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I was looking through all these "Why X Team Will Win GSTL" threads and I was shocked to not see the favorites, SlayerS among these. Why are they the favorites you ask? Well, a few reasons.
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The Terran Line
SlayerS has the -best- line of Terran in the world. Their terran line is the deepest in the world, and has some of the most skilled players on it. They put together some of the revolutionizing builds in the match up every time they think about.
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You know him. You fear him. The Original Bonjwa. The most famous man in ESPORTS. Lim Yo Hwan.
But you might say, he's washed up! He substitutes skill with cheese!
Wake up. The Emperor made it back to Code S last season. He's played lategame, and yes, he's won early game. But he will serve as well as any when it comes to filling the role of a sniper, espeacially in his best match up of TvT.
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MMA, is the best, or second best terran in the world. He bested MVP in TvT twice in their last two series. He has the BEST TvZ in the world, with an 80% winrate in the match up. And he's hot off his win at the Blizz Cup, besting DRG in the finals.
He is the best Ace any team could ask for.
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Ryung, so often overlooked because of MMA, on any other team could be an ace terran. His TvT skills cannot be underestimated, and it's rumored he helped MMA engineer the builds that beat MVP twice. Fear him for his sc2 skills, and his photoshop skills, because Ryung is coming for you.
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If it weren't for MMA, we would all hear regularly about how Ganzi has one of the top 4 TvZs in the world. But like Ryung, his skills are often underestimated when compared with his team captain. That's no real reason to overlook him however - he boasts over a 70% winrate against zerg.
And if this fearsome four wasn't enough, the terran line goes even deeper. SlayerS is also the new home to Clide, the best player in the world, and Taeja, the best player in the Korean Weekly. Expect to see Clide being sent out as a solid all around player, and Taeja being used to snipe protoss.
SlayerS' terran line alone is scary enough. But guess what? Their protoss are some of the best in the world.
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People thought he was gone to Code B, never to return. Every day Alicia is proving them wrong, reminding everyone that he was the one who beat MC in PvP when MC couldn't be beaten, it was he that knocked MKP down to Code A, he that invented and then perfected the VR Contain and allin in PvT. He's back, and he's ready to charge his laser.
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Puzzle, along with Oz, Hero, Parting and a handful of other Protoss, is a member of the new generation of Protoss. Up and comers, they all show promise, but none (save maybe Oz) show more than Puzzle. This guy has been all killing teams since December of last year, and he won Code A. Expect him to be a solid all around player for Slayers.
Slayers is also home to Brown, another of the New Generation of Protoss, who beat Losira to get into Code S with tremendous understanding of the PvZ late game. He'll be back, no worries.
The Zerg Line
CoCa, Min, Yugioh, and Cella
Although the weakest line of SlayerS, these four would be welcome additions on any team. CoCa, in particular showed promise, and with Jessica hinting that it may be time for his come back soon, we could very quickly see the SlayerS zerg line become as fearsome as their terran line.
Who can stand in opposition to SlayerS? They have a sniper for every race they need, hell, they have five players who have above a 60% winrate vZ, four with above 60% vT, and 2 vP. They have the reigning Blizzcup champ, MMA. And they have the Emperor.
SLAYERS HWAITING!
Credit to TL user "Tennet" for some sick banners!
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Oh man are we going to have a thread for each team now. >.< If anything I at least hope that one is made for a team like FXO who not many people would consider on first thought, but is looking very strong this time around.
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i wasnt aware that mma had such a high win rate in TvZ. one thing i cant wait for is to see who will be the anchor player in GSTL. maybe we will see another realtively unknown slayers player rise just as MMA did through reverse all-killing!
Go Go SlayerS!!!
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On January 26 2012 11:27 willy001 wrote:
i wasnt aware that mma had such a high win rate in TvZ. one thing i cant wait for is to see who will be the anchor player in GSTL. maybe we will see another realtively unknown slayers player rise just as MMA did through reverse all-killing!
Go Go SlayerS!!!
Brown is a smart bet for that roll imo. Also Ganzi, they seem to have a lot of faith in him!
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Brown needs some work after watching his code s games.
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On January 26 2012 11:25 Chicane wrote:
Oh man are we going to have a thread for each team now. >.< If anything I at least hope that one is made for a team like FXO who not many people would consider on first thought, but is looking very strong this time around.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=306289
err or were you joking?
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I was looking through all these "Why X Team Will Win GSTL" threads
This is why TL is awesome.
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Hey, one of you is bound to be right! XD
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On January 26 2012 11:31 homeless_guy wrote:Show nested quote +On January 26 2012 11:25 Chicane wrote:
Oh man are we going to have a thread for each team now. >.< If anything I at least hope that one is made for a team like FXO who not many people would consider on first thought, but is looking very strong this time around. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=306289err or were you joking?
I didn't see it... lol. Not surprised though.
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Taeja should be spotlighted rather than just one sentence. He has achieved a lot in the korean weeklies.
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SlayerS looking pretty goddamn overpowered, hahaha.
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France12948 Posts
MC popularized tye voidray allin, not Alicia I'm almost certain. Alicia used it a lot because of the 1-1-1 threat
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I love this one 
Very nicely put together
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just want to point out that IMHappy has an 88% win rate in TvZ. more than MMA,
not that 80% is bad or anything
haha
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On January 26 2012 11:38 PrinceXizor wrote:
just want to point out that IMHappy has an 88% win rate in TvZ. more than MMA,
not that 80% is bad or anything
haha
I would argue MMA's is more tested and overall better regardless, but we can disagree!
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On January 26 2012 11:39 Oreo7 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 26 2012 11:38 PrinceXizor wrote:
just want to point out that IMHappy has an 88% win rate in TvZ. more than MMA,
not that 80% is bad or anything
haha I would argue MMA's is more tested and overall better regardless, but we can disagree!
and i would argue that they will likely both destroy the majority of zergs they play.
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On January 26 2012 11:33 Chicane wrote:Show nested quote +On January 26 2012 11:31 homeless_guy wrote:On January 26 2012 11:25 Chicane wrote:
Oh man are we going to have a thread for each team now. >.< If anything I at least hope that one is made for a team like FXO who not many people would consider on first thought, but is looking very strong this time around. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=306289err or were you joking? I didn't see it... lol. Not surprised though.
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Coca's coming back? REally?!?!?
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EPT
