As far as I'm concerned, any gains of Phoenix will be more than offset by gains of Freeman. The increasing prevalence of Steam, including 2010's inclusion of Mac support and the constant sales for HL2 definitely should keep Gordon's popularity increasing more than Phoenix's will.
Regardless, great match-So glad this match is in the bracket.
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