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mierin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4943 Posts
November 04 2018 02:12 GMT
#2781
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.
JD, Stork, Calm, Hyuk Fighting!
Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
November 04 2018 02:14 GMT
#2782
On November 04 2018 11:11 HariSeldon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2018 11:09 Anc13nt wrote:
Maru is still best player of 2018. 3 GSL + WESG > Blizzcon + 4 WCS + GSL vs the World. Still Serral is best in the world right now and in terms of achievements he's probably up there with Dark, Rogue and Byun as top 4-7 LOTV players (probably the fourth greatest tbf but he's in the same league basically). I would say the greatest is Stats and the Innovation and Maru are like tied.


Yes yes of course, the science is undeniable. 4 times 3 divided by the square root of doritos; it's so obvious people gawl!


I mean, it's subjective but most would agree that Maru edges Serral out just slightly. Serral is like close though of course.
Alchemik
Profile Joined March 2014
Poland7124 Posts
November 04 2018 02:14 GMT
#2783
On November 04 2018 11:12 mierin wrote:
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.

well, why would he? he gets great practice in EU anyway, he's clearly the best without going to GSL and it's obviously easier to make money outside of Korea, so why would he?
TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8304 Posts
November 04 2018 02:15 GMT
#2784
On November 04 2018 11:12 Alchemik wrote:
Serral is boring to watch. People are only excited because he's a foreigner. Plain and simple racism.
Every top-korean from last 8 years could have done the same as him : win WCS without others koreans, win 1 Korea weekender and a Blizcon. (Rogue, Life, etc.). Versus Koreans not knowing his play-style. And a Blizcon with a very good group and drawing (ZvZ obv his best MU vs koreans )


Lol, that's straight-up delusional.

Ignoring all the ridiculous stuff afterwards, what about his play do you find boring?

Also, did you also find MMA's Blizzcon win boring? Did you find sOs' Blizzcon wins boring?

Like, if Serral is boring to watch you might just not enjoy watching SC2.
I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)
virpi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany3598 Posts
November 04 2018 02:15 GMT
#2785
On November 04 2018 11:14 Alchemik wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2018 11:12 mierin wrote:
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.

well, why would he? he gets great practice in EU anyway, he's clearly the best without going to GSL and it's obviously easier to make money outside of Korea, so why would he?

To show the forum elitists where it's at.
Because that really matters.
first we make expand, then we defense it.
mierin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4943 Posts
November 04 2018 02:15 GMT
#2786
On November 04 2018 11:14 Alchemik wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2018 11:12 mierin wrote:
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.

well, why would he? he gets great practice in EU anyway, he's clearly the best without going to GSL and it's obviously easier to make money outside of Korea, so why would he?


Obviously it's just a fan fantasy. But the koreaphiles won't admit he's the best until he wins a GSL tournament, so I'd really love it if that happened.
JD, Stork, Calm, Hyuk Fighting!
HariSeldon
Profile Joined October 2018
Sweden114 Posts
November 04 2018 02:15 GMT
#2787
On November 04 2018 11:12 mierin wrote:
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.


I doubt it, I wouldn't if I were him. Not because he can't possibly win, but I don't think the math works out in terms of risk vs monetary reward. Also it'd actually piss me off if he won any significant money whatsoever over there, totally unfair for Koreans.
Liquipedias don’t win wars.
Maleta
Profile Joined September 2012
Chile150 Posts
November 04 2018 02:15 GMT
#2788
What a sweet time to be alive
Forward + Down + Downforward + Forward + Punch (Any) // F + QF + HP/MP/LP.... SHORYUKEN!!!
Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
November 04 2018 02:15 GMT
#2789
On November 04 2018 11:11 xongnox wrote:
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On November 04 2018 10:54 xelnaga_empire wrote:
Wow, history was made today. 20 years of Starcraft and this is the first time a foreigner has won the biggest annual Starcraft tournament. Congratz Serral. Hopefully, Serral brings in more viewers and more players in the future.


Serral is boring to watch. People are only excited because he's a foreigner. Plain and simple racism.
Every top-korean from last 8 years could have done the same as him : win WCS without others koreans, win 1 Korea weekender and a Blizcon. (Rogue, Life, etc.). Versus Koreans not knowing his play-style. And a Blizcon with a very good group and drawing (ZvZ obv his best MU vs koreans )

The unique real way to assert his real level is playing multiple time in the best competition, the GSL.
But ehhh free money thanks to race discrimination feels good and so he will stay in apartheid-closed WCS, i guess.


Well, to be technical Grrr won the second OSL I think but I agree what Serral's done is incredible and even though it breaks my heart to see Stats lose, it will be good for the scene in terms of viewership. I agree with the rest of what you said.
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
November 04 2018 02:16 GMT
#2790
On November 04 2018 11:12 mierin wrote:
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.


I doubt he would thrive in a Korean environment.
Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
November 04 2018 02:16 GMT
#2791
On November 04 2018 11:15 HariSeldon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2018 11:12 mierin wrote:
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.


I doubt it, I wouldn't if I were him. Not because he can't possibly win, but I don't think the math works out in terms of risk vs monetary reward. Also it'd actually piss me off if he won any significant money whatsoever over there, totally unfair for Koreans.


Honestly, I can see Serral trying at least once next year. That would be so hype if he did.
Ayoemesc2
Profile Joined November 2018
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-11-04 02:23:21
November 04 2018 02:18 GMT
#2792
On November 04 2018 11:12 mierin wrote:
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.

The "he's gotta do GSL" thing is a bit overblown IMO.

One thing is that, while I believe Serral is the best player in the world, I do think that, for example, with a month's preperation Maru or some others may beat him convincingly. He hasn't had as much experience to prepare for precise crafted bullshit against him.

I would say that Serral is the best weekend-style-tournament player(was sure of this before the tournament) and also the best player in the world, even if he turns out to not being the best preparation player.

So, if he decides to stay the best non-preparation (better to say less-preparation I guess) tournament player, and not try his luck with different cultures and potentially not-as-good tournament results, instead focusing on WCS, can we blame him?
mierin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4943 Posts
November 04 2018 02:19 GMT
#2793
On November 04 2018 11:18 Ayoemesc2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2018 11:12 mierin wrote:
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.

The "he's gotta do GSL" thing is a bit overblown IMO.

One thing is that, while I believe Serral is the best player in the world, I do think that, for example, with a month's preperation Maru or some others may beat him convincingly. He hasn't had as much experience to prepare for precise crafted bullshit against him.

I would say that Serral is the best weekend-style-tournament player(was sure of this before the tournament) and also the best player in the world, even if he turns out to not being the best preparation player.

So, if he decides to stay the best non-preparation (better to say less-preparation I guess) tournament player, and not blame with different cultures and potentially not-as-good tournament results, instead focusing on WCS, can we blame him?


Of course I can't blame him! It's just a fan fantasy.
JD, Stork, Calm, Hyuk Fighting!
HariSeldon
Profile Joined October 2018
Sweden114 Posts
November 04 2018 02:19 GMT
#2794
People calling racism, like... really? This has to be one of the least ethnocentric sports in history.
Liquipedias don’t win wars.
Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
November 04 2018 02:19 GMT
#2795
On November 04 2018 11:18 Ayoemesc2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2018 11:12 mierin wrote:
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.

The "he's gotta do GSL" thing is a bit overblown IMO.

One thing is that, while I believe Serral is the best player in the world, I do think that, for example, with a month's preperation Maru or some others may beat him convincingly. He hasn't had as much experience to prepare for precise crafted bullshit against him.

I would say that Serral is the best weekend-style-tournament player(was sure of this before the tournament) and also the best player in the world, even if he turns out to not being the best preparation player.

So, if he decides to stay the best non-preparation (better to say less-preparation I guess) tournament player, and not blame with different cultures and potentially not-as-good tournament results, instead focusing on WCS, can we blame him?


I have to agree. His defense is actually unbelievable. His only weakness is the midgame near the first max imo.
TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8304 Posts
November 04 2018 02:19 GMT
#2796
On November 04 2018 10:52 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2018 10:48 Weavel wrote:
Decent year for him.
[image loading]

Dat Pyeongchang though. Not an Olympic champion yet


That's right we won the first Olympic gold of 2018!
I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
November 04 2018 02:20 GMT
#2797
On November 04 2018 11:12 Alchemik wrote:
Serral is boring to watch. People are only excited because he's a foreigner. Plain and simple racism.
Every top-korean from last 8 years could have done the same as him : win WCS without others koreans, win 1 Korea weekender and a Blizcon. (Rogue, Life, etc.). Versus Koreans not knowing his play-style. And a Blizcon with a very good group and drawing (ZvZ obv his best MU vs koreans )


Serral played the most exciting matches of this tournament. Pretty much every match sucked except for his series and then Special vs. Classic
Zanzabarr
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada217 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-11-04 02:23:11
November 04 2018 02:21 GMT
#2798
Yup, all of the koreaboo foreigner haters grasping at straws. Face the facts.. Maru choked hard. Hell, even if that choke artist actually made the finals, he would have been squashed by god tier Serral anyway. Delude yourself all you want, but facts are facts. Serral is the best in the world. You say he is boring?... More like.. you were cheering against him... Then he won.. you cried... Now you are rationalizing and diminishing such a spectacular achievement. So much salt is bad for your diet.
Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
November 04 2018 02:21 GMT
#2799
I hope INnoVation, Stats, Dark and ByuN become godlike next year but they're all getting worse besides Stats. It sucks to be a fan of declining Korean players.
HariSeldon
Profile Joined October 2018
Sweden114 Posts
November 04 2018 02:23 GMT
#2800
On November 04 2018 11:16 Anc13nt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2018 11:15 HariSeldon wrote:
On November 04 2018 11:12 mierin wrote:
Whatever comes out of this, I hope Serral competes in the Korean leagues. I really believe he has a shot be a champion there now, but won't know till I actually see it.


I doubt it, I wouldn't if I were him. Not because he can't possibly win, but I don't think the math works out in terms of risk vs monetary reward. Also it'd actually piss me off if he won any significant money whatsoever over there, totally unfair for Koreans.


Honestly, I can see Serral trying at least once next year. That would be so hype if he did.


I mean yes it would be hype but at the same time don't you think it'd be really shitty if he made a deep run? The Korean scene is starved enough as it is in terms of compensation, why should he be allowed in the gsl if koreans aren't allowed in wcs? He's capable of beating all of them clearly...

I frankly don't think it's fair. I was in favour of the region lock but now I think allowing a few spots for koreans in the wcs circuit isn't a bad idea, if that happens then Serral can win all the gsl he wants
Liquipedias don’t win wars.
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