Power Rank - IEM Katowice 2023 - Page 2

On February 08 2023 17:19 dbRic1203 wrote:
If jetlag realy was this big of a factor, don t you think players would just go there a few days earlier? 3 more nights in a hotel cost like 100 bucks, if that could double or tripple your price money earnings that easily, they would all be in europe 1 week early.
I traveled around the globe (form Europe to North America, Southeast Asia and Australia) for sport competitions in the past and never realy felt any impact on my performance because of jetlag.

On February 09 2023 00:02 tlnetuser108 wrote:


3 nights at a hotel costs more than a $100. Plus flights costs are different everyday at different times.

And just because you felt a certain way doesn't mean everyone is like you. There really is a good chance that jetlag affects Maru worse than others.

On February 09 2023 00:32 Poopi wrote:
It’s not like other terrans showed up at WC anyways so I don’t see why everyone is talking about jet lag for Maru. He might be more sensitive to international travel but that’s not the main issue that plagued his runs

On February 09 2023 01:38 BluemoonSC wrote:


The NBA only plays in NA, he never had to deal with jetlag. (e: this actually isn't true, you can still be jetlagged going coast to coast, albeit not as severe as NA to EU or Asia)

I imagine they adequately prepared for this, but who knows. Either way, jetlag is a very real, very challenging detriment.

On February 08 2023 15:17 tlnetuser108 wrote:


Agreed with the jetlag. Most likely this is the biggest reason why Koreans lose. If anyone has actually traveled long distance, they would know that jetlag is no joke at all. I'm willing to bet that Maru is very prone to the negative side effects of jetlag and thats why he is the way he is in non-Asian tournaments.

On Korean soil, Maru dominates every single non-Korean

On February 08 2023 22:34 Itsxjoeyy wrote:
In the words of Michael Jordan, the GOAT of basketball, if I step on the court that means I’m 100% ready to play, win or lose there are no excuses. All this jet-lag talk and blah blah blah, professional athletes from all sports deal with this all the time. If players are ready willing and able to play then there are no excuses especially at the biggest tournament of the year AND when talking about the goat. You either get it done or you don’t period.

On February 09 2023 01:38 BluemoonSC wrote:


The NBA only plays in NA, he never had to deal with jetlag. (e: this actually isn't true, you can still be jetlagged going coast to coast, albeit not as severe as NA to EU or Asia)

Players typically arrive a few days early or for bigger tournaments, a week+ early, just to get used to the time difference which will have a drastic effect on performance. In some esports, they will bootcamp in the region of the tournament to fully adapt their circadian rhythm as to not have jetlag as an excuse.

I imagine they adequately prepared for this, but who knows. Either way, jetlag is a very real, very challenging detriment.

On February 09 2023 05:15 ZeroByte13 wrote:
Serral won 2 GSLs?
Okay...

On February 09 2023 05:49 JJH777 wrote:


There's a concentrated effort from Serral fans to treat GSL vs the World as equal to Code S despite the fact that it was near universally accepted to be a lower tier event before Serral won it.

On February 09 2023 05:57 BelethielQT wrote:


the next excuse

On February 09 2023 06:06 JJH777 wrote:


Not an excuse. I fully acknowledge that Serral has been the best player for a while now. While I don't believe he's been the continuous best since 2018 I do think that from 2018 forward he's spent the most time as the best player. Skill is completely independent from achievement though. Additionally the game didn't start in 2018. Serral may have the highest skill level but his lifetime SC2 accomplishment is really not that close to players like Rogue, Maru, and even Innovation.

On February 09 2023 06:06 JJH777 wrote:


Not an excuse. I fully acknowledge that Serral has been the best player for a while now. While I don't believe he's been the continuous best since 2018 I do think that from 2018 forward he's spent the most time as the best player. Skill is completely independent from achievement though. Additionally the game didn't start in 2018. Serral may have the highest skill level but his lifetime SC2 accomplishment is really not that close to players like Rogue, Maru, and even Innovation.