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Post by ES-13 on Aug 24, 2011 15:50:46 GMT -5
I don't really care about the numbers. I care about how well they perform.
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Post by arsenette on Aug 24, 2011 15:54:04 GMT -5
My guess would be Yuuji probably requested it. Or M9 decided to show little respect to Yuuji, as they did to akiyama, and give 100 to the star of the show Could be a little of both honestly. Nagano seems to be the only one that can handle being 100 consistently without blowing up like Yuuji has with the same number. Granted.. yes Nagano has not passed stage 1 in three tourney's in a row but he is the star of this show. The luster of the 24 win is also behind them and they both failed so they reverted back to seniority. Besides.. Yuuji at 99 already does better than Yuuji at 100 .. he's back in the 3rd stage. I can care less what number he is I'm stoked! ;D
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Post by snowy on Aug 24, 2011 15:57:06 GMT -5
Btw, this is the first time we'll have Nagano and Yuuji in the Third Stage together. You know.. it didn't occur to me until you said it.. omg October can't get here fast enough... and yes I'm still freaking out over Ryo.. I can't wait to hear Yuuji's voice go supersonic when that boy passed the first stage. Heee! You might not hear him at all...it might go way up where only dogs can hear ;D But the whole situation is beyond cool. Bet there was some mighty large celebrating going on in Uncli-land. Hope M9 has the sense to show it and make a huge deal about it. That's the kind of stuff that can build an audience. There, that was vague enough, wasn't it?
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Post by TCM on Aug 24, 2011 16:14:31 GMT -5
Watch TBS intentionally "forget" Yuuji's reaction shot seeing Ryo clear.
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Post by ES-13 on Aug 24, 2011 16:48:37 GMT -5
I'll say it again, SASUKE 27 is the only SASUKE tournament that I have mixed feelings about.
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Post by scnoi1217 on Aug 24, 2011 17:35:14 GMT -5
Watch TBS intentionally "forget" Yuuji's reaction shot seeing Ryo clear. Or they digest Ryo's clear
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Post by TCM on Aug 24, 2011 17:41:23 GMT -5
Well, Brent didn't make it past Stage 2, so they need to find someone to digest.
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Post by mikessssssss on Aug 24, 2011 19:30:03 GMT -5
Man this is amazing. I always wanted them to make stage one easier and they did - loads of clears = awesome. And perhaps my perdiction that Yuuji would achieve kanzenseiha wasn't so crazy after all
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Post by ES-13 on Aug 24, 2011 21:18:17 GMT -5
Uh, kanzenseiha might kill the show with the current ratings we've got right now.
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Post by arsenette on Aug 24, 2011 22:09:15 GMT -5
Watch TBS intentionally "forget" Yuuji's reaction shot seeing Ryo clear. Or they digest Ryo's clear Gaaaaaaaaaaaah don't say that.. /facepalm I'll go in a corner...
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Post by dudesky1000 on Aug 25, 2011 9:08:33 GMT -5
Looking back at it again Ishikawa is sitting in the chair before Paul, so it's not meant for Li. Only mystery is that during Paul's run Li is nowhere to be found. Maybe he just wanted to stand up instead of sitting and nobody knew how to tell him to sit down? lol. Or he failed the metal spin again and was only standing because he wanted to watch the rest.
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Post by yamfriend on Aug 25, 2011 17:43:55 GMT -5
Looking back at it again Ishikawa is sitting in the chair before Paul, so it's not meant for Li. Only mystery is that during Paul's run Li is nowhere to be found. Maybe he just wanted to stand up instead of sitting and nobody knew how to tell him to sit down? lol. Or he failed the metal spin again and was only standing because he wanted to watch the rest. By that logic that could also be true for Nagano since he did so in the past 2 tournaments, right? Also is it possible we're missing somebody while the Americans are preparing and/or somewhere else off-camera? For example, would the other All-Stars (Takeda and Shingo especially) stay to watch with Nagano? Maybe both of these things are more about wishful thinking, but I really hope at least 1 or 2 All-Stars made it to Stage 3 or I'll be sad. Also, is it possible for anyone to compare that leaked "spoiler-free" Stage 3 picture from a while ago to compare the shots and possibly conclude more things? Regardless this should all be very interesting possibly having so many Stage 1 and 2 clears. More records are bound to be broken than the Stage 1 time records if you ask me! Lastly, on a side note regarding the Americans' starting positions, I kinda hope that Strat had #63 simply because that's the highest number to never clear Stage 1 (let alone Stage 2) and I like to see variety in clear numbers.
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Post by Philip on Aug 25, 2011 19:49:06 GMT -5
Looking back at it again Ishikawa is sitting in the chair before Paul, so it's not meant for Li. Only mystery is that during Paul's run Li is nowhere to be found. Maybe he just wanted to stand up instead of sitting and nobody knew how to tell him to sit down? lol. Or he failed the metal spin again and was only standing because he wanted to watch the rest. By that logic that could also be true for Nagano since he did so in the past 2 tournaments, right? Also is it possible we're missing somebody while the Americans are preparing and/or somewhere else off-camera? For example, would the other All-Stars (Takeda and Shingo especially) stay to watch with Nagano? Maybe both of these things are more about wishful thinking, but I really hope at least 1 or 2 All-Stars made it to Stage 3 or I'll be sad. Also, is it possible for anyone to compare that leaked "spoiler-free" Stage 3 picture from a while ago to compare the shots and possibly conclude more things? Regardless this should all be very interesting possibly having so many Stage 1 and 2 clears. More records are bound to be broken than the Stage 1 time records if you ask me! Lastly, on a side note regarding the Americans' starting positions, I kinda hope that Strat had #63 simply because that's the highest number to never clear Stage 1 (let alone Stage 2) and I like to see variety in clear numbers. He had #63. I talked to him on Facebook
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Post by yamfriend on Aug 25, 2011 20:57:41 GMT -5
By that logic that could also be true for Nagano since he did so in the past 2 tournaments, right? Also is it possible we're missing somebody while the Americans are preparing and/or somewhere else off-camera? For example, would the other All-Stars (Takeda and Shingo especially) stay to watch with Nagano? Maybe both of these things are more about wishful thinking, but I really hope at least 1 or 2 All-Stars made it to Stage 3 or I'll be sad. Also, is it possible for anyone to compare that leaked "spoiler-free" Stage 3 picture from a while ago to compare the shots and possibly conclude more things? Regardless this should all be very interesting possibly having so many Stage 1 and 2 clears. More records are bound to be broken than the Stage 1 time records if you ask me! Lastly, on a side note regarding the Americans' starting positions, I kinda hope that Strat had #63 simply because that's the highest number to never clear Stage 1 (let alone Stage 2) and I like to see variety in clear numbers. He had #63. I talked to him on Facebook Cool! It's need not only to have seen Strat clear (and with this number), but impress everyone by getting all the way to the UCH! Great job to him and everyone else from ANW3 for their brilliant performances! They really put on an unbelievable show! My specific thoughts on everyone: David C.: Incredible job. He definitely showed why he deserves to be given such a high starting position, presumably being behind only Nagano and Yuuji. The third time will definitely be the charm for him on the UCH in 28! Also, I doubt his new time record of 44 seconds is ever gonna be broken. Paul: Awesome to see him overcome his great tragedy and do what she would have wanted him to do---continue on with life and to not focus on the bad. It's impressive enough how far he got, but I give him equal or even greater credit for overcoming the emotional struggles of losing someone so dear to him, especially so recently. Brent and Travis F.: They both performed well once again, showing very respectable runs. If you ask me the Metal Spin looks even farther way (and maybe even higher) than it had been up until 26, increasing the difficulty more than it already was. Hopefully we get to see them overcome this obstacle next time and do even better. Travis R., Jake, and David R.: Excellent job for rookie competitors. All had unfortunate falls in Stage 2, but hopefully we see them again in the future and consequently improve upon their first performances. James: For someone we didn't previously know about, he sure gave us a reason why we'll remember him now. He impressed virtually all of us and IMO deserves a lot of respect for that. I hope to see him again next year! Ryan: Like I said before, phenomenal effort and result. We all knew he was capable of doing very well on the course, and he did not disappoint. At last, he got his (first) chance at Sasuke and I'm looking to ANW4 being his second. ;D Drew: If it hadn't been for the flawed redesigned of the HPA's landing pad, he would've almost surely have made it 10/10 for Stage 1. I really hope to see him get a shot at redemption, but moreso to fully recover from his injury. I wish him the best of luck with it. By the way, did you get any news on the others' numbers (besides David, Drew, and Brent)?
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Post by ektelontt on Aug 26, 2011 9:57:05 GMT -5
During the DC interview you can definitely hear the announcer guy saying "Nagano Makoto is waiting" (in Japanese of course) and you can see people prepping the third stage. So in my mind, if you doubt the fuzzy background imagery of him, there is zero doubt that he is in the third stage.
I now have the more interesting speculation that Yuuji cleared the UCH. During DC's run the American announcers kept saying things following the idea of "he'll be the first person ever to clear the UCH" before he fell at the end. Then during the interview the idea of DC "doing the best and getting the farthest of any AMERICAN" was emphasized strongly, and Yuuji most likely completed his run since they were setting up for Nagano.
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Post by bigblind168 on Aug 26, 2011 10:12:24 GMT -5
During the DC interview you can definitely hear the announcer guy saying "Nagano Makoto is waiting" (in Japanese of course) and you can see people prepping the third stage. So in my mind, if you doubt the fuzzy background imagery of him, there is zero doubt that he is in the third stage. I now have the more interesting speculation that Yuuji cleared the UCH. During DC's run the American announcers kept saying things following the idea of "he'll be the first person ever to clear the UCH" before he fell at the end. Then during the interview the idea of DC "doing the best and getting the farthest of any AMERICAN" was emphasized strongly, and Yuuji most likely completed his run since they were setting up for Nagano. I doubt it, yuuji was definately sitting next to nagano and they go in numerical order. They could be saying something about nagano... but i don't think its that he's next.
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Post by snowy on Aug 26, 2011 10:12:32 GMT -5
Welcome! That's an interesting speculation. I have a feeling we're going to see more than one UCH clear. Airdate can't come soon enough!
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Post by snowy on Aug 26, 2011 10:16:51 GMT -5
Somebody refresh my memory. I thought Stage 3 didn't go by numerical order, but rather by Stage 2 finishes; e.g., slowest finish in Stage 2 will be first in Stage 3...fastest in Stage 2 will be first in Stage 3. I only say that because it seems Takahashi always tears through Stage 2, but appears last in Stage 3...and as you should know, I always pay attention to Kong.
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Post by mikessssssss on Aug 26, 2011 10:20:52 GMT -5
Did James Mcgrath run stage 3 first? If he did then the chalk must have been from testers because it was already there. If he didn't run first then there is of course the possiblilty that it had already been completed. If i am right then it looked like Ryo was sitting next to James (i base this on the fact that there was an empty chair next to Ryo). However, the guy in the blue looks like Koji Hashimoto and if he went first then that might be where the chalk came from. I now have the more interesting speculation that Yuuji cleared the UCH. During DC's run the American announcers kept saying things following the idea of "he'll be the first person ever to clear the UCH" before he fell at the end. Then during the interview the idea of DC "doing the best and getting the farthest of any AMERICAN" was emphasized strongly, and Yuuji most likely completed his run since they were setting up for Nagano. Interesting. They say American because they cannot say that he got the furthest because Yuuji then got further. Hmm, i thought Ryo would have completed it to be honest based on how good the UNCLI guys are. This would then confirm that the chalk was from a tester, unless there was a similar David Campbell fail. Ah well, i guess we'll fine out soon enough.
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Post by bigblind168 on Aug 26, 2011 10:35:38 GMT -5
Somebody refresh my memory. I thought Stage 3 didn't go by numerical order, but rather by Stage 2 finishes; e.g., slowest finish in Stage 2 will be first in Stage 3...fastest in Stage 2 will be first in Stage 3. I only say that because it seems Takahashi always tears through Stage 2, but appears last in Stage 3...and as you should know, I always pay attention to Kong. I always thought they went in numerical order. It seems that it'd make sense to me. Due to the way they broadcast it.
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