We've seen it before and I suspect we will see it again. Mondragon and Testie in the Grandfinal of a tournament. This time it is The Ace.
ToT)Testie( made his way through 3 Terran opponent to get to the final, while ToT)Mondragon( faced two Terrans and a Zerg. Mondragon seemed to have few problems, only giving away 2 of 11 games. Testie on the other hand played 13 of which he lost 4. In the comment section of this GosuBet Testie said that he was not practicing these days and that "It's Mondragon you fools! I need to practice a lot to beat him!". Perhaps this statement resulted in the odds of 29% for Testie and 71% for Mondragon.
ToT)Mondragon('s way to the final |
ToT)Mondragon( 3 - 0 iG.SarenS |
ToT)Mondragon( 3 - 1 iG.KaaZ |
ToT)Mondragon( 3 - 1 mYm.A2 |
ToT)Testie('s way to the final. |
ToT)Testie( 3 - 1 Play.Strelok |
ToT)Testie( 3 - 2 bio.PredY |
ToT)Testie( 3 - 1 ToT)Odin( |
Mondragon won their last meeting in a cash tournament. That was GGL AmeriCup 2 where Mondragon won 3-1. This time it is best of 7 and again there are prizes. The winner will take home $250 while second place wins $150. mYm.A2 already won $100 for beating ToT)Odin( 4-0 and placing third. The time for this final is April 7th 15:00 CET. The starting map will be Rush Hour.
Map pool |
R-Point |
Luna |
Rush Hour |
Gaia |
Forte |
Ride of Valkyries |
815 |
Estrella |
Lost Temple |
Before the bronzefinal was played EpidiOn had a chat with Testie.
You're going to be facing Mondragon in the finals, how do you feel about this match? Is there a sort of friendly rivalry between you two?
As GGL showed, I don't play enough to beat him right now. He's a monster.
To beat him in a series requires playing regularly and great timing, and to be more focused than I am now.
If I get some time to prepare for the match, it'll be a good match.
But nah, there's no rivalry. Good friends enjoying the finals as he takes away my rightful money.
As GGL showed, I don't play enough to beat him right now. He's a monster.
To beat him in a series requires playing regularly and great timing, and to be more focused than I am now.
If I get some time to prepare for the match, it'll be a good match.
But nah, there's no rivalry. Good friends enjoying the finals as he takes away my rightful money.
To give all the GosuBetters out there some more help I asked some players what they thought the results might be.
ToT)iNcontroL(: This will be the better final of recent history between the two, both are in fine shape and Nick has been gaming pgt/friendly more seriously recently. Also he's tired of losing to Dissy so handidly, nobody hates an ego bashing worse than Nick. Should be an awsome series.
BW-Mireille: 4-2 to Mondragon i think
ToT)DaZe(: Hopefully it will be a series of great games and Testie will get some revenge from GGL Finals. However I think Mondi will win 4-2 or 4-1 coz he is in great shape but Testie is one of the best players outside of korea and will definitly put up with a fight.
iG.Arcneon: I read somewhere Testie saying he ain't playing much, and Mond doesn't have to play to beat everyone. Considering the maps, I think it'll be 4-1 or 4-0 mondi.
Play.Enemy: I think they can both win. I think it depends on the mood of the players. The form of the day will decide the winner. In my opinion each of them can take the win. Psychological condition is really important here, a bad mood of any of the players could make them lose.
iG.SarenS: Ehm, I think Mondragon will win again, as Testie said he is a bit inactive and Mondragon is in shape, I predict 4-1 or 4-2 for Mondi.
iG.KaaZ: clear win for mondragon, cant see him having big troubles vs testie since he knows him so well. I predict 4-1 for Mondragon.
Remember, it starts at 15:00 CET. Before you place your bet, consider this; when is the next time you will see Testie only have 29%? Good luck to both the players.
cYaN - 10:07
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cYaN - 15:30
Testie has not showed up yet, we're not sure if he will. On the stream it's iNcontroL playing against Mondragon. So far Mondragon won the first game on LT, 2nd game on Luna underway.
cYaN - 15:40
iNcontroL just won the 2nd game. 1-1 and Mondragon picks R-Point as 3rd map.
cYaN - 15:57
Mondragon just won the 3rd game. 2-1 for him and iNcontroL picks Rush Hour as 4th map
cYaN - 16:14
Mondragon just won the 4th game. 3-1 for him and iNcontroL bows out. GG. Hopefully the final games can be played another day.
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