SC2 Power Rank - December 2013 - Page 19

On December 07 2013 02:22 ANLProbe wrote:
I wonder who Taeja beat who also just beat Dear? Hmmm

On December 06 2013 10:55 Niteblade_ wrote:


Its not a "He didn't win every match he played" and more of a who he beat, and who he lost to. If you look at http://aligulac.com/players/6/results/?after=2013-09-01&before=2013-12-05&race=ptzr&country=all&bestof=all&offline=both&game=all&op=Filter
, you'll see that since the last power rank, Taeja has only managed to beat sOs and innovation (weak tvt) out of the top 10 power rank, and has been unable to beat dear or jaedong. He also lost bo3 series to several people much weaker than him (if he is indeed #1) in major, heart, bbyong and sunny.

Other than inno and sos, he hasn't been able to crack anyone in the top ten, and some that were close to it (polt, bomber). I agree he is playing amazing, but #1 can't be justified with those results imo...

And now look at dear:
http://aligulac.com/players/1659/results/?after=2013-09-01&before=2013-12-05&race=ptzr&country=all&bestof=all&offline=both&game=all&op=Filter

His bo3 losses come at the hands of jaedong, oz, byong and hydra. All of which i'd rate better than all but the top 2 foreigners.

And his wins include: Soulkey, Maru (x2), soo, Taeja(!), DRG, MC, Trap. Much more impressive list than Taeja's recent "top" korean opponents.

And Dear did it in a setting that has been proven time and time again to be the most difficult (arguably the 3 most difficult tournies in the 3 month period), where preparing for opponents is nessesary. Taeja's came at weekend tournies, with him dropping out of what should be an easy win (or at least get out of the R16) for the #1 player.

Perhaps I was a bit harsh on saying I'd put those people above taeja, but imo SK, JD, taeja and maru are all about equal for #2-5, but Dear is a clear #1.



What top korean players did he dominate again? Life who is in code A, and Inno who hasn't won anything since Season 1?

To say that their opponents threw the games while taeja out played and made his look like scrubs is ridiculous. I suppose then that Taeja threw against dear and Jaedong to make them feel better or something? How do explain Taeja's [I]losses[/] To top koreans who only win when their opponent throws?


I would glady eat my words if Taeja beat more people in the top 10 (would love to see him play vs SK and maru, those would be series to watch), but he never makes it far enough in tournaments they attend to play agains them -_-

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On December 07 2013 08:18 Crackpot wrote:
Hard to make powerranks but I would sign it, only sOs is way overrated. I promise you guys sOs will not win any other tournament ever.

On December 05 2013 10:58 Niteblade_ wrote:
Overall, I feel like Life is undeserving of his spot, as other than terrorizing foreign tournaments, he is still stuck in code A. I would put everyone in the top ten before him, as this is based on results and not potential (hes been very quiet since hots in general).
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On December 07 2013 08:18 Crackpot wrote:
Hard to make powerranks but I would sign it, only sOs is way overrated. I promise you guys sOs will not win any other tournament ever.

On December 11 2013 19:47 GumBa wrote:
I dont think Life can be put over Inno tbh imo