With Flash claiming the StarCraft GOMTV GSI title for himself, Stork is now grasping for the OSL. Flash, considered on of the top Terrans in the world, has been gaining momentum, rolling over so many opponents lately. With his GOMTV win, he turned from a dark horse into a crowd favorite. Showing he can defeat Stork despite stacked odds against him, Flash will sit down once again to prove his victory was not a fluke.Stork is arguably the top Protoss player to set foot on the proleague scene today. Excluding Flash, Stork has only lost one PvT game to Iris (later on in GSI event he would sweep Iris 3-0). He can multitask and optimize every move, balancing micro and macro to an incredible degree even among players in his class. Stork demonstrates the full potential of the Protoss races in his games, never disappointing spectators.
While the players are clashing for a rematch, the maps have changed for this set.
Game 1 - Blue Storm
Game 2 - Katrina
Game 3 - Troy
Game 4 - Fantasy II
Game 5 - Blue Storm Continued…
GomTV has given thanks and announced some upcoming events on their GSI website. The GSI was a huge success, bringing over one million unique IP hits.
GomTV now is in the process of planning a Star League. Other events planned include World of Warcraft invitationals and an International Star Invitational.
GomTV’s successful webcast of their StarCraft invitational tournament generated incredible amounts of attention.
With the possibility of international players entering the mix, Korean players are facing lots of potential upsets. They’re going to have to defend the honor and reputation of their homeland if the International Invitational gets mixed with the professional players.
The GSI comes to a close soon, with only two players remaining. Their paths to this match were long and hard-fought against other invitees. Proxy builds, cheese plays, and guerilla drops all played their role in bringing us to this final moment.
Catch up on the VoDs, player bios, and schedule at the GSI website!
Flash’s path:
Flash > Savior, AnyTime, Mind in group play
Jaedong, AnyTime in elimination stage
Flash is on fire now, playing with unparalleled poise. He rose out of his group 3-0, then pushed out two favorites for event. His play against AnyTime in the semi-finals match on Blue Storm was incredible in both games. He managed to spot proxy gateways and adapted to AnyTime’s strategies each game. Though he took a loss on Katrina, a quick game on Baekmagoji tallied one more point in his favor. At a critical juncture in the match, Flash subtly moved a barracks and landed it to trap AnyTime’s units, changing their pathing into Flash’s favor. Unable to quickly finish the game on the second Blue Storm game, AnyTime bowed out after an all-in attack. Continued…
After yesterday’s semi-final games, only two players remain in the StarCraft GOMTV Star Invitational.
If you recall, Flash took on AnyTime and Iris was to battle Stork on the standard maps of Blue Storm, Katrina and BaekmaGoji in a best of five format.
Flash vs. AnyTime (Blue Storm)
Flash vs. AnyTime (Katrina)
Flash vs. AnyTime (BaekmaGoji)
Flash vs. AnyTime (Blue Storm)
Iris vs. Stork (Blue Storm)
Iris vs. Stork (Katrina)
Iris vs. Stork (BaekmaGoji)
Hit the jump for the results (spoilers!). Continued…
The GomTV Star Invitational enters it’s semi-finals stage, with players now playing best of five matches to see who advances. Only two Terran and two Protoss players remain now, so tune in tonight to see Nick “Tasteless” Plott casting the action!
The full schedule is available, as always, at gsi.gomtv.com.
View stream setup and info here at the GSI homepage.
Map list:
Blue Storm
Katrina
Baekmagoji
Blue Storm
Katrina
Hit the jump for the matchups. Continued…
Group D of the StarCraft GOMTV Star Invitational is finished, with two players advancing to the round of eight.
Here’s how it all went down, with video on demand links:
Bisu vs. Sea (Blue Storm)
GGPlay vs. Sea (Katrina)
GGPlay vs. Light (Blue Storm)
Bisu vs. Light (Katrina)
Bisu vs. GGPlay (BaekmaGoji)
Sea vs. Light
These VODs are not working at this very moment, but will retain the URL links. As always, any VOD casted in English counts toward Tasteless’ future job opportunities in Korea, so watch and show your support.
View below for the spoilers. Continued…
Marking the end of group play, Group D continues the StarCraft GOMTV Star Invitational’s best of the best going head to head. The quartet is composed of players whose chances are as good as anyone else’s in the 16-man fight for the title. Before Bisu’s move to SKT1, the group had 3 MBCHero members. The players are all familiar with each other’s styles, meaning some cheese tactics and innovative plays can also be expected.
Cast of Characters
Name: Taek-Yong Kim
Alias: Bisu[Shield]
Race: Protoss
Team: SK Telecom 1 (Recently transferred, originally MBCHero)
Strength: During Savior’s reign, Bisu rose up to become the anti-Savior and dethrone the Zerg Maestro. Each time the players met, Bisu fortified his place in the annals of StarCraft fame. While Bisu’s Dark Templar/Corsair strategy is not entirely new, his technique and skill at its implementation are flawless. Continued…
Group C of the StarCraft GOMTV Star Invitational is complete, with two players advancing. Hit the jump for the full results — spoilers ahoy.
Tasteless did shoutcast this set of games.
VOD list:
Stork vs. Iris (Blue Storm)
Hwasin vs. Iris (Katrina)
Hwasin vs. Free
Stork vs. Free
Stork vs. Hwasin
Iris vs. Free
Continued…
Video on demand from Group B matches of the GOMTV Star Invitational is now available. These matches are not English VODs–the English voiceover seems to have disappeared from the Group B games.
Group B consisted of six games in total, with the Emperor Lim “Boxer” Yo-Hwan returning to action.
Jaedong vs. Nada (Blue Storm)
Much vs. Nada (Katrina)
Much vs. Boxer (Blue Storm)
Jaedong vs. Boxer (Katrina)
Jaedong vs. Much (BaekmaGoji)
Nada vs. Boxer (BaekmaGoji)
Video on demand views from the GSI site count toward Tasteless’ views, and any further employment for him by GOMTV. If you want to support the only truly specialized English StarCraft caster in existence, get to watching. Tasteless is casting every match.
Hit the GSI match page to view all the video on demand from the GSI competition, as well as the full schedule.
Group C of the StarCraft GOMTV Star Invitational follows up with some potentially awesome games to watch. Stork looks like one of the favorites to win this event, while all the other players are close to being in top shape. Interestingly enough, there are no Zergs in this set. Expect tanks and dragoons galore tonight.
Visit the GOMTV schedule page to find out when this is all going down.
Also keep in mind that these matches are all being shoutcasted in English by Nick “Tasteless” Plott. GOMTV considers this a test-run for Tasteless, and future employment for him (and English StarCraft enjoyment for us) hinges on his viewership numbers. So, hit the GOMTV GSI video on demand page to view completed games, as well as the aforementioned match schedule page to see when the next battle begins.
Tasteless is casting every match…now to the previews!
Name: Byung-Goo Song
Alias: Stork
Race: Protoss
Team: Samsung KHAN Continued…
The StarCraft GOMTV Star Invitational is underway, with groups A/B completed. Tonight, Group C will play to see who advances, with Group D matches set for tomorrow.
Live stream information and VODs of every match can be found at the GSI homepage.
Also keep in mind that these matches are all being shoutcasted in English by Nick “Tasteless” Plott. GOMTV considers this a test-run for Tasteless, and future employment for him (and English StarCraft enjoyment for us) hinges on his viewership numbers. So, hit the GOMTV GSI video on demand page to view completed games, as well as the match schedule page to see when the next battle begins.
Tasteless is casting every match!
Hit the jump for Group A and B results (spoilers!).
Continued…
