EPT[MLG] Day 3 Spring Championships 2013 - Page 5
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DrPandaPhD
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Valikyr
Sweden2653 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:17 Putty wrote: So the only foregner left is Naniwa? How surprising... Feels like Naniwa and Stephano are taking turns being the last foreigner left. | ||
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Grettin
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nihlon
Sweden5581 Posts
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duedel
Germany92 Posts
I just looked through the brackets and was quite surprised to see so many US/ Canadian and so few European players. Were they not allowed to attend after HomestoryCup or are there other reasons for that? (sorry for that rather stupid question but I haven't followed Starcraft too much lately) | ||
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viermalvier
Austria115 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:06 Abominous wrote: If I was a Polt fan, I wouldn't be worried about JD. 2 ZvPs in his way, most recently he lost to Naniwa and even if he wins, he has to play a bo7 vs dear with a 0-2 handicap.  I still think Hyun/Polt/HerO have equal chances of winning this tournament. ### cant see JD winning 6 PvZ while only drop one map vs each opponent. The chances vs nani are higher than last time, since they dont play in winterfell this time, but then - dear - with his solid performance froom yesterday ... | ||
opterown
Australia54785 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:32 duedel wrote: Can anyone tell me why there are/ were so few Europeans in the tournament in general? I just looked through the brackets and was quite surprised to see so many US/ Canadian and so few European players. Were they not allowed to attend after HomestoryCup or are there other reasons for that? (sorry for that rather stupid question but I haven't followed Starcraft too much lately) unpaid trips/seeds since it was 100% open bracket with no qualifiers | ||
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Rabiator
Germany3948 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:32 duedel wrote: Can anyone tell me why there are/ were so few Europeans in the tournament in general? I just looked through the brackets and was quite surprised to see so many US/ Canadian and so few European players. Were they not allowed to attend after HomestoryCup or are there other reasons for that? (sorry for that rather stupid question but I haven't followed Starcraft too much lately) WCS europe is much more attractive and the best europeans there are preparing for their matches at home. It would be impossible for TLO for example to go to MLG and then be back on tuesday and not lose everything ... | ||
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kakaman
United States1576 Posts
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gingerfluffmuff
Austria4570 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:27 Valikyr wrote: Feels like Naniwa and Stephano are taking turns being the last foreigner left. Look at the ridiculous easy bracket he had. The only player he beat until now who can play sc2 decent is TheStC. With JD and his history with ZvP, Nanis luck continues (man, i dont want to see JD bomb out again). | ||
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duedel
Germany92 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:45 Rabiator wrote: WCS europe is much more attractive and the best europeans there are preparing for their matches at home. It would be impossible for TLO for example to go to MLG and then be back on tuesday and not lose everything ... Ah, I completely forgot about WCS, thanks! | ||
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TheSir
1830 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:53 gingerfluffmuff wrote: Look at the ridiculous easy bracket he had. The only player he beat until now who can play sc2 decent is TheStC. With JD and his history with ZvP, Nanis luck continues (man, i dont want to see JD bomb out again). and the fun thing, a lot of people prefer this silly clusterfuck system over round-robin | ||
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nihlon
Sweden5581 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:53 gingerfluffmuff wrote: Look at the ridiculous easy bracket he had. The only player he beat until now who can play sc2 decent is TheStC. With JD and his history with ZvP, Nanis luck continues (man, i dont want to see JD bomb out again). Luck or not, there's a reason why Naniwa have been among the top foreigners for years. It's a bit weird that people try to discredit him based on a "easy" bracket. Hero had one bye, Massan, Select, Minigun, Sage before losing to Hyun. Naniwa could have done the same without much luck. On June 30 2013 21:58 TheSir wrote: and the fun thing, a lot of people prefer this silly clusterfuck system over round-robin You mean like Dreamhack where Naniwa went to the final? | ||
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zev318
Canada4306 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:50 kakaman wrote: Not sure where to put this, but NBA players (Dwight Howard, Ty Lawson, Dejuan Blair) and Dez Bryant (Cowboys) at MLG playing CoD. Why no SC????? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw6ufR_Vy1Y so many great answers could be written here but........................ ^_^ but for real, i think the concept of a first person shooter is just more appealing to most athletes cause its more of an instant thing. not to mention easier for trash talking. | ||
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Noocta
France12578 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:50 kakaman wrote: Not sure where to put this, but NBA players (Dwight Howard, Ty Lawson, Dejuan Blair) and Dez Bryant (Cowboys) at MLG playing CoD. Why no SC????? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw6ufR_Vy1Y Because SC is the nerd game for this kind of guy ? | ||
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DrPandaPhD
5188 Posts
On June 30 2013 21:53 gingerfluffmuff wrote: Look at the ridiculous easy bracket he had. The only player he beat until now who can play sc2 decent is TheStC. With JD and his history with ZvP, Nanis luck continues (man, i dont want to see JD bomb out again). Even if Naniwa had a lucky bracket this time, doesn't change the fact that it's always him + Stephano anyway. There is some foreigners that are doing well recently (like TLO/Snute) but generally it's always either Stephano or Naniwa. Scarlett is also up there but she rarely compete in "over-the-weekend" tournaments. She is doing well in GSTL in Korea at least ^^ Naniwa has had way tougher brackets than this and has done well. Still remember that MLG World Championship thing preProvidence 2011 he won when he beat both Nestea and Mvp when they both were considered the best. So generally speaking, Naniwa and/or Stephano has pretty much always been the last standing foreign hope in tournaments. | ||
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PerSe
United Kingdom550 Posts
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Orek
1665 Posts
2 2 5 4 0 1 3 1 It is true that Naniwa/Huk group was the easieast one. Relatively easy opponents did help Naniwa for sure. That said, I think Naniwa is the best non-Korean in this tournament anyways, so he would have had the best chance to advance further even if he had been placed in other brackets with tougher opponents. | ||
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revel8
United Kingdom3022 Posts
On June 30 2013 22:11 DrPandaPhD wrote: Even if Naniwa had a lucky bracket this time, doesn't change the fact that it's always him + Stephano anyway. There is some foreigners that are doing well recently (like TLO/Snute) but generally it's always either Stephano or Naniwa. Scarlett is also up there but she rarely compete in "over-the-weekend" tournaments. She is doing well in GSTL in Korea at least ^^ Naniwa has had way tougher brackets than this and has done well. Still remember that MLG World Championship thing preProvidence 2011 he won when he beat both Nestea and Mvp when they both were considered the best. So generally speaking, Naniwa and/or Stephano has pretty much always been the last standing foreign hope in tournaments. I agree, but Snute does well in HomeStory Cups! | ||
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sparklyresidue
United States5524 Posts
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