The event in Beijing, China at the Tsinghua University was held earlier today. As I wrote in an » earlier newspost, the event was a clash between the Korean progamers and the Chinese progamers to promote gaming in China. StarCraft: Brood War, WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne, Counter Strike: Condition Zero and FIFA 2004 were the games that were played.
Before the StarCraft game, China had won the Counter Strike game with 2-1. So Korea was down with 0-1, and had to win this game to be able to win the whole event. But with such an impressive lineup, no one bit their nails in nervousness. First out was NaDa versus Teamno.1 at Nostalgia. According to NaDa himself, he won the game because he knew the map better than his opponent.
The Chinese StarCraft team
Next up were KTF Magic@s' best 2on2 team, Reach and Yellow to face Teamno.1 and Super at The Huntress. The KTF team won this game for Korea, thanks to a lot of Zerglings and Zealots. After the game, Yellow was a bit disappointed in the Chinese Zerg players, and hoped to sometime in the future give them some help.
Now it was time for the Terran Emperor - the picture that you would see if you looked up the word "progamer" in the dictionary. That's right, Boxer was up against Super at Gaema Gowon. In the start, Boxer expanded as much as he could, and tried to end the game quite early. But Super could withstand that attack, and then countered Boxer and claimed China's first StarCraft victory in this event. In an interview after, Boxer told the reporter that he felt sorry for letting down his fans.
The Korean StarCraft team
Game four then - Boxer joined his forces with Nal_Ra versus wyw and kyo on Hall of Valhalla. Ra only produced corsairs, and Boxer proved why he is known for being able to do everything with a Dropship. A great combo indeed, Boxer killed the buildings, and Ra wiped out the air units with his corsairs. 3-1 for Korea!
The last game Nal_Ra faced Phoenix at the new map Forbidden City. The game ended early when Nal_Ra made an offensive Photon Cannon, and could then easily break through Phoenix's defenses. This win meant 4-1 to Korea, but I'm sure both countries felt like winners, after this great event. "Compared to the Korean players, these Chinese players do not fall behind too much in their controls and skills," Nal_Ra said after the game. "but they have serious problems with their strategic understandings. They need to focus and improve on that."
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Links
TeamLiquid.net - Translated interviews with the Korean progamers
TeamLiquid.net - Source
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