EPTOn February 12 2024 00:32 tigera6 wrote:
We are going to get an offline Serral - Maru final, arent we?
We are going to get an offline Serral - Maru final, arent we?
Wow, you just jinxed it..
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Gescom
Canada3511 Posts
Wow, you just jinxed it.. | ||
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Brutaxilos
United States2633 Posts
On February 12 2024 00:32 tigera6 wrote: We are going to get an offline Serral - Maru final, arent we? Whenever these two are in a Ro4 on opposite sides, what we end up getting is the other 2 players make it through instead. Happened in IEM Katowice 2020 and DH Atlanta 2022 | ||
Nakajin
Canada8990 Posts
Bwt: DKZ-Basilisk and Onsyde/Vitality-TL. | ||
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
The only potentially close final is Dark vs Maru | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26933 Posts
On February 12 2024 00:28 tigera6 wrote: I am actually more afraid of HM than Cure as a Maru fanboy, he has all the crazy build that hes willing to try against better opponent that can caught Maru off-guard. Cure has been playing more standard and hes not very aggressive neither, which favor Maru style into lategame. And the last time Cure beat Maru in a Bo5+ was almost 4 years ago, in DH Summer 2020, other than that Cure victory has been Bo3. How many did they play? Since then I mean. It’s been a long, long while since Maru was basically untouchable in TvT, standard vs standard. He certainly didn’t look bulletproof against Byun, and those were mostly stock standard games. Cure still needs a strong series, but it’s absolutely doable. | ||
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Solio
France145 Posts
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tigera6
3493 Posts
On February 12 2024 00:36 WombaT wrote: How many did they play? Since then I mean. It’s been a long, long while since Maru was basically untouchable in TvT, standard vs standard. He certainly didn’t look bulletproof against Byun, and those were mostly stock standard games. Cure still needs a strong series, but it’s absolutely doable. 15 series since then, and Maru lead 12-3 in series, 37-16 in maps, and like I said his 3 loss are Bo3. And while Maru is not untouchable in TvT, I think hes still the best at it, but we will see. | ||
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TaKeTV
Germany1200 Posts
He did show that in Masters Colliseum at least in Bo3 before losing 0-3 in playoffs. IMO very day to day. Praying for us all that we get peak Maru vs peak Serral but its probably cursed and we get Cure vs Serral | ||
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
Unless Maru has some grand scheme to lose 20 workers to auto turrets so players use all their raven energy against him and he can win with a push. | ||
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tigera6
3493 Posts
On February 12 2024 00:42 Fango wrote: Maru's the best in TvT but he just played so sloppy against ByuN. If Cure is more awake today he can take this Unless Maru has some grand scheme to lose 20 workers to auto turrets so players use all their raven energy against him and he can win with a push. Thats what he tried to do in game 4 but Byun held it almost perfectly. But yeah, how hard is it to make an effing Viking to shut that shit down along with the Cyclone drop. | ||
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Luolis
Finland7176 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16122 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26933 Posts
On February 12 2024 00:39 tigera6 wrote: 15 series since then, and Maru lead 12-3 in series, 37-16 in maps, and like I said his 3 loss are Bo3. And while Maru is not untouchable in TvT, I think hes still the best at it, but we will see. He probably is in the way Serral’s ‘Achilles heel’ is his mirror, but he also might have the best ZvZ. I’d still have Maru as the favourite, but he’s not the absolute lock he once was | ||
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dysenterymd
1250 Posts
On February 12 2024 00:45 Vindicare605 wrote: Aren't both of these Zergs on the verge of entering their military service? Is it likely we wont see either of them again next year? Serral's is only a few months long and will be part of a special "sports" unit that will let him practice some and attend events with special permission. It's TBD how much practice Serral will actually get and how much he can attend though, but he'll probably still get to go to the biggest tournaments. | ||
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Fango
United Kingdom8987 Posts
On February 12 2024 00:45 tigera6 wrote: Thats what he tried to do in game 4 but Byun held it almost perfectly. But yeah, how hard is it to make an effing Viking to shut that shit down along with the Cyclone drop. You don't even need a viking, just watch the minimap shift click workers away and then back, and then push with full energy ravens vs zero | ||
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LemonyTang
United Kingdom436 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16122 Posts
On February 12 2024 00:48 LemonyTang wrote: Wish ZvZ's would just be sorted by a coin flip rather than taking up time to play them out Such a curious little game. The only correct move is to not play. | ||
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Antithesis
Germany1247 Posts
I think Dark's chances against Serral shrink as they approach the lategame, but it's ZvZ and if only for his trickery Dark is more than a dangerous opponent in every other phase of the game. | ||
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TaKeTV
Germany1200 Posts
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tigera6
3493 Posts
On February 12 2024 00:47 Fango wrote: You don't even need a viking, just watch the minimap shift click workers away and then back, and then push with full energy ravens vs zero but Byun just drop 1 Turret at a time, while doing a runby in the 3rd, and Maru was trying to hit as quickly as he could, so he couldnt just micro the workers in and out constantly. | ||
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