StarCraft 2 GRAND FINALS - Maru vs Oliveira - IEM Katowice 2023
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- SC2 World Championship Tournament | IEM Katowice 2023 GRAND FINALS - A Best of 7 match will determine which Terran will be our new world champion. Will Maru finally claim his title, or will Oliveira's underdog story go all the way to the finish line?
StarCraft 2 Legacy of the Void - ESL SC2 IEM Katowice 2023 Global Finals GRAND FINALS - Maru (Terran) vs Oliveira (Terran) - Best of 7
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your chance of winning worlds is .37%
olivera: i like those odds
And suddenly the card title "A Normal Man" makes sense.
I love the humility in the statement he makes there.
I also really loved the timing of "My Dearest Helena" right before Oliveira won. That was great
As a casual Chinese fan, I usually just watch Serral matches, and Serral got eliminated in a zvz as usual, then I switched to Reynor, found out he's also taken out by some random new Korean player called Oliveira... I lost all my interest and proceed to only watch the final, and it was such an epic show of Oliveira absolutely dismentled Maru, I've never seen Maru got this tilted, he had shown more emotion in this series than his whole career probably. That's actually the time I found out Oliveira was actually Time, and he's our player! I cried when he won, I cried when he gave the post game interview, and I went back watching the whole run, it was double epic! I consume SC2 content like uthermal's daily, but I couldn't really watch anything other than Oliveira related for a few days now, everything else is tasteless.
Does that mean Oliveira is, eh, artosis? lol
@@TheAmazingCowpig No. Oliveira is aware of the game state at all times.
@@TheAmazingCowpig And Oliveira doesn't need pylons, ever.
literally watched Oliveira's games for the whole week
Oliveira is Chinese.
Dude, I can't believe this ending, its so beautiful. What an event.
All the other CZcams channels flubbed this coverage compared to Winter! He really captured the story and the beauty.
@@robbieklein6162 indeed! Winters the best!
@@robbieklein6162 Yeah the interview is the stuff of legends and will resonate with anyone even those who've never heard of Starcraft 2. Every channel should've covered it at least a little. It doesn't get realer than that.
Maru really did not play his best StarCraft in this match though
I was in tears for the last 20 mins of the video. This normal man almost gave up before becoming a world champion. There are no words to describe his feelings. Thank you Winter for bringing all this to us with passion !!
"This normal man almost gave up before becoming a world champion"
The difference between those who succeed and those that fail, is those who succeed were willing to fail one more time.
I am happy that not a zerg won this year, but I am very happy that a normal man could rise to the very top and claim the title of world Champion.
Me too!!
As a zerg normal man, I agree.
Zerg will be nerved and Serral will be banned for kicking out buyn
A few years ago I repented to God then begged for help, "I was until then an Atheist."
I then had a dream of Jesus coming before God and he spoke of the Tabernacle in perfect context, "A word I didn't know existed.", and what I felt from Jesus when I held him was unlike anything I've ever felt before - A lifetime of Love every second - It brought me to sobbing and it changed my life, forever.
I've had other experiences since, "Several witnessed", one was seeing a bright orb of light pass across my face in the dark, hours before a major surgery the second I gave up in my heart.
Know that God and Jesus ARE real and that they Love us deeply. Let go of your hatred and Imagine yourself holding the people who've hurt you. Tell them you Love them.
Always have hope, I believe that prayer, following God's laws & Love is the answer, and through that, becoming humble, merciful, welcoming, giving, and forgiving, To All.
After looking into the history of which races have won I didn't realize Zerg had such a monopoly for years! Very cool that the Terrans were able to clinch this one out. Oliveira played brilliantly.
Literally the best move ever goes unnoticed by almost everyone. As Oliveira pushes Maru's main base at 54:47 he has liberators at both Maru's 5th and 6th base killing over 30 workers, which is what really put him far ahead at that point. A normal man totally outplayed the world champion.
Good eye! I was wondering about that when I saw 35 SCVs on the kill feed when it didn't seem like he killed that many of them from the position in Maru's main.
I thought it was 2x liberators
you're right @@Soneoak
Holy shit this was amazing to watch. To have the 21st ranked player have absolutely commanding victories of the top Protoss, top Terran, and 1 of the 2 top zergs was awesome. Like winter said, it wasn’t cheese. He stomped on these guys!
I rarely root for a player but let me tell you why I did for Oliveira. Often times high level players are just so good with basic micro and macro that they win by default just being a better player. But when I first saw oliveiras games this tournament, I was saying "holy shit" way too many times: one for every little cute concave, or micro trick or engagement decision. He utilises many small things to give himself an edge over oponent and thats what made him so appealing. "A normal man" that has to work for greatness
His tactics are unorthodox and a thrill to watch!
Gdamn, Oliveira is a beast bro, the determination, sincerity, humbleness, hard work, a real legend and inspiration!
straight up feels like a story out of an anime, movie, or whatever.
Well deserved victory for The "Normal Man."
I'm really glad we got this TvT for the finals. Before the championship started, I was worried we could end in hour long games between Maru and Serral. This is so fast and explosive that it feels like a Michael Bay movie.
A few years ago I repented to God then begged for help, "I was until then an Atheist."
I then had a dream of Jesus coming before God and he spoke of the Tabernacle in perfect context, "A word I didn't know existed.", and what I felt from Jesus when I held him was unlike anything I've ever felt before - A lifetime of Love every second - It brought me to sobbing and it changed my life, forever.
I've had other experiences since, "Several witnessed", one was seeing a bright orb of light pass across my face in the dark, hours before a major surgery the second I gave up in my heart.
Know that God and Jesus ARE real and that they Love us deeply. Let go of your hatred and Imagine yourself holding the people who've hurt you. Tell them you Love them.
Always have hope, I believe that prayer, following God's laws & Love is the answer, and through that, becoming humble, merciful, welcoming, giving, and forgiving, To All.
It seems like I don't see this matchup in the games Winter casts all that often. Very interesting dynamic.
TvT is so damn boring tho
Are other mirror matches this interesting? Or is it Terran utility and high damage output that makes this happen?
@@antonionotmyrealnamo6333 ZvZ is a hot mess. My impression is that you can never know what's going to happen until it's over. This isn't a bad thing, just know that it's messy.
ZvZ can be the most beatiful Starcraft you will see if it's ling-bane throughout the match, even better than TvT, imo. I started following Winter back in 2016 because of a ZvZ match of his with a ling-bane all-in: czcams.com/video/cynM3rs784Q/video.html
Too bad this is the exception and usually it's roach hydra wars with the occasional muta thrown in. It's like watching a hellbat push, but much slower.
Generally, WINTER (Evan), I'm happy to sit back and enjoy your content sans commentary, but today I can't help but note that, after seeing this same matchup covered by the live IEM casters, as well as other CZcamsrs, you have outdone yourself my good sir. You nailed the spirit of the matchup, which is the STORY of it all, including your coverage of the post-win stream with Oliveira crying, etc. GREAT JOB and keep it up. Like and subscribe.
Mixed feelings about this one. I'm a Maru fan, but I love seeing underdogs win. Congrats to Oliveira. Watching the way he played this tournament, you could tell he just wanted it more.
Even Smix cried. Not the champ we expected, or hoped for, but we are glad to have. ggwp Oliveira! GGWP!
Normally I'm not a fan of TvT, but that was fantastic.
Through a series of amazing matches and a ton of hard work, it is the TIME of Oliveira.
That interview was so emotional and raw I couldn't help but cry with him.
I would've gone crazy if he picked up the trophy and just said "It's about Time"
Hell, its about TIME
Would've been funny for sure, but seems he took the opposite, "I'm just a normal man" approach. Quite humble.
I watched Oliveira's run live on stream, and I've been looking forward to your coverage of it. Thank you for showing the interview, Winter, and you couldn't have picked a better nickname for the card. Oliveira won my heart, and in this moment there is no more deserving player than he to have won. I like to think of how great the hug he and his dad exchanged after this was.
Watched it live as well. His last four rounds were brilliant. He didn't start off too well against Hero and then those last three games he just swept over him. By far the most entertaining competitor in the tournament and a well deserved winner.
he just became my favorite SC2 player. Such an awesome story, couldn't have happened to a more deserving person
That final map was amazing. The juke at the end when he tricked maru into un sieging. Incredible.
I believe you've pumped up your commentary so much while still keeping it witty and entertaining. I'm so glad to have witnessed the finals with your cast. Keep it up, brother!
First time in eSports history that i got emotional whit the speech at the end... Oliveiras entire run was epic and the most fun i've had in years of watching competitive games.
You are by far the best and most engaging commentator for StarCraft 2. I have NEVER played this game, but watching you I have come to enjoy the game and learned so much!
I've been out of the loop on SC2 for a while now but wow what a time to tune back in. Oliveira deserved it and you can tell he has worked so hard and practiced so much for so long and it never seemed to pay off until now. I think the heart he put into it this time is what made the difference. His acceptance speech/interview was touching I am proud for him. Thanks for the great commentary and casting Winter.
What ive seen from watching champions each year: The most common trait are those dayyyuuumn awesome CLUTCH calls, like this year when Oliveira(Its always TIME) pulled the SCVs(okayokay pulled the Boys!) to take down Hero when he didnt have to go that far yet. You can see those clutch calls in the past when you look at Serral, Reynor, Byun etc. games.
Maru fan, but Olivera was so humble and such an underdog he really won me over
I'm on the verge of tears rn, like Smix. How can you not catch the emotion when Oliveira can't contain his joy without burying his head and crouching over?
I was really wanting to see ByuN win it all. But this is about as good of a consolation prize as I could have asked for. A truly legendary underdog performance. Happy for this man.
Oliveira deserved it. I didn't watch in years but got hooked on his run. That was beautiful to watch.
I was impressed watching some of Oliveira's games, but seeing how he dismantled Maru was unreal, I don't know how you could watch that and NOT be inspired. Time for me to forever root for The Normal Man
Legend has it they invited Tastosis to Katowice because they could not afford Winter
So tired of listening to those two drone on and on for years. Almost tempted to turn off stream audio from time to time. :(
Idk how he managed to get into this tournament expected to defeated early on to then make everybody he played look like they were several leagues below him. He just dismantled everybody in a very convincing fashion.
The greatest run in Sc2 history. He went through the 2nd best Zerg, the best Toss, and the best Terran back to back to back. This may never be topped again in Starcraft.
The "Oliveira" chant in the background makes it 1000x better. You're done Cure. There is a new people's Terran.
Thanks for covering the series, i'm just now coming back to SC2 since wings of liberty (and broodwar before that.) And while i'm still not happy with game balance, it's great to see the passion the players have, and the passion the community has. Esports have come such a long way since i was a gross teen playing in CS1.6 CAL open and KESPA, so i'm always filled with pride to see these big competitions and to hear everyone cheering. I'm also glad the algorithm gods have finally directed me to your channel. I've only been here a few months and you're my current favorite caster. So yeah.
Grats to Time/Oliveira and everyone else for participating on putting on this series.
The careful, controlled aggression of Oliveira seems to be his hallmark from the IEM Katowice series I've seen. He has serious balls going so aggro against the likes of Maru, Reynor, etc. and obviously it paid off!
I'll be honest, I was really happy that it wasn't a typical Finals, and I knew Oliveira when he was TIME, so I was really excited how far he made it!
man i checked in on game 1 live when i saw he made it to the finals. saw maru kick his ass and went to the grocery store. couldnt believe it was 3 - 1 when i came back, been waiting for this cast to see what happened.
Smix was crying, Oliveira was crying, production was crying. He get all of us. A truly powerful moment
This match was absolutely insane. I don't usually get excited for TvT, but this one was a banger from start to finish. An unexpected result, a heartwarming victory speech, we got it all!
What a series, what a caster, the drama, the superation from oliveira, this is StarCraft 2 bro
Winter, i wanna say thank you for being in my life for so many years, always creating entertaining moments for me...Oliveira is a story to remember for many years...a story about resilience, devotion and courage...he is a role model and also seems to be a sensitive kind hearted guy...i wish him the best in his life...i wish i can be like his dad , for my little daughter...cheers
What a set of games! I absolutely would not have expected Oliveira to as far as he did, against who beat for this tournament!
I’ve watched this a couple times since then, and I am so glad he won. He worked so hard for this and truly showed what he was capable of. Bless this man.
Time has finally made it after 8 years. He is a Legend.
It just took him a bit of TIME...
It was only a matter of Time
TvT is usually so technical, and I suppose this was technical as well, but Time played this like a knife fight in a phone booth. It was frantic and exhilarating to watch. GG to Time. 8 years and he got that title. People are gonna learn how to counter his insane pushes, eventually, but watching his run was amazing.
Thank you so much for that clip at the end! It was amazing to see!
28:45 during Olivera's post match review, he said, he rarely saw Maru make such a mistake, sending medivac to his face, and at this moment, he knew he is very likely to beat Maru and take the title on that day.
Because Oliveira had him in his pocket. His defence was epic. Best defence I ever seen from a Terran. Maru couldn’t do anything right with that comes mistakes…
30:10 True hidden beauty right there, keeping the SCVs alive, managing such small vital detail while keeping up with the macro.
I haven't played since SC1 but I find myself watching these videos just because of your commentary style. Kudos!
Not who I was rooting for at the start of the tourny, but I was certainly going for him in this match and am glad to see that he just loves the game, and the emotion is just so wholesome.
I guess you could say... its his time now. :D
I've seen a couple accusations of match-fixing around, but you cannot fake that emotion. You can clearly see how thrilled and overwhelmed he is at the end.
It was such a shame I cannot have watched it live. I did ponder if I should stay up until 5 to watch TIME's performance, stopped at TIME beating Reynor and was like, "There's no way TIME beats her0 and even if he did, he can't win against Maru" Almost couldn't contain my excitement when I watched it after my lectures on my commute home
李少牛逼！
这么没规矩? 要叫李哥😂
Good on him!! Thank you, Winter. Amazing championships. That SCV pull in the semi-final... ye gods.
Hero and Byun getting knocked out early was a bummer but love the underdog story so cant be mad at this outcome. Just glad we didn’t end up in a Maru/Serral final
Great cast Winter and thanks for showing us the full interview. I have been watching sports all my life and this was one of the greatest moments ever for me.
Finally it's TIME!
Missed opportunity to say "TIME of his life" instead of "day of his life"
PS: I've been watching for 10+ years now and I remember watching those games back in the day with TIME and all of the old school wings of liberty games, and I'm so glad that he was able to rise back up and take this. He really looked at the top of his game with his micro and decisions.
still think Oliveira's card ability should be "Regicide: Gain +10/+10 after losing a map to a higher ranked opponent"
Holy shit what an amazing series and what a great tournament. Congrats Oliveira!!! Top tier cast as always, Winter!
Edit to add: I honestly started crying in his end interview when he said he's just a normal man. Looks like the interviewer was getting choked up too.
How can you have followed this tournament and not come out of it being a fan of Oliveira. What a story.
and shows the victory party. winter is hands down the best sc2 caster.
Notice at 54:44 Olivera kills off half of Maru's workers with a single liberator at the 10 o clock position and a single liberator at the 6 of clock position during that fight.
Maru won the main fight, but Oliveira absolutely _gutted_ his economy, and I think that was what won him the game in the end.
Wow, what a journey. What a story. What a show!
When I saw the video length, I was like 'maru will eat him'.... Now half way in I am on match point and GOGO TIME TO SHINE!
Such beautiful games and such a heartfelt moment at the end. Thank you for covering them and, for me personally, for keeping my interest in SC2 alive.
Goose bumps, awesome you added the coverage at the end. Fyi, you are my favorite show to watch and on avg you make my day a lot better, not just a little bit. You are awesome!
Thanks for always making A+ content. This was an awesome one to watch. You make my Sunday morning "clean up" around the house rock.
1 hour of intense goodness. I’m in love. This was a great championship and I can’t wait to see how the players take this as inspiration to do better throughout the year.
@winterstarcraft it would be appreciated if you can show the brackets and results at the end of your tournament games videos. We can't really check it ourself on wiki without getting spoil before your next video. Great casting as usual. Thank you
i love the speech at the end where shes saying all these amaing things and in the background maru is face down packing his things while this happens right behind him i feel so bad for him bro hahaha. damn maru unlucky.
He is still a god among man, next year is his!
Damn, Oliveira seems to have nerves of steel. He never panics; even when things go terribly bad he just re-adjusts.
54:53 Look how many SCVs Maru loses during this fight. Now, go back to 54:53, and look at the six-o-clock position. There's a Liberator killing SCVs.
yeah 6 o’clock and maybe 10 o’clock because that’s where marus camera went right after the fight. seems like no one noticed between winter and the live casters. those scv kills put oliveira so far ahead
@@ben-we didn't even notice 10 o'clock but you're right. What a killer move. As winter might say there's always a kicker and damn if that wasn't a huge one. Maru devoting everything to the push on the main meanwhile Oliveira basically halving Maru's SCV number really left Maru in dire straits economically.
Game 1: Well that was a thing.
Games 2+: HOLY CRAP
That's the happiest moment of Starcraft 2 so far
34:51 A SCV enter the bunker😁
38:57 Maru use interference matrix to the same tank twice
Wow that was amazing. It was such an awesome underdog story. Definitely an olivera fan now.
I said it before. But I’ll say it again. Only a fool doesn’t fear a Normal Man. And to me this series was very much a George Patton moment.
“Maru, you magnificent son of a b@&$h, I -read your book-“
SC2 is not dead！A normal man can be legend. Much respect to Oliveira🎉
0.37% on paper to win games! 🏆 lucky for us Starcraft 2, is not played on paper. Oliveira, is he the biggest underdog ever to take this IEM? Wow! Biggest in any game anywhere?
The problem with the 0.37% chance of Oliveira winning is that they forgot to add kurt angle into the mix
In a game full of specialists, being the "normal man" is the most special title you can have.
He feels like Inno in his prime, he just makes everyone around him look weak. This is the most incredible run I've ever seen
Time said afterwards that he thought about Rogue and Inno for their approaches and plays in between matches
@lz4737 that's a hell of an inspiration to take, good on him
Was a fantastic series of series from Oliveira. Really showing off how effective his great map awareness was.
OMGGGG!!! Oliveira played his ass off this tournament! Damn. So glad he won he deserved every bit of it! Amazing gameplay. This man really beat the goats! I'm hype as hell lol GG Congratulations Oliveira
"its a disney movie" seems like it yeah, what a game, so much explosions.
Last time defeated by Time,Maru din't even look at Time's face when they shaking hands after match, but this time he standed up and bowed.
With all the emotional investment from players, casters and viewers plus the mechanical ability shown here, this couldn't be any less than the game of the year.
Change me mind.
Even in 2018 he was already showing a lot of promise as demonstrated in his matches with Serral. I was waiting for his rise but did not expect it to happen all at once in one tournament! LMAO.
The most deserved 1st place. He passed through top players. I wish I would see Oliveira (Time) vs Serral
I love Terran.
I love Maru.
I love the underdog.
No idea who to cheer for.
just wanted to say thank you winter for always uploading banger videos ^^
also thank you for keeping the topcomments clear of spoilers
He not only fulfilled his own dream, but also the dream of Chinese people for twenty years. He humbly practiced like a solitary monk every day, and he is only 22 years old. Currently, there are no Blizzard servers in China, and Starcraft II has become a game with few players. However, his competitive spirit and perseverance have given strength to the esports world.
Artosilope and Tastesilope in 56:15 ❤
Loved your coverage of the Championship!
The inclusion of the memes page @5:00 had my dying - I hadn't seen some of these yet 😂
I love that intro from Winter, good work for the script there Jimmy
Maru knows how to work the shaft
One of the greatest speeches in any sport I've ever seen.
Your the best commentator! Glad to have ya.
The devs were in on it. it's always about time.
loved seeing the reactions. Wish you would show more of the players reactions or even the whole camera feed. It could provide for more commentary content heh
41:35 Maru let a bunch of his marines clumped, no split in front of two sieged tanks just for damaging structure, no target firing; completely distracted.