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Ylrahc
Profile Joined September 2011
France496 Posts
October 10 2011 16:02 GMT
#101
I think Thorzain practiced and trained a lot more to win GSL3 than Stephano did to win IPL. Stephano has imho a lot more progression space.
Besides, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the first time a "foreigner" take out four Koreans in a row to win a big tournament ?

He steamrolled through IPL like Nestea or MVP would have, now let's see how he does against them Then we will be able to compare.
Shadow and dust
eksert
Profile Joined August 2010
France656 Posts
October 10 2011 16:05 GMT
#102
stephano the first bonjwa..
idra, i pity u
SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
October 10 2011 16:06 GMT
#103
On October 11 2011 00:59 sixfour wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 00:51 SupLilSon wrote:
On October 11 2011 00:47 sixfour wrote:
On October 11 2011 00:46 SupLilSon wrote:
When Stephano plays MVP and takes a game off him we can start the Stephano/NesTea comparisons, until that day let's be content to say Stephano is a great player. Everyone can stop with this bonjwa talk, it's even more ridiculous than the Spanishiwa hype.


ok then. stephano is a top 5 zerg in the world, discuss


Why say anything about top in the world? Yes, he is DEFINITELY a top 5 FOREIGN zerg but until he goes to Korea and "tries" to compete in the GSL can we stop with all this best in the world talk?


but civilised discussion about theoreticals is interesting. he was definitely a top 5 foreign zerg even before ipl (personally i had it as between him and sen for the best, now it's not close), but how many really dominant korean zergs are there? nestea obv, losira also obviously highly rated, same with DRG (although imo he's the most overrated player in the world right now), then who else? july? leenock? curious? check? zenio?


All I'm saying is, an immense potential such as Stephano would still have trouble even qualifying for code A. It is just silly to compare the competition in IPL to any GSL season and thus, we really can't take this win (although very impressive) as any indication to how well he would do in code S. The Code S players are there because they are good as well as CONSISTENT against other code S quality players.
parano1d.
Profile Joined August 2010
271 Posts
October 10 2011 16:07 GMT
#104
Stop saying he didn't beat any top koreans. It's not who he beat but how he beat them. Everyone who is hyping Stephano is because of what they saw in those games. Through all of the games he showed excelent crisis management and imbeccable decision making. Seriously he played like a boss
sixfour
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
England11061 Posts
October 10 2011 16:09 GMT
#105
On October 11 2011 01:06 SupLilSon wrote:
The Code S players are there because they are good as well as CONSISTENT against other code S quality players.


really? you can run at 33% in code S winning one map per month and stay there forever
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Aocowns
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Norway6070 Posts
October 10 2011 16:10 GMT
#106
On October 11 2011 01:09 sixfour wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 01:06 SupLilSon wrote:
The Code S players are there because they are good as well as CONSISTENT against other code S quality players.


really? you can run at 33% in code S winning one map per month and stay there forever

yeah, just like MC -.-'
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SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
October 10 2011 16:14 GMT
#107
On October 11 2011 01:09 sixfour wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 01:06 SupLilSon wrote:
The Code S players are there because they are good as well as CONSISTENT against other code S quality players.


really? you can run at 33% in code S winning one map per month and stay there forever


Really? I'm pretty sure to get into code S you have to go through the notoriously impossible qualifiers, just to get into code A then you have to do well there before even getting a shot to get into code S. So yea, I'd say to get code S you have to be consistently winning.
HellionDrop
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
281 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-10 16:20:37
October 10 2011 16:19 GMT
#108
i'm not sure if his sucess is due to people not familiar with his style, or he is really that good. but his 4-0 against lucky really made it look easy. i want to see more of him playing cuz i'm sure people will start studying him, and if he still posts results like this, than i'd say he really is one of the best. anyway, he must be extremely talented. he's relatively new to the scene and is already better than most pros who have spent years of training to reach where they are right now, simply amazing
EnSky
Profile Joined June 2011
Philippines1003 Posts
October 10 2011 16:25 GMT
#109
If only we have another all-star tourney so we can finally determine who is the best atm. I'd prefer the games be round-robin first just so we can see every possible matchup.
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
October 10 2011 16:28 GMT
#110
Now I'm beginning (finally) to think that when MMA said to Stephano in chat (earlier, during some qualifier) that he considers him Top 3 zerg in the world, he really meant it, including Korea. Points for the Koreans for recognizing Stephano before he was fully recognized by all foreigners.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
RudePlague
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Great Britain113 Posts
October 10 2011 16:30 GMT
#111
It will be interesting to see how Stephano does at MLG, I think there's a good chance that he could win it from the open bracket, we shall see.
leandroqm
Profile Joined June 2008
Netherlands874 Posts
October 10 2011 16:32 GMT
#112
Guys, wait..
I trust Stephano's skill and I really think he has proven that he has what it takes to keep this mommentum going, but let's not jump ahead of ourselves here.
He still has a lot to prove.

What if he wins MLG and get Code S seed?
How would he perform on that kind of pressure?

I tend to think that Code S is much more tense than IGN, so I am not sure how a 17yo would perform under that kind of ambient.
Let's just wait before throwing the Bonjwa word out there.
What are you tinkering about?
chipmonklord17
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11944 Posts
October 10 2011 16:43 GMT
#113
On October 11 2011 01:14 SupLilSon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 01:09 sixfour wrote:
On October 11 2011 01:06 SupLilSon wrote:
The Code S players are there because they are good as well as CONSISTENT against other code S quality players.


really? you can run at 33% in code S winning one map per month and stay there forever


Really? I'm pretty sure to get into code S you have to go through the notoriously impossible qualifiers, just to get into code A then you have to do well there before even getting a shot to get into code S. So yea, I'd say to get code S you have to be consistently winning.


He means once you are in code S you only have to win one game a month to stay in. A 1-2 record gets you 3rd place (in most cases) and that will keep you in code S with the new format.

Match 1 you win 1-0
Winners match you lose 1-1
Final match you lose 1-2

losing both the first match and the losers match gets you out of code S in 4th, and winning both the first match and winners match gets you to ro16 2-0. Losing first match but winning losers match and final match gets you 2-1 and into the ro16
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12904 Posts
October 10 2011 16:48 GMT
#114
On October 11 2011 01:28 figq wrote:
Now I'm beginning (finally) to think that when MMA said to Stephano in chat (earlier, during some qualifier) that he considers him Top 3 zerg in the world, he really meant it, including Korea. Points for the Koreans for recognizing Stephano before he was fully recognized by all foreigners.

Pretty sure he said foreigner.
It's funny how people always overhype players after some tournament win or GSTL games
WriterMaru
Hiroruby
Profile Joined November 2010
United States43 Posts
October 10 2011 16:50 GMT
#115
On October 11 2011 01:05 eksert wrote:
stephano the first bonjwa..
idra, i pity u


Stephano is an amazing player, who is showing great innovation. He also won a single major tournament, and should be congratulated. But those two things have never made any player a bonjwa; not now and not ever.

For you to say that, I feel like my words will just be lost on you because you are simply looking to get a rise out of people. You have a high post count, and certainly have heard the criteria to become a bonjwa before. I truly want you to explain to me in what world you could categorically say that Stephano is favored at all times against players like MVP and Nestea.

Calling him a bonjwa means that he is the clear favorite in any matchup and at any time. Do you truly believe that?
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-10 16:57:06
October 10 2011 16:56 GMT
#116
On October 11 2011 01:48 Poopi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 01:28 figq wrote:
Now I'm beginning (finally) to think that when MMA said to Stephano in chat (earlier, during some qualifier) that he considers him Top 3 zerg in the world, he really meant it, including Korea. Points for the Koreans for recognizing Stephano before he was fully recognized by all foreigners.

Pretty sure he said foreigner.
It's funny how people always overhype players after some tournament win or GSTL games
Stephano asked "you mean foreigner", and MMA said "okok", which could be interpreted either way (agreement due to politeness, or confirmation that it's what he meant). He didn't specify at first.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
jj33
Profile Joined April 2011
802 Posts
October 10 2011 16:59 GMT
#117
On October 11 2011 01:48 Poopi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 01:28 figq wrote:
Now I'm beginning (finally) to think that when MMA said to Stephano in chat (earlier, during some qualifier) that he considers him Top 3 zerg in the world, he really meant it, including Korea. Points for the Koreans for recognizing Stephano before he was fully recognized by all foreigners.

Pretty sure he said foreigner.
It's funny how people always overhype players after some tournament win or GSTL games



Agreed.
Gotmog
Profile Joined October 2010
Serbia899 Posts
October 10 2011 17:06 GMT
#118
On October 10 2011 20:30 Sated wrote:
Show nested quote +
“Is he kidding me he says Protoss is the strongest race? lololololol Stephano you should go play Protoss lolololol”

Did he really say that? -.-;

From his pov, it makes sense. Idra and some other zergs are saying the same.
"When you play the game of drones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground"
beachbeachy
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States509 Posts
October 10 2011 17:06 GMT
#119
On October 11 2011 01:59 jj33 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2011 01:48 Poopi wrote:
On October 11 2011 01:28 figq wrote:
Now I'm beginning (finally) to think that when MMA said to Stephano in chat (earlier, during some qualifier) that he considers him Top 3 zerg in the world, he really meant it, including Korea. Points for the Koreans for recognizing Stephano before he was fully recognized by all foreigners.

Pretty sure he said foreigner.
It's funny how people always overhype players after some tournament win or GSTL games



Agreed.


The only overhyping that was made was made by a select few of the people hyping stephano at all.

"Stephano, new bonjwa"
"Stephano, best player in the world"

What you CAN'T DENY (I'll say it again - CAN'T DENY) is that stephano played far better than the players that he beat. If you haven't been around the game long, or are stuck in a lower league, your analytical skills might be distorted. However, just because some of you can't see how WELL he played, doesn't mean he's "overhyped".
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men. - Goethe
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-10 17:06:58
October 10 2011 17:06 GMT
#120
Stephano is currently in the same situation like ST_Curious, in my opinion.
They both won a big tournament and showed some brilliant play during that.
However, they haven't really faced S-class players consistently yet,
so it is still to early to tell whether they really are on top of the (zerg-)world.
But the both of them really look incredibly promising though.
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