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sOs: "If I win Red Bull, [I will be the best]," PartinG: "…

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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33553 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-25 17:05:06
November 24 2013 07:05 GMT
#1
We got a chance to talk to both the WCS 2012 and 2013 champions at Red Bull NYC.

(P)Woongjin_sOs
sOs talked about his thoughts on being called creative, his relationship with Dear, and whether or not he's the best player in the world. Also, some kind words for his fan NaNiwa!


(P)SKT_PartinG
PartinG talks about joining SKT and gaining 24kg in weight, getting over his HotS slump, and his burning desire to entertain everyone like a mofo. Choo-Choo!
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Zenbrez
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada5973 Posts
November 24 2013 07:14 GMT
#2
Gimme Hotbiiiiid
Refer to my post.
DeathDyingDoomKiller
Profile Joined October 2012
Canada91 Posts
November 24 2013 07:14 GMT
#3
sOs is the best. That's only because IdrA retired though :D
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GhoSt[shield]
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2131 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-24 07:22:25
November 24 2013 07:15 GMT
#4
I think this interview confirms that sOs has the best grasp of managing/controlling his "mindset" towards the sole goal of winning. Really interesting confirmation that the way he approaches BoX is truly above other top players on his caliber.

edit: OMG the sOs banner/poster on the right just stares into your soul
Noam
Profile Joined September 2010
Israel2209 Posts
November 24 2013 07:27 GMT
#5
Silly sOs, you were already the best in the world when you won WCS.
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Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2103 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-24 07:44:18
November 24 2013 07:44 GMT
#6
I'll be honest here... Red Bull Battle Grounds is not exactly a top-tier tournament in terms of player lineup... Plus, it's only 8 players. The matches at Blizzcon were not impressive enough for me to consider the winner "best player in the world", but they are at least up there.

I think one could make a really good argument that Mvp was the best player in the world for quite some time in 2011, but sOs right now? Ehhhhh....
FabledIntegral
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States9232 Posts
November 24 2013 07:48 GMT
#7
Wish he didn't have such a reserved personality, even if it is more standard for their culture. Makes him less fun to root for as a player. I like him regardless though because I think he has a fun playstyle that makes up for it.
juvenal
Profile Joined July 2013
2448 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-24 08:02:35
November 24 2013 08:02 GMT
#8
On November 24 2013 16:44 Blargh wrote:
I'll be honest here... Red Bull Battle Grounds is not exactly a top-tier tournament in terms of player lineup... Plus, it's only 8 players. The matches at Blizzcon were not impressive enough for me to consider the winner "best player in the world", but they are at least up there.

I think one could make a really good argument that Mvp was the best player in the world for quite some time in 2011, but sOs right now? Ehhhhh....

by contradiction: who is? Turns out big tournaments are the best 'somewhat objective' way to determine top1 atm, Shy has won the biggest.
Michael Probu
Doc Brawler
Profile Joined November 2011
United States260 Posts
November 24 2013 08:02 GMT
#9
incoherent mumbling* lolz
I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds
YesEvil
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
Australia44 Posts
November 24 2013 08:12 GMT
#10
If sOs can take out dreamhack and this, then continue to take the first Code S of next year then I would say he has been the top player in the world for a few months.
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
November 24 2013 08:38 GMT
#11
On November 24 2013 17:12 YesEvil wrote:
If sOs can take out dreamhack and this, then continue to take the first Code S of next year then I would say he has been the best* player in the world for a few months.

*Fixed that for you
Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on
ArTiFaKs
Profile Joined September 2013
United States1229 Posts
November 24 2013 08:42 GMT
#12
On November 24 2013 17:12 YesEvil wrote:
If sOs can take out dreamhack and this, then continue to take the first Code S of next year then I would say he has been the top player in the world for a few months.


Lol who has ever done that in starcraft 2 by those standards? By the way he's playing, it seems it's either him or Dear at the moment. No one else is showing top form like those 2 recently, going by results I would absolutely say he is the best in the world right now. If someone else makes an amazing run, we'd have to reconsider but right now sOs is on the throne until someone proves otherwise.
There are things known, and things unknown, and in-between are the doors.
kisoso
Profile Joined November 2010
Bulgaria105 Posts
November 24 2013 08:45 GMT
#13
B-a-l-l-e-r...
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10691 Posts
November 24 2013 08:59 GMT
#14
I hope he cannon rushes his way to victory! ! GO sOs!!
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
AxiomBlurr
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
786 Posts
November 24 2013 09:36 GMT
#15
Nice thank you for this...

Dear and sOs both rising to great heights...far from a coincidink..

It is sooo cool how sOs plays this game though...Dear plays like Rain on crack (a great thing to behold) but sOs as he said...has his own style!!~~
samurai80
Profile Joined November 2011
Japan4225 Posts
November 24 2013 09:57 GMT
#16
Yeah, sOs, Dear and Innovation are the best atm ! Hoping for some epic matches between them soon.
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12680 Posts
November 24 2013 10:06 GMT
#17
But can sos beat hurricane??
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
maartendq
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Belgium3115 Posts
November 24 2013 10:25 GMT
#18
On November 24 2013 16:44 Blargh wrote:
I'll be honest here... Red Bull Battle Grounds is not exactly a top-tier tournament in terms of player lineup... Plus, it's only 8 players. The matches at Blizzcon were not impressive enough for me to consider the winner "best player in the world", but they are at least up there.

I think one could make a really good argument that Mvp was the best player in the world for quite some time in 2011, but sOs right now? Ehhhhh....

I personally found his games at Blizzcon very impressive. No matter who he was playing against, he always made it look easy.
saltis
Profile Joined September 2012
159 Posts
November 24 2013 10:57 GMT
#19
Its hard to tell the eligibility if sOs could be the best. As long as one race is not equally balanced with other races, it requires less skill to win. If we are looking for win ratio rather than skill requirement than Yes - sOs perhaps the best right now.
ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
November 24 2013 11:00 GMT
#20
On November 24 2013 16:14 Zenbrez wrote:
Gimme Hotbiiiiid

He's doing Dota interviews at MLG .
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