Another month, another update in the list all progamers want to be in. Flash retains his top position yet again, but the distance to the closest competitor is shrinking rapidly, and the rest of the list is buzzing with movement as well.
KeSPA Rankings November 2008
PosRacePlayerTeamPointsDif
1FlashKTF MagicNs2147.5-
2StorkSamsung KHAN2097.0+1
3BeStSK Telecom T11717.1+1
4JaedongLecaf Oz1703.3-2
5fOrGGLecaf Oz1393.5-
6BisuSK Telecom T11391.3+4
7LuxuryKTF MagicNs1292.3-1
8JangBiSamsung KHAN1291.5+4
9KalSTX SouL1278.0+4
10JulySTX SouL1223.3-4
11FantasySK Telecom T11210.9+22
12MuchCJ Entus1186.1-3
13FreeWoongjin Stars1175.8+5
14SeaMBCGame HERO1159.5-3
15MindWeMade FOX1132.5-9
16YellOw[ArnC]OnGameNet Sparkyz1087.5+4
17NaDaWeMade FOX1036.5-2
18FirebatheroSamsung KHAN1012.5+4
19BackHo[ArnC]Lecaf Oz978.8-3
20HwasinSTX SouL968.3-6
21GGPlayWoongjin Stars823.5+7
22LightMBCGame HERO823.5-5
23RockWeMade FOX787.5-4
24LetaOnGameNet Sparkyz784.1+2
25MidasSK Telecom T1776.6-4
26IrisCJ Entus759.0-1
27SaviorCJ Entus597.8-3
28LomoLecaf Oz577.9+3
29ZeroWoongjin Stars568.3+11
30FrozeanSamsung KHAN559.1+5
The Flash-Jaedong duo have finally been broken up and two heavy hitting Protoss players squeeze in. Stork and BeSt have both undoubtedly been playing spectacularly for a while now, as reflected by their position. The rest of the top 10 have no real notable changes, just the usual scuffling really, but at position 11 the bomb drops. Fantasy, the player people have been calling Boxer Junior, the player who reached the OSL finals, is moving up in the world. He's gained 22 spots and rockets up the list, landing just outside the top 10. Not bad!
In the mid-sections of the list free can be seen climbing. He's really been the rock (no, not that one) that has consistently delivered for his team when they've needed it. He's also the guy who put Jaedong's MSL dreams to sleep. Mind takes a bit of a plummet after lackluster play, dropping a considerable 9 spots, although to be fair some of the climbers have climbed rather drastically. Further down we see GGPlay begin what could be a beautiful ascent up the list, or what could be just a ripple in the pond. If he keeps playing the way I know he can, the elevator is heading up.
At the end of the list we have the old-school plummeting trio, Midas, Iris and Savior, who have banded up to reach new depths in the top 30. Savior at least has promised to shape up next year. Whether he delivers or not will have to be seen.
At the very bottom we have three names on the list that weren't there last season, one of whom has employed a catapult to rise even quicker. Zero gains 11 positions, although looking at his recent history only wins against Kal and BackHo stand out.
The distributions of this month are: 14 Terrans, 7 Zerg and 9 Protoss. Terrans continue to have a strong presence amongst the top 30, but only two of them are in the top 10, where the Protoss dominate. The remainder of the list is mainly Terran however, with a sprinkling of Zerg all over the list.
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