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[spoilers] The next generation

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scwizard
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1195 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-22 21:14:23
April 22 2009 18:27 GMT
#1
Now that (Z)Jaedong, (T)Flash and (P)Bisu have lost their most recent game, I think it's a good time to consider what the next generation of great players may look like.

Who is it going to be? A few names immediately come up, the most obvious one being (T)sKyHigh, who hasn't lost the momentum he gained from all killing OZ. However other than that it's hard to tell, especially for the zerg where I personally can't picture any zerg ever winning against (Z)Jaedong, but past trends show that it must one day happen, just as (T)iloveoov started losing to zerg.

If there is time for another generation of great players to emerge before the release of Starcraft II, which names do you think could make up that next generation?

ANTI CONFUSION EDIT:
I'm deleting a paragraph in the OP that probably contributed to the confusion.

I'm not saying that the top players aren't the top players cause they dropped a game in proleauge. They are still the top players. They won't be forever though, and this topic is about what will happen when they'll fall. It's not saying "they're falling, who will replace them." I'm not saying the top players are all falling now, I'm saying they'll eventually fall and people will eventually rise up to replace them and this topic is speculating over who those players might be.
Scorch
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Austria3371 Posts
April 22 2009 18:31 GMT
#2
(T)sKyHigh, (T)Leta and (T)fantasy for terran,
(Z)by.hero, (Z)HoeJJa and (Z)EffOrt for zerg.
Not much in sight for protoss really.
sushiman
Profile Joined September 2003
Sweden2691 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-22 18:33:07
April 22 2009 18:32 GMT
#3
I seriously doubt any of the new players will win next starleague. Jaedong is still really fucking scary, and probably the strongest player out there. Flash and Bisu are going strong, and Luxury, Jangbi and Stork are still extremely strong contenders that I doubt skyhigh and the other new generation chums would really stand a chance against in BO#'s.
1000 at least.
Wurzelbrumpft
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Germany471 Posts
April 22 2009 18:33 GMT
#4
movie
beam me up scotty, this planet suxX
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-22 18:35:09
April 22 2009 18:34 GMT
#5
(T)sKyHigh, (T)BaBy, (Z)Thezerg, (Z)by.hero, (Z)EffOrt, (T)fantasy, (Z)Orion and + Show Spoiler +
Savior

+ Show Spoiler +
Sorry (P)PrOtoss, Your time is over
Bond(i2)
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada926 Posts
April 22 2009 18:34 GMT
#6
ZerO, Fantasy, Sangho
roses are red violets are blue, Im schitzophrenic and so am i
GeneralStan
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States4789 Posts
April 22 2009 18:34 GMT
#7
Hwaseung Oz has a nice crop of Zerg players coming up. (Z)PirateZerg has been showing some ferocious ZvZ, and I just can't picture (Z)MustacheZerg losing any of his games.

In all seriousness, recent results aside, I think the TaekDong era is far from over.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Crunchums
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States11144 Posts
April 22 2009 18:35 GMT
#8
It's way too early to say that Jaedong, Bisu, and Flash are done.
Nevertheless: Leta
brood war for life, brood war forever
Sanity.
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States704 Posts
April 22 2009 18:35 GMT
#9
fantasy and hero
disciple
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
9071 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-22 18:38:01
April 22 2009 18:36 GMT
#10
I dont see a young super star coming up. Bisu won his MSL duo when he was so young, Flash dominated the same way, JD is just so consistent. But I feel Tazza is champion material

and btw isnt leta the same age as jd/bisu ? I guess he just showed up pretty late, rather than being young and promising, same case with BeSt
Administrator"I'm a big deal." - ixmike88
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
April 22 2009 18:37 GMT
#11
On April 23 2009 03:33 Wurzelbrumpft wrote:
movie

movie is bad imo...
one game tells nothing...
Kentor *
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5784 Posts
April 22 2009 18:38 GMT
#12
flash is gonna win bacchus
freelander
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Hungary4707 Posts
April 22 2009 18:39 GMT
#13
next generation ? lol
flash is 16 years old ffs
And all is illuminated.
Ry-Masta-T
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States478 Posts
April 22 2009 18:39 GMT
#14
Movie/Tazza/Herb[Shield] imo
Speak the word...
lordmordor
Profile Joined February 2009
United States209 Posts
April 22 2009 18:41 GMT
#15
just because Jaedong dropped two proleague games doesn't mean he is on the decline. Both he and Bisu are still scary good, both of them are still solidly the top players of their respective races.

Flash is a little more iffy though, if he continues to fail in individual leagues he may lose his place as top Terran, if he hasn't lost it already. Skyhigh is on a wicked streak, he just needs to prove himself in a starleague. Fantasy is a good contender to if he can keep up the level of play he has been showing
scwizard
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1195 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-22 18:44:15
April 22 2009 18:41 GMT
#16
On April 23 2009 03:31 Scorch wrote:
Not much in sight for protoss really.

(P)Movie's recent performance against (Z)Jaedong was very impressive.

I'm disappointed with the VOD though, whoever was broadcasting it wasn't moving their mouse around very well, I didn't see that (P)Movie had starports until he had like 6 corsiars, and I didn't see that (P)Movie had a templar archive, let alone a pair of archons until the archons were in (Z)Jaedong's main.

Also (P)free is performing well. Kind of old for "next generation" though.

On April 23 2009 03:39 freelander wrote:
next generation ? lol
flash is 16 years old ffs

Meh, what matters is that he's already done the rising thing and is now doing that falling thing.

Flash could turn out to be like Nada, and come back again and again. But if he does comeback I doubt it will be for this OSL.
Zalfor
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States1035 Posts
April 22 2009 18:42 GMT
#17
baby.
555, kthxbai
ilistis
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States828 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-22 18:44:13
April 22 2009 18:42 GMT
#18
(T)sKyHigh all they way.
"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."-William Faulkner *_*_*_Kolll FAN_*_*_*
Phrogs!
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Japan521 Posts
April 22 2009 18:42 GMT
#19
Tell you who's going to be an amazing terran player when he's older

(T)BaBy
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
April 22 2009 18:43 GMT
#20
On April 23 2009 03:39 freelander wrote:
next generation ? lol
flash is 16 years old ffs

Lim Yo Hwan forever!
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