F91 is on a rampage after destroying Strelok 4-1 just under two weeks ago. With that victory under his belt one has to wonder if any Terran outside of Korea can stop him. He now has two consecutive victories in Liquibition, and was also the champion of Broodsport. With Liquibition’s dabble in TvZ over the past month, we figured it was about time we saw some Protoss once again on the show. And who would be a better candidate for Liquibition than the American hero NonY. The complete history of Liquibition is in the spoiler below.
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#1 Elky 3-1 Crystal, December 13 2002
#2 Elky 6-3 Blackman, December 25 2002
#3 Elky 4-0 Beast, February 5th 2003
#4 Elky 7-0 Rekrul, February 11th, 2003
#5 Smuft 6-2 Elky, March 18th, 2003
#6 Froz 6-5 Veg, May 10th, 2003
#7 Ret 4-0 Froz, May 27th, 2003
#8 Ret 4-3 Legionnaire, June 4th, 2003
#9 Infinity[pG] 4-2 Ret, June 7th, 2003
#10 Infinity[pG] 4-3 Daaman[pG], July 6th, 2003
#11 Infinity[pG] 4-3 Suker[pG], July 31st, 2003
#12 Tomson 4-1 Infinity[pG], September 10th, 2003
#13 Joyo 4-2 Tomson, September 14th, 2003
#14 Joyo 4-0 Cope, November 6th, 2003
#15 Elky 4-1 Joyo, January 7th, 2004
#16 Legionnaire 4-3 Elky, February 4th, 2004
#17 Legionnaire 4-2 Ret, April 5th 2004
#18 Ogogo 3-0 Legionnaire, June 6th, 2004
#19 Gundam 4-3 Strafe, October 17th, 2004
#20 Gundam 4-1 Breakdown, January 22nd, 2005
#21 BlackJack 4-2 FrozenArbiter, April 16th, 2006
#22 IdrA 4-0 iNcontroL August 27, 2007
#23 IefNaij 4-0 ret March 2, 2008
#24 IefNaij 4-2 Brat_OK December 14, 2008
#25 IefNaij 4-3 DinOt December 21, 2008
#26 IefNaij 4-0 HoRRoR January 11, 2009
#27 F91 4-1 IefNaij February 8, 2009
#28 F91 4-1 Strelok March 8, 2009
Special Liquibitions
Xmas Special - Twisted 4-3 Drone December 28, 2008
Broodsport #1 - F91 5-2 IdrA February 21, 2009
#2 Elky 6-3 Blackman, December 25 2002
#3 Elky 4-0 Beast, February 5th 2003
#4 Elky 7-0 Rekrul, February 11th, 2003
#5 Smuft 6-2 Elky, March 18th, 2003
#6 Froz 6-5 Veg, May 10th, 2003
#7 Ret 4-0 Froz, May 27th, 2003
#8 Ret 4-3 Legionnaire, June 4th, 2003
#9 Infinity[pG] 4-2 Ret, June 7th, 2003
#10 Infinity[pG] 4-3 Daaman[pG], July 6th, 2003
#11 Infinity[pG] 4-3 Suker[pG], July 31st, 2003
#12 Tomson 4-1 Infinity[pG], September 10th, 2003
#13 Joyo 4-2 Tomson, September 14th, 2003
#14 Joyo 4-0 Cope, November 6th, 2003
#15 Elky 4-1 Joyo, January 7th, 2004
#16 Legionnaire 4-3 Elky, February 4th, 2004
#17 Legionnaire 4-2 Ret, April 5th 2004
#18 Ogogo 3-0 Legionnaire, June 6th, 2004
#19 Gundam 4-3 Strafe, October 17th, 2004
#20 Gundam 4-1 Breakdown, January 22nd, 2005
#21 BlackJack 4-2 FrozenArbiter, April 16th, 2006
#22 IdrA 4-0 iNcontroL August 27, 2007
#23 IefNaij 4-0 ret March 2, 2008
#24 IefNaij 4-2 Brat_OK December 14, 2008
#25 IefNaij 4-3 DinOt December 21, 2008
#26 IefNaij 4-0 HoRRoR January 11, 2009
#27 F91 4-1 IefNaij February 8, 2009
#28 F91 4-1 Strelok March 8, 2009
Special Liquibitions
Xmas Special - Twisted 4-3 Drone December 28, 2008
Broodsport #1 - F91 5-2 IdrA February 21, 2009
F91 has accumulated quite a sum of money off TeamLiquid events in recent times. He has won $200 in Liquibition and a very impressive $225 from Broodsport. Needless to say, he is only capable of earning such large sums of money because of his incredible talent with the Swarm. His style is unique amongst Zergs, and reminds me of Savior in his prime – having just the right number and mixture of units at any given time. However in the past he has played a “cheesy” style and thus his opponents can never be sure about what exactly he is going to do. This makes him one of the fiercest Zergs on the planet.
If anyone can stop F91 it is NonY. NonY is without doubt the best Protoss in the United States, and after his training in Korea, probably the best Protoss outside of Korea. Not only is NonY a great gamer, he is also a great guy and a member of TeamLiquid’s own Liquid` clan – a very rare honor. NonY’s PvZ is absolutely sublime and has even pushed JulyZerg right to his very limit. NonY is eager to get in on the money and cash in on his experiences in Korea, and Liquibition is more than willing to accommodate for one of TeamLiquid’s own.
The map selection process changed for this episode, mostly because we wanted to get some more pre-game strategy going on. Each player was asked to pick 5 maps and then those 5 maps were given to the other player. Players would then select 3 maps from their opponent’s map pool and those maps would become a part of the Liquibition map pool. The final map the series, since there is not enough time for a community vote, was chosen by the staff. After a lengthy process, the following map pool was created;
F91 < Colosseum II > NonY
F91 < Andromeda > NonY
F91 < Blue Storm > NonY
F91 < Loki II > NonY
F91 < Tau Cross > NonY
F91 < Colosseum II > NonY
F91 < Medusa > NonY
F91 < Andromeda > NonY
F91 < Blue Storm > NonY
F91 < Loki II > NonY
F91 < Tau Cross > NonY
F91 < Colosseum II > NonY
F91 < Medusa > NonY
The details about selection are included in the spoiler below.
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Alas, as the title alludes to, this will be the last Liquibition for a little while. Indeed another TL show will take to the air to fill the broadcasting void and then sometime later in the year Liquibition will kick off once again. For this finale we tracked down two very good casters for the show – Day[9] and Artosis, and barring any microphones failing (hi Day), will be commentating to enhance your enjoyment of the series. So get hyped! F91 vs NonY kicks off at 3pm EST on Saturday! That is 8pm CET on Saturday or 4am KST. We are looking in to rebroadcasting the cast specifically for the Chinese community – we’ll let you know as soon as possible if we do that.
In the mean time, get hyped for what is arguably the best Liquibition yet!