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EVER OSL 2007 SEMIFINAL MATCH A0130 Pacific Time / 0430 Eastern Time / 1830 Seoul Time UpMagiC vs JaedongSouthpaw vs Legend KillerPlayers UpMagiC is a scene favorite these days, a player known for an array of daring game openings, counter-intuitive tech choices, and sound transitions into orthodox play. Like BoxeR before him, Up is gifted with the MagiC to entertain through novelty gameplan alone, whilst victory is often times simply the closing remark to an already vastly satisfying performance.
Having risen from a difficult round-of-16 group and boldly delivered in a sensational quarterfinal encounter, UpMagiC will now be thoroughly tested in his one weak match-up against an opponent widely said to be the current "ZvT Incarnate."
Don't be fooled though, if there's one player out there whose ability to play is not accurately reflected by his stats, he's UpMagiC. Deliberately absent from a recent Proleague match, our magician has surely conjured up a wealth of deathdealers in anticipation of the opening pledge.
In the wake of sAviOr's decline, a new hallmark of dominance in the prestigious ZvT match-up inevitably revealed himself to be Jaedong, whose efficiency and lethality in the ongoing battle against Terran is surpassed by no known Zerg contemporary.
To paraphrase Marencielo: " Jaedong attacks with an abandon that is relentless but hardly reckless - invigorated by a confidence of having little or nothing to lose."
Arriving at the height of semifinal by way of feeble Terran resistance, Jaedong is met by a gatekeeper that is unlike any other of his kind. For once he has everything to gain or lose as the tension rides high and the stakes higher. Can Jaedong overcome a strategic-inclined veteran OSLer and ascend to the zenith of professional StarCraft competition?
Many seem to think so, others do not; but only time will tell that tale.
Battlefields Set 1 - Persona Set 2 - Blue Storm Set 3 - Fantasy II Set 4 - Katrina Set 5 - Persona
"Seize This Moment"Final Results+ Show Spoiler +JaedongJaedongJaedongJaedong is your EVER OSL 2007 2nd place finisher...!  G'nite all :z
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8748 Posts
Rooting for Up.
That first picture contains great shots of both players.
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we all know jaedong will take this.... he is the z v t god!!
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United States7488 Posts
If the better is going to win, then we will be one step closer to seeing the next Royal Roader
이제동 화이팅!
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I never thought I'd root against a zerg player but I love UpMagiC so much that he'd better win this <3
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United States1654 Posts
Jaedong for the Royal Road!
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
I really like both but I just want Up to win more because I think he deserves it more, but then again I want Jaedong to win the whole thing :\ I'm hoping for some epic game and hope Up puts up a good fight against Jaedong. :p
oh and nice opening post and nice grapics.
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jezuz christ upmagic drew a shitty map pool, persona twice against a zerg ?!? not to mention bluestorm which is monstrously in zerg favor and fantasy II that also seems to favor zerg, dont know much bout katrina tho
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United States3705 Posts
On December 07 2007 09:06 Wizard wrote: Jaedong, 3-1.
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I really hope that Up.magic will win, if only for the sake of an entertaining finals (Jaedong vs P is no thnx).
Voted Jaedong though; probably going to be 3-1.
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I devote my heart to UpMagiC... but I sincerely have difficulties imagining him as victorious, especially on those maps. It really IS his worst matchup, if he hasn't magically improved in the past few weeks.
But fuck it, imma skip school and cheer for the true magician, the neo emperor, the man with the flame who knows how to make Starcraft into ART. I'm just worried .
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
Lose or win he WILL make the match entertaining!
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8748 Posts
What's bad about Persona for TvZ?
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map in favor of Jaedong 3-1
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I love both of the players in this match, but I root for the Swarm. Go Jaedong!
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