EPT[ASL4] Ro8 Soulkey vs hero - Page 6
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ppp87
Laos251 Posts
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Zealgoon
China187 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13295 Posts
Nothing against Hero but would've much rather seen SK advance from this side of the bracket. | ||
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M2
Bulgaria4132 Posts
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13295 Posts
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PVJ
Hungary5221 Posts
Killer v Mind Ro4 incoming. | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
Now, if Flash makes the finals, well, I don't think hero would be strong enough to win. Maybe take a game and at least put up some fight? He's certainly a great multitasker and makes great decisions (that canceled gas in game 5 for ex or that inbase hatch in game 4). His mutalisk micro is also up there imo from the bits I saw so as long as he dedicates himself to practice hard for the finals, I think they'll be a great watch. | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
Belgium4033 Posts
I think large part of the reason of JD's success was his being equally strong in mirrors and non-mirrors. Sad. I wanted Soulkey to keep rolling. If hero knocks out both SK and Larva, we all are going to enjoy 3-0 finals. | ||
EsportsJohn
United States4883 Posts
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chuDr3t4
Russian Federation484 Posts
On October 17 2017 20:33 M2 wrote: the magic of ZvZ, the only match up in broodwar based on at least 20-30% luck together with a skill set that almost does not transition into any other match up:-)) The only match up where having good or bad results does not tell almost anything about your overall broodwar skill This is so annoying to read, if ANY of that was true how could JD be able to have 81% ZvZ WR and push the Elo record at the peak of BW(2009)? Like seriously, if you don't understand the match up it doesn't mean it is luck based. | ||
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Zealgoon
China187 Posts
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EsportsJohn
United States4883 Posts
On October 17 2017 20:29 PVJ wrote: Pfffffff............ I........... am......... surprised. hero is in the Ro4. Wouldn't have bet on this when the Ro24 started. He's actually overall been pretty good. I think we just underestimate him because he's not technically at the same level as Larva, effOrt, Soulkey, and Jaedong. His preparation today was unreal, from the 9overpool build on Gladiator to the brilliant 9pool pathing on Crossing Field. In the games that he won, he was playing from an obvious standpoint of preparation. Tbh, Soulkey couldn't do anything in G1 or G5. Hero's build was just straight up better in every respect, and I think that was reflected in Soulkey's attempts to all-in over and over. The onus was on him to do some damage and get ahead, but every time he tried, hero just had more stuff. EDIT: It's possible that the build hero used on Gladiator is the primary reason he won. Not trying to devalue his play or anything, but being well ahead of your opponent in an otherwise "even" game in 2 games is a huge advantage. It's theoretically possible that hero gets rekt if he goes for something more "standard" in Games 1 and 5. On October 17 2017 20:30 ortseam wrote: Well hero has actually been the most consistent zerg in ASL so far This. I didn't think hero was all that good, but when I looked back at his ASL record, he's been in the Ro8 3 times out of 4. I think it's a case of not living up to his "potential" that we touted back in the SSL era of Brood War. | ||
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BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On October 17 2017 20:46 EsportsJohn wrote: He's actually overall been pretty good. I think we just underestimate him because he's not technically at the same level as Larva, effOrt, Soulkey, and Jaedong. His preparation today was unreal, from the 9overpool build on Gladiator to the brilliant 9pool pathing on Crossing Field. In the games that he won, he was playing from an obvious standpoint of preparation. Tbh, Soulkey couldn't do anything in G1 or G5. Hero's build was just straight up better in every respect, and I think that was reflected in Soulkey's attempts to all-in over and over. The onus was on him to do some damage and get ahead, but every time he tried, hero just had more stuff. This. I didn't think hero was all that good, but when I looked back at his ASL record, he's been in the Ro8 3 times out of 4. I think it's a case of not living up to his "potential" that we touted back in the SSL era of Brood War. hero actually lived up to his potential in SSL. He lost to Bisu in a close series in SSL9 after Bisu did a 2 gate opener on sniper ridge then got revenge in the last SSL by destroying Bisu. It was unreal. Bisu looked like a completely scrub losing his hts to hold lurkers and his army to mass hydras without doing a thing haha. Bisu partially saved face in VANT against EffOrt but he also lost 3-1 there XD Agree overall though, I think hero is being underestimated but he has been somewhat consistent and placing high enough in ASL so it's not that surprising. Still, I'd rather have seen him win a close ZvP match to at least show that his skills overall haven't declined compared to the continuous flood of ZvZ since the Ro16. | ||
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mishimaBeef
Canada2259 Posts
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Uldridge
Belgium4985 Posts
He was consistently able to pump out more lings/mutas with sometimes less initial resources and played smarter. SK simply managed to take wins by having the presence of mind during the chaos. | ||
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
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Burned Toast
Canada2040 Posts
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yOngKIN
Korea (North)656 Posts
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outscar
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