Incredible StarCraft 2 Series: Reynor vs. Oliveira

Reynor vs. Oliveira in an epic best of 5 series, starting off with a battlecruiser build and turning into long macro games.
Match: Reynor vs. Oliveira
Tournament: IEM Katowice 2023
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[@qudavid2996]

It’s so impressive that he managed to do a reverse sweep after losing the second game to that single baneling

[@meandmyself1600]

That second game was epic. Reynor was flooding him for several minutes. The third of Oliveira never had more than 15-20 seconds of peace and yet he almost won the game.

[@roycrave2420]

Saw this live, and could not believe Reynor lifted both of his hands off of the keyboard and mouse to hold his face!

[@fluffydohunuts8997]

Man. I'm so jealous.

[@Supersmallpig]

5切雷諾 😂 it means something like the boardcast stream switch the screen 5 times to Reynor to see his emotion/meme but man Reynor even you don't wanna lose become salty do not wanna give up but you still will lose. Damn so many legendary classic meme this ESL

[@zes7215]

wrrr

[@zes7215]

@@fluffydohunuts8997 wrr

[@skychaos87]

Reynor didn't play bad, that relentless Zerg pressure in game 4 would have cracked most top Terran players. Oliveira is just playing too good holding on countless times and eventually out lasted Reynor. Insane games from both players.

[@linkhe5939]

From Oliveira's own review on game 4, he just knew he can beat raynor if he just keep trading with him until late game, his practice with Serral paid off

[@skychaos87]

@@linkhe5939 Do you have the link to the video of his review? I'd be interest to see a pro gamer reviewing their own match and what they were thinking during the match.

[@Safar_Galimzyanov]

@@skychaos87 Yeah me too

[@jkkim6928]

He pulled off Maru basically

[@markregev1651]

@@Safar_Galimzyanov there are reddit threads with translations and links to his stream

[@4XloungeForum]

THAT is some of the best Terrain play I've ever seen. Reynor was playing very well. Oliveria just out played him.

[@zes7215]

wr

[@n0madfernan257]

i like his winning reactions... like you really tried hard reviewing for an exam and then you aced it.

[@constantinople999]

Don't think I've ever seen Reynor so frustrated and upset. Even with the benefit of full vision I still have no idea how Oliviera managed to hold against all that pressure for so long.

[@blue-phoenix115]

Could be cheating... I really hope not. China don't have a good history when it comes to cheating.

[@kishibenoa3346]

Oliveira said he practiced many times with Serral on 4th game's map, once it reaches that mid-late stage he would just won. The secret is to stop making marine and start to make high tech units such as tank/hellion/ghost/liberator, try to split map 50/50 and make defensive trades, it would always work out in favor of terran side. Zerg economy will deplete around 30 mins, and he could just push out with thor and other units, while using 2 nukes on top or bottom to force zerg give up defence location, and zerg eventually will make a mistake to cost the game. I think he also mentioned that reynor's late game doesn't match serral's level so he had a lot confidence to play it slow

[@blue-phoenix115]

@@kishibenoa3346 If you rewatch all the games trying to spot potential cheating, you'll notice like I have on several occasions: Oliveria blindly moving his units in position to perfectly intercept incoming enemy. This is not proof obviously, as there could be multiple factors like standard play to expect certain timing attacks, etc. The most suspicious is that such an underdog suddenly played the best SC we've ever seen, taking out one top contender after another. Seems too perfect. To reiterate, I hope I'm wrong. And if Oliveria continues to play at this level, then he is legit.

[@bremjo7929]

@@blue-phoenix115 that’s just top level gameplay. They scout in the most random ways and predict where the players stuff is because a single mistake will cost them the game. I mean think of all the pro games with proxy hatcheries. If the opponent doesn’t spot it quickly they kinda just lose, so the pros are way better at predicting literally everything

[@blue-phoenix115]

@@bremjo7929 You're probably right.

[@dthunder1486]

The subtle “gg” and the “wp” just shows hot well Oliveira fought and just shows how respectable Reynor is. Well done to both players!

[@zes7215]

wrr

[@elitemage101]

I don't know her name but this lady is the absolute best quick, clear, and excited caster out of everyone! Love hearing her explain the chaos so emotionally yet analytically!

[@eliasalias7851]

That's Zombiegrub. And yeah she's great, really brings a lot of zeal to her casting.

@@eliasalias7851 Indeed, she should have done the finals too!

[@avo616]

If you think yelling word salad is great casting and going off on tangents that have no essence. She’d be better off doing horse races.

[@waterzoip]

@@avo616 That's called passion.

[@kano016]

@@avo616 tastosis fit your description far better than zombiegrub and were beloved for years. I like to think zombiegrub does a better job of staying on track than they ever did.

[@ElAndoro]

Was watching this in Katowice, I was sure one of my zergs will be in the final, then serral reynor and dark got defeated! Oliviera did the impossible!

[@victorfan6263]

Cabal in shambles

[@Supersmallpig]

I think you were hype like crazy 😂 man I am sad that I wasn't watch the stream this time.

[@ElAndoro]

@@Supersmallpig it was my first time ever watching live Irl and after 13 years of playing and following the scene it was an absolute blast :) Had 4 friends with me as well which only added to the expierence

[@DarrylGlen]

@@ElAndoro I'm jealous! I watched the semis and the grand finals live, but no friends to watch with -_-

[@helmutalexanderrubiowilson6835]

I've never seen Reynor this desperate before... that tank positioning was perfect

[@Mayhemx]

Can I just say, back in basetrade tv days I didn’t like either caster. But my god zombiegrub has gotten really good. A pleasure to listen to.

[@jkkim6928]

Agreed. She knows what’s going on in the game and is quick to follow the pace

[@VascovanZeller]

Casting was on point

[@jeffnelson4873]

Casting was good, the zoom ins on the fights were annoying

[@Mayhemx]

@@jeffnelson4873 not her fault though

[@ButterNutter37]

I too recall when she was a bit awkward on the cast. She's a freaking pro now, a pleasure to listen!

[@TheStracky]

What an amazing set of games, I honestly hadn't heard of Oliveira before this series but the strategic patience of this man is a force to be reckoned with. Great perfomance!

[@sangay9361]

He used to be called Time

[@user-sy7rw3gp9i]

31:36 This micro

[@chrisenvelope8985]

When the cast says Reynor is running out of Time I laugh a bit. GG to Oliveira, fighting so hard to finally become the Champion.

[@MrC8025]

Came back to back to back like that. It's like the first 2 game were preseason, Just toying around, trying different things.

[@Heretbg]

This is some of the best TvZ I have ever seen since 2010

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

Time played the tournament of his life.

[@zes7215]

wrr

[@PeregrineChurch]

Gotta say, Zombiegrub's casting is so hype. The energy in her voice is amazing and she's so good at keeping up with what's going on (she was incredible during the her0 colossus micro moment). Not to mention the depth of her analysis breaks too. So good!

[@fluffydohunuts8997]

There was a point in the cast in game 2 where ZG was doing a play by play but she was doing it like an overhyped fan talking to FD and I loved it. She was even calling FD Ravi instead of his ID.

[@mjxw]

starting at about 10:00 Zombiegrub gets more hyped up than I've ever heard her. Great game, great cast

[@maliniak2]

comment is not an auctioneer at a texas horse auction. a flood of unnecessary words is very stupid. it's not quantity that matters but quality

[@dallassoukup5199]

decided im rooting for olivera purely based on how hyped he got after each win

[@greasybreads9657]

im really glad zombiegrub got her footing as a caster, she sounds way more confident now, way better than in the past.

[@mishtershpencer1011]

Incredible series - I love these longer form videos. I know it's not everyday you get a series that delivers all the way through, but man I just eat up every minute you post. Thanks for the great SC2

[@projman2155]

Time (Oliveira) standing up even before the gg is epic

[@jk2l]

that looks like a roller coaster what a come back for terrain from 0-2 to 3-2

[@njdarda]

legendary run from oliveira. so much to learn from his games, no excuses for us terrans :D also great job from ZG and feardragon

[@Warrigt]

26:19 Tokyo Drift Ultra!

[@daominhhuy2011]

Compared to the methodical Maru, Oliveira is like a fresh breath of Terran play as he is much more aggressive. Action packed game 4.

[@EMDRONES]

One day we’ll look back and get chills from zombiegrubs epic commentary

[@tanngrisnr5076]

the commentary going absolutely crazy is so fun

[@Scawtsauce]

thank you for showing these entire series

[@Nubsta5]

This game feels very reminiscent of SCBW games: Tanks, Marines vs lings, hydras and ultras. Just missing Defilers, Science Vessels, and spider mines.

[@DavidGuild]

25:30 Oliveira remakes both Engi Bays after losing them to a drop. I guess he wanted to get Tracking and Neosteel at the same time? (Actually it's certainly just habit, can't blame him really, at that point the mental effort to realize you only need one is probably more expensive than the minerals.)

[@joshjosh1386]

Thanks for the heated match!!! It was so action packed!!!

[@matthewgo0729]

A Chinese Player of nobody won it all. One of the greatest underdog story in Starcraft2 history!!

[@sloanNYC]

Insane games. So damn quick and intense.

[@ericfoltz1979]

10:30 I've never seen Zombiegrub so excited commentating over a match in all the time I've watch these highlights

[@DudeForSureMan]

Ive never seen a Terran play like this before

[@joshburger2217]

incredible series, two absurd displays of speed

[@still34u]

What an insane series.

[@Lobowsky]

what a great time to be alive

[@benny8182]

Round 4 was insane. best TvZ match i ever seen

[@kensou2828]

great match, that was a close game, Oliveira play calmly under great pressure.

[@reaLBERG]

insane

[@J9045hello]

i like this announcer combo a lot - gj !

[@J9045hello]

she got me hyped at peak points ha

[@laolaofo]

Time 100, unbeatable!

[@xinrongli53]

From time's first stream after he back to china he said that in Game 2 during the big marine push, he was too hyped and he made a misclick that his marine took one extra stim which cause the army to low hp and one shot by the last ling. If he didn't do that stim those marines could survive. And he was joking that after game 2 he thought he could win the series by how he performed in game 2 also after game 2 before game 3 he thought about Rogue, he said if Rogue is in this situation he would go to the washroom break to stop Reynor on fire. So he went to the washroom and calm himself XD.

[@ivosaavedracastillo4287]

Reynor actually did way better against Oliveira than Maru in the finals

[@ClipPlus1991]

Olivera is new King of Terran!

[@svintsitsky]

instant classic 👌

[@tictcha612]

Nice video !

[@daniellizik]

amazing commenting, made the matches so much more intense

[@mirrorimage2866]

holy fuck this is insanity. watching game 4 rn. holy fuck the ammount of stuff they handle simultaniously is just redicules. like. dafuck. it feels like the two of em are pushing themselfs beyond human.

[@waiaka]

sick play on Time's part

[@aytugkarakadioglu5338]

You made us Terrans proud.

[@wolfclaw3812]

Time is just BUILT DIFFERENT yo

[@ross.neuberth]

Oliveras run in this tourney was really awesome.

[@MrConstiii]

Ofc the matches are amazing, but man, these casters are fantastic as well, they're making this even more entertaining!

[@smellypatel5272]

Great game

[@andrzejnadgirl2029]

If folk who recommended me this series read this: yes, it was the best series on IEM but I still stand that best match was first one between Maru and ByuN ;)

[@VLADIMIR91649]

Оливейра красавчик. Порадовал хорошей игрой!

[@coramoff6300]

打得不错！

[@humanugo686]

hhh

[@diwajerebation4077]

based

[@yigitinegol964]

Look at the raynors face😛

[@leonlovelife2109]

Reynor frustration showed..... oh well good game

[@MRCHRONICANGEL]

"It's so unfortunate because I feel like Oliveira is playing so well right now its just that Reynor is better in the ways that Oliveira is... Reynor is playing so fast and its kind of out-competing how unbelievably fast Oliveira is as well." Caster must have really eaten those words.

[@diwajerebation4077]

its insane how overhyped reynor always is

[@kevinchavez4180]

20:24 don't Say anything, just enjoy it

[@juancar3551]

De dónde salió ese Oliveira ???

[@lvluptoaverage52]

It was Time all along for Olivera to make it

[@tabascomilo]

Estubo muy buena la partida, Terran Forever 😎👌

[@nicholasfactor]

ZomebieGrub with the PRO+++ Casting at 10:00 -- also when did Reynor get so hot??

[@luhfcs]

Does anyone know how Oliveira picked its name? Is he from Macau?

[@walden6272]

He name himself after Brazilian MMA fighter Charles Oliveira.

[@user-ql7ch2zg1h]

he is from pequim

[@rajaafiq7336]

Oliveira is the one we wait for Terran player.

[@csmlegend3704]

what was that sound at 20:25 lol

[@carlmarl6531]

Zombiegrub is such an incredible commentator.

[@maliniak2]

comment is not an auctioneer at a texas horse auction. a flood of unnecessary words is very stupid. it's not quantity that matters but quality

[@carlmarl6531]

@@maliniak2 She's emotionally elevating intense and decisive moments in the game, and in these moments there are multiple different key actions occurring in a span of a couple of seconds. These are two competitors are very good players with a lot on the line. You also have commentators who don't commentate quickly and accurately but still are great to listen to during similar moments. To each their own, but calling it very stupid is incredibly inaccurate.

[@maliniak2]

@@carlmarl6531 at least half of her words are unnecessary... She remind me some aunty at barbecue after two beers

[@carlmarl6531]

@@maliniak2 lmao ok 🤦‍♂

[@milanvondelft268]

31:46 - ZG slips up and calls Oliveira "TIME"

[@Sir_Tomoyuki]

Oliveira is Time, he just changed his name recently, so Zombiegrub sometimes calls him that.

[@001zxy]

Oliveira plays more like a robot than Innovation. Careful calculation and patiently take advantage step by step, in every small changes.

[@streamfun9228]

It's sad that Reynor lost.. Well, at least this is a victory for everyone 20:24 (～￣(OO)￣)ブ

[@XOPOIIIO]

Seconds before upgrades finished he attacked wtf.

[@HappyHappyPanda88]

dark knight has appeared in sc2 scene.

[@bbbbb8191]

20:24 😳

[@djryken]

The reverse sweep happened cause Oliveira realised he needed to diversify his units

[@YoungukJo]

캬 진짜 잘한다 둘다

[@4utoxic]

Beautiful! IN YOUR FACE ZERG! Supreme race terran vs stupid bugs. Haha! :)

[@Sir_Tomoyuki]

Next highlight - Oliveira vs Hero!

[@aaronalquiza9680]

those poor Thor-is-here on game 4 barely got any action lol

[@xows4182]

20:23 😅😅

[@aldojona4523]

Saco mi poster calato de maru, y pongo a mi nuevo poste del dios terran oliveira

[@IsaacMartinez-py2ci]

20:23 👀

[@diwajerebation4077]

9:30 medivacs be like

[@hendrickginn3323]

Holy shet

[@WestliFerZul]

Oliveira beat Reynor, Hero and Maru to win first place. Deserved win 👍🏼

[@gskills55]

Kudos to zombiegrub for instantly recognizing that game 2 wasn't over yet and interrupting feardragon

[@jihangaban]

zombiegrubb commentary on game 2 especially is incredible

[@bencepap8143]

Oliveira has no TIME - Zombiegrub 2k23

[@RoboticsBay]

Lifts my heart to see these Zerg player doing mass zergling banelings all game and a click getting destroyed by Terran micro

[@tsunami2562]

Who are the casters?

[@andrzejnadgirl2029]

ZombieGrub and Feardragon

[@andyspark5192]

What happened to SC2? Why is it suddenly so intense? I'm losing it.

[@meandmyself1600]

With the latest patch + map pool, the games became quicker, more action packed. Haven't seen all games at IEM, but can't recall something stupidly long. Even the 20-30 minute games were always entertaining

[@courtesylicking9312]

oliveira the champ rn

[@user-uq1gb7zv3q]

Очень хорошая игра от терана

[@MichaelM-ik7nz]

I hate good terrans with a passion! my blood pressure got pretty high

[@ChocAus]

@20:24 the dude moans.