Rank 1 vs Rank 3 | Yanxnz vs Cosmic | Rocket League 1v1

[@heebusjebus]

how is nobody talking about 31:50 ?? my guy wavedashed left and instant flicked right that was acc nuts

[@shoeyloypotato8990]

Bro like I dream of doing that it's so impressive

[@PhaZeUnleashed]

It was probably the least impressive thing in this show match that might be why.

[@white.1587]

@@PhaZeUnleashed ok plat

[@kylbarry4466]

@@PhaZeUnleashed if u honestly think that then u hella plat

[@snuffman1831]

@@PhaZeUnleashed bro u cant even wavedash

[@carminesblade1625]

So many of twitch chatters calling consmic cringe or bad, but he straight up just played the smartest way against a mechy player. Fair play to him!

[@chuchi9860]

Fair play, I mean look at yanx, he once played against daniel using only air dribble bumps.

[@jtwasson08]

@@chuchi9860 I was about to say that yan is the king of the "air dibble cringe" lmao

[@yurilopes420]

people would call khalid cringe if someone says it, they'll spam it on the zen vs rw9, it was like 4 5 and everyone spamming ez

[@GuilhermeMadeira]

i wanna see this "chatters" trying to playing against the best player int he whole world "today" and dont doing something like exatly this hahahaha

[@mizzle_7504]

Cosmic is the most boring 1’s player going. No crazy aerial mechanics, mid tier offence, absolutely crazy defence and a huge brain. The most tilting play style to play against. Throw everything and the kitchen sink at him and he’ll just save everything and roll the ball into your net on a counter attack. What a brilliant player

[@ststairs]

they were polar opposites for sure

[@cyberstonks]

unstoppable force vs immovable object

[@silence1994]

Insult turned into a compliment I like it

[@hystar444]

You had me in the first half ngl

[@Hellothere-lg2fj]

“Throw everything and the kitchen sink at him” I am definitely gonna steal this because it’s just so good not to

[@Yute01]

This was a great series. Cosmic played so well.

[@arifahmed7859]

Ofc this is the first thing I see

[@crystaltytk3900]

@@arifahmed7859 cry

[@simontmiller]

​@@crystaltytk3900 stfu npc

[@MainyYak]

​@Arif Ahmed I saw it to but I just thought someone was complimenting a player. Didn't say who won so why assume

[@CriticalPotato]

I want to see AppJack vs Cosmic for the ultimate rat gameplay matchup lol. Cosmic has to have watched Jack's 1's gameplay, he plays a lot like him imo.

[@Exsulator2]

True. Battle of the rats!

[@kyler7473]

Uploaded yesterday on Feer's channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWfHhqmilrt5d6M

[@crunchymeister]

Cosmic treats 1's like a freaking chess match

[@emileb9311]

Lmao

[@kohotokun]

Saying a player is on the same level as Lion blaze or Evoh is still a huge compliment

[@oibara2]

literally cheering when i see cosmic bugger off into the corner with his ball haha

[@fallenrl8480]

Holy crap this was incredible to watch. Now I’m going to be a huge fan of cosmic. Shame on me for not paying attention to him. Great showmatch

[@oibara2]

i love cosmic, such an underrated player. i've never seen someone who plays the man as much as him. he's constantly dodging demos, tripping up the opponent, getting demos, dummying to make them think he'll clear etc.

[@zero_nochi6881]

Cosmic reminds me of early days Chronic when he first played 1s. Very grounded and methodical, great match with such different styles

[@Lynxic]

35:30 might be THE MOST perfect save I have ever seen. Cosmic avoids the air dribble bump and manages to boost out of the net just enough so his back end slams the post and reorients his car so he can boost to the ground, keeping his momentum, and getting an instant perfect counter attack. What incredible talent.

[@Exsulator2]

with air drible bumps, usually a miss is the fault of the one going for the shot, especially in this case I recon. Yanx wasn't perfectly covering the ball, making it fairly easy to save the shot.

[@Lynxic]

​@@Exsulator2 Thank you for your professional analysis Mr. Platinum

[@Exsulator2]

@@Lynxic You're the plat if you don't know this... and im currently trying to get out of GC1 because verybody sucks mechanically in this rank.

[@Lynxic]

@@Exsulator2 Thank you for your professional analysis Mr. Still-Not-A-Pro :)

[@Exsulator2]

@@Lynxic Thank you for making everyone else in any room you walk into NOT the dumb one, Mr. Still-Not-A-Pro :)

[@mateus_3k2]

spoilers I'm brazillian and was watching this live at firewall154's watchparty and it was incredible how despite everyone rooting for yanxnz for beign brazillian everyone was also so stunned with how cosmic played, and even celebrated when he won lol. He can play like it's 2017 and make it work somehow. major respect for his playstyle

[@iamnotjcook]

Maybe 2019. Reminds me of old fairy peak

[@heisen1815]

yeah he basically plays that strictly 1v1 playstyle. With 1v1 "mains" turned into 3v3 mains becoming more and more common, it's really different to see someone who plays 1v1 as its own thing, with very little transferable skills to 3v3. Really reminiscent of old pre RLCS X 1v1 gameplay.

[@fabiookado3912]

Concordo, mas o yanxnz trollou demais kkkkkkkkkkk ele errou muito chute que ele não costuma errar, mas acho q foi pq ele não estava tão try hard assim

[@mateus_3k2]

@@fabiookado3912 concordo, acho q ele subestimou um pouco o cosmix

[@sisco_rl7160]

Cosmic is so entertaining to really pay attention to and watch. Wow. What a series! Incredible win. Thanks, Johnny.

[@theinsaneunknown]

Yall don't understand just how good these guys are.

[@Mr_C137]

It is so great to finally see Cosmic get a marquee show match win! He’s been on the brink for months now, and this surely is the start of his rise to A and even S-tier on the world stage. :)

[@KayyZee23]

New player to keep an eye out for! Love the counter attacking, defensive play style in 1s 😊.

[@ghxstyn]

i missed having the players links in the description. would be cool to plug cosmic's twitch here

[@Zondaa]

Both players were amazing to watch, well done Cosmic

[@ultimus_]

Cosmic is such a gremlin when up oh my god I love it

[@mccowc0w]

Everyone in chat and the comments complaining that he's boring or he's cringe really showcases the problem in NA. They only care about mechanics and hitting clips rather than relying on the fundamentals and allowing the mechanical plays to come naturally like in EU. Cosmic is a breath of fresh air for NA hopefully he can compete with the pros in RLCS.

[@sparks2026]

just worked out why cosmic looks so awkward in the air its because he uses push down on the left stick to airoll right. imo if he changed this he could be alot better in the air

[@AtovicYT]

That's a great match up

[@Swaeshy]

can i get an explanation to wtf was happening in chat the whole time? tf is globster and bomboclatt

[@GuilhermeMadeira]

@johnyboi, could you upload and give the link to watch the matches in POV of S5-Cosmic please????

[@8L8_Ash]

broo that style of playing is So tilting and I'm here for it 🤣🤣🤣

[@JUNK_ZONE]

I love when players play the game and don't get hung up on rules that aren't enforced in the game they're competing in.

[@TheFinalEvent97]

With the discussion about using L2 for directional air roll it's worth noting that braking/accelerating in mid-air does affect speed slightly, it's possible that the slight braking effect is making it easier to stay close to the ball on flip resets/air dribbles.

[@roblewi]

yanxnz is simply a generational talent. number 1 in every playlist is such a mind-shattering achievement, especially with all the talent and various playstyles being implemented today. that being said, what a game from cosmic. such a humble player, just puts his nose down and grinds.

[@gregansbootstrap5352]

Definitely isn’t mind shattering. Pretty sure Khalid and jstn have done it at one point in their careers, and some pros don’t even grind ranked, so the leaderboards are kinda just whoever wants to grind lmao

[@swup9851]

​@@gregansbootstrap5352it's definitely really hard to do. Jstn has never done it I don't think as he just hasn't touched the 1s playlist like that. Khalid has done it and Daniel has done it. A few others as well, but still, very hard to do.

[@ststairs]

@@gregansbootstrap5352 go ahead and do it then, fella

[@Yute01]

@@gregansbootstrap5352 Daniel as well.

[@dr.mikelitoris]

@@ststairs clown

[@awesomeflame-xl4oc]

Cosmic is so damn good at what he does that it’s obnoxious. 😂 Say what you want, his play style is much less entertaining, but DAMN does it work.

[@broadviewunderstanding4740]

Ngl cosmic kinda reminds me of a faster but less bounce dribble Khalid

[@radiowar]

cosmic looked kinda nervous game 1 so i think he just identified his win condition, not to do anything that could be screwed up by nerves

[@ligmaballs-wc2qh]

Thanks for the great content

[@Maliross]

Chat so butthurt at cosmic playing well 😂

[@dacosta2104]

Cosmic went fully savage mode on the last 15 seconds 😂😂😂

[@emileb9311]

Cosmic played so smart

[@kylbarry4466]

ggs smart fundamental player giving me flakes vibes ggs

[@michael04__806]

cosmic is like the NA mawkzy. very good player

[@madminute6662]

I was literally thinking the exact same thing. They play so similar and they are both almost exclusively 1s grinders

[@michael04__806]

@@madminute6662 yup, also I just realized I said the same thing about wahvey whos another na 1s player who plays similar to cosmic as well

[@madminute6662]

@@michael04__806 they are also very heavy bump players and every time they have a free ball they always go for the ground dribble

[@flexu8699]

Maybe like old mawkzy, i think mawkzy’s overall ground game is not as good as cosmic’s, his flicks are just out of this world. Mawkzy also massively improved his aerial mechanics and is way better than cosmic in that sense.

[@MitsuoRLCoach]

I've switched from button to trigger for Directional air roll, not noticed much difference at all, but I'll keep it this way. More comfortable for me

[@dimemmo]

I’ve been using left trigger for left air roll ever since I started playing two years ago. I use left bumper for reverse, but I’m gc2 at best lol

[@OtesOtesOtes]

19:54 the wavedash recovery kickoff into a perfect dribble, immediate flick and -bump- was the most nutty kickoff conversion I've seen. Bro...that wasn't even a traditional bump, Cosmic literally sat Yanxnz down by -divebombing- sitting on top, maybe a new bump mechanic? The Cosmic Sit? Rewatching I'm thinking about the inputs to get into that dribble. Wavedash and then brake tap? Or wavedash and letting off the accelerator, I'd imagine then getting back on it.

[@SimplyTiffany2009]

lol no... thats nothing impressive for top players

[@dr.mikelitoris]

The meatriding is crazy

[@lucdw3286]

I play similar to Cosmic. Solid enough mechanics but great control and positioning. Also got that dawg in me

[@willymh4986]

Cosmic gives me Fairy Peak vibes. I like it. Hope to see hin again.

[@darylsteenkamp]

Needs to be more respect between all RL players. I find lately even your teammates are opponents, bashing your every move, killing morale. I find that the game has already been lost from first negative comment from a teammate.

[@leighbrownie]

5:42 I am one of them players that use L1 for air roll right and R1 for air roll left 😂

[@brianpendley4924]

Let's call Musty Flicks backflip flick while we're at it.

[@agrodylann3800]

brian its ok shh...

[@wilsonbear4]

Are you complaining about pogos being called pogos

[@CriticalPotato]

Big agree, musty fans in shambles.

[@brianpendley4924]

@@wilsonbear4 are apples called oranges over there?

[@utm0st]

plan b is a garbage name just get over it

[@LoganJenni]

Whats the decal yan was using in game 3?

[@xJoltzy]

The time wasting is so effective at the end of each game cosmic is winning. But watching it tilts me I can only imagine how yan is feeling.

[@PhaZeUnleashed]

Congratulations you understand the point of wasting the clock. To tilt your opponent and force them to make a mistake and score a goal.

[@chuchi9860]

Yanx used only air dribble bump against daniel in a showmatch so he can cry somewhere else, the game is the game

[@antonlauritsen9041]

I agree that plan B is not a very good name for the shot, but there is No way a player takes the Ball into the air with the intent to let it drop slowly to the ground to then “plan b” over the opponent. The reason its called “plan B” is cause you take it into the air, for an air dribble or reset or whatever. Then If you fail to get enough height on the Ball, the only reliable option is to get a touch, before the opponent, by bouncing back up into it, If the Ball is too low to flip reset or air dribble.

[@cousinpatsey2471]

There is very much a reason to do it though. And your post is exactly why: some players can't see it as the main thing, so they position to defend against the "more obvious" play. It's a huge mindgame. If you think Dark (or someone like him) hasn't gone into the air with that shot as his explicit intention, I don't think you're watching him.

[@syn311]

Nwpo vs Rw9 next

[@OtesOtesOtes]

I like Cosmic's playstyle/awareness in game 2 Reminds me of a game I had against a GC smurf in plat where I punished them for being rated higher than me.

[@oibara2]

nothing better than reading 'i'm smurfing. ff' and just putting on a mindgames masterclass

[@kevint902]

They were not a legitimate GC if you beat them and you're plat. I'm low GC and easily beat 2 plats at the same time. It simply isn't possible.

[@sanicspeed1672]

Probably playing against me. I'm not GC I'm plat

[@emanuellucin]

Legendary fight

[@JosephDonee]

Please put Mile back on streams he's been constantly top 10 for a while now

[@Adoe123]

People used to say Yanxnz had mid mechanics aswell. The guys a goat definitely one of the best

[@thedon6079]

Nobody ever said that lol

[@Adoe123]

@@thedon6079 they did I remember seeing quite a few people hating

[@thedon6079]

@@Adoe123 Ur hallucinating broski.

[@gregansbootstrap5352]

Yan got outclassed this series

[@johnbohemier9063]

Should do Cosmic vs Zen

[@PatsBoi24]

Johnny’s argument that a Plan B shouldn’t be called a Plan B is so dumb. The intent behind the move doesn’t change the move itself. If a plat player were to somehow go for an air dribble and accidentally somehow get a reset and use it to score, it would still be called a flip reset, regardless of whether that was his original plan

[@ayden714]

It’s a pogo shot, it’s doesn’t need a brand new name, if I were to wave dash into a shot should I call it something else other than a wave dash? no

[@23dtron]

How come pro players or content creators had very little interest in the CRL tournament?

[@elmergarcia5999]

wondering the same

[@stone_the_stone]

CRL would need to become a feeder league for pros to care honestly. At this point CRL is just a league below with most of those players having no shot at going pro. Unfortunate but seems true.

[@utm0st]

they need a middle schoolers tournament

[@cristianaguilar8686]

Cosmic play the strategic game against a mechanical beast. Not an ez job for sure. He spot Yanx weakeness, being vulnerable for demos after a play.

[@boblybob74]

We need cosmic vs. dandroid

[@Melodia-.-]

I wish you had focused more on the gameplay; it's why I had subscribed. I think you've gone a bit long without actually casting here at times, to the point where I'm muting a lot, missing out on audio cues as to what these awesome players are actually doing. Minutes passing with nary a mention of what's going on on the pitch is quite distracting for those of us who come here to try to learn from the greats. The opening of the final game deserved casting for example, as it would in any sport. It's cool to toot your own horn for sure, but I wish you had spread it out more mid-match, to give much more love to what these excellent players are doing on the ground. They're why we all are here. Please don't neglect the gameplay - please don't see it as 'old hat'.

[@Melodia-.-]

Also 2¢ on names... seems like a quick touch 'counter attack' like at 39:05 were better called a 'riposte' like in souls-like games hehe

[@nathanswan9534]

Wait, did Johnny say that Mawkzy has 20 accounts in the top 100? Is that a joke?

[@boblybob74]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s true

[@oibara2]

is that not smurfing?

[@cousinpatsey2471]

@@oibara2 no. Smurfing is intentionally staying in ranks lower than your true skill. This would just be him having multiple accounts, which to my knowledge isn't against ToS.

[@thedon6079]

Its an exaggeration but mawkzy will commonly have multiple accounts in the top 100

[@hectho]

I found it annoying just watching cosmic time wasting i cant imagine what its like to play against something like that

[@crystaltytk3900]

Then leave and cry

[@Monwa]

I feel like cosmic could probably replace Gyro on KOI and they'd do well

[@lucasglanville2880]

Idk about that, cosmic is very much a 1s main and you can see that in his playstyle.

[@crazyblaster8195]

Well done.

[@Swaeshy]

cosmic is so fucking good

[@teejay_live]

Two mild to hot takes. 1.) there is no one more boring to watch in 1s than yan. 2.) the plan b take is terrible by Johnny. I don’t think it’s ever plan A. It turns into the second plan based off of a bad take off or a low set up so plan B definitely will forever make sense

[@cousinpatsey2471]

It's definitely been Dark's "Plan A" at times.

[@teejay_live]

@@cousinpatsey2471 that’s a pogo. Not what Johnny refers to as a “pogo shot” aka the aforementioned plan B. In my opinion, that specific shot is rarely, if ever, plan A and is therefor aptly named

[@botexe-dc9mm]

the only way i can understand someone saying yanxnz is boring is if you dont like mechanical plays or am missing something?

[@Jared-vn2qu]

Cosmic is the NA RW9

[@OtesOtesOtes]

9:00 got me wishing your audio levels were balanced so game was louder and you were quieter.

[@Edboi1313]

lets gooo!

[@othmannr6586]

Rw9 vs zen plz

[@GregTurismo]

Wow!

[@Exsulator2]

Cosmic looks like a player with not a single defining trait, every. single. play. is something very broadly used by everyone at high ranks, it's almost so consequently so, that it becomes recognisable.

[@31poetry]

Why has Mawksy got 12 accounts? lol

[@Tripathi_Rohit]

what an absolute timewaste . . . . . in game 5

[@rlgoingssl1076]

Donno how many times i can comment this, Dan uses airroll on L2 since hes in the league, ppl need to stop crediting zen so much, he just copied

[@jackhall5913]

Lets freanking go

[@Megustagamesbr1]

Am i tripping or yan was better before changed to zen's controls?

[@GHT-GSTV]

Dois br falando em grigues

[@gabrielcgomes1012]

KKKKKKKKKKK FALA PORTUGUES FDPS

[@meandillar69]

More Plan B copium from Johnny

[@Exsulator2]

I get what johnny was saying about the gameplay of cosmic looking very standard, in a very efficient, very none-creative way. But it never looked to me like Yanx was really fighting cosmic more than he was fighting himself, because for a player like yanx who relies on mechanics for his wins, he looked inconsistent in this series.

[@ayden714]

“Cosmic didn’t play good, Yan just had an off day” LMAO mfs just hate to see players who don’t flip reset win 😂

[@Exsulator2]

@@ayden714 Cosmic played very well, that's facts. You really have an L-take there buddy. Sucks to be braindead I guess. Yanx however has a higher level than he showed in this series. That doesn't mean cosmic is bad.

[@mamo987]

Like for no spoiler

[@jetxco]

lul, feiao. ficou de retranca pela vantagem já sabe que tava nervoso ou não se garante

[@satya-of5uz]

zen is better

[@marclm8653]

Cosmic is a good player. No doubt. But his playstile is not fun to watch or to play against. A game is here to have fun not just to win. And Cosmics playstile reminds mi of psichopaths, no fun, only win no matter what. Thats how i see it. Then there is no denying that it is a smart way to play etc...but fun on top for mi.

[@oibara2]

see i really enjoy it, i like watching the mechanical geniuses like zen and yan but i also like seeing how people figure out a way to nullify them.

[@CurtisSmal]

how do you know he WASNT having fun? I play like cosmic just the really bad gc2 version and i have fun. Mechs aren't for everyone, i get way more satisfaction watching them miss and just sit there while i slow roll it in their net, besides i couldn't care less about my toxic opponent's fun level.

[@marclm8653]

@@CurtisSmal yea its verry evil to have fun doint that. Do you only think about urselfe? Let ur oponent have fun too. Why being a rat and just saying "ahaha look at him rage, idc im having fun". Alright thats arogant... I only respect it if ur saying that ur having fun playing like a rock. I respect that. But not if u play like a rat.

[@marclm8653]

@@oibara2 interesting. True! As long as they dont exagerate. At the end RLCS is not played on the ground xD.

[@CurtisSmal]

@@marclm8653 cosmic is here to win not entertain his opponent, and im the same, if you cant beat me with mechs thats on you im not changing how i play just because you find it boring (you being any opponent not you specifically)

[@ihagofreitas3819]

like without spoler

[@HassanKhan-wq3tk]

like for no spoiler man what is this

[@stone_the_stone]

As a watcher I'm torn. Cosmic played well, but his play style is frustrating to watch. I actively don't want his plays to work out for him because none of his focus includes "putting on a show". Keep in mind this is a showmatch, not a money match or tournament. Pride is all that is on the line, but winning with such a large percentage of rat tactics feels bad. Unfortunately, some of the highest percentage plays in 1v1 are BORING. So when people dislike Cosmic, it isn't because he's bad. It's because of how he decides to be "good". Extremely lame gameplay; gg Cosmic you ratted your way into a W over someone who is actually fun to watch.

[@morganbaker9721]

Slight issue with saying “pride” is the only thing on the line If he debuts poorly and gets absolutely destroyed the chance he gets another show match on Johnnys channel will be much lower in future compared to other people so he needs to put on a show Also you saying it’s not fun to watch shows you were looking at some of the crazy movements he used such as a flick at around 31:00 where he used a wave dash into an instant flick at point blank then read a bar down to put it in all at supersonic without slowing down It’s not cringe or boring it’s a classic play style similar to Okhalid and Fairy Peak

[@stone_the_stone]

@morganbaker9721 ill agree, since it's his first showmatch maybe that's a valid excuse. Keep in mind this play style is extremely consistent with all his other 1s I've seen in tournies/Feers streams so... I think that's just Cosmic. Tbf, I felt similarly about Khalid and then he expanded his game play to include some more diverse, interesting style. Let's hope the same happens.

[@whonoeszero]

@@stone_the_stone A win is a win. Doesn't matter how he get's it. I'd rather see the best performance possible, rather than the flashiest.

[@desubeats]

don't watch it then. the objective is to win, not to entertain.

[@bdubyah89]

Honestly it's refreshing to see someone play like that rather than the brain dead hyper mechanical style most top 1s players have these days. Watching Cosmic is like seeing a modern version of Kux almost.

[@daily6633]

How would rocket league change if demos killed both players? Cause logically that makes sense cosmic only won cause of demso

[@ligmaballs-wc2qh]

Ligma.

[@adamfunofficial]

Like for no spoilers

[@brianpendley4924]

All of rocket league calls it a plan b. Your refusal is futile and disrespectful to every other content creator.

[@peaksofblue]

This offense is highly entertaining. Keep imagining a world where diverse styles of speaking/casting are judged as cringe-worthy! 😂

[@Snapey81]

Plan B is a completely stupid name for a move when the player is clearly trying to do it as their original intention. You definitely do not speak on behalf of all of Rocket League, I've seen just as many people refuse to call it that in the pro scene.

[@crazyblaster8195]

FiRST

[@bntheyoutube]

Hey Johnny, do you message people on your telegram account? I got a comment telling me to message you, is that a scam?

[@mikeypath856]

8th