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Road to BlizzCon 2017: The Great Power Rank - Page 2

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Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16089 Posts
October 10 2017 17:58 GMT
#21
16. TRUE
15. Kelazhur
14. Special
13. Snute
12. Nerchio
11. Elazer
10. soO
9. Gumiho
8. Serral
7. Neeb
6. herO
5. TY
4. Dark
3. Stats
2. Rogue
1. Bonjwa
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2223 Posts
October 10 2017 18:06 GMT
#22
I always look forward to the blizzcon previews, thank you.
FlaSh MMA INnoVation FanTaSy MKP TY Ryung | soO Dark Rogue | HuK PartinG Stork State
Hadronsbecrazy
Profile Joined September 2013
United Kingdom551 Posts
October 10 2017 18:24 GMT
#23
Kelagod is last FeelsBadMan

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No need Build Orders, Only Micro,Favourite Players: Maru, Zest, soOjwa , CJherO
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
October 10 2017 18:48 GMT
#24
I predict herO and Gumiho will be ranked far higher than they should be. Also that Rogue will be ranked number 1 when it should be Inno
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
lastride
Profile Joined April 2014
2390 Posts
October 10 2017 18:57 GMT
#25
lol Kelazhur in Classic out
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
October 10 2017 19:17 GMT
#26
On October 11 2017 03:48 Fango wrote:
I predict herO and Gumiho will be ranked far higher than they should be. Also that Rogue will be ranked number 1 when it should be Inno

herO I think has a good case for best Protoss atm, gvien his performance at the Super Tournament. Gumiho has been pretty unimpressive recently, I'd say he's probably the weakest Korean at Blizzcon. Rogue and Inno are very evenly matched, I could see either one as #1.
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Shuffleblade
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden1903 Posts
October 10 2017 19:34 GMT
#27
My opinion:

16. Kelazhur
15. TRUE
14. Nerchio
13. Elazer
12. Snute
11 SpeCial
10. Serral
9. Neeb
8. TY
7. Stats
6. soO
5. GuMiho
4. Dark
3. herO
2. Rogue
1. INnoVation

Cheering for Rogue, soO, Serral and Neeb especially =)
Maru, Bomber, TY, Dear, Classic, DeParture and Rogue!
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16089 Posts
October 10 2017 19:44 GMT
#28
On October 11 2017 04:17 pvsnp wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2017 03:48 Fango wrote:
I predict herO and Gumiho will be ranked far higher than they should be. Also that Rogue will be ranked number 1 when it should be Inno

herO I think has a good case for best Protoss atm, gvien his performance at the Super Tournament. Gumiho has been pretty unimpressive recently, I'd say he's probably the weakest Korean at Blizzcon. Rogue and Inno are very evenly matched, I could see either one as #1.

I think soO is the weakest korean, he really didn't look impressive lately
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
October 10 2017 19:49 GMT
#29
On October 11 2017 04:17 pvsnp wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2017 03:48 Fango wrote:
I predict herO and Gumiho will be ranked far higher than they should be. Also that Rogue will be ranked number 1 when it should be Inno

herO I think has a good case for best Protoss atm, gvien his performance at the Super Tournament. Gumiho has been pretty unimpressive recently, I'd say he's probably the weakest Korean at Blizzcon. Rogue and Inno are very evenly matched, I could see either one as #1.


herO's results have a clear pattern. Brilliance at quick weekenders (ST1/2, Shangai), but failure at the bigger/longer running events (he did poorly in Katowice, SSL premier, and only made GSL playoffs once). I don't expect anything special from him at blizzcon.

And I know I'm bringing my bias up again, but I think Inno beats out Rogue. Yes Rogue beat him 3-2 at ST2, but he basically got 2 free maps against mech (I don't think any terran can beat Rogue with mech tbh). If Inno was smarter and played bio I think he edges out Rogue ever so slightly
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-10-10 19:59:56
October 10 2017 19:56 GMT
#30
On October 11 2017 04:44 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2017 04:17 pvsnp wrote:
On October 11 2017 03:48 Fango wrote:
I predict herO and Gumiho will be ranked far higher than they should be. Also that Rogue will be ranked number 1 when it should be Inno

herO I think has a good case for best Protoss atm, gvien his performance at the Super Tournament. Gumiho has been pretty unimpressive recently, I'd say he's probably the weakest Korean at Blizzcon. Rogue and Inno are very evenly matched, I could see either one as #1.

I think soO is the weakest korean, he really didn't look impressive lately

He did defeat Stats at the Super Tournament, and his ZvZ is always among the best. I have a hard time imagining him losing in the Ro16 at Blizzcon.

Gumiho on the other hand I could see falling in the Ro16.

On October 11 2017 04:49 Fango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2017 04:17 pvsnp wrote:
On October 11 2017 03:48 Fango wrote:
I predict herO and Gumiho will be ranked far higher than they should be. Also that Rogue will be ranked number 1 when it should be Inno

herO I think has a good case for best Protoss atm, gvien his performance at the Super Tournament. Gumiho has been pretty unimpressive recently, I'd say he's probably the weakest Korean at Blizzcon. Rogue and Inno are very evenly matched, I could see either one as #1.


herO's results have a clear pattern. Brilliance at quick weekenders (ST1/2, Shangai), but failure at the bigger/longer running events (he did poorly in Katowice, SSL premier, and only made GSL playoffs once). I don't expect anything special from him at blizzcon.

And I know I'm bringing my bias up again, but I think Inno beats out Rogue. Yes Rogue beat him 3-2 at ST2, but he basically got 2 free maps against mech (I don't think any terran can beat Rogue with mech tbh). If Inno was smarter and played bio I think he edges out Rogue ever so slightly

Blizzcon is a short tournament, even though it does last slightly longer than a weekender. Agreed on the mech freewins, but Rogue's ZvBio is also insanely strong. I do tend to favor Inno slightly in bio TvZ though. That being said, with LBH + the current map pool favoring Zerg, I could understand an argument for Rogue at #1.

I would say Dark's ZvBio is actually better than Rogue's, but Rogue has superior ZvP and ZvMech. Dark is the clear pick for #3 imo.
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Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-10-10 21:57:13
October 10 2017 21:51 GMT
#31
On October 11 2017 04:56 pvsnp wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2017 04:49 Fango wrote:
On October 11 2017 04:17 pvsnp wrote:
On October 11 2017 03:48 Fango wrote:
I predict herO and Gumiho will be ranked far higher than they should be. Also that Rogue will be ranked number 1 when it should be Inno

herO I think has a good case for best Protoss atm, gvien his performance at the Super Tournament. Gumiho has been pretty unimpressive recently, I'd say he's probably the weakest Korean at Blizzcon. Rogue and Inno are very evenly matched, I could see either one as #1.


herO's results have a clear pattern. Brilliance at quick weekenders (ST1/2, Shangai), but failure at the bigger/longer running events (he did poorly in Katowice, SSL premier, and only made GSL playoffs once). I don't expect anything special from him at blizzcon.

And I know I'm bringing my bias up again, but I think Inno beats out Rogue. Yes Rogue beat him 3-2 at ST2, but he basically got 2 free maps against mech (I don't think any terran can beat Rogue with mech tbh). If Inno was smarter and played bio I think he edges out Rogue ever so slightly

Blizzcon is a short tournament, even though it does last slightly longer than a weekender. Agreed on the mech freewins, but Rogue's ZvBio is also insanely strong. I do tend to favor Inno slightly in bio TvZ though. That being said, with LBH + the current map pool favoring Zerg, I could understand an argument for Rogue at #1.

I would say Dark's ZvBio is actually better than Rogue's, but Rogue has superior ZvP and ZvMech. Dark is the clear pick for #3 imo.


Blizzcon is technically a weekender, but it's still on a much larger/longer level than the others. What makes herO better in weekenders, is the fact that the players haven't spent days/weeks practicing specific builds to play against him (like they would in a starleague).

But until you reach the ro4 at blizzcon, it's almost the same as GSL in terms of how long you get to prepare (better than GSL in terms of group stages, as each group is played over 2 days). And also, like GSL, every single match is top priority for the players involved (lilbow isn't in this one), and they will dedicate most (if not all) practice hours to it.

And although we haven't seen Dark vs mech recently, I'd like to think it's decent. During his match in GSL against Inno he wasn't at all prepared for the comp.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
PuddleZerg
Profile Joined August 2015
United States82 Posts
October 10 2017 22:58 GMT
#32
You haven't even finished that fantasy story line?
"Weapons grade autism" - Destiny
Boggyb
Profile Joined January 2017
2855 Posts
October 11 2017 03:59 GMT
#33
On October 11 2017 04:17 pvsnp wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2017 03:48 Fango wrote:
I predict herO and Gumiho will be ranked far higher than they should be. Also that Rogue will be ranked number 1 when it should be Inno

herO I think has a good case for best Protoss atm, gvien his performance at the Super Tournament. Gumiho has been pretty unimpressive recently, I'd say he's probably the weakest Korean at Blizzcon. Rogue and Inno are very evenly matched, I could see either one as #1.

You think Gumiho is below TY? Maybe TY has done something in some small online tournament lately, but as I don't pay attention to those, my last memory of him is failing to qualify for the super tournament.
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
October 11 2017 05:33 GMT
#34
TY's death at Dark's hands is all you need to see to know he should't be placed in top 5.
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
FrkFrJss
Profile Joined April 2015
Canada1208 Posts
October 11 2017 05:35 GMT
#35
I remember Gumi getting knocked out of the Ting Open by a combined score of 6-2 by Elazer. It's an online tournament, sure, but I doubt any top 8 Koreans wants to lose 6-2 to a foreigner.

I just feel like TY has had an overall more solid year than Gumi, and neither of them did particularly well in the ST 2.
"Keep Moving Forward" - Walt Disney
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
October 11 2017 05:48 GMT
#36
On October 11 2017 14:35 FrkFrJss wrote:
I remember Gumi getting knocked out of the Ting Open by a combined score of 6-2 by Elazer. It's an online tournament, sure, but I doubt any top 8 Koreans wants to lose 6-2 to a foreigner.

I just feel like TY has had an overall more solid year than Gumi, and neither of them did particularly well in the ST 2.


And to add to that Elazer's ZvT is his worst match-up by a significant margin.
Mun_Su
Profile Joined December 2012
France2063 Posts
October 11 2017 06:27 GMT
#37
On October 11 2017 14:48 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2017 14:35 FrkFrJss wrote:
I remember Gumi getting knocked out of the Ting Open by a combined score of 6-2 by Elazer. It's an online tournament, sure, but I doubt any top 8 Koreans wants to lose 6-2 to a foreigner.

I just feel like TY has had an overall more solid year than Gumi, and neither of them did particularly well in the ST 2.


And to add to that Elazer's ZvT is his worst match-up by a significant margin.


Inno 2-0d him harshly yesterday
INno <3 - TY - Maru - Taeja - Rain <3 - Classic <3 - Stephano <3 - soO <3 - Soulkey - Dark - SERRAL =O / END REGION LOCK
FrkFrJss
Profile Joined April 2015
Canada1208 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-10-11 07:12:00
October 11 2017 07:11 GMT
#38
On October 11 2017 14:48 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2017 14:35 FrkFrJss wrote:
I remember Gumi getting knocked out of the Ting Open by a combined score of 6-2 by Elazer. It's an online tournament, sure, but I doubt any top 8 Koreans wants to lose 6-2 to a foreigner.

I just feel like TY has had an overall more solid year than Gumi, and neither of them did particularly well in the ST 2.


And to add to that Elazer's ZvT is his worst match-up by a significant margin.


Actually, I'm not sure it is his worst matchup.

Looking solely at his versus Korean results just in 2017, his vP and vT matchups are relatively similar, and his vZ matchup is his worst matchup by far. Of course, this is inflated by him beating up on Keen and aLive, and he's only played 44 maps total against Korean Terrans (online and offline).

This lines up with his results against foreigners, with his vP and vT having similar (if inflated) results with his vZ being his worst matchup by a large margin.
"Keep Moving Forward" - Walt Disney
Diabolique
Profile Joined June 2015
Czech Republic5118 Posts
October 11 2017 10:24 GMT
#39
I somehow still believe that because of Illness or something similar, one of the Koreans will not be able to go to BlizzCon, so sOs will play as a substitute. So I am wondering, where will you put sOs in that ranking ...
sOs | Rogue | Maru | Trap | Scarlett | Snute | MC
engesser1
Profile Blog Joined December 2016
264 Posts
October 11 2017 11:09 GMT
#40
I like personal predictions! So here is my:
16. Kelazhur (foreigner #7)
15. Nerchio (foreigner #6)
14. Snute (foreigner #5)
13. Elazer (foreigner #4)
12. Serral (foreigner #3)
11. SpeCial (foreigner #2)
10. Neeb (foreigner #1)
09. TRUE (tricky and fun to watch, but a little bit weak today)
08. Stats (greedy and hungry, can loss everything)
07. soO (the most stability, but nothing special, but he is lovely man)
06. herO (cheeky as always)
05. TY (mastermind, smooth and cool with everything)
04. INnoVation (standart as a usual morning, but robotic cold heart, engine oil and nuts)
03. GuMiho (mastermind, bag of builds)
02. Dark (mastermind of mastermind)
01. Rogue (mastermind of mastermind of mastermind, he beat 3-0 Maru)
Maru, he is the reason why i'm still playing and watching sc2
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