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00Visor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
4337 Posts
August 02 2012 02:55 GMT
#1
Introduction
There is always a lot of discussion who the best SC2 players are. Some automated ELO rankings like TLPD (or sc2charts.net) provide an idea but are not satisfying. Based on KalWarkov`s Top30 Foreigner Ranking, I present you my Top30 Koreans.

The players should be ranked by their current overall skill.
To judge this, obviously recent results count more, but a GSL win doesnt put you on #1 automically and an established player who is slumping a bit won't fall too far.

I hope we can get a nice discussion going like in the other thread. I will regard your opinions for the next ranking. Please consider that the skill-gaps are pretty small and there is no real difference between 3-4 places (especially in the lower part).

I could give explanations why I placed the players in this order but I guess I wait for your critics.


Ranking
1. (T)TaeJa (Liquid)
2. (P)MC (SK)
3. (T)MarineKing (Prime)
4. (Z)DongRaeGu (MVP)
5. (P)Squirtle (Startale)
6. (T)Byun (Prime)
7. (P)Seed (IM)
8. (Z)Symbol (TSL)
9. (Z)NesTea (IM)
10. (Z)CoCa (Slayers)
11. (T)MVP (IM)
12. (P)HerO (Liquid)
13. (Z)Curious (Startale)
14. (P)Creator (Prime)
15. (T)MMA (Slayers)
16. (Z)Leenock (FXO)
17. (P)PartinG (Startale)
18. (P)Oz (Fnatic)
19. (Z)Life (Startale)
20. (P)Alicia (Slayers)
21. (P)San (NS HoSeo)
22. (P)Puzzle (Slayers)
23. (T)Jjakji (NS HoSeo)
24. (P)Genius (Slayers)
25. (T)GuMiho (FXO)
26. (T)Polt (TSL)
27. (Z)Sniper (MVP)
28. (T)aLive (Fnatic)
29. (T)YoDa (IM)
30. (Z)viOLet (-)

Teams: Slayers 5, IM 4, Startale 4, Prime 3, Liquid 2, MVP 2, TSL 2, Fnatic 2, FXO 2, NsHoseo 2, SK 1

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Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 02:59:13
August 02 2012 02:58 GMT
#2
I'd really like to see the explanations right away instead of waiting for them. At least the top 10..
You can say whatever you want but without using ELO or charts and not giving justification.. it's a strange way to go about it.
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
Battleaxe
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States843 Posts
August 02 2012 03:02 GMT
#3
Yeah, to echo what probe said, I'd like to see explanations as well. I don't necessarily disagree with your ranking, but how can a commenter construct a valid refutation of your ranking if they are unsure how or why you ranked where you did in the first place?
Without a community, we're all just a bunch of geeks.
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 03:17:45
August 02 2012 03:12 GMT
#4
I don't see any reason at all for Byun to be that high, after his losses in GSL and OSL he's been losing to randoms in every online qualifier he enters.

Also, where is Losira? He's been beasting in team leagues plus a good performance at the Summer Arena. ( I put him above every other player on IM except Seed atm )

I think First should be somewhere on there as well, his run through the lower bracket at the MLG Summer Arena was insane.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2012_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Summer/Arena

2-1 Snute
2-0 TOP
2-0 Puma
2-0 Ganzi
2-1 Alive
2-0 Losira
monk
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States8476 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 03:21:51
August 02 2012 03:20 GMT
#5
Don't really know exactly what you're basing this on, but I'll comment:

Don't think Taeja deserves top spot just yet.
Would rate DRG above MKP. Both are slumping, but I would argue MKP slumping more.
I'm a Byun fan, but don't think he deserves 6th. Top 10 perhaps, but not 6th. Definitely below Symbol imo.
San too high even after OSL ro16. Can't justify him above Genius imo.
aLive, even thought I don't like him, should be a bit higher.
violet should be a lot higher imo.

You should make it a bit more clear what you weigh more, recent results or overall past results. Also, how much you weigh GSL/foreign LANS/online tournaments.
Also, should probably add a CBNC section.
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monk
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States8476 Posts
August 02 2012 03:22 GMT
#6
On August 02 2012 12:12 Dodgin wrote:
I don't see any reason at all for Byun to be that high, after his losses in GSL and OSL he's been losing to randoms in every online qualifier he enters.

Also, where is Losira? He's been beasting in team leagues plus a good performance at the Summer Arena. ( I put him above every other player on IM except Seed atm )

I think First should be somewhere on there as well, his run through the lower bracket at the MLG Summer Arena was insane.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2012_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Summer/Arena

2-1 Snute
2-0 TOP
2-0 Puma
2-0 Ganzi
2-1 Alive
2-0 Losira

You forgot or conveniently missed 0-2 SortOf. =P Also, one LAN showing isn't really enough to justify top 30 imo.
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Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 03:28:01
August 02 2012 03:24 GMT
#7
On August 02 2012 12:22 NrGmonk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 02 2012 12:12 Dodgin wrote:
I don't see any reason at all for Byun to be that high, after his losses in GSL and OSL he's been losing to randoms in every online qualifier he enters.

Also, where is Losira? He's been beasting in team leagues plus a good performance at the Summer Arena. ( I put him above every other player on IM except Seed atm )

I think First should be somewhere on there as well, his run through the lower bracket at the MLG Summer Arena was insane.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2012_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Summer/Arena

2-1 Snute
2-0 TOP
2-0 Puma
2-0 Ganzi
2-1 Alive
2-0 Losira

You forgot or conveniently missed 0-2 SortOf. =P Also, one LAN showing isn't really enough to justify top 30 imo.


I don't know his formula but if I was putting together a list of top 30 in recent times I would include a player who made a good run like that, It's hard to tell how much the OP favors old results and his own opinion on player skill compared to anything else since we didn't get an explanation yet.

Also another random comment, I also agree Taeja doesn't deserve the top spot yet. Lots of players ( and I mean lots ) have had similar streaks to him in the past, his recent performance is really impressive but not enough to just instantly put him at #1 as much as I like him. He is being hyped a lot more than he should be because he's on TL and getting a ton of attention.
xmungam
Profile Joined July 2012
United States1050 Posts
August 02 2012 03:54 GMT
#8

Teams: Slayers 5, IM 4, Startale 4, Prime 3, Liquid 2, MVP 2, TSL 2, Fnatic 2, FXO 2, NsHoseo 2, SK 1

^ is the real tale of the teamleague right now. totally makes sense too.

also : 29. YoDa (IM) . Yes.
youtube.com/xmungam ~~ twitch.tv/thenessman
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
August 02 2012 03:54 GMT
#9
Seed should be way higher.
Win a GSL, get ranked 7?
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
ggrrg
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Bulgaria2716 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 04:08:57
August 02 2012 04:05 GMT
#10
I pretty much agree with Taeja and MC. They are currently at the very least top 3. But everything beyond that is wild speculation ^^
Also, Seed should probably be higher considering he just won the most prestigeous sc2 tournament...

On August 02 2012 12:24 Dodgin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 02 2012 12:22 NrGmonk wrote:
On August 02 2012 12:12 Dodgin wrote:
I don't see any reason at all for Byun to be that high, after his losses in GSL and OSL he's been losing to randoms in every online qualifier he enters.

Also, where is Losira? He's been beasting in team leagues plus a good performance at the Summer Arena. ( I put him above every other player on IM except Seed atm )

I think First should be somewhere on there as well, his run through the lower bracket at the MLG Summer Arena was insane.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2012_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Summer/Arena

2-1 Snute
2-0 TOP
2-0 Puma
2-0 Ganzi
2-1 Alive
2-0 Losira

You forgot or conveniently missed 0-2 SortOf. =P Also, one LAN showing isn't really enough to justify top 30 imo.


I don't know his formula but if I was putting together a list of top 30 in recent times I would include a player who made a good run like that, It's hard to tell how much the OP favors old results and his own opinion on player skill compared to anything else since we didn't get an explanation yet.

Also another random comment, I also agree Taeja doesn't deserve the top spot yet. Lots of players ( and I mean lots ) have had similar streaks to him in the past, his recent performance is really impressive but not enough to just instantly put him at #1 as much as I like him. He is being hyped a lot more than he should be because he's on TL and getting a ton of attention.


Not sure if Taeja deserves the top spot but he is currently on an absurdly hot streak. Also the question remains, who has been more impressive recently.
00Visor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
4337 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 04:33:20
August 02 2012 04:12 GMT
#11
ok, thanks for the input

My judgement is mostly based on the actual results and other rankings. As I said more on recent results (how much can not really be measured), more on GSL and generally more on LAN, but I look for consistency and not single big wins. Like when Seed won GSL, that certainly moved him up in the ranking, but the players in the Ro8 were pretty close and I'm pretty sure we would have a different winner if we play that out twice.
I also don't say player XY will dominate because of his sick mechanics (or something like that) because I don't think I can really judge that.

The top4 is pretty clear for me (the players, not the order). These are the players who have performed well in almost all tournaments they entered in the last months. I didnt want to put Taeja on #1 at first, because during his insane run he hasnt met to many top class players, but I couldnt really justify anyone else.
Taeja barely lost to MC in GSL and then won MLG. His LAN nerve issues seem to be (mostly) over. His online domination (ESV, IPL, TSL qualifier) was scary since quite some time. I don't think he lacks something else to beat the other top players (as there are no really big skillgaps), so I expect him to be the favourite in nearly all of his next encounters.

MCs run is not far behind Taeja and MC has been a top player since over 1,5 years. If you look at his last results pages on TLPD you won't find a player with that record (except Taeja). Only big losses were vs Stephano and Nerchio. I guess judged a bit by playing style here. Well, MC get critized a lot that he doesnt have the best macro and mostly wins by great execution of his builds. I think as well that Taeja is the more wellrounded player and can improve even more. That gave him spot #1.

MKP and DRG were the top players 1-3 months ago. But both have fallen of a bit, especially DRG. Well he got to Ro4 in GSL, but a 3-2 vs Naniwa in ZvP isnt that impressing, he then got smashed by MC. MKP managed to qualify for OSL and win his group there. They may not be performing as well as other Top10 players, but they have tons of former results and will win someting again soon.

Squirtle has been one of the most consistent players in 2012 and also was recently successful with #2 in the ESV Grand Prix, IPL Fight Club and TSL. Not the caliber of the top4, but the first after.

Byun was considered a top player for a long time. If he wouldnt have been banned, we could have seen an earlier GSL run from him. This season he won both his groups, beat Nestea 3-0 and could have (should have) beaten Seed. He also qualified for OSL (which is a big feat alone) where he lost to San and Symbol (well Bo1). MKP and other praise him high, I believe in him, too.

Seed was the surprise winner this GSL. And his wins were convincing. Sadly he hasnt showed anything before or anything in other tournaments. Difficult to place him, I figured out he should be in the top10.

8,9,10 are 3 zergs. So 1 zerg in the top7, but 4 in the top10. But these 3 have different backstorys, Nestea was always there, Symbol fell off after being a big GSL favourite and Coca recently emerged (again). Symbol slaughtered people in GSTL, qualified for OSL, overall looked so solid that he will be a contender in the next events. Nestea seems to be stuck in a position where he never really disappoints but doesnt get to a final. I actually believe that this is just variance, but you can judge him pretty well off this (#9). Coca is another zerg GSTL hero, also qualified for OSL, beat MKP in fight club. I see him just still a tid-bit behind Symbol and Nestea.

Thats for the top10. Really difficult to give a justification cause its just my evaluation of their results. Maybe its better to compare 2-3 players if you disagree with my ranking.
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
August 02 2012 04:25 GMT
#12
Well, this is a subjective power ranking, so disagreements over who goes where are bound to happen.

It is pretty cool that you are doing this, and it can probably get pretty difficult to keep track of everything.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
00Visor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
4337 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 04:31:57
August 02 2012 04:27 GMT
#13
Regarding First:
Pretty much agree with NrGmonk here. One LAN isnt enough to justify top30. Especially when he only one players he beat is barely on this top30 (alive).
Also realize that top30 is really really good. There are so many good koreans who don't make the list.

Regarding LosirA:
Compared to First, LosirA is close to the top30, I thought about him. But his team league wins aren't enough. MLG was nothing special at all, he was off the radar for too long, is currently out of GSL and disappointed in other qualifiers recently.

Regarding Seed:
Well, I wrote a bit about that in my long post. Mainly the point is if you play out Ro8 GSL again you will most likely have another winner because they are so close in skill (Seed won 3-2 vs Symbol and Byun). Luck, build order wins, form of the day play a big role. I won't value Seeds 3 wins in Ro8,Ro4,final so much more than the tons of wins the players above got. Seed got no other results.

Regarding #1 (Taeja):
Who would you put at #1 and why? I posted my explanation. If you wanna switch MC and Taeja, than I don't have big problems there.
Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
August 02 2012 04:35 GMT
#14
How can you put MKP up there? He's losing left and right to everyone. DRG lost to MC convincingly, but he still made it to the ro4. How far did MKP get?

I agree with taeja. He has the most solid matchups overall. MC barely beat him, but I don't know if his PvP (although to be fair it's a volatile matchup) and his PvZ (in which he lost badly to nerchio and stephano recently) can be considered on the same level.
00Visor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
4337 Posts
August 02 2012 04:49 GMT
#15
On August 02 2012 13:35 Itsmedudeman wrote:
How can you put MKP up there? He's losing left and right to everyone. DRG lost to MC convincingly, but he still made it to the ro4. How far did MKP get?


I guess your expectations of MKP are a bit high. And maybe you only looking at the big broadcasted events. MKP lost in GSL to MC and Symbol, that can happen. In teamleagues he recently lost 3 Bo1.
But other than that he won the IPL5 qualifier a month ago and he qualified for OSL and won his group there.
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 05:01:40
August 02 2012 04:50 GMT
#16
I'm still really confused as to how you can put Coca so high on that list while he's in Code B and not put Losira on the top 30 who has been looking just as good as Coca recently. They have both been performing in team leagues, coca lost 0-2 in the ODT while Losira got 5th/6th at MLG. If you use old records, last year Losira was as impressive or more impressive considering he was a GSL and MLG silver medalist. They both had some time out of the spotlight due to different reasons and both came back around the same time. I have no idea how Sniper managed to get on your top 30 but Losira didn't, he lost in the ODT, lost in Code A to Hyun. He got some teamleague wins but that's about all I can find unless I'm missing something huge.

Anyway that's about it, I think your list is mostly really good.

In my opinion Losira is superior to Nestea in actual playing ability these days, he just needs to get back in the GSL circulation to show good results again.
StateofReverie
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States633 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 05:44:01
August 02 2012 05:37 GMT
#17
supernova is like the most consistent terran player besides mvp. he like always makes it to ro8 and he isnt even on the top 30? granted i think his tvp is his best mu and tvz is weakest but he is still better then someone like polt in overall mathups in my opinion. he is though consistently in code s and has been for as long as i have been watching so that would be at least the past 4 gsls and he isnt even mentioned.....most underrate player in sc2 history because he never gets to the finals and doesnt go overseas and is only in gsl code s


edit: you also dont win gsl code s matches based on luck. there is no "luck factor" in gsl code s besides the ro32 who you get matched up against
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
August 02 2012 06:21 GMT
#18
On August 02 2012 13:49 00Visor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 02 2012 13:35 Itsmedudeman wrote:
How can you put MKP up there? He's losing left and right to everyone. DRG lost to MC convincingly, but he still made it to the ro4. How far did MKP get?


I guess your expectations of MKP are a bit high. And maybe you only looking at the big broadcasted events. MKP lost in GSL to MC and Symbol, that can happen. In teamleagues he recently lost 3 Bo1.
But other than that he won the IPL5 qualifier a month ago and he qualified for OSL and won his group there.

He also defeated Symbol yesterday in the WCG qualifiers.

I think your rankings are pretty solid. Of course there will always be some dispute since a lot of players in a range as big as 30 will be very close in skill and there will be bias from each individual reader.
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Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
August 02 2012 08:40 GMT
#19
STEPHANO WHERE IS HE, NUMBER ONE ZERG!!!!!!!!!!

lol jk, nice list some things i might not agree with, but it's very subjective and i think you did a fine effort ^.^
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EchelonTee
Profile Joined February 2011
United States5245 Posts
August 02 2012 08:57 GMT
#20
Gumiho all kills slayers

Ranked 25 =/
aka "neophyte". learn lots. dont judge. laugh for no reason. be nice. seek happiness. -D[9]
KalWarkov
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Germany4126 Posts
August 02 2012 09:01 GMT
#21
nice one
my next foreign ranking comes out in approx. a week
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sVnteen
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2238 Posts
August 02 2012 09:22 GMT
#22
with taeja being no.1 on every ranking on TL (surprise surprise) you have got to wonder why he never gets past ro8 in gsl
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beesinyoface
Profile Joined May 2012
2450 Posts
August 02 2012 09:50 GMT
#23
Personally I would put IM over SlayerS, but that's just me. People have already voiced their opinions on the list, and I generally agree with them.
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00Visor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
4337 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-02 16:04:09
August 02 2012 16:03 GMT
#24
Thanks for so many responses .

On August 02 2012 12:20 NrGmonk wrote:
Don't think Taeja deserves top spot just yet.
Would rate DRG above MKP. Both are slumping, but I would argue MKP slumping more.
I'm a Byun fan, but don't think he deserves 6th. Top 10 perhaps, but not 6th. Definitely below Symbol imo.
San too high even after OSL ro16. Can't justify him above Genius imo.
aLive, even thought I don't like him, should be a bit higher.
violet should be a lot higher imo.

You should make it a bit more clear what you weigh more, recent results or overall past results. Also, how much you weigh GSL/foreign LANS/online tournaments.
Also, should probably add a CBNC section.


I guess you could place DRG over MKP, both are slumping at a really high level though. Would like to see something more from DRG as he didnt play much lately.
Byun, I think I may have placed too high. Maybe I was a too big fanboy there, could place him directly below Symbol.
San is placed right, I think. I wondered myself and double checked his results. He already beat many good players in IPL 5 and MLG qualifiers. Then the OSL qualification (+ ro16). In ESV Grand Prix he only was stopped by Taeja. Since begin of June he got a 65% winrate. Genius wasnt too shabby either, hell, 4 places down is almost nothing.
alive and violet have been disappointing lately. Especially violet is competing in many foreign events, and I think you agree that you can't value their many wins against midtier foreigners too much as most of the Code S/A players could perform similarly if given the chance. Their winrate against other top koreans isnt good at all lately.

Sorry, what do you mean by CBNC section?

On August 02 2012 13:50 Dodgin wrote:
I'm still really confused as to how you can put Coca so high on that list while he's in Code B and not put Losira on the top 30 who has been looking just as good as Coca recently. They have both been performing in team leagues, coca lost 0-2 in the ODT while Losira got 5th/6th at MLG. If you use old records, last year Losira was as impressive or more impressive considering he was a GSL and MLG silver medalist. They both had some time out of the spotlight due to different reasons and both came back around the same time. I have no idea how Sniper managed to get on your top 30 but Losira didn't, he lost in the ODT, lost in Code A to Hyun. He got some teamleague wins but that's about all I can find unless I'm missing something huge.


Sniper was huge in teamleagues, his combined wins in IPTL and GSTL may be the most overall. He also qualified for OSL. Overall that makes for a 66% winrate since end of June. It was not top competition and many ZvZ, so his spot is wacky, but its only at the bottom of the top30.
In qualifying for OSL alone, Coca beat JYP, Supernova and alive. Thats a bigger feat than 5/6th MLG for LosirA where LosirA only had to beat Real, Sase and alive. Coca also had the most wins in GSTL, check all his results, they are vastly superior to LosirA. I don't use records who are a year old very much.

On August 02 2012 14:37 StateofReverie wrote:
supernova is like the most consistent terran player besides mvp. he like always makes it to ro8 and he isnt even on the top 30? granted i think his tvp is his best mu and tvz is weakest but he is still better then someone like polt in overall mathups in my opinion. he is though consistently in code s and has been for as long as i have been watching so that would be at least the past 4 gsls and he isnt even mentioned.....most underrate player in sc2 history because he never gets to the finals and doesnt go overseas and is only in gsl code s

edit: you also dont win gsl code s matches based on luck. there is no "luck factor" in gsl code s besides the ro32 who you get matched up against


You don't win only by luck, but there is a always a luck factor in SC2. If you lose a series 2-3, it all matters if you lost a medivac early in one game or saved it by a few HP.
Or you might not call it luck, but win distribution. If one player beat another one 3-2, do you really think he would win almost surely if they play another Bo5?

Regarding Supernova: Yeah, he was always stable. The last month was weak. He isnt back in Code S (yet). But maybe I was too harsh, and he deserved to be in top30 barely. But it`s difficult to put another one out. As I said, top30 is really really good, not even all Code S players would fit in there. Perhaps I should make a top50 .

On August 02 2012 17:57 EchelonTee wrote:
Gumiho all kills slayers

Ranked 25 =/


Sorry, but thats poor quick reasoning. Rank 25 is really good. There are only 5 terran players who are really ranked better than Gumiho. Look at the results of top15 players and tell if Gumiho can hold up to that.
Gumihos allkill is 5 games out of the 85 games in the last 2 months. Its valued more than other games. But won't get him a top spot alone. He failed in OSL, MLG and many TSL qualifiers.

On August 02 2012 18:22 sVnteen wrote:
with taeja being no.1 on every ranking on TL (surprise surprise) you have got to wonder why he never gets past ro8 in gsl


I'm really not a Teamliquid fanboy.
But this is a ranking of current skill, not past achievements. Results in the last 2-3 months matter the most and there was only one GSL where Taeja did well and only barely lost to MC. Taeja only recently improved his skill even more and with his GSL performance and MLG win, I don't think there is anything that would stop him from going further than Ro8 (like nerve issues for example).
monk
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States8476 Posts
August 02 2012 16:45 GMT
#25
On August 03 2012 01:03 00Visor wrote:
Thanks for so many responses .

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On August 02 2012 12:20 NrGmonk wrote:
Don't think Taeja deserves top spot just yet.
Would rate DRG above MKP. Both are slumping, but I would argue MKP slumping more.
I'm a Byun fan, but don't think he deserves 6th. Top 10 perhaps, but not 6th. Definitely below Symbol imo.
San too high even after OSL ro16. Can't justify him above Genius imo.
aLive, even thought I don't like him, should be a bit higher.
violet should be a lot higher imo.

You should make it a bit more clear what you weigh more, recent results or overall past results. Also, how much you weigh GSL/foreign LANS/online tournaments.
Also, should probably add a CBNC section.


I guess you could place DRG over MKP, both are slumping at a really high level though. Would like to see something more from DRG as he didnt play much lately.
Byun, I think I may have placed too high. Maybe I was a too big fanboy there, could place him directly below Symbol.
San is placed right, I think. I wondered myself and double checked his results. He already beat many good players in IPL 5 and MLG qualifiers. Then the OSL qualification (+ ro16). In ESV Grand Prix he only was stopped by Taeja. Since begin of June he got a 65% winrate. Genius wasnt too shabby either, hell, 4 places down is almost nothing.
alive and violet have been disappointing lately. Especially violet is competing in many foreign events, and I think you agree that you can't value their many wins against midtier foreigners too much as most of the Code S/A players could perform similarly if given the chance. Their winrate against other top koreans isnt good at all lately.

Sorry, what do you mean by CBNC section?

CBNC = close but no cigar, a section both the TL BW power ranks and TL SC2 power ranks have. Basically, just list like 5-10 names like Bomber, Maru, Losira, Supernova, theStC etc... who were really close to the list. You don't have to rank them, just acknowledge they were close.
Also, looking at this, I think Symbol is too low, although Seed/Squirtle/Symbol/Byun is really close to each other, moving Byun to the bottom of that list could fix this.
Don't forget that alive and violet both have won BIG foreigner tournaments with mass mass amount of koreans in them.

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On August 02 2012 13:50 Dodgin wrote:
I'm still really confused as to how you can put Coca so high on that list while he's in Code B and not put Losira on the top 30 who has been looking just as good as Coca recently. They have both been performing in team leagues, coca lost 0-2 in the ODT while Losira got 5th/6th at MLG. If you use old records, last year Losira was as impressive or more impressive considering he was a GSL and MLG silver medalist. They both had some time out of the spotlight due to different reasons and both came back around the same time. I have no idea how Sniper managed to get on your top 30 but Losira didn't, he lost in the ODT, lost in Code A to Hyun. He got some teamleague wins but that's about all I can find unless I'm missing something huge.


Sniper was huge in teamleagues, his combined wins in IPTL and GSTL may be the most overall. He also qualified for OSL. Overall that makes for a 66% winrate since end of June. It was not top competition and many ZvZ, so his spot is wacky, but its only at the bottom of the top30.
In qualifying for OSL alone, Coca beat JYP, Supernova and alive. Thats a bigger feat than 5/6th MLG for LosirA where LosirA only had to beat Real, Sase and alive. Coca also had the most wins in GSTL, check all his results, they are vastly superior to LosirA. I don't use records who are a year old very much.

I also agree with Dodgin on this. Although I think CoCa deserves to be higher than Losira by a significant amount, I don't think you can justify CoCa at 10 while Losira isn't even on the list. He did well in team league, made RO32 in OSL, beat MKP in a showmatch, and got to the semis of ESV, but still that's not enough for top 10 imo without big GSL or foreigner tournament results.

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On August 02 2012 18:22 sVnteen wrote:
with taeja being no.1 on every ranking on TL (surprise surprise) you have got to wonder why he never gets past ro8 in gsl


I'm really not a Teamliquid fanboy.
But this is a ranking of current skill, not past achievements. Results in the last 2-3 months matter the most and there was only one GSL where Taeja did well and only barely lost to MC. Taeja only recently improved his skill even more and with his GSL performance and MLG win, I don't think there is anything that would stop him from going further than Ro8 (like nerve issues for example).

We actually recently did an internal TL ranking and 4/4 people had MC above Taeja.
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Jaaaaasper
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States10225 Posts
August 02 2012 19:00 GMT
#26
This has alot of problems, but it is a subjective list, so i;ll just say that mvp in his current form (due to injury) might be too high. Taeja is looking strong, but i'm not sure he is number one overall. MKP and DRG should be flipped, and both of them dropped a few spots. This is not all that great a ranking in my opinion, but mine is worth no more that yours, so thanks for putting this out for discussion
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monk
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States8476 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-03 00:29:15
August 03 2012 00:27 GMT
#27
On August 03 2012 04:00 Jaaaaasper wrote:
This has alot of problems, but it is a subjective list, so i;ll just say that mvp in his current form (due to injury) might be too high. Taeja is looking strong, but i'm not sure he is number one overall. MKP and DRG should be flipped, and both of them dropped a few spots. This is not all that great a ranking in my opinion, but mine is worth no more that yours, so thanks for putting this out for discussion

Despite my criticism, I think it's rather good ^^. Imo, no one's really off more than 3-4 places. I would personally do something like:

(P)MC, (T)TaeJa, (Z)DRG, (T)MKP, (Z)Symbol, (P)Squirtle, (P)Seed, (T)Byun, (Z)NesTea, (T)Mvp,
(Z)Curious, (P)Creator, (P)HerO, (Z)Leenock, (T)MMA, (P)PartinG, (P)Oz, (Z)CoCa

for top 18.
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Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12801 Posts
August 03 2012 00:47 GMT
#28
MKP, DRG and MC too high, Seed and Byun far too low (why is Byun higher than Seed btw?).
NesTea probably too high as well as Squirtle.
Top 10 is doable but top 10-30 can only be random so kinda pointless I feel.
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Neelia
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany599 Posts
August 05 2012 16:34 GMT
#29
On August 03 2012 01:03 00Visor wrote:

Regarding Supernova: Yeah, he was always stable. The last month was weak. He isnt back in Code S (yet). But maybe I was too harsh, and he deserved to be in top30 barely. But it`s difficult to put another one out. As I said, top30 is really really good, not even all Code S players would fit in there. Perhaps I should make a top50 .


It's kinda weird that HerO has a top15 spot and SuperNoVa is outside your top30. If you look at GSL alone, SuperNoVa has done better every season besides 2012 S2. So HerO's okayish foreign tournament results over the last months push him into the top15? :x
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