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Iron Squid II Grand Final

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IronSquid
Profile Joined January 2012
France487 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-27 11:27:12
January 24 2013 17:54 GMT
#1
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Saturday, Jan 26 9:30am GMT (GMT+00:00)

LIQUIPEDIA


The crowd will go wild as the action gets crazy but is there anything that can shake the final four of their game? MarineKing, Life, NesTea and DongRaeGu are all great champions used to be on big stages with thousands of people cheering for them. Only one can win on Saturday though, and he will become the second Iron Squid champion.

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MarineKingPrime VS. StarTal.Life

As the only non Zerg of the tournament, the crowd might have a soft spot for MKP. The Terran has been impressive in TvP recently but his TvZ in Iron Squid was more concerning. When facing Life, having a stellar TvZ is strongly recommended and therefore MKP might be in troubles. Life is on rampage mode for months now and as he just showed in his GSL group on Tuesday, nobody seems able to slow him down. MKP has the advantage of only having one match up to prepare but TvZ is hell of a match up. Life is the favorite to take it all and it would actually be a real upset to see the 15 years old be forced out in the semi finals.

MarineKing vZ: 60.10%

Life vT: 54.09%

History: MarineKing 6-5 Life


LG-IM.NesTea VS. MvP.DongRaeGu

Two Zerg legends are facing each other in the second semi-final. Although both had their era of domination, NesTea reign was longer and more prolific winning three GSL titles. DRG only has one but has something lacks: international titles. As the oldest of the old guard, NesTea picks the tournaments he plays wisely and when he decided to accept Iron Squid’s invite, it was aiming at nothing but the win. With two other Zergs in Le Palais des Congrès, NesTea’s shot at the title looks actually pretty decent. DRG has his say in this though. For his first time in Paris, DRG who has looked very impressive all Iron Squid long will give his best to win and if he does succeed to MMA it would be another story between those two.

NesTea vZ: 70.37%

DongRaeGu vZ: 64.31%

History: NesTea 2-4 DongRaeGu


Beyond the semis

As said before Life is the one everybody expects to win, but Soulkey has proven that his ZvZ was not bullet proof. The crowd will probably favor MKP for not being Zerg and NesTea for making it back to Paris in spite of having to play PartinG in the Round of 16. It really looks like the professor Tea has a plan for Iron Squid and even if the odds are against him, he will surely be ready for whatever comes to him. NesTea has always had trouble in ZvT, therefore he might be rooting for Life to win and finally hold an international trophy, thanks to the outstanding ZvZ that helped him to build his legend.

by LeLfe


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Iron Squid Stream
Casted by Day[9] and Kaelaris and Khaldor and Wolf
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MarineKing - Life
NesTea - DongRaeGu


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MarineKing vs. Life
(T)MarineKing <Cloud Kingdom> (Z)Life
(T)MarineKing <Ohana> (Z)Life
(T)MarineKing <Daybreak> (Z)Life
(T)MarineKing <Abyssal City> (Z)Life
Life wins 3-1!

NesTea vs. DongRaeGu
(Z)NesTea <Abyssal City> (Z)DongRaeGu
(Z)NesTea <Ohana> (Z)DongRaeGu
(Z)NesTea <Cloud Kingdom> (Z)DongRaeGu
(Z)NesTea <Antiga Shipyard> (Z)DongRaeGu
(Z)NesTea <Daybreak> (Z)DongRaeGu
DRG wins 3-2!

3rd place match
(T)MarineKing <Ohana> (Z)NesTea
(T)MarineKing <Antiga Shipyard> (Z)NesTea
(T)MarineKing <Cloud Kingdom> (Z)NesTea
NesTea wins 3-0!

Grand Final
(Z)Life <Abyssal City> (Z)DongRaeGu
(Z)Life <Daybreak> (Z)DongRaeGu
(Z)Life <Whirlwind> (Z)DongRaeGu
(Z)Life <Ohana> (Z)DongRaeGu
(Z)Life <Cloud Kingdom> (Z)DongRaeGu
(Z)Life <Grand Lagoon> (Z)DongRaeGu
(Z)Life <Antiga Shipyard> (Z)DongRaeGu
Life wins 4-3!




Life is the Iron Squid II Champion!




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+ Show Spoiler [Grand Final] +







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+ Show Spoiler [Final Day] +

+ Show Spoiler [MarineKing] +

+ Show Spoiler [Life] +

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HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
January 24 2013 17:56 GMT
#2
Potential MKP vs DRG.

But i think DRG vs Life is most likely. I'd prefer the former though.
Jeyopo
Profile Joined November 2012
France35 Posts
January 24 2013 19:44 GMT
#3
I want Nestea vs MKP!!
Pazuzu
Profile Joined July 2011
United States632 Posts
January 24 2013 20:14 GMT
#4
MKP DRG gogogo!!!
going to be sick matches regardless though
"It is because intuition is sometimes right, that we don't know what to do with it"
opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-24 20:26:27
January 24 2013 20:16 GMT
#5
Poll: Head?

Life (190)
 
77%

MKP (56)
 
23%

246 total votes

Your vote: Head?

(Vote): MKP
(Vote): Life


Poll: Heart?

MKP (186)
 
79%

Life (48)
 
21%

234 total votes

Your vote: Heart?

(Vote): MKP
(Vote): Life



Poll: Head?

DRG (111)
 
62%

NesTea (68)
 
38%

179 total votes

Your vote: Head?

(Vote): NesTea
(Vote): DRG


Poll: Heart?

NesTea (138)
 
73%

DRG (51)
 
27%

189 total votes

Your vote: Heart?

(Vote): NesTea
(Vote): DRG



Poll: Who will win ISQ?

Life (113)
 
45%

MKP (54)
 
21%

NesTea (45)
 
18%

DRG (40)
 
16%

252 total votes

Your vote: Who will win ISQ?

(Vote): NesTea
(Vote): DRG
(Vote): Life
(Vote): MKP

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opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-24 20:17:16
January 24 2013 20:16 GMT
#6
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GOGO MKP
ModeratorRetired LR Bonjwa
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Yhamm
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France7248 Posts
January 24 2013 20:27 GMT
#7
Preview picture is wrong!
LiquipediaWe will have only each other at the last
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
January 24 2013 20:32 GMT
#8
Nestea's winning this.

Also will there be player interview before the finals like last time? :3
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
January 24 2013 20:36 GMT
#9
AMG
Imagine Nestea vs MKP
Will keep up with the nostalgic results too? (Bomber 4-0/MC 4-0)

MAKE IT HAPPEN PLEASE!!!!
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Sephinor
Profile Joined August 2011
83 Posts
January 24 2013 20:56 GMT
#10
Nestea please win!
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
January 24 2013 21:01 GMT
#11
MKP ! MKP ! MKP !
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
4tre55
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany330 Posts
January 24 2013 21:05 GMT
#12
MKP will get this, the Terran hope is still alive for WoL!
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
January 24 2013 21:06 GMT
#13
Just noticed DRG has only lost one game so far. Impressive.
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
Koesader
Profile Joined April 2012
Netherlands424 Posts
January 24 2013 21:12 GMT
#14
Nestea - MKP or DRG - MKP finals please!
Liquid'TaeJa - Grubby - MVPMarineKing - Liquid'Ret - AxCranK - RedBull.Bomber ~~~ Are You Ready For Bombing?
Adreme
Profile Joined June 2011
United States5574 Posts
January 24 2013 21:19 GMT
#15
How come every event lately seems to have Life there to stop MKP from winning it?
Lephex2.0
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany43 Posts
January 24 2013 21:25 GMT
#16
please no zvz finals, iam sick of it xD
TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8306 Posts
January 24 2013 21:28 GMT
#17
MKP Fighting! Also it says StarTal not Startale in the previews
I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)
BabyRomatic
Profile Joined December 2012
259 Posts
January 24 2013 21:39 GMT
#18
gogo mkp!!!!!!!

[Woongjin Stars]
kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
January 24 2013 21:46 GMT
#19
Life will most likely win, but I love MKP TT
Hiea
Profile Joined March 2012
Denmark1538 Posts
January 24 2013 21:50 GMT
#20
There is one thing that works with MKP, and it is that historically, he has had a stellar win rate versus GSL champions that is not Mvp, as every GSL champion that is not Mvp he has an even or ahead in head-to-head scores...

But alas, as I am a fan of MKP I say he will crush through Life and make it into the finals, where he will defeat whoever comes out of the other end, be it DRG, MKP's biggest rival whom he has played with in 5 different finals, or NesTea, the guy who gave him his first 2nd place

GOGO MKP!
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