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On January 01 2013 11:03 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2013 10:49 LuckoftheIrish wrote:On January 01 2013 10:28 MateShade wrote: He draws leenock life drg or sniper and he's toast He recently beat two of those. I don't think anyone (or I'm certain someone is, but most people don't) is questioning that Stephano can beat top-notch Koreans. What I, personally, am questioning is how consistently he can do it. I don't think, for example, that Stephano would stand a chance against Life or Leenock in a Bo5 or Bo7. A Bo1, absolutely - maybe even a Bo3, but to perform in GSL he'll have to play at his absolute best with a lot of consistency. I'm doubting he can do that for extended periods of time.
I'm not making any judgements about how he'll do. I'm just saying that, the last time they played, Stephano beat two of the players he's supposed to have no chance against. Yeah, Bo1, small sample size... but, you know, he did win.
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i say he will drop in ro32 group in GSL, but perform over 50% in SPL, however wont be THAT great and probably wont pull of all kills
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On January 01 2013 10:46 decado90 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2013 10:22 Nuzoybot wrote: Even if he is lazy (which i dont believe so much, but thats a separate issue), I am sure that being in Korea with EGs infrastructurre will help. He's a great player, and if his coaches help him I believe he can do great. No other foreigner boasts such a record against koreans, so if you wont rally behind him then who. That's the point. There are probably 30 or more Koreans better than Stephano. Hell, over 20 Koreans are higher than him in foreign TLPD, Getting "behind" a foreigner is simply blind cheering for an inferior player simply because of his ethnicity. Never understood it myself, but I'll be glad when he's knocked to Code B and this whole farce is over with. Maybe its cause we can relate to him better?
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Minor mistake in the OP, it's Ilyes not Llyes.
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This is the one guy that was actually giving good games and getting W's vs top players before zerg got broken. Now, with the current state of the game I don't see any reason why anyone would think he will not do very well here.
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On January 01 2013 10:53 templar rage wrote:
The one thing that's really going to suck is that nothing short of a GSL title will shut up all the random haters. He bombs out in Ro32 (no matter what his group is)? "LOL HE SO BAD". He makes the finals and loses? "LOL DIDN"T WIN". No matter what happens, we're in for a round of retarded posts.
Should we consider a ro32 finish a good result?
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stephano has been really hyped. Yes he has won tourneys, and yes he has good results, but only when he is playing on his European home turf, and sometimes in the U.S., but in most cases he doesn't have to deal with new environments and time gaps as much as the Koreans. I think that he will drop like a rock to Code A and then maybe to Code B before he picks it up with the mindgames and such. The GSL and SPL are much different than any other tourney, they are much different. GL to him, and I hope i'm wrong about this.
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On January 01 2013 12:06 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2013 10:53 templar rage wrote:On January 01 2013 10:28 MateShade wrote: He draws leenock life drg or sniper and he's toast To be fair, you could say the same thing about anyone really. Those are 4 of the scariest players in the world (arguably THE 4 scariest), no matter who you are. The one thing that's really going to suck is that nothing short of a GSL title will shut up all the random haters. He bombs out in Ro32 (no matter what his group is)? "LOL HE SO BAD". He makes the finals and loses? "LOL DIDN"T WIN". No matter what happens, we're in for a round of retarded posts. Even if he wins: "LAWL LUCKY RUN! In a few seasons he'll be having a tea party with Jjakji and Seed derf! *bash head on keyboard*" And if he loses: he is just not used to it! give him a couple seasons.
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Well IMO, stephano-domo will have to hone his skills in zvz and figure out his style in it. Of all the matchups, he seems te least natural/comfortable in. I predict he will rise to the demands of his new matches in the future. While hes a player who's motivation an work ethic have been called into question, I think he is a player that is motivated by challenges so hopefully he will just fucking channel that and go ham. I'm hoping for he best for my USA champion
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Stephano is good, no doubt about it. He is definitely able to compete with the worlds best. But I think we all knew that. Still, I don't expect too much of tidal waves when he hits Korea. GSL is tricky, and even players like MKP, Taeja, and Leenock have yet to win a single title, even when they seemed most dominant.
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comeonnnn we need stepano for EGTL, the dominant stepano
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On January 01 2013 13:17 Bagration wrote: Stephano is good, no doubt about it. He is definitely able to compete with the worlds best. But I think we all knew that. Still, I don't expect too much of tidal waves when he hits Korea. GSL is tricky, and even players like MKP, Taeja, and Leenock have yet to win a single title, even when they seemed most dominant. I'm pretty realistic about his chances in GSL, but he should be dominant in Proleague. Kespa Zergs are pretty much all weak in ZvZ and I don't see any T or P players he couldn't beat in a BO1.
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He should do well in the all kill format of round 2
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great work, seems like you've got some talent for writing
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On January 01 2013 13:39 StarVe wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2013 13:17 Bagration wrote: Stephano is good, no doubt about it. He is definitely able to compete with the worlds best. But I think we all knew that. Still, I don't expect too much of tidal waves when he hits Korea. GSL is tricky, and even players like MKP, Taeja, and Leenock have yet to win a single title, even when they seemed most dominant. I'm pretty realistic about his chances in GSL, but he should be dominant in Proleague. Kespa Zergs are pretty much all weak in ZvZ and I don't see any T or P players he couldn't beat in a BO1.
He will definitely be a big player in the all kill format, but I hesitate to underestimate a Kespa sniper.
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On January 01 2013 14:27 Bagration wrote:Show nested quote +On January 01 2013 13:39 StarVe wrote:On January 01 2013 13:17 Bagration wrote: Stephano is good, no doubt about it. He is definitely able to compete with the worlds best. But I think we all knew that. Still, I don't expect too much of tidal waves when he hits Korea. GSL is tricky, and even players like MKP, Taeja, and Leenock have yet to win a single title, even when they seemed most dominant. I'm pretty realistic about his chances in GSL, but he should be dominant in Proleague. Kespa Zergs are pretty much all weak in ZvZ and I don't see any T or P players he couldn't beat in a BO1. He will definitely be a big player in the all kill format, but I hesitate to underestimate a Kespa sniper.
It's just scary to me that it could be some kid's full time job to train for hours every day to just take down one player.
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I hope he'll do well. First foreigner win of a GSL? I think yes.
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I just don't think his ZvZ is good enough to get consistent results in Korea
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