Power Rank 03/01/2011

On March 01 2011 08:52 moopie wrote:



But he is occupying a spot in the top ten :/

On March 01 2011 08:52 moopie wrote:



But he is occupying a spot in the top ten :/

On March 01 2011 09:43 moopie wrote:

I don't think anybody is implying HiyA is an overall better player than JD, but he still went 10-4 in SWL last month whereas and JD went 4-3. In fact, if it wasn't for JD having "JD status", he wouldn't be on the list at all with a score like that this month since so many other players have had a better month. I do think HiyA over JD is the right call now.

On March 01 2011 10:13 agarangu wrote:
I like how stats is always in the PR, right after Flash (and every other player).

On March 01 2011 13:28 tedster wrote:
My current favorite team of inconsistent players:

ZerO
hiYa
Really

and their mad overlord, Fantasy

The first 3 players have some of the most brilliant games on record and can absolutely smack hand with the S-class when they are on their games. When they are off, they will lose to FroZen in a pinch.

Fantasy simply takes this up a notch, in that both his win and loss streaks tend to last longer than the others, who just win and lose totally at random by playing brilliantly and making horrific mistakes.

On March 01 2011 09:38 Phradamon wrote:
One of the weakest PRs ever:
- Fantasy should have been 2, Stork above Bisu since he beat him to death, and Kal on PR instead of HiyA.

1- Flash
2- Fantasy
3- Stork
4- Hydra
5- Bisu
6- Jaedong
7- Kal
8- by.great
9- Killer
10- Snow

Also Action has gone 6-1....

On March 01 2011 11:12 TwoToneTerran wrote:
Also, while I like your penchant for punctuality, I don't think you should leave an incomplete rank just to be on time. A day late and complete is better in my book, but I'm sure a lot of folks will disagree.

On March 01 2011 14:15 Mortality wrote:
LOLOLOLOLOL

I'm on the Power Rank TWICE!

That made my day. (Actually, considering how many people read this and what it is, I'm a tad embarrassed. Me next to top Korean pros who I respect? Damn. I better not ever go to Korea because I think I would be totally starstruck. And if I actually met NaDa I'd probably die from the power of his presence.)



Hey, hey! It's not incomplete! Can't you see I'm the tenth most powerful Starcraft player in the world?!

lol jk

(Although I actually kind of agree. I really got a kick out of seeing myself on there, but I think there are probably a lot of people thinking "Who the fuck is he?")

On March 01 2011 14:37 Lightwip wrote:
I think Movie deserves the #10 spot. Very small CBNC too.
Also, you should write a bit more about BByong or at least give a link, so people a year from now will understand if they ever come to read the PR.

On March 01 2011 14:37 nitdkim wrote:


you took my ID...

On March 01 2011 15:33 blue001 wrote:
Why does the writer say "lack of sample size"? I think it's more appropriate to say lack of games that showcase their skill (say they were all 6pools or all PvZ which is Bisu's best MU), because lack of sample size suggests that they played thousands of games in February, and since no one can watch them all, someone took a sample of some of their games to watch how well the player is doing. Correct me if I'm wrong but sample means you would watch a portion of a player's games to determine how well he's playing. If you watch all his games you know EXACTLY how well the player played that month. I like it when the writer talks about how well they played during their games such as saying Jaedong looked vulnerable against Snow even though he won rather than determining power rank through win:loss records against different players. This may be extreme but if a player had 0:10 but played brilliantly in terms of micro/macro and used different playstyles each game, that lasted over 40 minutes each where he barely loses each game, you could argue for this player to be on the power rank even without wins.

On March 01 2011 11:12 TwoToneTerran wrote:
You'd think with 3 players on the PR, Oz would be the most dominant team in WL.

On March 01 2011 09:38 Phradamon wrote:
One of the weakest PRs ever:
- Fantasy should have been 2, Stork above Bisu since he beat him to death, and Kal on PR instead of HiyA.

1- Flash
2- Fantasy
3- Stork
4- Hydra
5- Bisu
6- Jaedong
7- Kal
8- by.great
9- Killer
10- Snow

Also Action has gone 6-1....

On March 01 2011 14:37 Lightwip wrote:
I think Movie deserves the #10 spot. Very small CBNC too.
Also, you should write a bit more about BByong or at least give a link, so people a year from now will understand if they ever come to read the PR.
The cake is being baked right now, it just needs to wait until the individual leagues start to finish. And then it will be a sweet treat for haters and fans alike when Flash fades into obscurity and Bisu takes his place at #1 forever.

On March 01 2011 19:19 topherthetoad wrote:
Brainzerg's ZvT has been awesome recently. Stomped Fanta and just raped Flash.

On March 01 2011 20:41 l0st_romantic wrote:


Three hearty cheers for sweet fanboy tears~

At least + Show Spoiler +

On March 02 2011 00:04 Lightwip wrote:

And that's exactly what they will have to do, for this is the first among dozens to come.

On March 01 2011 18:50 DarkMatter_ wrote:
Hydra #2 is way too high considering that he can't lategame ZvT for shit. His game against Sea was pathetic to watch.

On March 02 2011 00:04 Lightwip wrote:

And that's exactly what they will have to do, for this is the first among dozens to come.

On March 01 2011 08:51 flamewheel wrote:
Close but no Cigar

Movie
Where did you come from? Racks up an all-kill against MBC and a 3-kill against ACE. Losses to Bisu and ggaemo. Perhaps Movie's getting back in form?

Snow
Still looking very strong. Though it wasn't in February, notched a strong 3-kill against Stars and nearly managed to knock down Jaedong again this month. Still, small sample size makes it hard to determine how he's actually doing.

Shoutouts

BByong
Sup~ (Click here!)

Action
Way to break that losing streak, seriously! Impressive wins this month.

On March 01 2011 20:38 BLinD-RawR wrote:


In Flash's defense his build was utterly retarded,but I'm just a fanboi i guess.

On March 01 2011 09:38 Phradamon wrote:
One of the weakest PRs ever:
- Fantasy should have been 2, Stork above Bisu since he beat him to death, and Kal on PR instead of HiyA.

1- Flash
2- Fantasy
3- Stork
4- Hydra
5- Bisu
6- Jaedong
7- Kal
8- by.great
9- Killer
10- Snow

Also Action has gone 6-1....

On March 02 2011 21:32 swanized wrote:
soulkey for #`10

On March 02 2011 20:29 Scaramanga wrote:
I called hydra, i called it like a boss, ask kiante as he was a massive doubter of my prediction that hydra would be the new effort

On March 01 2011 13:28 tedster wrote:
My current favorite team of inconsistent players:

ZerO
hiYa
Really

and their mad overlord, Fantasy

The first 3 players have some of the most brilliant games on record and can absolutely smack hand with the S-class when they are on their games. When they are off, they will lose to FroZen in a pinch.

Fantasy simply takes this up a notch, in that both his win and loss streaks tend to last longer than the others, who just win and lose totally at random by playing brilliantly and making horrific mistakes.

On March 01 2011 08:51 flamewheel wrote:

Movie
Where did you come from? Racks up an all-kill against MBC and a 3-kill against ACE. Losses to Bisu and ggaemo. Perhaps Movie's getting back in form?

On March 01 2011 08:51 flamewheel wrote:

Snow
Still looking very strong. Though it wasn't in February, notched a strong 3-kill against Stars and nearly managed to knock down Jaedong again this month. Still, small sample size makes it hard to determine how he's actually doing.

On March 06 2011 00:25 aimaimaim wrote:
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo .. no Zero .. hmmm


why does his ZvZ has to suck

also, has there been a Power Ranker from Ace ever since?

On March 06 2011 00:25 aimaimaim wrote:
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo .. no Zero .. hmmm


why does his ZvZ has to suck

also, has there been a Power Ranker from Ace ever since?

On March 07 2011 09:29 Phradamon wrote:
Stork won vs Flash an beat Bisu TWICE and he's bellow Bisu and Hydra lol
Also Hydra is a fluke, just like Silver few years ago, who could only play vZ on Monty Hall. Also Stork won another silver, and Fantasy his first gold. Comparing Fantasy vs Stork final with Hydra vs great is so far away... Plus OSL > MSL.

In two months he would not be even on CNBC. He cant deal at all vT and vP is shaky.
Hydra's MSL is just like Bisu's MSL from few years ago where he beat those like NaDa and firebathero on the way.

Edit: Kal's position in my rank was proved by him beating both Hydra and Bisu.

QED!

On March 07 2011 09:29 Phradamon wrote:
Stork won vs Flash an beat Bisu TWICE and he's bellow Bisu and Hydra lol
Also Hydra is a fluke, just like Silver few years ago, who could only play vZ on Monty Hall. Also Stork won another silver, and Fantasy his first gold. Comparing Fantasy vs Stork final with Hydra vs great is so far away... Plus OSL > MSL.

In two months he would not be even on CNBC. He cant deal at all vT and vP is shaky.
Hydra's MSL is just like Bisu's MSL from few years ago where he beat those like NaDa and firebathero on the way.

Edit: Kal's position in my rank was proved by him beating both Hydra and Bisu.

QED!

On March 07 2011 09:29 Phradamon wrote:
Stork won vs Flash an beat Bisu TWICE and he's bellow Bisu and Hydra lol
Also Hydra is a fluke, just like Silver few years ago, who could only play vZ on Monty Hall. Also Stork won another silver, and Fantasy his first gold. Comparing Fantasy vs Stork final with Hydra vs great is so far away... Plus OSL > MSL.

In two months he would not be even on CNBC. He cant deal at all vT and vP is shaky.
Hydra's MSL is just like Bisu's MSL from few years ago where he beat those like NaDa and firebathero on the way.

Edit: Kal's position in my rank was proved by him beating both Hydra and Bisu.

QED!

On March 04 2011 15:12 XXGeneration wrote:
I'm sad about Jaedong being this low T-T
When I started watching professional BW, Jaedong was owning everyone up
Get better soon JD <3

On March 07 2011 09:29 Phradamon wrote:
Stork won vs Flash an beat Bisu TWICE and he's bellow Bisu and Hydra lol
Also Hydra is a fluke, just like Silver few years ago, who could only play vZ on Monty Hall. Also Stork won another silver, and Fantasy his first gold. Comparing Fantasy vs Stork final with Hydra vs great is so far away... Plus OSL > MSL.

In two months he would not be even on CNBC. He cant deal at all vT and vP is shaky.
Hydra's MSL is just like Bisu's MSL from few years ago where he beat those like NaDa and firebathero on the way.

Edit: Kal's position in my rank was proved by him beating both Hydra and Bisu.

QED!

On March 07 2011 09:29 Phradamon wrote:
Stork won vs Flash an beat Bisu TWICE and he's bellow Bisu and Hydra lol
Also Hydra is a fluke, just like Silver few years ago, who could only play vZ on Monty Hall. Also Stork won another silver, and Fantasy his first gold. Comparing Fantasy vs Stork final with Hydra vs great is so far away... Plus OSL > MSL.

In two months he would not be even on CNBC. He cant deal at all vT and vP is shaky.
Hydra's MSL is just like Bisu's MSL from few years ago where he beat those like NaDa and firebathero on the way.

Edit: Kal's position in my rank was proved by him beating both Hydra and Bisu.

QED!

On March 07 2011 19:48 ]343[ wrote:


ouch, this is a real insult to end-of-proof symbols

perhaps you'd consider something like , which I'm told means "a proof with a hole in it" LOL

On March 09 2011 16:12 jalstar wrote:


that's what i end my proofs with.

suprisingly accurate (((((((

On March 10 2011 04:17 Mortality wrote:


He's referring to a partially filled in square. Just putting a square at the end of your proof is a commonly used and accepted symbol. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q.E.D.#Electronic_forms)

The "proof with a hole in it" is not something I have ever seen before so I withhold comment on it.

Of course you could be a man and end your proofs with GG NO RE.

On March 10 2011 06:16 flamewheel wrote:
lolol roommate I can't believe you uploaded that picture to post it here.

On March 08 2011 01:08 raga4ka wrote:


Jaedong should rise next month since he all - killed Khan and has been doing decent kills . If he continues to do this well throughout the entire month he could reclaim second place or even first if Flash somehow fails in the leagues . Thought it's still the begining of the month and anything can happen .

On March 13 2011 10:25 Phradamon wrote:
That'a another reason] why Stork should have been higher than Bisu and also Fantasy, who took an OSL.

Also this is why Kal should have been in rankings...

On March 13 2011 10:25 Phradamon wrote:
That'a another reason] why Stork should have been higher than Bisu and also Fantasy, who took an OSL.

Also this is why Kal should have been in rankings...

On March 13 2011 10:25 Phradamon wrote:
That'a another reason] why Stork should have been higher than Bisu and also Fantasy, who took an OSL.

On March 12 2011 07:02 Phradamon wrote:


I'll be damned: Jaedong did an all-kill. Don't let me say "i told you so" )

Also, where's your Hydra now ))) =)))

On March 14 2011 10:43 jpak wrote:


Hydra's recuperating while his teammates plow through WL. Who knows, he might do good against SKT today.

On March 14 2011 22:07 mnesthes wrote:
If Flash defeats Bisu in the KT vs SKT match 2 days later he'll have all the heads of the TaekBangLee in 1 month. And that's pretty awesome.

On March 14 2011 21:25 Holgerius wrote:
At this very moment Flash is in a terrific position to keep his spot. In terms of ELO he is almost back to being 100 points above the player behind him. :D

Much can still happen though.

On March 14 2011 23:08 ShadeR wrote:

lol if he makes TaekBangLee his womanz...

On March 10 2011 04:17 Mortality wrote:


He's referring to a partially filled in square. Just putting a square at the end of your proof is a commonly used and accepted symbol. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q.E.D.#Electronic_forms)

The "proof with a hole in it" is not something I have ever seen before so I withhold comment on it.

Of course you could be a man and end your proofs with GG NO RE.

On March 15 2011 11:26 EtherealDeath wrote:


Ugh I read Q.E.D. and was like WHOA what complicated stuff is in the quoted post, why quantum electrodynamics wtfff.

Oh, that QED.

movie for PR

Stats is definitely in the next PR :D

On March 15 2011 22:11 Yodo wrote:

Yep, it seems like he replaced Snow in current CJ lineup

On March 16 2011 22:02 Holgerius wrote:
4 game losing streak in PvP, 3 game losing streak overall for Bisu. :D I like.

On March 16 2011 15:01 flamewheel wrote:
No swanized.

On March 18 2011 07:40 swanized wrote:


how about free then?

On March 18 2011 08:43 flamewheel wrote:

His games inspired diarrhea last night.

On March 17 2011 23:28 TwoToneTerran wrote:
Hey now, Stats also 3killed Khan. He's been on fire in more ways than just his AK of SKT. >:

And, not too long ago, when Flash got sniped by Stork's 4gate and all seemed lost for the desperately shallow KT, Stats stepped up and finished it out by taking out both Stork and Great. He's got a ton of quality wins and his few losses are completely understandable.

On March 18 2011 09:37 mnesthes wrote:
I rofl'd.

On March 18 2011 10:30 FakePlasticLove wrote:

- Advance 2-0
- Beat Bisu
- 3 Kill Wemade

On March 18 2011 08:43 flamewheel wrote:

His games inspired diarrhea last night.

On March 19 2011 07:50 swanized wrote:


alright here's the deal, whoever (that is on Woongjin of course) beats Flash tonight gets #1

On March 17 2011 02:46 Xiphos wrote:


Oh come on Holgerius, don't turn into an anti-fan, I thought you were better than that...

On March 19 2011 09:52 Holgerius wrote:

I've been totally against a Bisu comeback ever since he got good again. :D

And I think Flash is quite a far way away from losing the #1 spot.

On March 19 2011 11:42 Lightwip wrote:

Besides, we all know Stork just can't win when it matters most.

On March 19 2011 08:29 Mortality wrote:
But Flash has already lost a game this month... by that formula, shouldn't Tyson be #1?

On March 19 2011 07:50 swanized wrote:


alright here's the deal, killer gets #1

On March 19 2011 12:03 FakePlasticLove wrote:

Bisu hasn't made out of Ro16 in like 2 years?

On March 19 2011 18:36 HopLight wrote:
Well Stats definately deserves a spot but 2 is a bit high for not even being on the rank a month ago. 3-4 feels about right.

On March 19 2011 19:01 POWEROUTAGE wrote:


Have you watched the games? 10-2 this month and amazing play to boot. His 3kill of samsung and 2 AKs are hella impressive as well. Nobody has more momentum than Stats currently. He's hands down the best player this month.

On March 19 2011 18:36 HopLight wrote:
Well Stats definately deserves a spot but 2 is a bit high for not even being on the rank a month ago. 3-4 feels about right.

On March 19 2011 19:38 TwoToneTerran wrote:
If Stats 2-0's his MST group and ends the month 12-2 with 2 amazing all kills and qualifying for a tournament he should be #1. There's something to be said for overshadowing Flash as KT's star for a month.

This isn't just a record thing, it's the way he's played. You seriously have to watch those woongjin games, Stats absolutely spat in the face of broodwar and strangled it to death with his chin.

On March 19 2011 18:36 HopLight wrote:
Well Stats definately deserves a spot but 2 is a bit high for not even being on the rank a month ago. 3-4 feels about right.

On March 19 2011 20:49 POWEROUTAGE wrote:
Let's try out Mani's thought experiment again:

You're up against Darth Vader, if you lose you die. Which progamer would you pick to play for you/ which progamer would be the worst possible scenario if he is picked to play for Mr. Vader?

Flash edges Stats, but I don't see anyone more fearsome than Stats for the number two spot. Unless he drops out of his MST group in a bizarre upset.

On March 20 2011 00:50 Xiphos wrote:


I'd choose Jaedong or Iloveoov easily over those two!

On March 20 2011 00:51 TwoToneTerran wrote:
Haha if you chose Iloveoov to represent you in a game for your life then I'd simultaneously respect and mourn you.

On March 19 2011 07:50 swanized wrote:


alright here's the deal, whoever (that is on Woongjin of course) beats Flash tonight gets #1

On March 20 2011 04:18 Xiphos wrote:


Iloveoov is 5-0 in finals, on top of his game, he doesn't fall to any mindgames and just clutch as fuck. And plus, he was the first player that gave me "Wow, no matter how much I try, I can NEVER play like that.". He made me to actually appreciate Terran.

On March 20 2011 04:45 TwoToneTerran wrote:


He would also lose to your average b teamer nowadays. You would not want to wager him beating Flash on your life.

On March 20 2011 05:00 Xiphos wrote:


I said on top of his game!

On March 20 2011 05:36 Mortality wrote:


Even if iloveoov practiced his ass off as much as possible I don't think he could reach the level of Flash.

One thing most people don't seem to understand about this game is the SET OF SKILLS you need to be #1 has actually changed a lot over the years and continues to change. Oov had the right skills for his time. Flash has the right skills for this time. That doesn't make Oov any less impressive, it's just the reality of a constantly changing game.

On March 20 2011 06:21 Xiphos wrote:

Well atleast Oov had something that Flash don't, the ability to back the trashtalks

On March 20 2011 04:30 swanized wrote:


Fuck...

On March 20 2011 07:14 Mortality wrote:


I'm sorry, but stop now. Just stop. You're making yourself look stupid now.

On March 20 2011 07:26 Xiphos wrote:


Please elaborate.