GoRush is in ACE, which limits his practice time. While he has been showing success in the qualifiers and also the Proleague, it is still a concern I have. However, (P)

BackHo is recently returned from an extended absence due to his oh-so-doubly-ironic herniated disc injury. His PvZ as I said is questionable at best, and he had a 4 month absence.

Overall, I give the edge to (Z)

GoRush because of maps. We've found Holy World to be a potential PvZ player's nightmare ( (P)

GuemChi won on it against (Z)

Thezerg, but (Z)

ZerO showed us all the potential exploits last week), and Outsider is showing more and more that Protoss players are caught between a rock and a hard place. (Z)

GoRush could and should open the night with an easy two game sweep of (P)

BackHo.

Final Call: (P)

BackHo 0:2 GoRush

The second match of the night is going to be bad. (P)

Tester hasn't seen a game since last OSL where he somehow made the Round of 16, only to lose an embarrassing three times. Really, no matter who makes it out of the first game, (P)

Tester shouldn't win. However, I do see a wild card here. If (P)

Tester manages to win just one game on Holy World or Outsider (probably via cheese), he seems to have this magic on Return of the King in the Round of 36. However, I think (Z)

GoRush crushes him quickly and secures his spot in the Round of 16, becoming the first player since the inception of Air Force ACE to advance past the first stage in the MSL or OSL.

Final Call: GoRush 2:0 (P)

Tester

+ Show Spoiler [Stats] +

+ Show Spoiler [BackHo, Updated through Set 2] +

Overall Record: 46-52 (46.93%)
Overall Last 10: 7-3 (70.00%) [WWLWLLWWWW]
PvZ: 14-23 (37.83%)
PvZ Last 10: 4-6 (40.00%) [LWLLLWLLWW]
PvP: 16-15 (51.61%)
PvP Last 10: 4-6 (40.00%) [LLLLWLWLWW]
Head-to-Head: GoRush: 2-1 (66.67%)
Head-to-Head: Tester: 2-0 (100.00%)
Overall Record on Holy World: 2-0 (100.00%)
PvZ Record on Holy World: 1-0 (100.00%)
PvP Record on Holy World: 1-0 (100.00%)
Overall Record on Outsider: 1-0 (100.00%)
PvZ Record on Outsider: 1-0 (100.00%)
PvP Record on Outsider: 1-0 (100.00%)
Overall Record on Return of the King: 1-1 (50.00%)
PvZ Record on Return of the King: 1-0 (100.00%) [zizi yO incident]
PvP Record on Return of the King: 0-1 (00.00%)

+ Show Spoiler [GoRush, Updated through Set 2] +

Overall Record: 171-138 (55.33%)
Overall Last 10: 4-6 (40.00%) [WLLLWWLWLL]
ZvP: 38-32 (54.28%)
ZvP Last 10: 5-5 (50.00%) [WLWLWLWWLL]
Head-to-Head: BackHo: 1-2 (33.33%)
Head-to-Head: Tester: 1-0 (100.00%)
Overall Record on Holy World: 0-1 (00.00%)
ZvP Record on Holy World: 0-1 (00.00%)
Overall Record on Outsider: 0-2 (00.00%)
ZvP Record on Outsider: 0-1 (00.00%)
Overall Record on Return of the King: 0-0 (00.00%)
ZvP Record on Return of the King: 0-0 (00.00%)

+ Show Spoiler [Tester, Updated through Set 2] +

Overall Record: 41-64 (39.04%)
Overall Last 10: 3-7 (30.00%) [WWLWLLLLLL]
PvZ: 12-25 (32.43%)
PvZ Last 10: 2-8 (20.00%) [LLLLLLWLWL]
PvP: 9-19 (32.14%)
PvP Last 10: 2-8 (20.00%) [WLLWLLLLLL]
~~Head-to-Head: GoRush: 0-1 (00.00%)~~
Head-to-Head: BackHo: 0-2 (00.00%)
Overall Record on Holy World: 0-1 (00.00%)
~~PvZ Record on Holy World: 0-0 (00.00%)~~
PvP Record on Holy World: 0-1 (00.00%)
Overall Record on Outsider: 0-1 (00.00%)
~~PvZ Record on Outsider: 0-0 (00.00%)~~
PvP Record on Outsider: 0-1 (00.00%)
Overall Record on Return of the King: 3-1 (75.00%)
PvZ Record on Return of the King: 1-0 (100.00%)
PvP Record on Return of the King: 0-0 (00.00%)

+ Show Spoiler [Maps, Updated through Set 2] +

Holy World
Games Played: 6
ZvP: 2-2 (50.00%)
PvP: 1
Outsider:
Games Played: 39
ZvP: 5-3 (62.50%)
PvP: 1
Return of the King
Games Played: 66
ZvP: 7-9 (43.8%)
PvP: 4

+ Show Spoiler [Recommended Games] +

Set 2, Game 2: (P)

BackHo <>

Tester
+ Show Spoiler [Why?] +

Some great reaver/shuttle micro from BackHo.

Map Order: Holy World, Outsider, Return of the King

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Plutonium

United States2217 Posts

May 12 2009 23:56 GMT

GOCRUSH!

Ideas

United States8155 Posts

May 13 2009 00:01 GMT

least exciting OSL group candidate

lazz

Australia3119 Posts

May 13 2009 00:02 GMT

sure gorush is badass and all, but backho has atleast 70-80% chance of taking this imo :/

Ftrunkz

Australia2474 Posts

May 13 2009 00:04 GMT

Isn't holy world really favoured for z vs p? Gorush could take this group ez

Mista

Singapore1022 Posts

May 13 2009 00:09 GMT

GoRush is in good form and i hope he brings it into OSL Park Tae Min fighting !

Last Romantic

United States20661 Posts

May 13 2009 05:48 GMT

:> I want to see GoRush use some Infested Terrans.

Before Holyworld, he was one of the few Zergs to do so in a televised match.

Fr33t

United States1128 Posts

May 13 2009 05:55 GMT

Go Backho!

Harem

United States11393 Posts

May 13 2009 05:56 GMT

Backho will zizi yo this group ez.

konadora

Singapore66358 Posts

May 13 2009 05:57 GMT

#10

GoRush, doom drop with only infested terrans plz

RainmanMP

United States1698 Posts

May 13 2009 06:02 GMT

#11

On May 13 2009 14:48 Last Romantic wrote:
:> I want to see GoRush use some Infested Terrans.

Before Holyworld, he was one of the few Zergs to do so in a televised match.

Hwere? Hwen? Against who? Hwy! How?

Last Romantic

United States20661 Posts

May 13 2009 06:07 GMT

#12

On May 13 2009 15:02 RainmanMP wrote:

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Hwere? Hwen? Against who? Hwy! How?

Couple years ago against Shine on Longinus. Used queen to kill a # [2 or 3] command centers; used infested drops in scv lines.

Lost though. Sadly. It was a baaaad game on his part ._.

FirstBorn

Romania3955 Posts

May 13 2009 06:09 GMT

#13

On May 13 2009 15:07 Last Romantic wrote:

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Couple years ago against Shine on Longinus. Used queen to kill a # [2 or 3] command centers; used infested drops in scv lines.

Lost though. Sadly. It was a baaaad game on his part ._.

Didn't he try to infest savior CC in GOM TV MSl s2 ?