[MSL] Never vs Stork Quarterfinal D

While Quarterfinal C is generating more buzz for its "two generations of gosu" matchup, Quarterfinal D is sure to produce better games. fOrGG and Stork met for a very entertaining Ro16 match in the ClubDay MSL, where Stork defeated the then-defending MSL champion 2-1. The 2set on Athena 2 is recommended viewing.

For Stork, much has changed since that last series with fOrGG. Atcually, the quality of Stork's play has fallen off so significantly since his Incruit OSL title that I'm surprised he's still alive in both Starleagues. Birdtoss is bombing the Winners League (I have this theory that he and BeSt go out drinking together during their teams' designated WL practice hours), and a quick look at some of Stork's recent losses reveals his play just seems to be lacking that extra special crispness that powered his OSL championship run. There was a time in his career when Stork could have whipped fOrGG without any preparation, but that time has clearly passed.

That could mean trouble for Stork in this match, because it falls just one day after his first OSL Ro8 game against Jaedong. Stork's 2-3 loss to Kal in the ClubDay quarterfinals (in a match immediately following the Incruit OSL finals) proved he's willing to prioritize the OSL over the MSL, and that will obviously hurt his chances against fOrGG here.

fOrGG, on the other hand, has been preparing exclusively for this match for the past two weeks: he's played just four Winners League games in total, and none since the 1set of his Ro16 match with free on February 2. fOrGG barely bested free in a pathetically cheesy series of games, but he is nevertheless my darkhorse pick to take the Lost Saga MSL title. Though TvP is his weakest matchup (historically speaking), fOrGG still possesses a crazy macro style that is easily capable of rolling any of the six dragons. We haven't heard much from him lately, but I'm convinced fOrGG will make plenty of noise in this MSL.

I think fOrGG's unlikely run will begin in earnest with a dominant victory over Stork: aided by a very Terran-friendly map pool, fOrGG will take this series 3-1.