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Dark wins AfreecaTV Champions Cup

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
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Last Edited: 2022-11-10 02:45:41
November 10 2022 02:17 GMT
#1

Dark wins the AfreecaTV Champions Cup

by Wax

AfreecaTV Champions Cup

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Slump? What slump?

Amidst an absolutely stacked field that included fifteen of the top sixteen players on Aligulac.com, veteran Zerg Dark came out on top with the $4,050 first place prize.

Masterful ZvT was the key to Dark's run as he defeated ByuN (2-0), Bunny (3-2), Clem (3-1), and finally Maru (4-3) to claim the championship.

As expected with Dark, he made heavy use of early aggression in various forms, be it Nydus all-ins, Ling-Bane busts, or fast Roach-Ravager strikes. However, Dark proved he was just as adept at macro play in TvZ as well, notably overwhelming Maru with swarms of Ling-Bane in two games during the finals. In the championship-clinching seventh set on Inside and Out, it was a typically stylish move from Dark that swung the game: Two Infestors, showing up at a completely unexpected timing, sentenced the Terran army to death with perfectly placed Fungal Growths.

In winning the ACC, Dark ended a recent stretch of poor results which saw him get eliminated in the RO20 of Code S and surrender upsets left and right in the ESL Open Cups. Unfortunately, we may not see Dark ride this wave of momentum into DreamHack: Atlanta. In the post-finals interview, Dark revealed that while he very much wanted to play in Atlanta, his schedule made it very unlikely that he would be able to participate.

Dark's 'comeback' victory was only a minor surprise—after all, he's been one of the most consistently strong players throughout Legacy of the Void, always finding a way to come back into championship form. The biggest surprise of the ACC actually happened in the RO16, where Reynor and Serral were eliminated at the hands of MaxPax and herO. Glaive-Adept openers proved to be incredibly effective for the Protoss duo, with both using them to find advantages or end games outright. Interestingly enough, the Oracle-Blink 'herO-style' that defined the summer was basically not played at all, with the Protoss players opting for more unorthodox openers like mass Phoenixes and Disruptor drops.

Was Group C's result a momentary blip, or a preview of where PvZ is headed at DreamHack: Atlanta? While Reynor may not be in contention there, Serral's matches will definitely bear close observation.

VODs on AfreecaTV - YouTube (some uploads pending)




Writer: Wax
Photos: AfreecaTV
Statistics: Aligulac.com and Liquipedia


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Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17677 Posts
November 10 2022 05:17 GMT
#2
GGs to Dark, and shout out to the insane Maru vs Byun match
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Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12891 Posts
November 10 2022 07:26 GMT
#3
Incredible run, after a lot of disappointing results in various tournaments, Dark reminds us that KR still has a top zerg ready to fight!
WriterMaru
ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3408 Posts
November 10 2022 08:52 GMT
#4
spoiler
SC2 Archon needs "Terrible, terrible damage" as one of it's quotes.
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6946 Posts
November 10 2022 08:56 GMT
#5
GG Dark!
Pity he'll not be in Atlanta though. Is it because WTL? Can't imagine it beeing ST2
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
Capitanoano
Profile Joined July 2019
Italy46 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-11-10 09:17:23
November 10 2022 09:16 GMT
#6
Very nice tournament, I liked a lot everything of it, from the guys doing the commentary, to their analysis, the guy translating and even the schedule.
The only problem was with the Alpha X player that did not allow for full-screen when browsing with my phone and sometimes I was not able to see even if I refreshed the page!
Thanks again to all of you!!!
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3410 Posts
November 10 2022 10:35 GMT
#7
On November 10 2022 17:56 Harris1st wrote:
GG Dark!
Pity he'll not be in Atlanta though. Is it because WTL? Can't imagine it beeing ST2

Just like Reynor, he has personal arrangement and cant travel to DH Atlanta, although I personally think he would have joined if he were in GSL top 6 and got invited.
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6946 Posts
November 10 2022 12:10 GMT
#8
Wait what Reynor isn't playing? O.o
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
TheScriptan
Profile Joined June 2014
Lithuania152 Posts
November 10 2022 21:30 GMT
#9
GGs
Mutaller
Profile Blog Joined July 2013
United States1051 Posts
November 10 2022 22:05 GMT
#10
A final vs Maru is never easy. Of course it went to game 7, I will look forward to watching it.

Congrats Dark.
WP MaxPax for eliminating Serral
"To practice isn't for you to get better now in the present. Practice will never betray you and will always come back for you in the future." -Jaedong
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4408 Posts
November 11 2022 06:06 GMT
#11
On November 11 2022 07:05 Mutaller wrote:
A final vs Maru is never easy. Of course it went to game 7, I will look forward to watching it.

Congrats Dark.
WP MaxPax for eliminating Serral


Technically herO eliminated him. Maxpax sent him to the losers match.
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