[WCT5] Parkour 59 vs ENVY GNF | QF3 - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

[@WorldChaseTag]

Check out all of Parkour 59's matches from this tournament! 🇫🇷 Parkour 59 vs United - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3WmhZWbq8plbdE Parkour 59 vs Apex Doge - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnbbeHx6e9CciNk Parkour 59 vs Kimeo - www.worldchasetag.com/video/group-b-match-10-kimeo-vs-parkour-59 Parkour 59 vs Marrero Gang - www.worldchasetag.com/video/group-b-match-9-marrero-gang-vs-parkour-59

[@OceanMuerto]

If Hugo doesnt make it as a WCT athlete, he could always become a travel agent cause he sent David flying

[@WCTFanChannel]

Genius

[@Thescientist16]

😂😂😂

[@WorldChaseTag]

😂😂

[@andreyk8604]

Neat

[@stevestomp4235]

😂😂😂😂

[@ddmm.s.3138]

What I love about WCT 5 in particular is all the new strategies we’re seeing. Before this, the meta was pretty much “always start by the tilted cube,” but now with especially Parkour 59 and the other European teams we’ve started seeing, that’s changed. PK59 only mastered flushing out evaders by the tilted cube, but also almost guaranteed a tag. This has been forcing other teams like Envy GNF to switch up starting positions, which I love to see.

[@lhommepeignoir5057]

I love how fast everyhting is changing. Parkour 59 introduced the Ridge Opening in their last match, and already GNF's chasers have figured out counter-strategies.

[@ddmm.s.3138]

@@lhommepeignoir5057 This is exactly what I’m saying, yeah. And it might just be me, but all these strategies honestly makes WCT feel more like a “sport” to me.

[@WCTFanChannel]

Keen eye 👁

[@sorin_markov]

@@lhommepeignoir5057 P59 are far from the first to use the ridge opening, APEX ETH used it extensively as early as WCT USA 4, and there have been other teams before them, even. I do love the perch on the bar leading to the tilted cube that we've been seeing this tournament, it seems very effective.

[@YourAverageNiche]

Seth Ruji's redemption arc was an absolute delight. Also the chase of Hugo v Vasc is an instant highlight, reminiscent of USA's Sliger evasion v Kyle. I had a feeling the underdogs would win againt the OGs. Vasc always seeming cold blooded and does some silly mistakes. Julius surprisingly keeps getting better and better. Law and Jarrod are becoming beasts at chasing.

[@sethjumps]

Cheers ❤️

[@lhommepeignoir5057]

Parkour 59 are bringing something new. They're not the fastest, the smoothest, or the most powerful athletes, but they seem to have this deep understanding of the sport which sets them apart. They're the first team of "technicians", I've witnessed in WCT. They know when to stop and corner, they have amazing positionning and over-the-shoulder awareness... I love watching them perform, can't wait to see them in the rest of the tournament.

[@sorin_markov]

There've been other teams like that in the past. They do well until they come up against a powerhouse athelete team like APEX, who also understand the game to a deep level

[@squaresphere]

Crazy match. Both teams had master class lessons in chasers herding and smart perching. Truly a fantastic one to watch. It really came down to who would make the first error. Bad footing or slight missteps were pounced on.

[@MightyEagle9674]

Nah Hugo juked Davis DIRTTTY. THAT WAS AMAZING PLAY

[@WorldChaseTag]

Sent the Ice Man FLYYYYYYING! 😲

[@Pclub4ever]

That juke was dumb hard. Never seen someone launch themselves that far in the wrong direction

[@YourAverageNiche]

@@Pclub4ever it wasn't dumb since they predicted it hard because they been countered. Same happened in the Kyle v Sliger chase back in WCT USA1. Only a smart and quick witted athlete can fool the calculation of atheletes such as Kyle and Vasc.

[@Pclub4ever]

@@YourAverageNiche You misread my comment, my guy.

[@ParkourUkemi]

What a match!!!! So many interesting decisions and strats, well done to everyone who played

[@prorockmath]

Wow what a match! Insane performance by both teams.

[@HerrVonBlitzkrieg]

Bittersweet as a big GNF fan, was hoping to see them make their way to matching up with one of the Apex squads (wild that that hasn't happened yet - maybe WCT6 🤔), but credit where it's due to a brilliant performance from Parkour 59! Really impressive tactics on display, both in the flushing at the Tilted Cube and juking at the Lazy Boy (just clocked on rewatch that Hugo's first evasion hinged on a very similar feint at the same spot). Lots of relative newcomers really showing out over the course of the tournament, which has been fantastic to see!

[@WorldChaseTag]

An Apex vs GNF match would be awesome too see!

[@nicolaskupernobrega7123]

Did not expect that! Awesome match!

[@erica8863]

Hugely impressive from Parkour 59. Hugo is crazy good as an evader, managing to score against both Seth and Davis. GNF had a few slip ups and missed footings during their evasion rounds (similar to the final against United in some sense) but Parkour 59 had some very disciplined chasers who froze GNF and forced some big errors.

[@martinekawai8252]

Mais quel match, j'ai sauté d'émotion à la fin, merci beaucoup =)

[@leeperry7068]

Haha, I find myself in a dilemma here... I get that this is a sport, but I want every team to do well, hahaha. I can't bring myself to just route for a team or two :D They're all just so good!

[@piped0wn]

Bummer for GNF, always love watching them play. GGs to PK59

[@manug6373]

wow 59 came to play! but sad to see GNF go :(

[@Funman27]

Match très serré avec du travail sur les évasions à revoir lors des entraînements. GG les frenchies.

[@joshgreen194]

That might be the best match I've seen in WCT 👀

[@-buy-4938]

Hugo is the MVP of this match. Sad for GNF 😅

[@yannispiette6372]

Wow that was a great one, well done on both parts Pk59 very solid and precise, Seth and Davis raw speed always impressive to see, Jarod's scrambling abilities on point Davis' last jump was amazing, really fun one

[@chriskwammie2773]

Julius tag on Hugo, 3.2 sec is the new fastest tag by .2 sec, from my recollection!!!

[@stevestomp4235]

Almost every video of this tournament have a surprise or nice evaded waiting for us to see. Can I say WTC this year is the best ?

[@WorldChaseTag]

This was definitly one of the craziest events we've ever had!

[@philippsteiner7731]

Wow, great match! Next up phat vs blacklist😍

[@TowerDoge]

It is crazy that in 2 years Seth and Kyle went from break out champions miles ahead of the rest to just average players who struggle to score. This shows how much skill the new dogs are coming in with.

[@tb89117]

You’re not talking about Soderman are you? He got a ton of evasions in this tournament. The problem is the rest of HF, other than Omar, are all mediocre players at best

[@TowerDoge]

@@tb89117 soderman has not scored "Tons of evasions" he has been countered HARD by chasers for the last 2 seasons of chase tag. After his record breaking evasion run people have been training just for him. Now he looks average. He's still skilled but the pool of talent is so much higher now he's not a top 5 player like he was. He scored well against GNF because he has had them figured out for years. That doesn't even count. Lol

[@tb89117]

@@TowerDoge in relation to any other player you can name, he has still scored plenty of evasions. Your statement of Kyle being just an average player is not true at all. Who is a better evader than Kyle at this moment? You could argue Xavia and possibly Rob, but I would put Kyle above both of them

[@tb89117]

If you are holding him up to his own standard of his 6 straight evasions, then that’s not fair at all. Compare to any other evader and in my opinion, he takes the cake. Today and at any point in the last 2 years. Of course Apex stopped him twice because Apex is the greatest defensive team of all time who doesn’t give up points to anyone

[@TowerDoge]

@@tb89117 lol. I'm not gonna waste time compiling a list for you when you are clearly just fann boying for Kyle. You're welcome to your opinion mate.

[@iwashere583]

Rooting for the underdogs, nice 59!

[@Vyver34]

Top level match from both sides!

[@WorldChaseTag]

Massive upset!!

[@pp-jc1nr]

well play Hugo Nunez 😁😆

[@koulmemaybe]

Goodness gracious Parkour 59 raised their game massively from the group stages - they were good but they weren't near GNF's level. This doesn't feel like GNF underperformed at all (a la HF vs Fata Morgana) - absolutely insane stuff to watch

[@Humandavid1]

Wow, the tags in this match are incredible!

[@WCTFanChannel]

It seems like because most of the French teams are used to playing on 8x8s, they really do have superior juking (and sometimes crawling) to the average player. Although we do see better quad maneuverability from OG 12x12 teams like Breach and Ugen IDK just a thought 🤔

[@WorldChaseTag]

Yeah it is really interesting to see the 8x8 strats playing out on the 12m quad. PK 59 now have a 12m quad in their gym so its going to be VERY interesting to see what they can do on the quad next time!

[@saahildama9437]

Takes something special to evade Seth and Davis in the same round

[@WorldChaseTag]

For Sure!! 🔥

[@NyanyiC]

Can't wait for this to be an Olympic sport. It's so cool and exciting to watch

[@tech1238]

Great match both teams

[@doncho]

French are just amazing. Best country by far. You can see that they crated parkour.

[@MIFTANIMASI]

The old Seth feels back, great game and a joy to watch. Unfortunately GNF had to lose here

[@nicolaskupernobrega7123]

Ice-man used hail, but Hugo evaded!

[@srinikethanks9077]

didn't see that coming, wow gg to parkour 59

[@ThePauseMenuVlog]

Also I gotta say Seth grew up and looks completely different. Always a looker and always a superb athlete

[@KanderUdon]

GODDAMNIT

[@Umi366]

That. Is. Crazy

[@dextermorgan318]

Imagine Michael Sliger chasing Hugo

[@biashacker]

Unbelievable!!!!!

[@Michael_Deti]

Oh woow! GNF knocked out by Parkour59... That's a big upset but Parkour59 deserved the win! GNF was more convincing in the group stage but with Sean and Jarrod slipping up and both Jarrod and Seth giving the french guys 2 easy tags, you will lose in a QF against a strong team.

[@WorldChaseTag]

Yeah PK59 where definitly the underdogs in this match and they really knocked it out of the park!

[@adammiira]

Also. Jarrod and Davis should've won this for Envy. If you look at their previous matches. The pace, the tempo. All like lightning quick. Emphasis on Jarrod's speed. But they were sloppy, almost looked like they underestimated Parkour 59. Ggs thou.

[@kisamemania]

didnt see that coming

[@tomm1413]

GNF got caught by the tilted cube how many times? I don't get why they kept trying it, since the French clearly had that route covered. Props to them though for evading both Seth and Davis!

[@adammiira]

Tell me if I'm wrong But. Parkour 59 literally only played, Bilal, Hugo and Naim?????? Against Envy who played basically everyone in their team?

[@paaratohre]

Correct, Envy GNF definitely has the deeper team. I think it cool to see that teams like PK59, who aren't as deep, rely more heavily on their best players to have a chance to win. In the first few tournaments, some teams wouldn't even send in their best players in the sudden death.

[@adammiira]

@@paaratohre i mean my point was. 3 of them endured the whole team? Nay a whole experienced team? I acknowledge the whole "Parkour 59's roster isn't that deep that's why only 3 of them ran" That's my point. 3 of them won against a vastly more experienced Envy GNF roster. Holy

[@WorldChaseTag]

Yes, also if they're evading first they always pick Yoann but he also never going on to tag. Interesting stratagies! 🤔

[@Anubis_YT]

Julius was hard countering Parkour 59 that match, on the chasing side of things.

[@haza123b4]

*He had that one trick but fair play.*

[@juliusporter5668]

@@haza123b4 they just kept making that one me mistake by the ridge 🤷🏾 but fair play

[@juliusporter5668]

Tagging is one thing, but being a world class evader is no easy task.

[@haza123b4]

@@juliusporter5668 *There doesn't seem to be much you could do there. They kept going to the centre.*

[@juliusporter5668]

@@haza123b4 yeah not a good move on their part. I definitely had myself positioned to be on them no matter where they went. I learned that from training with Sean and Jarrod. 💪🏾 just gotta keep grinding those evasion skills then we’ll be unstoppable

[@mocabe01]

05:51 those are some powerful legs to launch him that high and far ... amazing! 06:55 spank doz cheeks ! XD

[@75328041]

W8W ^^ Very Nice :DD

[@ThePauseMenuVlog]

Wow! Evading Seth is an achievement

[@theeveoftime2052]

WHAT A MATCH

[@c.f7611]

Does a tag on an athletes shirt count? And can the evader start running before the chase starts or do they have to stay in place? Just curious. Sick match by the way.

[@WorldChaseTag]

Yes! It just has to be an obvious hand tag. You just have to enter the quad on the starter plate. People have entered in very late before. heres a pretty funny example from the Euro's 2019 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqCvY4WodptkY9U

[@c.f7611]

Dang, entered pretty late there. But what I mean is can the Evader technically start running before the chase starts. For example, maybe when the Readyman says “ATHLETES READDYY!” The evader could start running down the front line to gain some speed before the actual chase starts. Or is that not allowed? My bad if this sounds confusing.

[@juliusporter5668]

@@c.f7611 yes the evader is free to move around the quad at all times. People generally try to start as far away from the chaser as possible, but you could do a full lap around the quad before the buzzer if you wanted to waste energy.

[@c.f7611]

Oh alright that’s cool. I was just thinking maybe someone could start by the Lazyboy and before the buzzer goes, they start jogging by the Frontline and once they are near the Ridge they pick up speed and head towards the Mountain.

[@juliusporter5668]

@@c.f7611 not a bad idea. A little bit of movement before the buzzer could make the evader less predictable at the start.

[@vladdevener5586]

What r the odds I get a ❤ from WCT .

[@bentn13]

And with this PK59 eliminated both the finalists of last WCT WC

[@estebanzz849]

Unbeliable

[@TheMikeall714]

Dhaaaaayumn,,, Davis just got parried...

[@putraarisandi4680]

So many good chaser for now. With little mistake from key player everything can turn bad. Need min 4-5 best player in a Team for win championship. I think GNF need 1 or 2 more player who can level Seth, Davis, Jarrod to have chance for win champ.

[@SpeedOfThought1111]

3.2 seconds! Fastest tag ever?? What IS the fastest??

[@zoc2]

Fast tags all around!

[@3hristopher]

They need to make an anime about wct

[@DeathTheKid4]

Ok this was really unexpected. Guess Apex ETH won this tournament 🤷

[@KanderUdon]

GNF GNF GNF GNF GNF 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

[@RoolSkool]

Can this be turned into an anime?

[@WorldChaseTag]

Yes Please!! 😍

[@Nick-gh5bi]

I guess Gnf My Fav team is never gonna become a champ. If they lose to parkour 59 like that there is no chance against Apex Eth

[@michaeldavisnj88]

No tag gets any quicker than 3.4 seconds.

[@michaeldavisnj88]

Never mind. 3.2 surpassed that.

[@pearhat640]

Wait what happened here? GNF out. Iceman more like laid back man

[@denisubagja5032]

every GNF lose, I lost my appetite.

[@Baby2can]

Hi❤

[@moritzwegge6835]

my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined :'( jk, awesome match by both teams, although I felt Envy could've given so much more tbh..

[@tai1112]

Davis🥲

[@JRJuggernaut1]

Part of me wants to be like “enjoy your undeserved win Parkour59” but I will bite my tongue because they played well, but had GNF not dropped the ball and played like they did in their other matches we would be having a very different outcome and we all know that 🙄

[@deadersurvival4716]

I don't think we watched the same match. Both teams did excellently.

[@JRJuggernaut1]

@@deadersurvival4716 I don’t think GNF did badly but I don’t think either performance was all that impressive and I think GNF played better in their other matches, just my opinion though 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@deadersurvival4716]

@@JRJuggernaut1 I mean, that's probably just a combination of logical bias (not a bad thing, comes with the territory of having a favorite team, especially if you're competitive) and the fact that GNF has mostly had less experienced teams so far, and you've been conditioned to expect a blowout.

[@JRJuggernaut1]

@@deadersurvival4716 fair but I didn’t even expect a blowout, just figured they had such a dominant run even against Hollywood Freerunners so I felt like they were positioned to win even by a close margin!