i tried to scout on prion but it was shut down, my overlord path was very badly chosen so that's on me. from there though, the issue was a combo of overdroning and not having enough gas early enough (macro mistake) plus some bad control. strategically, the game was in my zerg hands obviously (2x gold vs medivac-less allin)

on central protocol i knew it would be a 2base allin but overestimated the time before his moveout would happen, once again overdroning/transitional error, trying to get too big of a lead instead of just massing roaches safely. big mistake.

gamesense/general intelligence in zvt hasn't been my strongest suit so to me this was a very hard finals to play and not really a surprising result, a lot of other zergs are far smarter when it comes to dealing with 2 base allins like this. i don't think the terran builds are good in and of themselves. ladder zergs would probably win the games that i didn't. i got a lot of comments from close friends as well as the other pros that it was very throw-ish, and that's 100% justified.

polt is very smart and his builds unorthodox, i expected 2-base allins but missed important 'target counts' in transitions and that lost me two very important games. i could afford losing on seras and orbital to some extent but not with failing the other simple checks.

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thank you, i think my preparation was great this time for my zvzs, very happy and proud of it (edit: except for game 1 in each series was very derpy, game 2 vs violet and g4 vs hydra was kinda silly too), also i beat jaedong in lotv at gpl intl challenge finally

on average my zvz isn't that great just yet but for this run preparation helped a lot. i expect to get a lot better at zvz in the future, will continue to study nerchio's games and other top zvz players to help gain more consistency

Thanks a million times for sharing those thoughts, very insightful. You impressed me a lot during the tournament, I wish you all the best in LotV.

Arnstein

Norway3381 Posts

March 06 2016 19:57 GMT

#1965

<3 Snute <3
Next time you'll get first place!

20-Minute-Jackal

United States336 Posts

March 06 2016 23:34 GMT

#1966

*Yawn* Polt was donated another WCS welfare win yet again. Glad I didn't watch this tournament.

StronGerSC2

Spain20 Posts

March 06 2016 23:56 GMT

#1967

replays??

Orr

United States168 Posts

March 07 2016 04:46 GMT

#1968

On March 06 2016 13:08 Liquid`Snute wrote:

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Well done on a terrific tournament Snute! You've always been my favorite foreigner (and I dislike the Z race in general, especially SH, which you made utterly magical). Was really torn rooting between you and Polt since you're both everything that's great in the SC2 scene. Decided to just enjoy the series and was thrilled you both combined to deliver some exhilarating games.

My favorite takeaway was the long embrace you shared afterwards and the words shared. Such mutual respect and class. All of us here (who are so much less talented and will never play for anything close to those stakes) would do well to remember that. Great to see you rising up again and really hope to see you hold the trophy soon. Your fans are proud!