SGNDT 2009 final day: For the Turtle!

SMM Grand Final 2009 finally close its curtain after the grand final match between FTD against cD has ended followed by throphy presentation. First, the final bracket:
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*credit to myMYM*

Links:
myMYM: Day3 live coverage & videos
myMYM: Day3 pictures
myMYM: live full brackets
gosugamers: SMM replays

The day continue as Kingsurf takes on sGty.FTD in loser bracket semi final 1, while another malaysian team Inc.xLo takes on CH in loser bracket semi final 2. After an "intense" 80 minutes games, sGty.FTD was finally able to overcome KS and went to loser bracket final against xLo who earlier won against CH. KS then will battle out CH in 5th/6th place match. Both team however decided to use -roll to determine the winner as they did not have motivation to play anymore due to their previous loss. In the other loser bracket semi final, sGty.FTD manage to take down the only Malaysian team survivor, xLo, then EHOME in LB final to march to the grand final, taking on cD who knocked out EHOME earlier in WB final. cD have 1 game advantage due to coming from winner bracket and therefore FTD need to win the remaining 2 games in order to emerge victorious. Long story short, FTD won the first and then second game to overcome the 1 game deficit and crowned SMM 2009 Champions.

SGNDT 2009 Final Standings:

1. sGty.FTD (RM 42,000 + trophy + Sponsors Product)
   
2. cD (RM20,000 + Trophy + Sponsors Product)
   
3. EHOME (RM13,000 + Trophy + Sponsors Product)
4. Inc.xLo (RM8,000 + Sponsors Product)
5. Kingsurf (RM2,000 + Sponsors Product)
6. CH (RM1,500 + Sponsors Product)
7. StarsBoba (RM1,300 + Sponsors Product)
8. AEON.sg (RM1,100 + Sponsors Product)

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comment: I haven't watch any of today's replays so I honestly can't comment much on the games played. Some of their games were quite interesting, but others are fairly boring with passive, defensive, rice farming play all game with little kills and team battle sthroughout. Only after they are confident that their carry can win them the game then they start to push. Ugly play I know, and I really hate this kind of style but since winning takes priority above everything else, I guess they would use the safest method to win, considering the prizepool offered for the winner is very large. Just like how Italy won the 2006 World Cup with such defensive play, FTD is adapting a very similar style in some of their games. Anyway congratulations to FTD for taking the SMM crown from EHOME and become the King of SMM 2009. Next year, other nations need to work hard to stop the Chinese domination and hopefully more European and American team would be able to attend as well. Overall, in term of games excitement, I doubt this year SMM can match the likes of ASUS which produces a lot of interesting games because, well, would you rather watch a turtling game or a full-ganking and pushing game?