EPTPower Rank 11/01/2009 - Page 22
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Jaksiel
United States4130 Posts
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revy
United States1524 Posts
But that's just my personal preference with ranking, I like to reserve the top slots for people who have been playing solid for more than a single month. | ||
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Avidkeystamper
United States8551 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
1. Flash 2. Jaedong 3. Stork (MSL Group E  )4. ZerO 5. fantasy 6. Bisu 7. Movie 8. EffOrt 9. Calm 10. Violet ZerO is playing really really really well and deserves a top 5 spot. Calm should drop like a rock imo | ||
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SuperArc
Austria7781 Posts
On November 30 2009 05:53 DoctorHelvetica wrote: My list- 1. Flash 2. Jaedong 3. Stork (MSL Group E )4. ZerO 5. fantasy 6. Bisu 7. Movie 8. EffOrt 9. Calm 10. Violet ZerO is playing really really really well and deserves a top 5 spot. Calm should drop like a rock imo why Effort so low? He DID beat Zero in a very important match between CJ/Stars. | ||
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Orbifold
United States1922 Posts
On November 30 2009 05:53 DoctorHelvetica wrote: My list- 1. Flash 2. Jaedong 3. Stork (MSL Group E )4. ZerO 5. fantasy 6. Bisu 7. Movie 8. EffOrt 9. Calm 10. Violet ZerO is playing really really really well and deserves a top 5 spot. Calm should drop like a rock imo This would be my list, except with Jaedong and Stork switched. JD should have dropped to at least 3rd last month, but he wasn't because of previous performances. He was good this month, but not #2 PR good... and it's not like last month didn't happen. | ||
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okum
France5777 Posts
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tree.hugger
Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
 Flash - Our reigning #1 has had another stellar month. In fact, with Flash just 2 points below the peak ELO of all time, this choice is easy. Flash has been utterly dominant in TvT, overcoming seemingly large disadvantages to pull through. His TvZ has been perhaps even more amazing, considering the ease at which he has conquered a long string of strong zergs. Flash is looking unstoppable.**Oh, except for that little MU called "TvP"..... Perhaps the biggest story of this starleague season will be to what extent Flash's signature match-up is vulnerable. Our only point of reference is a loss to BeSt, who's PvT has always been his best MU. It's too small a sample size to draw conclusions from, but if Flash is concerned, so is TL. #2.  Jaedong - It's been a pretty uninspiring month for Jaedong. He polished off five weaker players as he should've and lost to Saint, who is terrible. That said, he's also a World Champion, having defeated challengers ranging from the famed Azeri Tribe to Stork in the finals. It's a little unclear what to make of JD's month, he's yet to be seriously challenged, and his ZvZ still raises questions. But he's looked better than he did during his October implosion, and so there's no reason to bump him from his spot. #3. EffOrt - EffOrt has been incredibly impressive in the last month. His ZvP looks untouchable - since April, TLPD counts 16 wins for the messiahlisk against only 3 losses. Equally impressive has been his ZvT, exhibiting clever strategy and multi-task against Light and stunning starsense against Frozean. But then there's the matter of EffOrt's ZvZ which, similar to Jaedong's has looked uncharacteristically shaky. The ultimate indignity was a loss to Shine in which the Upset Zerg turns the two base spore defense against it's most famous practitioner. This loss puts EffOrt in real danger in his OSL group. The next week will be crunch time for EffOrt's starleague hopes. #4. ZerO - The Stars ace has gone from zero to hero in one stunning month. With only a loss to EffOrt, and two ACE victories, ZerO has looked very very impressive, even while not playing particularly pretty games. In fact, it's gutsy games like his OSL win against Hwasin that have been the norm in ZerO's November. But wins are wins, and in between dominating Round 1 of proleague, and staying confidently afloat in both leagues, there's no reason why anyone should be overlooking ZerO right now. #5.  Stork - Stork by all rights was headed to the second spot on the PR after an impressive month of beat-downs on strong opponents. Then he dropped his MSL group 0-2, and TL was left wondering what went wrong. Nonetheless, Stork has looked quite good this month. Highlights include impressive wins against type-b and Kal and a run to the WCG finals, where he lost (not without a fight) to Jaedong. Not only that, but Stork's most recent photoshoot has gained him quite a few new fans. His MSL failures nonwithstanding, the Bird Toss is in solid shape in the OSL, and seems better poised for Round 2 of PL. #6. fantasy - The SKT1 terran might as well have a new nickname - the human maphack. In his recent stretch of games against Clam *cough* Calm, fantasy has displayed a kind of crazy starsense that won him their OSL match-up, and somehow failed to win him their first proleague match-up, but was impressive anyway. But fantasy also showed a trait that has not been seen with him recently- tenacity. In his ACE match victory, fantasy slowly turned around a huge disadvantage with a little help from Clam's wayward overlords, a few hero marines and the can of bear semen he was sipping during the match. What is perhaps more important to take from this, is that fantasy's bio TvZ is something the terrorist feels comfortable employing, and has obviously improved a great deal. This is not good news for the swarm. #7. Bisu - Bisu hasn't really done anything wrong this month, but he hasn't really done enough either, and that's allowed a bunch of players to pass him. That said, Bisu has gotten his share of PvZ practice, resulting in a fantastically entertaining match with by.hero. While he'll need his other two (very strong looking) match-ups to move on in the MSL, an improved PvZ will bode well for the revolutionist in the later stages of that starleague. #8. Sea - With that pesky business of losing in both starleagues over with, TL's favorite progamer can concentrate on what means the most: dominating proleague. The big surprise this time is that the rest of MBC has come around to dominate along with him, but that won't last. But what might last is Sea's TvT, which is looking as strong as anyone's. Well, almost everyone. If Flash plays Sea, both players will have impressive TvT records at stake. Sea's other match-ups? Who cares? #9. Really - *slow, nervous footsteps* Uh... hello? Anyone here? This is Park Sang Woo... I'm 6-2 in the last month, and I was the last terran to out TvT Sea... Anybody there? Does anyone care? I know you dropped me like a hot potato from your anti-team, but I guess you never checked up on how I was doing... Well if you're interested, I'm doing just fine... Yep!... Doing fine... TvP and TvT looking really good...yep... uh... Guess I'll go back to playing starcraft now. Just wanted to stop by and give you an update... No problem, take care! I'll put your mail on the table... *receding footsteps, sound of a door closing* #10. BeSt - Wait who? BeSt??? Yes, BeSt is playing good starcraft again. He's the only person this month to defeat the reigning #1, and the first player to make the round of 16 in the MSL. Most recently Best is riding a four game winning streak, looking like his normal self in PvT, and putting out quite a few impressive PvZ victories as well. BeSt has had just the month he needed to get back into the swing of things. CNBC - Movie - Violet - Pj - CalmNCNC - Clam | ||
FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
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Avidkeystamper
United States8551 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
On November 30 2009 07:46 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote: Really is neck-and-neck with Light for the title of "Best Terran nobody gives a shit about for mysterious reasons" People should care more about UpMaGiC as well imo | ||
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
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SuperArc
Austria7781 Posts
On November 30 2009 07:59 DoctorHelvetica wrote: No way on fucking earth should EffOrt be ahead of Stork I totally agree, but you put him up at #8 (which would be him dropping a spot since last month...) That's as crazy as Effort>Stork | ||
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pripple
Finland1714 Posts
quite harsh to drop Calm straight to CBNC but maybe he deserves it :o | ||
Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
On November 30 2009 07:46 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote: That's because Really is really mediocre =/Really is neck-and-neck with Light for the title of "Best Terran nobody gives a shit about for mysterious reasons" | ||
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tree.hugger
Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
On November 30 2009 08:48 pripple wrote: hehe i like your PR tree.hugger, you guys are right about Really nobody ever notices him. quite harsh to drop Calm straight to CBNC but maybe he deserves it :o The man (or his impostor, depending on who you believe) went 2-6 this month. He's been total garbage. On November 30 2009 07:59 DoctorHelvetica wrote: No way on fucking earth should EffOrt be ahead of Stork Why though? Both have played some good people, both have about the same record, but Stork lost his MSL group 0-2. It really wasn't even as though he had the group of death, he lost to a decent terran, and a decent protoss. That said, with the ranking that I put up, 3-5 are very close. I switched them around a bit. EffOrt is still in his leagues though (tenuously in the OSL, of course), won the head-to-head against ZerO, and has played quite well. ZerO has been playing awesome, and is in good position in the OSL. That left Stork who's OSL loss kinda shattered the aura he had been putting together recently. | ||
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Lebesgue
4542 Posts
On November 30 2009 07:01 okum wrote: Jaedong is the world champion (or the closest there is to such a thing). That ought to count for something. Didn't count for shit when Luxury won it last year. But yeah, I would say it should count in some extent given that his competition was Bisu and Stork. Also let's not forget that Flash beat Fantasy 2:0 in the Asian Indoor Games or sth like that. If WCG counts then this should also. | ||
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Musoeun
United States4324 Posts
On November 30 2009 09:27 Plexa wrote: That's because Really is really mediocre =/ Really has this problem where he can play with the best in the world about 70% of the time even if he doesn't win, but the other 30% he plays like an ass. And he never, ever, ever gets anything done in Starleagues. He's like the budget version of Sea. | ||
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Tyxiquale
Australia424 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
On November 30 2009 10:27 tree.hugger wrote: The man (or his impostor, depending on who you believe) went 2-6 this month. He's been total garbage. Why though? Both have played some good people, both have about the same record, but Stork lost his MSL group 0-2. It really wasn't even as though he had the group of death, he lost to a decent terran, and a decent protoss. That said, with the ranking that I put up, 3-5 are very close. I switched them around a bit. EffOrt is still in his leagues though (tenuously in the OSL, of course), won the head-to-head against ZerO, and has played quite well. ZerO has been playing awesome, and is in good position in the OSL. That left Stork who's OSL loss kinda shattered the aura he had been putting together recently. ZerO's ZvZ is his worst matchup, Stork didn't lose in the OSL, EffOrt lost his game in the OSL. Stork has been playing better in Proleague and is one of the only protoss players doing well against zergs besides Movie. Stork lost to Canata on a map that really favors terrans and didn't play badly against Movie. He made one simple mistake and lost. The same reason EffOrt lost to Shine. | ||
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