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Husyelt
United States837 Posts
On August 18 2024 07:56 IsraelWilliams wrote: I really liked it. Which match is your favorite guys? Clem v Reynor #1 (overall banger slugfest) Maru vs Oliveira #2 (for the past rivalry) Serral vs herO (for the ultra razor thin margins and bonkers late game dev) | ||
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TheLordofAwesome
Korea (South)2655 Posts
I love how much becoming a dad seems to have inspired Dark to work harder, and winning GSL and ESWC back to back would be a great story. Rooting for herO for carrying the hopes of all Protoss on his shoulders, and also because he has produced the craziest, most heartpounding games of all the players this tournament. I don't think he can take down Serral or Dark in a Bo9, but I would love for him to prove me wrong. Rooting for Clem because this is already his best tournament performance ever, and I think he has a great shot vs Serral or Dark in the finals. It was really cool watching how excited he got when he beat Serral 3-0 in the first bracket stage. | ||
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Gescom
Canada3507 Posts
On August 18 2024 05:34 ShowTheLights wrote: No person in their right mind thinks Cure is better than Maru And... no person in their right mind thinks Cure can't take a BoX series off of Maru if Cure is playing well (or Maru is not). And... no person in their right mind thinks winning a single series makes Player A better than Player B. Based on Aligulac, just for arguments sake, a Maru vs Cure series is 75/25. Cure winning is not exactly shocking, nor some affront to the format. Especially when Maru had already lost two series' to Dark and Serral, been taken to a final match vs Oliveira. Maru just didn't have an amazing tournament, and that's what it takes to win a 20 man tournament. If you want to win, don't lose three BoX series in a row, pretty much. Having a 3rd chance in a tourney is interesting in its own right. | ||
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Kreuger
Sweden796 Posts
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kAra
Germany1391 Posts
On August 18 2024 07:56 IsraelWilliams wrote: I really liked it. Which match is your favorite guys? showtime vs gumiho was a nailbiter, really fun to watch first game | ||
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PremoBeats
538 Posts
On August 18 2024 14:09 Kreuger wrote: Think if Clem can take Hero in the semi he will win it all, his Tvz looks impeccable Could very well be the case. It would be interesting to see if Serral can adept to Clem's pressure once more. Normally I would say a Bo9 will favor Serral, but looking at the map pool I am not sure if this is the case this time. But man... there are so many great stories to write. Dark Being the first SC2 World Champion who is a father, showing everyone that age and other responsibilities are excuses for the weak as well as surpassing Maru in prize money earned. Serral Cementing his GOAT-status by winning 100% of the tournaments he attended in 2024 and taking the next world championship title, which evaded him in Katowice due to the re-scheduling. herO Showing the world that Protoss is alive and kicking with the first Premier Tournament win of the race, since he himself won GSL season 2 in 2022. Clem Adding his name to the SC2 World Champions and securing more prize money with one event than he accumulated so far in his career. The matches will be bangers no matter who plays in the finals. Good luck to everyone and let's see who the new StarCraft 2 World Champion will be! | ||
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HeroSandro
532 Posts
On August 18 2024 14:09 Kreuger wrote: Think if Clem can take Hero in the semi he will win it all, his Tvz looks impeccable Serral vs Clem would be intersting, as Serral rarely looses twice in a row against the same player. | ||
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PremoBeats
538 Posts
On August 18 2024 17:04 HeroSandro wrote: Serral vs Clem would be intersting, as Serral rarely looses twice in a row against the same player. True. But was there ever a time when he had to play the same opponent twice in a tournament? I remember him winning MC6 after being kicked out by Clem, but Clem was taken out by Byun. If Clem wins versus herO he could be in a good spot to win if we look at the map pool + Clem definitely playing a Zerg in the finals and his overall form seems incredible. herO showed he can take care of Terran but herO and Clem probably haven't played any comparable players of the other race so far. My guess is that Serral will outmatch Dark in a Bo7 slightly (could also go the other way round) and will win it if he faces herO, but will probably lose against Clem, as Clem seems in superb form and Serral looking more beatable this tournament+map pool. But everything will probably be on a knife's edge. | ||
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HeroSandro
532 Posts
On August 18 2024 17:20 PremoBeats wrote: True. But was there ever a time when he had to play the same opponent twice in a tournament? I remember him winning MC6 after being kicked out by Clem, but Clem was taken out by Byun. If Clem wins versus herO he could be in a good spot to win if we look at the map pool + Clem definitely playing a Zerg in the finals and his overall form seems incredible. herO showed he can take care of Terran but herO and Clem probably haven't played any comparable players of the other race so far. My guess is that Serral will outmatch Dark in a Bo7 slightly (could also go the other way round) and will win it if he faces herO, but will probably lose against Clem, as Clem seems in superb form and Serral looking more beatable this tournament+map pool. But everything will probably be on a knife's edge. Serral vs Dark is the militaryman vs. The dadman! | ||
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FCHK
202 Posts
On August 18 2024 17:20 PremoBeats wrote: True. But was there ever a time when he had to play the same opponent twice in a tournament? I remember him winning MC6 after being kicked out by Clem, but Clem was taken out by Byun. If Clem wins versus herO he could be in a good spot to win if we look at the map pool + Clem definitely playing a Zerg in the finals and his overall form seems incredible. herO showed he can take care of Terran but herO and Clem probably haven't played any comparable players of the other race so far. My guess is that Serral will outmatch Dark in a Bo7 slightly (could also go the other way round) and will win it if he faces herO, but will probably lose against Clem, as Clem seems in superb form and Serral looking more beatable this tournament+map pool. But everything will probably be on a knife's edge. HSC comes to mind  HomeStory Cup/20 | ||
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EquilasH
Denmark2142 Posts
On August 18 2024 19:25 FCHK wrote: HSC comes to mind https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/HomeStory_Cup/20 Online tournament but at the start of the year he also did it in Master's Coliseum 7 by beating Maru 3-0 in the knockout bracket, after having lost in group stage 0-2. | ||
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youaremysin
119 Posts
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fLyiNgDroNe
Belgium4033 Posts
On August 18 2024 20:12 youaremysin wrote: looks like another Serral win probably 4-1/2 vs both Dark and herO. Unless Clen finally shows up in the big stage then it could be interesting but even then taking a bo7 in grand final vs Serral seems tough you meant BO9 | ||
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Pandain
United States12989 Posts
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bulldozer06701
139 Posts
edit: also, how much money Maru ended up taking? just 15k? | ||
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Sent.
Poland9266 Posts
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Asha
United Kingdom38257 Posts
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Antithesis
Germany1215 Posts
Overall, I think Serral is most likely to take it, but it will be close and can go anyway. I just hope we won't get a Dark vs. Clem finals. That might become reminiscent of Atlanta, where we had an epic Serral vs. Clem in the semis, but Clem vs. Dark in the finals was quite one-sided and disappointing, as Dark simply could not keep up with Clem's speed and multitasking. | ||
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Topin
Peru10100 Posts
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DBooN
Germany2727 Posts
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