The Greatest Starcraft 2 Match of 2022: Serral vs. ShoWTimE

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  • Опубліковано 17 вер 2022
  • One of the greatest starcraft 2 matches of 2022, definitely the game of the year for me. Serral & Showtime duking it out in a long and epic Protoss vs. Zerg.
    Match: Serral vs. Showtime
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  • @snailmusk9468
    @snailmusk9468 Рік тому +201

    Really came down to some key moments at the end there. Losing the oracle, sending both void rays home. Showtime had his outs, goddamn was it ever close.

    • @obiwanjovi2925
      @obiwanjovi2925 15 днів тому

      His downfall has to be when he allows serral to continously harass his middle base and doesnt go all in when serral is out of anti air

  • @Caldera01
    @Caldera01 Рік тому +44

    In the original stream you can hear ShoWTimE shout "What the fuck dude?!" at Serral at the end and Serral gives him that cheeky smile of his as a reply.

  • @Frontline_view_kaiser
    @Frontline_view_kaiser Рік тому +54

    This was, from start to finish, a masterclass of pure PvZ aggression

  • @Sangsstuff
    @Sangsstuff Рік тому +179

    Serral is unreal. The most impossible comeback of impossible comebacks. Insane micro and decision making!

    • @fernando91l33t
      @fernando91l33t Рік тому +6

      naaaaaaa.... zerg air>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>toss air

    • @BrianKOliver
      @BrianKOliver Рік тому +8

      @@fernando91l33t what??

    • @brianabalos4878
      @brianabalos4878 Рік тому +8

      @@fernando91l33t COPIUM

    • @MrGeorgeFlorcus
      @MrGeorgeFlorcus Рік тому +1

      @@fernando91l33t Zerg air isn't even that good though... Zerg spellcaster, on the other hand...

    • @notrather5514
      @notrather5514 Рік тому +4

      @@fernando91l33t Winning game with queens and infestors --> proceeds to complain about zerg air. Nice!

  • @12321dantheman
    @12321dantheman Рік тому +267

    so funny that about 5 queens were effectively able to bully a late game skytoss army. Why does it never work like that when i play zerg??😭

    • @defendermd2991
      @defendermd2991 Рік тому +47

      Because he trusts in the heart of his zerg warriors!

    • @yemen242
      @yemen242 Рік тому +20

      showtime could have won that if he had detection

    • @hk-wt5iu
      @hk-wt5iu Рік тому +32

      zero interceptors and no minerals means carriers are kinda not useful

    • @saxus
      @saxus Рік тому +9

      @@hk-wt5iu yeah, and that is the most annoying part of Zerg army: combining with free units like brood lords, swarm hosts they can do infinite amount of damage without any resources in opposit of Protoss. Basically if you can't choke the Zergs fast enough then it will grind you down in the long run.

    • @freddyfourfingerz9126
      @freddyfourfingerz9126 Рік тому

      @@yemen242 with fungals, it wouldn't have mattered eventually

  • @danielfrohlich9040
    @danielfrohlich9040 Рік тому +16

    What an amazing and mind blowing performance from both players. Extreme precision on both sides and just the tiniest details made all the difference. Absolute blast to watch

  • @waltermatthewberg
    @waltermatthewberg Рік тому +68

    Showtime had 1,100 minerals left and he warped in zealots making the carriers dead weight

    • @JaimeWarlock
      @JaimeWarlock Рік тому +17

      Yea, watching those empty carriers hurt.

    • @ShenpaiWasTaken
      @ShenpaiWasTaken Рік тому +16

      Also I have no idea why he sacked probes the second time. He didn't even max out with the sack...

  • @mailbox3982
    @mailbox3982 Рік тому +45

    This is like the eighteenth "greatest match of 2022" counting lowko's casts

    • @SC2HL
      @SC2HL  Рік тому +33

      First one on this channel!

  • @SeekAndDestroyTM
    @SeekAndDestroyTM Рік тому +15

    What a great game to illustrate how small, progressive advantages lead ultimately to a win.

  • @MichaelConway1308
    @MichaelConway1308 Рік тому +71

    Incredible game by Serral, well deserved

  • @yamidoggy
    @yamidoggy Рік тому +5

    How many units did Showtime just throw away without even attacking?

  • @somecunt8579
    @somecunt8579 Рік тому +1

    What a game! Thanks for sharing!

  • @user-cp6xi9io4y
    @user-cp6xi9io4y Рік тому +14

    Awesome match, Serral is a beast.

  • @professorquack
    @professorquack Рік тому +3

    The old 3 queen 1 infestor vs 5 carrier 3 tempest 2 void late game. Ez

  • @kdrgaming3344
    @kdrgaming3344 Рік тому +10

    I really feel like Lurkers should not be FASTER than Flux Veins Void Rays OFF CREEP!

  • @ulicqueldromal
    @ulicqueldromal Рік тому +8

    I know that showtime is on a different level but some of his decisions when advanced really hurt. That second probe sac, he didn't even max out with it. And rebuilding the gold base and then just leaving it, not once, not twice, not three times but four times in the late game just felt so weird. He has recall for his home base if his observers and scout see the enemy moving. Why not mine out the bottom base before you leave it.

  • @tictcha612
    @tictcha612 Рік тому

    Great video !

  • @Ranged66
    @Ranged66 Рік тому +8

    It's a shame you cut the ending a little early, with Showtime going "What the fuck, Joona?" and both of them laughing about it together.

  • @kriboskakmak5006
    @kriboskakmak5006 Рік тому

    Always fun to see muta play. Such a high skill ceiling unit

  • @eurapeon
    @eurapeon Рік тому

    Holy shit. That was awesome to watch.

  • @qwerty989898989898
    @qwerty989898989898 Рік тому +2

    What an insane game

  • @madinkorea
    @madinkorea Рік тому

    승부에 대한 집념... 어마어마한 세랄의 경기력..

  • @matheusazevedo3138
    @matheusazevedo3138 Рік тому +4

    Holly shit the title doesn’t lie

  • @Dw33b3r
    @Dw33b3r Рік тому +22

    Watching Showtime not attack for 10mins while Serral built back to max and lose the bottom base 5x was hairpulling to watch....

    • @asdfasdf-mn8iu
      @asdfasdf-mn8iu Рік тому +1

      I mean, showtime can hardly attack into the zerg at that point. If Serral has the concave and the defensive position, it's very hard to win these fights.

    • @gooel
      @gooel Рік тому +4

      Easy to say when there's no fog of war, though. That's life.

    • @Rotschwinge
      @Rotschwinge Рік тому +2

      Showtime misplayed numerous times and this is the best game of 2022? Seral is a beast, sure, but if that is the state of the game, well I am not interested to watch the scene again. That was a boring match with another skytoss that still hasn't figured out how to win a lategame. On the other hand, it's a replay of SC2HL, tells me everything.

  • @blantant
    @blantant Рік тому

    What a beauty. Serral such a beast

  • @TheDedictvi
    @TheDedictvi Рік тому +32

    26:10 crucial game losing mistake right there

    • @fragileomniscience7647
      @fragileomniscience7647 Рік тому

      Doesn't help that the gold base was quite exposed and the carriers were dead weight, along with the reckless observers.
      More voids and a couple disruptors perhaps?

    • @aneubeck4053
      @aneubeck4053 Рік тому

      Yeah he kinda lost it for no reason too. completely preventable.

    • @cugamer8862
      @cugamer8862 Рік тому +3

      @@fragileomniscience7647 Carriers vs. Zerg are worthless, I'm amazed that we even see them at this level of play. Showtime would have better spent the resources on Stalkers, which says a lot about the state of late game Protoss.

    • @fragileomniscience7647
      @fragileomniscience7647 Рік тому +3

      @@cugamer8862 True, it's kina messed up.
      Having run tests with stalker-phoenix colossus void combos, they even did well against the godawful lurker hydra corruptor BL combo.
      Problem is:
      The micro demand becomes insane. Try using phoenix gravity vs. lurkers while dealing with the hydras and BLs while blink microing, and microing colossi away and sniping with voids.
      That is superhuman demand. Not to mention if you get sentries or templars.
      Forget about microing drops by that point.
      Meanwhile zerg has so many opportunities to screw one over and just controlgroup + A.
      You know, if psy-storm did a proportional slowdown the longer units stay in, it would already help so much more without being too OP.
      No need for zerg to cry, they then actually need skill to micro mutas.
      As for this game, the carriers were a decision by greed, as Shows mine rate was nuts, and more were really not better, think about mobility, whereas yes, more stalkers wouldve been good.
      And the observer management was short-sighted (pun intended). Either way, Show's ludicrously much better than me.

    • @patrickcampbell957
      @patrickcampbell957 Рік тому +4

      @@fragileomniscience7647 Bro, wtf are you talking about?
      "Stalker-phoenix colossi void" is a trash army and not because of any micro demands but because it just sucks. Pretty much insta-lose vs BL, corruptor, ling.
      Plus microing stalkers, phoenixes colossi and void rays is not very difficult at all even if you added in sentries(???) and HT which are both also very easy to control.
      Also: "actually need skill to micro mutas". Obviously there's tons of skill required to micro mutas but it actually doesn't matter vP because phoenixes are pretty much a hard counter. The same way playing blink stalker disruptor takes a lot of skill to micro but will still lose against BL or Lurker.

  • @user-sy7rw3gp9i
    @user-sy7rw3gp9i Рік тому +8

    the last infestors were just crazy

  • @user-ln6rf6qt8f
    @user-ln6rf6qt8f Рік тому +6

    Серрал красавчик я думал не вытянет особенно с такой добычей как у тоса на (2к больше)

  • @panzfaust9812
    @panzfaust9812 Рік тому +2

    Dayumm. High level wizard alright

  • @winterfell9990
    @winterfell9990 Рік тому +3

    Showtime just couldnt read the situation and it lost him the game. For 15 minute period all he had to do with push in with everything and win. as soon as serral tipped the balance he knew and immediately went on the offensive

    • @gcg8187
      @gcg8187 Рік тому

      yep I saw that too

  • @everysingleguitars
    @everysingleguitars Рік тому +6

    Serral is a master

  • @manopeace9175
    @manopeace9175 Рік тому +1

    anyone else get anxiety when they reveal at the end how close those two players were?

  • @CarlosValenzuela-sx9xb
    @CarlosValenzuela-sx9xb Рік тому

    What a game

  • @user-xn4hu5zz7x
    @user-xn4hu5zz7x Рік тому

    impressive!

  • @MrXuanzong
    @MrXuanzong Рік тому

    Showtime is so calm

  • @ChichimonLeagues
    @ChichimonLeagues Рік тому +4

    Lets go! Clean victory for the good guys!

    • @kjkh3104
      @kjkh3104 Рік тому +1

      zerg are evil lol

  • @Professor3022
    @Professor3022 Рік тому

    phenomena!

  • @qwertz12345654321
    @qwertz12345654321 Рік тому +2

    I don't understand how he can be so careless with his last oracle

  • @oldfrend
    @oldfrend Рік тому +9

    showtime so poor at defending his gold base. basically guaranteed win if he doesn't keep letting it get killed. fucks off with his entire army to harass while it's obvious the gold base is the win/lose point for the entire game. odd seeing a game so well played, and then such a basic strategic error.

    • @lucasfiore1935
      @lucasfiore1935 Рік тому +1

      I bet you would've done better (while being down 3:0), lol

    • @Palpab1e
      @Palpab1e Рік тому

      Yeah! You should go coach Showtime and show him how to play better.

  • @LazyEinstein
    @LazyEinstein Рік тому +3

    GSL needs to start paying to get Serral in every season,

  • @vladimirfrolenko2108
    @vladimirfrolenko2108 Рік тому

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @asdfasdf-mn8iu
    @asdfasdf-mn8iu Рік тому +8

    I feel bad for showtime, such a good game for him and then it fails in the final minutes of the game. Although i'm a serral fanboy, so i was pretty happy to see him make a lot out of nothing.

  • @eizoone1276
    @eizoone1276 Рік тому

    Magic

  • @artanis5163
    @artanis5163 Рік тому +1

    Highlights #suggestion Gumiho vs Solar GSL ro10, BCs, mech - the best of GumiGOD

  • @blue-phoenix115
    @blue-phoenix115 Рік тому +1

    This is why Battlecruisers > Carriers

  • @IronicSonics
    @IronicSonics Рік тому +1

    It seems the wall was paralysed with indecision by the latter half of the game. Bit sad seeing him picked apart for 15 minutes from a position of dominating advantage until he just had a meltdown.

    • @iowacub1
      @iowacub1 Рік тому

      Yeah pretty much. This match was more sad than entertaining.

  • @skyler1469
    @skyler1469 Рік тому

    How.. just how

  • @Tomwithnonumbers
    @Tomwithnonumbers Рік тому +8

    I thought those casters were just trying to keep it interesting when they said Serral still has a chance...

  • @Necroneer
    @Necroneer Рік тому +42

    I'm so happy at the state of P v Z, it's so much more fun to watch.

    • @cugamer8862
      @cugamer8862 Рік тому +15

      It's fun to watch Protoss building late game units only to be slaughtered by Zerg that have no end of counters to those units? Showtime outfought Serral for nearly the entire match, and had a huge income advantage but a few fungals and neurals were all it took to put an end to that.

    • @Necroneer
      @Necroneer Рік тому +29

      ​@@cugamer8862 Guess it's a matter of perspective, I thought that Showtime threw the game hard by allowing those spells to land when he had high templars to feedback those spellcasters.

    • @helenagustafsson3653
      @helenagustafsson3653 Рік тому +26

      @@cugamer8862 And here comes the salty protoss player...... It impossible to beat skytoss as a Zerg outside of the top players. Showtime had the game all he needed to do was atack but instead he waited for over 15 min. And what would Zerg be able to do versues SKytoss if not even the best Zerg player would be able to beat it? I am a master 3 in Protoss and Zerg and a MAster 2 in Terrian...... NA d i am heavily dissapointed in your complain just cuz your a protoss....

    • @Nico-nv3ej
      @Nico-nv3ej Рік тому +19

      Skytoss is litterally an A click while the zerg have to control 5 differents groups

    • @cugamer8862
      @cugamer8862 Рік тому +4

      @@helenagustafsson3653 I'm not a Protoss player, in fact I rarely play SC2 at all these days. I am a fan of the e-sport however, and I'm tired of seeing PvZ games where the high end Protoss units are completely eclipsed by Zerg units. TvZ doesn't have this problem.

  • @blingwraith6951
    @blingwraith6951 Рік тому

    Serral has a way of paralyzing the board for his opponent through constant counterattacks

    • @rhyvehr
      @rhyvehr Рік тому

      Thats called basic zerg

  • @amreilly3769
    @amreilly3769 Рік тому +1

    Showtime showed great macro but boy oh boy did he fuck up his micro for a toss

  • @patman2193
    @patman2193 Рік тому

    Great game

  • @Dantick09
    @Dantick09 Рік тому

    “You have not enough observers”

  • @imperialresolution
    @imperialresolution Рік тому +1

    Legendary_Serral For The Win...GG Uncontested🏆

  • @nasigil5928
    @nasigil5928 4 місяці тому

    I have to rewatch this game again because I was looking for best PvZ game of SC2. Sadly, with a fresh eye, Showtime made waaaay too many mistakes to allow this comeback to happen. He was sitting on up 50 supply with superior army at some point, but he refused to attack with main force for like 10 minutes, instead just throw away expensive units little by little, allowing Serral to gradually gain back army advantage. Serral obviously played incredibly from behind, but this is really most on Showtime screwing up.

  • @fxandrei
    @fxandrei Рік тому +1

    wow

  • @matheusazevedo3138
    @matheusazevedo3138 Рік тому +4

    Serral IS the best

  • @david6025
    @david6025 Рік тому

    epic game,

  • @a0973351324
    @a0973351324 Рік тому +1

    我以為serral輸了,沒想到看到細膩的一部份

  • @iambarryallen
    @iambarryallen Рік тому +1

    Lmao he just let that gold mine get destroyed again and again😂 Cannons would simply stop burrowed to get closer

  • @Catalystgo
    @Catalystgo Рік тому

    Showtime could’ve recalled and use the battery at home instead of fighting with such low hit point tempests

  • @candidate3512
    @candidate3512 Рік тому

    19:18 trolled for sure, throw 20 probes while not being maxed

  • @Chris-ch4wy
    @Chris-ch4wy Рік тому +10

    Sometimes the win / lose should be hidden.... best of 7 - 3 : 0 😞

  • @topshothotshot666
    @topshothotshot666 Рік тому +1

    Showtime plays so scared.

  • @cousinpatsey2471
    @cousinpatsey2471 Рік тому +2

    Showtime punted hard with the gold base. Serral played to his one out, and did it well, but Showtime punted.

  • @Toxicflu
    @Toxicflu Рік тому

    damn

  • @leebrandt33
    @leebrandt33 Рік тому +1

    Zergs are opd

  • @raphy6
    @raphy6 Рік тому +4

    Is it me or the commentator keeps mixing the player’s names and calling units other units? Saying the queens were being transfused to keep the neurals going.. he said it a few times too. Its an infestor, the Zerg player is Serral and the Protoss is Showtime lol

  • @zyf_link
    @zyf_link Рік тому

    Please who can tell me why carriers doesn't make airplanes and attack at last?

    • @luyties
      @luyties Рік тому +2

      each interceptor costs minerals, and he ran out of minerals

  • @leostormrage8201
    @leostormrage8201 Рік тому

    that oracle lost man

  • @Kingslayer-gr2gw
    @Kingslayer-gr2gw Рік тому +3

    This is why fucking people on god damn ladder never leave the fucking game even though when it is over and keep the game going for another 20 minutes god entertaining game but i tell you what i really dont miss playing ladder haha

  • @juden420
    @juden420 2 місяці тому

    The State of Starcraft 2. Zergs Basic macro unit Queens can bully late game protoss capital ships hahaha. Its just so imba lol

  • @juliuskwak1263
    @juliuskwak1263 Рік тому +4

    I play World of Tanks and sometimes watch the online clan war battle matches. The commentators on the WoT games pale in comparison to those who commentate for the SC2 games. It is always highly entertaining to watch these commentated games.

  • @flex-5213
    @flex-5213 Рік тому

    Showtime just slipped up so often in micro it was dissapointing, normal throw for him though

  • @Mishwha
    @Mishwha Рік тому

    I can't even watch your video without seeing 20 ads every 5 minutes....

  • @miked3723
    @miked3723 Рік тому

    Why does everyone have to overdo it with Serral. It was a good comeback but he was never that far behind that a comeback seemed unlikely.

  • @chinogambino9375
    @chinogambino9375 Рік тому +3

    Zerg has ruined this game since day one, never nerfed to a fair state. Even through years of static D forest and Swarmhosts killing the audience Bliz let that trash go all of HotS.

    • @silverstar5091
      @silverstar5091 Рік тому

      lmao, yes, because clearly protoss is soooo hard to play. It's just so underpowered compared to zerg

  • @jajjgabi
    @jajjgabi Рік тому +1

    jesus

  • @bsedhs
    @bsedhs Рік тому

    Zerg OP... are we surprised?

    • @rhyvehr
      @rhyvehr Рік тому

      This is the only valid comment on the video.
      Zerg has a dozen unique abilities that makes it OP as shit

  • @user-ts8gg1lf5f
    @user-ts8gg1lf5f Рік тому

    把自己打輸的真的少見

  • @RuneKatashima
    @RuneKatashima Рік тому

    lol, is there a single Protoss win on this channel? I've gone through a year of game's and not one. Not counting videos that are Protoss focused.

  • @AllisterSanchez
    @AllisterSanchez Рік тому +2

    Zerg is just too OP. This game is broken.

    • @silverstar5091
      @silverstar5091 Рік тому

      lmao are you are protoss player? That would be hella ironic for you to be saying

    • @rhyvehr
      @rhyvehr Рік тому

      *1 infestor ball of goop*
      -> Entire protoss army useless
      "Yeah guys you're just mad cause you're a protoss player"

  • @alm5851
    @alm5851 Рік тому

    Theyre called queens now?

  • @Xainlrd
    @Xainlrd Рік тому

    Rip OP Protoss 🥴🥴🥴

  • @recarsion
    @recarsion Рік тому

    Why does it feel like Zerg always wins man? Is it just because Serral is so good?

    • @rhyvehr
      @rhyvehr Рік тому

      No, because zerg is so good.

  • @MrZiva82
    @MrZiva82 Рік тому

    Buff queens please. +3 range, area attack, more hp and dmg, they are still comps in SC2 that they can't counter by themselves. It's a shame...

  • @stillwatersrundeep001
    @stillwatersrundeep001 Рік тому +1

    Why would anyone suicide their workers when they're not even maxed out?

    • @rhyvehr
      @rhyvehr Рік тому

      Why would anyone believe that Esports exist for any reason other then making drama (money) and therefore are more rigged then the NFL

  • @Nighthawk20000
    @Nighthawk20000 Рік тому +6

    Damn, games like this almost make you feel like carriers should regenerate at least 1 interceptor for free every minute or something lol. Zerg gets so much value out of their units

  • @iowacub1
    @iowacub1 Рік тому +2

    So showtime got his ass handed to him in this lopsided series but I guess this match made it seem close? Lol, let’s not pretend these 2 are on the same level. Maybe Serral got bored

    • @rhyvehr
      @rhyvehr Рік тому

      Zerg is OP as shit so, makes sense if he's bored.

  • @johncopper5128
    @johncopper5128 Рік тому

    Are 2012 winfestors back ?

  • @Unglued98
    @Unglued98 Рік тому

    Tempest range is a joke make em more expensive

  • @bluebunnybooks
    @bluebunnybooks Рік тому +1

    Team German

  • @mitoroskokoros589
    @mitoroskokoros589 Рік тому +1

    İt is so Heartbreaking to see De Mauer loose after such a good early + mid game

  • @aaronalquiza9680
    @aaronalquiza9680 Рік тому

    i was rooting for showtime.... but those fucking neurals.

  • @wicem4
    @wicem4 Рік тому +6

    Isn't zerg too op with the Queen and burial and neuro and fungal?

    • @rhyvehr
      @rhyvehr Рік тому

      Neuro, fungal, Burying every unit (why?), the ease of denying observers, parasitic bomb and pulling in big units, using energy (unlike carriers which use minerals for some goddamn reason)

    • @wicem4
      @wicem4 Рік тому

      @@rhyvehr still they complain and get buffs

  • @boxtears
    @boxtears Рік тому +8

    We all know how this is going to go. Serral is literally the best player in the world right now (I don't think Maru has even beat him once).

    • @aaronalquiza9680
      @aaronalquiza9680 Рік тому

      maru beat serral a couple of times, one is in King of Battles Bo7.

    • @boxtears
      @boxtears Рік тому

      @@aaronalquiza9680 If I recall, he only ever beat him in single rounds, not overall matches.

    • @aaronalquiza9680
      @aaronalquiza9680 Рік тому +2

      @@boxtears nope, maru won the Battle of Kings 2 grand finals against serral 4-2. it happened last year though.

    • @rhyvehr
      @rhyvehr Рік тому

      When one race seems to always win, its a lil interesting.

  • @yannickfrogel3537
    @yannickfrogel3537 Рік тому +1

    When will zerg finally get nerfed

    • @MrZiva82
      @MrZiva82 Рік тому +1

      Hush pls, if they hear you they will nerf protoss again

  • @lolthe0
    @lolthe0 Рік тому

    protoss need buff

  • @captainfordo2780
    @captainfordo2780 Рік тому +2

    Showtime is always that B tier player that shows promise but always disappoints. 0-4 is such a humiliating feat lol. I miss stats and huk.

  • @acloudonthebluestsky9687
    @acloudonthebluestsky9687 Рік тому

    Carrier in game look like a dead weight to be honest ;(