We're approaching the season to be jolly and the last KeSPA rankings update for the year is out. Flash is finally evicted from the top spot and is replaced by Stork, while the Zerg numbers in the top 30 dwindle.
| KeSPA Rankings December 2008 | |||||
| Pos | Race | Player | Team | Points | Dif |
| 1 |  | Stork | Samsung KHAN | 2077.5 | +1 |
| 2 |  | Flash | KTF MagicNs | 1935.8 | -1 |
| 3 | | Bisu | SK Telecom T1 | 1751.3 | +3 |
| 4 | | BeSt | SK Telecom T1 | 1620.0 | -1 |
| 5 |  | Jaedong | Lecaf Oz | 1548.8 | -1 |
| 6 | | Jangbi | Samsung KHAN | 1527.0 | +2 |
| 7 | | Kal | STX SouL | 1403.3 | +2 |
| 8 | | fOrGG | Lecaf Oz | 1237.5 | -3 |
| 9 | | by.fantasy | SK Telecom T1 | 1231.5 | +2 |
| 10 | | free | Woongjin Stars | 1230.0 | +3 |
| 11 | | Luxury | KTF MagicNs | 1177.5 | -4 |
| 12 | | July | STX SouL | 1126.1 | -2 |
| 13 | | YellOw[ArnC] | OnGameNet Sparkyz | 1088.3 | +3 |
| 14 | | firebathero | Samsung KHAN | 1069.4 | +4 |
| 15 | | Mind | WeMade FOX | 1068.0 | - |
| 16 | | Much | CJ Entus | 1038.0 | -4 |
| 17 | | Sea | MBCGame Hero | 1015.5 | -3 |
| 18 | | NaDa | WeMade FOX | 923.3 | -1 |
| 19 | | BackHo | Lecaf Oz | 922.9 | - |
| 20 | | Hwasin | STX SouL | 913.5 | - |
| 21 | | GGPlay | Woongjin Stars | 892.9 | - |
| 22 | | Light | MBCGame HERO | 811.5 | - |
| 23 | | Leta | OnGameNet Sparkyz | 778.1 | +1 |
| 24 | | Iris | CJ Entus | 722.6 | +2 |
| 25 | | Midas | SK Telecom T1 | 721.1 | - |
| 26 | | Rock | WeMade FOX | 681.8 | -3 |
| 27 | | ZerO | WoongJin Stars | 660.4 | +2 |
| 28 | | Calm | STX SouL | 580.9 | +10 |
| 29 | | sAviOr | CJ Entus | 556.5 | -2 |
| 30 | | Lomo | Lecaf Oz | 527.3 | -2 |
Seems with all the rocket rises we've seen lately in the rankings this list looks almost mellow. Stork has toppled Flash's dominance over the rankings and now sits securely on first place. Flash still has a comfortable buffer between him and the third placer, Bisu. What's really notable here is that 6 out of the top 10 players are Protoss players! Curiously, every other Protoss in the top 30 have either dropped ranks or remained at their spot and by the looks of it are not going to be gaining any ranks anytime soon.
The Swarm is still having a tough time. It's major player, Jaedong, has been losing too many games against people he really shouldn't lose to. If this keeps up, he's heading on a crash course downwards, where the rest of the Zerg on the list dwell. Yarnc offers a glimmer of hope, gaining a few spots here, as does ZerO. Calm provides the list with at least one catapult, hopping up 10 spots into the rankings. The fact remains, however, that there are only 8 Zerg players on the list, and only a few of them are performing as they should. Worrisome for the Swarm indeed.
While the Terran forces appear numerous, a closer look shows a clear decline across the board. Having covered all tiers of the top 30, the odd player like firebathero and by.fantasy are gaining ground, but the majority are slipping. There is strength in numbers however, and with 13 Terran commanders in the top 30 and 3 in the top 10, the situation is still far from dire.
In general, the adjustments in the list have mostly been minor with the exception of Calm, who is doing his rocket thing. The creme de la creme of the moment appears to be Protoss, which recent Starleagues showed convincincly, Terrans are a dime a dozen and doing decently, while Zerg could really do better overall.
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