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[OSL] The Last Chapter

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[OSL] The Last Chapter
August 1st, 2012 14:03 | OSL
Text by l10f
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There can only be one champion. This is why the title of OSL champion brought so much prestige in the past. However, this OSL is a little more special than that. The winner of the finals this Saturday will be forever immortalized as the final champion of the OnGameNet Starleague. With the end of BW only Proleague, many fans consider this OSL to be the last professional Brood War tournament. Fans all around the world will be watching Jangbi and Fantasy square off in this momentous event.

Who could forget the last time these two players faced off? In a dramatic final set, Jangbi took down Fantasy in a comeback game that stunned everyone watching him, completing the legend of the fall. Will Fantasy get his revenge and be known as the greatest professional BW player at its death, or will Jangbi snatch his two-in-a-row OSL championship, a feat only matched by Boxer and Jaedong?

Whatever the result, these games will be forever etched in the hearts of Brood War fans. These games will be amazing. We will get the true send off to Brood War that it deserves. If you haven't watched much Brood War before, this is the match to watch. This match carries the 12 year history of OSL, and much of professional Brood War.

The date has been set. August 4th, 2012. In the meantime, you can catch up on what happened in the semifinals in our recaps. Also get hyped up about the last OSL finals! Don't know who to cheer for? Check out what I have to say about who's gonna take the finals!

Thank you everyone for reading the Team Liquid Tving OSL coverage, and here's to hoping for epic games.

Cheers to the greatest game ever ,
l10f



Table of Contents



Semifinals recaps

Finals Hype

Finals Predictions

Check out the 2012 Tving OSL on Liquipedia



Semifinals: Recaps

By: l10f and bITt.mAN


Jangbi vs ZerO
by: l10f


Game 1 - Map: Neo Ground Zero

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Game 2 - Map: Neo Electric Circuit

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Game 3 - Map: Gladiator

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Game 4 - Map: New Sniper Ridge

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Game 5 - Map: Neo Ground Zero

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Flash vs Fantasy
by: bITt.mAN



Game 1 - Map: Neo Ground Zero

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Game 2 - Map: Neo Electric Circuit

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Game 3 - Map: New Sniper Ridge

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Big thanks to Kittan for the LR and hype pictures, and to M83 for good music to listen to while doing this.


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Finals Hype


By: kjwcj and Gecko[Xp]



Amazing hype video by Gecko[Xp]


No More Fairy Tales


Starcraft is, by nature, quite simple in comparison to more conventional games. Two players, one winner, with scoring done only when accruing results from a series of discrete games. The game itself possesses an infinite number of subtle variations between race, player, map and era which contribute to its continually unfolding beauty. However, the most compelling aspect of Starcraft progaming, as in all competitions, is humanity. The ability of a person to express themself, entertain thousands and forge a legacy through their gameplay, winning or losing, is where the narrative is born.

As the years pass these human stories become part of the folklore of a competition, recounted by broadcasters, writers and fans to stir passion and contribute to a sense of historical significance surrounding what can be, at times, quite mundane. This historical context has the ability to transform bad games into legendary conflicts and unremarkable players into titans. The power of Starcraft to evoke such deep and lasting emotions is epitomised by the Ongamenet Starleague.

In its thirteen years of existence, the OSL has built up a sense of tradition that is unrivalled by any surviving eSports competition. Speaking with a Starcraft fan about the years in which the OSL had its genesis is like talking to an anthropologist about the origins of humanity. Tales from the days of SKELETON, Freemura and V-Gundam are treated like accounts of a pre-history that those of us watching now could not hope to understand. This was also the era in which the great mythology of the OSL begun to be established. The Legend of the Fall, the Royal Road and the Golden Mouse are all more than a decade old now but their influence over the way we view each Starleague has only increased with time.

Quite apart from these storylines intrinsic to the OSL are those that surround the players and the isolated tournament in which they are participating. Jangbi and Fantasy, finalists in this, the final Starleague, are not without their own career narratives, all of which have been well documented and discussed in articles and forum posts surrounding their meeting in the final of the previous OSL.

The fulfilment of a seasonal prophecy. The ascent of SKT royalty. The sense of redemption after a distinguished but incomplete career. While these storylines, as well as the games themselves, combined to make a memorable addition to the Starleague chronology, the traditions in which they found their roots are transitory. The Legend of the Fall, the Terran heritage of SKT, even the Kong Line are not stories which truly belong to either player.

The Tving OSL has but one storyline and its protagonist will own it until the heritage of Starcraft progaming has passed into obscurity; majimak Starleague, the last Starleague.

In winning, Fantasy will confirm Starleague success equal to that of his SKT forebears and, having utterly destroyed Brood War’s best ever player, complete his journey to the final level that exists above that of mere champions. Meanwhile, Jangbi is on the cusp of equalling the most successful Protoss in Starleague history and in doing so could surpass the likes of Stork and Bisu who have until now outshone him with their individual league pedigree. After two careers seemingly defined by terms not of their own making, Fantasy and Jangbi are in a position to establish a legacy which will be untouched by any future competition, unblemished by any future failings and uniquely unsurpassable.

On a hot Tuesday night at Yongsan eSports Stadium, Jangbi denied the storyline that marked the end of the original Starcraft campaign. As he pushed out across the ruins of his natural expansion with a bedraggled miscellany of Protoss units, Jangbi was seeking to defy the oldest and most pervasive institution of Starcraft, the battle between Terran and Zerg. When the last of Zero’s army was gone and he held his face in his hands having lost an unlosable game, fans in the audience knew that one small part of OSL heritage was complete. Jangbi’s victory in that semi-final was symbolic of the greatest OSL tradition of them all, the ability of competitors to reshape its legacy with their actions. In the final of the last Brood War Starleague, Jangbi and Fantasy aren’t out to honour history; they’re there to make it.

-- kjwcj



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Finals Predictions


By: l10f



(T)Fantasy - [image loading] vs [image loading] - (P)JangBi
TvP: 88-45 (66.17%) WLWWWWWWWW - PvT: 81-58 (58.27%) WWLWLLWWLW


Who can forget the amazing finals these two players had in Jin Air OSL. Fantasy came extremely close to taking his second gold over another KHAN Protoss before Jangbi mustered up everything he had to make a comeback on the final set. How have these players changed since the last OSL finals?

Well, Fantasy surpassed Flash to become the best Terran. All he has to do now is beat Jangbi in the finals to prove that he is indeed the best Brood War player right now, and everything seems to point towards his victory. He is 8-0 TvP since he lost 3-2 to Jangbi in Jin Air OSL, while Jangbi is only 6-4 TvP. Also, Fantasy is undefeated in his current OSL run, and if he wins 3-0 over Jangbi, he'll become an undefeated OSL champion.

But don't count out Jangbi completely, even though his stats might not be as stellar as Fantasy's, he knows how to win games when it really matters. So here are my extremely specific predictions for the match!




Set 1
Neo Ground Zero
PvT: 6-5 (54.5%)


Set 1 is played on Neo Ground Zero. Overall, the map is pretty balanced PvT, and both players are both undefeated in this map. Fantasy is 4-0, with a TvP win over Grape, and Jangbi is 5-0, with PvT win over Bogus. It'll be a really close match, but I think Fantasy will edge it out.

I don't think either players will go for a cheese strategy. Fantasy will probably barracks expand, and Jangbi might even go for a 12 nexus, or he might play it very safe with something like a robo expand. I think Fantasy will opt for a quick 3rd and Jangbi going for a heavy 2 base aggression with a lot of gateway units and a shuttle. Fantasy will defend and get the economic advantage, which he'll use to build up for a 2-1 push to end the game.

Even if Jangbi decides to expand instead of going for the aggression, Fantasy's push will be hard to stop. Although he'll probably last longer if he does this, I don't think Fantasy will lose this set unless Jangbi pulls off some amazing micro (and STORMUU possibly).

Fantasy 1 - 0 Jangbi




Set 2
New Sniper Ridge
6-7 (46.2%)


The only map to not favor Protoss in the 5 sets, I see Fantasy taking this set as well. Fantasy is not doing that well on this map (3-2), and Jangbi only has a single loss (5-1). However, in TvP, Fantasy is 1-0 and Jangbi is 0-1 here.

Fantasy will again expand early in this map, with a barracks expand. However, I think he will go for a 2 base play, pushing out as he expands to his 3rd. I think Jangbi will go for a reaver build here, which Fantasy will be prepared for. However, with superior micro, he'll manage to do enough damage to double expand for the mid game.

Both players will build up large armies for a huge fight. Jangbi will go for a stasis-storm break rather than recall which will kill a decent amount of units, but Fantasy will have about a control group of tanks which he uses to push Jangbi's 2nd main base. Jangbi will basehop for a while and survive, but eventually fall to the 3-3 deathball mech army.

Fantasy 2 - 0 Jangbi




Set 3
Neo Electric Circuit
PvT: 5-4 (55.6%)


Everything is looking grim for our Protoss hero, and it doesn't help that he's 0-4 on this map while Fantasy boasts 4-0. However, neither of the players have PvT stats on this map so far. Fantasy's probably feeling comfortable at this point, but as we all know, this is when he is the weakest.

Jangbi will use this to his advantage and go DT's on this map. Fantasy will do a build that auto loses to DT's, maybe something like 2fac with siege and vulture speed, or super greedy no detection build. Jangbi will get a quick win here and set himself up to reverse sweep the poor Terran.

Fantasy 2 - 1 Jangbi




Set 4
Gladiator
PvT: 26-14 (65.0%)


Jangbi will ride his momentum from the last game to win in this imbalanced map. he has a 5-2 record on Gladiator including a win over Fantasy. Fantasy is 9-2, but I don't see him winning against Jangbi here.

Fantasy will deploy similar tactics with set 2, but instead of going factory heavy and securing his 3rd, he will use dropships to harass Jangbi to secure his 3rd. Jangbi will probably lose a lot of probes because it's Fantasy's vultures, and fall pretty behind. Fantasy will come close to max by the time Jangbi hits his 200/200, and probably be on equal amount of bases.

Just when everything seems grim, Jangbi will show his imba storms and completely decimate Fantasy's army. Fangirls will scream, Fantasy won't GG for the next 20 minutes, but in the end, Jangbi will win and do his smirk.

Fantasy 2 - 2 Jangbi




Set 5
Neo Ground Zero
PvT: 6-5 (54.5%)


Similar to set 1, neither player will do a high-risk strategy. Fantasy will build up a slow lead over time with his superior TvP skills, and Jangbi will try to do an epic comeback like he did in the last OSL finals. However, Fantasy learned his lessons this time, and simply crushes Jangbi to take the throne as the best player in Brood War after an epic 2 hour long match where every mineral patch is mined out.

Everyone will talk about what a great game Brood War was, and it will become a legendary game passed on through the generations as a lore until in the year 2222 February 22nd YellOw's great-great-great-great-great-grandson, who has become a billionaire, sponsors the revival of Brood War. Then it becomes an Olympic sport where Flash descends from heaven to win the first gold in the event.

Fantasy 3 - 2 Jangbi


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This writeup was brought to you by the Team Liquid OSL Team 2012 - riptide, l10f, Silversky, 2Pacalypse-, kjwcj and SirJolt with guest writer bITt.mAN and featured video by Gecko[Xp]. Additional thanks to Hyde for helping us when we were desperate.



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  HawaiianPig   Canada. August 04 2012 03:03. Posts 4746Profile Blog # 
GET HYPED

Fantasy is 9-0 this OSL... Can he achieve the perfect OSL for the last BW tourney ever? A perfect run... for a new best Terran? This idea makes a potential 3-0 finals very exciting. If Fantasy goes 3-0, we may well close the book on BW never knowing whether a new age of a new best Terran was upon us.

SKT Fighting. Fantasy Fighting!
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Not actually Hawaiian.
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  Plexa       Administrator       August 04 2012 03:04.Profile Blog # 

good read guys

Going to be an emotional evening, no matter the result
~ Spirit will set you free ~
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 -niL   Canada. August 04 2012 03:04. Posts 833
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Sadness and excitement at the same time, GO FANTASY!
 
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 Zeburial   Sweden. August 04 2012 03:05. Posts 1099
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oh wow, its here already =(
Empires are not brought down by outside forces - they are destroyed by weaknesses from within
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  Hyde   Australia. August 04 2012 03:05. Posts 13814Profile Blog # 
This is it.
Brood War Forever!
まめしば~~ BW for Life || Only noobs say SKT1
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 Negatiive   Canada. August 04 2012 03:06. Posts 153
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I don't even watch BW but i'm excited for this for some reason
ROOT4ROOT <3
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 Alabasern   United States. August 04 2012 03:07. Posts 2831
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Counter-terrorists win.
Support your esport!
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 Entirety   August 04 2012 03:07. Posts 858
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Brood War as an Olympic sport... One can only dream :')
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 FlaShFTW   United States. August 04 2012 03:07. Posts 4959
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GET HYPEDDDDDDD

Someone needs to make a Fantasy Vulture... or better yet... A FANTASY GG :D

And someone needs to make a Jangbi high templar :D

GOGOG STORM TASSADAR JANGBI HWAITING!!!
Never Surrender. Never GG. Always Fighting. BW4LYF. Woo Jung Ho Never Forget.
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 SC2Phoenix   Canada. August 04 2012 03:08. Posts 2793
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Last starleague starts tonight, this is it. Get hyped!
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 Soft`Soap   Canada. August 04 2012 03:09. Posts 860
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Fanta's glasses held him back last OSL
Awesome article as usual
I'm so excited for the gamessssssssssssss
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  Sc2ttyl   United States. August 04 2012 03:09. Posts 245Profile # 
ITS TIME
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  KadaverBB   Germany. August 04 2012 03:10. Posts 8152Profile # 
And i cant watch
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 chaosTheory_14cc   Canada. August 04 2012 03:10. Posts 893
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SO HYPED

I doubt I'll be able to sleep tonight.
 
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  Kiett   United States. August 04 2012 03:11. Posts 3581Profile Blog # 
;_; ♥
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 nooboon   August 04 2012 03:11. Posts 1600
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It will be a bittersweet final.
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  Epoxide   Sweden. August 04 2012 03:11. Posts 2827Profile Blog # 
Tommorow, will be the greatest.
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 Dreamer.T   United States. August 04 2012 03:11. Posts 1556
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I'm hyped. This is brood war's swan song. Hope we get an intense finals that will be remembered for eternity.
Forever the best, IMMvp <3
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 papaz   Sweden. August 04 2012 03:13. Posts 3739
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Here we gooooo!

Cmon Fantasy!!!
 
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