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True_Spike
Profile Joined July 2004
Poland3426 Posts
October 30 2020 07:19 GMT
#21
I would love for Flash to win, but I think playing as random gives you the least benefits vs Z and especially vs the kind of player Soma is. I do believe Soma is going to prevail in the end, but I hope to be disappointed in that regard.
LocoBolon
Profile Joined June 2012
Argentina243 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-10-30 18:15:35
October 30 2020 18:14 GMT
#22
I mean its a cute work and all and a very fun idea but no, I'm sorry, putting numbers so roughly like that to calculate the chances for the Genius of Genius to win a bo7 series with random race is very very silly. It should be a little more complicated than that...
And the results also.. put 3 numbers together and come to the conclusion he has 37% of winning what.. a single game? the series? Come on. Do you realize the man is 6-0 with random race in offline tournaments so far?


On October 29 2020 16:52 kogeT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 29 2020 11:19 Lorch wrote:
I don't think the number of terran games he gets is a good indicator of his chance of winning. 20% is not the odds of beating Soma as P or Z.
First and foremost, Soma can easily beat Flash's T. He is easily a top two zerg atm and we have to keep in mind that Flash has to split his practice time between three races.
That being said, Flash is probably the most genius tournament player we have ever seen in any eSport period. He can win a game on any map with any race against anybody. He will literally have multiple plans for every race on every map and he has the distinct advantage of knowing his opponents race from the first second of each match, while Soma has to open in a very general way until he scouts the race. Flash can practice easily for Soma against other top Zergs, but Soma can't really practice for Flash. He can practice vs all races on all the maps, and each race has great players to play against, but there is no actual random player to practice with. Flash doesnt play P or Z like a zerg or protoss would and given that he has the deepest understanding of Starcraft out of everyone who ever played it, he will craft strategies that can beat Soma in a single game. Obviously Flash would loose vs Soma if they were to play 100 games of each matchup, but a Bo5 in a tournament is a completely different situation.


Well said, I support that view. I give a slight edge for Flash to win the whole thing.


I do agree with everything these two man said with the exception that maybe, just maybe, it would be a little more than "slight", but we will see and that's the best part
Standard Queens
neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
October 31 2020 00:17 GMT
#23
On October 31 2020 03:14 LocoBolon wrote:
I mean its a cute work and all and a very fun idea but no, I'm sorry, putting numbers so roughly like that to calculate the chances for the Genius of Genius to win a bo7 series with random race is very very silly. It should be a little more complicated than that...


Showing strong reading comprehension here! If you re-read it you will find the initial aim to calculate how many times he rolls terran, and then from that multiplication with various winrates
maru G5L pls
sntct
Profile Joined February 2018
100 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-02 19:05:21
October 31 2020 17:06 GMT
#24
On October 29 2020 11:19 Lorch wrote:
I don't think the number of terran games he gets is a good indicator of his Chance of winning. 20% is not the odds of beating Soma as P or Z.
+ Show Spoiler +
First and foremost, Soma can easily beat Flash's T. He is easily a Top two zerg atm and we have to keep in mind that Flash Has to split his Practice TIME between three races.
That being said, Flash is probably the most Genius tournament player we have Ever seen in any eSport period. He can win a game on any map with any race against anybody. He will literally have multiple plans for every race on every map and he Has the distinct advantage of knowing his opponents race from the First second of each match, while Soma Has to open in a very General Way until he scouts the race. Flash can Practice easily for Soma against other Top Zergs, but Soma can't really Practice for Flash. He can Practice vs all races on all the maps, and each race Has Great players to play against, but there is no actual random player to Practice with. Flash doesnt play P or Z like a zerg or Protoss would and given that he Has the deepest understanding of starcraft out of everyone WhO Ever played it, he will craft strategies that can beat Soma in a single game. Obviously Flash would loose vs Soma if they were to play 100 games of each matchup, but a Bo5 in a tournament is a completely different situation.



Sorry guys but Flash getting Terran is likely the single greatest factor in influencing the outcome of the series.
Zaibakk
Profile Joined May 2017
101 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-10-31 18:38:11
October 31 2020 18:19 GMT
#25
Thank you, amazing work!

With my numbers I get a 40% Flash / 60% Soma, which is fair enough.
Anyway, yes, T rolls are the biggest factor.

If Flash rolls 4 T it's gg.
If Flash rolls 3 T he would have to win 1 game out of 4 with P/Z, which is not easy but not impossible.
If Flash rolls 2 T (most likely) he would have a hard time at winning those 2 out of 5 remaining games.
If Flash rolls 1 T he is basically dead (3/6 games to win with P/Z, no way).

Anyway, I hope Flash rolls the expected value (2 T) because I want to see him with P/Z, what would be the point of he rolling and winning with T?
If I was Flash I would train expecially the ZvZ matchup, while PvZ he can only try fancy stuff because in a standard game he will be destroyed.

See ya!
Djabanete
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States2786 Posts
October 31 2020 21:31 GMT
#26
Fantastic contribution! Thanks!

It seems not to be working correctly though...? Depending on the input, it sometimes calculates Flash's chance to win as being lower than 100%.
May the BeSt man win.
whaski
Profile Joined December 2012
Finland577 Posts
October 31 2020 21:59 GMT
#27
On November 01 2020 02:06 sntct wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 29 2020 11:19 Lorch wrote:
I don't think the number of terran games he gets is a good indicator of his Chance of winning. 20% is not the odds of beating Soma as P or Z.
+ Show Spoiler +
First and foremost, Soma can easily beat Flash's T. He is easily a Top two zerg atm and we have to keep in mind that Flash Has to split his Practice TIME between three races.
That being said, Flash is probably the most Genius tournament player we have Ever seen in any eSport period. He can win a game on any map with any race against anybody. He will literally have multiple plans for every race on every map and he Has the distinct advantage of knowing his opponents race from the First second of each match, while Soma Has to open in a very General Way until he scouts the race. Flash can Practice easily for Soma against other Top Zergs, but Soma can't really Practice for Flash. He can Practice vs all races on all the maps, and each race Has Great players to play against, but there is no actual random player to Practice with. Flash doesnt play P or Z like a zerg or Protoss would and given that he Has the deepest understanding of starcraft out of everyone WhO Ever played it, he will craft strategies that can beat Soma in a single game. Obviously Flash would loose vs Soma if they were to play 100 games of each matchup, but a Bo5 in a tournament is a completely different situation.



Sorry guys but Flash getting Terran is likely the single greatest factor in influencing the outcome of the series. You are listing all of the advantages of Random - which are well known. The disadvantage is: playing ZvZ and PvZ against Soma, and the net result is that in both matchups Flash is significantly unfavored no matter the number of games, or the strategies he uses.


Realistically, if SKT Telecom Hyuk came back out of retirement with a few weeks of practice and played a best of 7 against Flash's P/Z (random between the 2), Hyuk would be favored and possibly even destroy him.


Huyk streams and loses to Lights P and if a remember correctly Larva has beaten Hyuk in tvz so...
it's not just a music it's something else
Djabanete
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States2786 Posts
October 31 2020 23:09 GMT
#28
On November 01 2020 06:59 whaski wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 01 2020 02:06 sntct wrote:
On October 29 2020 11:19 Lorch wrote:
I don't think the number of terran games he gets is a good indicator of his Chance of winning. 20% is not the odds of beating Soma as P or Z.
+ Show Spoiler +
First and foremost, Soma can easily beat Flash's T. He is easily a Top two zerg atm and we have to keep in mind that Flash Has to split his Practice TIME between three races.
That being said, Flash is probably the most Genius tournament player we have Ever seen in any eSport period. He can win a game on any map with any race against anybody. He will literally have multiple plans for every race on every map and he Has the distinct advantage of knowing his opponents race from the First second of each match, while Soma Has to open in a very General Way until he scouts the race. Flash can Practice easily for Soma against other Top Zergs, but Soma can't really Practice for Flash. He can Practice vs all races on all the maps, and each race Has Great players to play against, but there is no actual random player to Practice with. Flash doesnt play P or Z like a zerg or Protoss would and given that he Has the deepest understanding of starcraft out of everyone WhO Ever played it, he will craft strategies that can beat Soma in a single game. Obviously Flash would loose vs Soma if they were to play 100 games of each matchup, but a Bo5 in a tournament is a completely different situation.



Sorry guys but Flash getting Terran is likely the single greatest factor in influencing the outcome of the series. You are listing all of the advantages of Random - which are well known. The disadvantage is: playing ZvZ and PvZ against Soma, and the net result is that in both matchups Flash is significantly unfavored no matter the number of games, or the strategies he uses.


Realistically, if SKT Telecom Hyuk came back out of retirement with a few weeks of practice and played a best of 7 against Flash's P/Z (random between the 2), Hyuk would be favored and possibly even destroy him.


Huyk streams and loses to Lights P and if a remember correctly Larva has beaten Hyuk in tvz so...

OK but I mean someone like Snow or even Rush would be sure to beat Flash's P/Z if they were in form (practicing for a big tournament or something).
May the BeSt man win.
MinixTheNerd
Profile Joined July 2019
200 Posts
November 01 2020 00:41 GMT
#29
There's a lot more to factor in here. Soma will most likely just prep a build for zvz and zvp and just ignore zvt entirely. Flash probably knows this and could easily prep a few builds to counter such an opener by soma.

There is also that psychologic factor that comes to play when it comes to playing Flash's random. Soma probably knows there is a 1 in 3 chance that he is dead as soon as the game start, and that's for every game. That's got to be eating away at him throughout the series especially for someone who is still relatively inexperienced.
Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3685 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-01 01:25:43
November 01 2020 01:21 GMT
#30
On November 01 2020 08:09 Djabanete wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 01 2020 06:59 whaski wrote:
On November 01 2020 02:06 sntct wrote:
On October 29 2020 11:19 Lorch wrote:
I don't think the number of terran games he gets is a good indicator of his Chance of winning. 20% is not the odds of beating Soma as P or Z.
+ Show Spoiler +
First and foremost, Soma can easily beat Flash's T. He is easily a Top two zerg atm and we have to keep in mind that Flash Has to split his Practice TIME between three races.
That being said, Flash is probably the most Genius tournament player we have Ever seen in any eSport period. He can win a game on any map with any race against anybody. He will literally have multiple plans for every race on every map and he Has the distinct advantage of knowing his opponents race from the First second of each match, while Soma Has to open in a very General Way until he scouts the race. Flash can Practice easily for Soma against other Top Zergs, but Soma can't really Practice for Flash. He can Practice vs all races on all the maps, and each race Has Great players to play against, but there is no actual random player to Practice with. Flash doesnt play P or Z like a zerg or Protoss would and given that he Has the deepest understanding of starcraft out of everyone WhO Ever played it, he will craft strategies that can beat Soma in a single game. Obviously Flash would loose vs Soma if they were to play 100 games of each matchup, but a Bo5 in a tournament is a completely different situation.



Sorry guys but Flash getting Terran is likely the single greatest factor in influencing the outcome of the series. You are listing all of the advantages of Random - which are well known. The disadvantage is: playing ZvZ and PvZ against Soma, and the net result is that in both matchups Flash is significantly unfavored no matter the number of games, or the strategies he uses.


Realistically, if SKT Telecom Hyuk came back out of retirement with a few weeks of practice and played a best of 7 against Flash's P/Z (random between the 2), Hyuk would be favored and possibly even destroy him.


Huyk streams and loses to Lights P and if a remember correctly Larva has beaten Hyuk in tvz so...

OK but I mean someone like Snow or even Rush would be sure to beat Flash's P/Z if they were in form (practicing for a big tournament or something).


I see what you did there :D

sntc, we haven't even seen Flash play a single ZvZ/PvZ. If you really think he will loose every game he doesn't get terran in, then you are severly underestimating the best preperation BoX player of all time, alongside those "well known" random advantages. If it were Effort in a finals I'd agree with you, but I guess we'll see in a few hours
Pangpootata
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
1838 Posts
November 01 2020 02:06 GMT
#31
As of now, Pinnacle odds lines are 1.595 for Flash and 2.26 for Soma. That is a 58.6% implied probability of victory for Flash being priced in by betting markets.

And I think your estimations of Flash's chances of winning as Z or P are way lower then actuality, given that he currently boasts a 100% winrate in those 2 races
sntct
Profile Joined February 2018
100 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-01 05:37:10
November 01 2020 03:04 GMT
#32
Flash played ZvZ against Zero. Build order advantage 9 pool speed, first scout vs. 12 hatch, and lost due to poor micro.





Soma can expect Flash's offrace strategies to consist of the following: 1) all in builds (less probable as they can be countered by 9 pool) 2) mid game timing attacks.
sntct
Profile Joined February 2018
100 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-01 04:46:48
November 01 2020 03:06 GMT
#33
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sntct
Profile Joined February 2018
100 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-01 03:09:30
November 01 2020 03:08 GMT
#34
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Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3685 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-01 03:21:26
November 01 2020 03:20 GMT
#35
Yes I'm sure his ZvZ 3 months ago is a good indicator of what we'll see from him. Don't confuse a few random show matches with Flash preparing for a Bo7. The single game of him actually playing Zerg in a tournament was vs Rush, and that was a straight build order win thanks to his star sense.
sntct
Profile Joined February 2018
100 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-01 04:37:48
November 01 2020 03:43 GMT
#36
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sntct
Profile Joined February 2018
100 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-01 08:10:58
November 01 2020 05:24 GMT
#37
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Djabanete
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States2786 Posts
November 01 2020 06:01 GMT
#38
Flash is gonna roll Xel'Naga as his random race and 4-0 Soma.
May the BeSt man win.
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2216 Posts
November 01 2020 12:06 GMT
#39
I will certainly check this spreado out, thanks
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sntct
Profile Joined February 2018
100 Posts
November 01 2020 18:23 GMT
#40
I made a lot of money betting online on Soma.

Is anyone going to bet on Larva vs Queen?
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