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NewModel
Germany124 Posts
On March 20 2012 05:33 niuage wrote: It would be such a shame if Stephano decided to stop playing. Wasted talent! yes, and 1-2 years of playing dont seem that bad. i mean he can study then too. and with more then 100k in every year of playing it´s a good income for the time after playing ;D | ||
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BatCat
Austria630 Posts
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Satire
Canada295 Posts
 I could understand why he wouldn't want to though. Committing to GSL takes away a lot of potential winnings in European tournaments. | ||
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niuage
United States175 Posts
On March 20 2012 07:02 BatCat wrote: I would actually find it awesome if he stopped cold after this year - what a story that would be. Yep, awesome for a week, and then, no more crazy finales... No thank you  Even money wise, it would be kinda stupid to stop. He's sooo young, probably doesnt have many expenses (I bet almost everything is paid by his team and sponsors), so his $100k earnings are just a huge bonus (in THE BANK). And yes, an engineer would quite easily earn $100k/year, but actually saving 100k is haaard ^^. But really, it's all about not wasting his talent for me ^^. | ||
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Thurken
961 Posts
If he can make it to the groups, C and D will be very good for him: C : Huk, Violet, Socke, Ret : He would be the favorite here D : Oz, Parting, Grubby, TheSTC : 3 protoss including 2 code S protoss, that would be a great test! On the other hand, group A would be insane, with MC, MKP and the korean terran Ganzi...and Sase is good too | ||
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Benjamin80
581 Posts
On March 20 2012 10:02 Thurken wrote: Winning MLG coming from the open bracket will be quite tough... If he can make it to the groups, C and D will be very good for him: C : Huk, Violet, Socke, Ret : He would be the favorite here D : Oz, Parting, Grubby, TheSTC : 3 protoss including 2 code S protoss, that would be a great test! On the other hand, group A would be insane, with MC, MKP and the korean terran Ganzi...and Sase is good too I just hope he make it strait to pool play. If he lose 1 match in the open bracket its allmost impossible to get a good result. If he however go 2-0 in every match and then get into pool play I like his chances of getting very high. But the problem is the open bracket. Polt and Stephano could meet eachother in the open bracket thats how hard it is | ||
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lannisport
878 Posts
On March 20 2012 10:02 Thurken wrote: Winning MLG coming from the open bracket will be quite tough... If he can make it to the groups, C and D will be very good for him: C : Huk, Violet, Socke, Ret : He would be the favorite here D : Oz, Parting, Grubby, TheSTC : 3 protoss including 2 code S protoss, that would be a great test! On the other hand, group A would be insane, with MC, MKP and the korean terran Ganzi...and Sase is good too There's an MLG tradition where you compete in MLG for the first time, come from the open brackets and win the whole thing in an insane run i.e. Naniwa, Leenock. And if anyone is capable of going 12-0 or whatever in the open brackets it's Stephano, he has something like a 85% win streak in the EU ladder and even against certain pros. I don't see him placing in anything other than top 3. And for that matter Polt can do a gruelling run as well. | ||
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Thurken
961 Posts
On March 20 2012 10:08 lannisport wrote: There's an MLG tradition where you compete in MLG for the first time, come from the open brackets and win the whole thing in an insane run i.e. Naniwa, Leenock. And if anyone is capable of going 12-0 or whatever in the open brackets it's Stephano, he has something like a 85% win streak in the EU ladder and even against certain pros. I don't see him placing in anything other than top 3. And for that matter Polt can do a gruelling run as well. It's not his first MLG, and he got knocked up in the open bracket last time. And naniwa did not come from the open bracket when he did his amazing run. | ||
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Azarkon
United States21060 Posts
That's a positive way of seeing it; a negative way is that his passion for SC 2 isn't high enough for him to sacrifice his future finances for it, as other players have. Cheering for Stephano has ever had this bitter sweet taste to it, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing - that which doesn't last long is made more precious by its transience. Cherish the time Stephano has left and try to watch everything you can of him; that's how I see it. | ||
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nkulu
United States242 Posts
On March 20 2012 10:17 Thurken wrote: It's not his first MLG, and he got knocked up in the open bracket last time. And naniwa did not come from the open bracket when he did his amazing run. Naniwa didn't lose a game through his run in the MLG Dallas open bracket. | ||
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Benjamin80
581 Posts
On March 20 2012 10:31 nkulu wrote: Naniwa didn't lose a game through his run in the MLG Dallas open bracket. No koreans all NA players not really hard. | ||
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
On March 20 2012 07:02 BatCat wrote: I would actually find it awesome if he stopped cold after this year - what a story that would be. Especially right after a tournament win. Its sad to see greats like boxer/nada/july and even the first greats of sc2 like MVP and Nestea slow down and eventually retire after they reach a point where the don't win at all. Leaving while your on top will make you remembered as "the one who would still be the best" even if he might not have been kind of like savior. | ||
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revel8
United Kingdom3022 Posts
Sounds great! \o/ | ||
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Odeon
France42 Posts
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Synergy
United States90 Posts
On March 19 2012 17:57 bouboule wrote: lol people who says things like that makes me laugh really hard. Stephano surpass idra since ipl3 wake up dude the only good foreigners are Stephano #1 (top 3 zerg world with DRG and Nestea) and Huk #2 idra has not been that great for months now . And you forgot naniwa and nerchio who are beasts... | ||
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Black17
France435 Posts
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emis
Estonia409 Posts
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FaRess
Tunisia937 Posts
On March 20 2012 22:00 emis wrote: Are you guys sure he's participating in MLG? Can't find any sources. the source is himself saying it during the SOTG after the LSC tournament | ||
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Yosheekee
France111 Posts
Btw, stephano is playing tonight @ MSI Pro Cup #8 ! First round vs Dimaga, if he wins, he will face Polt once again... Can't wait ! | ||
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The_Darkness
United States910 Posts
On March 20 2012 09:50 Satire wrote: Would be awesome if Stephano won MLG *and* accepted a Code S spot next season... I would really like to see how he compares to some of the best players in the world. Beyond that, his 50/50 record at Blizzcon there (or w/e it was) showed that he has the skills to compete, and he's gotten better since then I think. I could understand why he wouldn't want to though. Committing to GSL takes away a lot of potential winnings in European tournaments. Stephano was offered a code S spot and turned it down so I don't think winning MLG will give him any motivation to go to Korea. I believe his reasons for not going are the level of competition is too high relative to the payout (ie, it's easier to earn money in European and International tournaments, a fact no one disputes) and he misses his friends and family if he stays in Korea for too long. I think if he had more friends in Korea and didn't have to miss a lot of the EU tournaments he would go. He's stated apparently that he plans to go back to Korea for a couple weeks, just to practice. | ||
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