ikr I was trying to think of the last time I actually saw someone use eraser. Modern zerg almost never let the vessel cloud get so big that it can be used.

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50471 Posts

September 18 2023 11:25 GMT

#42

I don't feel like making polls for game 4 and 5 please enjoy the meme.

M3t4PhYzX

Poland4212 Posts

September 18 2023 11:29 GMT

#43

(except last game)

a bad way to start the ro8

TMNT

2915 Posts

September 18 2023 11:33 GMT

#44

Told you it's Rush's turn to win this season. He's favorite vs Soulkey and JYJ, and no one from the other bracket has a chance against him.

konadora

Singapore66307 Posts

September 18 2023 11:46 GMT

#45

well tomorrow should be a bit more competitive

RJBTV

194 Posts

September 18 2023 12:18 GMT

#46

HerO was very off.... sad. Usually he is the one player you can rely on to perform above a baseline.

M3t4PhYzX

Poland4212 Posts

September 18 2023 14:42 GMT

#47

On September 18 2023 20:46 konadora wrote:
well tomorrow should be a bit more competitive

hopefully!

Terrorbladder

2719 Posts

September 18 2023 15:04 GMT

#48

G1 = "I make merin" the game and G3 = "I make vessel" the game.

Simplistik

2073 Posts

September 18 2023 15:07 GMT

#49

Game 3 was fun. Overall disappointing from herO. Well played Rush.

RogerChillingworth

3046 Posts

September 18 2023 17:24 GMT

#50

Rush put hero into a blender and pressed Smoothie.

Still a good series and well fought g1 and g3 by hero. Rush is just a machine. And I think hydra/lurker/defiler is the slightly better way to play atm. We didn't see that at all this series.

WGT-Baal

France3396 Posts

September 18 2023 19:14 GMT

#51

Rush looked like a beast but tbh i am disappointed in thst pool 4 attempt on NDO, given the spawn but also especially given the current map stats and the way hero usually plays mid game, map would be good for his style.

I m sure he had a good reason but overall felt a bit weird

CicadaSC

United States1806 Posts

September 18 2023 20:36 GMT

#52

hero got bodied rush definitely the better player. Felt the game got decided when his lurker defiler drop did nothing. Almost brought it back with ling/ultra counter attacks but the dmatrix erasers too stronk on the drone line. Rush also played with an average 100apm more than hero and it showed.

Magic Powers

Austria4478 Posts

September 18 2023 21:43 GMT

#53

That went even better than I expected. Hope I'm not jinxing it, but I'm looking forward to Rush in the finals. He'd deserve it.

Vasoline73

United States7811 Posts

September 18 2023 23:32 GMT

#54

I was hopeful during the middle of game 3 that we'd go to the 4th set but no

. Nice play from Rush. Hero seemed off...

RogerChillingworth

3046 Posts

September 18 2023 23:54 GMT

#55

On September 18 2023 20:33 TMNT wrote:
Told you it's Rush's turn to win this season. He's favorite vs Soulkey and JYJ, and no one from the other bracket has a chance against him.

haha so hyperbolic. the other side of the bracket does have a chance but i would agree it's Rush's season.

The dude looks so happy after he wins and has a literal glisten in his eye. It's destiny.

barcodejester

29 Posts

September 19 2023 00:08 GMT

#56

I really enjoyed game 3. I thought he had a chance when the ultras hit. Vessel cloud is just too much, gg. another tvt finals?

Lazyer

United States362 Posts

September 19 2023 00:23 GMT

#57

ASL16ChampRush?

IntoTheWow

is awesome32277 Posts

September 19 2023 00:29 GMT

#58

I don't see Rush as a clear champ. It's not like what's left of the bracket is a walkover.

edit: I would put Action/EffOrt over him in a finals.

RogerChillingworth

3046 Posts

September 19 2023 01:34 GMT

#59

On September 19 2023 09:29 IntoTheWow wrote:
I don't see Rush as a clear champ. It's not like what's left of the bracket is a walkover.

edit: I would put Action/EffOrt over him in a finals.

I agree effOrt on a good day. I would say Mini on a good day. Action, meh. Someone needs to pull a Joaquin Phoenix from Gladiator and do a pre-match rib-stab to overcome Rush. I would also say Rush needs to be on his A-game but the dude is thirsty. He's rabid. His A-game is here to stay until he wins an ASL imo.

Agreed the bracket is not a walkover for him but if Mini shits the bed and effOrt falls to ZvZ I think Rush has it.

Time will tell!