[Shanghai Major] Group Stage Day 2 - Page 75

On February 26 2016 21:20 Koshi wrote:
When will the next match start?

On February 26 2016 21:09 haduken wrote:
lets not forget the fact it's NOT chinese new year but rather lunar new year which both Malay and Korea also celebrate.

On February 26 2016 21:07 nanaoei wrote:


? chinese new year is done.
unless you mean it impeded on practice, which it really shouldn't.
it's literally one weekend that not everybody observes.

On February 26 2016 21:23 Squat wrote:
There are plenty of athletes in western countries who practice/work/compete over christmas or new years eve. Taking an entire month or several weeks off when you know there is a major competition just around the corner is both unprofessional and immature. I've spent plenty of red days with my nose buried in assorted course material, because that's what I had to do to get a decent grade.

These guys are supposed to be professional athletes. Time to start acting like it.

On February 26 2016 21:23 Squat wrote:
There are plenty of athletes in western countries who practice/work/compete over christmas or new years eve. Taking an entire month or several weeks off when you know there is a major competition just around the corner is both unprofessional and immature. I've spent plenty of red days with my nose buried in assorted course material, because that's what I had to do to get a decent grade.

These guys are supposed to be professional athletes. Time to start acting like it.

On February 26 2016 21:31 nayumi wrote:
Chinese New Year or not, they should have known better that Western teams have been shitting on Chinese dota pretty hard for the past months and a Major on their home turf is nothing but a huge chance for Chinese dota to redeem themselves ... so i don't buy the whole holiday bullshit, it's either lack of professionalism, motivation or sheer skill ...

On February 26 2016 21:38 Taf the Ghost wrote:



The "no excuse" posts show none of that. They show the reality of the situation. If the Chinese teams knew they'd have 7-10 days off in the near term before the Major, they should have had their preparation done before CNY and then just gotten back into practice after the break. They still had a week. All of the Chinese teams have shown almost no preparation for the teams they were playing against. Their drafts have been terrible. That's wholly down to planning for the event itself.

On February 26 2016 21:33 MaCRo.gg wrote:


This holiday is more like Christmas, New years, birthday, thanksgiving rolled into one event. There are fewer paid holidays in China than in the "west". All these "no excuse" posts straight up lack perspective, showing lack of maturity and depth in the poster.

On February 26 2016 21:42 MaCRo.gg wrote:

Yeah instead of trying to understand their cultural holiday and why it has such a big impact on their lives, lets just mock it.

On February 26 2016 21:42 Squat wrote:

Must be very convenient to be able to simply dismiss any dissent on the subject as being born of a lack of maturity and depth. I am perfectly open to the argument, but the random insults make it far less compelling.

I maintain that taking time off is a personal choice. As a pro player your schedule will largely be determined by tournament dates rather than a standard 9-5 week. Sometimes they overlap or conflict with holidays. That sucks. It's still not a valid excuse.

edit: Your posts seem very defensive. If you are more familiar with this particular holiday than us, how about simply explaining why it's so important rather than throwing around snide comments that don't really help anything?

On February 26 2016 21:42 Squat wrote:

Must be very convenient to be able to simply dismiss any dissent on the subject as being born of a lack of maturity and depth. I am perfectly open to the argument, but the random insults make it far less compelling.

I maintain that taking time off is a personal choice. As a pro player your schedule will largely be determined by tournament dates rather than a standard 9-5 week. Sometimes they overlap or conflict with holidays. That sucks. It's still not a valid excuse.

edit: Your posts seem very defensive. If you are more familiar with this particular holiday than us, how about simply explaining why it's so important rather than throwing around snide comments that don't really help anything?

On February 26 2016 21:42 Squat wrote:

Must be very convenient to be able to simply dismiss any dissent on the subject as being born of a lack of maturity and depth. I am perfectly open to the argument, but the random insults make it far less compelling.

I maintain that taking time off is a personal choice. As a pro player your schedule will largely be determined by tournament dates rather than a standard 9-5 week. Sometimes they overlap or conflict with holidays. That sucks. It's still not a valid excuse.

edit: Your posts seem very defensive. If you are more familiar with this particular holiday than us, how about simply explaining why it's so important rather than throwing around snide comments that don't really help anything?