just watched the VODs. i really wanted fantasy to win and i thought he had it in the 5th game but flash is too good.. no matter how hard you try, flash somehow ends up winning. somehow.

OneOther

United States10774 Posts

August 20 2010 05:52 GMT

#1946

shit this is so epic.

brood war never ceases to amaze me. god, even after twelve years...

phosphorylation

United States2935 Posts

August 20 2010 06:16 GMT

#1947

insanne matches
can skill level of BW can possibly higher?

just check out fantasy's target fire mine clearing on game 4, esp around 9 minute mark
simply insane!

Disregard

China10252 Posts

August 20 2010 06:39 GMT

#1948

After skimming through a few pages, looks like Game 5 was a total fluke and Fanta failed to properly use his units? Damn it... Guess I'll have to watch all games and cry at the end.

I could careless for a Flash vs JD finals anymore.

{ToT}ColmA

Japan3260 Posts

August 20 2010 06:45 GMT

#1949

doubt the flash vs x and light vs jd games will be as good as this, best bo5 in a long time even thou its tvt \o/

anch

United States5457 Posts

August 20 2010 07:36 GMT

#1950

Game 5 was weird, Flash had 3 or 4 bases constantly but the bases wasn't saturated. The mineral patches on 1 and 3 have like barely enough scv even when its safe.
Seems like Flash is tired, he can just ended all with 1 big drop.

But credits to Fanta being able to defend all that with lower base and gas the whole game.

ilj.psa

Peru3081 Posts

August 20 2010 07:56 GMT

#1951

On August 20 2010 14:52 OneOther wrote:
shit this is so epic.

brood war never ceases to amaze me. god, even after twelve years...

bw will live for another 10 years, the game is just too good to die.

Assymptotic

United States552 Posts

August 20 2010 08:17 GMT

#1952

Man after this series, JvF better not disappoint me with another 3-1 or 3-0. Anyone notice how when these two square off, it's rather anticlimactic?

PieceOCake

United States67 Posts

August 20 2010 08:31 GMT

#1953

Where are the vods up?

Emon_

3925 Posts

August 20 2010 08:43 GMT

#1954

Fanta didn't lose the game over two spider mines in set5. That cheapens Flash's achievement. Fantasy lost set1 & 2 like it was a beat down. He had small advantages, but blew it allowing Flash to play on his terms and get strong until he could win. Set 3 was also going Flash's way, I don't know how he lost it. Fantasy lost in set 1 & 2, set 5 was just a fluke, just like set 4.

2Pacalypse-

Croatia9500 Posts

August 20 2010 08:45 GMT

#1955

God damn, what an epic series. I don't usually have time to watch pro matches, but every now and then I have to choose some recommended ones to watch, and boy am I glad to choose this series!

On August 20 2010 17:31 PieceOCake wrote:
Where are the vods up?

They're at nevake's channel

Oozo

Finland432 Posts

August 20 2010 09:44 GMT

#1956

I don't know if its healthy to see dreams about fantasy licking me like mad next night after this set. Any headshrinks here?

Wings

United States999 Posts

August 20 2010 10:13 GMT

#1957

THE. FUCKING. MIND GAMES.

how do you like them apples NOW, SC2?!!?!?

edit:
just saw game 2 where Flash slipped all the way through Fantasy's base to snipe the hidden dropships. omg. lol.

cas

Mexico52 Posts

August 20 2010 11:36 GMT

#1958

spectacular series.

key points:

- flash playing the counter to the concept he created on PR which fantasy is now playing
- the contrast in wraith positional awareness, control, and general activity
- flash getting downhilled about a million times everywhere
- flash getting dropped in his main and conceding it
- flash repeatedly fighting just to fix his unit composition
- flash playing 2 near perfect games
- flash fastmarch on bot left game 1

cas

Mexico52 Posts

August 20 2010 11:51 GMT

#1959

On August 20 2010 17:43 Emon_ wrote:
Fanta didn't lose the game over two spider mines in set5. That cheapens Flash's achievement. Fantasy lost set1 & 2 like it was a beat down. He had small advantages, but blew it allowing Flash to play on his terms and get strong until he could win. Set 3 was also going Flash's way, I don't know how he lost it. Fantasy lost in set 1 & 2, set 5 was just a fluke, just like set 4.

3set flash didn't get enough for his wraiths and the game had effectively frozen (flash controls the key bridge but cannot attack 9). then he forgot about bc's and then he couldn't get his composition right.

4set was not a fluke, fantasy took the eco lead and rode it out after he won the first fight handily.

5set was flash knowing what fantasy was doing better than fantasy himself. he compounds the effect by playing a clickyoutodeath opening, which mostly worked. his play on PR in this series was very much focused on defense to offense transitions.

DemiSe

883 Posts

August 20 2010 17:35 GMT

#1960

Epic series!!
Flash fighting!