EPTNo one besides Jangbi, really. It was hard enough finding ten players that deserved praise. With only Flash, Jaedong, and Stork proving their worth now that the leagues are in their later stages, no one but these ten really deserves a mention. In Jangbi's case, his average play against weak opponents is not enough, whether it landed him in an MSL semifinal or not.
Power Rank
| Rank | Player | Prev | High | Description |
| 1. |  Flash (T) (stats) |
+4 | 1 | Holy hell, Flash has been fucking incredible this past month. Flash and Jaedong have played ten games in the last little while, in three different leagues. The total score of all those games is 5-5. Flash is the only player currently capable of consistantly hanging with Jaedong, and unlike most other Terrans, Flash is currently nigh unbeatable TvP. I don't think anyone can really argue this one, and personally I'd prefer Jaedong in the top slot, but I just can't deny Flash's performance. Despite being knocked out of MSL by Jaedong, Flash won the GSI over Stork, and has secured his first ever OSL Final. |
| 2. |  Jaedong (Z) (stats) |
-1 | 1 | Jaedong is still unstoppable, unless you're Flash. Jaedong's dead-even combat with Flash has been a real treat for StarCraft fans everywhere, barring maybe the exchange of tired cheeses in the GSI. With both players playing better than everyone else by such a large margin, the simple turning point of Jaedong and Flash's placement was Jaedong's poor decisions against Flash's metal build on Katrina. Such a small detail, but entirely important in seperating number one from number two. In every other respect, Jaedong has looked as fiesty as ever |
| 3. |  Luxury[GsP] (Z) (stats) |
+3 | 2 | Though he's had fewer televised games, Luxury has been looking strong as hell. In his first OSL, he is yet to lose a single game. This placement may look a little high, but if you watch his OSL games and read my comments about a certain Protoss, I think you'll agree. |
| 4. |  Stork[gm] (P) (stats) |
-2 | 1 | Stork is still winning, I guess. My problem with Stork is that his latest games have absolutely nothing that would set him apart from every other Protoss out there. His series in the GSI final against Flash was solid, but every other game Stork has played recently is either a proxy something or a carrier rush. Just like every other Protoss. Stork's incredible macro has not shined once in recent weeks, because instead of showing his skill he has been taking easy wins on easy maps with the same bullshit much shittier Protoss players use. With Luxury on the warpath, I would wager that Stork will not make it to the OSL final alive. As with Flash, Luxury is currently playing at a level that transcends proxies, and you can't carrier rush in PvZ. We'll see what happens in the OSL semifinal, but with Stork's uninspired, lazy games, I feel this placement is completely justified. |
| 5. |  Kal (P) (stats) |
+3 | 3 | All right, good job. Any second-tier player trying to break into first-tier status should be expected to win handily over weak opponents on favourable maps, and that's exactly what Kal has done. Kal is, admittedly, pretty damn good at PvZ, which will make this MSL final somewhat interesting. Kal will need to beat Jaedong in order to preserve this spot on the Power Rank, which, considering his relatively easy path through MSL, is really nothing more than a courtesy. Now is the time to man up, and we'll have to wait and see what Kal brings to see if he really belongs up here. |
| 6. |  Inter.Mind (T) (stats) |
-3 | 3 | Mind got his skull caved in by Jaedong. He's still on the Rank because he's only really lost that one series lately, and his GSI performance wasn't too tragic. I mean, his performance was better than everyone below him, so how would it be fair to give him a different spot? |
| 7. |  Bisu (P) (stats) |
0 | 1 | Bisu has been doing all right. Not phenomenal, not terrible. He did make it through groups in GSI, and to the OSL semifinal, but along the way he got completely manhandled by Flash, Iris, and Sea. He hasn't been playing at either extreme of the spectrum, just right in the middle. A middle spot on the Power Rank is a good fit for him, and his progression one direction or another is completely up to him. |
| 8. |  Anytime[gm] (P) (stats) |
+1 | 2 | Anytime is currently doing something Anytime has never done before. He's playing better than most, but not dominating. Anytime has always been a big hit or a terrible miss. Currently, he has qualified for the upcoming OSL and MSL, destroyed Stork in the ProLeague Grand Final, and put on a respectable showing at the GSI. No league titles, but nothing to frown at. |
| 9. |  Much[gm] (P) (stats) |
-5 | 4 | Much is being demoted to the 9th spot due to his poor performance past the group stages of GSI and OSL. It's like the steamrolling, badass motherfucker that slaughtered his OSL and GSI groups took a vacation, and left a confused old man on his own, trying to figure out what all these moving colors on the screen are. He played BAD. But, there are new leagues coming, and he's already qualified for one of them. If he makes it through ODT, he's got another chance at the big time. |
| 10. |  Sea[Shield] (T) (stats) |
- | 1 | Well, I didn't want to put Sea back on the rank until he did something better than what he usually does. Unfortunately, there is just no one more deserving of this spot. Sea destroyed his GSI group and qualified for the next MSL in two completely one-sided games. He looked fucking good while he did it, too. When he got to the GSI round of 8, however, he ran into Stork. Stork promptly proxy robo'd him on Blue Storm, and then carrier rushed on Katrina, and Sea was back out on the street. We watched Flash walk all over Stork later in the tournament, so no forgiveness here. Still, there are new leagues coming, and another season of ProLeague is bound to begin soon. We'll see what happens! |
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
No one besides Jangbi, really. It was hard enough finding ten players that deserved praise. With only Flash, Jaedong, and Stork proving their worth now that the leagues are in their later stages, no one but these ten really deserves a mention. In Jangbi's case, his average play against weak opponents is not enough, whether it landed him in an MSL semifinal or not. | ||
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demonic_phate
United States442 Posts
good power ranking none the less | ||
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Live2Win
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Kal: What?! I don't understand why you keep saying Kal's a second-tier gamer, or that he got an "easy MSL". I'll admit him not having to face either JD or Flash is pretty fortunate, but still, Light and Jangbi are not easy targets. Light has always been one of the top 5 terrans in progaming for the last year and a half, and Jangbi is someone who many progamers consider to be at the same level or on top of Stork. Then there's his absolutely crushing wins against Kwanro (and yea, I'll agree Kwanro doesn't have that great of a ZvP... which is why I'm stressing the fact that Kal CRUSHED HIM). Just looking at his August record, he's 11-4, and before that he was on a 5 game winning streak defeating players like Stork, Much, Oov, OverSky and Mujuk (yes I know Oov was morel ike a newb, OverSky is sometimes good and Mujuk is still relatively new, but Stork and Much were both on their hottest streaks at the time). For clearity, I'm not arguing his placement. Lux and Stork both are doing equally well to deserve their spots, (although I do think Stork should be above Lux, but that's debateable) but your description sounds like you don't think he deserves the spot, and is only getting it because of his results. I say this to you, FakeSteve, that Kal will make things happen! Maybe not against JaeDong, but he will make you realize just much you are underestimating him! Lastly I think Jangbi deserves the 10th spot more than Sea, but considering that Jangbi has JUST recently started showing his hidden brilliance while Sea's been around for awhile, I'll zip it and just wait and see. | ||
Atrioc
United States1865 Posts
JAEDONG under FLASH? Other than that its alright, but I think Jaedong already proved in the MSL where it wasnt a series of 3 cheese, that he is still the favorite given a best of 5 with flash. The mech build loss was sloppy, but what about when Jaedong dismantled Flash's ungodly sized Terran ball + dropships in a long ass game in a heavily terran favored map (Loki II) just by playing better starcraft | ||
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Tengo_Hambre
United States51 Posts
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
Until they prove something in a series against a strong player, this is where they will sit. | ||
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Atrioc
United States1865 Posts
On March 04 2008 10:44 Tengo_Hambre wrote: i knew it was coming...flash has been pretty damn impressive. but i still hate to see JD drop a spot. at the same time, it serves him right for that cheese on baekmagoji (sp?) during the GSI. that was disappointing. Baekmagoji is a hugely terran favored map against zerg where terran mech are really really really good. He had to cheese or die, since he already had trouble with mech on Katrina - where it is actually less powerful. Blame the maps not the cheese. | ||
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Dazed.
Canada3301 Posts
Ehem. Generally I agree with the rankings, its all very good. I must admit though, I have yet to see Luxury play. I don't know how, considering how hes been on the rise for the last two Power Ranks. I guess I'll check a few of his matches out... | ||
Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
i think you nailed all the right players, but the mid-order imo could be changed a bit (imo bisu at 6, mind at 5 kal at 7 | ||
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noojOh
United States755 Posts
i like both players equally | ||
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
On March 04 2008 11:03 Plexa wrote: jangbi totally deserves #10, sea did poorly in the GSI based on his games imo Uh, Sea 3-0d Light, GGPlay, and Bisu in complete rapes. They were solid performances. His losses to Stork were garbage free win builds. Yes Sea should have scouted them, that's why he's down at 10th. Jangbi doesn't deserve the spot more for capitalizing on weak opponents and favourable maps, especially when he hasn't even managed to look good while doing so. I mean come on, his game against ForGG was a fucking joke. | ||
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