The Greatest Starcraft 2 Players: Serral vs. Clem

Serral vs. Clem in an incredible back and forth series. Serral showing his zerg skills and Clem displaying his amazing micro, making them very evenly matched.
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[@SC2HL]

Highlights from one of the best series of the year, this series was played a hours ago at IEM Katowice 2021 If you want to buy me a coffee, check www.buymeacoffee.com/sc2hl ;)

[@Jbell101792]

Best series yet in katowice

[@HiItsSalty]

what if we want to take you out for coffee?

[@SC2HL]

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[@jkkim6928]

Dude this was an insanely good edit. I feel like I watched the whole series just from this

[@jkkim6928]

@Hi Its Salty Gaming Damn

[@diokosa7001]

clems marines showcasing a masterclass level of social distancing

[@Narfwak]

underrated comment

[@bokiNYC]

😂😂😂

[@psikogeek]

The C-14 rifle encourage social distancing. Not yet mandatory in Texas.

[@Eaterofeaterofpies]

69 likes nice but underrated comment

[@Arbiazzz]

They are so healthy!

[@mateuszjonczyk8010]

The level of control Clem is displaying is just insane, that marine spread at the very end is godlike against zerg. Still seeing how Serral came back from brink with those two wins just cements his position as one of the very best players ever. Crazy stupid that they both needed to face off in such early stage of IEM, this is grand finals material

[@Abandon-art]

Marines alas seem to be the dominant meta in 99% of pro terrans I see :/ Marines are just too good overall in good hands. Clems is definitively a specialist of marine spreading x)

[@renannascimento8750]

@@Abandon-art Marine spreading and marine sniping. The way he kills banelings without allowing them to get even close to his army is absolutely stunning.

[@tonaka86]

Only 1 can stop this marine spread - lurckers. Lurkers are hold possion. Marines can`t atack lurkers good.

[@Abandon-art]

@@allennguyen4456 And hear them scream :)

[@sharrick1208]

Definitely should have been the grand finals.

[@Benkhuc]

33:55 when the marine spread is so good you start speaking in tongues

[@maticzupan922]

This has probably been the best and highest-lvl TvZ I've ever seen! Awesome :)

[@horus2780]

someone hasn't seen game 5 dark v Byun blizzcon 2016 :)

[@maticzupan922]

@@horus2780 Nope, but I guess I should check it out :D

[@cristianperezbrunet7944]

So it would seem (pirates of the caribean reference :D)

[@nhovyjann]

Cap

[@Necroneer]

Yeah this is one of the best ones I've seen. I just love back and forth T v Z's like this, they're just so fun to watch.

[@arn_ice]

Clem is sooo good about rescuing his troops when he can.

[@walterbirdwell3675]

If he was in charge of the Dominion the Queen of Blades might not have existed

[@slufffyg503]

“We’re just marines sir, we’re meant to be expendable” Clem: Not to me

[@pinopiyatsi8058]

no marine left behind

[@colind3918]

I agree, every man should aspire to be as good at pulling out as our boy Clem

[@peterchui1964]

As much as I love them I cannot see innovation or even TY playing as well as clem against serral.

[@NinjaBoy606]

@TheNeonknt Clem beat TY and Byun in the group stage

[@renannascimento8750]

@TheNeonknt Clem beat TY on groupstage and you're comparing different matchups, which doesn't make any sense.

[@tigera6]

@LowLinK hope so, but his road to get there wont be easier. Zest is on fire and PvT is not Clem strongest matchup. Then its either another crazy PvT or the rematch with TY.

[@renannascimento8750]

@TheNeonknt clem

[@iithunderii9800]

@TheNeonknt I'm pretty confident if Serral faced TY, Inno or even Maru, he would still be alive in the tournament.

[@aybay8723]

It's really just jaw dropping how good Clem Is

[@baktiy.s.1065]

Yo what the hell. This is supposed to be round of 12, not the grand final!

[@inkberrywastaken]

you're right it's not the grand final because clem just got 3-1'd by zest

[@flameyaksha8596]

33:51 the caster just turn from speaking English to french😂😂

[@thomasyokum1070]

The new round of Medivacs: hey friends! We've got a bunch of energy, how are the rest of you doing - Clem's last round of Medivacs, which haven't gone higher than 10 energy for the last five minutes: HELP

[@paulchiu8853]

I played sc2 with friends today . Doesn’t seems like it’s the same game .

[@congressisevil9229]

Blizzard is going downhill in a hurry

[@xekoan507]

Paahhahaa

[@V3x0r]

That's because the pros are actually playing a different game. You're playing checkers, but the pros are using those black and red chips to play chess.

[@chemicals8582]

Insane series. Game 1 I said "Serral is effed" and then 2 minutes later I'm saying "Clem is effed". Really, the ability of both players (esp. Serral) to make a play while behind is just off the charts.

[@haoxus9413]

The final marine spreading Wow Just Wow

[@ВасилийВасильев-д2м]

most of them already being spreaded, before battle begins. technically, its just positioning

[@jorgetorres2843]

Looks like a movie bro

[@01trixor]

28:20 this two sound like they are possesed

[@ljs2001]

I like Serral but it’s very satisfying to see someone taking him down fair and square.

[@shayden6995]

@@bigbeef2654 baneling good unit, no bane -> gg vs marines

[@tigera6]

@LowLinK Technically Serral could have gone with LingbaneHydra and techup into Lurker Viper composition. Thats just not his build, unlike Reynor or Dark. Serral usually so great with lingbane control that he can play lingbane all game long and win quite efficiently. Unfortunately, Clem micro with Bio is so amazing that he beat Serral at his own game, forcing Serral to lose more and more lingbane everytime they fight. And at the end, Serral just couldnt get out enough unit to fight and is forced to tap out.

[@DarktroopX]

These presplits from Clem... so unreal. You can barely see two marines together.

[@raca4127]

THIS. Clem has figured out that you don't have to run in and destroy the base ASAP then run, better strat is to make the opponent waste their banes on a few of your units, then you can mop up easily. I think I saw like 20 banes kill 5 marines. If anything, the zerg has to presplit their banes to counter the presplit marines. But I think serral was panicking in this battle and just sent everything cuz he was way down on army supply.

[@acidosis1985]

Presplits are like 101 terran though...but yeah clem deserve the win 1000%

[@ahuzel]

@JM Coulon Also one could split the banes on the move, but they clump again like 2 seconds later, is like trying to catch a reaper with slow lings, is of no use.

[@PincodeMe]

one of the most intense fights in star craft 2. the game goes back and forth.this is what I can really call "GOOD GAME!".

[@brodobroggins]

33:56 As banelings come crashing in Marines: *final countdown music* Thor: Oh look an overlord!

[@SpectreInk]

Every single one of those games can be made into a movie. Holy shit, that was epic!

[@davidnighten5553]

I see clem. i click. i like. simple

[@CoconutMousseIndieGaming]

SC2HL title 2018: The Greatest Starcraft 2... Me: Agree 2019: The Greatest Starcraft 2... Me: Agree 2020: The Greatest Starcraft 2... Me: Agree 2021: The Greatest Starcraft 2... Me: Agree

[@demacry]

marine/mine/medi vs mutabling is such an exhausting style. I can't believe how good their control was as the series kept on.

[@danielvargas4793]

Oh boy I came early. This doesn't happen to me often I swear

[@SuperGamingeek]

I came early too. But probably for different reasons

[@maxb2021]

Clem is one of the few Terran players I respect, his nonstop agression and in your face attitude while fighting is such a breath of fresh air from the mech turtleing and the nonstop drop harass that you typically see from most Terran play.

[@cristianperezbrunet7944]

Aww Clem joiful face at the end UwU, boys we must protec him at all cost

[@MrDannyinla]

Yes! Must protec 😍

[@sharonpace1693]

Clem even cancelled his base right at the end, with everything else going on. Wow

[@jobertuy2130]

The level of unit control clem showed That was awesome

[@olivierramier8335]

5:10: "...the game is so close" instant Serral gg haha

[@RoseGold-Playa]

That felt like a premature gg

[@tigera6]

@@RoseGold-Playa Not really, Clem is up by 20 army supply, Serral has run out of bane, and was only able to make some lings which take more time to morph into bane. By then, Clem would have taken out the 4th, or even the 3rd from Serral. In addition, all the Queens were about to die which mean creep spread will be horrible for Serral. Clem can just stay outside of the creep and harrass non-stop.

[@olivierramier8335]

@@RoseGold-Playa I don't think so, that was more Serral respecting Clem's ability to finish him after such an advantage, and not wanting to waste energy on this game imo

[@RoseGold-Playa]

@@olivierramier8335 I guess but I think he could have at least tried lmao

[@oscarr5734]

Some absolute ferocity on display by Clem. It really is a treat to watch

[@pedrorodrigueziii4859]

If you watch his player cam though he is LOCKED IN. That kid was using every ounce of focus. That keyboard took a beating for sure.

[@crem4x968]

Wow that spread at the end...

[@ladhkay]

All hail Clem our Terran lord!

[@Longtimer49]

Wow at the end I think Clem is making command centers just to keep the mutas occupied. At first I was like "why the hell is he throwing away minerals?" but the man is a genius.

[@iamgreysian4016]

Marines: COVID Year 25XX; "You want a piece of me, boy?" No way, José!

[@GenericEname]

33:52 be like, "Alright, boys, you know the rules. One Marine per Zip Code."

[@Josh-99]

This series is an example of why I play Zerg and Protoss but not Terran. EVERYTHING that Terran does is that much harder than the other two races: they have the same building-based limitations of Protoss while having to also build "at home" like the Zerg (no warp-in at Prisms or remote Pylons). They have a ridiculously fragile army like Zerg but can't re-max anywhere near as quickly. The are as weak in the early game as Protoss with no god-tier unit like Queens, which means they have to be the aggressor early on to keep the opponent from running over their early base. And then there's the mechanical control necessary to actually play Terran bio. One misstep and you lose your entire army to two Banelings. Lose focus for a second and Banelings or Mutalisks can evaporate an entire mineral line of SCVs. Playing Terran just seems like choosing to play an already difficult game on Nightmare mode.

[@scratch5120]

Widdow mines can be so dirty

[@strickenlol]

What a series! Clem played lights out.

[@yemyt4107]

wtf Zerg win 2 games??? That's unacceptable... Nerf Zerg more plz!!!

[@가짜를싫어함]

Zerg is trash .. Serral, You played hard in the meantime. now change to P or T

[@NotInformedOfficial]

The marine control in game 1 is bonkers

[@ComputerJunkie00]

Goddamn, that's some of the finest Terran play I've ever seen.

[@workinghard7013]

Bois, look like we have new general for alien invasion

[@pedrorodrigueziii4859]

He's on some Ender's Game level, for real.

[@carlibouros]

Wwaaaaaaaa cleeeeeeeem !!!!!! ♥️🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖

[@lepandatrotteur3635]

Desssssssplancitoooooo ! 😍😍😍

[@davido.2932]

The micro in this game was unreal, I actually got chills watching, not even an Artosis reference.

[@a9302c]

The best non-Korean terran the World has ever seen

[@timothytobias9107]

God level micro And god level casting right here 28:21

[@jinhengtan7726]

One of the most entertaining, incredible, exciting and nail biting battles ever

[@stiltzy1534]

Greatest? More like cutest, wait is that weird um

[@danmarchamp]

Clem has owned serial many times on ladder and now he's done it on a world stage like IEM

[@CrimsonA1]

Do most of these SC2 announcers take lessons from Eminem?!?!

[@jkkim6928]

Hahaha good one

[@henryviiifake8244]

"They gon' learn today!" 🤣

[@xcorredorl]

The best of the best game that I've ever seen in SC2!!

[@heroman8072]

Aside from watching a great match, I find it refreshing to hear a female commentator.

[@AFryingPan]

Why is it that when Clem goes 3:2 against Serral he is considered one of the greatest player. But when someone like Cure goes 3:0 Serral people make excuses? Clem probably has the most practice against Serral vs all the other top terrans in the world. No hate on Clem though he is amazing.

[@peterchui1964]

That is unfair but difference is simply that clem is more popular than cure. When cure beat serral most people think it's just missplay by serral.

[@AFryingPan]

@@peterchui1964 Exactly, when Clem wins = Clem is amazing greatest player. When Cure wins it's Serral was feeling off, or made a bad play. It is what it is I guess. Serral's reign looks to be over

[@Sol-gz4pp]

(because clem is a non korean but shhhhh it's a secret, if a korean beats serral it was because serral had a bad day but if a non korean beat serral it's because he is one of the greatest shhhhhh)

[@scratch5120]

Im just a greenhorn but i have a hell of a time against widdow mines. They put them everywhere and it seems unless i just scan in front of my army non stop they end up smashing my army. If i build ravens they kill the damn ravens.

[@briankim9598]

33:55 The most beautiful spread of Terran units I have ever seen

[@hu-ry]

Holy shit clem has put serrals larva efficency to shame xD zerglings rallying into clems army, half baked flanks on clems sieged position and clem just eating banes with mules and siege tanks... I mean microing zerglings is insanely hard, because you are not able to focus attack on single units... and I'm not even sure if serral could have turned it around with better army control. He couldn't even tech up and had to defend with only his queens and ling/bane, because of the amount of pressure clem applied in the second game :o Maybe commiting the resources from some of the unsuccessful counter attacks on clems 3rd to break clems sieged up position could have helped him win that.

[@TheMrPensa]

This looks insane. I can't imagine that it's actually two humans playing.

[@NoellaScott]

ZG is such a great caster

[@F4c2a]

I'm sorry but widowmines take away from this victory. They're the worst unit to be added into the game. Massive value and game changing moments from automatic, invisible units. Not fun to look at, not fun to play against. I mean Terran is OP right now, but this has nothing to do with it. Automated invisible banelings with range that shoot both ground and air with splash damage should not be a thing. An absolutely insane unit.

[@VANdeVice]

(24:41) That was severely cool ! Queen facing pack of marines, and gonna die. But she still have energy, and before she was consumed by the brutal machine of war, she manage give one last infuse ! For the Swarm !! )

[@Dman40000]

Such a fucking joke - T can attack perfectly in the first few mins, catch Z off guard, get damage in and only manage to trade evenly, eventually ending up behind after Z counters. Zerg OP.

[@draigevykhait6141]

I'm a toss but I just love good tvz. Those space cowboys Vs zergs fights are just cinematic material, especially when commandet by Clem and serral

[@Nova_Jan]

Man idk, something about this matchup seems off. Zerg is so creep dependent it's almost stupid. But yea ling bane cant do much against spilts and widowmines. I'm surprised serral was able to do that well with then for so long even when ata disadvantage like that.

[@roberdanger]

these guys are amazing. but with that said... im super fucking bored of seeing ling, banes and marine, meds... blizzard needs to make them alot weaker. they are cheap units and should be non factors for more expensive units so we start to see some variety and new combinations. this is the first SC2 video ive watched in years and its the same i watched back then... stale

[@ashoka9306]

in your average Clem TvZ the amount of marines killed by banes is much smaller than Banes killed by Marines.

[@joeyvigil]

Marines are the counter to banelings.

[@captainfordo2780]

I wouldn't call clem the greatest just yet. Serral, stats, jaedong, maru, and huk still hold the titles of legendary to me.

[@tigera6]

Clem need to win a couple more global tournament before people can call him that. Winning this IEM would be a great start.

[@Awix]

Huk ? Wtf.

[@bngng7033]

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[@04shneierl001]

every time the bracket would line up for maru v serral final's one of them can't make it to the end

[@shayden6995]

clem better than maru anways xd

[@renannascimento8750]

@@shayden6995 I think Clem's TvZ is better than Maru's atm, but TvT is a different story...

[@tigera6]

@@shayden6995 Clem is better suited at beating Serral than Maru, and thats it. Remember how Solar just beat Clem up a couple days ago. And Clem lost to Maru head-to-head as well.

[@04shneierl001]

@@shayden6995 whilst Clem is defiantly in great form i'd argue Maru is a stronger overall had longer and stronger success (4 gsl's prologue etc)) tougher opponents Kespea during its prime inno and TY constantly.. I'm not saying he won't get there but he has long while to go before he is on even footing

[@sgtslick7]

Why did serral gg game 1, very bad decision, this isn't a ladder game.. fight to the end! It was even - terrible decision.

[@TheTORNADO6000]

2:01 Sex...sucksess))).... Oh this commentator women... we know what they actually need).

[@nickingersoll]

Can the observors record this in 2k please? Its annoying still seeing these come out in 1080 p this isnt 2010 anymore

[@CreepingDeath_]

Omg what is happening @ 28:21!?🥴 Great games

[@WindsorMason]

So much

[@dawgamonggators]

A marine walks into a bar It has no counter.

[@eletricman1998]

can someone explain me what makes you win? like didnt he still have troops and stuf?

[@poke2911]

Sorta crazy that we can have a title like that and the game features 0 koreans, the scenes changed quite a bit

[@smugshrug]

Clem is like a modern MarineKing.

[@lelosdeathmark5188]

i absolutely love serral,i thinkhe is the best player that has ever played starcraft...but god damn clem in this particular series was just AMAZING...his marine splits was phenomenal...brilliant brilliant brillinant young man...good job

[@hey000yo000]

That was impressive from Clem. Only thing I was wondering is, why he doesn't build any sensor towers? Is that building deprecated now? I feel like he would've had an even more commanding victory if he could react against the baneling run-by before it hits.

[@Ilposeidonll]

If Clem develops his Ghost and late Terran game, Nukes, Ghost snipes etc. And with Liberators I think Clem can and will be a monstrous player.

[@TheAmazingCowpig]

Clem's individual unit positioning truly is disgusting. His widow mine play, defensive siege tank positions, defensive cloaked banshees(?) even; amazing to watch. What series this was, those were some really tight games for both.

[@learningguitar2693]

Havn't watch pro sc in a while but i gotta say zombiegrub has improved so much as a caster! really cool to see.

[@maliniak2]

Oh ya? And what's good in your opinion? Words flood? Good caster use words when its needs not throw words like a machine gun. Its so stupid cast. Damn.

[@SK-hg1qg]

@@maliniak2 if you were casting, I would insta mute, as I have zero idea of what you just said

[@Вальдор]

Omg best ST fight ever. Are they got 1000000 Apm each?

[@Zhippy]

I stopped playing this game years ago, I STILL think the medevacs should only be able to heal inside the cargo hold rather than outside.

[@speokeosai]

Dunno why they didn't just use the brood war medics and dropships.

[@bryanfong1023]

Greatest stracraft 2 players? More like greatest non korean starcraft 2 players

[@HopMadness1616]

Quite the title lmao

[@SC2HL]

Hehehehehe gotta sensationalize a little, but I do definitely think this is some of the highest level of starcraft ever seen.

[@ernesttucker4359]

Serral tapped out with that many workers and bases?. Weird, maybe he was just tired and said ok clem after 3 years I'll pass the torch, you are worthy

[@Grvsnh96]

Please make best of starcraft 2 videos from 2017 to 2020.

[@popeneiad7968]

Those were such insane games!!!The ability of both these players to even the odds is crazy, their trades back and forth had me on the edge of my seat, especially in that last game. Amazing play from both sides!

[@michaelorange4879]

Imagine taking that much economic damage and winning! That is a death sentence for either of the other races! Terran can bounce back so easily from anything, the race is just too resilient -.-

[@itsjustaline]

Don’t forget friendships too

[@quocphantruong]

I could see Serral is outplayed by Clem when Serral is desperately using Bane Muta for all last games which give him advantages in micro

[@christopher7567]

imagine serral's spore crawler getting clem in Scarletts natural 😩

[@You-ul8qw]

Could you perhaps show highlighs from the series played between Trap and Astrea during the IEM Katowice?

[@gateway.4509]

Where get this gameplay, for run in my sc2?

[@RaymondLo84]

2:20 those poor things cannot make up their minds

[@macedindu829]

I was at work and had to leave as soon as this game ended, and unfortunately, the esl_sc2 channel ends at the same point as this video, but i suspect there was an interview. FeelsBadMan

[@cmtgatox]

Clem is a monster! Serral is only a player two!

[@bluefisher1744]

I like watching these games seeing just how skilled and professional these players are, and then I see Serral made a creep tumor smiley face

[@tigran010]

Funniest part Clem never researced concusive shells)