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In one corner we have the French Fandango, Elky, and in the other corner we have the Boisterous Bulgarian, Beast. At WCG last year, Elky and Beast were both in the same round robin group. Beast managed to beat Elky in the round robin. After all the games were finished, Giyom was in 1st place and Elky/Beast/Wizard were tied for 2nd. In the tiebreaker games Elky defeated Beast, meaning Elky advanced while Beast got a lovely VIP spectator seat. If you like back and forth action packed games, I cordially apologize. If you’re a fan of excessive use of explosives, this best-of-7 match might just intrigue you.
Game 1
Map: The Lost Temple
The Game: Terran vs. Terran (as are all the games in this series) Elky started at 3, Beast at 12. This wasn’t much of a game. They both did 2 fact openings, with Beast forgetting his 2nd depot for a long time which put him behind and put him in the “How the !@#$ am I supposed to beat Elky when I forget my depot” mindset. Elky harassed Beast with vultures and used mines very well (he should have used ally mines, because we all know Beast has no problem with them). Beast fended the vulture onslaught off with Vult/Tank but Elky soon had a wraith and drops. Elky got his expand much faster and cliffed Beast rather easily. In a very short while Elky’s population was two times higher than Beast’s.
1-0 Elky
Game 2
Map: Neo Forbidden Zone
The Game: Elky started at 1, Beast at 10. They both did 2 fact/port/goliath builds. Elky opted to float his factories to the mainland while Beast kept them on his plateau. Elky expanded and so did Beast. Elky got the economic and tactical advantage early and took the map while Beast was struggling to survive. What Beast was thinking: “I can do this. I can win. I am a BEAST. Must…not…give…up.” *Elky’s eyes turn fiery red* “Muahahaahahahaha…” *Nuclear Launch Detected* *Nuclear Launch Detected* *Nuclear Launch Detected* Need I say more?
2-0 Kim Jung Elky
Game 3
Map: Plains to Hill
The Game: Elky started at 10, Beast at 4. They both did a 2 fact opening again. This time Beast went all tanks and turrets while Elky went goliaths but then switched to 2 port wraiths. Elky’s intuitive adaptation worked perfectly as he beat back Beast’s tanks and killed some SCV’s in Beast’s main as Beast scrambled to make turrets. While Elky was attacking Beast’s main, Beast took Elky’s natural ledge with tanks/turrets to contain him. This didn’t stop Elky as he powered like a maniac and took the islands and other bases while Beast merely had Elky’s natural as his expansion. *Nuclear Launch Detected*
3-0 Kim Jung Elky
Game 4
Map: Neo Bifrost
The Game: Elky started at 1, Beast at 7. Elky’s trademark barrack float block + marines behind minerals. “GG.”
4-0 Elky
Rekrul’s Rating of the games in this Match: 3 out of 10. The only reason they even got a 3 was because of the nukes.
Elky annihilated Beast with a gleaming smirk on his face. He is 3-0 now, defeating Crystal then Blackman in previous rounds. Can anyone stop this juggernaut? I don’t know who the next competitor is yet, but we’ll find one soon. Stay Tuned~
P.S. From Elky – “All foreigners suck, I would go 20-0 in Liquibition if you !@#$ers let me -_-”
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