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If you are smart, you will know why I say these. | ||
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prosatan
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I don't see Leta winning this.. | ||
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Vasoline73
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But knowing that his opponent will be a T makes me want Soma to win. BUT if Leta DOES win this, the only acceptable outcome would be him taking the championship. In any case, I expect Soma to win 4-0. Rooting for LETA though... Worst case scenario is Leta winning and then getting smashed in the finals... | ||
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AttackZerg
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Will Leta rely on his signature wraith play? Will Lights g1 build vs Jaedong influence Leta's approach? Will Soma attempt a any novel plays or will he be standard? I have to root for Soma because he is the best Zerg we have right now, and themz the rules, but I am always scared of professional terrans ability to rise to the occasion and defeat zergs, and the maps aren't hurting them here. I don't believe in flukes, so Leta is here for a reason and thus a gdm threat in my book and I hope Soma put in some good practice and thought. Leta can do anything Fantasy used to be able to do, and they both proved terran could be played aggressively and technologically in matches to great effect against zergs. I feel like Soma has an advantage in longer games, no matter the map and thus is capable of making positional comebacks in this match. | ||
Peeano
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On May 11 2026 11:05 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Heart says Leta, head says Soma. | ||
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RJBTVYOUTUBE
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15-6 vs ssak 21-12 vs rush and vs royal was multiple small sets where it was about even. | ||
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Peeano
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I'm kinda worried Leta will either make a micro blunder or decision making blunder off of which Soma can snowball into a victory, so I'm hoping Leta will do something like 8rax or 1-1-1 builds in the first two sets, completely ignoring Wraiths, and then going all in on wraiths for the remainder. That way if he loses in the finals it already doesn't matter anymore. He would have crowned himself KeSPA and post-KeSPA wraith king by defeating Soma with it. | ||
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Peeano
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On May 11 2026 18:46 RJBTVYOUTUBE wrote: Soma beat Royal, Ssak, and Rush over mulitple long bo21 and bo33 over the past weeks. Soma should have this by 4-1 or 4-0. But surprises can happen. I really need Leta to win at least once with Wraiths. If that's the 4-1, then so be it. | ||
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RJBTVYOUTUBE
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On May 11 2026 18:49 Peeano wrote: I really need Leta to win at least once with Wraiths. If that's the 4-1, then so be it. I'm of the opinion Leta's wraiths are worse than Speed's(the best), Light, Ssak, RoyaL. Rush doesnt do 2 port ever If I recall correctly...and neither do JyJ or Barracks.. before this ASL i also had BishOp and Scan over Leta. | ||
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prosatan
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Sorusaba
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prosatan
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but i root for old school LETA !! | ||
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AttackZerg
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But I just can't remember. | ||
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On May 11 2026 19:23 AttackZerg wrote: He will die to mutas no matter what now right? he is donezo | ||
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prosatan
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DarkPlasmaBall
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BLinD-RawR
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On May 11 2026 19:28 prosatan wrote: wait wait !!! leta may still have a chance not even sort of | ||
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BLinD-RawR
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prosatan
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soma wants to take his 3rd i guess this is it ... | ||
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prosatan
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but Leta fought well given the bad opening ! | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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On May 11 2026 15:30 Uldridge wrote: Soma vs Flash will be such a good finals (sorry Leta) Only if Flash plays better than he did against Jaedong! | ||
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hda
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Conservative opening came up big against that forward barracks | ||
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Yaqoob
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On May 11 2026 19:14 a-game wrote: Huh they fired the hot interview lady. Now these interviews are even more of a waste of time They always have that guy do the interviews for the Round of 4 and Finals. | ||
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prosatan
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not a bad start from leta | ||
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prosatan
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maybe he should play standard bio | ||
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Kaal
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M2
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On May 11 2026 19:57 Kaal wrote: what the fuck was that soma? throwing the game? who the fuck waltzes in 6 cows like that and leaves defiler behind. he wins if the defiler swarms or plagues there. Can he throw the game from this position though ?? I'll be surprised even if an A tier zerg loses it now xD | ||
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Kaal
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On May 11 2026 19:59 M2 wrote: Can he throw the game from this position though ?? I'll be surprised even if an A tier zerg loses it now xD you can absolutely lose to upgraded terran deathball at any point. | ||
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Gorsameth
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On May 11 2026 19:59 Yaqoob wrote: thats the neat thing.How does Leta expect to hold onto his 4th base? He doesn't. I'm happy we got to see the wraith play but I do think Leta has to play more standard, Soma has his number. | ||
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prosatan
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On May 11 2026 20:02 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Soma is up 60 supply now... this game is definitely over. Leta needs to come up with something radically different in game three. agree DPB! leta cannot come back no matter what stupid things soma decides to do | ||
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prosatan
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soma doesnt even need defilers he has double supply GG 2-0 | ||
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prosatan
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4-0 is tough to swallow ... | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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On May 11 2026 20:03 prosatan wrote: agree DPB! leta cannot come back no matter what stupid things soma decides to do And unfortunately I think this is going to be a quick 4-0. Soma is looking too strong for Leta. | ||
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prosatan
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On May 11 2026 20:07 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: And unfortunately I think this is going to be a quick 4-0. Soma is looking too strong for Leta. yeah... light/ flash vs soma will be a much more balanced imo | ||
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BLinD-RawR
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On May 11 2026 20:07 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: And unfortunately I think this is going to be a quick 4-0. Soma is looking too strong for Leta. as it should be, Leta got a lot of luck with opponents to the point where he got seeded, not to say he didn't deserve it because he was given opportunity and won, that luck has finally run out when he met literally the reigning champion. Incredible run regardless. | ||
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prosatan
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how he sensed that?? burrow ?? | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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On May 11 2026 20:10 prosatan wrote: yeah... light/ flash vs soma will be a much more balanced imo Yeah I think so, especially if it's Light vs. Soma. (Flash got shut down pretty hard against Jaedong, whereas Light beat Jaedong, so I think Light vs. Soma would be more entertaining.) | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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On May 11 2026 20:10 BLinD-RawR wrote: as it should be, Leta got a lot of luck with opponents to the point where he got seeded, not to say he didn't deserve it because he was given opportunity and won, that luck has finally run out when he met literally the reigning champion. Incredible run regardless. That's fair; tulbo was pretty much a joke last round. Although Leta did have the best TvTvTvT two rounds ago, going 3-0 in games! | ||
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gravity
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prosatan
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leta kills a bunch of overlords and spots the queen | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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I wonder if Soma's hidden bottom-left hatchery will be worth it. | ||
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gravity
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prosatan
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well done Leta! i guess the secret base was really worth it | ||
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Yaqoob
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On May 11 2026 20:21 BLinD-RawR wrote: leta got his 1 I wanted to say the same thing. Gentlemen's sweep. | ||
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BLinD-RawR
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On May 11 2026 20:20 Kaal wrote: couldn't stop the wraith ball this time and it's fucking him. that one missed ensnare really cost him the whole game | ||
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Gorsameth
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prosatan
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almost a fantasy GG timing .... | ||
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AttackZerg
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Not sure if it can happen again. | ||
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prosatan
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https://www.youtube.com/@dotube/videos | ||
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SCRVN
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Game 2: It looks like TvP Game 3: It looks like TvZ Game 4: It looks like PvZ | ||
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VioleTAK
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Leta might gwt a fair shot equalizing here! | ||
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hasuprotoss
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gravity
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On May 11 2026 20:37 SCRVN wrote: Game 4: It looks like PvZ Instead of mutas sniping templars we have wraiths sniping defilers | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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Edit: LOL nvm. | ||
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BLinD-RawR
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On May 11 2026 20:43 gravity wrote: Instead of mutas sniping templars we have wraiths sniping defilers its not even that cute, leta when he has to use any other unit has about as much control as I do and I haven't touched bw in a decade | ||
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gravity
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gravity
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On May 11 2026 20:46 BLinD-RawR wrote: its not even that cute, leta when he has to use any other unit has about as much control as I do and I haven't touched bw in a decade yeah looks like he put 90% of his practice into wraith micro | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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On May 11 2026 20:46 gravity wrote: what a throw Eh, respectfully disagree. Leta was slightly ahead for a while, but never overwhelmingly ahead where his loss came from him throwing a totally won game imho. | ||
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Kraekkling
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- sit in base and get wraiths - move out at 13 minutes vs upgraded defilers - lose | ||
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BLinD-RawR
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On May 11 2026 20:48 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Eh, respectfully disagree. Leta was slightly ahead for a while, but never overwhelmingly ahead where his loss came from him throwing a totally won game imho. but also you and I will never see leta as being ahead unless he's overwhelmingly ahead anyway. | ||
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VioleTAK
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Leta has a really good run but he is simply not finals worthy. | ||
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Yaqoob
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On May 11 2026 20:48 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Eh, respectfully disagree. Leta was slightly ahead for a while, but never overwhelmingly ahead where his loss came from him throwing a totally won game imho. I agree. Leta definitely seemed ahead, but not to the point where it was a massive advantage, especially since Soma was able to get to hive tech without dealing with a mid-game push. | ||
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gravity
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On May 11 2026 20:48 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Eh, respectfully disagree. Leta was slightly ahead for a while, but never overwhelmingly ahead where his loss came from him throwing a totally won game imho. Maybe "throw" isn't the right word but it was certainly disappointing. | ||
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Yaqoob
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He defended the 1st defiler push really well, and I think if he had defended the 2nd one without losing all his tanks, he could've tried to push with all his army. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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On May 11 2026 20:51 gravity wrote: Maybe "throw" isn't the right word but it was certainly disappointing. Respectfully agree | ||
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Yaqoob
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On May 11 2026 20:54 Sorusaba wrote: Unbelievable throw imo, but the positioning and splitting wasn't at fault. The throw came from inexplicably going for a second starport and tooting out a control group of completely useless wraiths when he had a massive advantage and could have simply doubled his army and pushed to win the game straight up. Any other ro16 terran would have done the latter. Leta seems incapable of not going 2 port wraith in TvZ lol | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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On May 11 2026 20:50 Yaqoob wrote: I agree. Leta definitely seemed ahead, but not to the point where it was a massive advantage, especially since Soma was able to get to hive tech without dealing with a mid-game push. Yep, unlike this game five, where it looks like Leta might already be slightly on the back foot (or maybe it's about even). | ||
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hasuprotoss
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On May 11 2026 20:58 BLinD-RawR wrote: bro soma has like a personal vendetta to get at least one ensnare off this series just to say he did it. Zergs just want to feel what it feels like to maelstrom a big clump of mutas instead of being on the receiving end of it | ||
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Yaqoob
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On May 11 2026 20:58 BLinD-RawR wrote: bro soma has like a personal vendetta to get at least one ensnare off this series just to say he did it. He already got that big ensnare off in game 2. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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Edit: Finally a third base. Very late. | ||
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konadora
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 on a serious note, his army movement, dropships, expansion timing, etc were all just one to two steps behind Soma. did his best but this was just a spanking by Soma | ||
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hda
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Soma was pumped! | ||
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Incomplete..ReV
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I must say that as a farmer's son, I was happy to see so many cows. | ||
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Gorsameth
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Expected outcome, happy to have seen wraiths but also disappointed that Leta never went for a more normal game once it was obvious that Soma was comfortable handing the wraith builds. outside of the 1 loss Soma was never actually pressured. | ||
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On May 11 2026 21:08 hda wrote: Back-to-back finals! Soma was pumped! Not that Soma needed it, but was there ever an easier path to the finals for anyone? Hero was the only one worth of something, he was exactly a 1/4 final level opponent. In all other rounds it was as free as it gets | ||
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On May 11 2026 16:27 Zariel wrote: Liquibet question - why is Ro4 matches only worth 1 points? It usually 5, right? Good catch. I fixed that. Thanks! | ||
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VioleTAK
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On May 12 2026 02:33 hasuprotoss wrote: Aww... Soma and Leta shared a quick hug after the winners interview An actual recognition of the loser, a very rare sight in SC unfortunately. Glad to see it! | ||
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[sc1f]eonzerg
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On May 12 2026 04:54 VioleTAK wrote: An actual recognition of the loser, a very rare sight in SC unfortunately. Glad to see it! Either they are both from the same SC university or very close friends cuz after ASL they both went to celebrate at the same place. ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/mV9PcCC.png) | ||
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Vasoline73
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On May 12 2026 06:00 Peeano wrote: Also 2: Soma better prays Flash advances tomorrow. Do you really think Light has a better chance vs Soma in a live tournament finals setting than Flash does? Anyway, tough luck for Leta but about what everyone expected. It's rough when your first control group of marines finishes as Soma's defiler mound does... lol | ||
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M2
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On May 12 2026 12:16 Simplistik wrote: Shame, Leta is really a wasted Ro16 seed I feel. I think the game needs Leta and Tulbo runs from time to time. They just should have not met in the 1/4 finals though. This draw fucked up the tournament on several different layers | ||
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Peeano
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On May 12 2026 09:44 Vasoline73 wrote: Do you really think Light has a better chance vs Soma in a live tournament finals setting than Flash does? Anyway, tough luck for Leta but about what everyone expected. It's rough when your first control group of marines finishes as Soma's defiler mound does... lol I do. After he kept his cool vs angry face JD on stage who already survived Flash (and Bisu). And I always thought Light has the best TvZ since KeSPA days. Although Piano seemed to better at it around 3 years ago. | ||
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On May 12 2026 09:44 Vasoline73 wrote: Do you really think Light has a better chance vs Soma in a live tournament finals setting than Flash does? Anyway, tough luck for Leta but about what everyone expected. It's rough when your first control group of marines finishes as Soma's defiler mound does... lol Yeah atm Light plays a tighter tvz it seems. Also on scrims like flash losses all the time to soma | ||
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Simplistik
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On May 12 2026 14:47 M2 wrote: I think the game needs Leta and Tulbo runs from time to time. They just should have not met in the 1/4 finals though. This draw fucked up the tournament on several different layers That's fair. I did enjoy them making it through the Ro16. I suppose it won't happen, but seeding the bracket stage (think Tennis) could avoid some of these issues. | ||
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WombaT
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It’s my understanding he’s not really a Kespa product, as basically most of the business end of the ASL is. IIRC he wasn’t entirely lacking contact and had a stint as a practice partner so isn’t entirely an amateur with no exposure competing at this level, but still impressive nonetheless How’d he get so good? And what does he do particularly well? IIRC he’s very good at mineral boosting and optimisations of builds from that. Or alternatively, why aren’t there more Somas? A pretty daunting task in the finals for the lad either way. Light is on something of a tear and his numbers reflect that lately. Or you’ve got Flash who is well, Flash. Light’s probably the more dangerous opponent if it were to happen today. But Flash’s latent level is huge, and if you give him a period to hardcore grind for one match, well that might be harder still | ||
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WombaT
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On May 14 2026 09:14 Simplistik wrote: That's fair. I did enjoy them making it through the Ro16. I suppose it won't happen, but seeding the bracket stage (think Tennis) could avoid some of these issues. You could, but form can be quite volatile, so a seed may still be in worse shape anyway. I mean Tulbo and Leta got as far as they did by beating players they weren’t expected to beat, which wouldn’t really be resolved by seeding because the higher seed is expected to win. If you wanna keep out players scraping through who aren’t quite of playoff tier standard, for my money get rid of the Bo1 element. It massively favours underdogs Personally I find it quite exciting and am OK with it, but it absolutely favours worse players. You just have to get the luck of the build green once, or play a fantastic game once, rather than potentially 3+ times SC2 has never really done the Bo1 thing and has formats that stretch from more forgiving, to almost guaranteeing the best make it through (such as round robins). Which can make the early stages pretty boring and predictable, but it tends to take a huge performance from an underdog to get into a spot where they’re way outmatched, usually the strong players reliably make it through | ||
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Biff The Understudy
France8123 Posts
Sad to see that 2 port wraith play can be hard countered so hard in the hands of someone like Soma. I still somewhat hope it stays a viable build that one can use as a secret weapon from time to time. | ||
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Neo Sylphid
