EPTMLG Anaheim: 3 hopes to succeed, 3 hopes to fail. - Page 19
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flanksteak
Canada246 Posts
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InvictusTT
United States47 Posts
On July 25 2011 00:29 Goibon wrote: Yup, that's exactly what i meant. I like it on a personal level: i'm pleased Destiny can pay his rent or whatever in that fashion. That's great. But i can't cheer for a professional streamer. Fair enough :D We'll have to see if he can prove himself o_O On-topic: I tried to keep my win list short, but I'll also be cheering for TLO. He's a very creative and unorthodox player. <3 him since beta | ||
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Sajaki
Canada1135 Posts
can't wait to see his first showing at a foreign event ^^ Other then that I hope Huk or Idra will win. Perhaps facing off in the finals :D | ||
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CryMeAReaper
Denmark1135 Posts
Lose: Everyone who faces them | ||
envisioN .
United States552 Posts
 Destiny - I feel he's due to put on a good showing and go deep into the Open bracket. He's been improving lately and as long as he can keep himself calm and collected and doesn't have another Greater Spire mishap, (MLG Dallas) he should put on a good show.  Strelok - Not sure if he's competing at Anaheim, but if he is, I'd love to see him bust out with a deep run especially after his Ambitious Terran project during which he plays no less than 7 hours of SC2 a day, plays 1 hour of sports and doesn't drink a drop of alcohol. I think that he's due for a big performance.BoxeR - The king of Brood War hasn't really shown that he is up to the highest level in SC2 yet, and winning MLG Anaheim would show that he really is one of the best players out there. And I'm always a sucker for the comeback Cinderella story.Lose: IdrA - Sure I would be a fan of IdrA if he wouldn't rage so hard at the most critical times. He showed us at MLG Columbus that when he is calm and collected there are not many people who can take a game, let alone a series, off of him. Unfortunately IdrA always seems to explode in amazing fashion and I'm just waiting to see how he does it at Anaheim.MMA - Hate to pick a fellow Terran to lose but I think that it wouldn't be a very exciting MLG if MMA repeated as champ. one of the biggest stories from MLG Columbus was when NaNiwa (MLG Dallas Champ) lost to MC because he was overconfident and had his zealots dancing in MC's base.sixjaxMajOr - After the unsportsman like showing he had in the SEA tournament by competing in it even though it was for SEA citizens only. I really hope that karma catches up to him and he is eliminated early. A scandal like that is just unacceptable in the SC2 scene especially when there are so many other tournaments around. | ||
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greggy
United Kingdom1483 Posts
CrunCher - went through open bracket and knocked out kiwikaki last time, he deserves a seed imho Naniwa - disappointing last time, I'm sure he'll be back for revenge SLush - he only seems to do well at MLG, so I hope that trend continues. He's underrated imho too. People to fail: Destiny - entertainment is no substitute for skill Haypro - doesn't deserve his seed Incontrol - doesn't deserve his seed TLO - doesn't deserve his seed Drewbie - doesn't deserve his seed | ||
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ronpaul012
United States769 Posts
Win: slayers boxer/mma- Boxer for being the legend he is, and mma so that he can get back on track and start his road back into code A. And as far as foreigners vs koreans, I dont care. I want the best games possible and these 2 may just offer some of them. liquid tyler- So tyler finally dropped out of pool play. Lets see if this motivates him more. egincontrol- A few reasons why. First of all his mlg Dallas performance was really good, his mlg columbus, not so much. But the main reason is that he's dealt with a lot of hate from the community with that whole state of the game drama, even though he had no control over the situation. Idra-I want to see him do well and get far again just so that we can see some epic games vs koreans. Fail: Spanishiwa- Okay, you created a new style thats very easy to stop. If they're toss just get immortals, if zerg just drone way harder because he wont attack, and if terran just get banshee's/siege tanks. Husky has unleashed his army of koolaid drinkers that think this man is a god. He's not, and when he loses first round maybe they'll all shut up about him. sixjax major- Just because I believe in Karma, I dont hate him, just one tournament struggle would be nice. | ||
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Alisera
United States71 Posts
To not do well: I couldn't think of anyone. | ||
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cascades
Singapore6122 Posts
Sen Jinro Vacant atm Lose: Korean invite 1 Korean invite 2 Korean invite 3 | ||
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Olinim
4044 Posts
On July 25 2011 00:36 envisioN . wrote: Win: Destiny - I feel he's due to put on a good showing and go deep into the Open bracket. He's been improving lately and as long as he can keep himself calm and collected and doesn't have another Greater Spire mishap, (MLG Dallas) he should put on a good show. Strelok - Not sure if he's competing at Anaheim, but if he is, I'd love to see him bust out with a deep run especially after his Ambitious Terran project during which he plays no less than 7 hours of SC2 a day, plays 1 hour of sports and doesn't drink a drop of alcohol. I think that he's due for a big performance. Boxer - The King of Brood War hasn't really shown that he is up to the highest level in SC2 yet, and winning MLG Anaheim would show that he really is one of the best players out there. And I'm always a sucker for the comeback Cinderella story. Lose: Idra - Sure I would be a fan of Idra if he wouldn't rage so hard at the most critical times. He showed us at MLG Columbus that when he is calm and collected there are not many people who can take a game, let alone a series, off of him. Unfortunately Idra always seems to explode in amazing fashion and I'm just waiting to see how he does it at Anaheim. MMA - Hate to pick a fellow Terran to lose but I think that it wouldn't be a very exciting MLG if MMA repeated as champ. One of the biggest stories from MLG Columbus was when Naniwa (MLG Dallas Champ) lost to MC because he was overconfident and had his zealots dancing in MC's base. Major - After the unsportsman like showing he had in the SEA tournament by competing in it even though it was for SEA citizens only. I really hope that karma catches up to him and he is eliminated early. A scandal like that is just unacceptable in the SC2 scene especially when there are so many other tournaments around. Idra has said many times he wasn't titled or not calm he just got outplayed. At least in the MC series. | ||
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mordk
Chile8385 Posts
1.- SlayerS_BoxeR: BoxeR winning would probably make me one of the happiest men on earth. He'd be back to Code S and he just... deserves it so much. Come on boxer, I believe!!2.- sixjax.MajOr: Or whatever his nick is right now. He's a great player, he just needs one big tournament show to gain some confidence and tournament experience, he's always been a big hope for foreigner SC but never truly delivered, I hope this is his time. Strangely, I feel his BM is purely out of being an awkward person and lacking confidence, but we'll have to see.3.-  White-Ra: Solely for being one of the nicest dudes on earth. Who the hell wouldn't want White-Ra to win?! He always plays creatively, he's the most manner player out there and is one of the original foreigner heroes. Let's go White-Ra you can take this one!4.- Tyler: I'll add a fourth just because I've been waiting for this to happen for a long time but haven't lost hope yet. Tyler is an incredibly smart player, but I think he's suffering from a faint competitor's heart. He needs a win to get his confidence up, which will allow him to show his best play. When at his best, Tyler can be a beast, he just needs to regain that confidence.Honorable mentions: Top3 Koreans, any teamliquid player, DRG, SeleCTNow for 3 players I'd like to see fail at MLG: 1.- IdrA: It's sort of a visceral thing. His attitude has fed me up and I just wish to see him lose every match and go home winless. That would make me even happier than seeing boxer win it. I know it's possible.2.- iNcontroL: He annoys me by talking too much. I also feel he's the recipient of undeserving hype, as he hasn't shown anything remarkable in SC2 since beta. I don't dislike him too much actually, but I think he should already drop out from pool play and give his spot to someone more deserving. This will probably sound strange considering I value White-Ra's manner so much, and yet InControl is always so manner in his matches. I don't know, White-Ra's manner is so genuine, I just don't see that in InC.3.- Destiny: I just can't like him. He's been improving though, but I still think he's way overhyped. We'll see. | ||
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envisioN .
United States552 Posts
On July 25 2011 00:40 Olinim wrote: Idra has said many times he wasn't titled or not calm he just got outplayed. At least in the MC series. If it wasn't rage then it simply wasn't caring enough about his extended series against MC. When he 2-0'd MC in macro style games to open MLG Columbus, there was no reason for him to do some variation of a roach ling all-in, that MC had already proven he could stop, TWICE in four games. | ||
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diarsenic
United States385 Posts
Liquid'Huk White-Ra Sheth Lose: Destiny IdrA Incontrol Also, if you guys don't like spanishiwa, don't root against him just because he has an annoying fan base. I don't think it's his fault that husky hyped him up so much and now everyone thinks he is the best Zerg in NA. He is not some attention whore or a BM player, he's a nice guy that's only 17 and is not even a professional gamer. | ||
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Eufouria
United Kingdom4425 Posts
On July 25 2011 00:18 Snorkle wrote: fail: i hope DRG beats tyler just because karma's a bitch. then we need to get some of the baggage out of the top 16 pools so... Yeah, fuck Tyler for complimenting DRG! What a dick... | ||
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CrazyCow
United States308 Posts
qxc, my stream and GSTL hero Kiwikaki, my WSOP hero Idra, my BM hero Lose: Spanishiwa, same as OP Major, same as OP | ||
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pirates
United States701 Posts
I felt so bad for Strelok when his visa was only a day short for him to come to NASL where I am sure he would have placed highly. The dude is so intelligent, focused and practices with dedication and ferocity. I enjoy his play from a spectator perspective and his attitude player and person. Strelok and White-ra are kind of in the same boat where they deserve everything they get and no one can dislike them. There is no need to bring disrespectful tone and wishes of ill fate upon fellow gamers. ^^. MLGs player pool is growing and the talent is sky rocketing. People made the top10 previously because there just wasn't a large number of skilled players attending MLG. With Anaheim's line-up being so stacked, there are a lot of players in danger of losing seeds and bombing out of the tournament. | ||
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Olinim
4044 Posts
On July 25 2011 00:47 envisioN . wrote: If it wasn't rage then it simply wasn't caring enough about his extended series against MC. When he 2-0'd MC in macro style games to open MLG Columbus, there was no reason for him to do some variation of a roach ling all-in, that MC had already proven he could stop, TWICE in four games. Wouldn't have mattered because in every other series MC has proven even at a giant deficit he will beat Idra in a macro game, doubt it would have turned out any other way. | ||
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Skyze
Canada2324 Posts
- DRG - This guy knows how to play zerg. None of the whining associated with zerg either. - BoxeR - Always root for the Emperor, I hope for a top 8 finish at least. - Torn on a 3rd.. if HuK is going, or maybe White-Ra or Sheth, who I think is the top US zerg. players to fail: - IdrA - He doesnt deserve to be in the top 32; No respect for whining idiots. - Major - along the same lines of IdrA, hes an idiot - Hard to think of a 3rd, I generally want all players to succeed if they are mannered, honest and dont whine about balance every single time they lose.. So outside of those two, I dunno who else is going who fits that category.. maybe someone like Avilo if somehow he conned a sponsor into sending his horrible ass lol. | ||
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Shagg
Finland825 Posts
Succeed: 1. White-Ra: Who can hate him and his spechial tacktics  2. Jinro: Hoping he can give some good matches and show his skill aint gone anywhere even tho lil lackluster in code a, but still an amazing player. 3. Qxc: Amazing play in GSTL games and can show his training pay off in MLG. Fail: 1. Destiny: Dont really understand the hype and other stuff with this guy. Nothing personal against him. 2. Drewbie: Dunno how hes still in top 16 seed but I think he should fall out. Hasnt shown any great results or anything. 3. Huk: top 3 control | ||
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RedMosquito
United States280 Posts
Terrans- qxc, thorzain, and select are probably the top 3 non-korean terrans(yes i know select is korean but see above) . If QXC is on his game he can beat anyone really so i would like to see him place Protoss- White-Ra (no explanation needed here) Zerg- not a big fan of the non-korean zergs. Idra is probably the best and may very well place. But if darkforce is playing then i would love for him to do well. | ||
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