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Time:   07:13:43 CET   22:13:43 PST   01:13:43 EST   15:13:43 Seoul   14:13:43 Beijing

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HON claim victory as WoW reaches a new level

By Michael 'Zechs' Radford
Mar 8, 2009 13:52


ImageAll-Korean, all-RMP and all tension. HON wins EM III in the most nerve-wracking game of WoW's professional history.



SK started out as favourites, due to them coming from the winner bracket, but HON were in no mood for playing the runners-up role. They started flat out, picking up the first game of the first set. The teams traded games back and forth but that just meant that HON won 3-2. The quality of play from all six players was impeccable but HON, having taken a 1-0 lead had the advantage throughout.

The second set started with another HON win, but SK took control after that. Some great work from the rogue, Jaywalker, led his team to a 2-1 lead. RMP is all about teamwork and communication, however, and without it Jaywalker's amazing play would have been impossible.

But the fourth game was the turning point. At match point, SK took the advantage by getting the first kill on HON's rogue, DK. Even after a cross kill on Jaywalker they kept the lead by killing HON's priest, giving them a seemingly infallible advantage. But Orangemarmalade, the HON mage, suckered SK into one of the small, enclosed start areas and managed to take down SK's mage. Whether it was SK's huge mistake, or Orange's amazing play is debatable but the crowd was in a frenzy. It was one of the most insane moments in gaming history.

ESL's rules state that after 20 minutes the game is stopped and they count the damage done. With SK's last player being a priest and HON's being a mage, Hyoga had next to no chance. He did a good job of dodging sheeps and pillar kiting, but when Orange thought he had enough damage to win, he just poly'd and kited the priest until the time limit was up.

HON now takes home $30,000 to Korea. SK will be kicking themselves for letting match point slip away twice, especially the second time, but HON were just so good on the day. Orangemarmalade's 2-v-1 win will go down in WoW history as one of the most impressive feats ever seen.

SK-Gaming's WoW finals gallery can be found here.

To see the brackets, click here.


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