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SnipedSoul
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada2158 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-06 08:45:10
July 06 2013 08:44 GMT
#21
If you are masters I think you could take a game off a pro within 50 games. Randomly alternate between hyper aggressive cheese and obscenely greedy play. Just keep flipping coins until you win.
NewEyes
Profile Joined March 2012
Germany113 Posts
July 06 2013 20:32 GMT
#22
Basically anything is possible here. I took a game of a korean progamer when i was in mid master (DT rush... Yay!!!) but this is rather rare. It's definitly doable but i guess you will need about 20-50 games depending on whom u play.
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
July 06 2013 20:41 GMT
#23
You would win in no less than 5 games; tell your friends and family.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
FrogsAreDogs
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Canada181 Posts
July 06 2013 21:17 GMT
#24
You know, even between pros there is a pretty big skill gap that is potentially even bigger than GM vs Masters. I've taken games off of gms but would they be considered pro just because they have competed a few times in MLG or some online cups? Even in foreigner pros there's a pretty big skill gap between a gm player and someone like demuslim or tlo. Beyond them, there are even better korean pros, and beyond that there are current GSL/WCS champions who outclasses them.

Soooo I think in 50 games you can definitely take a game off of a gm player if you mix up your strategies a bit.

But would you ever take a game off of innovation, soulkey, or flash? Not a chance imo :p
YO
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32157 Posts
July 07 2013 18:19 GMT
#25
if you just constantly keep on doing very early all in rushes you might get one lucky one in there, but youre almost assuredly gonna get stomped if you dont pull a fast one like that. all these master and grand master players like to think theyre just undiscovered stars, but there is a massive gap for most people
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LOLZEY
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada71 Posts
July 09 2013 23:31 GMT
#26
I honestly think that if you play the best games of your life using clever cheeses, mindgames AND its a mirror match-up, you can probably take a game off a mid-tier pro within 20 games if you are low-mid masters. If you are high masters/low GM, then I'm pretty sure you can do it within 10 games or less.

The reason is there are a lot of build order losses that can happen in mirror matchups, and pros do dick around sometimes on ladder. If its at a tournament, you're chances probably slim to none. And if its a top korean pro? Maybe if ur also lucky enough to win the lottery
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