@@uxie6177not like rush lost 50 percent of his first army while killing no lurker, then moves out with a shit army instead of reconsolidating lmao stay mad tesagi abusers
Thank you for the upload. Soulkey was one of my favorite players on the woongjin stars team back in the starcraft pro leagues like 13 years ago. He was a great player known for his steel wall style, but he just was never quite "good enough" to make it deeper into the tournaments. Great to see that he's finally reached the finals of the asl for the first time and really wish him all the best. It's because of players like him and the continued BW tournaments via Afreeca that broodwar has still survived even after all these times.
Love the game 5 intro of Tasteless in the bottom left and cat in the top right. I love that you two real-time play off of each others words. Keep it up you two fantastic casters!
I feel like Rush's vessel control was actually really really good this round. Normally we see TvZ with a bunch of vessels getting plagued and miscontrolled into death. But rush really was on point and didn't let his vessels die needlessly.
Rush was undoubtedly the mechanically superior player. Any game where Soulkey didn't gain a huge advantage via outstrategizing him, Rush's mechanics ground him down. That said, glad the strategically superior player pulled it off in the end, I will always root for outhinking vs outplaying.
Agree! Conversely I often see zergs who have plagued like nine vessels but never actually finish them off. SK did good work converting his plagues into actually dead vessels. Going hydra always helps with this, but he definitely microd some hydras to get the kills, and once built a muta for just that - and didn't lose it before killing a few vessels
@@XUndergroundRapits the settled no fucks given bear. They look similar but are completely different. Tbh i would find it much cooler too if he kept in shape ^^
He’s a human being with a world going on around and within him. Couldn’t care less what he looks like, so long as he does a great job which imo he does. He’s a chill dude and if you’re watching this, it’s in massively part possible because of him.
Game 1 was really exciting and showed the value of the firebat. Rush built so many firebats he had to sacrifice tank production, but it clearly worked. Every force had at least two firebats mixed in, often more, and they pushed a lot of positions that terrans tend to struggle with (like one lurker, one defiler, and a few lings).
Yeah, game 5 showed how nicely they can deny ling reinforcements, which really dampens the effect of dark swarm before the engagement with it even occur.
OMG hell yes. This was amazing to watch. I can’t believe he won. My fav player of all time comes through despite multiple games where it looked impossible. And what an ass beating at the end. I’ve never wanted someone to win something so much as I will for the final. Amazing series
I feel the same way, I'm so elated that he won and couldn't be happier. Even if he ultimately doesn't win the trophe I feel like he already won in my eyes 🥹
Love you guys. This has been a really sick ASL. You guys can do whatever you want with the production as long as we get to keep you guys casting these high level games.
First and last game were examples of him learning from his mistakes and executing better next time. He was much more careful, used deception when he could, and planned ahead. Also, making Rush slow crawl his way through the map to buy time was so well done. Definitely well earned. Rush played a great series as well
I really appreciated that moment he was leap froging the lurkers. That slowed the push so much. It was that move that alowed for so much more lurkers to join and the defiler to be made
The winner played out of their minds. The fact that in the final game, they should have been behind economically, and yet managed to be so aggressive as well as getting such a big army advantage that he had a crushing attack at the end just showed that he was operating at the top level in every way - strategically, micro and macro.
Rush did go braindead in the 2 games before the last one a bit sure. But he didn't waste any marines in the final game, moved out and straight got zerged down from pure macro. @@elisabettajdj335
2-3 have been good. rest between bad and mediocre. compared to most seasons this one's been pretty poor, so far. last season was at least as bad, though. most recent ones just have been the worst i can remember. i'm glad that others think them good, though @@RolandsLeftHand
Over the past year or two I've totally come to agree. I'm a Masters Terran in SC2, I never played BW on any competitive level and have barely played it since SC2 came out, but I only really watch BW now. It seems like such a more interesting game.
@@yyyy-uv3po I think it is also much due to the "poorer" pathfinding, units will get stuck on each other and not form the "ball" of the "deathball". You really have to position your units rather than just telling them to move somewhere. This is also what lets workers stay alive so long against Zerglings and why blocking in general is so much more powerful.
Naw Rush being in a rush and threw hard, once u get your 2nd valkyrie the muta's are literally useless and can't harass anymore, you sit back get your science vessels and then push out with a massive army.
@Josh-bo8oi SoulKey denied the factory at least 3 times in a situation that looked grim for him. I'm not certain where, but a scan happens at 1:19:30, which is exactly when SoulKey adds a 3rd hatch, something he would know would be a target. Rush has no way of knowing for sure how even the game is at this point or if SoulKey was pumping drones or not. Rush made a tactical choice and paid for it due to SoulKeys tactics.. Am I good at SC:BW? No. Is that my interpretation. Yes.
@@bandwarrior007 Soulkey Rushed Rush and Rush held it taking zero damage, he had comsat for at least 5 minutes before he pushed out, meaning he should of saw Soulkey was super low on drones, 3rd hatch or not Rush was in no way behind, if anything he is still ahead, with the 2 valks and 2 CC's he can easily replenish his mineral lines and be looking to get a 3rd base soon with the Muta's now pretty much useless. No there is really no reason why he HAS to push right then and kill Soulkey, he got antsy and he paid for it. The smart play is to wait for a science vessel and play out a longer game, period end of story, and this game is a perfect example of why you wait for that science vessel, hold position lurkers ending your tournament as this was the swing game. Rush won all of the games that went long too so I really don't know why he rushed out in this instance, was really such a big throw.
i can't believe how good they've gotten at BW. that game 7 was insane. even though soulkey kept it hidden, rush was fast enough to pop out the marines, stim them, and throw them back in the bunker and crush the ling rush. then soulkey comes back like 2 mins later with defiler/lurker/guarian. what did i watch
So I accidentally clicked on the finals match vod before watching this one (Not a complaint comment, I know I'm late and I know it was my mistake). As soon as I realized what I had done I clicked out of it but I had already seen the names of the finalists. Now, given I knew the result of this match color me completely surprised by how this match actually unfolded. What an absolutely stunning series.
Its so amazing seeing soulkey using the fact that you can start the greater spire but if you engage with your mutas and they die no worries just cancel it. Great tactic!
@@noahbaker-kang5148 They legally can't do it live. Artosis (and Tasteless iirc) are locked into exclusivity contracts with Twitch and can't do a live broadcast on Afreeca's site, so VoDs are the only option for their cast.
1:52 ish discussing Scouts and "the most unique situation" - one of my favorite games ever Kal vs ForGG on Colosseum. That was like KESPA days but I recommend it. Also 152:30 should be on some pimpest play video. That control to target like that...
Please consider that Tasteless sometimes has a "coded" voice, example look speech of Tasteless at the beginning of last game. Thanks a lot for your work!
Soulkey has got to be the clutchest SC player in history LOL I still remember his 0-3 comeback in SC2 and he just keeps coming back from these losing positions.
Soulkey is like Goku likes to take a beat up first to warm up than takes off his facemask like Goku takes off his heavy clothes and start kicking butts lol.
I think the Caster Park interviews are where I miss the subtitles the most. They are usually so funny, but with them being dubbed over it doesn't have the same appeal.
I know this will hurt arty but i thank the COSMOS its not going to be another terran victory lol. I love terran,,,but seeing terran win the last 4 ASL im just so glad its gonna be zerg or protoss now :D
It felt like in game one muta should've done much more dmg in that position. I didn't expect Rush to handle it so gracefully after a completely failed start (some would've gg'd in that case).
Just a suggestion, but you could use a clap board or whatever to time the video feeds Record tasteless cam, and then just line up on the clap Should literally take like 5 seconds to edit in and wouldn't slow down production at all Love the casts forever much thanks for the continued support of starcraft 🍻🙌
I would wait another day (or more) if it meant getting better camera production with Tasteless on screen. It's not like I'm gonna get spoiled by someone at work at the water cooler lol.
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It's insane how good this is. ASL is digital gold! What a fantastic match series!
This is the real deal, no way this could be replayed.
That series was beyond any of my expectations. Incredible. Wow!
That last game was amazing. The micro and tactics was just outstanding.
An absolute ass beating in the last minute out of nowhere!
It's pretty crazy how Zerg can transition through failed kill moves into a strong macro game.
@@uxie6177he made it look way too easy. Most Zergs can’t throw away an attack and then macro up
@@uxie6177not like rush lost 50 percent of his first army while killing no lurker, then moves out with a shit army instead of reconsolidating lmao stay mad tesagi abusers
The round of 4 brings joy, and a sense of dread. We all celebrate yet accept our longing for it to return.
May the warriors express humility in victory and resiliency in defeat. For these opportunities shall be cherished, and never presumed.
Amen
SoulKey's resilience and stamina is UNMATCHED. I've never seen a player this untiltable before.
Thank you for the upload.
Soulkey was one of my favorite players on the woongjin stars team back in the starcraft pro leagues like 13 years ago.
He was a great player known for his steel wall style, but he just was never quite "good enough" to make it deeper into the tournaments.
Great to see that he's finally reached the finals of the asl for the first time and really wish him all the best.
It's because of players like him and the continued BW tournaments via Afreeca that broodwar has still survived even after all these times.
SoulKey is one of those tidal shift players. No keeling EVER!
Love the game 5 intro of Tasteless in the bottom left and cat in the top right. I love that you two real-time play off of each others words. Keep it up you two fantastic casters!
casting's highly enjoyable but jesus titty-fucking christ: toast & useless couldn't call rain in a thunderstorm
Faster VODs is amazing. Thank you so much for doing all of this so we can watch the games almost as they happen.
I feel like Rush's vessel control was actually really really good this round. Normally we see TvZ with a bunch of vessels getting plagued and miscontrolled into death. But rush really was on point and didn't let his vessels die needlessly.
Rush was undoubtedly the mechanically superior player. Any game where Soulkey didn't gain a huge advantage via outstrategizing him, Rush's mechanics ground him down. That said, glad the strategically superior player pulled it off in the end, I will always root for outhinking vs outplaying.
Agree! Conversely I often see zergs who have plagued like nine vessels but never actually finish them off. SK did good work converting his plagues into actually dead vessels. Going hydra always helps with this, but he definitely microd some hydras to get the kills, and once built a muta for just that - and didn't lose it before killing a few vessels
@@nHautamakithose firebats were dope tho
That thumbnail of Tasteless gives me joy.
Is Artosis giving him the Benjamin Button treatment? Will the finals be a baby Tasteless?
Yeah idk what’s going on with his beta bear twink phase the last few years
@@XUndergroundRapits the settled no fucks given bear. They look similar but are completely different.
Tbh i would find it much cooler too if he kept in shape ^^
He’s a human being with a world going on around and within him.
Couldn’t care less what he looks like, so long as he does a great job which imo he does. He’s a chill dude and if you’re watching this, it’s in massively part possible because of him.
@@BrolyPowerMaximum yes yes ofcourse. Its more like for HIS sake. You know, his shape is kinda unhealthy atm.
Game 1 was really exciting and showed the value of the firebat. Rush built so many firebats he had to sacrifice tank production, but it clearly worked. Every force had at least two firebats mixed in, often more, and they pushed a lot of positions that terrans tend to struggle with (like one lurker, one defiler, and a few lings).
Game 5 as well. I can't believe we're in an era where firebats are meta lol
@@Sapremethey’re super good and underutilized. Ppl are recognizing that now
Yeah, game 5 showed how nicely they can deny ling reinforcements, which really dampens the effect of dark swarm before the engagement with it even occur.
OMG hell yes. This was amazing to watch. I can’t believe he won. My fav player of all time comes through despite multiple games where it looked impossible. And what an ass beating at the end. I’ve never wanted someone to win something so much as I will for the final. Amazing series
I feel the same way, I'm so elated that he won and couldn't be happier. Even if he ultimately doesn't win the trophe I feel like he already won in my eyes 🥹
Great commentary as usual Tastosis. SC fan since 1998 here.
Love you guys. This has been a really sick ASL. You guys can do whatever you want with the production as long as we get to keep you guys casting these high level games.
That was a top 3 series in all my ASL viewing I reckon. Iconic moves. and just insanely solid play throughout.
First and last game were examples of him learning from his mistakes and executing better next time. He was much more careful, used deception when he could, and planned ahead. Also, making Rush slow crawl his way through the map to buy time was so well done. Definitely well earned. Rush played a great series as well
thought this semi was a bit lame compared to the quarters.
Effort or Mini will be champion
@@plasmaastronaut you're welcome to your opinion..
@@Seraph318that guy is most definitely a Terran player
@@plasmaastronautwhat this series was insane
I really appreciated that moment he was leap froging the lurkers. That slowed the push so much. It was that move that alowed for so much more lurkers to join and the defiler to be made
1:20:25 BEAUTIFUL hold position lurkers 🥲
Insane games. Great series and cast. ❤
The winner played out of their minds. The fact that in the final game, they should have been behind economically, and yet managed to be so aggressive as well as getting such a big army advantage that he had a crushing attack at the end just showed that he was operating at the top level in every way - strategically, micro and macro.
That army advantage was insane. I'm not sure how he even managed that tbh.
I think he had a massive lead from the openers, watch the supply throughout the match. The lost mining time was a lot.
@@conorcarrigan5543because rush braindead wasted 50 marines every engage
He didn't expand his mutas needlessly (while still keeping a high pressure on Rush), so all his gas went into lurkers.
Rush did go braindead in the 2 games before the last one a bit sure. But he didn't waste any marines in the final game, moved out and straight got zerged down from pure macro. @@elisabettajdj335
That game 7 was so sick. Unreal how soulkey does this to a player rush.
holy moly what a series. Had no idea what was going to happen the entire way through.
absolutely incredible series by both players!! so grateful for matches like this
Soul key is out of his mind! Amazing control. Just awesome to watch. Thanks guys.
This season of ASL is so goddamn good. Thanks Tastosis!
?? it's been pretty bad, actually. this series is really good, though
@@cl8804 Umm how do you figure? There's been some of the best series ever in this ASL so far. Great season
2-3 have been good. rest between bad and mediocre. compared to most seasons this one's been pretty poor, so far. last season was at least as bad, though. most recent ones just have been the worst i can remember. i'm glad that others think them good, though @@RolandsLeftHand
I love the fast release with the dubs, but when it's caster Park interviewing, we should do an exception just for the energy :-D
caster Park is such a legend
Soulkey played his heart out this season. It has been the best season ive seen in a while.
He was the title contender last season, don't forget.
BW is so much more fun, exciting and impressive to watch than SC2 that it's not even funny, seriously..
What a sick series, GGs!
Over the past year or two I've totally come to agree. I'm a Masters Terran in SC2, I never played BW on any competitive level and have barely played it since SC2 came out, but I only really watch BW now. It seems like such a more interesting game.
Part of it is explained by Tasteless at 1:53:26
Having small control groups prevents deathballs, and makes the battles more spread and last longer.
Yes and way more positional because units are less responsive, which means more strategy-oriented. @@yyyy-uv3po
@@yyyy-uv3po I think it is also much due to the "poorer" pathfinding, units will get stuck on each other and not form the "ball" of the "deathball". You really have to position your units rather than just telling them to move somewhere.
This is also what lets workers stay alive so long against Zerglings and why blocking in general is so much more powerful.
On point commentary Artosis. Actually I always appreciate.
That Korean commentator at the start is hyping it up so good 🔥.
Finally, my wish for Terrans to use more firebats against Zerg came true.
Those games went into such unexpected directions, awesome series.
incredible performances, what a display of courage and heart in the face of adversity. ice cold solid steel, cant wait for the finals
Game 3 was unbelievable. Soulkey squeezing water out of a rock xD
Naw Rush being in a rush and threw hard, once u get your 2nd valkyrie the muta's are literally useless and can't harass anymore, you sit back get your science vessels and then push out with a massive army.
@Josh-bo8oi SoulKey denied the factory at least 3 times in a situation that looked grim for him. I'm not certain where, but a scan happens at 1:19:30, which is exactly when SoulKey adds a 3rd hatch, something he would know would be a target. Rush has no way of knowing for sure how even the game is at this point or if SoulKey was pumping drones or not. Rush made a tactical choice and paid for it due to SoulKeys tactics..
Am I good at SC:BW? No. Is that my interpretation. Yes.
@@bandwarrior007 Soulkey Rushed Rush and Rush held it taking zero damage, he had comsat for at least 5 minutes before he pushed out, meaning he should of saw Soulkey was super low on drones, 3rd hatch or not Rush was in no way behind, if anything he is still ahead, with the 2 valks and 2 CC's he can easily replenish his mineral lines and be looking to get a 3rd base soon with the Muta's now pretty much useless.
No there is really no reason why he HAS to push right then and kill Soulkey, he got antsy and he paid for it.
The smart play is to wait for a science vessel and play out a longer game, period end of story, and this game is a perfect example of why you wait for that science vessel, hold position lurkers ending your tournament as this was the swing game.
Rush won all of the games that went long too so I really don't know why he rushed out in this instance, was really such a big throw.
@@JoshDragRace0688what?? Valkyrie push timing and you sit back until vessels? Lol
That’s called being a Zerg player 😊
great series. last game so nice i watched it twice.
The player that won earned that win so absolutely fucking much. Crazy comebacks I can't believe it
i can't believe how good they've gotten at BW. that game 7 was insane.
even though soulkey kept it hidden, rush was fast enough to pop out the marines, stim them, and throw them back in the bunker and crush the ling rush. then soulkey comes back like 2 mins later with defiler/lurker/guarian. what did i watch
Fantastic cast as always ❤. Can you add additional time at the end of every video (make every video 4h long) to prevent spoilers?
So I accidentally clicked on the finals match vod before watching this one (Not a complaint comment, I know I'm late and I know it was my mistake). As soon as I realized what I had done I clicked out of it but I had already seen the names of the finalists. Now, given I knew the result of this match color me completely surprised by how this match actually unfolded. What an absolutely stunning series.
What an INCREDIBLE series!
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SOULKEY FIGHTING!!!!!!!!!!
Has to be one of the best series I've seen in 20+ years of Starcraft
Most exciting (and stressful) series so far. Thanks for the cast Tastosis and shoutout to the production team!!!
Game 1: 20:15
Game 2: 48:59
Game 3: 1:08:37
Game 4: 1:25:51
Game 5 1:42:08
Game 6: 2:12:04
Its so amazing seeing soulkey using the fact that you can start the greater spire but if you engage with your mutas and they die no worries just cancel it. Great tactic!
Brood War never dies
I wanna hear a ro4 player just saying ‘yea I’m lurker rushing every game’ in the interview
It’d be funny regardless of if they do it or not
I thought about making an account and just calling it "4PoolPractice" and 4pooling every game just to see how people react to it.
Incredible serie! Amazing cast as always!!
This was peak brood war. I'm a tosser but I was on the edge of my seat by the end!!
Awesome series between these 2, Soulkey really amazing come backs
Holy sh!7!!! Those hold position lurkers made my brain explode
Our translator did a great job, thanks guys
your vod release speed is INSANE. Amazing work guys
Relax, most sports broadcasts are done live, not a day later. But I agree it is “INSANE” compared to being two weeks late 😂😂
@@noahbaker-kang5148 They legally can't do it live. Artosis (and Tasteless iirc) are locked into exclusivity contracts with Twitch and can't do a live broadcast on Afreeca's site, so VoDs are the only option for their cast.
Man, these thumbnails though. 2009 was just a few days ago wasn't it?
2009 was 97 years ago..
Awesome series. Real edge of your seat stuff 👏
This was something else. This series was incredible. I love to watch broodwar. Its just amazing😊
Bumbed about rush and JyJ, well played Soulkey, deserves to be there.
1:52 ish discussing Scouts and "the most unique situation" - one of my favorite games ever Kal vs ForGG on Colosseum. That was like KESPA days but I recommend it.
Also 152:30 should be on some pimpest play video. That control to target like that...
volume up on game sounds and music please. as well as crowd audio
Atleast 1440p quality on next ASL please. Love you guys.
Great series, was pleasure to watch.
Please consider that Tasteless sometimes has a "coded" voice, example look speech of Tasteless at the beginning of last game.
Thanks a lot for your work!
Wow what a series. Nice build order punishes by the winner!
Insane series! Both would have deserved to advance to the finals!
Soulkey has got to be the clutchest SC player in history LOL I still remember his 0-3 comeback in SC2 and he just keeps coming back from these losing positions.
That was insane, awesome series!
Soulkey is like Goku likes to take a beat up first to warm up than takes off his facemask like Goku takes off his heavy clothes and start kicking butts lol.
There was a lot of brilliant side from both sides. Pleasure to watch.
Maybe the best series I've ever seen
Incredible! Fantastic time to be a Brood War fan!!
Inject this game directly into my bloodstream.
That was INCREDIBLE!
holy crap SoulKey is insane :o
I love Tasteless, Artosis, and Broodwar.
невероятные матчи.Ребятам спасибо за отличную работу
I freaking love sc1, these games are HYPE.
Rush's reaction to 1:20:29 😮
20 supplies going up in smoke in 1 second!
I think the Caster Park interviews are where I miss the subtitles the most. They are usually so funny, but with them being dubbed over it doesn't have the same appeal.
i was at a bar when i saw this dropped. Got home quick
what a series, what a decider game, wow!!
thx uuuu 🎉🎉🎉
Absolutely amazing.
It felt like forever waiting, but it's all worth it.
When those guardians appeared from the left bottom of the screen it was IT. Some epic music missing haha
game sound is a little bit too low i feel like :(
Tasteless mic seems choppy starting around minute 28-29
Did I skip/miss the part where Tasteless and Artosis archon merged into Artosis? What happened to Tasteless's face?
There's got to be a way to get Tasteless on screen, get them synced, and release rapidly.
Impossible. The technology's just not there yet.
But then we'll see that he doesn't look like the thumbnail
Yeah, Artosis said on his stream if they make it to 20k/month on Patreon they’ll get tasteless back on screen
@@noahbaker-kang5148 that's the kind of stretch goal I came to expect
@@noahbaker-kang5148 lmaooo... well done.
Maybe spoilers, idk
Soulkey is such a crowd pleaser. What an incredible best of 7. Im excited for the finals.
I know this will hurt arty but i thank the COSMOS its not going to be another terran victory lol. I love terran,,,but seeing terran win the last 4 ASL im just so glad its gonna be zerg or protoss now :D
Can we call Round of 4 Semi/Finals please :-)
Last game race to fast defiler & guardians asap was insane!
It felt like in game one muta should've done much more dmg in that position. I didn't expect Rush to handle it so gracefully after a completely failed start (some would've gg'd in that case).
That last game, wow.
Just a suggestion, but you could use a clap board or whatever to time the video feeds
Record tasteless cam, and then just line up on the clap
Should literally take like 5 seconds to edit in and wouldn't slow down production at all
Love the casts forever much thanks for the continued support of starcraft 🍻🙌
Wow this series was amazing
Series of the season. Not even close.
The winner has really been playing amazing all tourney. His macro is totally insane . Really impressive stuff.
why don't SC terrans scan ahead? o.O
Well, sometimes you assume that Zerg is still on mutas. Other times you are saving energy because you have just two scanners.
Why is there no video/thumbnail of Tasteless?
sick
I would wait another day (or more) if it meant getting better camera production with Tasteless on screen. It's not like I'm gonna get spoiled by someone at work at the water cooler lol.
That would require a MUCH larger budget. You think using a webcam is simple???
@@noahbaker-kang5148 Ummmm . . .
@@SplashJohn /s
I wouldn't