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Neeb wins KeSPA Cup - Page 8

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CometNine
Profile Joined March 2012
New Zealand87 Posts
October 03 2016 19:54 GMT
#141
Something special watching this and losing sleep over it, haha.
Soooo happy that Neeb won and the quality of the competition wasn't exactly pushover either.

The lad's humility during this tournament was really nice to see. I wish him continued success in future!
"Building Armour Upgrade is the new meta" - Gretorp (2012)
Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
October 03 2016 20:02 GMT
#142
If only Neeb hadn't cheesed out literal god Pet.
Psychobabas
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
2531 Posts
October 03 2016 20:10 GMT
#143
Congratulations!
TheHumanLife
Profile Joined September 2016
138 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-10-03 20:44:44
October 03 2016 20:34 GMT
#144
he deserves it. the pvp and disrupter master Neeb.

Chokes to uThermal and Mlord. Beats Rogue and Stats. Neeb wtf are you?


he got much better after practicing in Korea. He 6-1ed uThermal in recent 2 tournaments. You can't compare months ago Neeb, and current Neeb. :D
Snorkels
Profile Joined May 2011
United States1015 Posts
October 03 2016 20:50 GMT
#145
On October 03 2016 23:07 thecrazymunchkin wrote:
Other titles considered were "Neeb Wins KeSPA Cup: Many a TL Poster Humiliated by Result" and "Faceless Foreigner steals Korean Money"

Sick write-up, thank you.

I caught the Stats series on O'Gaming for g4, I'm looking forward to the VODs of this one.

gg wp Neeb!
papaz
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden4149 Posts
October 03 2016 20:54 GMT
#146
Neebs PvP is off the charts but thats about it. He made it through PvP.

-KG-
Profile Joined October 2012
Denmark1218 Posts
October 03 2016 20:57 GMT
#147
Went straight home from work - found the VODS without looking at the spoiler headlines and watched them all. Can't believe what Neeb accomplished here! Not only did he win, but he actually outplayed his opponents...not by cheesing at the right moments or winning by lucky build orders - but by OUTPLAYING them! Amazing considering everyone thought it was impossible.

Congratulations Neeb - can't wait to see more games in the future.

On a sidenote, there were some seriously entertaining PvPs in this tournament (although the finals were very disruptor heavy).
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Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12906 Posts
October 03 2016 21:00 GMT
#148
On October 04 2016 03:56 BisuDagger wrote:
Great job Neeb! Now compare the difficulty of this run versus Jinro's runs in the GSL where he made the semifinals.

Polt was right when saying Jinro was overrated or something like that tho :x.
WriterMaru
LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
October 03 2016 21:02 GMT
#149
The underestimation by Stats was very interesting. He should have won that series by every stretch but he hit god tier levels of overconfidence. Going disruptor vs disruptor against the player who does it on a regular basis was just...is there a word to describe that level of mistake. Had he played more aggressive, possibly cheesey in games 2 and 3. Instead of going blink stalker pressure into "uh I guess I'll get upgrades and disruptors?" (which makes absolutely ZERO SENSEhe likely would have rolled over him. After that series I doubt anyone thought Trap was going to beat Neeb.
If all men were created equal there would be no reason to declare it.
LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
October 03 2016 21:03 GMT
#150
On October 04 2016 05:54 papaz wrote:
Neebs PvP is off the charts but thats about it. He made it through PvP.



Almost as funny as Fruitdealer winning the first GSL because he never had to play a ZvZ
If all men were created equal there would be no reason to declare it.
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
October 03 2016 21:05 GMT
#151
I wonder if the system in Korea has begun to fail, thinking about how and why Byun and Neeb were able to win such big tournaments in this time period. I think the motivation level is falling for a lot pro's on Kespa teams, with all the rumors of disbandment and Proleague ending.

Of course I'm not trying to take away from their wins, they absolutely deserve it. It's interesting to see the rise of players who don't have that system in place and how they can now find success.
LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
October 03 2016 21:08 GMT
#152
On October 04 2016 06:05 Dodgin wrote:
I wonder if the system in Korea has begun to fail, thinking about how and why Byun and Neeb were able to win such big tournaments in this time period. I think the motivation level is falling for a lot pro's on Kespa teams, with all the rumors of disbandment and Proleague ending.

Of course I'm not trying to take away from their wins, they absolutely deserve it. It's interesting to see the rise of players who don't have that system in place and how they can now find success.


Byun won through very solid mechanics, nothing weird about that. Neeb won through PvP and his opponents doing really really bad research agaisnt him which he took advantage of. Nothing to do with motivation.
If all men were created equal there would be no reason to declare it.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12906 Posts
October 03 2016 21:08 GMT
#153
On October 04 2016 06:05 Dodgin wrote:
I wonder if the system in Korea has begun to fail, thinking about how and why Byun and Neeb were able to win such big tournaments in this time period. I think the motivation level is falling for a lot pro's on Kespa teams, with all the rumors of disbandment and Proleague ending.

Of course I'm not trying to take away from their wins, they absolutely deserve it. It's interesting to see the rise of players who don't have that system in place and how they can now find success.

I dunno for Neeb but ByuN's mechanics are worth more than being in a kespa house. Plus he can practice with Neeb anyways
WriterMaru
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16021 Posts
October 03 2016 21:17 GMT
#154
On October 04 2016 06:08 LongShot27 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2016 06:05 Dodgin wrote:
I wonder if the system in Korea has begun to fail, thinking about how and why Byun and Neeb were able to win such big tournaments in this time period. I think the motivation level is falling for a lot pro's on Kespa teams, with all the rumors of disbandment and Proleague ending.

Of course I'm not trying to take away from their wins, they absolutely deserve it. It's interesting to see the rise of players who don't have that system in place and how they can now find success.


Byun won through very solid mechanics, nothing weird about that. Neeb won through PvP and his opponents doing really really bad research agaisnt him which he took advantage of. Nothing to do with motivation.

if they were more motivated they may have done more research about him.
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
October 03 2016 21:20 GMT
#155
On October 04 2016 06:17 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2016 06:08 LongShot27 wrote:
On October 04 2016 06:05 Dodgin wrote:
I wonder if the system in Korea has begun to fail, thinking about how and why Byun and Neeb were able to win such big tournaments in this time period. I think the motivation level is falling for a lot pro's on Kespa teams, with all the rumors of disbandment and Proleague ending.

Of course I'm not trying to take away from their wins, they absolutely deserve it. It's interesting to see the rise of players who don't have that system in place and how they can now find success.


Byun won through very solid mechanics, nothing weird about that. Neeb won through PvP and his opponents doing really really bad research agaisnt him which he took advantage of. Nothing to do with motivation.

if they were more motivated they may have done more research about him.


Or they did what Korean top tier players do. Think this one is in the bag so they focus on players they are more worried about.
If all men were created equal there would be no reason to declare it.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12906 Posts
October 03 2016 21:25 GMT
#156
On October 04 2016 06:20 LongShot27 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2016 06:17 Charoisaur wrote:
On October 04 2016 06:08 LongShot27 wrote:
On October 04 2016 06:05 Dodgin wrote:
I wonder if the system in Korea has begun to fail, thinking about how and why Byun and Neeb were able to win such big tournaments in this time period. I think the motivation level is falling for a lot pro's on Kespa teams, with all the rumors of disbandment and Proleague ending.

Of course I'm not trying to take away from their wins, they absolutely deserve it. It's interesting to see the rise of players who don't have that system in place and how they can now find success.


Byun won through very solid mechanics, nothing weird about that. Neeb won through PvP and his opponents doing really really bad research agaisnt him which he took advantage of. Nothing to do with motivation.

if they were more motivated they may have done more research about him.


Or they did what Korean top tier players do. Think this one is in the bag so they focus on players they are more worried about.

Not like it's hard to guess he's going to play disruptors again in the next game.
They were just outclassed in PvP, which is weird considering the number of KR protoss going to Blizzcon.
WriterMaru
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55561 Posts
October 03 2016 21:27 GMT
#157
On October 04 2016 06:25 Poopi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2016 06:20 LongShot27 wrote:
On October 04 2016 06:17 Charoisaur wrote:
On October 04 2016 06:08 LongShot27 wrote:
On October 04 2016 06:05 Dodgin wrote:
I wonder if the system in Korea has begun to fail, thinking about how and why Byun and Neeb were able to win such big tournaments in this time period. I think the motivation level is falling for a lot pro's on Kespa teams, with all the rumors of disbandment and Proleague ending.

Of course I'm not trying to take away from their wins, they absolutely deserve it. It's interesting to see the rise of players who don't have that system in place and how they can now find success.


Byun won through very solid mechanics, nothing weird about that. Neeb won through PvP and his opponents doing really really bad research agaisnt him which he took advantage of. Nothing to do with motivation.

if they were more motivated they may have done more research about him.


Or they did what Korean top tier players do. Think this one is in the bag so they focus on players they are more worried about.

Not like it's hard to guess he's going to play disruptors again in the next game.
They were just outclassed in PvP, which is weird considering the number of KR protoss going to Blizzcon.

Honestly from how PvP in Korea looked in the past few months, they're probably not used to both players surviving past the "mass adept" stage.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
October 03 2016 21:28 GMT
#158
On October 04 2016 06:25 Poopi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2016 06:20 LongShot27 wrote:
On October 04 2016 06:17 Charoisaur wrote:
On October 04 2016 06:08 LongShot27 wrote:
On October 04 2016 06:05 Dodgin wrote:
I wonder if the system in Korea has begun to fail, thinking about how and why Byun and Neeb were able to win such big tournaments in this time period. I think the motivation level is falling for a lot pro's on Kespa teams, with all the rumors of disbandment and Proleague ending.

Of course I'm not trying to take away from their wins, they absolutely deserve it. It's interesting to see the rise of players who don't have that system in place and how they can now find success.


Byun won through very solid mechanics, nothing weird about that. Neeb won through PvP and his opponents doing really really bad research agaisnt him which he took advantage of. Nothing to do with motivation.

if they were more motivated they may have done more research about him.


Or they did what Korean top tier players do. Think this one is in the bag so they focus on players they are more worried about.

Not like it's hard to guess he's going to play disruptors again in the next game.
They were just outclassed in PvP, which is weird considering the number of KR protoss going to Blizzcon.


Trap and Zest were outclassed, Stats pulled the old "He can't beat me, im going to out disruptor him" and was dumbfounded.
If all men were created equal there would be no reason to declare it.
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
October 03 2016 21:29 GMT
#159
Was it just one week ago when people were posting that Neeb would get crushed without winning a single map?
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12906 Posts
October 03 2016 21:30 GMT
#160
The NA PvT disruptor training finally paying off :D.
WriterMaru
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