We are at Kintex in Il-San city.
Why am I spending my precious weekend here?
Because this is the match I must see.
Coach Joo-Hoon and Kingdom are right beside me.
Coach Joo, people always say Shinhan Cultivation Period is a Terran favored map,
But the match ended even quicker than expected.
Did Oov practice this 3 barracks build specifically?
When I studed Shinhan Cultivation Period,
I drew a conclusion that this is not a bad map for Zerg.
But people say it's very good for Terran.
So we thought we needed to go very strong in the first game.
While we were coming here we discussed the number of Medics he should have.
After we got here, we finished up the details.
Since people say "Terran has a big advantage"
Oov might feel some pressure.
How did Oov feel about the map?
Even though he wins, he gets a little nervous.
And it is the first map.
So I ordered him to go strong and fast.
Since it worked as we had prepared, I am very happy.
Oov's start in this series is very good. But he still has a long way to go.
815, Ride of Valkyries and Rush Hour..
As a teammate you must see Oov practicing,
In your opinion, which map has the best chance for Oov to win?
He likes to play on Rush Hour.
If they play on Rush Hour (4th map), Oov will win.
Even if they play all the way to the 5th game, I don't think July will have an ace up his sleeve.
Since Oov took the 1st one, I think he has more than an 80% chance of winning.
Since Oov practiced a lot on 815
Kingdom is sure that Oov will take the championship title,
But the opponent is the God of War.
Oov must keep himself tight.
I really want to see the next matches. Caster Juhn! Please start the game.
Yes. We just heard from coach Joo.
A 3 Barracks build order. It worked!
Let's sum up the first game.
Even though Terran had a 10-2 score on the map,
no one has tried 3 Barracks Fireworks play.
July might have expected a 2 Barracks build,
then Factory and have units battle,
That's why he made a defensive line at the natural.
But Oov added another Barracks, building more Firebats and Medics.
July couldn't stop them.
If I may add another thing.. Remember Oov killed an Overlord before he rushed?
It might have delayed July's Lurkers as well.
July didn't try any bold tactics. Like making many Drones..
His rush timing is very good. He's good at Poor-Zerg play.
Oov concealed his plan very well.
The rushing distance is short on Cultivation Period.
Oov used it very well too.
Now we are heading towards the 2nd game.
He took the 2004 Ever championship. It's possible now.
He can be an addition to Nada, Boxer and July who have won 2 championships.
Even though July lost the first game, he can always catch up.
It was on Cultivation Period you know. The 2nd map is Ride of Valkyries.
Let's check the map.
This isn't like the record on Cultivation Period.
This is the best Zerg map we have on this league.
As you see, Zerg is ahead 4 games.
July played 5 games on this map and the record is 2-3. It's not good.
But he has 2 wins from Survivor League. If you include them, it's 4-3.
On the other hand, Oov has a 3-0 record on this map.
He beat Oversky from the 2005 Ever League, beat July from SO1 and SaferZerg from Shinhan.
He beat top Zerg players.