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On November 05 2018 07:53 Dav1oN wrote:Those pics are epic, Serral made a history  It was a small weekend for all esports fans (even those friends who far away from sc2 was watching and cheering). Please, Jona, don't stop! Ah those tears...Your picture will remain in the Hall of Fame forever. It was a great Blizzcon, with lots of good StarCraft I wonder what Korean scene is saying about results?
Actually a lot of Korean fans and pros predicted Serral's victory before blizzcon =D
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United States97274 Posts
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On November 05 2018 05:07 Serimek wrote:Show nested quote +On November 05 2018 04:56 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:On November 05 2018 04:41 Incognoto wrote:
Did Serral just basically win everything he entered this year lol? so impressive He didn't win everything but he got more firsts than not-firsts. ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/VnMusre.jpg) No loss in Premier since April then? Did anyone achieve such a period of invincibility before?
Yeah, Life won five tournaments in a span of five months. Plus had multiple top four finishes and finals over the course of 15 months including that. It's really close, but Serral's dominance just barely edges it
Edit: Life is banned so no.
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I stayed up to watch it =D
I was here to see him win, lol! In such style too!
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On November 05 2018 07:20 yht9657 wrote:Thanks a lot! I wonder if anyone in his hometown run into one of these news, should be really funny for those who have no idea what Joona is doing.
np
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8 years of watching SC2 - In my opinion Serral is the best player overall in that time period. He won Blizzcon without any problems.. He made sOs/Zest/Dark and Stats (first 3 games) look like a diamond player. He outplayed Rouge - Maru got lucky that he didnt reached the finals
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Serral has simply reached the highest skill level I've seen since 2011, both in absolute and relative form. In absolute, I've never seen a cleaner player maintain such a high performance... And relatively... Almost a year that he's completely one level above any other player. A monster simply put. I hope we see the same level next year. And I think the one candidate to take his place is Reynor*. He kid is too good too.
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On November 05 2018 05:02 Dave4 wrote:6 Premier victories in one calendar year. And he can still make it 7. Absolutely Savage. Poll: Serral's place in SC2 History (following BlizzCon Victory)Best Player of 2018 (485) 63% Best foreigner of 2018 (128) 17% GOAT (106) 14% Best Zerg of 2018 (26) 3% Noob foreigner (23) 3% 768 total votes Your vote: Serral's place in SC2 History (following BlizzCon Victory) (Vote): Best foreigner of 2018
(Vote): Best Zerg of 2018
(Vote): Best Player of 2018
(Vote): GOAT
(Vote): Noob foreigner
He is a beast and all those wins are crazy, but three consecutive GSLs is still more impressive for me. Probably Best Foreigner of All Time and Definitely Current Best Zerg (possibly in the running for top 5 all time Zerg) but best player right now? Nah, still Maru.
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On November 05 2018 08:34 ReditusSum wrote:Show nested quote +On November 05 2018 05:02 Dave4 wrote:6 Premier victories in one calendar year. And he can still make it 7. Absolutely Savage. Poll: Serral's place in SC2 History (following BlizzCon Victory)Best Player of 2018 (485) 63% Best foreigner of 2018 (128) 17% GOAT (106) 14% Best Zerg of 2018 (26) 3% Noob foreigner (23) 3% 768 total votes Your vote: Serral's place in SC2 History (following BlizzCon Victory) (Vote): Best foreigner of 2018
(Vote): Best Zerg of 2018
(Vote): Best Player of 2018
(Vote): GOAT
(Vote): Noob foreigner
He is a beast and all those wins are crazy, but three consecutive GSLs is still more impressive for me. Best Foreigner of All Time and Current Best Zerg (possibly in the running for best all time) but best player? Nah, still Maru.
I sucks to be Maru right now. Any other year in SC2 history winning all 3 GSLs would cement you as best player no questions asked, but now Serral throws some doubt on that.
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This still can't beat 6 EPS titles.
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After one year and a half of not watching any SC2 I decided to watch the WCS Global Finals because I missed it. I enjoyed it last week even though I expected better games. Friday night was a lot better with very good quarterfinals. So I was pumped for the final four. And then my internet fell. I managed to avoid the spoilers but had to wait until this afternoon to watch the VODs. And then my internet feel again. At 3-2 during the final. Asshole. So of course I'm a bit disappointed not having been able to witness such a historic moment live but I'm still extremely glad about getting back on the SC2 train.
The games displayed by Serral, Rogue and Stats (well, not Stats vs sOs, that was a stomp) have left me speechless, the game 4 of Rogue-Serral especially was absolutely insane. ZvZ has improved so much over the years, it reminded by of the famous TaeJa-INnoVation, the masterpiece of TvT (one of at least). And the last game of the final was extraordinary as well, both players played SO WELL, the multitasking required was incredible.
Congratulations to Serral ! The first time I watched him it was during a DreamHack where he lost 2-0 to SuperNoVa while playing already far better than the score made it believe. And he was 15. I knew he had potential but I never imagined he could go beyond what any foreigner has ever done on SC2 (or SC1). He has everything : the talent, the work ethic and an incredible mental strength.
What a win. I'm really looking forward to the HomeStory Cup and more generally to what 2019 will reserve for us. StarCraft II is great !
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Korea (South)227 Posts
People can now finally rest knowing Serral will be number 1 PR next time round
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Congrats to Serral, he is amazing and deserves it. He is the best player right now, and foreigner GOAT without doubt.
I've been watching countless hours of SC2 since 2011 and I have never seen someone that is better at the game than him. Comparable are Zest, Life, Inno and Maru at their peak months in their carrers. But Serral streak is longer, so he might be better than them.
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As a cheerleader for team Korea and Stats in particular, I wanted Serral to lose so bad. But Serral's skill is undeniable. And even though he smacked down my favorite players, he couldn't have been more classy in victory.
Congrats to the mighty Finn!
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Oh by the way, was Stats really dead in game 2 ? I thought he tapped out veeery early. Not IdrAesque but still, I thought his position was kinda salvageable.
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For me it is less about that Serral won. It is about how he won.
The games versus Rogue and versus Stats were fantastic. There was so much going on. The quick decisions, the overall strategy, everything was superb.
The patience / judgement of Serral is perhaps the greatest skill. Not just the long-term decisions, also the short-term choices where to move his units. Insane.
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Congrats Serral! One day we won't have to use the word "foreign" at all when it comes to SC2.
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The minimap in those later ZvZ's with Rogue was just incredible. Both players had impeccable scouting, multiple fronts and unit dots everywhere. It might have been the highest level of Starcraft 2 that I've seen. In WoL and even HotS the best players usually fought around a couple key spots in the map and didnt really evolve past those points.
Serral vs Rogue and vs Stats was a player operating organically to every stage of the game. The battles and harrass were just everywhere. Serral is a God. Even if he tanks out in 2019 and retires, what he has accomplished is godly.
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You know what was the most satisfying thing for me? It's not Serral climbing the mountaintop and becoming the World Champion in an esport that has been historically dominated by Koreans. It's not the fact that a foreigner has unquestionably one-upped Koreans after twenty years that the franchise has existed. Yes, those are satisfying in and of themselves, but...
...the most satisfying thing for me was seeing all these Korean elitists on this forum and everywhere else eating crow, eat their criticism, yet still, STILL, they find unfathomable ways to move the goalposts to criticize and downplay Serral's achievement.
It just goes to show how their opinions and arguments are slowly losing credibility. They're just making themselves look stupid now. It's really pitiful.
Now when I see someone do that, I just laugh, knowing that everyone else is laughing at them too.
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EPT
