SC2 Power Rank: August 2019 Text by TL.net ESPORTS Power Rank: August 2019 by TeamLiquid.net writers



After a frenzy tournaments in the past five weeks, the Power Rank is finally back! There was a lot for the TL.net writers to unpack: the



The Power Rank is an aggregate, average ranking of separate lists submitted by individual members of the TeamLiquid.net writing staff.



Criteria considered include, but are not limited to: Tournament placements, overall record, quality of opponents faced, and quality of play.



Recent results are weighted more heavily, but players receive benefit of the doubt for consistent performance over time.



Close, But No Cigar Reynor: Despite defeating Serral in another WCS Circuit final, Reynor remains just barely outside the top ten. Reynor may have cracked the Serral code, but he's struggled to separate himself from his Circuit peers otherwise. He was swept by HeroMarine in the top 12 of HSC, destroyed by Maru at WCG, and dropped out of the Ro16 of ASUS ROG after losing to GuMiho and Stats.



Zest: After a disastrous first half to 2019 where he was eliminated in the Ro32 of consecutive Code S tournaments, Zest has snuck back up the rankings with a top 3 finish at HSC, top 4 run at ASUS ROG Summer, and a return to the Code S Ro16.



#10

INnoVation

-5 INnoVation has certainly dropped the ball the hardest (the furthest? the most?) compared to anyone left in the top ten. He went 0-4 in his Code S Ro32 group with losses to Keen and Classic, while he had another disappointing outing at ASUS ROG where he dropped out of the Ro16 with losses to Solar and herO.



It's just hard to expect consistency from INnovation anymore. Despite being good enough to win big money at WESG and GPC 2019, he just hasn't looked like a real title contender in Korea—largely due to his inability to overcome top level Protoss players. While his legacy of greatness keeps him from leaving the rankings entirely, it seems like even his reputation is fading when you consider how he couldn't get voted into GSL vs. The World.



#9

herO

-1 It's been a pretty slow month for herO, a 2019 regular in the lower half of the Power Rank. Once again, he did well in the tournaments he participated in, but not too well (really, the only time herO went above and beyond to dazzle us this year was at IEM Katowice, where he reached the top four with PvP trickery).



In Code S, he advanced to the Ro16 with unsurprising wins against Zest and soO. At ASUS ROG Summer, he went through Snute, PtitDrogo, soO and INnoVation on his way a quarterfinal elimination at the hands of eventual champion Stats. The results weren't bad per se, but they weren't good enough to see him maintain his previous spot in the rank—especially when compared to our newest entry.



#8

TY

New! TY has the honor of being the first commentator ever to enter a TL.net Power Rank, so congratulations! Since taking a side job as GSL caster (replacing the outgoing JYP), TY made a deep run to the finals of HomeStory Cup 19—notably beating Stats and Zest on the way. While he wasn't able to defeat Serral during their two clashes in the final rounds, he went a respectable 4-6 in maps against him, taking home HSC silver for his efforts.



Back in Korea, TY advanced into the Ro16 of GSL Code S, ditching his suit and the commentary desk to beat Impact and Maru in a strong performance. If he's able to maintain this level of play, his gig as commentator might become quite short-lived. Could TY become the first caster to win a title at BlizzCon since Artosis’ great Hearthstone triumph in 2013? And could he unintentionally kick-start the commentary career of soO, the next replacement down on the GSL desk?



#7

Solar

+2 Solar continued his upwards trend after re-entering the rankings last month based on his MVP-level performance in the Chinese Team Championship. While his online game wasn’t at its typically high level, his offline performances made more than up for it: acing his GSL Code S group (with wins against Patience and last season’s finalist Trap) and rampaging to the finals of ASUS ROG Summer 2019.



In Finland, Solar dispatched two strong foreigners in uThermal and Neeb, and then proved himself against his fellow Koreans by beating soO, INnoVation, GuMiho, and Zest on his road to the finals (racking up a ridiculous 14-1 map score in the process). Though he lost 2-4 loss to Stats in the end, it was still a great showing, regardless. Solar seems fired up to show us a great second half of the year, and could even play a role in the WCS Global Finals if he keeps this run going.



#6

Maru

No change



Having received an invitation to a surprisingly lucrative four-player tournament at Without many tournament results to push him in either direction, this month's Power Rank finds Maru staying put in the same spot.Having received an invitation to a surprisingly lucrative four-player tournament at WCG Xi'an , Maru secured the $25,000 bag by running over Reynor (x2) and Neeb. In Korea, he advanced from his Code S Ro32 group as expected, but it wasn't in the most impressive manner—he lost outright to TY, and defeated Super and Impact to advance (dropping a map to Super). While there is no shame losing to TY in TvT, his struggles against Super and Impact suggest Maru isn't completely recovered from his Ro32 elimination in Season 2. But stumbling in the group stages of Code S didn't prevent Maru from winning four of them in a row, so perhaps we shouldn't read too deeply into those results.



#5

Trap

-1



While we are sympathetic toward Trap's lack of opportunities, he moves down a spot as we have to reward those who did manage to make an impact at big international events. On the bright side, Trap will soon have a huge chance to climb up the rankings. His toughest competition in July actually came from outside the game in the GSL vs. The World fan vote, where he barely secured enough votes to earn a spot at the event. If Trap is as good at StarCraft II as he is at campaigning, the #1 spot in the Power Rank could be his come September. Without any international tournaments to attend, Trap had few opportunities to affect his ranking. He advanced to the Code S Ro16 as expected, though not in the convincing fashion of a finalist. He hit a speed bump in the form of a resurgent Solar, advancing in second place with wins over Patience and TaeJa. In online play, he kept up his typically strong form by winning two OlimoLeague Weeklies in a row and placing third in the monthly final (to no-one's surprise, online-Zest took first place).While we are sympathetic toward Trap's lack of opportunities, he moves down a spot as we have to reward those whomanage to make an impact at big international events. On the bright side, Trap will soon have a huge chance to climb up the rankings. His toughest competition in July actually came fromthe game in the GSL vs. The World fan vote, where he barely secured enough votes to earn a spot at the event. If Trap is as good at StarCraft II as he is at campaigning, the #1 spot in the Power Rank could be his come September.



#4

Stats

+4 In the months following his second place finish at IEM Katowice, the Shield of Aiur was battered and dented by a series of mediocre tournament finishes: Ro16 in Code and Ro8 in the Super Tournament. But July became a month of redemption for Stats, returning to the Code S Ro16 (with wins over Hurricane and Cure), but more importantly winning the ASUS ROG Summer championship after filling in as a last-minute replacement for SpeCial.



Though ASUS ROG didn't have the biggest prize pool, it was a stacked tournament that brought together some of the best foreigners and Koreans. While Stats did drop a series to ShoWTimE in the group stage, he tore off a series of wins against Bly, Reynor, HeRoMaRinE, herO, Serral and Solar to win the title.



On the other hand, Stats was less convincing at the similarly composed HomeStory Cup 19, where he finished in the top 6 after losing to both TY and soO. All-in-all, we can say Stats reaffirmed that he is a championship caliber player at his best, but it remains to be seen how consistently he can bring his best to major tournaments.



#3

Classic

-1 It’s unfortunate for Classic, but his travel restrictions due to impending military service hurt him once more in these rankings. Falling down a spot isn’t his fault—he just missed out on opportunities that other people took.



In the tournaments he could participate in, Classic remained a strong force. However, he showed some cracks in his performances: his run into the Ro16 of GSL Code S was marred by a loss to Creator and his online results were rather poor for the player who held the 'best Protoss' spot for much of 2019. But overall, it was a tranquil month for Classic, without much reason for significant movement.



Now that the world turns its eyes back to Korea with GSL vs. the World coming up and Code S continuing, we’ll see Classic in action again, and will have some more results to really estimate his current position. For now, he remains a top contender in any tournament he enters.



#2

Serral

+1 Serral's performances at HomeStory Cup, WCS Summer, and ASUS ROG weave a complicated story for us to unravel. At WCS Summer, Reynor made Serral bleed once more by wresting away his second WCS Circuit title of the year. At ASUS ROG Summer, TIME pushed Serral to the brink in a best-of-five quarterfinal series, and Stats finished the job by kicking him off the cliff in the semifinals.



Compared to his legendary 2018 run, where he annihilated any and all opposition, Serral definitely looks diminished. However, it's always important to remember that it's unfair to compare Serral to his absurdly high ceiling from the past. It's a testament to his incredible results and skills that even a second place and semifinal appearance is considered disappointing. You almost forget Serral also WON a tournament in the past interval, taking the HSC 19 title with a 9-1 match record (24-8 map score).



Serral still hasn't experienced a real slump like many of the top PR players in the past, and he certainly heads into GSL vs. The World as one of the top candidates to win it all.



#1

Dark

No change In a month where several players had limited tournament appearances, Dark stood out as being particularly inactive. By staying out of online competition (as is his usual approach), Dark gave us just a single matchday of results to go by: advancing from his Code S Ro32 group with wins over Bomber and RagnaroK.



But without any other player putting up results to definitively topple Dark, we had to maintain the status quo and return him to the #1 spot. Call it a fringe benefit of being the most recent champion of the most difficult and prestigious competition in Korea. If Serral had achieved a clean sweep, or perhaps went two-for-three at WCS Summer, HSC, and ASUS ROG, it may have been enough to push him over the top to #1. Unfortunately, he fell just short of the mark.



Still, Dark's grip at the top of the mountain is tenuous at best. With GSL vs the World and the Code S Ro16 coming up, we're likely to see a huge shake-up at the top end of next month’s ranking.





After a frenzy tournaments in the past five weeks, the Power Rank is finally back! There was a lot for the TL.net writers to unpack: the GSL Code S Ro32, WCS Summer , and a pair of open-region events in HomeStory Cup 19 and ASUS ROG Summer . Before we present the rankings, here's a summary of how our monthly list is compiled:Despite defeating Serral in another WCS Circuit final, Reynor remains just barely outside the top ten. Reynor may have cracked the Serral code, but he's struggled to separate himself from his Circuit peers otherwise. He was swept by HeroMarine in the top 12 of HSC, destroyed by Maru at WCG, and dropped out of the Ro16 of ASUS ROG after losing to GuMiho and Stats.After a disastrous first half to 2019 where he was eliminated in the Ro32 of consecutive Code S tournaments, Zest has snuck back up the rankings with a top 3 finish at HSC, top 4 run at ASUS ROG Summer, and a return to the Code S Ro16. Credits and acknowledgements



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MockHamill Profile Joined March 2010 Sweden 1698 Posts Last Edited: 2019-08-08 10:34:35 #2 I do not think I can argue with that ranking - except I think Reynor belongs in the top 10. If you can beat Serral you belong in the top 10 by default.

Anc13nt Profile Joined October 2017 1322 Posts #3 On August 08 2019 19:33 MockHamill wrote:

I do not think I can argue with that ranking - except I think Reynor belongs in the top 10. If you can beat Serral you belong in the top 10 by default.



As an Inno fan, I think swapping Reynor with him for 10th place makes sense. Inno's form hasn't been very good lately. As an Inno fan, I think swapping Reynor with him for 10th place makes sense. Inno's form hasn't been very good lately. Jaedong, Bisu, Stats, INnoVation, Dark, ByuN. BW Name: Xeralos, Anc13nt

Harris1st Profile Blog Joined May 2010 Germany 3700 Posts #4 Whoooop new PR



I guess it's time for a heated discussion again TheDougler is the master of signature bets, he is the two-time Blizzcon SigBet Champ. Also, Serral let me down.

Poopi Profile Blog Joined November 2010 France 9763 Posts #5 Reynor outside of top 10 is both weird and logical. There is no other foreigner than Serral in the top 10, so Reynor being able to beat foreigners (except HM at HSC) doesn't really help him crack the top 10. He beat Serral but then failed against multiple koreans, some of them not even in this top 10 (Gumiho), so there is no real reason to believe he belongs there. Plus he got beaten really badly by Maru, who is only #6 in this ranking, so it doesn't help his case.



INno top 10 is arguable, I don't think he is doing that bad considering the difficult patch, and his losses weren't to nobodies. In Starcraft 2, money is gained through consistency accross all patches, legacy is built through snowballing the good patches for tournament wins.

WombaT Profile Blog Joined May 2010 Northern Ireland 14307 Posts #6 I think being awarded the TL GOAT tournament prize should have been reward enough this month for Inno and dropping out of the top 10 would have been fair enough 'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat

Harris1st Profile Blog Joined May 2010 Germany 3700 Posts #7 On August 08 2019 19:33 MockHamill wrote:

I do not think I can argue with that ranking - except I think Reynor belongs in the top 10. If you can beat Serral you belong in the top 10 by default.



Hmmm...nah.



Showtime beat Stats, still doesn't belong here Hmmm...nah.Showtime beat Stats, still doesn't belong here TheDougler is the master of signature bets, he is the two-time Blizzcon SigBet Champ. Also, Serral let me down.

Dave4 Profile Joined August 2018 436 Posts #8 Serral will never win one of these. 1st, 2nd and semi in the 3 tournaments across the month.. Dark played two matches against D-tier competitors. Apparently we can ignore when Serral beats anyone not specifically born in Korea, cause beating foreigners doesn't count, but Dark can retain 1st by beating Bomber and Ragnarok who are clearly way worse than a stack of foreigners.



Also I agree idk why Reynor isn't on the list.

WombaT Profile Blog Joined May 2010 Northern Ireland 14307 Posts #9 I’m waiting for Serral to have a terrible month sometime and be troll put at #1 for that month’s power rank 'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat

Xain0n Profile Joined November 2018 Italy 3180 Posts #10 This power ranking is for sure consistent, I also think Reynor could have been #10.



If Serral wins GSL vs The World he should eventually be #1.

SharkStarcraft Profile Joined April 2011 Austria 1799 Posts Last Edited: 2019-08-08 12:34:54 #11 The second to last word in the article has a typo.



I would have overall put Serral at no 1; everyone else who didn't really compete dropped lower but Dark remains at the top? Makes little sense imo. Everyone on this list would've beat Bomber and RagnaroK lmao Cogito, ergo Toss

Argonauta Profile Joined July 2016 Spain 2869 Posts #12 imho Stats deserves the second spot. He at least has won something lately Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap

Ej_ Profile Blog Joined January 2013 47288 Posts #13 On August 08 2019 22:17 Argonauta wrote:

imho Stats deserves the second spot. He at least has won something lately

On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.



IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there. On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there. "Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya

Charoisaur Profile Joined August 2014 Germany 13375 Posts #14 On August 08 2019 22:34 Ej_ wrote:

Show nested quote +

On August 08 2019 22:17 Argonauta wrote:

imho Stats deserves the second spot. He at least has won something lately

On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.



IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there. On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there.

Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.



Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition. Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition. INnoVation

kajtarp Profile Joined April 2011 Hungary 403 Posts #15 On August 08 2019 20:50 Poopi wrote:

Reynor outside of top 10 is both weird and logical. There is no other foreigner than Serral in the top 10, so Reynor being able to beat foreigners (except HM at HSC) doesn't really help him crack the top 10. He beat Serral but then failed against multiple koreans, some of them not even in this top 10 (Gumiho), so there is no real reason to believe he belongs there. Plus he got beaten really badly by Maru, who is only #6 in this ranking, so it doesn't help his case.



INno top 10 is arguable, I don't think he is doing that bad considering the difficult patch, and his losses weren't to nobodies.



Totally agree. For me there is no reason Reynor should be in the top10. Probably not even in top20. Just because hes good at ZvZ and can sometimes beat Serral does not mean his ZvP or ZvT is at the same level. Sorry fanboys.. That being said he is still very young and has lots of potential to be the new Serral. But hes not there yet. Totally agree. For me there is no reason Reynor should be in the top10. Probably not even in top20. Just because hes good at ZvZ and can sometimes beat Serral does not mean his ZvP or ZvT is at the same level. Sorry fanboys.. That being said he is still very young and has lots of potential to be the new Serral. But hes not there yet. Why so serious?

Xain0n Profile Joined November 2018 Italy 3180 Posts #16 On August 08 2019 22:46 Charoisaur wrote:

Show nested quote +

On August 08 2019 22:34 Ej_ wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:17 Argonauta wrote:

imho Stats deserves the second spot. He at least has won something lately

On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.



IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there. On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there.

Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.



Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition. Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition.



"No relevant competition" is how you see it, Serral was playing games unlike Classic did last month.

"No relevant competition" is how you see it, Serral was playing games unlike Classic did last month.

Charoisaur Profile Joined August 2014 Germany 13375 Posts #17 On August 08 2019 22:52 Xain0n wrote:

Show nested quote +

On August 08 2019 22:46 Charoisaur wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:34 Ej_ wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:17 Argonauta wrote:

imho Stats deserves the second spot. He at least has won something lately

On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.



IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there. On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there.

Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.



Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition. Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition.



"No relevant competition" is how you see it, Serral was playing games unlike Classic did last month.

"No relevant competition" is how you see it, Serral was playing games unlike Classic did last month.

Pretty sure Classic played and advanced from his Code S group. Pretty sure Classic played and advanced from his Code S group. INnoVation

Harris1st Profile Blog Joined May 2010 Germany 3700 Posts Last Edited: 2019-08-08 14:03:30 #18 On August 08 2019 22:54 Charoisaur wrote:

Show nested quote +

On August 08 2019 22:52 Xain0n wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:46 Charoisaur wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:34 Ej_ wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:17 Argonauta wrote:

imho Stats deserves the second spot. He at least has won something lately

On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.



IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there. On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there.

Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.



Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition. Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition.



"No relevant competition" is how you see it, Serral was playing games unlike Classic did last month.

"No relevant competition" is how you see it, Serral was playing games unlike Classic did last month.

Pretty sure Classic played and advanced from his Code S group. Pretty sure Classic played and advanced from his Code S group.



With a loss to Creator and a map loss to Keen... that really doesnt cry for #2



EDIT: I would even go so far an put Stats #3 and Classic #4 With a loss to Creator and a map loss to Keen... that really doesnt cry for #2EDIT: I would even go so far an put Stats #3 and Classic #4 TheDougler is the master of signature bets, he is the two-time Blizzcon SigBet Champ. Also, Serral let me down.

Poopi Profile Blog Joined November 2010 France 9763 Posts Last Edited: 2019-08-08 14:10:12 #19 On August 08 2019 23:02 Harris1st wrote:

Show nested quote +

On August 08 2019 22:54 Charoisaur wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:52 Xain0n wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:46 Charoisaur wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:34 Ej_ wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:17 Argonauta wrote:

imho Stats deserves the second spot. He at least has won something lately

On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.



IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there. On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there.

Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.



Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition. Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition.



"No relevant competition" is how you see it, Serral was playing games unlike Classic did last month.

"No relevant competition" is how you see it, Serral was playing games unlike Classic did last month.

Pretty sure Classic played and advanced from his Code S group. Pretty sure Classic played and advanced from his Code S group.



With a loss to Creator and a map loss to Keen... that really doesnt cry for #2



EDIT: I would even go so far an put Stats #3 and Classic #4 With a loss to Creator and a map loss to Keen... that really doesnt cry for #2EDIT: I would even go so far an put Stats #3 and Classic #4

I agree with Ej that the top 8 mainly depends on daily form and not everyone participate in the same tournament so they are hard to compare. We could say that dropping a series to Stats and especially dropping 2 maps (3 if there wasn't this game changing missclick from TIME) to TIME doesn't cry for #2 for Serral, or losing to Reynor, but it's kinda subjective.



I still see Serral capable of very good starcraft in the tournaments he is in so I don't mind him at #2 in spite of the losses (because having watched the games, it was not him playing badly, except maybe vs TIME on the beach map, but his opponents playing very well). Dark won the latest code S and cruised to ro16 so I don't see any reason he shouldn't be #1 either.



All in all good power rank, thanks for doing this they are enjoyable to read. I agree with Ej that the top 8 mainly depends on daily form and not everyone participate in the same tournament so they are hard to compare. We could say that dropping a series to Stats and especially dropping 2 maps (3 if there wasn't this game changing missclick from TIME) to TIME doesn't cry for #2 for Serral, or losing to Reynor, but it's kinda subjective.I still see Serral capable of very good starcraft in the tournaments he is in so I don't mind him at #2 in spite of the losses (because having watched the games, it was not him playing badly, except maybe vs TIME on the beach map, but his opponents playing very well). Dark won the latest code S and cruised to ro16 so I don't see any reason he shouldn't be #1 either.All in all good power rank, thanks for doing this they are enjoyable to read. In Starcraft 2, money is gained through consistency accross all patches, legacy is built through snowballing the good patches for tournament wins.

WombaT Profile Blog Joined May 2010 Northern Ireland 14307 Posts #20 On August 08 2019 23:02 Harris1st wrote:

Show nested quote +

On August 08 2019 22:54 Charoisaur wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:52 Xain0n wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:46 Charoisaur wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:34 Ej_ wrote:

On August 08 2019 22:17 Argonauta wrote:

imho Stats deserves the second spot. He at least has won something lately

On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.



IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there. On the other hand, he lost to soO at HSC in a disappointing fashion and didn't look super crisp in GSL.IMHO it comes down to daily form in the top 6 (or even 8) and you can justify almost any placement there.

Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.



Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition. Dark and Classic are the only ones who didn't have a really dissappointing performance this year so they should be #1 and #2 imo. After that I agree.Disagree with downgrading Classic just because he didn't play in that much. Last year they kept Serral at #5-#6 for months despite him playing no relevant competition.



"No relevant competition" is how you see it, Serral was playing games unlike Classic did last month.

"No relevant competition" is how you see it, Serral was playing games unlike Classic did last month.

Pretty sure Classic played and advanced from his Code S group. Pretty sure Classic played and advanced from his Code S group.



With a loss to Creator and a map loss to Keen... that really doesnt cry for #2



EDIT: I would even go so far an put Stats #3 and Classic #4 With a loss to Creator and a map loss to Keen... that really doesnt cry for #2EDIT: I would even go so far an put Stats #3 and Classic #4

I don’t think either order is particularly outrageous, I like that the power rank does carry through previous months in lieu of more tournaments, with players dropping more with bad performances rather than inactivity, and Classic has had a stellar year.



Stats had a decent month and bar that series dropped was himself stellar at ASUS ROG, so I think either is alright in either position. I don’t think either order is particularly outrageous, I like that the power rank does carry through previous months in lieu of more tournaments, with players dropping more with bad performances rather than inactivity, and Classic has had a stellar year.Stats had a decent month and bar that series dropped was himself stellar at ASUS ROG, so I think either is alright in either position. 'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat

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