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Netherlands165 Posts
On December 04 2013 06:40 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2013 06:34 uThermal wrote:
Taeja and sOs are waaaaay too high and Maru is too low. Look I'm really not a fan of Taeja (although people seem to believe that we writers are all disgusting Liquid fanboys tt) but look at this: http://aligulac.com/players/6-TaeJa/results/If in a power rank we measure results (in tournament placings), players beaten and how convincing the victories were, there is no way to argue against Taeja being #1. Show nested quote +On December 04 2013 06:36 rpddropshot wrote:
I don't feel TaeJa has won big enough tournaments to be #1, but then I look at his consistency over the entire year and I can't really argue... Not sure if serious
Taeja hasn't been succesfull against players I see as elite players, like Maru, Bomber, Soulkey and Dear. I don't think Taeja is capable of winning a tournament against the absolute best players, so I think Taeja is definitely placed too high in the power rank.
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Taeja is putting up BW Flash-esqu numbers right now. There is no way he doesn't deserve to be #1.
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Canada13407 Posts
On December 04 2013 06:24 Harem wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2013 06:23 BlueStar wrote:
taeja... are you kidding me? lol
This boy won one tourney and now #1 - this is ridiculous. You had to set herO as 2nd... One tourney?
One in the last seven days. Can't be #1 until he gets 2 in 1 wweek pffft
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Ahhh the power rank. It's like seeing a good old friend once again!  Thanks Waxangel
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On December 04 2013 07:36 uThermal wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2013 06:40 Zealously wrote:On December 04 2013 06:34 uThermal wrote:
Taeja and sOs are waaaaay too high and Maru is too low. Look I'm really not a fan of Taeja (although people seem to believe that we writers are all disgusting Liquid fanboys tt) but look at this: http://aligulac.com/players/6-TaeJa/results/If in a power rank we measure results (in tournament placings), players beaten and how convincing the victories were, there is no way to argue against Taeja being #1. On December 04 2013 06:36 rpddropshot wrote:
I don't feel TaeJa has won big enough tournaments to be #1, but then I look at his consistency over the entire year and I can't really argue... Not sure if serious Taeja hasn't been succesfull against players I see as elite players, like Maru, Bomber, Soulkey and Dear. I don't think Taeja is capable of winning a tournament against the absolute best players, so I think Taeja is definitely placed too high in the power rank.
Oh yeah, I forgot that DreamHack Bucharest was filled with horrible players...
There is absolutely NO arguing that TaeJa is the best player in the world right now. The way he has crushed his opponents throughout the last months is starting to get to a ridiculous point.
The only thing I'm pretty baffled about is herO's placement. Maybe that's just because I can't stand him because of his nick. There is only one HerO - just like there's just one Ronaldo.
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On December 04 2013 07:01 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2013 06:59 Nomzter wrote:
Wow, putting TaeJa on #1?? so biased, might as well but TLO and Ret on 2 and 3 Ret and TLO together probably couldn't match the above list even if they were given unlimited time and perfect conditions >.>
Granted you are not biased, but hell no. TLO, especially, play on point
Otherwise, good list. Jaedong should be switche with sOs though :p
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On December 04 2013 07:46 Meckie wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2013 07:36 uThermal wrote:On December 04 2013 06:40 Zealously wrote:On December 04 2013 06:34 uThermal wrote:
Taeja and sOs are waaaaay too high and Maru is too low. Look I'm really not a fan of Taeja (although people seem to believe that we writers are all disgusting Liquid fanboys tt) but look at this: http://aligulac.com/players/6-TaeJa/results/If in a power rank we measure results (in tournament placings), players beaten and how convincing the victories were, there is no way to argue against Taeja being #1. On December 04 2013 06:36 rpddropshot wrote:
I don't feel TaeJa has won big enough tournaments to be #1, but then I look at his consistency over the entire year and I can't really argue... Not sure if serious Taeja hasn't been succesfull against players I see as elite players, like Maru, Bomber, Soulkey and Dear. I don't think Taeja is capable of winning a tournament against the absolute best players, so I think Taeja is definitely placed too high in the power rank. Oh yeah, I forgot that DreamHack Bucharest was filled with horrible players... There is absolutely NO arguing that TaeJa is the best player in the world right now. The way he has crushed his opponents throughout the last months is starting to get to a ridiculous point. The only thing I'm pretty baffled about is herO's placement. Maybe that's just because I can't stand him because of his nick. There is only one HerO - just like there's just one Ronaldo.
then why is taeja number 11 on wcs point rankings?
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On December 04 2013 07:46 Meckie wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2013 07:36 uThermal wrote:On December 04 2013 06:40 Zealously wrote:On December 04 2013 06:34 uThermal wrote:
Taeja and sOs are waaaaay too high and Maru is too low. Look I'm really not a fan of Taeja (although people seem to believe that we writers are all disgusting Liquid fanboys tt) but look at this: http://aligulac.com/players/6-TaeJa/results/If in a power rank we measure results (in tournament placings), players beaten and how convincing the victories were, there is no way to argue against Taeja being #1. On December 04 2013 06:36 rpddropshot wrote:
I don't feel TaeJa has won big enough tournaments to be #1, but then I look at his consistency over the entire year and I can't really argue... Not sure if serious Taeja hasn't been succesfull against players I see as elite players, like Maru, Bomber, Soulkey and Dear. I don't think Taeja is capable of winning a tournament against the absolute best players, so I think Taeja is definitely placed too high in the power rank. Oh yeah, I forgot that DreamHack Bucharest was filled with horrible players...
Not horrible players, but not a single player from that tournament made top 8 in WCS Korea Season 3.
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IMO, Dear would dismantle Taeja in a BO5+, and Soulkey's accomplishments dwarf Jaedong's....but it's just great to see the power rankings back :D
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Taeja is so cool @_@
Too bad he plays third wheel to my Hero-Jaedong love affair.
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Taeja CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP.
CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
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On December 04 2013 07:46 Meckie wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2013 07:36 uThermal wrote:On December 04 2013 06:40 Zealously wrote:On December 04 2013 06:34 uThermal wrote:
Taeja and sOs are waaaaay too high and Maru is too low. Look I'm really not a fan of Taeja (although people seem to believe that we writers are all disgusting Liquid fanboys tt) but look at this: http://aligulac.com/players/6-TaeJa/results/If in a power rank we measure results (in tournament placings), players beaten and how convincing the victories were, there is no way to argue against Taeja being #1. On December 04 2013 06:36 rpddropshot wrote:
I don't feel TaeJa has won big enough tournaments to be #1, but then I look at his consistency over the entire year and I can't really argue... Not sure if serious Taeja hasn't been succesfull against players I see as elite players, like Maru, Bomber, Soulkey and Dear. I don't think Taeja is capable of winning a tournament against the absolute best players, so I think Taeja is definitely placed too high in the power rank. Oh yeah, I forgot that DreamHack Bucharest was filled with horrible players... There is absolutely NO arguing that TaeJa is the best player in the world right now. The way he has crushed his opponents throughout the last months is starting to get to a ridiculous point. The only thing I'm pretty baffled about is herO's placement. Maybe that's just because I can't stand him because of his nick. There is only one HerO - just like there's just one Ronaldo.
Here's the thing, there are good players and then there are top players. Taeja rarely even plays against the top players. When he does, he loses. End of story.
Ask someone like Life if they're happy about the level they're at right now. He's been an elite player. He's been at the top and he is trying to make his way back there. Wins over players like these that are struggling to recover their form, or fairly strong but inconsistent players like sOs or San, make the case for Taeja being a high-level player, but they do not make any case whatsoever for #1 player in the world, no matter how many times he repeats the performance.
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they said at the Dreamhack stream that the reason Life has not been doing that well lately is because he was getting a girlfriend. Hope he's done with that nonsense, Dedicate your Life to the Swarm!!
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Awesome I love these powerranks, please do them as often as possible!
Dear better then sOs? Stop dreaming my dear writers;)
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On December 04 2013 07:59 KnowNothing wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2013 07:46 Meckie wrote:On December 04 2013 07:36 uThermal wrote:On December 04 2013 06:40 Zealously wrote:On December 04 2013 06:34 uThermal wrote:
Taeja and sOs are waaaaay too high and Maru is too low. Look I'm really not a fan of Taeja (although people seem to believe that we writers are all disgusting Liquid fanboys tt) but look at this: http://aligulac.com/players/6-TaeJa/results/If in a power rank we measure results (in tournament placings), players beaten and how convincing the victories were, there is no way to argue against Taeja being #1. On December 04 2013 06:36 rpddropshot wrote:
I don't feel TaeJa has won big enough tournaments to be #1, but then I look at his consistency over the entire year and I can't really argue... Not sure if serious Taeja hasn't been succesfull against players I see as elite players, like Maru, Bomber, Soulkey and Dear. I don't think Taeja is capable of winning a tournament against the absolute best players, so I think Taeja is definitely placed too high in the power rank. Oh yeah, I forgot that DreamHack Bucharest was filled with horrible players... There is absolutely NO arguing that TaeJa is the best player in the world right now. The way he has crushed his opponents throughout the last months is starting to get to a ridiculous point. The only thing I'm pretty baffled about is herO's placement. Maybe that's just because I can't stand him because of his nick. There is only one HerO - just like there's just one Ronaldo. Here's the thing, there are good players and then there are top players. Taeja rarely even plays against the top players. When he does, he loses. End of story. Ask someone like Life if they're happy about the level they're at right now. He's been an elite player. He's been at the top and he is trying to make his way back there. Wins over players like these that are struggling to recover their form, or fairly strong but inconsistent players like sOs or San, make the case for Taeja being a high-level player, but they do not make any case whatsoever for #1 player in the world, no matter how many times he repeats the performance.
Since June 1st he's lost to Jaedong (0-2), Dear (1-3), Polt (2-3) & Bomber (2-3) in series. On the other hand, he beat Life, sOs, Innovation, MMA, HyuN and Rain convincingly. So who are the top players he can beat to prove his worth? Bomber & Polt were close series while Dear & Jaedong were on fire. I'm really curious how he would do in a rematch against Dear and Maru, but as we don't know we have to give credit where credit is due - he played really well the last few months and he deserves his #1 spot. He probably wouldn't have gotten this a month ago, but his performance at Dreamhack Winter was great.
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On December 04 2013 07:59 KnowNothing wrote:Show nested quote +On December 04 2013 07:46 Meckie wrote:On December 04 2013 07:36 uThermal wrote:On December 04 2013 06:40 Zealously wrote:On December 04 2013 06:34 uThermal wrote:
Taeja and sOs are waaaaay too high and Maru is too low. Look I'm really not a fan of Taeja (although people seem to believe that we writers are all disgusting Liquid fanboys tt) but look at this: http://aligulac.com/players/6-TaeJa/results/If in a power rank we measure results (in tournament placings), players beaten and how convincing the victories were, there is no way to argue against Taeja being #1. On December 04 2013 06:36 rpddropshot wrote:
I don't feel TaeJa has won big enough tournaments to be #1, but then I look at his consistency over the entire year and I can't really argue... Not sure if serious Taeja hasn't been succesfull against players I see as elite players, like Maru, Bomber, Soulkey and Dear. I don't think Taeja is capable of winning a tournament against the absolute best players, so I think Taeja is definitely placed too high in the power rank. Oh yeah, I forgot that DreamHack Bucharest was filled with horrible players... There is absolutely NO arguing that TaeJa is the best player in the world right now. The way he has crushed his opponents throughout the last months is starting to get to a ridiculous point. The only thing I'm pretty baffled about is herO's placement. Maybe that's just because I can't stand him because of his nick. There is only one HerO - just like there's just one Ronaldo. Taeja rarely even plays against the top players. When he does, he loses. End of story.
"Taeja rarely plays against good players" - That i can agree, being in WCS AM, attending foreign tournaments, limited opportunity sometimes.
"When he does, he loses. End of story" - From what i've been watching over last 3 months, he's been terrorizing over Innovation every chance he got and has beaten many top Code S players very convincingly. I dont understand how you get this idea.
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Poland3758 Posts
It's hard to agree with this PR. Most controversy ever.
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How can you rate some one number one if they don't do well in THE PREMIER TOURNAMENT. Not in season 3 or in the global finals. He couldn't hack it in Korea and so went to America where the competition is easier. Sure he maybe great at foreign tournaments, but so was Stephano. Stephano won lone star clash, NASL 3, and WCS Europe over 4 months, but was never #1. The two dream hacks were very impressive, but I just don't think that the level of competition was all that high in HomeStory Cup roster was that impressive. No one can be crowned rank 1 in the world unless they have been competing in Korea's most prestigious tournaments, GSL, WCS, or OSL. (Or beats the korean champion at WCS finals, but even then...)
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This be like ranking Boise State (Taeja) # 1 after Alabama (Dear) wins the SEC and the national championship. After a team/player wins the super bowl/wcs finals shouldn't they automatically be ranked #1?
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