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On June 07 2011 06:15 .Mthex- wrote: sigh.. that is such a let down.. that the koreans finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. I was really hoping that we could in SOME WAY show that this game will not be dominated by koreans and foreigners can show some prowess... oh well.
On June 07 2011 07:32 CrayonKing wrote: Hey guys, any must see matches?
basically anything with idra in it is good
idra mma idra mc also everything with mma
If you just look at game quality idra vs mc was really bad.
Yeah game quality of all the games with idra were absolutely awful except for his final loss, the first 2 games vMC were ok too, but MC obviously played under his skill level.
In contrast every single MMA game was topnotch except for g1 vs losira, dunno what happened there.
I still need to figure out why and how MC won that final battle vs pure stalker vs hydra infestor
On June 07 2011 07:32 CrayonKing wrote: Hey guys, any must see matches? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#1. MMA vs Losira, game #1 of the finals, game #4 of the extended series BO7. Amazing TvZ. Illustrates bwst,, why MMA won the tournament. Dynamite TvZ. PART #1: PART #2:
#2. MMA vs Idra. Game #1, Crazy game. MMA blows up his own Orbital, then Idra GG's with the game virtually won. Day9's and Wheats reaction after this game is Priceless in original VOD
#3. Losira vs oGsMC, Game #3. TalDereem, MC Forge expands, Losira gets aggressive. AMAZING. REPLAY: http://www.sc-replay.com/replay/05-06-11/56904-IMLosirA-VS-oGsMC.html (Couldn't find VOD yet, but worth watching original cast with either Tastosis or Day9/Wheat if you can find it.)
On June 07 2011 06:15 .Mthex- wrote: sigh.. that is such a let down.. that the koreans finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. I was really hoping that we could in SOME WAY show that this game will not be dominated by koreans and foreigners can show some prowess... oh well.
IdrA did when he wanted to
Comparing IdrA to other foreigners is like comparing Eminem to other white rappers; they both became what they are/were because they are products of their respective environments.
(please pardon the indirect use of race to make a point)
On June 07 2011 06:15 .Mthex- wrote: sigh.. that is such a let down.. that the koreans finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. I was really hoping that we could in SOME WAY show that this game will not be dominated by koreans and foreigners can show some prowess... oh well.
IdrA did when he wanted to
Comparing IdrA to other foreigners is like comparing Eminem to other white rappers; they both became what they are/were because they are products of their respective environments.
(please pardon the indirect use of race to make a point)
If they're staying in the foreign scene they count as foreigners. It's not like if you go to Korea and come back bringing some extra skill/knowledge it somehow doesn't count as a gain for foreigners. It's a global world, nothing develops in a bubble any more.
On June 07 2011 06:15 .Mthex- wrote: sigh.. that is such a let down.. that the koreans finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. I was really hoping that we could in SOME WAY show that this game will not be dominated by koreans and foreigners can show some prowess... oh well.
IdrA did when he wanted to
Comparing IdrA to other foreigners is like comparing Eminem to other white rappers; they both became what they are/were because they are products of their respective environments.
(please pardon the indirect use of race to make a point)
If they're staying in the foreign scene they count as foreigners. It's not like if you go to Korea and come back bringing some extra skill/knowledge it somehow doesn't count as a gain for foreigners. It's a global world, nothing develops in a bubble any more.
Let not pretend IdrA's trip to Korea lasted 1 week. He was exposed to Entus' grueling practice regime. Once you do that, you know what you have to do to remain on top.
Not to mention IdrA was doing quite well on the Korean ladder.
Take a guy like Incontrol, spends half his day casting, then hovering around ~150 on the North American GM ladder, then expects to do well in MLG? LOL.
All these foreigners evacuating Korea as well, so they can participate in "easier" tournaments. Well, I'm happy Koreans came to MLG, and I hope they come to every other damn tournament Tyler and Geoff think they can waltz into with 6 hours practice and win free money.
On June 07 2011 06:15 .Mthex- wrote: sigh.. that is such a let down.. that the koreans finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. I was really hoping that we could in SOME WAY show that this game will not be dominated by koreans and foreigners can show some prowess... oh well.
IdrA did when he wanted to
Comparing IdrA to other foreigners is like comparing Eminem to other white rappers; they both became what they are/were because they are products of their respective environments.
(please pardon the indirect use of race to make a point)
If they're staying in the foreign scene they count as foreigners. It's not like if you go to Korea and come back bringing some extra skill/knowledge it somehow doesn't count as a gain for foreigners. It's a global world, nothing develops in a bubble any more.
It took well over a year for IdrA to start winning anything when he moved in with estro and got transferred to cj entus and that was foreign tournaments.
Greg was down there for well over 2 years. A guy like him only benefits from the Korean model of practice and even then it takes a long time before you see the benefits, but now he makes his own schedule he's bond to not do as well.
On June 06 2011 23:16 SuperStyle wrote: I still think that Nani, Idra, Thorzain and Sjow were the only ones that even showed some competition to Koreans, others were just stomped.
Also i am very very impressed by Slush's performance, didnt expect hed be top 16 tbh.
I wish that Nani played MMA and Idra played Losira, i actually think that in those match ups Nani and Idra would have won.
Losira training ZvZ with Nestea...glhf Idra
That doesn't mean much. Inca is training PvX with MC and isn't very good. You could pretty much claim the same thing about any player in a clan that has some top player
vZ: 0-8 (0.00%) | Last 10 (old -> recent): L L L L L L L L | View Games vP: 16-3 (84.21%) | Last 10 (old -> recent): W L W W W W W W W W | View Games
LosirA's ZVZ: vZ: 11-3 (78.57%) | Last 10 (old -> Recent): W W W W W L W W L W
NesTea's ZVZ: vZ: 14-2 (87.50%) | Last 10 (old -> recent): W W W W L W W W L W
Yeah, he's the son
Idra's recently dropped ZVZ sets to both Zenio and Sen... I think Losira could have probably beaten him in ZVZ - obviously not guaranteed, but Losira IMO is the favored one there.
(Who the crap is L? He makes using the TLPD button so annoying!)
Edit: fixed with SC2 references to Losira and NesTea.
Yes, LosriA's zvz monster too. I don't think anyone is arguing that. You really do need good practice partners at the same time who work towards the same goal.
On June 07 2011 09:20 StarStruck wrote: Yes, LosriA's zvz monster too. I don't think anyone is arguing that. You really do need good practice partners at the same time who work towards the same goal.
Or you need to be a true hero of the foreigners like DIMAGA - he's the one responsible for the -2 in Nestea's record!
Idra, shame on you for going on tilt! You never recovered You wouldn't have had to even PLAY MC again if you handled MMA the way we know you could have. Oh well. At least you made about a million people all go "HUUUUUUUH???" simultaneously.
Sorry if this was discussed, but in Naniwa vs MC, after watching the replay, how could Naniwa have NOT seen the DT shrine, his stalkers were right next to it. I think it was a spectator glitch and Naniwa put down a forge right after he backed up with his stalkers. Any thoughts?
On June 06 2011 22:11 thepeonwhocould wrote: I feel like Thorzane, Naniwa and Idra are the only players who really looked capable of taking out the koreans. Thorzane vs MC was really close, Idra looked solid in his first 2 games vs MC and his first game against MMA. Naniwa looked ok vs losira and mc too imo.
Naniwa vs Losira wasn't close. Losira outplayed him completely, even on Testbug, a map he'd never played before.
Thorzain vs MC was overall 4-2 to MC, Thorzain played well but TvP is his best match by far and it's definitely MC's worst, but MC still won.
Idra was great in the 2-0 but MC had done zero preperation being told only a day before he was going and was probably pretty jag lagged. I don't want to make massive excuses but you can see why MC wasn't 100% in this game, and he later beat Idra 4-0 with a proper days rest and time to adjust to the time zones.
Sjow played a very even series vs MMA. MMA won 2-1 but every game was close. Without the extended series, Thorzain would have beaten MC 2-1 in the loser bracket. Thorzain didn't get the chance to play July or Moon and Naniwa didn't get the chance to play MMA so we can't be sure how that would have ended. The three Koreans played better than anyone else this weekend but I think the top foreigners can compete with them.
To be honest, MC wouldn't even have HAD to play Thorzain again if it wasn't for that stupid loser's bracket stuff. Worst idea ever. I don't get why you reward someone for losing and giving them a second chance.
On June 07 2011 01:03 jyLee wrote: Lets be honest, aside from idra and possibly thorzain, nobody looked even close to the level of the 5 koreans (even moon). With better luck the top 5 would of been all koreans. I can see sc2 go the route of bw as the game gets more refined and koreans becoming the absolute dominant force.
Eh.... Naniwa beat Moon comfortably. Yet didn't look close to his level in your eyes? Moon was also beaten by Slush. In fact over his 6 match-ups against foreigners Moon only managed an 8-7 record. Hardly dominant.
Anyway, with Dreamhack, NASL live finals and MLG Anaheim within the next few months as well as more foreigners going to Korea, there is little reason to have this argument now as we will soon have a much larger sample size to draw better conclusions from.
Congrats, the foreigners are almost the same level as a Code B guy (Moon). Reach for the stars.