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On November 03 2020 03:22 rogzardo_ wrote: This series taught me that tvt banshees are good Banshees suck because everyone in TvT opens raven, and usually 1-2 cyclones. TY just worked out when Maru wasn't going raven (Ice and Chrome + Golden Wall) and basically won the games with a cloak banshee(s).
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On November 03 2020 03:42 deacon.frost wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2020 03:12 Pandemona wrote:TY with 2 Code S wins out of 3 and a top 4 placement in the other, i think for me that cements him as the best player in Korea for 2020? I'm sad Maru didn't get his G5L trophy but i cannot begrudge TY on how he seemingly retired into the casting world to come back into the scene in his best form ever, crazy! Great write up too Don't know, Maru had a good run at Katowice, won ST and King of Battles. But probably TY it is, but it would be much easier to tell had he had a better result at Katowice or ST. ST + King of Battles is nowhere near 2 Code S come on now. Rogue has a better case.
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United States4126 Posts
This was by far the best GSL final of 2020. Congrats to TY's success this year. Maru will get the G5L eventually!
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On November 03 2020 04:10 Kinky wrote: This was by far the best GSL final of 2020. A low bar. It's definitely one of the best ones in LotV overall (given that we usually don't get more than 1 decent final per year).
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Amazing tournament from TY. He was in such good shape in all of his matches. So nice to see him avenge that 2018 loss too.
Imagine if TY hadn't screwed up in game 7 of that 2018 code s finals. Then it would be TY and Maru with three championships each today. Funny that in the end it is only that one game which separates them.
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These finals were awesome!
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France12753 Posts
I'm still so bummed I did not find the energy to watch the vods... will probably do apparently it's an amazing series. Super mega disappointed Maru could not lift the cursed G5L trophy but TY is an amazing player as well, so congratulations to him. I hope to see Maru win another GSL title before the end of it... Amazing year in Korea for TY, 2 wins and a ro4. That would be considered insanely good if Maru did not top that with 3 GSL wins in a year (even 4 in a row).
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On November 03 2020 04:08 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2020 03:42 deacon.frost wrote:On November 03 2020 03:12 Pandemona wrote:TY with 2 Code S wins out of 3 and a top 4 placement in the other, i think for me that cements him as the best player in Korea for 2020? I'm sad Maru didn't get his G5L trophy but i cannot begrudge TY on how he seemingly retired into the casting world to come back into the scene in his best form ever, crazy! Great write up too Don't know, Maru had a good run at Katowice, won ST and King of Battles. But probably TY it is, but it would be much easier to tell had he had a better result at Katowice or ST. ST + King of Battles is nowhere near 2 Code S come on now. Rogue has a better case. Yeah player of the year has to go to either TY, maybe Rogue has a case if he wins Super Tournament.
TY being outstanding in GSL but invisible in other tournaments is a bit strange though.
Interestingly Maru was only a couple games off winning both Katowice and this Code S, which would have undoubtedly swung it over to him.
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On November 03 2020 07:40 Poopi wrote: I'm still so bummed I did not find the energy to watch the vods... will probably do apparently it's an amazing series. Super mega disappointed Maru could not lift the cursed G5L trophy but TY is an amazing player as well, so congratulations to him. I hope to see Maru win another GSL title before the end of it... Amazing year in Korea for TY, 2 wins and a ro4. That would be considered insanely good if Maru did not top that with 3 GSL wins in a year (even 4 in a row).
Honestly TY should have won their last GSL finals encounter so it feels good that he got his revenge.
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On November 03 2020 04:14 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2020 04:10 Kinky wrote: This was by far the best GSL final of 2020. A low bar. It's definitely one of the best ones in LotV overall (given that we usually don't get more than 1 decent final per year). its because most GSL finals in lotv were damn awful..
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TvT is always the most fun to watch matchup. Congrats TY!
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On November 03 2020 03:42 deacon.frost wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2020 03:12 Pandemona wrote:TY with 2 Code S wins out of 3 and a top 4 placement in the other, i think for me that cements him as the best player in Korea for 2020? I'm sad Maru didn't get his G5L trophy but i cannot begrudge TY on how he seemingly retired into the casting world to come back into the scene in his best form ever, crazy! Great write up too Don't know, Maru had a good run at Katowice, won ST and King of Battles. But probably TY it is, but it would be much easier to tell had he had a better result at Katowice or ST.
ST and KoB are trivial when compared with Code S, think of 2018-19, while Maru won 4 consecutive GSL, he got none ST.
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RIP Golden Wall
Great last game for an amazing map that definitely produced some memorable and unpredictable games in 2020.
Also great map for someone as creative as TY, who was 12-1 on it in GSL. The loss was an amazing close game vs. Parting. Also remember his Douyu cup win vs. Parting that was one of the most unlikely wins (given how hard his cheese was shut down) ever. I think it was even with his tournament life on the line.
Also agree about the write up (except for missing the 2 HP). Easily one of the most exciting GSL finals and most certainly one of the highest caliber finals in terms of skills and decision making.
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Terrans winning might make me generally dry heave, but if any Terran is gonna win TY is one I’m capable of genuinely being happy for, plus Maru losing does my heart good.
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Czech Republic12127 Posts
On November 03 2020 04:08 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2020 03:42 deacon.frost wrote:On November 03 2020 03:12 Pandemona wrote:TY with 2 Code S wins out of 3 and a top 4 placement in the other, i think for me that cements him as the best player in Korea for 2020? I'm sad Maru didn't get his G5L trophy but i cannot begrudge TY on how he seemingly retired into the casting world to come back into the scene in his best form ever, crazy! Great write up too Don't know, Maru had a good run at Katowice, won ST and King of Battles. But probably TY it is, but it would be much easier to tell had he had a better result at Katowice or ST. ST + King of Battles is nowhere near 2 Code S come on now. Rogue has a better case. Rogue has the same issue as every year, won something, totally didn't deliver anywhere else.
On November 03 2020 14:52 Entropy1 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2020 03:42 deacon.frost wrote:On November 03 2020 03:12 Pandemona wrote:TY with 2 Code S wins out of 3 and a top 4 placement in the other, i think for me that cements him as the best player in Korea for 2020? I'm sad Maru didn't get his G5L trophy but i cannot begrudge TY on how he seemingly retired into the casting world to come back into the scene in his best form ever, crazy! Great write up too Don't know, Maru had a good run at Katowice, won ST and King of Battles. But probably TY it is, but it would be much easier to tell had he had a better result at Katowice or ST. ST and KoB are trivial when compared with Code S, think of 2018-19, while Maru won 4 consecutive GSL, he got none ST. And yet he had good runs outside of the Code S while TY had literally only Code S good runs. Like I say, it is him but his outside Code S performance wasn't even close to Maru's 2018 and it's not like he was sometrhing special(outside of WESG)
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On November 03 2020 17:16 Zambrah wrote: Terrans winning might make me generally dry heave, but if any Terran is gonna win TY is one I’m capable of genuinely being happy for, plus Maru losing does my heart good.
Why? Whats wrong with Maru?
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On November 03 2020 17:30 661 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2020 17:16 Zambrah wrote: Terrans winning might make me generally dry heave, but if any Terran is gonna win TY is one I’m capable of genuinely being happy for, plus Maru losing does my heart good. Why? Whats wrong with Maru?
He’s the kind of Terran that has dominant streaks that make me bored of the game. It stops being who will win?! and becomes *yawn* Maru doesn’t have TvT guess he wins why bother watching.
Rogue and Bo7s is on that same boring level, and I’d think the same of Serral and Reynor too if they didn’t stir so much dumb community shit up since I like to read the drama lol.
Overall, predictability in SC2 is something I find boring, TY is at least the kind of player that can do weird stuff to liven games up.
Also I grew up with GomTvT and I’m a Protoss fan, so I’m predisposed to dislike Terran from my WoL genetics.
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On November 03 2020 09:05 Fango wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2020 04:08 Elentos wrote:On November 03 2020 03:42 deacon.frost wrote:On November 03 2020 03:12 Pandemona wrote:TY with 2 Code S wins out of 3 and a top 4 placement in the other, i think for me that cements him as the best player in Korea for 2020? I'm sad Maru didn't get his G5L trophy but i cannot begrudge TY on how he seemingly retired into the casting world to come back into the scene in his best form ever, crazy! Great write up too Don't know, Maru had a good run at Katowice, won ST and King of Battles. But probably TY it is, but it would be much easier to tell had he had a better result at Katowice or ST. ST + King of Battles is nowhere near 2 Code S come on now. Rogue has a better case. TY being outstanding in GSL but invisible in other tournaments is a bit strange though.
It is, and it's the same with Stats (although he has started to win some ESL cups). What is it with these KT/Splyce/Afreeca bois
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On November 03 2020 17:57 sneakyfox wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2020 09:05 Fango wrote:On November 03 2020 04:08 Elentos wrote:On November 03 2020 03:42 deacon.frost wrote:On November 03 2020 03:12 Pandemona wrote:TY with 2 Code S wins out of 3 and a top 4 placement in the other, i think for me that cements him as the best player in Korea for 2020? I'm sad Maru didn't get his G5L trophy but i cannot begrudge TY on how he seemingly retired into the casting world to come back into the scene in his best form ever, crazy! Great write up too Don't know, Maru had a good run at Katowice, won ST and King of Battles. But probably TY it is, but it would be much easier to tell had he had a better result at Katowice or ST. ST + King of Battles is nowhere near 2 Code S come on now. Rogue has a better case. TY being outstanding in GSL but invisible in other tournaments is a bit strange though. It is, and it's the same with Stats (although he has started to win some ESL cups). What is it with these KT/Splyce/Afreeca bois Is it actually strange considering almost every noteworthy tournament this year has been an online event running at the same time as Code S? It's pretty undeniable that the prep format of Code S was his primary focus. Also not like it's complete invisibility what with us being 1 map away from KoB and Code S having the same finals.
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On November 03 2020 17:45 Zambrah wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2020 17:30 661 wrote:On November 03 2020 17:16 Zambrah wrote: Terrans winning might make me generally dry heave, but if any Terran is gonna win TY is one I’m capable of genuinely being happy for, plus Maru losing does my heart good. Why? Whats wrong with Maru? He’s the kind of Terran that has dominant streaks that make me bored of the game. It stops being who will win?! and becomes *yawn* Maru doesn’t have TvT guess he wins why bother watching. Rogue and Bo7s is on that same boring level, and I’d think the same of Serral and Reynor too if they didn’t stir so much dumb community shit up since I like to read the drama lol. Overall, predictability in SC2 is something I find boring, TY is at least the kind of player that can do weird stuff to liven games up. Also I grew up with GomTvT and I’m a Protoss fan, so I’m predisposed to dislike Terran from my WoL genetics.
Hehe, fair enough
Yeah, Maru and Serral for SC2 its kind of like Schumacher was for F1
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