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[TQ] Best of the Best Tour W1 Recap

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[TQ] Best of the Best Tour W1 Recap

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February 12th, 2021 18:31 GMT
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The Best Of The Best Tour is a series of matches pitting 4 for the Top players of their respect races in the Foreign Brood War Scene against each other in a Round robin Bo5 format. Put together by Ox of Think Quick who are putting together the best and most consistent showmatch content in Foreign Brood War right now and backed by Rus_Brain who has put down 3,500$ via his Esports Fund, You do not want to sleep on this.

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Bonyth vs Voddy



Week 1 Day 1 started with a series between Bonyth and Voddy, played live for our viewing pleasure. Bonyth needs no introduction. Voddy, for anyone who hasn’t been following the foreign scene closely, is a Swedish Terran powerhouse who has been showing great results in tQ showmatches, BSL, and in weekly team league series as a member of iRk.


  • Game 1
  • Game 2
  • Game 3
  • Game 4
  • Game 5


Game 1



Game 2



Game 3



Game 4



Game 5



Game 3 is definitely the must-see standout of the series. Game 4 is also worth watching from the 8:30 mark to see + Show Spoiler +
some beautiful Bonyth Reaver deconstruction of a Terran base
.


Dewalt vs Stryker



The second series of the day was Dewalt vs. Stryker. Presumably, Ox set out to immediately silence any doubts about his commitment to bringing us the best of foreign Starcraft by opening the tour with Bonyth and Dewalt as back-to-back headliners. Stryker is an American Zerg player who is known for his strong results in tQ showmatches, Rogues Gallery events, and other US-based tournaments, as well as his work in Jaeyun's talk show series.
  • Game 1
  • Game 2
  • Game 3
  • Game 4
  • Game 5


Game 1



Game 2



Game 3



Game 4



Game 5



I recommend watching Game 2, where you will be treated to + Show Spoiler +
an absolutely clinical execution of a Gateway-expand opening followed by a Zealot pressure-centric PvZ
.


Dandy vs Sizky


Following Bonyth and Dewalt, the third series of the day featured Dandy, the BSL4 champion and RCG2020 runner-up who knocked out Bonyth in the semi-finals, is arguably the strongest Terran outside of Korea right now (an exception for Terror may apply). Dandy was up against Hungarian Zerg powerhouse Sziky, who has recently shown some amazing results in tQ showmatches and is currently crushing the BSL ladder.
  • Game 1
  • Game 2
  • Game 3
  • Game 4
  • Game 5


Game 1



Game 2



Game 3



Game 4



Game 5



Game 1 was a fun one – a bit scrappy but also very entertaining – and is my pick for game of the series.


Dandy vs Dragon


Week 1 Day 2 started with Dandy (who frankly needs no introduction, but see above for one anyway) vs. Dragon, Canadian Protoss and BSL regular. I don't think Dragon has been as active lately but he's still an extremely formidable opponent and, at the time of writing, is S rank on the BSL ladder.

  • Game 1
  • Game 2
  • Game 3
  • Game 4
  • Game 5


Game 1



Game 2



Game 3



Game 4



Game 5



Game 1 is my must-watch recommendation from this series because the winner displayed some remarkable, next-level, galaxy brain play that blew our collective minds.


Stryker vs Voddy


The second series of Week 1 Day 2 was Stryker vs. Voddy, both introduced above.


  • Game 1
  • Game 2
  • Game 3
  • Game 4
  • Game 5


Game 1



Game 2



Game 3



Game 4



Game 5



If you’re pressed for time and can’t watch the full series, I recommend checking out Game 3 on Eclipse.


Oya vs Trutcz


Ox closed out the week by giving us Oya vs. Trutacz. Oya has been posting some extremely strong results lately, with big wins over big name opponents in both BSL and RCG. He's also currently in second place on the BSL ladder, boasting a mind-blowing 2503 MMR. Trutacz hasn't been as active this year as some of the other players in this tournament, but his reputation as one of the best non-Korean Zergs precedes him. He's also risen quickly in the BSL ladder, earning an impressive 2401 MMR which places him above almost everyone in the non-Korean scene.
  • Game 1
  • Game 2
  • Game 3
  • Game 4
  • Game 5


Game 1



Game 2



Game 3



Game 4



Game 5



Game 5 is my pick for the game of the series because it was absolutely nuts and I’m sure that you haven’t seen another game like it in a while.


Conclusion


You can watch the official stream here. Tune in next Friday and Saturday, which is when we'll be treated to Oya vs. Terror and Dewalt vs. Trutacz, as well as other exciting match-ups.
You should also consider subscribing to support the event. All of the money goes directly to the players; none is being kept for administrative or other operational costs. All subscribers will get access to replays from the event, and you really won't find any finer replays outside of Korea.
I was going to pick a single highlight of the week to end this recap with, but I couldn't decide between these two phenomenal games, so I invite you to watch both of them!
+ Show Spoiler [Stryker vs Voddy G3] +

+ Show Spoiler [Oya vs Trutacz G5] +
https://youtu.be/fqIpNlVG2vY?t=16246




Writers: Kwark
Graphics: v1

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ox.tQ
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Last Edited: 2021-02-13 03:47:12
February 13 2021 00:03 GMT
#2
Thank you Kwark, Blindrawr and TL <3

You all put this event together as much as I did. This is simply another 'for the community, by the community' initiative, no different from the rest.

Shout out to all the organizers, players, observers, casters, mappers, fans and donators. I'm sure none would stick around if it wasn't for such a wonderful BW community to keep us engaged.
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MineraIs
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United States846 Posts
February 13 2021 05:52 GMT
#3
Excellent write up, looks great!
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M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4267 Posts
February 13 2021 07:26 GMT
#4
couple of typos here and there (players names), but overall this is a superb write up indeed

Well done, thank you.
LML
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Germany1794 Posts
February 13 2021 15:07 GMT
#5
and backed by Rus_Brain who has put down 3,500$ via his Esports Fund


That is a bit misleading. Rus_Brain has put down $1500 according to matcherino. tQ has put down another $1500. And the rest is from the community.
LML
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States44170 Posts
February 13 2021 16:03 GMT
#6
On February 14 2021 00:07 LML wrote:
Show nested quote +
and backed by Rus_Brain who has put down 3,500$ via his Esports Fund


That is a bit misleading. Rus_Brain has put down $1500 according to matcherino. tQ has put down another $1500. And the rest is from the community.

My bad. Edited to increase vagueness.
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M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4267 Posts
February 13 2021 21:46 GMT
#7
On February 14 2021 01:03 KwarK wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 14 2021 00:07 LML wrote:
and backed by Rus_Brain who has put down 3,500$ via his Esports Fund


That is a bit misleading. Rus_Brain has put down $1500 according to matcherino. tQ has put down another $1500. And the rest is from the community.

My bad. Edited to increase vagueness.

correcting the player name typos would also be cool

thx!
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