it's interesting looking at the top players startale plays, and the top players lone plays.. then comparing how they do against other players.
lone is 18-23 vs u8
ST is 7-18 vs u8 .... lone has a better win %
lone is 13-1 vs spb
ST is 105-34 vs spb .... lone has better win %
Lone is 4-0 vs medivh
ST is 13-17 vs medivh ... lone has better win %
Lone is 61-51 vs braviet
ST is 34-71 vs braviet ... lone has much better win %
but ST vs lone 15-5 (ST's favor) ... i highly doubt lone had 15 bad games. but i do highly suspect ST has a style of playing that does well against Lone's style.... another possibility is ST rages when he loses, and that might affect how Lone plays vs ST. He does well against calm players who just enjoy playing (u8.. spb.. brav..) sometimes med rages, but its not the same as ST.
.... just more evidence suggesting the "tier" system is b.s.
It will be interesting to see what the ELO looks like on ladder in another couple months.