Serral vs. Firefly - IEM SC2 Katowice 2024 - Group Stage

You're watching Intel Extreme Masters SC2 Katowice 2024, broadcasting live from Katowice, Poland
StarCraft II once again returns to Katowice, to one of the most venerated venues in the history of esports.
Twenty-four of the world's best players have gathered to compete for a prestigious IEM trophy and the lion's share of the $500,000 prize pool.
This will also be the penultimate stop of the ESL Pro Tour Season 2023/24, as we're nearing the record-breaking championship event in Riyadh later this year.
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[@69Schalk]

thank you ESL archives for the upload, really appreciate it

[@INS1cells]

Most knowledgeable caster combo, glad to see them paired together ❤

[@philh2932]

Lambo is a literal genius. He invents the build orders that Serral uses.

[@Metaspace2]

I hate the likes of Lambo and Lowko judging the play of players whose skill level they will never reach. I also think it a bad casting style. I do not care if they like nor not like an opening or move, I want to have excitement created and potential implications laid out.

[@Metaspace2]

@@philh2932 Nah. Perhaps he gives Serral ideas. I saw an extensive Zerg build order video form Lambo which does not include any scouting the way Serral does (e.g., getting overlord speed early) despite the obvious advantage Serral draws from this. His understanding of the game is not on Serral's level.

[@tungnse]

PiG is better, alone.

[@Esett]

Watching Serral play is just….

[@haloforgeguy453]

This is an execution

[@ThusISpake]

Seeeeeeeeeeerral 🐐

[@phillips411]

LOL The commentary "You don't need those gateways, Serral is doing you a favor". Amazing.

[@rainerholunderbach3581]

Its depressing how hopeless playing against serral is

[@wombokombo9291]

I mean firefly played awful, despite beeing ahead with his silly 4 base opening.

[@johnszwast8038]

Not if you don't have to play against him

[@fakecubed]

All you have to do to beat him is play the best macro game of your life, and micro two armies perfectly in two parts of the map simultaneously while he has perfect scouting information about you.

[@bjarnetollevsen2163]

Well.

[@tungnse]

if you ever had the chance to play against him, it's not depression

[@MH-tr4kn]

1: Props to firefly to stepping up against Serral
2: We all are watching this in the perverse desire to see someone get stomped into paste.

[@fakecubed]

I just like seeing Serral's macro game. He plays in the style I prefer to play in myself, just at a level I will never hope to achieve.

[@benjamineidam]

Serral!!

[@tophm2634]

def a mismatch skill wise

[@DanielVolpato]

Thanks for these, wish they stop zooming in though

[@JohnDoesMath]

Spoiler buster comment.

[@farnoud]

one of the commentators is so monotone. show a bit more excitement bro