Clearly Polt has the mindset of a top pro since he only loses 2-1 and doesn't ever get stomped, but it seems he lost his consistency after he started having to balance schoolwork and practice.

Now that you are out of school, hope you can return to stomping everyone!

plogamer

Canada3132 Posts

May 24 2013 03:23 GMT

#2582

Awesome play against Ryung and Alive! <3 Polt FIGHTING!

GumBa

United Kingdom31935 Posts

May 24 2013 16:13 GMT

#2583

To bad about WCS but you had the group of death. I will never stop rooting for you Polt!

Noocta

France12578 Posts

May 24 2013 16:25 GMT

#2584

I reallt think he could have made it easier if Violet was here.
Even if he probably focused his practice on TvT since he was playing Ryung first, I feel his TvZ is trong enough that beating Violet was have been easier than beating aLive.

PhoenixVoid

Canada32755 Posts

May 29 2013 14:50 GMT

#2585

Polt is facing TaeJa in WCS NA for what seems to be the thousandth time. Hope to see a great TvT set between two incredibly skilled players, and of course, a Polt victory.

And a reminder he is playing in the ZOTAC April Monthly very soon.

GumBa

United Kingdom31935 Posts

May 29 2013 15:08 GMT

#2586

go Polt! I think he can win vs Taeja even though his TvT isnt as strong as it was in wol. And hope to see another zotac win

iViNtaGe

United States254 Posts

May 29 2013 17:50 GMT

#2587

Wow Taeja is a super tough opponent tha I unfortunately don't see Polt besting.

Unfortunate for them to meet here in Challenger league to say the least. Is there NA Up/downs?, because each of them deserve Premier league.

calh

537 Posts

May 29 2013 20:14 GMT

#2588

It's sad to say but after watching some of his games (vs Snute in ZOTAC, vs Hyun in GIGABYTE) it seems Polt's skill has seriously declined. It's not the score or the quality of opponents but the way he lost. While his micro and macro are still ok, though they have never been stellar, he's lost his most important edge over other people, which is his strategic flexibility. In the past he would always be able to spot his opponent's temporary disadvantages and capitalize on them, whether a weak point in their positioning or a timing when their army is smaller. He was also not afraid of doing risky large-scale manoeuvres with his army to force those weaknesses out of the opponent, which made up for his relative lack of multitasking. However these days his strategic flair just isn't there anymore, as he just attacks repeatedly through certain routes depending on the map - they are probably optimal in practice, but the lack of strategic surprises makes it much easier for the opponent to defend. I don't know why, but maybe he really needs to get back to a team house to figure out these nuances of his game, unless he intends to just gradually bow out of progaming, which is also entirely reasonable.

PhoenixVoid

Canada32755 Posts

May 30 2013 01:04 GMT

#2589

Polt defeats TaeJa 2-0 decisively. Game one was a great demonstration of Polt's positioning and patience.

CosmicSpiral

United States15275 Posts

May 30 2013 01:05 GMT

#2590

Game 2 ended very strangely but I think Polt is looking strong.

NazDreG

France46 Posts

May 30 2013 01:06 GMT

#2591

It's weird I think he got outmacro'ed in each game but managed to took the wins thanks to his great decision-making and deadly runbys.

GumBa

United Kingdom31935 Posts

May 30 2013 01:07 GMT

#2592

Woooo Polt!!!

plogamer

Canada3132 Posts

May 30 2013 01:08 GMT

#2593

YAYYYYY!!!!!!!

Congrats Polt! You're the best!

Jockmcplop

United Kingdom10004 Posts

May 30 2013 01:10 GMT

#2594

On May 30 2013 10:06 NazDreG wrote:
It's weird I think he got outmacro'ed in each game but managed to took the wins thanks to his great decision-making, deadly runbys and his opponents suicidal marines.

Noocta

France12578 Posts

May 30 2013 01:11 GMT

#2595

Back in Premiere, nice.

iViNtaGe

United States254 Posts

May 30 2013 01:18 GMT

#2596

Nice job Polt! GGs

Dreamer.T

United States3584 Posts

May 30 2013 12:32 GMT

#2597

On May 30 2013 10:10 Jockmcplop wrote:

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Polt has some of the best decision making I've seen in a pro gamer. His micro and macro aren't the best of the best, but he doesn't make moves that put him in a bad spot.