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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
So here's something I noticed while doing a little poking around FiFo.
We all know that to "walk the royal road" is to win an MSL or OSL on your first try. Recently Mind also walked the royal road in MSL defeating 2 time defending champ Bisu in the finals... but you know what's even more impressive?
He didn't just start from MSL, nor did he start from Survivor. He started from the MSL Off-line qualis! (Albeit, not his first attempt, but still impressive).
I personally think Mind came to TL.net and read DJEtter's secret formula to winning OSL, and used it for his MSL victory.
Mind's Road to Victory:
7/19/2007 MSL Prelims
Group 16
Ro8: InteR.Mind 2 - 1 MenSol[Zero]
Ro4: InteR.Mind 2 - 1 Ever)P(SsuN
Final: InteR.Mind 2 - 0 SharK[gm]
8/2/2007 MSL Survivor Tournament
Game 1: InteR.Mind > Much
Winers: Canata > Inter.Mind
Final: InteR.Mind > TheZerg
9/27/2007 GomTV3 MSL Ro32
Game 2: InteR.Mind > Shine
Winners: Hwasin > Inter.Mind
Final: InteR.Mind > Shine
10/20/2007 GomTV3 MSL Ro16
Game 1: InteR.Mind > Oov
Game 2: Oov > Inter.Mind
Game 3: InteR.Mind > Oov
11/1/2007 GomTV3 MSL Ro8
Game 1: InteR.Mind > TheManiaMST
Game 2: TheManiaMST > Inter.Mind
Game 3: InteR.Mind > TheManiaMST
Game 4: InteR.Mind > TheManiaMST
11/8/2007 GomTV MSL Ro4
Game 1: InteR.Mind > Savior
Game 2: Savior > Inter.Mind
Game 3: Savior > Inter.Mind
Game 4: InteR.Mind > Savior
Game 5: InteR.Mind > Savior
11/17/2007 GomTV MSL Final
Game 1: InteR.Mind > Bisu
Game 2: Bisu > Inter.Mind
Game 3: Inter.Mind > Bisu
Game 4: InteR.Mind > Bisu
Although I generally hated this guy for knocking out Savior, I'm a little impressed.
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I thought there was no "Royal Road" for the MSL, I believe even Bisu said this when he won the first time.
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
doesn't saynig royal road in ur thread title along with the words "MSL" imply that Mind won XD
anyway i'm very impressed by 박성균 too ;o
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Mind never won game 2 or the winners match and he still won it all.
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Germany2762 Posts
it's funny how far he came by playing one single matchup 
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To be honest Mind was the last person I thought would take this MSL.
Now that he won it and I see his path I'm kinda happy for him, a lot of work that paid of. Gj mind!
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is awesome32282 Posts
On November 20 2007 02:40 Jathin wrote:
Spoiler babies!!
hahaha
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Mind did really really good getting his way up there, he deserves it 
ughhh he knocked out Oov and Bisu in the way though 
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On November 20 2007 02:53 Nick_54 wrote:
Mind never won game 2 or the winners match and he still won it all.
Haha that's awesome.
Prelims Final: InteR.Mind 2 - 0 SharK[gm]
That may be the only second game he won.
Hm.. FiFo says his prelim Ro4 set was Win,Loss,Win, but it doesn't say for Ro8.
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United States7488 Posts
I think I first noticed this when I was looking at the Quarterfinal match between Mind and Memory, both of whom had begun the event down at the offlines (and Kwanro too). It is quite an amazing run/feat.
Savior was also likely the only player that had a lead on Mind at any point in the tournament. Not counting, of course, the double elimimation group stages when mind never had more losses than wins anyway.
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I always thought that Mind/Ruby would win a few starleagues, after being extremely impressed from watching their replays a couple of years ago.. These guys just always had perfect macro/micro with very high 350ish apm and they always crushed their amateur opposition in various single leagues/team leagues.
I really didn't think he stood a chance against Savior or Bisu.. but good for him
What's scary is that Mind played way better vs Bisu than even Hwasin did, I don't think anyone could've predicted that. When Hwasin got advantages against Bisu, he'd often let Bisu creep back in and take the games back but Mind never gave up any tiny edges whatsoever against Bisu.. truly amazing play by Mind
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Taking down  Much,  Oov,  sAviOr and Bisu in your first MSL is pretty much as good as it gets, but I still can't shake the feeling that he'll slide back to obscurity after this.
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On November 20 2007 04:23 Mannerheim wrote:Taking down Much, Oov, sAviOr and Bisu in your first MSL is pretty much as good as it gets, but I still can't shake the feeling that he'll slide back to obscurity after this.
Yeah. Its like the consistency vs someone who just had a lucky/invincible run. I cant say how he will do after this but I could definitely see him just being a middling uninspiring player. He is so damn young though
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wow he won everything except game 2 lol
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On November 20 2007 02:35 alffla wrote:
doesn't saynig royal road in ur thread title along with the words "MSL" imply that Mind won XD
anyway i'm very impressed by 박성균 too ;o
I thought the same thing, a spoiler warning, when the spoiler is in the title, lol?
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On November 20 2007 04:23 Mannerheim wrote:Taking down Much, Oov, sAviOr and Bisu in your first MSL is pretty much as good as it gets, but I still can't shake the feeling that he'll slide back to obscurity after this.
I've got the same feeling, for some reason I just can't see him winning another one :/
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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
On November 20 2007 08:33 lololol wrote:Show nested quote +On November 20 2007 02:35 alffla wrote:
doesn't saynig royal road in ur thread title along with the words "MSL" imply that Mind won XD
anyway i'm very impressed by 박성균 too ;o I thought the same thing, a spoiler warning, when the spoiler is in the title, lol?
wow I suck
well everyone shoudl know the results by now.
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United States10774 Posts
ya I doubt anyone who is reading this thread doesnt know the MSL finals result
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EPT
