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gruff
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden2276 Posts
March 06 2012 17:33 GMT
#81
On March 07 2012 02:21 NeWeNiyaLord wrote:
how come nani isnt playing!!!! damn son bad news

It's still possible he'll get an invite to one of Code A/Up and Downs/Code S.
mprs
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2933 Posts
March 06 2012 17:35 GMT
#82
I really hope Jinro gets back in there. he is long over due for another Ro4 <3
We talkin about PRACTICE
gruff
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden2276 Posts
March 06 2012 17:35 GMT
#83
On March 07 2012 02:31 Zzoram wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2012 02:27 Tarotis wrote:
On March 07 2012 02:20 Zzoram wrote:
On March 07 2012 01:53 dragonborn wrote:
On March 07 2012 01:52 tapk69 wrote:
Are you sure Naniwa is not playing ??

he has been punished , so now he can try again... If he is in Korea why doesnt he participate?

Probably earned code S seed from GOM, or up&down/A.


How can people be saying that? What did Naniwa do recently to win a Code S seed? If anything, Violet and Huk earned Code S seeds because they are the best non-Code S performances of Jan/Feb 2012.

NaNiwa lost to the same people HuK lost in the MLG Arena, but defeated Leenock and NesTea.


Even so, I don't see GOM giving him another Code S seed unless he wins a major tournament running over a bunch of Code S Koreans in the process.

Because they usually base their invites on performance.

Oh wait!

Though I think if he gets an invite it will more likely be to code a or up and downs.
Dzerzhinsky
Profile Joined March 2011
Scotland327 Posts
March 06 2012 17:40 GMT
#84
On March 07 2012 02:30 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2012 02:23 aintz wrote:
idras outtta there. suprise suprise.

(Idra is at IEM)

It says in the OP that he isn't returning to Korea afterwards.
"All science would be superfluous if the outward appearance and the essence of things coincided directly."
Noobity
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States871 Posts
March 06 2012 17:41 GMT
#85
I think Naniwa has the right idea, taking this season off. Let him continue to practice in a great atmosphere, do a lot for his team in foreign events, and then power his way through qualifiers in another season. I might not like the guy but his play and determination are incredible, and feel that with a little more time he'll be able to get through into code A without much hassle.

I'd be very surprised if we didn't see each foreigner win a round or 2 in the qualifiers. Sinking feeling they're going to end up clumped together in the tournament though.
My name is Mike, and statistically, yours is not.
how2TL
Profile Joined August 2010
1197 Posts
March 06 2012 17:49 GMT
#86
On March 07 2012 02:31 Zzoram wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2012 02:27 Tarotis wrote:
On March 07 2012 02:20 Zzoram wrote:
On March 07 2012 01:53 dragonborn wrote:
On March 07 2012 01:52 tapk69 wrote:
Are you sure Naniwa is not playing ??

he has been punished , so now he can try again... If he is in Korea why doesnt he participate?

Probably earned code S seed from GOM, or up&down/A.


How can people be saying that? What did Naniwa do recently to win a Code S seed? If anything, Violet and Huk earned Code S seeds because they are the best non-Code S performances of Jan/Feb 2012.

NaNiwa lost to the same people HuK lost in the MLG Arena, but defeated Leenock and NesTea.


Even so, I don't see GOM giving him another Code S seed unless he wins a major tournament running over a bunch of Code S Koreans in the process.


Well he did beat 2 Code S Koreans at Arena.

Huk beat 1 Code S Korean at Arena.

You said Huk should have earned a Code S seed.

So besides Naniwa's more unfortunate bracket placement at Arena, I'm not sure how your logic flows.
Sumahi
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Guam5609 Posts
March 06 2012 17:56 GMT
#87
I was wondering to myself the other day who was going to try to qualify this time around, thanks for the list and for making an errant thought a reality.

I am really praying that Jinro will make it this time around.
Startale <3, ST_July <3, HongUn <3, Savior <3, Gretorp <3, Nada <3, Rainbow <3, Ret <3, Squirtle <3, Bomber <3
Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
March 06 2012 17:57 GMT
#88
Actually it seems the reason Naniwa is passing on the Code A qualifiers is because he's focusing everything on MLG Winter Championship and IPL4 since he's going to both. Maybe he thinks GSL would cause him to miss one of those and he thinks he has a better shot at winning money at those events.
Seraphone
Profile Joined January 2012
United Kingdom1219 Posts
March 06 2012 18:08 GMT
#89
Polt will be one of the invites imo.
Mvp, Nestea, Leenock, MC, Oz, Jjakji!
FreezingAssassin
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States455 Posts
March 06 2012 18:13 GMT
#90
GL to SloG, pretty cool dude to talk to on sc2, always trying to help me out, I hope he goes far :D
"I love when stupid stuff happens, it makes me look smart" - IdrA
paintfive
Profile Joined September 2011
785 Posts
March 06 2012 18:14 GMT
#91
from what I've seen ToD seems better than SaSe and LuK. so ToD to Code A!
Mrvoodoochild1
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1439 Posts
March 06 2012 18:15 GMT
#92
Huk and Morrow have a good chance.
"let your freak flag fly"
Mementoss
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada2595 Posts
March 06 2012 18:16 GMT
#93
Why wouldn't Idra go back, is he giving up on GSL due to lack of performance lately? Or is he committing to foreign tournaments for the cash flow?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu96xMwFVXw
phoenixfeather95
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
665 Posts
March 06 2012 18:16 GMT
#94
Jinro fighting!~
@dbrisingr
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12387 Posts
March 06 2012 18:17 GMT
#95
Huk has the highest chance, he is just a really good toss. Nothing else much to add

I think Sase at his skill level is definitely able to get to Code A but I just don't know why he doesn't play well enough in GSL

Morrow has been doing really well recently as well, Maru is not an opponent that is considered weak at all. Being knocked out by Maru isn't as shameful as most would think it is. His play is improving really fast, I was surprised to see how good he is now.

Major has the talent to but I feel that he is over-rated a bit, especially when korean terrans are just so much stronger, the zerg and toss at GSL already are used to high level terran.

Same goes with Jinro. In general, I think foreign terrans just don't stand a very high chance going in GSLs. TvT in korea for example, is light year ahead of the other world.
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
nam nam
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden4672 Posts
March 06 2012 18:22 GMT
#96
On March 07 2012 03:14 paintfive wrote:
from what I've seen ToD seems better than SaSe and LuK. so ToD to Code A!

How much have you seen?
caradoc
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada3022 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-06 18:23:29
March 06 2012 18:22 GMT
#97
I want to say Sase, but imo his style is too conservative to make it through the qualifiers (which says something about the qualifier format, but whatcha gonna do)-- if you play like he does you need to have hands down the best mechanics and decision making-- Sase is top notch, but I don't think he's a huge step above the competition in that regard.
Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea...
nam nam
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden4672 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-06 18:24:30
March 06 2012 18:24 GMT
#98
On March 07 2012 03:16 Mementoss wrote:
Why wouldn't Idra go back, is he giving up on GSL due to lack of performance lately? Or is he committing to foreign tournaments for the cash flow?

I'm pretty sure he never intended to compete in the gsl. I remember him saying as much before he went there (qualifying that is, not the invite). It was mostly for good training enviroment he went there. His focus is still foreign events.
Gosi
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Sweden9072 Posts
March 06 2012 18:26 GMT
#99
On March 07 2012 03:17 ETisME wrote:
Huk has the highest chance, he is just a really good toss. Nothing else much to add

I think Sase at his skill level is definitely able to get to Code A but I just don't know why he doesn't play well enough in GSL

Morrow has been doing really well recently as well, Maru is not an opponent that is considered weak at all. Being knocked out by Maru isn't as shameful as most would think it is. His play is improving really fast, I was surprised to see how good he is now.

Major has the talent to but I feel that he is over-rated a bit, especially when korean terrans are just so much stronger, the zerg and toss at GSL already are used to high level terran.

Same goes with Jinro. In general, I think foreign terrans just don't stand a very high chance going in GSLs. TvT in korea for example, is light year ahead of the other world.

Major is a "korean terran". His whole game is korean based. In BW he practiced with koreans, copying everything, developed dem korean Terran mechanics and their work ethic. In sc2 he has better mechanics than most koreans already and after spending alot of months on the KR server with the amount of games he plays, I can promise you that he plays like any other korean Terran.
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JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
March 06 2012 18:33 GMT
#100
Statistically, one can excpet that at least one foreigner makes it through (there are not more than 312 people fighting for one of the 24 spots, right?).
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