From Kentucky, I just wanna say how much I love all of the players and Afreeca for continuing support for Starcraft. Never forget that you have many, many western fans that love you! Starcraft is forever.

that 3rd game is one of the best ive seen in a longgg time

@filoflin5345

21 күн бұрын

barracks vs miini was better

@SQ8MXT

21 күн бұрын

@@filoflin5345 both were amazing

@TheMadArsonist

21 күн бұрын

​@@filoflin5345 can u please remind me what round it was?

@TheDesertSpear

21 күн бұрын

​@@TheMadArsonist round of 16 pretty sure

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@Marionettetc

21 күн бұрын

legend

@bidu2331324

21 күн бұрын

Comment flock mor mobile.

@moralessanchezoscarelias6412

20 күн бұрын

Exactly right

@DanielBeaver

20 күн бұрын

You're doing God's work

@stormconstantine2391

19 күн бұрын

cock block for McLovin

Game 3 goes straight into history books, with the Best vs Action from last year.

@kschacherer92

21 күн бұрын

watching that one next thanks for rec. just got back into watching scbw from some rando streamer mentioning asl

@Zraknul

12 күн бұрын

@@kschacherer92 Welcome back. ASL 17 Round of 16 Group B was really good. Tons of back ASL catalogue, and ArtosisCasts has him doing a daily match with popular top players.

On kids these days calling Ultras Ullis Koreans have a tendency to abbreviate long or multiple word expressions by using the first syllables of each word, because a letter in Korean is a few vowels and consonants put together. For example we call a digital camera a "deeca". This kind of abbreviation gained popularity after the internet boom of the early 2000s(part of which starcraft had helped to bring) But since SC came out before that, the abbreviations us old geezers used to use were similar to the English speaking world. Ultralisks were ultras and hydralisks were heedras. But to a younger generation that is used to the "first syllable" system calling ultralisks ullis might make more sense. I once saw someone mention a "Sa Ve" and didn't realize he was talking about a Science vessel. But why none of the kids call mutalisks mulis is a mystery.

@alexfriedman2152

21 күн бұрын

Yep like 템 For Templar, 프프전 Is PvP , ETC Like 치맥

@Maelthorn1337

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the lesson.

@JurisKankalis

21 күн бұрын

Coming from a dude who speaks (well.. understands at least) 6 languages - this was an intereseting read. Thanks for the effort. What a series this has been, jesus F christ.

@alexfriedman2152

21 күн бұрын

@@JurisKankalis Which languages do you speak? Just curious. I speak Korean English and a bit of Spanish.

32:42: That's SaiyanKCM in the live audience.

@smashthestateX

21 күн бұрын

omg hes ginger sad

@snaffu1

20 күн бұрын

@@smashthestateX you mean ginger DAD 😂 move over xenosys

Wow, what a series. Some of the best games I've ever watched.

@Materialist39

20 күн бұрын

They’re just at another level man. In a game with so, so many killers it’s unbelievable how they can separate from the pack like this.

there's something so satisfying about modern brood war games, I love sc2 just as much but I just love how spread out and complex the games are, so much roaming and so many different unit groups doing stuff. It fills my small brain with awe.

@Materialist39

20 күн бұрын

I think of the 6, ZvP is the most “starcraft 2-like” of the brood war matchups, and I mean that in the best possible way. There’s very dynamic timings and it lends it self towards big macro game battles with lots of options for tech and composition switches.

That game 3 was ridiculously epic. Snow's Reavers are just unfair, man. If he had caught the fact that he wasn't mining gas from 7 o'clock I don't think he would have lost the positional advantage and could have retained 9 o'clock. He microed out of his mind but that one blunder costed him the game.

@EB-bl6cc

21 күн бұрын

snow definitely made a few mistakes beyond that, he could have pushed 9 oclock wayy earlier but he didn't realize how much had been pulled from that entrenched position to defend the island. That game definitely felt unfair, he basically outplayed soulkey for 90% of the game but because soulkey was able to claim so many more bases early on it didn't matter that snow was grossly more efficient. I'm also not sure some kind of quick snipe on the nydus followed by throwing some stuff at the island wouldn't have been possible at some point, but then again I'm not the pro here, maybe it would have been too cost inefficient to try that. Overall in the series it felt like snow consistently had the better micro of the 2 players throughout, but soulkey eventually was making better decisions/mindgames, especially in the 2nd half of the series. A couple of those games he won were absolutely on razor's edge though. Series could have easily been 4-2 in the other direction.

@seraphimconcordant

21 күн бұрын

@@EB-bl6cc The problem with diving on the nydus is that soulkey could always have a ton ready to pop out at any moment, and snow has no way to defend against scourge.

@TheVaultDescendant

21 күн бұрын

I have not watched the game for years and years, and I feel like I just have no idea why things are done/not done and its very cool but im filled with questions about why not try other stuff like Ultras or something idk. But it worked out well so im all happy anyway super cool game

@Vognee

21 күн бұрын

While Snow micro is highest level Protoss units is simply unfair against Zerg main composition. Snow made a mistake with gas but at the same time Soulkey made a mistake not going Great spire. While I do think that Zerg has a slight advantage vs Protoss it’s not enough to attribute the results winner have gotten

@KevinKaneCanada

21 күн бұрын

@@EB-bl6cc Great analysis.

Incredible shuttle + reaver micro from snow in game 3

@fishstraws626

21 күн бұрын

Stop spoiling

@aniapersa3454

21 күн бұрын

​@@fishstraws626clown

@dew9103

21 күн бұрын

@@fishstraws626bro the top comment isn’t spoiler, why are you looking at the comment section

@priontv5228

21 күн бұрын

​@@fishstraws626yeah it's so spoiled now that you know a bo7 got to game 3 and snow has good reaver micro

@reaverdropper2997

21 күн бұрын

stfu no spoilers newb

These translated segments are actually very watchable. Great work!

I'm SO Excited for this one man. Fuck I just love ASL. It actually feels like christmas every upload

@HappyChillmore

13 күн бұрын

Do you know when the final takes place? I’m scared to google it and see the results

Storms are renewable energy. We need to invest in the Storm Market.

Okay, I enjoyed this one a lot. Super high-level play on both sides, no dumb moves. I wasn't rooting for either player, just wanted a good series, and I got it. Game 3 (the long one) was insane!

Dude heck yeah Im sick at home and this is the entertainment I need

1:31:05 Dude that is the most insane reaver micro and reaver value I've ever seen. Snow is an absolute god.

If you have a 2-0 or 3-0 lead over Soulkey you are in deep trouble. How many reverse sweeps has this guy had?

@eduardossj3

21 күн бұрын

He has been doing it since he played vs Innovation in a SC2 final. Innovation was 3 - 0 and Soulkey could win 4 games in a row and won 4 - 3.

@Young-ep8ik

21 күн бұрын

@@eduardossj3 that’s what I was thinking and istg he had a couple more after returning to bw

@skcansMachine

21 күн бұрын

@@Young-ep8ik Maybe recency bias but this series and the series vs Mini were both insane comebacks

@snaffu1

20 күн бұрын

He is the ultimate heart attack kid, I swear. Just about every series is him tooling around trying to download his opp before he comes back with the haymaker.

@alanbroomable

19 күн бұрын

@@snaffu1 Precisely, this. SoulKey just takes a few games to understand what type of game his opponent is bringing to him, then he shuts it down. The ultimate 'Best Of' player.

It's been so, so many years since I got teary-eyed from some one losing at brood war. Not since Stork finished 2nd in the Bacchus OSL and then won the Incruit OSL in 2008. But damn I really wanted Snow to win. What a profound sense of loss. So such good play, really just razor's edge mistakes in G4 G5. What a series. WP to Snow, and congratz to Soulkey with back to back titles i guess

@CroncAstronaut

21 күн бұрын

Fully agree

@itsneverfair

20 күн бұрын

Played his heart out and was still all smiles while taking pictures and signing autographs with fans for over half an hour after the match. He became my new favorite player after that day!

@snaffu1

20 күн бұрын

As a Soulkey fan, Snow played his ass off, and has definitely leveled up his PvP and PvZ this season. He also has a seed to come back next year with! Things are looking good for him, and I hope he takes it next year.

@ntr86

20 күн бұрын

Same here. I feel like Soulkey stolen this win from sn0w, it just feels dirty. His wins in G3 and G4 were not deserved, after G3 he was looking like he lost. Sn0w played better, lost due some stupid mistakes. It weren't Soulkey wins, it were Sn0w losts. And after that, Soulkey knew he won't win late games with Sn0w, so he just turned to rushes and all-ins. After G5 I hoped Sn0w would notice this, and would play G6 extremely carefully in early game. Unfortunelly he did not.

@vira2936

19 күн бұрын

Snow and soulkey are probably my 2 fav pros I was never here before remastered. With soulkey winning the last one I hoped for snow advancing but I'd still cheer for soulkey challenging queen's record 😊

Masterclass in ZvP and PvZ matches. No Offense to Hero, but even he'd have to admit this could have easily been a finals for the ages.

Tasteless in crisp 720p gets me every time.

@Lockieez

21 күн бұрын

He looks like a force ghost from star wars 😋

Man. By the end, you wonder how you ever thought it could go any other way.

>fresh set of games >long VOD length YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LETS GO ASL!!!!!!!!!!!

Mastery of Snows Micro and the Mastery of SoulKeys Macro, great series!

Arty, what is with your face in these thumbnails. Are you trying to tell us something?

@jakev3453

21 күн бұрын

lol

@abeard1

21 күн бұрын

lmao

@hilmsay4134

21 күн бұрын

The realization that he’s not even the best BW caster anymore

@misterkefir

21 күн бұрын

the most correct face expression considering these tournament results.

@ivankuzin8388

19 күн бұрын

@@hilmsay4134 Who is though? Guys at StarCastTV are amateurs (not at Starcraft, obviously, at casting)

Shoutout to the new translator, awesome job

Snow's performance in Game 3 is the best Starcraft I have ever seen

"That'll teach him to hoodie rush."

The game sounds and music have been a bit low for at least a few recordings now, can you consider increasing it for future broadcasts please? Thank you and thanks for the games as always

Crazy to see the winner win this series. Game 3 was insane.

One of the best series I have ever seen.

I’m so excited to watch! 😊

What a series. Great micro with the reavers. Amazing games

42:50 - ish. I couldn't agree more, it's a fantastic time to be a BW fan. I've been watching since '06 or so and seen thousands of BW games and I feel like every other season I find the new best game ever. I know Macro is the key but some of the micro we see now is absolutely on a level with the old days and are very deserving of pimpest play montages. I'm excited about the future, please keep these coming!

@AlojzyZyrokompas

13 күн бұрын

Every time is good to be SC fan. ^^

Soulkey please. My heart can't take these matches.

Game 3 was incredible. The whole series was really solid. Looking forward to a great finals!

This series was absolutely insane, what a palate cleanser after Sharp vs herO

what a fantastic series man, absolutely amazing games.

One of the best series ever!

#1 Fan

That Blitz Y game is the best PvZ this year holy shit

This was a fantastic match. Loved it.

This was something else... Snow is another level. So sorry for him.

What a series!!!!! WOOOOOOOO🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Now all that's left to hope for is hive tech zvz

@HasekuraIsuna

21 күн бұрын

I really want a revisit of that Apocalypse game with eff0rt...

@dungeonmaster6292

15 күн бұрын

ZvZ is trash

Wow what a fantastic series!

Soulkey is a genius. He sees how impossible a truly great Protoss like Snow is to beat in the midgame, so he makes sure the games are decided either really early or really late.

Holy crap, that game 3. The temptation to try and pull a "win now" push must have been immense on both sides, that was an insane display of staying cool under pressure by both players.

Imagine an interview with caster Park and Shuttle. It'd be pure comedy lol.

@ramzerg

20 күн бұрын

lol would love to see that!

@marc-etiennemercier6584

17 күн бұрын

@@ramzerg Yeah man :D

OMG, games no 3 (particularly) and 4 will make ASL history. From 2 down to the final. GG!

Second time watching this match, what an incredible semi-final. It's so nice to see a hyped match deliver like this. I don't usually root for a ZvZ matchup of any length (especially Bo7) but Soulkey earned his opportunity with the breadth of play he demonstrated here.

wow, the finals will be probably the shortest cast ever :D

@ElectricFencer

21 күн бұрын

Again..

@d33dzzor

21 күн бұрын

I personally hate zvz

@uxie6177

21 күн бұрын

Yeah, I'm happy for SoulKey but I wanted Snow to win so much more purely to avoid a terrible ZvZ finals. Most anti-hype and boring matchup in the game.

@utarian7

21 күн бұрын

@@uxie6177 Soulkey's ZvZ sucks balls, because he's actually low skilled for a pro. In non-mirror matchups he relies on maximally exploiting imbalanced components of the game (hydra bust, ling all in, 4 base turtle with infinite plague spamming). Hero will demolish him.

@davidorawe3931

21 күн бұрын

Might not even watch the finals now.

I'm so excited for this! Pleased by the result of the first game so far.

Best series ever!

The real finals of ASL 17. Wow, just incredible mix of games. Thought I knew what PvZ looked like... and then this!

It'll be alright RT

Been watching these vods for years and I still click the mini map -_-

@Materialist39

20 күн бұрын

genuinely, when some of these games are so intense, the suspension of disbelief can hit hard and you just want to be in there

Game 3 was insane! Well done to both of them!

My favourite players of Broodwar play, and I am literally shocked from the games. This is just epic! Best protoss vs best zerg, it is scary and fascinating! Thank you Artosis and Tasteless for English cast!

keep it coming

Really great series.

Omg that was the craziest game 7 I ever seen 😱

01:30:50 I don`t think we will ever see a player like Snow

IM SO HYPED FOR SNOW LET'S GO, YOU GOT THIS MAN!

I saw that clip of Jaedong watching a PvZ and the best part of that clip is when he said calmly "Fucking protoss! what the Fuck!?"

I love how every time Artosis sees Zerg he's just like "what about Guardians?"

When they were talking about Soulkey reverse sweeping a bo7 in GSL, I remembered Life reverse swept DRG in the Iron Squid finals. It was one of the most amazing things I've watched, the atmosphere that the audience brought to that tournement was unlike any I've ever seen

Almost 11PM for me and this video is nearly 3 hours, but am I gonna wait for tomorrow? Hell no, been looking forward to this matchup too much! LET'S GO!!!

The third game got me on edge the whole time, incredible performance by snow.

Game 3 is EPIC! One of the best brood war games of ALL TIME!

I won't lie, I'm a bit sad about the results, but the winner ABSOLUTELY deserves it!!

Omg that reaver micro in game three was out of this world. I actually felt bad for soulkey at 01:31:00 😭

@drhughied

20 күн бұрын

Imagine one ensnare from SoulKey. Shuttles are then much slower, the hydras/scourge easily pick them out of the sky.

Game 3 was incredible and that's devastating for Snow to lose that kind of game where he played that good and still lost by such a narrow margin. After game 4 you can see that Snow was just spent but it's still his best effort that he's put up against Zerg in ASL so we'll see if this crushes him or if he can bounce back in the future

Good job Snow- made a few minor minor errors but played with confidence and showed well

Incredible gameplay on both sides. This is Starcraft at it's best.

👏🏼What a superb set of games for an ASL semi-finals. 👍🏼 Thank you Tastosis for the English cast. ✌🏼 GG

What a treat of a series.

That game 3. Holy shit.

Finally a good ZvZ finals, the last good one was Queen vs. Soma

Am I staying up for this?!? No… I work tomorrow 😢

Tasteless triggered some ptsd in arty at 59:45.

I'm happy for the winner, but ZvZ finals is quite a bummer.

BRO LITERALLY 4-5 GUARDIANS IN THE 3RD GAME!!!

@snaffu1

20 күн бұрын

In fairness, forgetting the guardians wasn't as bad as forgetting you had a gas. 😂 They were both so cracked out and focused for so long, mistakes were happening everywhere.

Amazing!

What do the post it’s behind the announcer say?

i may have missed it if it counts or not but maru did come back from down 3-0 vs Trap in the GSL semis a couple years ago

Just gonn wait foe the battle for 3rd Sharp vs Snow

That reaver control is so good from SNOW showing us peak reaver performance

How humble Soulkey was when he thanks Calm for the 5th game build 💛

Snow is so exciting to watch. I really wanted him to win here.

I almost always root for Protoss players because their units are just so satisfying to watch imo. Snow’s reavers in game 3 exemplify that. Terran can make 30 tanks, Zerg can make 30 ultras, but nothing beats the satisfaction of watching 2 well micro’s reavers.

18:25 Isnt it silly how Artosis never mentions that Snow was in finals vs Flash also ,not just vs Rain? Its happened like 3 times in last few Snow casts lol.

2:09:30 LOOK AT THOSE HTs DANCE ALL DAY.

Snow's 52 kill reaver in game 3, i think, is the record i've seen in ASL.

Artosis jokingly says he wants to see guardians, but I would legitimately be interested in seeing a Zerg try to throw in a couple of devourers with an ogre-Zerg-gamer attack. They should do well vs Corsairs, no?

Great games. Somebody actually spoiled the results of this match in the Hero vs Sharp video comments. The games were so good, though. Games 3 and 4 were nuts. Watching Snow use reavers is art

12:24 Artless commentary commences 20:40 Game 1 40:48 Game 2 57:43 Game 3 1:52:41 Game 4 2:14:55 Game 5 2:29:54 Game 6

57:38 insane game. Zerg players, this is something incredible, how much stress resistance need to have to play for this race

game 3 was insanely good

*Claps with feet in excitement*

LETS GOOOO