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Reynor wins King of Battles 3

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
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Last Edited: 2022-05-03 06:24:06
May 02 2022 23:12 GMT
#1
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King of Battles 3

Reynor returned to his winning ways after a ten-month championship drought, running through an imposing playoff gauntlet of herO, Clem, and finally Serral to win the King of Battles 3 championship.

As the first major international event of the 2022/23 ESL Pro Tour, KoB3 picked up where the previous tour left off with Serral and Reynor meeting in a grand finals rematch from IEM Katowice. But if Serral came out as the World Champion after a closely contested, seven game finals in Poland, this time Reynor was able to gain a modicum of revenge with a crushing 4-0 sweep in King of Battles.

[VODs on Alpha X Youtube and Twitch (feat. Artosis for the RO4 and grand finals)]

The first grand finals game was the closest one, with the two Zergs gridlocked until Reynor was able to outmaneuver Serral in the late-game Lurker-Viper wars. Reynor picked up a much easier win in game two, securing a fast gold base on Pride of Altaris and swarming over Serral with his resource advantage.

Game three on Blackburn was a map Serral had a good chance of winning after he established firm mid-game control with Roaches and Mutalisks. However, a daring Tunneling Claws backdoor attack from Reynor allowed him to turn the game around, and he finished Serral off with Lurkers. Reynor then closed things out in clinical fashion on Glittering Ashes, smashing Serral's Muta-Roach composition with his own Corruptor-Roach army to finish the sweep.

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Reynor had a much closer match in the semis, where he faced his other major regional rival in Clem. The first two matches in the series were reminiscent of their many classic clashes in the DHM: Europe region, with the two players battling it out almost non-stop. Ultimately, Reynor proved to be slightly better on the day, coming out with a 3-2 victory. Combined with his 3-0 sweep against herO in the quarterfinals (which featured a very herO-like game one where mass Oracles were almost enough to disorient Reynor and defeat him), Reynor finished King of Battles 3 with BO5+ victories against three of the top TvZ, PvZ, and ZvZ players in the world.

For his victory, Reynor won the first place prize of $4,050 and picked up 250 EPT points which puts him on top of the EPT Europe standings for now. While the prize is a modest payday compared to the IEM Katowice jackpot, such an impressive run surely places him as the favorite to win not only the upcoming DHM: Valencia Europe regional (May 18-June 5th), but perhaps also the in-person DHM Valencia Open tournament as well (July 1).
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swarminfestor
Profile Joined September 2017
Malaysia1696 Posts
May 02 2022 23:12 GMT
#2
Congrats Reynor.
Rogue & Maru fan boy. ^^
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3935 Posts
May 03 2022 01:52 GMT
#3
Not the greatest final the amazing Serral vs Reynor rivalry gave us but still an astonishing series by Reynor; very well played, he hadn't beaten Serral in a while.
Drahkn
Profile Joined June 2021
76 Posts
May 03 2022 08:30 GMT
#4
ZzZzZzerg
rowel_89
Profile Joined November 2021
1 Post
Last Edited: 2022-05-03 08:45:47
May 03 2022 08:45 GMT
#5
Photo with QLASH logo seems BM to KaiZi , not good, i dont believe theres no at least neutral photos without any logo's on
Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain15827 Posts
May 03 2022 10:03 GMT
#6
On May 03 2022 17:45 rowel_89 wrote:
Photo with QLASH logo seems BM to KaiZi , not good, i dont believe theres no at least neutral photos without any logo's on

Agreed. On the other hand, if there are no decent photos of Reynor in KaiZi gear, that's on them and they need to get working on their publishing materials asap.
Lazzarus
Profile Joined December 2008
Denmark97 Posts
May 03 2022 12:47 GMT
#7
It is interesting that this write up was written days after the conclusion of the tournament, while the conclusion of the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP has yet to be frontpage news
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10992 Posts
May 03 2022 12:53 GMT
#8
On May 03 2022 21:47 Lazzarus wrote:
It is interesting that this write up was written days after the conclusion of the tournament, while the conclusion of the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP has yet to be frontpage news

I always knew Wax was a secret Serral hater
WriterBiggest Maru fanboy?
Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
12574 Posts
May 03 2022 13:04 GMT
#9
On May 03 2022 21:47 Lazzarus wrote:
It is interesting that this write up was written days after the conclusion of the tournament, while the conclusion of the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP has yet to be frontpage news

I'm no writer but I assume writing a recap of the biggest tournament of the year vs one online tournament isn't quite the same effort needed
BUNNYYYYYYYYY https://i.imgur.com/BiCF577.png
tilhorizon
Profile Joined September 2008
Germany178 Posts
May 03 2022 13:06 GMT
#10
congrats reynor
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany5045 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-03 13:25:36
May 03 2022 13:25 GMT
#11
On May 03 2022 21:47 Lazzarus wrote:
It is interesting that this write up was written days after the conclusion of the tournament, while the conclusion of the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP has yet to be frontpage news


You are free to write one for the WORLD CHAMPIONSIP and post it. TL Admins will gladly put in on the frontpage if it's halfway decently written

Congratz Reynor!
Go Serral! GG EZ
uselless
Profile Joined April 2021
65 Posts
May 03 2022 14:31 GMT
#12
On May 03 2022 22:25 Harris1st wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 03 2022 21:47 Lazzarus wrote:
It is interesting that this write up was written days after the conclusion of the tournament, while the conclusion of the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP has yet to be frontpage news


You are free to write one for the WORLD CHAMPIONSIP and post it. TL Admins will gladly put in on the frontpage if it's halfway decently written

Congratz Reynor!

why did this make me laugh so hard
maru :D
TheCheapSkate
Profile Joined August 2011
Slovenia295 Posts
May 03 2022 20:02 GMT
#13
Another zerg victory yawn
BonitiilloO
Profile Joined June 2013
Dominican Republic518 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-04 03:06:38
May 04 2022 03:04 GMT
#14
oh what a surprise Zerg won oh wow lol
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661
Profile Joined May 2018
38 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-04 10:55:08
May 04 2022 10:39 GMT
#15
nvm
Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland10653 Posts
May 04 2022 13:59 GMT
#16
At the end of the day the situation also steals from the players, their accomplishments would be more impressive in a game where everyone has a fair shot.
"It is capitalism that is incentivizing me to lazily explain this to you while at work because I am not rewarded for generating additional value."
fededevi
Profile Joined April 2018
Italy45 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-05 07:56:47
May 05 2022 07:55 GMT
#17
Bravo Reynor.

On May 04 2022 22:59 Nebuchad wrote:
At the end of the day the situation also steals from the players


Do you mean the balance whine posts?
I agree.
TheCheapSkate
Profile Joined August 2011
Slovenia295 Posts
May 05 2022 10:59 GMT
#18
On May 05 2022 16:55 fededevi wrote:

Do you mean the balance whine posts?
I agree.


I think he means the fact that zerg dominates every tournament so much that the only unpredictable part is which of the top 4 zergs is going to play the best zvz in this one.
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2304 Posts
May 05 2022 13:48 GMT
#19
Guys, it s not the race
Clearly the best Players in the world won the last big tournaments
IEM Serral
KoB Reynor
+ Show Spoiler +
GSL Rogue

It s just a coincidence they are all Zerg
And Don t forget like once a year we get a Protoss finalist or a Terran winner as well, so it s fine
MaxPax | Reynor | Clem
MarianoSC2
Profile Joined June 2015
Slovakia1832 Posts
May 05 2022 14:29 GMT
#20
On May 05 2022 22:48 dbRic1203 wrote:
Guys, it s not the race
Clearly the best Players in the world won the last big tournaments
IEM Serral
KoB Reynor
+ Show Spoiler +
GSL Rogue

It s just a coincidence they are all Zerg
And Don t forget like once a year we get a Protoss finalist or a Terran winner as well, so it s fine


Next up (SPOILER ALERT)
Dreamhack - Serral
GSL - Dark
Dreamhack - Reynor
GSL - Rogue
Katowice - Serral, Reynor or Rogue

What can you do, they are all just better
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