Cloud9 vs. Team DK - Semifinals - Heroes of the Storm World Championship

Cloud9 and Team DK face off in the semifinals of the Heroes of the Storm World Championship 2015.
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Cloud9:
Derek "DunkTrain" Arabian
John Paul "KingCaffeine" Lopez
Kun "iDream" Fang
Keiwan "k1pro" Itakura
Fan "Fan" Yang
Team DK:
Park Jae "JaeHyun" Hyun
Kwon Tae "Sniper" Hoon
Chae Do "Noblesse" Joon
Kim "sCsC" Seung-Chul
Han Ki "CrazyMoving" Soo
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[@Daltheer]

I Murk, I Die, I Murk Again.

[@michaelbalcazar3990]

Nice mad Max reference

[@Darkstorm299]

+Michael Balcazar Thank Jesse Cox for that reference XD

[@bartman12be]

Love me some Cox

[@alexwc]

Still the best game of HOTS ever

[@cflam1]

sooo epic

[@Karcirok]

We miss HGC. MVP Black, Dignitas, Ballistix, and all HGC staffs. We loved you. We want you.

[@akartu_34]

Why no SmX and Breeze?:(

[@HeyFrank]

59:18 the moment people lost their minds

[@RopeDrink]

1:15:45 the first moment their cheers where starting to get justified.

[@wearethewaiting]

Game 2--the game where Cloud9 stole my heart forever

[@Khorothis]

A lesson in humility. Remember it well.

[@Loddfafnisodr]

+Khorothis A lesson in virginity. Get laid well.

[@badguy5]

Ban/Draft 1 - 7:30 Game Start - 15:20 Ban/Draft 2 - 52:10 Game Start 2 - 1:02:20 Ban/Draft 3 - Game Start 3 -

[@Valhalla05]

lol

[@JK-em1om]

This is the best game of competitive HoTS ever played. Period.

[@SleepyRickyC92]

yeah that murky game is still fun to watch after so long.

[@lordcooljack]

"the other teams should just have fun, we're gonna win" *gets destroyed by murky comp*

[@zombieGI]

+Jack Roinson dont mock the murky comp, its op

[@MrBlueSleeves]

+Jack Roinson Cheese was the only way they were going to lose those games

[@REgamesplayer]

And was the first game cheese?

[@KeppyKep]

I love Fan's face at the end when they won. Awesome strategy that worked really well - especially thanks to Fan's insane work on Abathur

[@BlueShellshock]

"Alright guys, we're going pick Chen - no one is going to see it coming, and no one is going to doubt our quirkiness." ~DK, moments before they were out-quirked by Murky

[@mikekaye1865]

15:03 Game 1 Starts 1:02:05 Game 2 Starts

[@jizzle6604]

watched it 3rd time. 2015, 2019 and 2022. the best game ever

[@michaelsjoquist976]

The murky pick is awesome but what really gave me chills was honestly Babael. That dudes voice just booms and just has so much energy. Just feeds off the crowd at 1 hour 2 minutes. Amazing caster.

[@Vrynn10]

His intro to game 2 (along with the energy of the crowd, the lights and the music playing in the background) still brings me back to this video every few months…

[@arielchanter]

DK performance: 6.5/10 no murk-back mechanics

[@YuchenLiang_Echo]

rewatching in the end of 2023

[@inzaroque]

who is here after Blizzard announcement about HGC cut?

[@amirayman7863]

Breaks my heart to watch this and imagine what could have been....

[@draxrdax7321]

It breaks my heart to see what Blizzard did to this game, it could've been a phenomenon...

[@evilbred974]

RIP buds.

[@sinub801]

rewatch it after 2 years. This game made Cloud9 the absolute legend, forever! So sad they disband.

[@Grozdor]

This video is timeless.

[@arielchanter]

To this day this is my favorite match to watch.

[@tamasc8703]

someone stil here in dec/2019???

[@NickMaovich]

no sorry, july 2020

[@duktf4ke]

Nick Chebykin I feel you

[@alexanderyegorov322]

Im here in september20. Watching one of my favorite matches =)

[@scottstorchfan]

septermber -20

[@ngelguardian8778]

The dream is going on

[@jakebrabec1141]

Golden age of hots rip

[@vinhbuiquang8222]

The tatic of Cloud9 's 2nd game is very creative and insane! Good Job! C9

[@egeyaman4074]

After this match: 1. buy murky 2. go solo 3. feed them!

[@franktorres6067]

The Murky game is my fav HotS game of all time.

[@kennyKASMR]

Legend Games ❤

[@arielchanter]

"The Korean teams are our toughest opponents. We will take the trophy, so everyone else should just have fun." Cloud 9, what do you have to say in response? "Mrgglglbrlg rmrmgllg mrggggm. Mrrglglgy, mgllglgl mgggrrmgl? MRGGGLGLLM! Mrrggllgggllggll mrrglrlg mrrg mrrg mrrrg"

[@mynamegunn]

still watching in 2018

[@22Nimily]

Murky is my favorite hero to play, followed by Abathur. Awesome to see them in a professional game!

[@arielchanter]

Murky + Aba + Tass = new meta

[@bradarchambault7013]

+Genoa88 Murky/Ab has been a cheese strategy for some time now, but I never thought I'd ever see in in a pro game much like World Championship. Hands down one of the best games I've ever watched

[@Dotum]

Genoa88 you were close, just more warriors less murky no abathur and occasional tassadar

[@NewbVeronica]

Abby carried that game for me, and great delay from their team.

[@SlaughterTITAN]

+Green Greens Don't tell Blizz that!

[@MrBlueSleeves]

+Green Greens Savage

[@DumbEraser]

+NewbVeronica Btw who is "Abby"? Or didn't you mean Aba?!

[@jomavillar]

+DumbEraser aba/abby same same

[@kingblob]

Man, I miss that old HotS roster..

[@thomaschu12]

Anyone here 2021?!?!

[@MrPill0Ws]

Watch Valla's health at 1:25:32 and watch the mini-map. Abathur almost kills ther Valla on her way to team fight. What I wouldn't give to see the replay file on this so I can see the Abathur nearly solo the Valla

[@robbanks4476]

+MrPill0Ws And she needed to use her heroic to kill him

[@KeppyKep]

+MrPill0Ws Yeah I wish we had seen that. I guess he must have just spawned a huge pile of locusts

[@SleepyRickyC92]

+MrPill0Ws man i did not see that

[@myriaminampasa9580]

her heroic was more likely to kill the locust minion or a mistake since her AA do more dps than her ultimate on a single target

[@BunnychanFarabee]

Probably the best game of competitive HOTS ever played.

[@hkrickywu]

i really wanna see the facial expression of DK when the reveal c9 playing murky!!!

[@BlinkHawk]

+hkrickywu I want to see their facial expression after they lost. Really hated their arrogant attitude all the tournament.

[@blackllistd5752]

DK: There is no way they can beat us. Cloud9: Hold my beer.

[@bounchofbeaners1868]

and picks murky

[@SuperKaos07]

My team favorite, CLOUD9.... ♥

[@tomsimpkins1211]

What happened to their audio? It's horrendous.

[@DYTnetwork]

what is with the awful audio quality

[@monsoonseason6545]

55:55 what was that guy doing? "u gonna pick a hero?" "uther? im out"

[@onlyjessehutton]

This match made me love HoTs…. Activision/Blizzard messed up by not giving it more time and just making changes to make the game challenging.

[@Drebin212]

Murky, Tassadar, Leoric, Brightwing and Abathur. A compo youll never see again ... Those days

[@blacklite911]

1:21:55 He definitely has been waiting all weekend to say that.

[@michaelwhaley2456]

59:10 That Dunktrain eyebrow XD

[@ZachRose88]

Ever since Cloud 9 came back from that 0-2 deficit against Tempo Storm in the qualifying matches (prior to Blizzcon) of the North America championship they have been playing out of their MINDS. Have they even dropped a match? Crazy.

[@UnNuclear]

This is one of the most legendary matches of all time.

[@eucantonagorillaz3476]

I miss u hots tournament

[@abyssdaddy5208]

Who come here because Fan was here

[@Bolshoi333]

Game 2 must have been incredibly annoying for DK. Fights just lasted forever and ever, and they could not sustain that long.

[@XJDesigns1]

Please, Heroes, AUDIO is just as important as video.

[@Black14825]

59:17 The moment the crowd went full bananas

[@reubenfrench6288]

I just came here to see C9 rock the "Murky Dream".

[@DudeGameOver]

Love the faces of C9 right before they pick Murky. Dunk with his eyebrow thing. xD And the grin on the other 2 guys... Too funny

[@arielchanter]

Cloud Nine *LIVING THE DREAM!!!*

[@jonathanfavourite]

39:45 never forget

[@noxious-5202]

Fan is literally god tier

[@vichnaiev]

Whats up with the bad audio?

[@virgilehogman5415]

i confirm, the audio is terrible! Caster comments are fine but audio of game and audience are a disaster -.-

[@3744012]

+Virgile Högman The audio was fine, the crowd was balloon clapping all the time.

[@giulianobianchi8015]

Wow, insane 2nd game!

[@counseliii9202]

Lol what does Gillyweed say at 34:16?

[@MrBCWalker01]

Murk, Die, Repeat: Heroes of the Storm.

[@tiagomarx5072]

My life , for Cloud9

[@lukeb6565]

Murky is back and better than ever! Hope to see this comp again.

[@nolalb824]

I miss this so much....

[@parksungsoo3481]

the second match was really an eye opener

[@XZ1680]

Is there audio problems with this Vod or is it just me? like a hornets nest buzzing noise in the background for most of the video. Other channels don't have that same background noise.

[@geckoicaza5265]

Temp storm got used to winning so didn't evolve. Not like C9 at least. Great understanding of the game and consistently not winning drove them to adapt and grow. They never underestimated their opponents and prepared thoroughly. That's why they won and that's why the swept the day.

[@nickbuss7163]

+GeckO Icaza Tempo Storm has also been having team issues for a long time now, and in fact has dropped 2 of their players (Arthelon and Zuna)

[@geckoicaza5265]

+Nick Buss While those issues certainly didn't help never being placed into a situation that forced them to grow as a team prior to Americas championship actually hampered them as a team. I hope they get their issues worked out cause I think HotS Esports gets better when there are many teams close to each other in skill.

[@ViolosD2I]

Not just Murky, friggin Easter Bunny riding a friggin Goblin. :D So much troll... and then you die. Love the Fish. Also, props to the "Slug Life" Abby sign.

[@paul199210111]

this match is amazing!

[@nxtflowz]

What a great match!

[@BeyondsEtern]

awful sound

[@Vintage_End]

Is it just me or the recording is wonky...... so much ambient noise. Like if not ambient then the reverb? (My iMac isn't broken)

[@voltage5090]

what mount is the Murky using? i cant find after searching every section of mounts

[@jeremyzee]

God that in-game camera work was awful. Talk about motion sickness. No reason to zoom in and out so frequently.

[@AlphaWolf3D]

Cloud9 played a clever game they did sort of a stall tactic till they could catch one out or do a steal and let aba push the lanes, while having murky. And leo poke great game love that murky was actually picked

[@SprachlosGaming]

Does the audio seem slightly canny anyone else, or is it just me?

[@mouzar]

59:15 epic moment when murky gets pickt omg ;-)

[@elderbob4852]

how can someone not like this video?, maybe DK fans?

[@dariodanielquispequispe6591]

Why is the sound. it's like on an protoss voice filter?

[@AstraMilitarumFodder]

What kind of headset they are using?

[@minorthird1649]

Is there is any chance this (the HGC) could be back ?

[@LambDNA]

Any day now, I'm sure.

[@jerrywild564]

i think C9 should pick up living the dream on murky instead of slime slows, DK didn't lose to murky abby combo, but lose to abby himself. Murky got very little damage in compare to what he might dealt (if he picked LtD). I know some may argue that they were just using murky to stall, but they can always do that no matter piking the slow on lv4 or not.

[@PsyQoBoy]

That beard man and the march of those murklings like little spartan warriors! teehee!

[@AceStrife]

Why is the audio so terrible?

[@counseliii9202]

"Cloud 9 looking to nail the final hammer".... lol 42:09

[@sk8shoot]

Gillyweed did a good job at casting, didn't know she was into that

[@soliddrake11]

Can't stand team DK, embarrassingly cocky.

[@zydian_]

any concideration to bring back a mechanic to increase stats by a small margin? (movement speed, mana pool/regen, hp pool/regen, etc etc). Im probably not speaking for everyone but i woud love a bit more complexity and control over the character you're playing and the way you can approach it.

[@490833484]

This is not league with stupid runes

[@BlinkHawk]

+Rekall _ Complexity just adds an unnecessary barrier that all it does is harden the learning curve, rather than add depth.

[@KeppyKep]

+Rekall _ I feel talents fill that role fine. Used to buff damage, health, move speed, you name it. The only thing is, instead of just a generic overall stat buff, they're choices that you make that often focus around a particular ability. I reckon this adds really nice control over your character, allowing you to customise it to fit the situation or your playstyle.

[@gorgeouszan]

+Fernando Sahmkow Well said. That is exactly why Blizzard didn't add such things.

[@zydian_]

Fernando Sahmkow So you only play instagib shoot m ups, racing games where there is no tuning envolved and rpgs are out of the question thats for sure. I believe depth = learning curve.

[@kanger5568]

pour les francais a quand les finale et a quelleheure

[@kimmi9697]

that 2nd game!

[@Daiyuki117]

Abathur MVP on one side, Sonya MVP on the other side

[@miciso666]

they rolled the DICE and it came out boxcars111!!!!!..... wait wut

[@TheKaneECO]

Completely outplayed!

[@SleepyRickyC92]

great matches

[@cosgbria]

Gilllyweed. Is so hot I love her Sonya yell

[@giallo_o]

R.I.P. was a lot of fun

[@andrwert3371]

sounds like recorded with a tin can :o

[@gorgeouszan]

"We will take the trophy so everyone else should just have fun" then they get stomped by a Murky and Abathur comp. This isn't Starcraft, you are way out of your league Korea.

[@YeanMachine]

sound on this video confirmed for sith lord/ghost in the shell voices

[@BorysK]

As other stated - terrible audio from the game itself :/