Maru vs sOs TvP - Quarterfinals - 2018 WCS Global Finals - StarCraft II

[@Sehyo]

At 1:50, the probe hits every SCV once so that adepts will 2 shot them. Casters not mentioning it at all...

[@jessekh]

will that actually 2 shot them?? wow, i didnt know it was just a 5 damage difference :D new strats

[@Nherva-Cant-Play]

Amazing observation, thanks for pointing it out! :O

[@TheBenirons]

Sick point, thank you for pointing it out!

[@Sehyo]

@@jessekh SCVs start with 45 HP while other workers have 40. I have done this strat myself before so I realised right away. I am a masters protoss ^^

[@charlesspen2623]

Thank's bro !

[@user-po4bn3gi1u]

Man I really wanted to see maru against serral.

[@pancutirimicuaro]

He lost the oportunity bc he a cheeser

[@김지웅-c5u]

me tooo

[@davidgatten1033]

I did too, but he straight up got 3-0'd, SOS deserves it

[@alexl5682]

Maru must stop making stupid proxies

[@melikkhelifa]

Let's start a petition for AfreecaTV to host a Maru Serral Bo7

[@WuYixiang]

If I can't have sOs vs. Has, you can't have Maru vs. Serral. :P

[@teudaan]

They did play , Sos owned Has.

[@24601h]

@@teudaan Do you know where I can find a replay of sos vs has? Would love to see it!

[@LibertarianCons]

sos is a remastered version of has, has is very messy he goes around the meta but he cant even master the meta, Sos is doing everything right outside and inside the meta

[@kirko0176]

So glad SOS won, he's my favorite. Hope he wins the whole tournament again. Him or Dark :)

[@edovonstrudla]

Cheesmaster maru got taste of his own medicine 😂

[@andrewwiggincluj]

The master-cheeser got beaten at his own game :P - I love sOs ever since that epic, epic final against Jaedong !

[@gurkjesperr]

Memorable!!!

[@marcoscuaritegonzales1305]

and Life the unmentionable, sos defeting the match-fixer

[@cobble3231]

You love "SoS" but can't spell it right

[@andrewwiggincluj]

@@cobble3231 wow, you got me, man.

[@wellingtonwong6021]

no late game for these guys. full of action, i like it

[@mattr791]

Spoiler. Great play from $o$ a masterclass on dealing with terran proxies

[@TheDanielyk]

I am asking why??? couple weeks ago he played same proxy bullshit against sOs and he lost all games, and now he did it again.. I really dont understand, why he didnt play normal game at least once?

[@mystirboy]

If I recall correctly he didn't proxy against sOs and lost. He only won the match where he proxied in GSLST.

[@johnshi4505]

Winter casting incoming: welcome to BROOOOOONNNNNNNZE LEAAAAAAAGGGGUUE heroes.

[@MrQwerty2524]

The fact that you linked Bronze League Heroes to Winter instead of HuskyStarcraft discusts me

[@grassytiger]

@@MrQwerty2524 shut up fat husky doesn't even play

[@fallenphoenix65]

@@MrQwerty2524 who?

[@clemensschomburg8693]

@@MrQwerty2524 the fact that you link bronze league heroes to husky instead of day9 disgusts me.

[@echostarling84]

Husky gave Winter his blessings. Day9 abandoned us. all good. Winter is coming xD lol

[@JasonMcCarrell]

Thank you for including the couch afterwards. I needed that response. :D

[@user-ds3bh4jt6r]

Well i think what Maru said in his signature vid was true. The high expectations everyone had bothered him and if he thinks about them it ends up like his career in the last few years. Maybe the best player on the ladder but wasnt made for the stressfull environment of a big tournament.

[@abduktedtemplar]

I wish the crowd would cheer for everybody. It's sad to hear an announcer announce a pro gamer and it's dead silent. Get some cheerleaders or something to get the crowd pumped!

[@Catholic-Redpilled-Spaniard]

They are, but they are nerds too. They don't manifest their excitement.

[@snakuvudu]

@@Catholic-Redpilled-Spaniard Incels

[@HappyTofu2424]

Maru's a great player, but he got exposed so hard this series. He does the Proxy EVERY game. He gotta learn more than 1 build smh. Disappointed af, but honestly if Maru played like this, Serral woulda wiped him off the floor.

[@WuYixiang]

Better to get wiped by a teammate than a foreigner.

[@clemensschomburg8693]

What are you talking about? Yes he proxies, but that doesn't mean it's the same proxy build. He did 3 different builds in every game. And people keep saying : the reason why Terrans keep proxing vs toss is, because toss is stronger midgame and also late game. I am also not a fan of all time proxy, excspecially in game 3. Although he only proxies the barracks. You can hardly call it a true proxy, cause barracks outside base is more or less only a poke.

[@teudaan]

Maru only proxy vs protoss, especially Neeb because Neeb build is a little greedy in early (if you watch his games you'd noticed he alway made a little more probes than his opponent, this cause him to be extremely vulnerable to early aggression but if his gamble pays off he'd be extremely strong in mid/late game.) but this is blizzcon, Maru should had know his korean counterparts, his teammate even, know this play and had built a way to countered it, unlike stubborn Neeb.

[@iunary]

Why would he? widow mines and cyclones just kill EVERY protoss unit ... so why not proxxy and have a 90% winrate with them? if their units were less superior they might have to play normal once in a while...

[@cindichang8113]

@@clemensschomburg8693 After the Stats lost to Serral in Midgame and late Game, you still can say there is strong??? Maru have playing proxy and left behind how he play is the main problem he lose. Maru is not proxy player like sOs, he is more like Serral which play in efficient and get step by step to crush their opponent for me that is not how Maru play when he win the GSL. He play like sOs in Terran version mode

[@leonsilver6946]

Everyone underestimated SOS! Just to remind you guys, he is a 2x WCS Global Finals Champion.

[@Qichar]

Ouch. I didn't even play in that match and MY butt is sore. BTW: I love that sOs is a competitor, but you don't want to face Serral buddy.

[@cameronmiller6240]

I love watching sos he’s such a smart player.

[@lunatic_3521]

Jus started playing yesterday havent even tried a 1v1 yet xd

[@Catholic-Redpilled-Spaniard]

Welcome to the community!

[@getoffthegames89]

Wow Maru blew this series, hard. He wasn't ready.

[@neirdolife-thegamerinvestor]

Maru movements and decision making is sluggish...he looks like he not feeling well. Well done though sos for having every counter

[@JAGDTIGER128]

well rigged again just like in gsl match

[@gundamkid]

I think he just got outsmarted and was on tilt whole time. He had no idea what to do against the pylon on his ramp and by the time the cannons the series was over. smiling maru is always a bad sign

[@DermoNONE]

If you watch the pre-game video intro thing they do, seems like Maru is not in a good mental state. I think the expectations and the fact that he's never had the chance for a normal childhood is weighing on him a lot.

[@JAGDTIGER128]

@@DermoNONE thats why he won 3x gsl titles this year? seems legit

[@KyvannShrike]

spoiler: This was such a huge upset. I'm really shocked Maru lost.

[@RealMajor66]

Me too dude...But he just does the same thing always, it seems people now know how to counter it...

[@sinephase]

I'm not. He didn't change up his play style at all.

[@DriedPumpkin]

Sos won last 2years in GSL

[@nightmareTomek]

So glad he got beaten. I'm sick of watching Terrans, masters of harass and annoyance.

[@iunary]

OMG that face, turn it into a meme xD "this is going well"

[@Catholic-Redpilled-Spaniard]

Time?

[@iunary]

4:46 @@@Catholic-Redpilled-Spaniard his cute little smirk is just priceless xD

[@techsequence1195]

Too bad Maru didn't play normal games. I think that he would crush sOs in mid or late game.

[@shiroineko13]

Yep. He would.

[@mark11tz]

SOS just showed which race is the strongest and craziest proxy race

[@applebanana6149]

Man, that game 1 was total pwnage!

[@Frostmourne1997]

$O$

[@NeoVoodooTech]

In the final game when all the stalkers warped in he could have possible seiged the tank and sent the mineral line on a intercept/block. The splash would kill the scv's but he would have cleaned up most of the stalkers it would have been close and down to who could target fire/micro better.

[@AdmiralBison]

Maru didn't seem phased by it. Almost like he didn't really bother putting up a fight.

[@zenspirit6105]

This was an epic match

[@oldoneeye7516]

This feels sooooo good.

[@YayoLife]

About time someone gave Maru a taste of his own medicine! I liked for him to win but if he continued with just proxy and win the most impt event of SC2 again, I'm afraid he would destroy the game entirely.

[@dab_yeetus]

Protoss is the most beautiful race to play against an opponent. Terran is for vs AI

[@dab_yeetus]

@Marek Madej protoss elegant and fragile, Terran like filthy raw clay

[@maro2402]

Protoss bullshit race

[@gerbster14]

Wooooooooooooow! SoS seemed so prepared for every game. Do they know the maps before hand so they can practice strats specifically for them?

[@grauekatze]

this was like watching an older brother beating the younger one by experience and guile :D

[@declanfletcher6067]

It was like maru gave the games to sos I mean SoS knows all his strats lol since they train together lul

[@whelingtonsilva5758]

Read like a book, get rekt!

[@otakuquesisebana2108]

Amo este juego, al fin empezare a tabajar y podre comprarlo :")

[@Zeuts85]

That was awesome. The one thing I wonder about in SoS's play though, is why in game 2 he didn't put a cannon on the high ground above the relocated base of Maru. It was just 250 minerals to quickly and completely shut down the mining and take out 1 or 2 more scvs, forcing another relocation. Instead, Maru was able to mine for a while as SoS built stalkers. Did SoS _not_ want Maru to relocate immediately for tactical reasons?

[@npip99]

The Cyclone would destroy it before it finishes.

[@yanbinooi322]

Serral > sos> maru

[@nybethobdilord6912]

Well Stats just 3-0 SoS. Lol

[@minartistree]

@Marek Madej Maru beat Stats in 4-2 in GSL though. It's not so simple to rank the players. SoS just has Maru figured out, it seems, or Maru underestimated SoS.

[@iunary]

And Serral is > Maru , thats the most important takeaway here

[@shichiroku]

None of these games were standard and sOs never allowed any to go into mid or late game. Maru's play was way too predictable, especially against someone on his own team. He did his stock standard proxy builds and sOs mixed up his strategy very well to counter. Sad that we could not see a Maru v Serral final

[@lendial]

spoiler: its so rare to see maru look mortal. You can tell sOs prepared like a madman for maru's terran proxy strategy and going as far as outproxying the proxy king.

[@forlogic53]

I think the proxy meta is over after this game (at least for PvT). Great game for sOs, he probably had too much practice with Maru and eventually developed this style.

[@Mango-dk9wu]

Really nice counter strategies, SOS will be worthy opponent for Serral.

[@OnigoroshiZero]

Serral 2-0 sOs in the group stage quite easy. We already know who will win this tournament, no one can stop Serral.

[@Rstepa]

This is amazing! SOS is my Boi!

[@6june87]

Maybe, Maru gave his big brother who's having a tough year a chance.

[@siegelink9549]

Its about time. SOS Had Very little APM. All he had to do was not play stupid like a lot of other pros do vs Terran These days.

[@cindichang8113]

yes, play with smart and trick. This is what he have done so far and there are undenied able if sOs is smartest protoss in the world.

[@JoshT4life]

The best Protoss but hes been not on par with his micro like back in the day

[@kurtosterkamp7905]

Maru got hard countered by sOs this match.

[@MoonyD911]

Holy sh!t! I cant belive that s0s pulled that out. 3-0 vs the best player of this year.

[@JAGDTIGER128]

best player is serral this year

[@magnummax78]

This wasn’t a battle. It was a manhandling.

[@ieaturanium574]

seems like maru outsmarted himself

[@LetterB2]

Maru bombed so hard in this match up, he should've just macro'd

[@AurioDK]

Just saw a game where SoS tried to cheese Serral, that went horribly wrong. Not all cheeses have a nice flavor.

[@LibertarianCons]

HE outplayed him (spoiler alert) in every fkn way possible.

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

Cannon rush is real strong.. even maru cant defend it 😲

[@DermoNONE]

spoiler: I think Maru's mentality wasn't the greatest coming into this tournament. He is of course the best Terran of SC2 and GOAT on multiple levels, but he feels WAY too much pressure from both others and himself... and that's the kind of mental state that sOs knows exactly how to exploit and dismantle.

[@instinctz1]

Best Terran of SC2? Currently? yes. overall? no. Goat? not even close.

[@tangalexander5561]

I think sos seriously studied maru's play at home. sos spot maru's weakness --- the sterotyped play. sos just expected every action from maru. The moral of the story is that every approach has its strength and weakness. If u r so predictable, ur opponent will find counter measures to punish u.

[@furynick1620]

I personally think the moment when Maru was defeated Serral won the title. I mean just look at the stats how excellent Serral is in ZvP. Eventually he did it, the first ever non-korean world champion. Really inspiring.

[@Powd3r81]

Where are artosis and tasteless

[@86puffpuff86]

they all took turns casting

[@Gonzalo_105]

Resting. -.-

[@31reeno]

i love Maynardes passion.Its fucken Epicccc

[@Nherva-Cant-Play]

Omg I adored these matches :O:O

[@JackSparrow-gn1zn]

The Maru that won GSL S 4 months ago and this Maru are not the same person :(

[@frostmelody]

feels abit like federer losing to some scrub and then the scrub doesn't even make the finals and then djok getting the win by default in the final

[@AriBias]

Maru relented to give other players in his team (sos and rogue) a chance to win the tour, after all he had won many trophies this year (gsl 1,2,3)

[@da_huska]

Omg omg omg thats not a dream... MARU LOST 3-0????? THERE MUST BE MISTAKE I WANT REMATCH

[@sylvesterpedersen171]

anyone knows when the Final goes live? on twitch? i can never find the stream :(

[@PrimeBrawler]

HAHA MARU WAS HUMILIATED IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE!

[@aiGeis]

Jin Air Greenwings: S ooooohhhhhh S

[@wodanymir6932]

Sos looked bored

[@iunary]

I like his smirk in the first game^^ its so charming, reminds me of young Harrison Ford

[@luiseldridge9290]

Maru perdió para que sus compañeros intentarán ganar otro campeonato. Se nota como baja su nivel contra sus compañeros.

[@snzStorm]

Who's the King of Terran? :))))

[@giogiolachance4313]

Soooooooooooooooooooo gooooooooood !!

[@gaussrifle1988]

Every series has an end. Also for proxy tactics...

[@kimeg7294]

There's a famous Korean saying "brother first". There is no evidence, but we can tell the way Maru played these games were intentional. I am M1 terran btw.

[@teudaan]

Bul**hit! Let's see when you play game with your brother and $700,000 is on the line, see if you let him win.

[@kimeg7294]

@@teudaan Brother, think before you comment. Maru and sos both has earned enough money to support their own family for the rest of their lives. You think money would matter for them?

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

Those 2 widow mine killing like 15 probe doesnt seem to fit the saying 😂

[@simpler3m3dy56]

The problem with this logic is .. SoS has won 2 Blizzcon titles, so why would Maru let him win again when Maru is still yet to win a Blizzcon. And where was the brother first mentality in GSL .. why did Maru win all 3 when he should've put his "brothers first" .. just admit it SoS outsmarted Maru.

[@commongivemeanicknam]

My question: Would Maru win a macro game vs. sOs?

[@Leishtek]

Way to go SOS!

[@Revalstarcraft]

s0s just memeing on Maru in that 2nd game

[@LienhardLP]

honestly it felt a bit like matchfixing the way Maru smiled when he lost things. But of course I might be wrong.

[@Caldera01]

Maybe they thought either SoS, or Stats would have a better shot against Serral than Maru? Strange logic though, but possible if they extensively studied statistics.

[@LienhardLP]

yeah I don't know but I do know that Maru can definitly do better than that.

[@QuailtyControl]

You're still the man Maru dont get down to hard!

[@zackwilloughby9185]

Tasteless called this long before Artosis #rip #wcscasters

[@leonghk12]

Team killer!

[@wojciechsura]

What the-? This isn't Maru I know. A set-up?

[@DriedPumpkin]

Both MARU and SOS is My favorite players 😍😍

[@carpetclimber4027]

Too bad we won't get to see Serral crush Maru.

[@AdmiralBison]

We do several times over the years of this post. Serral has a 75% win rate over Maru each matchup they've had up to this day.

[@kjihun13]

빅가이 가즈아!

[@Azra2392]

Maru is basically a book but with just a cover but no content. He keeps doing the same thing trying to end the game early 3 games straight. I don't know if he's arrogant or just plain lazy. I don't have anything against proxy but he could have done different strategies. Too bad, I wanted to see him in the finals.

[@byun1119]

CAN I GET A TERRAN GROUP HUG? CUZ I WANNA CRY

[@omarelfalafly7207]

I saw this before! Am I going crazy?

[@teudaan]

Because this is ridiculously popular on NA / EU ladder. Let me guess, you are a plat/diamond terran?

[@omarelfalafly7207]

First I'm a zerg Second I ment the games I saw these games exactly before! Exactly! Let me say it one more time EXACTLY!

[@Caldera01]

@@omarelfalafly7207 Because you watched the matches live?

[@omarelfalafly7207]

I guess that's the only logical solution. But, I don't recall doing so.

[@konigstiger3252]

Goodbye Prox meta. You won’t be missed.

[@MCgReGoR23100]

It's not thinking bad, but... The strategy used for Maru is strange...

[@cindichang8113]

Yes, that is correct. He just play like sOs in Terran Mod who keeping playing proxy but forget what is strength and superior

[@pareshdoshi3104]

$0$

[@grassytiger]

Maru played terribly this series, I think he could have crushed sos but he seemed to be off

[@scipio764]

When he cheesed every game, they started to figure it out. SoS must've done his homework well.

[@shiroineko13]

Nah, man. SOS prepared a great deal against Maru as you can see in these games. He could smell Maru's cheese from a mile away, and calculated every move to counter it to everybody's surprise. In a straight up match, Maru would have a better chance.

[@grassytiger]

@@shiroineko13 everyone knows Maru is gonna cheese. He played poorly and sos capitalized but sos got stomped by the other players hard.

[@valken666]

Maru spent all night with girls.

[@AllThingsFascinate]

People knew all through gsl and he won. It's not cheese - most of his wins we're an aggressive proxy opening in to a macro game. In this series, it's like he threw. It's just horrible decision making. What's the point in a rax diagonal, away from both players?

[@iunary]

Also this kinda makes me wonder, did maru lose on purpose? because he was afraid of fighting serral and losing, because then serral would have beaten ALL The current korean champions and the GSL would have lost complete face. so did he let himself be killed so people can still go "omg serral never beat maru waaaah waah!" like babies?

[@pwrOverwhelming]

smixsohot

[@m.helazior9932]

Wtf 17:04 Very big supply block...

[@n3r0z3r0]

True pro can see cloaked units on minimap .

[@mayaways]

This is Maru ! 然后20分钟缴三枪

[@TranscendentalMental]

SPOILER: So Maru chokes when it counts the most...

[@clemensschomburg8693]

3 times gsl champion, wesg cyber games winner "Chokes when it counts the most." ??????????????????

[@Catholic-Redpilled-Spaniard]

WCS Blizzon is the ultimate event. That's what he means

[@maxdax530]

Protoss need a nerf

[@AllThingsFascinate]

Maru never even had pressure. Why the proxy nowhere near your base or the opponent? Didn't get to see sOs play even. Maru just lost. Horrible play. I don't get it.