StarCraft II - Dark vs. INnoVation [ZvT] - Group D - IEM Katowice 2017

StarCraft II is back in Katowice for the 5th consecutive year where 76 of the world's greatest SC2 talents will battle it out until only one victor remains. Who will become IEM Katowice 2017 champion and secure their place at this year's WCS Global Finals?
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[@silenthero2795]

That lone Banshee is the unsung hero of the game. It held the base from the early zerg attack, killed a lot of drones for a counter-attack and killed infestors in its dying breath. RIP InnoVation Banshee.

[@tomfeng5645]

Game starts 8:30

[@tpop7718]

Nothing better than a good ZvT!!! :)

[@massive_bass_nerd]

It is mind blowing to watch Innovation play. He had suchhh sick macro that first game. Once he hits 3/3, he's nearly unstoppable.

[@MestariDuff]

"Terran is a little bit stronger right now." Hahaha! Understatement of the year XD

[@quirinmaier1850]

I love it when the casters just throw a little love to the silent hero of competitive broadcasted starcraft......the observer

[@MerlynMusicman]

I'll apologise for not being up to date with SC2 but that map is beautiful :)

[@FullBringer1]

"You cannot stop the machine !!" INnoVation is a killing machine when against zerg !

[@kylemurphy1328]

Hyped for Byun vs Innovation!

[@DomaineStickem]

SK Telecom T1
INnoVation!!!!

[@hankthetank4238]

Enjoy seeing some fresh faces of Viking, Raven and tanks.

[@MestariDuff]

Terran losing engagement after engagement after engagement... still wins the game in the end... Fucking stupid balance right now...

[@mkgdnf]

INnoVation is too good

[@StaNi-]

INno so good!

[@358Disaster]

medivac death was epic! great camera work!

[@MrEntaroadun]

A mine hits air unit ? ok thats enough internet for now.

[@BAKALOID02]

That banshee which was one hit away from dying killed all three infestors

[@sundarpichai940]

I find things like 25:39 fascinating in terms of things that professional gamers do. It looks like Innovation has removed his F1 key on his keyboard so that he doesn't accidentally hit it while going for F2!

[@jujucasar2003]

Innovation has a clear advantage. With that huge nose of his he can sniff out the competition better than anyone

[@nagarashi]

Terran has always been on the verge of imbalance, just ridiculous the way it looks like now. Dark completely dominated him in game 1 yet still got rolled ovee.

[@staticallX]

34:55 "Dark has done critical damage"
90 seconds later, Innovation kills a queen and 16 drones without losing a single harassing unit
Yeah, super "critical" damage

[@kennyywc]

amazing !!!

[@opannefrank1986]

whenever I see zergling/baneling vs marine/medivac, m&m always wins.

[@KiIlerman]

the dark corners of youtube lmao

[@sergiojuan217]

Is it pronounced "Kite-ness" plating?

[@CheeseChuckie]

As much as I love them, I'm tired of these guys talking about Innovation, Byun, Maru and TY as the 4 best terrans - so far above the rest... Where are they now? Ryung eliminated 2 of them from GSL (Maru and Byun), he is the only Terran left in the ro4 for fricking GSL! He is the best Terran in the world right now, despite being a very standard player... These 4 only tie for second

[@starcraftian5144]

I miss Life :( Dark is my fav zerg atm but it would have been interesting to see how Life would have done if he never got caught up in those shenanigans :/

[@newerfor]

Actually, in game 2, the early rush from Dark is a not a success as in the end, he only managed to have 10 worker lead with hatchery roach tech.

[@user-lq9mw1sb8d]

Lame that terrran can reproduce bio just as quick as zerg. Zerg is suppose to have "numbers" but terran has just as much.

[@xXAkirhaXx]

Do Zerg just never win against Terran? All I hear is "Great play by Dark, Great play by Dark, Great play by Dark, Innovation Wins!" Makes 0 sense.

[@maro2402]

Casters are overeacting

[@SaurabhKumar-fo6zp]

love banelings

[@kowalityjesus]

Kinda sad to see someone with so much heart and imagination in his play get put down by AlphaGO.

[@charleslin7605]

That micro is disgusting ......totally a monster...

[@newerfor]

The sick widow mine trap, use marines to force mutas into trap

[@ttul007]

the reaper exploads towards viewer 11:46

[@77bovi]

what great games! anyone know why soo didn't participate?

[@revolutionalist]

copy and paste this, terran are not op. The big 4 terran is just better than any other terrans in micro and macro.

[@leopoldoortegaberrios1829]

a los terran les basta dos bases para igualar en recursos a 4 bases Zerg

[@FenixBG]

It is funny how people blame balance, without considering skill. In 2016, the match-ups were statistically quite OK, with pro-zergs being on top of many tournaments. This 1st game was a classic game in the style of 2016 (EXCEPT that Banelings didn't have +10 hp back then!). Innovation/Dark didn't use any of the changed units and Innovation still won. If this was 2016 Innovation should have rolled over Dark but, he was not as good in 2016, did well in Proleague (5th). Now he did, with everything unchanged, apart from Dark having better banelings... and ppl are like "oh mai gawd!"

[@hienlam6696]

can someone tell me the name of the theme music at 6:50 ?
thank you

[@revolutionalist]

Innovation need to do more, he's the Snute of Korea, good consistency but low on trophies.

[@Benjamin-ql5db]

Funka ftw

[@acasialee1204]

So solar and dark are both out? And they both lost to terran....

[@StarFury2]

20:22 sounds like commentators are a little bit overpaid

[@NatePaddock]

I think the term "sick puppy" is not really the best of compliments!

[@planelaser4955]

I never saw a zerg win in this tournament

[@Erebus2075]

hmm looked like dark threw the games

[@sursurrus]

I would cast Rotterdam as Frankenstein!!

[@Tantemify]

nerf terran. marine dmg from 6 to 5 pls

[@claudinegrammatico4844]

g

[@REDRAGON12345]

So many whining zergs here haha I love the salty tears. So mad and I love it

[@jesuslovesandoy2406]

When a protoss and zerg won, they are good players . . . . but when terran player wins, terran is OP nerf it nerf . . . . whats wrong with you people? traitors to humanity ? ahahaaha

[@Mokov40]

Dark plays the game close to perfect. Innovation wins.... Terran is balanced. And before I see the retarded A move/micro argument. Look at the game and fucking tell me that Dark just A moved into inno's army! I double dare you to tell me he legit A moved.

[@Brandon-cs8gw]

Lol, gaming sports... We have MLG to blame for this!

[@djalanpaker]

dois ruins sou bem melhor que eles

[@alexanderanderberg1081]

1st