EPTSo looking forward a Flash vs Jaedong Ro4 though…
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Biff The Understudy
France8112 Posts
So looking forward a Flash vs Jaedong Ro4 though… | ||
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Malinor
Germany4751 Posts
Jaedong vs Light I don't know much about current bw anymore, but back in the ol' days, Light had a good record against Jaedong (11-12) but fell short in all BoX series they played. This is forever ago, but back then the feeling was that Light simply does not have it in the highest pressure moments. Given that Jaedongs death stare is back, I think he will beat him. Flash vs Snow Snow probably has the best shot out of everyone to take down Flash, but I cannot see it happening. Flash is just so solid and if he deals with the inevitable Reaver harass well enough in 3 out of 5 games, he should outlast Snow. I think Bo5 is very good for the Ro8 and I probably prefer that format in Brood War. Bo5s are just extremely exciting. Statistically a Bo7 basically makes sure that the better player (read: the better player on that day) wins in nearly all case. Comebacks in Bo7s are extremely rare. When it happens, it is something everyone remembers for a very long time, but for me that is not worth the trade-off for the excitment Bo5s bring. Bo9 does not add significantly to the better player advancing. I did the math a decade ago, maybe I am wrong. But watching a Bo9 is just a drag anyway and it loses its appeal very fast. Regarding the Ro16 Group C. As a livelong Jaedong fan I obviously enjoyed what I saw. It also felt like very decent BroodWar was played compared to the golden era (~2007-2011). What gives me hope is that I haven't seen Jaedong this focussed since 2009. His demeanor during the matches was so old school and why I fell in love with his play before I knew he was one of the best players of his time. On the other side, I feel a Bo7 TvZ against Flash is basically impossible to win nowadays, Flashs play is just so dominant. I am 90% sure we will see the match, it feels like destiny that Snow and Light will lose in the Ro8. That was a quick tour through my recent thoughts. | ||
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KobraKay
Portugal4339 Posts
On April 22 2026 02:04 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote: My predictions. ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/NB3KGYk.png) If Soma somehow beat Hero then a Soma vs FlaSH final will be a dream. But knowing how weak he is at zvz vs a zerg specialist is gonna be hard. I support this prediction. Looks about what i would say, i just have slightly more faith in Leta to beat tulbo | ||
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Ideas
United States8171 Posts
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mtcn77
Turkey715 Posts
On April 25 2026 22:49 Ideas wrote: This ASL is awesome so far. Leta playing so well is such a huge surprise to me though. I didn't even know he was very active but I guess I dont pay much attention to Kleague. It's too bad that the brackets are so lopsided though (hard to see soma not making it through to finals). Both Hero and Soma like to play down and dirty. Soma has good theory, but he isn't a good planner. Both can skip early game scouting although I give +1 to Hero at that. I think Hero has the stamina to challenge Soma. Even in ASL15, he performed better than Soulkey ever did, it was the most amazing sets between Hero and JyJ. I liken the field to way back ASL15. Hero is still the underdog, but he has the grit to continue. Let's hope he does, I really root for him. He is the most cryptic zerg this season. He doesn't push games, he just does a bisu timing attack every game and hope for a win. | ||
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VioleTAK
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Toshinou-Kyouko
Philippines633 Posts
On April 26 2026 11:41 VioleTAK wrote: The very possible tragedy of JD reaching the finals is that it would likely be a ZvZ 😔 On the flipside, Soma would pretty much love to fight his idol JD in the grand finals. I would love to see that happen. | ||
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Crimson)S(hadow
Philippines721 Posts
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Cricketer12
United States14000 Posts
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BoesFX
1465 Posts
On April 28 2026 06:06 Cricketer12 wrote: I really need to not let yall sway my liquibets because I got today wrong after reading this thread lmao. Hahaha, that's why I only followed my guts, so that I can only blame my stubbornness when I eventually mess up. | ||
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SCRVN
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Simplistik
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polgas
Canada1783 Posts
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Crimson)S(hadow
Philippines721 Posts
On April 28 2026 11:55 Simplistik wrote: I don't really know where the herO ZvZ specialist thing came from. Has that ever actually been the case? i wouldn't say there has been a ZvZ specialist since JvZ, but historically hero usually did well in ZvZ, though clearly his best matchup is ZvP his ASL wins: ASL4 Hero 3-2 Soulkey ASL4 Hero 3-2 Larva ASL 11 Hero 3-2 Zero ASL12 Hero 3-1 Zero ASL15 Hero 3-0 Jaedong Losses but put up impressive fight: asl14 2-3 soulkey asl17 3-4 soulkey i thought hero would put up more of a fight, he looked like he was getting his form back with a 4-kill proleague MVP performance on april 11th, and another 4-1 MVP performance on the 15th. soma was also losing a lot of practice games in ZvZ when I watched his stream, but I guess he snapped back into form right on time dunno what happened to hero, maybe nervousness, pressure, overtraining, overthinking. maybe bisu was right in the ASL group selection when he said "something's wrong with hero lately" | ||
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[sc1f]eonzerg
Belgium7001 Posts
I guess offline is something we really didnt count as a factor :D . But i wouldnt say hero is a bad offline player either. Afterall he was making semis in a very consistent manner. | ||
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Miragee
8675 Posts
On April 28 2026 11:55 Simplistik wrote: I don't really know where the herO ZvZ specialist thing came from. Has that ever actually been the case? That has never been the case. He has always been a ZvP specialist. | ||
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a-game
Canada5214 Posts
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GTR
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also i stumbled upon this (again) which amused me | ||
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A.Alm
Sweden552 Posts
On April 30 2026 15:16 GTR wrote: leta's run this season might be the biggest "no one had this on their bingo card" moment in asl history? also i stumbled upon this (again) which amused me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93oTaBdX6lc&t=258s What amuses me with that vid is how humble and reasonable Artosis was 16 years ago. | ||
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RJBTVYOUTUBE
Netherlands1266 Posts
On April 24 2026 17:22 Biff The Understudy wrote: I’m so curious for the Flash vs Snow matchup. I feel Snow is maybe one of the three players that can absolutely defeat Flash in a BoX together with Soma and Jaedong. Flash and SnOw duke it out in a box! hype hype! | ||
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