GSL Semi-final Day!

[This post includes OSL semi-final spoilers]

So today it's the RO4 of the GSL and there are two awesome Best of 5s incoming!

First up Rain against MVP - a match that could have easily been the finals had they been on opposite sides of the brackets. Rain has been dominating lately and the only time he has really looked a bit shaky was in his OSL semi final just yesterday coming back from 3-0 down to beat Last 4-3. Last dominated with early and mid-game plays, before Rain came back in style in strong macro games.

This gives MVP a great upper hand - he's just had 7 fresh games of Rain's PvTs to study to find gaps, weaknesses and timings. If anyone is going to be able to take down Rain in this Season's GSL it'll be a player such as MVP - one who will not be afraid to change up his styles of play while always executing his strategies at the highest of standards. I really think MVP will be dictating the pace and styles of these games and anyone who has the time to watch it should not be missing it!

Then there is TaeJa vs Life - a TvZ between one of the most dominant Terran players in recent months and a Zerg who has quirky and aggressive strategies - and is not afraid to use them. Now let's remember Life just went 3-1 against MarineKing in a series where Life punished MarineKing for being too aggressive multiple times - something TaeJa should have been able to picked up on if he has really studied the games.

TaeJa is going to have to play safe - Life's inclusion of all-ins are frequent and if TaeJa lets himself get too greedy and unawares then Life is going to be able to take one or two easy and fast games. TaeJa will probably be looking to open Hellion Banshee - what else is really standard and repeatable in TvZ these days? - and will change his style up, moving between Marine-Tank and Mech. So Life will be in control in the early game and it'll be down to TaeJa to battle through and drag it (as crazy as it seems) to the mid-late game, where I really think he has the strongest chance against Life.

Four players in two amazing BO5s - only two can go through to the final. Will Rain keep up the hopes of  dual OSL and GSL win? Will MVP be aiming for his second GSL title this year? Maybe TaeJa is finally going to go all the way now he has finally made it out of RO8 - or maybe Life is going to show why he has been the up and coming Zerg to pay attention to. It all starts in just under an hour - good luck to all!