The dark side of competition | StarCraft 2

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[@freed.man.1]

whatever happens, we still love you bro. ❤

[@MaNaEsports]

There's always a next chance, right?

[@user-hx9xm3kp8v]

what do you mean

[@pv2639]

You need to learn meditation mana. Trust me bro, start with 30 minutes a day and i guarantee your own brain will help you improve on its own

[@sc2youtube744]

I'm really sorry to hear about the results. Star craft is such an insanely hard and unforgiving game so I never really feel like tournament results are a great representation of true skill (at least, not any one individual tournament). I'm sure you actually did improve a huge amount so it's not like that time is wasted. Know that probably doesn't help at all though since it's your career and livelihood though :( I do feel like it's star craft is becoming a game that really seems hard for pro players these days. Toss is horribly unbalanced and then it feels like the guys at the true top top like serral are still getting better and so even if u have a good run, there's not a lot of hope to make it all the way. Love your content and your ability to stay positive through all this and wish you the best on the next season and your endeavors in other games!

[@MaNaEsports]

Thank you for the kind words. Always a pleasure having an appreciative, returning fan.

[@maximoozer]

Congratulations on being you and humble! You're an amazing person. Take your time and enjoy

[@tiagotcsilva]

Don't be sad man, just keep the pace. You did a great job already and it will be better and better each day. Some days things just dont go the way we expect.

[@philsheppard6875]

It’s very tough to take after all the practice. Glad you could vent, better than holding it in. We appreciate all the your efforts and continuing to post videos to entertain us.

[@giancarllorojas2215]

Thanks for everything MaNa, you’ll come back stronger and I’ll be watching

[@alexarcheage3208]

usually in Chess, when people wanna improve, they get a strong Grandmaster coach. i assume all the koreans have coaches idk how hard is it to find a good coach in Starcraft but like 2-3 times a week, having someone to review your games he can notice stuff that players usually don't notice aswell as research other enemies and give you tips. and help Mentality wise. you mentioned something about feeling down in the 2nd game it could have been a mental thing , the pressure getting to you. thus lowering your performance overall you did mention playing "many ladder games" and its not necessarily the right way to improve usually need more specified training and couple Bo3 matches organized against the top players participating in MORE tournaments during the year can give you confidance and get you "in shape" and basically prepare you better for the big thing

[@pavelvalis7023]

That's devastating news indeed :( I wouldn't worry about the next ESports World Cup too much, even if there wasn't ESL circuit... considering how supportive they were of SC2, there is a very high chance they'll include it next year as well no matter what may happen.

[@bongkem2723]

lowest can only go up, cheers bro !!!

[@kwanbox]

I’m your fan and I still wanna encourage you! It’s a bad day but it doesn’t mean you are terrible. You are awesome.

[@Clarkarific]

Much love MaNa. I appreciate your candor.

[@xyrd3441]

FWIW, doesn't matter how well you perform in tournaments, what game you're playing, how often you upload, etc, I'll watch whatever content you make. You could make "StarCraft 2 Pro Plays Chess" and I'd watch it. I'm not here for your results, I'm here for *you*. Hang in there.

[@MaNaEsports]

That's really nice. I am glad I am slowly able to attract people not only to the stuff I make but to me as a person. Thank you!

[@Skibblesful]

At the highest skill level of any competitive sport, the players are so good that the winner can be whoever wakes up on the right side of the bed that morning. It’s a bummer you didn’t make it out of the first round after all the prep. Keep it up along with the amazing KZbin and streaming content!

[@kiler273]

Good luck man!

[@ShaunYCheng]

I've seen you making a come back from seemingly lost situation in the game. I believe you'll make a comeback in the tournaments as well!

[@xxatatskixx]

Never give up!

[@martiantexan7632]

Damn, is it time to put you out to pasture already? ;P Rock on, Mana!

[@jordanfx1]

Don't worry Grzegorz, there are still a few ways to fulfill yourself. One of them is to keep doing creative shows in SC1/SC2. Maybe you should spend less time on cannons. It might also be a good idea to ask ChatGPT for strategic advice.

[@KumarBendrake]

If only we could have bottled up that 9 game winning streak, and saved it for later! 😂 Don't worry about it MaNa. You'll get them next time, you always do!

[@jonathans.8650]

All your progress you made and all your great content you bring us came from your awesome personality. We stay with you no matter or winning or losing.

[@ssstegel]

Keep it up Mana! I honour you!

[@at5598]

Damn this games professional scene seems unattainable. You seem very skilled, level headed, and hard working. My advice which means nothing, get a coach, I wouldn’t quit or slow down when stormgate comes out. Compete as much as possible. Time under the gun is most important. I’ll pray for you brother. Time and effort I believe are always rewarded. Sometimes it’s delayed for a greater purpose. Be well

[@socstud0]

single elimination is brutal in any sport...bummer! can you qualify through another region?

[@MaNaEsports]

Unfortunately not, the qualifiers are over. The tournament itself is next month (14-18 August). Will be cheering for my Team Liquid boys Clem and Cure :)

[@jotenmike]

Time to join your local Gym.

[@gregholt6516]

In any sports anyone can be beaten on any given day, and it sucks when you happen to be on the bad side of it. It’s just part of it, but I have no doubt you’ll get the bounce back in your step and kick some !$$ next time!

[@diodiolatra]

With you, it's like the Polish national football team: everyone cheers, everyone has hope, but we all know what will happen XD For me, MaNa is always OP! For Aiur!

[@veelqnexus]

Cześć. Śledzę Twoją karierę od turnieju w Krakowie w którym dotarłeś do finału. Zawsze Ci kibicuję i życzę jak najlepiej. Wydaje mi się, że podjąłeś dobrą decyzję skupiając się bardziej na byciu twórcy na yt. W zeszłym roku Twój kanał bardzo ładnie i organicznie rósł ale mam wrażenie, że to się zatrzymało. To oczywiście perspektywa osoby patrzącej z zewnątrz ale uważam, że stoisz w zbyt szerokim rozkroku między karierą progamera i twórcy. Nie wiem jaki obecnie jest potencjał zarobkowy z youtube ale chyba da się z tego wyżyć jeśli ma się sponsorów / patronite itd. Wiem, że Twoja główna gra to starcraft 2 i na niej zbudowałeś widownię ale może warto jednak trochę urozmaicić to co robisz na kanale? Pozdrawiam

[@jkkim6928]

Thank you for making my day Depressed I needed that 🥰

[@RiveSoFlii]

Where is the replay for that game? Moja Vs DnS?

[@PavelAveryanov]

Don't feel bad, we here to be in your company, no matter you win or lose.

[@mbenson501]

❤❤❤

[@kooloolimpah]

you only lose when you give up. winning doesn't teach you much. you learn the most when you lose. not just game strategy but the mental. learning the mental is a big part of the game. and picking yourself back up is a big part of life.

[@Ghanzo]

If you are improving your game and showing up you are doing everything you can. All the rest is not in your hands. There are many tourneys, its the money that you’re mad about. Forget about the money.

[@AAkCN1]

[@garryarmstrong4409]

man loved this episode a lot of really good people have been knocked out already there is something wrong with the first round knock outs that should be changed its a bit stupid really

[@Madgistr8]

Forgive yourself friend. It hurts because you tried, and failed. At least you tried.

[@pietrosigismondodelvalenti6371]

WOW. Albeit ignorant, IMO this was the best Daily Greg to date. I wondered what was up while watching on mute... Yeah, I heard you that one time!

[@robertbarclay228]

This is the universe telling you to try even harder. You know you can do better. Learn and move on. Thanks for the great content.

[@mcblanc900]

Mana, jeżeli możesz staraj się mniej uśmiechać i być mniej pozytywnym. Wydajesz się być przez to sztuczny, Twoje emocje nie wydają się być autentyczne. Jak Cię coś wkurza to po prostu to pokaż. Również biorąc pod uwagę, że ludzie są ogólnie coraz mniej zadowoleni to widząc sztuczny uśmiech ludzie go rozpoznają od razu. Mi osobiście również nieco to przeszkadza, jeżeli spojrzysz na Uthermala, Harstema, WinterSC i tak dalej oni wcale nie starają się być na siłę pozytywni, są po prostu autentyczni, więc o wiele łatwiej ich polubić. Po prostu pamiętaj, że uśmiech nie zawsze jest czymś dobrym, jeżeli robisz to za często - jesteś odbierany jako sztuczny. Mówisz, że nie chcesz POKAZYWAĆ złych emocji, bo ktoś tam wrócił po pracy i tak dalej. Tymczasem wraca z tej pracy i widzi jak jego idol ma źle i do tego jeszcze się cały czas bez powodu uśmiecha mówiąc to. Gwarantuję Ci, że nie jest to dobre ani dla Ciebie ani dla nikogo innego. Mówisz, że nie masz energii do bycia pozytywnym a mimo to na siłę i tak próbujesz i wychodzi fatalnie, po prostu nie udawaj, łatwiej będzie ludziom Cię polubić i wczuć się w sytuację. I nie mówię tylko o tym wideo (bo w zasadzie nie licząc sztucznego wstępu reszta jest autentyczna i o wiele łatwiej Cię polubić), dotyczy to każdego na tym kanale, bardzo często mnie razi ten sztuczny uśmiech. Wątpię, żebym tylko ja to dostrzegał. Nie hejtuję, jest to konstruktywna krytyka, z której można skorzystać lub nie. Będę oglądał dalej tak czy inaczej.

[@simonreichmd]

So u practiced super hard for a month. Good. Now ask u r self a question: for qualifying to million dollar tournament .. is it enough? Maybe u should practice super hard all year long. Then u will see the results. Practice all year long as a million dollar tournament should be like every month. Fingers crossed.

[@kiler273]

You can't win them all! :D

[@MaNaEsports]

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