[SWL] SK Telecom T1 vs STX SouL

SKT will play their second match of the round against STX, also playing their second game, and this will definitely be one of the most entertaining series of the week, and with good games, all BW fans win. The Winners' League is the haven of one-man teams like KT, and more so of Oz, unlike regular Proleague. The two rounds of WL are a welcome change to teams suffering from the Bo7 format of 2010-2011. Their teams are already doing far worse than before since ace matches come rarely now and, on the other hand, teams with a number of good players prosper, to the benefit of the team of Bisu. When ace matches come 27% of the time rather than 40% of the time, it is pretty clear why it is difficult for teams that are heavily reliant on a single ace to win all the time, since the fact is that the chances of two weaker players winning to get to ace is hard when up against players like Sea, Best, or Leta, who usually perform in PL. Anti-fans of such teams, mocking their plight, often say 'lol ezpz. U suk' when the team falls to their own.

STX vs SKT will not feature a fight between one-man teams, we all know quite well that neither team is dependent entirely on their ace for winning when each team has a lineup better than the, frankly, garbage lineup of Perfectman/BackHo/Princess/Killer/Hiya/Sky or Hoejja/Violet/Stats/Suny/Barracks and an ace, which will always have trouble outside of WL. And when the ace has a bad game, teams will often fall, but these two are the best at still pulling out the win after the ace loses. We will surely get some nice games from each of the players today, and I'm sure no one would like SKT/STX to be 4-0'd and make us lose some possibly great games, which is what I want to see more than anything.
By the way, what would be the best thing that could happen in this series? Would you like to see Hyuk draw his sword, showing us hilarity or brilliance? Maybe you're a fan of Fantasy vs Calm, Clam or fail bio control giving us something great? Maybe you just like star power, so Fantasy vs Kal and Bisu vs Calm/Kal would be nice. Any of these could happen today.

And now, predictions.
By.Sun <Circuit Breaker> Shuttle
By.Sun <Bloody Ridge> Calm
Fantasy <Empire of the Sun> Calm
BeSt <Fortress> Calm
Bisu <La Mancha> Calm
Bisu <Icarus> Kal
Bisu <Benzene> Bogus

On a final note, beware of the dangers of reading too quickly lest the meaning is lost in a mass of irrelevant text. Perhaps when read with caution, the truth will be revealed to you.

Yet another day of Proleague is upon us, and we have STX and SKT facing off with each other tonight. I must admit, tonight's games excite me, not only because of the naturally good games we have come to expect from watching STX destroy SKT, but also because of the potential for an OSL preview in Calm vs. fantasy.

Coming into this game, STX is obviously the superior team. With Calm and Modesty (eliminating teammate Kal in the what was probably the best Ro8 series) both gunning for an OSL gold, and Calm and Kal alive and well in MSL, fantasy and Bisu's pathetic single league positions pale in comparison. The precious Bisu, lord and savior of SKT, is one game away from being destroyed by a far superior Protoss, Stork, and fantasy will never win an OSL, just like Bisu. We can probably see a preview of how Calm will dismantle fantasy in tonight's game.

Indeed, with Kal looking strong, Calm on a resurgence, and Modesty the rising talent, complemented by STX's obscenely solid backup team of Shuttle, hero (Bisu slayer extradonnaire), and Bogus, STX is in great position to dominate the competition. The loss to Khan was unfortunate, but irrelevant in the long run. SKT failed to KTFlash, with Best and Bisu both getting manhandled. Both teams are at 1 loss right now, but unfortunately for SKT, that will soon become 2 losses.

Honestly, anyone on STX will probably all-kill SKT, but in the event that we fall asleep at the computer and lose a few games, here's how it's going to go down:

Calm vs. fantasy will, hopefully, open the night on Circuit Breaker (ssak is a possibility). If Calm wins (and he will), one of the SKT Protosses will come out on Bloody Ridge. Assuming it's not Sun (whom Calm will dismantle), Best or Bisu stand a chance at taking out Calm who's practicing mainly ZvT. Best has atrocious PvZ, so we might see some SKT fanboy orgasms as Bisu is sent out on BR. Assuming he wins with some dumb proxy gate stupidity, he can probably expect a second PvP on Empire of the Sun, which Best will come out on if Bisu loses. Regardless, Shuttle should dismantle any SKT Protoss on Empire of the Sun, and whichever SKT Terran didn't play in set 1, fantasy or ssak, will come out on Fortress, in the hopes of wining and then riding the La Mancha Terran imba. I can see a SKT Zerg coming out on Icarus, and he will probably be dispatched by Modesty if he manages to score a win. And in the end, we still have Kal, our ace in the hole, left to clean up anyone SKT has.

STX fighting!

jokingly biased

Set 1: s2 <Circuit Breaker> Calm

Bisu < Bloody Ridge> Calm

Bisu<Empire of the Sun> by.hero

Bisu <Fortress> Kal

Bisu <La Mancha> Bogus

SK Telecom T1 vs STX SouL

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Set 1: s2 <Circuit Breaker> Calm
Set 2: Bisu < Bloody Ridge> Calm
Set 3: Bisu<Empire of the Sun> by.hero
Set 4: Bisu <Fortress> Kal
Set 5: Bisu <La Mancha> Bogus
Set 6: <Icarus>
Set 7: <Benzene>

Set 1: s2 <Circuit Breaker> Calm

Bisu < Bloody Ridge> Calm

Bisu <Empire of the Sun> by.hero

Bisu <Fortress> Kal

Bisu <La Mancha> Bogus

Set 1: s2 <Circuit Breaker> Calm
Set 2: Bisu < Bloody Ridge> Calm
Set 3: Bisu <Empire of the Sun> by.hero
Set 4: Bisu <Fortress> Kal
Set 5: Bisu <La Mancha> Bogus
Set 6: <Icarus>
Ace Match: <Benzene>

SK Telecom T1 4-1 STX SouL

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Pretty damn unorthodox ZvZ, with nice defences, spore colonies, unorthodox builds and subsequent demolishing. I think you might want to watch it once.

Really great game with a bit questionable decisions, but overall very enjoyable. Definite yes.

One bad mistake decided the entire game. Nothing really recommendation worthy, IMO, regardless of what the poll says.

Pretty good game from one player at least. A mistake is all you need to die in a mirror match and the loser did one. Your mileage may vary, I'd say maybe if you have time, but not surely recommended.

Total domination. I'd lean towards no, but only because I thought no player showed anything spectacular.

Game of the month worthy, watch it!.

Worst game of the players career. And the other player played badly as well. Only in SC players can go from so good to so bad in a matter of a game.