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On August 16 2018 15:07 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On August 16 2018 14:50 fishjie wrote:
daaaaaamn neeb doesn't want serral to get all the glory. advancing to the ro8 is nothing to sneeze at. i believe only liquid jinro was the only foreigner to ever make it to the ro4 twice, no one else has gotten that far?
very exciting times Naniwa is the most successful in terms of GSL depth imo, but he and Jinro (and even IdrA) all had amazing runs 
naniwa and stephano were both beasts in a time of no region lock, competing in stacked tournaments and winning/dominating. jinro though was a pioneer and made two back to back semifinals, which etched his name among the legends. idra was meh, i remember him for rage quitting to huk hallucinated void rays and rage quitting after mma destroyed his own CC LOL!
serral and neeb both look very legit though. remove the region lock and give them a chance to prove themselves like naniwa and stephano did
also lol at the savagery in this thread
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For all you guys who are feeling bad for Reynor, I just want to remind you that the guy has just turned 16 and has a supernova-bright future ahead of him. Look at Serral, our foreigner God, and Neeb who came before him -- they both played in WCS for some years before they started hitting those championship belts. Remeber that long, long period of time where Serral was breaking the ladder to pieces but wasn't winning anything? It takes time and experience on the biggest stages to figure out how to convert talent and ability to actual winnings.
And yeah, GSL is notoriously unforgiving. Just off the top of my head, I remember InNoVation, Rouge and Classic were all eliminated from the RO32 at times where they seemed favorite to win the whole thing. I think it says a lot about Maru's experience on the GSL stage that he managed to advance after nearly being taken down by Reynor. And he did it in a similar fashion against Keen, when was it, the season before last? Just kept his cool and cheesed his way out of a tough situation and into the RO16.
So, basically what I'm saying is that I expect Reynor to continue getting eliminated in the most frustrating ways for at least a while more. But if he keeps this up, in another year or two he'll be even stronger than current-day Serral. And he'll achieve these heights at an even younger age than Serral and Neeb did. God only knows how much better Serral would be in another two years, but I have a feeling Reynor is following a trajectory that ends at a ten-feet neon sign that reads "Bonjwa."
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On August 17 2018 10:25 Phredxor wrote:Show nested quote +On August 17 2018 09:33 LSN wrote:On August 16 2018 09:25 Rodya wrote:
The fact that he had the audacity to taunt Maru, the greatest player alive despite his limping into the ro8 with a lucky bracket speaks wonders about his character. I haven't followed Starcraft 2 the past 2-3 years so much. Would you please tell me who was greatest player alive before maru became it this year? Taeja.
Love you.
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On August 16 2018 10:45 Rodya wrote:Show nested quote +On August 16 2018 10:23 StasisField wrote:On August 16 2018 09:25 Rodya wrote:
To get to ro8, Neeb beat: Losira, aliVe, Impact, Reynor
To get to ro8 season 1, Scarlett beat: Innovation, Rogue, Billowy, Zest
Neeb just got very very lucky with his road to ro8. He will be very promptly dealt with by whoever his opponent is. The fact that he had the audacity to taunt Maru, the greatest player alive despite his limping into the ro8 with a lucky bracket speaks wonders about his character.
Not to mention Maru rocked him in both games without breaking a sweat. You're mad that Neeb decided to show some personality and have banter by calling out Maru for only playing early game-centric builds vs him? Are you for real lol Why would we try and put down a player for doing what players in every other competition do? That just makes no sense to me Calling out Maru? Are you kidding me? If neeb was a player of Maru's caliber I could see where you're coming from perhaps, but Neeb is no where close to Maru's skill level. It's not banter it's delusion, thinking that his inability to survive past 3 minutes means hes not the worst player to make ro8 in years. Personality? Neeb's "personality" is a chain of forced awkward statements. He doesn't look "cool" for what he said, he looks like an angsty child who can't accept being outclassed. I'm sorry but it's just disrespectful to taunt the reigning champion and favorite to win the tournament, especially after getting soaked. Notice that when Dark loses, he doesn't disrespect his opponents, he's respectful and just practices to get better. Show nested quote +On August 16 2018 10:02 AxiomBlurr wrote:On August 16 2018 09:25 Rodya wrote:
To get to ro8, Neeb beat: Losira, aliVe, Impact, Reynor
To get to ro8 season 1, Scarlett beat: Innovation, Rogue, Billowy, Zest
Neeb just got very very lucky with his road to ro8. He will be very promptly dealt with by whoever his opponent is. The fact that he had the audacity to taunt Maru, the greatest player alive despite his limping into the ro8 with a lucky bracket speaks wonders about his character.
Not to mention Maru rocked him in both games without breaking a sweat. Time and tides. I had Maru and Impact getting through this bracket, I was wrong, I take it you were too? Neeb's banter is banter, but the constant proxy 2 rax openings by Maru deserve to be made fun of...no??? When you lose to someone in competition - you don't make fun of them. You should accept the loss and be respectful to the one who defeated you. That's basic tournament ettiquitte, especially when the one who defeated you is considered to be the best and tournament favorite. edit: if a mod could delete my empty post below, that'd be appreciated, I made two consecutive posts when I should have just made one stacked post.
I just re-watched the interview.... maybe you should go back on your meds dude. He soft spokenly said that Maru did not let him get to the mid-game. He didn't make fun of him at all.
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I was pleased and slightly surprised that I did not see “User was warned for this post” after Torrefy’s brutal takedown.
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On August 18 2018 05:33 nadavu wrote:
I remember InNoVation, Rouge and Classic were all eliminated from the RO32 at times where they seemed favorite to win the whole thing.
INnoVation has never been eliminated in the ro32
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Damn, Reynor almost got it. So close!
It could have been the upset of the month. I hope Reynor does not get discouraged and instead tears through the bracket the next time. Go go!
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