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2008 ShinHan Bank Proleague总决赛
年复一年,转眼新一届的总决赛即将华丽上演。KHAN不出人们所料的出现在了总决赛的一边。他们在联赛中保持的连续强势是非常可怕的。队中主力FirebatHero,Jangbi以及Stork在January教练的领导下使Samsung战队在过去一个赛季始终占据了领头羊的位置。
而OGN这只年轻的队伍,在经过联赛早期的镇痛后,在季后赛中接连力克劲旅STX以及SKT1,才取得了进军总决赛的资格。在经历了与SKT1的惊魂7场后,OGN已经准备好了要去复制Lecaf去年的壮举。
开场的比赛对阵双方分别是Samsung的Hades对上了OGN中TvZ实力并不出众的Leta。这不是一场重量级的比赛,因为Leta的TvZ曾经被Yellow的守护者、口水混合部队羞辱过,另一方面,Hades也从没在正式的单打比赛中对阵过Terran。
据说Hades在少数的ZvT比赛中都取得了胜利,击败了包括WeMade Baby、KTF Barracks在内的选手。Leta在今年的早些时候曾经对上过sAviOr,并且在地图Andromeda上击败了这位虫族天皇,甚至在巴黎的精英赛上,Sea[Shield]也没能做到这点。我认为Leta的经验会给他带来一些心里上的优势,但Hades的神秘是我们无法预测。所以任何事都有可能发生。
两支队伍的绝对王牌在对虫族有利的地图Andromeda上遭遇。Luxury在之前的比赛中已经取得了骄人甚至卓越的战果,但是不到最后一刻谁也不能盖棺定论。Stork可能会尽早放下自己的第三片分矿把比赛带入后期;而Luxury也许会使出对阵Best时的压迫性打法或者6条飞龙接后续飞龙直接骚扰的战术。
由于地图的关系,我直观的认为Luxury会取得胜利。而自从Stork被委以在仙女座上抓对方的Zerg的重任后,他大量的练习也许会使得他击败Luxury。我们所能做的就是期望比赛不要拖到2个小时以上或者蝎子到处跑的场面……我猜测Sparkyz会取得2比0的领先优势。
两只同样出色的双打队伍将在Hannibal相遇。在2v2的比赛中,每一场战斗都是令人眼花缭乱的(除了看选手的老家建筑……囧)TT/Jihyun已经获得了很多比赛的胜利,而Zeus/Yarnc拥有更高的胜率以及近来的良好状态。尽管如此,我仍认为Samsung的孩子们会取得这一场的胜利。因为直觉,呵呵。或者说是纯因为这个假YellOw让我感到不爽。
滚开吧, Myung soo(小YellOw).
在TvT之家Wuthering Heights上,最讨厌的选手对上了最丑陋的选手——也许是这个时候,让我无比怀念Goodfriend以及XellOs。让我们面对现实吧,这2位选手在过去的赛季中充分展现了自己TvT的功力。FirebatHero更具有实力,而在这场考验操作和心理的比赛中,实力强的一方往往取得最终的胜利。
到那时,我们不得不忍受为FBH庆祝(我想说:其实我很欣赏火兵啊!)欢呼吧!
Chalrenge是十分幸运的,然而Jangbi则没有了这份福气。在这场比赛中,运气成分将会在一定程度上影响比赛的进程。尽管如此,Jangbi在Samsung战队中是最有名的送葬者,相反的,Chalrenge则有些名过其实。Jangbi的光芒已经打破万里长空,尤其在经过这么多的比赛后,良好的心理素质使他成为了今日的明星。Chalrenge则仅仅是一个缺少脸部表情的普通Protoss。
Chalrenge至少差了Jangbi两个档次。Chalrenge不可能连续击败2名S级别的神族选手。没人会有那样的好运气。
Flower和Juni是4位选手当中比较老牌的2v2选手。由于战斗将在Hunters上开始,出生点位将会直接导致比赛的趋势——如果你的对手出生在6点和7点,而你们则离得十万八千里那么比赛将会很艰难。Flower/Spear组合在过去的2个赛季配合中产生了化学变化,所以我相信他们会把比赛带入第七场的生死大战。
对于Sparkyz而言最有可能出战 Ace的就是Luxury,但KHAN一方则有很多选择。Jangbi和Stork都有可能,况且Blue Storm上的PvZ也是非常平衡。Firebathero也有可能背负使命上场,但可能性极小。仅从KHAN的选择比OGN多上来讲,三星无疑占有先机。在知道这些后,OGN的孩子们也许会有疯狂的人员安排……比如派上Chalrenge。让我们试目以待吧!
2008 ShinHan Bank Proleague Grand Final
9 August 17:00 KST
Once again, another ProLeague final. KHAN is here, to no one's surprise. Their consistency across the seasons is quite awesome. Featuring FBH, Jangbi, and Stork under the watchful guidance of Coach January, the Samsung team has been heading PL rankings for season after season.
The OGN kids, after early season struggles, played the maximum number of matches to reach the ultimate stage. After a thrilling seven-setter against T1, they are ready to attempt Lecaf's feat from last year.
Set I
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Hades <Katrina SE> Leta
The inaugural match between Samsung’s battle-tested KHAN squad and the re-emergent KOR/OGN team pits the untested ZvT of Hades against the mediocre TvZ of Leta. Not a particularly crowd-drawing matchup – Leta’s most interesting TvZ was a humiliating loss against YellOw’s 2001 guardian/hydra army composition, whereas Hades hasn’t logged a single ZvT in the majors.
That being said, Hades went undefeated in the minors ZvT before his promotion, defeating WeMade’s Baby and KTF’s Barracks. Leta dispatched sAviOr earlier this year in a straightforward dismantling on Andromeda – something even Sea[Shield] failed to do in France. I’d give Leta the slight tip due to his experience, but since we’ve seen so little of Hades, anything could happen.
Set II
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Stork <Andromeda> Luxury
The teams’ respective aces face off on the Zerg-friendly Andromeda. Luxury’s been posting superior results recently, but the Dinosaur has not yet fossilized. Stork will most likely try to make it a drawn macro game by taking his three bases early; Luxury will either play aggressively as he did against Best or take six multis following more conventional lines of play.
I foresee Luxury winning simply because of the map, but since Stork’s been practicing to snipe a Zerg on Andro, he might win. Let’s just hope it doesn’t take two hours and involve defilers on both sides. I’m predicting the Sparkyz to take an early 2-0 lead.
Set III
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TT / JiHyun <Hannibal> Zeus / YellOw[ArnC]
Two of the preeminent teamplay squads go at it on Hannibal. As it goes with 2v2, every game looks different (unless it’s on DMZ). TT/Jihyun have posted more wins, but Zeus/Yarnc have the better win ratio and superior recent performance. Nevertheless, I’m going with the Samsung boys on this one. Call it a hunch. Or a pure, complete hatred of That Bastard Fake YellOw.
Get out, Myungsoo.
Set IV
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firebathero <Wuthering Heights> go.go
The most annoying player against the ugliest player on the TvT borehouse Wuthering – it’s at these times I most miss Goodfriend and XellOs. We take what we can get, though, and these two players have shown their TvT strength in the past season. Firebathero is the better player, and in such a skill-based matchup, the better player will usually take it.
We’ll have to endure another Sungeun ceremony. Cheers.
Set V
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JangBi <Colosseum> Chalrenge
Chalrenge is damn lucky, and Jangbi is damn unlucky. In this matchup, luck matters quite a bit. Nevertheless, Jangbi is the reputed king of Samsung’s team inters, whereas Chalrenge’s ceremonies far outshine his actual performance. Rays of Jangbi’s brilliance have broken through his shell of nervousness, making him one of today’s eminent executors. Chalrenge is still a mediocre Protoss who’s had a few pies smashed in his face.
Jangbi is at least two tiers above Chalrenge. Chalrenge won’t be able to take out two S-class Protosses in a row. Nobody’s that damn lucky.
Set VI
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Juni / yoOn[s.g]<Hunters> Flower / Spear
Flower and Juni are the more established 2v2 players of these four. As it’s Hunters, starting positions play a huge factor in what happens – it’s hard to overcome a team that gets both bottom left positions if you and your teammate are crossmap. Flower/Spear have had good chemistry these past two seasons, though, so I’d trust them to take it to the closer.
Closer
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Ace <Blue Storm> Ace
Luxury is almost definitely the Ace card for the Sparkyz, though KHAN has more options. Jangbi and Stork are both possibilities, and the map is fairly even PvZ. Firebathero might be sent as a sniper, but it’s less likely. Simply due to the fact KHAN has more options than OGN, they’re slightly advantaged – knowing this, the OGN boys might do something crazy. Like send Chalrenge. We’ll have to see.
[ 本帖最后由 rookiestyle 于 2008-8-6 10:31 编辑 ] |