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NASL Week 6, TargA Battles The Infested Terran, MorroW



Getting to this point has not been easy for Mindfreak's TargA. Now sitting in a rather comfortable 4th place standing in the NASL division 5 brackets the Norwegian Zerg has proven what he's capable of. With a slew of impressive wins against the dominant players in Sheth, Jinro, and most recently White-Ra; TargA has shown he is a force to be reckoned with. But the games are not over. With the Korean strengths of Puzzle and MC still ahead in division standings, and with a very scary Polt trailing in 5th place, TargA still has his games to win, and yet more to prove. This Sunday TargA gears up for his series with MorroW in what is sure to be a ZvT to take notes on.



TargA has been improving at an impressive rate over the course of the season. The caliber of play needed to secure a spot at NASL's live event has been looming over the young Zergs head, however. While TargA's opponents to date have been big names and commendable triumphs on the Zergs behalf, the challenge he finds in MorroW will be much more difficult to face. This is one of those instances where a match is not only difficult because of one players tremendous proficiency for playing the game, but also because of what that same player knows about the match-up. What I'm trying to say is if Starcraft 2 match-ups were vegetables, ZvT would be MorroW's metaphorical onion. And you can trust this, MorroW knows his onion.



The evidence for this of course is indisputable. It was just last week when MorroW 4-0'd IdrA in NASL's Sunday showdown. And while IdrA has not posted heart stopping results for awhile now, the win is still tremendous nonetheless. It speaks volumes about the race picking MorroW, and his understanding of the ZvT match-up. MorroW, like TargA, also plays the ZvT game from the Zerg's perspective. In the game of Starcraft 2 there is something to be said about level of game understanding and it's correlation to time spent playing the game from different perspectives. For instance while TargA understands how to respond well to what he sees a Terran doing, MorroW can analyze the state of the current game and see what TargA sees, two fold.



The implications of this are simple. Without complicating things by trying to explain the levels of meta-game involved with playing against someone like MorroW, what can be said is rather blunt. MorroW's in-game decision making and strategy will be second to none. This is where the challenge for TargA will reside. MorroW knows both the Terran mind, as well as the Zerg one. To borrow a fighting game term, in the ZvT match TargA's opponent holds the ultimate Yomi. MorroW will be in TargA's head through and through. Any strategy TargA chooses, theoretically MorroW will have seen it coming from a mile out, and he'll be ready with an earnest response of his own.



If TargA seeks to usurp MorroW from his 2nd place standings position, he will have to be prepared to play honestly against MorroW. Tricks and gimmicks will not work here, as MorroW will always call the bluff. The one conceivable edge that TargA maintains this Sunday will be his edge in mechanics. Because MorroW presumably plays Terran much less than TargA plays Zerg, TargA should be the faster player. So long as TargA dispatches all efforts of a focused push, and shuts down any multi-pronged harass efficiently, TargA will win the longer game.



Be sure to tune into this Sunday's NASL Season 3 Division 5 bracket games with Mouz Sport's Morrow against Mindfreak's TargA. Can TargA continue his climb up the standings, or will MorroW prove that he plays the ZvT match-up from the winning side?



~ By Stephen Spor



Don't forget to check out the other posts of TargA's NASL journey



Match preview vs White-ra:

Match preview vs Jinro:

Match preview vs MC:

Match preview vs Sheth:

Match preview vs QXC:





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Follow TargA on Twitter Mindfreak Esports www.mindfreak-esports.com SteelSeries www.steelseries.com ScufGaming www.scufgaming.com Getting to this point has not been easy for Mindfreak's TargA. Now sitting in a rather comfortable 4th place standing in the NASL division 5 brackets the Norwegian Zerg has proven what he's capable of. With a slew of impressive wins against the dominant players in Sheth, Jinro, and most recently White-Ra; TargA has shown he is a force to be reckoned with. But the games are not over. With the Korean strengths of Puzzle and MC still ahead in division standings, and with a very scary Polt trailing in 5th place, TargA still has his games to win, and yet more to prove. This Sunday TargA gears up for his series with MorroW in what is sure to be a ZvT to take notes on.TargA has been improving at an impressive rate over the course of the season. The caliber of play needed to secure a spot at NASL's live event has been looming over the young Zergs head, however. While TargA's opponents to date have been big names and commendable triumphs on the Zergs behalf, the challenge he finds in MorroW will be much more difficult to face. This is one of those instances where a match is not only difficult because of one players tremendous proficiency for playing the game, but also because of what that same player knows about the match-up. What I'm trying to say is if Starcraft 2 match-ups were vegetables, ZvT would be MorroW's metaphorical onion. And you can trust this, MorroW knows his onion.The evidence for this of course is indisputable. It was just last week when MorroW 4-0'd IdrA in NASL's Sunday showdown. And while IdrA has not posted heart stopping results for awhile now, the win is still tremendous nonetheless. It speaks volumes about the race picking MorroW, and his understanding of the ZvT match-up. MorroW, like TargA, also plays the ZvT game from the Zerg's perspective. In the game of Starcraft 2 there is something to be said about level of game understanding and it's correlation to time spent playing the game from different perspectives. For instance while TargA understands how to respond well to what he sees a Terran doing, MorroW can analyze the state of the current game and see what TargA sees, two fold.The implications of this are simple. Without complicating things by trying to explain the levels of meta-game involved with playing against someone like MorroW, what can be said is rather blunt. MorroW's in-game decision making and strategy will be second to none. This is where the challenge for TargA will reside. MorroW knows both the Terran mind, as well as the Zerg one. To borrow a fighting game term, in the ZvT match TargA's opponent holds the ultimate Yomi. MorroW will be in TargA's head through and through. Any strategy TargA chooses, theoretically MorroW will have seen it coming from a mile out, and he'll be ready with an earnest response of his own.If TargA seeks to usurp MorroW from his 2nd place standings position, he will have to be prepared to play honestly against MorroW. Tricks and gimmicks will not work here, as MorroW will always call the bluff. The one conceivable edge that TargA maintains this Sunday will be his edge in mechanics. Because MorroW presumably plays Terran much less than TargA plays Zerg, TargA should be the faster player. So long as TargA dispatches all efforts of a focused push, and shuts down any multi-pronged harass efficiently, TargA will win the longer game.Be sure to tune into this Sunday's NASL Season 3 Division 5 bracket games with Mouz Sport's Morrow against Mindfreak's TargA. Can TargA continue his climb up the standings, or will MorroW prove that he plays the ZvT match-up from the winning side?Don't forget to check out the other posts of TargA's NASL journeyMatch preview vs White-ra: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=337066 Match preview vs Jinro: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=335244 Match preview vs MC: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=332947 Match preview vs Sheth: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=331357 Match preview vs QXC: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=329135 Links: "The only mistake in life is the lesson not learned" https://twitter.com/Quantichofven