iAsonu eliminates GuMiho & Stats on Day 1 of IEM Shanghai…

YamiRi

152 Posts

July 28 2017 01:38 GMT

#21

On July 28 2017 03:59 fishjie wrote:
damnit now i'm even more sad soo could not beat gumiho in the GSL. rogue beat gumiho and now even a random foreigner could beat gumiho? wow

let's just say no one could beat gumiho in bo7 then..

Alienship

China27 Posts

July 28 2017 02:37 GMT

#22

On July 28 2017 10:32 Killmo wrote:

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I'm sorry, but under what circumstance could eliminating the two most recent GSL Code S champions be deemed anything but impressive?

Beating two GSL champions are IMPRESSIVE, under whatever circumstances. However, whether such deed is positive or negative, largely depends on the viewer. I, for one, consider iA beating Stats negatively impressive, since iA pulled out plays like all-ins. If iA defeats Stats in the style of macro game, I would think differently of him, but he did not.
I will say this, after this IEM, Korean players will definitely take these international players more seriously. They are not as weak as they were before.

Raineeb

Philippines39 Posts

July 28 2017 02:45 GMT

#23

This just means IAsonu is good but his mettle is yet to be tested. It's too early to tell if he is now a powerhouse player.

maitiky

Czech Republic54 Posts

July 28 2017 04:43 GMT

#24

Cheese, all-in or macro, it doesn't matter. All of it is part of the game. That's what makes SC interesting. If someone managed to beat a better player with cheese, so be it, it's primarily fault of the better player that he wasn't prepared for this possibility. Maybe Stats will learn his lesson, when he sees that many players cheese/all-in against him. If he won't, well he doesn't deserve to win then. And I'm saying that as a big Stats' fan. Rogue placing that proxy hatchery right under the ramp on Ascension to Aiur was just absurd, but it worked, cause Stats just doesn't scout until with adepts. Does that make Rogue a worse player? No, he just played with high risk - high reward mindset. Nothing wrong here.

usopsama

6502 Posts

July 28 2017 05:44 GMT

#25

On July 28 2017 03:01 CxWiLL wrote:
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I loled. Jesus fucking christ.

The lady is telling him to get off, right? I can't hear it very well.

pvsnp

7676 Posts

July 28 2017 06:50 GMT

#26

On July 28 2017 13:43 maitiky wrote:
Cheese, all-in or macro, it doesn't matter. All of it is part of the game. That's what makes SC interesting. If someone managed to beat a better player with cheese, so be it, it's primarily fault of the better player that he wasn't prepared for this possibility. Maybe Stats will learn his lesson, when he sees that many players cheese/all-in against him. If he won't, well he doesn't deserve to win then. And I'm saying that as a big Stats' fan. Rogue placing that proxy hatchery right under the ramp on Ascension to Aiur was just absurd, but it worked, cause Stats just doesn't scout until with adepts. Does that make Rogue a worse player? No, he just played with high risk - high reward mindset. Nothing wrong here.

Well put. Cheese is part of the game, and no matter how strong your macro play is, if you can't defend cheese then you don't deserve to win.

fronkschnonk

Germany622 Posts

July 28 2017 07:37 GMT

#27

On July 28 2017 03:59 fishjie wrote:
damnit now i'm even more sad soo could not beat gumiho in the GSL. rogue beat gumiho and now even a random foreigner could beat gumiho? wow

There's a reason why Gumiho is called the build-master. He prepared insanely well against his opponents in GSL but this is not possible for an weekend tournament.