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Power Rank 09/01/2009
August 31st, 2009 15:10 GMT
CBNC
- If WCG were the be all and end all of Broodwar, Luxury would be making the PR. Thankfully, it isn't, and despite 2-0ing our #3 in the said tournament, Luxury is going nowhere near the top ten this month. If he had managed to slip by Bisu, and failing that, at least managed to wrestle JD for a podium place, he may have had a shot, but as it stands, sorry Luxury, CBNC.
- Earlier this month, a couple of relative no namers showed us that the all kill was the perfect opportunity for newbies to shine. The STX Masters was the only team league on in August, and with Proleague out of the way coaches turned their full attention to securing a win here. Not a high profile tourney, no, but a trophy is a trophy, right? Indeed, this makes the feats of GosI[Flying] and FireFist pretty remarkable. Although the former faced a less formidable lineup than the KT Zerg did, together these two make CNBC for the first time by sharing a slot between them.
- August's most hyped all killer however does deserve a special mention. Despite hailing from a notoriously bad Zerg department, not only is Hyuk 6-0 this month, but his wins include names like Jaedong, Hwasin, hero and Kal. Winning two of those games in the high pressure environment of a Proleague finals and performing an all kill in the finals of another tournament against a notoriously deep STX lineup and taking the title for your team single-handedly certainly sealed the deal this time around and for that, Hyuk stands on his own in this time's CBNC.
FA News - JWD declines contract and retires amidst a collective shout of anguish
It's with a tinge of sadness that we bid adieu to JWD, destroyer of PR and writing team Ace. While LJD retiring would have sent many of you into a downward spiral of depression, I maintain that JWD's retirement is far more detrimental to TL ESPORTS in general.
Either way, as I take over this task, I do so with humility, for it truly is a humbling experience to be placed alongside writers like DJEtterStyle, Fakesteve, and the now departing JWD. I have big shoes to fill, and will do my best to do justice to what I believe is one of TL's most hallowed of traditions.
Thank you JWD!
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
Oh welcome to riptide! Oh boy do I love reading your stuff.
Pretty good first write up. =)
Couple notes though: Not a fan of the layout on your CNBC list. I know that I should probably stop being lazy and actually read the text explanation, but it does make it infinitely easier when you list a gamer first, then give an explanation of why they didnt make it. Just my opinion at least.
Overall though, I've got to agree with the ranks. Although I do believe that Fantasy is a tad high for the way he got obliterated by JD and Stork in MSL/WCG.
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Damn, I wasn't expecting a new PR ten minutes into Sept 1. Well played.
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I would have actually put Calm on #2, and Bisu higher but Fantasy did well enough to guarantee a top 3 spot.
Great PR nevertheless! Kinda starting to miss JWD's PRs now
EDIT: Recently Jaedong got yawn-raped by his weakest MU: Kespa. Good thing he didn't retire though!
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yeah, I probably would have done calm-bisu-fantasy, but that is mostly because my memory is short. All in all a good PR can't hardly detect SKT bias 
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I'd really like to see Calm above fantasy. I really would. But then Jangbi's zealots come to mind, and...eh. Or was that in July? But still.
I'd also put Stork above Kwanro, on the basis that I like Stork.
Other than that, I can't argue with this, which disappoints me. It's fun to yell and scream at a PR writer. GJ.
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United States12607 Posts
Well done riptide! I like your rank. Good luck with PR duties!!
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do I smell a fanta fanboy? haha
great rank though mate, really, really enjoyed it. I would've probably put stork up a rank, and dropped kwanro down one, but its not me making the ranks.
thanks again. the last F5 before bed really gave me a pleasant surprise
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l10f
United States3241 Posts
Wow, that was really fast! I think fantasy #2 is actually really accurate.
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man.... the pr was very fast this month.anyways good work riptide.the pr is great.they are very accurate.well done.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
I think when you look at august as a whole, fantasy at #2 makes a lot more sense than calm (who really has just played zvzs all month). And indeed, if fantasy played calm in a bo5 I'd pick fantasy every time - which is a good test for any PR imo.
Only things i'd change are flash-bisu since i think Flash performed stronger overall in August, and well, that game on heartbreak hardly showed who was the better player (map imbalance determined the first two games imo) so there are grounds to put flash higher - but hey, its a good rank.
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Good rank, and jeez that was fast.
I have to ask though....do you watch Psych?
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I can agree with you putting JD number one although he was far from dominant but fantasy as number 2? You cant possibly put someone there who has lost 6 of his last 10 games( two of his wins were against an amateur. He got kicked out of every league pretty badly so all you can say for his defense is his PL finals but that was it. He is more of a number five at highest. I'm ok with the rest just that hyuk deserved the 10 far more than effort (he won against July 3-1 not 3-0) and his 5-6 record this month. I mean seriously he beat far stronger players, has more wins and not a single loss.
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i'd put top 4 as JD Calm Bisu fantasy but thats just me
gj!
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On September 01 2009 00:53 Ideas wrote:
i'd put top 4 as JD Calm Bisu fantasy but thats just me
gj!
I agree. Robot Fantasy hasnt been playing that great.
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Why has everyone all of a sudden forgotten the most important tournament in eSports?
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Yup. Powerrank betrays a hint of fanboyishness in Fantasy being placed #2. But spot on on the rest of the PR though.
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wow, a PR on first, and JD on the first rank.
I could get used to this
Oh, and i love you riptide 
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Kwanro in powerrank.. makes me smile
Good work riptide. A nice writeup.
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On September 01 2009 00:51 luckybeni2 wrote:
I can agree with you putting JD number one although he was far from dominant but fantasy as number 2? You cant possibly put someone there who has lost 6 of his last 10 games( two of his wins were against an amateur. He got kicked out of every league pretty badly so all you can say for his defense is his PL finals but that was it. He is more of a number five at highest. I'm ok with the rest just that hyuk deserved the 10 far more than effort (he won against July 3-1 not 3-0) and his 5-6 record this month. I mean seriously he beat far stronger players, has more wins and not a single loss.
good post =) .
hyuk instead of effort is a really good question , the STX masters finals really impressed me .
but to comment this PR , fantasy #2 is NOT possible . he lost too many games in a pathetic way . the PL finals is not everything . bisu deserve EASILY the #2 spot , watch his games against luxury stork and flash and even perfectman . he is REALLY SCARY .
bisu is the ONLY ONE who can be compare to jaedong , he is the ONLY ONE who can give a game to jaedong without let him being the favourite . the WCG will be maybe the best EVER . i miss androide =( .
iris above kwanro is not possible too . kwanro played really well this month killed iris and zero . last month he RAPED flash , he deserve more than iris . iris 3 2 vs bisu is his ONLY performance this month . he got RAPED by flash and perfectman , he does NOT deserve more than the #9 spot .
1. jaedong
2. bisu
3. calm
4. fantasy
5. flash or kwanro
6. kwanro or flash
7. yarnc or stork
8. stork or yarnc
9. iris
10. effort or hyuk
THIS IS THE GOOD PR .
IM THE MASTER OF HUMANS . JUST DONT SPEAK AND FOLLOW MY WAY .
^^ joking :p
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