@@r2dezki zen is just relentless. Its impossible to keep up to his level of consistency so you just fall behind. I've been watching closely and his intensity just doesn't drop, he changes his style up every now and again to keep opponents thinking, andbhe looks like he will score every single freestyle aerial he goes for, whereas most players get one wrong reasonably often. Zen is inevitable.
Yeah, I don't play soooo much these days. I get as much or more enjoyment watching this channel as I do watching RLCS. Love 1v1.... Just hate playing it, lol.
@Duje Bašić because I only play once every 2 weeks.. I feel like I should be better than I am.. but people playing 1s are so good, I was champ 1 pretty consistently a few seasons ago.. now I've slumped to D1. I still play mainly 1s when I load the game up.
This might just be the best 1V1 match i've even seen. The more i watch Zen the more he looks like an algorythm, capable of finding a way to score a goal no matter the position
@@chasebush7423 others at his level ? Lol he’s playing against some of the best in the world , and undefeated against them , all that’s really left for him to beat is TRK and Yan
@@noname-inspiration he plays RW9 tomorrow, I was just naming 2 of the top level players left that I could think of , kind of just proving to the guy that zen is beating some of the best of the best already
@@jo3yd12 yeah I know, just seemed a lil weird to not mention rw9, the only person apart from zen who lays claim to the number 1 spot. Do they really play tomorrow though? Isn't it regional tomorrow?
The fact that he went for the ball at 13:20 shows why it's so hard to play against him. He has 14 boost and keeps the pressure on. Almost any other player is going for the back boost there. Zens ability to go for anything with little boost is crazy. It must feel overwhelming to play against him. Would be keen to watch a full game from someone else's pov.
I always enjoy watching Nwpo play I find he’s an entertaining player to watch now add Zen in the mix and we’ve got a show match that’s sure to captivate.
@@na4273 he wouldn't win a single game in a 7 game series, what are you on about 😂😂. Like you do realize Okhalid was the best player in 1s like 3 years ago and players now are exponentially better than they were 3 years ago? Okhalid from 3 years ago would get absolutely clipped on on every one of zen's offensive drives for like 2 hours straight if they played an extended series, and that's assuming he even lasts that long
@@baller7387 Of course he’d win. Are you nuts? His perfect defence and hook shots would take zen out. That’s literally what caused him problems this whole game. Those two alone are Zens biggest weakness.
@@rgonzalo511 zen did almost lose 3 games to 0 against old slow jorues i mean if jorurs did manage to stop zen ofence why wouldn’t the best defender trk or rw9 do that
@@G7cl never said trk and rw9 we're bad defenders bro, what I said is that there's no defense on planet earth that can stop zen, that's not a knock on those guy you can't defend this level of attack. If you want to beat Zen you're going to have to outscore him plain and simple
Holy crap, I was cheering for Zen but felt sorry for Nwpo after a while, I hope Zen will have a long carreer and keep evolving and entertaining us for years to come, what a player! I want to know how he got to be so good like that, I mean sure the thousand of hours like all the best but there has to be something more to it, idk it's odd in some way, does he keep training while dreaming when not doing it for real or what, wtf.
Bro plays rocket league in a completely different way from anyone else, it's like he's mastered every single car and ball movement. I think his binds are very unique? If I recall correctly his air roll is on left trigger
Something people just tend to not realize is the amount of time Zen plays. Is one of the most consitant player, always top 10 in 2s leaderboards. Almost 80h past 2 for 3 years even after is ban. It's far ahead most of the pros.
Another great show match Johnny, thank you. How about zen vs the king of bounce dribbles Khalid next, I’d love to see how he fairs against khalid. We all know that whenever Khalid is warmed up with his bounce dribbles it’s over for his opponent lol
I think Zen is immensely impressive in most categories, but one that sticks out to me is his ability to identify and ruthlessly punish the smallest mistakes (like a super "modernized" mechanical Flakes). Add in his crazy precise mechanics and its almost impossible to play. Then you consider that he also recovers, attacks, and defends better than anyone else. Literally unbeatable combo (so far).
The fact that Zen is known for his god-like mechanics but shows to have a crazy good mind and defense gets me scared yet also excited for what he’ll bring to the scene
Zen is absolutely insane. so far he has won 8 Series in a row, only going to game 5 (or 7) 4 times against, Mawkzy, Toxiic, Joreuz and Daniel. He is going to go places for sure.
3:53 could have been easily saved with a single jump (hold to extend) then flip into the ball. This is why Rw9 is the best player in the world - he does this every time.
SARPBC was released in 2008 so this year there are potentially future Pros on their way that have never played anything else then soccar in their life since birth. Zen definitly looks like that the RL controls are hard wired in his brain. Crazy how good he is.
These Zen matches are quite something, can’t wait to see how he does in the 3v3 roster (don’t follow French RL, sorry). Also I’d love to see Zen play a showmatch with Flakes, as he has such a unique style. If both are down for it
The difference between Zen and other mecanical powerhouse such as Nwpo Dark Ayyjayy(...). These guys play on a rope, somedays it does click, somedays no and they're getting clapped. Zen mecanical floor level is so high that even in a bad day he looks as good as a peaking top mecanical 1s dog. In a good day it's psycho shot etc... It's unplayable he's so far ahead for now.
We need Vatira vs Zen, we all know that Vatira will not refuse because he wants to be the one who make the impossible, and he pops off in the biggest moments, this matchup can be absolutely crazy. And if Vatira looses we all know who the final boss will be to finish the game : Fairy peak
Zen is cracked and top 1v1 player. No doubt there. But I am pretty sure the other top players will figure him out soon. Matches against Daniel or Joreuz were pretty close.
I kept hearing about this Zen for vitality and I was jus thinking it was another over hyped player. After seeing this guy 1v1s against top players from around the world I can say he is definitely deserved the hype.
Remember that a win over another player doesn’t automatically make a player better than the other, like scraping a win with a game 5 or 7 especially in overtime shouldn’t put those two players far apart in rankings, like a bubble team beats a gen g doesn’t automatically make them better, I think zen will have to do more than 3 more game wins to achieve best 1s player in the world currently, other than that I love the vids🚀
We've all, if we've played long enough, had one of those goals. Zen gets them every time. It's like watching someone with hacks playing. They're going to use his replays to make the next gen bots.
I disagree with your point about Zen being number 1 by beating most of the top players. These were mostly show matches. If he had beat them in high tier events (which he's capable of doing, he just has done it yet), I'd agree.
Im an NA fanboy but this dude is on a completely different level right now. I dont think anyone's even close. We'll see with Rw9 since his defense is so insane but i dont think Yanzx or Trk have much of a chance. Aside from kickoffs, Zen's as good as it gets in every area of the game.
Zen imo has the intelligence/instinct to make the right choices most of the time. More often than his opponents. On top of that his mechanics and reaction time is near perfect. He always creates distance from the opponent to give himself more time and options.
No question Zen is arguably best player in the world. A question that I do have is how much will he elevate Vitality when he joins? Vitality have been solid without him. Is Zen going to catapult Vitality to another level and make KC look like a GC lobby?
Zen is so good that Johnny has to emphasize to all the viewers that the players Zen is going against aren't easy opponents in every showmatch.
He literally hasn’t played anyone below A+ and S tier yet ?
Maybe 1-2 High A’s
Nwpo did really well in the first two games, but after that it was all downhill.
@@r2dezki zen is just relentless. Its impossible to keep up to his level of consistency so you just fall behind. I've been watching closely and his intensity just doesn't drop, he changes his style up every now and again to keep opponents thinking, andbhe looks like he will score every single freestyle aerial he goes for, whereas most players get one wrong reasonably often. Zen is inevitable.
@@howardjennings1166are you going to worship him now?
Zen physically cannot make a boring showmatch. I absolutely LOVE watching this guy
I've become a huge Zen fan because of these 1v1 show matches 👍🏻
This channel is singlehandedly keeping my love for Rocket League alive
Yeah, I don't play soooo much these days. I get as much or more enjoyment watching this channel as I do watching RLCS.
Love 1v1....
Just hate playing it, lol.
@@krishnamcallister2071 why do you hate playing
@Duje Bašić because I only play once every 2 weeks.. I feel like I should be better than I am.. but people playing 1s are so good, I was champ 1 pretty consistently a few seasons ago.. now I've slumped to D1.
I still play mainly 1s when I load the game up.
The movement of Zen at 27:45 (all the way till he scores at 27:58) was so clean. This dude is nuts.
Bro is playing like it’s free play against like a top 20 player 💀
just gotta laugh at that lmao. ridiculous
@@Siooc Reminds me of the skill gap between Kronovi and everyone else in season 1. They're good, but he was twice as good
Shit doesn’t make sense. He is HIM, and i don’t care what anyone has to say
@@vincenzowestenburg5673 try using air roll left or right on l2(lt) and you will feel better than the comp
The way he can just instinctively make his car and the ball do anything he wants from any position is mind boggling. RL Takumi.
This might just be the best 1V1 match i've even seen. The more i watch Zen the more he looks like an algorythm, capable of finding a way to score a goal no matter the position
Zen Mawkzy or vs daniel was defo better, this one was rushed
Good comparison xD.
Then watch more of these 1v1 cause that was lowkey freeplay
Dark vs Daniel >
Last part of second game and third game were legit perfect by zen, he just didn't make mistakes. Holy fuck
He played amazing, but perfect? His kickoffs are not great in comparison to others at his level. They almost lost him game 2
@@chasebush7423 others at his level ? Lol he’s playing against some of the best in the world , and undefeated against them , all that’s really left for him to beat is TRK and Yan
@@jo3yd12rw9?
@@noname-inspiration he plays RW9 tomorrow, I was just naming 2 of the top level players left that I could think of , kind of just proving to the guy that zen is beating some of the best of the best already
@@jo3yd12 yeah I know, just seemed a lil weird to not mention rw9, the only person apart from zen who lays claim to the number 1 spot. Do they really play tomorrow though? Isn't it regional tomorrow?
The exchange from 12:39 to 13:23 illustrates Zen's capability in the scramble. Nwpo is particularly tenacious and scrappy. Zen's an energetic dude.
The fact that he went for the ball at 13:20 shows why it's so hard to play against him. He has 14 boost and keeps the pressure on. Almost any other player is going for the back boost there. Zens ability to go for anything with little boost is crazy. It must feel overwhelming to play against him. Would be keen to watch a full game from someone else's pov.
That angle, sheesh
I remember when app jack predicted zen to become a monster in a video like a year ago lmao he wasnt wrong
bro literally everyone predicted it lol
See how much he is now
I always enjoy watching Nwpo play I find he’s an entertaining player to watch now add Zen in the mix and we’ve got a show match that’s sure to captivate.
Like for no spoiler
We like the get this started early 👌👌
Bros been farming the comment section recently
It got spoiled by the title, if zen is playing, he’s winning
@@jebowar6679 possibly. But the result isn't what matters in this show match. It's Zen and Nwpo. Name a more mechanical 1v1 lol
@@toxicblade5156 zen v daniel
Zen is a few levels above everybody else in the game right now.
We need more, like rw9, dark (why not xD) and trk
Okhalid in his prime would've dominate and destroy zen easily
@@na4273 he wouldn't win a single game in a 7 game series, what are you on about 😂😂. Like you do realize Okhalid was the best player in 1s like 3 years ago and players now are exponentially better than they were 3 years ago? Okhalid from 3 years ago would get absolutely clipped on on every one of zen's offensive drives for like 2 hours straight if they played an extended series, and that's assuming he even lasts that long
@@na4273 okhalid is better now than when he was in his "prime" and would still lose to Zen
@@baller7387 Of course he’d win. Are you nuts? His perfect defence and hook shots would take zen out. That’s literally what caused him problems this whole game. Those two alone are Zens biggest weakness.
Dude. In the last two matches Zen made NWPO look like a beginner, and NWPO is really good, I’m speechless.
Johnny you are a legend for bringing us the great content, an absolutely brilliant introduction of Zen ahead of his RLCS debut.
Hell yeah finally Zen vs KSA, let's go
Not the best yet tho
Tbf Nwpo is only the 3rd best KSA right now behind Rw9 and Trk , I would even say that a peaking Dark like the one against Daniel is also better
no match... rip
@@davidkosiba624 No way. Even if Dark pops off, he will still lose to Zen. Zen is levels above him.
Bxrryzq the comment you’re responding to isn’t talking about zen, it’s saying peak dark is better than nwpo
Alright time to bring out RW9
Ayoo I can't wait for RW9 & TRK511 match up, Seriously I can't
They can easily beat zen because pt there defensive play style
@@G7cl imma come back to this comment to clown you when they get swepted, there's no defense that can stop zen
@@rgonzalo511 rw9 and trk are the best 1v1 defenders in the world what are you talking about they are lvl above everyone especially trk
@@rgonzalo511 zen did almost lose 3 games to 0 against old slow jorues i mean if jorurs did manage to stop zen ofence why wouldn’t the best defender trk or rw9 do that
@@G7cl never said trk and rw9 we're bad defenders bro, what I said is that there's no defense on planet earth that can stop zen, that's not a knock on those guy you can't defend this level of attack. If you want to beat Zen you're going to have to outscore him plain and simple
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a player dominate 1v1 like Zen is right now.
This was crazy to watch. First two games i really thought Nwpo had a decent chance at beating Zen. And then games 3 and 4 happened
Credit to Johnny for bringing every match we ask for
Thank you for doing these I watch this a million times more than actual RLCS
Holy crap, I was cheering for Zen but felt sorry for Nwpo after a while, I hope Zen will have a long carreer and keep evolving and entertaining us for years to come, what a player! I want to know how he got to be so good like that, I mean sure the thousand of hours like all the best but there has to be something more to it, idk it's odd in some way, does he keep training while dreaming when not doing it for real or what, wtf.
Bro plays rocket league in a completely different way from anyone else, it's like he's mastered every single car and ball movement. I think his binds are very unique? If I recall correctly his air roll is on left trigger
Something people just tend to not realize is the amount of time Zen plays. Is one of the most consitant player, always top 10 in 2s leaderboards. Almost 80h past 2 for 3 years even after is ban. It's far ahead most of the pros.
Another great show match Johnny, thank you. How about zen vs the king of bounce dribbles Khalid next, I’d love to see how he fairs against khalid. We all know that whenever Khalid is warmed up with his bounce dribbles it’s over for his opponent lol
Battle of the banned
I think Zen is immensely impressive in most categories, but one that sticks out to me is his ability to identify and ruthlessly punish the smallest mistakes (like a super "modernized" mechanical Flakes). Add in his crazy precise mechanics and its almost impossible to play. Then you consider that he also recovers, attacks, and defends better than anyone else. Literally unbeatable combo (so far).
I think TRK will be very challenging for him with his usual dominant midfield play. I hope we get to see that one soon!
What an absolute unit. Just comes in to Johnny bois channel and starts decimating everyone, while looking cool.
I definitely got nervous after game 1 plus time timecode and wow it did not disappoint. Almost like a twist honestly
Fr he just adapted instantly and crushed him. Wild.
Crazy how he just figured out NWPO in game 1 and then destroyed him 3 straight.
one of the best 30 minutes i spent in yt.. passed like a blink.. amazing show
The fact that Zen is known for his god-like mechanics but shows to have a crazy good mind and defense gets me scared yet also excited for what he’ll bring to the scene
The much anticipated showmatch. I predict Zen in 6
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Bruh it’s Bo5
@@jebowar6679 he means in a total of six games
@@noonecares4440 lmao
@@noonecares4440 yes, how can there be 6 games if its a bo5
@@noonecares4440 bruh! How many games are possible in a bo5?
Good lord he's cracked. Took him about a game and a half to get warmed up but once he downloaded nwpo it was over without a shadow of a doubt.
I think it would be so satisfying to see Leth go on a huge grind to contemporize his mechanics and come in and swipe up top 1s player
Right I always thought lethamyr was crazy he was ahead of his time IMO
Spoiler: he won't
Should get a rematch with Jack, during off season from rlcs. Zen has like an enlightened way of playing this game! Can't wait to see him play rw9!!!
Zen is absolutely insane.
so far he has won 8 Series in a row, only going to game 5 (or 7) 4 times against, Mawkzy, Toxiic, Joreuz and Daniel.
He is going to go places for sure.
it’s crazy to think about how far rocket league 1v1 has come
3:53 could have been easily saved with a single jump (hold to extend) then flip into the ball.
This is why Rw9 is the best player in the world - he does this every time.
Firstkiller vs Zen?
I want to see him against Yaxnz, KV1, AYYJAYY, and the KSA boys. Keep these show matches coming!
He played Ayyjayy after Nwpo, Johnny should Upload it soon
he's taken over the 1s scene so fucking quickly its incredible
Would be fun to see FK vs Zen, if FK is down for it.
AppJack always praises FK's speed in 1s, so it would be fun to see.
Zen is the definition of “this isn’t even my final form”.
Can't believe this video wasn't called 'Battle of the Banneds'
I need another match ! ASAP!
This has been fun to watch Zen with this unmatchable record
Anyone know Zen's camera settings?
I have become Zen and Vitality Fan now... will love to see KC vs Vitality rivalry for whole year
Same here, rooting for them in spring split 😍
Please make the videos longer again so the length of the videos does not spoil the results
SARPBC was released in 2008 so this year there are potentially future Pros on their way that have never played anything else then soccar in their life since birth. Zen definitly looks like that the RL controls are hard wired in his brain. Crazy how good he is.
O boi O Boi these series keep getting better and BETTER.
5:05 should I not be so stunned that zen pops and perfectly controls the ball off kick off without using 1 single boost?
nope, the dude little held a button
@@Semispace I'd like to see u do it
I haven’t followed the 1’s scene for a super long time. Has there been a better 1’s debut than Zen’s flawless streak so far?
15:58 what a save!!!
27:40 he's just toying with him at this point
These Zen matches are quite something, can’t wait to see how he does in the 3v3 roster (don’t follow French RL, sorry). Also I’d love to see Zen play a showmatch with Flakes, as he has such a unique style. If both are down for it
I wanna see Yan x Zen, would be a crazy match.
why is firstkiller not in the conversation?
I'd really like to see an old-pro vs a new-pro (Kronovi vs Zen)!
Or Flakes, he loves his underdog match ups
Thumbnail: battle of the banned
The difference between Zen and other mecanical powerhouse such as Nwpo Dark Ayyjayy(...). These guys play on a rope, somedays it does click, somedays no and they're getting clapped. Zen mecanical floor level is so high that even in a bad day he looks as good as a peaking top mecanical 1s dog. In a good day it's psycho shot etc... It's unplayable he's so far ahead for now.
Zen is here to take top tier play to another level, hyped to see what he can do in spring
We need Vatira vs Zen, we all know that Vatira will not refuse because he wants to be the one who make the impossible, and he pops off in the biggest moments, this matchup can be absolutely crazy.
And if Vatira looses we all know who the final boss will be to finish the game : Fairy peak
That prejump at 13:57 was utterly disrespectful, especially considering the ping disadvantage
Zen is cracked and top 1v1 player. No doubt there. But I am pretty sure the other top players will figure him out soon. Matches against Daniel or Joreuz were pretty close.
zen is insane but the bro only drops a gg when he wins, feels pretty disrespectful
Zen is playing Pokémon speed running all the gym battles
Zen is an absolute monster
In Show-matches Zen always adapts and plays game 1 to almost gather info to dominate the rest of the match. Truly mad.
At the beginning of the matches you should post their record that would be great
I kept hearing about this Zen for vitality and I was jus thinking it was another over hyped player. After seeing this guy 1v1s against top players from around the world I can say he is definitely deserved the hype.
Firstkiller, Kv1 and AyyJayy all need to play Zen.
Zen ending with "i can do another if u want".
Now make him play Dark😂 Would love to see that match, Most likely a 3-0 to Zen but if Dark pops off it could be hella close.
Dark can peak and never beat Zen on his worse days
I love Dark but no. There is not one universe where he beats Zen even if he does pop off or whatever. Zen is levels ahead.
They need to do a 1v1 pogo match instead imo
Zen beat all the players that beat Dark and yet you think Dark can win Zen? Lol
mawkzy is a lot better than dark in 1v1, zen beat mawkzy recently and taunted afterwards
"whoever get this guy wins rlcs" -appjack
14:10 Plan C
Zen vs Yanxnz coming anytime?!?! Love the content. I watch you or Feer every single day n all my breaks
I’ve been in before, but with how he is playing now there’s no way
Game 3 was like Zen after opening the 7th gate of shock
Perfect top 5 from johnny
Zen is the best mechanical player of all time
it's not mechanics, for him it's organics. mf's an absolute savant
Stg if Joreuz had Nwpo's speed or if Nwpo has Joreuz's techinal ability, that player would beat Zen 100%. It just says a lot about how good Zen is
come on man
where is it? you know what im talking about
zen vs yan?? pls? when?
Remember that a win over another player doesn’t automatically make a player better than the other, like scraping a win with a game 5 or 7 especially in overtime shouldn’t put those two players far apart in rankings, like a bubble team beats a gen g doesn’t automatically make them better, I think zen will have to do more than 3 more game wins to achieve best 1s player in the world currently, other than that I love the vids🚀
True but if that bubble team were to beat every single relevant team In rlcs without loosing then they probably would be
this is what ive been waiting for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We've all, if we've played long enough, had one of those goals. Zen gets them every time. It's like watching someone with hacks playing. They're going to use his replays to make the next gen bots.
Does anyone know zen's deadzone settings?
Zen is so fun to watch jesus, actually so excited for spring split
I disagree with your point about Zen being number 1 by beating most of the top players. These were mostly show matches. If he had beat them in high tier events (which he's capable of doing, he just has done it yet), I'd agree.
Im an NA fanboy but this dude is on a completely different level right now. I dont think anyone's even close. We'll see with Rw9 since his defense is so insane but i dont think Yanzx or Trk have much of a chance. Aside from kickoffs, Zen's as good as it gets in every area of the game.
cant wait to see trk, khalid, rw9, or fk vs zen
Zen imo has the intelligence/instinct to make the right choices most of the time. More often than his opponents. On top of that his mechanics and reaction time is near perfect. He always creates distance from the opponent to give himself more time and options.
Now THAT at 14:23 is a plan b
No question Zen is arguably best player in the world. A question that I do have is how much will he elevate Vitality when he joins? Vitality have been solid without him. Is Zen going to catapult Vitality to another level and make KC look like a GC lobby?
Very fitting name because he is completely one with Rocket League
Once he fixes his kick-off, it's game over. New GOAT potential IF he continues playing 1's (since Fairy Peak)
Nwpo is so fast, i get why they call him a racist
Need to see Zen vs Flakes
rw9 winning 3-0 would be the perfect script
Looking forward to seeing yanxnz vs Zen
The only one at this moment that could stop Zen is YANXNZ