On September 04 2011 06:37 JohnMatrix wrote: when we think taht Nerchio who seems way better right now than Idra dont get any invite to big tourneys like ipl, dreamhack and such its pretty questionable on invites choice so far
Nerchio doesn't want to go that far from home I think.
On September 04 2011 06:37 JohnMatrix wrote: when we think taht Nerchio who seems way better right now than Idra dont get any invite to big tourneys like ipl, dreamhack and such its pretty questionable on invites choice so far
That's why invites are always a joke in an ever evolving game like SC2 unless, it's no contest choices, like current champions(Nestea/MVP) or EXTREMELY popular players(Boxer). While Idra will guarantee eyeballs to w/e event he gets invited to, if you're event is big enough and has other big names, you don't need to invite him. He's not even the best NA zerg anymore. Basically the invites he gets at this point are just trying to guarantee drama.
Nerchio does get invites, but doesn't accept them or doesn't bother to show up. His loss
until a couple of months previous, he was concentrating on school rather than going to lans, which is fair enough. he's since gone to the blizzcon invitational and iem cologne
edit - and the above, rotterdam mentioned that's why he didn't play the new york qualifier this week
On September 04 2011 06:37 JohnMatrix wrote: when we think taht Nerchio who seems way better right now than Idra dont get any invite to big tourneys like ipl, dreamhack and such its pretty questionable on invites choice so far
Well think of it this way. If ur a tournament admin, who would u rather invite? A player with a huge fanbase that used to be supergood and is slumping now, or a player that is still working on proving himself. Nerchio is better then Idra without a doubt, but he should prove it on LAN first before he gets the reserved/invited spots at tournaments. So should every player. Idra gets those invites because he proved himself, if he will keep slumping for much longer tournaments will stop inviting him.
On September 04 2011 06:38 syllogism wrote: Idra was in a great position to win the game after nerchio's worse opening, but once again he was lazy with scouting
It wasn't a worse opening, it was timing. Nerchio got his speed and banes about 15-30 sec before IdrA and he used that opportunity perfectly. Idra scouted badly and didn't prepare at all...
Yes it was a worse opening because if he had bothered to move the OL and gotten a slightly earlier baneling nest + queens in position, nerchio would have been way behind. Of course this happens in zvz all the time, but nerchio didn't do anything particularly impressive to win the game; idra lost it.
Well, IdrA screwed his scouting, and that for the most part lost him the game, but if he would scout it, he'd have to prepare. That means he would sacrifice some drones for more units. During the attack, Nerchio had his expo hachery half done and the drone count was almost even. IdrA gave up the aggression and Nerchio could also use his opening defensively. So no, it wasn't worse opening.
On September 04 2011 06:55 philly5man wrote: Happily plays through a bracket when he knows he can win, and forfeits when he thinks he might lose. Get a grip Idra.
to be fair his opponent was nerchio and it was a ZvZ....nerchio has a history of being godly at ZvZ idra was probably going to lose the series
On September 04 2011 06:55 philly5man wrote: Happily plays through a bracket when he knows he can win, and forfeits when he thinks he might lose. Get a grip Idra.
to be fair his opponent was nerchio and it was a ZvZ....nerchio has a history of being godly at ZvZ idra was probably going to lose the series
Giving up without trying when you are a professional player on a sponsored team seems logical?I dunno about that.