round of 16.

23) 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3 - Ro24 - (P)Anytime vs (T)firebathero
Predictions: (P)Anytime wins easily.
Result: (P)Anytime loses 0:3.

24) 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3 Finals - (T)NaDa vs (Z)sAviOr
Predictions: Too many Terran maps. (Z)sAviOr's playstyle is now exposed. (T)NaDa to win 3:1.
Result: (T)NaDa loses 3:1 to (Z)sAviOr, (Z)sAviOr rises to bonjwa status and walks the Royal Road.

25) World Wide Invitational - (Z)sAviOr vs (P)Bisu
Predictions: (Z)sAviOr wins.
Result: (P)Bisu wins 2:1.

26) 2006 SKY ProLeague Round 2 Finals - MBC vs CJ
Predictions: CJ wins 4:2 as they have (Z)sAviOr.
Result: (Z)sAviOr and (T)Iris wins, rest of CJ players lose. CJ loses 2:4.

27) 2006 SKY Proleague Grand Finals - SKT1 vs MBC
Predictions: SKT1 will barely win.
Result: MBC wins 4:3.

28) 2007 Daum OSL - Ro8 - (P)Reach vs (P)Stork
Predictions: (P)Reach will advance into Ro4.
Result: (P)Stork wins 2:1.

29) 2007 EVER OSL
Predictions: Age of Protoss. Predicts (P)Bisu vs (P)Stork finals.
Result: (Z)Jaedong decimates (P)Stork 3:1, walks the Royal Road.

30) 2008 Bacchus OSL
Prediction: (P)Stork destroys the Anti-Carrier build, leads the Protoss into glory.
Result: Shortest finals ever as (T)Flash defeats (P)Stork 3:0 with 2 early game pushes and a bbs.

31) 2008 EVER OSL
Prediction: (T)Flash destroys everyone.
Result: Gets eliminated by (Z)Luxury in Round of 8.

32) 2008 Incruit OSL
Prediction: Stork wins
Result: Stork wins

33) 2009 Batoo OSL
Predictions: (T)Leta wins this OSL.
Result: (T)Leta gets eliminated in Round of 16.

34) 2009 Bacchus OSL
Predictions: (Z)Jaedong wins this OSL
Result: (Z)Jaedong wins 3:0

35) 2009 EVER OSL
Predictions: (P)Movie wins 3:2.
Result: (T)Flash wins 3:1.

36) 2009 Nate MSL
Prediction: (Z)Jaedong beats (T)Flash in finals
Result: (Z)Jaedong defeats (T)Flash 3:1 in finals

37) 2010 Korean Air OSL Season 1
Predictions: (Z)EffOrt wins 3:1
Result: (Z)EffOrt wins 3:2 after being down 0:2.

38) 2010 Bacchus OSL
Prediction: (P)Stork wins this OSL
Result: (T)Fantasy beats (P)Stork 3-0
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Killer Instinct
Profile Joined December 2008
Romania159 Posts
January 20 2010 14:58 GMT
#2
I LOL`d so much while reading ( still am ). Worse predictions ever hahahaha
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51551 Posts
January 20 2010 15:00 GMT
#3
On January 20 2010 23:51 konadora wrote:
21) 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 2 - Ro8 - (P)Rock vs (T)Goodfriend
Predictions: Legend of the Fall - (P)Rock. (P)Rock advances.
Result: (T)Goodfriend advances 2:1.


best one
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QuickStriker
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3694 Posts
January 20 2010 15:00 GMT
#4
LOLLLLLL

Wow, I must admit, this is way worse than kona-kun's usual PL curses he would have.... hahahahaha
www.twitch.tv/KoreanUsher
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
January 20 2010 15:00 GMT
#5
don't forget Batoo OSL

Leta will be the winner prediction
dats racist
motoroia
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada70 Posts
January 20 2010 15:02 GMT
#6
why do TL ppl call him Kim carrier when its actually Kim carri or Kim carry..

anyways, I think Stork was one of very few ppl who wasnt influenced by the curse (he almost was tho..)

Poor Jin Young Hwa..... he didnt survive
azndsh
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4447 Posts
January 20 2010 15:02 GMT
#7
what has he been right about? o.O
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
January 20 2010 15:04 GMT
#8
On January 21 2010 00:02 azndsh wrote:
what has he been right about? o.O

Stork winning Incruit
dats racist
pR0gR4m3R
Profile Joined February 2008
Spain1446 Posts
January 20 2010 15:05 GMT
#9
No prediction from 2007 and ahead??

Any idea of last OSL predictions??
StarCraft-ESP.com Admin - Spanish StarCraft Community
cYaN
Profile Joined May 2004
Norway3322 Posts
January 20 2010 15:05 GMT
#10
Haha^^ Very nice. What's his predictions for the MSL final?
Scaramanga
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Australia8092 Posts
January 20 2010 15:06 GMT
#11
On January 21 2010 00:05 pR0gR4m3R wrote:
No prediction from 2007 and ahead??

Any idea of last OSL predictions??

He predictied movie to win :D
Loda talked about the fun counter, it's AdmiralBulldog on his natures prophet
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66358 Posts
January 20 2010 15:06 GMT
#12
On January 21 2010 00:05 cYaN wrote:
Haha^^ Very nice. What's his predictions for the MSL final?

He doesn't do predictions for MBC-related stuff
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CoL_Drake
Profile Joined March 2005
Germany455 Posts
January 20 2010 15:11 GMT
#13
hehehe what was his predictions for this osl final ? xD
SlayerS_BunkiE
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada1715 Posts
January 20 2010 15:11 GMT
#14
this is crazy lol

too bad he doesn't do predictions for MBC, or is it better for both jd and flash since they would not get his curse.

tnx for this stat. so crazy! lol
iloveby.SlayerS_BunkiE[Shield]
m3rciless
Profile Joined August 2009
United States1476 Posts
January 20 2010 15:11 GMT
#15
Jesus. Pretty sucky right there.
White-Ra fighting!
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
January 20 2010 15:11 GMT
#16
On January 21 2010 00:05 pR0gR4m3R wrote:
No prediction from 2007 and ahead??

Any idea of last OSL predictions??

I'm doing this off memory

EVER 2007 OSL
Bisu Stork finals. Kim Carry believes it is the age of Protoss
Result: Jaedong wins royal road

2008 Bacchus OSL
Stork destroys the anti-carrier build, leads protoss to glory
Result: Shortest final ever, Flash wins

EVER 2008 OSL
Flash destroys everyone. Leads new terran age
Result: Flash loses to Luxury in RO8

Incruit 2008 OSL
Kim Carry first declares his curse will be broken this year. Chooses Stork
Result: Stork wins!

Batoo OSL
Kim Carry now says his curse is now a gift from god. He predicts Leta for new RR
Result: leta drops from RO16

dats racist
Djabanete
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States2786 Posts
January 20 2010 15:11 GMT
#17
Were these predictions cherry-picked?
May the BeSt man win.
Shizuru~
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Malaysia1676 Posts
January 20 2010 15:16 GMT
#18
what are the odds....

this man truly is a curse
icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
January 20 2010 15:26 GMT
#19
On January 20 2010 23:51 konadora wrote:

33) 2009 Batoo OSL
Predictions: (T)Leta wins this OSL.
Result: (T)Leta gets eliminated in Round of 16.



[fanboyism] DAMN YOU KIM CARRIER!! *shakes fist* [/fanboyism]

pretty interesting facts tho :D
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Art9
Profile Joined October 2009
Sweden11 Posts
January 20 2010 15:29 GMT
#20
He predictied movie to win :D
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