• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 16:11
CEST 22:11
KST 05:11
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Holy Diver5[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Rough Waters10[ASL22] Ro24 Preview: Siren's Call8[ASL22] Ro24 Preview: Summer's End9Serral wins HomeStory Cup 2915
Community News
Weekly Cups (Sep 7-12): SHIN, ByuN, MaxPax double down1StarCraft open world shooter announced at BlizzCon98Weekly Cups (Aug 30-Sep 7): herO thrives amid growing schism10Official StarCraft website teases new content ahead of BlizzCon?179Stellar Fest TWO the Moon (Dec 16-20)9
StarCraft 2
General
Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool Has online-only competition during the pandemic changed your enjoyment of pro SC2? How do you feel about the StarCraft shooter announcement at BlizzCon 2026? Weekly Cups (Sep 7-12): SHIN, ByuN, MaxPax double down StarCraft open world shooter announced at BlizzCon
Tourneys
RSL Revival: Season 6 - Qualifiers and Main Event RSL goes to London! 2026 Offline Finals Nov 21-22 SC2 AI Tournament 2026 Fall Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament KSL Week #92
Strategy
[H] ZvP Mid-Late Game: Stalkers Collossi HT
Custom Maps
Nexus Wars 2021 GUIDE [M] (2) Industrial Park
External Content
Mutation # 543 Enhanced Defenses The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 542 The Ascended Mutation # 541 Binary Choice
Brood War
General
Remastered crash fix suggestions a Announcement on the JEDI Ringing ASL22 General Discussion BW General Discussion Syncronization issues and can't find games
Tourneys
[ASL22] Ro16 Group D The Casual Games of the Week Thread Small VOD Thread 2.0 BWCL Season 65 Announcement
Strategy
Replay Review Process - What do you do? Simple Questions, Simple Answers Odyssey Mineral Stack Saturation Game Theory for Starcraft
Other Games
General Games
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread EVE Corporation Diablo IV
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
[TL LoL EUW IHs] Teemo shall perish
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Post Your Watch!
Fan Clubs
MarineLorD Fan Club The Creator Fan Club The ShoWTimE Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece Movie Discussion! Diablo Animated Series on Netflix
Sports
Football (Soccer) Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 MLB/Baseball 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List Northern Ireland Global Starcraft
Blogs
[meme] I finally understa…
LUCKY_NOOB
Virtual Romance, Real-Life C…
TrAiDoS
Regacy Esports:Our Goa…
regacyesports
Dreaming of BW patches (mod…
c3rberUs
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 7528 users

cArn : Road to the GSL - Page 4

Forum Index > SC2 General
Post a Reply
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 17 18 19 Next All
gm.tOSS
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany898 Posts
July 15 2011 21:07 GMT
#61
On July 16 2011 06:04 NuKedUFirst wrote:
Shitty of FXO to basically kick him out. GOM just can't give away code A spots though. Hopefully he'll get picked up by a team.

What makes you think that FXO kicked them out? There is no info on that.
HuK HuK HuK | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | There is death in the hane.
PartyBiscuit
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada4525 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-15 21:13:04
July 15 2011 21:07 GMT
#62
Carn really isn't that great of a player. Yes, I've been aware of him and his journey since the first video, but watching his stream quite a bit and his play, it's mostly nothing stellar. Based on his skill he would probably be a low-mid range EU Terran.

Those citing that he was 1 Bo3 away from qualifying, I'm pretty sure that was just one season and I don't think cArn has ever made the actual final round of a Qualifier (being 1 Bo3 away means 2nd last round). With that he absolutely deserves respect (since all of FXO were comparatively destroyed - HOWEVER, you should take into account that he has played there for almost 9 months, he is much more familiar to Korean play than the others who were there for a week), but I don't think he's ever done anything that even remotely indicates he has some hidden talent just getting unlucky (i.e. DRG).

I applaud his dedication, I don't think there's really anybody out there he could argue he gives his best, but whether or not he deserves "a pity" Code A offer to likely get 0-2'd, I'm skeptical. All other foreigners (Glade, Ret, Huk, Haypro), with the exception for maybe Sheth were given their spot based on some merit of skill. Even then Sheth is at least a "famous" player.

P.S. Yes, he's on a team now: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=242468
the farm ends here
NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
July 15 2011 21:07 GMT
#63
On July 16 2011 06:05 jenzebubble wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2011 06:04 NuKedUFirst wrote:
Shitty of FXO to basically kick him out. GOM just can't give away code A spots though. Hopefully he'll get picked up by a team.


That is the thing, they already have just given away Code A spots.


LOL I forgot about that! :p
I don't think they should but, however they should increase the Code A prize pool to make it worth competing in.
FrostedMiniWeet wrote: I like winning because it validates all the bloody time I waste playing SC2.
MasterReY
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Germany2708 Posts
July 15 2011 21:08 GMT
#64
On July 16 2011 06:03 jenzebubble wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2011 05:52 chipmonklord17 wrote:
On July 16 2011 05:47 MasterReY wrote:
On July 16 2011 05:43 Naniwa wrote:
effort doesnt equal results nor being good.


Being away only one Bo3 from qualifiying for Code A is a result that many other foreigners cant achieve.
You have to be good to come that far.


And the ones that can are HuK(before he got his invite)/Incontrol/Select/Kiwikaki(?)


If I remember correctly, none of those players qualified for Code A.


There are maybe about 10-12 foreigners who could achieve this in nowadays qualifier i guess.
It would be really interesting to see cArn in foreign tournaments.
He should participate in more online tournaments, then get a team after a few wins and hope that the team provides any money/place to stay in korea or flys him to offline tournaments :D
https://www.twitch.tv/MasterReY/ ~ Biggest Reach fan on TL.net (Don't even dare to mention LR now) ~ R.I.P Violet ~ Developer of SCRChart
TL+ Member
Djagulingu
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany3605 Posts
July 15 2011 21:09 GMT
#65
On July 16 2011 05:43 Naniwa wrote:
effort doesnt equal results nor being good.

Thing is, he got further than entire FXO team, including Oz and qxc, in the last code A qualifiers. After saying this, I have to ask one thing: Would I be an ass if I ask the definition of "being good" from you? Any definition that puts tgun, slog, moonan in the category "good" would put cArn in the same category easily.
"windows bash is a steaming heap of shit" tofucake
jenzebubble
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States183 Posts
July 15 2011 21:10 GMT
#66
On July 16 2011 06:08 MasterReY wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2011 06:03 jenzebubble wrote:
On July 16 2011 05:52 chipmonklord17 wrote:
On July 16 2011 05:47 MasterReY wrote:
On July 16 2011 05:43 Naniwa wrote:
effort doesnt equal results nor being good.


Being away only one Bo3 from qualifiying for Code A is a result that many other foreigners cant achieve.
You have to be good to come that far.


And the ones that can are HuK(before he got his invite)/Incontrol/Select/Kiwikaki(?)


If I remember correctly, none of those players qualified for Code A.


There are maybe about 10-12 foreigners who could achieve this in nowadays qualifier i guess.
It would be really interesting to see cArn in foreign tournaments.
He should participate in more online tournaments, then get a team after a few wins and hope that the team provides any money/place to stay in korea or flys him to offline tournaments :D


I am failing to name, in my head, 10-12 foreigner players that could qualify for Code A at the moment. Do you mean with an extended stay and after multiple attempts? DRG is considered by many to be a very skilled player and even he has had difficulty qualifying for Code A. It's brutal, man.
"It's like waxing your balls, it hurts like a biiiitch but after they are silky smooth...." -Kennigit
Adebisi
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada1637 Posts
July 15 2011 21:11 GMT
#67
I fully support cArn and I'm truly impressed by his dedication, but I am heavily opposed to these backdoor foreigners into Code A type of deals. I still do not understand why Sheth was given a spot. If GSL wants more foreigners to participate they need to continue developing league exchange programs and possibly rethinking the format of Code A (courage anyone?).
Schmieds
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States312 Posts
July 15 2011 21:13 GMT
#68
I remember reading that he was in talks with fOu, but the manager at that time left and the talks fell apart. Unfortunate. I hope he qualifies someday and until then I'll keep watching his stream!
8
hiREvel
Profile Joined June 2011
United States80 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-15 21:15:57
July 15 2011 21:15 GMT
#69
He is good imo, i watched his stream when he still had a computer. Hes only going to get better if he sticks to it. He should come to the US heh. If the gsl doesn't work out, i hope it does.
Naniwa
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Sweden477 Posts
July 15 2011 21:16 GMT
#70
On July 16 2011 06:09 Djagulingu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2011 05:43 Naniwa wrote:
effort doesnt equal results nor being good.

Thing is, he got further than entire FXO team, including Oz and qxc, in the last code A qualifiers. After saying this, I have to ask one thing: Would I be an ass if I ask the definition of "being good" from you? Any definition that puts tgun, slog, moonan in the category "good" would put cArn in the same category easily.


i didnt say he wasnt good i have no clue about that ^^
Progamer
koolaid1990
Profile Joined September 2010
831 Posts
July 15 2011 21:17 GMT
#71
hmm the least gom can do is talk to a team to maybe take him in for practice see if he can improve
if not, carn could always enter NA tournies, he would win every single one. 10 bucks he would be top 50 gm
mango_destroyer
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3914 Posts
July 15 2011 21:17 GMT
#72
I know this is going to sound harsh but there is more players deserving of a code A spot. Trying hard and making sacrifices shouldn`t be a criteria.
PartyBiscuit
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada4525 Posts
July 15 2011 21:17 GMT
#73
On July 16 2011 06:09 Djagulingu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2011 05:43 Naniwa wrote:
effort doesnt equal results nor being good.

Thing is, he got further than entire FXO team, including Oz and qxc, in the last code A qualifiers. After saying this, I have to ask one thing: Would I be an ass if I ask the definition of "being good" from you? Any definition that puts tgun, slog, moonan in the category "good" would put cArn in the same category easily.

I'll try and make this my last post here, because I don't want to start taking away from the OP and seem like a prick.

GSL Qualifiers: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=234749
cArn never made it to the FINAL round (so those saying Kiwi/Incontrol/Huk all made it to the final round are actually justified in saying they made it further than cArn).

cArn has been in Korea for 9 months, he is much more familiar the Korean aggresion that the other players. Qxc made it as far as cArn in one shot. Also, nobody is saying players like slog and tgun are particularly strong players. As cool a person as slog is, he has one of the worst records in all of starcraft II gaming, with 24% winrate in the international scene (mostly NA tournaments...), tgun has 35%.
the farm ends here
OnFiRe888
Profile Joined October 2010
United States629 Posts
July 15 2011 21:17 GMT
#74
i always knew about carn and how he's at korea, and i also have to say that this story doesn't at all surprise me. I sincerely hope carn does not have to take a forigner seed for code a this season because i believe in carn and i know he can make it. Making code a through qualifiers will let him in a sense, finish what he's started. I also have heard he's gotten closer and closer to making code a recently, i hope carn can do it, he does deserve it.
Question @ OP, don't all koreans also go through the same trials and tribulations? sure they don't leave their home country, but they do sacrifice a lot of time with family and friends.
(wasn't carn about to join team fou? what happened to that)
"Life isn't measured by the breaths you take, but by skill in Starcraft"
SxYSpAz
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1451 Posts
July 15 2011 21:20 GMT
#75
as i sidenote, i think it's pretty hard to make it as a terran foreigner in korea, cause they have the best terrans. If you're a zerg or a protoss you might be able to show up with some stuff they haven't seen yet
MyLastSerenade
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany710 Posts
July 15 2011 21:21 GMT
#76
carn is really sacrificing a lot for his dream. i wish him the best of luck, that he will reach his goal and compete in the GSL. I would love to see him streaming again, always enjoyed it!
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
July 15 2011 21:21 GMT
#77
On July 16 2011 05:50 jenzebubble wrote:
I am a Fracophobe of the highest order. That said, I've casually followed cArn's time in Korea. I applaud his dedication and work ethic. If Sheth can be gifted a Code A spot, why not cArn?

Basically this.

cArn is certainly good enough to make a splash in the EU scene if he went back home, but he's stuck to his goal of being the best possible player he can be, no matter the costs. That's something you can't say of Sheth or even Ret/Haypro/TLO/IdrA. If you want someone to root for who doesn't play SC2 for the money, but instead to be as good as they possibly can be, then you should root for cArn.

I don't know if GOM should gift him a Code A spot, but it's aggravating to see others get it above him, and heartbreaking to hear he's been kicked out of the GOM House for FXO.
ModeratorNow I'm distant, dark in this anthrobeat
OnFiRe888
Profile Joined October 2010
United States629 Posts
July 15 2011 21:22 GMT
#78
you guys do realize carn joined a team earlier this week right? albeit they prob won't sponsor him much at all, but he isn't teamless. esahara i believe the team was
"Life isn't measured by the breaths you take, but by skill in Starcraft"
Ryps
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Romania2740 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-15 21:25:05
July 15 2011 21:23 GMT
#79
Sometimes if you work hard and see you just cant do it just give up. Not everyone is Flash. This may sound discouraging but its better for your mental health. There are tons of koreans trying hard as he is and its unfair to them.
Best of luck to carn.
Mano
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States192 Posts
July 15 2011 21:24 GMT
#80
I just wanted to clarify 2 things real quick. cArn was recently picked up by the new sc2 pro team eSahara. So he has a team and won't be joining FXO or any Korean team.

Also Sheth did not get his spot from code A qualifiers, and he was invited for his performance at MLG however this invitation was separate from the GSL-MLG exchange program. I believe the invitation was extended not only based on his MLG performance but also on the fact that FXO had already decided to move to Korea for GSTL and thus Sheth would be in the country already.

Hope that clears up some confusion, continue Discussion. My two bits, I think cArn has a lot of guts and clear determination, although I think it would be unlikely and unwise of gom to invite him to code A, I do sincerely hope that he manages to get through the qualifier before he returns to France in September.
TSL Fighting! FXO Fighting! League of Legends id: Manoman7
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 17 18 19 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 1h 49m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
mouzHeroMarine 332
UpATreeSC 116
Nathanias 39
JuggernautJason38
StarCraft: Brood War
IndyStarCraft 177
NaDa 1
Heroes of the Storm
Liquid`Hasu481
Other Games
summit1g21721
Grubby4132
Gorgc3057
Liquid`RaSZi2237
FrodaN1137
fl0m946
shahzam421
B2W.Neo334
hungrybox280
C9.Mang0179
Mew2King81
Livibee74
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick1579
StarCraft 2
WardiTV584
[ Show 16 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hupsaiya 45
• intothetv
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• Azhi_Dahaki32
• HerbMon 19
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• C_a_k_e 4652
• WagamamaTV334
League of Legends
• TFBlade1257
Other Games
• imaqtpie789
• Shiphtur116
Upcoming Events
OSC
1h 49m
Replay Cast
3h 49m
IntoTheTV X SOOP
14h 49m
RotterdaM Event
20h 4m
Replay Cast
1d 3h
GSL
1d 14h
Replay Cast
2 days
GSL
2 days
Shopify Rebellion Sundays
2 days
Spirit vs Mixu
Replay Cast
3 days
[ Show More ]
Afreeca Starleague
3 days
Shine vs Rush
WardiTV Weekly
3 days
Monday Night Weeklies
3 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
Afreeca Starleague
4 days
Light vs EffOrt
PiGosaur Cup
5 days
Kung Fu Cup
5 days
The PondCast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-09-16
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
Big Dog Cup 2026 Div 1

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 3
K-JUNGMAN
ASL Season 22
Super Anchor Qualifying S3
CSL 2026 AUTUMN (S22)
Acropolis #5
Calamity Invitational
Logitech G Play Connect 2026
SL StarSeries Fall 2026
FISSURE Playground #3
BLAST Open Fall 2026
Esports World Cup 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026

Upcoming

Acropolis #5 - GSA
Acropolis #5 - GSB
Acropolis #5 - GSC
SC4ALL II: Brood War
HSC XXX
Stellar Fest 2: Lunar Cup
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Offline Finals
Copium Cup
PGL Major Singapore 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 6
BLAST Rivals Fall 2026
IEM Beijing 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 5
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
1win Private Club #2
Thunderpick World Champ. '26
ESL Pro League Season 24
Stake Ranked Episode 4
1win Private Club #1
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.