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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES51448 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 10:26:35
July 30 2019 06:46 GMT
#1

Afreeca Starleague Season 8


Tuesday, Jul 30 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)


(Wiki)Afreeca Starleague Season 8


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Tasteless | Artosis | RAPiD | NoRegreT


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(P)Horang2              (Z)Sacsri

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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES51448 Posts
July 30 2019 06:47 GMT
#2
Did it via mobile, may have some mistakes.
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40190 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 07:03:14
July 30 2019 07:03 GMT
#3
On July 30 2019 15:47 BLinD-RawR wrote:
Did it via mobile, may have some mistakes.

Yeah, banner says Ro24, for example.

That said, these should be last officials played by Soulkey before military service, right?
DeMoN pulls off a Miracle and Flies to the Moon
Nematocyst
Profile Joined October 2017
United States164 Posts
July 30 2019 07:11 GMT
#4
Both the upcoming events and banner list Horang2 vs Soulkey / Sacsri vs Flash. I remember the selection. Horang2 picked Sacsri who picked Flash. Then when only SK remained, they went on over a minute about who might Flash pick. I guess just a typo. no biggie. LiquaBet has it right.
BulgarianToss
Profile Joined May 2011
Bulgaria495 Posts
July 30 2019 07:54 GMT
#5
Very excited to see these games!
music is the best thing in the world
SCC-Faust
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3736 Posts
July 30 2019 08:13 GMT
#6
Sacsri coming out first.
I want to fuck Soulkey with a Zelderan.
TaardadAiel
Profile Joined May 2017
Bulgaria750 Posts
July 30 2019 08:54 GMT
#7
On July 30 2019 17:13 SCC-Faust wrote:
Sacsri coming out first.

This is assuming soulkey defeats Flash, I suppose?
WriterReV hwaiting!
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 09:10:29
July 30 2019 09:10 GMT
#8
I'd love to see Soulkey advamce first, but I'd love it more if Sacsri somehow fumbled his way through a group with FlaSh again.
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
Szinkler
Profile Joined July 2018
Hungary394 Posts
July 30 2019 09:31 GMT
#9
I want to see what happens if Soulkey gets out and can't play next round because of the army. So go Soulkey!
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 09:53 GMT
#10
Time to see the machine play!

gogogo Flash, time to take another ASL. With effort in service, it's your time again
BW is back
VioleTAK
Profile Joined July 2006
4410 Posts
July 30 2019 10:06 GMT
#11
Nice burp Tasteless
Every fan of Starcraft is a fan of Lim Yo Hwan by association
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7584 Posts
July 30 2019 10:17 GMT
#12
Thanks for making the thread.

Really sad that we are going to lose another player to the military. I hope Soulkey has a safe tour of duty.

Sucks he can't finish the tournament, even if he wins today.

Excited to see Flash again.

(Hi all you craft loving hues of man)
VioleTAK
Profile Joined July 2006
4410 Posts
July 30 2019 10:18 GMT
#13
Horang2 vs Sacsri, 0 cheers as starts :/
Every fan of Starcraft is a fan of Lim Yo Hwan by association
KamMoye
Profile Joined December 2010
United States721 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 10:31:57
July 30 2019 10:26 GMT
#14
Horang2 playing the worse game you'll see a pro play in a long time. Has a perfect opening, but two major, complete and total botched sequences--pushing his first 3 sairs all the way across the map and subsequently losing them; and losing his Reaver too easily in the first push--gives sacsri an easy win.

Omg VioleTAK sighting.

Horang2 is one of my favorite players. I believe. But he disappoints a lot. Especially vZ. We'll see.
GreasedUpDeafGuy
Profile Joined August 2018
United States398 Posts
July 30 2019 10:29 GMT
#15
Im gonna go corsair reaver, but ima just throw my corsairs away
Cant catch me. You're wasting your time
VioleTAK
Profile Joined July 2006
4410 Posts
July 30 2019 10:30 GMT
#16
SoulKey's last games before the army! About to start with a nice game vs Flash, no better way to go out.
Every fan of Starcraft is a fan of Lim Yo Hwan by association
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7584 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 10:31:58
July 30 2019 10:31 GMT
#17
In the age of advanced and impressive PvZ - his play looked weak and unrefined.

I like the burrow play, but he wasn't looking even if he lost that battle.
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15846 Posts
July 30 2019 10:32 GMT
#18
Tripod seems a dumb map. Did it produce good games yet?
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51693 Posts
July 30 2019 10:33 GMT
#19
chocolate and pocari sweat sounds like a dangerous mix
Commentator
Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2107 Posts
July 30 2019 10:35 GMT
#20
On July 30 2019 19:33 GTR wrote:
chocolate and pocari sweat sounds like a dangerous mix


the breakfast of gods
WriterDefeating a sandwich only makes it tastier. @imjustziggy
Sorusaba
Profile Joined October 2017
310 Posts
July 30 2019 10:37 GMT
#21
So this is SK's last day? What will happen if he advances?

Sorry if this is mentioned somewhere very obvious and I totally missed it
rednusa
Profile Joined October 2012
651 Posts
July 30 2019 10:37 GMT
#22
What was actually written on the folding sign in the audience?
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 10:41 GMT
#23
So much damage by flash
BW is back
Sorusaba
Profile Joined October 2017
310 Posts
July 30 2019 10:42 GMT
#24
This is brutal

At one point SK even took his hand off the keyboard to scratch his cheek
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 10:47 GMT
#25
SK, the queen master zerg
BW is back
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4179 Posts
July 30 2019 10:50 GMT
#26
Amazing game so far!
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 10:52 GMT
#27
flash with such superior upgrades
BW is back
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4179 Posts
July 30 2019 10:55 GMT
#28
Ok Flash just gaining too much momentum
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 10:55 GMT
#29
Terran with more bases then the zerg, lol
BW is back
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 10:57 GMT
#30
SK ggs

awesome game
BW is back
Zariel
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Australia1312 Posts
July 30 2019 10:58 GMT
#31
Flash is in his "toying with his food" mood today it seems
sup
Greg_J
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
China4409 Posts
July 30 2019 10:58 GMT
#32
Fun game. Would have bee more fun if Soulkey didn't get so recked by those vultures early on. We might have had a much closer game.
Wonk
Profile Joined March 2017
546 Posts
July 30 2019 11:01 GMT
#33
Damn. I loved soulkeys strat and I think he would have found a lot of success if he wasn't playing from behind after those vult drops
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7584 Posts
July 30 2019 11:07 GMT
#34
I do not enjoy that map at all.
Infact I think I hate it.
Greg_J
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
China4409 Posts
July 30 2019 11:07 GMT
#35
Sacsri have any chance here?
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 11:08 GMT
#36
such a fail position of the pool...
BW is back
KarlHungus1908
Profile Joined May 2017
67 Posts
July 30 2019 11:09 GMT
#37
OMG what a nooby mistake
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 11:23 GMT
#38
lol, curb stomp
BW is back
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4179 Posts
July 30 2019 11:23 GMT
#39
Oh man I'm speechless
TornadoSteve
Profile Joined March 2018
1132 Posts
July 30 2019 11:24 GMT
#40
Looks like he came to play
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7584 Posts
July 30 2019 11:26 GMT
#41
Effort is the zerg we need in these dark times.

Nobody is following the rules of versus mech.....

grrrrrr

day9- do a podcast on mech please. Everyone forgot.
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15846 Posts
July 30 2019 11:38 GMT
#42
What's up today? 3rd game in a row we see +1 goliath rush vs mutas into queens
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7584 Posts
July 30 2019 11:38 GMT
#43
uggghhh the swarm is getting stomped
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 11:39 GMT
#44
flash smash, that was not even hard
BW is back
IRseriousCat-
Profile Joined September 2017
74 Posts
July 30 2019 11:40 GMT
#45
I heard lings were good units, where have they been?
KobraKay
Profile Joined March 2010
Portugal4385 Posts
July 30 2019 11:40 GMT
#46
Hum he seems unimpressed
CJ Fighting! (--.--)
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4179 Posts
July 30 2019 11:40 GMT
#47
Sascri's build was really good I think, would have worked against most other Terrans.
FitHovercraft1
Profile Joined May 2019
5 Posts
July 30 2019 11:41 GMT
#48
Wasn't floating-buildings-over-stuff-so-it-can't-be-clicked banned by KESPA? Same with putting observers on top of missle turrets
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4179 Posts
July 30 2019 11:42 GMT
#49
Err since when was building over units banned?
Zariel
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Australia1312 Posts
July 30 2019 11:42 GMT
#50
Queens just does not work in my eyes. Zerg needs dark swarm to fight Terran in order to gain an advantage
sup
Bonyth
Profile Joined August 2010
Poland616 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 11:43:22
July 30 2019 11:42 GMT
#51
Starecat
Profile Joined August 2014
941 Posts
July 30 2019 11:43 GMT
#52
I'm super dumb to not notice nuances or Sacrsi fall to the same Liquipedia trick of floating buildings over tanks twice o.O?
:3
Wonk
Profile Joined March 2017
546 Posts
July 30 2019 11:44 GMT
#53
I'm slightly caught off guard by these games. Bit hard to tell how successful these queen hydra builds are vs mech are when they're against flash. Need to see more of it
Starecat
Profile Joined August 2014
941 Posts
July 30 2019 11:46 GMT
#54
On July 30 2019 20:41 FitHovercraft1 wrote:
Wasn't floating-buildings-over-stuff-so-it-can't-be-clicked banned by KESPA? Same with putting observers on top of missle turrets

Never, the Turret-observer is a unfair glitch floating over to make impossible to single target is just BW being well an old game, the units still can die but you will need to A-Move.
:3
Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2107 Posts
July 30 2019 11:47 GMT
#55
On July 30 2019 20:41 FitHovercraft1 wrote:
Wasn't floating-buildings-over-stuff-so-it-can't-be-clicked banned by KESPA? Same with putting observers on top of missle turrets


nope

also KeSPA ain't really part of sc anymore
WriterDefeating a sandwich only makes it tastier. @imjustziggy
ggsimida
Profile Joined August 2015
1156 Posts
July 30 2019 11:50 GMT
#56
im just surprised sascri didnt went for a single all-in build, like he thinks he can beat flash in macro bo3 lol
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27360 Posts
July 30 2019 11:52 GMT
#57
Flash is pretty good at this game, were SK and Sacsri just playing badly against this style of mech he’s doing these days or what?

'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 12:04 GMT
#58
horang2 will be out soon
BW is back
ggsimida
Profile Joined August 2015
1156 Posts
July 30 2019 12:04 GMT
#59
good try at bw for a LoL player
Greg_J
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
China4409 Posts
July 30 2019 12:05 GMT
#60
Zerg really needs Soulkey right now. ㅜㅜ
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4179 Posts
July 30 2019 12:05 GMT
#61
On July 30 2019 20:52 Wombat_NI wrote:
Flash is pretty good at this game, were SK and Sacsri just playing badly against this style of mech he’s doing these days or what?



It's just Flash, Sascri and Soulkey actually played really well I feel.
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 12:14 GMT
#62
that was too easy
BW is back
Bonyth
Profile Joined August 2010
Poland616 Posts
July 30 2019 12:14 GMT
#63
as expected from zvp
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4179 Posts
July 30 2019 12:15 GMT
#64
Feel bad for Horang actually, he plays alot better online I think.
ggsimida
Profile Joined August 2015
1156 Posts
July 30 2019 12:15 GMT
#65
thats the LoL player that somehow won the wild card seed wtf
Wonk
Profile Joined March 2017
546 Posts
July 30 2019 12:15 GMT
#66
Man horang2 played off today
Terrorbladder
Profile Joined May 2014
2753 Posts
July 30 2019 12:15 GMT
#67
lol Horang2
My dream is to fertilize two females at a time.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27360 Posts
July 30 2019 12:22 GMT
#68
Is Horang actually a LoL player that learned BW or a BW player who plays a lot of LoL?
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2107 Posts
July 30 2019 12:26 GMT
#69
On July 30 2019 21:22 Wombat_NI wrote:
Is Horang actually a LoL player that learned BW or a BW player who plays a lot of LoL?


the latter
WriterDefeating a sandwich only makes it tastier. @imjustziggy
FlopTurnReaver
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Switzerland1980 Posts
July 30 2019 12:28 GMT
#70
saxery?
Check out @MapOfTheMonth on Twitter and under http://bit.ly/motmorg
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 12:29 GMT
#71
come on SK, turn this around!
BW is back
Terrorbladder
Profile Joined May 2014
2753 Posts
July 30 2019 12:29 GMT
#72
Is this a BO loss?
My dream is to fertilize two females at a time.
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7584 Posts
July 30 2019 12:31 GMT
#73
I would like to see a full throat 3 base zvz this game.
TornadoSteve
Profile Joined March 2018
1132 Posts
July 30 2019 12:34 GMT
#74
Tasteless is wasted
Terrorbladder
Profile Joined May 2014
2753 Posts
July 30 2019 12:42 GMT
#75
Artosis probably has bad fight observation
My dream is to fertilize two females at a time.
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 12:43 GMT
#76
wow sacrsi playing much better then SK
BW is back
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 12:45 GMT
#77
SK is dead
BW is back
Wonk
Profile Joined March 2017
546 Posts
July 30 2019 12:49 GMT
#78
Really good muta micro by Sacsri, continually better than SKs. Good to see he advanced outright!
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 12:54 GMT
#79
flash and rain finals are not possible
BW is back
IRseriousCat-
Profile Joined September 2017
74 Posts
July 30 2019 12:56 GMT
#80
Snow couldn't have asked for a better pick! Last vs SnOw HYPE!
Jackal03
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil7469 Posts
July 30 2019 12:57 GMT
#81
Flashlight, lul
BW is back
VioleTAK
Profile Joined July 2006
4410 Posts
July 30 2019 12:58 GMT
#82
Was really hoping for Flash and Rain on opposite sides...
Every fan of Starcraft is a fan of Lim Yo Hwan by association
Wonk
Profile Joined March 2017
546 Posts
July 30 2019 12:59 GMT
#83
What a ro8. No rain v flash finals though, rip
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13497 Posts
July 30 2019 13:00 GMT
#84
That Flash mech build vs Zerg is brutal. Not sure how you beat it but those muta openings are not a good idea it seems.
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
VioleTAK
Profile Joined July 2006
4410 Posts
July 30 2019 13:01 GMT
#85
Flash seems disappointed in his stream as well...
Every fan of Starcraft is a fan of Lim Yo Hwan by association
itsdaniel
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Austria335 Posts
July 30 2019 13:06 GMT
#86
On July 30 2019 22:01 VioleTAK wrote:
Flash seems disappointed in his stream as well...


is he living next to the studio? hes quick to get home...
OFFICIAL #1 STORK FAN // Stork:"This past week, there's a foreign fan named Daniel who got caught on the camera a few times. He came from Vienna in Austria to come and see me, and he wanted to be mentioned in one of my interviews."
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4179 Posts
July 30 2019 13:41 GMT
#87
On July 30 2019 21:58 VioleTAK wrote:
Was really hoping for Flash and Rain on opposite sides...


Flash Rain won't be as good as some people think. Rain's PvT is a lot weaker than most people give him credit for and he lost to Last and Sharp who are way behind Flash is TvP.

Flash vs Snow would be a much better matchup.
Frudgey
Profile Joined September 2012
Canada3367 Posts
July 30 2019 13:46 GMT
#88
Flash got out first, no?

Either way looking forward to watching some Flash games. Sounds like he was in good form this time.
It is better to die for The Emperor than live for yourself.
Terrorbladder
Profile Joined May 2014
2753 Posts
July 30 2019 13:53 GMT
#89
Oh man Flash is giving insight on his stream now. Sad I don't know any KR
My dream is to fertilize two females at a time.
TornadoSteve
Profile Joined March 2018
1132 Posts
July 30 2019 14:12 GMT
#90
Snow vs Action
Flash vs Rain

Thats a solid final 4 imo
lepape
Profile Joined November 2005
Canada557 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 14:40:18
July 30 2019 14:39 GMT
#91
Snow vs Flash in ASL5 quarterfinals was one of the best series I've seen, let's hope we'll get a Snow vs Flash finals.

TvT finals would be a disapointment though, no player comes even close against Flash in that matchup.
FlopTurnReaver
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Switzerland1980 Posts
July 30 2019 15:01 GMT
#92
On July 30 2019 22:00 RowdierBob wrote:
That Flash mech build vs Zerg is brutal. Not sure how you beat it but those muta openings are not a good idea it seems.

I'd still like to see a Zerg going for early Hydras vs this (apart from ZeLot's failed rush).
Check out @MapOfTheMonth on Twitter and under http://bit.ly/motmorg
nikolaus8844
Profile Joined March 2019
126 Posts
July 30 2019 16:09 GMT
#93
''EAT SCOURGE'' .. which would really be better suited for Horang2.
Jeeeeeeez.. is it really that hard to build a control group of +1 sairs and keep them together so you don't lose air-control and thus get wrecked pretty much in exactly the same way
At least SK got spanked rather well, that made up for some of the mundane nature of the games today.
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19384 Posts
July 30 2019 18:48 GMT
#94
On July 30 2019 23:39 lepape wrote:
Snow vs Flash in ASL5 quarterfinals was one of the best series I've seen, let's hope we'll get a Snow vs Flash finals.

TvT finals would be a disapointment though, no player comes even close against Flash in that matchup.

That'd be a great finals because I feel like ASL5 deserved to go to him. Rain is a god of PvP, but I don't think he was good enough at that time to beat Flash. Remember that was the first time in like 11 years that Flash lost a boX to a protoss player. Snow played a perfect series versus him in ASL5, but I'm not sure lighting will strike twice.
ModeratorFormer Afreeca Starleague Caster: http://afreeca.tv/ASL2ENG2
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8176 Posts
July 30 2019 18:51 GMT
#95
Damn really going to miss SK. He played well but flash was just too much, and Sacscri really upped his game from what I remember of him being a somewhat mediocre kespa player. Hopefully it's not a fluke and Sacscri can help fill the void of good zergs now that SK is gone.

I don't get why soulkey went for triple sunken instead of hydras for his defense against vultures vs flash. I guess it's more gas heavy... but hydras are so much better vs vulture drops and he gets a 3rd gas for free. He still played well but just got too far behind from that drop.

It seems like queens before hive vs mech is a lot more popular in the pro scene right now, but I think I've only seen it fail in this ASL haha.

This Ro8 is going to be sick! Can't wait for Action vs Light finals!

But seriously a snow/action and flash/rain semis with snow vs flash finals would make this an amazing ASL. Honestly any combination of these 8 moving forward would be fantastic.
Free Palestine
BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
July 30 2019 18:52 GMT
#96
I wish Sacsri would have switched to an all-in speedling/muta attack when he killed all of Flash's speed vultures in game 2. Flash had literally nothing for defense and I think there's a good chance Sacsri could have outpaced his production of turrets/goliaths. Either way it would have been a better all-in than charging hydras into a sieged up mech army like he did both games.
QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 19:44:44
July 30 2019 19:21 GMT
#97
On July 30 2019 22:41 Dante08 wrote:
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On July 30 2019 21:58 VioleTAK wrote:
Was really hoping for Flash and Rain on opposite sides...


Flash Rain won't be as good as some people think. Rain's PvT is a lot weaker than most people give him credit for and he lost to Last and Sharp who are way behind Flash is TvP.

Flash vs Snow would be a much better matchup.

Absolutely agree, I'm really hoping that we get Snow/Flash rematch for the final. I feel like people (including Tastosis) are forgetting that Rain's not nearly as good at matches that aren't PvP.
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 21:37:14
July 30 2019 21:34 GMT
#98
On July 30 2019 21:15 ggsimida wrote:
thats the LoL player that somehow won the wild card seed wtf


JD was playing LoL lately and we saw what happened: 0-6 out from KSL, out on ro24 from ASL.

FlaSh showed his god performance 100% today, loved how he killed early game eco of zergs with such little vulture runbies. Aaaand he gets free win. vs. Light plus lower bracket seems easier for him so free ticket for finals.
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Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-30 23:09:27
July 30 2019 23:07 GMT
#99
On July 30 2019 23:39 lepape wrote:
Snow vs Flash in ASL5 quarterfinals was one of the best series I've seen, let's hope we'll get a Snow vs Flash finals.

TvT finals would be a disapointment though, no player comes even close against Flash in that matchup.


Flash is not granted to beat Last, actually.
Action vs Flash could be good, too, but I would love to see Snow beat Flash 3-2 in the finals.
FakeFin
Profile Joined December 2018
Germany392 Posts
July 30 2019 23:19 GMT
#100
On July 31 2019 08:07 Xain0n wrote:
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On July 30 2019 23:39 lepape wrote:
Snow vs Flash in ASL5 quarterfinals was one of the best series I've seen, let's hope we'll get a Snow vs Flash finals.

TvT finals would be a disapointment though, no player comes even close against Flash in that matchup.


Flash is not granted to beat Last, actually.
Action vs Flash could be good, too, but I would love to see Snow beat Flash 3-2 in the finals.

Finals will be bo7 though, so the chances of Snow beating Flash will be very low
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
July 30 2019 23:40 GMT
#101
On July 31 2019 08:19 FakeFin wrote:
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On July 31 2019 08:07 Xain0n wrote:
On July 30 2019 23:39 lepape wrote:
Snow vs Flash in ASL5 quarterfinals was one of the best series I've seen, let's hope we'll get a Snow vs Flash finals.

TvT finals would be a disapointment though, no player comes even close against Flash in that matchup.


Flash is not granted to beat Last, actually.
Action vs Flash could be good, too, but I would love to see Snow beat Flash 3-2 in the finals.

Finals will be bo7 though, so the chances of Snow beating Flash will be very low


Did they change the format? It was bo5 in ASL and bo7 in KSL.
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13497 Posts
July 30 2019 23:51 GMT
#102
On July 31 2019 00:01 FlopTurnReaver wrote:
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On July 30 2019 22:00 RowdierBob wrote:
That Flash mech build vs Zerg is brutal. Not sure how you beat it but those muta openings are not a good idea it seems.

I'd still like to see a Zerg going for early Hydras vs this (apart from ZeLot's failed rush).

The early vulture harass seems key. If Flash does any sort of meaningful damage he gets a huge mid and late game advantage he doesn’t let go of.

I agree in that I wonder if hydra is a better opening to deal with the harass and then maybe move to muta once the zergs eco is stronger.
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FakeFin
Profile Joined December 2018
Germany392 Posts
July 31 2019 13:06 GMT
#103
On July 31 2019 08:40 Xain0n wrote:
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On July 31 2019 08:19 FakeFin wrote:
On July 31 2019 08:07 Xain0n wrote:
On July 30 2019 23:39 lepape wrote:
Snow vs Flash in ASL5 quarterfinals was one of the best series I've seen, let's hope we'll get a Snow vs Flash finals.

TvT finals would be a disapointment though, no player comes even close against Flash in that matchup.


Flash is not granted to beat Last, actually.
Action vs Flash could be good, too, but I would love to see Snow beat Flash 3-2 in the finals.

Finals will be bo7 though, so the chances of Snow beating Flash will be very low


Did they change the format? It was bo5 in ASL and bo7 in KSL.

Yes, ASL finals are now also bo7, semifinals are still bo5
ShowTheLights
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Korea (South)1717 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-07-31 21:03:09
July 31 2019 21:02 GMT
#104
On July 30 2019 22:41 Dante08 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2019 21:58 VioleTAK wrote:
Was really hoping for Flash and Rain on opposite sides...


Flash Rain won't be as good as some people think. Rain's PvT is a lot weaker than most people give him credit for and he lost to Last and Sharp who are way behind Flash is TvP.

Flash vs Snow would be a much better matchup.


Wtf? You are wrong on so many levels

Rain consistantly beats Flash (yes, on ladder + sponsored matches but they haven't met off line)

Rain has owned Last's number except for the last time where Rain got EXTREMELY unlucky and LOST 2-3

He owned Sharp pretty easily in his KSL Championship run

Rain vs. Flash will be fucking incredible and Rain has a GREAT shot at beating him, Flash even admits this

Literally the only thing Rain needs to do to fix his TvP is to put his fucking templars in some shuttles and hes set
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QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
August 01 2019 05:37 GMT
#105
On August 01 2019 06:02 ShowTheLights wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2019 22:41 Dante08 wrote:
On July 30 2019 21:58 VioleTAK wrote:
Was really hoping for Flash and Rain on opposite sides...


Flash Rain won't be as good as some people think. Rain's PvT is a lot weaker than most people give him credit for and he lost to Last and Sharp who are way behind Flash is TvP.

Flash vs Snow would be a much better matchup.


Wtf? You are wrong on so many levels

Rain consistantly beats Flash (yes, on ladder + sponsored matches but they haven't met off line)

Rain has owned Last's number except for the last time where Rain got EXTREMELY unlucky and LOST 2-3

He owned Sharp pretty easily in his KSL Championship run

Rain vs. Flash will be fucking incredible and Rain has a GREAT shot at beating him, Flash even admits this

Literally the only thing Rain needs to do to fix his TvP is to put his fucking templars in some shuttles and hes set


From what I can decipher on sponbang, Rain has a 5:31 or ~14% win rate against Flash this year, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. Snow more than double his win rate at 11:25/30.5%. Both of them probably have better odds against Flash in a prepared offline tournament than those stats suggest, but Rain's going to have to prepare insanely well to have a "GREAT shot" at beating Flash.
KamMoye
Profile Joined December 2010
United States721 Posts
August 02 2019 01:09 GMT
#106
I don't think Snow is >30% v Flash in a boX. Probably 20 or 25%. I'd put Rain about the same. Flash is absurdly dominant.
Nematocyst
Profile Joined October 2017
United States164 Posts
August 02 2019 01:59 GMT
#107
I had to login to watch the over 19 video of Soulkey getting his head shaved by Guemchi. He sure looks different.

His last three VODs might be worth a look.
TaardadAiel
Profile Joined May 2017
Bulgaria750 Posts
August 02 2019 12:57 GMT
#108
On August 01 2019 14:37 QOGQOG wrote:
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On August 01 2019 06:02 ShowTheLights wrote:
On July 30 2019 22:41 Dante08 wrote:
On July 30 2019 21:58 VioleTAK wrote:
Was really hoping for Flash and Rain on opposite sides...


Flash Rain won't be as good as some people think. Rain's PvT is a lot weaker than most people give him credit for and he lost to Last and Sharp who are way behind Flash is TvP.

Flash vs Snow would be a much better matchup.


Wtf? You are wrong on so many levels

Rain consistantly beats Flash (yes, on ladder + sponsored matches but they haven't met off line)

Rain has owned Last's number except for the last time where Rain got EXTREMELY unlucky and LOST 2-3

He owned Sharp pretty easily in his KSL Championship run

Rain vs. Flash will be fucking incredible and Rain has a GREAT shot at beating him, Flash even admits this

Literally the only thing Rain needs to do to fix his TvP is to put his fucking templars in some shuttles and hes set


From what I can decipher on sponbang, Rain has a 5:31 or ~14% win rate against Flash this year, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. Snow more than double his win rate at 11:25/30.5%. Both of them probably have better odds against Flash in a prepared offline tournament than those stats suggest, but Rain's going to have to prepare insanely well to have a "GREAT shot" at beating Flash.


I completely agree with this and the stats are correct.

Month by month, the Protoss players with the most consistent chance of beating Flash have been Best and Snow, especially considering sample sizes. More recently so possibly more relevant to this particular tournament, Snow has a 2-2 record against him since June, but that's too small a sample size to compare to the 20 games (13-7) Flash has played versus Best or the 33 (24-9) versus Stork in that same timeframe. Rain has lost 7 of the 9 games between the two, not too reassuring but a rather small sample size as well. All of those are on the ASL8 maps.

Granted, online stats do not readily translate into probability of winning in an offline best-of series, but still, I'd consider Snow and Best far more dangerous than Rain.

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TornadoSteve
Profile Joined March 2018
1132 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-08-02 13:54:01
August 02 2019 13:35 GMT
#109
Those are facts, but the sickest thing, for me at least, is when it comes to offline match.
Not only Best (snow doesnt look affected much) is under performing to say the least, but Flash's game step up to another level.
edit: Rain's game also step up in offline matchs, but i do agree that his chances of beating Flash are lower than snow.
TaardadAiel
Profile Joined May 2017
Bulgaria750 Posts
August 02 2019 14:47 GMT
#110
Best does choke massively offline, this is true. But last time he's had a best-of series with a Terran in an offline tournament was his schooling of Mind 3-0 in KSL1. He tends to choke in bo1s and get REKT by other protosses in bo5s, but he does that on stream too anyway.

Must be really frustrating to root for the guy, he's so awesome on stream. Still, should he EVER reach the elimination phase of the ASL, I'd consider him the most dangerous opposition for any Terran alongside Snow.


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