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On May 07 2019 09:55 Nakajin wrote:
Also out of curiosity, do you guys read/care about the little write up I do?
I am thinking about what I should do next for the coming round and if you guys do like them I'm maybe gonna try to do other write up for the next rounds (match-up specific for example).
But if everyone skip them (no blame lol) I might repeat the same one, its fun for me to do (except player I have nothing to care about) but they do take a surprisingly long amount of time to do despite quality of the final product and the 5 errors per phrase.
I read and appreciate them but do as it's more comfortable for you.
Easy matchups this time!
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It pains me to vote against the Year of Harstem 
Hukership just too powerful
@Nakajin
Ofc we read it. Sometimes we even laugh! Keep it up :D
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I had to vote for my boy.
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This while round is freebies. Even Buyn gets a freebie and I still don't know who that is! 
And yes, Nakajin! Both read and enjoy your write-ups!
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On May 07 2019 09:55 Nakajin wrote:
Also out of curiosity, do you guys read/care about the little write up I do?
I am thinking about what I should do next for the coming round and if you guys do like them I'm maybe gonna try to do other write up for the next rounds (match-up specific for example).
But if everyone skip them (no blame lol) I might repeat the same one, its fun for me to do (except player I have nothing to care about) but they do take a surprisingly long amount of time to do despite quality of the final product and the 5 errors per phrase.
I've read most of it, but I think it becomes more important the deeper we get into the tournament 
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Northern Ireland23758 Posts
Who is voting against the grain on some of these haha?
Great players all round but come on
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On May 08 2019 08:52 Wombat_NI wrote:
Who is voting against the grain on some of these haha?
Great players all round but come on
I gave Puma the nod over Maru.
Marus been doing great in 2018, but the scene particularly in GSL format kind of rewards the only team house left in Korea. So it's a little hard to compare apples and apples.
I know most people would probably write Puma off against Maru (and did), but Puma had a massive hand in development of the 1-1-1 and also had some epic rivalries against HerO and Taeja back in the day. At that point in time Maru was sort of a nobody.
In hindsight I probably think Maru has had the longevity though so I'd probably tip my hat the other way if I revoted.
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On May 08 2019 12:25 Dave4 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2019 08:52 Wombat_NI wrote:
Who is voting against the grain on some of these haha?
Great players all round but come on I gave Puma the nod over Maru. Marus been doing great in 2018, but the scene particularly in GSL format kind of rewards the only team house left in Korea. So it's a little hard to compare apples and apples. I know most people would probably write Puma off against Maru (and did), but Puma had a massive hand in development of the 1-1-1 and also had some epic rivalries against HerO and Taeja back in the day. At that point in time Maru was sort of a nobody. In hindsight I probably think Maru has had the longevity though so I'd probably tip my hat the other way if I revoted.
Why am I not surprised.
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On May 08 2019 13:32 ZigguratOfUr wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2019 12:25 Dave4 wrote:On May 08 2019 08:52 Wombat_NI wrote:
Who is voting against the grain on some of these haha?
Great players all round but come on I gave Puma the nod over Maru. Marus been doing great in 2018, but the scene particularly in GSL format kind of rewards the only team house left in Korea. So it's a little hard to compare apples and apples. I know most people would probably write Puma off against Maru (and did), but Puma had a massive hand in development of the 1-1-1 and also had some epic rivalries against HerO and Taeja back in the day. At that point in time Maru was sort of a nobody. In hindsight I probably think Maru has had the longevity though so I'd probably tip my hat the other way if I revoted. Why am I not surprised.
some people lol
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I also really appreciate the writeups, looking forward to the harder matchups later on!
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I am surprised Showtime doesn't get more love. I would have guessed this is the closest out of all the votes this time
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Alright one last time before we get into the thick of it, maybe some upset so spice things up?
Theses polls are closed
Match 29:  sOs vs  TRUE
sOs: 2 Blizzcon, 1 IEM WC, 1 Kespa Cup, 1 MSI, 1 PL MVP, most ever Proleague wins, the 100 000 dollars man, a true Starcraft genius able to bring out a different build every maps, he was one of the most clutch player in HOTS including a three world champion crown. At his best was perhaps the most complete Protoss ever playing the cheese as well as the macro game. His LOTV times has been harder including a couples of hard finals lost, but he's still able to bring back his madman magic and bring out the well-crafted snipe build.
TRUE: 1 WCS, 1GSL semi-final, 3 WCS semi-final, 1 Dreamhack final, the masters of lings was a fan favourites for years in Korea playing a very aggressive and fast Zergling-baneling style leading to many great games including an epic vs Fantasy. He stormed the WCS circuit after months in visa limbo, tearing through the Montreal bracket, but it wasn't the usher of a new era of domination as he was unable to reach another WCS finals but still stayed a contender and always stay "true" to his style.
Poll: Who is the greatest player?You must be logged in to vote in this poll. ☐ sOs
☐ True
Match 30: Jaedong vs  aLive
Jaedong: 1 Asus Rog, 1 WESC, 1 Blizzcon final, 4 other premier finals and 8 semi-finals, the first ever player to win an event in both BW and SC2. The Tyrant was under all the spotlight when he came into SC2 and decided to sign with EG carrying his masses of fans. Despite all of his great games and multiples deep runs marked by his muta switch kill move, is sc2 career was put under a cloud of disappointment, ultimately remember more for his falls than his climb, he still was one of the great of early HOTS and one of the only great BW and SC2 player.
aLive: 1 IGN proleague, 1 ST final, 1 GSL semi-final, 1 IEM Katowice semi-final, the invisible man has been around since the 2010 days, making the world remember he exist a few times along the way especially ruining everyone story lines at IGN Las Vegas. Never quite bad, but never quite the best since IGN, his ability to stick around has to be noted.
Also he once beat IdrA in a bo7 in about 25 minutes.
Poll: Who is the greatest player?You must be logged in to vote in this poll. ☐ Jaedong
☐ aLive
Match 31: Mvp vs IdrA
Mvp: 3 GSL, 1 GSL WC, 1 Blizzcon, 1 MLG, 1 WCG, 1 WCS EU, The King of Wings, crown the GOAT by some other subpar ranking. The terror of GSL, he was always able to clinch victory from the claws of defeat, he seemed unbeatable in 2011 and even a broken back couldn't stop him has he switch his play to mech to continue to gain success despite injury. Even as a shadow of his former self in HOTS he managed to build another winning run in Europe before walking away. It's now time to see if he can defend his title more then 5 years after his departure from the game.
IdrA: 1 MLG, 1 IGN, 1 IEM, the American champion at the start of SC2 and the star of EG, came to sc2 off the back of being one of the most successful foreign BW players. Saying he was controversial would be an understatement while being a top player he never hided his lack of loved for the game and a lot of the time for some of his opponents. His rage and "no fuck given" attitude brought his as much fans as haters, but cemented his placed in the Starcraft mythos.
Also I made the most wonderful find: a 2010 MLG Washington first round winner bracket match between....IdrA and avilo Sadly it seems lost to time.
Poll: Who is the greatest player?You must be logged in to vote in this poll. ☐ Mvp
☐ IdrA
Match 32: Stephano vs Patience
Stephano: 1 IGN, 1ESCW, 1 NASL, 1WCS EU, 1 WCS EU final, the cool kid of Europe came to the forefront of the foreign scene in the back half of WOL, he would be the last foreigner in a long time to be able to tango with the best in the world in part with his infamous mass roaches attack. He isn't quite at the top of Europe since a few years but is still able to take games of everyone. He's also clearly the greatest retired player ever.
Patience: 1 HSC, 1WCA final, 1 SSL semi-final, 1 Dreamhack winter 3rd. The worst named player in all of Starcraft, an enigma of Starcraft, he ruined more liquibet than anyone, and at his best his surprisingly effective. If Classic is the incarnation of Protoss, Patience is the incarnation of that stupid no skills Protoss on the ladder who beat you despite being a total scrub and definitely deserved those 4 paragraphs of complains you wrote him after the game.
Poll: Who is the greatest player?You must be logged in to vote in this poll. ☐ Stephano
☐ Patience
Polls are open until saturday May 11 around 8 pm EST
Theses polls are closed
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Bisutopia19152 Posts
I honestly forgot Jaedong did well at SC2. With the facts at hand he is better then aLive although instinctively I thought otherwise.
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The casters who played brood war always talked up Jaedong so much, but like the writeup said, he was overhyped. He never tried GSL, did he? His loss to Sos at blizzxon and a WCS season finals loss to Bomber are his highpoints.
Flash and Jaedong, it just didn't quite carry over. Arguably Fantasy has had a nicer SC2 career of all the dominant BW pros.
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Stephanoooooo
Never forget the 6min 200 supply mass roach attack
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I was going to vote for upsets, but kinda hard in these matchups. Jaedong-aLive is the closest and I'm far too much of a Jaedong fan to even consider that.
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On May 10 2019 17:05 Acrofales wrote:
I was going to vote for upsets, but kinda hard in these matchups. Jaedong-aLive is the closest and I'm far too much of a Jaedong fan to even consider that.
I feel like if you give both Patience and aLive another trophy they would have a solid case about their opponent, as they overall seemed to be the stronger players if you take their entire carreers, but as it is it's hard to overlook the lack of actual success.
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On May 10 2019 21:57 Nakajin wrote:Show nested quote +On May 10 2019 17:05 Acrofales wrote:
I was going to vote for upsets, but kinda hard in these matchups. Jaedong-aLive is the closest and I'm far too much of a Jaedong fan to even consider that. I feel like if you give both Patience and aLive another trophy they would have a solid case about their opponent, as they overall seemed to be the stronger players if you take their entire carreers, but as it is it's hard to overlook the lack of actual success.
aLive, maybe. But Patience over Stephano? Not without the most extrem korean elitism bias. Stephano redesigned the game singlehandedly. Also he is the coolest dude to ever play this game 
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EPT
