EPTOn May 31 2012 02:53 Psychonian wrote:
2 foreigners in Code S... God, I never thought I'd see the day.
2 foreigners in Code S... God, I never thought I'd see the day.
Save that for when a foreigner wins.
Stephano invited to Code S - Page 29
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DreamChaser
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Save that for when a foreigner wins. | ||
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chipmonklord17
United States11944 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:01 Witten wrote: Two seasons ago there were 3 foreigners is Code S, it's just two of them dropped to Code B immediately and the other won a series to remain in Code A but then forfeited the Code A spot to go back to Taiwan. I can understand how you could forget with how ridiculously quick it was. There was only Sen and idra that season | ||
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Dustus
United Kingdom86 Posts
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XiGua
Sweden3085 Posts
Would be a historic moment for a foreigner to participate in a GSL final. | ||
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SeaSwift
Scotland4486 Posts
If he gets put against some of the more mediocre vZers (Parting, Creator, Seed, Ryung etc) he has a good chance to make it far. If he gets put against another Zerg or a strong vZer (most Terrans, MC, Ace) he could go down in flames. Good luck, anyway. | ||
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KazmA
United States117 Posts
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SeaSwift
Scotland4486 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:15 KazmA wrote: He should just qualify like everyone else. It's bullshit that he just gets a free ride to code S. Granted out of most of the foreigners he is one of the most deserving but I don't think that anyone should just get a free invite. For most foreigners who are dedicated to staying in Korea, I would agree with you, but think about it this way: if he did not recieve the invite, he would definitely not choose to stay in Korea to practice and work his way through Qualifiers and Code A over winning thousands of dollars in foreign tournaments against inferior competition. As it stands, either he gets invited to Code S or we never see him prove himself in the toughest arena of talent Starcraft 2 has ever seen. | ||
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Whatson
United States5357 Posts
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Sankanyo
United States140 Posts
I'm not particularly a fan of Stephano but it would be quite interesting to see how his competes w the tip top code s Korean players on Korean soil. | ||
Hulavuta
United States1252 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:19 Whatson wrote: lol I still remember Stephano vs MVP in the Blizzard Cup... I didn't get to see the Blizz Cup, can someone tell me what happened? | ||
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BronzeKnee
United States5224 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:15 KazmA wrote: He should just qualify like everyone else. It's bullshit that he just gets a free ride to code S. Granted out of most of the foreigners he is one of the most deserving but I don't think that anyone should just get a free invite. The problem for foreigners is that flying out to Korea specifically to qualify isn't feasible. A lot of foreign tournaments have online qualifiers and such, and thus they are able to qualify and then attend if they choose (and you'll note that Koreans also participate in them since they are online). But dumping a lot of money to show up to try and qualify really isn't feasible. If you live in Korea, sure you go and try, but if not, it isn't worth it. So then we have some really good foreign players who could qualify, but choose not to because of the cost, and the GSL invites them. And that is okay with me and it certainly makes sense, since without those great foreign players, the GSL may not be representing the best players in the world. Maybe the solution is for the GSL should do an online qualifier too. | ||
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Rhaegar_tar
France847 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:21 Sankanyo wrote: Hes been in the GSL before and Mvp took two games off of him in both were pretty quick games, he was quickly knocked out of the tournament. I'm not particularly a fan of Stephano but it would be quite interesting to see how his competes w the tip top code s Korean players on Korean soil. Oh, god please get your facts straight....Stephano never particpated in GSL, it was Blizzard cup when he was in a group of 5 players including MVP, MC, DRG and Hero.He beat DRG and Hero but lost to MC(in a very close game) and MVP in BO1.Compare this to Naniwa's or Hero's 0-4, he did quite well and IIRC, MC was also 2-2. | ||
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Whatson
United States5357 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:23 Hulavuta wrote: I didn't get to see the Blizz Cup, can someone tell me what happened? Stephano went for the same fast upgraded lings into infestor style off 2 base that he uses in about half of his ZvTs. MVP recognized it, and went 1rax FE into 4rax tech-lab, while hiding double factories, making 3 hellions at a time while researching blue-flame. MVP hit around the 9:30 mark with blue-flame hellions, CS marines, and stim, a minute before Stephano's infestors popped. Needless to say, Stephano lost most of his drones, all his zerglings, and most of his newly made infestors when they popped out. MVP in the meantime had taken his third and was building his 4th while teching straight to a ghost marine tank medivac army. MVP sieged up Stephano's natural, dropped nukes and manner mules, and Stephano GGed. Polt played a similar game against him at IPL4, using a marauder hellion timing before infestors popped out. | ||
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polyphonyEX
United States2539 Posts
On May 31 2012 02:53 Psychonian wrote: 2 foreigners in Code S... God, I never thought I'd see the day. Not impressed until one actually makes it through by qualifying. | ||
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Hulavuta
United States1252 Posts
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Badfatpanda
United States9719 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:41 Hulavuta wrote: Weren't IdrA and Jinro both Code S at the same time? It was over a year ago, but it happened. Yes, they were. | ||
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corpuscle
United States1967 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:41 Hulavuta wrote: Weren't IdrA and Jinro both Code S at the same time? It was over a year ago, but it happened. Yeah, and Jinro knocked IdrA out. I think they both made Ro8 (ro4 for Jinro). | ||
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Caelyn0101
103 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:13 SeaSwift wrote: Probably the best foreigner, one of the best ZvP in the world. If he gets put against some of the more mediocre vZers (Parting, Creator, Seed, Ryung etc) he has a good chance to make it far. If he gets put against another Zerg or a strong vZer (most Terrans, MC, Ace) he could go down in flames. Good luck, anyway. Go down in Flames ?  In practice games stephano is like 8-1 vs JYP ( one of the best pvz's in korea )He beat MC at MLG 2-0 At Redbull Battlegrounds he went 2-3 in very close games to MC ( who went on to win the entire thing ). At Redbull Battlegrounds he 3-1 (4-1 if he won dc game which 95% chance he would) squirtle who also has one of the scariest pvz's in korea. ...Saying he will go down in flames if he faces good vZer's is so silly, he has already prooven himself vs some of the best vsZers. | ||
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LambtrOn
United States671 Posts
On May 31 2012 03:41 Hulavuta wrote: Weren't IdrA and Jinro both Code S at the same time? It was over a year ago, but it happened. Yeah, but nowadays, the skill ceiling has risen so much that I feel it's a bigger deal this time around. | ||
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Vandrad
Germany951 Posts
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