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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-29 18:07:22
December 29 2014 18:00 GMT
#1
Passion is a great thing. When we watch this great game there are some persons that we tend to latch onto. We take a ride along with them on this emotional roller coaster of wins and losses. We cheer and falter. As they win, so do we. As they are defeated so are we.

I will become 18 years old before this week ends, and it makes me realize how much of my life has been invested in this beautiful game. In honor of that I have decided to make a power rank of my top ten favorite players from all of StarCraft 2.

Honorable Mentions

These are players that I have either recently or long ago have come to enjoy. These also include my picks for the next big players of 2015.

Cure

Jin Air Green Wings new terran hope. He saw some success towards the end of 2014 with a semis in the GSL and a runner up at RBBG Finals. Assuming SKT continue to NOT bring out dream, this guy will be the next greatest terran.

Dark

Corruptors are good. So is this guy. Need I say more?

MC

Who couldnt love this guy? The original king of protoss and for about 2 years was the only protoss to win a GSL (and he even won 2).



TOP 10

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10. Keen

The commander is a BADASS. Once in the gsl, he sent a lone ghost and medivac on a mission. They came in from behind and emp'd the fuck out of squirtles entire army. Also, this: http://pic.pimg.tw/ifom/1310245665-0cafd8f926b864b3df36917f1f8b49f4.gif


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9. Life

The king of lings is amazing. I remember when he first became relevant- TSL 4. Ya, who remembers that tournament? (Creator beat Life in finals and Keen took third) After that LIfe won everything, GSL MLG Iron Squid MLG etc. LIfe became a god. Life always finds a way


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8. Stephano

If you don't love this guy, you are an asshole. The greatest non-korean and one of the greatest all time starcraft 2 players, stephano revolutionized the game over and over. First it was ling infestor. Then it was max roach at 11 minutes. Then it was roach hydra. Stephano was an incredible player at his prime...then EG happened....


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7. PartinG

The Big Boy is a Big Badass. Parting is incredible in so many ways. His attitude, his playstyle. His soul. I mean, did you see his execution and micro vs FlaSh at HSC finals? Incredible. This guy changed starcraft as we know it, and we are truly lucky to have him


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6. Polt

A year, maybe a year and a half ago, this guy would have been WAY high up. back when he was on TSL and was the king of all things TvZ polt was one of the greatest most entertaining players on Earth. He is still fantastic...but beating Jaedong ByuL and Scarlett isnt the same as squaring off with DRG in '12.

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5. San

For those of you who know me, this is a huge surprise I bet. For those of you who don't know, I am the second biggest SANFAN in the world (after TaeJa ofc). Despite my love for San, I can't put him any higher, because I truly dont love san above all other progamers. Dont get me wrong. San is a god. He single handedly caused the greatest nerf in all of Starcraft 2, the removal of khaydarin amulet. Of course, for a long time I really had no respect for San. In 2012-early 2013 I thought he had retired. And then he came back with a vengence and in ASUS ROG he 3-0'd DRG and HyuN to face his friend TaeJa in the finals...thats when I began to notice him. The rest is history. I just hope Curious stops putting himself in so we see a shitload of San in PL.


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4. Scarlett

Im pretty sure I was a fan of scarlett before it was mainstream. What really got me interested was WCS Canada 2012 (ofc there were earlier inklings, IPL 4 etc). Before long I, along with DRG decided that Scarlett was better than stephano. She hasnt truly reached that stage yet, but some of the series she has against Korean terrans are unbelievable. Her muta control and creep spread are top notch and she produces some of the greatest games in esports.


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The Holy Trinity
'I knew that these three players would be in the top three, but the exact order was tricky. So I did a little thought experiment and imagined, that if these guys were to play each other, who would I root for....thus the ranking for top 3 came to be as such:

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3. sOs

Okay...I am willing to say that of all the players on this list this guy is the best of them all. His strategies are brilliant in every single way. His builds are incredible and entertaining. He is the only player to kill fan favorites only to garner more fans in the process. He is the heartbreak protoss. He is a blizzcon champion. He is sOs.


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2. HuK

The guy I liked longer than anyone else in Starcraft 2. My affection goes all the way back to "dont worry, tahts halo." and him winning in every game husky made a video of in the early days. His victories in the early years of Wings are incredible and are amongst those I will never forget. So why isnt he number one anymore? Because the last 2 and a half years is why. After taking 4th in the MLG winter championships in March 2012 HuK has only had one premier top 4 finish (at a red bull event this year). But cmon, its freaking HuK


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1. DongRaeGu

Who else but the god of all things starcraft. The greatest zerg of all time, with the greatest macro and the greatest inspirational quote of all time- http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/467827-to-kespa-or-not-to-kespa-drg-and-trap-talk-about-their-choices?page=3. DRG is incredible in many ways. Don't forget that he is the most consistant GSL player in history. Though his streak just ended he holds the record for the longest streak of GSLs attended in a row (14 if I'm correct). Not to mention its pretty funny when he tries to speak english :D



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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
December 29 2014 18:12 GMT
#2
I would not expect a Cricketer blog to start with any other word than "Passion".

Didn't realize you were a bit Huk fan, he was my favorite player back in the day too!
Community News"As long as you have a warp prism you can't be bad at harassment" - Maru | @SetGuitars2Kill
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
December 29 2014 18:13 GMT
#3
On December 30 2014 03:12 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
I would not expect a Cricketer blog to start with any other word than "Passion".

Didn't realize you were a bit Huk fan, he was my favorite player back in the day too!

i almost started with Pashun but I realized not that many people would understand that.
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NeThZOR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa7387 Posts
December 29 2014 19:35 GMT
#4
Not sure about the DRG top pick, but I like the list overall
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The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
December 29 2014 19:46 GMT
#5
Good blog. Although I still disagree with your #4
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
December 29 2014 19:49 GMT
#6
On December 30 2014 04:46 The_Templar wrote:
Good blog. Although I still disagree with your #4


Cause she's too low? She'd be #1 on your list
Community News"As long as you have a warp prism you can't be bad at harassment" - Maru | @SetGuitars2Kill
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
December 29 2014 20:32 GMT
#7
On December 30 2014 04:49 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
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On December 30 2014 04:46 The_Templar wrote:
Good blog. Although I still disagree with your #4


Cause she's too low? She'd be #1 on your list

Nope. My list is almost entirely terran
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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
December 30 2014 03:08 GMT
#8
On December 30 2014 05:32 The_Templar wrote:
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On December 30 2014 04:49 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
On December 30 2014 04:46 The_Templar wrote:
Good blog. Although I still disagree with your #4


Cause she's too low? She'd be #1 on your list

Nope. My list is almost entirely terran

he's not fucking kidding either...believe me... :/
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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-30 03:11:41
December 30 2014 03:09 GMT
#9
On December 30 2014 04:35 NeThZOR wrote:
Not sure about the DRG top pick, but I like the list overall

how is the rest of the list (including keen and huk remember) fine but not DRG?

EDIT: who the fuck gave this one star? i assume because scarlett hype...
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munch
Profile Joined July 2014
Mute City2363 Posts
December 31 2014 05:11 GMT
#10
On December 30 2014 04:35 NeThZOR wrote:
Not sure about the DRG top pick, but I like the list overall


It's a list of his favourite players. You can't really tell someone that they don't actually like a player as much as they think they do...

On December 30 2014 05:32 The_Templar wrote:
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On December 30 2014 04:49 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
On December 30 2014 04:46 The_Templar wrote:
Good blog. Although I still disagree with your #4


Cause she's too low? She'd be #1 on your list

Nope. My list is almost entirely terran


1. Liquid_TaeJa
2. Liquid_Pirate Terran
3. Liquid_Moustache Terran

???

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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
December 31 2014 05:48 GMT
#11
On December 31 2014 14:11 thecrazymunchkin wrote:
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On December 30 2014 04:35 NeThZOR wrote:
Not sure about the DRG top pick, but I like the list overall


It's a list of his favourite players. You can't really tell someone that they don't actually like a player as much as they think they do...

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On December 30 2014 05:32 The_Templar wrote:
On December 30 2014 04:49 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
On December 30 2014 04:46 The_Templar wrote:
Good blog. Although I still disagree with your #4


Cause she's too low? She'd be #1 on your list

Nope. My list is almost entirely terran


1. Liquid_TaeJa
2. Liquid_Pirate Terran
3. Liquid_Moustache Terran

???


Actually his number one pick is TaeJa (not Scarlett) turns out he needs to make that clarification
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
December 31 2014 07:12 GMT
#12
Pretty sure he's a bigger fan of Liquid_Sucks_ Balls_Without_Me_Terran
Community News"As long as you have a warp prism you can't be bad at harassment" - Maru | @SetGuitars2Kill
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
December 31 2014 09:38 GMT
#13
On December 31 2014 16:12 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Pretty sure he's a bigger fan of Liquid_Sucks_ Balls_Without_Me_Terran

LOOOOOOL

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