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HonestTea
5007 Posts
SK Telecom T1
Coach: Ju Hoon
Terran iloveoov Midas Canata In_Dove
Zerg GoRush Rumble Spirit-AnomiA- LaKe[Name]
Protoss Kingdom (Captain) IntoTheRainbow BeSt[HyO] NsP_MuJuK
MBCgame HERO
Coach: Ha Tae-Gi
Terran Sea Light 910 min_regi
Zerg July Shark Saint TheZerg
Protoss Pusan (Captain) Bisu JuniToss n.Die_Jaehoon
Maps: Blitz Tau Cross Vampire Longinus Arcadia 2 Iron Curtain New Peaks of Baekdu
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come on MBC, boring if T1 win again.
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United States37500 Posts
Go SKT1!
Thanks HonestTea!
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hero for the win. altho midas is going to beat whoever he plays =]
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
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You guys shouldn't forget T1 hasn't ever lost a final. And they've been to many (and 4 in a row before MBC won 2006 round 2). :>
But yeah, MBC's the team to beat these days. They're definitely the favorites considering their current shape.
We could have some great great matchups anyway considering the players. Please please please not too many mirrors. :o
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Russian Federation4235 Posts
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Wait, Iron Curtains is going to be used? Cool :D
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I'm pretty sure MBC is going to pull this out. Their team is just too deep. Especially since none of SKT T1's players are in top form right now, except for Midas.
Hopefully it'll be a good series without too many TvT's .
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is that just me or is SKT's zerg and protoss line-up really that weak? kingdom being the only exception, none of these players are quite in good shape right now or am i wrong about this?
gogo MBC fighting, thanks HonestTea anjd lol and the picture NeoIllusions!
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Canada9720 Posts
I'll be getting insanely drunk on saturday, and, as such, I might actually stay up late enough to watch this! Here's hoping!
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im getting insanely drunk on friday, and will brave the hangover by waking up 9 am to watch this!
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my weekend:
Proleague Grand Final, play football match, go house hunting, go to a gig, watch Liverpool vs Chelsea, watch Arsenal vs Man United AND write 3,500 word essay due in on Monday morning.
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United States37500 Posts
On January 18 2007 07:35 Cpt Obvious wrote: is that just me or is SKT's zerg and protoss line-up really that weak? kingdom being the only exception, none of these players are quite in good shape right now or am i wrong about this?
gogo MBC fighting, thanks HonestTea anjd lol and the picture NeoIllusions!
To go off topic a little more... there was a newspaper article with a picture in my university newspaper about Honest Tea. I wanted to scan it and PM it to HonestTea but I don't have a scanner.
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On January 18 2007 07:08 muramasa wrote: I'm pretty sure MBC is going to pull this out. Their team is just too deep. Especially since none of SKT T1's players are in top form right now, except for Midas.
Well both Gorush and Oov are also seeds for the OSL ro16, which is a sign of being in a pretty fine shape imho.
But yeah, MBC's lineup is fucking scary. And they'd definitely deserve to win the whole thing with the awesome spirit they've displayed during the playoff.
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On January 18 2007 07:35 Cpt Obvious wrote: is that just me or is SKT's zerg and protoss line-up really that weak? kingdom being the only exception, none of these players are quite in good shape right now or am i wrong about this?!
Gorush's in a pretty good shape imho. Well, except his ZvP, actually. Both his ZvT and ZvZ are looking strong. I'd say he's in a clearly better shape than Kingdom anyway, who's lost 95% of his latest proleague games (a few of them being decisive).
I think more than the actual lineups, what's important during such events is team spirit, and in that respect T1 might suffer a bit from the absence of Boxer, while MBC's more motivated than ever. In the end T1 has more experience of big finals, but MBC's got a more versatile lineup and the current momentum. Now there'll be other factors like luck, 2v2's, etc...
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It would be such a shame for T1 if they lose it (imo). They have forbidden their players to participate in both msl/osl at the same time (debatable). T1 coach is going to be crucified if MBC takes it ( especially if you take into consideration how long they are practicing for this) .
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
On January 18 2007 09:23 Wasabi wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2007 02:03 Resonate wrote: come on MBC, boring if T1 win again. Agreed.
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On January 18 2007 05:03 PoP wrote: You guys shouldn't forget T1 hasn't ever lost a final. And they've been to many (and 4 in a row before MBC won 2006 round 2). :>
But yeah, MBC's the team to beat these days. They're definitely the favorites considering their current shape.
We could have some great great matchups anyway considering the players. Please please please not too many mirrors. :o
but boxer isn't captaining them this time
then again considering you only need 4 1v1 players... two of T1's terrans + gorush + kingdom isn't that bad
i wouldn't find it boring at all if SKT1 wins but the absence of boxer pushes me towards MBC i think
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Thanks for posting the rosters HonestTea
go SKT
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Although I want MBC to win, SKT will, 4-3 my best bet.
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thedeadhaji
39473 Posts
yea even if they are "slumping" this skt1 is possible of doing anything on a given day, even if they cant sustain it from week to week over 3 months.
my heart is with mbc though.
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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
MBC has a evenly-balanced lineup everyone team has dreamed for.
So far SKT1's BoxeR/Oov/Midas terran lineup was unmatchable by any other team. But MBC's Sea/Light lineup can almost match T1's slightly weaker Oov/Midas/Canata line.
Meanwhile MBC's Z lineup is slightly better than T1's... July's been on fire. GoRush has been doing good too, but July's recent ownage is beyond him.
As for P, well MBC definately has the lead. The Bisu/PuSan combo is far more effective than Kingdom/Rainbow as of late.
The real question is which team has the better 2v2 down. MBC's 14nexus strategy was apparently so unstoppable they decided to save it for the finals (according to the talk-show thing I saw yesterday).
Then there's STK1's reputation to remember. 4 Finals in a row, 4 wins. That's pretty damn amazing. All in all, I'd say MBC is a little better by about 6 to 4.
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United States20661 Posts
I want SKT1 to win, but I think MBC will.
As long as Rainbow wins in a sufficiently reaverish way I am happy.
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gogo SKT, make the big boss (boxer) proud
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thedeadhaji
39473 Posts
all about the 2v2's prolly.
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MBC gotta win. For what they have achieved so far, It would be such a shame for MBC themselves if they lose this one.
Btw too much of snow here ... schools closed...Hooray~!
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is awesome32250 Posts
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Assuming they are in form SKT1 looks stronger here, their Terran lineup is just too good.
Midas is almost a sure win for T1.
Oov isn't quite playing like his old self yet, but in a match such as this, I would also put him above every MBC player. Things like experience and nerves play a big role here.
The MBC Protosses are probably favoured against Canata, but that can go either way, July might be favoured as well, but don't forget Canata beat July in game 6 of the round 1 finals. I also like his TvT better than both Light's and Sea's.
Gorush is no slouch either and Kingdom is able to play amazing games.
As always, this will greatly depend on the matchups, but I see T1 as slightly favoured.
To those sure that MBC will win, answer me: What are MBC's answers to Midas and Oov? Who from MBC is favoured against Gorush?
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I would give Light a favour over Gorush as of now.
Not much though
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On Longinus Light would be favoured slightly, but T1's definitely not going to send Gorush there, I guess they'll send him on Arcadia. Light definitely has a chance, but favoured? No, I'd say equal.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
Light will probably play arcadia (he started winning games on this map as terran against zerg before any others) SKT will proabbly play a terran on longinus MBC will send bisu/pusan on longinus
There will be strats that you've never seen before/in a long time There will be crazy moves pulled out from nowhere There will be snipers left right and center
MBC's answers to Midas and OOv? Pusan (if his form keeps up), July (if his streak keeps up), Bisu (if he stops sucking) + shark/junitoss as snipers
SKT will struggle methinks, 6 games is alot..
Terran iloveoov (1v1) Midas (1v1) Canata (2v2, 1v1) In_Dove
Zerg GoRush (1v1) Rumble (2v2) Spirit-AnomiA- LaKe[Name] (2v2)
Protoss Kingdom (Captain) (1v1) IntoTheRainbow (2v2) BeSt[HyO] NsP_MuJuK
yea.. thats about all i can think for skt... MBC have depth to their advantage and as we've seen, depth translates to wins in bo7 PL.. canata/rumble will most likely be used as a 2v2, and the other 2v2 will probably have rainbow (iron curtain).. the 2nd team will be weaker imo. MBC have bisu/saint as a good pz combo without any fancy strats, likewise is 910/Thezerg.. SKT's once formidable terran lineup is a joke imo.. oov who is a shadow of his former self, canata who has stage fright, in_dove with no experiance... and midas, one badass teddybear... their zerg and protoss lineups are a joke as well... rainbow who is slumping like mad, and kingdom who is slumping (after a good run)... whereas MBC have pusan & bisu..
SKT's policy of limiting players to one league aint gunna *really* help them here... Pusan is free from both individual leagues Light/Bisu/Sea are free from one league if not two and july can be compared to midas..
MBC is definatly the safebet... as the 06 seasons (although in 07 now) seem to be curse breakers (legend of the fall, winners curse (so far), savior finally making OSL etc) so just because SKT have won all the finals theyve been in, it doesnt mean anything on the day
IMO this is clear choice, MBC
If CJ has beaten MBC- i wouldve voted to CJ to beat SKT- they really have lost their way
MBC fighting Park Ji-Ho fighting
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United States20661 Posts
Basically SKT1 doesn't have nine players to put in. So if it goes out to 6, I'm worried for SKT1. Ace is fine, but I don't think they'd make it. So SKT1 has to go for a win early by putting all of their guns out. MBC depth will triumph over a bo7 as demonstrated in previous matches.
So, SKT1 can put money on oov/midas, sure. But canata/rainbow/kingdom/gorush must play like they can and have in the past. I really want to see a repeat of rainbow/goodfriend - favorite pvt of all time. Except for MAYBE game 4 reach/boxer and game 1 reach/oov... but eh. They don't have enough consistent players, so they have to win early with those they think they can count on.
MBC just has to pull through. None of their players is a nada or a savior, but they've got six solid players who can beat anyone on a good day. light/bisu/pusan/sea/july/saint is just a scary lineup. Almost as scary as KTF's yellow/reach/ra/goodfriend/chojja/themarine when they were in form. They'll be fine with going out to game six and then they can put in their sixth ace and SKT1 will have nobody left to use.
The old format was good for SKT1 because they could put in one guy and have him last for a long time. The new format benefits teams like MBC who don't have one ultimate fighter but have many good ones. I put my money on MBC, but my heart's with SKT1.
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Valhalla18444 Posts
On January 19 2007 07:30 Orome wrote: Assuming they are in form SKT1 looks stronger here, their Terran lineup is just too good.
Midas is almost a sure win for T1.
Oov isn't quite playing like his old self yet, but in a match such as this, I would also put him above every MBC player. Things like experience and nerves play a big role here.
The MBC Protosses are probably favoured against Canata, but that can go either way, July might be favoured as well, but don't forget Canata beat July in game 6 of the round 1 finals. I also like his TvT better than both Light's and Sea's.
Gorush is no slouch either and Kingdom is able to play amazing games.
As always, this will greatly depend on the matchups, but I see T1 as slightly favoured.
To those sure that MBC will win, answer me: What are MBC's answers to Midas and Oov? Who from MBC is favoured against Gorush?
July Pusan and Sea are capable of beating Midas and Oov. Midas is a clear favourite and oov is about even.
July Sea Bisu and Light would be favourites over GoRush, but only in Sea's case is it a big advantage. Any of MBC's 1v1 players are a favourite over Kingdom (and it pains me to say that).
Canata can beat anyone at any time, but he has to perform like a clutch player. If he doesn't anyone on MBC can beat him. T1 will probably save him for Ace.
The thing here is that MBC will most likely dominate the 2v2. Saint is too good at teamplay, you can stick anyone with him and they'll probably win. As well, 910[Ete] and TheZerg have been unstoppable lately. That means that if one of the giants fall (Midas Oov Canata), MBC pretty much has this in the bag. They need a flawless performance from those three, and their chance of having GoRush put up a win against an MBC top player is higher than their chance of winning a 2v2.
It's going to be a close match, and even given T1's strong Terran lineup I'm going to give the edge to MBC. These are my two favourite teams by a large margin why can't we all get along
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Valhalla18444 Posts
Something to consider as well: coaching advantage.
T1 has a tendency to make goofy fucking choices that I can't explain, like kOs in the ace match against Hanbit so many finals ago. Granted he barely beat Silent_Control but fucking kOs?
There is always a chance that coach Ju Hoon will do something crazy like sending out In_Dove or Best[hyO], because he thinks he has something up his sleeve. If he wants to win this final he needs it to go to Ace, and given MBC's terrifying 2v2 that means he needs a nearly flawless performance from his 1v1 lineup. "Flawless" as in "an unprobable but believeable result".
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i'd like to see intotherainbow reaver control again =)
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Valhalla18444 Posts
On January 19 2007 11:47 Last Romantic wrote: light/bisu/pusan/sea/july/saint is just a scary lineup.
Shark, not saint
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skt1 will win.
and after they do i will link to this post with a big "i told you so" ;o
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Plexa: Pusan und July definitely have the best chances, but to me they aren't favourites against Oov and Midas. Bisu IF he starts playing well, but that's like saying Kingdom's the counter to Light. It's unlikely they'll send Junitoss in a 1v1, seeing as Midas/Oov/Gorush are all great against P, but it's quite likely they'll send shark. That doesn't mean he has good chances to win though.
Oov a shadow of his former self is harsh. I haven't seen all his games lately, but the ones I did weren't bad, mostly him playing solidly and his opponents fucking up. There was also that game vs Much in Proleague that was apparently awesome. I just don't see how July (maybe) or especially Pusan are supposed to be favoured against him.
Canata has suffered from stage fright in the path, but looking at the last final he played in, where he won the decisive match against July, I'm not too worried. I really hope T1 will use Canata for a 1v1 and In_Dove for the 2v2 with Rumble.
Last Romantic:
MBC definitely does have a greater skill depth, but when you compare T1's skill depth to Hanbit and Lecaf, who both managed to get into the ace game, T1 looks a lot better.
The thing is, it's really not that hard to get three wins somehow. They've got 5-6 players that can win a 1v1 game, that's easily enough.
If they have one thing to worry about, it's their racial imbalance.
Fakesteve: (btw, good to see you taking part in discussions again )
I don't see how Sea has a big advantage over Gorush. In the one series they played, Gorush won 2-1. Granted, Gorush isn't in his prime, but Sea hasn't been hot either. Also, why would Bisu be at an advantage over Gorush? If he was playing like last OSL, maybe, but he's far from that at the moment.
I rarely ever watch 2v2's, so I can't really discuss that. From what I can remember, in the playoffs, 910[Ete]/TheZerg didn't look too convincing to me, but it's very possible I'm wrong. If MBC will indeed win both 2v2's, yeah, T1's situation suddenly looks a lot worse. Aren't Canata/Rumble or Rainbow/Rumble supposed to be good 2v2 teams as well?
Kingdom T_T Well, I suppose I'll have to agree. Still, we all know he's capable of beating any of those players, it's so frustrating. T_T
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Valhalla18444 Posts
On January 19 2007 13:23 Orome wrote:Fakesteve: (btw, good to see you taking part in discussions again ) I don't see how Sea has a big advantage over Gorush. In the one series they played, Gorush won 2-1. Granted, Gorush isn't in his prime, but Sea hasn't been hot either. Also, why would Bisu be at an advantage over Gorush? If he was playing like last OSL, maybe, but he's far from that at the moment. Bisu is MUCH better at PvZ than PvT. That loss to Iris is a little misleading, it was a big timing rush on Iris' part that Bisu really didn't prepare for. GoRush's 'Lair First Ask Questions Later' style in ZvP is effective I guess, but have you seen any games lately where GoRush gets at a disadvantage? He crumbles like stale bread. Bisu is amazing at putting lots of pressure on a Zerg player, so I'd put him as a favourite over GoRush easily. Even if he plays passively in the beginning, he's much better at digging himself out of holes. I rarely ever watch 2v2's, so I can't really discuss that. From what I can remember, in the playoffs, 910[Ete]/TheZerg didn't look too convincing to me, but it's very possible I'm wrong. If MBC will indeed win both 2v2's, yeah, T1's situation suddenly looks a lot worse. Aren't Canata/Rumble or Rainbow/Rumble supposed to be good 2v2 teams as well? Kingdom T_T Well, I suppose I'll have to agree. Still, we all know he's capable of beating any of those players, it's so frustrating. T_T
Thanks
Sea lost that series against GoRush, yeah. That was a much different situation, though. Sea will have prepared builds on a specific map, to win one specific game, once. He is a crazy little bastard, and I guarantee any build he puts together will be too much for a conventional lair-style zerg like GoRush to handle.
910[Ete]/TheZerg was shaky for a bit, yeah. Lately this is how their 2v2 goes down. 910 does something crazy and it always fucking works because 1) TheZerg is phenomenal at covering his ass and 2) 910 always seems to know something the other guys don't. Rumble/Canata is a good team, but they'll save Canata for Ace. Rainbow, I love the guy to bits but he is TERRIBLE at 2v2. Rumble is always the support player when he teams with Canata, I don't think he has the skill necessary to dictate the flow of a 2v2. This isn't always a problem, but when you have 910[Ete] and Saint on the other two teams... well... you're basically going to get thrown around. Saint is one of the best 2v2 players I've seen this season.
Kingdom.. it makes me sad.
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T1's manager is known to send out a few totally unexpected players/teams during finals. It usually works, but sometimes fails horribly (like that Boxer/Kingdom 2v2 team last year).
Also I don't think players' current shapes are that important when it comes to singles games which players have several weeks to prepare for. Team spirit, overall determination, experience of big events and draw luck are extremely decisive factors as well. It's really hard to predict what could happen. And even the players' shapes are totally debatable.
In the end I don't really care (those are my two favorites teams) and I only hope there'll be at least 2 epic 1v1s and as few mirrors as possible. There's potential for absolutely awesome matchups.
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On January 19 2007 14:30 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote: Bisu is MUCH better at PvZ than PvT. That loss to Iris is a little misleading, it was a big timing rush on Iris' part that Bisu really didn't prepare for. GoRush's 'Lair First Ask Questions Later' style in ZvP is effective I guess, but have you seen any games lately where GoRush gets at a disadvantage? He crumbles like stale bread. Bisu is amazing at putting lots of pressure on a Zerg player, so I'd put him as a favourite over GoRush easily. Even if he plays passively in the beginning, he's much better at digging himself out of holes.
I'm still not fully convinced, I think you're underestimating Gorush's management skills. Then again, PvZ is the mu I know by far the least about, so you could be right.
Sea lost that series against GoRush, yeah. That was a much different situation, though. Sea will have prepared builds on a specific map, to win one specific game, once. He is a crazy little bastard, and I guarantee any build he puts together will be too much for a conventional lair-style zerg like GoRush to handle.
Well TvZ is a mu that's less dependant on builds (like TvT, where he had that crazy m&m build against Boxer last finals), but I have to admit, you're probably right. Damn you!
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Valhalla18444 Posts
On January 19 2007 14:46 Orome wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2007 14:30 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote: Bisu is MUCH better at PvZ than PvT. That loss to Iris is a little misleading, it was a big timing rush on Iris' part that Bisu really didn't prepare for. GoRush's 'Lair First Ask Questions Later' style in ZvP is effective I guess, but have you seen any games lately where GoRush gets at a disadvantage? He crumbles like stale bread. Bisu is amazing at putting lots of pressure on a Zerg player, so I'd put him as a favourite over GoRush easily. Even if he plays passively in the beginning, he's much better at digging himself out of holes. I'm still not fully convinced, I think you're underestimating Gorush's management skills. Then again, PvZ is the mu I know by far the least about, so you could be right. Show nested quote + Sea lost that series against GoRush, yeah. That was a much different situation, though. Sea will have prepared builds on a specific map, to win one specific game, once. He is a crazy little bastard, and I guarantee any build he puts together will be too much for a conventional lair-style zerg like GoRush to handle.
Well TvZ is a mu that's less dependant on builds (like TvT, where he had that crazy m&m build against Boxer last finals), but I have to admit, you're probably right. Damn you!
You might be right about me underestimating GoRush. With our luck now, he'll get put up against July or something and all of our discussion is thrown out the window.
And TvZ is a little less build dependant, yeah. But this is Sea we're talking about. This is the kid who beat JJu's 9pool with 14cc, he is INSANE.
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I've never really been convinced by Sea's TvZ actually. His micro is bleh and his builds are pretty uninspired usually.
Anyway he'll probably play on Blitz and I doubt T1 will send out a Z here.
I predict Sea vs Kingdom on Blitz in the first game btw.
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T1 and MBCGame are my favorite teams, but seeing the lineup and the shape of the playas, T1's fucked i think
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Valhalla18444 Posts
On January 19 2007 15:01 PoP wrote: I've never really been convinced by Sea's TvZ actually. His micro is bleh and his builds are pretty uninspired usually.
Anyway he'll probably play on Blitz and I doubt T1 will send out a Z here.
I predict Sea vs Kingdom on Blitz in the first game btw.
in that case kingdom is completely and utterly fucked as far as i'm concerned
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It's Kingdom, you never know. I can still remember how he utterly beat the shit out of Nada on Blitz.
Anyway, I think there's a good chance Sea isn't going to play on Blitz. MBC Game openly said they would've used Sea on Blitz for ace because he's very strong there after the series against CJ. If they were really intending to use him there in the grand final, would they have said this? It might very well be a feint. I'll make a bold prediction and say he's going to be used on Tau Cross to snipe Midas.
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On January 19 2007 15:33 Orome wrote: It's Kingdom, you never know. I can still remember how he utterly beat the shit out of Nada on Blitz.
Anyway, I think there's a good chance Sea isn't going to play on Blitz. MBC Game openly said they would've used Sea on Blitz for ace because he's very strong there after the series against CJ. If they were really intending to use him there in the grand final, would they have said this? It might very well be a feint. I'll make a bold prediction and say he's going to be used on Tau Cross to snipe Midas.
But then again maybe they thought T1 would figure out the trick and expect someone else... in which case using him would actually take them by surprise. :p
Oh well I'm thinking too much. G'night.
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Haha, yeah you can do that game endlessly, but my version's the most probable.^^
Good night, I'm off too.
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i think midas would be safe on longinus. midas has been playing strong this year so far and the 4th match to me is very important. it could mark the end of the series or the turning point. midas would most likely kill a zerg on longinus if mbc sent one for some reason. he is really strong against toss and mbc terrans aren't in top shape. sea hasn't been making many appearances and light just lost 2 tvt.
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Midas plus Longinus is overkill.
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I feel like MBC is stronger at the moment, since so many of their players are playing so solidly... Still, you always have to be careful when SKT is involved...
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Valhalla18444 Posts
midas can play on any map and win
aficionado brought up him strong~
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cj brought him up strong aficionado and boxer smoothed the edges
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what time its starting? (TL time plz)
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On January 18 2007 09:20 Red_Dragon wrote: It would be such a shame for T1 if they lose it (imo). They have forbidden their players to participate in both msl/osl at the same time (debatable). T1 coach is going to be crucified if MBC takes it ( especially if you take into consideration how long they are practicing for this) .
That's true, it would be a shame. Too bad MBC is on a rampage currently
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Does anyone know if there will be a live stream for this?
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
On January 19 2007 13:23 Orome wrote: Plexa: Pusan und July definitely have the best chances, but to me they aren't favourites against Oov and Midas. Bisu IF he starts playing well, but that's like saying Kingdom's the counter to Light. It's unlikely they'll send Junitoss in a 1v1, seeing as Midas/Oov/Gorush are all great against P, but it's quite likely they'll send shark. That doesn't mean he has good chances to win though.
Oov a shadow of his former self is harsh. I haven't seen all his games lately, but the ones I did weren't bad, mostly him playing solidly and his opponents fucking up. There was also that game vs Much in Proleague that was apparently awesome. I just don't see how July (maybe) or especially Pusan are supposed to be favoured against him.
Canata has suffered from stage fright in the path, but looking at the last final he played in, where he won the decisive match against July, I'm not too worried. I really hope T1 will use Canata for a 1v1 and In_Dove for the 2v2 with Rumble. Hmm, neither pusan nor july (imo) can take midas atm.. id say about 65/35 in favour of midas if he as pitted against either of them. However, oov looks vaunerable to me, july's recent form imo can take oov (he turned out a pretty scary savior-ish play the other day) and pusan is looking good and in form, however to be honest.. i havent seen his pvt as of late.. pusan vs oov on longinus would be very cool.. because oov's defence in that game against much was phenominal.. and pusan's comeback against FBH was quite amazing too.. id say its 50/50 between these two.. i really dont know;; Junitoss is a VERY valid option for 1v1.. Coach Ha comes up with some amazing play ideas, and last time these two titans met junitoss was pitted against Gorush on Old Peaks of Baekdu; and damn near took it.. he is playing, he will be a sniper, and he will have a awesome strat prepared.. this extends to shark as well i think... Canata really never impressed me after he went 0-3 in his group after beating pusan in ODT after one fucking epic clash ;; it really pissed me off.. and he really has gone no where.. and his fabled inner-team rankings dont really mean much on stage... im pretty sure they will use him as a 2v2 option.. him or oov.. and personally i think oov is stronger 1v1... oov/midas/gorush/kingdom for 1v1 perhaps? i dont know.. up to SKT's coach i guess
all in all it should be a good clash and im looking forward to it
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4 hours 20 minutes left till kickoff!!!!!
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i have 2 questions.
who is aficionado? and what is a sniper as mentioned in the quote below?
Junitoss is a VERY valid option for 1v1.. Coach Ha comes up with some amazing play ideas, and last time these two titans met junitoss was pitted against Gorush on Old Peaks of Baekdu; and damn near took it.. he is playing, he will be a sniper
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Cayman Islands24199 Posts
Sniper is a guy who specifically trains for one match up on one map with the aim of taking out the other team's ace or some important player.
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but doesn't that mean the team has to predict who that person is going to play in order to make him prepare one map and one mu. what if they predict wrong?
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
is everyone going to watch in the sc2.org room?
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On January 19 2007 19:38 Gokey wrote: 4 hours 20 minutes left till kickoff!!!!!
I was under the impression this was a BW Pro League Final Match, not soccer.
To answer the kids question, afi as I like to call him is a coach for a pro team.
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Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On January 19 2007 20:30 kNyTTyM wrote: but doesn't that mean the team has to predict who that person is going to play in order to make him prepare one map and one mu. what if they predict wrong? Then they are fucked.
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Germany / USA16648 Posts
Momentum wise MBC has defnitily the edge in this final, they have simply been doing much better than SKT1 in the last months of Proleague. SKT1 is no pushover though, if MBC ends indeed ends up winning it won't be an easy victory, that is for certain.
Oov and Midas are even or the favourite against any player MBC can send. Gorush has been doing reasonably well in the current OSL, he has enormous experience, is a great tactician and has a fair chance of winning against anyone. Kingdom needs to be in the zone to deliver, he can suck like shit, but if he's in the zone he is one of the scariest players around. Canata - dunno, he has great mechanics, but he still doesn't really deliver up to his hype, certainly not a favourite against the better MBC players. Rainbow - I love this guy, but if his Reavers don't work out he's almost always fucked -.-, although he can be brilliant at times (Rainbow vs GF anyone?) 2v2 wise imho SKT has good chances
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