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[GOM] Round of 32, Let's Go!

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[GOM] Round of 32, Let's Go!

Text byTadzio
May 8th, 2009 10:43 GMT
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To be honest, the final games of GOM's Round of 64 were lackluster. The most entertaining games were provided by M18M and forhitech (aka Kwanro), primarily as a result of forhitech's hyper-aggressive playstyle. And so, as we head into the Round of 32, it's seems a more valuable use of this space to review the upsets of the round of 64 and discuss what conditions contributed to the results rather than discuss last week's games in any sort of depth.

Old fans of the GOM Classic will admit that this tournament is prone to large quantities of upsets (games where seeds are eliminated by less established players). Whether these upsets are because GOM's format makes it easier for less known players to participate, or because seeds, busy in Proleague and more prominent tournaments (OSL, MSL), cannot dedicate the time necessary to prepare properly is unclear. What is known is that the eliminated seeds are not happy with their losses (as reported by Tasteless and SDM) and so it can't be said that they "threw" their games, as some fans have suggested.

The Classic's prize pool appears to be a healthy motivator for excellence, but paradoxically, for every high quality game in the round of 64, fans were forced to endure a piss-poor performance from an unlikely source. To be fair, some of these poor performances led to highly entertaining series as walkovers turned into upsets before our eyes. It can, afterall, be fun to watch two martial artists trade headbutts, but since anyone can trade headbutts, it's usually more fun to observe technically difficult moves. Excellence of play is a massive contributing factor for fan satisfaction, and so far the Classic has been inconsistent in its ability to deliver excellence. With any luck, this trend will change in the Round of 32, as the prize money becomes more present in the minds of the players, and with all participants having proved the ability to win games versus quality opponents.

The Ro64's Biggest Upsets:

(P)Shuttle > (T)Never_V_
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Never_V_'s TvP has always been suspect, but Shuttle isn't exactly known for his PvT, either. The fact that Shuttle managed to take game 3 with Carriers cross-positions on God's Garden is what's most impressive about this upset since God's Garden isn't really made for Carrier micro, especially cross-position.

(T)MVP > (P)Stork
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Stork dominated Game 1 with aggressive play and devastating reaver drops. In game 2, Stork played incredibly sloppy, throwing away dragoons to mines and tanks all game long as MVP gave his best performance of the series. In game 3, Stork opened with 12 Nexus and MVP with proxy rax, bunker rush. Oh my!

(T)BaBy > (P)JangBi
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Baby wowed everyone with this series, making maximal use of dropship play to wear down Jangbi. Jangbi did not play poorly this series... Baby managed to outplay Jangbi. Incredible series.

(Z)ZergBong > (Z)great
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Who the hell is Zergbong? And what the hell is he doing beating great? Zergbong is a very old (27 year old) KTF zerg with a televised win rate that matches his age. And in his first televised ZvZ he beat great with superior Muta/scourge micro. Wow!

(P)Stats > (T)HiyA
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Stats beat Hiya in Hiya's best match up. Hiya sports a 66% win rate so he's normally no slouch. Games 1 had some atrocious play by Hiya and 2 was sloppy by both players, but game 3 made up for it when both players suddenly decided they cared about who won. In the end, Stats took the game with strong arbiter play.

(Z)Falcon > (T)NaDa
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I'm not sure Nada should go mech... It's just not him and it lost him game 1. In game 2 Nada showed some of his old SKTerran skills, dismantling Falcon with multiple drops after he abandoned some ill-considered Valkarie play. In game three, Nada went for a 5 rax sunken break, and Falcon was 100% prepared, finishing off the legendary player by rushing to Ultra off the three easy bases God's Garden provides. In all three games Falcon showed that although he's an untested player, his Muta micro is impeccable.

(P)jjonga > (T)Lomo
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Lomo's been playing horribly since June of last year, but Jjonga is completely new to televised matches so I expected Lomo to take this. Instead, Lomo was humiliated when jjonga manhandled him with two games of DT drops. Pathetic.

(Z)Hul > (P)pretty[gm]
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Pretty's play was completely uncharacteristic in this series. His normally powerful PvZ looked like shit as, over and over again, he threw away any advantage he gained from Hul's mistakes. A painful series to watch.




Results
Ro64.R2 - Day 7
(Z)sAviOr vs (Z)HoeJJa
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sAviOr < HoeJJa
sAviOr > HoeJJa
sAviOr < HoeJJa T_T

(Z)Luxury vs (Z)Hydra
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Luxury > Hydra
Luxury > Hydra

(P)pretty[gm] vs (Z)Hul
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pretty[gm] < Hul
pretty[gm] > Hul
pretty[gm] < Hul

(T)sKyHigh vs (Z)GGPlay
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sKyHigh > GGPlay
sKyHigh > GGPlay


Recommended Game
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(P)pretty[gm] vs (Z)Hul Game 2 on Neo Medusa.

Ro64.R2 - Day 8
(Z)EffOrt vs (P)LuCifer
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EffOrt > LuCifer
EffOrt > LuCifer

(P)Tempest vs (P)GuemChi
+ Show Spoiler [results] +
Tempest > GuemChi
Tempest > GuemChi

(P)M18M vs (Z)forhitech
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M18M < forhitech
M18M < forhitech

(Z)MenSol[ZerO] vs (Z)Orion
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MenSol[ZerO] > Orion
MenSol[ZerO] > Orion


Recommended Game
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(P)M18M vs (Z)forhitech Game 1 on Destination.



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Bracket by GTR



Upcoming
Ro32 - Day 1
May 10, PDT 02:00
(P)Goojila vs (Z)by.hero
(Z)Modesty vs (T)BaBy
(T)Hwasin vs (Z)815
(Z)July vs (P)BackHo


(P)Goojila vs (Z)by.hero should be the match to watch this weekend as Goojila's "Dragon" PvZ meets by.hero's Bisu-destroying ZvP. Being that they're teammates, there's a little extra drama in this series as I'm sure both players are familiar with their respective styles and I doubt either of them wants to eliminate the other. I'm really pumped for this match!

(Z)Modesty vs (T)BaBy is hard to predict. We don't know much about Modesty's ZvT, and Baby has a losing record vs Z. If Baby plays the way he did against Jangbi, it should be obvious who'll win this, but it's hard to be sure.

(T)Hwasin vs (Z)815 is probably the least interesting match of the night. Hwasin should destroy 815 with ease since his TvZ hasn't shown much wear and tear against modern zergs. He's gone a respectable 5-5 against Jaedong in his career and he's won nearly 60% of his TvZs in the last 6 months. GOM's upset magic would have to surface to see Hwasin lose this series.

Speaking of foregone conclusions, (Z)July should crush the dreams of (P)BackHo fans around the world. BackHo's worst match up against July's most monstrous. Even if July plays as recklessly as he did versus (P)Spear in the round of 64, I expect him to take it. The only reason Hwasin vs 815 is less interesting is that July's games are always fun to watch and BackHo is BackHo.

Round of 32 Maps:
Neo Medusa
God's Garden
Heartbreak Ridge




Odds n' Ends
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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66156 Posts
May 08 2009 11:33 GMT
#2
Why forhitech instead of Kwanro? It just seems better to use the more often used name.
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Tadzio
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
3340 Posts
May 08 2009 11:41 GMT
#3
To be honest, it's an arbitrary decision. GOM had Kwanro listed as forhitech last season and the beginning of this season. By the round of 64 of S3, Kwanro's GOM ID had changed yet again to something I can't bother remember... I'm using forhitech for "GOM consistency"... but mostly cuz I'm too lazy to change his name in the R&S thread, etc. Same deal with Kal/goojila, pretty/free, hul/jihyun, Never_V_/forgg, stats/protoss, and so on and so forth.

Frankly, until we change TLPD to TLPD-ize korean names so we can easily refer to them by their real names, this'll be a potential problem.
Aylear
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Norway3988 Posts
May 08 2009 11:44 GMT
#4
Good write-up. I've been so into this season that these predictions are yummy.
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Redstorm[MFx]
Profile Joined September 2005
Norway258 Posts
May 08 2009 11:45 GMT
#5
Savior
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foeffa
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Belgium2115 Posts
May 08 2009 11:47 GMT
#6
Tx for the write-up. Watched 90% of the games, but it's still fun to read a recap.
觀過斯知仁矣.
Aylear
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Norway3988 Posts
May 08 2009 11:51 GMT
#7
On May 08 2009 20:41 Tadzio wrote:
To be honest, it's an arbitrary decision. GOM had Kwanro listed as forhitech last season and the beginning of this season. By the round of 64 of S3, Kwanro's GOM ID had changed yet again to something I can't bother remember... I'm using forhitech for "GOM consistency"... but mostly cuz I'm too lazy to change his name in the R&S thread, etc. Same deal with Kal/goojila, pretty/free, hul/jihyun, Never_V_/forgg, stats/protoss, and so on and so forth.

Frankly, until we change TLPD to TLPD-ize korean names so we can easily refer to them by their real names, this'll be a potential problem.


Man, I like Kal, but then he adopted the worst ID ever. I'd start referring to them by their real names if I knew more than, like... four.
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Smix *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States4549 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-08 11:53:59
May 08 2009 11:53 GMT
#8
Hahaha great writeup. I'm still laughing at your bit about Zergbong hahhaha.
Thank you for the recaps - didn't get to watch the games so it was incredibly helpful.
TranslatorBe an Optimist Prime, Not a Negatron // twitter @smixity
The_Australian
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Australia458 Posts
May 08 2009 12:23 GMT
#9
Kwanro used the ID "Gangyu" for the gom games. I don't know why he switched from ForHighTech to Gangyu, but i really liked "Kwanro" as a name.
"Nothing should be unstoppable when you see it coming...." - Boxer
luckybeni2
Profile Joined October 2008
Germany1065 Posts
May 08 2009 12:29 GMT
#10
i always wonder why adamas is casy. adamas sounds much cooler and last game i saw he used his old id. anyone know why?
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
May 08 2009 12:29 GMT
#11
The reason why GOM use that ID is because thats the ID that they've registered with KeSPA

http://www.ygosu.com/?m=reports&m2=gamerinfo&gameridx=535
So Kwanro has been registered under gangyu[saM]
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
Deleted User 31060
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
3788 Posts
May 08 2009 12:52 GMT
#12
you just watch, Backho will reach the semifinals

also, looking forward to watching falcon again!
Peaked at C- on ICCUP and proud of it! @Sunyveil
fnaticNoname
Profile Joined January 2008
India858 Posts
May 08 2009 13:56 GMT
#13
thanks a lot for the recommendations
miseiler
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States1389 Posts
May 08 2009 14:18 GMT
#14
ZerO vs July finals? I can dream!
"Jinro soo manly wearing only a T-Shirt while the Koreans freeze in their jackets" -- Double_O
"He's from Sweden, man. We have to fight polar bears on our way to school." -- Yusername
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
May 08 2009 14:52 GMT
#15
This is a nice recap of the Ro64, I really like how you've laid out what went wrong for the favored players in all of its upsets.

Since T1 isn't present I'm really at a loss for who to root for here. I really like MVP and ZerO though, so I hope they can do well.

Thanks Tadzio!
✌
Tuke
Profile Joined January 2009
Finland1666 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-08 15:38:45
May 08 2009 15:38 GMT
#16
Good write-up, thx for reporting these games.
JangBi, Stork, NaDa and of one my favourite terrans; HiyA lost. Thats too bad :/
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Aylear
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Norway3988 Posts
May 08 2009 16:12 GMT
#17
Personally, I'm really looking forward to seeing more of sKyHigh. If he's finally gotten rid of his camera-induced nerves, it's gonna be a beautiful season.

Also, Reach. REACH. No wonder I'm so excited.
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iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
May 08 2009 19:19 GMT
#18
really nice writeup Bored @ school and this was a good read
SoulMarine
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States586 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-08 19:22:51
May 08 2009 19:22 GMT
#19
I hope im not the only one who actually yelped with joy when I saw baby won against jangbi
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Comeh
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States18918 Posts
May 08 2009 20:51 GMT
#20
On May 09 2009 04:22 JinHyunKim wrote:
I hope im not the only one who actually yelped with joy when I saw baby won against jangbi

haha no ^^ I've been waiting for baby to break through since season one of gom -_-.
Crossing my fingers for backho though...He'll need to get veeerrrry lucky to beat july.
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