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[MSL] Round of 16 - Day 3

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tree.hugger
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-30 01:43:48
July 29 2010 01:43 GMT
#1
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Thanks to affla and flamewheel

NOTE: Each series is a Bo3, The players have each played the first game of the series. Tonight, five of the eight series will conclude with a second (and possibly a third) game. The other three series will wrap up on the 31st. These five series contain players who are on STX and SKT T1 and will be playing in the proleague semi-finals on that date.


***


Tonight's Billing:
(Results of the first game are listed at the top.)

(Z)Jaedong < Fighting Spirit > (P)Kal
(Z)Jaedong < Polaris Rhapsody > (P)Kal
< Odd-Eye 3 >

(P)Stats < Polaris Rhapsody > (Z)Calm
(P)Stats < Triathlon > (Z)Calm
< Fighting Spirit >

(Z)hero < Polaris Rhapsody > (T)fOrGG
(Z)hero < Fighting Spirit > (T)fOrGG
< Odd-Eye 3 >

(P)Bisu < Polaris Rhapsody > (T)Sea
(P)Bisu < Triathlon > (T)Sea
<Fighting Spirit >

(Z)Hyuk < Fighting Spirit > (T)Fantasy
(Z)Hyuk < Odd-Eye 3 > (T)Fantasy
< Polaris Rhapsody >




Previews/Predictions:
+ Show Spoiler +

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The Destroyer of Worlds against The Red Shuttle
Poor Kal. In one of the most exciting matches of this MSL, our protoss hero turned in a stellar performance to grab a decisive advantage, only to have it wrenched back from him by some sublime deception and control. When Jaedong faces a protoss, the question isn't whether he'll win, but whether he'll break a sweat. Watch game one, and just try to figure out what protoss is supposed to do. That's not to say that we can't identify the mistakes Kal made, but it means that barring catastrophe, Jaedong is going to take this series. But let's give credit where credit is due. Kal showed excellent form in his first game, and should be counted on to show it again on Polaris Rhapsody and the enigmatic Odd Eye 3. I think Kal can take this series to three games, and hopefully he can look as good doing it. But Jaedong in three.


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The Mighty Mollusk against The Chintoss
This is one of the most even series in this round, and the only result I got wrong among the first games. I figured Calm would do something clever on the protoss-favored Polaris Rhapsody, and he did— breaking out a uniquely STX style that fakes an all-in and then takes a greedy economy. Unfortunately for him, Stats read it like a supermarket tabloid, and finished the game with little trouble. Calm should get better luck on Triathlon, a more balanced map in the MU that still works well with Calm's cerebral style. He has a decent advantage there, and the third map; Fighting Spirit should be a fair tiebreaker. Stats won the map he was supposed to win, and has a good cushion here, but look for Calm to make it uncomfortable at least. Stats in three.


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The Pretender against The Great Spamdini
To the great surprise of all in attendance, these two turned in one of the better games of the opening two days; an aggressive back-and-forth on the ubiquitous Polaris Rhapsody. forGG was expected to be the better player in this series, and he showed that label to be well-deserved, with a patient defense against a prolonged mutalisk siege, and some confident army control to take the win. The second map in the series is Fighting Spirit, and that should be agreeable to both sides. But it doesn't really give the edge to hero that he needs to pull the upset here, and the STX-style aggression will serve him worse on this map. forGG in two.


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The Protoss Revolutionist against The Prodigal Son
By now, it's clear that Bisu has broken out of his slump and is once more a force to be reckoned with. But even before his slump he showed weakness in his PvT, and it seems little has changed in this regard. It's not really a macro, or a micro problem, but rather an decision-making problem which makes Bisu's PvT somewhat of a dinosaur. Last week, Sea set down a brilliant expansion pattern to record the most emphatic denial of carriers that Polaris Rhapsody has yet seen. This puts Bisu in a huge whole, because he lost the map that the statistics say he should've won. If he wants to stay alive in the MSL, he'll have to win on somewhat more even ground. Can he? Triathalon affords him a chance, but, after his anemic show on the latter map in proleague, I don't think Fighting Spirit does. It'll happen in two or three, but either way, it'll be Sea! *rhyme!*


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The Greatest Hyuking Show on Earth against The Terrorist
Hyuk can't beat fantasy. His somewhat ridiculous power-lair play in the match-up is outdated and not enough to beat a finesse player like fantasy. He's not going to get the practice he'd need to correct the problem, at least not now. And goddammit, TL, fantasy's TvZ may not be as good as Flash's but it's still pretty damn hot, and his strategic knowledge of the MU usually is enough to give his workable bio control a boost. Fantasy has pretty much played every strategic innovation in this match-up before anyone else, even if it's usually Flash who refines it. He's not going to lose here, and I think he's a strong favorite to move farther in this tournament. Fantasy in two.






[image loading]+ Show Spoiler +
+ Show Spoiler [Series #1: Jaedong—Kal] +
(Z)Jaedong < Fighting Spirit > (P)Kal
(Z)Jaedong < Polaris Rhapsody > (P)Kal
(Z)Jaedong < Odd-Eye 3 > (P)Kal

Kal looks really depressed, but he shouldn't be, he played a hell of a series. TL should send him a fruit basket. I'd pitch in.
(Z)Jaedong wins 2-1!

+ Show Spoiler [Series #2: Calm—Stats] +
(P)Stats < Polaris Rhapsody > (Z)Calm
(P)Stats < Triathlon > (Z)Calm
(P)Stats < Fighting Spirit > (Z)Calm

Calm has a low and sultry voice. Didn't expect that.
(Z)Calm wins 2-1!

+ Show Spoiler [Series #3: forGG—hero] +
(Z)hero < Polaris Rhapsody > (T)fOrGG
(Z)hero < Fighting Spirit > (T)fOrGG
(Z)hero < Odd-Eye 3 > (T)fOrGG

hero seems crushed, but he played well, too. Don't feel bad hero! You gave a much better series then I expected at the outset.
(T)fOrGG wins 2-1!

+ Show Spoiler [Series #4: Bisu—Sea] +
(P)Bisu < Polaris Rhapsody > (T)Sea
(P)Bisu < Triathlon > (T)Sea

Sea is really relieved. And he completely deserved that.
(T)Sea wins 2-0!

+ Show Spoiler [Series #5: fantasy—Hyuk] +
(Z)Hyuk < Fighting Spirit > (T)Fantasy
(Z)Hyuk < Odd-Eye 3 > (T)Fantasy

Exactly what you'd expect really. Team kills suck, but kudos to these two for not mailing it in like Violet/Flash.
(T)Fantasy wins 2-0!


***
+ Show Spoiler [How Did I Do?] +
5/5 Liquidbet! But I did predict Stats in this OP.


[image loading]+ Show Spoiler +
— - Not recommended
★ - Recommended
★ ★ - Highly Recommended
★ ★ ★ - Watch Now



+ Show Spoiler [Series #1, Match #2: Jaedong—Kal] +
Fights all over the place, but ultimately a sloppy game.
—
+ Show Spoiler [Series #1, Match #3: Jaedong—Kal] +
+ Show Spoiler +
Huge battles, daring harass, superb spell-casting! A little one-sided, but who cares? Excellent game!
★ ★


+ Show Spoiler [Series #2, Match #2: Calm—Stats] +
All-in... you know the drill.
—
+ Show Spoiler [Series #2, Match #3: Calm—Stats] +
+ Show Spoiler +
The Korean yelling was good.
—


+ Show Spoiler [Series #3, Match #2: forGG—hero] +
Excellent mind-games! Confident finish!
"You won without doing a single thing"
★
+ Show Spoiler [Series #3, Match #3: forGG—hero] +
+ Show Spoiler +
Good back and forth, with some touchy moments.
★


+ Show Spoiler [Series #4, Match #2: Bisu—Sea] +
Strong econ play. Almost undone by neat harass and brute strength.
★
+ Show Spoiler [Series #4, Match #3: Bisu—Sea] +
Not needed.


+ Show Spoiler [Series #5, Match #2: fantasy—Hyuk] +
Fun game, even if not particularly close.
★
+ Show Spoiler [Series #5, Match #3: fantasy—Hyuk] +
Not needed.


There is exactly one pun in these recommendations. Can you find it?


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+ Show Spoiler [Contains Spoilers] +
On July 29 2010 19:49 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
hay, u kt guiz mad?

:D


On July 29 2010 19:55 haitike wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 29 2010 19:50 PoP wrote:
What with the random hate? Those were two perfectly executed builds. Not anyone can pull those off so efficiently.


People is so hypocrite. When Boxer do a bunker rush or a VCE rush or Bisu do a proxy gateway in-base it is good and different. But if Calm a cheese he is the worst and everybody hate him.


On July 29 2010 20:36 Corrupt wrote:
Omfg that natural turned into a frikkin blood swamp!


On July 29 2010 21:15 R04R wrote:
From Mystlord's Livestream.
Show nested quote +
Popo: "Basically I practiced really hard, but the key to my victory was putting a mirror on Bisu's screan so he would be distracted by his own good looks. I think his carrier play reflected that. He was probably thinking: why is there a carrier on my face? And then I was free to mass expand unharassed. I will practice more and get better thank you."


On July 29 2010 21:40 Djin)ftw( wrote:
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On July 29 2010 22:44 okum wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 29 2010 21:54 hitthat wrote:
On July 29 2010 21:48 Emon_ wrote:
Goddamit, Fantasy is ALWAYS playing Calm. And the games are usually worthless.


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I've always imagined that there is a clandestine special interest group for people who hold Fantasy-vs-Calm matches to be the highest human art form, and that they look precisely like this when they gather.







How to watch:
http://www.livestream.com/mystlord - Mystlord is a wonderful person.

Interviews!
Day 3 - Interview by Carnivorous Sheep
Day 3 - Interviews by rotinegg and ]343[

Other goodies:
Day 1 - Live Report by T3.
Day 1 - Interviews by Smix
Day 2 - Live Report by me.
Day 2 - Interviews by Smix


Thanks to Disciple for the Results and Recommended Games images.
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moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
July 29 2010 01:51 GMT
#2
Maybe Kal could make a comeback -.-
I'm going to sleep, let me get some of that carpet.
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
July 29 2010 01:59 GMT
#3
On July 29 2010 10:51 moopie wrote:
Maybe Kal could make a comeback -.-


Oh come on, do you really think so?
2014 - ᕙ( •̀ل͜•́) ϡ Raise your bows brood warriors! ᕙ( •̀ل͜•́) ϡ
moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
July 29 2010 02:00 GMT
#4
On July 29 2010 10:59 Xiphos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 29 2010 10:51 moopie wrote:
Maybe Kal could make a comeback -.-


Oh come on, do you really think so?

I really want to
I'm going to sleep, let me get some of that carpet.
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8097 Posts
July 29 2010 02:01 GMT
#5
maybe jaedong will just give him game 2 because he feels bad about 10 game winstreak.
Free Palestine
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
July 29 2010 02:04 GMT
#6
On July 29 2010 11:00 moopie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 29 2010 10:59 Xiphos wrote:
On July 29 2010 10:51 moopie wrote:
Maybe Kal could make a comeback -.-


Oh come on, do you really think so?

I really want to


I've put like SOO much confidence in Kal for winning against JD but he ALWAYS fails me....trust me I know how you feel.
2014 - ᕙ( •̀ل͜•́) ϡ Raise your bows brood warriors! ᕙ( •̀ل͜•́) ϡ
Lightwip
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5497 Posts
July 29 2010 02:07 GMT
#7
Hoping for Bisu, forGG, Jaedong, Fantasy, and Stats.
Poor Kal though, he tries so hard but still falls short.
If you are not Bisu, chances are I hate you.
Tempest[OEC]
Profile Joined February 2010
United States417 Posts
July 29 2010 02:26 GMT
#8
Bisu makes a comeback for 2-1! Please? Lol.
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9756 Posts
July 29 2010 02:30 GMT
#9
as long as bisu and forgg win, idc about anything else.

bisu you can't lose your next two games or else you won't be a dual league champion!
boomer hands
night terrors
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
China1284 Posts
July 29 2010 02:39 GMT
#10
Bisu giving me the creeps with his pvt. I hope he shines today.
Through high and low, bisu boy, through high and low.
dani_caliKorea
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
730 Posts
July 29 2010 02:48 GMT
#11
Poor Calm, Kespa rank 4, Elo rank 40..
On_Slaught
Profile Joined August 2008
United States12190 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-29 02:55:27
July 29 2010 02:55 GMT
#12
I really hope Calm loses. I always feel like he's overrated.

Jaedong vs Kal should be short and sweet.

Bisu vs Sea... i'm so torn . Well since Sea will get crushed by JD in the other SL, might as well let him win this one and let Bisu advance in the OSL.
nozaro33
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Taiwan1819 Posts
July 29 2010 03:28 GMT
#13
Forgg and Stats to advance. KT for the win
#1 Flash / #2 NaDa / #3 Stats fan / KT fan for life
Neverhood
Profile Joined August 2009
United States5388 Posts
July 29 2010 03:33 GMT
#14
I think the only match going to the 3rd set is Bisu vs. Sea with Bisu taking it, should be a close and intense series though.

Maybe Calm and Stats will go 3 but i think it will be a good day for KT.
Jaedong :D
jalstar
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States8198 Posts
July 29 2010 03:34 GMT
#15
Jaedong 2-0
Clam 2-1
hero 2-1
fantasy 2-0
Sea 2-0
Crissaegrim
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
2947 Posts
July 29 2010 03:34 GMT
#16
I never knew results etc could be so interesting even before the match. Haha. Good going OP.
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
July 29 2010 03:36 GMT
#17
Hello I am not making an MSL post this week so I'll just lob my predictions in here.
Jaedong > Kal
Calm > Stats
fOrGG > hero
Bisu > Sea
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
July 29 2010 03:50 GMT
#18
Bisu please that's all i need
Sugoi monogatari onii-chan!
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8097 Posts
July 29 2010 04:04 GMT
#19
rofl tonight's lineup is so epic. it's like they just cut out the 3 shitty matchups and left us with the good ones (and also hyuk vs fantasy).
Free Palestine
Sea.JustGod
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
400 Posts
July 29 2010 04:11 GMT
#20
My Predictions

+ Show Spoiler [Jaedong vs Kal] +
(Z)Jaedong > (P)Kal on Polaris Rhapsody


+ Show Spoiler [Stats vs Calm] +
(P)Stats < (Z)Calm on Triathlon

(P)Stats < (Z)Calm on Fighting Spirit


+ Show Spoiler [hero vs fOrGG] +
(Z)hero < (T)fOrGG on Fighting Spirit


+ Show Spoiler [Bisu vs Sea] +
(P)Bisu > (T)Sea on Triathlon

(P)Bisu > (T)Sea on Fighting Spirit


+ Show Spoiler [HyuK vs Fantasy] +
(Z)Hyuk < (T)Fantasy on Odd-Eye 3

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