EPTHomeStory Cup 28 - Page 3
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Sent.
Poland9285 Posts
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Topin
Peru10108 Posts
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darklycid
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Antithesis
Germany1236 Posts
This was fun and amazing as per usual. Thanks to TakeTV and glad that we still have these precious few events. | ||
Waxangel
United States33578 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45365 Posts
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FataLe
New Zealand4529 Posts
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baldgye
United Kingdom1103 Posts
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Poopi
France12911 Posts
What’s up with Serral though, did he stop practicing since there are no more « big » tournaments? | ||
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Kreuger
Sweden845 Posts
On February 02 2026 18:47 Poopi wrote: Congratulations Clem! What’s up with Serral though, did he stop practicing since there are no more « big » tournaments? Doubt it. Even serral will have weaker periods. | ||
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TeamMamba
201 Posts
On February 02 2026 18:47 Poopi wrote: Congratulations Clem! What’s up with Serral though, did he stop practicing since there are no more « big » tournaments? Bit of both. Lack of practice But also his losses to hero and heromarine was against uncommon strategy that isn’t the meta. Sharp toss timing and battle mech His loss to Clem isn’t that surprising either since he always had trouble with him | ||
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Charoisaur
Germany16061 Posts
On February 02 2026 23:28 TeamMamba wrote: Bit of both. Lack of practice But also his losses to hero and heromarine was against uncommon strategy that isn’t the meta. Sharp toss timing and battle mech His loss to Clem isn’t that surprising either since he always had trouble with him Usually he still gives Clem a hell of a fight though (except at EWC). This series was a complete stomp. Also he usually is THE best at adapting quickly to new/uncommon strategies. With recent news though I was expecting some top players to stop practicing and moving on, so this doesn't really surprise me. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7127 Posts
On February 02 2026 23:28 TeamMamba wrote: Bit of both. Lack of practice But also his losses to hero and heromarine was against uncommon strategy that isn’t the meta. Sharp toss timing and battle mech His loss to Clem isn’t that surprising either since he always had trouble with him LP says H2H between Serral and Heromarine is 22W - 4L (84.62%) IMO the loss to hero can be explained. Games vs Clem are always nailbiters, often with Clem having the upper hand but losing to HeroMarine is veeeeery unusual. No offense to Gabe. Haven't seen most of the games this HSC. Any must watch recommendations? | ||
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Athenau
571 Posts
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19316 Posts
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Harris1st
Germany7127 Posts
On February 03 2026 00:21 Athenau wrote: Hero and Clem have been grinding out weekly tournaments for ages now, while Serral never partakes. Those weeklies are usually stacked too. It's not surprising that constantly playing against the best players, even for low stakes, keeps you sharp. Absolutely true. But so far, like you said, Serral never partakes and still crushes at tournaments. He did it for 8 years straight. So what changed? The tournaments changed, the incentives changed for him to stay sharp, practice regularly and much. | ||
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Agh
United States1041 Posts
On February 03 2026 17:07 Harris1st wrote: Absolutely true. But so far, like you said, Serral never partakes and still crushes at tournaments. He did it for 8 years straight. So what changed? The tournaments changed, the incentives changed for him to stay sharp, practice regularly and much. Was a little unfortunate he had to run into hero first at the China tournament, but it was very obvious even then he was out of practice. Just the little signature inhuman things like pinching off the 1-2 lings that are targeted by mines while still advancing and those being the only units lost were completely absent. I get the feeling we won't be seeing him unless he gets the itch again and wants to play in RSL. Don't really blame him, game isn't necessarily a ton of fun to play at the moment. | ||
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LaughNgamezYT
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Harris1st
Germany7127 Posts
On February 05 2026 06:20 LaughNgamezYT wrote: How was the fundraiser for this event? Last I saw was 14k of 20k before the grand final / about 2 hours before stream went off | ||
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