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Canada8987 Posts
God dammit Maru
A folk history of Maru international disappointment
Cologne 2013 – A 15 years old OSL champion came to Germany with the opportunity to shutdown any doubters as he entered a tournament as the favorite for the first time in his life, instead he crumbled in 4 straight maps against Scarlett and aLive. We had witness Maru crumble for the first time.
Blizzcon 2013 – After two successive exits at the hands of Dear, it seemed like the door to the world championship final opened wide when Jaedong managed to dispatch of Maru’s nemesis, yet a lackuster and uninspired tvz left him in the crowd for the final. “He’ll have plenty of chance’’ we still taught.
IEM Taipei 2015 – How hard is it to make a freaking wall?
Blizzcon 2015 – Maru’s second trip to Anaheim saw him get 3-0 by his teammates Rogues, plenty of that to come.
WESG 2016 – One of the biggest paydays in history and a tournament with literally two contenders, you better believe Maru got second.
IEM Katowice 2018 – Reverse sweep by Rogue.
Blizzcon 2018 – A mostly retired sOs at least had the decency to give him the slightest of push down as he jumped down a cliff. What better way to cap off an historical back-to-back-to-back GSL run than having your biggest meltdown yet?
WESG 2018 – Capping off a back-to-back-to-back-to-back GSL run with another bust off course! Oh, also he forgot his building can fly in a 10 000$ match.
Blizzcon 2019 – Just because zerg was OP, doesn’t mean we didn’t have at least a bit of hope he wouldn’t get 3-0 in embarrassing fashion.
IEM Katowice 2020 – Throwing away two match points when you are against Rogue is probably not a great idea.
IEM Katowice 2021 – Up 2-0 against Reynor, he managed to completely forget how to play his turtle mech style. Hey this time it wasn’t Rogue that reversed swept him!
IEM Katowice 2022 – Yay, we finally got Serral-Maru, also he got bopped. Shocking.
Dreamhack Valencia – Covid is finally over, Maru can get back to do what he does best, bringing GSL champion level play to die in Europe. He actually made us believe, the little rascal, but recomposed himself and threw two championship points away.
IEM Katowice 2023 – A true work of art.
God dammit Maru
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Well that... didn't take long. Shouldn't the last entry be 'work' of art tho ?
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Canada8987 Posts
On February 13 2023 06:09 MyLovelyLurker wrote:
Well that... didn't take long. Shouldn't the last entry be 'work' of art tho ?
I may be slightly too agitated to write 
Loving your signature, at least it was an unforgettable run
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Where is DH Atlanta? Unseige the tank right the moment the Stalker Blink in?
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On February 13 2023 06:11 Nakajin wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2023 06:09 MyLovelyLurker wrote:
Well that... didn't take long. Shouldn't the last entry be 'work' of art tho ? I may be slightly too agitated to write Loving your signature, at least it was an unforgettable run
Thank you - and congrats on the mini-writeup. I also am disappointed at Maru missing his Messi moment, but I truly am elated for TIME.
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France12750 Posts
Being a Maru fan is difficult!
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Makes you wonder how many tournaments Maru would have won if he was actually clutch.
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Its not even about "being clutch", its about being discipline enough to do play your most complete game in the biggest stage, do the proper build, tech up, actively scout, ect... I dont need him to crush people in the Final like Rogue, but Jesus dont throw your game away on stupid play like that. This is WAY worse than the GSL Final loss to Rogue imo.
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Canada8987 Posts
On February 13 2023 06:23 tigera6 wrote:
Its not even about "being clutch", its about being discipline enough to do play your most complete game in the biggest stage, do the proper build, tech up, actively scout, ect... I dont need him to crush people in the Final like Rogue, but Jesus dont throw your game away on stupid play like that. This is WAY worse than the GSL Final loss to Rogue imo.
Same, the shot of that single lone medivac flying straight into the natural of Time, over a cyclone, will stay in my mind for a long time
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I have learned so much about how to play TvT by watching Maru play and in that series it just looked like he had forgotten all of the lessons that he taught me about how gain, maintain and execute an advantage in the match up.
How many games I've watched him demonstrate how control of the skies is SUPER important in late game match ups and how he's used it to snatch battles away from larger armies with it.
It's just so mind boggling to watch, especially after he looked so damn crisp and polished two days ago when he absolutely SCHOOLED Byun and Bunny in the group stages. He looked crisp and dominant in his form today when he absolutely massacred Solar and Ragnarok in seemingly effortless fashion.
And then in that series, it's like he wasn't even the same player that had just done those things.
I don't get it.
Goddamnit Maru!
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This is so bad that I rather him lost to any of the Zerg like Serral and Reynor straight up, like he technically did better than them in this IEM but the feeling is just worse for me personally.
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In the live thread I mentioned that I was happy to not to be a big Maru fan, during that final game, but you are making it sound like it's just a bad idea to be one in general.
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United States1764 Posts
Remember how I wrote in that one article how I thought Maru was never going to win a tournament again? This is the type of stuff that made me feel that way.
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France12750 Posts
On February 13 2023 07:08 SootShade wrote:
In the live thread I mentioned that I was happy to not to be a big Maru fan, during that final game, but you are making it sound like it's just a bad idea to be one in general.
He can still make some magic happen! That defense of the big attack in his main late into the last game was wonderful, he looked so dead right there but managed to give us hope for a few more minutes!
Despite all of his losses, he is still the highest rated player by other pros. For most of the players being a runner-up would be a dream come true but people here are like «wtf Maru why you lose », whereas the reality is that Oliveira was having the run of his life.
Defeating HeroMarine, Reynor and herO consecutively is not an easy thing either, Oliveira was on fire and each win gave him more and more momentum
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On February 13 2023 07:08 SootShade wrote:
In the live thread I mentioned that I was happy to not to be a big Maru fan, during that final game, but you are making it sound like it's just a bad idea to be one in general.
Well, its just like being a fan of a sport franchise that almost never win despite of the talent they have, like the Cowboys in the NFL. Every time he/they lost, we have to search our soul to find a good reason for it and how it will get better in the next year. And it keep happen again, and again, and again.
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Don't know if I've ever posted on TL, but feel compelled to because I'm so devastated after that loss (even though I'm also conflicted in being happy for Oliveira). I want to say that even though he couldn't convert today, it's an absolute pleasure to watch Maru play. Even though he couldn't pull it off, he still brings so much to the scene and shows brilliant moments. My only solace after this is appreciating what he brings to the game, and hoping he can bounce back from this in time for GSL. I'm trying to make sure I appreciate him before he leaves for the military
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On February 13 2023 07:20 tigera6 wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2023 07:08 SootShade wrote:
In the live thread I mentioned that I was happy to not to be a big Maru fan, during that final game, but you are making it sound like it's just a bad idea to be one in general. Well, its just like being a fan of a sport franchise that almost never win despite of the talent they have, like the Cowboys in the NFL. Every time he/they lost, we have to search our soul to find a good reason for it and how it will get better in the next year. And it keep happen again, and again, and again.
Come on man, it's almost like you talk from someone similar to soO or Fantasy, not from a guy with G5L achievment.
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i think if he opted for a macro oriented play his chances would have been better, but he wanted to finish of the games earlier and a few engagements that didnt go in his favor... luck was also a factor... it is unfortunate, but oliviera (time), just played a clean and better game... yea it stings but a terran still won at the end of the day.
when all said and done maru still made bank lol. but there is always next year. hes still young and has two - three years to get if the SC2 goes that far into the future, that being said, he can still claim a few more gsl's under his belt.
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All this tells me is that tournaments with lots of prep between rounds are bad at determining who the best player really is 
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Now that Dark is going to the military, I hope Maru can mentally recover from this and win the next one.
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