EPT[GSL] Up & Down Matches Day 1 - Page 111
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LostBLuE
Canada188 Posts
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fatvirgin
23 Posts
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Mordiford
4448 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:29 ct2299 wrote: Code A has no money, if you're going to be a perennial Code A all-star your better off putting your efforts elsewhere. Kiwikaki, Terran, InControl could do Code A well. Not sure about the others you mentioned though to be honest. To be honest, I doubt even some of those European players could make straight shoot into Korea and go for Code S, even Jinro failed to qualify twice. The tournament requires you to set up shop and prepare to work at it, getting ready for one straight attempt to make it through the qualifiers, through code A and then into code S is pretty demanding and puts a lot of pressure on you. I don't think any foreigner has actually done it since the establishment of the league unless they were there from the start. You have to commit to Korea, that's the big thing. | ||
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NeonPeon
93 Posts
Such is the level of competition now in code S that the fact that he isn't quite at the level he was before due to this transition translates from him being really competitive, to him slumping and getting relegated to code A. I hope he comes back. And that's about all I take from it. I wish every time a foreigner loses a game it would stop being reduced to an argument of korea vs the world, there are so many more factors than that. Jinro hasn't performed that well in tournament play in general recently. If anything, if you want to go down that road, what we've seen from the last several months would point to the fact that the swedish scene is very strong at present. | ||
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Yaotzin
South Africa4280 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:35 fatvirgin wrote: Seems like Jinro is playing a dated style of TvZ. Attacking the zerg early and often seems to be the new playstyle, rather than Jinro's macro style. Jinro didn't play a macro style though. He did allinish bunker rushes and double starport banshee. eta: I guess he played macro against Zenio on dual sight, but he executed poorly. Not taking a quick third against a no gas build from Zenio was ughhhh. | ||
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fatvirgin
23 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:40 Yaotzin wrote: Jinro didn't play a macro style though. He did allinish bunker rushes and double starport banshee. was referring to Zenio games | ||
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rysecake
United States2632 Posts
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kirbynator
Canada503 Posts
uh did you see the games? jinro didnt play macro games against zenio | ||
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Rabbitmaster
1357 Posts
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grobo
Japan6199 Posts
 I really hope he can get back to his earlier Jinro-shape! | ||
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10382 Posts
San and Jinro moved down? And the 2 players that moved up are ones I don't know too well yet (as I assume with most others) so it's a bit disappointing. Oh well I see the ratings are somewhat high, I hope Jinro went mech at least 1 time? :D | ||
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bOOgyWC
Germany153 Posts
Crush some Code A Nerds and get stronger! GLHF | ||
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Zzoram
Canada7115 Posts
I believe Idra is better than anyone on Liquid. He gets a lot of flack but he is far more consistent a player than anyone on Liquid and hasn't slumped yet. Idra's new ZvP style is also very successful and aggressive and I like it. I think very few foreigners have a serious shot at getting into Code S now, the level of competition is really high. I suspect a guy like Naniwa can do it since he had the mental fortitude to perform at the LAN environment of MLG. Most foreign players seem to perform best online from the comfort of their home, and fall apart at LANs. | ||
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Footler
United States560 Posts
Just take a little inspiration from Rain! He fell to Code A and got back into Code S (first to do this I believe). | ||
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MapleLeafSirup
Germany950 Posts
Jinro played really bad overall and I think he knew that himself and that is why he relied on bunkerrushes so heavily | ||
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Sein
United States1811 Posts
On May 10 2011 02:16 shaman6ix wrote: find a more reliable source. Idra is an immature kid who whines all the time about everything - thats his thing. Just what would IdrA gain from lying in this situation? He's moved back to the US for good and will be facing quite a few players playing from Korea in NASL and future tournaments. If anything, it would be in his interest to downplay the significance of lag. | ||
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Oreo7
United States1647 Posts
. Ah well, you'll bounce back, just a slump | ||
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winthrop
Hong Kong956 Posts
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-UMADIMSTYLIN-
Cuba292 Posts
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brentsen
1252 Posts
Btw: Wasn't Coca the guy that learned to play in PC bangs because he didn't have a computer? Way to go. | ||
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