StarCraft 2: MARU vs CLEM! (Best-of-5)

Best-of-5 series of StarCraft 2 between Maru (Terran) and Clem (Terran), two of the best Terran players in the world.
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[@daethalion1725]

*Clem vs Maru in a Bo5, in less than 30 minutes* Me: Oh no.

[@vincebradleysolante7895]

26 minutes of Best of 5 Yeah this gon' be good

[@LanceFehr]

Someone likes cheese too much. I was expecting an hour long video of TvT gods duking it out. :(

[@vincebradleysolante7895]

Yeah I was expecting Maru and Clem to have a fast back and forth game but uhh Clem got destroyed.

[@TheKarateeKidd]

I forgot which game it was specifically but Byun had a 15 minute best of 5 not too long ago. Byun spedrun his opponent lmao.

[@TTeaSett]

Jesus...

[@TJRex01]

Yeah, damn, especially TvT

[@Rockpet]

I feel like pros have eyes that move In different directions one for their army and one staring at the minimap

[@Jameshowardadventures]

Serral has 3. Illuminate confirmed.

[@dizastro5437]

Cross-eyed ftw!

[@carmisti]

I'm so bad at watching the mini map, truth be told.

[@abyssalphoenix4541]

Once your mechanical skills go up high enough you don’t have to stare at buttons or actions. Similar to mastering typing on keyboard. Your looking at map overtime gets better you take small looks and analyze the map make fast conclusions. Not always the best but it does work if you can think quickly.

[@FlyFlyFly666]

I prefer playing on a big monitor, but I did see more when playing on a smaller one... Or maybe I'm just getting old.

[@ThorneyedWT]

"One bridge too far" is a good way to reference overextention.

[@whichwitch51]

Lowko - on point with the idioms!

[@ThorneyedWT]

@@whichwitch51 I think this particular idiom was used because Lowko is from Netherlands and should be pretty familiar with operation Market Garden.

[@LotusReal]

I remember when I was just a boy and I watched nothing but Starcraft 2, especially your channel, I liked to imagine myself strategising against the pros and being in the big stage fighting for glory. I remember playing Halo Wars console and acting like I was a pro player. I remember loading up Starcraft 2 and playing the campaigns, I played one game of Starcraft 2, I have a bad memory but I remember it vividly, I was playing terrain on a industrial map against a Terran I tried to echo the opening of the thousands of pro matches I watched. Supply depot, barracks, reaper, depot. I got smashed of course and never played multiplayer again because I was proud child fearful of showing weakness and I went on to play Coop. Now I return to Starcraft after years and get platinum 3 after watching Vibes videos and watching Starcraft content on the side for years. I feel so small, I changed so much, I’m unrecognisable to the boy that was obsessed with this game 9 years old yet this game is the same. I feel like I missed an opportunity to get great at a game when I was young, now I’m 18. Anyway, sorry for the mental breakdown, but I want you to know that you and many other influencers and content creators served as my surrogate father since I first touched the digital world, thank you so much, you may never know who I am, but I thank you for everything.

[@fckihate69jokes]

Oh my god.....Two more Reapers plus the three remaining for a grand total of five.... Lowkomath is scary good.

[@LowkoTV]

I did it!

[@rolandonolasco6709]

totally confident about that math LoL

[@CT-cl9wi]

Yeah here i thought the total is six

[@kyouma0519]

it's just so crazy to me how insane Maru's TvT is. like Clem makes Serral and Reynor look mortal on a regular basis and this series wasn't even remotely close. I guess that's where 10+ years of experience from Maru really show.

[@azuma9047]

No one is as good at TvT as Maru. He's so damn good.

[@ZeCroiSSanT950]

With TY and Cure gone, yes. I feel like they were the ultimate TvT players. Obviously Maru is no slouch, but I remember Cure coming up even vs Maru and TY beating him most of the time in TvT. They understand the matchup better than anyone.

[@zes3813]

wrg

[@tigera6]

@@ZeCroiSSanT950 Cure still playing, but hes not as dominant in TvT. Maru actually improve his TvT since late 2020 and early 2021.

[@Kellexyz]

@@zes3813 all your comments are weird.

[@tigera6]

@@Kellexyz hes just an EU fanboy who say wrr or wrg to every comment trying to say things otherwise without ever explaining. A troll, to be more accurate.

[@ivanclark2275]

The landed Vikings really proved their worth in this series. Maybe we’ll see more people using them in the future.

[@thiagosantanna3745]

Lowko: "Best of five game" Me "oh man, great, me like some longer games we are in for the long haul" Looks at the time length Some shit is about to go down

[@lenardz]

I see Clem is having PTSD facing Maru. I don’t blame him. When I saw the matchup, even I was having flashbacks to when Clem sent 8-10 dropships to Maru only to have them all shot down before getting to his base. Anyone had that flashback?

[@albertobec9443]

Link please!

[@belloffields]

@@albertobec9443 Here for the link. That sounds spectacular. Maru is so comforting to watch. I feel like an SCV behind a tank wall.

[@Tancent051]

Maru built those towers while the drop was on the way too. He read Clem like a book

[@Kellexyz]

need the link please

[@TTeaSett]

I also need that link, please!

[@kenn4803]

God I love watching Maru. I really hope I can see him win another GSL.

[@Zach_Routhier]

Clem was just taken to school. Love Clem. Love Maru. Love this series. Cheerio.

[@getoffthegames89]

I feel like Maru has some sort of other-worldly understanding of how to play Terran. It makes him so strong, like it reminds me of how Serral came onto the scene and caused a nerf to the Zerg race

[@vladr8968]

Serral vs Trap can take up to 3 hours. Maru can destroy 6 Clems in that time period.

[@zes3813]

wrg

[@archwaldo]

Serral clapped Trap in a best of 7 within 2 episodes of anime.

[@omniinmo4390]

Clem is an excellent new Terran… But this was like watching that scene with Hulk and Loki

[@denyssereda473]

you made me laugh so much, thank you kind sir

[@csmlouis]

The way Maru won the Bo5 proved that unlimited APM will not win against superior strategic attacks. You can clearly see Maru had been in positions numerous times waiting for the unsuspecting Clem. Also, Clem would clenched his fist and shaking them like Lowko did in Alien Isolation.

[@Larter232]

This didnt even look close, it would be like me playing a silver player, id get my ass handed to me.

[@alvaroignacioriquelmezamud7417]

Everytune Clem has to face Maru it goes down to maru simply slugging him in the face until he drops dead, it's a welcomed sight, most of the time maru goes vs toss or zerg he plays campaign mode, super defensive with planetaries, but that's the nature of the match-up most of the time when you're playing with the best toss and zergs in the world, sometimes it makes you forget how much of a beast Maru is when the matchup allows him to be agressive.

[@tigera6]

Maru has been more agressive these day in TvP and TvZ as well. But he always got the option to "turtle" when his push doesnt work out.

[@Ricks-ransoms]

I love what you do man keep up the great work

[@xitaris5981]

Edit: having watched it, it's still "an absolute banger". Haven't watched it yet, but I'm going to throw a random guess out there and say Maru wins Edit: Just noticed the video length so I'm guessing its not even close

[@ravenmcfann8280]

"he says tank you haha lowko you're so funny thanks guys" lmfaooo I love shit like this

[@rondeguzman4097]

That 3rd match with the siege tank dance reminded me of something a professional swordfighter said, "you need 2 things in a swordfight, the right distance in the perfect time".

[@mh-fh2vy]

we need TY to come back

[@AdityaMehendale]

Is it possible to "grenade-jump" your own reaper to gain a finishing-shot on an enemy reaper?

[@isodifbrakiul6387]

would likely take too long, would interrupt Combat Drugs leaving one vulnerable to a second reaper, and damages your unit. You're losing out on about 25 HP by doing so, 5 from the damage from the KD8 nade, and 20 from the lack of heal. Not to mention you could easily fuck it up and launch yourself away from the reaper you're chasing because of Ping.

[@newCrysis]

high level TvT ! Thank you.

[@Beholdersan]

There's NO DENYING that EVENTUALLY Lowko can find English synonyms dictionary. Keep up great work, lad!

[@crystaldazz]

Hey Lowko... Tank you.

[@3Kings_Industries]

LoL, Lowko, I legit laughed at your, 'Tank you' joke.

[@Head0.25s]

@Lowko I would like to see more Keiron games cast, and I remember you wanted to see their air units

[@justinblanton6882]

Just woke up lol.. Here in US north Carolina its 3:19 n ive already went to work n got off in time. To get home before this video was posted

[@TheStrategyStudio268]

I accidentally clicked a harstem video because I'm about to eat lunch now and I was taken aback... 5 seconds later you pull out a new video and I now believe in a god.

[@tiagomoreira9902]

Great title!

[@twofish777]

That one reaper went straight to heaven

[@richardbeard9391]

heck yeah

[@mho...]

Bo5 in under 30 min?! sounds like a slaughter!

[@Aotearas]

Best of 5 series and video length is 26 minutes? Oh boy, dis gon b gud!

[@soul24311]

As a Clem fan this hurt to watch.

[@WarlockMoth]

God, I feel bad for Clem, in the Euro ladder he dominates but against Maru, he just too good.

[@Owlr4ider]

To be fair to Clem, he doesn't really have any good Terran competition outside of Korea other than HeroMarine whereas Maru has plenty of high quality Korean Terrans to constantly compete with.

[@nnm711]

"Wow what do you say after that one.. Brootl, savage, rekt, absolutely taken down..."

[@real_MacrocosM]

At time of writing, After playing Bunny in the group stage of KOB2.. Maru is now 18 games unbeaten in TvT.. (-not series, Maps/games) He's playing even better than TY did at this stage.. it's breathtaking.

[@CrayXP]

nice games !

[@LanceFehr]

Aw! Given the 2 names competing in this series, it was sooo disappointing. I mean when you mentioned Maru's 96% win rate in TvT it made sense, but I wasn't expecting Maru to smash Clem so hard. Sadness.

[@manuelromero3215]

LOWKO el mejor

[@BsBsBock]

I want to see more games from Heromarine

[@CubeItself]

that reaper got ascended to heaven

[@talscorner3696]

Well, that was quick...

[@mykhailohohol8708]

Maru! Maru! awesome match

[@Big5ocks]

Lowko!! I did it! .... 10'000 games as Zerg = Diamond!

[@sinner3412]

that was rough clem didn't even put up a fight

[@dp2901]

Vader vs Obiwan…let’s do this!

[@Villafrea]

Man I've just clicked on the video and I thought WTF how can this be a best of 5 and 26 minutes long???? Am I missing something? I guess I have to wait 26 minutes to discover it

[@TubeTAG]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy...

[@victorchen5663]

"Who is the best Terran in the world??" Uhh...I'm gonna say Maru. No shame in being #2 for Clem though.

[@willbrolley262]

As consolation, Clem still holds the title of best TvZ

[@tigera6]

@@willbrolley262 Actually Maru just pass him in Aligulac TvZ rating as well.

[@thienle743]

@@tigera6 maru tvz was actually better than Clem's. He just didn't play much against EU zergs

[@Ken1Kong]

In game 1, if Clem's autoturret is placed closer to Maru's sieging tank, the tank should have minimum range and unable to hit the turret. Or maybe I was wrong?

[@colestevens3069]

80th like! Love your commentary Lowko!

[@khaiphamba5991]

My man Maru never let me down 👌

[@dzungpham5160]

ONE-SIDED :O

[@binbobby]

What happened to the classic Terran background music ?

[@QuentinB20]

Is Innovation still active in Sc2 ? I feel like I haven’t heard any news about him for a while now.

[@Jai-xv5gz]

he went away to the mandatory military service and i believe he said that he won't be returning

[@JSs586]

With age comes wisdom and experience, watch and learn, young one.

[@jarjarsithknight9058]

TY is the only terran that can go head to head with maru and hes not around

[@nabusvco]

Man Clem just got absolutely dismantled by Maru.

[@mariolucio2172]

Wait, no game of the year in the title?! Is something wrong with Lowko?

[@vnll5813]

WHo's the best terran? After kob 2 finals u shouldn't ask such questions ^^

[@Spartsou]

Maru vs. Clem......imma have to go with Maru.... Guess I'll find out in 26 minutes *spooilers* Wow....Maru *DESTROYED* Clem!

[@hoanglevu6116]

Is it dejavu but maybe I watched this match before on your channel.

[@Helmsguard]

My prediction is Maru. I'm eager to find out.

[@Mayuri2988]

First time I see Clem outplayed that way.

[@inflatablewolfie]

Clem is very severely affected by losses. He's the kind of person who doubts a lot. When you compare him to Reynor, it's made even more obvious as Reynor is full of confidence. I'll always remember that semi-final match in IEM Katowice where Reynor got a reverse sweep. The man changed strategy when he noticed it didn't work and he went all in. Clem, when he loses, hangs that loss around his neck and lets it weigh him down. Even if he changes his strategy, in his head, he's already lost.. He'll get there though - as long as SC2 keeps on going with tournaments - he's young..

[@LanceFehr]

I have seen Clem crumble after a tough loss once or twice, but this is a bit harsh don't you think?

[@inflatablewolfie]

@@LanceFehr I assure you I meant no disrespect to Clem in what I said. He's exceptionally talented at SC2 and I believe he still has room to grow. I simply believe that his greatest weakness, at the moment, is himself, or rather his self-doubt. I have seen him stream at times where he'd win and still harshly judge himself and beating himself down. I'm a bit the same way so I might have projected a bit but Clem has a lot of difficulty with loss. It was evident in the little videos during the last DH that he takes losses very hard and lets them affect him more than they should. He speaks of his wins with a bit of a corner smile, making light of his accomplishments while at the same time, talking about how when he loses a more important match, he needs to go take a long walk and his dad knows not to talk to him during that time. The most dangerous thing to his pro gamer career is Clem convincing himself that he's not good enough..

[@thienle743]

If they keep meeting in tournaments Clem will eventually beat maru, it's true Clem needs confidence, if you watch reynor vs Koreans before his IEM win you can see the same lack of confidence

[@LanceFehr]

@@inflatablewolfie Well idk. I thought you were just assuming too much. Whatever. Clem is awesome! I'd like to see him work on that if that's the case. It's a difficult problem to have and I can see some players trying to exploit it if he doesn't.

[@AlilineConsortium]

I Wana see Has VS Maru in a PVT

[@jerome620]

Maru is the better overall player, but honestly, Clem plays the TvZ matchup better.

[@googane7755]

Clem said he wasn't feeling very confident in TvZ anymore. I think it's because the zergs found out that he struggles dealing with lurkers and he even a lost a few of his recent games as a result. I've never seen him that tilted before.

[@SaltySalmon55]

It's hard to argue that after Maru's most recent run in KOB 2. Reynor Dark and Serral back to back. Clem's TvZ is amazing though.

[@abisraza6705]

TBH ultra pro matches are soo linear, bronze & silver league players are fun to watch.

[@F4c2a]

You might wonder why Clem is better than Maru at TvZ, beating Serral more consistently, that's because Widowmine-Clem has realized what an OP unit widowmines are. Maru will get there once he starts spamming them as well.

[@binkyjerome8220]

ᴠᴇʀʏ ɴɪᴄᴇ 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

So... Maru is a Steamroller huh?! Nothing even gave the slightest bit of resistance, he just rolled over clem lit tin cans by a tank... no chance! Damn the kid is stupid good...

[@afiq929]

where is hello my name is lowko !

[@Cirdan_buck]

Me as a Clem fan is just painful to watch this

[@NevermindThee]

Damn, Clem is so good, but Maru was still so much better here, especially in the early game.

[@0rogontorogon]

That whole bo5 took as long as a single aoe4 game.

[@TheHighborn]

What happened to innovation? Haven't seen him in a while

[@LowkoTV]

He’s in the military. He said he won’t be coming back either. :(

[@TheHighborn]

@@LowkoTV damn.

[@tomxaak]

All hail Maru.

[@davidakiva7963]

This is my ESPN lol

[@AustinRides7264]

Mine too lol! I don't really care for sports too much. This is it for me haha

[@MFARIGA]

Clem might be on the top especially against Zerg but Maru seems to still be the best at TvT

[@Coskunn]

Maru is actually ahead of Clem in aligulac TvZ rating as well by one point right now.

[@hiddentruth1982]

it was clear Maru was on another level even though Clem put up a good fight.

[@Rey-uw5xl]

TY is the only terran that can consistently win against maru and he's in the military so...

[@samojolbo7907]

I hope clem wins. But maru is a monster soo who u think wins?

[@anktus5292]

4 views and 9 likes NOICE

[@laloforce9363]

The thing is.. Maru didn't even reach late game

[@abdulmohrram3634]

Poor clem

[@bonar1211]

EU Terant Pride where?

[@En-Jon-eer]

Anyone else hoping to get a good Florencio cheese game during one of the next casts?

[@Rockpet]

Lowko maru is alot better than clem in tvt clem is a zerg player

[@gloomyspirit666]

i think maru is just a lot better at the moment, regardless of the matchup- maybe vs protos not as good. i mean vs zerg just look at king of battles 2.

[@Rockpet]

Yeah but clem is better than maru at tvz

[@marikx02]

@@Rockpet i mean if youve seen the King of Battles 2 tournament

[@tigera6]

@@Rockpet Clem start losing to Reynor Serral Dark and Rogue. Maru starting to beat those same guys during the last couple months. I would say its comparable right now.

[@ItsPandatory]

>best of 5 >26 minutes uh oh

[@justinjones3326]

Polt

[@arturkvieira]

Mirror matches are kinda boring imo

[@Sc00pminator]

Clem fanboy here ! 🤚🏻🤚🏻

[@Peter-o]

Maru is uber, 96% win rate...

[@Edgar77581]

Crei que byun era el mejor terran...