Ok so I made it to the stream during the closing , someone in chat told me that I must watch Rain vs Light game 3 or my life has no meaning......so I wait for the twitch VOD , i check it out.......now im no BW expert but I know for a fact that was insane !!!!!!

reminisce12

Australia318 Posts

October 18 2018 18:36 GMT

#113

crazy games today!

BisuDagger

Bisutopia19152 Posts

October 18 2018 18:46 GMT

#114

It must be very frustrating to be a Light fan. Light hasn't won a BoX series versus a protos player in the post kespa era.

JoinTheRain

Bulgaria408 Posts

October 18 2018 19:02 GMT

#115

BBS into that monster of a game! That was amazing to watch.

Miragee

8427 Posts

October 18 2018 20:13 GMT

#116

On October 19 2018 03:46 BisuDagger wrote:
It must be very frustrating to be a Light fan. Light hasn't won a BoX series versus a protos player in the post kespa era.

Has he won one in the Kespa era though?

Well, his TvP has always been pretty bad compared to his other match ups. So I'm surprised that he put up a good fight. Game 3 was so fucking good. Really enjoyed the games today.

oxKnu

1133 Posts

October 18 2018 20:26 GMT

#117

Amazing BW that was played today. Glory.

Wonk

546 Posts

October 18 2018 23:24 GMT

#118

On October 19 2018 03:46 BisuDagger wrote:
It must be very frustrating to be a Light fan. Light hasn't won a BoX series versus a protos player in the post kespa era.

I dunno, I thought his games were really good. He certainly seems a lot better at the matchup compared to just last season, going 0-3 and 3-2 agaisnt Mini and Movie (i don't even remember those games). Or maybe he's just more comfortable playing macro games versus less aggressive protosses.

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

October 19 2018 01:31 GMT

#119

These were really impressive games, except game 4 on Eddy. Must be one of the worst ways to lose a game. Action should've had that 3-1 imo, Miso just played really well.

As for Light vs Rain, was pretty cool to see Light up his game, and even take that crazy long macro game from a BBS opener lol. It is a testament to Rain's skills that he managed to bring it that far, but it also showed how really good Light's decision making skills, upgrades, and EMPs were to win him that game. The other games were nice and all, but you gotta feel bad for Light. The guy tried extra hard today, and it felt like Rain was almost always an extra step ahead. Even when Rain went for that fast dt build on CB, Light wasn't able to take advantage of it. Glad I at least got one prediction right lol: + Show Spoiler +

A long macro game would heavily favour Rain, so Light's best chance is to go for a strike to cripple Rain's economy early on or take heavy risks so that he can take control of the game as he likes. I still can't see Rain dropping more than one map at best, even with Light's more recent form and newfound confidence

I would've liked to see that hidden expansion last much longer. I mean, if even Sea can get away with it against Flash in an ASL finals no less, why can't Light do it against Rain? Maybe if he tried to be aggressive early on, though the reavers kinda shut that down, then Rain would've had less reason to suspect it? Regardless, well played by Light. He is not out of it yet as he can still beat both Action and likely Miso to advance if he scouts carefully.

Barneyk

Sweden304 Posts

October 19 2018 03:07 GMT

#120

Those were some absolutely fantastic games.

It is weird but I felt like overall, Action played better then Where.

One major mistake from Light was when he sent all his Vulture to the 3 o'clock base to kill the probes and Rain could easily bypass the minefield and wipe out the tanks, Light had a solid lead but Rain gained the advantage and never let go after that. If those 12+ vultures where there to defend the tanks instead Light takes the game from there.

I felt like Rain was throwing away units in game 3 trying to close the game without having a real plan, I get that it was a crazy game of endurance and Light played a lot more controlled and tactical game towards the end, I guess all that TvT experience really helps in that game. Rain felt a bit lost towards the end.

With such good play from both losers I am really impressed by this group. And my god the games where good.