On March 25 2018 20:51 Wonk wrote:
Ugh. losing Soulkey to yet another ZvZ. All I wanted was a few solid ZvTs against Flash. At least we still have Larva and Effort. Other than that, good stuff. Second game was super fun.

Dont forget about Hero. Flash said he respects him the most this coming season.

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES51632 Posts

March 25 2018 12:01 GMT

#82

On March 25 2018 20:43 GTR wrote:
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Action was super saiyan god even before it was cool.

Terrorbladder

2755 Posts

March 25 2018 12:14 GMT

#83

On March 25 2018 20:42 Essbee wrote:
Another potential threat for flash going down... :/

So Transistor, Sparkle, Third World aren't enough?

Essbee

Canada2371 Posts

March 25 2018 13:02 GMT

#84

On March 25 2018 21:14 Terrorbladder wrote:

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So Transistor, Sparkle, Third World aren't enough?

Depends on the opponents.

StylishVODs

Sweden5331 Posts

March 25 2018 13:26 GMT

#85

Nice double muta stack micro from SoulKey vs Sharp.

Sparkle and transistor is so hard for terran, and vs zerg is not even the biggest issue.
I'm still not entirely sure what the win objective is for TvP on sparkle and there's no way to stop a 12 nex on transistor.

Mind getting through due to a TvT and a TvZ with all in inactive Calm.
Hopefully Sea can manage to get through given his group, but I wouldn't count on it.

oxKnu

1267 Posts

March 25 2018 13:45 GMT

#86

Baffling play from Soulkey. Fully deserved to lose.

Idiotic build order when you know that you're far better just micro-ing your opponent out of the game in a boring, predictable ZvZ.

If I didn't know better I would accuse SK of throwing the game.

soujiro_

Uruguay5195 Posts

March 25 2018 15:17 GMT

#87

mafia zerg strong ggs

SuperCyan

Philippines67 Posts

March 25 2018 15:26 GMT

#88

I was REALLY SCARED when Soulkey opened 12 hatch versus Action’s 9pool gas. then he was able to defend and I said ok he’s good for now... but when the last fight between the mutalisks happened, I was so devastated Soulkey is out of ASL 5

I honestly believe he is one of those FEW people who can defeat Flash in the Finals.

he lost in the wilcard qualifier, had a somehow hard time at the asl5 qualifier, and now he can’t advance to Ro. of 16. so awful it must have been for soulkey

polgas

Canada1791 Posts

March 25 2018 16:44 GMT

#89

Big upsets from previous group and this group. I hope Jaedong is prepared.

SuperCyan

Philippines67 Posts

March 25 2018 17:31 GMT

#90

On March 25 2018 19:19 imBLIND wrote:
Okay seriously...what was the "invention" or dramatic change in Sparkle that made it Z>T? My eye is saying that Terrans are cutting corners by going 2Port wraiths -> 4port air straight away with no ground army, but it can't possibly be as simple as that can it?

if ZvT on that map goes to late game, Zerg has so much advantage if he takes up alot of gas expansions. he can just sauron zerg the enemy’s air fleet with scourges,mutas, devourers. that’s what I’m seeing

SuperCyan

Philippines67 Posts

March 25 2018 17:37 GMT

#91

On March 25 2018 20:44 RowdierBob wrote:
SK is way too in love with 12 hatch in ZvZ.

He needs to back himself as the better player and 9 pool.

yeah, but he got the advantage with the 2nd hatch, and he even killed Action’s 2nd hatch. so for me him doing 12 hatch to open the game didn’t made him lose. everyone watching can see the many advantages he had in the game. And there were times Soulkey’s lings infiltrated Action’s base. but I don’t know Soulkey still lost the game

I really wanted him to fight Flash

neptunusfisk

2286 Posts

March 25 2018 17:41 GMT

#92

soulkey ;((((

StylishVODs

Sweden5331 Posts

March 25 2018 18:46 GMT

#93

If flash wins TvP on sparke, transistor and third world I'd be really amazed. Doesn't look so good from practice so far but he has time!

flyingrat

43 Posts

March 25 2018 18:57 GMT

#94

On March 26 2018 01:44 polgas wrote:
Big upsets from previous group and this group. I hope Jaedong is prepared.

well if there's one thing JD doesn't lack, it's preparation.

Golgotha

Korea (South)8418 Posts

March 25 2018 19:01 GMT

#95

Sk was doing real well. Not sure why he suicided the lings and Mutas in that last attack. If he kept the game going, I felt like his superior ability could have made the comeback from the build order disadvantage.

Oh well. We still have Jaedong!

Xeln4g4

Italy1209 Posts

March 25 2018 19:32 GMT

#96

any news on the VOD ?!?!

flyingrat

43 Posts

March 25 2018 19:38 GMT

#97

On March 26 2018 04:32 Xeln4g4 wrote:
any news on the VOD ?!?!

Miragee

8714 Posts

March 25 2018 20:52 GMT

#98

That's what I was saying after the prediction article... Mini beat the shit out of Soulkey on Sparkle. Sparkle is not zerg-favoured against zerg. It's just not looking as bad anymore.

Game 4 was pretty sick. Didn't think I would see another Jaedong-esque multi mutalisk-flok micro again. I'm impressed.

And then he loses against Action in a ZvZ AGAIN. Fuck you Action. There go the chances of anybody beating Flash this season again. zzzzzzzzzzz

Miragee

8714 Posts

March 25 2018 21:12 GMT

#99

On March 26 2018 02:37 Kawal wrote:

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I really wanted him to fight Flash

He was never in the advantage at any point in the game. When he killed the Hatch he _almost_ managed to even out the match but Action had way more mutalisks at that point so SK couldn't do anything. But yeah, if he didn't do the stupid engagement in the end I feel like he could have edged out in an uphill battle.

Dazed.

Canada3301 Posts

March 25 2018 21:35 GMT

#100

Effort and soulkey are amazing players, but ultimately overhyped. Some people have skill, mechanical talent, intelligence, but they just arent killers. Soulkey deserved to lose just on his build order choice alone, independent of that frankly ridiculous muta-ling attack at the end of the game.