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Portugal1370 Posts
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-orb-
United States5770 Posts
I remember I used to check the top foreigner ranks and shit all the time and there were never any foreigners above A- | ||
TheFoReveRwaR
United States10657 Posts
On December 11 2009 00:55 7mk wrote: Props for an epic post, Kazius =) I think it's pretty close between yosh and idra.. but I mean there's just 33 people ahead of idra on iccup... THIRTYTHREE!!! Epic, but full of bullshit. Well at least the part about Idra being the second most accomplished. Has he not even heard of Elky? Psst... Kazius, Elky came a little after Grrr... and made top 4 in an OSL. Idra hasn't done that. But yes...A+ is impressive. I can agree with you on that much. | ||
FirstBorn
Romania3955 Posts
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bendur
Norway1 Post
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Pulimuli
Sweden2766 Posts
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kroko
Finland2136 Posts
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Bifur
Russian Federation1208 Posts
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Nal_rAwr
United States2611 Posts
On December 10 2009 17:26 LunarDestiny wrote: yosh's 57-0 is better than A+ rank This. Many progamers attest to iCCup's low level, mentioning how even Haran got olympian status. IdrA is the best foreigner around and plays with CJ Entus all day. I should hope he can get A+ | ||
DreaM)XeRO
Korea (South)4667 Posts
However Idra's A+ is ridiculous. Yosh's 57-0 is also equally impressive kudo's and damnations to the man who broke that | ||
blipster8
United States71 Posts
In summary: the skill level required to make A+ against koreans even *possible* (never mind how likely) is considerably higher than the level required to go 57-0. Hence the former is, to me at least, one of the more impressive achievements I've seen out of a foreigner recently, and certainly the coolest on this list. | ||
Terranist
United States2496 Posts
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Kazius
Israel1456 Posts
On December 11 2009 06:37 TheFoReveRwaR wrote: Epic, but full of bullshit. Well at least the part about Idra being the second most accomplished. Has he not even heard of Elky? Psst... Kazius, Elky came a little after Grrr... and made top 4 in an OSL. Idra hasn't done that. But yes...A+ is impressive. I can agree with you on that much. I'm an ElkY fan (and watched all his VODs, and follow his poker antics - for those who don't know, he is considered the hottest poker player nowadays), and his accomplishments are definitely impressive, but no medal and you have to admit progaming skill has increased a LOT since, hence I put Idra's record above it. It was a hard choice, and I know dissing Idra is always ranks high on the TL pass-time Power Rank, but give credit where it's due. | ||
Sadness
Brazil552 Posts
On December 11 2009 00:44 Kazius wrote: Idra deserves massive respect for his rank, as well as taking down Korean players and not sticking to beating the crap out of the foreigners (which he could easily, easily do) - he is definitely the most skilled foreigner ever, the most accomplished since Grrr, and his 1000 point difference from #2 is a testament to just how much better he is than the rest of the field. Sure, some people might take him out in a single game or even a series, but the ladder is simple enough to read. There is no competition. Mamon's 700 games is sickening. It's incomprehensible. It's Cartman-in-the-WoW-episode level of insanity. It's dedication, fierce grinding, and batshit crazy. It's Jaedong preparing for MSL, OSL, and Proleague at once. It's David Beckham able to overcome his limitations by outpracticing any football player in the world. It's Kevin Garnett chasing that first ring. It's one of those qualities that is as impressive and important as talent, if not more so. The proper response to this can be phrased in three words: shock and awe. But if Mamon's record is about shock and awe, Yosh's streak is shock and awesome. I can't find words to describe how this sets my brain reeling. This is beyond illogical. Picking 57 random BAD players, one of them is supposed to cheese and win. If all of those players had a 1.3% chance of winning (an approximate difference of 660 on Elo rank, a difference greater than the best SC pro of all times in his top form vs the worst rated pro in his worst form), odds would be against that streak. This is beyond insane. A sane person should have a hard time coming to terms with the fact that this actually happened. This is a sick, sick world in which things like this can happen. I was going with Mamon, but you made me change my mind. Yosh's record is insane. But I have to agree with TheFoReveRwaR that Idra being the most accomplished foreigner ever is ridiculous. You just cannot put him above Elky, and maybe not even above Nazgul and Mondragon | ||
DyEnasTy
United States3714 Posts
On December 11 2009 08:38 Nal_rAwr wrote: This. Many progamers attest to iCCup's low level, mentioning how even Haran got olympian status. IdrA is the best foreigner around and plays with CJ Entus all day. I should hope he can get A+ I feel the same way about Idra getting A+. Why is that such a suprise? He lives in korea, playing on a professional korean team, practicing endlessly with korean semi pros and pros, and plays in almost every big SC tourny out there. I would expect nothing less than A+ from him. | ||
G5
United States2812 Posts
And considering who he played / how he did it, it is a real accomplishment. He didn't dodge ANYONE or MU / Opponent Select at all! IdrA is a very very strong player atm | ||
MuffinDude
United States3837 Posts
but besides dat 57 - 0 record is impressive | ||
geegee1
United States618 Posts
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On December 11 2009 09:10 Kazius wrote: I'm an ElkY fan (and watched all his VODs, and follow his poker antics - for those who don't know, he is considered the hottest poker player nowadays), and his accomplishments are definitely impressive, but no medal and you have to admit progaming skill has increased a LOT since, hence I put Idra's record above it. It was a hard choice, and I know dissing Idra is always ranks high on the TL pass-time Power Rank, but give credit where it's due. Wow kid, if you are saying that IdrA has accomplished more than Elky... we got a problem | ||
ilj.psa
Peru3081 Posts
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