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amaiii m'n kloten!
ye he's good, his prediction is amazing! lol there's so much talent in (bela)russia, if only they were given a chance to play in tournaments.

they're definitely skilled... for sure... however a lot of these russian / belorussian players only do well against players from their own region. when they face a different play style, they falter.

example - nike

I'm a bit sick of that argument; that's a myth and you know it. nike got one chance and blew it, that means he doesn't have what it takes?
let me take some names (I looked it up, I don't remember all this):
-pele: played wcg '01 & some lan arena edition. you could say he underperformed on both events.
-evil: had one go at ESWC '04, did quite 'ok'.
-lexer, death, polos, cooller, unkind, jibo all did well.
I don't consider players like enemy, hunter, kik, power & keeper the same calibre as those btw.

cypher seems rusty

where is that one from ?
Asus summer 08 ?

Nope, just an online practice match.