Settling the Score - Stats - Road to BlizzCon 2019
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yht9657
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Waxangel
United States32480 Posts
On October 19 2019 12:53 ZigguratOfUr wrote: On paper it looks like a magnificent match-up. In practice Stats might cannon rush Serral. On paper it looks terrible, but the result will be funny to talk about either way | ||
genghiswolve
Germany101 Posts
First Serral should be Stats Very nice writing, but a bit too Serral centric, IMO | ||
Anc13nt
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RealityTheGreat
China564 Posts
I will protect Stats' smile! | ||
alosteros
3 Posts
win for protoss | ||
UnLarva
395 Posts
Certain Serral-centricity is unavoidable at the top end player introductions, but I think that Stats may me the biggest bottle neck and "chore" to surpass for Serral on the road in Blizzcon. I mean, seriously. Luckily losing to Stats would hurt lot less a dedicated Serral -fanboi, than other options there in the group as he is very likeable guy and The real rivalry on the Global level (contra Reynor in Foreign scene). Good luck! | ||
HeroSandro
430 Posts
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Ronin2011
Greece27 Posts
On October 19 2019 12:53 ZigguratOfUr wrote: On paper it looks like a magnificent match-up. In practice Stats might cannon rush Serral. How many of the games Stats won, were cannon rushes? Asking for a friend. | ||
RatzBarcode
United States98 Posts
that having been said, their series are usually back and forth and not sloppy. Even though Stats is the 8 seed, I gotta see him as the 3rd or 4th biggest threat to win this thing. Serral obv, Dark even though he probably loses to Serral if they meet, maybe motivated last tournament Classic? I want to say Maru is going to be booted by serral and stats | ||
onPHYRE
Bulgaria849 Posts
On October 19 2019 18:59 RatzBarcode wrote: They have really good games because the stakes are abnormally high most times (they're not meeting in GSL ro32s). they've faced each other a lot in finals. that having been said, their series are usually back and forth and not sloppy. Even though Stats is the 8 seed, I gotta see him as the 3rd or 4th biggest threat to win this thing. Serral obv, Dark even though he probably loses to Serral if they meet, maybe motivated last tournament Classic? I want to say Maru is going to be booted by serral and stats I disagree strongly that meeting in finals/higher stakes produce better games. In fact GSL finals are famous for producing lackluster series. Obviously if the stakes are super low you are less likely to get players best effort - but my point stands. I do agree with the last paragraph however. Stats is certainly one of the players I could see winning the whole thing despite being an 8 seed. | ||
Akio
Finland1824 Posts
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sneakyfox
8216 Posts
On October 19 2019 12:41 TL.net ESPORTS wrote: But what else are we to do when the conversation around international StarCraft II has become so Serral-centric? Everyone knows the road to the title goes through Serral. Well, TL.net content is certainly part of shaping that conversation so you can also make some choices in that regard. I don't think that you are forced to make Serral the angle of all articles (e.g. soO's preview manages to do very well without it), although he is of course relevance since he is Stats's opening match. But there are many other great players in the tournament, and the other two big favourites, Dark and Rogue, are as good if not better in some of the matchups. Nevertheless, thanks for the article! And come on Statsuuuuu!! | ||
WombaT
Northern Ireland20688 Posts
was already pumped for Blizzcon obviously but these are priming me even more. Good work folks | ||
Argonauta
Spain4724 Posts
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Waxangel
United States32480 Posts
On October 21 2019 19:11 Argonauta wrote: 39 times the word Serral appears in the article whereas the word Stats appears 38 times. Wohoooo what about pronouns! | ||
Argonauta
Spain4724 Posts
Nice comeback! but it is still revealing. Anyway it was a good read Wax | ||
midhigh
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12115 Posts
On October 22 2019 19:56 midhigh wrote: To be honest this is one of the most disappointing writing from all. Stats is one of the nicest, likable and a really humble person in SC2 history, and happens to be one of the very best. And you can only focus on Serral. Dark brought it to himself with his trash talk, Maru brought it on himself by letting us down every f***n' time, and I get it, basically Stats brought it on himself by getting beaten by Serral in the biggest game(s) of last year. But this article should have been about Stats despite the fact Serral is his first opponent. Even when he finally manages to beat Serral, and winning a big tournament, this article makes it look like an irrelevant one, since "that strategy has been solved". Exactly my thoughts | ||
ThunderJunk
United States576 Posts
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