EPT[Article] Leta: Levels of Awesomeness - Page 3
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InDaHouse
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myfriendPlank
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Xiphos
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fusionsdf
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On April 25 2010 17:34 Waxangel wrote: Very sexy new post. But unfortunately, I'm one of those people who is cynical of Leta. Koreans call him the "S-Class test" with both respect and derision. He's the gatekeeper between good and great, capable of destroying average players, but struggling against the great players of his time. Leta's style can be really flamboyant at times, but realistically he might not even be as good as Sea, Kal, or other team aces. not to mention the eye-hacking | ||
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dementus
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plan3t
Canada75 Posts
It was a TvT match played a year or two ago, when Leta was tearing it up. He was playing against one of the (other) top Terran players (maybe Flash) and it was destined to a good match. Leta fought hard and the two struggled on, neither gaining a large enough advantage to win it. It turned into one of those long TvT games. The point in the game where it came down to Battlecruisers vs Battlecruisers. The two armies eventually collided and a flash of Yamato Cannon blasts left Leta's forces completely gone. With the large Battlecruiser fleet heading into his main, Leta did the only thing he could; typed in GG. Now, Leta played very well. It was a great game, and an important one. Was he upset at losing? If he was, I sure couldn't tell. The cameras panned to his face after he gg'd. He sat there staring at his screen, his mouth cracked slightly open into a smile. In this moment I could tell exactly what Leta was thinking. His expression spoke to me in a voice reminiscent of Beavis and Butthead. It said: "Heh heh heh, Battlecruisers are cool." | ||
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qrs
United States3637 Posts
On April 25 2010 17:34 Waxangel wrote: Very sexy new post. But unfortunately, I'm one of those people who is cynical of Leta. Koreans call him the "S-Class test" with both respect and derision. He's the gatekeeper between good and great, capable of destroying average players, but struggling against the great players of his time. Leta's style can be really flamboyant at times, but realistically he might not even be as good as Sea, Kal, or other team aces. Nice description. That made me think: Leta is the David Janowski of Starcraft. Janowski was one of the world's best chess players in the early 20th century. According to Wikipedia, he was top 6 in the world in his prime. He had a very flamboyant style; he was especially known for his two-port bishop play, which could be not only flashy, but, in his hands, very dangerous. (Here's an example.) He had + scores against some of the best players in the world, but the S-class destroyed him (his score against Lasker: 4-25-7; against Capablanca 1-9-1). | ||
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hyst.eric.al
United States2332 Posts
was going to write the article about him, but hats off to you. | ||
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sharkeyanti
United States1273 Posts
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saritenite
Singapore1680 Posts
 And that girl taking a picture with Leta is sweet Good Job! | ||
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Amnesia
United States3818 Posts
It was nicely written! I was a fan of Leta for awhile, especially when he started to become really strong (think summer 08 PL season). EDIT: That was a huge boost of confidence: over three next months, Leta scored victories against Light, Kal (twice), Bisu, sAviOr,fOrGG and BeSt, suddenly catapulting himself into elite of Terran players. yeah it was this time when he caught my attention. Especially the second game vs Kal - EPIC! | ||
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StorrZerg
United States13922 Posts
and great read as well | ||
Heyoka
Katowice25012 Posts
That thing about the "s-class test" is very interesting, Wax. | ||
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dani_caliKorea
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Also there already was an article on Zero recently so do Movie~~ | ||
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jax1492
United States1632 Posts
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
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QuickStriker
United States3694 Posts
And lol at FakeSteve. The sad thing is... + Show Spoiler + I agree with him... | ||
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DreaM)XeRO
Korea (South)4667 Posts
<3 his 2 star wraith was soo sexy back in the dayy | ||
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ggrrg
Bulgaria2717 Posts
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blahman3344
United States2015 Posts
im not much of a fan of leta, but this article really puts him in the spotlight. Ive learned things about him that ive never known before. | ||
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