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Starcraft: Bisu shocks sAviOr, wins GomTV MSL Finals

By: Rod Breslau - Published February 28, 2007 at 8:39 PM EST - Writer Archive
Jae Yoon "CJ sAviOr" Ma will square off against Taek Yong "MBC Bisu" Kim this weekend in one of StarCraft's most prestgious events.
Only one week after winning the most recent OSL Starleague, Jae Yoon "sAviOr" Ma will look to achieve his third straight MBC Starleague championship, a feat only matched by Korean StarCraft legends Yoon Yeol "NaDa" Lee and Yeon Seong "iloveoov" Choi. It would also mark his 4th total MBC championship, something no other StarCraft player has ever done in the history of the league. Ma is currently ranked number one on KeSPA (Korean e-Sports Players Association) rankings as of February 2007, with an outstanding 70%+ winning percentage in televised matches.

Ma's opponent will be the Protoss player Taek Yong "Bisu" Kim. Kim, who has never won a major championship in his career, will be the underdog in this much anticipated matchup. Kim is one of the few Protoss players circulating in both Starleagues which are packed with Zerg and Terran players. Although Kim's chances look slim to most, his 3-0 sweep of fellow Protoss player Min "Nal_rA" Kang in the semifinals shows he means business and could cause an upset if Ma doesn't take him seriously.

The grand finals will take place this Saturday, March 3rd, at 3 AM EST (09:00 CET). Watch the matches live on MBC Games' official website at this location. For those of you who can't stream the games, GotFrag.com will provide updated scores and match reports. Stay tuned!

Finals

Scoreboard1H2HOTF
Taek Yong "Bisu[Shield]" Kim3--3
Jae Yoon "sAviOr[gm]" Ma----
Maps: Longinus 2, Reverse Temple, Blitz X
VOD: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3

Semi Finals

Scoreboard1H2HOTF
Taek Yong "Bisu[Shield]" Kim3--3
Min "Nal_rA" Kang----
Maps: Blitz X, Reverse Temple, Desert Fox
VOD: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3
Jae Yoon "sAviOr[gm]" Ma3--3
Young Soo "HwaSin[S.sIR]" Jin2--2
Maps: Longinus 2, Reverse Temple, Desert Fox, Blitz X, Longinus 2
VOD: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3, Map 4, Map 5

Upper Bracket

Round 1Round 2Winner
Best of FiveBest of Five
.....
Nal_rAT...
3 - 0M BisuT.
BisuB.|.
..3 - 0M Bisu
sAviOrT.|.
3 - 2M sAviOrB.
HwasinB...
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