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[ASL11] Semifinals B - Page 3
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JoinTheRain
Bulgaria409 Posts
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hiro protagonist
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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fLyiNgDroNe
Belgium4151 Posts
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oxKnu
1268 Posts
On May 26 2021 02:04 kaspa84 wrote: But everyone was saying that Zero had already beaten Mini, and would probably/certainly be champion as well. I will repeat what I said about the semifinals, larva may be the favourite, but Mini is not dead. I think I've watched well over 25+ games between these two over the years. Mainly because their styles clash really well, and that should be the primary reason people should be excited about the finals. It truly is a 50/50 series on paper, however I think on these maps Larva can comfortably play his style and that will allow him to reign in any nerves he might have for the first few games. I'd be shocked if this series has less than 6 games tbh. | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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SlayerS_BunkiE
Canada1717 Posts
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Sokokrey
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Lazyer
United States402 Posts
On May 26 2021 00:57 Optimate wrote: Anyone else think it’s funny that in the finals we have two players that are nicknamed footstar player and pervert protoss lol? lmfao after Scan pointed out Mini's thumbnail from the other Ro4, I've seen more than I ever would have though from starcraft players. Larva rocked it in that one youtube video though (thread) Larva truly put up a clinic, caught so hero out of position so many times. Setting up to be a great finals! Mini's PvZ was looking good too. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13537 Posts
edit: seems the last time we had a ZvP final in a major tournament was the VANT36.5 National Starleague back in 2016 :O | ||
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staRt.toDaY
Germany40 Posts
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inflection
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outscar
2832 Posts
On May 26 2021 19:28 RowdierBob wrote: First ASL to have a ZvP final! edit: seems the last time we had a ZvP final in a major tournament was the VANT36.5 National Starleague back in 2016 :O Which was prequel to ASL. FlaSh arrived and crashed everything (although Last started dominating at that time too). | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
On May 27 2021 09:05 inflection wrote: Anyone that's played a bunch of ZvZ games vs someone in a row knows just how streaky it can be and feels Hero's pain lol. Happy for Larva and looking forward to this final more than any since Effort vs Flash season 6. Let's hope the series is as exciting as that one. G1 and G4 felt like the same game in terms of build/strategy and especially Larva's execution. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. I love watching BW ZvZ and this is my second-favorite kind, where there is an intentional asymmetry between the players. 1 base spire vs. 2 base spores at the most basic level for example. (My favorite kind is any ZvZ that sees at least one devourer made) | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
That last game was pretty insane with the constant ling backstabs. He'll always avoid the overlord vision and send in a ling from another angle or he'll do a distraction and then snipe drones with some mutas before escaping. He had the advantage after hero couldn't take down or do enough in the early game and maintained it through various tactics to build up his muta count. Rough for hero but at least he's seeded so he'll be back and we'll get to crown a new ASL champion whether another zerg championship to join Effort and Zero or a new Protoss champion to join the likes of Shuttle and Rain. Will be great either way! | ||
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RKC
2848 Posts
On May 28 2021 09:36 BigFan wrote: This was an amazing series. Who would've thought Larva takes it 4-0 after having a losing record against hero in ASL to my knowledge (he got eliminated by hero back in asl4). It's true that hero had some less than stellar muta micro moments this series and his multitasking wasn't up to par at times, but I think part of it was Larva just really elevating his game to the next level. That last game was pretty insane with the constant ling backstabs. He'll always avoid the overlord vision and send in a ling from another angle or he'll do a distraction and then snipe drones with some mutas before escaping. He had the advantage after hero couldn't take down or do enough in the early game and maintained it through various tactics to build up his muta count. Rough for hero but at least he's seeded so he'll be back and we'll get to crown a new ASL champion whether another zerg championship to join Effort and Zero or a new Protoss champion to join the likes of Shuttle and Rain. Will be great either way! No hope for humanity huh T_T | ||
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M2
Bulgaria4186 Posts
Humanity flashed away :-) | ||
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Sadist
United States7328 Posts
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ruhtraeel
Canada138 Posts
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oxKnu
1268 Posts
On May 31 2021 04:28 ruhtraeel wrote: I'm so confused about how good Hero actually is. He made the finals once, playing amazingly, then he's been probably the most inconsistent player since then (alongside Sharp and Mini), losing to players ranked way lower than him, then somehow makes the semifinals, beating insanely good players like Rush? Allow me to clue you in: He plays zerg! | ||
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