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The Road to Katowice - 2022/23 Retrospective

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absinthfee
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany718 Posts
January 29 2023 09:46 GMT
#9
I am rooting for Bunny. Would be such a redemption after his horrible season.
Arghmyliver
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States1077 Posts
January 29 2023 23:27 GMT
#10
Nice work Wax as always.
Now witness their attempts to fly from tree to tree. Notice they do not so much fly as plummet.
zumpy
Profile Joined August 2011
United States122 Posts
January 30 2023 05:47 GMT
#11
great article, gives a lot of hype for katowice coming up
well won
Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2103 Posts
January 30 2023 06:14 GMT
#12
Will there be a power rankings before IEM? I think it's safe to put Serral, Maru, herO, Dark at the top. I think Clem has done well, but he seems sort of hit or miss. I'd love to see some of the low ranking players eek into the top 8. And I'll always accept a Byun win.
thehealthreviews7
Profile Joined January 2023
United States1 Post
January 30 2023 07:40 GMT
#13
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Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2217 Posts
January 30 2023 08:38 GMT
#14
What a fantastic summary, thank you.
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Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain884 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-30 13:04:15
January 30 2023 13:04 GMT
#15
Great summary Wax!
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QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
January 30 2023 15:34 GMT
#16
On January 30 2023 15:14 Blargh wrote:
Will there be a power rankings before IEM? I think it's safe to put Serral, Maru, herO, Dark at the top. I think Clem has done well, but he seems sort of hit or miss. I'd love to see some of the low ranking players eek into the top 8. And I'll always accept a Byun win.

Yeah, other than I think one victory vs herO, Clem seems to be overly specialized vs Serral and Reynor, not that great against any other championship players.

Byun has been looking really impressive the last couple months; I'd also love to see Bunny make a really deep run, or Creator.
ZombieGrub
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States713 Posts
January 30 2023 15:46 GMT
#17
Great article, thanks!
Commentator"Defeat is the acceptance of my own laziness." - SlayerS_'Boxer'
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1399 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-30 16:13:46
January 30 2023 16:09 GMT
#18
Great article.

It's a shame that releasing a new patch just before Katowice has lessened the focus on the many amazing storylines that we've experienced over the course of the season...
puking up frothing vitriolic sarcastic spittle
SmoKim
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark10305 Posts
January 30 2023 17:44 GMT
#19
On January 28 2023 22:01 Poopi wrote:
Well, the recap of Serral winning Katowice 2022 is finally here


I see what you did there
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MrIronGolem27
Profile Joined July 2020
United States240 Posts
January 31 2023 06:41 GMT
#20
On January 29 2023 02:02 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2023 00:45 Charoisaur wrote:
as the only three-time winner of world championship-class events (2x IEM and 1x BlizzCon), Rogue built a very strong case to be called the greatest player of all time.

Uhhmm... sOs?


Ahhh fuck how did I forget the all-or-nothing final


Arguably it would be better to forget about such an event.
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CicadaSC
Profile Joined January 2018
United States1865 Posts
January 31 2023 10:39 GMT
#21
On January 31 2023 15:41 MrIronGolem27 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2023 02:02 Waxangel wrote:
On January 29 2023 00:45 Charoisaur wrote:
as the only three-time winner of world championship-class events (2x IEM and 1x BlizzCon), Rogue built a very strong case to be called the greatest player of all time.

Uhhmm... sOs?


Ahhh fuck how did I forget the all-or-nothing final


Arguably it would be better to forget about such an event.

when tournaments are plentiful i dont mind an event like this mixed in
Remember that we all come from a place of passion!!
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4965 Posts
January 31 2023 15:57 GMT
#22
My fav story this year is Creator finally winning, I find so amusing also how he hypes up himself when playing.
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Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10366 Posts
February 08 2023 00:01 GMT
#23
Great read!! GO CREATOR
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HetfieldsDownstroke
Profile Joined February 2023
3 Posts
February 08 2023 14:22 GMT
#24
After 11 years of watching competetive SCII it´s easy to become a bit jaded.
So thank you, Wax, for reminding us what a great time it´s actually been recently.

GREAT GREAT ARTICLE.
Mizenhauer
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
United States1913 Posts
February 08 2023 18:52 GMT
#25
On January 29 2023 02:02 Waxangel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2023 00:45 Charoisaur wrote:
as the only three-time winner of world championship-class events (2x IEM and 1x BlizzCon), Rogue built a very strong case to be called the greatest player of all time.

Uhhmm... sOs?


Ahhh fuck how did I forget the all-or-nothing final


Because you don't invoke my services as fact checker...
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johnnyh123
Profile Joined February 2023
124 Posts
February 11 2023 20:55 GMT
#26
Great post, thanks Wax, especially on all the "top stories".
oneill12
Profile Joined February 2012
Romania1222 Posts
February 17 2023 17:48 GMT
#27
"a rising star suddenly going supernova, seems higher than ever.

It's been a remarkable year for StarCraft II. I hope it reaches an even more remarkable conclusion."

Lol. predicted. nice read!
9alba
Profile Joined February 2023
Philippines1 Post
Last Edited: 2023-02-21 11:07:21
February 21 2023 09:45 GMT
#28
Bot edit.

User was banned for this post.
"Not knowing oneself, that's the worst." - Chou. "Never look back if you have nothing to regret"
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