On February 26 2015 08:57 Zealously wrote:
That's what I thought as well, but the BW historians tell me it's a mockery (wordplay) of YellOw - his name is Hong Jin Ho, and the line of second places made him Kong Jin Ho.

On February 26 2015 08:58 Lazare1969 wrote:
Kong (콩), which means bean, is a play on YellOw's surname Hong (홍).

Thanks for the info you two

Undead1993

Germany17651 Posts

February 26 2015 00:45 GMT

#29

poor squirtle it breaks my heart

AskJoshy

United States1625 Posts

February 26 2015 00:46 GMT

#30

I'd like to nominate KiWiKaKi for honorable Kong mention for foreigners.

2nd place MLG Raleigh 2010 to HuK
2nd place MLG Dallas 2011 to NaNiwa (he didn't lose a single game except to NaNiwa in this tournament, and beat IdrA, HuK, SeleCT, Socke, etc.)
2nd place IPL 1 to IdrA

oo_Wonderful_oo

The land of freedom23126 Posts

February 26 2015 01:00 GMT

#31

The players who became the final sacrifices to the glory of the Champions

God damn it, this sentence is too powerful.
Wonderful article, those 4 are legendary anyway, who cares about championships when you have legacy which is glued to only few chosen ones.

Muffloe

Sweden6061 Posts

February 26 2015 01:07 GMT

#32

Nice to see Squirtle getting some attention!

The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

February 26 2015 01:08 GMT

#33

On February 26 2015 10:00 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:

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God damn it, this sentence is too powerful.
Wonderful article, those 4 are legendary anyway, who cares about championships when you have legacy which is glued to only few chosen ones.

Yeah, nobody can take away the glory of MKP²'s tears. It's legendary

aRyuujin

United States5049 Posts

February 26 2015 01:12 GMT

#34

you skipped stork and fantasy

Maxd11

United States680 Posts

February 26 2015 01:14 GMT

#35

I'm one of the best in my silver league. Why am I not on this list?

Dragoonstorm7

United States599 Posts

February 26 2015 01:20 GMT

#36

Awesome article, thanks

Alucen-Will-

United States4054 Posts

February 26 2015 01:21 GMT

#37

This article seemed to be largely focused around the idea and image of the term "kong" than it was a list of so-called kong's. Certainly some individuals may be deserving of the title, but I think that is besides the term. From what I gather each member recognized here represents certain aspects of the idea of a kong, be it a rising star (squirtle) falling to a legend, two icons of a time (BoxeR)(Yell0w) and their competitive relationship, Marineking and his trademark emotional breakdowns, and soO, the "perfect" player who cannot get beyond a mental block.

Yorkie

United States12612 Posts

February 26 2015 01:30 GMT

#38

On February 26 2015 09:15 Zealously wrote:

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Le Clos vs Phelps

If Phelps's lane was a half meter longer he woulda won. Same thing happened to him that happened to Cavic in 2008 haha

KingofdaHipHop

United States25602 Posts

February 26 2015 01:33 GMT

#39

Really great read, soO was the only one I really was around to see, but his style being "perfection" really stuck out to me, and sometimes I always think about when I think of him. 6 finals in one year and not winning any of them while showing the best mechanics, army control, and arguably even decision making of 2014, it's incredible to think about. Thanks for the writeup Zealously!