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Serral Wins Master's Coliseum 6

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-09-15 04:11:16
September 13 2023 09:33 GMT
#1
Master's Coliseum 6

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Serral claimed the third major championship of his supercharged summer, defeating Cure 4-1 in the grand finals of Master's Coliseum 6. The Finnish Phenom's dominant finals performance was a bookend to his similarly imperious start in the tournament, where he had crushed his round-of-24 group with a perfect 10-0 record.

Serral impressed in particular by ripping through Korea's formidable Terran contingent at Master's Coliseum. Not only did he defeat Cure in the finals, but he also defeated ByuN (3-1), and Maru (3-0, 2-0) in similarly one-sided matches along the way. Overwhelming macro and late-game army control were key to Serral's victories, but he also showed considerable strategic variety. In particular, his Roach play with a late third base seemed to scare his opponents off of using the trendy 2-Barracks Reaper openers—we may see more TvZ meta shifts in the coming weeks.

Zerg vs Zerg—which had been Serral's Achilles' heel in recent events—was at least temporarily overcome, as Serral defeated both Lambo and Dark in BO5 series. Luckily for Serral, Solar—who had handed him painful defeats in Gamers8 and World Team League—was luckily eliminated on the opposite side of the bracket.

Altogether, Serral put up a combined 11-1 match record with a 30-6 map score, reinforcing his current reputation as the best player in the world. His only misstep was against long-time foe Clem, who sent Serral to the losers' bracket with a 3-2 victory in the first round of the playoffs. Unfortunately for Clem, his historical strength against Serral was balanced out by one of his long-standing weaknesses, as he was eliminated 3-0 by Maru in his problem match-up of TvT.

Overall, Serral's Master's Coliseum run encapsulated his incredible present form. It's arguably his second highest peak since his initial 2018 breakthrough, with ZvZ being the only match-up coming between him and almost inevitable championships. With the international circuit quieting down for the next couple of months, fans and progamers will have to wait and see if Serral's momentum can carry over all the way to DreamHack: Atlanta.


Finals Recap



Game 1 - Dragon Scales (Cure win): Cure opened proxy 2-Barracks, and he successfully used Reapers to keep Serral's economy in check. Hellion and Battlecruiser follow-ups kept Serral on the back foot, allowing Cure to build up a powerful economic base for bio play. Cure went into a mass Marine-Marauder style, playing aggressively and never letting Serral regain his balance. Around the 11-minute mark, Cure attacked with a bio army Serral simply couldn't handle, forcing him to concede.

Game 2 - Altitude (Serral win): Game two was a late-game masterclass from Serral as he dismantled Cure's mech with fantastic spellcaster usage.

The early/mid-game stages didn't go smoothly, as Cure used effective speed-Banshee harassment to set up his mech play from an advantageous position. However, Serral managed to hold the line at four bases, slowly accruing the Infestors and Vipers needed to tackle the mech forces head on.

From there, Serral grinded his way to victory with patient and meticulous play. He gave up territory where needed, eluding the slow mech army while launching constant backdoor attacks. When he did fight, it was with an overwhelming Brood Lord + spellcaster force, which absolutely crushed the Thor-centric Cure. After a 26-minute slog, the war of attrition was finally won and Serral received Cure's surrender.

Game 3 - Babylon (Serral win): Cure opened up with a sneaky Hellbat + Marauder timing, which came close to dealing Serral a major blow. However, Serral was able to take a fighting position with his Queens in a wide arc, and ultimately stopped Cure's forces before they could get any vital Drone kills.

Cure put in a valiant effort to play out a macro game from there, but his early disadvantage was too severe to overcome. A stylish but disastrous mass Zergling drop from Serral gave Cure a slight reprieve, but it wasn't enough to change the overall flow of the game. An overwhelming Zerg tide swept over Cure, forcing another GG.

Game 4 - Gresvan (Serral win): Cure went for his most conventional macro-oriented start to the series, while Serral gave things a minor twist by playing a Muta-Ling-Bane style. Cure's initial Marine-Tank push had some success, picking off one of Serral's outer bases and forcing him to play defensively.

Often, Terran having the initiative on Gresvan sets up a 50/50 map split. However, Serral was able to impede Cure with timely counterattacks and delaying tactics on defense, and ended up taking his own half of the map before Cure could fully entrench himself.

Cure still posed a threat with his maxed out army, but Serral countered the Ghost-heavy force with Hydra-Ling-Viper-Bane. Cure simply couldn't find any kind of winning engagement in the field, and was eventually swarmed over by Serral's constant attacks.

Game 5 - NeoHumanity (Serral win): Neither side began with anything particularly tricky on the massive NeoHumanity, setting themselves up for a macro war after some token early harassment. Serral teched up quickly to Brood Lords to try and catch Cure off guard, but the move backfired when he pushed too deep into enemy territory and lost a good chunk of his army. Cure initiated a threatening counterattack, but the defender's advantage favored Serral this time and the two players ended up settling into a late-game standoff.

In a recurring trend from some of Serral's prior ZvT matches, he seized victory off of one fantastic engagement. Catching Cure's Marine-Marauder-Ghost force walking too far forward, Serral landed two huge enormous Fungal-Baneling combinations that deleted the Terran units, prompting the final GG soon.

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Capitanoano
Profile Joined July 2019
Italy46 Posts
September 13 2023 09:54 GMT
#2
Incredible demonstration of strenght, GG Serral!
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20285 Posts
September 13 2023 10:04 GMT
#3
So bored with these zvt tournaments
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
atrox_
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom1710 Posts
September 13 2023 11:03 GMT
#4
do people even enjoy these high-ping cross server tournaments? I checked out of them a long time ago I just can't see how they're enjoyable to watch
Branch.AUT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Austria853 Posts
September 13 2023 11:19 GMT
#5
A Protoss player even won a series against a non protoss opponent! And in the knockout stages no-less!
It seems like there is hope for the brethren of aiur afterall!
Now all I need for my personal satisfaction, is that they tinker with the bracket a little bit. All those zvz and tvt series are getting in the way of the fine tvz action!
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6906 Posts
September 13 2023 11:47 GMT
#6
This guy is pretty good at clicking stuff!
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
DivinesiaTV
Profile Joined January 2011
Finland58 Posts
September 13 2023 13:33 GMT
#7
Id like Artosis arguing here how Serral still aint the goat. :D
Always look at the bright side of life
BonitiilloO
Profile Joined June 2013
Dominican Republic614 Posts
September 13 2023 13:39 GMT
#8
On September 13 2023 22:33 DivinesiaTV wrote:
Id like Artosis arguing here how Serral still aint the goat. :D


i think is because of the Race, Zerg has the upper hand and much more in serral hands
How may help u?
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany15925 Posts
September 13 2023 14:24 GMT
#9
On September 13 2023 22:33 DivinesiaTV wrote:
Id like Artosis arguing here how Serral still aint the goat. :D

winning an online tournament in 2023 makes him the Goat?
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3360 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-09-13 14:26:40
September 13 2023 14:26 GMT
#10
On September 13 2023 22:33 DivinesiaTV wrote:
Id like Artosis arguing here how Serral still aint the goat. :D

I am not saying that Serral isnt or is the GOAT, but why are we debating it base on a 40k USD online tournament? So if somebody else winning this tournament then Serral isnt the GOAT? I find it annoying that fans are using a couple of smaller tournament to justify their case. In my view, whoever between Maru and Serral won Gamers8 should take the lead in the GOAT debate, but neither did. So lets wait till ESL Winter and the World Championship
Having said that, hes undoubtedly the best player in 2023 so far (4 title won), and his style look very strong.
Balnazza
Profile Joined January 2018
Germany1143 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-09-13 16:00:49
September 13 2023 14:42 GMT
#11
I think it is definetly cool that while Serral is by far the most dominant player of the year, he still can be beaten, though apparently not by the super-favorites like himself.
"Wenn die Zauberin runter geht, dann macht sie die Beine breit" - Khaldor, trying to cast WC3 German-only
tlnetuser108
Profile Joined October 2022
83 Posts
September 13 2023 15:58 GMT
#12
On September 13 2023 23:42 Balnazza wrote:
I think it is definetly cool that while Serral is by far the most dominant player of he year, he still can be beaten, though apparently not by the super-favorites like himself.


Agreed. Serral isn't the dominant unstoppable player like he was back then. For him, this is somewhat of a "slump". For others, this would be the highlight of their careers.
Locutus_
Profile Joined August 2023
Brazil65 Posts
September 13 2023 18:10 GMT
#13
What an absolute beast Serral is... the GOAT for sure
Locutus_
Profile Joined August 2023
Brazil65 Posts
September 13 2023 18:13 GMT
#14
On September 13 2023 23:42 Balnazza wrote:
I think it is definetly cool that while Serral is by far the most dominant player of the year, he still can be beaten, though apparently not by the super-favorites like himself.


The top 10 nowadays is pretty stacked. Serral, Maru, Reynor, Clem, herO, Byun, Cure, Solar, Dark and MaxPax... All of them are always title contenders.

Gamers8, for an example: Semifinals was held between the 5h-8th places from the group stages.
1st to 4th all fell in round of 8.

Premier tournaments with global participation have been pretty cool to watch.
yubo56
Profile Joined May 2014
687 Posts
September 13 2023 18:18 GMT
#15
On September 13 2023 22:39 BonitiilloO wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2023 22:33 DivinesiaTV wrote:
Id like Artosis arguing here how Serral still aint the goat. :D


i think is because of the Race, Zerg has the upper hand and much more in serral hands

Artosis simps for Rogue though, so race isn't a factor
Jung Yoon Jong fighting, even after retirement! Feel better soon.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany15925 Posts
September 13 2023 18:42 GMT
#16
On September 14 2023 03:13 Locutus_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2023 23:42 Balnazza wrote:
I think it is definetly cool that while Serral is by far the most dominant player of the year, he still can be beaten, though apparently not by the super-favorites like himself.


The top 10 nowadays is pretty stacked. Serral, Maru, Reynor, Clem, herO, Byun, Cure, Solar, Dark and MaxPax... All of them are always title contenders.

Gamers8, for an example: Semifinals was held between the 5h-8th places from the group stages.
1st to 4th all fell in round of 8.

Premier tournaments with global participation have been pretty cool to watch.

The only title contenders out of them are Serral, Reynor and Maru...
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
RogerChillingworth
Profile Joined March 2010
2842 Posts
September 13 2023 19:03 GMT
#17
Serral totally mauled this tournament. Love to see it.
aka wilted_kale
Swash91
Profile Joined June 2017
26 Posts
September 13 2023 19:52 GMT
#18
Every ZVT ---> Make banes = GG.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12793 Posts
September 13 2023 20:11 GMT
#19
Congratulations Serral, didn’t expect less. A bit annoying that he basically only loses ZvZ but I guess terrans haven’t figured out a way to beat zerg consistently yet
WriterMaru
HeroSandro
Profile Joined July 2019
524 Posts
September 14 2023 00:50 GMT
#20
On September 14 2023 05:11 Poopi wrote:
Congratulations Serral, didn’t expect less. A bit annoying that he basically only loses ZvZ but I guess terrans haven’t figured out a way to beat zerg consistently yet

Playoffs had 4 zvt matches in the first round. Terrans won them all.
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