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2013 in Review - TeamLiquid Awards - Page 9

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Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-08 12:59:42
February 08 2014 12:58 GMT
#161
If any of you actually knew TL writers you'd know that bias didn't feature into any of the awards at all. I guess Gosugamers and onGamers are massively TL biased as well then if that's the argument being made here.
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opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
February 08 2014 13:00 GMT
#162
On February 08 2014 21:58 DarkLordOlli wrote:
If any of you actually knew TL writers you'd know that bias didn't feature into any of the awards at all. I guess Gosugamers and onGamers are massively TL biased as well then.

i still demand a feature when hero wins every award, like #1 best player to broodlord infestor against in WoL ;p
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dcemuser
Profile Joined August 2010
United States3248 Posts
February 08 2014 13:01 GMT
#163
On February 08 2014 21:50 WhizPower wrote:
Pretty good list overall but I don't see how you can justify Taeja winning player of the year over Soulkey. They don't even really try to in the article, saying "he wasn't as consistent as Soulkey" but never giving a good reason why Taeja would be #1 instead of him.

ongamers and other sites gave the reason as Taeja won the most tournaments.
Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
February 08 2014 13:02 GMT
#164
On February 08 2014 22:00 opterown wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2014 21:58 DarkLordOlli wrote:
If any of you actually knew TL writers you'd know that bias didn't feature into any of the awards at all. I guess Gosugamers and onGamers are massively TL biased as well then.

i still demand a feature when hero wins every award, like #1 best player to broodlord infestor against in WoL ;p


Sometime in the future I'll do do a biased award so people actually see what bias looks like.

(spoiler: HerO wins all of them)
Administrator"Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
February 08 2014 13:03 GMT
#165
Taeja has won the most tournaments and has had consistently the highest performance if you consider the whole year (as opposed to Dear who rose only later in 2013, Innovation who had a big dip after hellbat nerf etc).
So there is definitely a strong reason to pick Taeja as best player of the year, even though I personally would have gone with one of the GSL winners too, just because I value that title so highly. I don't see any TL bias here, don't be unfair guys just because your favorite maybe was deserving as well!
Get off my lawn, young punks
The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
February 08 2014 13:08 GMT
#166
On February 08 2014 22:03 ACrow wrote:
Taeja has won the most tournaments and has had consistently the highest performance if you consider the whole year (as opposed to Dear who rose only later in 2013, Innovation who had a big dip after hellbat nerf etc).
So there is definitely a strong reason to pick Taeja as best player of the year, even though I personally would have gone with one of the GSL winners too, just because I value that title so highly. I don't see any TL bias here, don't be unfair guys just because your favorite maybe was deserving as well!

3 of them were not really stacked though, i mean i love HSC, but cmon let's be real now^^
And looking at the Asus path of taeja, this wasn't really hard either...
Winning isn't everything, else some zotac cup (or whatever weekly tournament) winners would be player of the year now
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
Lorning *
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
February 08 2014 13:10 GMT
#167
Nice list. Don't agree with a bunch of things, but opinions are opinions.

Good read tho
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Blind Io
Profile Joined October 2012
United Kingdom56 Posts
February 08 2014 13:11 GMT
#168
TaeJa was easily the most exciting player to watch this year Vs Rain and Vs Innovation in WCS S2 Finals were my personal highlight games of the year.
TaeJa GOAT
baldgye
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom1110 Posts
February 08 2014 13:16 GMT
#169
Not going to lie when I first read the 'worst drama' section I thought it was all sarcasm. Dissapointed to discover it's not... And comparing Taeja's wins to MVP's GSL's is pretty funny though
Deleted User 137586
Profile Joined January 2011
7859 Posts
February 08 2014 13:29 GMT
#170
On February 08 2014 21:57 opterown wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2014 21:32 Ghanburighan wrote:
Nice write up, but need to remember this is TeamLiquid No way Taeja gets top player over Innovation, Soulkey, Dear and Maru. On that note, where's Maru in the 'breakout' category? He went from son of MKP (not the highest honour) to the new Flash in 2013. That's a pretty damn big breakout.

eh maru was pretty decent always, kind of like untapped potential, he was pretty close to making RO8 in his first code S and all-killed startale + had some really memorable games before the OSL. plus anyone that followed the maru fanclub knew that he was #1GM many months prior to his OSL ;p


You're making my point for me. His OSL was in August 2013 But that might be your intent anyway.
Cry 'havoc' and let slip the dogs of war
Aiomon
Profile Joined December 2013
Canada39 Posts
February 08 2014 13:32 GMT
#171
Hell yeah, I was at the best NA tournament!! COME BACK TO CANADA!!
bearhug
Profile Joined September 2010
United States999 Posts
February 08 2014 13:37 GMT
#172
Poll: Taeja vs Maru Bo7. Who wins?

Maru (30)
 
70%

Taeja (12)
 
28%

Hard to tell (1)
 
2%

43 total votes

Your vote: Taeja vs Maru Bo7. Who wins?

(Vote): Taeja
(Vote): Maru
(Vote): Hard to tell

We are dusts in the vast cosmic arena. Need to make the most out of life when we still have it.
The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
February 08 2014 13:42 GMT
#173
That poll is more than useless :D
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23579 Posts
February 08 2014 13:44 GMT
#174
How about we just have this poll?

Poll: Player of the Year 2013?

Soulkey (33)
 
59%

TaeJa (10)
 
18%

INnoVation (8)
 
14%

Jaedong (3)
 
5%

Dear (1)
 
2%

sOs (1)
 
2%

other (explain) (0)
 
0%

56 total votes

Your vote: Player of the Year 2013?

(Vote): Dear
(Vote): INnoVation
(Vote): Jaedong
(Vote): sOs
(Vote): Soulkey
(Vote): TaeJa
(Vote): other (explain)



Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Alabasern
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States4005 Posts
February 08 2014 13:46 GMT
#175
I am not worthy.
Support your esport!
Jer99
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada8160 Posts
February 08 2014 13:48 GMT
#176
Nice write up, thanks!
StrategyTaeJa #1 || @TL_Jer99 || "seeker seeked out his seeking"
forsooth
Profile Joined February 2011
United States3648 Posts
February 08 2014 13:52 GMT
#177
Taeja had a good year but comparing it to Mvp's 2011 is a joke.
Conti
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany2516 Posts
February 08 2014 13:52 GMT
#178
All that reddit hate. So delicious.
Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
February 08 2014 13:55 GMT
#179
i mean i can see the argument for Taeja as best player though (even though i disagree, make it most successful player and it's him).

i'm more irritated by the fact they gave nobody the international terran award. it's fine to say terrans outside of Korea didn't really do all that well in 2013, but giving nobody this award makes it sound like TL is just disregarding every single good international terran player that tried their best all year long. it's needlessly disrespectful, just give Happy his award. he was consistent throughout the entire year, had some decent finishes, beat several strong Koreans and showed some very strong play. and the drama stuff is stupid but they have something weird like that every year.
TY <3 Cure <3 Inno <3 Special <3
Tosster
Profile Joined August 2011
Poland299 Posts
February 08 2014 13:57 GMT
#180
Well deserved NaNiwa :D
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