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Lukeeze[zR]
Profile Joined February 2006
Switzerland6838 Posts
February 08 2009 16:44 GMT
#21
tell me something i don't know
Terran & Potato Salad.
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-08 17:15:20
February 08 2009 16:47 GMT
#22
As you said, Koreans are arguing whether Bisu is the 5th Bonjwa or not

But one of the biggest argument around the Korean message boards is this

People Against it
We don't care if Bisu wins an osl or not, Savior was called bonjwa even before he won the OSL. The thing is when Savior became to that status, there was absolutely, NOBODY who could touch him. Sure Savior had 2 threats to his seat (Nal_Ra/Midas) but even both of them fell victim to savior numerous times. Hell, some can say it was 1 sided and the rivalry started because "Games were longer than 10 minutes."

But 3 players still remain for Bisu. If Bisu can pull a savior, destroying each of these players in a BO5 whether the map favors for them or against them in a good game (or rape), then yes, he will be bonjwa.


Right now, it is hard to say. Each generation had the 4 Kings ( 4 대 천 왕 )

The 1st generation of the 4 Kings were (T)BoxeR, (Z)YellOw, (T)NaDa and (P)Reach

10 Golds, 16 Silvers (LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL)

The 2nd generation of the 4 Kings were (P)Nal_rA, (Z)July, (T)iloveoov and (Z)GoRush

12 Golds, 4 Silvers

The 3rd generation of the 4 Kings were (Z)sAviOr, (Z)ChoJJa, (P)Anytime and (T)Midas
(Note: Some people refer the 3rd Generation the "Savior Era." There were many good players during this period, but nobody was even close to Savior. Sometimes, people completely disregard the whole 3rd generation and call it "Savior's Prime")
7 Golds, 7 Silvers

Now, the 4 Kings of our generation...

(P)Stork, (P)Bisu, (Z)Jaedong and (T)Flash

11 Golds, 9 Silvers

In each generation, you can see that only 1 player ends up being bonjwa (excluding nada, hes practically in every generation so its hard to say).

I am going to say, we are 1/3'd of our way through the 4th generation. It is too early to tell. Right now the pro scene is so competitive it is impossible to tell who can come on top of who.

So I will vote no. It is too early, and anything can happen.
dats racist
rgfdxm
Profile Joined December 2006
United States239 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-08 16:48:37
February 08 2009 16:47 GMT
#23
Savior was bonjwa before his Shinhan 3 OSL win, so obviously an OSL win is not necessary. But despite his absence from the OSL it was obvious for almost a year before Shinhan 3 that Savior was THE man to beat in BW. IMO Bisu just needs some more time at the top.

Edit: Or read that post ^. I should have posted one minute faster!
GinNtoniC
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Sweden2945 Posts
February 08 2009 16:48 GMT
#24
On February 09 2009 01:26 Itachii wrote:
Best protoss ever for sure, but I would wait with bonjwa status till he wins the OSL.

Huge fan of JulyZerg, HonestTea and that guy Kim Taek Yong.
IrrasO
Profile Joined October 2008
United States409 Posts
February 08 2009 16:48 GMT
#25
aren't you a bonjwa when you dominate for a long period of time? bisu was doing extremely well for those two MSLs, then went into somewhat of a slump, then won an MSL and GSL some time later. i don't think that qualifies him as a bonjwa.
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
February 08 2009 16:49 GMT
#26
also lol at the super misleading savior stats.

if you extend bonjwa status to 2006-02-01 ー 2007-02-01 his stats go up
And If I cherry picked that, I could hit ~80% easily if I wanted.

that's just a rough 12 month period, longer than the one on the chart. Which means whoever did that chart picked a really bad range.

sAviOr
2006-02-01 ー 2007-02-01
All: 50 wins - 17 losses (74.63%)
T: 15 wins - 8 losses (65.22%)
Z: 16 wins - 6 losses (72.73%)
P: 19 wins - 3 losses (86.36%)

note how in 12 months, TLPD lists fewer games than the graph does in 9 months, so I don't know what's going on with that.

If we take a years range for bisu (say 2007-02-01 ー 2008-02-01), we get:

Bisu
2007-02-01 ー 2008-02-01
All: 63 wins - 42 losses (60.00%)
T: 29 wins - 22 losses (56.86%)
Z: 21 wins - 10 losses (67.74%)
P: 13 wins - 10 losses (56.52%)

If you want to try and find a year-long period with better stats than that, go for it.
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emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
February 08 2009 16:52 GMT
#27
imo the timeline depends on Kespa ranking or something like that
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
February 08 2009 16:55 GMT
#28
I'm in the wait and see camp.

It's not impossible for him to reach Bonjwa status, but he's not there yet.
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]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
February 08 2009 16:55 GMT
#29
yeah bisu still seems too... mortal? and the lack of osl title kills it :/
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Stingray
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom13 Posts
February 08 2009 16:56 GMT
#30
On February 09 2009 01:40 hymn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2009 01:38 Atrioc wrote:
Winning the upcoming "Best of GOM" Bo5 vs Jaedong for 10,000,000 won would help a lot, because his losing record vs both Flash and Jaedong makes him a tough candidate as the unquestioned best in Korea.

Too bad JD will catch Bisu in his weakest MU now and buttfuck him for 10 000 000 won thus burying this bonjwa talk. Shit and I wanted a toss bonjwa...


Agreed.
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
February 08 2009 17:00 GMT
#31
You know, if we add sc pro-gaming with some mecha magical anime shit

it could be a fucking huge hit.
dats racist
KlaCkoN
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Sweden1661 Posts
February 08 2009 17:00 GMT
#32
On February 09 2009 01:35 Lukeeze[zR] wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2009 02:12 Hot_Bid wrote:
if theres a legitimate debate about a player being a bonjwa or not (re: the bisu debate) that player is probably not a bonjwa. you don't see many people arguing whether nada, iloveoov, or savior were bonjwas in their time. i doubt people will look back at this time period and say "bisu was bonjwa" even if he wins this OSL, because you just don't drop out at the Ro32 in your "best" mu if you're the dominant player.



I think the problem with that definition is the insane amount of games nowadays coupled with the increased emphasis on good PL results.
Savior didn't even _qualify_ for OSL until the very very end of his reign. (He won it a week or so before Bisu went 3-0 vs him?) And (someone might have to correct me here) but I I don't think his PL performances was anything compared to that of Leta or Flash today either.
He was still considered _the_ player though, because he placed highly in MSL year after year (5 finals in a row :o) and crushed any possible contender in events like the superfight.

However: a new player emerging today getting old saviors results he probably wouldn't be called "bonjwa" in the first place. Msl after msl while not qualifying for OSL and getting knocked out of GOM in like r.o 64, getting good but not spectacular P.L results. No i don't think you guys would call such a player bonjwa.
The sheer number of games that a player needs to win in order to be called dominant nowadays is just insane.
Both Bisu and Flash have ELO peaks comparable to that of _iloveoov_ commonly refered to as the most dominant player in the history of starcraft. But due to them "spending" so many of their wins on PL and spreading them over 3 leagues we just don't get the same feel from it.
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Fzero
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1503 Posts
February 08 2009 17:06 GMT
#33
Jaedong and Flash have more of a shot than Bisu at continuing success this year. Bisu is going to find that there are way too many people capable of beating clone-toss than pure speed and new strategies.

There are SO many good Protoss to practice against, I just don't see a Protoss taking the next step.
Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.
indecision
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Germany818 Posts
February 08 2009 17:06 GMT
#34
he's really lacking in ELO ranking (timewise), I'd have to say from your data.
disciple
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
9071 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-08 17:09:54
February 08 2009 17:07 GMT
#35
the bonjwa talk about bisu is meaningless. the fact is because the scene needs a dominant player the criteria for the candidates will be set extremely high by the fans. It doesnt matter if bisu wins the damn osl or not, it will never be enough, cause ppl will find the reason for his dominance in maps luck or smth else. I believe bisu will have more titles than savior, he may even get the chance to tie nada's record, but he will never become a bonjwa. Tbh he doesnt need to be one
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Vasoline73
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States8073 Posts
February 08 2009 17:10 GMT
#36
On February 09 2009 01:49 fusionsdf wrote:
also lol at the super misleading savior stats.

if you extend bonjwa status to 2006-02-01 ー 2007-02-01 his stats go up
And If I cherry picked that, I could hit ~80% easily if I wanted.

that's just a rough 12 month period, longer than the one on the chart. Which means whoever did that chart picked a really bad range.

sAviOr
2006-02-01 ー 2007-02-01
All: 50 wins - 17 losses (74.63%)
T: 15 wins - 8 losses (65.22%)
Z: 16 wins - 6 losses (72.73%)
P: 19 wins - 3 losses (86.36%)

note how in 12 months, TLPD lists fewer games than the graph does in 9 months, so I don't know what's going on with that.

If we take a years range for bisu (say 2007-02-01 ー 2008-02-01), we get:

Bisu
2007-02-01 ー 2008-02-01
All: 63 wins - 42 losses (60.00%)
T: 29 wins - 22 losses (56.86%)
Z: 21 wins - 10 losses (67.74%)
P: 13 wins - 10 losses (56.52%)

If you want to try and find a year-long period with better stats than that, go for it.


QFT!

And ohhhh my god, if Bisu beats Jaedong in this Bo5 (who may be entering a slump IMO due to dropping MSL/WL) I'm going to shoot myself because the "BISU IS GOD!" "BISU BEAT JAEDONG" talk will never end.

Although I'm just giving Bisu fans a hard time, I'm semi-serious because though it will be impressive, Jaedong will probably be having an off day and lose.
Puosu
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
7034 Posts
February 08 2009 17:11 GMT
#37
On February 09 2009 01:41 Lukeeze[zR] wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2009 01:39 Puosu wrote:
On February 09 2009 01:35 Lukeeze[zR] wrote:
On February 09 2009 01:34 lokiM wrote:
how can he be a bonjwa w/o winning an OSL?


remember savior ?

He did win an OSL.

Still I don't think bonjwaness shouldn't be measured (so much) in titles but rather just the amount of domination you do, like iloveoovs 70/70/80 winning percentages and 27-0 tvz. Being bonjwa to me means someone who is unbeatable for quite a while, Bisu still has very good contenders like JD/Flash who have big chances of taking games or even series from him.


uh ? i know, but he was seen as the sc villain way before winning his first OSL

Ah, I don't really even remember when people started calling MJY a bonjwa, not sure if the term was familiar to foreigners back then.
monstar123
Profile Joined December 2008
United States516 Posts
February 08 2009 17:12 GMT
#38
for sure he is Bonjwa
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
February 08 2009 17:13 GMT
#39
Savior was called Bonjwa before he even won an OSL. Everyone called him Bonjwa after the rA Savior finals.
dats racist
DamageControL
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States4222 Posts
February 08 2009 17:16 GMT
#40
On February 09 2009 02:10 Vasoline73 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 09 2009 01:49 fusionsdf wrote:
also lol at the super misleading savior stats.

if you extend bonjwa status to 2006-02-01 ー 2007-02-01 his stats go up
And If I cherry picked that, I could hit ~80% easily if I wanted.

that's just a rough 12 month period, longer than the one on the chart. Which means whoever did that chart picked a really bad range.

sAviOr
2006-02-01 ー 2007-02-01
All: 50 wins - 17 losses (74.63%)
T: 15 wins - 8 losses (65.22%)
Z: 16 wins - 6 losses (72.73%)
P: 19 wins - 3 losses (86.36%)

note how in 12 months, TLPD lists fewer games than the graph does in 9 months, so I don't know what's going on with that.

If we take a years range for bisu (say 2007-02-01 ー 2008-02-01), we get:

Bisu
2007-02-01 ー 2008-02-01
All: 63 wins - 42 losses (60.00%)
T: 29 wins - 22 losses (56.86%)
Z: 21 wins - 10 losses (67.74%)
P: 13 wins - 10 losses (56.52%)

If you want to try and find a year-long period with better stats than that, go for it.


QFT!

And ohhhh my god, if Bisu beats Jaedong in this Bo5 (who may be entering a slump IMO due to dropping MSL/WL) I'm going to shoot myself because the "BISU IS GOD!" "BISU BEAT JAEDONG" talk will never end.

Although I'm just giving Bisu fans a hard time, I'm semi-serious because though it will be impressive, Jaedong will probably be having an off day and lose.

And talk like this is the reason why bisu wouldn't be a bonjwa with out a 90% winrate. Oh....that guy had an offday, those maps were so toss favored. Savior did it with ANTI-zerg map who cares if his elo and kespa and winrate were all worse.

Now that being said I don't think Bisu is quite at the level yet for him to be a "bonjwa" in our eyes, just dominant. Note that he dropped off for a while so it only feels like one msl and one gsi
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