Ok, Zero didn't play very well today and got demolished by a very solid Sharp. You can say what you want but Sharp deserved to get this far.

And BD, if your read this, watch LotGH!

bioboyAT

Austria1763 Posts

January 21 2016 11:21 GMT

#70

Wow I am shocked, how? Impressed with Sharp though.
From their games on Afreeca I would have never imagined today's result ;_;

Qikz

United Kingdom12022 Posts

January 21 2016 11:22 GMT

#71

well, seems I didn't miss much (couldn't watch due to lag today)

feckless

1099 Posts

January 21 2016 11:23 GMT

#72

Honestly, not a big Sharp fan. But he played very solidly throughout, and gave us a lot of entertainment. Kudos on third place. Commendable.

Wrath

3174 Posts

January 21 2016 11:24 GMT

#73

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHY IT ENDED SO FAST T_T

amazingxkcd

GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts

January 21 2016 11:26 GMT

#74

YOU CANT BLUNT THE SHARP!!!!!!!!!!!

On January 21 2016 20:20 Miragee wrote:
Ok, Zero didn't play very well today and got demolished by a very solid Sharp. You can say what you want but Sharp deserved to get this far.

And BD, if your read this, watch LotGH!

REyeM

2674 Posts

January 21 2016 12:34 GMT

#75

Damn it. ZerO..

Ilikestarcraft

Korea (South)17727 Posts

January 21 2016 14:12 GMT

#76

You can say Sharp was looking quite sharp today while Zero brought his zero game -_-

dRaW

Canada5744 Posts

January 21 2016 16:50 GMT

#77

The Sharper player left the opponent with Zero wins?

Piste

6177 Posts

January 21 2016 18:01 GMT

#78

Really nice play by Sharp, he made Zero look like amateur..
Nice firebat splash dmg to unburrow the ling that delayed his command center from landing in the last game.

mauwee

Vatican City State78 Posts

January 21 2016 23:02 GMT

#79

Thanks for the English cast!

darktreb

United States3016 Posts

January 22 2016 08:12 GMT

#80

Classic Zero. Extremely talented player whose peak skill is almost as high as anyone out there, but the mental strength just isn't there. Never has been.

A series like this is a microcosm of why Effort > Zero, and why that will always be true no matter what day to day results look like, until Zero demonstrates much more mental strength in big games. Effort would've come into this series thinking "I'm pissed that I'm in the 3rd place match and I'm going to take it out on this amateur". Does anyone think Effort loses this series to Sharp? Certainly there's no chance Effort loses 3-0 (doesn't hurt that Effort pulled off the most stunning 0-2 to 3-2 comeback of all time).

Zero's a great player, but just not a "winner" in the way that's necessary to win tournaments.

To be clear, I like Zero as a player, and the harshness of this criticism is out of wanting to see him fulfill his potential as much as anything.