A link to this forum was given on the biggest Russian cybersport portal - www.GoodGame.ru. It has more than 50K registered and active users. This portal also is a home for RoX.KIS team - one of the best Russian SC2 teams. BRAT_OK is an active member of this team, GoodGame.ru community and is by far the most popular SC2 player in Russia. All these users and posts are real, they are not bots or spam.

Kameon

11 Posts

January 12 2011 16:18 GMT

#1426

On January 12 2011 20:25 RoX.KIS.Craft wrote:
Hi TeamLiquid.net =))

TeamLiqiud.RU*

tWill

Russian Federation1 Post

January 12 2011 16:26 GMT

#1427

On January 13 2011 01:04 zeru wrote:
This is so weird! for some reason 20 pages with new accounts all from "Russian Federation" posting about brat_ok!

And why is it so weird? brat_ok is one of the best russian sc2 players, so i think it's normal that a lot of people wanted to support him, then it was led a campaign to support his candidature in this event, so vote for brat_ok

betaV1.25

425 Posts

January 12 2011 16:47 GMT

#1428

On January 13 2011 01:26 tWill wrote:

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Its weird because you would think that you would go to www.gomtv.net all make accounts there and spam the official thread instead of coming to TL create an account and post once.

Zlasher

United States9129 Posts

January 12 2011 17:00 GMT

#1429

On January 12 2011 20:20 Plexa wrote:
Hi goodgame.ru

Yeahhhhhh

Look, if you want me to name 4 players, I do think BratOk is one of them, Kiwikaki 100% should be given a chance, two other spots, I'd say Huk should be one of them, and then last one could be one of 10 people.

Kinky

United States4126 Posts

January 12 2011 17:04 GMT

#1430

I like how all the Russians are "voting" for Brat_OK. This thread is about discussing potential candidates, not voting for them.

Celadan

Norway471 Posts

January 12 2011 17:09 GMT

#1431

White-Ra(DuckloadRa), i consider him to be the best protoss from EU; and his playstyle is always clever.

Grubby(The best wc3 player from EU definetly have a good chance).

MaDfroG(a micro oriented zerg, very entertaining to watch)

Dimaga, a really really good zerg I consider him to be one of the best foreign zergs.

Those are some of my favorite pros, just thinking it would have been cool to see any of them in gsl.

Inertia_EU

United Kingdom513 Posts

January 12 2011 17:19 GMT

#1432

SjoW - Was lots of talk about him possibly going to GSL3, sadly didn't go, great EU Terran and his scouting skills will baffle those Koreans into submission.

DeMusliM - We need a Brit in the GSL, I mean...come on guys! Furthermore, he's already off to KR under EG. Does well, and we may as well get a guy in that's already en-route there.

SeleCT - I guess he's not really a foreigner, but SeleCT definitely deserves a spot in Code A. Consistently high on the ladder over multiple continents, runner up at MLG D.C and is also a 2x DoW WCG champion, obvious choice!

HuK - He's at the oGs house, and he's definately a better Protoss than he was before he was.
High up on the KR ladder, and a member of 'Liquid, need i say more?

Zlasher

United States9129 Posts

January 12 2011 17:22 GMT

#1433

Select lives in America, is on a foreign team, competes in tons of foreign tournaments. Can we not exclude him and immediately throw him out the door, I mean come one, he's a foreigner as much as all of us on TL.

tealc

109 Posts

January 12 2011 17:23 GMT

#1434

HuK, SelecT, Machine, White-ra/dimaga.
Too bad that gom is probably going to base their decision on popularity and then invite some bronze-favorite player such as brat-ok, who hasn't really won anything yet, instead of someone who would actually have a chance of getting far in the tournament.

urdak

Russian Federation89 Posts

January 12 2011 17:26 GMT

#1435

On January 13 2011 02:23 tealc wrote:
HuK, SelecT, Machine, White-ra/dimaga.
Too bad that gom is probably going to base their decision on popularity and then invite some bronze-favorite player such as brat-ok, who hasn't really won anything yet, instead of someone who would actually have a chance of getting far in the tournament.

lolwat. jinro thinks bratok should go too. but your opinion is much more important.

lexxus661

Russian Federation5 Posts

January 12 2011 17:29 GMT

#1436

On January 13 2011 02:04 Kinky wrote:
I like how all the Russians are "voting" for Brat_OK. This thread is about discussing potential candidates, not voting for them.

Hello Kinky,

We just want to show that there is a huge interest in cybersport and particularly in SC2 in Russia and other CIS countries (Ukraine, Belarus, etc.). We all clearly understand that decision of inviting someone to GSL is not just a matter of skill or talent. One of the crucial factors is the ability of a particular player to attract audience to the event, streams, etc. Sometimes the language barrier (yes, there is a huge problem with English language education in Russia) makes Russian speaking cybersport community underestimated. One of the consequences of this is that many people from Russia cannot engage in real discussion with you in this thread

By "voting" here we just want to show that Russia and CIS has a vivid interest in GSL and Russian players not only can show high results but also are supported by large and active community. Anyway I hope you can understand this and that this "voting" is not very annoying. Thank you.
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...and yes, I vote for BRAT_OK!))

CagyStalker

14 Posts

January 12 2011 17:56 GMT

#1437

In this list only White-Ra and HuK have a chances. Plus, as Jinro says, there are two great europe terrans - Sjow and Brat_ok. ofc one phrase spamming is annoying but still bratok in europe one of the best t-player.

cchuntem

51 Posts

January 12 2011 17:56 GMT

#1438

On January 13 2011 00:59 Shikyo wrote:I really don't get the hype around Brat_OK, he hasn't impressed me in any games and I can't think of any amazing results by him.

This game is quite enjoyable:

Actually, in his stream the situation when all watchers think that game is lost and Brat_OK just takes the game because of micro and multitasking are very often. His games always are interesting to watch.

Sein

United States1811 Posts

January 12 2011 18:02 GMT

#1439

Can we please try to set aside the national bias? Recommend players who deserve it on merit. This isn't a topic for discussing who your favorite player is.

Sein

United States1811 Posts

January 12 2011 18:18 GMT

#1440

On January 13 2011 02:22 ZlaSHeR wrote:
Select lives in America, is on a foreign team, competes in tons of foreign tournaments. Can we not exclude him and immediately throw him out the door, I mean come one, he's a foreigner as much as all of us on TL.

How does someone who's lived in Korea longer than anywhere else, speaks fluent Korean but not so good English, and holds a Korean citizenship qualify as a foreigner? Surely he has relatives in South Korea and most likely would have a much easier time adjusting to the Korean culture and getting around?

The guy is good enough to qualify for Code A on his own anyway. He's probably not that desperate for a free Code A spot.