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buzz_bender
445 Posts
On November 02 2021 18:03 bulldozer06701 wrote: Sorry if this has been discussed to death already, but is there a specific reason Maru qualified through EU? Just for a challenge? Maybe he just doesn't want to go through the gauntlet of good players in the KR qualifers. Just qualify quickly and easily and take it easy for the rest of the week. | ||
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stilt
France2754 Posts
On November 02 2021 20:40 buzz_bender wrote: Maybe he just doesn't want to go through the gauntlet of good players in the KR qualifers. Just qualify quickly and easily and take it easy for the rest of the week. The korean qualifiers are pretty empty, it's a bit sad to see, especially the second one. There are only two competitive match to do, sometimes against a C or B tier players (gumiho, cyan, macsed, byul) and another against a top tier one, it would have been a cakewalk for maru. I rather think he wants to get used to play with ping. Anyway, Vanya beat Solar and Zoun in na to qualify, that's good, spirit did a nice run too. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7090 Posts
On November 02 2021 20:40 buzz_bender wrote: Maybe he just doesn't want to go through the gauntlet of good players in the KR qualifers. Just qualify quickly and easily and take it easy for the rest of the week. Gauntlet? Have you seen the KR qualifiers? It's more of a cuddly, warm pillow than a gauntlet... | ||
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tigera6
3465 Posts
On November 02 2021 22:52 stilt wrote: The korean qualifiers are pretty empty, it's a bit sad to see, especially the second one. There are only two competitive match to do, sometimes against a C or B tier players (gumiho, cyan, macsed, byul) and another against a top tier one, it would have been a cakewalk for maru. I rather think he wants to get used to play with ping. Anyway, Vanya beat Solar and Zoun in na to qualify, that's good, spirit did a nice run too. This is what you get for having up to 31 qualifier spots in open-region format, like pretty much every player in top 20 would be able to qualify at the end of the day. Like which big name left that might miss this tournament? MaxPax, Neeb and probably Time, and we still have up to 11 slots lefts. The competition among B-tier players will be fierce but thats about it. Maru probably got some plan this week and decided to spend the Sunday sleeping at home after the EU qualifier. | ||
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dbRic1203
Germany2655 Posts
On November 03 2021 00:01 tigera6 wrote: This is what you get for having up to 31 qualifier spots in open-region format, like pretty much every player in top 20 would be able to qualify at the end of the day. Like which big name left that might miss this tournament? MaxPax, Neeb and probably Time, and we still have up to 11 slots lefts. The competition among B-tier players will be fierce but thats about it. Maru probably got some plan this week and decided to spend the Sunday sleeping at home after the EU qualifier. Yeah, MaxPax almost qualified over the Korean qualifier, do it was probably not the hard gountlet Maru wanted to avoid  | ||
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ilax300
15 Posts
On November 02 2021 20:40 buzz_bender wrote: Maybe he just doesn't want to go through the gauntlet of good players in the KR qualifers. Just qualify quickly and easily and take it easy for the rest of the week. Indeed the Korean qualifiers are so grueling, Maxpax had to defeat the well known players SeleiXi and ByuL to then face Zoun in the qualifying match. Maru really wants to avoid that in eu | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12391 Posts
I guess technically by claiming a Euro spot you make it slightly less likely for a second tier european player to qualify, and the people who come out of the last korean qualifier will probably be easier opposition. But even that is mostly a pipe dream, most of the B team of Europe will just qualify in the american qualifier and it won't change much. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7090 Posts
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dbRic1203
Germany2655 Posts
On November 03 2021 01:54 Nebuchad wrote: Overthinking, it doesn't matter which qualifier you win so you might as well do a few, no reason to limit yourself to a region. I guess technically by claiming a Euro spot you make it slightly less likely for a second tier european player to qualify, and the people who come out of the last korean qualifier will probably be easier opposition. But even that is mostly a pipe dream, most of the B team of Europe will just qualify in the american qualifier and it won't change much. If anything it probably makes it harder for NA Players to qualify in their own qualifier I gues | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
Duh! :D | ||
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royalroadweed
United States8301 Posts
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Blargh
United States2103 Posts
I find it funny that Vanya and Spirit stole the non-Korean slots from American server qualis though. | ||
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[PkF] Wire
France24238 Posts
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M3t4PhYzX
Poland4235 Posts
On November 06 2021 19:32 [PkF] Wire wrote: Vanya changed his name to Rattata ? Really ? these name changes are so annoying.. | ||
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M3t4PhYzX
Poland4235 Posts
awesome! | ||
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QOGQOG
834 Posts
I'm okay with name changes, but that one just seems... not great. I guess it's better than Soul->Spirit, in that it's an actual change. Also nice job by TIME nabbing an EU spot. Not the hardest bracket for it, but still. | ||
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M3t4PhYzX
Poland4235 Posts
On November 08 2021 09:34 QOGQOG wrote: I'm okay with name changes, but that one just seems... not great. I guess it's better than Soul->Spirit, in that it's an actual change. Also nice job by TIME nabbing an EU spot. Not the hardest bracket for it, but still. yeah I laughed at souL into Spirit so hard.. damn what an idea, lmao.. | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
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