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mordk
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile8385 Posts
May 09 2012 00:15 GMT
#61
Idra is WAY too high up, if he weren't on the list I wouldn't miss him at all, he's had a rough start in this year, probably the worst start of all foreigners.

Also 2 things I'd like to note: Huk is too high imo, Ret should be 4. And the huge difference between the top 3 and the rest. It's like a completely different playing field. I'd say there's Stephano, Nani and Thorzain, then there's Ret, and then there's everyone else.
OKMarius
Profile Joined October 2010
Norway469 Posts
May 11 2012 23:56 GMT
#62
That's a pretty good list actually. Some minor beefs though:

Grubby consistently beats every foreigner except Stephapho and Naniwa - has a positive win/loss ratio against many of the guys over him at the list. Happy rated higher than him?! Which leads me to my other beef. Happy is not top 15 material, when has he ever done good in a notable tournament? To me it seems like he's pretty good on ladder and very minor online cups, but can't deliver vs good players on LANs where it counts (which makes me sad because I like Happy! )
KalWarkov
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Germany4126 Posts
May 12 2012 20:53 GMT
#63
On May 12 2012 08:56 OKMarius wrote:
That's a pretty good list actually. Some minor beefs though:

Grubby consistently beats every foreigner except Stephapho and Naniwa - has a positive win/loss ratio against many of the guys over him at the list. Happy rated higher than him?! Which leads me to my other beef. Happy is not top 15 material, when has he ever done good in a notable tournament? To me it seems like he's pretty good on ladder and very minor online cups, but can't deliver vs good players on LANs where it counts (which makes me sad because I like Happy! )


Happy delivers quite well in Team leagues as well, and skillwise, i would even rate him higher. The reason him not showing much at offline events is why he is where he is (does that make sense? lol)
Grubby needs more consistancy i feel, but he will surely move up slowly, no doubt.
Also, i obviously have changes in mind already (esp. concidering idra), but there is still 3 weeks to go and i dont wanna spoiler
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OKMarius
Profile Joined October 2010
Norway469 Posts
May 19 2012 23:07 GMT
#64
Hehe, fair enough, but I disagree!

The consistancy argument doesn't work if you take the last 2-3 months into account. Grubby has been way more consistent than some of the guys ahead of him (Idra, Sheth, Happy and Select comes to mind). He's gotten top 3 in pretty much all tournaments he's participated in the last few months. Recently stomping Ret for example in two different tournaments. Doing better than all foreigners (except Stephano ofc ) in the MLG going on now as well, beating two koreans so far.

Looking forward to your next ranking!
heha
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia425 Posts
May 20 2012 00:14 GMT
#65
Hm, just wondering if anyonefeels lastshadow should warrant a mention? I know he doesn't really have results, but I get the feeling that his time in Korea's made him a fair beast if his replay packs are anything to go by.
Random for life! phoneheha
StarGalaxy
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany744 Posts
May 31 2012 23:31 GMT
#66
Well i like rankings.
i agree this is very subjectiv.
So is my opinion.

well when i looked at the first line, top 3 players, i have to completely agree.
But the next 2 lines are all good players but all underperforming lately. (execpt sase who has never placed highly in a major tournament, he can't really underperform)
I would take most players from the following lines (socke, Hasu, morrow, demuslim, grubby) over them.
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MysteryMeat1
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States3292 Posts
June 01 2012 00:07 GMT
#67
Are you looking out for LastShadow cause his play is amazing.
"Cause ya know, Style before victory." -The greatest mafia player alive
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
June 01 2012 00:10 GMT
#68
On June 01 2012 09:07 MysteryMeat1 wrote:
Are you looking out for LastShadow cause his play is amazing.


He might look amazing to some people but he has 0 results so he shouldn't be on the top 30 for foreigners.
When I think of something else, something will go here
ThePhan2m
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Norway2750 Posts
June 01 2012 08:57 GMT
#69
Nice job with the ranking. Cool to see someone do this
Bunn
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Estonia934 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-01 10:09:57
June 01 2012 10:09 GMT
#70
I think that Idra shouldn't even be on the list. Demuslim and Throzain should also be positioned lower, as they haven't really shown that impressive results(besides thorzain @ DH). Lucifron, Grubby and Socke should be higher, as they are showing some pretty good results lately.
"There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level." - Bruce Lee
Cattlecruiser
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States340 Posts
June 01 2012 17:05 GMT
#71
Great list, I don't understand why Select is on it though, he is not a "foreigner".
I wouldn't really call Illusion or biGs foreigners either.
If you are of Korean heritage and understand/type the language, you are a "Korean player" in my book.

On June 01 2012 09:07 MysteryMeat1 wrote:
Are you looking out for LastShadow cause his play is amazing.


He seems to enjoy creating a distance between him and the "foreigner" tag.
He hasn't put up any "foreign event" results since 2010 MLG.
TheRealNanMan
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1471 Posts
June 01 2012 17:46 GMT
#72
I would love to see an updated list for June after Dreamhack and MLG Keep up the great work!
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