ExCaL vs ViViD | $8,000 World Series 2023 | GRAND FINALS

On 20th October 2023, the Generals Zero Hour World Series 2023 grand final took place with reigning champion ExCaL taking on his super strong clan mate ViViD otherwise known as the green beast. It's a BO15 and sure to be a super epic battle. Total prize pool $8,000 for this tournament made up a donations from individuals.
Bracket: www.gamereplays.org/community...
Prizes:
1st place: $3,500
2nd place: $1,800
3rd place: $1,000
4th place: $500
5th-8th place: $250
Prediction contest: $50
Streamer award: $30
00:00 Countdown & Music
59:45 Hype Intro
01:04:43 Bracket Overview
01:12:40 World Series 2023 Grand Final ExCaL vs ViViD
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[@DoMiNaToR3]

Excal vs vivid - World Series 2023 grand finals. What an epic day and epic set

[@hesamdarvish1829]

I think that demo rebel ambush was a slap in the face for vivid to focus on the game , after that mistake vivid turned into a beast

[@flaretias7294]

He spun that match around and took it home! Very impressive keeping Excal on his toes!

[@sonderfp]

the ambush in the last game also won excel the game too@@flaretias7294

[@Aomew]

Bro's coffee break kicked in

[@SkyMine911]

No words to describe this WS, definitely one of the best I have witnessed so far. Good job to Vivid and Excal, I think Vivid will be the WS champ next year. GGS!!

[@thebeastzh6185]

Sad cause excal will retire soon and maybe he will not be able to play the next ws :(

[@sidikipakistanzindab]

Wp excal.. Wp vivid for putting up an epic fight.. Good luck being a father..

[@JMintzmyer]

Really bro, spoiler (albeit not a massive surprise, to be fair) in the first comment?!

[@justincaseudid]

Legendary cast of a legendary final! Perfect 20yr tribute to this game.

[@ivankatalinic2881]

Such a shame that I've not seen it live - BANGING INTRO LOVE IT!

[@ivankatalinic2881]

Oh yeah, amazing set, absolutely terrific!!! Top notch narration as always, edge of the seat experience through and through!

[@michaelbamert8402]

what an amazing intro!! :-) i couldn watch it live, watch it now and im so exited :-)

[@flaretias7294]

Mini Excal for 2040!!!! I'm so excited! I just finished watching this and man was that a good series! WP to both! Thanks so much Domi for the epic stream and amazing into and outro! This was my favorite WS championship so far!

[@timonderbaum]

GG congrats to excal! for being the number one over the last years! Legend! Ur the Federer of CnC xD! Also big shouts to Vivid, for playing this fucking Final vs excal to 6:6! Incredible ! there werent many close sets in this ws, which i missed a bit, but vivid did get us an incredible goody for the last :D thanx to domi for this epic intro and outro and the great friendly and competent streamer qualities! GG looking forward to the next ws..... in a year ... :(

[@petargolubovic5300]

The Federer of C&C? You mean like he's the third best of all time lol?

[@maxgamble5581]

Epic set.Thanks for bringing us so many games this WS Domi. Congrats Excal on the win and the baby.

[@eduardocastaneda2561]

Thanks Domi for the nice stream WS finals. Ggs 😊

[@volkane33]

1:41:51 what should you do in this position against demo when you are stealth and cant deal with those scorps since you cant produce it so what is the counter, a fast palace?

[@somedude5990]

Yes fast palace and battle bus. Or alternatively outspam with rpgs and quads.

[@zim9172]

Epic intro, epic games, epic bombshell drop in the interview. Very much enjoyed it!! Thanks to all sponsors, players & streamers of the 2023 WS What an epic day it must be for Excal! Congrats on both accounts!! 👑🐣

[@ReflectYouz]

Thanks for the cast, thanks to all the players, sponsors, organisers. Really great event. Congratz to Exacl and wp Vivid in final! GL to Excal on soon becoming a dad. Another challenge!

[@danieljampen]

epic final! thanks for all the hard work domi!!

[@yamoon9678]

Hi Domi, how are they able to play together with high ping or bad internet connection, i wanted to play with my friend but the game is always getting aborted i thought its because i live in germany and my friend in malaysia

[@Scott-on-the-Beach]

GG on all accounts! Great final match!!🎉🎉

[@andersondevon44]

Great set. Epic. Vivid put up a great fight. Really great set.

[@hasibbrdar]

Nice games wp bolth

[@laststand2187]

I need name the music intro please 🖤

[@mumunea]

Thanks for the coverage. 2 great players! Wow 😊

[@heeroyuy298]

The real winners are the viewers, as always. Thanks dominator.

[@uniworker_gg]

Aww, what a BOMBSHELL here🤩 He did it for the coming newborn❤

[@AhmedKheliil]

Ggs wp epic set, but best set has to be marakar vs excal

[@waleedjubeh5955]

Seems Vivid forgot to drink that Excal kryptonite 1:02:00

[@sirave6017]

Epic, but I was getting so fucking frustrated with Vivids rpgs, lol...just about every game. Some intense matches though, ggs, wp.

[@ca22aa]

I always used to say selling CCs is a huge mistake. The advantages of an early 1k does not outweight the risks of getting hunted. We saw how the entire world series effectively was lost to that mistake.

[@mohammadalloush8636]

Damn, very intense

[@ghilanghiorghita384]

Congratulations EXCAL!!!GG

[@douisnadjib2466]

best thing is adding the end, i thought vivid got the 7-7 because the video seemed longer

[@hassansalam8236]

the humvee on farmland of the fallen that was going on airfield did it destroyed by itself on splash dmg

[@tmcorp.inc.6311]

Hey Domi, the intro video with the raving participants is epic mate!!! Well done video. The first hour is kind of obsolete but you chaptered it, so fair enough. Thanks for your awesome moderation!

[@DoMiNaToR3]

Glad you like mate. Yeah the first hour is not meant to be rewatched, just a counter for the people who watch it live like other big events do

[@tmcorp.inc.6311]

@@DoMiNaToR3​​⁠ No worries… I have been playing c&c for decades now, but I am not as slightly as good as you guys! It is awesome to watch you while playing myself…

[@iraqilion625]

That game vivid lost 4-3 was rage quit man he had that

[@alaaibrahim85]

Exactly. He has a dozer and denied excal from the oil . He could of gotten a supply and a patriot and he's back

[@the_bonebreaker7588]

It must've taken a long time to make this intro, especially burton blowing him self and thus losing the set... Verrrrry nice indeed

[@JusticeHeroXSupreme]

Nice finals

[@Mc-hp5wn9]

How I missed the game (

[@massdestruction112]

Epic set epic WS Congrats to Excal

[@anomaly9743]

Is this the best ws of all time!?

[@uniworker_gg]

There was one more in 2019 between Logica and Boycah)

[@AhmedKheliil]

@@uniworker_ggagreed, there was so many better world serieses tbh. This was the least drama

[@nickhemmers4667]

What marakar is dutch? He has to start coaching me now

[@DoMiNaToR3]

no hes from egypt originally

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Saw this and clicked straight away!!! Not reading any further as don't want spoilers..... 👍👍😎😎

[@yamanalnassry8771]

gg

[@hamzaharth94]

Wow ggs

[@Grz349]

59:27 stream starts 1:13:14 gameplay

[@zuhairswaid2637]

Takk!

[@photosynthesis69]

Why do they start the games and quit immediately?

[@somedude5990]

The format is random reverse. So they have to get assigned their armies and spots randomly first. Then the next round is the reverse of that. They restart so both know what the matchup is

[@NoName-be2ch]

congrats to both and wish excal the best with his mini me :D

[@suntear26]

Hey there! I'm a complete noob and youtube just happened to recommend this to me the other day. So I have a noob question: isn't picking US and spamming Humvees with Missile Defenders inside clearly the best possible thing to do in this game? I'm 3 hours in and the only real counter I have seen to this is the buggies which take a while to get to. Am I missing some layer of strategy here?

[@somedude5990]

It's true that humvees are some of the best units but they're not perfect: 1) they're glass cannons, high damage yes but low health. They have to be micromanaged really well because they're easy to lose 2) they do have counters. For GLA the best counters are bugees but technicals also work ok if they're micro'd. For China migs with black napalm will just absolutely wreck humvees. They need an avenger (which is slow and expensive) to protect them. ECMs are also good at deflecting humvee missiles and disabling then picking them off. Humvee counters take a while to build up and sometimes need a tech building so yes humvees are definitely really good in the early game. But it also takes a while to build up the humvee numbers too and they require great micro.

[@somedude5990]

Also you typically don't get to pick your army. The format of pro tournaments is random reverse so both players are assigned armies and map positions randomly then swapped for the next round. Pro players have to be good at all armies.

[@suntear26]

@@somedude5990 I see, thank you for the explanation!

[@alaaibrahim85]

Game # 8 when vivid was SW v China V . Why did Vivid quit . He had a dozer and did some harassment and took down an airfield. And denied excal from an oil . He could of gotten another supply and get back in the game

[@peterchauvin1486]

Haven't watched yet but here's my predictions: any set with gla vivid will at least go 1:1. Any set without GLA, vivid will lose 2:0

[@peterchauvin1486]

After watching..holy cow what a banger series! My prediction wasn't close to true with excal's key 2-0 sets coming in gla v USA matchups. As always, thanks for commentating domi

[@ProfitItPro]

Wp!

[@anasmubaideen]

Ggs wp 💪🏽💪🏽

[@muradalkhayyat3419]

In the last game, why didn't he capture the reinforcement pad, wouldn't it produce Vs?

[@DoMiNaToR3]

Tox only gets toxin tractors

[@bluered2342]

Im from Malaysia 🇲🇾 🇵🇸 and ill support Vivid no matter what.. GG for both 😝✌🏻

[@IWORSHIP-qf9zh]

I would be sleepy. I fell asleep watching and played again after sleeping.

[@sonderfp]

wow.... no words

[@-primitive-1035]

Domi singing random weird stuff 02:59:50 :)

[@user-dx5qk7tw4x]

❤️

[@MJ_86]

Lovey your casting Domi. One feedback: the constant jumping around with the screen via clicking on the map makes it harder to watch. Even when you're following a battle you sometimes use the map to move around and I think the mouse will be better and smoother.

[@DoMiNaToR3]

Ok man will work on making it smoother

[@FilipPetrovic999]

@@DoMiNaToR3 Maybe some epic moves also from different angle, like NBA replay thing, ofc if that will not use too much time. Good work Domi, epic finale was worth watching with you being some kind of commentator.

[@ivankatalinic2881]

Always love watching Dominator commentate, very sharp with covering all the important action - rarely misses a beat!

[@user-bg3dl1lc8j]

gg!

[@hayatksa9825]

GG WP

[@kayhaverts1954]

31 k 🔥

[@FOOTBALLNEWS728]

Hi

[@the_bonebreaker7588]

He waited too long with those raptors

[@happyerzya]

Wo do ppl call terrorists as tnt?

[@somedude5990]

KZbin doesn't like the word

[@happyerzya]

@@somedude5990 I see, thanks!

[@XeinSyr]

I have to say Respect for the Tumstep 1:00:51 lol What a World Series

[@mohammadalloush8636]

I'm I missing something?

[@honglee6880]

8000…? Lol

[@lucakollmer]

ai art is theft

[@tylergeiger2012]

Hhaytch = "H"

[@user-th3kz7os6h]

Humvees really ruin multiplayer, glad mods like rise of reds removed them

[@explicittruth1471]

Excal has to pull the dozer hunt lame

[@hesamdarvish1829]

Its in the game , there is nothing wrong with dozer hunting . You either can cover your dozers or dont sell your CC

[@valentinaskvortsova7420]

Let's have a championship to see who can kill the most builders.

[@harderway8568]

Sellin your cc - stupid Sellin your cc against Excal - utterly stupid Sellin your cc in the final game of WS against Excal - stupid beyond any measure. I mean who am I to complain, but why, why would you risk a few thousand of $ only to boost your economy with additional 1000? Man. Wonderful set tho, Vivid gave so much fight.

[@somedude5990]

Many many build orders just don't work without selling your cc. Even for those that do, if you don't sell your cc and your opponent sells their cc they will have the upper hand because that $1000 may seem small but it's very important in the very early game. Getting dozer hunted is also not inevitable if you sell your cc. There are good ways to protect your dozer: boxing, mines, putting it in a Chinook or generally just having units at the entrances to your base intercepting. Not selling your cc is sometimes viable, it basically means you're playing passive and that works for some players for example BiGSiZe. But usually it's too passive and pro players will punish you for it. It's easy to be an armchair critic with these things but I can guarantee you every player that made it to top 8 can beat you in a 1v1 easily.

[@harderway8568]

@@somedude5990 That 1000$ actually puts you in a great risk and makes you nervous, because being hunted becomes a new possibility, you have to pay atention all the time and can't really focus on other things. Also it costs you 1000$ more later on and delays using of general promotions, because you have to wait for the thing to build. Not worth it at all. Check replays and see how many games are lost only because of that. Against some random players - ok, but against pros, and esp. Excal, it's usually ridiculously stupid.

[@user-uj7qi2jy8z]

МДА ЖЕСТКАЯ ЗАРУБА

[@miow4578]

Frist i thank u so much domi for lovly stream ❤️ second con to excal thats what he deserve ❤️ and at last gg for vivid and great game ❤️