GRAND FINALS: Maru vs. Dark - Starcraft 2

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  • Maru vs. Dark in the ultimate finals between two of the greatest korean starcraft players during the ESL Finals in Valencia 2022.
    Match: Maru vs. Dark
    Tournament: ESL Pro Tour - Valencia 2022
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Komentáře • 278

  • @MrGeorgeFlorcus
    @MrGeorgeFlorcus Před rokem +116

    51:50
    Ultralisk in the Bottom Left: Do we win? Okay, I'ma eat this rock :3

  • @Divert486
    @Divert486 Před rokem +94

    I love it when you dont spoil anything in the title :D

    • @ah2522
      @ah2522 Před rokem

      thats when maru loses.

    • @Sapreme
      @Sapreme Před rokem +1

      spoiler: maru always loses in SC2HL uploads

  • @ScBroodSc2
    @ScBroodSc2 Před rokem +187

    Crazy games ! True professional gamers, the speed, the decisions, the game sense, the perceverance... every skills through the roof !

    • @ronsongathus9634
      @ronsongathus9634 Před rokem +2

      Maru is just pure precision and accuracy, almost mechanical perfection and ready to brawl in the late game with his infamous multi BF, Ghosts and Thors.
      And then there's Dark on the opposite end of the spectrum, with raw instinct and seemingly 'appeared to be unrefined talent' (he is an experienced player but unpredictable with his timing and order) that brute forces everything down with 0 ideas on his own build order yet monster of presence.
      It's like the clash of a skilled master vs a raw genius in this match. A godly sight to behold.

  • @AlanACN
    @AlanACN Před rokem +324

    You know it's going to be a good video when it's almost an hour long!

    • @notrixamoris3318
      @notrixamoris3318 Před rokem +4

      Not really it is an hour long coz its best of 7...

    • @Crenshaw41
      @Crenshaw41 Před rokem

      Actually its 52:16 minutes long

    • @ianjasperang3941
      @ianjasperang3941 Před rokem

      Its going to be boring for an hour long dont u think

    • @CrimsonA1
      @CrimsonA1 Před rokem +1

      Was feeling sleepy before I tuned in, but not anymore!

    • @Scawtsauce
      @Scawtsauce Před rokem

      @@Crenshaw41 incel vibes

  • @1lomi901
    @1lomi901 Před rokem +69

    Maru's defences are the most hysterical moments of all SC2
    The dude needs to be on a -130 pop disadvantage to make him concede the point

  • @Yan.H
    @Yan.H Před rokem +40

    small detail at 38:05, very unlucky timing.
    Scan revealed tumour directly beneath the marines, and siege tank shot just destroyed the marines' hp

  • @artanis5163
    @artanis5163 Před rokem +263

    The comeback in game 3 is absolutely incredible. How has he done that? Maru is absolutely godlike omg.

    • @caseyshaffer3348
      @caseyshaffer3348 Před rokem +29

      Absolutely godlike yet I don’t see him win any tournaments. I swear every video on this channel is Maru in the finals against rouge, Loss. Maru against serial, loss. Maru against dark, loss. So sad.

    • @Lost7one
      @Lost7one Před rokem +21

      Dark won but decided to trade his banelings for SCVS, the game was basically unlosable

    • @destinilund4771
      @destinilund4771 Před rokem

      type of situations that give you hope, reflect on all the late entrance entrepreneurs that won the market against traditional multi-millionares.

    • @attractivegd9531
      @attractivegd9531 Před rokem +22

      Terran is just too insanely hard to play.

    • @guivolp
      @guivolp Před rokem +14

      This shows how op terran is, he was completely outplayed in every aspect and still won the game

  • @MrGeorgeFlorcus
    @MrGeorgeFlorcus Před rokem +88

    It's so happy to hear nice, echoey announcer voices in stadiums again, getting back into some live shows after so much remote play.

  • @zygo0
    @zygo0 Před rokem +69

    I like how Dark finally forced himself to use drops, vipers and ultras in that last game and just steamrolled with it when all the other games were a slugfest. Just goes to show how powerful those can be

    • @cameronmiller6240
      @cameronmiller6240 Před rokem +2

      I don’t know how much his vipers accomplished? The drops and ultras for sure though. Great series.

    • @jordandavenport5784
      @jordandavenport5784 Před rokem +19

      I can’t tell if he was saving those for the final game. A secret weapon is a lot stronger when you condition your opponent not to see them.

    • @brunofa4559
      @brunofa4559 Před rokem +6

      Just went full swarm. I love melee zerg when it does this, Looks like those in game campaign animations when zerg take over everything. So good to see

    • @lewiswood1693
      @lewiswood1693 Před rokem +6

      @@jordandavenport5784 He was definitely saving it for that map, the two pronged attack then split and burrow to force Maru to use scans instead of muleing to recover.
      It's way to slick to have not planned it for that map.

  • @johnex1029
    @johnex1029 Před rokem +26

    That was a brutal ending.

  • @vpr1422
    @vpr1422 Před rokem +6

    Those last two engages from Dark were perfection

  • @Necroneer
    @Necroneer Před rokem +29

    I really love Dark's aggressive playstyle with zerg.
    3:49 Such a beautiful move from Dark
    13:37 Man leave it to Maru to make games like this looks winnable.
    15:49 HOLY SHIT NO WAY!
    16:54 Man Maru is so good
    20:02 Haven't seen Swarm Host in a bit so this is nice
    23:06 Questionable
    28:32 Finally some corruptors, felt like the bc's and swarmhosts got way too much value this game. No spire against BC, and too defensive against swarmhosts. I love how different game 4 is from the games before it though.
    33:09 So juicy!
    Game 5 and 6 Maru's aggression is incredible.
    42:44 Of course he's doing a proxy 2 rax in the final game lmao
    50:10 Mass zerg drops!
    51:45 Maru's spread is so good, sadly it's not enough.

  • @jeffbitnias4282
    @jeffbitnias4282 Před rokem +26

    ive never seen maru get wiped like those 2 first games, holy shit

    • @saveachildkillacaucroach4266
      @saveachildkillacaucroach4266 Před rokem +6

      Almost feels like intentionally throwing. Never seen a pro keep their depos down like that for multiple runbys.

    • @Jones-ke6bt
      @Jones-ke6bt Před rokem +5

      He was playing insanely lazy.

    • @jeffbitnias4282
      @jeffbitnias4282 Před rokem +7

      @@Jones-ke6bt lol finally had his monday morning coffee in game 3 though

    • @apeist
      @apeist Před rokem +7

      @@Jones-ke6bt to be fair, that was his third long series of the day.

    • @eelcohoogendoorn8044
      @eelcohoogendoorn8044 Před rokem

      After his comeback in game 5 and 6 I figured he must just have been toying with his prey in the previous games by giving him false hope since they were so unlike him; but game 7 kinda torpedoed that theory. I guess even maru can have bad days...

  • @zzz181085
    @zzz181085 Před rokem +24

    I cried a little, bc the series is so damn awesome.
    Team Maru!

    • @arcangelonmagus4239
      @arcangelonmagus4239 Před rokem +4

      I like when Maru suffers.
      Team zerg

    • @geeworm
      @geeworm Před rokem

      i absolutely love TvZ, its always so tense with shows of incredible skill from both sides
      terran and zerg ftw

  • @SimplyDuker
    @SimplyDuker Před rokem +21

    A shame. I was really rooting for Maru and thought he would clutch his way to the endgame, but I gotta admit that Dark's plays were also beautiful.

  • @Scawtsauce
    @Scawtsauce Před rokem +10

    I love how Maru has 3 scvs and 10 medivacs and still tries to win

  • @glossary90
    @glossary90 Před rokem +20

    Pause at 8:12 Dark has 4 troops. two defending and two attacking. Exactly in the right places. Pretty sick.

    • @help1ng316
      @help1ng316 Před rokem +3

      They play perfectly, and with these players it literally means Perfect

    • @Franpowah
      @Franpowah Před rokem

      He's truly a human Cerebrate

    • @SeventhSolar
      @SeventhSolar Před rokem

      Explain? I don't see how he has 4 troops.

    • @diegoisaac4838
      @diegoisaac4838 Před rokem +2

      @@SeventhSolar Look at the minimap, they have 4 squads, 2 atacking and 2 defending

    • @Armin.89
      @Armin.89 Před 4 měsíci

      Yeah it's easy when all you have to do is build the most basic and the cheapest unit in the game, then A click it across the map and let the other guy worry, coz they WILL find value. You have to do 0 clicks while opponent has to have 500APM and still doesn't matter, zerg trades at least equally. BS if u ask me

  • @willemstrydom6667
    @willemstrydom6667 Před rokem +1

    TYSM for making this edit, great gameplay.

  • @tomascanales7418
    @tomascanales7418 Před rokem +2

    It's been one of the best finals that I've ever seen for the last 10 years! It reminded me of SC2 2010-2013

  • @johndoe5432
    @johndoe5432 Před rokem +8

    Dark played phenomenally but it really felt like he threw game three, he should've had that in the bag. If he had just built up to beat Maru's field army, Maru wouldn't have had the resources to replace those losses.

  • @Arhatu
    @Arhatu Před rokem +7

    11:50 One of the casters is living in a dream world.

    • @nemou4985
      @nemou4985 Před rokem

      Actually the medivcs should have been destroyed, they were n very little HP. That happened a lot that game due to unprecise targeting. If Dark got those he would have won that game. Well, he won the match at the end at least.

    • @Arhatu
      @Arhatu Před rokem

      @@nemou4985 If both players would play perfectly there would be less medivac losses as terran would move them towards marines. As he was microing marines he lost unnecessary medivacs. I don't know much about the caster but he couldn't read most of the situations that happened though the video.

  • @Franpowah
    @Franpowah Před rokem +10

    Fantastic games! I just love how in the final attack the Ultras just derped around and contributed nothing to the fight, classic Starcraft2

    • @jjeairborne8428
      @jjeairborne8428 Před rokem +1

      they are good to absorb fire while the other units do the actual damage

    • @Franpowah
      @Franpowah Před rokem

      @@jjeairborne8428 Yeah but they didn't even do that lol

  • @Chris-ch4wy
    @Chris-ch4wy Před rokem

    I like this compressed video format!

  • @brettstout-rojas5833
    @brettstout-rojas5833 Před rokem

    One of the best series I've ever watched. And I've watched many a series.

  • @IamKnucks
    @IamKnucks Před rokem +8

    I'm always amazed at how often best of seven games go for seven games.

  • @Poohdork
    @Poohdork Před rokem +3

    That was an incredible series. Credits to both players, big Dark fan tho. ;)

  • @ShailenSobhee
    @ShailenSobhee Před rokem +7

    These two players are absolutely out of this world. Maru lost the series but what a game from him, coming back from behind, levelling to 3-3. Congrats to Dark!

    • @FluffyHarmlessKitten
      @FluffyHarmlessKitten Před rokem

      come on man, don't put spoilers in the comments. be better.

    • @ShailenSobhee
      @ShailenSobhee Před rokem

      @@FluffyHarmlessKitten Watch, then read comments. You're welcome xD

  • @ElAndoro
    @ElAndoro Před rokem

    thx for the uploads!

  • @aaronalquiza9680
    @aaronalquiza9680 Před rokem +3

    52 minute Grand Finals Maru vs Dark? Imma eat ramen while watching.

  • @lordlopikong6940
    @lordlopikong6940 Před rokem +3

    The maps are looking like 🔥🔥🔥

  • @AAAAAA-jj4mr
    @AAAAAA-jj4mr Před rokem +2

    I didn't seen this tournament and game asides this maps look great, especially Waterfall.

  • @h0lyavenger
    @h0lyavenger Před rokem +18

    It always feels like ling run by is such a powerful tactic that terran and protoss don't have anyway to fight back against unless they simcity perfectly. It's like literally 8 lings, 4 supply worth of units can be right clicked into someone's mineral line and erase it in a few seconds. The counter run bys from P and T are way harder to pull off because zerg gets free maphack in the form of overlords and creep.

    • @mr_confuse
      @mr_confuse Před rokem +6

      lol, planetarys and cannons/shield batteries exist though?

    • @Cylus024
      @Cylus024 Před rokem +7

      @@mr_confuse You dont have Planetarys until at least your 4th base.

    • @jkkim6928
      @jkkim6928 Před rokem +12

      It’s the same with mine drop. You don’t pay attention for a second and boom your ENTIRE mineral line is byebye. Same with terran. If you just raise your depot or pull workers, you’re good to go

    • @mr_confuse
      @mr_confuse Před rokem +2

      @@Cylus024 very true, but until your 4th you have no excuse as to why you can't have 8 marines and 2 marauders sit at home in a central location to defend vs the before mentioned 8 lings

    • @Cylus024
      @Cylus024 Před rokem +10

      @@mr_confuse If you let them sit at home they don't put pressure on the Zerg. If you don't put pressure on the Zerg you lose.

  • @Zalisnki
    @Zalisnki Před rokem +1

    God damn that was fun to watch. Dark really making some great plays.

  • @kal2352
    @kal2352 Před rokem +36

    Dark 100% deserved that win; he brought innovative strategies and was so well prepared.

  • @catsozen
    @catsozen Před rokem +2

    That was epic! Missed this series, congratz to Dark!!

  • @accrualworld4488
    @accrualworld4488 Před rokem +1

    Not a single brood lord was made. Awesome.

  • @nodag23
    @nodag23 Před rokem +6

    Great series and good comeback from Maru though Dark could have won 4:0 if not for that little slip-up in game 3.

  • @V3x0r
    @V3x0r Před rokem

    I love the Waterfall map design. So pretty to start before it's soaked in blood.

  • @w5im597
    @w5im597 Před rokem +1

    the 4th game is just amazing OMG ..... so amazing game ... unique

  • @devinrivera6410
    @devinrivera6410 Před rokem

    how tf are they able to micro like that and still focus so well on production? This level of play blows my mind.

  • @Metaspace2
    @Metaspace2 Před rokem

    I bow to these two players.
    Awesome skill and nerves!!

  • @sc2youtube744
    @sc2youtube744 Před rokem

    Wow game 3 was insane. Maru!

  • @waynetrain2512
    @waynetrain2512 Před rokem +4

    SCVs fly to the moon 33:11 XD

  • @ncubica
    @ncubica Před rokem

    The level is insane!!!! 🤯

  • @Lazasakh
    @Lazasakh Před rokem

    the third game ending in awesome!

  • @ahmednofal3865
    @ahmednofal3865 Před rokem

    thanks

  • @andypetrovich2155
    @andypetrovich2155 Před rokem

    When I log in to CZcams I don't go down the rabbit hole, I enter the nydus canal.

  • @bjarkov12
    @bjarkov12 Před rokem

    Now that's some fireworks!
    That ultra in the end: 'Imma ¤"#*% these rocks up'

  • @ight_of_heart
    @ight_of_heart Před rokem +1

    Congratz what a last game

  • @Kumpelkefer
    @Kumpelkefer Před rokem +1

    Lol that Ultra in the just attacking the rocks (00:51:50)

  • @davidjeanmichel8358
    @davidjeanmichel8358 Před rokem

    game 3 was insane

  • @captainfordo2780
    @captainfordo2780 Před rokem +2

    Pretty sure Dark was so scared to lose he binge watched Maru’s recent wins for weeks prior to the tourney.

  • @yoni532s9M5w
    @yoni532s9M5w Před rokem

    Insane games, thanks for sharing.
    I dislike mass queens a lot though..

  • @cameronmiller6240
    @cameronmiller6240 Před rokem

    In the final game I wonder if building a third bunker and trying to contain dark would have been better.

  • @penguinquestionmark1704

    awesome!

  • @Dman40000
    @Dman40000 Před rokem

    Game 3 Maru is the definition of a GIGACHAD

  • @helmutalexanderrubiowilson6835

    wow what a finale.... that ling drop was brutal

  • @Dumbledof
    @Dumbledof Před rokem

    I see people complain about marines being OP but these games just make me think of how easy it is for like 300 minerals worth of a-moved zerglings to just decimate a players economy

  • @hodor
    @hodor Před rokem

    Come on it's a Grand Final, you guys can include a bit more of the celebration/awarding/trophy/humiliation/whatever.
    If it's not here, where?
    We are way too lazy to hunt/search for such clip.

  • @sergeyurchik610
    @sergeyurchik610 Před rokem

    Epic!

  • @VIOLITASZ
    @VIOLITASZ Před rokem

    you know the end part with the ultra.....the ultra was attacking the rocks LOL .

  • @philipschroeder5427
    @philipschroeder5427 Před rokem +3

    A well deserved victory, congratulations Dark

  • @TheCajunAsian
    @TheCajunAsian Před rokem

    Maru looks like he is watching 2001 Space Odyssey when he is playing LMAO... talk about legend

  • @levinlan7129
    @levinlan7129 Před rokem

    Amazing epic game

  • @hesun2460
    @hesun2460 Před rokem

    epic match

  • @geekytraveler5899
    @geekytraveler5899 Před rokem

    On the different note: I see that pros are even already playing championships on new maps, but EU and US ladder is still on old maps. What am I missing here? Did I miss some updates somehow... together with hundreds of other ladder opponents I'm playing against?

  • @TheCajunAsian
    @TheCajunAsian Před rokem +1

    Game 3... EPIC LEGEND... the standard of how SC2 should be played... Maru at his best is GOAT... sad part is we cant really even see how perfect his macro must be to not die in the worst situations... hard to watch any other games after watching this stuff

  • @haileydee9954
    @haileydee9954 Před rokem

    Wardii is such a Maru fan boy. It's cute

  • @joseoctaviomendozacaceres9836

    Brutalass

  • @fallenangel6790
    @fallenangel6790 Před rokem

    46:01 Maru :j when he realised that chageling scout it all

  • @tyrellwreleck4226
    @tyrellwreleck4226 Před rokem +1

    Can we appreciate how dark deal with battle cruisers without a spire? Or hydras, or infestors

  • @vampirelordx1
    @vampirelordx1 Před rokem +3

    Love it when Zerg wins.

  • @JohnSmith-mj3vj
    @JohnSmith-mj3vj Před rokem

    9 out of the last 13 premier tournament winners are Zerg....

  • @ann0ynim0us
    @ann0ynim0us Před rokem +11

    if its not Dark, it will be Serral
    Zerg early game is just wrecking

    • @Snesboy09
      @Snesboy09 Před rokem +3

      Yeah free queens to defend until mid game is pretty op

    • @kozatas
      @kozatas Před rokem

      Actually, Zerg loses to the timing attacks before baneling speed. The early game is Terran's.

  • @manu3705
    @manu3705 Před rokem

    A great series up to game 7! Maru doesn't appear to be in top shape for this event though. Great finish!

  • @user-bm1yz3kn2q
    @user-bm1yz3kn2q Před rokem

    Dark show us what does mean to be a swarm!

  • @songdongian87
    @songdongian87 Před rokem

    cant believe Maru comeback at game 3 @@

  • @IsThisHandleTaken
    @IsThisHandleTaken Před rokem +1

    I think Dark is the most entertaining SC2 player in the world. Dude brings the thunder every single game

  • @Kamodomon
    @Kamodomon Před rokem

    33:17 3! 3 workers left! WTFFFFFFFF

  • @guyclykos
    @guyclykos Před měsícem

    First game, Dark playing it professionally but it was taking too long so he decided to F it and ling flood.

  • @chichistar6687
    @chichistar6687 Před rokem

    Дарк слишком жоский, как болел за Мару)

  • @stikmanultra
    @stikmanultra Před rokem

    two gods ò_ò

  • @Ss1mega
    @Ss1mega Před rokem

    GG.

  • @chavalitdeeudomwongsa8418

    did anyone think that zerg is way too overpower? so there is no balance in the game.
    or i was wrong about this please explain

  • @ShailenSobhee
    @ShailenSobhee Před rokem +3

    Here we go. 1 hr on CZcams now. I hope Maru won!

  • @N1ckvan1oon
    @N1ckvan1oon Před rokem

    Is that PiG casting this?

  • @mightyoake1866
    @mightyoake1866 Před rokem

    i hate that they do more in 6 minutes than i do in an entire match

  • @TheWoWisok
    @TheWoWisok Před rokem

    I love these casters so much energy in their voice really amps everything up another notch

  • @hy1252
    @hy1252 Před rokem

    Maru is so good but Dark deserved that. imagine losing to a 3 worker economy just shows how strong Terran is

  • @guangdali6460
    @guangdali6460 Před rokem +3

    I mean the games were great and all, but most of the games felt like Terran had to win early or get overwhelmed because the armies are just too stocky to move around. The creep was literally at the forward bases of Terran too. It just feels too easy for zergs to do multi-prone attacks, vs. how hard it is to defend it as terran.
    That last game, all the fighting happened at that one choke in the front, and nothing was there, had a PF been there with any type of structure, it could've transitioned to late game where there is a possibility.

  • @user-qn1zj5bs5p
    @user-qn1zj5bs5p Před rokem

    what the why the heck all of your videos skip so much ? no full video ?

  • @billl.2441
    @billl.2441 Před rokem

    Dark! Favorite zerg to watch.

  • @Busker_3000
    @Busker_3000 Před rokem

    Don't care who wins. I'm happy to watch knowing its not Protoss.

  • @starcraft605
    @starcraft605 Před rokem

    Maru should have tried something other than Marine+medi in game 2

  • @botmushin8878
    @botmushin8878 Před rokem

    Remember when Dark was talking shit about Serral/Foreigners? x'D

  • @BornInArona
    @BornInArona Před rokem +1

    Terran such troll race! Way to many scans available and mules for farming!!!

  • @kleomenis456
    @kleomenis456 Před rokem

    GG

  • @barbariouseagle3204
    @barbariouseagle3204 Před rokem +2

    I maintain that swarmhosts need a serious nerf. Free units need to have a gimmick that makes them less good (like a long cooldown, no health, etc.). The idea that you have infinite harass with almost no downside is not what Starcraft is all about. Although I will admit Maru maybe should have tried using his ghosts to snipe them more throughout the game.

    • @tbird81
      @tbird81 Před rokem

      They're not free. They cost money to build, and also supply. There's also the huge opportunity cost of using them.

  • @gonzalohuaman1655
    @gonzalohuaman1655 Před rokem

    I dont believe it XD. OMG

  • @yannickfrogel3537
    @yannickfrogel3537 Před rokem +15

    Zerg is the most OP Race by far