A peaking dark might be the most entertaining thing in e-sports.

@opliko

Жыл бұрын

Other than his camera making me sick twitching all the time

@dennis552

Жыл бұрын

100%

@jibzzz1

Жыл бұрын

Not in e-sports

@lfish21.

Жыл бұрын

@@jibzzz1 ?

@lfish21.

Жыл бұрын

@@jibzzz1 what does “not in e-sports” mean?

Holy crap, I absolutely did not think Dark was ready for this yet. He's going to be such an absolute monster.

@sebotage7159

Жыл бұрын

absolutely

@alexlaskowski3650

Жыл бұрын

I honestly don't think so. Once ppl figure out his fake kick offs, he isn't better then other top level 1v1 players. I think since he is so new, ppl don't know how to play him. Give him 2 months and he won't be the top anymore

@tmemian1978

Жыл бұрын

​@@alexlaskowski3650 he is in the scene a year ago he played ApparentlyJack no pogo that time :) search this title "This NEW player I've never heard of SURPRISES me in 1v1!"

@CruisinMatt

Жыл бұрын

@@alexlaskowski3650 this is assuming that dark won’t adapt and also push his game farther 🤷🏽‍♂️

@huddybozak8803

Жыл бұрын

@@alexlaskowski3650 he is fast and extremely consistent with double and triple resets so..no

Really hope Dark will be able to keep up this level consistently. A joy to watch, phenomenal plays. Ggs

Genuinely what an INSANE series. This is going down as one of the games of all time

@Mzeidat

Жыл бұрын

This was indeed one of the games of all time

@andremorning7427

Жыл бұрын

This is definitely one of the games I've seen!

@jaboi5707

Жыл бұрын

Can confirm this was one of the games of all time.

@user-lc7wz7hj8f

Жыл бұрын

😂♻️

@yuhhrl

Жыл бұрын

Looks like one of the greatest game of all time.

Dark's performance in games 1 and 2 is the future of 1v1. When his mechanical ability aligns with precision, it seems unstoppable. Daniel's adaptation was more than impressive, but it seems like game 5 pressure and tilt got the best of him. Amazing series.

@VoidLantadd

Жыл бұрын

Tilt could be a real problem for people in show matches against Dark. Every goal he scores on you is that flashy that the caster always watches it back. Every time you concede, you get clipped on, and you and thousands of twitch viewers watch it back again and again.

@nwesterbeckmaster

Жыл бұрын

His play style in 1 and 2 was all aggression and freestyling. Hardly the "future".

@CCmccomb92

Жыл бұрын

@@nwesterbeckmaster if you've been watching 1s at the highest level for the past 6 years, you'll notice a clear increase in 'aggression' and 'all in' plays because players are becoming more mechanical and can recover faster. Gone are the days of back flip shots to maintain position and not over commit. 4 years ago, going for an air dribble was considered a risk. Now players can continually go for wall to air dribbles with resets and double touches etc without the same level of risk. So yes, I'd say it is the future. The game is clearly moving towards more precise yet mechanical plays. In the first two games Dark playing at that speed, displaying those mechanics with a high level of precision and dominating arguably the best player in the game right now , it's obviously the future. If you think the future contains less aggression and less committment to mechanical plays, then you sir are watching the wrong game.

@nwesterbeckmaster

Жыл бұрын

@@CCmccomb92 aggression is easily punishable. There are so many parallels to other sports. Freestyling is freestyling. Players learn another little trick until everyone else adapts a way to defend it. People thought air dribble bumps were game breaking. But the point is doing a gimmicky "pogo", people will learn to disrupt it, because it takes a million years to set up. Adding another flip reset will just be defendable again. And I've been playing since 2016, so cut it out trying to talk down to me like that.

9:32 this aerial play was so good, he threatened like 3 different shots in one shot, this is just next level

@hardawayplaysgames

Жыл бұрын

this is the most ridiculous thing i’ve ever seen man wtf 😂

@Scott-sx9qq

Жыл бұрын

honestly and what a clean top corner off such a quick landing

I have been waiting for Daniel vs Dark for SUCH A LONG TIME. This is amazing.

Not gonna lie, this makes me happy. Pumped for dark to take out a player as good as Daniel is remarkable, well done that was fun to watch.

@DustinHorvath1987

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, extremely impressive. I was impressed by the mental of Dark in this series, felt sure that he was doomed when it went the distance, didn't think he'd be able to snap back after it went 2-2. But man, he just came out throwing haymakers. Aside from some mostly positioning mistakes and overcommits, his play was really excellent.

@havingfun8192

Жыл бұрын

@@DustinHorvath1987 I believe Dark is leading the way forward to the future of 1s. These new young players are bringing a play style we’ve never before and I gotta say it sure is entertaining!

@VoidLantadd

Жыл бұрын

@@DustinHorvath1987 Turns out it was Daniel who lost the mental game. He forfeited when a comeback was still absolutely possible. Would have been super difficult, but not impossible.

@notapplicable7292

Жыл бұрын

People have been saying dark lacks the capacity to take on a real top ones player ever since he burst on to the scene. I was thrilled to see him proving those people wrong.

@travissenior7586

Жыл бұрын

@@notapplicable7292 I mean the results are still shaky

holy shit, this might be one of the best series I have ever seen. Game 1 and 2 from Dark were absolutely insane. The speed!!

@EyeMaMoeRahn

Ай бұрын

Watch him vs Flakes. Speed demon vs slow and strategic lol

This was just intense. Probably the most intense game I’ve seen on the channel in a good while. What a series!

@aminebelhachemi2004

Жыл бұрын

Go watch nwpo vs juicy

@xanboyyy

Жыл бұрын

@@aminebelhachemi2004 Was about to say that, im sure he'll upload it soon

@aminebelhachemi2004

Жыл бұрын

@@xanboyyy he can watch it on johnny twitch channel 👍

@claudiocortes1041

Жыл бұрын

Tbh I think arsenal v dark ws more entertaining dark is js demolishing Daniel most of the time

God damn. Really impressed at dark's movement and recoveries. He was able to play stupidly aggressive due to those extra zapdashes, even managing a save and a breakaway in game 5. The difference in mechanics in this series was clear. Reverse half flips, chain dashes, zap dashes, pogos, triple flip resets. If dark manages to bring his ground game up to par with the other greats, he will be truly unstoppable.

@heart49

Жыл бұрын

He actually has dangerous flicks but he's not confident as he is with aerial game

@getroasted7907

10 ай бұрын

​@heart49 Huh wdym he is not confident? Bro pogos onpros

@conradgardner3757

9 ай бұрын

@@getroasted7907 "as he is with aerial game"

My God! Dark is SO fast dude his wall dashes are perfect and I love seeing him using the zap dash, perfect for his agressive playstyle

@deanryan9284

Жыл бұрын

Do you know what boost dark is using ?

@l3thalgaming633

Жыл бұрын

@@deanryan9284 unpainted sparkles

Damn Dark is so fast. Even during his aerial plays he never slows down that's very impressive.

this will go down as one of the best rocket league series EVER. congrats dark you're cracked

I can’t imagine playing rocket league and johnny watching me play. And he says “what on earth was he thinking?” Thats an ego hit😂

Fking love watching Dark, this matchup has been written in stone for a while. What a showing!

Chat literally had a stroke at the ending 😂

I'm not gonna lie, I almost wasn't even going to watch this because I thought daniel would slaughter dark. Awesome series and wp.

Crazy series - Dark just needs to focus on his consistency and he can easily be the best 1v1er in the world! The absolute tilt from Daniel though, 5 goals in 100 seconds is totally do-able in high level 1v1… would’ve liked to have seen him try and take it to a game 5 overtime, but oh well!

@ilmmall

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's always a bit of a bummer to see such an early ff, especially on such a great series but I guess dark was to good on the day and managed to tilt Daniel out of this world.

@HaK1_237

Жыл бұрын

the kick off goals was just sad

@marsovac

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is occasionally doable. But in that case it would be an easy 10+ loss. The kid was on fire and would pogo him to death if it continued. If you need 5 goals in a minute and a half you leave the door open. If you leave it against Dark... you will get dunked on.

the way dark wall-dashes into his aerial setups so consistently is mind blowing. if he can keep this pace and mechanical prowess up consistently he’s really gonna shake up the scene

This matchup should be known as Danny Darko.

Can't see Daniel being #1 with showmatch losses like this. He's so talented, but he tilts hard. Bo7 reverse sweep by AppJack too.

waiting for this to show up on yt for so long, finally, what a game, worth the wait.

Something that’s awesome to see that I’ve never really noticed, is how much of an influence Khalid has been for SA. Watching the ground game and 50 50’s is unmatched. Just like Khalid when he was the 1v1 god. You can see his play style influence the young guns.

@naturalares7962

Жыл бұрын

In my opinion khalid is the reason most of the ksa players are using the fennec as much as they do, and as you mentioned he's play style also influenced the ksa players.

@xxshotxx1

Жыл бұрын

@@naturalares7962 it’s seriously awesome, and you’re right, the hitbox gives an advantage for countering attacks. I’m NA and back in 2019 when Khalid was the 1v1 king in showmatches it’s cool to see these kids replicating his style in counters.

@LimabeanStudios

Жыл бұрын

I was talking to a friend about Khalid's impact today. We were discussing if SA is incredible at 1s because Khalid inspired the region to grind 1s or is there some cultural influence that drove them to it instead. I think it is probably Khalid's influence which, seeing how the region is progressing, is so fucking cool.

@xxshotxx1

Жыл бұрын

@@LimabeanStudios and people don’t realize SA had to ping into Europe, 140-180 ping daily and they still crushed. So when I see these current tourneys where they actually have decent ping its like when rock lee took his weights off 😂

Does Daniel's dauntless defense defeat Dark's darting destruction?

@gnarwhalnoah

Жыл бұрын

Doubtful

@d-man5991

Жыл бұрын

D-man

@ohnree4110

Жыл бұрын

@@d-man5991 Dude.

@sidthetallkid

Жыл бұрын

@@ohnree4110 Disgusting

@HMK.

Жыл бұрын

Devious 🗿😈😩

I doubt anyone will read this but in the off chance somebody does, here goes my spiel on what I just witnessed (coming from someone who has been an avid fan and watcher of the RL 1v1 scene for years)….. Holy mother of God, that was arguably the greatest 1v1 series I’ve ever witnessed to date. Yes, I know this series only went to a bo5 and not a bo7, which alone, slightly invalidates it from being able to claim that title, and yes, I know other series out there (joreuz v appjack, okhalid v fairypeak, okhalid vs joreuz TWICE, etc.) exist, and can’t just be thrown aside all of a sudden for some almost-fluke, and highly unexpected series such as this one, but that’s exactly how unbelievably impressive this series was and ultimately the point I’m trying to make! First off, I have never seen Dark perform at the level he played at tonight and I’m still simply in shock after having just watched it. The thing that was so impressive was that he played the way he always plays, but he’s finally beginning to execute! As soon as Dark stepped on the 1s scene in public eye, people quickly took note of his kickoff game and mechanics because of how unique and groundbreaking they were. The problem though, was that even with these new additions and alterations to the RL meta, that Dark was starting to impose, other top 1v1ers would still beat him because he would make mistakes that were easily counterable and he just didn’t quite have the same level of game sense down yet. Personally I believe that’s mainly due to his age, and that’s something time will only help him with. However, Dark has been playing long enough now, using his strategy the whole way, that it’s finally beginning to pay off and that’s what we saw tonight when he beat Daniel, the guy basically everyone who follows top 1v1 Rocket League knows is currently top 2. I truly believe Dark’s just cracking the surface and I believe this kid’s got the highest ceiling potential in the world right now. This series provided gameplay I’ve never seen before. From the level of competitiveness, and speed, and accuracy, to the decision making, the car and ball control, and everything in between, it was bar none. One other thing I’d like to touch on, that delves deeper into the belief of mine that this is arguably the greatest 1v1 series that has ever been played, is that EVEN THOUGH Dark absolutely shook the world in the first two games of the series, Daniel came back and ascended to a level EVEN HIGHER than Dark in the next two games, as he shut him down and made him look like a completely new player. He showed why he’s number 2 and Dark still has a ways to go. Game 5 started off close and I thought Daniel would surely seal the deal but kudos to Dark for sticking to his guns and coming out on top. Even though I was rooting for Daniel (home country reppin and errthang), I’m extremely proud of both of them and impressed that Dark won. In conclusion, I wouldn’t quite say this is the greatest 1v1 series of all time, as it was bo5 and not bo7, there are a handful of other series out there that could be argued as better, and the fact that Daniel started making errors in the 5th game that felt easily avoidable (ie his unnecessary kickoff fakes, and lackluster challenges) are what did it in for me. Still, this is is a series I’ll never forget. I love this game mode so much ❤

@yugioh395

Жыл бұрын

I read it and enjoyed it :D

@seymur.halley

Жыл бұрын

Holy Mother of God???

what a series! huge grats to Dark for taking that one, that was nuts.

Omg I was freaking out … I’m NA but rooting for Dark. Dark deserves it. Well played Daniel too. You’re still in my top

MY BOY DARK GETS IT DONE. ALHAMDULILAH 🇸🇦🇸🇦

What an INSANE MATCHUP. Big Respect for both player’s !!!!

Dark is a different breed. Like he's playing a different game. Nice display of composure and adaptation in this series as well against an all time great.

This is truly legendary. Dark is DIFFERENT.

That landing wavedash which saved Daniels potential kickoff goal on dark...clinical.

"No matter how many opponents you dig through, there's always a dark at the end of a tunnel" - Sun Tzu

That might well be the best 1v1 series I’ve ever seen

9:30 what the fuck even is this upper 90 top right corner shot LMAO

This kind of gameplay hits the right spot 👌 My favorites right here

This is 1v1 history in the making.

This series is actually insane

8:37 He did this the previous aerial play as well, but it’s cool to see him add wall dashes into his setup, haven’t seen that before.

@LimabeanStudios

Жыл бұрын

I was surprised Johnny didn't point that out. I also haven't seen that before but now it seems so obvious to do. Crazy efficient launch

not looking at any comments or spoilers going into this game and typing this before. all i gotta say is if dark can play serious and still hit clips to beat daniel he is solidifying his future in the 1s season. he is different and is like the new up and coming celebrity in rocket league who could produce content like arsonal does, hope he can take a game or 2 off daniel. daniel is different tho i predict him beating dark 3-1 or at worst 3-2

@albertp.2439

Жыл бұрын

have fun watching

@woah2560

Жыл бұрын

bro has 20k on instagram damn nig

@sidthetallkid

Жыл бұрын

dark just showed the world that he is the future. insane series shoutout to both players

@sidthetallkid

Жыл бұрын

@@woah2560 lmao how did u find my insta thats funny af

@VoidLantadd

Жыл бұрын

@@sidthetallkid nice alt

0:38 im sorry was that a reverse chaindash??

@paulo_9423

Жыл бұрын

What about it ?

@pts669

Жыл бұрын

I rewound as well, didn't even know that was possible lmao. Kids' insane

@levivanveen6568

Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a bunch of pros do this but only after goals, not sure if there’s any valid recovery use but i’ve tried in training and u need to be going pretty quick in reverse to do it

First 2 games look like Dark came from the future because that movement is something I've never seen before and creativity to boot

The decision making, suttle movement changes at this speed are surreal

One thing Dark does that nobody else does is consistently double to triple flip reset off of his goal line. With little boost he can move the ball to mid field easily and consistently

This series was exhausting as a spectator! Incredibly talented individuals

Johnny is rhe best caster lol his commentary on this series made it feel like he was commentating a war and it's do or die😂 Got me hype all over again

DARK REALLY SAID “HOLD MY BISHT”

@tarq171

Жыл бұрын

Hold my Bisht LMAOOOOO

@sheriff2.0

Жыл бұрын

Good luck in UFC 283 Johnny!

@johnnywalker6564

6 ай бұрын

@@sheriff2.0I got the job done bro

"Saudi Arabia's B team has got USA's all-star lineup on the ropes" LMAO

I'm pausing on the 4th game to say wow. Just wow. The first two games from dark. Just amazing.

The best game I saw during this World Cup

Holy shit this was insane!! I never comment on these videos but wow

The first two games were the craziest feat of mechanics I’ve ever seen, 100% of those plays were non existent one or two years ago

15:10 that pogo into evo flip was insane! I can't believe Daniel blocked that!

If Dark(?) starts to slow down his play intentionally and works on more close contact, ground dribbles and 50/50s he can easily be top 5 in the world when you combine that with his unbelievable mechanics. Rw9 is still on top though

Crazy series, I doubted Dark for a second but damn he really stepped up in game 5. Astonishing oerformance from Dark especially in games 1 and 2, never seen anyone look that unbeatable

I will say, Dark in game one is the most impressive RL performance I've ever seen

my favorite series of all time!!!

Tilt is the ultimate equalizer

What a Masterpiece from Players and the Caster afterall

I screamed when daniel said ggs dark has outdone himself today! What a madlad

28:22 Caniel

Holy.. Dark bruh.. until the end I thought surely Daniel is gonna pull thru.. but Dark puts it up this time. History has been made

Hopefully Dark keeps it up and gets on an RLCS team when he’s 15. He would be an absolute menace if he can work well with a team.

Wow, what a series from both players here. But wow Dark is just too fast and too good especially this series he popped off in a way i've never seen anyone else play like.

what an amazing series

this series was wild

One of the series i’ve ever seen! 🔥🙌

Fucking legendary moment right here… what an exciting rivalry for fututee

Dark is truly one of the fastest and most aggressive 1s player I've ever seen.

my favorite series of all time no doubt

This was insane match 🔥, most of us couldn’t believe what we were watching when it was live. I think Dark definitely took him by surprise in first 2 games with pace & Peakness & no respect for Daniel & then Daniel definitely showed why he’s 1 of the best 1s player itw by adapting & slowing the game, so final game was 50/50 for either player’s taking Now we definitely need a BO7 rematch though I must say NA players are very non-adaptive when it comes to ping anything higher than 30 so maybe result likely could still be same 🤷🏻‍♂️

For me this has been the best rocket league I've ever watched.

I’m American but Dark has always been my favorite on the Chanel. Always rooting for him.

dark is him. Such a clinical game in the end

I turned this on so I could eat with something in the background and I forgot I had food until the video ended

You know how WATCHING RL always looks slower than playing RL Watching in 2018: I could maybe do this Watching in 2020: Oh yeah that's fast Watching in 2022: What the f**k how

@badateverything2931

Жыл бұрын

ye at this point watching RL feels impossible to replicate 😭

When at the end Daniel resigned, I actually yelled out what, like I could not believe what I just saw.

What’s the boost Darks using in this video? I’ve been trying to find out for a while now.

Daniel is a prime example of getting the GG curse when you don’t say it after a game

I have to admit I wished Dark wins this serie. After all the entertainement he gives us, he deserves this

this is awesome!

YOURE KIDDING. NO WAY DANIEL FF so quick. I'm so ready for the FK sweep. No doubt (Unless Dark shows up like this, and even then 🤔). FK is too consistent

@BawlBag

Жыл бұрын

No way he sweeps them all

@Its-SKs

Жыл бұрын

@gramps86 I could see it if he shows up playing well. As of late FKs ceiling has been lower but his floor itself is usually fairly high. I'm excited to see whether or not he makes a run.

DAAAAAAMN DANIEL

When Dark is coming towards you bossfight music starts playing.

Dark is crazy mechanical. Once he goes pro, it’s gonna be nuts

dark's movement really improved from like 2 or 3 showmatches ago or something

ONE OF THE BEST GAME SOF ALL TIME NGL

Daniel in games 1 and 2 vs his next games is a "When you give your older brother the controller" moment😂 it didnt even look like dan playing tbh now that i rewatch

this is the craziest performance i've ever seen in e-sports. holy shit peak Dark is absolutely disgusting

@FernandoScarpelli

2 ай бұрын

true to this day

What decal is dark using

i finally found the dark vs daniel match and I KNEW it was gonna be a banger but did not see a close sweep coming from dark...

I need to see Dark(?) in RLCS right now 😩

@jjhoffy

Жыл бұрын

honestly hes actually not that good, i could beat him in a 1v1

@uncensored393

Жыл бұрын

@@jjhoffy never heard of you 🙊

@TheSmar09

Жыл бұрын

@@jjhoffy Stop the cap lmaooo

@jjhoffy

Жыл бұрын

@@uncensored393 Ik, im not very known but im atleast top 25

9:35 was one of the most DISGUSTING GOALS i have seen since this game came out. bro dark was playing out of his miiiind omg. to think he can make daniel look like this in a set is nuts! props to both players

What boost is dark using

приятного просмотра!

Bro the commentator Was riding 😂😂

most of the peoe in twitch chat seemed to have never seen Dark before. Must’ve been exciting for them!

Looking ur chat is so much fun !! All delu there ahaha ! Amazing gamepaly as usual ! much

the underdog script is a old classic