SK 100% bonjwa. Don't forget dude was also winning titles in SC2 before getting bored. One of the most intelligent zergs to ever play the game. Let's see if Flash can manage to challenge him.

RogerChillingworth

3035 Posts

November 02 2024 15:42 GMT

#124

Oh man, Sharp got mangled. WP.

TornadoSteve

1070 Posts

November 02 2024 16:56 GMT

#125

On November 02 2024 19:32 BLinD-RawR wrote:
I need one more thing to confirm bonjwa status, face flash next season in a series and beat him.

I know you are just joking, in case you are not
Flash is playing like an absolute trash compared to his standards, and has been for a while now.
Right now, he belongs to K-league, at best.

He should have get back in shape, at least a bit, as of now.
But he hasn't. Remember me of a certain Tiger Woods in a way.

prion_

76 Posts

November 02 2024 17:38 GMT

#126

Fun fact: the last time Sharp and Soulkey played a Bo7 was the finals of KSL Season 2, where Soulkey also won 4-1.

ScoutWBF

Germany619 Posts

November 02 2024 19:23 GMT

#127

This series had so many heart break moments.
Sharp losing a game that was almost certainly won, the vultures running behind mins and getting caught, siege tank donations.

It should have been at least 3 wins for Sharp

prosatan

Romania8312 Posts

November 02 2024 19:44 GMT

#128

On November 03 2024 02:38 prion_ wrote:
Fun fact: the last time Sharp and Soulkey played a Bo7 was the finals of KSL Season 2, where Soulkey also won 4-1.

Nicee!! Good find prion !

Navane

Netherlands2748 Posts

November 02 2024 21:37 GMT

#129

game 1: soulkey makes sharp look like a noob
game 2: rooting for sharp, to give soulkey a worthy win. And what a razor sharp game 2, such a good game
game 3: another nail biting razor edge game
game 4, on kick back: Sharp bamboozles soulkey with a lack of wall, was that on purpose? Soulkey in return, great sunken placement prevents the vulture to roam for long, But then, suddenly it looks like there are no goliaths and soulkey hangs out in the natural for what feels like ages. Almost snipes the CC. Sharp showing is why not to click on the CC. THen at his move out, why doesn't he take a fourth? Why not splitmap north south?
game 5: 8 rax cancel bunker y? Why does sharp cancel the bunker here? Can't hold it vs the lings? It took a while before they were there. He gets just one drone?

The series felt closer than the score reflects. Prediction: soulkey will loose zero games in the top 4 of ssl2.

Katkishka

United States654 Posts

November 02 2024 22:13 GMT

#130

People keep talking about tesagi and how the maps are so Terran sided, but it seems like Terran players (other than Flash) literally cannot beat Zerg players, and only a handful can beat Protoss players. Heck, Protoss players can't seem to beat Zerg either. Congrats to Soulkey regardless, he played very well and definitely earned the championship.

cheesehuehue

Vatican City State90 Posts

November 02 2024 22:34 GMT

#131

On November 03 2024 07:13 Katkishka wrote:
but it seems like Terran players (other than Flash) literally cannot beat Zerg players,

This is outright false. Soulkey is warping the image of Zerg, just as Flash did in the past ("tesagi").

Sharp beat Hero in the ro8. Barracks beat hero in the ro16. Light beat Jaedong in the ro24. Barracks beat Queen in the ro 24. Rush beat Sacsri in the ro24. Royal and Sacsri are tied 1-1 in the ro24. Sea beat action in the ro24. Other than Soulkey, the only ZvT match that ended with a Zerg advantage in the whole tournament is Queen vs Wico (1-0, ro24).

NovaTheFeared

United States7224 Posts

November 03 2024 00:41 GMT

#132

Sharp beat the 2nd best active zerg in Hero and the maps were T favored this time as you can see from the qualifiers: a ton of mediocre terrans got through and almost no zergs. That left only 5 at the round of 24, in which 4/5 lost leaving only Jaedong and the two seeded zergs. Terran was overrepresented until the ro8/ro4. They're doing fine, but Soulkey is a monster.

Ro24: 11/24 T, 5 Z
Ro16: 8/16 T, 3 Z (2 from previous seed!)

BisuDagger

Bisutopia19274 Posts

November 03 2024 01:07 GMT

#133

Thanks Starcast, BW Writers, and players for a great season! Huge congratulations to Soulkey for another amazing season.

iopq

United States960 Posts

November 03 2024 01:31 GMT

#134

Soulkey agreed to take a pic after his win

Vasoline73

United States7808 Posts

November 03 2024 02:00 GMT

#135

Nice photo iopq! Hanging with the champ!

Expensive-Law-9830

130 Posts

November 03 2024 02:05 GMT

#136

On November 03 2024 07:13 Katkishka wrote:
People keep talking about tesagi and how the maps are so Terran sided, but it seems like Terran players (other than Flash) literally cannot beat Zerg players, and only a handful can beat Protoss players. Heck, Protoss players can't seem to beat Zerg either. Congrats to Soulkey regardless, he played very well and definitely earned the championship.

Zerg were just 7 out of 28 this ASL season, with Terran making up the most with 12/28.

4 terrans made it to the ro8, only 2 zergs...

Honestly this level of delulu is pissing me off.

Galacsia

Chile162 Posts

November 03 2024 04:29 GMT

#137

Someone stop this man! He doesn't need more money!

bochs

114 Posts

November 03 2024 04:49 GMT

#138

On November 03 2024 13:29 Galacsia wrote:
Someone stop this man! He doesn't need more money!

In an effort to stop SK, they have made anti-zerg maps this season. Ironically, this has helped SK, because other zergs were indeed stopped, but not SK, so no ZvZs, and we all know the only way to stop SK is ZvZ.

If they make anti-zerg maps again next season, SK might achieve a four-peat.

RJBTVYOUTUBE

Netherlands967 Posts

November 03 2024 04:56 GMT

#139

Dont forget two of the best zergs are not actively competing. Larva is practicing to get back into shape but isnt there yet. Soma is doing military service. Soma was ranked and regarded by pros as the best zerg since 2020 and was in online on par with soulkey up until he had to leave. The zerg talent pool is overall still very strong with mostly strong zergs, but only one true breakout zerg in Soulkey. HerO does not compare. Pros were saying Soma was likely to win ASL 15-16 with how good his online form was at the time.