Serral's Genius Zerg Rush - Starcraft 2: Serral vs. Reynor

Serral vs. Reynor play a Best-of-5, serral starting off with a genius zerg rush.
Match: Serral vs. Reynor
Tournament: ESL Pro Tour - Valencia 2022
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[@SC2HL]

Lots of awesome Starcraft games lately! Watch the finals with Clem, Reynor & Heromarine today at: twitch.tv/esl_sc2

[@ep103103]

3 videos in 3 days! Its like Christmas : D

[@arturstatkiewicz6360]

Reynor's amused smile is excellent.

[@gchatz6480]

i know that Serral is (one of) the best player, but i love reynor games. He constantly laughing/smiling is a big contrast compared to most other pro players that look so serious all the time.

[@johnmellan1732]

@@louisdrouard9211 Nothing strange about a happy heart.

[@N0noy1989]

A "problem" with Serral is that the more serious the stakes, the safer he gets. He's really capable of insane never before seen strategies. Harstem once said that the most dangerous Serral is when he's already losing a tournament and has nothing more to lose.

[@Brurgh]

@@N0noy1989 Harstem has also said Serral is also so scary on ladder, because there's a lot less pressure to perform.

[@bickflick]

I swear seeing Reynor’s growth throughout and just how much of a character he is is the best.

[@Starfang]

The excitement from Reynor at the end is so wholesome

[@ckpn4771]

HOLY it's Starfang

[@tl7294]

As much as I admire Serral's calm and robotic precision, I also appreciate Reynor's smile when he got cheesed with the spine crawler. How could Serral not crack a smile after pulling that off successfully.

[@maxtonherst6055]

"he's bouncing and jamming" is great. Love seeing reynor in the player cams

[@UR2W4M]

what a clown

[@DudethatGross]

I swear Reynor is the only guy that can reliably beat Serral

[@SC2HL]

Serral was 17-0 in the tournament before he played Reynor

[@moonwalker15g]

Reynor is Serral's kryptonite

[@johnmellan1732]

Reynor is his Achilles heel. We all have a nemesis.

[@malekiththeeternityking5433]

Maru can too

[@johnmellan1732]

@@malekiththeeternityking5433 no

[@MrSang-py3dd]

Zerg is my most hated race in SC2, but 2 of my 5 most favorite SC2 players(Serral and Reynor) play Zerg. They made me cheer for something I hate, that's how good they are.

[@hanumint]

ZvZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@SaithMasu12]

That crown goes to protoss actually. Toss is the a move race and thats why its hated.

[@notrather5514]

@@SaithMasu12 ?

[@VagueMemory]

@@notrather5514 Maybe ask him a question rather than assume he is going to know exactly what you mean by posting a single question mark.. Better yet, why even post it at all. His comment was straight forward and self explanatory.

[@notrather5514]

@@VagueMemory Maybe read the original comment, then the comment that I responded to and than think for a minute. If you still dont understand what was the "?" then think again and if you still cannot comprehend it then comment me again and I will tell you ;)

[@Zuron]

These two have played eachother so much and are so evenly matched, they know it's over as soon someone gets a strategic advantage.

[@starviling]

Nice little dance by Reynor at the end

[@UR2W4M]

like a clown

[@lhfirex]

These guys playing each other is always fun. High level play AND high level mindgames. I'm saying this before I watch the whole video, so maybe there won't be as many mindgames, but it feels like it takes both for them to beat each other.

[@Cube-xs2rn]

i love how reynor has a redbull cap in a monster energy sponsored tournament

[@Str8Wildcat]

I knew Raynor just needed a few years to really figure out where the opponent is at any given time. He had everything before that.. now instead of holding back from the final kill while 100 supply up... he knows where he and the opp are at and ends it. Amazing play from Raynor.

[@Trubripes]

Putting the Rush back into the Zerg. :D

[@salvagedsteelstudio]

One must really know who they're up against to just forfeit a game after only seing 3 mutas. That just shows the respect Serral has for Reynor.

[@dawonlee2770]

GGs. Rooting for both to have another classic grand finals in the end

[@ThePorpoisepower]

Love the timing of the zerglings when that spine crawler finished in Game 1... crazy good.

[@Scawtsauce]

serral rush is the thing of nightmares... he's finally evolving

[@analogGigabyte]

Didn't expect THAT after reading the title

[@tictcha612]

Nice video !

[@69Darkthor]

8:34 the cams in the minimap going crazy XD

[@HappyTofu2424]

Serral is so good at mid/late game that it baffles me why he always goes for these weird rushes against Reynor. Reynor really conditioned him to thinking he can't play his normal game against him or something, it's so crazy. Props to Reynor, hope he gets the whole thing!

[@Banana_39]

I didn't even realize that!!

[@wangoif7301]

These two are inside each other’s heads, I wish we could see some 2v2 games with Raynor and Serral on the same side. I have a feeling they wouldn’t even need to communicate with each other.

[@SRrINx]

Archon mode, Raynor and serral vs clem and heromarine

[@fluffyfang4213]

While I love the idea, I'm sure if they were playing seriously they'd both end up with a massive roach/ravager army and would steamroll a win rather than the godlike control over Infestors, Queens, Mutalisks, and Zerglings I'm sure we'd all wanna see out of that.

[@kibateo]

cheeky first game but a clear 3-1 after that by reynor

[@danzansandeev6033]

my jaw literally dropped when i saw that first game... i never knew you could do that hell do that successfully...

[@Nighthawk20000]

The face Reynor does when Serral instantly GGs out is hilarious. He wanted to play with his mutas!

[@fir3wall514]

Damn I love that game

[@ShootNowAskLater01]

Thank god, a clip without Kevin’s voice

[@karnudom]

The heck, I didn't know you could do that in the 1st game XD

[@NoName-fz1fv]

That's so genius. 100% IQ play.

[@whatanerd7628]

fire the sound guy! ;)

[@gummywurmgaming9147]

Reynor is very enjoyable to watch. Not only is he cracked but he also looks to be having fun The whole time.

[@jonpettersen4775]

Having Cats as a co-caster is such a treat

[@RoalFlusher]

reynor is fun to watch he even smiles while losing what a cool guy

[@Metaljackal-jw2bw]

I love it how serral is serious and focused at the game While reynor is jut Vibing to the music and bopping his head. This is what online tournament can do When they are not on stage

[@carrier2456]

"This looks really good for the Italian"

[@kubm4s915]

Serral is zerg superman! But Reynor is criptonyte

[@monferaigne5061]

400IQ rush!

[@Jo-de3st]

I know Serral would've lost those games where he forfeited after losing the first big battles, but i think its a bit sad that he never even seems to try getting back from the brink like other players try to.

[@freddelarsson4434]

Man i wished Blizzard made SC3... But in their current state it would probably cost 0.89$ per unit in-game so might be best this is left alone.

[@ross.metcalf]

My favorite part was when Reynor had a huge smile on his face after surrendering the first match. Just shows that his love for the game is bigger than his ego. Well played to both players.

[@vegardkjrberg1929]

How is serral doing in tournaments recently? I havent really watched much starcraft 2 since the year he pretty much won everything he competed in. I know he lost blizzcon or something the year after. How is he doing these days?

[@Zallori]

Well he's the current world champion so not bad lol

[@henryviiifake8244]

Serral: Warmest machine. 🤖🔥 Reynor: Coolest human. 😎🥶

[@GiliacHeskel]

Usually I find matches with Serral very boring. (He is so good, that only top players can throw him off.) But this Bo5 was amazing!

[@SaintNath]

Why do they gg so fast and not hope for the enemy to make mistakes? Is there nothing on the line for the winner?

[@meatissodumb]

Demuslim is one of the last remaining decent commentators

[@kizaru205]

Is it just me or does it feel like the game is faster than it is nomally?

[@benjaminjoeBF3]

Reynor is the best thing happened in Starcraft in a while

[@bizzhat]

who's who dangit?? a name tag under the guys' faces would be kinda helpful

[@Necroneer]

Reynor is so strong against Serral.

[@nifler111]

Bly tactics :)

[@daotranbrendan973]

can someone please explain to me why serral seemingly gave up game 2 without a fight?

[@oldfrend]

that hatch cancel into spine - is that new??! never seen that before. i've been playing/watching SC2 ever since six-pool was the most annoying shit ever.

[@BigPerm6999]

nope not new, were able to do it way back then when 6 pools were a thing :)

[@ElMattB]

Raynor moves too much his head, seems like he play's in a 70 inch monitor xD

[@Namikaze2714]

Наполион рейнор

[@halflife2294]

serral has habits that are being preyed apon thats for sure

[@Kalificus]

zerg is op

[@user-qp8qj1ti9o]

I play Zerg but can't beat Terran or Protoss. I hate their units as they are strong when go together. Zerg need craxy macro to play. That's why best player is Zerg.

[@user-ug1mq8zm8u]

Zerg OP? Today rogue eliminate

[@user-ip3sy9my1i]

the third game Serral let go in vain. There was also an equal game . Or am I wrong?

[@lapu02lapu52]

The only game that he won out of 4 rounds...

[@miked3723]

Why wouldnt we expect a 3-1 from Reynor? He 4-0 Serral last time they met. I feel like many in the community still think Serral is better than Reynor but over the last 2+ years Reynor has the clear advantage and has started to put a gap between himself and everyone else.

[@G3rain1]

Serral IS better when considering their overall performance . Reynor just has his number it seems.

[@miked3723]

@@G3rain1 This is a head to head match. When predicting who will win and deciding who has the advantage you look at their head to head matches. Reynor is better than Serral head to head and has been for years. You can even tell Serral knows this. Serral is afraid to go late game against Reynor and either cheeses for a surprise win or tries to win in an all in timing attack. Serral does not play this way against anyone else in the world. It shows that he knows he can not beat Reynor in a straight up fight.

[@helmutalexanderrubiowilson6835]

The cheesse was Bly's original idea serral just executed better

[@AB-sl3qh]

first

[@NotInformedOfficial]

Serral can beat Reynor by cheesing most of the time

[@wesgore8016]

why did the kid to finally liberate us from serrals reign have to be a zerg too?

[@mystikast]

because zerg players are best players whiney casuals play terran and noobs that cant macro play toss

[@wesgore8016]

@@mystikast zerg op

[@psyck011]

Not sure calling Reynor an underdog is accurate...

[@IAmOreoff]

Bly, log out pls

[@ocping]

Serral got 1 game through pure cheese... outclassed in the end.

[@carlmarl6531]

Cheesing is part of the game.

[@dawonlee2770]

Not when serral is literally known for long macro games please foh with that weak shade

[@robertsmith445]

all 10 people still watching sc2 are losing their minds

[@SC2HL]

The 133k views on this video says something different

[@robertsmith445]

@@SC2HL the 0 viewers on twitch and most teams being disbanded says something even more different

[@tonyw1588]

I like Serral but got bored with him winning all the times :) Refreshing to see someone beats him

[@LastZeel]

it's not new...

[@kevinkerwin4118]

What a worthless game

[@N1L4RV]

It looks like exploiting a game's glitch to me

[@johnmellan1732]

casual

[@bunsofthunder9827]

It’s not a “highlight” if it’s a 14m video.

[@SC2HL]

You’re watching 4 games in 14 minutes. These are the highlights from Serral vs. Reynor. Plus a cut of all ad revenue goes to ESL

[@katsu9738]

ratio

[@johnmellan1732]

It's not thunder if its buns

[@missbelled6700]

Putting out good content will always work better than trolling and begging for follows.