Power Rank 05/03/2010

On May 03 2010 21:20 SuperArc wrote:
Hiya is one of the greatest TvP timing attackers we have atm and you call him robot? o.O
Otherwise great PR! Nothing to disagree.

and did you count any of May's games in this PR?

On May 03 2010 21:25 Plexa wrote:

I don't think they carried that much weight in the grand scheme of things, but I did consider them.

On May 03 2010 21:27 SuperArc wrote:


I only asked because Snow would have deserved a CBNC imo. Results and play has been very nice.

Is your play style changing because of your desire to win in the individual leagues?
It's actually more because I had a lot of time. With lots of opportunity to practice, I was able to invest lots of time and master this kind of play. I want to become more unpredictable and to do that I need to have a variety of play styles. For sure it's a lot harder than focusing on one strategy, but I'll work hard from now on to improve that.

On May 03 2010 21:42 conTAgi0n wrote:
Wow, when was the last time 6 out of 10 players in the power ranking were the same race?

This ranking looks pretty good over all though, except that I do think HiyA's PvT has personality to spare, and I didn't think Really would drop out of even a CNBC mention.

On May 03 2010 22:17 hystorm wrote:
looking forward to JD being #1 next month.

On May 03 2010 22:23 dani_caliKorea wrote:
Snow and Pure both should have been mentioned. Pure overcame Calm and Fantasy and beat Movie 2-0.

On May 03 2010 23:46 StylishVODs wrote:
I think you went abit too defensive on flashes #1 spot for a guy who played 17 wins - 4 losses (80.95%) this month.
His recent tvt has been closer than usual but it doesn't warrent the comment "It's going to take a lot more to knock Flash from his #1..." as if something actually pointed to him losing his spot...

I'd want to read something about his 70%+ in all matchups, his incredible april performance and his extreme kespa lead and record

Other than that, good ranking. I like that midas is getting a high spot. I too can't understand where he suddenly got his skill back from..

On May 04 2010 00:03 Holgerius wrote:

Ya, agreed; Flash is in both leagues, got much better stats in April than #2 (Flash 80% with 21 games played, JD 66% with 15 games played), broke the Kespa point record, has a 140 point lead in ELO and he's is 8-2, 9-1 and 9-1 in his MU's. There should've been a lot more praise of how good he is.

On May 04 2010 00:28 ToeJam wrote:


Flash may be the best, but he hasn't been looking as solid as last month. When Jaedong had a 1000 point lead over everybody else in kespa score, he was still able to lose to people. Nothing is definite, and if he starts to tire from his rampage, he could be taken out. Nothing is definite...

On May 04 2010 00:28 ToeJam wrote:


Flash may be the best, but he hasn't been looking as solid as last month. When Jaedong had a 1000 point lead over everybody else in kespa score, he was still able to lose to people. Nothing is definite, and if he starts to tire from his rampage, he could be taken out. Nothing is definite...

On May 04 2010 00:43 J1.au wrote:

He was 10-1(90.91%) in March and 17-4(84.21%) in April. I'd argue that's hardly a decline at all. Your last points were just stating the obvious, of course Flash could fail, he's still human.

On May 04 2010 00:58 Neo_ly1983 wrote:
Thanks for writing the rank.
I have translated this Power Rank into Chinese. The following link is the Chinese version:

http://bbs.wfbrood.com/thread-14000-1-1.html

On May 03 2010 23:46 StylishVODs wrote:
I think you went abit too defensive on flashes #1 spot for a guy who played 17 wins - 4 losses (80.95%) this month.
His recent tvt has been closer than usual but it doesn't warrent the comment "It's going to take a lot more to knock Flash from his #1..." as if something actually pointed to him losing his spot...

I'd want to read something about his 70%+ in all matchups, his incredible april performance and his extreme kespa lead and record

Other than that, good ranking. I like that midas is getting a high spot. I too can't understand where he suddenly got his skill back from..

On May 03 2010 22:27 Plexa wrote:

Pure is terrible, I am sorry. I am a huge fan of Pure but his gameplay is so full of mistakes its painful. Movie isn't any good either =[

On May 04 2010 01:41 TwoToneTerran wrote:
Snow did nothing but proleague.

Then again, Sea is on the rank so.

On May 04 2010 01:43 SuperArc wrote:


All we want is a CBNC. Snow played really great games last month. And if he did take today's games into consideration Snow deserves it even more so, especially since Sea still has a high rank.

On May 04 2010 01:59 samachking wrote:


Why would you put someone on CNBC if they are a total rookie that still plays dream league and only went 3-1 in official games in the month?

On May 04 2010 01:59 dukethegold wrote:
Sorry to be picky about it.

But you spelled "believe" wrong in Flash and Kal sections.

On May 03 2010 23:46 StylishVODs wrote:
I think you went abit too defensive on flashes #1 spot for a guy who played 17 wins - 4 losses (80.95%) this month.
His recent tvt has been closer than usual but it doesn't warrent the comment "It's going to take a lot more to knock Flash from his #1..." as if something actually pointed to him losing his spot...

I'd want to read something about his 70%+ in all matchups, his incredible april performance and his extreme kespa lead and record

Other than that, good ranking. I like that midas is getting a high spot. I too can't understand where he suddenly got his skill back from..

On May 04 2010 02:03 Plexa wrote:
Actually his TvT's have looked like that for a long time now. It's nothing new for Flash rather people are only just starting to see it for themselves recently - hence why I put it in there this month.

On May 04 2010 02:41 HwaSaL wrote:
have you guys noticed that it's been about two months since jaedong played against a protoss?

On May 04 2010 02:43 SuperArc wrote:


All of us Jaedong fans know that... Jaedong never faces protoss. -_-

On May 04 2010 02:48 StylishVODs wrote:


Yeah that sucks:/ Watching jaedong ZvP was pure art.
This is why I'd really like to see his ZvT better than it has been lately. Jaedong only had to practice for 2 matchups for two months...

Okay, Sea lost to free. Big deal. Free simply played really well and Sea made some uncharacteristic mistakes.

On May 04 2010 04:58 pathy wrote:
Kal is way too high for a just over 50% win-rate month

On May 03 2010 21:32 Crisium wrote:
Movie made top 8 and top 16 in the Star leagues. Give him some credit? Ever? Midas wishes he could do that well in both.

On May 04 2010 00:43 J1.au wrote:

He was 10-1(90.91%) in March and 17-4(84.21%) in April. I'd argue that's hardly a decline at all. Your last points were just stating the obvious, of course Flash could fail, he's still human.

On May 04 2010 04:02 Zeridian wrote:
usually, I don't care about the PR.

But LOL, I just remembered how long it took bisu to fall off the PR, even when he was sucking bad.

Simple note: people who make PRs are ultra subjective. If movie gets up there he is still "unrefined". If pure wins, he still sucks. If shine wins, god help us.

On May 04 2010 06:32 o[twist] wrote:
whoa. i'm reading this again and great? really? great is the second-best zerg playing right now? does anybody actually believe that?

On May 04 2010 08:51 adelarge wrote:

I'm just going to quote this, because I also feel Flash is not being praised enough in the PR description. Not that it is some horrible mistake, Flash is praised (rightfully!) almost everywhere these days...

Good PR overall, I would only put Sea lower and I'm not sure what to do with great, but that's it.

On May 04 2010 08:51 adelarge wrote:


I'm just going to quote this, because I also feel Flash is not being praised enough in the PR description. Not that it is some horrible mistake, Flash is praised (rightfully!) almost everywhere these days...

Good PR overall, I would only put Sea lower and I'm not sure what to do with great, but that's it.

On May 04 2010 12:58 nodule wrote:


Wow, can we stick to arguing ranks and not whether "insufficient praise" is given to the #1 player?

Sometimes you guys make me embarrassed to be a flash fan

On May 04 2010 12:58 nodule wrote:


Wow, can we stick to arguing ranks and not whether "insufficient praise" is given to the #1 player?

Sometimes you guys make me embarrassed to be a flash fan

On May 04 2010 23:04 J1.au wrote:
I really hope KT doesn't play Flash tomorrow.

On May 05 2010 01:37 okum wrote:
Flash must be the only player who can be "running low on gas" when winning 12 consecutive games in one month.

On May 04 2010 21:57 SuperArc wrote:
Starting tomorrow Flash's worst week ever will begin.

Either he will be completed worn out or he sacks one league.

On May 04 2010 05:01 Crisium wrote:


Well, Kal is the only force capable of stopping Flash in the OSL, and Jaedong is the only one capable of stopping Flash in the MSL (probably, but I don't see MVP and Free doing it). And since JD is obviously better than Kal, Kal gets #3. Who below the top 2 has a better chance of stopping the big guy?

Effort: 1-6
Pure: 0-3
Kal: 1-5

On May 05 2010 11:45 Mortality wrote:


I don't think that should matter. Nobody in the left in the OSL has a good shot at Flash including Kal. Records vs Flash:
Effort: 1-6
Pure: 0-3
Kal: 1-5

I think Kal is the most consistent Protoss out there right now, but he's in #3 because all the other contenders for the #3 spot have something they have to prove. Kal doesn't.

And for the record, I know that somebody's going to say "nobody has a good shot at Flash," but there are a few who I think have a chance to take our prospective bonjwa in a bo3 or bo5, starting with Leta, SkyHigh, Stork, Jaedong and Zero, but Leta and SkyHigh are one match wonders, Stork isn't looking his best ever, and Zero was knocked out of OSL by Effort.

This season, everything is in Flash's favor to take home the double. His form is at the top of his game and most of the people who could cause a problem have been eliminated. I'm expecting at least one gold.

On May 04 2010 18:37 adelarge wrote:


I wonder what makes you feel entitled to tell other people what they should or should not discuss. Nobody forces you to participate in debate about writings or prohibits you from discussing ranking. You are not alone here.

On May 05 2010 12:21 jalstar wrote:


to be fair, Kal has played very good games against Flash, his record doesn't reflect it but I think we could see a 3-2 either way if Kal somehow beats Effort

On May 04 2010 23:04 J1.au wrote:
I really hope KT doesn't play Flash tomorrow.

On May 05 2010 14:42 nodule wrote:


No need to be so prickly; I'm just trying to preserve the integrity of the stereotypical "flash fan".

The reality is that Flash's TvT does not have the same aura of invincibility as it did 5 months ago. He is playing sloppy and games are closer than they should be. He's still winning a ton, but often very very narrowly. His TvZ is still rock solid and TvP is much improved since then, but he has been playing mostly TvT lately.

On May 05 2010 16:19 arbiter_md wrote:
If Flash loses again vs Jaedong in finals, he should be dropped to #2, while Jaedong advance to #1. The other games wouldn't matter, it would be just too much to lose two bo5 in such a short period to keep him in #1.

On May 05 2010 17:01 J1.au wrote:

I assume you mean that Flash loses both the MSL and OSL. Then yes I agree he should be #2. Otherwise...
+ Show Spoiler +

On May 05 2010 17:53 Elroi wrote:


That's not a fair way to make in the PR of the month... I mean by that logic Nada should always be #1. I think it rather would depend on how he lost to JD - if he were to lose.

On May 05 2010 18:23 TwoToneTerran wrote:
Stats ForGG and Violet are very solid but it'd be insane to think that Flash isn't what makes them the #1 team.

It is why he is the #1 player, to segway this into relevance.

On May 05 2010 18:40 TwoToneTerran wrote:
His TvZ and TvT are solid, atleast. He's put up really good games in both matchups recently and it's why he got to the OSL RO8 before being predictably beaten by Kal. He's a good supporting player for PL.

On May 05 2010 16:33 StylishVODs wrote:


Maybe this fits right in with Flash being overly critizised in the past. Flash is one of the few who gets tons of bad feedback for just losing a game.

You can say that his TvT has been looking abit human this month, probably based on the fact that everyone is studdying him right now and he's playing ALOT of games in PL MSL and OSL.
You can look at his games and find a flaw and mention it, something like plexa did with his mines in TvP even though he's playing with 90% winratio over the last months.
You could watch his TvZ and find a flaw aswell, everyone has atleast some flaws if you compare it to the "perfect play".

The issue is that you shouldn't focus the summary on his very few flaws.
To take it to the extreme lets discuss a player who played perfect starcraft fo one month except he targeted one of his own units in one battle that month and when I write about him in the PR I put all my focus on that one flaw. It's just not an accurate picture of his performance that month.

As I mentioned: A more accurate way of opening the description would be;
"It's going to take more than: + Show Spoiler + ...to knock flash down from his throne.

Flash had some unbelievable records this month that took him closer to bonjwa status. Other progamers all say he's undoubtly the best when mentioned in interviews and he's on his way to back to back dual finals!!

Sure, you can mention some of his flaws but the things I brought up wasn't even mentioned.
Thats what I and some others think is wierd. The picture made of flash this PR is inaccurate.

I'm not blind to his flaws and won't argue against every point made against him. I would have reacted the same if it was Jaedong etc.

On May 06 2010 01:12 Plexa wrote:
After 3 months of constant praise, I think the picture that Flash is an indestructible demigod is firmly implanted in most peoples minds

On May 06 2010 02:10 SuperArc wrote:


well we'll know if its true friday night :p

On May 05 2010 18:23 TwoToneTerran wrote:
Stats ForGG and Violet are very solid but it'd be insane to think that Flash isn't what makes them the #1 team.

It is why he is the #1 player, to segway this into relevance.

On May 06 2010 03:11 reincremate wrote:
Although I think it's less likely, it's possible that Terrans will catch up to Flash's level of TvT strategy like Zergs did to Jaedong with ZvZ mechanics.

On May 06 2010 09:17 o[twist] wrote:
to be fair, the same is true with jaedong's crazy micro or bisu's crazy multitask

On May 06 2010 10:08 Trezeguet23 wrote:
Is MVP being in the power rank the first time that a player who doesn't have a single matchup above 50% winrate has made the top 10?

On May 06 2010 10:52 Holgerius wrote:

Things such as micro or multitasking can be replicated by someone else through practise to a completely different degree.

On May 06 2010 07:27 Holgerius wrote:

Flash's game sense and in-game decision making isn't really copyable though. His greatest strength lies hidden deep within his splendiferous mind.

On May 06 2010 10:52 Holgerius wrote:

Things such as micro or multitasking can be replicated by someone else through practise to a completely different degree.

On May 06 2010 18:24 Elroi wrote:





I don’t think you can say that Flash has got better game sense than JD or Bisu had when they owned everyone. This is like when people say Flash is only a macro bot: don't conceptualize the game of the best players in the world! In the last MSL, JD opted to outsmart Flash in every game because he knew that micro and macro alone (on those maps) wouldn't cut it. These players just can't get copied. If anything Flash’s reigns of dominance in the past have been a lot shorter than those of Bisu and JD, which would suggest that his style is easier to copy or figure out (14 CC lol?). I remember when Bisu’s style simply was to scout the opponent early and then do whatever he needed to beat his game plan.

On May 06 2010 22:25 pvzvt wrote:
i think if u switch great with calm on the pr no one will say a thing
go for it

On May 06 2010 22:53 ]343[ wrote:


switch great for "imperfect micro on silly map"

On May 06 2010 23:17 StylishVODs wrote:


Is it really that hard to position a unit in a certain location?
The location doesn't change.

Its like blaming Andromeda for bisus loss.

On May 07 2010 03:13 Djabanete wrote:

But Andromeda was to blame! If it weren't so Zerg-favored, Bisu would definitely have remembered to hold position.

On May 07 2010 05:44 Eternal Obilivion wrote:
How come EffOrt is not on the list? Well, I guess he will have to destroy Kal in the semi to prove him the ZvP king. Again, EffOrt is got solid mechanics,however lack creativity. this kid can really kick some butt when he is rolling.

On May 07 2010 07:34 lone_hydra wrote:
Really? Midas at 4? What, he played like 4 games last month. Wtf? Really? Over all those other guys? I just gotta say something because I think there is some heavy bias and favourtism in that decision. But w/e.

Edit: Never mind, he has been doing okay

On May 07 2010 08:03 Lebesgue wrote:


But what actually bothers me is Sea at 5th spot. If that's not bias then I don't know what is...

On May 07 2010 09:47 DracoVolantus wrote:
PR shouldn't be such a rollcaster imho.
It could be avoided by not making so important how far sb is in individual by luck.

On May 07 2010 05:44 Eternal Obilivion wrote:
How come EffOrt is not on the list? Well, I guess he will have to destroy Kal in the semi to prove him the ZvP king. Again, EffOrt is got solid mechanics,however lack creativity. this kid can really kick some butt when he is rolling.

On May 07 2010 13:08 Random_0 wrote:
I think ForGG deserves a spot on your list.

He's been playing reasonably well in Proleague, got to a Ro8 matchup with Kal, the #3 player, and took him to 3 sets.

Certainly considering the seemingly random jumble at 4-10, ForGG is right up there.

On May 07 2010 10:55 Musoeun wrote:


PR would be less of a roller coaster if fewer gamers lost games randomly.

Like two years ago it was Flash-Jaedong-Bisu-Stork (rearrange as needed) plus some assortment of fantasy, BeSt, Jangbi, Luxury, etc. for three whole months or something. So different periods get different results.

On May 07 2010 17:39 StylishVODs wrote:
I'm really exited to watch effort's continued comeback. He was such an amazing ZvT player.
The more good players to challange Flash the better, even though he's not close at the moment.

On May 07 2010 20:15 o[twist] wrote:
gosh guys i'm soooooooo worried about flash's tough schedule

On May 07 2010 21:01 TwoToneTerran wrote:
He'd get 500 a piece purely for winning the titles, so yes. If he beats Jaedong and Kal in both finals, both fairly high kespa dudes, he'll probably be close to 5000.

On May 07 2010 14:25 o[twist] wrote:


that's circular reasoning.

i think this month's was needlessly disruptive.

On May 07 2010 23:54 blazinggpassion wrote:
plexa critisizing the most perfect starcraft player in the history of starcraft. What guts.

On May 08 2010 04:08 Nightmarjoo wrote:
... but Hiya and Great don't belong on top 10 imo. I'd rather put Flying and ForGG there instead.

On May 08 2010 04:27 o[twist] wrote:
lol museon. i quoted two lines of yours; you edited out the circular reasoning and then said there was no circular reasoning. i'm sure your post here is fine, but the circular reasoning was saying "it's fine that there's so much switching up in this month's PR. look at other PRs; that'll show you the difference in consistency between then and now." but a perfectly valid alternate explanation for the difference in consistency between PRs is that those were done more accurately. using past PRs as evidence for a difference in consistency when what's at issue is how consistent the PR is and should be is classic circular reasoning, which is, i assume, why you edited it out.

On May 08 2010 05:10 Shikyo wrote:
A Semi-finalist and 8-2 in his last 10 games, yet Effort still isn't anywhere in the PR, but some people like Hiya and MVP and Great are, who all are way worse.

On May 08 2010 18:13 SuperArc wrote:
Plexa, HOW can you say Hiya is a robot?!

On May 08 2010 20:07 StylishVODs wrote:
Wow, midas played aweful. I mean really aweful, not just "not good enough" like pure vs flash.
+ Show Spoiler +

Jaedong looks really beastly now, I sooo want flash vs jaedong to produce some awesome games in the possible finals.

On May 08 2010 20:00 Lazerbeems wrote:
Because people are stupid fanboys, like yourself when it comes to CJ players, and try to put their hero on a pedestal and pump up their achievements. Midas was one of the best terrans of the past but he's completely in the past like Nada or July.

Sure Midas won tons of games recently, but none of them weren't done through fantastic play. Plexa's power rank description of him is mostly correct.

On May 08 2010 22:11 Holgerius wrote:
JD got knocked out of OSL by Baby, dropped games to T's like Darkelf and Frogg, and had a 46% winrate vs T in the 15 games he played after the MSL finals vs Flash. Flash has been having a more than 80% winrate in all his MU's since October last year. They are not comparable at the moment (although JD is showing signs of going into rape mode again ). I did agree that JD was the favourite, mostly because of how strong he is historically in Bo5's, but in order to become a super favourite (the guy you would be willing to bet your house on) he should've shown dominance and consistency in the months before. He didn't. But ya, JD is seemingly coming out of his ''slump'' now and I think he has a good chance of taking down Flash in the finals.

On May 08 2010 22:31 Holgerius wrote:
Who is gonna be #1 on the PR if Flash wins the OSL and gets his Golden Mouse but loses to JD in the MSL final again (with both of them winning their games in PL)? Would Silver+Gold (for the second time in a row) >>> Gold and head to head victory like the last time? Both of them would be making history.

On May 08 2010 22:31 Holgerius wrote:
Who is gonna be #1 on the PR if Flash wins the OSL and gets his Golden Mouse but loses to JD in the MSL final again (with both of them winning their games in PL)? Would Silver+Gold (for the second time in a row) >>> Gold and head to head victory like the last time? Both of them would be making history.

On May 08 2010 23:17 StylishVODs wrote:


Flash obviously :/

The level of consistance he's been showing with 80+% winratio over more than 100 games and getting to dual back to back SL finals while being called "God Young-Ho" by the koreans cannot be overwelmed by a single win in a Bo5.

If Jaedong was in both leagues and won vs Flash in both finals then I'd be fine with it, but he's not because he's been losing far too many games to even be considered for #1 when flash is playing like he does.

Flash is the one who's been breaking all these records lately and shown level of play that takes dominance to another level, not Jaedong. Flash is the one floating on 2420+ ELO, 3600+ kespa, and the momentum of winning everything everywhere right now.
One win in a Bo5 isn't enough.

And lets not get ahead of ourselves praising jaedong for beating midas. Midas played really bad.
But, once again, jaedong will be the player with the more practice time and he's really strong in Bo5 mindgames so there will surely be a fight.

As for the question Dual back to back SL finals > 2 MSL titles in a row? well thats obviously dual back to back SL finals since its never happened before and probably never will again. And hasn't yet lol.

Maybe I sound alot flash bias, but I'm really a jaedong fan aswell. Im just looking at the facts and judging by it.

On May 08 2010 23:23 okum wrote:
Fun fact: Flash now has more wins than Jaedong against protoss (and fewer losses).

On May 09 2010 03:13 Mooncat wrote:
Uhm... guys?
You know Jaedong is not in the finals yet right? Calm has beaten him once in a Bo5, he can do so again. Not to mention that JD's ZvZ looks far from invincible atm. I'm not saying he's not the favorite, but Jesus Christ ZvZ is so unpredictable, he's far from 100% in the finals yet.

On May 09 2010 03:19 Djabanete wrote:

I seriously doubt that Calm can beat Jaedong in a Bo5 that Jaedong actually practices for. Last time, Jaedong was focused on the Golden Mouse and admitted in his winner's interview after beating Fantasy that he basically hadn't practiced for the MSL at all. This time, Jaedong has only the MSL to focus on and it's obvious which player is in better form. Jaedong will win 3-1 or 3-0 over Calm if they meet in a Bo5.

On May 09 2010 03:19 Djabanete wrote:

I seriously doubt that Calm can beat Jaedong in a Bo5 that Jaedong actually practices for. Last time, Jaedong was focused on the Golden Mouse and admitted in his winner's interview after beating Fantasy that he basically hadn't practiced for the MSL at all. This time, Jaedong has only the MSL to focus on and it's obvious which player is in better form. Jaedong will win 3-1 or 3-0 over Calm if they meet in a Bo5.

On May 09 2010 03:30 Mooncat wrote:


You predict a 3-0 win an ZvZ Bo5? Dude... No matter who's playing, that's just crazy. If a ZvZ Bo5 goes 3-0 either way it's pure luck because chances are there's at least one build order win for the inferior player.

Furthermore it's a sad excuse to say "he didn't practice for it". Give Calm some credit here. Seriously, if there's one match-up where it doesn't hurt when you don't practice it's ZvZ, especially when you're Jaedong who had 80%+ ZvZ stats back then. What's there to practice? The 3-5 different BOs? ZvZ is the most raw talent and luck based match-up by far. Practicing won't help you much unless you do really really crazy stuff that happens to work out and even the options for that are limited.

Anyway, all I'm saying is that it's not bloody unlikely Jaedong could lose to Calm, so stop acting as if he were in the finals already.

On May 09 2010 03:36 SuperArc wrote:


Well how come JD has won so many ZvZs so convincingly then? Even when he had bad luck he managed to win.

Jaedong lost the series against Calm because at that time Jaedong went 12 hatch every game. And Calm fully abused it by going 9pool speed every game.

Yes, ZvZ is the most luck bed matchup by far, but Jaedong is a player who actually can turn from 50% chance to 70%.

On May 09 2010 04:13 Jaedong wrote:
Also, even though it’s not good to think like this, only having to prepare for SPL and MSL is much easier. It’s been a long time since I’ve been this relaxed.

On August 14 2009 22:28 ghostWriter wrote:
-Your loss in the round of 4 of the Avalon MSL must have been distressing as well.
▲After I lost yesterday to Calm, I felt that he must have prepared very thoroughly. Even in the first game, I won simply because he made a mistake, not because I played well. I definitely wanted to win, but since I wasn't really ready for those games, I wouldn't have been happy even if I won.

On May 09 2010 04:44 Djabanete wrote:

Yes or no question: will Jaedong be ready for this Bo5?

Answer: yes

For those who don't remember, Jaedong was in two simultaneous semifinals and the proleague grand finals all at once. Calm won fair and square, don't get me wrong. It's just that this time he'll lose fair and square and we'll all be able to put this behind us.

On May 09 2010 05:33 nodule wrote:
Calm has looked quite bad in ZvZ lately. I don't think that he's much of a threat to the dong

On May 08 2010 21:36 Caos2 wrote:
Jaedong ZvZ matches in the last two months
Calm ZvZ matches in the last two months
The 'dong has this.

On May 08 2010 23:06 adelarge wrote:
Fun fact - players left in OSL/MSL semis:

Protoss - Kal, Pure, Free
Zerg - Effort, Calm, Jaedong
Terran - Flash

Despite people screaming and crying how terribly are terran imbalanced, how are maps horrible for any non-terran players, how are we gonna see double TvT finals this season etc, we are in the same situation like last season. Only terran who got at least to semifinals is Flash.

Where are the terran dominance doomsayers now?