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United States12607 Posts
Kal is 7-3 in his last 10, and coming off of a very surprising 2-0 run through the dragon's lair (MSL Group B). But hold up, let's check who Kal has been playing lately: free twice...holy crap, free is awful lately...Horang2...alright, that might be worth something if Horang2 didn't literally give him the game by losing his first shuttle...Casy? Jaehoon? To claw his way back into the PR after an abysmal spring, Kal needs to show us several solid victories against top-tier players, not a few wins against Fantasy PL's most popular anti-team choices. And I know July's ZvP is "forever perfect", but a top 10 player should simply not be losing BoX series to players who aren't in either major Starleague and are making no Proleague appearances. Pause for a moment and just think about whether Kal would really stand a chance against, say, Bisu - a player who 6, 8, 9, and 10 have all beaten recently.
Kwanro is the only other player I seriously considered for a spot in this rank, but, like Kal, he seems a substantial cut below Stork at 10 and hasn't played any powerhouses lately - in particular his 4-0 run in the OSL Ro36 looks pretty pathetic considering how much Casy has fallen off in PL R5. Getting curbstomped by ZerO in GOM doesn't help Kwanro's case much, either.
KeSPA didn't eliminate any players this month, despite rearing its ugly head twice at the KT-Hite match (in the 2set and 5set). With players fast adjusting to its cheesy tactics, KeSPA will need to step up its game (institute some absurd new rules) to crack the PR again.
Canata hasn't been playing much lately, but he's been doing pretty damn well when he does. Somehow he's in both the MSL Ro32 (and in a group with 3 Terrans and one washed-up Zerg) and OSL Ro16...actually, his OSL matches against HoGiL and UpMaGiC were both quite impressive. However Canata's other recent wins seem pretty flukey - he'll have to surprise us in at least one Starleague before he sees some Power Rank love.
Much is still alive in GOM and is playing the role of savvy veteran by pitching in crafty Proleague wins for CJ, but with only 6 games in the past month (and 2 of those against Falcon) it's hard to justify him above more proven Protoss staples like Stork and JangBi. If he continues his winstreak in Proleague and shows a very strong performance in his MSL group, Much could sneak into next month's rank.
Calm is still one of SC's most solid Zergs and a smart ace choice for STX, but he's really struggled in the past few weeks - going 4-5 with losses to GoRush in PL and HoeJJa's very questionable ZvZ in GOM. He had a chance to prove himself against Leta in Proleague, but put on a disappointing show (come on Zergs, figure out how to play against Leta's 2-port!).
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woot!! finally! nice work!
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Sweet, don't know if I agree with EffOrt #1 but he's definitley top 3 atm.
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btw congrats on the TL icon
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
I 100% agree with effort. He is such a beast right now spoiler MSL Group A + Show Spoiler + watching his game vs lux and hiya last night reminded me of the same "spark" and ridiculous sense of just....knowing that savior had in his prime.
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FUCK YEAH EFFORT!!!
I think Violet should be above Leta though :o
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I do like this month's PR.
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Woah, JWD is blue. Nice list, but I would definitely put Stork over Jangbi. Hopefully Effort won't be another Leta, I'm excited to see where this goes.
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Great PR JWD! I agree pretty much with every single place. Maybe Srork at 9 and Kal 10 instead of Jangbi? I really enjoyed reading your argumentation
I would say Kal definitely should be in CBNC.
Ps. Good luck battling the Jaedong fans who will be furious for placing their heroe 'only' at the 3rd spot
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United States12607 Posts
On June 12 2009 08:40 ESPORTS wrote:I 100% agree with effort. He is such a beast right now spoiler MSL Group A + Show Spoiler + watching his game vs lux and hiya last night reminded me of the same "spark" and ridiculous sense of just....knowing that savior had in his prime.
haha, silly ESPORTS! No need for the spoiler, I talk about these results extensively in the rank anyway
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I am a Jaedong fan and agree with JWD. He blew it.
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Russian Federation1381 Posts
Alright, i'm much more satisfied with this than with your first one JWD. Looks ok, time will show can effort and violet(!) maintain their skill.
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I hope we'll see Kal and maybe Kwanro in the CBNC. :o
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wait what happened to FS
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Great to have the new rank up! Effort is an interesting and probably accurate choice for #1. The last 5 are so hard to place that I just won't comment on their order. I do however feel that there might have been other players more deserving than Stork.. I'm gonna have to edit this post tomorrow morning once I sleep on this
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Korea (South)3086 Posts
I have no problems with this month's PR. Looks damn accurate.
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Hungary11232 Posts
Placing Effort first is both bold and logical - good job there.
Rank 9 and 10 might be a bit questionable. I sympathize strongly with Jangbi, but I don't see him getting the cutting edge he had earlier this year back yet. He is not in the OSL, he is one loss away from dropping out of the MSL too and in GOM he was disposed off by Baby. You can say that all his opponents played very well and that it were close losses, but that's exactly what seperates a great players from a good player - being able to win under critical conditions.
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