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2009-04-26 Expert: Kirby Rate: (5)  3 ratings

Was StressBall 9d stressed about the result of this 0.5 point game?


Two faces that I had never seen before showed up at the Tygem arena this afternoon, attracting several observers, as is usual for 9d players.  The white player goes by the id, 미친척춤을/MLoBaby.  I had a difficult time finding much information about this player, but he seems to have only been playing since around February.  Still, his game history is quite amazing.  I can only provide speculations about his name, 미친척춤을, but I'm sure that this phrase is probably well known to native Korean speakers.  My best guess is that the phrase has something to do with a "crazy dance", since the 미친 part can be used for the adjective, crazy, and 춤 is often a type of dance.  Again, native speakers can probably help you out with the reasoning behind his name better than I can.  As for the "MLoBaby" part, I have no idea about the meaning :-p  In any case, 미친척춤을/MLoBaby's game history is quite good, having several winning streaks, even as a 9d.  It is not common to see more than two consecutive losses in his game history, even.

His opponent, StressBall 9d, seems to be a strong player from China.  His game record is also commendable, having about a 65% win ratio as a 9d.  

The Tygem spectators favored white via the betting statistics 61% to 39%.  Even so, black and white fought tightly, ending with a difference in score of 0.5 points.  

Can you tell who came out victorious by playing out the game?

Ranking Points:
미친척춤을/MLoBaby 9d: 36836
StressBall 9d: 36894

Game Stats:
미친척춤을/MLoBaby 9d: 15 - 9 [9d] | 65 - 15
StressBall 9d: 131 - 71 [9d] | 652 - 407

Last 20 Games: 
미친척춤을/MLoBaby 9d: 13 - 7
StressBall 9d: 9 - 11

Betting Stats:
미친척춤을/MLoBaby 9d: 61%
StressBall 9d: 39%


Comments:

breakfast
2009-04-28 04:04
Strange to see Black R15 nowadays. It's a very outdated move. Most players will do the pincer at R11 here
Kirby
2009-04-27 05:04
Thanks for the further analysis, struessel. I also went ahead and asked my wife about the name, and she provided yet another meaning.

미친척춤을 can mean to "dance as if you were crazy". With the 척 part, it can mean that it is not really crazy, but dancing AS IF crazy.

This phrase happens to be a part of the song, 일탈, the lyrics of which you can find here: http://gasazip.com/213486

From what I've gathered, this song is about doing things out of the ordinary, and dancing as if crazy is one of those things.

In any event, we can see many potential reasons behind his name between these ideas and the one that struessel has provided!
struessel
1d ( KR ) 2009-04-27 02:04
to add to the name analysis of "Mee-chin-cheok-choom"
indeed meechin can mean crazy, and choom a dance. cheok can be an adverb meaning tight, quick, and imposing. Overall, a very intimidating name.


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