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[AdventureRacing]

Is anyone watching crank vs nestea? I know it's said often but it's hard to believe these are pro players. If you told me that was 2 random masters players i wouldn't have believed you (because the quality was too low). Terrible injects, no creep spread, super late spores (lost tons of drones to an oracle) and just the strangest choice of army compositions and expansion timings. Then nestea was just randomly walking 15-20 drones to an expansion before it was built and losing them for free.

Nestea i'm not so surprised but i thought crank was at least decent, that was as poor a game as you'll ever see at the pro level.

Edit: Hahahaha, crank just got his first zealot trapped in game 2. This is just hilarious, what's going on here. Now he got a sentry stuck as well so had to break the pylon to get out. This is just getting out of control.

And now crank GG's out on equal bases and up on probes. What a clusterfuck of a game.

 

[Crimsonlink]

Man no Samurai even with Bomber playing.

I hope he is alright!

 

[HolyCheck]

Man no Samurai even with Bomber playing.

I hope he is alright!

judging from his GAF profile, he seems a smart kid, hopefully he's got himself a nice job and is just too busy for us

 

[Aaron]

ToD just beat MVP. Terran clearly dead race.

 

[Syf]

Well, go INnoVation. Tonight we find out if Maru is the sole terran in the GSL Ro16.

 

[unknownstranger]

HerO vs Innovation on right now. Got up earlier than normal today and I don't really care about anyone else in this group so this will probably be the only match I watch.

There was a lot of stupid that series. In game one herO started a Robo after his Blink all-in failed but then cancelled it for some reason. I'm shocked Innovation didn't EBay block in game 2. Pulling SCV's with that many Colossi was stupid but his economy was about to be shot anyways since he had nothing for the DT's. In game 3 Innovation somehow got supply blocked at 19/19. I have no idea why herO delayed Colossi range which is why he lost his early Colossi. At that point Innovation should have picked up what he had left and SCV pulled since he was already behind in economy.

 

[Zen]

Why in the name of god will players never combine fungals with blinding cloud.

and why isn't squirtle using recall to kill bases and return home instantly, or having built warp point nexi to get a great position.

 

[unknownstranger]

Group A looks like the group of death outside on Classic. 3 of the top 8 players from last season in the same group. Feel bad that one of PartinG, soO, and herO won't make round of 8. Group B I'll be surprised if both Rain and Life don't make it out. If Maru can avoid True I think he gets out of the group pretty easily, and I'll take Dark over True in a ZvZ. Innovation opening against Zest is brutal but I'd take him over Soulkey to make it to round of 8.

 

[Syf]

Could be BabyKnight's last games of SC2 today. He's moving to Dota 2 after his WCS run ends. EU starting now.

 

[unknownstranger]

Round of 16 of Code S is about start. Probably the best group is on tonight.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Round of 16 of Code S is about start. Probably the best group is on tonight.

Nice! TY for heads up. Been a while since i've tuned in


The cheese lol

 

[peakish]

MMA with some clutch movement outplaying Dayshi in that last game of the losers bracket. Great comeback.

 

[unknownstranger]

Code S is on in about 15 minutes. Hopefully my internet connection doesn't go to shit this time. Tough group for Maru. TRUE has amazing ZvT and Dark 2-0'd Bbyong twice in round of 32.

 

[Zen]

I wish GSL aired at a more reasonable time!

ToD just beat MVP. Terran clearly dead race.

So do you still think that the hellion buff won't change much?

 

[unknownstranger]

And Maru proving again why he's one of my least favorite players. Gonna be sad if Dark doesn't make it out of the group because Maru cheesed him twice.

 

[Aaron]

So do you still think that the hellion buff won't change much?

Of course I completely missed that match. Caught the first two, and they looked pretty even with Maru having an advantage in the early game, and Dark doing better in the late game.

Better than the EU tvzs at least. MMA especially was playing lousy.

Dark should still advance unless his zvz is total garbage.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

lol maru cheese that was like the shortest match ever

Poor Stork he look devastated by the cheese

 

[Aaron]

Zergs just falling on their faces tonight. Maru being downright abusive.

 

[Syf]

Big TvT coming up in WCS AM, Polt vs Major to advance to the Ro16.

http://www.twitch.tv/wcs_america

 

[unknownstranger]

Code S is about to start. Easiest group to predict tonight. Will be surprised if both Rain and Life don't make it out.

 

[Syf]

Hope Life makes it! I have him on my fantasy team.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

lol Paralyze is a DT


Wow Solar with the comeback

 

[unknownstranger]

How the hell did Solar win that game?

 

[Aaron]

Sun beats rain.

 

[unknownstranger]

Missed the first half of game 2 because my internet crapped out but what an awful game by Rain. First game must have had him shook. Stupid of him to go for a base race when Solar had the bank to hide bases forever.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

double-upset


GG Paralyze

 

[Aaron]

Funny that both underdogs won, and most people probably wish they didn't.

 

[Syf]

Noooooo

 

[unknownstranger]

Wow how'd both Life and Rain not make it? Round of 8 could be really meh if we get all mirror match ups.

 

[unknownstranger]

Last round of 16 group of Code S is on in an hour. Wish the first two match ups were switched. Worst case scenario is Soulkey or Shine finishes first and Innovation finishes second. That would give us all mirror match-ups in round of 8 and one in round of 4 guaranteeing a Zerg in the finals.

 

[Aaron]

After the last group, I expect Shine to get out first.

Edit: Problem with hellbats is they can't split for shit.

 

[Syf]

GSL playoffs opening night. Anyone else up for it?

 

[unknownstranger]

Code S is about to start. Pretty meh match ups for being round of 8.

 

[Aaron]

I basically haven't watched any GSL / WCS lately due to the lack of terrans. I caught a little of Maru's series, but overall the matchups feel really stale and dull. Zvz has always been kind of boring, and I've seen so much zvp lately that I'm good on that for the next few months at least.

 

[unknownstranger]

Holy fuck at the control by soO and the choke by Solar. The only way soO could open greedier was double hatch before pool and he still barely lost any drones.

SoO is schooling Solar right now.

That was the most lopsided best of 5 in a long time. Also did soO lose weight?

 

[Aaron]

Very close opening game between Maru and Classic. Had the chess match feel of better SC2 matches.

 

[unknownstranger]

Awful game 2 by Classic. The 3rd Nexus spot was bad enough but then he basically suicided his Colossi because he had nothing to kill the Vikings.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Smart move by Classic charging in. Maru overstretched there

 

[Aaron]

Maru making some great plays, but his macro and multi-tasking are letting him down a little.

 

[unknownstranger]

Classic keeps trying to warp in at the worst place possible.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Crazy ZvZ right now. True playing well right now

edit: Wow soO with the comeback

 

[unknownstranger]

That was sad watching True throw that game by delaying 3/3 for so long.

SoO has the best ZvZ by far. Too tired to watch the rest of the matches though.

 

[Aaron]

True is a master of throwing. He's the MKP of zergs.

 

[HoodWinked]

lol heart won in the most ridiculous come back ever.

 

[unknownstranger]

GSL finals are about to start. I'm thinking soO will finally win but I can't remember how good his ZvP is.

 

[Syf]

I like both players, but yeah would be cool to see soO take it

 

[BlazeBreak]

Ah, GOM, you and your medium quality for non-subs

 

[unknownstranger]

That was awful from soO. He kept being too timid to commit to Classic's 2nd or 3rd and lost a ton of his ground army for almost nothing.

Not sure if GSL finals or random gold best of 7.

This series is hilariously awful.

 

[Aaron]

Second Place sOOOO continues to live up this name.

 

[Won]

That audience looked so dead.