EPTSC2 Power Rank - September 2013 - Page 7
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Wintex
Norway16838 Posts
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Zealos
United Kingdom3576 Posts
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SaltySam
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cookiz
Burma181 Posts
Plus i think Inno should rank #3, hes still the best of the best | ||
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xluik
201 Posts
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Lorning
Belgica34432 Posts
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On September 05 2013 16:41 cookiz wrote: Bomber is so good.. Plus i think Inno should rank #3, hes still the best of the best Naniwa #2 | ||
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Germany4057 Posts
On September 05 2013 16:06 Wintex wrote: I'm happy. I just don't know how to react now. He has grown. bomber on #1 is making bombers law even more powerful. | ||
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On September 05 2013 17:14 75 wrote: bomber on #1 is making bombers law even more powerful. I'm confident by now that "Bomber's Law" is actually "The law of making ST fans upset" | ||
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FakePseudo
Belgium716 Posts
On September 05 2013 12:10 Ammanas wrote: I think, I cannot fully agree with the shape the power rank is taking. I mean, it is quite different from what I would think power rank should serve for. Let me explain. The power rank as TL writers see it, is a review of how good players performed THIS MONTH with a very little emphasis also on past results. I would like to see Power Rank as a list of Top 10 players in the world overall and every month just update it a little with the results of said month. Because in this power rank, there surely are strong players. Are there all top 10 world players in there? Certainly not. And for sure not in the order they should be. And to also try to show you how I would do it (and how I would rate the Top 10 players in the world right now), here goes (obviously, since I am only 1 person, there will probably be a little bit of bias): + Show Spoiler + 1. Taeja 2. Innovation 3. Soulkey 4. Bomber 5. Rain 6. Polt 7. Parting 8. sOs 9. Jaedong 10. Hyun With Parting, Polt and sOs almost completely interchangeable (this months results play in favor of this order) and same for JD and Hyun. And yes, no Maru, mostly because I would not bet on him vs any of these players, even though he already beat some of them. Totally agree with your points. I might also add, regarding the "winning tournaments gives you a real bump" that, as a non BW watcher (by that I mean that I didn't know what it was like back then), I had hoped the power rank would be the exaggerated epitome of objectivity and skepticism towards (kinda shorts) streaks, hype and sudden rises. Obviously this would inherently have a lot of disadvantages and would mean PR would seem always a bit off and standing some feet above the stuff happening meanwhile, [which is a spirit I would actually quite like, and you often will find in respectable, old, organizations (with all the fire some of them deserve)]. I mean, if it was just a review of last month's results, why make it such a big deal then? Some of the rankings I disagree the most with and that back what I'm trying to say are mostly basing this PR on a 16-men tournament where probably 10 of them where jetlagged as hell (looking at you rain), and dropping soulkey *so* low. With my conception of the PR (and I agree it is as arguable as any other and you are welcome to discuss it), this guy would be the perfect fit for a top top ranking. He's probably the most consistent player on HoTS, and as you said and Tasteless perfectly summarized "basically only loses to innovation". Losing to this player, your archnemesis, in his best matchup, which happens to be a bit biased too isn't enough to be placed so low, even if it means you didn't have the chance to prove himself at WCS finals, and that is something, to me, PR should consider. I mean, did you see this guy play in WCS a few days agos? This guy is a fucking ROCK </fanboy> Thank you for reading and sorry for bad english | ||
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painkilla
United States695 Posts
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Gorilla23
United States339 Posts
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On September 05 2013 17:26 painkilla wrote: Taeja is clearly the most powerful player and should be #1. His domination of Rain demonstrated nothing but power. Bomber might have won WCS, on the back of smart preparation and diverse strategies but no one can play TvP like Taeja did. Yes, clearly | ||
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Aunvilgod
2653 Posts
Well I guess in the months before this one we had the blessing of a stable ranking through the good players being good but with the recent chaos this power rank stumbles into absurdity. Sad to see. I don't blame monk, I blame the game btw. | ||
lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On September 05 2013 17:29 Aunvilgod wrote: POLT?!? Well I guess in the months before this one we had the blessing of a stable ranking through the good players being good but with the recent chaos this power rank stumbles into absurdity. Sad to see. I don't blame monk, I blame the game btw. Power Rank is wrong Cataclysm Redux | ||
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painkilla
United States695 Posts
Yes, clearly. Bomber's play is efficient but not awe inspiring. He had good brackets too. I felt Rain would have beaten him again if they met. | ||
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FrostedMiniWheats
United States30730 Posts
On September 05 2013 17:45 painkilla wrote: Yes, clearly. Bomber's play is efficient but not awe inspiring. He had good brackets too. I felt Rain would have beaten him again if they met. ??? Bomber's path was very tough from OSL to Regionals. A lot harder than Taeja's, not to mention he got his championship by slaying Taeja himself. He's now 8-2 against him in HotS. With the way Rain was playing in Europe, I highly doubt Bomber would've lost to him again. | ||
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Grovbolle
Denmark3813 Posts
On September 05 2013 17:45 painkilla wrote: Yes, clearly. Bomber's play is efficient but not awe inspiring. He had good brackets too. I felt Rain would have beaten him again if they met. Your feelings doesn't make you right sadly. | ||
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On September 05 2013 17:45 painkilla wrote: Yes, clearly. Bomber's play is efficient but not awe inspiring. He had good brackets too. I felt Rain would have beaten him again if they met. This just in: TvP only match-up that matters | ||
Olli
Austria24422 Posts
On September 05 2013 17:51 Zealously wrote: This just in: TvP only match-up that matters What's going on darling, you seem aggressive recently :/ As a summary of the month I agree with most things on this list. Only thing to criticize imo is Maru that high considering how hard he got smacked around at the WCS Finals by aLive and Scarlett. | ||
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