I feel like I've seen "The best SC2 series ever" as a title several times in the last year; every time I seriously doubt it could be better than the last. Happy to say I've been proven wrong every time :) These guys really are built different.
@@mig9534 no not by itself. reynor got respect for beating serral, but he always beat serral in a zvz with quirky surprising plays that caught serral off-guard. meanwhile reynor always struggled to beat the korean players and get the international recognition. now that he is playing well against players like Maru i would say Reynor is officially one of the really great players now.
I watched this live and id just like to tell everyone thats watching this for the first time. THIS IS NOT CLICKBAIT. u will be reminded why u love starcraft 🥰
I was watching this one live as well and, despite being alone in my living room, the hype was real, chat was going crazy, divided between Reynor and Maru fans. The tension was palpable, with Reynor looking down at that 2-0 but the comeback was so insane. It was honestly the best game I'd ever seen. I would have loved to see Clem v Reynor in the final but it was not meant to be.
Damn, these two are so equal that the entire series are defined by tiny mistakes and mis-clicks. GG WP As someone already mentioned, this felt more like Finals rather than Raynor vs Zest. Even his reaction at the end speaks volumes. #teammaru
Totally!! With the introduction of Liberators, Widow Mines, Lurkers, and Vipers, it went from being the best matchup to being the ultimate visual feast.
Reynor was so completely dead in that last game what an amazing comeback says a lot about the mental strength of Reynor especially against Maru - one of the most 'in your face'est Terran ever
LOVE how the "highlights" are 52 minutes' worth of the BO5 - basically the whole series. This was amazing! Both players are so incredibly evenly matched.
I haven't been this ROCK HARD in a long time. The title does not disappoint. This was so good. I watched it twice back to back. And I don't even play starcraft. Both Maru & Reynor are the true embodiment of their respective races. This series should be given a special award for best series of the tournament. Thank you SC2HL for sharing this master class of SC2 gameplay.
It was the Infestor that won the game, had not for those Infestor Fungal, Maru could have kite those UltraLingBane into oblivion, while dropping Medivac on Reynor base.
That series was amazing to watch. And honestly, Stracraft needs more reactions like that one from Reynor in the end, it always had. People enjoy some character, that feeling of players being genuine
As a Zerg player i can’t even explain what Reynor did in that last game. You don’t lose 4 bases to a terran on equal bases and come back. Against MARU?!???? Thats simply unbelievable.
16:40, game time, in the second game, zerg zeros out mining at a terrain base by taking out 14 SCVs with banelings, but what do the casters see? I believe one of the caters suggested the banelings were useless and were easily handled by tanks, and then qualified the loss off SCVs as "Once again, damage done to Maru: a bit nothing." Is this what happens when casters gamble on the games they cast?
There was a mention of throwing everything at the wall, but nothing's sticking. In my experience, the more that you throw at the wall, the less that sticks. What I find to be more successful is you choose one thing and instead of throwing it, you walk up to the wall and you hammer it in.
@@talscorner3696 this one is the semi yes. but the last upload from yesterday was the finals. they said they wanted to upload it as soon as possible wich is why the finals came befor the semi. This made this series atleast less interesting as those who watched the finals already knew the outcome of the match beforhand.
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for sure PartinG proxy and/or base race with Zest
Maru vs Heromarine 2° game THAT is a comeback. Maru lost 40 scvs and still won
Maru nuke
Please dont miss workers dying on huge attacks, lol
18:31 20 workers went down and it was skipped :P
... stop titling greatest series ever you do it like 20 times a year and its stupid.
During a fight:
Maru: 👀
Reynor: ⬆️↗️➡️⬅️➡️↗️⬇️⬅️↖️➡️
even when Maru is losing he looks like he's winning
I bet everyone you know considers themselves a winner for having you in their lives
In other words when it looks like he's winning, he's actually losing?
when 2 people at the top of their game clash you allways feel like it can go any way, goes to show maru could have won at any point
ikr lmao
He always smiles after losing!
I feel like I've seen "The best SC2 series ever" as a title several times in the last year; every time I seriously doubt it could be better than the last.
Happy to say I've been proven wrong every time :) These guys really are built different.
ok lets watch some good highlights
* looks at 52 min. time *
better have some chips and beer
holy shit, youre right
They did skip 19-21 in the 5th game, that's a fact ;P
literally me rn
When the whole series is a highlight
6:33 Hydralisk: I'm ahead out
lmfao literally the luckiest hydra that ever existed
brave liddle hobbit
It's so heartwarming seeing Reynor rejoicing like a kid at the end.
im not a kid and i woulda rejoiced harder... what a game...
he is a kid
He is 18 old
Damn if I won 3 consecutive pro games against maru I would rejoice just like him xD
Fuck why is this the top comment. Spoiled everything
No hate on Zest, but this was the REAL finals for me. Reynor with the epic comebacks.
Any final with Maru would be a better series.
reynor finally proved himself that he's in the big leagues
@@mig9534 no not by itself. reynor got respect for beating serral, but he always beat serral in a zvz with quirky surprising plays that caught serral off-guard. meanwhile reynor always struggled to beat the korean players and get the international recognition. now that he is playing well against players like Maru i would say Reynor is officially one of the really great players now.
@@michaelcarnevale5620 Reynor had been destroying Koreans consistently for over a year now. You havent been paying attention.
@@tigonridge i guess not. i'm glad he's getting the recognition he deserves.
The Greatest Starcraft 2 Caster Quote Ever:
"these lings have been biding their time, now they're just biting terran units"
I watched this live and id just like to tell everyone thats watching this for the first time. THIS IS NOT CLICKBAIT.
u will be reminded why u love starcraft 🥰
It doesn't help that 2 videos ago was "the most chaotic game ever"
Ive watched the game since the first MLGs, and I think this is my favourite series. Just insane
I was watching this one live as well and, despite being alone in my living room, the hype was real, chat was going crazy, divided between Reynor and Maru fans. The tension was palpable, with Reynor looking down at that 2-0 but the comeback was so insane. It was honestly the best game I'd ever seen. I would have loved to see Clem v Reynor in the final but it was not meant to be.
@@inflatablewolfie Absolutely, fantastic games :)
Damn, these two are so equal that the entire series are defined by tiny mistakes and mis-clicks.
GG WP
As someone already mentioned, this felt more like Finals rather than Raynor vs Zest. Even his reaction at the end speaks volumes.
#teammaru
Wasn't the actual final for this year's World Championship also fought between these 2? Reynor won that as well.
@@miguelzavaleta1911 this was the world championship, it’s just been moved to IEM Katowice
It's like watching 2 main protagonists from 2 different stories clashing.
TvZ is now, and always has been, the best matchup in SC2. It almost always has flexible openers, crazy mid games, and epic late game fights.
Totally!! With the introduction of Liberators, Widow Mines, Lurkers, and Vipers, it went from being the best matchup to being the ultimate visual feast.
Reynor was so completely dead in that last game
what an amazing comeback
says a lot about the mental strength of Reynor especially against Maru - one of the most 'in your face'est Terran ever
35:55 - Maru's face says it all.
:D made my day
I thought this was a meme because Maru.
I know that this must not be a clickbait title, so I am morally prepared for awesomeness.
I watxhed this live, u wont be disappointed
Yeah holy shit that delivered
Best Series in a very long time for sure. This matchup will go into Starcraft 2 history. On par with Scarlett VS Bomber
I had the exact thought, I don't think I've enjoyed a series so much since Scarlett vs Bomber
Scarlett vs Bomber were amazing.
Ive never even heard of either of those players LOL
@@confusedtruffle8555 check out game 3 of that series here: th-cam.com/video/Cwp1dZFwGak/w-d-xo.html
@@confusedtruffle8555 How new are you to StarCraft 2 ?
Close to an hour highlight?!?
The only conclusion is that the match deffo worth the watch, thank you sc2hl
This is Starcraft at its best! Phenomenal games and showing off these two great players at peak performance!
42:49 France executing a misbehaving soldier, 1914 colorized
Great catch, lol. :-D
Haha I love how excited he is at the end, I thought he'd lost several times but he managed to pull it back ** deliberately not naming who! :)
Thank you, some mfs are not courteous at all and some spoil on purpose
That was the most effective ultras I think I’ve seen
First time i see someone going ultra and dont lose the game lol
38:16 "the call is coming from inside the house!" XD
I love maynards quips/comments.
@@uhohDavinci the random rick & morty - moment caught me off-guard here
I DID NOT expect that Ending for final match GG Very well played by both
HOLY SHIT. That was an amazing series. It's crazy how much better pros have gotten since I first started watching around '09.
I thought Reynor was going to lose that fifth game for sure, holy hell that kid's a miracle worker.
LOVE how the "highlights" are 52 minutes' worth of the BO5 - basically the whole series. This was amazing! Both players are so incredibly evenly matched.
Planetary Fortress is my favorite unit
no. changeling
*laughs in jagganatha dog*
its not a ''unit'' lol
@@cptblack9801 it shows up in the "Units Lost" tab so apparently Blizzard disagrees with you haha
Wow, just wow.
You can feel the tension of the Final round.
I don't even Play SC2...
I broke out in applause at the end, I can count on less than one hand the times that's ever happened watching SC, what a fantastic game!
I haven't been this ROCK HARD in a long time.
The title does not disappoint. This was so good. I watched it twice back to back. And I don't even play starcraft. Both Maru & Reynor are the true embodiment of their respective races. This series should be given a special award for best series of the tournament. Thank you SC2HL for sharing this master class of SC2 gameplay.
Yep, stopped playing SC2 5 years ago, still insta click whenever I see Maru in the title
37:44 Hide the pain Maru.
Also can we just appreciate how the Ultra's actually won Reynor the game? Just for this moment, they weren't cursed.
It was the Infestor that won the game, had not for those Infestor Fungal, Maru could have kite those UltraLingBane into oblivion, while dropping Medivac on Reynor base.
@@tigera6 yeh the infestors were the real mvps
hide the pain Maru xDDDD
Dead
@@tigera6 yes up until the infestors maru was dropping the hell out of Raynor with no impunity. The infestors caught maru with his pants down.
Don't ever stop uploading these matches, because I don't plan to stop watching them any time soon ❤
Reynor's early game micro is just absolutely insane, I mean truly impressive ability to get leads in the early game and capitalize in the mid game
This game 5 was the dirtiest messiest high skill slugfest ever. love it
"gonna have to censor myself" lmao
every title sounds like clickbait but its actually not
That series was amazing to watch. And honestly, Stracraft needs more reactions like that one from Reynor in the end, it always had. People enjoy some character, that feeling of players being genuine
wow that game five was SICK!
Just wow. The tension was so thick, you could cut it with a knive. No room for mistakes. Every fight was close and calculated.
What a carnage that game 5. Big kudos to both Reynor and Maru
The comeback is real. Reynor is freaking awesome!
Man you releasing these long videos makes it pretty hard to make it to my classes on time
*sees 52 min highlight vid* "ah this better be worth the full watch"...
it was worth the full watch. holy moly what a series
Now this is some beautiful Starcraft.
Clickbait title turns out to not be clickbait. That was amazing!
Was about to watch this until I realize that its almost 1 hour long. Will watch it later, need to sleep
Yeah you know you'd never have been able to sleep after watching this haha
Holy cow. What a series i cant stop smiling!
Good casting guys , it makes the adrenaline rushes doubled listening to you.
holy fuck this was a great series. A couple of unlucky mistakes from Maru in games 3 and 4
i love the camera guy petting the zergling at 36:54
As a Zerg player i can’t even explain what Reynor did in that last game.
You don’t lose 4 bases to a terran on equal bases and come back. Against MARU?!???? Thats simply unbelievable.
simple zerg forgive more mistakes than terrans and toss.
@@stevesilverwood1564 No no its the mindset
Yep the kid has balls of steel
@@stevesilverwood1564 terran forgives the most mistakes by far... stronger units and they have mules. that required perfect execution
@@ibaiez Not really.
Sc2 has so many good casters...I can't even pick a favorite. Maynard and PIG were amazing here
Wow, those mistakes by Maru were pretty devastating. But Reynor is just a machine. I can't believe Maru even held off for so long. Incredible.
18:20 Siege tank booming banes haha
"do i smell a comeback"
Spidey sence was tingling
52:20 "The 'lings have been... -biting- biding time, but now they are just -biding- biting Terran units." What a pun.
16:40, game time, in the second game, zerg zeros out mining at a terrain base by taking out 14 SCVs with banelings, but what do the casters see? I believe one of the caters suggested the banelings were useless and were easily handled by tanks, and then qualified the loss off SCVs as "Once again, damage done to Maru: a bit nothing." Is this what happens when casters gamble on the games they cast?
Clem and Reynor the next Sc2 Kings!
Reynor the King this time
That drone eating a sensor tower at 4:54 :D
Great highlights, thanks again for the great work SC2HL!
that commentary tho!
well done lads
I've never seen him before, Reynor is adorable- he's just so chirpy.
Lol literally yelling at my phone like "GO GO GO GO" then i realized it was like 8am and i have neighbors
Best match i ever saw.
I like maru and reynor. Well deserved victory by reynor. His excitement at the end was the best.
I don't know why I love watching this. So epic.
There was a mention of throwing everything at the wall, but nothing's sticking. In my experience, the more that you throw at the wall, the less that sticks. What I find to be more successful is you choose one thing and instead of throwing it, you walk up to the wall and you hammer it in.
Well worth the watch!
The Age of Serral is dead. All hail Emperor Reynor
Long live the king
So Reynor is Arya Stark....
Reynor is going to ride the high for years!! WHAT A GREAT GAME 5!!!
Greatest ever if you were rooting for Reynor. For me it was heartbreaking :(
I'm also a massive Maru fan, but happy for Reynor. This was an excellent series!
@@Leo_Kruger you're a better person than me then haha. GGs.
Yeah...same...but what a good set of games
Casting perfection guys, serious. Very impressive.
I love how happy he is at the end
Last game was a BANGER!
Reynor is just multi-tasking god.
I stopped playing (I wasn't ever good), but these matches are always fun to watch.
What a monster series. Best match ever.
The finals was actually Abit unti climatic(no offense zest). BUT this... This is pure starcraft
26:53 such a big mistake for Reynor! His army literally steps towards Terran and yells, shoot me! shoot me! shoot me!
This series should be a movie
When Maru’s behind, he’s really matched.
When Maru’s matched, he’s really ahead.
When Maru’s ahead,
*it's too late.*
Reynor celebrating was the best thing! 👍
Fantastic games! Was definitely rooting for Reynor. :)
Same here!
To emulate Maru they needed 4 ppl in Archon xD
That last game was an absolute down and dirty, scrappy fight, the best kind of starcraft!
Congrats Raynor! Great game from both!
Мару любит авантюры. Пошёл в батлы в начале игры
this was the kind of match i was imagining when the game first came out
Sick play from Reynor!
Reynor be like:
Bitch please with tripple digit drone counts I AM THE SWARM I don't care bout efficiency
Wait... a fellow Italian in the finals?!
YASS!
did you not watch the games uploaded yesterday? or not realise it was the finals already?
I haven't yet.
I thought this one was the semi finals?
@@talscorner3696 this one is the semi yes. but the last upload from yesterday was the finals. they said they wanted to upload it as soon as possible wich is why the finals came befor the semi. This made this series atleast less interesting as those who watched the finals already knew the outcome of the match beforhand.
@@roijoleil268 thank you for the clarification ^^
Maru’s face like. Are you kidding me?Jesus Christ just how many banelings do you have?
just noticed manually detonated banes dont get included on units lost/resources lost screen... hmm.
amazing i love this channel
The commentators also make this match, so good!
26:55: Sucks when you have all your broodlords on move command ..!
Nice video !
17:30 Those widow mines haha