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March 7th, 2019 18:06 GMT

Power Rank: March 2019

by TeamLiquid.net writers

For one brief moment, the StarCraft II community was able to put its differences aside and unite under one cause: the celebration of soO's hard-earned IEM Katowice championship. Now, it's our solemn duty to sow discord and rancor, restoring the StarCraft II scene to its normal state of endless strife. Yup, it's time for the first power rank of 2019.

In a bit of minor housekeeping, we've updated our criteria a bit in 2019 to focus more on the big picture than just the past calendar month. Here are the Power Rank guidelines, as always:

  • The Power Rank is an aggregate, average ranking of separate lists submitted by individual members of the TeamLiquid.net writing staff.
  • Criteria considered include, but are not limited to: Tournament placements, overall record, quality of opponents faced, and quality of play.
  • Recent results are weighted more heavily, but players receive benefit of the doubt for consistent performance over time.


Close, But No Cigar

(Wiki)Ragnarok: After another disappointing early exit from Code S (including a 10 minute series loss against Scarlett), the writing appeared to be on the wall for RagnaroK as he traveled to Europe to take a shot at IEM Katowice's RO76. Yet, in an unexpected show of prowess, RagnaroK made a clean open bracket run through Snute, Dear and KeeN to reach the main event of IEM Katowice.

It was even more shocking when RagnaroK took it one step further and managed to beat GuMiho, INnoVation, and Solar—while playing close series against Serral and Rogue to boot—in the group stages. Though RagnaroK was swiftly eliminated in the RO12 by Neeb, the once-hyped Zerg from 2013 joined soO in proving that there's no such thing as a lost cause in StarCraft II.

(Wiki)Solar, (Wiki)Rogue, (Wiki)Neeb: There was surprising agreement among the panel members in who belonged in the top five, but #6 and below was a total bloodbath. Perhaps, if we had just a little more collective faith in how consistently good these three players can be at their best, they would have made it into the top ten. If they're higher in your personal rankings, we wouldn't begrudge you a bit.

#10

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Trap
Trap almost landed in the #9 spot on the Power Rank once more, but he'll have to settle for #10 this month before he inevitably reclaims his regular position.

We joke a lot about how consistent Trap is at finishing in the top 12, but the gags are based on a real phenomenon. Trap advanced to the round of 16 in GSL Code S for the umpteenth time in LotV with wins over TRUE and Losira, and then went on a respectable run IEM Katowice which saw him finish in the top 12. Trap’s IEM journey began in the open bracket, where he posted three consecutive 2-1 victories to move on to the round of 24. Having reached the main event, he finished second in one of the tournament’s more challenging groups, with wins over Maru, Neeb, and Leenock painting him as a real contender.

However, Trap was crushed 3-0 by herO in the round of 12, a series loss which further confirmed Trap’s near-permanent status as a 9th-12th place finisher, be it in Korea or abroad. Until he goes 0-2 in his Code S RO16 group or actually advances to the RO8 (Gasp!), we’ll keep Trap right around here. We really wish he'd place just a little higher, so we could avoid accusations that we're manipulating the ranking for the sole purpose of keeping him at #9.


#9

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GuMiho
GuMiho’s willingness to experiment and pull out innovative strategies has paid off in the past, most notably yielding a GSL championship in 2017. Though it was the only premier championship of his career, no one can say the achievement just fell into his lap. Competing since the very first year of pro StarCraft II, GuMiho's seen it all in his progaming career—whether it was all-killing teams in the GSTL or having Proleague booths collapse on his head mid-match.

It's a testament to the Towel Terran's tenacity that he made the top ten this month. It felt fitting that the only Terran to make it out of the IEM Katowice open bracket was one of the most constant fixtures of the Korean scene. He's basically part of the fiber of the GSL now, as much as Treat's "Roar" or Tasteless yelling "GG!" Though he missed out on the playoffs of IEM Katowice, he left us with one of the most impressive performances of the tournament by taking out by taking Global Champion Serral in a prolonged macro game, something which doesn't happen all too often.


#8

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Dear
It's too soon to say Dear is having a late-career renaissance, but the newly signed team Newbee player is posting some noteworthy results after staying rather inconspicuous for much of 2018.

Dear advanced out of his Code S RO32 group in second place, only narrowly losing to the fearsome Dark in the battle for first. More impressive (so far) was his showing at IEM Katowice. After surviving the RO76, he secured first place in his RO24 group, even beating eventual champion soO along the way. Unfortunately for him, he fell to herO’s mind-boggling PvP strategies in the quarterfinals, but a respectable prize purse of $10,800 USD and 900 WCS Points are nothing to scoff at. He’ll even have the opportunity to take revenge on both Dark and herO in the RO16 of Code S.

Yet, we should temper expectations about Dear. Around this time last year, he basically was in the same spot—top 8 at Katowice, and in the second group stage in GSL. But that was it—he couldn’t go further and fell back into obscurity. Still, credit is due when credit is due. For now, Dear looks to be firmly on the upswing, putting him solidly in eighth place in the power rank.


#7

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TY
One by one, TY watched his Terran brothers fall victim to both Zerg and Protoss players at IEM Katowice, with a slow trickle of eliminations eventually turning into a massacre. TY could do nothing to help them—all he could do was try and dodge the same fate.

Though TY did make it out of his Ro24 group, it wasn’t as flawless a showing as in his GSL Code S RO32 performance where he didn’t even drop a single map. In Katowice, TY lost to both Dear and Bunny, while both soO and uThermal brought him to match point. Still, he made it through to the RO12 playoffs as the only Terran survivor, bearing the hopes of all Terran players and fans on his shoulders. All the ingredients for a miracle run were present, but unfortunately TY was not the man to cook it up. Solar had TY's number in their RO12 meeting and swept the last Terran convincingly (admittedly, in an entertaining series that was closer than the 0-3 scoreline might suggest).

As disappointing as TY’s exit from the tournament was for many fans, he still managed to be the last survivor of his race, ahead of other names such as Maru and INnoVation, who only briefly sparkled after already being eliminated. His flawless GSL run is still intact, and solid showings in OlimoLeague, which are always rare for TY, paint the picture of a very dangerous Terran, who has the intelligence to work around the problems befalling his race of choice in these dark times.


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herO
herO soars up the rankings from out of nowhere, landing in the sixth place spot after grabbing a surprise top four finish in his old stomping grounds of Intel Extreme Masters. The Protoss just barely survived the RO76 bracket and RO24 group stage portions of the tournament before going on a PvP rampage in the playoffs. Casters and audiences alike were bewildered at herO's unusual 3-0 sweeps against Trap and Dear before he was finally felled by then soon-to-be champion soO.

As impressive as herO's results were, we need to attach a few caveats. Though herO won these PvP series with convincing 3-0 scores on paper, the games were riddled with mistakes, tactically unsound decisions, and all-around scrappiness on both sides (the expression “clown fiesta” was used on stream to describe them quite aptly). Likewise, his advancement into the RO16 of GSL Code S didn’t exactly look flawless, with herO struggling heavily against Scarlett.

While there are still question marks regarding herO’s real strength, one cannot deny that he has that intangible quality of "knowing how to win." His victory in the OlimoLeague February Finals—where he was able to defeat the freshly crowned IEM World Champion soO as well as the Terran duo of INnoVation and TY—suggests that the steam he's building up could be for real.


#5

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Maru
After an unprecedented show of dominance on the Korean circuit in 2018, Maru was expected by many to carry on performing in similar fashion throughout 2019. A steady start to the season with a strong showing in the Round of 32 of the GSL only seemed to reinforce that very notion. However, having made it into the main event of IEM Katowice through the American server qualifier (and only losing to INnoVation in the process), the Jin Air Green Wings Terran quickly found himself in hot water during the group stage. With two losses against clear underdogs in Trap and Leenock, Maru faced elimination with Neeb standing in his way. The three-time GSL champ crumbled under pressure, falling to the American who he had beaten so easily in the past.

Despite a damp squib of a performance at IEM Katowice, Maru’s achievements in 2018 are so momentous that we can't justify dropping him too far down the rankings. A #5 spot in the Power Rank still seems quite fitting, all things considered. Given Maru’s competitive pedigree, one rough tourney isn’t cause for concern (let's not forget he ended up 4th place in his group with consolation wins against Lambo and Dark). Still in contention for yet another GSL title, and with the WESG finals coming up soon enough, the Marine Prince will have ample opportunities to redeem himself.


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Dark
Were there a power rank for sheer entertainment value, the ever confident Dark and his antics surely would top the list in an instant. But for now, Korea’s bad boy will have to be content with a top four appearance. Dark crushed his adversaries both in his Code S Ro32 group and his IEM Katowice Ro24 group, only losing in an inconsequential series against an already eliminated Maru (who suddenly appeared to have found his 2018 form again). Dark went on to dispose of Solar in the quarterfinals in an action-packed ZvZ series—one of the sparse in-game highlights of the Katowice playoffs. He vowed afterwards to not only beat Stats in the semi-finals, but to absolutely destroy him—a reaction to Stats’ challenge during a post-game interview.

As is sometimes the case, Dark’s bold words couldn’t be exactly matched by his deeds, and Stats managed to eliminate his blustering foe. Dark lost his nerve during a base trade in game three, gifting his Protoss opponent the match point by foolishly attacking a superior force. Had he kept a cooler head at that point, who knows what might have happened? We'll never know, as Dark ended up with yet another top four finish.

With soO’s triumph in Poland, Dark is currently the chief heir to the Kong line. May his own quest for another gold not be as arduous as his former teammate’s—then again, not even the Kong curse might be able to shake Dark’s unwavering confidence. Dark looks like a favorite in any upcoming tournament, be it Code S or WESG, and strongly confirmed his membership in the club of the world’s top three Zerg players.


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Stats
Despite being lauded with the accolade of most consistent Protoss, Stats stumbled out the gate in 2019. His quick elimination in GSL Code S left us scratching our heads and wondering what had happened, especially considering his losses came against MC and Cure—opponents we would consider far below Stats' caliber.

Despite this setback, however, Stats was extremely fast on recovery. Starting in the RO76 of IEM Katowice, he carved a path of destruction all the way to the finals. When Stats drew soO as his grand finals opponent, it seemed like he would win the championship with a spectacular 11-0 series record. Alas, Stats was the victim of an immense cosmic re-calibration as soO escaped the kong-line to win his first premiere championship. Though Stats started the series up 2-0 after brushing off soO's attacks, he lost the next four games in a row to concede the $150,000 1st place prize to soO.

Like many of the players on this list, Stats still commands a lot of respect, even if he had a high-profile mishap. While his elimination from the GSL was very unexpected, one bad GSL run doesn't magically strip him of his stature as the best Protoss of 2018 and BlizzCon runner-up. At the moment, Stats still has a strong case to be called the best Protoss player in the world.

With nothing much to do in the upcoming weeks, Stats will probably slide down this particular ranking in the following month. However, we can safely assume that he will be back to showcasing his impressive skills once the next GSL tournament comes around.


#2

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Serral
Serral's performance in 2018 will definitely go down in history as one of the most dominant and convincing performance of any foreigner in StarCraft II. He not only dominated the foreign scene, winning nearly all the WCS events, but he successfully defeated the Koreans time and again whenever they met, even on the grandest stage of all at BlizzCon.

Serral's performance left us with just one question: "Can he do it again?"

Initially it looked like the answer would be "yes." Serral started 2019 in dominating fashion, cruising through his WCS Winter groups to the RO8. But while Namshar, Rail and Harstem are credible opponents on the WCS Circuit, fans had long-since grown accustomed Serral dominating fellow foreigners. So, everyone waited with bated breath for IEM Katowice 2019: the first 'true' test for Serral with many Korean pros in attendance.

Serral's group looked promising for fans of top-tier StarCraft play, with a foundation of INnoVation and Rogue stacked even further by the addition of Solar, GuMiho and RagnaroK from the RO76. Serral emerged from the group victorious but bloodied. He dropped a map to almost all the players and was even defeated by INnoVation (who, up till that point, was having a pretty poor tournament). Still, he clinched the #1 spot in his group, earning him a comfortable quarterfinal seed.

soO emerged from the RO12 to challenge Serral, setting up a match between players who had near-opposite records in finals. What ensued was a battle for the ages, a clash between young and old ZvZ masters, a fight for the pride of the two great factions in StarCraft II. It was a fight that went down to the wire, and in the end, soO asserted his ZvZ authority by slaying Serral and handing him his most significant loss since last year's IEM Katowice.

By all regards Serral is still a brilliant player. He dominated his foreigner counterparts in WCS and defeated some of the strongest Koreans in the world at IEM. Serral's aura of dominance might have been diminished slightly in Katowice, but he's still an incredible player. Only now, he looks to be a lot more mortal.


#1

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soO
It’s been a long time coming for one of StarCraft II’s greatest players, but come on down soO, you’re finally number one in the Team Liquid writers power rankings. soO claimed the first big championship of his career last week, winning IEM Katowice in what has to be one of the emotional highs in our beloved game’s history. He started off the group stage shaky, going 0-3 (2-6 in games) to open the main event, but from there he went 17-5, with wins over Zest (part of the Eo-kage—the Korean meme for soO's finals vanquishers—revenge tour), Serral, herO and Stats (Eo-kage revenge tour part two) on his way to finally lifting a major trophy (sorry, KeSPA Cup).

And, while it’s a historic victory, soO still has more to prove. A tough GSL group this coming weekend will give soO a chance to flex his muscle in ZvT, an arena in which he has traditionally struggled. Should he show improved form in that matchup, and elevate his play to the level of his ZvZ and ZvP, there’s no reason to believe soO can’t duplicate his success at Katowice and turn a once in a lifetime type victory into habit. Whether that happens remains to be seen, but for now soO should bask in the glory of his victory. He may not be the Unofficial World Champion, but he is the IEM Katowice champion, and, in our opinion, the best player in the world.





Credits and acknowledgements

Ranking contributors: TeamLiquid.net writing staff
Writers: Destructicon, Mizenhauer, Orlok, TheOneAboveU, Wax, Ziggy
Editor: Wax
Photo Credit: hexhaven
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Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4134 Posts
March 07 2019 18:10 GMT
#2
This power rank is going to get outdated soon
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States31176 Posts
March 07 2019 18:13 GMT
#3
On March 08 2019 03:10 Argonauta wrote:
This power rank is going to get outdated soon


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Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
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March 07 2019 18:22 GMT
#4
Good power ranking, I do feel like Solar should be somewhere in the top 10 but I can't really argue very much against the ranking.
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shadow4723
Profile Joined October 2018
86 Posts
March 07 2019 18:40 GMT
#5
Rogue xD
Kalera
Profile Joined January 2018
United States334 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-03-07 18:55:12
March 07 2019 18:53 GMT
#6
soO #1

The Serral ranking will ruffle some feathers though.
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
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Last Edited: 2019-03-07 19:03:12
March 07 2019 19:00 GMT
#7
Inb4 "Maru wasn't the best after he got knocked out in the Ro8, but Serral is still the best even though he got knocked out in the Ro8."
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March 07 2019 19:02 GMT
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Double post
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Profile Blog Joined February 2015
54915 Posts
March 07 2019 19:03 GMT
#9
Don't really know what Gumiho is doing in the top 10, especially ahead of anyone.
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yht9657
Profile Joined December 2016
1780 Posts
March 07 2019 19:09 GMT
#10
On March 08 2019 04:00 pvsnp wrote:
Inb4 "Maru wasn't the best after he got knocked out in the Ro8, but Serral is still the best even though he got knocked out in the Ro8."

I for one would like to see how Maru fanboys would try to justify his loss against Leenock.
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Profile Blog Joined February 2015
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March 07 2019 19:10 GMT
#11
On March 08 2019 04:09 yht9657 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2019 04:00 pvsnp wrote:
Inb4 "Maru wasn't the best after he got knocked out in the Ro8, but Serral is still the best even though he got knocked out in the Ro8."

I for one would like to see how Maru fanboys would try to justify his loss against Leenock.

"ThE nEw nYduS Is jUSt bRoKEn" sounds about right doesn't it?
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Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3945 Posts
March 07 2019 19:22 GMT
#12
Hmm, this way Serral has never been #1 in a featured Power Ranking here on Team Liquid.
I think he should still be regarded as the best player at the moment, he narrowly lost 2-3 against the eventual tournament winner.
soO is having a shiny 2019 but comes from a very disappointing 2018, I wouldn't have personally made him enter the list at #1 directly.

Whereas it's true that IEM has been the single biggest tournament in 2019, maybe this Power Ranking is a little too influenced by its results; essentially a good one tho.

I'd personally rank Serral ahead of soO(I bet you aren't surprised), Maru still ahead of Dark and most likely Solar at #9 instead of Gumiho.
travis
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States24486 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-03-07 19:24:43
March 07 2019 19:23 GMT
#13
The honest, how good are these players really power ranking would have Serral at #1 and I have no idea where Soo would be. But Serral would definitely still be #1. Soo being #1 because he won a tournament is kind of silly.

Feels dishonest, actually. Not sure if these power ranks are supposed to be taken seriously or not.
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States31176 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-03-07 19:29:14
March 07 2019 19:26 GMT
#14
On March 08 2019 04:23 travis wrote:
The honest, how good are these players really power ranking would have Serral at #1 and I have no idea where Soo would be.


but is that what it is :O?

'dishonesty' seems like a harsh thing to claim if we don't even agree on the premise

what's actually 'dishonest' is to criticize something based on a false premise of what it is

perhaps you should just say you have different criteria for a power ranking (the common thread of most complaints about power rank) and leave it at that :o
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Spain4134 Posts
March 07 2019 19:29 GMT
#15
Can't wait the end of this weekend with Maru and Rogue demolishing their groups and later on next week Maru winning WESG
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travis
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States24486 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-03-07 19:38:31
March 07 2019 19:37 GMT
#16
On March 08 2019 04:26 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2019 04:23 travis wrote:
The honest, how good are these players really power ranking would have Serral at #1 and I have no idea where Soo would be.


but is that what it is :O?

'dishonesty' seems like a harsh thing to claim if we don't even agree on the premise

what's actually 'dishonest' is to criticize something based on a false premise of what it is

perhaps you should just say you have different criteria for a power ranking (the common thread of most complaints about power rank) and leave it at that :o


but the top of the article even says what the criteria are, and that recent results are weighted more heavily - but players are given the benefit of the doubt for consistency over time.

Serral has one 2-3 loss in the quarterfinals to the eventual tournament winner, and somehow Soo now has the #1 spot when he wasn't even on the last power rank and the only thing he's done since then is this. Even if we discount everything since before the last power rank Serral has *still* done more than Soo since then.

To be clear, me saying it's dishonest isn't an attack on anyone's integrity. I am just saying that maybe people are getting caught up in the moment a little
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Brutaxilos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2533 Posts
March 07 2019 19:41 GMT
#17
Hmm as happy as I am for soO winning IEM, I have to be honest, I still think Serral is better. Maybe you guys should move him to #2...?
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starkiller123
Profile Joined January 2016
United States4001 Posts
March 07 2019 19:42 GMT
#18
Looks like a pretty good list overall, I really don't think I can make a better one. seeing TY at #7 after a somewhat shaky group stage into a pretty one sided 0-3 vs Solar stands out but then he looked good in GSL so idk, it seems like all the players that looked good in GSL looked bad at Katowice and vice versa
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany14622 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-03-07 19:53:06
March 07 2019 19:46 GMT
#19
On March 08 2019 04:37 travis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2019 04:26 Waxangel wrote:
On March 08 2019 04:23 travis wrote:
The honest, how good are these players really power ranking would have Serral at #1 and I have no idea where Soo would be.


but is that what it is :O?

'dishonesty' seems like a harsh thing to claim if we don't even agree on the premise

what's actually 'dishonest' is to criticize something based on a false premise of what it is

perhaps you should just say you have different criteria for a power ranking (the common thread of most complaints about power rank) and leave it at that :o


but the top of the article even says what the criteria are, and that recent results are weighted more heavily - but players are given the benefit of the doubt for consistency over time.

Serral has one 2-3 loss in the quarterfinals to the eventual tournament winner, and somehow Soo now has the #1 spot when he wasn't even on the last power rank and the only thing he's done since then is this. Even if we discount everything since before the last power rank Serral has *still* done more than Soo since then.

To be clear, me saying it's dishonest isn't an attack on anyone's integrity. I am just saying that maybe people are getting caught up in the moment a little

not to mention soO was very shaky in the groupstages and avoided his historically weakest matchup in the bracketstage.
Judging by which player seems overall the strongest right now I just can't see soO being at the top despite his win.

But don't worry - Serral will get Player of The Year award at the end of year again anyway

On March 08 2019 04:41 Brutaxilos wrote:
Hmm as happy as I am for soO winning IEM, I have to be honest, I still think Serral is better. Maybe you guys should move him to #2...?

soO has defeated the Kong curse no 2nd places anymore
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Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3945 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-03-07 19:54:48
March 07 2019 19:54 GMT
#20
On March 08 2019 04:46 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2019 04:37 travis wrote:
On March 08 2019 04:26 Waxangel wrote:
On March 08 2019 04:23 travis wrote:
The honest, how good are these players really power ranking would have Serral at #1 and I have no idea where Soo would be.


but is that what it is :O?

'dishonesty' seems like a harsh thing to claim if we don't even agree on the premise

what's actually 'dishonest' is to criticize something based on a false premise of what it is

perhaps you should just say you have different criteria for a power ranking (the common thread of most complaints about power rank) and leave it at that :o


but the top of the article even says what the criteria are, and that recent results are weighted more heavily - but players are given the benefit of the doubt for consistency over time.

Serral has one 2-3 loss in the quarterfinals to the eventual tournament winner, and somehow Soo now has the #1 spot when he wasn't even on the last power rank and the only thing he's done since then is this. Even if we discount everything since before the last power rank Serral has *still* done more than Soo since then.

To be clear, me saying it's dishonest isn't an attack on anyone's integrity. I am just saying that maybe people are getting caught up in the moment a little

not to mention soO was very shaky in the groupstages and avoided his historically weakest matchup in the bracketstage.
Judging by which player seems overall the strongest right now I just can't see soO being at the top despite his win.

But don't worry - Serral will get Player of The Year award at the end of year again

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On March 08 2019 04:41 Brutaxilos wrote:
Hmm as happy as I am for soO winning IEM, I have to be honest, I still think Serral is better. Maybe you guys should move him to #2...?

soO has defeated the Kong curse no 2nd places anymore


Lol. Only if he will at least repeat the astonishing results he had in 2018, he's already behind.

By the way, in Serral's article, at the start, "one of" is definitely out of place.
I think there are no doubts that his performance in 2018 was the best any foreigner ever had in one year, bar none.

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