EPTKorean Air Starleague 2010 Teamliquid Coverage
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A young and ambitious zerg trying to prove worthy of his Maestro versus a Protoss Dragon trying to rediscover his once legendary PvZ.
14.05.2010.
Event time: 18:30 KST
(11:30 CET, 05:30 EST, 02:30 PST)
< Set 1: Great Barrier Reef >
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< Set 2: Fighting Spirit >
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< Set 3: Match Point >
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< Set 4 if needed: Eye of the Storm >
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< Set 5 if needed: Great Barrier Reef >
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A young and ambitious zerg trying to prove worthy of his Maestro versus a Protoss Dragon trying to rediscover his once legendary PvZ.
14.05.2010.
Event time: 18:30 KST
(11:30 CET, 05:30 EST, 02:30 PST)
< Set 1: Great Barrier Reef >
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< Set 2: Fighting Spirit >
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< Set 3: Match Point >
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< Set 4 if needed: Eye of the Storm >
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< Set 5 if needed: Great Barrier Reef >
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The players:
EffOrt
vs All: 124-78 (61.39%)
Last 10 (old -> recent): L W L W W W W W W W (8-2)
ELO-rating: 2180 pts (10th, 4th zerg), Peak: 2311 pts (All-time 7th)
May Kespa-rankings: 1773.0 pts, 6th
TL Power Rank: not present.
vs Protoss: 34-13 (72.34%)
Last 10 (old -> recent): L L W L W W W L W W (6-4)
vP ELO: 2180 pts (4th, 2nd zerg), Peak: 2196 pts (All-time 14th)
EffOrtvs All: 124-78 (61.39%)
Last 10 (old -> recent): L W L W W W W W W W (8-2)
ELO-rating: 2180 pts (10th, 4th zerg), Peak: 2311 pts (All-time 7th)
May Kespa-rankings: 1773.0 pts, 6th
TL Power Rank: not present.
vs Protoss: 34-13 (72.34%)
Last 10 (old -> recent): L L W L W W W L W W (6-4)
vP ELO: 2180 pts (4th, 2nd zerg), Peak: 2196 pts (All-time 14th)
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Kim Jung Woo is the new zerg in command at CJ Entus, following the footsteps of sAviOr himself. Flirting with a 70% winrate throughout 2009, he was considered one of the best players of the scene, reaching a stunning 2311 ELO-rating peak, placing him amongst the legends of Starcraft on the statistical rankings. Burning out towards the end of the season, he failed to get high in individual leagues, his best record to date is a Bronze in the GOMTV Season 3.
Come 2010, he entered a mini-slump, struggling -and failing- to get his winrate above 50%. Recently people started accusing him of fluking his way into this semi-finals through one of the funniest/most awkward tiebreakers of OSL history with go.go and Shine, and a lucky draw in the Ro8 facing the out-of-form Zero.
Now it's his chance to prove the haters wrong, show off his always beastly ZvP, and earn his way into the Finals to face Flash.
sAviOr himself. Flirting with a 70% winrate throughout 2009, he was considered one of the best players of the scene, reaching a stunning 2311 ELO-rating peak, placing him amongst the legends of Starcraft on the statistical rankings. Burning out towards the end of the season, he failed to get high in individual leagues, his best record to date is a Bronze in the GOMTV Season 3.Come 2010, he entered a mini-slump, struggling -and failing- to get his winrate above 50%. Recently people started accusing him of fluking his way into this semi-finals through one of the funniest/most awkward tiebreakers of OSL history with go.go and Shine, and a lucky draw in the Ro8 facing the out-of-form Zero.
Now it's his chance to prove the haters wrong, show off his always beastly ZvP, and earn his way into the Finals to face Flash.
Kalvs All:176-124 (58.67%)
Last 10 (old -> recent): W W L W W W W L W W (8-2)
ELO-rating: 2200 pts (5th, 2nd protoss), Peak: 2267 pts (All-time 22th)
May Kespa-rankings: 1980.6 pts, 4th.
TL Power Rank: 3rd.
vs Zerg: 58-44 (56.86%)
Last 10 (old -> recent): L L L W L W W W W W (6-4)
vZ ELO: 2135 pts (15th, 4th protoss), Peak: 2171 pts (All-time 34th)
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Kim Ku Hyun, Goojilla, the Red Shuttle, with a silver medal from the GOMTV MSL Season 4 is not a new face on the scene by any means. If I might, I shamelessly recommend my own earlier fan-article, The Many Faces of Kal if you want to know more about his earlier career and person.
Kal has been declared the hope of protoss (alongside free) by many in the last few months, as these two have been the most consistent in their results after the fall of the other 4 dragons. Last season Kal made it to the semifinals of the NATE 2009 MSL, only to be walked over 3-0 by Jaedong, a zerg always above Effort's caliber. Since then, Kal has only improved his performance, making it to the semis of the OSL this time, and carrying STX on his back in the Proleague (with a 3-0 ace-game record so far only bested by Jaedong this season).
Kal's only been held back by his PvZ lately, a matchup in which he once boasted a 70% winrate for over two years. Effort's ZvP is as close to the ultimate challenge in the matchup as you can get (besides Jaedong - a challenge he has failed several times before), and Kal will need to rediscover his such skills if he wants to make it to the finals to face his friend Flash -
- many say he might be the only one with a chance to put up a fight against the terranbonjwa-to-be monster.
Kal has been declared the hope of protoss (alongside free) by many in the last few months, as these two have been the most consistent in their results after the fall of the other 4 dragons. Last season Kal made it to the semifinals of the NATE 2009 MSL, only to be walked over 3-0 by Jaedong, a zerg always above Effort's caliber. Since then, Kal has only improved his performance, making it to the semis of the OSL this time, and carrying STX on his back in the Proleague (with a 3-0 ace-game record so far only bested by Jaedong this season).
Kal's only been held back by his PvZ lately, a matchup in which he once boasted a 70% winrate for over two years. Effort's ZvP is as close to the ultimate challenge in the matchup as you can get (besides Jaedong - a challenge he has failed several times before), and Kal will need to rediscover his such skills if he wants to make it to the finals to face his friend Flash -
- many say he might be the only one with a chance to put up a fight against the terran
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EffOrt <Great Barrier Reef> KalEffOrt <Fighting Spirit> KalEffOrt <Match Point> KalEffOrt <Eye of the Storm> KalEffOrt <Great Barrier Reef> KalEffOrt 2:3 KalI hope and predict Kal to pull through, but it's not going to be easy, I can easily see this going 3-2 either way. Hopefully an epic series regardless.
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EffOrt <Great Barrier Reef> KalEffOrt <Fighting Spirit> KalEffOrt <Match Point> KalEffOrt 3-0 KalKal disappoints his fans once again
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games 1 & 3 are decently entertaining, with some unconventional moments, worth watching, if you ask me. But let's ask the community:
Poll: How would you rate this entire series from 1-5?
1 (huge disappointment) (105)
61%
2 (rather weak) (25)
15%
3 (decent) (19)
11%
5 (epic) (13)
8%
4 (good) (9)
5%
171 total votes
2 (rather weak) (25)
3 (decent) (19)
5 (epic) (13)
4 (good) (9)
171 total votes
Your vote: How would you rate this entire series from 1-5?
(Vote): 1 (huge disappointment)
(Vote): 2 (rather weak)
(Vote): 3 (decent)
(Vote): 4 (good)
(Vote): 5 (epic)
Poll: Game of the night?
Set 5 (77)
51%
Set 3 (64)
42%
Set 1 (4)
3%
Set 4 (4)
3%
Set 2 (2)
1%
151 total votes
Set 3 (64)
Set 1 (4)
Set 4 (4)
Set 2 (2)
151 total votes
Your vote: Game of the night?
(Vote): Set 1
(Vote): Set 2
(Vote): Set 3
(Vote): Set 4
(Vote): Set 5
How to watch:
(The games are over.)
- http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hateplow
- http://tv.zeroboy.net/mystlord
- http://tv.zeroboy.net/kentor
Huge thanks as usual to all the streamers, boesthius, Mystlord and Kentor this time, your efforts are invaluable to us!
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