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ejozl
Denmark3380 Posts
HerO wins the tournament and becomes the hottest player. | ||
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CicadaSC
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tigera6
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mugandauganda
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mugandauganda
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Ch3rry
Poland224 Posts
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tigera6
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And the rest of top Zerg players arent practicing/playing hard like Solar, Rogue and Dark, with Reynor has been gone as well. | ||
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99okhaus
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25287 Posts
On February 27 2025 17:29 tigera6 wrote: Maru will be eliminated if he play half-ass with completely predictable and outdated build. This aged well, it really did | ||
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Balnazza
Germany1175 Posts
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Poopi
France12876 Posts
On March 03 2025 04:16 Balnazza wrote: This might be the first time since 2018 that Maru clearly dropped out of the Top 5 in the world, maybe even the Top 10. Yes, for now it is just a moment in time, but still...what a change I mean there is no big tournament in sight, I wonder if he has something already planned for his future | ||
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CicadaSC
United States1710 Posts
On March 03 2025 04:16 Balnazza wrote: This might be the first time since 2018 that Maru clearly dropped out of the Top 5 in the world, maybe even the Top 10. Yes, for now it is just a moment in time, but still...what a change aligulac still has him at #5. I think it takes a bit more than one bad tournament to say this. Clem lost to zoun, is he not top 5 anymore either? what would u be saying if it was maru who lost to zoun? you'd probably be even harder on him. and It's not like Maru got easy opponents. Anyone could lose to dark/classic. I think its easy to be critical of maru's level because he used to beat everyone and that isn't the case anymore, but saying he isn't a top player might be jumping the gun. Lets see how the rest of 2025 develops. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25287 Posts
On March 03 2025 05:56 CicadaSC wrote: aligulac still has him at #5. I think it takes a bit more than one bad tournament to say this. Clem lost to zoun, is he not top 5 anymore either? and It's not like Maru got easy opponents either. Anyone could lose to dark/classic. He hasn’t done anything in months, he doesn’t play weeklies, in the two tournaments he has played he’s bombed out in round 1. It’s extremely hard to make a case for Maru being in better shape than any of Serral/Clem/herO/MaxPax, so absolutely best case scenario he’s at #5 and I don’t think he’s even there currently. Hey, guy’s been a top player for over a decade, he’s got injury issues. He’s shown unbelievable StarCraft on many an occasion. He’s not currently | ||
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CicadaSC
United States1710 Posts
well there is your answer. he hasnt played anything in months so it hard to write him off in good faith. you are filling in a lot of blanks on your own. | ||
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Balnazza
Germany1175 Posts
On March 03 2025 06:52 CicadaSC wrote: well there is your answer. he hasnt played anything in months so it hard to write him off in good faith. you are filling in a lot of blanks on your own. Maru bombed out of the last two tournaments he played (winning only one map in five Bo3s), he missed the Top 3 at Homestory Cup and also missed the Top 4 at EWC. And he didn't other to show up to any other tournament in between. Sorry, but he clearly is not in the Top 5 right now. "Not playing" does not save your place in the ranking for all time. | ||
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CicadaSC
United States1710 Posts
On March 03 2025 07:21 Balnazza wrote: Maru bombed out of the last two tournaments he played Maru also known to have shoulder issues or be better offline than on ping. And still he is rated top 5 on aligulac. That gives u a much more nuanced approach. | ||
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Balnazza
Germany1175 Posts
On March 03 2025 10:36 CicadaSC wrote: Maru also known to have shoulder issues or be better offline than on ping. And still he is rated top 5 on aligulac. That gives u a much more nuanced approach. Yes, it gives the nuance that he hasn't yet lost more points to point decay :| Because he is clearly not earning any more points right now | ||
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tigera6
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25287 Posts
On March 03 2025 06:52 CicadaSC wrote: well there is your answer. he hasnt played anything in months so it hard to write him off in good faith. you are filling in a lot of blanks on your own. You’re the one filling in blanks as I never wrote Maru off? :S He’s lost his last 7 series, including one to Lancer and hasn’t played much tournament StarCraft. Doesn’t matter who you are, that’s not top 5 in the world form. On March 03 2025 10:36 CicadaSC wrote: Maru also known to have shoulder issues or be better offline than on ping. And still he is rated top 5 on aligulac. That gives u a much more nuanced approach. I’m not even sure if this is actually true given Maru was extremely strong in the Covid era. I’m sure he’ll be back in form at some stage, or alternatively just actually retiring depending on further scene announcements. I can’t see him grinding with his injury issues if potential paydays aren’t there. | ||
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ejozl
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