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Schmoooopy
United States448 Posts
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SarkON
Russian Federation117 Posts
My guess that viewership count suffers a lot when a guy like Grubby goes 0-5 and this is not a good thing. I'm wondering what will happen if foreigners stop qualifying and winning in big tournaments. It may spell the end for SC2 support by big organizations / sponsors in favor of other uprising games such as Dota2... | ||
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Tachion
Canada8573 Posts
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Martijn
Netherlands1219 Posts
On January 09 2013 00:30 Thurken wrote: What makes you think he practices as much as others? He says he doesn't. Most pro/caster agree with this statement. His accounts show very little practice. Of course you can say that everyone is lying to us and he has a secret account that nobody ever heard of, but that seems very unlikely to me. Actually no. Most pro's know he practices. The casters love blowing it up for dramatic effect, but most should know better. Edit: Hell, you can tell from his slump late November when he was playing tournaments/traveling too much. If normally he doesn't practice normally, you'd expect him to improve with a heavy tournament schedule, not vice versa.. | ||
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babylon
8765 Posts
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vthree
Hong Kong8039 Posts
But if you look at the results so far Yoda - Not a code S main stay but this is his 3rd consecutive season in Code S MC - Has been slumping and wasn't in Code S last season but still a code S main stay Taeja - Code S main stay Squirtle - Code S main stay DRG - Code S main stay LosirA - probably the most 'surprising' member of the group There are so many good players now (especially with Kespa) that Code S might not be able to fit them all. But it is hard to argue that the any of the players that have made it in so far are 'undeserving'. | ||
Olli
Austria24417 Posts
On January 09 2013 00:30 Thurken wrote: What makes you think he practices as much as others? He says he doesn't. Most pro/caster agree with this statement. His accounts show very little practice. Of course you can say that everyone is lying to us and he has a secret account that nobody ever heard of, but that seems very unlikely to me. Actually most players have secret smurf accounts, most of them barcodes. I'd be 0% surprised if Stephano had one. | ||
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sitromit
7051 Posts
On January 08 2013 22:35 GaliX wrote: As I said. I dont get the match up. You have to play 100% to win a PvZ While Zerg can be sloppy an lose like 2000 minerals in the beginning and still put down the 4th while forcing chancel on the Protoss 3rd. As long as you not cheesing hard, the Zerg player will always find a hole in your wall. Grubby lost to the Terran and Protoss in the group as well. Maybe, just maybe, he was the worst player here and was outclassed? Just a thought. | ||
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Bahajinbo
Germany488 Posts
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GhandiEAGLE
United States20754 Posts
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kyllinghest
Norway1607 Posts
On January 09 2013 01:11 Bahajinbo wrote: Extremely stupid results. Congratz to the players of course, but I fear we will have Code Z playoffs again... Nah we wont, as seen so many times before the korean terrans always adapt although the game might not be in its finest state right now. Im worried about the protoss though! | ||
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decado90
United States480 Posts
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Severian
Australia2052 Posts
On January 09 2013 01:11 Bahajinbo wrote: Extremely stupid results. Congratz to the players of course, but I fear we will have Code Z playoffs again... It's extremely stupid that the three historically most successful players in the group advanced (to Code S or the wildcard group)? Among the players who didn't advance there's only a single Code S appearance, with Bbyong's Ro32 finish. Sometimes you have to look beyond the icons next to the players' names. | ||
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vthree
Hong Kong8039 Posts
On January 09 2013 01:20 decado90 wrote: Huk will get 5-0'd, Stephano will drop from Code S and yet again I will scratch my head as to why seeds were given out when dozens of more talented Koreans are working their asses off day in and day out for no pay for a shot. Because it is good for business? How many people will subscribe just to watch Stephano? Will it upset some people who feel this is 'unfair'? Probably. But to the point where they will not subscribe JUST because of that? I don't think too many. You could also say it was unfair for players like DRG and MC that got a Code S seed from MLG in 2011. Because not all the Koreans were invited or their teams could afford to send them. That is how things work some times. Honestly, out of all the foreign seeds, Stephano's has been the easiest to justify. | ||
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sitromit
7051 Posts
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Figgy
Canada1788 Posts
On January 09 2013 00:17 bsdaemon wrote: I am not surprised that Grubby did not make it because it is a very tough group to begin with, but I am surprised that he went 0-5. How were his games? Were they close matches or was he completely dominated? I feel sad He got completely obliterated. Not a single one of his games were close, he got severely outclassed. | ||
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Schelim
Austria11528 Posts
On January 09 2013 01:20 decado90 wrote: Huk will get 5-0'd that's gonna be embarassing if it happens. he's in the weakest group BY FAR. | ||
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vthree
Hong Kong8039 Posts
On January 09 2013 01:41 Schelim wrote: that's gonna be embarassing if it happens. he's in the weakest group BY FAR. Well, I think he has a shot at winning games. But he is probably the underdog in all his match. | ||
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KimJongChill
United States6429 Posts
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Dr.Sin
Canada1126 Posts
. Was cheering for him to win. Would it be possible to have TL recruit Grubby? He'd do really well in the lab. | ||
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