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Warcraft 3: WC3L Finals Preview - Meet Your Makers

By: Gus Sangco - Published January 15, 2007 at 12:56 PM EST - Writer Archive
Part Two of the WC3L Previews featuring last season's champions. They almost never made it out of the preliminaries, with more losses than wins to their name. They managed to pull back and up with their incredible players, and just enough for that coveted slot for the finals.



South Korea Jae Wook “Lucifer” Noh
South Korea Jung-Ki “Susiria” Oh
South Korea Jae Ho "Moon" Jang
South Korea Jae Wong “Storm” Kim
South Korea Jin Sung “BeRA” Lee

South Korea Jae Shin “EVE” Park
ROAD TO THE FINALS
South Korea Clan GO
5:0
10:1
(International) SK Gaming
2:3
5:7
Team fnatic
4:1
9:5
Germany mousesports
2:3
6:6
United Kingdom Four Kings
2:3
5:6
China World Elite
1:4
4:9
United States hoorai
1:4
6:9
South Korea ONE Gaming
3:2
8:6
United States verGe Gaming
5:0
10:1
Germany mortal Teamwork
3:2
7:4
Germany SK Germany
2:3
6:6
5:6
76:60

Last season’s winners certainly did not blaze through this season like champions. The team struggled all throughout, almost losing the chance to make it to the playoffs. The reason was quite clear to all concerned; they were lacking the strength of a third player, more notably, the surprising decline of their star player, Moon.

Compared to last year’s season where they won 10 of 11 wars, MYM lost more than it won with a team standing of 5:6. Everyone considers Moon a sure point, but season 11 just showed him at his worst. Out of 8 matches played, he only won a meager two. Moon’s decline clearly affected MYM’s performance, as this is certainly not what the team expects from this renowned player. After a slew of losses, they decided to bench him at the last few matches in favor of Storm and EVE.

Stepping up to the plate for MYM are their two Undeads, Lucifer and Susiria. Both of them kept MYM standing strong to keep them ranked on the 5th spot, eventually winning against SK Gaming during the Playoffs for the spot on the finals. Susiria performed incredibly well, ranking 2nd over all players, and Lucifer ranking fifth.

But using this current season as a benchmark for their performance won’t be too accurate, considering how Moon quickly regained composure in recent months after his decline. Moon just took down two of the world’s best players in separate offline events, putting him at the top of his game. With this being said, MYM can enter the finals with the confidence and swagger of a true champ.

Meet Your Makers Starting Maps

It's pretty evident to see who's leading the MYM pack. Both Undeads Lucifer and Susiria play heavily on Secret Valley and Twisted Meadows respectively. Lucifer starts on Secret Valley for five matches, opting for Echo Isles and Terenas Stand when SV is not available. Is Lucifer hunting down Night Elves? We'd never know, since he only managed to take on one Elf during his SV run. Susiria on the other hand, seem to be hunting for fellow Undeads on his stint on Twisted Meadows. On the five times he played on the map--he managed to fish out four of the opponents' Undeads, and win every single match.

Storm, as their only Human player this season, played Lost Temple 3 of the 5 times that its used as a starting map; followed by Echo Isles as a close second. It seems like Human players prefer to have favorable maps and play their strengths on the field, rather than analyzing who they might get to meet in the forefront.

EI SV TS LT GW TR TM
South Korea Clan GO
Lucifer
Storm
Moon
Susiria
(International) SK Gaming
Lucifer
Susiria
Storm
Moon
Team fnatic
Storm
Lucifer
Moon
Susiria
Germany mousesports
Susiria
Lucifer
Moon
EVE
United Kingdom Four Kings
Lucifer
BerA.
Susiria
Moon
China World Elite
Storm
Moon
Lucifer
Susiria
United States hoorai
Lucifer
BerA.
Susiria
Moon
South Korea ONE Gaming
Lucifer
Moon
Storm
Susiria
United States verGe Gaming
Lucifer
Storm
EVE
Susiria
Germany mortal Teamwork
Lucifer
EVE
Storm
Susiria
Germany SK Germany
Lucifer
Storm
EVE
Susiria


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