SC2 - GuMiho vs. Serral - ESL SC2 Masters: Summer 2023 Finals - Grand Final

The next chapter of ESL StarCraft II Pro Tour starts now with the Summer 2023 Masters season featuring a $200,000 total prize pool. 64 of the best players from around the world play in three global regions - Europe, Americas and Asia - to determine the strongest 16 who will earn the slots in the offline finals played at DreamHack Summer in Jonkoping.
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[@reloadingdontshoot1]

Game 2 is Game of the Year for me; absolute no quit in Gumiho and it paid off. Watched it live and physically stood up and cheered out loud when GG hit the screen

[@TheZukkino]

Fully chilled at the Serral's give up....

[@Svenburchard]

After that ling runby, I was like ok its gg. Can't believe he won it! Absolutely agree

[@W1LDtracer]

@@TheZukkino you think its early stoppage?

[@neofaktion]

@@W1LDtracer Early stoppage? Is stoppage a word?

[@W1LDtracer]

@@neofaktion oh its not MMA lol, i mean early quit by Serral)

[@TheTck90]

Please add more content in the end of the games! Would love to see the players shake each others hand etc. after the games

[@YannickSteve]

serral the wanker doesnt shake hands, he just does the nerd trophy shake

[@lolitaredneckzombie]

@@YannickSteve 🤣

[@ItsReeiiiii]

Dayuumm I cheered for Serral but that Game 2 was just so goood. Gumiho did really well against Serral

[@slashskii]

Absolutely! TvZ is like this one

[@rouxypouxy9245]

Game 2 was 8rax and h24 runbies like it's a lucky win he should have lost.

[@Daniel-sl1pb]

Did you even watch game 1 ? Serral was not having fun, he was getting destroyed, he eventually managed to sense a weakness and counterattacked, but his creep, map control and chances of winning overall were quite low. Game 2 was quite the opposite. Serral was winning big, but Gumiho was desperate, he counterattacked big, played out of this world and Serral was unable to keep up

[@ItsReeiiiii]

@@Daniel-sl1pb bruh this comment was years ago XD

[@vickysetiawan5017]

Big appreciation for both players. Outstanding match.

[@supayota7265]

Damn... This gameplay was beyond great!

[@RisitasKEKW]

GAME 2 WAS LEGENDARY

[@slashskii]

Reminded me of Slayers Boxer

[@AtrociousNightmare]

Loved this match, so much back and forth and just amazing plays!

[@Purlictor]

That game 2 was sick

[@simonl1135]

Serral is the epitome of the Eternal Will of the Swarm. No matter how hard and well you fight, he can not be stopped, he can only be slowed down before he adjusts and ultimately devours you.

[@kaelinvictus6039]

He has definitely strengthened his resolve. A lesser player would have been bullied into a defensive play style but not Serral. He adapted well and found the answer to mech and made it look easy.

[@karlhans6678]

Its not him thats too good its zerg thats broken.

[@jameslog3431]

@@karlhans6678 yup Terrans can't go late game too because once the infestor number is high your late game units will all be neuraled then all your units are dead

[@sensha5470]

@@jameslog3431One word: Ghostmech

[@sensha5470]

@@karlhans6678it isn’t. Gumiho just refused to transition into lategame.

[@firestarter000001]

That was an amazing serie.

[@tyrellwreleck4226]

25:33 banelings rubbing their sweaty bodies on those tasty scvs

[@Bliss467]

What an excellent series!

[@SnusMartin]

Great games ! Even greater casters! SHOUOUT

[@milan777777]

What an epic final. Serral is a machine

[@siechamontillado]

Serral: I'm a cybernetic organism. Living tissue over a metal endoskeleton.

[@HorseshitDetectionAgency]

he's just a sperg spamming the zerg

[@FernasRPG]

If Gumiho has taken the first game (he almost did) we could have had a final match. Still think Serral would have won, but a final match would have been Epic

[@scarredable]

Also if Gumi decided to use more ghosts in couple match ups

[@sluggie1018]

@@scarredable he himself thinks this and regrets it. other z pros think so too

[@Jknessmic]

Jesus Christ game 2 GuMiho said NONONONO. Never give up!

[@llllllllllllllIIlIllIIllIIIIll]

Jesus Christ appeared to me in a radical way and changed my life forever

[@wearetheborg]

@@llllllllllllllIIlIllIIllIIIIll halucinacion cause by a stroke or wha?

[@borismedarski9214]

Wow what an epic series , what a fight from both players !

[@AETHL]

Shows how good GuMiho actually is returning from military and taking maps off the goat, got to be in Top 5 best terran of all time

[@ИванКуприянов-ж1ч]

Да такой Капитан Реап Воинское приветствие отдал, Садись

[@TheGamebreaker1234]

maru wasnt playing but ok XD

[@timothyyambing6160]

That game 2 was absurdly beautiful

[@SD-jf7nb]

From 25:40 lol.

[@tdring10681]

that was the most intense game of the year imo

[@Kerk06]

Can we make all videos 2 hours long to remove the chance of spoilers eg A 20 minute video is most likely a clean 4:0 sweep

[@son_60han]

Match 2 14:12 Match 3 32:06 Match 4 41:11 Match 5 56:36 Match 6 1:04:32

[@Celastrous]

Thank you!

[@alexthurston9940]

I loved ZG and Pig casting this one!

[@paragon919]

46:13 The hellion drift was so sick

[@hexaquras9374]

My favorite zerg mech player, Gumiho

[@logichammer8073]

ZG's casting was on another level! Great games + great casting!!!

[@G3rain1]

Nah, her bias is kinda off putting, both her and Nate. They should both be recused from casting and TvX games.

[@darkphoenix00001]

her voice is kinda grating on the ears, a bit like nails on a chalkboard tbh. her casting style is very basic and boring as well.

[@SD-jf7nb]

I find her commetary to be cogent and timely. She must also compete with other shoutcasters, or here, stay on top of Pig lest he says something nasty, in this, a family game. 😘

[@oldoddjobs]

Nails on a blackboard

[@Grussen69]

I think ZG has improved a lot as a caster but my issue with her is her constant repeat of the same word. I think she used the same word over a 100 times in this matchup. I don´t wanna play the role of a word-police but once you hear it you cannot "un-hear" it and it gets to the point of becoming highly distracting. Ironically enough her co-casters starts doing the same in every match as well.

[@tyrellwreleck4226]

What's amazing about this match is it's not the usual ZvT we used to see.

[@cccc7006]

Whenever I see Serral, I am reminded of Simo Hayha. Both are once-in-a-generation talent

[@siechamontillado]

The names of both competitors makes me feel like this is a battle between cereal and gummy bears.

[@dotathewot390]

I would say last game was good with trade efficiency of army from both side

[@alphonse5906]

Wow game 2 is way too fucking intense, I nearly shit my pants

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

Great games great skill on both sides better player won.

[@ThatsHekkaz]

Amazing series!! Serral the goat, but wp to both these legends

[@minityper]

StarCraft the best game in the world confirmed.

[@velveder2]

In game 4, the queens tanked all of the tank damage. Great patience.

[@ThatsHekkaz]

Best casters ever!!! These two are so damn entertaining haha

[@leftoverlettuce4410]

Ah yes... GuMiho the Zerg lol

[@will7466]

My protoss jaw dropped when I saw it

[@atrudokht]

The thumbnail is misleading indeed

[@atrudokht]

@@will7466 wait, protoss don’t have jaw do they? I mean technically they have but they got no mouth so they are unable to drop jaws. Never mind, just my old habit to overthink

[@will7466]

@@atrudokht that was the point. It also got me thinking there's nothing saying their jaws don't drop. I mean is it one solid bone structure because if so thinking about them having really long chins drops the cool factor

[@will7466]

This didn't age well. If only patches came out this fast

[@pahis1248]

sadly I did not see this online but thank you.

[@dasbroisku]

Omg how did i miss this? 2 my favourite players ❤

[@zhituhu2822]

hahahhaha, saw someone holding a sign says" Finnish him, serral!"

[@Smelly13]

Who’s casting? Is it PiG with Zombiegrub? Should say in the description 🎉

[@RL-cp1cx]

Gumhi got to the finals playing builds that other weren't use to. This was a match dependent on how many builds Gumhi had in his bag versus Serrals ability to adapt and get to late game (since all late game has access to the tech tree.) This also means the longer the series the more regression to the mean and a higher chance for serral to win

[@MrClebophd]

Oh you used the phrase, regression to the mean. My compliments. Also, the more maps, the more skill-dependent the outcome. Who wants to bet against Serral in a series first to 100?

[@RL-cp1cx]

@MrClebophd I see you are also a educated gentleman with good taste

[@mercurial4854]

Damn that neural parasite is op. Well played Serral and Gumiho

[@BukovTervicz]

Needs even more echo on the caster's mics

[@MrCokewithice]

what an amazing series, gumiho gave serral a great challenge

[@arielcaballero6541]

Any other builds Gumiho? Game 2 is awesome.

[@danielfigueredo6994]

Game 4 is insane !

[@Eatbutternow]

Great series!

[@DOMiECATCH]

congratulation Serral, great game...

[@SuperPreacherX]

Wow, such a epic final! 👍🙂

[@saint.matthew]

im new, how do they determine who wins a match??? im a little confused

[@AchillesMele]

25:33 Psychological warfare

[@Smelly13]

Defenitly PiG casting; top quality @PiG

[@chemicistt]

Why isn’t there a version of this game with multiple people playing on one team? An overarching commander and one controlling base resources, maybe two for controlling smaller armies. It’d allow people to focus more on smaller aspects while the commander handles the overall strategy

[@chemicistt]

You could allow for transferring of control of units to different leaders, so the base commander could have a small defense force while the attack commander has other units. I guess the drawback is having to have friends to play with, but imagine the competitive games??

[@Dagnar1478]

There used to be a custom map like this back in sc1 but I can't remember the name of it. Iust have spent years of my life only playing custom sc1 matches back then. The immensity of customs was sorely missed in sc2

[@marquinocompaniados5099]

Maru give Serral the vaccine to control terran gameplay. Kudos to Gumiho his absolutely great player.

[@SolarisKane]

It's insane how op Zerg is vs Terran.

[@alk672]

It's not op... it's just very easy to play. Serral gets to practice playing the same exact macro game 1000 times in custom games, and he's basically ready for the tournament. If he doesn't mess it up - he wins. A terran must come up with an inspired unexpected build (not one of course, but enough to last the entire tournament), and keep doing so for every tournament. That's why Serral can be dominant for a year and a half, while even the best terrans like Maru drop tournaments and series left and right. It's just too easy. Serral is complete shit compared to Maru, but in terms of results they could be very close. People are dumb so they call Serral a GOAT, but I guess if the game is broken then whoever picks the easier race will be the GOAT.

[@SolarisKane]

@@alk672 Yea man, Zerg just has so many units that are absolute game changers and require incredible macro and skill to even have a chance at countering, namely infesters and vipers. Whereas Terrans don't really have anything like that of their own. Sure Ghost EMP is annoying, but it won't wipe an army, and it doesn't do much vs a careful Zerg anyway.

[@drazen1972cro]

@@alk672 wow, calling anyone, let alone a top player for years, shit compared to some other player is really telling about the person saying that stuff. Someone could say people like that are shit compared to decent human beings because of their lack of any manners and decency, don't you think?

[@alk672]

This is so incredibly unfair. Terran must perform precise micro everywhere there's action, and if he's late one time the game is oftentimes over. Zerg just a-moves and right-click moves, sometimes on the mini map. You can't possibly take this seriously as a competition. Hate it when casters start blabbering about Serral's insane multitasking; his multitasking is a-moving a pack of ling-bane and moving the camera elsewhere.

[@zergrush_9704]

Yeah yeah, continue to talk shit, if this is so easy why no one get close to the Serral? He is the best a clicker in the world or what?

[@alk672]

@@zergrush_9704 it's not easy, just not nearly as hard as what the terran has to do. That's it.

[@zergrush_9704]

@@alk672 protoss is the least apm addicted race, terran on top and zerg is middle, but i don't hear anything about "protoss imba".

[@alk672]

@@zergrush_9704 maybe that’s because… this was a TvZ…

[@gogogo123emu]

this match is crazy!!

[@lerochka4191]

This game a such amaizing !😊

[@samdai956]

If Gumiho closed his mouth that we could have a nice views in this match

[@ZC.Andrew]

Lol! He does kinda gape a bit. I never really noticed that until you said it. Now I can't unsee it.

[@liamgonzales8111]

GuMiho is my favorite player to watch!

[@SpeedyBozar]

Where are the ghosts?

[@chrissenefili4971]

GuMiho is on point, the real power and weakness of serial is those early scout from air unit. GuMiho hit those to prevent information for serial to plan and execute his nxt move. Kill serial air scout unit and play your combo.

[@goddagogeddagabbagool]

How come there's never burrows or crawlers in bases being constantly hit by runs? I feel like the cost of 6 zerglings you likely plan to a-move at the marines and look away, is better spent on crawlers for defense, no? Clearly I'm not in the Grand Finals, but

[@AGamarra]

Great battle

[@ijuka]

Btw why did Gumiho not make Ghosts in that last game? I think he essentially threw that game away. Just a couple of ghosts and he could win easily.

[@ishanr8697]

Very confused- is this the playoffs, the semi-finals or the finals?

[@BikeRush]

Finals best of 7;

[@hctim1]

finals best of 7

[@ishanr8697]

@@BikeRush Why does bottom left say playoff semi-finals?

[@ИгорьШаманов-ъ1щ]

I'm the LOL player, but I always respect Starcraft, because after every game my brain is really hot. This is the real modern and fast hardcore chess, and not for all.

[@displacedicon7643]

Am I the only one who thinks that Serral 100% had game 2 if he knew the scv count of Gumiho, I'm pretty sure he tapped out thinking Gumiho must've had a secret base or something because Gumiho did not stop pushing and somehow kep't appearing with more marines.

[@charleslin7605]

Game 2 omg wow 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@ikkyusan]

Very GG!!!

[@Nicolas-ju9ji]

GuMiho teleports his battlecruiser to the top of the infestors, allowing his enemy to parasite it and even "Yamato" himself. It's hilarious, which is why GuMiho deserves second place. Very funny.

[@DerAleksey]

вот такой атакующий старкрафт я люблю! Гумихо красавчик! зрелищно!

[@ericthornon237]

whats with echo make it propwer game commentating please

[@tyrannocorgi123]

Suddenly feel so thirsty for Monster energy drinks and feel like joining the Air Force...

[@tiberiusx22]

Love that Serral is using the Erik opener! Edit: infestors are just too op. Gumiho really needed ghosts in that last match to counter them

[@Schacal6666]

Monster and the US Airforce sponsored this? Wtf

[@QuadDamage3]

What a throw in game 2

[@heathclf1]

Did GuMiho actually lose 18 series in a row to Solar? If not, what was the real number?

[@NHGeneral]

no Protoss play anymore?

[@sensha5470]

this tournament had like 20 protoss but only 3 got through the qualifier because protoss players aren’t very good

[@NHGeneral]

@@sensha5470 I think Protoss is too weak to compete with these two races in high level, I look in many matches recently and still no Ptoss.

[@sensha5470]

@@NHGeneral They basically just have solar, and *he's* not even top tier. It's less that protoss is bad and more that protoss doesn't have a Maru or a Serral. Meanwhile terran has 4 and zerg has 3.

[@DmytroBogdan]

6th game is so nostalgic 🥲

[@jmcipriano]

An insect flew inside GuMiho's mouth because it is always open

[@blakecandesign9628]

So when do we start calling Serral the Goat of SC2?

[@proddreamatnight]

Gumiho is so fun to watch dude

[@GrassRootsW3]

Best part is at 1:21:15

[@scarredable]

Gumigod, if his desition making is a bit better he would tottally wreck (like relying less on pushes so to rely more in harasment and using more ghosts)

[@AtrociousNightmare]

Here for Day[9]'s fusion core dance!

[@bycensus3628]

Good match.

[@sensha5470]

Gumiho played great for most of the series, but game 6… why?! Why the BCs? Why jump them right into the infestors? Why build more when there are already 20 corruptors? Where are the ghosts? Honestly gumiho threw that last game with the BCs.

[@ZC.Andrew]

Yeah I agree. It was a bit odd :( I do love seeing BCs but unfortunately they definitely cost him the game

[@sensha5470]

@@ZC.Andrew the idea to make the first three I think was good, but WHY WOULD YOU BLINK THEM RIGHT ONTOP OF THE INFESTORS ARE YOU INTENTIONALLY THROWING OR DID TOU HAND THE CONTROLLER TO A BRONZE LEAGUE PLAYER?!

[@ZC.Andrew]

@@sensha5470 haha yeah. I know. Such a weird decision. Most pro's make a few then go into Ghosts, hoping for Zerg overreaction and too many Corrupters. His Game 5 play was lackluster. Maybe he was tired and hoping for Serral to panic?

[@sensha5470]

@@ZC.Andrew those battlecruisers should have either been in Serral's main or on the left. Not right ontop of the infestors. He was winning and then he just trashed it all in one fell swoop. Not to mention him having revealed them to the lings anyway

[@bornouttarespect3656]

Game 2 when you can’t build army , mass spine crawlers would have been fun to watch 😂 heat of the moment

[@makumek]

You can't build spine without pool as well

[@alexdavid5634]

Protoss need some love!

[@BGVassil]

Blinding Cloud is the most ridiculous effect.

[@benjamineidam]

Serral!

[@raudelmesa108]

incredible finish, gumiho put up more of a fight than I expected.

[@masterkey0815]

Top Matches from Gumi, but in the end, its still Serral who he is plaing against.

[@amhm8664]

God I love ZG!

[@leeloodallasmultibox6172]

Good games ^^

[@MAAP2920]

Serral is annoyed and thinks: now the games begin!

[@vingmaru4404]

still playing and making new builds

[@ducpham88]

But i love Gumiho spirit in any way 🥰

[@neruba2173]

Neural parasite existing as a concept in a competitive game is something that goes beyond me.