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When Boxer's Wraiths rushed on 7 o'clock, it was Boxer's game.
The Wraiths looked like good medicine at that time. -Haha
But they worked as poison if you look at the results.
Like Commentator Um said,
What if Boxer had kept those Wraiths alive?
It ended up with him wasting resources,
But most of all, Pusan's defense was what made him win.
7 o'clock was destroyed and 5 o'clcok was almost gone.
This is just based on the result,
It was the Wraiths. They gave Boxer the chance.
The strategy was really good.
Pusan must have prepared thousands of strategies with Coach Park.
I heard they prepared a lot for the 815 map.
But I don't think they prepared for Boxer's big huge strategy.
Boxer won strategy-wise.
But Wraiths have their weak point. They are weak against Corsairs.
If several Corsairs attack stacked Wraiths, they just melt down.
Pusan gave up Arbiters and Carriers,
and thought "I will destroy those Wraiths at all costs!"
then he went for Refugee Protoss.
If Wraiths were still alive, Pusan wouldn't have been able to produce Carriers.
Game score is 1-0 for Pusan and we are about to start game 2.
The map is Neo Forte. Let's check it out.
PvT record is 16-14. Protoss is a bit ahead.
People talked about the balance after it became a Neo version.
Zerg is having hard time with the Neo version of the map.
Other than that, PvT is just same.
PvT is 8-7 on Original Forte and 8-7 on Neo Forte. So total is 16-14
Boxer's record is very good on this map.
If he took 815, the series may be at Boxer's pace now.
But Pusan's record is just as good as Boxer's.
It might be at Pusan's pace now.
He also won vs Oov during the Pro League.
Pusan lost to Boxer on this map once.
Pusan's spirit is riding high. Boxer needs to stop him.
We talked about Pusan's chances of winning before the game,
We predicted it would be 3-0 or 3-1 to Boxer.
815 was Boxer's map, but he lost.
So he may be very nervous right now.
Pusan's record is good on both Neo Forte and Ride of Valkyries.
But Boxer's record isn't good on Ride of Valkyries.
Boxer is taking his time to calm down.
His beginning was perfect,
but Pusan somehow caught up to him and took the game.
Boxer has joined game now.
Pusan!
He said "As time goes by, I become calm."
The late-end game was completely Pusan's show.
Boxer's strategy was better than Pusan,
But Pusan won after a long hard battle,
It tells me he has practiced very hard for this match. -Right.
They are ready to go now.
Semi final is BO5. The 2nd match is about to begin.
If Pusan wins this. He can fisnish the series on Ride of Valkyries.
Or Boxer's counter-attack will begin now.
He lost the first game but he's still sharp.
He's very experienced. He will be okay.
Sometimes you lose the first game. It's okay.
Pusan's on fire. He will try to take the 2nd and the 3rd games too.
Pusan must show his skillful play like the first game.
The game has started. This is Terran, Boxer's base on 1 o'clock.
Boxer at 1 o'clock.
His opponent is Pusan. He got the 11 o'clock base.
Let's look at their record on this map.
Boxer's OnGameNet individual record is 4-0.
His total record is 8-1. Very good. His TvP record is 5-1.
He beat Junitoss and Pusan once each.
He also beat Rock twice and Daezang once.
But lost to Ra once. 5-1 is very good record.
Pusan also has a good record. OnGameNet individual match is 3-3.
It's not as impressive, but if you include the Pro League it's 6-3.
Including preliminary matches it's 10-3. PvT is 6-2.
It looks like Boxer is going to block the big entrance then go for Double Commands.
We need to watch 1 Factory - Double build order.
Pro gamers say Protoss is very good on this map.
One reason is that there are 10 Minerals on the main.
Somehow they don't like the 11 o'clock starting position. -They don't.
They claim 11 o'clock has slower resource mining.
I think Pusan wasn't happy after the game started.
He must clear away those rumors by playing well.
This is Pusan's base. He's warping an Assimilator.
Pusan's PvT record is 6-2. Very nice.
More impressive than Boxer's record is. His opponents were...
He beat Canata, Nada, Oov and GoodFriend.
He also beat Iris and dOnGraE on WCG preliminary matches.
He lost to Boxer and Xellos, but it's still an amazing record.
Pusan's Terran opponents have better skills then Boxer's Protoss opponents.
So I can say Pusan's record is better than Boxer's on this map.
This is similar as Anytime's 2 Gate build to counter FD Terran.
Considering their positions, and that Pusan has the 11 o'clock starting location,
Boxer has an upper hand at this moment.
If Boxer goes for 1 Factory - Double and Pusan goes for triple Nexuses.
Boxer will have so many choices.
Since they on horizontal positions, it's easy to rush.
In later game, you are right.
Suppose Terran makes a front defense line to secure their expansion on Guillotine.
The situation is very similar to that.
If Protoss finds this out and rushes with Gateway units,
Terran will have hard time to defend. This is an open map.
So I will say Pusan has un upper hand now.
Moreover, he has 2 fast Gateways and Dragoon Range Upgrade.
Will Boxer be able to defend Pusan's early push?
Horizontal positions can be bad new for Boxer.
Boxer is trying to build a Command Center at the natural expansion.
After Pusan saw the blocked entrance, he noticed Boxer's 1 Factory Double build.
Pusan has to decide to either push hard or take his expansion.
It looks like he's going for an expansion base.
I say Boxer defended this.
Terran is showing they are going for 1 Factory - Double.
But Protoss is just taking multi without pressuring Terran.. I don't know.
Dragoon upgrade hasn't finished yet.
Also, a Tank just came out. It's hard to penetrate now.
In order to break in,
he can try a Shuttle with 4-5 Gateway units.
Shuttle is one solution,
Another way is Zealots. They must go closer to the buildings.
Zealots and Dragoons must attack the Supply Depot.
If Terran doesn't control the Tank, it can hit the Supply Depot with splash damage.
Pusan isn't producing many units yet.
The important thing is when will Pusan build the 3rd Nexus.
It looks like Pusan's aiming for a long battle.
He's confident in a long game. He's famous for his macro.
There's Robotics Facility... He will go around.
Boxer's TvP games have been very successful.
He first took the expansion then rushed. Most Protoss failed to defend the timed rush.
Both expansion bases are running.
It doesn't look like a Triple Nexus build.
Pusan will try to break the defense line.
There's Robotics Support Bay.
Protoss usually takes Mineral only to complete the Triple Nexus.
But the rushing distance is very short, so he's not doing it.
It can be either for Reaver or Shuttle's Speed Upgrade.
Shuttle upgrade is very possible.
Shuttle upgrade is very helpful when a Terran builds Turrets on his defense line.
If the Shuttle is not upgraded, it can be destroyed by 2 Turrets easily.
It looks like Reaver. He will earn time with the Reaver then build another base.
If it was Shuttle Upgrade, he would build more Gateways.
Boxer is building Turrets here and there.
Shuttle play then Triple Nexus. That's Pusan's plan.
Neither player is hurrying. They are both being very cautious.
Boxer made a solid defense line at his entrance.
Pusan's going for Templar Tech and there's a Reaver.
If he can get a lucky Scarab, it's good for him.
Even if he can't get many kills, he must delay Boxer with it.
Boxer is building more Factories.
They built expansion bases at about the same time.
And Pusan is trying to build 1 more expansion.
Boxer must make his decision now. He can try Vulture play. -Right.
Or wait for Vultures and Tanks.
Pusan summoned a Pylon on the mineral only but he's not building Nexus.
It seems like he will decide whether or not to after the Reaver play.
Pusan's ready for any situation.
Shuttle's speed upgrade is finished.
Let's see what he can do. -Ohhhh!!
It can do huge damage. -There's only 1 Turret.
Boxer's not prepared for.. uh? -He's not going in.
There's only 1 Turret.
I wonder why he stopped. -Me too.
Oh he's using 2 Shuttles! -He dropped here.
If Boxer brings units here,
The Shuttle is moving now.
He first hit 3 o'clock and going into the main base!
He can get some big shots in here!!
2 kills! 6 kills! 9 kills! -Boxer wasn't looking here.
He ran his SCVs very late.
Amazing play from Pusan!!
Boxer moved SCVs to 3 o'clock, but the Reaver came down too!
Pusan prepared so much for this match.
This one.. missed! -But he's already done huge damage to Boxer.
Pusan is taking his Mineral only now.
He sure can make another base now. The Reaver's done it's job.
Yes, this is a good time to expand.
And he needs to build lots of Gateways from now on.
Boxer's bases are not running well.
While Pusan is increasing his Gateway count,
Boxer must stay cool and use Vultures now.
But he took too much damage. How will he rebuild?
He needs to go out but..
He built 2 Armories to upgrade Attack and Armor.
But they aren't running now.
His economy isn't good.
Since Pusan's Speed Shuttles have survivied, he can keep harassing Boxer.
Oh those mines can harm Boxer.
Zealots removed the Mines!
He's just harassing Boxer. They are cheap units.
He's showing various tactics on Neo Forte.
Arbiter from his last game. Today, Speed Shuttle.
People say using Reaver needs luck.
But Pusan is making his own luck.
Boxer has taken too much damage.
You need luck when a Scarab is chasing escaping SCVs.
But when you trap SCVs and destroy them with well planned Reaver Drop. It works 100%, it's not a just lucky play.
There's a difference in the number of expansion bases.
Protoss will have out numbered the Terran units by the time the Terran's ready to expand.
Reaver has dropped.. Aaaahhh!
Booom!! That was the best shot!!
11 Kills!!!
Boxer doesn't even have 10 SCVs now. One shot killed 11 SCVs!
Even though he is The Boxer..
It's almost impossible to turn the situation now.
I say its 70-80% likely Pusan will win.
He is not relying on luck anymore.
Although he has to prepare for Vulture play,
He's way ahead, but using only Dragoons is not a good idea.
Since he has Templar tech tree, he can surely use Arbiters.
Speed Zealots.. Dark Templars..
He's trying to show Arbiter play. This is Arbiter play.
It seems like it. He doesn't really need Carriers now.
Boxer is trying to take his Mineral only expansion. He needs to pull himself tight.
If Boxer goes out now, he will lose for sure.
That's why he has to take bases and expand slowly.
Using Arbiters is a relatively new method,
Arbiters are scarier than Carriers sometimes.
But this is Boxer.
I think he prepared for Arbiter play. You saw how he researched Lockdown last game.
He needs to defend and to go for a 200:200 battle.
You just saw Boxer's first person view screen. He has more than 1000 Gas, but Mineral count was 200-300.
That tells you he took severe damage to his SCV count.
He's making an Arbiter Tribuanl without any hesitation.
In expo-wise and army-wise..
Wow.. Boxer is in a danger. The next map is even harder for him.
I predicted Boxer's win on the first game.
Because he's very good at strategizing.
But Pusan took the 1st.. -He's going in!!
He's very confident that he can break this line.
This is wow. -Psionic Storm!!!
This line is broken.
He doesn't even need Arbiters. Boxer can't even defend this.
Boxer has 4 Tanks but.. Dragoons! Zealots rushing!!
This is how material Protoss works.
You possess 1-2 more expansions and reduce their units.
Does he have the 2nd defensive line?
2 Tanks and 3 Vultures, are they all that he has?
If Terran plays defensively, you harass him constantly.
Factories are getting attacked. Boxer's units are scattered.
Boxer is like.. he's practicing defense skill now.
Pusan has the right to succeed Reach; the hero of the Legend of the Fall.
People say if Boxer enters a semi final, he wins the championship.
Boxer's having a really hard time here.
Pusan made Boxer feable.
There have been 3-2 victories after 0-2 loses.
But the chances are really low.
The momentum is on Pusan's side.
Boxer is not giving up. He can't just quit here.
The 3rd map is Pusan's favorite one.
It is Ride of Valkyries.
He could have produced 2 Arbiters by now.
Gateway units are keep coming.
Siege Tank is destroyed.
Geee Geee!
Pusan!
He must be thinking about the road to the finals.
Boxer worked on the road more than any other.
Pusan beat Boxer.
He's cornering Boxer with a 2-0 score.
He has a high chance of succeeding Reach.
JulyZerg, Boxer, Garimto, Grrr and other stars have worked on the Road.
Pusan is almost ready to work on the road.
Pusan is very excited now.
But he must stay calm. He must win the 3rd match to win.
You have to fight with yourself. Pusan cornered Boxer with 2-0.