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The Greatest Foreigners of All Time Part 2 - Page 7

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A_needle_jog
Profile Blog Joined December 2015
Korea (South)699 Posts
January 04 2016 16:43 GMT
#121
I just watched some Ret and IdrA games back from WoL. Good times without so many broken units
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Woosixion
Profile Joined February 2012
121 Posts
January 04 2016 16:51 GMT
#122
Predictions for top 5:

5 - Scarlett
4 - HuK
3 - Snute
2 - Naniwa
1 - Stephano
the only way out is through...
A_needle_jog
Profile Blog Joined December 2015
Korea (South)699 Posts
January 04 2016 16:52 GMT
#123
On January 05 2016 01:51 Woosixion wrote:
Predictions for top 5:

5 - Scarlett
4 - HuK
3 - Snute
2 - Naniwa
1 - Stephano


swap Naniwa with Scarlett and I agree
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Xoronius
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany6362 Posts
January 04 2016 16:59 GMT
#124
On January 05 2016 01:52 A_needle_jog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 05 2016 01:51 Woosixion wrote:
Predictions for top 5:

5 - Scarlett
4 - HuK
3 - Snute
2 - Naniwa
1 - Stephano


swap Naniwa with Scarlett and I agree

Or keep Naniwa, where he is and swap Nerchio with Scarlett.
Woosixion
Profile Joined February 2012
121 Posts
January 04 2016 17:04 GMT
#125
Well, correct me if im wrong but i think naniwa was the last foreigner to ever qualify for code S. not only that but he made back to back round of 8's in code S, in addition to all the other stuff he's won making him not just one of the best foreigners but at the time one of the best players in the world period. All the other players on that list except huk got in due to seeds.
And now that i think of it i might rate huk a little higher too because he had something like 6 or 7 code S appearances.
the only way out is through...
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12935 Posts
January 04 2016 17:15 GMT
#126
NaNiwa received a Code S seed for 2012 GSL Season 2
.
Still weird having VortiX and Nerchio so low in the rankings, but I guess they'll still put Stephano #1 in order to make the ranking somehow serious.
WriterMaru
Woosixion
Profile Joined February 2012
121 Posts
January 04 2016 17:21 GMT
#127
Oh, Well still he made good use of his seed by getting to the round of 8 and the next season he actually earned the code S spot. Everyone else pissed their seed away by bombing out in the first round (except huk). And i guess this means huk is the only person to have earned his code s seeds on merit besides idra. Scarlett Snute Nerch Vortix etc have never even seen the inside of da gsl booth. So i might put huk at number 3 actually.
the only way out is through...
Xoronius
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany6362 Posts
January 04 2016 17:39 GMT
#128
On January 05 2016 02:21 Woosixion wrote:
Oh, Well still he made good use of his seed by getting to the round of 8 and the next season he actually earned the code S spot. Everyone else pissed their seed away by bombing out in the first round (except huk). And i guess this means huk is the only person to have earned his code s seeds on merit besides idra. Scarlett Snute Nerch Vortix etc have never even seen the inside of da gsl booth. So i might put huk at number 3 actually.

Not just HuK and Idra (and Jinro obv.); MaNa earned Code S as well, by making it through up&down groups.
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-04 17:55:29
January 04 2016 17:52 GMT
#129
Foreigners in GSL:

O S1 (counting from Ro32): Idra, TLO
O S2 (counting from Ro32): Idra, Loner
O S3 (counting from Ro32): Idra, Ret, Jinro

Jan 11: Idra, Jinro
Mar 11: Idra (W.O.), Jinro

GSL WC (whole tournament was seeded): HuK, White-Ra, DIMAGA, Sen, mOOnGLaDe, TT1, MorroW, Jinro
May 11: Jinro, HuK
GSL ST: Jinro, HuK
Jul 11: HuK
Aug 11: HuK
Oct 11: HuK
Nov 11: HuK
S1 12: Idra (seed), Sen (seed)
S2 12: Naniwa (seed)
S3 12: Naniwa, ThorZaIN (seed)
S4 12: MaNa, Naniwa
S5 12: --
S1 13: HuK, Stephano (seed)

WCS KR S1 13: Stephano (W.O.)

So the last foreigners competing in GSL were HuK and Stephano. Stephano was the last one to qualify but withdrew in favor of WCS EU.
Philozovic
Profile Joined August 2012
France1677 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-04 17:58:55
January 04 2016 17:58 GMT
#130
On January 05 2016 02:39 Xoronius wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 05 2016 02:21 Woosixion wrote:
Oh, Well still he made good use of his seed by getting to the round of 8 and the next season he actually earned the code S spot. Everyone else pissed their seed away by bombing out in the first round (except huk). And i guess this means huk is the only person to have earned his code s seeds on merit besides idra. Scarlett Snute Nerch Vortix etc have never even seen the inside of da gsl booth. So i might put huk at number 3 actually.

Not just HuK and Idra (and Jinro obv.); MaNa earned Code S as well, by making it through up&down groups.


Stephano too qualified for WCS Korea Season 1 2013, he forfeit his spot to play in Europe though

Edit: Damn Big J your APM is way better than mine
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chipmonklord17
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11944 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-04 18:09:35
January 04 2016 18:04 GMT
#131
On January 05 2016 02:52 Big J wrote:
Foreigners in GSL:

O S1 (counting from Ro32): Idra, TLO
O S2 (counting from Ro32): Idra, Loner
O S3 (counting from Ro32): Idra, Ret, Jinro

Jan 11: Idra, Jinro
Mar 11: Idra (W.O.), Jinro

GSL WC (whole tournament was seeded): HuK, White-Ra, DIMAGA, Sen, mOOnGLaDe, TT1, MorroW, Jinro
May 11: Jinro, HuK
GSL ST: Jinro, HuK
Jul 11: HuK
Aug 11: HuK
Oct 11: HuK
Nov 11: HuK
S1 12: Idra (seed), Sen (seed)
S2 12: Naniwa (seed)
S3 12: Naniwa, ThorZaIN (seed)
S4 12: MaNa, Naniwa
S5 12: --
S1 13: HuK, Stephano (seed)

WCS KR S1 13: Stephano (W.O.)

So the last foreigners competing in GSL were HuK and Stephano. Stephano was the last one to qualify but withdrew in favor of WCS EU.


Wasn't it mana who was the last to qualify, albeit by getting a seed in up and downs. I thought stephano got his seed directly to code S

edit, he also went through up and downs,
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-04 18:32:08
January 04 2016 18:27 GMT
#132
On January 05 2016 03:04 chipmonklord17 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 05 2016 02:52 Big J wrote:
Foreigners in GSL:

O S1 (counting from Ro32): Idra, TLO
O S2 (counting from Ro32): Idra, Loner
O S3 (counting from Ro32): Idra, Ret, Jinro

Jan 11: Idra, Jinro
Mar 11: Idra (W.O.), Jinro

GSL WC (whole tournament was seeded): HuK, White-Ra, DIMAGA, Sen, mOOnGLaDe, TT1, MorroW, Jinro
May 11: Jinro, HuK
GSL ST: Jinro, HuK
Jul 11: HuK
Aug 11: HuK
Oct 11: HuK
Nov 11: HuK
S1 12: Idra (seed), Sen (seed)
S2 12: Naniwa (seed)
S3 12: Naniwa, ThorZaIN (seed)
S4 12: MaNa, Naniwa
S5 12: --
S1 13: HuK, Stephano (seed)

WCS KR S1 13: Stephano (W.O.)

So the last foreigners competing in GSL were HuK and Stephano. Stephano was the last one to qualify but withdrew in favor of WCS EU.


Wasn't it mana who was the last to qualify, albeit by getting a seed in up and downs. I thought stephano got his seed directly to code S

edit, he also went through up and downs,


Stephano got a Code S seed for Season 1 WoL 2013, got knocked out in the Ro32 group and then requalified through Up & Downs for the next GSL which was transformed into WCS Korea Season 1. Then he forfeited his spot. I'd say that counts as "qualified".
HuK and MaNa both got seeded into Up & Downs and qualified from there.
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
January 04 2016 18:40 GMT
#133
Idra is #7, a respectable number. I'm glad that he made in onto that ranking, it's god damn necessary.

Jinro could still be higher.
maru lover forever
nimdil
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Poland3764 Posts
January 04 2016 19:25 GMT
#134
It will be weird with Scarlett in top 5 without a single premier title to her name but all things considered there's no way around it.
nimdil
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Poland3764 Posts
January 04 2016 19:26 GMT
#135
On January 05 2016 03:40 Incognoto wrote:
Idra is #7, a respectable number. I'm glad that he made in onto that ranking, it's god damn necessary.

Jinro could still be higher.

He could have been disqualified from ranking for bet behaviour The old Idra-originating flames would burn anew.
eXeYukon
Profile Blog Joined July 2013
45 Posts
January 04 2016 19:30 GMT
#136
On January 04 2016 05:40 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Idra at 7th, that's higher than I expected.

So top 5 from here has to be

5. Scarlett
4. Snute
3. Huk
2. Naniwa
1. Stephano



I Don't know I feel like Idra is right where he should be. People forget how dominate he was in early sc2 before he went on tilt.
Mozdk
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark6989 Posts
January 04 2016 20:48 GMT
#137
On January 04 2016 05:40 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Idra at 7th, that's higher than I expected.

So top 5 from here has to be

5. Scarlett
4. Snute
3. Huk
2. Naniwa
1. Stephano


Naniwa over Stephano for GSL runs.
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Sogetsu
Profile Joined July 2011
514 Posts
January 04 2016 21:03 GMT
#138
I never liked Naniwa neither Stephano, but I must agree that Stephano is the best foreigner BY FAR.
There was an after and before from Stephano in the whole game and scene, and even if he got pwned few times badly by koreans, the Naniwa pwnage was even worse...

I can not see how Stephano could be lower than Naniwa in the rank... seriosly, Stephano #1.
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Kompicek
Profile Joined May 2008
Czech Republic245 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-04 21:36:55
January 04 2016 21:24 GMT
#139
Lol Idra before Mana/Nerchio. I hope seriously hope this ranking is just a bad joke.
Kompicek
Profile Joined May 2008
Czech Republic245 Posts
January 04 2016 21:40 GMT
#140
On January 04 2016 13:42 ETisME wrote:
I have never seen mana played well at all somehow

How many foreigners have that many first and second places in majors as mana does?
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