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[Syf]

2 hours right?

Pre-show starts right after the opening ceremony yeah.

 

[SamuraiX-]

Pre-show just started!

Bomber vs MMA in 25 minutes!!

 

[Syf]

That stage, man.

 

[SamuraiX-]

That stage, man.

Completely dwarfs last year's main stage in every way.

They seriously went all out.

 

[SamuraiX-]

HHYYYYPPPPPPPUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

[Wedge7]

Should be some great games today. Nice production values so far, though that surprises noone.

 

[Majine]

Last years stage looks like a joke compared to this.

 

[SamuraiX-]

I am STUPID hyped for this. WAY more than I thought I could be.

LotV reveal, dat stage, dem product values...

So, so good.

These map picks are already insane.

Foxtrot Labs and Deadwing to open up Bomber vs MMA Bo5?

lawd

 

[Syf]

Alright, finally settled down and ready for some games. Let's go Bomber!

 

[SamuraiX-]

You know how to effectively kill hype?

When in the very first minute of the very first game of the very first match played...

BlizzCon Observer A instantly drops from the game. -_-


Blizzard pls

 

[Syf]

They haven't mentioned LAN support for LotV have they? Blizz pls

 

[SamuraiX-]

Banshee into triple CC build on Foxtrot?

wtf am I watching lol

 

[SamuraiX-]

It looks like Bomber is using the same style that he used to crush the Terrans at the Red Bull events.

Get 1/1 upgrades on a single E-bay, mass units, push and steamroll opponent with superior army count before they can get 2/2.

Edit: Looks like it's backfiring this time though... :-/

 

[Crimsonlink]

Darn it I wish I had a morning shift today

 

[Syf]

Dude imagine what the siege tank medivac micro will do in a position like this. I can't wait for LotV lol

 

[Durante]

That's a great opening game.

 

[SamuraiX-]

Bomber with these doom drops as his 3/3/3 completes. :O

 

[Syf]

Hell yeah Bomber! Solid first game. Love me some TvT

 

[StriKeVillain]

Was wondering why no one was discussing this awesome match in the Blizzcon thread. :S

 

[SamuraiX-]

And Foxtrot was MMA's first choice for the opening game. This could be a quick 3-0 if MMA doesn't come up with something crafty on Deadwing, but I have a feeling Bomber prepared something special for this next map.

 

[unknownstranger]

Not sure why MMA didn't rebuild turrets in his main after the second doom drop by Bomber.

 

[SamuraiX-]

Not sure why MMA didn't rebuild turrets in his main after the second doom drop by Bomber.

He was scanning really well, so it looked like he was very much anticipating the doom drops but he just never positioned/split his army well enough to hold the front line and also defend the main.

 

[Syf]

Two games, two disconnects. How bout that LAN support

 

[SamuraiX-]

This stage and these production values and the crowd are a bunch of stiffs. BlizzCon 2013 crowd was incredible.

Two games, two disconnects. How bout that LAN support

We're just casuals.

We can't understand David Kim's grandmaster plan.

 

[unknownstranger]

Wow MMA turned that game around fast.

 

[Aaron]

Amazing turn around by MMA. Thought he was going to get choked out.

 

[SamuraiX-]

Jeez, insane game. MMA went Super Saiyan. Mech vs Bio on Deadwing feels like a death sentence in TvT. Too much airspace and open space for drops and setting up for flanks.

 

[Durante]

Amazing play from both sides in that game. Bomber's defence was great and it looked like he was about to turn it around, but that's when MMA pulled out the 3-pronged harass while still not completely losing his central defensive line.

Very impressive.

 

[demosthenes]

Amazing play from both sides in that game. Bomber's defence was great and it looked like he was about to turn it around, but that's when MMA pulled out the 3-pronged harass while still not completely losing his central defensive line.

Very impressive.

Both games so far were amazing. How all of these go 5/7 games.

 

[Syf]

This stage is so COOL

 

[unknownstranger]

What two maps got veto'd?

 

[SamuraiX-]

What two maps got veto'd?

Nimbus and King Sejong Station.

Definitely weird veto choices considering the matchup.

 

[Aaron]

WTF. How does he have medivac this quick?

 

[SamuraiX-]

Bomber's control is slipping. Losing that second game seemed to make him slip mentally. Regardless, impeccable play by MMA considering TvT is his weakest matchup.

 

[unknownstranger]

Both players spent so much time supply blocked that match.

WTF. How does he have medivac this quick?

He got his gas like 3 seconds before Bomber somehow.

 

[SamuraiX-]

LET'S GO, BOMBER!!

I BELIEVE!!

 

[Syf]

Bomber pls ;-;

 

[Syf]

His control is failing ugh gg

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Bomber playing shit.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Garbage showcase by Bomber.

 

[StriKeVillain]

MMA!

 

[Paches]

I love MMA so much. He wants Blizzcon bad.

 

[Majine]

No, Bomber. You can't lose stuff like that against mma.

 

[unknownstranger]

Cloakless Banshee is pretty stupid in TvT since Vikings can chase them down pretty easily.

 

[Lethe82]

woo just woke up to watch some of the tourney, will hopefully dual stream this and the Hots panel.

 

[SamuraiX-]

Damn, Bomber was making a comeback toward the end there. That didn't end how I expected it to. lol Glad Bomber at least put up a fight to the very end. You can tell that second game really shook him. MMA kept him on the defensive in those last three games. That took Bomber completely out of his element.

gg wp

Luckily I also love MMA so I'm not horribly down about this.

Gogo MMA/Life/TaeJa/INno for the championship! Please no more Protoss. Although if herO wins I guess I won't complain.

 

[demosthenes]

New curse established. Day9 predicted the exact opposite outcome lol

 

[SamuraiX-]

Welp, I'll miss the rest of the quarterfinals live but definitely getting on those spoiler-free VODs when I get back to prepare my anus for the semifinals + grand final tomorrow. HYPE

New curse established. Day9 predicted the exact opposite outcome lol

Bomber's Law doesn't even hold a candle to the curse archon that is Artosis and Day9.

He never had a chance. ;_;

 

[AdventureRacing]

Fantastic series. Sad to see bomber gone but MMA is awesome as well. Now for the most hype part of SC2 tournaments, the countdown clock. They hired basically every caster in the world to be at this event, surely they could just have someone talking there instead?

 

[Aaron]

The clock is super short. It's amazing how quickly they turn things around, compared to the sometimes hour between matches at Dreamhack.