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[GSTL] Racing for the Pennant
February 24th, 2012 05:48 | StarCraft 2
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Table of Contents







Group B, Week One
Intro



MVP vs FXO
Match Results



HoSeo vs Prime
Match Results



SlayerS vs oGs
Match Preview



StarTale vs IM
Match Preview



Check out the GSTL on Liquipedia



Heating Up



The GSTL has turned into an interesting machine. The GSL prides itself on being the place for the highest level games, the arena in which each build is most intricately timed out and each unit delicately placed. The team league, however, has become a place where the opposite ideal is often true, instead becoming a coliseum where crazy things go down.

In the past weeks we have been subject to cheeses gone fantastically wrong, units being controlled in less-than-optimal ways, entire armies walking in aimless directions. We have seen game after game play out normally, only to take a drastic turn for the weird when suddenly each side is in a frantic race to eliminate one another.

Sloppy Starcraft is often the best Starcraft, a quality which the GSTL has had in spades as the early rounds play out. Time and time again the game state has been flipped on its head from unexpected choices. Repeatedly we have seen the success of barely known members of the bottom of the roster, as if spinning the world we know backwards.

The GSL can keep its claim to be the home of the best, the GSTL is where the most fun happens.

Most Valuable

FXOpen


Game One – Keen vs Sting[image loading] 2/5
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Game Two – [image loading] 4/5
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Game Three – [image loading] 2/5
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Game Four – [image loading] 2.5/5
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Game Five – [image loading] 3.5/5
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Game Six – [image loading] 4/5
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Game Seven – [image loading] 1.5/5
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Game Eight – [image loading] 2/5
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Game Nine – [image loading] 3.5/5
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Overall results
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Team Prime

NS HoSeo


Game One – ClassicPrime vs NSH_San[image loading] 1/5
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Game Two – [image loading] 2.5/5
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Game Three – [image loading] 2/5
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Game Four – [image loading] 2/5
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Game Five – [image loading] 1/5
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Game Six – [image loading] 2.5/5
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Game Seven – [image loading] 3/5
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Game Eight – [image loading] 3/5
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Game Nine – [image loading] 2.5/5
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Overall results
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Group A Ro8

by Heyoka


[image loading]      vs      [image loading]
(Wiki)SlayerS                 (Wiki)Old Generations

On Point: (T)Ryung vs (T)TOP


Old Generations is a group of gamers who have, at one time or another, been strong but are currently sitting below their (real or imagined in fOrGG's case) peak. The TOP, Ensnare, TheStC trio are still putting up wins but with less certainty than they did a year ago. Even their ace SuperNoVa looked slow and inconsistent in Sao Paulo, despite coming within a few games of winning the tournament.

The Fin hype-machine has all but stopped, reduced to a cold mess from the fiery discussion it was a month ago. InCa, freshly dropped from Code-S, has yet to show if he still has the strength he did during his GSL Finals run last summer. Interesting the TeamLiquid component of oGs-TL might prove to be a vital part, with Zenio looking to take the spot of top Zerg in the Old Generations roster.

SlayerS, meanwhile, is on the upswing. Whether it be through motivation from their dull performance in the team league last fall or the winter drawing them back inside to practice, players in the SlayerS house seem to be motivated and working as a unit again. MMA is playing well and is actually stepping into the booth this time, and Boxer's most recent dip into Code-S shows he still has the mental fortitude to develop complex game plans.

Their Zerg roster is eternally short, but with CoCa reportdly back in the house and YuGiOh getting a taste of Code-S perhaps they can work some magic, though his most recent showing against Virus doesn't inspire great confidence.

As a whole SlayerS has the depth to take on oGs, and from the looks of it they are heading back in the direction that once made them a championship winning team. Ryung getting his best matchup in the opening set is also a small push in the right direction, which can, at times, be all that is necessary in the winner-stays format.

SlayerS 5 – 3 Old Generations





Group B Ro8

by Heyoka


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(Wiki)StarTale                 (Wiki)Incredible Miracle

On Point: (T)Bomber vs (P)Seed


Incredible Miracle is still now, and probably will be for a while, the scariest team when looking at straight numbers alone. Mvp and NesTea side-by-side have the ability to strike fears deep into any team's roster by presence and trophy case alone, despite not even seeing much playtime in the previous season.

Fortunately for StarTale, both the multiple-time GSL champions are busy in New York this weekend competing for MLG, in addition to LosirA. And, to be fair, even if they were in the lineup none of them has looked as incredible this year with all three dropping to a lower league. Additionally their previous GSTL workhorse, Happy, has been downgraded from his once glorious Code-S-Terran status to a less than notable Code-A spot.

On the other side StarTale is coming off a Bomber all-kill where he showed the power that made him one of the hottest players of last spring. PartinG, despite his eventual massacre at the hands of DongRaeGu in GSL, looked ready enough in the individual league to make an appearance in the team lineup. Curious has been an essential piece of the team even before his GSL success, and assuming his performance from a month ago in Code-S is an indication he should be in well enough form to string up a few kills.

Their second-round squad of Squirtle, Virus, AcE, and Sound aren't likely to change the world with their play, with each of them showing less-than-inspired play in various Code-A (or HomeStory Cup) matches. However, they simply have more of them than IM, a factory which can be all too important in the best-of-9 format this GSTL employs. Going through cannon fodder is a very likely scenario in this match and should it come to that, StarTale enjoys a slight advantage.

StarTale 5 – 4 Incredible Miracle




Writer: Heyoka.
Graphics: Pathy.
Editor: Heyoka.
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 SiguR   Canada. February 24 2012 05:53. Posts 1943
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i think there's a typo on the front page description of this article.

Anyway, get hyped! Lets go startale!
 
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 Serinox   Germany. February 24 2012 05:53. Posts 3196
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Just wanted to say, due to MLG and Assembly, both Slayers and oGsTL lose some valuable players. oGsTL cannot use TheStC and HerO, while Slayers is without GanZi and Taeja. I still think Slayers will win, but I'll just put that out as a reminder.

In the other match StarTale cannot use PartinG, Naniwa and SaSe, while IM won't have Mvp, NesTea and LosirA.
Last edit: 2012-02-24 06:46:34
ThorZaIN | MMA | HerO | Life | Seed | Mvp | MKP | Jjakji | Ryung | Team Liquid | SlayerS | LG-IM | mousesports | Germans fighting!!!~~
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 Paljas   Germany. February 24 2012 06:05. Posts 595
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On February 24 2012 05:53 SiguR wrote:
i think there's a typo on the front page description of this article.

Anyway, get hyped! Lets go startale!


think so too, its says bomber vs sting instead of keen vs sting.

anyway, IM is gonna win this time. i feel it.
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 CosmicSpiral   United States. February 24 2012 06:06. Posts 7564
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I don't know why people don't credit to Squirtle. He is Startale's best and most consistent player in team leagues. Bomber and Curious are always hot or cold at any given moment, and Parting is usually reserved at the tail end of a series (plus Startale won't have Parting for this match).
Last edit: 2012-02-24 15:30:45
ONE MILLION YEARS DUNGEON!
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 MasterKang   United States. February 24 2012 06:08. Posts 1372
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LETS GO SLAYERS TAKE BACK YOUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Players: MMA, Boxer, Ryung, Life, TaeJa, Squirtle, Brown, Dark,
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 RoninShogun   United States. February 24 2012 06:09. Posts 308
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Wont MVP also be away at MLG this weekend (I'm fairly certain he just didn't have to qualify based on his Providence performance, but maybe I'm wrong)? That could be a huge deficit, never considered that

Also, I believe you made a mistake on the first match up for MvP vs FXO, as I'm pretty sure Bomber is on neither of those teams
Last edit: 2012-02-24 06:11:37
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 windzor   Denmark. February 24 2012 06:09. Posts 690
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The article is written like MVP is playing for IM? But he's not, he's at MLG like Nestea, but the article language sounds like MVP might be playing, which he i not... Abit confused...
Yeah
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 FrostedMiniWheats   United States. February 24 2012 06:14. Posts 11169
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Startale is going to be tough for IM lite

it's pretty much:

Seed, Happy, Yonghwa, Yoda, and either True or DreamerTT

vs.

Bomber, July, Ace, Squirtle, Curious, Virus, Hack, and perhaps even more


Happy has been rather underwhelming lately, Yoda does ok sometimes, Yonghwa rarely impresses, DreamerTT might get a single kill, and True seemed like a good upcoming zerg in the ksl but hasn't done much since. Seed however, appears to be the strongest IM player that stayed home. Hope he can pull an all-kill or at least take out 3 people =p
 
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 Gorlin   United States. February 24 2012 06:15. Posts 1795
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For IM, MVP, Nestea and Losira will all be at MLG. Parting will be there as well, as will TheStc for ogs, and Ganzi for Slayers. Additionally, Taeja and Hero (slayers/ogs) will be at Assembly.

I'll be very surprised if IM can take it missing those three players.
Last edit: 2012-02-24 06:16:40
 
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 Mcleod21   Jamaica. February 24 2012 06:17. Posts 29
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With Mvp, losira and nestea all at mlg, Happy is the default ace for IM. Happy a couple months ago would have been scary, but lately.... soo, IM probly loses this match, barring a Happy resurgance
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 juked   United States. February 24 2012 06:18. Posts 622
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Slayers > oGs
IM > ST

Even though its going to be tough for IM, im going for a upset.
 
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 Torte de Lini   Canada. February 24 2012 06:38. Posts 26993
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Is Pathy a new GFX artist for TL? Nice stuff!
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
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 Canucklehead   Canada. February 24 2012 06:50. Posts 3567
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I don't think this has been mentioned enough yet, but IM will be without MVP, Nestea and Losira due to MLG. The article made it sound like only Nestea was at MLG, cause the writer obviously didn't watch the MLG bracket show.
Last edit: 2012-02-24 06:50:53
Top 10 favourite pros: MKP, MVP, MC, Nestea, DRG, Jaedong, Flash, Life, Creator, Leenock
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 TeeTS   Germany. February 24 2012 07:07. Posts 1729
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With IM missing Losira, MVP and Nestea due to MLG, I don't see IM winning this. ST loses Parting for the same reason, but with July, Curious, Bomber, Squirtle and Ace, their line up looks much better than IM's.
 
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 VirgilSC2   United States. February 24 2012 07:08. Posts 5743
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I don't know why everyone is so reluctant to use the team icons I made -_-

I think the missing players is going to hurt IM more than it hurts StarTale.

Likewise, I feel oGsTL is going to feel it more than SlayerS.

I'd like to see CoCa make his return for SlayerS this week, much like Byun was expected to play last week for Prime.
Clarity Gaming General Manager | ClarityGaming.com | @VirgilSC2
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 kabar   United States. February 24 2012 07:16. Posts 530
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On February 24 2012 07:08 VirgilSC2 wrote:
I don't know why everyone is so reluctant to use the team icons I made -_-

I think the missing players is going to hurt IM more than it hurts StarTale.

Likewise, I feel oGsTL is going to feel it more than SlayerS.

I'd like to see CoCa make his return for SlayerS this week, much like Byun was expected to play last week for Prime.


i wish we could use them in our sigs..

go team slayers.
 
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 snively   United States. February 24 2012 07:22. Posts 1079
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my brain tells me slayers, my heart tells me ogs.

:D
My religion is Starcraft
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 Bagration   United States. February 24 2012 07:40. Posts 10700
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Ryung's TvT seems too strong for TOP, and I hope Ryung can take an all-kill, unlikely, but would be so cool to see.
Team Slayers, Axiom and Vile forever
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 Sumahi   Guam. February 24 2012 07:41. Posts 4923
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Startale all the way. I don't expect a Bomber all kill, but hopefully we'll see at least a Bomber couple kill.
Startale <3, ST_July <3, HongUn <3, Savior <3, Gretorp <3, Nada <3, Rainbow <3, Ret <3, Squirtle <3, Bomber <3
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