SK Telecom T1 have won the ShinHan Bank ProLeague -- the traditional eSports fest that marks the beginning of the end of the StarCraft progaming season -- defeating Hwaseung OZ 4-3 after fantasy's win over Jaedong on Neo Medusa.
The five-times victors SK Telecom T1 had already defeated OZ in the first day by a clear 4-0 score. Another win from the star studdered team was expected in day two, but BackHo, Killer and Lomo made sure the long awaited final was not a total runover and scored three wins for OZ.
Fantasy getting a well deserved pat on the back.
Bisu opened up with a win on Heartbreak Ridge against fellow Protoss player PerfectMan. A nifty dark templar strategy made way for Bisu, who gave the team the perfect start.
Hyuk continued the success of T1, defeating Jaedong in a Zerg mirror on Outsider. Jaedong, the top KeSPA ranked player, who OZ had hoped to rely on in this finals, once again stood chanceless in the ProLeague finals.
Bisu celebrating.The crowd had flashbacks from the past day's all-kill after 2-0, but BackHo (defeating Canata) and Killer (defeating Thezerg) evened out the score to 2-2.
fantasy then took control of the finals by defeating HiyA on Neo Harmony, but Lomo quickly evened out the score to 3-3 when beating BeSt on Shades of Twilight.
It all came down to an ace match where fantasy once again locked horns with Jaedong. And the fantasy ghost continued to haunt Jaedong, who had to suffer defeat on Neo Medusa in a very spectacular game.
"I was only aware yesterday that they decided on me to play in the ace match today. It wasn't guaranteed that I will play today, and I had a brilliant strategy prepared so I was confident. It was a strategy that would have worked regardless of who used it, so I am thankful to coach iloveoov and Boxer for giving me the chance," said fantasy to Fomos.kr.
This was the first victory for SK Telecom T1 in three years. For fantasy, this was his first Proleague seasonw in since he joined the team.
"This is the first Proleague season win since my entry into the team, and hence I was able to taste the sweetness of victory for the first time today. I am even happier because I won in front of my family and friends in my hometown Pusan. I believe that we were able to win because everyone worked hard together, and I will never forget this day," he commented.
ProLeague Finals: Day 1
Jaedong < fantasy @ Outsider
Lomo < Canata @ Shades of Twilight
ggaemo < Hyuk @ Neo Medusa
BackHo < BeSt @ Colosseum II
ProLeague Finals: Day 2
PerfectMan < Bisu @ Heartbreak Ridge
Jaedong < Hyuk @ Outsider
BackHo > Canata @ Destination
Killer > Thezerg @ God's Garden
HiyA < fantasy @ Neo Harmony
Lomo > BeSt @ Shades of Twilight
Jaedong < fantasy @ Neo Medusa
Links
TeamLiquid.net - Interviews with the winners
Nevake's YouTube channel - Catch the VODs here
