EPTASUS ROG The GD Invitational Players - Page 5
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kynka
Sweden34 Posts
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WarrickHunt
United Kingdom393 Posts
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Schickysc
Canada380 Posts
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Trashman420
232 Posts
On October 03 2012 07:33 WarrickHunt wrote: Only Ret can knock out stephano, if they dont meet I see stephano heading to ze bank again Given how Ret usually plays, I'd give him the lowest chance of trouncing Stephano out of all the players attending. | ||
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Tanukki
Finland579 Posts
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birchman
Sweden393 Posts
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Zax19
Czech Republic1136 Posts
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Larkin
United Kingdom7161 Posts
Vortix must get so pissed when his brother gets an invite and he doesn't. | ||
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DreamTheaterFan
Canada52 Posts
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kochanfe
Micronesia1338 Posts
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kochanfe
Micronesia1338 Posts
On October 03 2012 07:33 WarrickHunt wrote: Only Ret can knock out stephano, if they dont meet I see stephano heading to ze bank again Honestly? I'd give LucifroN the best chance at killing Stephano. Ret hasn't been known to be all that good ZvZ... | ||
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Krogan
Sweden375 Posts
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Gecko4lif
United States42 Posts
Eg fighting Stephano Thorzain 1st and 2nd | ||
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Asturas
Finland587 Posts
On October 02 2012 21:09 TheSir wrote: It's in the 2GD house so i guess no audience, but it's 'LAN' so i dont really mind if there's no audience on small invitationals like this. I do, because I wanted to go to Stockholm and watch games live  But, well, I am still very excited! | ||
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Chargelot
2275 Posts
On October 03 2012 05:23 SeeKeR wrote: No Koreans? Why? Koreans = crap ton of viewers Too many event organizers are saying exactly the opposite. | ||
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rkshox
Taiwan536 Posts
On October 02 2012 07:16 Tuntra wrote: Tournament with players like this and no koreans. Should be very interesting. first thing i look for in LAN tourney line ups is/are koreans. this will be very interesting. | ||
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Clbull
United Kingdom1439 Posts
8. elfi - Best known for being rhe runner up at IEM Guangzhou last year, losing 1 - 3 to an on-form Gracken. Elfi is Finland's representative in this tournament and sadly hasn't gotten any big results since. He missed out narrowly by one game on qualifying for WCS Europe to Naama. Blame the exhaustive double elimination format favouring whoever emerges from the Winners Bracket but I don't see Elfi getting very far. 7. MaNa - As shown by his debut in GSL, MaNa's PvT at least against Koreans has been terrible. However, Mana should not be counted out just yet. Poland's Protoss mastermind just might recover from his recent GSL catastrophe but don't count on it. 6. Kas - Kas has lacked results as of late, not surviving for long in many of the major tournaments he's entered. But he ladders to ridiculous extents and may be ready to hit top form again. Watch out for him. He can be a force to be reckoned with. Kas clearly has a strong work ethic to back up his skill. He is a workaholic and this will augment his play nicely. 5. ThorZaIN - Showing three very brief levels of dominance, ThorZaIN won TSL3 then Dreamhack Open: Stockholm and finally WCS Sweden. Has the EG Curse crippled his ability to win games? I think not. My theory is that ThorZaIN in general is cursed with inconsistency. He was quite inconsistent in major and premier tournaments on Mousesports as well. But who knows? ThorZaIN might strike gold. He already stole the "King in the North" crown that was originally intended for Naniwa for his rare success in Code S, just by winning a Dreamhack. 4. Nightend - Romania's angel-voiced Protoss is one of those "ex-WC3 players" that people never thought would do so well transitioning over to StarCraft II yet here he is. Nightend is one of the players who has the benefit of a Korean teamhouse environment (Yes, FnaticRC actually owns a team house in Korea) and this will in time make him a top contender. 3. THE LIQUID'RET LINE - Seeing as Grubby was not invited to this tournament, I have decided to use another well known Dutch player to fill in his place. Introducing.... Liquid'Ret. Whereas Grubby is well known for his repetoire of 4th place finishes (SHOUTCraft Invitational 4, ESWC 2011, The Gathering 2012, Lone Star Clash etc) Liquid's drone obsessed madman lacks such near-successes, only recently managing to place 4th in NASL Season 3, the first NASL that PuMa hasn't steamrolled. Nevertheless, don't count Ret out. Aside from droning to extremes, he can win games. Lots of games. He is probably Liquid's best and most consistent Zerg player, outshadowing the likes of TLO, Sheth and Zenio by a long shot. And this entry would not be complete without a plea to follow @LiquidRet on Twitter. 2. Lucifron - Best known for beating ThorZaIN 4 - 0 in the SCAN Invitational 5, 2-0ing his patchzerg brother in WCS Spain and 4-1ing Brat_OK in The Gathering 2012, Lucifron is a beast that should never be underestimated. But unfortunately... he has a big thorn that will undoubtedly stop him from winning the tournament, and that is... 1. Stephano - He requires no explanation. The Michael Scheumacher of the European StarCraft II scene, he is on a destruction path that will lead him to winning tournament after tournament. Well.... if the EG curse doesn't catch up to him that is. Will Stephano predictably win yet another European tournament and make the European scene stale in his path? Not hating on Stephano but I legitimately think he is the only foreigner actually skilled enough to cleave through even KeSPA Koreans. Mark my words. Stephano will dominate. That is unless Ret punts him out of the tournament in his weakest (but still strong) matchup. | ||
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TheSwedishFan
Sweden608 Posts
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Doubting
Canada981 Posts
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Zenbrez
Canada5973 Posts
On October 02 2012 08:13 Waxangel wrote: ehhh I guess elfi wins A bit optimistic don't you think? | ||
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