On January 15 2014 02:44 Naniwa wrote:
hi guys ! sorry for the late update. ill write here and in my blog a bit more thoroughly ^^ Lately ive been really depressed about things that i rather not share in public but i am working on fixing them which lead me to have quite bad practice results lately and that shakes my confidence obviously . that plus all the drama at the same time and some other bad news regarding my team is making me really sad at the moment. But never the less i will come back stronger eventually so i guess all i ask is that you remember that im human too ^^ As of right now in terms of my own plans there's korea plans and there's living on my own in sweden plans aswell both of which i find nice because i really feel i need a change in my life right now so that i can continue gaming alot of people really think its easy to be a foreigner pro and i guess this bothers me a litlte bit, sure if you dont care about results and you only want to stream then its a piece of cake but if you really want to win and try to better your game all the time it can be super frustrating when you have subpar practice possibilitys compared to the korean players who you have to play in tournaments. basically i guess all im saying is that i feel alot of pressure and stress etc etc. but oh well ill find a way to cope ! Sorry for saying so many different things in this post but my head is a mess right now , I do however want you guys to know that i check this thread quite regularly and i do appriciate your support

Nice response!
Do you have accomodation sorted for korea? Also, will you have company when u're there(meaning foreigners)?

So hurting for a naniwa tournament after the loooong christmas break!

Kegbo

9 Posts

January 15 2014 06:52 GMT

#10622

i love you naniwa hope the team works out

styLesdavis

Germany833 Posts

January 15 2014 09:58 GMT

#10623

Good luck for the future Naniwa. I`ve oft critized you in the past
but in the end you`re all about winning and you are dedicated to it.
Nothing wrong about that. Maybe one day i`ll be cheering for you :-)
Just wish you the best. Greets.

Maegi

Finland174 Posts

January 15 2014 13:13 GMT

#10624

Hope you get everything sorted out nani! Look forward to seeing you play at ASUS ROG (please don't cancel at the last minute! :D)

oo_Wonderful_oo

The land of freedom23126 Posts

January 15 2014 13:16 GMT

#10625

Sign me up, yoyoyo!
#believeindragonslayer <33
Hope, Nani can give even more emotions this year to jump on chair.

Prillan

Sweden350 Posts

January 15 2014 23:23 GMT

#10626

So, StakimaN it is. http://wcs.battle.net/sc2/en/brackets/2014/europe-challenger-1

The odds are heavily in NaNiwa's favor.

     (1854) NaNiwa  0-0  StakimaN (846)    
-------------------------------------------
        62.87% 3-0       0-3   0.29%       
        27.03% 3-1       1-3   0.76%       
         7.75% 3-2       2-3   1.30%       
-------------------------------------------
            97.65%         2.35%           

Median outcome: NaNiwa 3-0 StakimaN

Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.

The_Templar

your Country52797 Posts

January 15 2014 23:36 GMT

#10627

On January 16 2014 08:23 Prillan wrote:
So, StakimaN it is. http://wcs.battle.net/sc2/en/brackets/2014/europe-challenger-1

The odds are heavily in NaNiwa's favor.

     (1854) NaNiwa  0-0  StakimaN (846)    
-------------------------------------------
        62.87% 3-0       0-3   0.29%       
        27.03% 3-1       1-3   0.76%       
         7.75% 3-2       2-3   1.30%       
-------------------------------------------
            97.65%         2.35%           

Median outcome: NaNiwa 3-0 StakimaN

Estimated by Aligulac. Modify.

I hope he doesn't get too overconfident and that StakimaN doesn't turn out to be an instant bonjwa

lookfirewood

1212 Posts

January 16 2014 14:30 GMT

#10628

So if he wins this bo5 he's in premier? That short of a challanger? Means half of the players listed in challanger will advance?

Chigge

129 Posts

January 16 2014 15:40 GMT

#10629

i think so. they are 8 players in premier right now and 48 in challenger. 48 / 2 = 24. 24 + 8 = 32 which is the amount of players needed for premier.

Prillan

Sweden350 Posts

January 16 2014 15:44 GMT

#10630

Yes, it is only one match per player in challenger.

http://wcs.battle.net/sc2/en/articles/wcs-2014-announced
+ Show Spoiler +

sonobeno

United Kingdom66 Posts

January 16 2014 17:30 GMT

#10631

Looking forward to seeing you playing again! NANIWA FIGHTING!

Muffloe

Sweden6061 Posts

January 16 2014 17:42 GMT

#10632

On January 08 2014 22:04 Sholdar wrote:

Show nested quote +

Some of his games against life in IEM NY could definitely have made the list I think, both the game on Bel'Shir and the game of Whirlwind were simply amazing I think personally

Yeah, some of the games vs Life were true nailbiters, and I want to believe that they were that regardless of the viewer being a fan of the players or not! His comeback against Jaedong at DH also come to mind

BaltA

Norway849 Posts

January 16 2014 18:39 GMT

#10633

gogo Naniwa!!! :D:D

Gothic

Sweden122 Posts

January 17 2014 13:06 GMT

#10634

Hey Nani, thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. I hope you get your own place soon, whether in Korea in here in Sweden. I live in Gothenburg and have been keeping my eyes peeled for anyone looking to rent out a place. It happens now and then among my contacts, so I'll be sure to let you know if I hear about anything that might suit you. Gothenburg is a great city to live in btw.

Also, it's really good to hear you saying it'll be alright, even if it feels like things are a mess right now. That's the way to go about it. Good luck with the new year - looking forward to see you crush some face soon!

Scarx

Germany49 Posts

January 17 2014 16:00 GMT

#10635

On January 15 2014 02:47 The_Templar wrote:
Don't worry naniwa, you are awesome.

Nothing to add there! ;D

Enel

Sudan430 Posts

January 17 2014 19:46 GMT

#10636

Thx for the post Nani :D I'm looking forward to seeing you stomp Koreans!

TecaNina

41 Posts

January 18 2014 13:23 GMT

#10637

Go Nani, you are just awesoema nd my rolemodel

Would be really cool to see you in Korea again
(only bad thing would be timezone-problem^^)

lookfirewood

1212 Posts

January 18 2014 13:48 GMT

#10638

Why no iem qualification?

Maegi

Finland174 Posts

January 18 2014 15:19 GMT

#10639

Naniwa doesn't like to go to every tournament, he wants to make sure he has enough time to practice. Thats probably why he wasn't trying to qualify to iem. There's a lot of tournaments the next couple of months, as well as wcs starting

lookfirewood

1212 Posts

January 18 2014 15:37 GMT

#10640

On January 19 2014 00:19 Maegi wrote:
Naniwa doesn't like to go to every tournament, he wants to make sure he has enough time to practice. Thats probably why he wasn't trying to qualify to iem. There's a lot of tournaments the next couple of months, as well as wcs starting

Quote from him on this particular tournament?