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HON claim victory as WoW reaches a new level
All-Korean, all-RMP and all tension. HON wins EM III in the most nerve-wracking game of WoW's professional history.
By Michael 'Zechs' Radford
Mar 8, 2009 13:52
All-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.
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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it was mage (KWANA)
As i already said
"enourmous mistake made by kwana in that 2vs1 ..:( confident just attacking with wand and LOS of its healer...) bad ending to sk performance ( which was great)"
apelsinmarmdeladen ftw :o
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So yeah...top 3 of the tournament where RMP ( no wait..top 4 ) so yeah.. the only thing that stopped kill E/A for being more ashamed was SK.asia error in that 2vs1, because if not SK would have won a tournament using cry babies ( kill E/A) invitation.
conclusion=never give up, dont do the kill e/a do the orangemarmalade.
WoW definitely needs to iron some stuff out (it's still to hard to watch), but it's getting VERY hard to questions it's place after this tournament.
Continentals: fnatic lose to mTw, SK beats MYM, mTw beats MYM, alternate beat MYM
Globals: fnatic beat mTw, SK lose to MYM, mTw lose to MYM, alternate lose to MYM
And mouz, one of the best teams end of 2008 didnt even pass group stage. You are failing on your own argument.
but good job hon
gratz
cheers !