By David Wise
@wiselingsc2
The University of Washington came into this series second in the West division, the toughest division in the Collegiate Starleague. Despite the loss of Patrick ‘Caliber’ Coury to graduation, Adrian ‘KawaiiRice’ Kwong has led the Washington squad to a stellar 3-1 record, with victories over University of California, Los Angeles and San Jose State University.
Last season, the University of California, Berkeley StarCraft team posted an impressive 6-2 record without the help of its ace Conan ‘Suppy’ Liu. However, this season, despite the return of Suppy to the team’s roster, Berkeley only eked out two victories and an equal number of losses. The Bears went into the series with something to prove to the rest of the schools in the West.
OoDi opened with a dual-pronged Hellion/Bio-drop attack that scored fifteen drone kills. Based’s Ling counter-attack at Oodi’s natural failed to deal enough damage to bring him back into the game. From that point, ooDi’s macro snowballed past Based’s. OoDi’s subsequent Bio-Mine push forced the “GG” out of the Washington Zerg.
Winner: ooDi - UC Berkeley
After both Grandmasters fast expanded, Abstinence transitioned into a three Barracks pressure attack which AiuR easily repelled. However, the Berkeley Terran’s Stim Medivac follow-up run-by succeeded in sniping AiuR’s third and inflicting damage in his main. In the late-game, both players battled at the watch tower with their maxed-out armies. Abstinence’s substantial Viking fleet dispatched AiuR’s Colossi with ease, which allowed the Terran army to overrun the Protoss forces and secure the game.
Winner: Abstinence – UC Berkeley
KawaiiRice played cloak-and-dagger with his Lings, as he hid them from Suppy’s scouting forces in order to mount a surprise attack in the early game. However, despite retaining the element of surprise, KawaiiRice only managed to score one Drone kill and a Queen with the gambit. The failed attack left Suppy with the worker and tech lead. In the mid-game, both Zergs transitioned into Mutalisks. KawaiiRice managed to morph enough Spores in time to repel Suppy’s Muta siege. KawaiiRice counter-attacked with Lings and Mutas which succeeded in cancelling Suppy’s fourth base. KawaiiRice also sniped multip le workers at his opponent’s natural before Suppy’s mutas forced him out. Unfortunately for KawaiiRice, he could not keep pace with Suppy’s Muta production and subsequently conceded the game and the series.
Winner: Suppy [UC Berkeley]
Final Score: UC Berkeley 3-0 Washington
UC Berkeley finally overcame its administrative issues and displayed its championship form against Washington. The series featured matches between Grandmaster and Professional StarCraft players, which demonstrates how impressive this sweep was for Berkeley. This week, University of California, Davis will put Berkeley’s momentum to the test. The Bears will have to consistently perform at this high level in order to make it to the playoffs. The West continues to prove ultra-competitive and the rest of the season will be no different.
@wiselingsc2
The University of Washington came into this series second in the West division, the toughest division in the Collegiate Starleague. Despite the loss of Patrick ‘Caliber’ Coury to graduation, Adrian ‘KawaiiRice’ Kwong has led the Washington squad to a stellar 3-1 record, with victories over University of California, Los Angeles and San Jose State University.
Last season, the University of California, Berkeley StarCraft team posted an impressive 6-2 record without the help of its ace Conan ‘Suppy’ Liu. However, this season, despite the return of Suppy to the team’s roster, Berkeley only eked out two victories and an equal number of losses. The Bears went into the series with something to prove to the rest of the schools in the West.
Game 1 - King Sejong Station
Based [Zerg – Washington] vs ooDi [Terran – UC Berkeley]OoDi opened with a dual-pronged Hellion/Bio-drop attack that scored fifteen drone kills. Based’s Ling counter-attack at Oodi’s natural failed to deal enough damage to bring him back into the game. From that point, ooDi’s macro snowballed past Based’s. OoDi’s subsequent Bio-Mine push forced the “GG” out of the Washington Zerg.
Winner: ooDi - UC Berkeley
Game 2 - Merry Go Round LE
AiuR [Protoss – Washington] vs Abstinence [Terran- UC Berkeley]After both Grandmasters fast expanded, Abstinence transitioned into a three Barracks pressure attack which AiuR easily repelled. However, the Berkeley Terran’s Stim Medivac follow-up run-by succeeded in sniping AiuR’s third and inflicting damage in his main. In the late-game, both players battled at the watch tower with their maxed-out armies. Abstinence’s substantial Viking fleet dispatched AiuR’s Colossi with ease, which allowed the Terran army to overrun the Protoss forces and secure the game.
Winner: Abstinence – UC Berkeley
Game 3 - Nimbus LE
KawaiiRice [Zerg – Washington] vs Suppy [Zerg – UC Berkeley]KawaiiRice played cloak-and-dagger with his Lings, as he hid them from Suppy’s scouting forces in order to mount a surprise attack in the early game. However, despite retaining the element of surprise, KawaiiRice only managed to score one Drone kill and a Queen with the gambit. The failed attack left Suppy with the worker and tech lead. In the mid-game, both Zergs transitioned into Mutalisks. KawaiiRice managed to morph enough Spores in time to repel Suppy’s Muta siege. KawaiiRice counter-attacked with Lings and Mutas which succeeded in cancelling Suppy’s fourth base. KawaiiRice also sniped multip le workers at his opponent’s natural before Suppy’s mutas forced him out. Unfortunately for KawaiiRice, he could not keep pace with Suppy’s Muta production and subsequently conceded the game and the series.
Winner: Suppy [UC Berkeley]
Final Score: UC Berkeley 3-0 Washington
UC Berkeley finally overcame its administrative issues and displayed its championship form against Washington. The series featured matches between Grandmaster and Professional StarCraft players, which demonstrates how impressive this sweep was for Berkeley. This week, University of California, Davis will put Berkeley’s momentum to the test. The Bears will have to consistently perform at this high level in order to make it to the playoffs. The West continues to prove ultra-competitive and the rest of the season will be no different.
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