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[TSL] Round of 8 Preview
April 22nd, 2011 22:39 GMT
Saturday April 23rd 18:00 GMT (+00:00) Sunday April 24th 18:00 GMT (+00:00) By Xxio and tree.hugger
The TSL feels like it just started. I remember so vividly when Thorzain crushed FruitDealer on Terminus, Kas overwhelmed Haypro like a storm, and Cruncher gave us a smile that will last forever. The days have gone by fast and here we are, at the quarterfinals.
The path has been as difficult as one can be, but the players that survived this far have written their own stories. Kas, through his polished build orders and gosu building placement is now a household name. Naniwa, relentless and persistent, has warmed even the iciest of nerd hearts. Safe and solid, Adelscott won against the toughest odds. Boxer showed us that legends never die.
The eight players who made it to the quarterfinals have cemented their names in the minds of fans and players. Perseverance, skill, and courage is what they will be remembered for. As it has been in past TSLs and as it will be in future ones.
Thorzain had better be as ready and prepared as humanly possible. His build orders and reactions should be so well practised that his hands flow across the keyboard without thought. But it's the mental, not the physical that will be decisive for him. MC has played in front of a roaring, live audience. He has defeated the most venerate names in Korea and strutted confidently to his prize. His mind is sharp and hard with no room left for nerves and distractions. I am worried that he will push Thorzain to his mental limit - attack, fake, juke and harrass, constantly, in each game until Thorzain cracks under the pressure. As Arrian attests in A Finale in Five, a best of five can be a rattling, crushing experience. Against MC, an unshakable veteran with the eyes of a hawk, it only takes one slip for everything to come tumbling down. Prediction: The way Thorzain played Tyler was conservative but also predictable. As they have never been worth so much, I am not sure how much scrutiny Thorzain's builds have taken. If MC bothers to, he might find more than one hole. But if he underestimates Thorzain, if he enters these games unprepared, he will be hard-pressed to win by experience alone. That said, I do think that MC will be familiar with Thorzain's style, and that he will have the answer to it that Adelscott and Tyler did not. Thorzain is a great player but MC is on another level. Liquibet Stat: MC: 6249 Thorzain: 1871
Kas and Adelscott are like two strong, stubborn bulls about to butt heads. To generalize, they both play a safe style with only a pinch of harassment. Macro, tweak, and react is how they win games. Because they play so similarly, the winner will be the one with the most refinement. Novelty and gimmicks will have no role in these matches. I expect long macro games with the winner being decided by who edges out the tightest macro and safest defense. If the games go as I expect, it will be a wearing experience for the players. In long, drawn-out games one misjudged cycle of units can be the difference between life and death. Everything counts – each detail under your control has to be refined, every action be with a purpose. Adelscott defeated two top Terrans to make it to the quarterfinals. His series against Qxc went the distance and showed that he has the mettle of a champion. Kas, however, is a much different opponent. He is not overly aggressive, and is more than content to win by outmanoeuvring his opponent in both macro and micro. Prediction: Adelscott won more than one of his games against MVP and Qxc by having a clutch defence and, like an avalanche, slowly building his advantage. I do not think Kas will be as eager to finish the fight as Adelscott's past opponents. From what I have seen, he is not prone to rash decision making and has terrifying macro. Kas will take it but it won't be easy. Liquibet Stat: Kas: 4288 Adelscott: 3770
NaNiwa may have qualified for the TSL as a controversial figure, but those days are somewhat behind him. Instead, he has been largely surpassed in that category by the player he faces in the Round of 8. Since steaming through the third TLOpen as an unknown, CrunCher has steadily added to his tournament resumé, and is no longer the wild card he once was. In his TSL run so far, he has defeated two fan favorite zergs in Mondragon and IdrA in forum-rage inducing fashion. To many aggrieved fans of his victims, CrunCher has come to represent everything that is wrong with protoss. Sweet revenge would come in the form of a PvP loss here. But perhaps it is a NaNiwa who deserves that distinction. While CrunCher is the consummate protoss troll, mixing cannon rushes and six gates with the turtle'n'max strategy, NaNiwa has long relied on good old fashioned brute force to win his games. Of course, like all top players he can mix it up, and surely will in this series, but if NaNiwa's serial destruction of his MLG Dallas opponents are any indication, the Swedish protoss loves nothing more than a quick and brutal stomping. Prediction: PvP is a weird match-up to call. The player with the advantage is the player who is most comfortable with the many permutations and reads that are required. It'll be fun to see the phoenix/void ray dynamic we've seen on rare occasions. But most likely this PvP will be won in the trenches with three and four gate micro. On the basis of his MLG Dallas run, the advantage in that category should go to NaNiwa, 3-1. Liquibet Stat: Naniwa: 7676 Cruncher: 772
BoxeR was widely predicted to be the most likely Korean to fall out of the TSL in the Round of 32, and the same was true in the Round of 16. But the Emperor of Starcraft does not relinquish his throne so easily, and edged two difficult opponents to make this Round of8 appearance. Perhaps it shouldn't be treated as a surprise; this is Boxer after all, but up against yet another strong player, the creeping feeling that his luck will turn is back. That is what HasuObs is hoping. The second ex-WC3 protoss of BoxeR's campaign, HasuObs has proven himself with maybe the most difficult TSL run so far, defeating HuK and MorroW with just a game to spare. Indeed both of these players have advanced by the thinnest of margins each time. That experience will help both in another long series, which this promises to be. Both players should also be comfortable with the external factors related to the TSL by now and these should be less of an issue than they may have been previously. Prediction: I've bet on BoxeR's opponents twice now, and I've gotten burned. I'm not going for the trifecta. I think Boxer should have more comfort with the playing conditions than he did previously, and I think he can defeat HasuObs, especially with the help of the TvP practice he put in for his Code A match-up. HasuObs is a strong player, as evidenced by his TSL match-list, but I think the emperor has had a charmed run through this TSL that will continue at least one more round. Liquibet Stat: Boxer: 6388 HasuObs: 2048
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I believe that boxer will win. Boxa hwaiting! (Only thing is missing is beating Yellow with a triple bunker rush at the finals)
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i'm really hoping for naniwa to win/take the tourney. I'm not even a protoss fan, but that guy has some serious skills
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Very nice , I like the cheerful of MC vs Thorzain and lol @ the one of Adelscott vs Kas xP
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United States7481 Posts
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On April 23 2011 07:42 julysun wrote: cant wait. nice write up
Oh yeah, what was your favorite part?
Also, soooo pumped for boxer's match. GET SOME BOXER!!
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you wrote "That said, I do think that MC will be familiar with Thorzain's style, and that he will have the answer to it that Adelscott and Tyler did not" But I guess you mean which Fruitdealer and Tyler didnt have!
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The Emperor Protects. Brilliant!
Great read, looking forward to these matches.
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I hope that Boxer's preparation for his Code A match was enough for this tvp. I am voting for Boxer but the bo5 will be a battle, not a landslide.
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i'm loving these hype posters
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Can't wait for these matches, 3 of them are PvT which is my favorite match up at the moment :D
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Seriously, I thought boxer was gonna be out early. Hes the fucking manheroelegend of sc. Routing for him or cruncher :D
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Haha! The CrunCher hype poster is hilarious. :D
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Can't wait for the Hasu V. BoxeR. Going to be epic. Also you have BoxeR's flag as U.S.
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The Cruncher one is really good xD
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O__O seriousoily cruncher odds to beat naniwa
Liquibet Stat: Naniwa: 7676 Cruncher: 772
but is a pvp its a crazy match up so anything can happen
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On April 23 2011 08:07 Magic_Mike wrote: Also you have BoxeR's flag as U.S.
To correct this: It means the U.S. is now a new part of Boxers empire.
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Well.. gonna cheer for BoXeR since there's no more zerg here. And hope Naniwa demolish cruncher. And by demolish, i mean completly scratch his neck. :<
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Predicting 3 war3 players in the semi finals.
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Braavos36362 Posts
On April 23 2011 08:11 syraneko wrote: O__O seriousoily cruncher odds to beat naniwa
Liquibet Stat: Naniwa: 7676 Cruncher: 772
but is a pvp its a crazy match up so anything can happen Liquibet isn't the best way to predict odds, because it could mean 8000 people think someone is a 60-40 favorite, but the numbers will be much more skewed.
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I watched MLG Dallas. NaNiwa knows how to play PvP. He knows how to handle a 4gate both offensively and defensively, and has shown flexibility with his transitions. I have no doubt that NaNiwa beats CrunCher. The only question is whether or not CrunCher can take a game off him first.
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boxerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr fighting!!! So hope he'll take it! I love hasu (dont get me wrong) but boxer... i just would love to see him take a tournament!
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That said, I do think that MC will be familiar with Thorzain's style, and that he will have the answer to it that Adelscott and Tyler did not. Thorzain is a great player but MC is on another level.
You mean Fruitdealer? I'm just assuming you meant the people who have lost to Thorzain so far in TSL.
edit: Just thought I'd drop it here...
BOXER....
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wait for it...
FIGHTEEEENG!!! :D
*oh and go Thorzain! <3
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Just pointing out a typo in the first section "have the answer to it that Adelscott and Tyler did not" ought to be fruitdealer. Also, I wouldn't write off Thorzain so easily, I think he has what it takes to push it at least to a game five. I think if MC underestimates Thorzain he will be punished, and that maybe all it takes for Thorzain to grab the opportunity and push through.
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I love Boxer, i like MC, and i hate cruncher. Also, Naniwa is like IdrA but suave, and doesn't whine and goes MAN UP.
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GOGO Adel ! Give Kas a tackle he will remember.
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On April 23 2011 09:06 awol wrote: Just pointing out a typo in the first section "have the answer to it that Adelscott and Tyler did not" ought to be fruitdealer. In fact, Adelscott lost against Thorzain in a TL Open final.
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On April 23 2011 09:17 BoYoB wrote:Show nested quote +On April 23 2011 09:06 awol wrote: Just pointing out a typo in the first section "have the answer to it that Adelscott and Tyler did not" ought to be fruitdealer. In fact, Adelscott lost against Thorzain in a TL Open final.
Oh I see, going with the whole protoss idea. Still, go Thorzain! :D
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ADELSCOTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD I CAN"T WAIT GO GO GO !!!!!!!!
ADELSCOTT FIGHTING THE BEST OH MY GOD AUTO VOTE
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Im hoping so much that Thorzain crushes MC. THE TIME IS NOW!!!
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Didn't Thorzain use 3 different strategies against Tyler? How is that conservative and predictable? I think that well thought-out anti-MC builds will be the key to Thorzain winning.
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Come on MC, don't die this far into it! CrunCher better win, all those votes... Boxer, enoguh said.
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On April 23 2011 08:35 Hot_Bid wrote:Show nested quote +On April 23 2011 08:11 syraneko wrote: O__O seriousoily cruncher odds to beat naniwa
Liquibet Stat: Naniwa: 7676 Cruncher: 772
but is a pvp its a crazy match up so anything can happen Liquibet isn't the best way to predict odds, because it could mean 8000 people think someone is a 60-40 favorite, but the numbers will be much more skewed. yeh liquidbet is a popularity contest
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looks like im one of the few who voted for cruncher on liquibet,
though if he wins itll be because of PvP flukeness or something, people cant admitt that hes good and just troll/flame instead
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Lets see what the EMP Bio + Viking + Medivac doomball can do. Such an odd way to play but the potential for lol nukes is always exciting.
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On April 23 2011 10:39 L3g3nd_ wrote: looks like im one of the few who voted for cruncher on liquibet,
though if he wins itll be because of PvP flukeness or something, people cant admitt that hes good and just troll/flame instead Haha that is so true, Chruncher gets way less appreciation than he deserves. I do believe Naniwa will take the series though, just because he is swedish.
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Every time I see "CrunCher" i just see "Cher" ... ...
GL to all the players, kind of sad to see no zergs
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weird that so few people bet on hasuobs, he will rip apart the emperor sadly :<
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Russian Federation899 Posts
Kaaaaaaaaaas, man, show those tosses, whose the boss here D:<
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SlayerS_BoxeR FIGHTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Awesome write ups, awesome cheerfuls. I really hope the emperor BoxeR takes this!
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Go Kas! Crush the Protoss! :D
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Where can i get a box if the IdrA Flakes? =D
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love the pictures. emperor is back. mC is going to stomp thorzain i think. just to godly
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That ThorZain-MC cheerful is SO GOOD. Mega props to whoever did that one
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ogsmc and thorzain will be great to watch
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why is boxer american now haha
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So excited! I hope I can watch these games live and cheer for BoxeR! Also NaNiwa!
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Nerf Terran PLZ! Notice all the Zerg got knocked out. The supposedly rock-scissor-paper balance is no longer there. Protoss continues to beat Zerg, as evident in Cruncher vs Idra. Then Zerg was unable to defeat Terran, Sen vs Boxer for example. I really miss Lurker at this point, Baneling is not getting the job done.
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Cant decide which will be the best. Kas plays awesome, ThorZaIN too, will be interesting how it plays out against MC. Boxer is Boxer, im sure that will be the most exciting matchup because of worrying. Also, cruncher will get crunched, sweet sight.
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slayers_boxer has an american flag next to his name rather than korean.
so sad no zerg got through
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Boxer + Adelscott ftw ] Though I fear both will get annihilated >.<
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hasu vs boxer will probably the closest match in the RO8!! gogo TSl cant wait for it!
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On April 23 2011 07:50 Romano wrote:you wrote "That said, I do think that MC will be familiar with Thorzain's style, and that he will have the answer to it that Adelscott and Tyler did not" But I guess you mean which MvP and Tyler didnt have!
Thorzain beat Fruitdealer right, so it should be FD and Tyler instead of Mvp and Tyler. (:
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My predictions ;
MC > Thorzain Kas >> Adellscott Naniwa > Cruncher Boxer =< Hasuobs
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Nice writup, and the cheerfuls are the cherry on the cake. The cruncher cheerful is hilarious xD
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I'm hoping Thorzain can pull something out of his hat. His roflstomping of Tyler with thors in game 1 was utterly brutal.
Adel's one of the few protoss I enjoy watching. Seems like he mostly wins games by immaculate positioning and blink strategy, which I respect a lot more than colossus a-moving that characterizes most PvX matches.
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How is there not a cheerful for boxer yet!? Somebody fix that. So stoked!
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On April 23 2011 17:46 TheDougler wrote: How is there not a cheerful for boxer yet!? Somebody fix that. So stoked!
There is and there was from the beginning on
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On April 23 2011 16:38 RotterdaM wrote: My predictions ;
MC > Thorzain Kas >> Adellscott Naniwa > Cruncher Boxer =< Hasuobs Think so, too but i would change the Kas-Adelscott with the NaNi-Cruncher, i think Adel has more chances than Cruncher^^
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Damn I hope Thorzain can pull some magic out of his hat even superior to his great play against Tyler, cause this opponent is way deadlier.
I'm pretty confident Kas will defeat Adel. Terran Fighting!!!
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Edit: My bad double post =/. Please remove.
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Kinda sad that NaNiwa has had the same cheerful atleast twice in a row, and that it's so plain T_T I think that: Thorzain>MC Boxer>Hasuobs Kas>Adelscott Naniwa>Cruncher
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does anyone else think naniwas picture looks like an serial killer? And MC's like an young Kim Jong Il?
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my predictions :
MC> ThorZain Kas>Adelscott Naniwa>cruncher well... dunno both can win, still Boxer>Hasu (especially if Boxer pracs with Alicia)
On April 23 2011 16:38 RotterdaM wrote: My predictions ;
MC > Thorzain Kas >> Adellscott Naniwa > Cruncher Boxer =< Hasuobs
almost same , just dunno about hasu v Boxer
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Boxer, Thorzain, Adelscott and Naniwa-
MC, Hasu, Kas, Naniwa
Guess which row I'm cheering for and which row I think will advance =d
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On April 23 2011 18:09 Zorgaz wrote: Damn I hope Thorzain can pull some magic out of his hat even superior to his great play against Tyler, cause this opponent is way deadlier.
I'm pretty confident Kas will defeat Adel. Terran Fighting!!!
I think he's got a decent chance after watching MC get absolutely destroyed 2-0 by Polt in the GSL.
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Spelling errors HasuObs Vs Boxer 2nd paragraph 4th sentence this promises should be changed not sure what it was supposed to say
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On April 23 2011 16:54 Stringy wrote:gl CrunCher!
You're seriously rooting for the most boring Protoss on the planet? ~.~
I'd like to see less turtletoss deathballs. Go Naniwa!
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On April 23 2011 17:46 TheDougler wrote: How is there not a cheerful for boxer yet!? Somebody fix that. So stoked!
The whole Internet is a cheerful for boxer. Every act you do in starcraft hails the emperor. Every cheerful is a cheerful to him as well, as other players are just aspects of him.
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On April 23 2011 19:16 Garson wrote: does anyone else think naniwas picture looks like an serial killer? And MC's like an young Kim Jong Il?
Not really, but I guess that Naniwa's steamroll through MLG might be the SC2 equivalent to a serial killing. The dreams and ambitions of so many nerds were crushed that day. Your average human being would have gotten second thoughts halfway in, but not Naniwa.
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Boxer will beat HasuObs, this is the one thing I'll bet on. Lim Yo Hwan, I believe!
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There is something about Kas looks that makes me wanna smash his face. why cant more sc2 players be at least decent looking ?
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KAS > ADELSCOTT by over 9000 times
how the fuck would you think adelscott wins this? hes nowhere near kas´ skill level tvp wise really...
also Hasu > boxer
and thorzain mc will be pretty interesting
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On April 23 2011 22:12 dark fury wrote:There is something about Kas looks that makes me wanna smash his face. why cant more sc2 players be at least decent looking ?
I could say the same about Naniwa
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thorzain,kas,naniwa,hasu -> bo4
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woot woot KAS
my fav Sc2 player! FIGHTING!
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8 players, no zergs... when does this end (
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i want boxer to win baaaaaaaaaad. he always seems to make it close to the top.. but never quite there.. i wanna see his sc2 career get heavy.
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my predictions : no zerg would advance........oh wait....
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oGsMC vs. Boxer would be epic for the final. But even these foreigners would be juas as intense.
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I somehow have a horrible feeling that Cruncher will beat Naniwa. I've been routing against Cruncher this whole time, and I'll stick to my guns on it, and I do believe Naniwa is the better player, but there's room for an upset. I guess we'll see.
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what the hell :lol :lol
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On April 23 2011 19:16 Garson wrote: does anyone else think naniwas picture looks like an serial killer?
Wait, you mean he isn't? Well, I hope his next victim is Cruncher.
The other match-ups:
MC>Thorzain: Nothing against Thorzain since he's proven he's really good, but he's up against a very seasoned GSL champion. Also, MC has shown that he doesn't think playing a foreigner is a free win.
Boxer>HasuObs: I'm a Boxer fan. My reasoning for picking the emperor has nothing to do with logic.
Adel>Kaz: Once again, logic has nothing to do with who I'm picking. I'm a big fan of Adel's gateway heavy style. It's the same way I play Toss, just not anywhere near as well.
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MC > Thorzain Kas > Adelscott Naniwa > Cruncher Boxer > Hasuobs
Not really a huge fan of MC but I'd be pleased if Kas, Naniwa or Boxer went on to win the whole thing.
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This was extremely well-written and very enjoyable to read. Keep up the good work!
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as much as i love idra, the cruncher cheerboard is just too funny
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MC looks like E.T. in that pic oO also i hope we do not get a PvP final
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gogogogo hasu gogogo hasu
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I want Boxer to continue his comeback, I want Naniwa to crush Cruncher and show us what a proper toss looks like, I want Thorzain and MC to give us the matches of their life, and finally I want Adelscott to take down yet another Terran. So pumped!
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Oh, I love the "Adelscott" cheerful. :3
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Thorzain Boxer Kas Namiwa will advance Ftw
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Half an hour to go, pretty excited! Its hard to call. MCs pvt has looked very vulnerable as of late and he could fall to Thorzain who seems to have come out of nowhere for this tournament.
I'm hoping for an MC - Boxer final but any TvP matchup with who are left should be amazing.
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hahaha those cheerfuls are hilarious... sweet write up xxio
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BoxeR was widely predicted to be the most likely Korea to fall out of the TSL in the Round of 32
Should this be Korean?
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MC still playing Copenhagen's Final.. how will it be?
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On April 23 2011 09:33 DennizR wrote: Didn't Thorzain use 3 different strategies against Tyler? How is that conservative and predictable? QFT. Did you even watch that match, OP?
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mc and kas all over the place. both in the copenhagen final, can't imagine them dropping games in todays tsl
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On April 24 2011 02:57 CokaOath wrote: MC still playing Copenhagen's Final.. how will it be?
tsl is not live. they're casting over replays.
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Did you change the order of matches or did the calendar list them backwards?
Great choice in any case.
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Ok guys. My connection seems to be ok, ping cool, download/upload speed as usual. And the stream goes like 5-6 seconds moving picture, 18-20 frozen. Sounds is good almost always. Wtf?
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Lol, feels like when people listened to soccer matches in radio... Artosis and Chill are great, but meh. You know, its not the same.
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On April 24 2011 03:30 shinarit wrote: Ok guys. My connection seems to be ok, ping cool, download/upload speed as usual. And the stream goes like 5-6 seconds moving picture, 18-20 frozen. Sounds is good almost always. Wtf? I have the same problem too
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basically everyone has according to the forums :/
screw ustream
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Ah found the correct thread for QQing. Thanks.
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On April 24 2011 02:34 Demonaz wrote: Half an hour to go, pretty excited! Its hard to call. MCs pvt has looked very vulnerable as of late and he could fall to Thorzain who seems to have come out of nowhere for this tournament.
I'm hoping for an MC - Boxer final but any TvP matchup with who are left should be amazing.
I'm pretty sure PvT is MC's best matchup.
Edit: Though he has been struggling lately, now that I see it on the TSL stream. It used to be his best match up though. >.>
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Kas FIGHTING!!!
Tащииииииии!!!
+ Show Spoiler +so kas is playing thorzain now? I don't really like thor's chances here seeing how TvT is his worst MU... thoughts?
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Holy crap this will be epic. Boxer, Naniwa, Kas and Thorzain fighting!!! Hype!!! EDIT: + Show Spoiler +Yeah Kas and Thorzain. What I think on this match-up? I think Kas 3-2 or 3-1.
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hello i want to know if the vods for the second match , between mc and thorzain are up , i had to leave and now i am really curious to see that match , and i couldn't find them on the youtube channel or the official page of tsl , if someone can help me please
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Cruncher best
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Boxer Vs MC Final should be epic!
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LOL I voted Cruncher. You never know what a wc3 player can do these days.
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On April 24 2011 18:18 Kira.Yami wrote: LOL I voted Cruncher. You never know what a wc3 player can do these days.
NaNi is also from WC3.
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Thorzain, you rock my world
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Awww, my cheerful isnt in there.
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Go and look at the TSL3 Bracket page, find every game that has a scoreline of "3-2", and remember it, because all of them were extremely entertaining, high level games. So far I think the TSL3 has had the highest ratio of fantastic games to total games out of any SC2 tournament. It's pretty damn cool!
In this vein, looking forward to ChunCher vs Naniwa especially. Both of these guys have looked aggressive and rock solid, and they're meeting in the unforgiving battleground of PvP. Yep, pretty hyped
Ideally, I'm hoping that Thorzain reaches the final, and one of the remaining Protosses from this side of the bracket shows us how to beat him in PvT. But if I don't get my wish, it means it's a BoxeR final.... win win really!
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Yesterday’s games were just awesome Everyone who missed them has to watch the VOD.
I’m really looking forward to seeing Hasu vs. BoxeR, I hope Hasu wins at least one map
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ogsmc vs thorzain will be so epic
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Guys, are there any TLO casts that I can watch?
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Dear god I want boxer to win! Going to be rooting. He looked really good last match... but to be fair before that he looked absolutely terrible so it's hard to tell if he's back in shape from just a few good matches.
Naniwa vs Cruncher will be an absolute stomp... I mean partially i just dislike cruncher but also his strength isn't his mechanics. Cruncher seems to be succeeding mostly through his strategies and etc. I just don't see how Cruncher could win a PvP against such a solid player like Naniwa. In general, mirrors are more mechanics dependent and so I figure that must be Cruncher's weakest matchup (although I havn't seen him play it)
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On April 24 2011 21:04 AdmiralVonSchneider wrote:... I’m really looking forward to seeing Hasu vs. BoxeR, I hope Hasu wins at least one map
There you have it :D
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WOW! Cant say more about the last game Boxer vs Hasu...
just very well & save played by Hasu - amazing storms but also epic placed emps
never thought off taking this bo5 off from boxer, but hasu's gameplay is rly save till he got this little avantage over his opponent
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thank u for awesome games!
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The TSL showed us yet again, that Europe and Korea have equally strong players. Too bad that Mondragon hadn´t much preparation and Dimaga was not allowed to participate, the tournament really could have needed a bit more Zergpower.
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On April 25 2011 06:24 LifebaneLive wrote:The TSL showed us yet again, that Europe and Korea have equally strong players. Too bad that Mondragon hadn´t much preparation and Dimaga was not allowed to participate, the tournament really could have needed a bit more Zergpower. Dimaga shouldnt have abused in the last TSL then.
I would have liked to see him
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were can i find the replays?
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thanks
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Everyone of my friends told me boxer was going to fail in this TSL
LOOK WHOS LAUGHING NOW!
boxer all the way to win this tourney.
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these are some of the best cheerfuls yet!
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Hasu is really good. And Kas also.^^
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Naniwa reminds me of Dexter from the TV show Dexter.
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