MLG Anaheim Day 2 RED Live Report Thread - Page 596

On July 31 2011 15:28 Ryalnos wrote:
That eSports zealephant fending off the F5's is the best thing I've seen in a while.

(Relevance: TL just went down for a minute)

On July 31 2011 15:30 DystopiaX wrote:

Guessing traffic. If someone was maliciously attacking TL I doubt it would've only been down for like 30 seconds.

On July 31 2011 15:30 ReignFayth wrote:

but someho he 2-0d ToD, and tod has beaten Alicia in both winner and loser bracket

On July 31 2011 15:29 Timestreamer wrote:
My feeble mind has stumbled in attempts to fathom the complex theory surrounding the MLG system.
Can any of you please tell me what's (Sir.)White-Ra's position right now, and whether or not he has a chance to win this?

On July 31 2011 15:27 InvalidID wrote:


I don't understand this hate for the people at the low end of the Championship brackets, I mean look at Tyler, he got knocked out and came right back like a rubber ball. Did they lose against other really good players? Yes. Does that reflect how they would do against less proven players? Not necessarily.

Take drewbie as an example, he lost all of his matches, but took games off of a number of good players.

On July 31 2011 15:30 julianto wrote:

Wrong. As soon as water pokemon learn ice beam, they counter grass pokemon.

On July 31 2011 15:30 DystopiaX wrote:

Tyler did, pretty sure a couple others did too.

On July 31 2011 15:31 Kaitlin wrote:
Day9 mentioned the Championship brackets laid out on MLG's website, but I can't find it for the life of me. Anyone have a linky link ?

On July 31 2011 15:29 Timestreamer wrote:
My feeble mind has stumbled in attempts to fathom the complex theory surrounding the MLG system.
Can any of you please tell me what's (Sir.)White-Ra's position right now, and whether or not he has a chance to win this?

On July 31 2011 15:28 DystopiaX wrote:

Squirtle best Starcraft player in the world.

On July 31 2011 15:33 Teoyaomqui wrote:


Yes, Tyler did after finishing 16th and 19th, which, being seeded is pretty damn bad. So it's POSSIBLE, but very unlikely, just like I said.

Also for every MLG you manage to finish top 20 and keep your seeding it's harder and harder for people coming from open to take your sport. If a random guy came from open this MLG he would have to finish at least 7th to be seeded for next MLG while Machine might very well be seeded again next time.

On July 31 2011 15:32 Mordiford wrote:


I personally feel like Drewbie is a bit of a different example, the guy is generally very consistent, but the sudden burst of skill at MLG has really put him on the back-foot, he still manages to stay competitive but can't close out a series. At Dallas he was 3-0 in his group, there's even an interview with Josh Suth where they joke about the possibility that the player from the open bracket could come through and ruin his day, little did they know... that was Naniwa, who swept the group 4-0. Then at Columbus he went 1-2 in almost all his matches.

inControl doesn't really show strong performances in most tournaments these days, I don't even see him play in most online events either because he doesn't qualify or doesn't want to. I just don't see him belonging in the championship pool.

On July 31 2011 15:33 Scribble wrote:


Squirtle beats Sjow

Sjow beats Socke

Socke beats Squirtle

Socke is the best pokemon.

On July 31 2011 15:34 KimJongChill wrote:


Few people do, and it's ridiculous that such poor performers will be seeded into the next tournament.

On July 31 2011 15:35 DystopiaX wrote:

Rain beats Socke

Socke is the best pokemon.

On July 31 2011 15:35 CellTech wrote:
I'm sorry but just looking at a bracket with MVP and Machine makes me question MLG's point system. Like, if you are instantly seeded into the next MLG if means you get points no matter what...

On July 31 2011 15:34 DystopiaX wrote:

Some of the Koreans could do it, White-Ra on a good day.