EPTITR >Tester
finals QXC > ITR (again)
I must say though, this has been an epic tournament so far. We have seen some long games, but mostly short games that sometimes went down to the wire and everything was very fun to watch. Great tournament.
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wintergt
Belgium1335 Posts
ITR >Tester finals QXC > ITR (again) I must say though, this has been an epic tournament so far. We have seen some long games, but mostly short games that sometimes went down to the wire and everything was very fun to watch. Great tournament. | ||
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boboweiwei
United States8 Posts
 Tester vs ITR is hard to call. | ||
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Saechiis
Netherlands4989 Posts
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SoL[9]
Portugal1370 Posts
On July 25 2010 05:10 Alou wrote: It was a game Day9 accidentally skipped over so Day9 played it so people could see HuK went 1-2 in all his matches. Ah now i get it. Ty | ||
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Krenium
4 Posts
On July 25 2010 05:17 boboweiwei wrote: Idra probably talked ITR into losing to QXC just so he'll get a free ride to the finals Tester vs ITR is hard to call. Lol, I thought about ITR throwing the match too, since before this match everyone thought ITR would utterly dominate qxc 2-0. Then I realized that ITR would've had a much better chance getting into the finals if he didn't lose to QXC, since now he has play Tester. Plus getting into the finals and getting third is the difference between $1000 and nothing, so unless IdrA bribed him with $1001 dollars I don't see why he'd do it | ||
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nam nam
Sweden4672 Posts
On July 25 2010 05:58 Krenium wrote: Lol, I thought about ITR throwing the match too, since before this match everyone thought ITR would utterly dominate qxc 2-0. Then I realized that ITR would've had a much better chance getting into the finals if he didn't lose to QXC, since now he has play Tester. Plus getting into the finals and getting third is the difference between $1000 and nothing, so unless IdrA bribed him with $1001 dollars I don't see why he'd do it That's assuming he even knew the results of the other games and that they played it in the order that the games have been cast. Unlikely imo. | ||
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figq
12519 Posts
Poll: Your favorite player of the group stage TheLittleOne (43) Tester (24) IdrA (20) qxc (14) WhiteRa (6) IntoTheRainbow (4) HuK (4) Dimaga (3) 118 total votes Your vote: Your favorite player of the group stage (Vote): Dimaga Poll: Best match of the group stage Tester vs TheLittleOne (37) Idra vs TheLittleOne (18) Dimaga vs White-rA (2) Huk vs Tester (2) Qxc vs IntoTheRainbow (2) Dimaga vs IntoTheRainbow (1) Huk vs TheLittleOne (1) Qxc vs White-rA (1) Idra vs Tester (1) White-rA vs IntoTheRainbow (1) Idra vs Huk (0) Qxc vs Dimaga (0) 66 total votes Your vote: Best match of the group stage (Vote): Dimaga vs IntoTheRainbow Poll: Best surprise of the group stage qxc 2-0'ing Dimaga and ITR, after losing 0-2 to WhiteRa (47) IdrA advancing after losing his first 3 games (9) WhiteRa not advancing, after winning his first 3 games (4) ITR 4-0 Dimaga & WhiteRa, who dominated the Beta scene (3) Dimaga beating WhiteRa, after losing 0-2 his first match (2) HuK taking a game from each opponent, including Tester (2) TLO wild game with Tester, after a very short 1st one (2) Tester better match-wise than ITR, after worse start game-wise (1) 70 total votes Your vote: Best surprise of the group stage (Vote): Dimaga beating WhiteRa, after losing 0-2 his first match Poll: Favorite unit usage Tester - Pylons (21) IdrA - Ultras (17) qxc - Thor (10) TheLittleOne - Hellions (6) Dimaga - Banelings (3) WhiteRa - Void Rays (1) IntoTheRainbow - Marines (1) HuK - Stalkers (0) 59 total votes Your vote: Favorite unit usage (Vote): qxc - Thor | ||
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nemahsys
Canada457 Posts
On July 24 2010 23:44 Svizcy wrote: I was really glad to see Idra performing well, despite that TLO is my favourite player. That counterattack was really magnificent. I also hope that this will silence all the imba talk arround here. I think the game is really nicely balanced and when some custom maps will hit the scene it will only get better. good day, svizcy oh it wont silence the imba talk. people will just say TLO doesnt know how to play terran mech properly and that if he did he would have 2-0'd IdrA. | ||
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Pulimuli
Sweden2766 Posts
Rainbow > Tester QXC > IdrA Rainbow > QXC (still cannot get over how easy QXC won last time) :O | ||
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Born)Slippy
Norway1904 Posts
I recently finished an e-mail to Razer complimenting them warmly for sponsoring your (and, previously, Team Liquid's) tournament. Since I'm not a gamer anymore I won't buy their products, unfortunately, but at least it's something. You're next on my to-do-list. I wanted to thank you for your amazing commentary in live events, and thoughtful analysis in your Dailies. I admire your dedication and amazing skill in avoiding buying new glasses. I'm looking forward to the finals of your current tournament. Best regards, Ole | ||
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billyX333
United States1360 Posts
On July 25 2010 06:11 nemahsys wrote: oh it wont silence the imba talk. people will just say TLO doesnt know how to play terran mech properly and that if he did he would have 2-0'd IdrA. because imbalance means the favored race should win every single game amiright the matchup has officially been declared BALANCED because the worse player lost discussion /over | ||
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CaptnIgnit
United States192 Posts
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Entropic
Canada2837 Posts
Anyways, rooting for Idra vs Tester finals, with Idra winning for AMERICA! On July 25 2010 06:46 CaptnIgnit wrote: Anyone know of an email address to contact Razer at to tell them how awesome they are for sponsoring this? I think they'll appreciate it more if you bought their products =P | ||
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Ocedic
United States1808 Posts
Here maybe? Not sure. You can get Razer swag by writing a review on an online shopping site. But yeah, might be getting another Razer mouse to take on the go with my new laptop. | ||
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brain_
United States812 Posts
You're not getting it. He said "not including body size". Isn't there a Chinese player who played basketball in the NBA? Basketball is about skill and height/size. Though Asian people are generally smaller, the rare ones who are truly huge (slightly more rare than truly huge people in the west) will do just as well. There is no genetic basketball deficiency in Asians. They just don't like basketball culturally, so they don't play it. Obviously sports that demand freakish physical characteristics are going to favor one race or another. But e-sports completely circumvents physical requirements. Saying that certain races make individuals of that race better or worse at things is simply racist. The flipside of saying "people with Korean genes are better at Starcraft" would make racist statements like "black people are genetically stupid" logically valid. The truth is that culture and individual skill/talent make the difference, not your genes. Korean players come from a culture that accepts and encourages Starcraft, and especially a "social" Starcraft atmosphere where players discuss and improve strategies and styles IN PERSON. Western hardcore/competitive gamers are still "underground", rarely associate IRL, and are more or less frowned upon by mainstream society. | ||
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JayDee_
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Odoakar
Croatia1835 Posts
On July 25 2010 06:58 brain_ wrote: You're not getting it. He said "not including body size". Isn't there a Chinese player who played basketball in the NBA? Basketball is about skill and height/size. Though Asian people are generally smaller, the rare ones who are truly huge (slightly more rare than truly huge people in the west) will do just as well. There is no genetic basketball deficiency in Asians. They just don't like basketball culturally, so they don't play it. Obviously sports that demand freakish physical characteristics are going to favor one race or another. But e-sports completely circumvents physical requirements. Saying that certain races make individuals of that race better or worse at things is simply racist. The flipside of saying "people with Korean genes are better at Starcraft" would make racist statements like "black people are genetically stupid" logically valid. The truth is that culture and individual skill/talent make the difference, not your genes. Korean players come from a culture that accepts and encourages Starcraft, and especially a "social" Starcraft atmosphere where players discuss and improve strategies and styles IN PERSON. Western hardcore/competitive gamers are still "underground", rarely associate IRL, and are more or less frowned upon by mainstream society. I'm pretty sure black athletes naturally have more stamina and better muscular system. There are indeed Chinese basketball players, but they will never be able to compete with black skinned basketball players. What you are saying is that there are a few people in a selected group of people that would be good at some given sport, which doesn't validate your claim that it's not about genes. Why are all marathon races and sprint races dominated by black athletes? But this is going off topic, with TLO out, I'm rooting for Tester. | ||
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Three
Japan278 Posts
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Apolo
Portugal1259 Posts
On July 25 2010 06:58 brain_ wrote: You're not getting it. He said "not including body size". Isn't there a Chinese player who played basketball in the NBA? Basketball is about skill and height/size. Though Asian people are generally smaller, the rare ones who are truly huge (slightly more rare than truly huge people in the west) will do just as well. There is no genetic basketball deficiency in Asians. They just don't like basketball culturally, so they don't play it. Obviously sports that demand freakish physical characteristics are going to favor one race or another. But e-sports completely circumvents physical requirements. Saying that certain races make individuals of that race better or worse at things is simply racist. The flipside of saying "people with Korean genes are better at Starcraft" would make racist statements like "black people are genetically stupid" logically valid. The truth is that culture and individual skill/talent make the difference, not your genes. Korean players come from a culture that accepts and encourages Starcraft, and especially a "social" Starcraft atmosphere where players discuss and improve strategies and styles IN PERSON. Western hardcore/competitive gamers are still "underground", rarely associate IRL, and are more or less frowned upon by mainstream society. Tell that to Michael Phelps who has a perfect body for swimming. Big feet, long torso, big hands and small legs. I don't believe it's being racist but realist. Would it be sexist to say men generally are better at sports than women? No, because it's true... | ||
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roflcopter420
Sweden168 Posts
On July 25 2010 07:14 Odoakar wrote: I'm pretty sure black athletes naturally have more stamina and better muscular system. There are indeed Chinese basketball players, but they will never be able to compete with black skinned basketball players. What you are saying is that there are a few people in a selected group of people that would be good at some given sport, which doesn't validate your claim that it's not about genes. Why are all marathon races and sprint races dominated by black athletes? But this is going off topic, with TLO out, I'm rooting for Tester. That's actually true, while lighter skinned people are more empathic and intelligent. I think it is a fair trade off. | ||
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But you was great. 
