EPTOn September 16 2012 05:41 Shinobi1982 wrote:
Slasher must be loving this Spanish domination, lol.
Slasher must be loving this Spanish domination, lol.
Slasher is celebrating big time
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zmansman17
United States2567 Posts
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Azarkon
United States21060 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:40 Deadeight wrote: I don't think Naniwa bothered to leave Korea for it. No matter what his performance was in his GSL code S group, he's still super super good. I'd place him at 2nd best foreigner probably. Sase as well is looking pretty good at the moment and I believe also didn't try for it? Not sure. Naniwa tried, but he failed to qualify. Naniwa has a habit of failing in these sorts of 1-3 day deals, unfortunately. | ||
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Benjamin99
4176 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:40 Dodgin wrote: Yeah NA getting so many more spots kinda sucks, top EU players are so much better than top NA players outside of Scarlett. I don't agree Dodgin. I think its very important that the NA scene is well represented. | ||
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zmansman17
United States2567 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:41 Azarkon wrote: Naniwa tried, but he failed to qualify. Naniwa has a habit of failing in these sorts of 1-3 day deals, unfortunately. bo3s are tough, and it doesn't guarantee that the better player always advances. | ||
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TheSwedishFan
Sweden608 Posts
Have i missed something? What's with Slasher and spain? | ||
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SinCitta
Germany2127 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:39 4ZakeN87 wrote: No Swed left... seems weird that no Swedish player will represent EU... being patriotic is painful sometimes. No Ukrainian either, partly because the qualification to EU finals was heavily influenced by population numbers. The fact that Sweden got 3 and Ukraine only got 2 slots while Germany had 4 players qualifying, In addition to have one player direct qualifying to World final. That is actually bullshit, Germany is well behind in the SC2 scene and should have been happy to get even equal amount of slots to Sweden or Ukraine. And to be fair it seems EU will have pretty good representation regardless. On the other hand is the fact that NA gets even amount of slots to EU even worse. Naniwa got 4th in Sweden and was knocked out, period. While Huk got 10th in Canada and 9th in NA and still managed to go to Shanghai. Lucky for Huk that Blizzard is based in NA when the skill fails. Slots are distributed according to the number of active players per nation with a slight tweak up for competitive nations. I don't fully agree with it, but it is consequential (otherwise Koreans only) and way better than WCG's system. | ||
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revel8
United Kingdom3022 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:40 Deadeight wrote: I don't think Naniwa bothered to leave Korea for it. No matter what his performance was in his GSL code S group, he's still super super good. I'd place him at 2nd best foreigner probably. Sase as well is looking pretty good at the moment and I believe also didn't try for it? Not sure. Both Naniwa and Sase were at WCS Sweden. Naniwa came 4th and Sase came joint 6th. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:41 Azarkon wrote: Naniwa tried, but he failed to qualify. Naniwa has a habit of failing in these sorts of 1-3 day deals, unfortunately. I don't think Naniwa suddenly became bad at weekend tournaments, he just started slumping in general. Note how he goes 0-2 out of Code S straight into Code A round 1 as soon as the next Code S season started after going to all these foreigner tournaments and losing early. Don't forget that Naniwa won an MLG in 2011 and got second at Providence. | ||
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MrStorkie
United Kingdom697 Posts
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Shinobi1982
1605 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:42 TheSwedishFan wrote: Have i missed something? What's with Slasher and spain? Vortix and Lucifron his picks on liveonthree | ||
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Necosarius
Sweden4042 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:39 Kevan wrote: We still have the hotter women though right? Right? Maybe, but for how long? | ||
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Godwrath
Spain10154 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:42 Benjamin99 wrote: I don't agree Dodgin. I think its very important that the NA scene is well represented. Yep, that's why they need more spots than koreans and europeans... so they can even the field;p | ||
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IPA
United States3206 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:32 moe8ius wrote: ![[image loading]](http://imageshack.us/a/img849/360/spew2.jpg) Excellent. And agreed. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:42 Benjamin99 wrote: I don't agree Dodgin. I think its very important that the NA scene is well represented. It's great for the NA players and the viewers I just don't think It's very fair to the EU players  | ||
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Vaftrudner
Sweden1185 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:39 4ZakeN87 wrote: No Swed left... seems weird that no Swedish player will represent EU... being patriotic is painful sometimes. No Ukrainian either, partly because the qualification to EU finals was heavily influenced by population numbers. The fact that Sweden got 3 and Ukraine only got 2 slots while Germany had 4 players qualifying, In addition to have one player direct qualifying to World final. That is actually bullshit, Germany is well behind in the SC2 scene and should have been happy to get even equal amount of slots to Sweden or Ukraine. And to be fair it seems EU will have pretty good representation regardless. On the other hand is the fact that NA gets even amount of slots to EU even worse. Naniwa got 4th in Sweden and was knocked out, period. While Huk got 10th in Canada and 9th in NA and still managed to go to Shanghai. Lucky for Huk that Blizzard is based in NA when the skill fails. Well, the most consistent and highly skilled Swedes have all looked rather weak this summer and autumn. Thorzain has not been in the best form, Naniwa has been in a real sluimp, SaSe too. Just a weird anti-timing for Sweden. We still have a strong scene, but no one who can perform consistently at a high international level at the moment. SortOf is probably the best Sweden has to offer right now, but he's not quite at that highest level yet. We just have to face that having a solid scene doesn't mean that we will always be represented everywhere and we can't just expect great performances | ||
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Art.FeeL
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PhoenixVoid
Canada32751 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:41 Azarkon wrote: Naniwa tried, but he failed to qualify. Naniwa has a habit of failing in these sorts of 1-3 day deals, unfortunately. Might be more of a recent slump, but NaNiwa did fairly well at weekend tournaments during 2011 and early 2012 (consistent top MLG placings), but I think he got too much into the GSL mindset and finds it difficult to win without preparation beforehand. | ||
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AgentChaos
United Kingdom4569 Posts
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vinsang1000
Belgium365 Posts
I love this one | ||
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Elem
Sweden4717 Posts
On September 16 2012 05:38 Asha` wrote: I'm live at Globen, people will come back. A lot of us are going to talk to players or to the bathroom/get a snack. Really bad going till so late today. Winners bracket semis and there's no one even bothering to stick around to watch Do not worry, people wouldn't pay 300 SEK and then just fuck off before the good stuff. | ||
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