EPT[ASL21] Grand Finals - Page 30
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BulgarianToss
Bulgaria495 Posts
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nimdil
Poland3775 Posts
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22707 Posts
On May 24 2026 23:04 nimdil wrote: all-in got scouted and held. nothing spectacular or interesting.Why game 5 was so bad? | ||
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Kespa1988
118 Posts
After two first games, nobady would bet in Soma, yet he did not only play solid, but win 'mind' moments with Flash. Well deserved Soma. | ||
BisuDagger
Bisutopia19400 Posts
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Puosu
7116 Posts
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CicadaSC
United States2081 Posts
Do you think the level of play in starleagues such as in this ASL has increased or decreased compared to kespa days? If it has increased, and soma showing the level of dominance he has on his come up, this time even beating flash in the finals. Could an argument be made for him being the greatest player of all time? I'm not saying the most accomplished, but the highest skilled player we've ever seen. | ||
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Soft_General_5023
162 Posts
to observer "seeing all" seems that after first lings + drones went into his main he should have lift cc, transfer scvs to nat and block the entrance with 3-4 scvs, might be because of his lack of recent real world ladder/proleagues matches experience, he made wrong real time decision anyway cc first on 2 player map is a gamble, not worth by "goat" in game 7 if he was confident | ||
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Crimson)S(hadow
Philippines1103 Posts
On May 24 2026 19:03 TMNT wrote: Lmao didn't realise they're at the same restaurant, and not just that, visibly in camera range of each other. Might as well do a co-stream just watched the VODs... soma went up to flash's table to shake his hand lmao | ||
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quaristice
177 Posts
soma opened in a way to where he sent a scout so it arrived at the same timing as he would have to decide whether to 12hatch or 12pool. he sent a drone to natural to 12hatch, saw the cc-first and then switched to 12pool into gas. so the decision to pool-first and pull the drones was a punish on reaction, not a blind cheese | ||
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vndestiny
Singapore3475 Posts
Soma lings all-in punish once or twice and everyone lost their mind. | ||
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19400 Posts
On May 25 2026 00:18 CicadaSC wrote: Question. Do you think the level of play in starleagues such as in this ASL has increased or decreased compared to kespa days? If it has increased, and soma showing the level of dominance he has on his come up, this time even beating flash in the finals. Could an argument be made for him being the greatest player of all time? I'm not saying the most accomplished, but the highest skilled player we've ever seen. The way in shape soulkey destroyed people for two years straight makes it hard to argue Soma is better. You can even say that this run was pretty weak. Playing devil’s advocate here, but tulbo and Leta are pretty low tier players. Maybe two of the easiest quarter and semifinal opponents ever. And while Flash is Flash, he also has only been back one season on allegedly injured wrists. Meanwhile Soulkey simply torches everyone one of every race at every level for a long time. In my book Soulkey is still superior to Soma in the ASL era. | ||
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doktordingerdonger
159 Posts
20 Pros have all said it was over and almost everyone here are like "flash can still win". | ||
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Rainalcar
Croatia567 Posts
On May 24 2026 16:40 BLinD-RawR wrote: because its Flash's final ASL and nobody wanted him to go out that way, its understandable. It's not his final ASL, mark my words. He's just a master in making a story of himself, this time making it look as if he's semi invalid. And I for one am extremely glad he lost. | ||
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VioleTAK
4411 Posts
The victory is earned and I'm very happy for Soma. Flash had a fantastic season. A butterfly could flap his wings in Brazil and it would be different... com'on you guys, he's still the best and we all know it. So just realx and enjoy the result for what it is, a worthy result for a great season (and I believe it won't be Flash's last). GGs! | ||
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Intrepid_Manner1970
1 Post
Thats pretty much what mech openings do tbh. | ||
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TonDan04
54 Posts
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Mumei
United States270 Posts
On May 25 2026 00:18 CicadaSC wrote: Question. Do you think the level of play in starleagues such as in this ASL has increased or decreased compared to kespa days? If it has increased, and soma showing the level of dominance he has on his come up, this time even beating flash in the finals. Could an argument be made for him being the greatest player of all time? I'm not saying the most accomplished, but the highest skilled player we've ever seen. "Greatest player of all time" isn't interchangeable with "the highest skilled player we've ever seen", so I'll say no, there's no argument to be made for him being the greatest player of all time. | ||
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Maks
Ukraine207 Posts
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Highgamer
1475 Posts
On May 25 2026 00:28 vndestiny wrote: Flash eco cheese every other game and no one bats an eye. Soma lings all-in punish once or twice and everyone lost their mind. I've read noone here saying "14 CC is not eco-cheese" or "Soma dirty cheese-winner" or "Flash could've won the game when gg was called". Just some people arguing about the details of one particular game and what could've been (like most love to do here), and others not really taking part but paddling their narrative. Everyone who's drawing Flash's play into question is talking about the situation right BEFORE he canceled his 2nd rax that was blocking the natural (except for 2 small chokes) - NOT the end-state of the game when he called gg because it was clearly over. If Flash evacuates the main at that earlier point, he has a 12-13 SCV economy and a bunker to defend and build enough marines to clear the main and start using his 2nd CC; Soma's natural-hatch just started building and he has like 7-8 drones at home. How is that a save win for Soma? Not like he's building up a standard 2hatch-muta from that. More like he needs to find a way to kick the bunker or kill some more SCVs quickly, with 9-10 lings (6 outside the wall) and 2 drones... They showed the crowd at that point, Flash's mom in particular, hinting at "Flash might've just held this". On May 25 2026 01:26 VioleTAK wrote: This was a great finals! The victory is earned and I'm very happy for Soma. Flash had a fantastic season. A butterfly could flap his wings in Brazil and it would be different... com'on you guys, he's still the best and we all know it. So just realx and enjoy the result for what it is, a worthy result for a great season (and I believe it won't be Flash's last). GGs! Amen. Soma won fair and square. Just don't come here and make idiots of people who seriously watch these games. | ||
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