EPT[IEM] Shanghai Day 4 - Page 12
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alypse
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Fusilero
United Kingdom50293 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:41 Shellshock1122 wrote: any other antihero mercenaries? could make that a subsection of players hired by the league like Symbol every time he roach bane all ins Prime maybe I'd like to nominate ensnare and nexliveforever for retired. Ensnare pissed everyone off by not being code S worthy but staying in forever and nexliveforever's sole accomplishment after season 1 was kicking leenock out of code S and going "lol cya nerds military time" | ||
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negativedge
4279 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:43 Polygamy wrote: When ever they show this add all these girls look so sad. objectification's a bitch | ||
Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:44 Fusilero wrote: I'd like to nominate ensnare and nexliveforever for retired. Ensnare pissed everyone off by not being code S worthy but staying in forever and nexliveforever's sole accomplishment after season 1 was kicking leenock out of code S and going "lol cya nerds military time" Ensnare, Virus, and Bbyong are team "how are they in code s every fucking season" also Liveforever's accomplishment of letting Polt back into Code S when everyone hated Polt | ||
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juicyjames
United States3815 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:41 Bagration wrote: Well, we had that Myungsik guy. He didn't do well. Kespa's reputation has taken a hit after MLG and IEM now, now that there's been 2 tournaments where the non-elite Kespa players disappointed. Maybe KeSPA players are better in tournaments that give you a lot of time to prepare for your opponents (SPL, WCS KR) when compared to your typical weekend marathon tournament (almost every non-WCS foreign tournament)? Then again, look at WCG Korea Qualifiers: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/World_Cyber_Games_2013/Qualifiers/Korea 5 GSTL vs 11 SPL. | ||
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HolyArrow
United States7116 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:40 Havik_ wrote: This tournament reminds me of the MLGs without the Koreans. Something big is missing without having the Kespa players here. Myungsik was there who smashed online qualifiers, including taking a game off of Innovation, then proceeded to get last place in his group and was the only Korean to drop a Bo3 to a foreigner. Foreigner PvP triumphs over Kespa again. | ||
stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:41 Shellshock1122 wrote: any other antihero mercenaries? could make that a subsection of players hired by the league like Symbol every time he roach bane all ins Prime maybe Anti-hero mercs: Puma - 1/1/1 any toss in 2011-2012. Heart - 1/1/1 Huk. Nakseo - All-killing EG (And by all kill i mean he is 20-3 against the entire team a feat that KT took 6 rounds to accomplish) and getting 3rd at DH Stockholm where he said the tourney was easier than Code B. | ||
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Bagration
United States18282 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:43 Wombat_NI wrote: Joking aside, whatever is going on in the EGTL house, be it Coach Park's doing or not is pretty damn impressive as regards the individual leagues. If they decide to drop out of PL I will be sorely disappointed, but placated if they at least maintain the current training hhhouse I think the biggest factor is the fact that EGTL are the only teams that are sending players en masse to nearly every single major tournament. They're bound to get some good results. Same with Quantic and Hyun, but with only 1 player, there's a lot more variance. For example, if SKT were to send PartinG, Rain, Fantasy and soO to nearly every single tournament, SKT would also be raking in the trophies. | ||
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rasnj
United States1959 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:36 Fusilero wrote: EG ruined the career of such a promising player, I mean look at all the great shit he did on TSL. Like qualify for code A... and 3 kill ogs? Playhem! I actually feel it is about time that he gets a decent performance and some attention. He was quite a good player on TSL and did really well online, and was one of the few Koreans streaming fairly regularly. However this was just about the time Hyun started getting a lot of attention with his fight club success and his BW legacy. Revival performed basically at Hyun's level in all but IPL fightclub, yet never got any recognition. After Hyun went on a tear and surpassed Revival by a good margin, but that doesn't change the fact that for several months they were basically equal and Revival didn't get attention. On EG-TL he has been a decent player, but when you are a zerg on a team with JD, then people tend to overlook you. Revival is not a multiple times GSL winner and shouldn't be treated as such, but he deserves more attention and recognition than he has gotten. I really hope this can be a breakout performance from him and people will start to pay attention to him. He has a solid playstyle and when he knocks out a player in a tournament people shouldn't feel bad for the eliminated player, they should celebrate getting to see more Revival. | ||
Waxangel
United States33629 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:45 stuchiu wrote: Anti-hero mercs: Puma - 1/1/1 any toss in 2011-2012. Heart - 1/1/1 Huk. Nakseo - All-killing EG and getting 3rd at DH Stockholm where he said the tourney was easier than Code B. Monster is a one team man, no mercenary | ||
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Bagration
United States18282 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:45 juicyjames wrote: Maybe KeSPA players are better in tournaments that give you a lot of time to prepare for your opponents (SPL, WCS KR) when compared to your typical weekend marathon tournament (almost every non-WCS foreign tournament)? Then again, look at WCG Korea Qualifiers: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/World_Cyber_Games_2013/Qualifiers/Korea 5 GSTL vs 11 SPL. Maybe also less experience with travel? I bet these Kespa guys rarely travel outside of Korea to compete, while players like MC, HerO, Hyun, etc are veterans at worldwide tournaments. | ||
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Sabu113
United States11086 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27015 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:45 Bagration wrote: I think the biggest factor is the fact that EGTL are the only teams that are sending players en masse to nearly every single major tournament. They're bound to get some good results. Same with Quantic and Hyun, but with only 1 player, there's a lot more variance. For example, if SKT were to send PartinG, Rain, Fantasy and soO to nearly every single tournament, SKT would also be raking in the trophies. Players still have to post results, although you do have a point. HerO and Jaedong have outperformed a hell of a lot of notable Premier WCS Koreans at tournaments. I mean it might just be coming into a comfort zone, but HerO now compared to HerO when the transition first occurred is something of a transformation. Oz has returned from the depths, all is good in my world. | ||
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vthree
Hong Kong8039 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:45 juicyjames wrote: Maybe KeSPA players are better in tournaments that give you a lot of time to prepare for your opponents (SPL, WCS KR) when compared to your typical weekend marathon tournament (almost every non-WCS foreign tournament)? Then again, look at WCG Korea Qualifiers: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/World_Cyber_Games_2013/Qualifiers/Korea 5 GSTL vs 11 SPL. For some reason, Korean Protoss do very well in qualifiers, even non Kespa like San. Maybe Protoss has advantage in no prep tournaments like these qualifiers. Also, it is 5 v 10 since PartinG was seeded in as WCG champ. | ||
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Fusilero
United Kingdom50293 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:48 vthree wrote: For some reason, Korean Protoss do very well in qualifiers, even non Kespa like San. San is the qualifying bonjwa, sure he's incredibly mediocre in nearly every tournament but by god if you put him in a qualifier it's gg train time. I heard azubu are practicing hypnosis to trick san into thinking every match is a qualifier. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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Holdenintherye
Canada1441 Posts
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:49 Fusilero wrote: San is the qualifying bonjwa, sure he's incredibly mediocre in nearly every tournament but by god if you put him in a qualifier it's gg train time. I heard azubu are practicing hypnosis to trick san into thinking every match is a qualifier. unfortunately he apparently took some time away from his qualifier bonjwa status at WCG losing in the first round but he got those WCS EU and ASUS ROG qualifier spots so it was probably a well earned break | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On July 28 2013 11:52 Dodgin wrote: man this has to be one of the least hyped and viewed final day of a premier tournament ever I think it's still more hyped than IEM Singapore even with Grubby in the finals for that one. I don't think many people even remember/known Sting won an IEM | ||
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