Serral vs Has ZvP - Grand Final - WCS Valencia 2018 - StarCraft II

[@anphoneron]

Lmao at the voters. Who will win? 21% Serral, 79% Has. Gotta love when a community can come together to troll as one.

[@felixchien1664]

As a taiwanese american I voted for Has...objectively of course as Has is one of the smartest protoss to ever grace the game

[@jdu5732]

Has is one of THE most entertaining players to watch, win or lose 🤣

[@sunonaro]

cannon rush every game....yea.....so entertaining

[@misspurdy27288]

PixieTheDude games that come down to the wire, strategies we rarely see, making even the god known as serral look like he’s losing, yeah. So boring right?

[@sunonaro]

Mmm I suppose it was interesting the first time, but imo it's not grand final material

[@misspurdy27288]

PixieTheDude That’s what the entire pro scene has been saying. To quote the casters themselves, you need good macro but the ability to throw in cheese and timing attacks. Has doesn’t do that, but he got to the finals with THIS. So yeah, it is finals material.

[@sunonaro]

Truestm just because it got there doesn't mean it should be

[@PumpkinAttacker]

45:47 was the best bit of commentary I've ever heard XD "The Warp Pribablublablblab the uhh Robo is back up"

[@naphi6769]

45:47 was the best bit of commentary I've ever heard XD "The Warp Pribablublablblab the uhh Robo is back up"

[@thailehuy]

I'm now a fan of Has, winning or losing, there will not be another man who get into the grand final of world champion ship, facing the reigning back-to-back world champion, then cheese that guy for 3 games. Hat off to his style

[@TJPesce420]

Live by the cheese die by the cheese.

[@VioletSunsets]

I've also become a fan of Has' unorthodox unorthodox cheese. After I saw my previous favorites, Showtime and Scarlett, get glassed by Serral, it was so refreshing to see Has' first win. Sure, he lost the rest of the games, but when Serral shook his head after just barely surviving Has' first shield battery + immortal strat, I just straight out cried with laughter. "HAS HAS YOU NOW!"

[@AllHailMeowMix]

This was one of the most enjoyable SCII series I have ever seen. An absolute treat!

[@Leishtek]

Agreed 100%

[@Visual0gamer]

and mvp?

[@DaveFallows]

It made me return to the game.

[@fakecubed]

Yeah, awesome series. Serral and Has both had great runs to get to the final, too.

[@sparkyk24]

That 3rd game was the most RIDICULOUS, scrappy, weird, awesome game ever. It's like something you'd see in silver but at a super high level.

[@thooky5662]

Has did show some skill. among top rank protoss players, not much will spam the shield battery like him.

[@davidabeillaud5521]

Not really fair play but that's it

[@tomwallen7271]

I assume you missed Game 2?

[@Djorgal]

@@davidabeillaud5521 How is that not fair play?

[@blueberryblues5644]

David Abeillaud He only used the tactics found in-game and used no third party software. Sooo that’s like the definition of fair play

[@Fingas88]

This is easily the single most epic series I have ever watched. To say this was blowout does not give justice to the quality of the matches that were played. Serral is one cold genius level player and is arguably the best to have ever played zerg while Has is as crafty and unpredictable as he is capable. This series could have gone either way and was won and lost on the smallest of details. Well done to both players a contest like this does not happen without two formidable minds behind the pieces. This honestly had me at the edge of my seat the entire way.

[@lukebomber]

after Rogue

[@fuyukukan]

Serral is not even close to being the best player to have ever played Zerg lol. Best foreinger of LotV definetly, best foreinger of to play zerg of all time possibly, but absolutely not the best zerg player ever.

[@Fingas88]

Championships are the standard by which all great players are judged three in a row is a feat to be sure. Admittedly I have only started watching these contests over the last 4 months or so. In your estimation who is the best all time zerg player...remember championships are a requirement....aaaannnnd go!

[@Leishtek]

I'll reserve judgement until after Blizzcon on how Serral stacks up against the Koreans. But it's no exaggeration to say that he is probably the best non-Korean to play SC2. Best Zerg in SC2 so far was Nestea, maybe even Life back in his hayday, imo. Rogue certainly has the potential.

[@saitoeduarte5766]

you should go watch Has vs Showtime my guy ;)

[@blinkintervention2110]

Serral is now my new favourite ZERG player. Planning ahead, timing and execution display is overwhelming.

[@MikeMike-jj8nd]

I hope Has continues to improve and eventually win a premium tournament. Serral is too strong right now.

[@JackJackKcajify]

bro, he made the finals. he came 2nd. The majority of the community probably thinks has doesnt belong here even. But has made it finals.

[@vladimirlagos2688]

First game at 11:45

[@MasterKast]

you da man!

[@ThanhTran-pi4qw]

ty dude

[@gargalash9191]

thx i always scroll the comments cuz somone is bound to do this :D

[@sebastianvaldesalata7362]

gracias por el dato :P

[@become_alex]

The hero we need

[@HJK_]

I recover my love for the StarCraft again after 5 year since i watch Has playing. I remember when i was starting on the game and i had a lot of ideas. Sadly after a cuples of years the game became boring and stricted to rules. Is wonderfull that finally a player show how much potential have this game. I really expect that he improve his game. Just imagine a player whit the mind of Has and the skill of Bisu just mind blowing guys 🔥🔥🔥🔥 STARCRAFT FOREVER.

[@slevinlaine]

Man, I was rewatching this, and I see Incontrol. And I'm crying. You be good, wherever you are.

[@ske-pho3049]

Take notes guys: hard counter to a proxy hatch is a proxy stargate. 😆 God I love Has games.

[@eddyecho]

Except that Has didnt know about the proxy hatch until after he made the stargate. Hence, some luck was involved in a map that serral should have won.

[@flyingtentacle7631]

@@eddyecho You speak as if you understand what is going on inside of Has' mind. I guarantee that you don't.

[@StarboyXL9]

Serral is a goddamn sports anime protagonist and we're all background characters!

[@DerpHerper]

Dude Has is one of my new favorite players. This guy is wild.

[@Danth01gt]

I really wish the video uploads would be in order for people who can’t tune into the tournament the entire live session. Grand final smack dab in the middle....smh…half the fun is the suspense especially with this kind of finale...

[@Argumemnon]

Yeah it'd be fine if we didn't know who wins what in advance.

[@Leishtek]

Yeah I was looking forward to a Serral vs Special game and the next video was GRAND FINAL SERRAL VS HAS

[@tristanverbruggen1627]

When is the final and where can i watch it?

[@Danth01gt]

Did you read the title of this video?

[@5kyrimPRO]

its called a playlist

[@Efemral]

I love watching these videos. Just as long as I remember to stop it before the super awkward champagne thing

[@cristianspiridon]

Serral(or any other player) can win everything! For me, Has is the best player because he makes this game fun to watch.

[@readysetmood9473]

I agree, for me HAS is the best player today simply because of how he understands the game so much that it's being played in ways we find weird or random, not to mention how smart he is too.

[@Eddyhartz]

5:25 Serral's wisdom "Cannons can't break my shell" Deep thoughts

[@aaronsvoboda7050]

The opening minute to this is just amazing. Need to get a 5 minute pump up StarCrat clip with that epic must and scenes.

[@austinfrench2906]

Out of all the years of starcraftII, this is in my top 3 series played.

[@kirkjabyr751]

Watching Has is something that keeps you on the edge of your seat. You'll never know what tricks he has on his sleeves. Serral is too strong ever. love this championship!

[@BigChungusthe3rd]

So proud of Has. He's a gift to SC2

[@vidaliver1447]

lol he just doesn't know how to play normal. Though, he knows, but he sucks in that. This is why he tries crazy builds, abusing the most overpowered tech in T1-T2 (shield batteries, immortals - all of that). Hate cheesers like him. If i were david kim i'd balance the issues Has and his "collegues" bring to games immediately. He's killing the whole idea of strategy, turning games into micro control contests. even players who feel most uncomfortable in this game rush modes win him - if they are skilled enough. But in middle+late type of game he is not a match for even the worst of them. What does it say to you? ^^

[@gismo3564]

Аvida Liver the people that play outside of the meta and make it a tough match for professionals and you say it's not strategy. It's clearly a lot of strategy. He overcomes his less than great mechanics, with strategy to turn the game upside down. It's boring to see the same match again and again. Being somewhat of a cheeser my self, when I played (mainly because my PC sucked and if there was more than 100 units I had like 5-15 fps) it was always fun to see diamond and mid master players say I sucked, but when I played GM's they usually recognized that a found a hole in their gameplay and commended me on it.

[@vidaliver1447]

you know, the whole definition of "cheese" is "a strategy that is highly unconventional and designed to take one's opponent by surprise. In general, cheese is hard to beat if not scouted but easy to defeat if it is scouted." (© luqipedia) also: "Cheese is usually characterized by its strategic fragility. The cheesing player is making a wager that the defending player will have some sort of oversight in his build. Examples are: Lack of detection against Dark Templars or Banshees, lack of anti-air against certain Stargate builds, or economic greediness against a two raxing Terran." now tell me where was that strategic fragility in Has's Cannon-Battery-Immortal cheese? Even knowing for certain what he's going to do Serral wins only with his micro skills. Does it look like a cheese to you? No. It's abusing imbalanced recent patch (Mothership Core => shield batteries). As soon as David Kim fixes this issue, Has will fall to the bottom of all championships where he did belong before this patch. My point is that it's fine to be cheeser. Well, i still don't like it because it's low-skill game + it's forcing the game into low-economy stage. Isn't it a bit unfair, that you can't force high-economy stage then? Natural cheesers always have advantage because they always play in their field. And it is okay if the late-game guy always puts a lot of efforts to scout cheese, finds it and counters properly, and the cheeser lose. What is not okay - when the cheese is too overpowered to counter even when scouted. btw, the more games like this we see, the more often they will happen, if nothing changes. Do you want to see Cannon-Battery-Immortal all-in every single game? No one will care about late-game skills when you're able to win GML with 3 units no matter what they do.

[@fakecubed]

Surprise has and always will be a key part of war and war games.

[@danpt2000]

fakecubed, you so woked. And deeeep …….

[@waytooaverage]

Amazing, what a series. And what a player Serral is. Thanks WCS for great stuff as always.

[@istoday0321]

Amazing Oracles in G2!!!

[@BrackenFunk]

I'm very, very impressed with Serral's ability to handle the cheese. Doesn't let it rattle him. Plays patient and smart, and doesn't let it frustrate him. Unlike players like Scarlett or Neeb, Serral is able to stay cool, calm, and collected no matter what you want to try. The cannon rush in game 3 was "perfect", but it didn't matter because of that ability to logically think out the scenario. I wish I could do that in my own life haha!

[@Ambrucor]

As someone who is not all that into e sports this was awesome and exciting to watch. Never seen this level of gameplay anywhere else.

[@MajorHeck75]

RIP Incontrol. Love you man.

[@shinycharizards]

Looking back on these games, commentators missed a lot. On game 1, Serral cancelling zergling speed to get fast overlord speed was key. Then Serral cancels zergling speed again to prioritize roach speed. Zergling speed didn't even finish until 6:58, which meant if Has noticed this and went for blink stalkers or adepts, Serral wouldn't have been able to get a surround. Since Serral took the 'third' as his natural, adepts or blink stalkers could've harassed mineral lines easily. As 'unpredictable' as Has was, he played the same chargelot build almost every game, which Serral simply countered

[@kobragangbit]

ive watched many of these. This is by far the craziest game i ever seen on SC 2

[@MrUzilara]

Has...what a player and what a beautiful mind to play like this...

[@frank841220]

Serral won the games, but Has won my heart

[@nelzelpher2088]

To be honest, that is much more important.

[@geoffreystevens2916]

The intro to this video gave me chills. How awesome.

[@aalever]

Commentator: This might be a chance for Serral to recover Has: GG

[@sgtsaldl]

Yeah Has is smart he knows he does not win a pure macro late game

[@uzernam303]

Once his attack got cleaned up Has knew it was over for him. Serral was up 16 workers, 50 total supply, and a base. And it's not just any opponent with a lead, it's Serral.

[@Djorgal]

It's not a question of it being against Serral. That game was lost against any opponent. The corruptors will destroy his nexuses in a few seconds, and he has no way to prevent that.

[@vladr9115]

Year ago i was watching it as a Has fan vouching for canons every game. Half a year after THAT happend and I returned to see the way of Serral - the best in the world. Still some liking for Has.

[@ArsonyEXE]

Game 3 was one of the most amazing games ive seen in a while. Overall absolutely amazing series :) Serral precise and chirurgic, has chaotic and overwhelming :D

[@Sincabello]

Serral & the interviewer. Name a more iconic duo.

[@MH-tr4kn]

Nice

[@myonlybeaker]

the girl is sue "smix" lee

[@amitparmar5288]

Has made it to the finals...WTF?!

[@朕是神]

God save the cheese.

[@thescribe509]

Who Has?

[@danpt2000]

he HAS to watch it

[@rsbandbj1]

I know right?

[@clydegrey5061]

Such a Good grand final. Map pool, both players and their dire contrast. I'm a zerg player, I was rooting for has the whole time even tho I already knew he lost. Would've been cool to see a cheeser win.

[@TylerTraverse]

Just watch ByuN vs Dark WCS grand finals from a couple of years ago ;D

[@Cellisima9]

Ryan I remember that. Pretty epic.

[@TylerTraverse]

Yeah it was pretty exciting. Definitely would argue he won off his cheese, though, as he did the same reaper rush like 2-3 times, and I think Blizzard would agree with me because they nerfed the reaper soon after =P Massively impressed by Serral's crisis management, though. What tense games those were.

[@DrinkinMars]

Has seriously puts the pressure onto Serral and you can see it in his facial expressions lmao. Great games

[@amirmoradi9595]

These are some of the best SC2 games I've ever seen.

[@zentraidee9701]

I've never imagine a runner up before became a beast of the WCS Tournament.Serral will be forever glorious.

[@LieMintPyon]

lol this final are 1000% way more entertaining than maru vs zest gsl final. serral may have won the wcs but has won the crowds hearts hahahahah

[@elvismanhattan284]

OMFG ! #CRINGE #TRIGGERED Dont get me wong Serral is MASTER OF GAME but MARU nuked him to death DUDE's 5-0 easy... MARU IS GREATEST HE WON ALL HEARTS

[@ivoreinfants1900]

@@elvismanhattan284 when? Months ago? When serral was still not that great. No salt but maybe serral would just overcome maru, ye maru is good but he relies way 2 much on proxies to contain the enemy and macro in the back and guess who is really good against that? Serral, ye i want a rematch for this 2 top level pros it would be really fun to see but tbh, serral is just so good in this point, losing 1 map vs the top of the line pros like nerchio, dark, ty, classic, and others while not even getting phased out and smashing them

[@elvismanhattan284]

@@Mis4nthropist im 14 man! #YOLO

[@Devinfrbs]

RIP to a good caster.

[@carstrom9032]

Aren’t they still alive?

[@Devinfrbs]

@@carstrom9032 10:31 - Not the one in the middle.

[@carllazarraga2858]

Serral is the greatest starcraft player I have ever seen in my entire life.

[@mattlouv]

As much as I like watching the pro starcraft matches, the highlight is always seeing the players try to express normal human joy when they win

[@sandroedilashvili3651]

i am zerg fan since 1996 but this guy.. ,,Has,, has (no pun ) some of most engaging games ever. like you love watching him play whether he wins or looses. dude is soo good

[@patrickgrant910]

Has has a new fan here

[@manibabai2115]

Unimaginable performance by Has ! Total fun to watch! I’m a fan now

[@kretarosdarker6395]

7:40 HAHAHAHA xD Geoff Incontrol

[@UBik0013]

okay, imagine this, HAS is so good he didnt need to show it until the final with Serral, making everyone think he is just a cheesy wierdo... still Serral being the monster that he is, its good to see someone is able to give him a good run for his money.. so Has scores in my book, altho Serral is really such a monster.. dayum what a match, love it

[@zottffss]

Has with the most RIDICULOUS micro I've ever seen. Unbelievable.

[@tristanverbruggen1627]

It is great to see that the strategies still haven't changed much

[@teddykillz71]

That was an epic series. They are both amazing players!

[@helloken]

2:27 To me, this is a tame description. I would have said Has making the finals is like velociraptors using rocket launchers to blow the door open.

[@dantdu]

Wow. Algorithm brought me some SICK memories. RIP Geoff. Such a dude.

[@mullerpotgieter]

This is terrible for my heart. I can actually feel it beating faster during tense moments. I don't have a favourite, but I love seeing how they try to outdo each other

[@taofunfact1575]

Thank you Has for making sc2 great again lol.

[@makeitgood8434]

Serral is the greatest player in the world and will be known as the GOAT

[@СергейКузнецов-ж6ф5ю]

One of the awesome game of all times !!! Serral is the ultimate zerg )

[@yanceyzhang5723]

Сергей Кузнецов no, rogue would smash him

[@СергейКузнецов-ж6ф5ю]

yanceyzhang5723 probably, but still they are way too different and i really had a great time watching Serral games as much as Rogue's.

[@hellfun1337]

idk man, scarlett beat rogue. serral never dropped a match to her.

[@СергейКузнецов-ж6ф5ю]

Hope we'll see someday a match between them

[@GatsuKS]

This is the first time I've watched this Serral dude, and he's awesome.

[@heavycritic9554]

Serral is one of very few players who can deal with what Has was bringing. Serral is amazing.

[@wking4699]

Has is the Ultimate test of a fundamentally perfect SC2 player. He literally is the opposite of solid strategy. This game is kinda weirdly poetic showing how contrasted these two players go about the game. If serral lost (probably the best player ever) than it would kind of mean that cheese is the ultimate strategy. But he was able to beat Has by the skin of his teeth most of these games. This is probably my favorite series.

[@Person-zt5nq]

arguably the most serious 1v1 esport/game

[@moomoodeadcow]

WOW...The level of gameplay is incredible.

[@danconser6709]

Love Serral, but major props for HAS.... and GOGOJOEY feels MUCH better now! ;-)

[@TrebleAmp]

Love this commentary team! So fresh, no robots there! :D

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

While serral looks like an evil boss, Has looks like a nobody who might sit in an internet cafe.

[@iGame360fficial]

One of those Star Bucks preppy boys.

[@UnsoberIdiot]

Serral looks dorky, sweet and adorable. Has looks like he'd set your house on fire while cackling.

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

Risakisa stop stalking me Has. I never love you.

[@UnsoberIdiot]

:

[@karimaly2621]

Serral is just more famous, but if you find him at the street without knowing who he is, he perfectly would be a Mr. Nobody, even worst with those black over ankle socks and watch the interview at the end. I like him as a player, but that thing he looks like an evil boss... naaa

[@hyperion808gaming7]

rest in peace Geoff... your life was for Aiur

[@StarboyXL9]

Has using red as his color of choice is quite appropriate considering his strategies would make Alarak proud.

[@boartank]

Game 3 is the craziest game I have ever seen in my life. God level micro. And 4

[@hihihiyo12]

One of the most exciting games I've watched in a while

[@cdbynbwrbq]

Серрал просто мясо как вырос! Вот это человек работу проделал, вцс, джсл! Корея плачет! Красава, успехов Серралу и больше побед, наконец появился в Европе человек который крошит корейцев как орешки

[@generalkitten2100]

who needs standard games anyway?

[@martinr5233]

This is probably the most entertaining proxy-openings I have ever seen in SC2!

[@Daymjo]

1:10:00 this is an unrivaled SC2 player YAAAAAAY 1:10:05 on the non-korean scene SLAAAMMMMMMM

[@henrikpettersson2886]

the 2 most envying spices of Star Craft dashing it out, lol.

[@Devs3921]

Photon/battery rush + immortal cheesy plays are effective, no denial in that up until diamond... faced hundreds of them up until master league where it became obsolete. The reason is because the people who stay too long on cheesy plays usually have 0 skill or game for mid/late gaming. HAS gave me that impression where he either all-inn or gives up easily like he did on some games after some stupid push where he scouted before hand and knew what he was getting into. He is good... very good at cheesing no denial in that, but he needs to improve alot his mid/late game micro/macro skills as backup for a failed cheesy play. If he combines that cheesy creativity agressiveness with mid/late game, u got yourself champ material.

[@kirbyjoe7484]

You do know he would completely mop the floor with you right?

[@oldinion]

@39:30 Serral looks so frustrated even after winning the third game. :P

[@basilharpham9372]

it was too close for him, they where all close

[@Farigorn]

SIC GAMES! While both players are fantastic, HAS showed very insane micro holyshit!

[@HappyTwoBe]

27:50 Tasteless: "What a Finnish!"

[@owenhuang6559]

Finally, sc2 is not boring to watch...

[@lolfubert1122]

Amazing commentary gooo Tastoses the casting arcon!

[@GenAndrei]

Best series I ever saw, Amazing!

[@zottffss]

22:36 WHOA whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa WHOAAAA... Proxy Hatchery here from Serral.

[@recklessroges]

Game 1: 11:45 Game 2: 21:54 Game 3: 29:56 Game 4: 41:23 Game 5: 1:00:16 Game 6: 1:13:36

[@lashs5311]

Thanks!

[@jeffpho7842]

Love watching these competitive games!

[@rdz9632]

The first minute and thirteen got me emotional

[@shazariahl]

There used to be a non-pro guy named Venom who put up tons of games in WoL days who cheesed nearly every game with just crazy stuff. Has reminds me of him, but Has is actually a better player. I liked Venom's attitude though, which was basically that he was used to weird stuff every game, and his opponants weren't.

[@christophercharles3602]

Has is a genius for going after the anti-air queens first in game 2.

[@9999Mihas]

54:09 "will serral will live through this ground assault" 23 seconds later serral wins, that some quality comenting

[@tinktrice7660]

7:20 Don't hate yourself, brother. It's ok to be who you are.

[@haitharu]

incredible games. has really shakes it up

[@danconser6709]

What a GREAT SERIES TO WATCH!!!

[@kevinnmmhmm]

Serral never had to worry about Has building up after an advantage. With other players, Serral might have been pressured to push out to prevent Has from expanding. Even when he was hugely ahead, Has never seemed comfortable just containing Serral and out macroing him. Instead he just keeps throwing units until his advantage disappears. That one game Has won was epic though

[@flyingtentacle7631]

This was the weirdest and best sc2 tournament ever.

[@AlissasCouch]

Crazy games (: Very fun to watch

[@christopherdean4848]

They looked really stressed out...

[@raglanheuser1162]

whenever i see serral vs anyone and look at the video duration i get impressed

[@Jeryyyyyy875]

I think this is one of the only times I've seen Serral smile

[@JuliusDaily]

This looked like such a frustrating series for Serral. Glad he made it in the end. 4 in a row?

[@zoomsh0ck]

Of course! Blizzard totally ruined balance in patch 4.0, Zergs overpowered ultimately.

[@misspurdy27288]

The king of the scene did, on paper, have a convincing win. HOWEVER Every one of those games was one click away from defeat for him. Anyone else would, and did, fall like wheat to a scythe against this... thing.

[@mystirboy]

Has really made Serral work for it. It wasn't his usual 3-0. 3 out of 4 of the matches Serral was one mistake away from loosing. If Has continues to improve at the rate he is right now, we might be seeing a 2nd sOs now. Heck even sOs would probably be taking a page from Has' playbook.

[@misspurdy27288]

mystirboy Woah now, has is great and all but lets not get ahead of ourselves. He’s still a foreigner.

[@mystirboy]

Truestm Oh yeah my bad. I mean to say the 'foreign sOs". But as for sOs taking some tips on Has' build that's in the realm of possibility. I remember took a build from a Korean streamer with blink DTs having them body and zealots attack on the other side to complete a 'sandwhich' against Inno but it failed though. I have feeling Has' +2 Immortal Zealot Sentry timing might become a new meta build for Toss mid game.