Dang, GNF just needed someone other than David to stay in this match. They totally gassed him out trying to stay alive. But damn! Kyle with that massive endurance to seal the deal.
Kyle’s stamina is what separates him from every other great evader. Davis is amazing, but was exhausted trying to keep up with him. I can’t wait to see if Seth Wang and the rest of Apex can contain him, assuming Apex makes it to the finals. Kyle is the G.O.A.T.
Kyle was literally talking about how he changed his work out routine just for WCT. There's an interview where he goes into the meticulous nature of his training--this guy is a next level beast.
Apex are beasts, and as much as I love Soderman I honestly think he'll get smoked by them. They just play on another level. I hope we'll see a close match but I doubt it will happen
@@astod7792 That one will be hella fun, the only problem is that while quite good I have the feeling that the guys around Kyle are not on that top level and he might not be enough to defeat Apex but hey, we'll see, Apex is def the final boss of this game
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@@astod7792 It's nothing but sharks in the water--but shoot, that's what people were saying with it was Sarin vs Ash. And we know how that went down. DON'T SLEEP ON GRAY.
@@LetsChat apk grey are exceptional proven by the fact they are the only team so far to score even 1 evasion against apex, but realistically the final will be Kyle vs apex and everyone on apex has an insane amount of speed that will drain even Kyle's endurance
People talk about how good Kyle is, but they really underestimate the power of the rest of the team. I mean what a dive by Dale at 6:52! Same with GNF, Davis really proved himself capable in this match. Great vid all around, can't wait for the next one!
HWF really came up as a team! they demoralised the GNF from the beginning, they won this semifinal by tactics. they were not only quicker, but more focused and more clever.
HWF are giving shocks after shocks, sadly we didn't get to see Seth on fire today. Also we can appreciate just how good of a team GNF is to stop Kyle at only 2 evasions. Can't wait to see Kyle vs. Apex (predicted) in the final.
That's the best match of the tournament so far for me. The stakes were high, the top guns stepped up and performed brilliantly and in the end Kyle Soderman mate it happen. ❤️ Kudos to Davis for his efforts, he nearly turned the tie around. Hollywood Freeruners, excited to see you in the Final ! 🤩
@@gowthamsingavarapu7097 Most def. But I don't think you beat Kyle by rushing him. You do it exactly like how Davis does, methodical long-reach strikes from above. Seth never played like that. It's going to be an interesting match up--but don't sweat on GRAY. APK is still here to win it.
@@WorldChaseTag Yes, while that was the focus, the whole team really did step in to play their part. Miguel was the two evasions, clutch tags and extended chases, skillful planning! This is the best series yet, WCT!
I honestly believe that Antonio's chase on Davis was to just tire him out. It doesn't really matter if GNF can get a couple of points as long as Kyle or HF's other members can score more. As long as HF tire out Davis, who seems to be the only one who can tag Kyle during this match, then they win. Finals Prediction: APK-G is a solid team but I really don't see them getting past APEX. However, I do hope that it'll be a close match. All of APEX's previous matches were complete blowouts, even they're first match against APK-G during the group stage when they scored 4 - 1.
They put all their focus on Kyle--and it was Miguel who was the clutch evader--also Antonio doing a great job in his single chase. He makes people tired.
@@LetsChat That's the advantage of having a guy like Kyle, he forces other teams to focus on him which opens angles/opportunities for his teammates, but I think GNF had the right strategy, one of the top rules in sports is to not let the best player beat you, either his teammates rise to the occasion or they lose the game, sadly for GNF they did.
MAN ON MAN. THIS IS WHAT I'm talking about. The team strategy, the expert use of everyone. Soderman shined, of course, but his team really stepped up--LET'S GO MIGUEL! GET YOUR RESPECT ON. Also, holy crap, Davis. Once Davis had Soderman's number, the gameplan became to tire him out. Like you could see the strat taking place in the moment. Davis is truly just that good. So many great action dives in this set--way to make USA look great--everyone was really going for it. CAN'T WAIT. Oh man. Maybe--just maybe we'll finally see the match of the centrury: SODERMAN v MARK. Slippery Soderman vs. Magic Mark. Let's goooooooooo
God, I'm gonna have a heart attack watching these matches near the end! So good! Watching these teams that have made their way to the top with amazing athleticism and game play is exhilarating! HF was killin' it, but GNF was not letting them get it for free. I feel like I haven't seen evaders so tired after a successful evasion, none of these chasers are making it easy on anyone.
0:51 You know you've really started to filter down to the best of the best, when two excellent players just run around in a blur and one makes such a huge dive. Amazing. For Kyle to be able to still make sound decisions when followed so closely is also extraordinary.
This match was amazing! I know you guys have been trying new stuff lately, like with the commentary videos with Jimmy, which are great. For the next tournaments I think it would be very cool if there were some quick interviews with the athletes after the match, so we can hear from them what went wrong in their opinion, what worked, what they expect from the next matches and this sorta of thing. For example, I would love to know more about their decisions on who plays the match, if it was solely motivated to stop certain players, or with they have someone injured, etc. This has really become my favorite sport to watch lately, excited for the finals!
AWESOME MATCH. I'm just a little confused as to why both teams didn't put out all their players. Anyone else realize that Kyles shirt is on backward in his profile pic? Really made me laugh!
I’m sorry but I absolutely have to see Mark Bowles vs Kyle! I also need to see Haroon vs both of them to see if either one can break the 100% tag rate.
Kyle vs Mark is all I wanna see lol. I have a feeling Mark will get win regardless. Hes unpredictable evader and extremely good at predicting as a chaser. Kyle is the same but hes not the best chaser apart from his slight speed advantage but its not by much.
@@FrotLopOfficial nah I think Kyle is better, Mark nearly failed to catch jonathan before and his endurance isnt on par with Kyle but he's amazing none the less, we'll see how he does against apex again
@@W_Ray_W you see his speed endurance may not be on par however he doesn’t use all of his speed much though. He is very smart with how he plays because he idles a lot and constantly keeps note of where his chaser is.
I just love how these guys can question tags or not and do so while shaking hands and hugging lol shows a level of sportsmanship you don't see in today's more popular sports.
oh man, I've been super hyped for the semi-final matches and so it begins!! I've never seen davis and kyle put in so many times (i didn't know you could switch the rotation?), but feelsbad to davis because you could definitely see him starting to wear out after all those chases. you can clearly see that HWF is banking on kyle, but major props to miguel for the double to keep them in the lead! hope kyle and HWF get to rest a bunch before their next match because they're definitely going to need it. kyle's seriously insane though. i love the way he runs (small steps and looks like a low center of gravity for balance) and paces himself; never too close to the chaser but always keeping a solid distance away. he's got superb stamina (which he'll definitely need if/when HWF runs into apex) and you can see how fast he calculates his pathing and the chaser's distance and pathing. the hype only gets stronger from here on out!! probably the only way that other teams can get HWF out is if they tire kyle out because HWF keep putting him in to chase. anyway, great match, great strats and evasions, and i can't wait to see the other matches!
this game was really won( or lost) by the tactics. GNF should have put Seth first. as even if Kyle chased him, the next chaser will go their best chaser- Davis. instead they got what we've seen. super happy for HWF. they really improved as a team during the tournament. as well, if you guys will give Awards after the tournament( if not, you should start to! with Best Chase, Best Evade, Best Team Spirit, Best Sportsmanship, Best strategy...whatever else) I'd give Kyle the MVP no matter what happens in the finals( honestly I can't believe anybody can stop APEX from winning the cup).
What a war! This was one of my favorite matches because there was such a story to it. GNF was doing everything in their power to stop Kyle but they just couldn't quite do it. I've been a Hollywood Freerunners fan from the first match they were in, and I've wanted to see Kyle Soderman vs Mark Bowles for weeks. I'd pay to watch that. *Fingers crossed* it's in the Finals!
You win points buy evading the chaser for 20 seconds! Best of 16 chases if its a draw at the end of the 16 chases it goes to Sudden death where its the longest evasion time that wins
So I watched this thing three times and here’s what I’ve got: GNF lost because they didn’t let Soderman go first. Soderman is a stamina player, and they thought Vasconcellios could get into his head with the Ice Man persona. Instead, Soderman’s cool won out and gave him the chance to get a point on the board while Davis was catching his breath. Davis was the player who could chase down Soderman. They lost two rounds and a point before he could do it because they gave themselves the intuitive advantage and it backfired. The other major part of this is how morale and the score took a nosedive with Diaz: (1) Hand on hand DTR, but Davis is an amazing sport about it. And (2) Diaz got a looooong breather during that DTR and Porter was an instant too late for the buzzer with his tag. Both of these contribute to Bear’s outburst/bad sportsmanship in chase 8, which is when things really start going downhill. I can’t say I blame him for being frustrated, that spike was brutal. It just makes them look like really sore losers. Finally, after a good few rounds off its child’s play for Soderman to defend their lead despite the ground they manage to gain. They just kept Ice Man to save them despite his obvious exhaustion and sadly it’s the thing that allowed the reigning champs to be taken out by my favorite underdogs. This tournament just keeps gettin’ better and better...
Shoutout to the commentators for the reaction analysis (Davis pulling his hand in) on the controversial tag. WCT is down to the wire nonstop. Love from India
Fantastic experience, watching top players hunt down each other to complete exhaustion - Kyle, David, Seth, Miguel and Mike all showcased all their strenghts, but ultimately it was Kyle that proved to be a deadly weapon in his team.
great job by HFR. nevertheless, when seth comes on - boss music plays (but even bosses gotta be beatable, or else it's no fun to play the game!). but it's crazy how much davis has kyle's number! and the weirdest part: watching certain parts of this match, someone could assume that Seth can't score, and that Kyle can't evade...and that's just crazy talk.
Seth is, no doubt one of the best OG that had joined the competition since day 1, but it seems he would always lose to the best man. And may be only the best man could beat him. Now the Apex vs APK Grey rematch and the Final is even more hyped.
What an insane match, I'm still processing what just happened, but it's very clear that Kyle Soderman has truly dominated this WCT tournament, congrats to Hollywood Freerunners, and I hope GNF at least gets third.
exactly what i meant when i said the game cannot be won by a few star players. like ik for a fact now that apex will be in the final and win cuz they arent trying to win against a team they are trying to win against soderman
For once, I don't think it was Kyle Soderman who carried a match. He did excellent, as always, but I think Davis's performance in this match was heroic! He was in for half of the entire match, caught Kyle Soderman *twice* and evaded *twice* and you could tell at the end her had given all he had to give to carry his team. Unfortunately, nobody else on his team stepped up and they had to bow out early. Seth did well too though. I think if he had chased Kyle after Kyle had to evade once, he could've also gotten the tag. That first chase was a beauty to watch. I was disappointed that he didn't get an evasion later in the match. Similar to APK Grey earlier on, we saw both teams put in their strong players a lot and leave their weaker players on the bench. I don't know if this will become a trend in future tournaments and/or necessitate a rule change, but it feels unfair to be able to run Kyle Soderman almost as many times as everyone else combined. I did want to point out chase 10. Davis's route in that chase was really cool. His use of the mountain wasn't like most people use it, where it's a route from the back of the Tilted Cube and Loading Bay just straight over the top, he used it to get some quick height, convert it to speed, and create some space. If you notice, there was only one point where he slowed down in that entire chase and it was near the end. I'm not sure if he should've done what he did or gone around the corner, it's an interesting question, but irrelevant because he had created so much space from darting through spaces where his chaser had to slow down. This was an excellent match. I've been looking forward to this match for a week and I'm going to love these next few ones as well, I'm sure! Will HWF face APK Grey and we see a battle of carries, Kyle Soderman vs Mark Bohles, or will they face Apex and we see their teamwork against the carry style? I think Seth Wang has a good chance of catching Kyle. We'll see what happens these next few weeks!!
WOW. Kyle is soooooo good. Excited to see them go against Apex. They need to fix some of their issues, those being knowing when they are being herded so they don’t get herded lol
GNF shouldn't have started with davis, might've been able to throw him in more fresh against kyle for the last chase if they would've saved that initial chase and thrown in someone else
I think there needs to be a limit on how many times you can use each player. While I like seeing Kyle. It’s kinda weird to see him over and over and barely see other players.... You should have to use every body once before going back. At the moment the best team doesn’t matter. It’s who has the best stat player
I was sure there was an order to chasers and evaders. Not till Kyle Soderman did I realise you can just keep sending the same player. No one did it before because no one was as insane OP as him. The endurance on him is bonkers. At first I though I had accidently skipped back a few minutes. Davis was clutch too for GNF. Him and Seth I though might run away with it but they just couldn't catch the goat. Be interesting to see Apex win and go up against that Deus Ex Machina of a WCT runner.
Kyle tags Davis in Chase 1! Kyle evades Seth Ruji for the second time! They change Julius to Davis to try and tag Kyle! And the plan works, Davis tags Kyle for the second time! Miguel tags Davis! Miguel evades Jake! Jake looks like his moving so heavy not like in WCT 4, he moves lightly! Julius almost tags Miguel but Miguel evades Julius for the second time! Bear stops and tags Miguel for the second time! It seems like Kyle & Davis being send back and forth on the quad! This seems like Deja vu! Kyle tags Bear for the second time, What happens in their Group A Game happens here slight! But instead of Seth Ruji they sending back Davis to try and tag Kyle for the third time! And Davis tags Kyle for the 3rd time, Davis could be Kyle's weakness! Davis evades Antonio, this is the first time Antonio couldn't make the tag! Davis evades Dale for the second time! Justin tags Davis, Davis looks so tired and it looks like his the only Athlete of GNF who's been moving in this game! Seth Ruji tags Justin but Hollywood Freerunners sendin' back Kyle again! And Kyle tags Seth Ruji but instead of Davis, GNF sends Jake, Davis is too tired! And Kyle evades Jake! Damn! Two of my Favorite Team of WCT USA, this is hard for me to see GNF fell short but they can still be a 3rd Placer on Play-Offs! So Hollywood Freerunners are on the Finale and could face the winner of Semi-Final 2 | American Parkour Grey v Apex 2! And GNF would face who ever get defeated in Semi-Final 2 | American Parkour Grey v Apex 2! (@WorldChaseTag, @WCTfans & @WorldChaseTagJP) #WorldChaseTag #WorldChaseTagUSA #WCT #WCTUSA #KnockOutFinals #QuarterFinals #QuarterFinal1
Excellent performances, particularly from Davis, Miguel and Seth. And of course Kyle. Oh lordy I almost felt sorry for Kyle at @5:00, blinking sweat out of his eyes, like "okay, I'm going out again? Sure thing guys, just...just gimme a sec" Poor guy went out four times, active in seven rounds. But he sent it. I'm wondering if he can keep up that same pressure in the final. As much as I'd love to see HF vs. Grey... Apex took 4:1 against Grey in the Group stages, and while they have Mark, Frank, and Ethan, I can see Grey struggling again. If it does come to HF vs. Apex... same issue. HF rely too much on Kyle and Miguel, whereas Apex are a scarily well-balanced team. Rooting for Grey to win, but I think it'll be Apex.
Its hard to see GNF out. But Hollywood Free-runners deserve that win. And I feel like Kyle has improved the more techinical and strategic side of WCT because of the movements he made to evade and chase.
GNF is SO GOOD, especially Davis, but Kyle Sodderman is absolutely UNSTOPPABLE!!! Amazing match, incredible performance!! I’m SO PUMPED for the finals!!!!!
Soderman's tag on bear, you can see he used a hand grip to jump up like he was going to chase him one way to lure him in to the other direction. The dude is full of subtle deception.
KYLE IS A BEAST!!🔥🔥 I thought Steph would’ve catched him but hell nah Kyle is so smart he know exactly where his opponent is and how much length to keep apart from each other now that’s a great competitor
it was a great match, though I was really rooting for gnf and was hoping to see gnf vs apex in the final but I think apex/apk grey vs hf would be a really interesting final as well
That second chase between Kyle and Seth was probably one of the best chases in the show’s history! Seth wasn’t gonna let Kyle get the point that easy but Kyle’s still got them skills either way!
Not sure if you're open to course suggestions, but I would recommend moving the starting block back a bit and extending the 45 degree angled perimeter boards in front of the starter block. There's been a few crashes into those sharp edges throughout this tournament that this small configuration adjustment would easily avoid in the future.
I like that they have a right to bad tactics. I think that this tactic is too high a risk of injuring the competitors and they risk not having that competitor in the next one. Great match, YO!
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Dang, GNF just needed someone other than David to stay in this match. They totally gassed him out trying to stay alive. But damn! Kyle with that massive endurance to seal the deal.
Even when he tried to get them back in the game, the rest of the guys were still just too frustrated.
Yep, his endurance, as so impressive this round against strong opponents
Loved the Seth VS Kyle chases
Davis chose to stay in no one forced him he believed he was the right pick for those chases
A titanic effort. Davis kicked butt!
@@nerfthedeer Tbf he absolutely was
Massive respect for all these athletes, especially the ones who made big moves this match!
for real, i especially loved dales leap of faith dive @ 6:50
A spoiler free comment. My man!
I like how much respect everyone has for each other
Absolutely. This is why I no longer cheer for OLLO.
5:07
Kyle is the best in the world. He has dominated great teams like I’ve never seen before
Ikr😎.
But Davis showed that he's mortal.
TEAM USA must have them both.
True but Miguel supported this time. Previously hf have relied too much on Kyle
let frenchmen take the tournament then we'll see xd
I think Mark boles is pretty close to him!
One of the best matches ever. Tactics are getting more seriously implemented.
Kyle’s stamina is what separates him from every other great evader. Davis is amazing, but was exhausted trying to keep up with him. I can’t wait to see if Seth Wang and the rest of Apex can contain him, assuming Apex makes it to the finals. Kyle is the G.O.A.T.
Because WCT is Team sport Kyle can't take all of apex... and he's not surrounded by the best
Kyle was literally talking about how he changed his work out routine just for WCT. There's an interview where he goes into the meticulous nature of his training--this guy is a next level beast.
Might as well change his last name to GOAToman
Apex are beasts, and as much as I love Soderman I honestly think he'll get smoked by them. They just play on another level. I hope we'll see a close match but I doubt it will happen
A lot of it is how Kyle plays the field too, he never exerts a ton of energy to evade. He just out maneuvers them at the corners.
You know someone is a threat when the opponents gameplan around one guy.
Lol
and still fall short to him as get gets the last point to beat them
Yup. News spreads fast.
"He scored HOW MANY IN ONE SET??!"
They literally implemented "Jordan rules" against my boy... Basketball fans will understand
@@j4genius961 yessir
If the damn Iceman didn’t catch Kyle then I would have firmly believed no one could.
Ha - agreed!!
I can't blame him since his endurance is limited than Kyle.
@@aratashinjii4975 yea he kept them alive but then he got tired. We all seen kyle go 6 evasions back to back as well so we know he has the endurance
Wait till Apex matchup
@@astod7792 That one will be hella fun, the only problem is that while quite good I have the feeling that the guys around Kyle are not on that top level and he might not be enough to defeat Apex but hey, we'll see, Apex is def the final boss of this game
Just let play Kyle and David all the rounds next time lol
Davis*
Definitely in a WTC ALL STAR Game !!!
Ikr lmaoo, I'd love to watch that tbh
Kyle has speed hack on
what about Miguel lol
When Ruji is having a hard time catching him, that's when GNF knew they were in trouble. They needed both to be able to catch Kyle.
"the tax man couldn't catch him" god I love you commentary guy
This was intense! Greetings to Hollywood Free Runners and to GNF, both are fantastic teams.
I feel like Miguel has progressed sooo much over this tournament! 🔥
Yeah, for sure - he killed it this match!!
@MMPK Agreed! I feel like Davis is also a very underrated player
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You can tell HFR have been really studying Kyles moves. Now lets see if Kyle can pit against Mark Bowles the PATH FINDER
Bro, ain't no way APK gray gets past APEX
@@astod7792 It's nothing but sharks in the water--but shoot, that's what people were saying with it was Sarin vs Ash. And we know how that went down. DON'T SLEEP ON GRAY.
@@LetsChat apk grey are exceptional proven by the fact they are the only team so far to score even 1 evasion against apex, but realistically the final will be Kyle vs apex and everyone on apex has an insane amount of speed that will drain even Kyle's endurance
@@tomcruickshank7725 so true
I wanna see Mark go up against Kyle.
I think Kyle has the edge, but mark is a damn good evader.
People talk about how good Kyle is, but they really underestimate the power of the rest of the team. I mean what a dive by Dale at 6:52! Same with GNF, Davis really proved himself capable in this match. Great vid all around, can't wait for the next one!
That dive was beautiful and needs to be highlighted as one of the best dives of the year. So many all-star dives in just this set!
HWF really came up as a team! they demoralised the GNF from the beginning, they won this semifinal by tactics. they were not only quicker, but more focused and more clever.
The dive was great effort, but him and Antonio before him were just following, never cutting corners to close in. Kinda frustrating to watch tbh
Literally waiting for this semifinal for over a week
SAME.
HWF are giving shocks after shocks, sadly we didn't get to see Seth on fire today. Also we can appreciate just how good of a team GNF is to stop Kyle at only 2 evasions. Can't wait to see Kyle vs. Apex (predicted) in the final.
Davis single-handedly carried GNF damn. Def one of my favorite teams this season, I know it's not the last time I'm seeing them.
I haven't left a comment in weeks because each match leaves me speechless each time. This is no exception.
That's the best match of the tournament so far for me.
The stakes were high, the top guns stepped up and performed brilliantly and in the end Kyle Soderman mate it happen. ❤️
Kudos to Davis for his efforts, he nearly turned the tie around.
Hollywood Freeruners, excited to see you in the Final ! 🤩
I think Kyle has bigger job to do in finale. He better get some rest. Lol
Yeah, that's for sure lol. Great match though!
@@priyanshuverma9247 Either way I think it'll be close, HF has become a lot more coordinated. But I still see what you mean lol
@@priyanshuverma9247 may be. Apex is a monster. Like an all star team. I think they will play Seth wang on Kyle in finale.
@@gowthamsingavarapu7097 Most def. But I don't think you beat Kyle by rushing him. You do it exactly like how Davis does, methodical long-reach strikes from above. Seth never played like that. It's going to be an interesting match up--but don't sweat on GRAY. APK is still here to win it.
@@priyanshuverma9247 Why are you spoiling it? they have not uploaded the grand final yet. You're ruining it for a lot of people, thanks a lot.
The tactics in this game are exceptional.
Yeah, was very interesting, especially the Kyle v Davis matchups!!
@@WorldChaseTag Yes, while that was the focus, the whole team really did step in to play their part. Miguel was the two evasions, clutch tags and extended chases, skillful planning! This is the best series yet, WCT!
I honestly believe that Antonio's chase on Davis was to just tire him out. It doesn't really matter if GNF can get a couple of points as long as Kyle or HF's other members can score more. As long as HF tire out Davis, who seems to be the only one who can tag Kyle during this match, then they win.
Finals Prediction: APK-G is a solid team but I really don't see them getting past APEX. However, I do hope that it'll be a close match. All of APEX's previous matches were complete blowouts, even they're first match against APK-G during the group stage when they scored 4 - 1.
@@liandryss905 HF are a real threat to APEX. APEX is still favorites though.
"slippery Kyle soderman, the tax man couldn't catch him" that had me dying 😂😂
Awesome content wct, keep it up :)
GNF clearly were playing against the Soderman strats, and it still wasn't enough! This is ridiculous...
They put all their focus on Kyle--and it was Miguel who was the clutch evader--also Antonio doing a great job in his single chase. He makes people tired.
@@LetsChat That's the advantage of having a guy like Kyle, he forces other teams to focus on him which opens angles/opportunities for his teammates, but I think GNF had the right strategy, one of the top rules in sports is to not let the best player beat you, either his teammates rise to the occasion or they lose the game, sadly for GNF they did.
MAN ON MAN.
THIS IS WHAT I'm talking about. The team strategy, the expert use of everyone. Soderman shined, of course, but his team really stepped up--LET'S GO MIGUEL! GET YOUR RESPECT ON.
Also, holy crap, Davis. Once Davis had Soderman's number, the gameplan became to tire him out. Like you could see the strat taking place in the moment. Davis is truly just that good.
So many great action dives in this set--way to make USA look great--everyone was really going for it.
CAN'T WAIT. Oh man. Maybe--just maybe we'll finally see the match of the centrury:
SODERMAN v MARK.
Slippery Soderman vs. Magic Mark. Let's goooooooooo
At this point Kyle is an anime protagonist and David just became his rival.
Top 10 anime battles.
This actually already feels like the finals.
but hey, we still have apk gray and apex coming. very exciting!
Don't sleep on Gray.
@@LetsChat i dont think, grey will be able to put any competetion to apex though
Seth vs Kyle amazing chase again💥
Ha - yeah, both their chases were Best Chase contenders for sure!!!
God, I'm gonna have a heart attack watching these matches near the end! So good! Watching these teams that have made their way to the top with amazing athleticism and game play is exhilarating! HF was killin' it, but GNF was not letting them get it for free. I feel like I haven't seen evaders so tired after a successful evasion, none of these chasers are making it easy on anyone.
0:51 You know you've really started to filter down to the best of the best, when two excellent players just run around in a blur and one makes such a huge dive. Amazing. For Kyle to be able to still make sound decisions when followed so closely is also extraordinary.
This might be one of the best matches in the series so far. This match was a lot of fun with a lot of back and forth! Grats to both teams!!
Best match for WCT fans who know who to look for and know what it means when they're on court.
This match was amazing!
I know you guys have been trying new stuff lately, like with the commentary videos with Jimmy, which are great. For the next tournaments I think it would be very cool if there were some quick interviews with the athletes after the match, so we can hear from them what went wrong in their opinion, what worked, what they expect from the next matches and this sorta of thing. For example, I would love to know more about their decisions on who plays the match, if it was solely motivated to stop certain players, or with they have someone injured, etc.
This has really become my favorite sport to watch lately, excited for the finals!
That would be awesome! Hear them break down their runs and how they match up with the chaser or evader!
yes, an on-field reporter would be great!
AWESOME MATCH. I'm just a little confused as to why both teams didn't put out all their players.
Anyone else realize that Kyles shirt is on backward in his profile pic? Really made me laugh!
Actually a lot of teams don't play certain athletes in certain matches, it happens quite often depending on whose fresh, injured etc.
@@WorldChaseTag Makes sense. I was on the edge of my seat for the Seth/Kyle chase. CRAZY STUFF. Keep up the good work!
I’m sorry but I absolutely have to see Mark Bowles vs Kyle! I also need to see Haroon vs both of them to see if either one can break the 100% tag rate.
Yeah, can't wait for some of those matchups!!!! Hopefully at WCT5!!!
Kyle vs Mark is all I wanna see lol. I have a feeling Mark will get win regardless. Hes unpredictable evader and extremely good at predicting as a chaser. Kyle is the same but hes not the best chaser apart from his slight speed advantage but its not by much.
@@WorldChaseTag When are WCT5 matches starting?
@@FrotLopOfficial nah I think Kyle is better, Mark nearly failed to catch jonathan before and his endurance isnt on par with Kyle but he's amazing none the less, we'll see how he does against apex again
@@W_Ray_W you see his speed endurance may not be on par however he doesn’t use all of his speed much though. He is very smart with how he plays because he idles a lot and constantly keeps note of where his chaser is.
I just love how these guys can question tags or not and do so while shaking hands and hugging lol shows a level of sportsmanship you don't see in today's more popular sports.
Seth Ruji vs Soderman (1st evasion) might be the best unsuccessful attempt at a tag I’ve ever seen.
What an effort.
I just started watching this sport like 3 weeks ago, and this is awesome!
Anticipating that this is another close match like their group stages match! Been super excited for this! 😁
Yeah, it's pretty close - two very evenly matched teams!!
oh man, I've been super hyped for the semi-final matches and so it begins!!
I've never seen davis and kyle put in so many times (i didn't know you could switch the rotation?), but feelsbad to davis because you could definitely see him starting to wear out after all those chases. you can clearly see that HWF is banking on kyle, but major props to miguel for the double to keep them in the lead! hope kyle and HWF get to rest a bunch before their next match because they're definitely going to need it.
kyle's seriously insane though. i love the way he runs (small steps and looks like a low center of gravity for balance) and paces himself; never too close to the chaser but always keeping a solid distance away. he's got superb stamina (which he'll definitely need if/when HWF runs into apex) and you can see how fast he calculates his pathing and the chaser's distance and pathing. the hype only gets stronger from here on out!! probably the only way that other teams can get HWF out is if they tire kyle out because HWF keep putting him in to chase. anyway, great match, great strats and evasions, and i can't wait to see the other matches!
I'm witnessing the speed of Kyle Soderman once more!
Yup!!
Aye, looks like Kyle could steal anyone's wallet and get away with it, except for Davis. Davis's wallet is safe.
@@walksoflifesixnine Davis has my wallet.
this game was really won( or lost) by the tactics. GNF should have put Seth first. as even if Kyle chased him, the next chaser will go their best chaser- Davis. instead they got what we've seen. super happy for HWF. they really improved as a team during the tournament.
as well, if you guys will give Awards after the tournament( if not, you should start to! with Best Chase, Best Evade, Best Team Spirit, Best Sportsmanship, Best strategy...whatever else) I'd give Kyle the MVP no matter what happens in the finals( honestly I can't believe anybody can stop APEX from winning the cup).
But Seth is a good chaser too, isn't he?
@@ololo518 brilliant
What a war! This was one of my favorite matches because there was such a story to it. GNF was doing everything in their power to stop Kyle but they just couldn't quite do it. I've been a Hollywood Freerunners fan from the first match they were in, and I've wanted to see Kyle Soderman vs Mark Bowles for weeks. I'd pay to watch that. *Fingers crossed* it's in the Finals!
Man, I discovered this sport a few days ago and I can't stop watching it! I still don't know how the points system works tho.
You win points buy evading the chaser for 20 seconds! Best of 16 chases if its a draw at the end of the 16 chases it goes to Sudden death where its the longest evasion time that wins
So I watched this thing three times and here’s what I’ve got:
GNF lost because they didn’t let Soderman go first.
Soderman is a stamina player, and they thought Vasconcellios could get into his head with the Ice Man persona. Instead, Soderman’s cool won out and gave him the chance to get a point on the board while Davis was catching his breath.
Davis was the player who could chase down Soderman. They lost two rounds and a point before he could do it because they gave themselves the intuitive advantage and it backfired.
The other major part of this is how morale and the score took a nosedive with Diaz: (1) Hand on hand DTR, but Davis is an amazing sport about it. And (2) Diaz got a looooong breather during that DTR and Porter was an instant too late for the buzzer with his tag.
Both of these contribute to Bear’s outburst/bad sportsmanship in chase 8, which is when things really start going downhill. I can’t say I blame him for being frustrated, that spike was brutal. It just makes them look like really sore losers.
Finally, after a good few rounds off its child’s play for Soderman to defend their lead despite the ground they manage to gain. They just kept Ice Man to save them despite his obvious exhaustion and sadly it’s the thing that allowed the reigning champs to be taken out by my favorite underdogs.
This tournament just keeps gettin’ better and better...
Waited all week for this! Let's goooooooo GNF
Kyle is now officially a legend
Only now? How about 8 evasions ago?
@@astod7792 Pawel's on dial up. He's still on the QF.
He made his mark after shattering the wct record with 6 consecutive evasions
Shoutout to the commentators for the reaction analysis (Davis pulling his hand in) on the controversial tag. WCT is down to the wire nonstop. Love from India
Fantastic experience, watching top players hunt down each other to complete exhaustion - Kyle, David, Seth, Miguel and Mike all showcased all their strenghts, but ultimately it was Kyle that proved to be a deadly weapon in his team.
That was everything I waited for! Now let's bring on Semi #2! Can't wait to see who Kyle goes up against next.
I'm soooo excited for future matches. WTC always is a highlight of the day for me
They really need to put this sport on The Ocho
Coming this August on ESPN ...... one of the ESPNs, not 8 : The Ocho.... World Chase Tag USA 2021!!!
great job by HFR. nevertheless, when seth comes on - boss music plays (but even bosses gotta be beatable, or else it's no fun to play the game!). but it's crazy how much davis has kyle's number! and the weirdest part: watching certain parts of this match, someone could assume that Seth can't score, and that Kyle can't evade...and that's just crazy talk.
Seth is, no doubt one of the best OG that had joined the competition since day 1, but it seems he would always lose to the best man. And may be only the best man could beat him.
Now the Apex vs APK Grey rematch and the Final is even more hyped.
Davis' curse at it again: 6:55.
Yup.
The moment Davis let Kyle tag him in chase 1, I knew it was going to be an interesting match. This sport is amazing.
Best sport?
@@LetsChat I think that depends on what you look for in a sport. It definitely scratches an itch other sports don't.
Everybody will have to watch and dissect the clips from this match. This is a very bizarre match compared to everything before it.
Yeah, there were a lot of interesting chases where the chasers worked out the evader's strategy (especially the Davis v Kyle chases!! ).
Unbelievable... The chase intensity since the first ever playoffs is only getting better. They're starting to play more strategic.
An edge-of-your-seat match.
If most matches in WCT become this intense, an Olympic event would be the next logical step.
man, 10 minutes goes by fast when you are really enjoying it. wish these were like 30 mins long.
I can’t wait to see Kyle trying to evade Apex members like Seth Wang
GNF strategy: KEEP KYLE OFF THE QUAD
HFR strategy: Hey Kyle, if you can pull even with Seth and Davis, our supporting cast can beat theirs.
What an insane match, I'm still processing what just happened, but it's very clear that Kyle Soderman has truly dominated this WCT tournament, congrats to Hollywood Freerunners, and I hope GNF at least gets third.
exactly what i meant when i said the game cannot be won by a few star players. like ik for a fact now that apex will be in the final and win cuz they arent trying to win against a team they are trying to win against soderman
For once, I don't think it was Kyle Soderman who carried a match. He did excellent, as always, but I think Davis's performance in this match was heroic!
He was in for half of the entire match, caught Kyle Soderman *twice* and evaded *twice* and you could tell at the end her had given all he had to give to carry his team. Unfortunately, nobody else on his team stepped up and they had to bow out early.
Seth did well too though. I think if he had chased Kyle after Kyle had to evade once, he could've also gotten the tag. That first chase was a beauty to watch. I was disappointed that he didn't get an evasion later in the match.
Similar to APK Grey earlier on, we saw both teams put in their strong players a lot and leave their weaker players on the bench. I don't know if this will become a trend in future tournaments and/or necessitate a rule change, but it feels unfair to be able to run Kyle Soderman almost as many times as everyone else combined.
I did want to point out chase 10. Davis's route in that chase was really cool. His use of the mountain wasn't like most people use it, where it's a route from the back of the Tilted Cube and Loading Bay just straight over the top, he used it to get some quick height, convert it to speed, and create some space. If you notice, there was only one point where he slowed down in that entire chase and it was near the end. I'm not sure if he should've done what he did or gone around the corner, it's an interesting question, but irrelevant because he had created so much space from darting through spaces where his chaser had to slow down.
This was an excellent match. I've been looking forward to this match for a week and I'm going to love these next few ones as well, I'm sure! Will HWF face APK Grey and we see a battle of carries, Kyle Soderman vs Mark Bohles, or will they face Apex and we see their teamwork against the carry style? I think Seth Wang has a good chance of catching Kyle. We'll see what happens these next few weeks!!
No dislikes. Let's keep it like that 🔥
So far, so good!! There'll always be a few though!!
@@WorldChaseTag guess it's because they craved for longer duration.. :)
congrats, you jinxed it
WOW. Kyle is soooooo good. Excited to see them go against Apex. They need to fix some of their issues, those being knowing when they are being herded so they don’t get herded lol
GNF shouldn't have started with davis, might've been able to throw him in more fresh against kyle for the last chase if they would've saved that initial chase and thrown in someone else
Yeah, that's a good point.
I think there needs to be a limit on how many times you can use each player. While I like seeing Kyle. It’s kinda weird to see him over and over and barely see other players....
You should have to use every body once before going back. At the moment the best team doesn’t matter. It’s who has the best stat player
Kyle vs Seth !! I have been waiting for this one for a long time.
I'm new to the sport, as a spectator, but I love how everyone seems to be a good sport about it all.
I think I rewound the video 5 or 6 times just to watch that first chase between Kyle and Seth. Unreal
I was sure there was an order to chasers and evaders. Not till Kyle Soderman did I realise you can just keep sending the same player. No one did it before because no one was as insane OP as him. The endurance on him is bonkers. At first I though I had accidently skipped back a few minutes. Davis was clutch too for GNF. Him and Seth I though might run away with it but they just couldn't catch the goat. Be interesting to see Apex win and go up against that Deus Ex Machina of a WCT runner.
Soderman vs Apex huh? Soderman's backpack is huge, but I think Apex has this tourney
Kyle tags Davis in Chase 1!
Kyle evades Seth Ruji for the second time!
They change Julius to Davis to try and tag Kyle!
And the plan works, Davis tags Kyle for the second time!
Miguel tags Davis!
Miguel evades Jake!
Jake looks like his moving so heavy not like in WCT 4, he moves lightly!
Julius almost tags Miguel but Miguel evades Julius for the second time!
Bear stops and tags Miguel for the second time!
It seems like Kyle & Davis being send back and forth on the quad!
This seems like Deja vu! Kyle tags Bear for the second time, What happens in their Group A Game happens here slight!
But instead of Seth Ruji they sending back Davis to try and tag Kyle for the third time!
And Davis tags Kyle for the 3rd time, Davis could be Kyle's weakness!
Davis evades Antonio, this is the first time Antonio couldn't make the tag!
Davis evades Dale for the second time!
Justin tags Davis, Davis looks so tired and it looks like his the only Athlete of GNF who's been moving in this game!
Seth Ruji tags Justin but Hollywood Freerunners sendin' back Kyle again!
And Kyle tags Seth Ruji but instead of Davis, GNF sends Jake, Davis is too tired!
And Kyle evades Jake!
Damn! Two of my Favorite Team of WCT USA, this is hard for me to see GNF fell short but they can still be a 3rd Placer on Play-Offs!
So Hollywood Freerunners are on the Finale and could face the winner of Semi-Final 2 | American Parkour Grey v Apex 2!
And GNF would face who ever get defeated in Semi-Final 2 | American Parkour Grey v Apex 2!
(@WorldChaseTag, @WCTfans & @WorldChaseTagJP)
#WorldChaseTag #WorldChaseTagUSA #WCT #WCTUSA #KnockOutFinals #QuarterFinals #QuarterFinal1
I did not expect this. Congrats Hollywood Freerunners!
Man, Davis and Kyle is such a great matchup. A real battle of titans
Seth didn’t catch Kyle damn
Seconds in and look who's in the first 2 chases.... this match is too hype
Excellent performances, particularly from Davis, Miguel and Seth. And of course Kyle. Oh lordy I almost felt sorry for Kyle at @5:00, blinking sweat out of his eyes, like "okay, I'm going out again? Sure thing guys, just...just gimme a sec"
Poor guy went out four times, active in seven rounds. But he sent it.
I'm wondering if he can keep up that same pressure in the final.
As much as I'd love to see HF vs. Grey... Apex took 4:1 against Grey in the Group stages, and while they have Mark, Frank, and Ethan, I can see Grey struggling again.
If it does come to HF vs. Apex... same issue. HF rely too much on Kyle and Miguel, whereas Apex are a scarily well-balanced team.
Rooting for Grey to win, but I think it'll be Apex.
crazy match!! best one so far this season those lines were awesome
Its hard to see GNF out. But Hollywood Free-runners deserve that win. And I feel like Kyle has improved the more techinical and strategic side of WCT because of the movements he made to evade and chase.
Best best match. Kyle was so good. I support Hollywood freerunners
So sad to see Davis get knocked out of the tourney, his calm style of evading was amazing to watch. Kyle is just too super Saiyan though, good lord.
GNF is SO GOOD, especially Davis, but Kyle Sodderman is absolutely UNSTOPPABLE!!! Amazing match, incredible performance!! I’m SO PUMPED for the finals!!!!!
I nearly got a heart attack watching this match! this is so good!
Soderman's tag on bear, you can see he used a hand grip to jump up like he was going to chase him one way to lure him in to the other direction. The dude is full of subtle deception.
Dude Seth vs Kyle is amazing. That's like peak skill versus peak skill
Wow the fact that tag is a real sport makes me happy
KYLE IS A BEAST!!🔥🔥 I thought Steph would’ve catched him but hell nah Kyle is so smart he know exactly where his opponent is and how much length to keep apart from each other now that’s a great competitor
it was a great match, though I was really rooting for gnf and was hoping to see gnf vs apex in the final but I think apex/apk grey vs hf would be a really interesting final as well
I'm HYPED for this one!
My WCT merch came just in time!
That second chase between Kyle and Seth was probably one of the best chases in the show’s history! Seth wasn’t gonna let Kyle get the point that easy but Kyle’s still got them skills either way!
Not sure if you're open to course suggestions, but I would recommend moving the starting block back a bit and extending the 45 degree angled perimeter boards in front of the starter block. There's been a few crashes into those sharp edges throughout this tournament that this small configuration adjustment would easily avoid in the future.
This sport needs to be bigger!!!
Beautiful job from HF. A hard-fought win!
Favorita: Chase 5 con Miguel ❤️Awesome
Now i want to see Kyle vs Seth Wang
Money's on Kyle. Seth's chase style plays straight into Kyle's strengths.
Alternative Title: Kyle Soderman vs Davis Vasconcellos (ft. Seth Ruji)
I like that they have a right to bad tactics.
I think that this tactic is too high a risk of injuring the competitors and they risk not having that competitor in the next one.
Great match, YO!
I'm sayin it now. Hollywood freerunners vs. APK Grey. I wanna see Soderman vs Bowles
YES.
THE WORLD CAN'T HANDLE THE EVASION FORCES.
I literally just want to see if Kyle can tag Mark. I don't think either of them can tag each other.