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On February 28 2021 00:48 MarianoSC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2021 00:45 Waxangel wrote:
Honestly I wasn't so convinced with Rogue's group stage performance, and I'm not on board the "world champion-mode Rogue is here" train quite yet. Maru's form also hasn't been great in the last few months.
this one is a toss-up for me :0 Really? I thought Rogue looked super scary in the groupstage across all matchups. Yeah he clowned himself in 1 game against Parting with that stupid drone drill but otherwise he displayed an incredible form. Always one step ahead against all his opponents in everything he did. Based on what we have seen, I am expecting a 3:0 or 3:1 for Rogue here, but lets see if Maru powers up or not.
same here, I thought he looked great. But Maru is in shape too. I agree it's a very hard one to predict.
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Northern Ireland26270 Posts
Is Zest actually playing that well this tournament? I missed his games and much of his recent tournaments so maybe I'm sleeping on him but quite a few people have him up there as the favourite.
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On February 28 2021 00:50 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2021 00:38 Nakajin wrote:
If Maru win next, surely Reynor is the overwhelming favorite to win the whole thing? wow, imagine not being on board Wax's "this is the highest parity era of StarCraft II ever" train srsly tho I think ppl's minds are STILL too anchored to 2018 and really want to find a new BEST IN THE WORLD after every match, whereas the truth is we just have a lot of good players who can beat each other in any given match.
Damn you're too reasonnable (or sensible, I always confuse both words)
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On February 28 2021 00:50 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2021 00:38 Nakajin wrote:
If Maru win next, surely Reynor is the overwhelming favorite to win the whole thing? wow, imagine not being on board Wax's "this is the highest parity era of StarCraft II ever" train srsly tho I think ppl's minds are STILL too anchored to 2018 and really want to find a new BEST IN THE WORLD after every match, whereas the truth is we just have a lot of good players who can beat each other in any given match.
yes I think this is obviously correct
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On February 28 2021 00:52 WombaT wrote:
Is Zest actually playing that well this tournament? I missed his games and much of his recent tournaments so maybe I'm sleeping on him but quite a few people have him up there as the favourite.
He beat Reynor and his group pretty convincingly. Then again it was bo3s
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On February 28 2021 00:50 Fango wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2021 00:49 WombaT wrote:On February 28 2021 00:47 Nakajin wrote:On February 28 2021 00:45 WombaT wrote:On February 28 2021 00:40 Waxangel wrote:On February 28 2021 00:38 WombaT wrote:On February 28 2021 00:36 Xamo wrote:
Best series of the tornament so far? Clem vs Serral could be the other cadidate for now. I think this was more tense, exciting and strange given how game 5 went, Clem vs Serral was of better quality across the sets though IMO yeh, but you can rate "series" in a different way from "games" It's like how the Life-sOs BlizzCon final was an amazing series with seven pretty mediocre-to-awful games Yeah rewatching some of the classics after the fact that does become painfully apparent. What series are both incredible from a drama and narrative sense while also containing some truly great games too? Mvp vs Squirtle would come to mind immediately for me Serral-soO from Katowice had both Good series there. I'm not really sure what Demu is talking about in terms of Maru being the little brother to Rogue, I mean Maru was posting results years ago and if not always called upon I'm pretty sure he was Jin Air's de facto ace/best player. In terms of results in korea, Maru has been the best Jin Air player since he joined the team.
I mean, no shit, Maru has the best results in korea period.
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On February 28 2021 00:52 WombaT wrote:
Is Zest actually playing that well this tournament? I missed his games and much of his recent tournaments so maybe I'm sleeping on him but quite a few people have him up there as the favourite.
he's more "Zesting", that is crushing people without necessarily looking amazing. But this is his most dangerous form imo
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United States23455 Posts
On February 28 2021 00:52 WombaT wrote:
Is Zest actually playing that well this tournament? I missed his games and much of his recent tournaments so maybe I'm sleeping on him but quite a few people have him up there as the favourite.
I truthfully think he's hoping TY beats Parting his PvP has been shaky. But he looked good in groups
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On February 28 2021 00:52 WombaT wrote:
Is Zest actually playing that well this tournament? I missed his games and much of his recent tournaments so maybe I'm sleeping on him but quite a few people have him up there as the favourite.
Ah I'm a noob, heart votes all the way, so don't mind me.
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yeah Zest could do very well given good luck and a few clutch moments and the right opponents, he could also bomb out without doing anything, this is the Way of the Zest
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On February 28 2021 00:52 stilt wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2021 00:50 Waxangel wrote:On February 28 2021 00:38 Nakajin wrote:
If Maru win next, surely Reynor is the overwhelming favorite to win the whole thing? wow, imagine not being on board Wax's "this is the highest parity era of StarCraft II ever" train srsly tho I think ppl's minds are STILL too anchored to 2018 and really want to find a new BEST IN THE WORLD after every match, whereas the truth is we just have a lot of good players who can beat each other in any given match. Damn you're too reasonnable (or sensible, I always confuse both words)
Sensible?
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On February 28 2021 00:52 WombaT wrote:
Is Zest actually playing that well this tournament? I missed his games and much of his recent tournaments so maybe I'm sleeping on him but quite a few people have him up there as the favourite.
Yes he actually is. His last tournament performance was a stomp of Reynor, TY and Cure and he just looks really strong.
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On February 28 2021 00:50 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2021 00:38 Nakajin wrote:
If Maru win next, surely Reynor is the overwhelming favorite to win the whole thing? wow, imagine not being on board Wax's "this is the highest parity era of StarCraft II ever" train srsly tho I think ppl's minds are STILL too anchored to 2018 and really want to find a new BEST IN THE WORLD after every match, whereas the truth is we just have a lot of good players who can beat each other in any given match.
I'm on board with no best in the world. I thought the Maru/Serral dominance was boring and started watching during TaekBangLeeSsang so I have a distinct preference  .
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United States33560 Posts
Lemme bring up Serral again for no reason:
My streak of picking Serral as the favorite to win in every tournament he enters is officially over. 2018 WCS Montreal - 2021 IEM Katowice RIP. It was a good run ^_^
I will make a commemorative plaque out of this and give it to him at the next opportunity
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Does going CC first really redeem the fact it's a terrible build economically? 211 that is
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omg not a hellbat build again
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Super hyped to see Maru's supply depot micro.
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On February 28 2021 00:54 Gina wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2021 00:52 stilt wrote:On February 28 2021 00:50 Waxangel wrote:On February 28 2021 00:38 Nakajin wrote:
If Maru win next, surely Reynor is the overwhelming favorite to win the whole thing? wow, imagine not being on board Wax's "this is the highest parity era of StarCraft II ever" train srsly tho I think ppl's minds are STILL too anchored to 2018 and really want to find a new BEST IN THE WORLD after every match, whereas the truth is we just have a lot of good players who can beat each other in any given match. Damn you're too reasonnable (or sensible, I always confuse both words) Sensible?
Yes, my english is pretty bad, I thought sensible had the same meaning as raisonnable in french while reasonnable could have a different meaning.
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On February 28 2021 00:56 Fango wrote:
Does going CC first really redeem the fact it's a terrible build economically? 211 that is
Probably not. CC first in general vs Zerg is kinda bad.
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United States23455 Posts
Nope Rogue holds this with queens
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EPT
