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On April 07 2011 13:53 Lovedrop wrote: FXOmOoNan is our number one cinderella story of MLG Dallas, making an impressive run from the open bracket to 8th place. On the way, his confidence was shattered by HuK, but in the end, he resiliently battled his way, eventually toppping HuK by 4 places.
Moonan 8th, Huk 10th... or did I misunderstand something?
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I didn't see inControl win any game that went passed 10 minutes...take that to mean whatever you want.
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There is a link at the top of the post to have it done automatically, though some of the names needed adjusted to match up.
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I dont understand people who say that incontrol proved hinself as a top player in this tournament. He won against TLO with cheese (not that there's anything wrong with that, it just does not mean much), defeated some average players and lost to good players. All in all that places him firmly in the 'average' bucket in my opinion. The fact that he got 4th place just illustrates how messed up MLG:s format is.
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Incontrol showed how powerful it is to finish first in your pool. I won't criticize his play because TLO really should have stopped it. Can't wait for Columbus!
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On April 07 2011 14:17 Torte de Lini wrote:+ Show Spoiler +IdrA v. HuK was soon to be underway. In the end, HuK's delusive concoction earned him a victory over his bitter rival. While HayprO and Mihai had a rough path through their respective group, unknowingly NaNiwa beasts through his group 8-0 to remain the only player to have yet dropped a game. The day ended much earlier than before, as the early rounds of the championship bracket has finished, everyone looked forward to championship Sunday. Missing a hyperlink for HuK (paragraph found below TLO's picture)
A new year begins and it is definitely the prime opportunity for players to start afresh. Some players have slowly fallen off the radar due to various circumstances and slumps, while others are waiting for the right time to shine. There is no other better place than Dallas to do so. (P)iNcontroL, after being swamped with work outside the game, finished in his best ever SC2 tournament at 4th, a personal feat and that should quiet down the murmurs on his current form as a player. After finishing as the runner-up last year at MLG's inaugural SC2 event, Kiwikaki has slowly slipped down the rankings. After finishing 2nd once again here at Dallas, it is clear that Kiwi is not going anywhere.
Missing hyperlink for Kiwikaki (Paragraph at #5). Great write-up! Congratulations to the winners.
Someone had already fixed the links but, I only TLPD the first mention of the player in a whole recap.
On April 07 2011 14:45 Blitzkrieg0 wrote:
"Consistency is the Key"
Such a bullshit idea. The top 16 players were guaranteed a top finish even if they lost every single game. It's impossible for them not to be consistent really since they walked into the top 20 on Friday when they arrived. If all those players had to venture through the open bracket I'd bet a handful of em wouldn't have made it. Not trying to take anything away from them, but that's the nature of the game.
We can all agree that huk is consistent if nothing else.
Seeded 16 going into MLG Dallas were guaranteed a top 24 finish. The players I've listed had to do more than "lose every single game" to get to where they were.
On April 07 2011 16:34 Frankon wrote:
No mention about cat or eagle which were the highlight of the online part of MLG?
It's a MLG Dallas Recap, not a "what meme popped up over the weekend" recap. (although it slightly skewed towards a live spectator POV)
On April 07 2011 16:55 KDN wrote:
To me the whole event was ruined by the terrible network / broadcasting situation.
As mentioned on the SOTG yesterday they had some major scheduling errors for the players as well.
Yeah, on Saturday, I think the seeded players sat around for most of the day, only playing 1 match in the span of like 8 hours.
On April 07 2011 21:51 artanis2 wrote:
Moonan 8th, Huk 10th... or did I misunderstand something?
Fixed, thank you.
On April 07 2011 17:10 Barca wrote:
But did you have to really take away from the player's acheivements by talking about what you personally believe to be Protoss imbalance? I'm all for opinions, but just because in 4 tournaments there have been a good number of Protoss at the top of the standings does not prove imbalance at all.
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I'm not taking away anything from our top Protoss finishers, nor am I advocating Protoss imbalance o_O
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Great write up lovedrop. teamliquid event coverage fighting!
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On STOG, the statement was made that TL.net really only covered the TSL in depth. That might be true, but the quality of this article is superb. Great job guys. Also, congrats to InControl for his great performance
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I have to disagree that questions about iNcontrol were put to rest. I'm a big fan of Geoff, but he beat 3 players; Slush, Mihai, and TLO. 3 players, and he get's 4th for it. He earned his spot by going 3-1 in his group, but it didn't seem like a very strong group.
Either way he's obviously a good player, and the players he beat are definitely good as well, but his placement doesn't really tell the story.
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On April 07 2011 22:06 UpHeaVaL wrote:
I didn't see inControl win any game that went passed 10 minutes...take that to mean whatever you want.
It means you missed my games vs slush, mihai and the final series with tlo.
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On April 07 2011 22:23 Workforce wrote:
I dont understand people who say that incontrol proved hinself as a top player in this tournament. He won against TLO with cheese (not that there's anything wrong with that, it just does not mean much), defeated some average players and lost to good players. All in all that places him firmly in the 'average' bucket in my opinion. The fact that he got 4th place just illustrates how messed up MLG:s format is.
I beat tlo as straight up as possible in the final series. Tlo would go on to beat Tyler, socke and idra.. Average? Slush took 9th beating other great players.. Mihai made it out of the open bracket beating DDe and others. Call me bad all you want but shut your mouth before
You disrespect all the fine
Players I faced.
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On April 07 2011 22:06 UpHeaVaL wrote:
I didn't see inControl win any game that went passed 10 minutes...take that to mean whatever you want.
I guess you didn't watch any of his games then???
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On April 08 2011 00:24 Loophole wrote:Show nested quote +On April 07 2011 22:06 UpHeaVaL wrote:
I didn't see inControl win any game that went passed 10 minutes...take that to mean whatever you want. I guess you didn't watch any of his games then???
Just the ones that were casted...I will take a straight up 100$ leaguesafe.com bet with anybody, that in NASL, iNcontrol finishes out of top 25. 
All in good fun. Mr. Robinson it would be awesome if YOU took the bet! Gives you extra incentive and a bit of a story. PM me if you're in!!!
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iNcontrol haters will find there way into any thread where his named is mentioned in a positive light. The only reason his group looked weak was because Painuser severely underperformed. People quickly forget that guy is a pretty beastly Terran who tore up a few MLGs last season.
Geoff did great, esp. for someone with massive commitments outside of the game. To call him and the players he faced "average" is just ignorant.
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Incontrol showed some excellent games this weekend looking forward to seeing him in NASL!
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Amazing article, very well written; except this excerpt:
3. Protoss, Protoss everywhere
In three out of four MLGs up until now, the final four has been three Protoss and one of another race. Cries of imbalance and broken mechanics echo throughout the weekend, and such strong sentiments will no doubt reach the desks of David Kim. Perhaps this is a prelude to a period of anxiety, as both camps sit impatiently to see what's going to happen to our warriors of Aiur. The period after a big tournament will be a true test to whether Blizzard can reaffirm their loyal fans on their direction of game balance.
This is a very bold statement and I don't agree with it. Nonetheless, I understand and I respect the fact that the content of this article is at your own discretion. (did I get this right? Hopefully you understand what I mean, english language is very tricky sometimes)
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MLG was awesome, and it would've been more awesome if the stream was up for the first 2 days 
Oh well, learning by doing I suppose.
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On April 08 2011 01:09 AlBundy wrote:Amazing article, very well written; except this excerpt: Show nested quote +3. Protoss, Protoss everywhere
In three out of four MLGs up until now, the final four has been three Protoss and one of another race. Cries of imbalance and broken mechanics echo throughout the weekend, and such strong sentiments will no doubt reach the desks of David Kim. Perhaps this is a prelude to a period of anxiety, as both camps sit impatiently to see what's going to happen to our warriors of Aiur. The period after a big tournament will be a true test to whether Blizzard can reaffirm their loyal fans on their direction of game balance. This is a very bold statement and I don't agree with it. Nonetheless, I understand and I respect the fact that the content of this article is at your own discretion. (did I get this right? Hopefully you understand what I mean, english language is very tricky sometimes)
I don't think the OP is complaining about Protoss, I think he's saying that other people are inevitably going to talk about Protoss being overpowered because 3 of the top 4 were Protoss players. Knowing the SC2 community I think it's certainly fair to say that people will talk a lot about it.
Also everyone get off iNcontroL's back. He performed very well. Hell, the two people he lost to were SeleCT and Kiwi, two of the three people who finished above him. He won a group with TLO, Slush, Painuser, and Mihai in it. Then he beat TLO again! It's just hard for me to fathom how anyone can criticize his performance or his play. People say he doesn't perform in tournaments and then he gets 4th at MLG and then people still won't shut up. Haters gonna hate though.
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On April 08 2011 01:28 S.O.L.I.D. wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2011 01:09 AlBundy wrote:Amazing article, very well written; except this excerpt: 3. Protoss, Protoss everywhere
In three out of four MLGs up until now, the final four has been three Protoss and one of another race. Cries of imbalance and broken mechanics echo throughout the weekend, and such strong sentiments will no doubt reach the desks of David Kim. Perhaps this is a prelude to a period of anxiety, as both camps sit impatiently to see what's going to happen to our warriors of Aiur. The period after a big tournament will be a true test to whether Blizzard can reaffirm their loyal fans on their direction of game balance. This is a very bold statement and I don't agree with it. Nonetheless, I understand and I respect the fact that the content of this article is at your own discretion. (did I get this right? Hopefully you understand what I mean, english language is very tricky sometimes) I don't think the OP is complaining about Protoss, I think he's saying that other people are inevitably going to talk about Protoss being overpowered because 3 of the top 4 were Protoss players. Knowing the SC2 community I think it's certainly fair to say that people will talk a lot about it. Also everyone get off iNcontroL's back. He performed very well. Hell, the two people he lost to were SeleCT and Kiwi, two of the three people who finished above him. He won a group with TLO, Slush, Painuser, and Mihai in it. Then he beat TLO again! It's just hard for me to fathom how anyone can criticize his performance or his play. People say he doesn't perform in tournaments and then he gets 4th at MLG and then people still won't shut up. Haters gonna hate though.
Why would people get off his back? (Apart from the reason no one should complain or whine on players and only be positive)
He's a bw foreign pro that a lot of people expect great stuff from (both because he does a lot for the community and because he sounds reasonable and intelligent when he discusses the game) and to say that the forth place would somehow be an answer to that is somehow diminishing his capabilities, as the "ones who don't get off incontrol's back" previously in this thread said, he didn't beat that many recently successful players to get to the 4th place and I don't even think its that outrageous to compare it to a zotac cup win - and there are a lot of players managing that.
I, personally, have higher expectations of incontrol than him not being on the first page of the TL-elo ranking, or at least the second page since he does a lot else for the community and it takes time from practice. (edit: I know it isn't a scientific proof of capabilities, but get my drift)
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