WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:24.400 Good morning, BlizzCon! 00:24.400 --> 00:26.240 It's been three years. 00:26.240 --> 00:29.880 Three years of waiting, three years of anticipating. 00:29.880 --> 00:33.180 But we are back. 00:33.180 --> 00:35.520 Oh man, are we back? 00:35.520 --> 00:38.600 And I have the utmost honor, pleasure, and joy 00:38.600 --> 00:44.560 to welcome you all to the 2026 Overwatch World Cup Finals. 00:44.560 --> 00:47.640 Happening here at BlizzCon in California. 00:47.640 --> 00:50.160 And I'm not alone here. 00:50.160 --> 00:51.240 No, I am not. 00:51.240 --> 00:54.200 I am joined by eight teams from across the globe 00:54.200 --> 00:56.680 who fought so very hard to get here, 00:56.680 --> 00:59.000 through a grueling qualifier, and of course, 00:59.000 --> 01:00.960 the group stage in Busan. 01:00.960 --> 01:03.400 They're all here to raise that trophy 01:03.400 --> 01:05.640 at the end of the day tomorrow. 01:05.640 --> 01:07.680 My name is Soichun, and I am joined 01:07.680 --> 01:11.080 by an eSports legend who is going to help us 01:11.080 --> 01:13.480 get our competitors onto that stage. 01:13.480 --> 01:15.640 It's Chris Bucket, everyone! 01:15.640 --> 01:16.480 Yes! 01:16.480 --> 01:18.160 What is up, Overwatch family? 01:18.160 --> 01:19.800 It is so good to see all of you. 01:19.800 --> 01:21.480 I am fired up with a World Cup, 01:21.480 --> 01:24.040 but so how crazy is it to think back 01:24.040 --> 01:25.800 the last time you and I were doing this? 01:25.800 --> 01:27.040 Was in 2017. 01:27.040 --> 01:29.040 And we haven't aged the day since. 01:29.040 --> 01:30.040 Crazy. 01:30.040 --> 01:31.040 Let's take her and make her. 01:31.040 --> 01:34.040 Well, I know you've got a very busy day, so I'll let you go join the desk. 01:34.040 --> 01:39.040 For now, though, Blizzard Arena, are you guys ready to meet your eighth finalist? 01:42.040 --> 01:47.040 Let's get the party started as we welcome our players onto the stage. 01:47.040 --> 01:51.040 Let's start with the teams who traveled a long way to get here, 01:51.040 --> 01:53.500 representing the Asia Conference. 01:53.500 --> 01:56.200 Give it up for Team Australia. 01:56.200 --> 02:04.820 It's the third time this fan favorite Aussie squad have made it to the finals. 02:04.820 --> 02:08.900 But the first since 2018 after an upset over the United Kingdom and 02:08.900 --> 02:15.220 groups in this squad make Australia's first semi-final in OWC history. 02:15.220 --> 02:19.400 Up next, it's their fifth Overwatch World Cup finals. 02:19.400 --> 02:22.360 One of the most storied teams in old WWC history. 02:22.360 --> 02:24.360 Let's hear it for France. 02:29.800 --> 02:32.600 One of the most storied teams in World Cup history. 02:32.600 --> 02:37.160 France is ending for the podium after their two fourth place finishes. 02:37.160 --> 02:42.560 This year's path is tough, but after defeating Korea to achieve first seed in the group stage, 02:42.560 --> 02:44.560 it looks like they can handle anything. 02:49.400 --> 02:57.760 It's time to get another EMEA team into the mix. 02:57.760 --> 03:11.920 A team that's never seen this stage before makes some noise for Germany! 03:11.920 --> 03:15.760 Germany has always fielded strong teams in the Overwatch World Cup, but this is their 03:15.760 --> 03:17.800 first time making the finals. 03:17.800 --> 03:20.200 The squad fought their way all the way through the conference 03:20.200 --> 03:21.320 cups this year. 03:21.320 --> 03:23.840 The Germans have earned their spot this time 03:23.840 --> 03:24.840 in the quarterfinals. 03:29.960 --> 03:32.560 Our next squad has so many fans to watch 03:32.560 --> 03:34.600 the first match of the day. 03:34.600 --> 03:37.560 Let's hear it for Espana! 03:43.960 --> 03:46.360 This is Spain's sixth World Cup trip 03:46.360 --> 03:49.280 and their third finals, but it wasn't easy. 03:49.280 --> 03:51.920 They had to make it through the group stage on tie breakers. 03:51.920 --> 03:53.800 With the 3-0 over Canada, 03:53.800 --> 03:56.160 it's impossible not to root for this squad. 03:56.160 --> 03:58.840 And with their multiple players at the top of the food chain 03:58.840 --> 04:02.560 and the OWCS, they're hoping to make their country proud 04:02.560 --> 04:03.720 at this World Cup. 04:08.080 --> 04:10.680 For the first time since 2017, 04:10.680 --> 04:13.960 give it up for the country that gave us reinforce. 04:13.960 --> 04:15.960 IT'S SWEETEN! 04:19.960 --> 04:25.960 It's Sweden's third final, but when they made it back here, it was in 2016 and 2017. 04:25.960 --> 04:28.960 There, they finished both times with bronze medals. 04:28.960 --> 04:34.960 This year, they were one map away from leaving the group of death as the number one seed. 04:34.960 --> 04:38.960 Sweden is coming into BlizzCon as the dark horse for the title. 04:38.960 --> 04:46.920 Next up, Mini would call them the strongest Overwatch country in the world. 04:46.920 --> 04:52.800 Let's hear it for South Korea! 04:52.800 --> 04:59.200 Korea boasts four total medals, three gold, and one bronze, alongside 12 total playoff 04:59.200 --> 05:04.840 series wins and the most by a landslide in Overwatch World Cup history. 05:04.840 --> 05:09.520 This year's team also boasts an impressive trophy case for their individual players. 05:09.520 --> 05:12.200 They're likely the most decorated squad in the bracket. 05:12.200 --> 05:17.040 South Korea has an aura of legacy and they're looking to take their first World Cup since 05:17.040 --> 05:21.040 2018. 05:21.040 --> 05:24.640 Last two teams, the host country is next. 05:24.640 --> 05:33.960 Anaheim, make some noise for Team USA! 05:33.960 --> 05:37.080 The United States have a legacy in the Overwatch World Cup. 05:37.080 --> 05:39.080 They took home the title in 2019, 05:39.080 --> 05:41.880 and they've never missed a finals before. 05:41.880 --> 05:43.840 This year, they're the sole representatives 05:43.840 --> 05:45.600 for the whole America's Conference, 05:45.600 --> 05:49.080 and they face South Korea at the end of the day tonight. 05:49.080 --> 05:51.260 A familiar opponent they've faced before. 05:51.260 --> 05:53.200 Can they defeat them once again? 05:59.240 --> 06:01.480 Up next, it is the last squad. 06:01.480 --> 06:03.880 It is the reigning Champions League. 06:03.880 --> 06:06.880 Give it up for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 06:06.880 --> 06:20.480 One of the most exciting squads to watch in Overwatch history. 06:20.480 --> 06:23.880 They are the reigning champions walking out with a trophy. 06:23.880 --> 06:26.200 The question here on everyone's mind 06:26.200 --> 06:30.720 is any team capable of ripping that trophy from their grasp. 06:39.980 --> 06:43.540 Liz Khan, this stage is set. 06:43.540 --> 06:47.320 Liz and Marina, make some noise for your teams. 06:50.820 --> 06:53.020 Our first match of the day 06:53.020 --> 06:56.460 It's the reddit champion, Soty Ringa, taking on Spain. 06:56.460 --> 06:58.480 So, let's get this party started. 06:59.900 --> 07:01.020 Let's do it. 07:01.020 --> 07:02.500 Thank you so much, pocket. 07:02.500 --> 07:04.060 Hello, and welcome to our desk. 07:04.060 --> 07:06.860 I'm joined by my good friends, it's Danny, it's Jake, 07:06.860 --> 07:09.460 and it's Ash, and we're here to set the stage 07:09.460 --> 07:11.220 for this competition. 07:11.220 --> 07:14.980 Those teams fought so hard over weeks and weeks and weeks, 07:14.980 --> 07:16.580 and they all learned their spot. 07:16.580 --> 07:18.660 But how exciting is the paralysis of us 07:18.660 --> 07:19.980 to be back here at BlizzCon, James? 07:19.980 --> 07:21.780 Oh my God, for me, I mean, this event 07:21.780 --> 07:24.660 is an incredibly special one in the calendar of Overwatch. 07:24.660 --> 07:26.780 It's amazing to see players competing 07:26.780 --> 07:27.940 for something bigger than themselves, 07:27.940 --> 07:29.580 something bigger even than the teams 07:29.580 --> 07:31.740 they typically play on for their countries. 07:31.740 --> 07:33.420 And I think the weight of this moment, 07:33.420 --> 07:35.260 it brings a lot of people back to Overwatch, 07:35.260 --> 07:38.300 and I'm just so excited to see the energy back here in Anaheim. 07:38.300 --> 07:39.980 Danny, it's like a happy reunion, isn't it? 07:39.980 --> 07:40.820 I know, I know. 07:40.820 --> 07:43.780 I feel like just BlitzCon, it's always fun 07:43.780 --> 07:45.500 because it's Overwatch. 07:45.500 --> 07:46.780 We're seeing the best of the players 07:46.780 --> 07:48.220 representing their own country 07:48.220 --> 07:49.900 and playing Overwatch on stage. 07:49.900 --> 07:50.860 It's peak Overwatch. 07:50.860 --> 07:53.380 It really is, Ash, this is your first BlizzCon ever. 07:53.380 --> 07:54.900 What's your first impression? 07:54.900 --> 07:55.900 I love it. 07:55.900 --> 07:59.020 I was so excited to be here this weekend 07:59.020 --> 08:01.820 for my first ever BlizzCon and having this opportunity 08:01.820 --> 08:03.980 as well is so exciting. 08:03.980 --> 08:06.100 And I think that's also what the cool thing 08:06.100 --> 08:10.060 about BlizzCon is, is you have old fans like you guys 08:10.060 --> 08:11.540 who have been there since the beginning. 08:11.540 --> 08:12.540 I'm not old. 08:12.540 --> 08:14.420 Yo, I knew you were gonna say that. 08:14.420 --> 08:15.980 I knew you were gonna say that. 08:15.980 --> 08:17.500 But you know what I mean? 08:17.500 --> 08:19.900 You get newer fans, you get fans who have been here 08:19.900 --> 08:30.300 experience fans. That's right. Well, let's take a look at our players and our teams old and new. 08:30.300 --> 08:36.060 Here is our bracket. Of course, the top seeds from the groups that got to pick their opponents. 08:36.060 --> 08:40.620 Dani, how do you feel about Shuka? I mean, I think some of them are very interesting. I mean, 08:40.620 --> 08:46.300 KSC versus Spain, right? KSC picked Spain for their opponent and I did talk to Sir Mujer just 08:46.300 --> 08:51.020 right now asking him why do you guys pick Spain and it was very clear it was like hey like we wanted 08:51.020 --> 08:55.500 an easy win and something that we could you know win and then move forward right I feel like that 08:55.500 --> 08:59.900 one and also there's so many other great games for like I think I'm very excited to see the very 08:59.900 --> 09:05.660 last match of the day uh Korea versus USA because I've been hearing that USA have been doing very 09:05.660 --> 09:13.980 well in scrims so I'm very excited for that one as well off camera off camera Jake Kearney 09:13.980 --> 09:16.640 dropping his three little fingers together. 09:16.640 --> 09:18.680 Jake, Scrimbox are in favor of USA, 09:18.680 --> 09:21.640 but of course, we are looking at a new patch here 09:21.640 --> 09:22.520 this time around. 09:22.520 --> 09:25.440 Very, you know, kind of short, 09:25.440 --> 09:27.000 shortly before this competition started, 09:27.000 --> 09:28.880 we once again have to adjust to a new patch. 09:28.880 --> 09:30.880 So we really don't know what to expect. 09:30.880 --> 09:32.520 I think in the modern era of Overwatch, 09:32.520 --> 09:33.960 you never know what to expect. 09:33.960 --> 09:36.440 It's about who brings the energy on match day. 09:36.440 --> 09:38.040 The lights are bright here in Anaheim. 09:38.040 --> 09:40.640 There's incredible energy when the matches get going 09:40.640 --> 09:42.480 and we'll have to see who can just put up 09:42.480 --> 09:46.960 best performances when it comes time to play. When it comes to stage, the scrim box, they don't seem 09:46.960 --> 09:51.360 to cash in. Yeah, but like looking at the nurses or cats getting that nerve, demon getting that nerve, 09:51.360 --> 09:56.720 that's something that we all ask for. How much will these nerves actually impact what we're going 09:56.720 --> 10:01.520 to see today in terms of the meta? I think that's the big question, right? I feel like the whispers 10:01.520 --> 10:08.400 that I've heard has been that the cat and the demon don't feel too impacted going into this event. 10:08.400 --> 10:11.440 We're going to have to see what teams actually put into the server. 10:11.440 --> 10:13.800 But I think the craziest one would be that Kiriko, right? 10:13.800 --> 10:17.960 Because we've seen that Jetpack Hat and the Kiriko synergy during Busan, 10:17.960 --> 10:19.600 during EWC as well. 10:19.720 --> 10:24.080 And having that go through, it opens up that door there for Ana. 10:24.160 --> 10:25.120 It does, exactly. 10:25.120 --> 10:27.760 And Ana has already been kind of on the up and up again. 10:27.760 --> 10:30.560 We saw more and more players once again going back to their roots. 10:30.560 --> 10:34.920 You know, the issues of the world obviously will be leaning into something like the Ana. 10:34.920 --> 10:37.720 So we've seen quite a bit of that also on the group stage. 10:37.720 --> 10:43.360 So every once in a while when Kiriko is banned, but now, of course, with the Kiriko nerf, we might see much more of that. 10:43.360 --> 10:50.720 Also, we're looking at a map pool here as well, so let's go over the maps we get to see in this competition as well. 10:51.720 --> 11:01.160 Yeah, taking a look at the maps, I think overall, when you're looking at this, having the fact that it's the same through mid-season championship into Busan as well for that group stage, 11:01.160 --> 11:06.360 means that these teams have had so much time to scrim on these maps, be comfortable. There aren't 11:06.360 --> 11:12.040 really those crazy changes to the pool to actually really, I think, lead into as much of a meta shift 11:12.040 --> 11:17.160 that you would expect from the patch that we've just received. As far as what was popular during 11:17.160 --> 11:23.240 the group stage, we saw a lot of Nepal, we saw a lot of New Jump City and Neon Junction, and honestly, 11:23.240 --> 11:27.240 I'm kind of feeling like it will probably be a bit of a victory. You know, I think what's great 11:27.240 --> 11:31.000 about the map pool right now is it really feels like, especially after some of the changes to 11:31.000 --> 11:35.160 I can fall down. So, you know, these are really popular maps now for top players. 11:35.160 --> 11:39.880 I think that hybrid pool is going to be an especially interesting one to see where teams want to take it. 11:40.040 --> 11:46.120 Escorted as well has a lot of diversity between route 66 and junker town. You really get very different styles. 11:46.120 --> 11:50.920 So it's the beauty of the Overwatch World Cup. It's an opportunity not just to show what you can do for your country, 11:50.920 --> 11:55.640 but as an individual in Overwatch, I think there's a lot of opportunity to make your name with like a certain hero 11:55.640 --> 11:59.720 that only you can really pilot at that top level. And after a fresh patch, 11:59.720 --> 12:05.380 It feels like there's never a better opportunity for creativity and individual inspiration to actually rank supreme 12:05.480 --> 12:09.940 This is so exciting right because we had a patch right before the group stages in Busan Danny 12:09.940 --> 12:16.980 And it really shook things up because we then got to see teams like Spain or Germany or France really taking to that new 12:17.300 --> 12:23.860 Meta that was establishing itself during the competition and we might have an opportunity here again since we're playing in a single 12:23.860 --> 12:27.900 Elimination bracket right now. So once again an opportunity for some offsets, perhaps 12:27.900 --> 12:32.100 Maybe. I mean, we've seen an upset in the group stage in Busan, right? 12:32.100 --> 12:35.700 France beating South Korea, right? That was a big upset. 12:35.700 --> 12:37.900 So I feel like, you know, that's what Overwatch is, right? 12:37.900 --> 12:39.700 You never, you can't really, you kind of predict that, 12:39.700 --> 12:41.300 oh, this team is stronger than this team. 12:41.300 --> 12:43.100 But like, there's always a meta. 12:43.100 --> 12:44.900 There's also like the conditions of players. 12:44.900 --> 12:46.300 I feel like that's what makes it exciting. 12:46.300 --> 12:48.700 There's always chances for an upset to happen. 12:48.700 --> 12:51.500 Absolutely. And you know, what also makes it exciting? 12:51.500 --> 12:52.500 Drops. 12:52.500 --> 12:53.500 Drops? 12:53.500 --> 12:54.500 Drops? 12:54.500 --> 12:55.900 I knew he's going to take the break. 12:55.900 --> 12:57.700 That's my Dany. That's my friend. 12:57.700 --> 13:03.900 Here are the drops, and remember this time around, you can actually cheer in-game. 13:03.900 --> 13:06.700 You can earn cheer by watching the Overwatch World Cup, 13:06.700 --> 13:10.500 and you can earn in-game rewards on top of your drops. 13:10.500 --> 13:13.100 So that's the first time ever, which is super exciting. 13:13.100 --> 13:15.900 And you can cheer for your conference. 13:15.900 --> 13:19.800 So whatever it is, is it EMEA, or is it the Americas, 13:19.800 --> 13:24.400 or you're cheering for the Asia Conference, just make it known in-game. 13:24.400 --> 13:30.000 Currently, the Asia conference is winning with 39.5% on its years. 13:30.000 --> 13:31.000 Got me updating. 13:31.000 --> 13:32.000 Wow. 13:32.000 --> 13:33.000 Wow. 13:33.000 --> 13:34.000 Asia. 13:34.000 --> 13:35.000 Let's go Asia. 13:35.000 --> 13:36.000 We need some team USA. 13:36.000 --> 13:37.000 Yeah, where's Asia? 13:37.000 --> 13:38.000 Right through the home country. 13:38.000 --> 13:39.000 They've got to survive. 13:39.000 --> 13:41.840 They've got to fight with the first-round curse I experienced so many years ago. 13:41.840 --> 13:44.800 Plankery in the first round is a terrifying matchup for USA. 13:44.800 --> 13:45.800 Yeah, no, it really is. 13:45.800 --> 13:51.000 Honestly, I feel like there is no real easy victories here because, again, every team 13:51.000 --> 13:56.040 on the right day, can take it to the opposition and can really surprise them. 13:56.040 --> 13:58.760 Let's take a look at our schedule for today. 13:58.760 --> 14:03.480 We are going to kick things off with our current raining Overwatch World Cup champion. 14:03.480 --> 14:08.520 It's the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia taking on Spain, the big surprise in Busan. 14:08.520 --> 14:12.280 Then afterwards, this might be a really close one, Germany will be going up against Sweden. 14:12.280 --> 14:15.480 France will have the utmost pleasure of going up against Australia. 14:15.480 --> 14:19.480 And of course, Team USA will be facing South Korea. 14:19.480 --> 14:25.320 That is going to be an absolute, I don't know, that's going to be a battle, that's going to be a banger. 14:25.320 --> 14:26.520 I'm buying into the scrim box. 14:26.520 --> 14:27.400 You buying into it? 14:27.400 --> 14:27.880 Yeah. 14:27.880 --> 14:28.600 Let's go, dude. 14:28.600 --> 14:30.200 Let's go, let's go. 14:30.200 --> 14:31.800 That's what I'm talking about. 14:31.800 --> 14:33.480 Are you buying into the scrim box? 14:33.480 --> 14:34.440 No, surely not. 14:34.440 --> 14:35.000 Me? 14:35.000 --> 14:36.360 You'll have to find a later green right there. 14:36.360 --> 14:39.400 Oh wow, she's so mysterious. 14:39.400 --> 14:40.760 She's so mysterious. 14:40.760 --> 14:46.600 Let's talk about this first match up though, because yeah, we're looking at the reigning champions, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 14:46.600 --> 15:06.600 Star-studded roster that just has so much pedigree, even though they're backline with Sox, you know, that's more than maybe, like, the quote on quite, I don't want to say the weakest point, but it's like the one we had a little bit of questions of, but over, under, like, they were just flawless in the group stage, so it's really hard to, like, you know, like, really fault them for anything. 15:06.600 --> 15:15.600 I mean, this team is so interesting to watch because they came in at 2023 as a huge underdog. You know, I don't think anyone really thought, okay, maybe they can go decently far, but no one saw a gold medal. 15:16.600 --> 15:17.760 for this team and their path. 15:17.760 --> 15:20.320 I mean, this really put Saudi Arabia on the map 15:20.320 --> 15:22.400 as a place where a lot of the top talent 15:22.400 --> 15:24.320 in OWCS is hailing from now. 15:24.320 --> 15:27.540 So this team is coming in with very different expectations, 15:27.540 --> 15:29.800 very different standards, a lot of pressure on them, 15:29.800 --> 15:31.240 but there are also a lot of players 15:31.240 --> 15:32.920 who've shown that pressure means nothing. 15:32.920 --> 15:34.680 In fact, maybe they're even better 15:34.680 --> 15:35.600 under this kind of pressure. 15:35.600 --> 15:38.160 So they've got to be, I think the odds on favorite 15:38.160 --> 15:39.480 for the tournament period. 15:39.480 --> 15:41.360 I mean, you're, they're all your Habibis, right? 15:41.360 --> 15:42.520 Yeah, they're all my Habibis. 15:42.520 --> 15:43.680 I love KSA. 15:43.680 --> 15:45.720 And also I feel like the scariest thing 15:45.720 --> 15:50.600 for teams, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is that like they're, they're like, all superstars, 15:50.600 --> 15:54.480 but like they work like crazy. They're all, they never get complacent. They're like the 15:54.480 --> 15:58.880 first team to get to Anaheim, they're always screaming until very late at night. And I 15:58.880 --> 16:02.280 think that's like a very, like a scary thing for a team to have. 16:02.280 --> 16:06.560 Absolutely. Work ethic for them is crazy, but we can say the same thing about Spain. 16:06.560 --> 16:11.880 They have locked in, they worked so very hard. And they are now here at BlizzCon with us. 16:11.880 --> 16:15.760 It's the highest placement the team Spain ever had in the Overwatch World Cup. 16:15.760 --> 16:18.960 And they did so in such an exciting fashion. 16:18.960 --> 16:22.960 I mean, there's so many highlight worthy moments and players in that squad 16:22.960 --> 16:26.640 that we got to learn more about in Busan. 16:26.640 --> 16:30.600 Santi, of course, the tank, she's been an absolute standout performer 16:30.600 --> 16:31.800 amongst the rest of the team. 16:31.800 --> 16:34.560 She's been so impressive in the server. 16:34.560 --> 16:39.200 I think that when we came into the first day, we saw her actually not playing that demon. 16:39.200 --> 16:43.200 She picks it up later into the group stage and looks great on it. 16:43.200 --> 16:49.400 Her flexibility and ability to also just leave the charge for this team has been a huge boon for them. 16:49.400 --> 16:55.960 And also when you have an Exodiel who, very emotional, I know that's such a sweet moment for Exodiel. 16:55.960 --> 17:04.240 But for him, I think that he has just been an insane hit scan as well for this squad to make everything come together. 17:04.240 --> 17:05.400 They've been impressive. 17:05.400 --> 17:07.960 I mean, it's been a while now since we first were introduced to him, 17:07.960 --> 17:09.960 but he made a huge splash on the competitive team 17:09.960 --> 17:12.600 on basically day one of him playing at the highest level. 17:12.600 --> 17:14.480 That's a rare feat, especially in the hit scan role 17:14.480 --> 17:16.920 where the competition is absurdly fierce. 17:16.920 --> 17:18.400 I also take a look at the support line, 17:18.400 --> 17:20.600 Colin Canale, a lot of experience together. 17:20.600 --> 17:22.040 I think with some of the patches coming in, 17:22.040 --> 17:23.720 we could see changes to the support meta, 17:23.720 --> 17:25.600 which you'd think an experienced duo 17:25.600 --> 17:27.000 would be well-equipped to handle, 17:27.000 --> 17:28.680 but ultimately we have to accept 17:28.680 --> 17:30.440 this is a huge underdog story for Spain. 17:30.440 --> 17:32.120 I mean, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are fielding 17:32.120 --> 17:34.960 a monster team, tons of championship winning players, 17:34.960 --> 17:37.920 and for Spain, it's a lot more of a scrappy endeavor, Danny. 17:37.920 --> 17:42.760 Yeah, and also, I mean, you know, they are sort of a newer, I guess, players compared to KSA players, right? 17:42.760 --> 17:45.560 And I feel like they could use that as their weapon, right? You know, they're not... 17:45.560 --> 17:51.080 There's not a lot of expectations going into this matchup for them, and that could also be a weapon for them, right? 17:51.080 --> 17:54.160 Say, hey, go out there, have fun, and I know the vibes are really great, Spain. 17:54.160 --> 17:57.920 Every time I pass by a team, Spain, I'm just saying, vamos, they're like, vamos! 17:58.920 --> 18:05.880 You can just see, I mean, in just Exodio's reaction there, right after that victory, after the new, they locked in their spot here for BlizzCon. 18:05.880 --> 18:08.280 This means the world to these players. 18:08.280 --> 18:09.720 These are such young players. 18:09.720 --> 18:12.360 They grew up watching the Overwatch League. 18:12.360 --> 18:14.120 They grew up watching us. 18:14.120 --> 18:14.840 Exactly. 18:14.840 --> 18:15.400 You just aged. 18:15.400 --> 18:16.880 Thank you so much, Danny. 18:16.880 --> 18:18.680 But you know, one of their players came up to me and was like, 18:18.680 --> 18:22.280 hey, I've been watching you guys at the broadcast since I'm nine years old. 18:22.280 --> 18:23.160 I'm like, geez. 18:23.160 --> 18:24.400 Wow. 18:24.400 --> 18:25.320 Wow. 18:25.320 --> 18:27.360 And I'm here all the way to Yachtify. 18:27.360 --> 18:28.400 Like, that's amazing. 18:28.400 --> 18:31.000 No, it just means so much to them, like full circle, 18:31.000 --> 18:32.440 being here on this stage. 18:32.440 --> 18:35.360 And I'm sure they can harvest that kind of enthusiasm. 18:35.360 --> 18:37.280 It's a dream come true, Ash. 18:37.280 --> 18:38.680 It absolutely is. 18:38.680 --> 18:42.680 I feel like that's the part of Overwatch World Cup 18:42.680 --> 18:45.600 that is so heartwarming to me. 18:45.600 --> 18:47.520 I think the fact that they're able to have 18:47.520 --> 18:48.960 this kind of opportunity, 18:48.960 --> 18:51.640 I had to look behind myself even just to like, 18:51.640 --> 18:53.860 think about the players being on that stage, 18:53.860 --> 18:55.960 where a lot of them might not have the chance 18:55.960 --> 18:57.560 to also get to land that opportunity, 18:57.560 --> 18:58.920 where Jake was talking about earlier, 18:58.920 --> 19:01.720 to showcase themselves, play against players 19:01.720 --> 19:03.480 at a different level that they might not 19:03.480 --> 19:05.240 get that chance to play against as well, 19:05.240 --> 19:08.800 and for Spain, I think that a lot of these players 19:08.800 --> 19:11.520 have deserved the opportunity for a certain 19:11.520 --> 19:15.080 and they're gonna be absolutely insane in the server today, 19:15.080 --> 19:17.600 but they have unfortunately a very tough opponent 19:17.600 --> 19:18.440 to go up against. 19:18.440 --> 19:19.640 Yeah, and it's extra tough, right? 19:19.640 --> 19:21.400 Because it is a single elimination bracket. 19:21.400 --> 19:22.640 There is no second chance. 19:22.640 --> 19:24.480 We're playing in the first two, three here though. 19:24.480 --> 19:27.480 So, you know, there's opportunities to work the bands, 19:27.480 --> 19:30.200 to work the map selection in your favor, 19:30.200 --> 19:31.840 and you might be able to trip up a team 19:31.840 --> 19:33.240 even though they're so established, 19:33.240 --> 19:34.760 such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 19:34.760 --> 19:37.040 I mean, if you're a heavy underdog in a match like this, 19:37.040 --> 19:38.720 honestly, you'd want to play first, 19:38.720 --> 19:39.960 and you'd want to play on a new patch. 19:39.960 --> 19:41.440 So it's probably the best chance they're 19:41.440 --> 19:43.640 going to get to be able to speak out a win. 19:43.640 --> 19:45.760 But I have to set the expectations. 19:45.760 --> 19:48.880 Quartz just in the server alone. 19:48.880 --> 19:50.760 I think he's one of the best players in the world period 19:50.760 --> 19:51.600 right now. 19:51.600 --> 19:53.360 And I think just about every pro player 19:53.360 --> 19:55.800 would put him at the top of the list for the hits game role. 19:55.800 --> 19:58.960 That alone, what he can do is something you have to, 19:58.960 --> 20:00.680 just to be able to play the game, 20:00.680 --> 20:02.000 you have to be able to respond. 20:02.000 --> 20:04.600 And that's going to put immense pressure on Exodiel 20:04.600 --> 20:06.360 to be able to go blow for blow in that battle, 20:06.360 --> 20:08.600 to be able to send some picks back the other way 20:08.600 --> 20:09.880 and put Quartz on his heels. 20:09.880 --> 20:12.180 Because if Quartz starts to just like get on a roll, 20:12.180 --> 20:13.560 you build momentum in the Saudi team, 20:13.560 --> 20:15.160 we've seen what they can do. 20:15.160 --> 20:17.320 Tearing strips left their opponents in the group stage. 20:17.320 --> 20:18.160 I mean, they were nine, 20:18.160 --> 20:20.760 no one has taken a map off this team so far. 20:20.760 --> 20:22.320 And even to get one, 20:22.320 --> 20:24.440 maybe it would be the beginning of something for Spain, 20:24.440 --> 20:25.680 but you've got to win here. 20:25.680 --> 20:27.360 As we said, the single elimination, 20:27.360 --> 20:28.640 it's win or go home. 20:28.640 --> 20:30.840 All right, prediction time friends. 20:30.840 --> 20:31.680 Okay. 20:31.680 --> 20:32.520 Starting with you, vamos. 20:32.520 --> 20:37.520 I'm going to keep it a buck. 20:37.520 --> 20:40.520 I really wanted to go with Spain because I'm on the desk. 20:40.520 --> 20:41.520 This is it. 20:41.520 --> 20:42.520 And I'm never going to come back. 20:42.520 --> 20:43.520 Probably not. 20:43.520 --> 20:44.520 I mean, I mean that. 20:44.520 --> 20:46.520 I want to go for it. 20:46.520 --> 20:51.520 But that went out the door because two days ago when I came to BlizzCon, I met my go 20:51.520 --> 20:53.520 Quartz from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 20:53.520 --> 20:55.520 He bought me two waters and a Gatorade. 20:55.520 --> 20:57.520 So he has my boat. 20:57.520 --> 20:59.520 So Danny's cheap. 20:59.520 --> 21:00.520 Happy meet. 21:00.520 --> 21:01.520 Thank you. 21:01.520 --> 21:03.240 We are 3-0 against Spain. 21:03.240 --> 21:05.680 Well, OK, OK, not even more than that. 21:05.680 --> 21:06.180 Jake. 21:06.180 --> 21:07.920 I had to go for the same thread, 3-0. 21:07.920 --> 21:08.920 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 21:08.920 --> 21:12.520 For me, talking to Labda earlier in the event a couple 21:12.520 --> 21:15.320 of days ago, I just get this incredible vibe from him 21:15.320 --> 21:17.640 and Quartz in particular, where they're not just some of the 21:17.640 --> 21:18.720 best players in the world. 21:18.720 --> 21:20.400 They also have an incredible humility about that. 21:20.400 --> 21:23.400 Like they bring, and he said, an incredible work ethic. 21:23.400 --> 21:25.280 They do not take these matches as givens. 21:25.280 --> 21:27.920 If they had that overconfidence, I would think maybe more of a 21:27.920 --> 21:28.760 chance to slip up. 21:28.760 --> 21:31.880 But as a former professional player, as a former coach, 21:31.880 --> 21:33.840 they have the dream mentality for players. 21:33.840 --> 21:36.200 And I think they're going to go very deep in this tournament, 21:36.200 --> 21:38.000 have to take them three out of this opening. 21:38.000 --> 21:40.960 I have to go with Jake on this one, three and 0 as well, 21:40.960 --> 21:45.520 unfortunately, because as much as I do love this team, Spain, 21:45.520 --> 21:49.320 just KSA has been so clean across the board. 21:49.320 --> 21:52.360 They haven't even put TADNT in the server either. 21:52.360 --> 21:54.280 So they're just told me other layers 21:54.280 --> 21:56.600 that could just work up against them. 21:56.600 --> 21:57.600 Zoe? 21:57.600 --> 21:58.600 No, sorry. 21:58.600 --> 21:59.600 So sorry. 21:59.600 --> 22:01.600 I can't do it. 22:01.600 --> 22:07.220 It's so hard to bend against KSA here, because quite frankly, they didn't even have to show 22:07.220 --> 22:08.220 all their cards. 22:08.220 --> 22:10.840 If you're looking at the group stage, they've not really been pushed that far. 22:10.840 --> 22:12.360 They didn't even have to play into the meta. 22:12.360 --> 22:14.360 They were still able to play into their comfort zone. 22:14.360 --> 22:15.880 They don't have to utilize all their players. 22:15.880 --> 22:17.720 They have star power on the bench as well. 22:17.720 --> 22:21.520 So it'd be kind of an insane to put against them. 22:21.520 --> 22:22.520 There's no real reason. 22:22.520 --> 22:26.080 Plus, they always bring me some of their coffee when I walk off to an event. 22:26.080 --> 22:31.360 You know, I'm also like I'm persuadable, but yeah, I think I think that just a heavy favorites into this 22:31.360 --> 22:38.160 But in general though before we're heading into this match favorites overall obviously Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 22:38.160 --> 22:43.160 They are the reigning champions and they should be considered to be one of the front runners 22:43.160 --> 22:46.160 Who else is in that mix and in that conversation starting with you? 22:46.160 --> 22:50.680 I mean, I think it's gotta be South Korea and team USA 22:50.680 --> 22:53.180 There's no doubt as far as like thinking about front runners 22:53.180 --> 22:58.720 But it's also crazy to say that because in this upper quarter in this quarterfinal you have Korea versus 23:03.220 --> 23:04.780 Look if you're either of those teams 23:04.780 --> 23:10.420 You know you're looking at the opponent in that first quarter final as a team that you could face in the gold medal max 23:10.420 --> 23:14.860 There's gonna be incredible stakes incredible pressure, but I got to believe in the boys team USA all the way 23:14.860 --> 23:17.940 I think they're gonna be Korea and I think they go all the way for the win this year 23:19.180 --> 23:21.180 I'm gonna go with South Korea because 23:21.180 --> 23:25.460 Because, last time after they lost to France, I did talk to Moon, 23:25.460 --> 23:28.580 and that was like a really good wake-up call, and apparently to Moon, 23:28.580 --> 23:31.540 he was like, hey, after that loss, everyone is fired up. 23:31.540 --> 23:34.740 They are really focusing to win everything now, 23:34.740 --> 23:38.700 and I feel like we're going to see that here at BlizzCon today against USA. 23:38.700 --> 23:42.020 That's right. Well, okay. Listen, we'll have our favorites here, 23:42.020 --> 23:44.300 and that's okay. That's what makes the World Cup so exciting. 23:44.300 --> 23:45.980 I'm always hoping for a good upset. 23:45.980 --> 23:49.140 It's going to be a tough, a tall order for some of these teams, 23:49.140 --> 23:51.260 but honestly just watching their journey 23:51.260 --> 23:54.220 as individual players as well has just been so exciting. 23:54.220 --> 23:56.740 And you know what a personal note? 23:56.740 --> 24:01.340 I've been ecstatic, thrilled, so freaking happy 24:01.340 --> 24:04.060 to see the amount of women we have 24:04.060 --> 24:06.180 in the Overwatch World Cup this year. 24:06.180 --> 24:09.900 And two of them made it onto this stage as well 24:09.900 --> 24:12.720 at BlizzCon to participate and try to compete 24:12.720 --> 24:13.820 for this trophy. 24:13.820 --> 24:16.620 Santi of course has stand out from Team Spain 24:16.620 --> 24:18.980 and also we have Akku which we all came to 24:18.980 --> 24:23.860 absolutely love and adore from team Germany. Let's hear what they had to say a little earlier. 24:27.220 --> 24:30.420 When did you start feeling comfortable competing at this level? 24:30.420 --> 24:35.460 From the start right after team Germany was announced and we played a few games 24:35.460 --> 24:40.500 and I can compete on the highest level. I can pull out the jetpack hat and get some of the greatest 24:40.500 --> 24:44.420 players like out in the world and that's bringing a lot of confidence to me. 24:44.420 --> 24:46.900 What do you think Akur does well as a support player? 24:46.900 --> 24:50.500 I think she showed a lot of strength in the cat, like Jetpack Cat. 24:50.500 --> 24:53.300 When we were watching Germany, she was personally good at Cat. 24:53.300 --> 24:56.700 I mean, like being able to play a lot of different heroes is pretty important as a support. 24:56.700 --> 25:01.000 And we screened Germany, and they'll play Lucio, they'll play Cat, they'll play Mizuki, they'll play Brig. 25:01.000 --> 25:03.700 What about Santhe? What do you think makes her dangerous as a tank? 25:03.700 --> 25:05.700 I think she's quite strong mechanically as a player. 25:05.700 --> 25:07.400 You constantly guess what she's doing. 25:07.400 --> 25:08.700 Pure aggression. 25:08.700 --> 25:10.500 Very aggressive without any player. 25:10.500 --> 25:12.000 Do you think aggression is good in this level? 25:12.000 --> 25:13.600 It's always good in a watch. 25:13.600 --> 25:18.600 What's the difference between proving yourself to your teammates versus proving yourself to the world? 25:18.600 --> 25:23.600 Quite different because the world is going to see only like 40 to 50 minutes 25:23.600 --> 25:29.600 and with my teammates it's like I have to be there daily and prove it to myself and to them. 25:29.600 --> 25:32.600 Yeah, I think World Cup was a super good opportunity for a lot of players. 25:32.600 --> 25:37.600 Like Team Turkey with the Umi, Team Germany with Auker, Team Spain with Santi. 25:37.600 --> 25:39.600 Like a lot of different people got to show. 25:39.600 --> 25:42.000 Like teams do pay a lot of attention to the World Cup, you know? 25:42.000 --> 25:45.800 Like historically a lot of people in tier two have gotten a shot because of World Cup. 25:45.800 --> 25:49.200 Just for anyone like to be that early in their career and like play on a land, 25:49.200 --> 25:53.400 I'm like this big of a stage is like a huge experience, so it'll be interesting to see like where they take that. 25:53.400 --> 25:57.000 It's just so valuable to have a player, you can grow so much from events like these. 25:57.000 --> 25:59.400 Okay, you can do it, you know, you can go out there. 25:59.400 --> 26:03.600 You can compete on the highest level, like you just like stay on the grind and try your best. 26:03.600 --> 26:08.800 And I think it's a really important message for like every girl out there who wants to compete. 26:08.800 --> 26:09.800 Happy to be here. 26:19.800 --> 26:23.800 Team, and it's so great to now see that on stage. 26:23.800 --> 26:26.800 Look at those that fade side, see? 26:26.800 --> 26:33.800 No, she's locked in, she's locked in and ready to take it to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 26:33.800 --> 26:35.880 Yeah, these players have really impressed us. 26:35.880 --> 26:38.920 Of course, it's all about that representation as well. 26:38.920 --> 26:41.240 For all the little girls out there, my daughter included. 26:41.240 --> 26:44.440 She'll be looking at this stage and be like, that could be me. 26:44.440 --> 26:45.320 And I love that. 26:45.320 --> 26:48.840 That makes me happier than words can possibly describe. 26:48.840 --> 26:51.320 Now, it's a tall order for Santi here in the first match, 26:51.320 --> 26:55.240 and also Apu is going to have a tough match coming her away. 26:55.240 --> 26:57.880 But we love to have been able to watch them thus far. 26:57.880 --> 26:58.760 We really have. 26:58.760 --> 27:03.000 It's been so incredible to see these women stepping up to this level 27:03.000 --> 27:04.200 and seeing that gap close. 27:04.200 --> 27:06.000 And I think, again, Overwatch World Cup, 27:06.000 --> 27:09.400 being able to see these blended teams coming to fruition 27:09.400 --> 27:11.900 this year as well has been so cool to see. 27:11.900 --> 27:13.900 You know, I was actually chatting with Akul last night, 27:13.900 --> 27:15.640 and I was really impressed with what she said, 27:15.640 --> 27:17.640 something that actually really felt like a callback 27:17.640 --> 27:18.600 to my experience as a player, 27:18.600 --> 27:20.300 which is that the brighter the lights get, 27:20.300 --> 27:23.900 the more the energy is here with the big stage in Anaheim, 27:23.900 --> 27:26.260 with hundreds of thousands of people watching at home, 27:26.260 --> 27:28.200 the more focused she is, the more dialed she is 27:28.200 --> 27:29.300 on the moment on the game. 27:29.300 --> 27:31.800 And that's, for me, has been a bellwether for players 27:31.800 --> 27:37.640 who are able to really take their career to the next level and be very successful in high-pressure moments is that they rise to that occasion 27:37.640 --> 27:40.120 It doesn't scare them away and hearing that for her 27:40.120 --> 27:45.640 I was incredibly impressed and it makes me more excited to see to see team Germany rather in just a few hours 27:45.640 --> 27:49.040 Yeah talking about opera. I did get an interview with her in 27:49.280 --> 27:52.080 And so in Busan and just like talking to her 27:52.080 --> 27:55.860 She always has this like big smile on her face and like even when I was like asking 27:55.860 --> 27:58.320 Oh, are you like willing to the interview and they're like, oh, she was like, yeah 27:58.320 --> 28:02.160 Of course, like where do you want me? I'm just like this makes me so happy to see 28:02.560 --> 28:07.880 See the young talented players that have big personality and also have the skill to like be joining us 28:08.280 --> 28:13.880 Yeah, and I mean historically we've seen you know players that are less experienced 28:13.880 --> 28:15.440 Maybe shy away from the crowds 28:15.440 --> 28:22.720 Maybe they get nerves on stage but to hear what you just said Jake that they're able to feed of that energy and feed of the crowd and that 28:22.720 --> 28:25.220 being a you know like something that really 28:25.220 --> 28:28.340 He spawns them on further to get the win. 28:28.340 --> 28:29.780 That is great to hear. 28:29.780 --> 28:31.780 We've seen all of them put in the work, 28:31.780 --> 28:36.380 and now it's gonna be put to the test here at BlizzCon. 28:36.380 --> 28:37.340 But where is the crowd? 28:37.340 --> 28:38.380 Where is that energy? 28:38.380 --> 28:39.620 Are you guys with me? 28:39.620 --> 28:40.580 Hello? 28:40.580 --> 28:41.420 Hello? 28:41.420 --> 28:43.540 Hello, it's me? 28:43.540 --> 28:45.700 We did a little bit better than that, surely. 28:45.700 --> 28:47.500 It's Jake in your comments. 28:47.500 --> 28:48.340 Please respond. 28:48.340 --> 28:49.300 Guys, it's too quiet in here. 28:49.300 --> 28:52.140 Come on, we need the heat, we need the energy. 28:52.140 --> 28:52.980 One more time. 28:52.980 --> 28:53.820 One, two, three. 28:53.820 --> 28:55.140 Are you with me, BlizzCon? 28:55.140 --> 28:56.140 Yeah! 28:57.340 --> 29:03.340 That's right! Give me a few minutes to warm up your vocal chords as our teams are getting ready on stage. 29:03.340 --> 29:07.340 Quick break and then we're back with our first notch of the day. 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But this is World of Warcraft and tension is at an all-time high between 36:42.840 --> 36:48.040 the Horde and the Alliance. Rest assured, you'll get to duke it out in the classic battlegrounds 36:48.040 --> 36:53.960 you've always known and loved, but we have something more for you. Off the coast of Kalimdor 36:53.960 --> 36:59.880 lies the Darkspear Islands, a strategic location for those seeking to gain an upper hand in the 36:59.880 --> 37:04.200 conflict. This is a 15 versus 15 battleground that follows the same rule 37:04.200 --> 37:08.320 set as Eye of the Storm. If you want to win, you'll need to control strategic 37:08.320 --> 37:12.520 positions throughout the islands. The catch is that this battleground features 37:12.520 --> 37:16.400 a wrapping basin style capture points. You'll need to interact with a flag then 37:16.400 --> 37:21.000 stand to defend it to secure that location. Or you guessed it, you'll be 37:21.000 --> 37:24.720 joining the Dark Spear Trolls as they fight to eradicate the Alliance from 37:24.720 --> 37:29.680 their islands. An Alliance, you are to report to the Theramore Expeditionary 37:29.680 --> 37:32.400 a force for deployment. 37:32.400 --> 37:35.840 We've also spent a lot of time thinking about classes. 37:35.840 --> 37:39.480 Back in 2005 and 2006, the class team 37:39.480 --> 37:42.160 modestly redesigned several of the talent trees, 37:42.160 --> 37:44.960 such as priests, mage, hunter, druid. 37:44.960 --> 37:47.840 They made, the changes they made back then 37:47.840 --> 37:50.240 weren't really about making every class equally good 37:50.240 --> 37:51.080 at everything. 37:51.080 --> 37:54.200 Rather, they wanted each class to feel unique. 37:54.200 --> 37:57.400 They wanted to give us a reason to bring each class 37:57.400 --> 37:59.920 on our next adventure. 37:59.920 --> 38:02.520 The changes we've made in classes of well forever 38:02.520 --> 38:04.120 follow that same spirit. 38:04.120 --> 38:06.080 We want to cover gaps where they exist, 38:06.080 --> 38:10.160 but we don't want to erase what makes each class unique. 38:10.160 --> 38:13.960 For example, paladins, there's a new seal that 38:13.960 --> 38:16.680 allows you to tank a bit more effectively. 38:19.680 --> 38:23.200 If healing's your jam, you might find talents 38:23.200 --> 38:27.640 that enable you to do a bit, just a bit, of group healing. 38:27.640 --> 38:31.800 And the ret paladins, I don't know. 38:31.800 --> 38:33.360 Maybe now's your time to shine. 38:36.320 --> 38:38.320 We've moved away from talents that simply 38:38.320 --> 38:40.120 give you small incremental improvements, 38:40.120 --> 38:43.080 and have instead tried to give you talents that you notice. 38:43.080 --> 38:44.640 You may find yourself in situations 38:44.640 --> 38:47.480 where you're making real, meaningful trade-offs, 38:47.480 --> 38:50.200 depending on how you want to build your character. 38:50.200 --> 38:51.680 But that's not all. 38:51.680 --> 38:54.840 Wow, forever is huge, and you've got hundreds of brand new items. 38:54.840 --> 39:00.040 So look forward to including all sorts of really fun and exciting on use and on equip effects. 39:00.040 --> 39:03.760 For example, check out this sharpened cutlery I found backstage, 39:03.760 --> 39:05.880 which you can equip as your farm weapon. 39:05.880 --> 39:11.680 And possibly related, we have this grave robbers shovel for, you know, 39:11.680 --> 39:14.520 when you want to dig a grave. 39:14.520 --> 39:19.880 Anyway, we've gone through a variety of updates and existing items and rewards throughout the games. 39:19.880 --> 39:23.240 check out the title charm now super effective against certain sea dwellers 39:23.240 --> 39:28.520 and white man's Chippewa, which has an increase to healing and damage done 39:28.520 --> 39:31.280 alongside a reduction in the cast time of resurrection spells. 39:32.040 --> 39:34.840 Now, let me touch on race abilities in WoW forever. 39:35.680 --> 39:38.680 We want to give you reasons to want to spin up a new character 39:38.680 --> 39:42.200 and embark on a new journey, which is why we've done a pass over race 39:42.200 --> 39:45.400 abilities to make them feel more distinct, more unique, 39:45.400 --> 39:48.520 such that each race has something special to bring 39:48.520 --> 39:51.320 that other races do not. 39:51.320 --> 39:54.120 You can see a sneak peek of a few of our upcoming racial 39:54.120 --> 39:56.960 passives, a 5% increase of damage dealt against beasts 39:56.960 --> 39:58.880 if you're a dwarf, and a 5% chance 39:58.880 --> 40:01.320 to drain health from your target if you're undead. 40:01.320 --> 40:03.920 But I highly encourage you to check out tomorrow's 40:03.920 --> 40:05.760 Wow Forever deep dive panel, where 40:05.760 --> 40:09.160 my friends will go into a lot more detail on what I've 40:09.160 --> 40:10.880 teased today. 40:10.880 --> 40:15.040 But I'm an introvert, and it's time for me 40:15.040 --> 40:18.080 to crawl back into the shadows from whence I came. 40:18.080 --> 40:19.580 So I'm going to go ahead and hand things off 40:19.580 --> 40:21.960 to our wonderful production director, Playstone. 40:21.960 --> 40:23.960 We'll share even more fun and exciting 40:23.960 --> 40:25.480 Wow Forever updates. 40:25.480 --> 40:50.480 Thanks, Nora, and hello, BlizzCon! 40:50.480 --> 40:54.440 My name is Clay Stone and I'm the Associate Production Director on the WoW Classic and 40:54.440 --> 40:56.440 Wow, forever team. 40:56.440 --> 41:01.440 So, we've talked a lot about things you might be expecting. 41:02.360 --> 41:04.880 But let's take a minute and talk about some things 41:04.880 --> 41:08.120 perhaps you weren't expecting. 41:08.120 --> 41:11.400 Let's start with our rendering updates. 41:12.580 --> 41:14.520 You have to see a bit of this in our gameplay trailer 41:14.520 --> 41:15.720 during the opening ceremony. 41:15.720 --> 41:18.640 And admittedly, we went pretty hard. 41:18.640 --> 41:21.360 Not every zone is gonna be set at sunrise or sunset 41:21.360 --> 41:27.320 all the time, but I want to make a bold, controversial statement. 41:27.320 --> 41:34.920 We believe WoW Classics art style is timeless, which is why our focus was not on changing 41:34.920 --> 41:41.360 the game art, but on small ways we could push specifically things like the environmental 41:41.360 --> 41:51.740 effects, such as the way rivers now flow in elwin forest, or the way the fog rolls into 41:51.740 --> 42:01.940 duskwood at night, or the way the moonlight now breaks through the leaves of the trees 42:01.940 --> 42:08.340 in Ashton Vale. 42:08.340 --> 42:13.940 It's the same original Azeroth that players fell in love with all those years ago with 42:13.940 --> 42:20.980 just a few small but powerful effects updates to make it more immersive than ever. 42:20.980 --> 42:26.700 Next, let's talk camping. 42:26.700 --> 42:31.900 So in addition to the new profession's content arriving elsewhere in Wild Forever with Camp 42:31.900 --> 42:35.900 we are doubling down on trade skills. 42:35.900 --> 42:39.900 Almost anywhere in the open world, players can craft a campsite. 42:39.900 --> 42:45.900 Other adventurers can stop by, stay a while, and use their trade skills to craft something for the campsite, 42:45.900 --> 42:48.900 granting everyone there a specific buff. 42:48.900 --> 42:53.900 When we think about our core pillars and nurturing and protecting social experiences, 42:53.900 --> 42:56.900 this is one of those things we're talking about. 42:56.900 --> 43:00.900 And because players need to sit there for a moment before they gain any buffs, 43:00.900 --> 43:07.900 of us, maybe, just maybe, they just might talk to each other. 43:07.900 --> 43:19.020 Legacy system. 43:19.020 --> 43:26.160 If camping is us doubling down on trade skills and community, WoWForever's new legacy system 43:26.160 --> 43:29.200 We'll see us tripling down on an element of classic 43:29.200 --> 43:35.200 that is only found in classic, the one to 60 leveling journey. 43:35.200 --> 43:38.200 For as epic as end game is, and I promise you, 43:38.200 --> 43:41.120 wow, forever's end game is epic, we 43:41.120 --> 43:45.200 know that there are some players who just love 43:45.200 --> 43:46.920 the classic leveling journey. 43:51.240 --> 43:54.120 Although the legacy system benefits everyone, 43:54.120 --> 44:01.320 it very much aids players who love to run alts as they unlock new perks across their alts 44:01.320 --> 44:08.760 by achieving new goals on each new leveling journey. We are really excited about this one 44:08.760 --> 44:15.320 and how well it fits in the classic wild design philosophy. Now I'd like to switch gears and 44:15.320 --> 44:23.960 talk about the community. And if there's one thing I've learned in my time as part of this 44:23.960 --> 44:33.960 community, it's that players love to debate what is and is not classic. Players discuss in social, 44:33.960 --> 44:43.560 in forums, and even make polls. And if there's one thing every player agrees on, it's what is 44:43.560 --> 44:45.560 Classic Plus. 44:45.560 --> 44:50.540 When I took this survey, I was like, oh my gosh, yes. 44:50.540 --> 44:54.180 Blizzard is going to see this, and we're 44:54.180 --> 44:56.780 going to be able to have proof and say, look, 44:56.780 --> 44:58.140 this is what we want, Blizzard. 44:58.140 --> 44:59.300 Now you can do it. 44:59.300 --> 45:04.180 In reality, after looking at this data, it's like, 45:04.180 --> 45:07.300 it's the exact opposite of what I thought. 45:07.300 --> 45:08.780 It's the exact. 45:08.780 --> 45:10.140 It's the exact. 45:10.140 --> 45:11.340 Oh my gosh. 45:11.340 --> 45:16.020 Like it's literally proving that like nobody knows what they want. 45:16.020 --> 45:17.580 Like that's hilarious, bro. 45:21.660 --> 45:25.460 So since we're all in agreement on what we want, 45:28.780 --> 45:32.260 let's talk transmog. 45:32.260 --> 45:44.980 Now, some of you are saying, yes, finally, this is my moment. 45:44.980 --> 45:57.860 I feel seen, but we know some of you are saying transmog, not in my classic plus. 45:57.860 --> 46:03.540 We say, is it too much to ask for both? 46:03.540 --> 46:06.900 In WoW forever, Transmog is entirely opt-in. 46:06.900 --> 46:12.540 If you want to turn it on, it's on, and everyone you see in the world can look their very best. 46:12.540 --> 46:19.980 But for classic players, especially those of us who enjoy world PvP, many of us want to 46:19.980 --> 46:23.780 see other players for who they truly are and what they've accomplished. 46:23.780 --> 46:30.780 turn it off, and it's clown suits for everyone. 46:37.780 --> 46:47.780 Throughout the world, you decide there is a lot more to learn about the classic modifications we've made to this system for those who choose to use it. 46:47.780 --> 46:53.220 stop by tomorrow's deep dive panel to learn a lot more about this as well as 46:53.220 --> 46:58.760 the camping and legacy systems and much more. For now, let me move on to another 46:58.760 --> 47:08.260 absolutely not at all controversial topic, character models. Now, many players 47:08.260 --> 47:13.020 enjoy WoW's newer HD character models, but many of us also feel that classics 47:13.020 --> 47:18.540 art style is timeless, as I said before, and deserves to be preserved. Which is why we've 47:18.540 --> 47:24.380 made it completely toggleable, game-wide. Your character, the NPCs, other player, other 47:24.380 --> 47:31.140 player characters, together, unified in either HD or SD. For fellow classic players, that 47:31.140 --> 47:36.220 means you get to see all the beloved original races rendered in their glorious original 47:36.220 --> 47:41.180 SD designs. And for those of you who prefer a more modern aesthetic, you can go with the 47:41.180 --> 47:52.620 modern HD designs. You choose what you see. Oh, and there is one more thing. We feel like 47:52.620 --> 47:58.580 classics animations are just as important as its art style. Here you will see a newer 47:58.580 --> 48:06.980 modern HD dwarf running with its modern animation sets. Now let me show you that same HD dwarf 48:06.980 --> 48:10.340 running well attached to the classic animation sets. 48:12.700 --> 48:16.140 I am so proud to announce that we have gone back 48:16.140 --> 48:20.260 and painstakingly restored the classic animations 48:20.260 --> 48:24.460 you know and love across the game's HD character models. 48:24.460 --> 48:25.300 Yeah! 48:25.300 --> 48:26.140 Yeah! 48:26.140 --> 48:26.980 Yeah! 48:30.980 --> 48:32.580 No bouncy dwarves in the skin. 48:34.860 --> 48:35.660 So let's see. 48:35.660 --> 48:38.860 We've talked about a few new zones, the new race, 48:38.860 --> 48:42.540 nine new dungeons, two new raids, classes, systems, 48:42.540 --> 48:46.940 but friends, this is only a glimpse of while forever. 48:46.940 --> 48:51.300 We simply don't have enough time to talk about new professions 48:51.300 --> 48:56.660 contents, new reputations, all the new itemization rewards 48:56.660 --> 49:04.460 updates blowing up much of the old meta, the new PVP system, 49:04.460 --> 49:06.300 our first new legendary, 49:08.620 --> 49:10.940 our change to riding skill to preserve 49:10.940 --> 49:13.780 that classic, classic moment 49:13.780 --> 49:16.700 when you finally earn your right to ride your first mount, 49:17.980 --> 49:20.860 our official support of game pads 49:20.860 --> 49:24.420 for players who prefer to play using controllers, 49:24.420 --> 49:26.040 playable this weekend on the show floor 49:26.040 --> 49:28.700 in an in development state by the way, 49:28.700 --> 49:33.700 and of course, the integration of previously unfinished 49:33.700 --> 49:37.040 and unused vanilla WoW content. 49:37.040 --> 49:47.640 But that's all now. 49:47.640 --> 49:53.680 I want to take a second to talk about where we're going. 49:53.680 --> 50:00.960 We have learned a lot since Season of Discovery, including the benefits of a strong roadmap, 50:00.960 --> 50:04.720 which is why we are building Wild Forever in the way it was originally conceived back 50:04.720 --> 50:11.040 in the early 2000s, but with everything we've learned for the past 25 years. 50:11.040 --> 50:18.860 A fast-paced production for a slow-paced game, which will allow us to deliver where we go 50:18.860 --> 50:21.660 from here. 50:21.660 --> 50:24.560 We have big plans for the coming months. 50:24.560 --> 50:30.000 You will see new raids unlocked on December 9th, followed by even more new raids, new 50:30.000 --> 50:39.000 and so much more. All in addition to the original vanilla wow content. And this includes new 50:39.000 --> 50:48.000 quests throughout the leveling one through 60 journey as we add to this horizontally expanding 50:48.000 --> 50:52.640 Contably expanding evergreen classic Azeroth 51:00.920 --> 51:03.800 And I want to take a second to briefly point to that 51:04.480 --> 51:12.360 Major updates box right there in summer at the far end. It's a few words there that say revamped iconic raid 51:12.360 --> 51:17.000 It's been a lot of speculation about when this game could take place, which is why I 51:17.000 --> 51:20.960 want to reiterate that this game takes place at the beginning of World of Warcraft and 51:20.960 --> 51:24.720 tells stories authentic to that time period. 51:24.720 --> 51:29.920 The original, iconic raids that you know and love have not opened yet, and we're excited 51:29.920 --> 51:32.400 for you to rediscover them in the future. 51:32.400 --> 51:38.240 But friends, this is just a taste of the year ahead, and not even a peek at where we're 51:38.240 --> 51:40.720 planning to go beyond this. 51:40.720 --> 51:45.420 However big you think this game is, based on what you've seen so far, I promise you 51:45.420 --> 51:47.420 it is so much bigger than that. 51:47.420 --> 52:00.420 Our ambition is mighty, but most importantly, we have room to pivot based on community feedback. 52:00.420 --> 52:07.380 We are building this game with you, and we are not just building for today, but for something 52:07.380 --> 52:17.580 that last and nothing is off the table, not even a new class? 52:17.580 --> 52:23.180 Going back to this road map, you may have noticed there's a big gap right there, right 52:23.180 --> 52:25.220 around the wintertime frame. 52:25.220 --> 52:26.780 Let's discuss that. 52:26.780 --> 52:31.220 But first, I want to take a second to talk about a picture, a picture that was framed 52:31.220 --> 52:36.340 and has hung on my wall at Blizzard since 2023. 52:36.340 --> 52:41.340 Hardcore represented a turning point for us as a team. 52:42.340 --> 52:43.780 We had tried a few things before it, 52:43.780 --> 52:46.860 and as Ian covered, we've absolutely tried new things since. 52:46.860 --> 52:48.660 But Hardcore represented the moment 52:48.660 --> 52:51.220 when Blizzard and the community came together 52:51.220 --> 52:53.300 and showed not only why World of Warcraft 52:53.300 --> 52:55.620 is one of the greatest games ever made, 52:55.620 --> 52:59.580 but why that original adventure still holds so much promise 52:59.580 --> 53:02.180 for where we could go in the future. 53:02.180 --> 53:06.620 which is why I'm also so proud to announce 53:07.740 --> 53:11.340 that hardcore will be coming to WoW Forever as well. 53:11.340 --> 53:12.180 Thank you. 53:12.180 --> 53:13.020 Thank you. 53:13.020 --> 53:13.860 Thank you. 53:21.360 --> 53:24.160 Please check out the hardcore panel tomorrow 53:24.160 --> 53:27.460 for a look at WoW Forever hardcore. 53:28.860 --> 53:31.980 To me, hardcore was the start of a promise. 53:32.180 --> 53:35.960 and WoW Forever is not some experimental seasonal realm, 53:35.960 --> 53:38.800 nor some recreation of where we've already been. 53:38.800 --> 53:43.560 WoW Forever as a name and a logo represents a promise. 53:44.640 --> 53:47.120 And if you happen to pick up the collector's edition, 53:47.120 --> 53:49.740 we hope you love the logo on the box. 53:51.800 --> 53:53.280 And when you open that box, 53:53.280 --> 53:54.960 we hope you love it on the game box. 53:54.960 --> 53:57.400 And when you see what else is inside that box, 53:57.400 --> 53:58.820 we hope you love, 53:58.820 --> 54:07.740 We hope you love your very own Dwarf and Bear statue, which signifies where this all began, 54:07.740 --> 54:15.300 not just with hardcore, but also way back in November of 2004. 54:15.300 --> 54:23.380 On behalf of the World Classic team and the entire World of Warcraft team, thank you. 54:23.380 --> 54:28.060 When I started on Classic, our dream was to get here. 54:28.060 --> 54:31.500 We are here because of you. 54:31.500 --> 54:32.900 Thank you for being here. 54:32.900 --> 54:34.140 Thank you for your feedback. 54:34.140 --> 54:37.300 Thank you for believing in this dream. 54:37.300 --> 54:39.300 I'll see you in-game on November 4th. 54:39.300 --> 54:42.500 Beta starts this Thursday and you can play the demo here today. 54:42.500 --> 54:43.500 Have a great lesson, everyone. 55:43.500 --> 55:50.700 We are finally ready to kick off the playoffs here at the BlizzCon round, Johnny. 55:50.700 --> 55:54.100 We're finally back here at 2026. 55:54.100 --> 55:59.100 The group stages in Busan were just shocked full of surprises, 55:59.100 --> 56:04.300 but finally we see Saudi Arabia and Team Spain take the stage for our first match here. 56:04.300 --> 56:06.700 Take it in, Jaws. We're back home. 56:06.700 --> 56:09.700 We're back at home in the halls of the Overwatch World Cup, 56:09.700 --> 56:12.700 one of the most revered events in Overwatch Esports history. 56:12.700 --> 56:13.700 It's good to be back. 56:13.700 --> 56:14.700 Yeah. 56:14.700 --> 56:19.260 There's a lot of historic memories here too, even from Overwatch League, the 2022 Grand Finals 56:19.260 --> 56:20.260 with Dallas Fuel winning. 56:20.260 --> 56:24.140 I mean, there is a ton to be made here as well today. 56:24.140 --> 56:28.100 Saudi Arabia obviously reigning champions as they take to the stage. 56:28.100 --> 56:31.940 Yeah, this is going to be an absolute good one to kick things off here. 56:31.940 --> 56:35.580 Saudi Arabia, which is a stacked team, so many star players on that team. 56:35.580 --> 56:39.340 Spain here looking to play spoiler in the very first match of the tournament. 56:39.340 --> 56:41.780 No one's really getting settled yet on stage. 56:41.780 --> 56:43.980 No double-ill in bracket here, Jaws. 56:43.980 --> 56:46.140 It's one loss and you're out. 56:46.140 --> 56:49.060 Can Spain play spoiler here for Saudi Arabia? 56:49.060 --> 56:51.300 Yeah, Saudi, come in, locked in with that trophy. 56:51.300 --> 56:52.820 You saw them walk out with it. 56:52.820 --> 56:55.220 That is got to be slightly intimidating 56:55.220 --> 56:56.420 for Spain coming in. 56:56.420 --> 56:58.980 And Spain are a roster too, where you're like, 56:58.980 --> 57:01.740 when was the last time they made a BlizzCon, 57:01.740 --> 57:04.860 a deep run in the Overwatch World Cup? 57:04.860 --> 57:08.420 Because Saudi, it wasn't just moments ago in 2023. 57:08.420 --> 57:10.260 Yeah, this feels like a brand new country 57:10.260 --> 57:13.060 being introduced here to the Overwatch World Cup 2023. 57:13.060 --> 57:14.500 They took down Finland, you know, 57:14.500 --> 57:16.460 playing that classic Sigma composition. 57:16.460 --> 57:18.980 The reverse swept China in the grand final 57:18.980 --> 57:20.660 to claim that trophy, of course. 57:20.660 --> 57:23.380 And since then, they've had some of the most impressive 57:23.380 --> 57:26.020 star players in the entire scene with Quartz, 57:26.020 --> 57:28.540 leading the way for Twisted Minds and OWS, 57:28.540 --> 57:30.060 the previous year, here, of course. 57:30.060 --> 57:31.700 And they're looking to continue things here 57:31.700 --> 57:33.740 by getting their consecutive title. 57:34.620 --> 57:36.660 Yeah, a big ask here for Spain. 57:36.660 --> 57:37.700 Let's take a look at the bracket though, 57:37.700 --> 57:39.620 of course, we're starting up at the top. 57:39.620 --> 57:44.980 say it versus Spain, Germany and Sweden will be doing that one after this first series. 57:45.700 --> 57:51.140 That low of regular and real spice Johnny. USA versus Korea and then France versus Australia. 57:51.140 --> 57:57.460 We could see the France-Korea match up again. That didn't go the way you'd expect over in 57:57.460 --> 58:01.780 Busan. Alright, well I wouldn't want to be you and try to predict the future here because so far 58:01.780 --> 58:07.380 like you say in the group stages, it was all but predictable. Like you said that time it was France 58:07.380 --> 58:13.220 taking down South Korea in the reverse sweep that we were not expecting at all of course and France 58:13.220 --> 58:17.620 made the number one seed from that group instead but like that it's out on the desk Korea you know 58:17.620 --> 58:21.060 they're kind of like trigger them a little bit they're like okay like that's a spark that's a fuel 58:21.060 --> 58:25.380 there's some fire behind us of course and they're going into this main event now looking to of course 58:26.100 --> 58:30.100 lift that trophy for themselves you know they're a lot on the line for South Korea so much pressure 58:30.100 --> 58:35.860 on them to perform yeah they've got to get through USA as well of course hometown heroes here in 58:35.860 --> 58:38.860 I mean, if you speak up to Jake, he's got a lot of heart here. 58:38.860 --> 58:40.860 He's going all the way to the top. 58:40.860 --> 58:43.860 We'll see. Of course, USA, it's a trophy too. 58:43.860 --> 58:46.860 It's been a pretty crazy look at the playoffs. 58:46.860 --> 58:53.860 Saudi Arabia, USA and Korea all taking home the Overwatch World Cup trophy in one year or another. 58:53.860 --> 59:00.860 We're going to get to the map pick and the band in a couple of seconds here as Saudi and Spain get set up on the stage. 59:00.860 --> 59:01.860 Lab that looks so calm. 59:01.860 --> 59:02.860 Locked in. 59:02.860 --> 59:06.220 collected just locked in and I think I'm really looking forward to see how this 59:06.220 --> 59:09.580 Saudi Arabia Austria is going to play this game now because they were probably 59:09.580 --> 59:14.300 one of the more untested teams here as they go for Nepal as our first map pick 59:14.300 --> 59:19.780 here I want to see what they got in store. Yeah I mean when it comes to being 59:19.780 --> 59:23.740 untested though I mean Spain you're looking at Saudi and like okay we're 59:23.740 --> 59:27.740 going to Nepal what do we want to look at to ban away because we know the tank 59:27.740 --> 59:32.460 can be a bit of a like a hotly contested one but even with the lineup that 59:32.460 --> 59:38.980 KSA are bringing it's like well, it doesn't really feel like that much of an impact because there's so much depth there with the add-in TVNC 59:38.980 --> 59:42.540 Yeah, do you want to try to target band quart somehow? Yeah, sure 59:42.540 --> 59:49.240 It's like, you know, you know, Exodio like best of luck like can we help you out in that hitscan duel because it's going to be a real tough one 59:50.160 --> 59:53.620 You know if you're in Spain here, you got Gala and Canale as your backline 59:53.620 --> 59:57.240 I think those are two individuals you got to look out for two star players on that team 59:57.240 --> 01:00:00.340 You can make a difference when they play double flex support lineups 01:00:00.340 --> 01:00:07.180 And so maybe you want to ban around that take away some mobility take away the cat make it a little interesting for your 01:00:07.180 --> 01:00:13.140 Backline to have a big impact in this game. Let's see what Spain gonna store. Obviously. We had a patch a few days ago 01:00:15.140 --> 01:00:20.340 A little bit going into this event maybe won't have this demon meta that we saw so much of in Busan 01:00:20.340 --> 01:00:23.980 Yeah, although demon didn't get changed like a crazy man 01:00:23.980 --> 01:00:29.360 It still feels like she's going to be a decent pick and Ana being a little bit better as well with 01:00:30.100 --> 01:00:35.920 Kiriko being nerfed too. Oh the predictions can say with 89%. I think that's 11. Is that fair? 01:00:35.920 --> 01:00:37.920 I think that's fair. 01:00:38.460 --> 01:00:39.780 But you know 01:00:39.780 --> 01:00:41.780 You gotta be gotta be wary of Spain 01:00:41.980 --> 01:00:46.380 They got some big star players and you come out on a stage and you get a couple of kills going you never know 01:00:46.380 --> 01:00:48.380 But big underdogs in this one 01:00:48.380 --> 01:00:55.380 100% that underdog, NG, can also add fuel to that fire, like you were mentioning about Korea before too. 01:00:55.380 --> 01:01:00.380 Sound 2 on your screen just a moment ago there. It's going to be a tough matchup, like I said. 01:01:00.380 --> 01:01:04.380 There's so much firepower in just that tank roll in Saudi. 01:01:04.380 --> 01:01:10.380 Yeah, looking forward to see what CR is going to bring out in this one. 01:01:10.380 --> 01:01:12.380 I'll get the fan energy, let's go! 01:01:12.380 --> 01:01:14.380 We're tired up. 01:01:15.380 --> 01:01:17.380 Winter no board back there. Winter good above by the way. 01:01:19.380 --> 01:01:21.380 Show me some Winter gameplay, come on now. 01:01:21.380 --> 01:01:22.380 Surely. 01:01:23.380 --> 01:01:25.380 We saw a little bit in Busan and I was like, now cut that out. 01:01:25.380 --> 01:01:26.380 Hang on a moment. 01:01:26.380 --> 01:01:29.380 Now it's not that good in 2026. 01:01:29.380 --> 01:01:31.380 But got above recently this past week. 01:01:32.380 --> 01:01:34.380 As a Winston main, I got some hope that I'm going into BlizzCon. 01:01:34.380 --> 01:01:36.380 Yeah, I believe. 01:01:36.380 --> 01:01:43.580 Let's have a look at the KSA roster who's sitting down and ready and warmed up and ready to go because 01:01:44.420 --> 01:01:48.220 Look at the tank. Sure, but look at the hitscan quartz is 01:01:49.380 --> 01:01:54.000 The best in the world right now on the hitscan role and a lot of even the top tier 01:01:54.260 --> 01:01:57.020 Historically top-tier green players saying like he's the best he has the best gamer 01:01:57.020 --> 01:01:59.820 I feel like with his camp players 01:02:00.260 --> 01:02:04.900 Form kind of comes and goes right and I feel like every quarter like every major tournament 01:02:04.900 --> 01:02:07.480 We have a new hitscan player that kind of comes out and just like whoa 01:02:07.600 --> 01:02:09.600 Like just breathtakingly good at hitscan 01:02:09.640 --> 01:02:12.720 But I feel like all of them have been challenging quartz for the throne 01:02:12.940 --> 01:02:15.840 But no one's been able to really take it to quartz quartz 01:02:15.840 --> 01:02:19.200 Just like sits on the throne still as the best hitscan player in the world 01:02:19.200 --> 01:02:23.920 And no one's really been able to take that crown from him since 2023 essentially, right? 01:02:23.920 --> 01:02:27.240 And it was a big part of why Twisted Minds won the 2025 01:02:27.740 --> 01:02:33.020 OWS World Finals to begin with so that is going to be your star player on this Kinamo Star to Arabia roster of course 01:02:33.020 --> 01:02:40.020 But I also want to talk about Labda as coming in as the second DPS because Labda was also, you know, a farra player back in 2023, 01:02:40.020 --> 01:02:46.620 and that's what we knew Labda for, and then became a hitscan player themselves, and then tried to compete with Quartz. 01:02:46.620 --> 01:02:52.420 And now in this roster, it's way more of that flex play, seeing different heroes come out of Labda. 01:02:52.420 --> 01:02:57.020 What kind of impact can he have when you're going up against some of these stacked countries in the bracket? 01:02:57.020 --> 01:03:00.620 Yeah, Micheal obviously sitting on the support role as well as could see him play again, of course. 01:03:00.620 --> 01:03:07.620 16 Falcons player. I think Mujed has been a really good bright spot, I think, for Overwatch as a whole. 01:03:07.620 --> 01:03:13.620 Obviously played in the Overwatch League too, and I think with Mujed in the backline with Zox, I mean you're straight chillin'. 01:03:13.620 --> 01:03:20.620 Mujed, mechanically, is just so perfect, I guess, precise. He is incredible, mechanically. 01:03:20.620 --> 01:03:24.620 And we'll see how he ends up helping Zox out in that support role. 01:03:24.620 --> 01:03:28.940 It was so smart as well. I spent on so many different rosters throughout the years, 01:03:28.940 --> 01:03:32.940 like, toward AM, but then also Falcons, of course, was part of that team. 01:03:32.940 --> 01:03:37.740 And when I saw this team playing Bason, I was so impressed by their tactical approach to the game, 01:03:37.740 --> 01:03:42.220 the way they set up their defenses on Junkertown, made it really difficult for a team like 01:03:42.220 --> 01:03:47.020 the Great Britain to execute their wrecking ball style. This is a team that is coming in with a lot 01:03:47.020 --> 01:03:51.100 of individual skill, but also just tactical brilliance, and it kind of starts with the backline as well, 01:03:51.100 --> 01:03:54.780 Well, as you said, if you want to play some Ilari, maybe. 01:03:54.780 --> 01:03:55.860 Ana. 01:03:55.860 --> 01:03:56.420 Maybe. 01:03:56.420 --> 01:03:57.060 Might come out. 01:03:57.060 --> 01:03:59.020 Ana's looking good, man. 01:03:59.020 --> 01:04:01.740 I mean, look, Kiriko just got, no, just saying. 01:04:01.740 --> 01:04:02.980 Kiriko did just get nerfed. 01:04:02.980 --> 01:04:03.620 Just saying. 01:04:03.620 --> 01:04:04.620 Ana's pretty good still. 01:04:04.620 --> 01:04:05.620 Ana, Kat, maybe. 01:04:05.620 --> 01:04:07.020 Kat got a little change. 01:04:07.020 --> 01:04:08.980 You know, like Tether timer, but it was a- 01:04:08.980 --> 01:04:10.660 You cannot stop people, in fact. 01:04:10.660 --> 01:04:11.140 Right. 01:04:11.140 --> 01:04:12.140 Yeah. 01:04:12.140 --> 01:04:13.900 So probably a little bit more Kat. 01:04:13.900 --> 01:04:15.260 But I still think we're going to see a lot of teams 01:04:15.260 --> 01:04:16.500 kind of stick with the demon Kat, 01:04:16.500 --> 01:04:18.860 because for the longest time now this past month, 01:04:18.860 --> 01:04:20.900 you had a lot of opportunity to prepare on that, Kat. 01:04:20.900 --> 01:04:24.580 And if you want to earn some caps skins, you can do so of course with these. 01:04:24.580 --> 01:04:26.080 What a segue. 01:04:26.080 --> 01:04:27.080 Two hours. 01:04:27.080 --> 01:04:29.160 Set you up with a nice little cap skin there. 01:04:29.160 --> 01:04:30.160 Four hours as well. 01:04:30.160 --> 01:04:31.160 And it's got to be today. 01:04:31.160 --> 01:04:35.360 We've got separate drops for today and tomorrow, so you've got to make sure you catch the 01:04:35.360 --> 01:04:36.360 entire broadcast. 01:04:36.360 --> 01:04:37.360 You catch them all. 01:04:37.360 --> 01:04:38.360 Yes, sir. 01:04:38.360 --> 01:04:39.360 You get those loot boxes too. 01:04:39.360 --> 01:04:41.360 I know Emon was picking them up earlier when I saw them in the lobby yesterday. 01:04:41.360 --> 01:04:43.360 Get those E-Sports loot boxes. 01:04:43.360 --> 01:04:45.960 And they contain some of the old E-Skins, that's pretty sweet. 01:04:45.960 --> 01:04:46.960 Emon has to have them all. 01:04:46.960 --> 01:04:49.560 Because he has all skipped in the entire game. 01:04:49.560 --> 01:04:51.560 I think Emon must be close to like 01:04:52.200 --> 01:04:57.600 It's really gonna be an achievement as well right collectible like warlord where you've got most collectibles in the game 01:04:57.600 --> 01:04:59.600 I'm sure Emon's gonna have close to it maxing out 01:05:00.000 --> 01:05:03.320 It's it's like the world of warcraft players or like hunting max achievement points 01:05:03.320 --> 01:05:07.440 And then there's always a new expansion. It's like yes more. Yes more of you to the game 01:05:07.440 --> 01:05:09.440 But Emon's gotta be 01:05:09.480 --> 01:05:11.480 But make sure you get place for it 01:05:11.480 --> 01:05:15.240 Yeah, there you go day one and two we're gonna get into the game in just a moment here 01:05:15.240 --> 01:05:20.700 Saudi Arabia taking on Spain to start us off here in Anaheim in beautiful 01:05:20.700 --> 01:05:24.360 BlizzCon 2026. Obviously you saw some of the announcements that were happening as 01:05:24.360 --> 01:05:27.580 well on the other stages. Obviously people that are joining us here in the 01:05:27.580 --> 01:05:30.620 break, you can wander over to the other stages, check out some other games. I know 01:05:30.620 --> 01:05:34.540 you've been just going ballistic in the game about that. 01:05:34.540 --> 01:05:37.860 We're back and forth now. We've taken out some of the other halls, but obviously we've 01:05:37.860 --> 01:05:40.740 been settling in here now for a couple of days. All these pairs getting ready for 01:05:40.740 --> 01:05:44.460 the event itself and we've had a chance to talk with some of those players. Take a 01:05:44.460 --> 01:05:50.460 Who do you think is the most aggressive team Apple has gone? 01:05:50.460 --> 01:05:53.460 I think it's France. 01:05:53.460 --> 01:05:55.460 It's going to be France, who did it? 01:05:55.460 --> 01:05:56.460 I think it's France. 01:05:56.460 --> 01:05:57.460 I think it's... 01:05:57.460 --> 01:05:58.460 France. 01:05:58.460 --> 01:06:01.460 France, because of Crocs. 01:06:01.460 --> 01:06:04.460 Because of Crocs, like, leading the team as a tank. 01:06:04.460 --> 01:06:05.460 France. 01:06:05.460 --> 01:06:06.460 France? 01:06:06.460 --> 01:06:07.460 Yeah. 01:06:07.460 --> 01:06:08.460 Yeah. 01:06:08.460 --> 01:06:09.460 That's France. 01:06:09.460 --> 01:06:10.460 We have Crocs. 01:06:10.460 --> 01:06:12.460 Who has the best mechanics? 01:06:12.460 --> 01:06:15.460 Okay, on three. One, two, three, courts. 01:06:15.860 --> 01:06:16.860 Hello? 01:06:16.860 --> 01:06:19.660 I thought you weren't meant to say a team. 01:06:19.660 --> 01:06:20.860 What about mechanics? 01:06:20.860 --> 01:06:21.860 It is neat, right? 01:06:23.860 --> 01:06:24.860 Saudi. 01:06:24.860 --> 01:06:26.260 Saudi, honestly. 01:06:26.260 --> 01:06:27.860 I don't want to talk about Saudi. 01:06:27.860 --> 01:06:28.860 We all know that. 01:06:28.860 --> 01:06:30.460 Maybe we have a lot of mechanics. 01:06:30.460 --> 01:06:31.660 I'll tell you something. 01:06:31.660 --> 01:06:32.860 I will tell you something. 01:06:32.860 --> 01:06:35.060 Who say, Sweden or USA? 01:06:35.060 --> 01:06:36.060 Maybe. 01:06:36.460 --> 01:06:39.260 I think it's hard to deny that it should be South Korea. 01:06:39.260 --> 01:06:40.460 Three, two, one. 01:06:40.460 --> 01:06:41.660 Saudi Arabia? 01:06:41.660 --> 01:06:43.660 Definitely not. 01:06:43.660 --> 01:06:46.160 Yeah, that's what I was going to say. 01:06:46.160 --> 01:06:49.360 Who's the most underrated team? 01:06:49.360 --> 01:06:51.440 I would say Sweden, for a second. 01:06:51.440 --> 01:06:53.640 I think they are really good. 01:06:53.640 --> 01:06:54.440 In Germany? 01:06:54.440 --> 01:06:55.440 I would ask somebody else. 01:06:55.440 --> 01:06:55.940 Us? 01:06:55.940 --> 01:06:56.440 Yeah. 01:06:56.440 --> 01:06:57.940 I'm taking any of them. 01:07:01.780 --> 01:07:03.040 Maybe else. 01:07:03.040 --> 01:07:04.680 I kind of want to say Sweden. 01:07:04.680 --> 01:07:06.080 I think there's actually a good chance 01:07:06.080 --> 01:07:07.960 that if any Saudi, they could win that, for sure. 01:07:07.960 --> 01:07:09.760 If your team doesn't win the World Cup, 01:07:09.760 --> 01:07:10.960 Who do you think it will be? 01:07:10.960 --> 01:07:15.760 Korea's highest probability, but both Saudi and US have a great shot as well. 01:07:15.760 --> 01:07:16.760 Saudi for sure. 01:07:16.760 --> 01:07:17.760 Yeah. 01:07:17.760 --> 01:07:18.760 He's good. 01:07:18.760 --> 01:07:20.760 I think Saudi will be the first one. 01:07:21.760 --> 01:07:22.760 South Korea. 01:07:22.760 --> 01:07:23.760 South Korea. 01:07:23.760 --> 01:07:24.760 Yeah. 01:07:24.760 --> 01:07:25.760 South Korea. 01:07:25.760 --> 01:07:27.760 I'll go with Saudi. 01:07:27.760 --> 01:07:28.760 Saudi? 01:07:28.760 --> 01:07:29.760 Yeah, I'll go with Saudi. 01:07:29.760 --> 01:07:31.760 Team Saudi Arabia are the favorites to win, for me. 01:07:31.760 --> 01:07:35.760 I'm talking about the unpredictable maybe farm shotters in their bag. 01:07:35.760 --> 01:07:37.760 We have the best Saudi in the world. 01:07:37.760 --> 01:07:38.760 Yeah, probably Saudi. 01:07:38.760 --> 01:07:40.760 probably sound it. 01:07:42.760 --> 01:07:44.760 Lescon is brought to you by 01:07:44.760 --> 01:07:52.760 MSI. 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I saw a couple of comments on reddit the other day 01:08:33.220 --> 01:08:37.820 They were like, why don't we read the reddit comments. I'm like, don't don't touch this map 01:08:38.100 --> 01:08:43.460 This map is iconic. It's one of the most unchanged maps close to like what are they changed? 01:08:43.460 --> 01:08:46.940 All right, that is real trivial. Like did they ever change anything about the pool? 01:08:46.940 --> 01:08:50.380 I don't think so some of the crowd will like stand up and be like 01:08:50.380 --> 01:08:56.580 No, they choose that wall in that one place that near the spawn maybe they did. I'm not sure it's been a it's been a long time a 01:08:57.020 --> 01:08:58.520 Long long time 01:08:58.520 --> 01:09:00.520 But a long time indeed 01:09:00.520 --> 01:09:05.420 Maybe some of those players back in 2016 like seagull. They'll remember seagulls it seagulls here 01:09:05.420 --> 01:09:10.540 So yesterday it's good to see everybody here like they got a little cold streamer corner over there on the other side the arena super here 01:09:10.980 --> 01:09:15.660 Apply as well. I saw him. Yeah, I'll say hi. It's been a yeah. Make sure you say hi when you can 01:09:15.660 --> 01:09:20.660 Yeah, I think, especially with the map we worked through, it's quite exciting too. 01:09:20.660 --> 01:09:24.660 Paraiso is back in, way more easy to attack now. 01:09:24.660 --> 01:09:27.660 Before you were just getting shot at permanently from the bridge, and it was kind of frustrating. 01:09:27.660 --> 01:09:31.660 There's a few more avenues to view to get in, a little bit more cover as well on the point. 01:09:31.660 --> 01:09:33.660 So we'll see if Paraiso ends up coming up. 01:09:33.660 --> 01:09:37.660 Yeah, point A is a bit more approachable, and also point B, you know, there was so much high ground before 01:09:37.660 --> 01:09:40.660 that if you're in the office on point B, can be quite oppressive, 01:09:40.660 --> 01:09:42.660 so made that a little bit easier for some of these players. 01:09:42.660 --> 01:09:44.820 these players to boost on as well. 01:09:44.820 --> 01:09:48.900 There are only a couple of changes in Mechabase, the Sanctuary as well, so... 01:09:48.900 --> 01:09:51.460 I like downtown change with the jump pad. 01:09:51.460 --> 01:09:53.380 Yes, you just love the jump pad. 01:09:53.380 --> 01:09:54.100 The jump pad. 01:09:54.100 --> 01:09:54.980 I can follow you as well. 01:09:54.980 --> 01:09:56.660 I'm just like, oh, yeah, exactly. 01:09:56.660 --> 01:09:58.580 Yeah, Nibani, big change as well. 01:09:58.580 --> 01:10:01.940 Small map pool difference between hearing like, 01:10:01.940 --> 01:10:05.620 something like OWCS, so a lot of players kind of familiarizing themselves. 01:10:05.620 --> 01:10:10.020 And you, I think Danny, in fact, mentioned on the desk about how Sally 01:10:10.020 --> 01:10:12.900 They've been getting in here a few days earlier, like, look, we want to scrim. 01:10:12.900 --> 01:10:15.020 We want to make sure we're at the top of our game. 01:10:15.020 --> 01:10:16.580 We are practicing to win. 01:10:16.580 --> 01:10:19.060 We are playing to win a back-to-back. 01:10:19.060 --> 01:10:19.740 We'll be something special. 01:10:19.740 --> 01:10:22.420 Yeah, you don't want to be surprised by anything going into this event. 01:10:22.420 --> 01:10:26.100 And especially when you have a mid-season patch just a few days ago with that, 01:10:26.420 --> 01:10:28.900 you know, you look at that and you say, okay, well, it didn't change too much. 01:10:28.900 --> 01:10:32.380 What Winston got above, Baptiste got above, Kiriko got a nerve. 01:10:32.740 --> 01:10:36.660 And suddenly like everything, you know, these small details kind of add up 01:10:36.900 --> 01:10:38.780 and just change the game as a whole. 01:10:38.780 --> 01:10:53.780 And I think a couple of these teams who weren't necessarily the best get that cat and demon teams like maybe they see themselves flexing away from that and just throwing it, you know, a little something on orthodox against the opponent here just to see what they can get away with, right? 01:10:54.780 --> 01:10:59.780 Question is, real question, real talk. He's not in the room, at least I don't think so right now. 01:11:00.780 --> 01:11:01.780 Who's in the room? 01:11:01.780 --> 01:11:03.780 Custer, Mr. Scott, what do you think of the hero? 01:11:03.780 --> 01:11:04.780 Yeah. 01:11:04.780 --> 01:11:05.780 Doctor? 01:11:05.780 --> 01:11:06.780 Mhm. 01:11:06.780 --> 01:11:07.780 Thoughts? Initial thoughts? 01:11:07.780 --> 01:11:25.780 First of all, that cinematic, that comic cinematic, that was so electric, yeah, love that, Doomfist, I don't know how he does it without the hand, like, I gotta catch up on the in-game comics, you know, you can watch the in-game comics on the in-game client, yeah, I gotta catch up on that, like, how Doomfist still got it. 01:11:25.780 --> 01:11:26.780 He's still got it now. 01:11:26.780 --> 01:11:27.780 He's just Doom now. 01:11:27.780 --> 01:11:29.780 Yeah, just reporting around and fucking... 01:11:29.780 --> 01:11:30.780 He's got another thing. 01:11:30.780 --> 01:11:31.780 Yeah. 01:11:31.780 --> 01:11:32.780 No, I thought it was sick. 01:11:32.780 --> 01:11:34.900 I'm looking for, like, the map here is also releasing too, 01:11:34.900 --> 01:11:36.300 is a little ridiculous. 01:11:36.300 --> 01:11:38.340 It feels like there's just so much happening here. 01:11:38.340 --> 01:11:40.860 Yeah, I mean, that's an absurd number, if there was like, 01:11:40.860 --> 01:11:42.420 which is, it's always fun to watch. 01:11:42.420 --> 01:11:44.340 It's kind of my main point there. 01:11:44.340 --> 01:11:46.580 Yeah, we were actually, it was funny 01:11:46.580 --> 01:11:49.020 because we were at a previous event, 01:11:49.020 --> 01:11:50.340 and I caught up with a couple of people 01:11:50.340 --> 01:11:51.940 who work in a different game, 01:11:51.940 --> 01:11:54.380 and they got to re-watch Overwatch for quite a bit, 01:11:54.380 --> 01:11:57.260 and they saw like the cat, this was a couple of months ago, 01:11:57.260 --> 01:11:58.500 they saw the cat flying around, 01:11:58.500 --> 01:11:59.620 it's like, pick up the Bastion, 01:11:59.620 --> 01:12:01.620 What happened in this game? 01:12:01.620 --> 01:12:03.960 Like there's just cats flying around picking up bastions 01:12:04.960 --> 01:12:10.560 So a lot has changed but just love the state the game is in right now a lot of heroes are definitely viable of course 01:12:10.560 --> 01:12:14.740 Yeah, yeah, and it feels that way. Yeah, it's a lot of things that people have been trying over the course of the World Cup 01:12:14.820 --> 01:12:19.180 Couple of them in show right here as well the crowdfunding bundles you can rep your region 01:12:19.620 --> 01:12:23.040 You can also rep them with these patches we've got on our arms to you. You've got the EMEA one on 01:12:23.040 --> 01:12:27.460 I've got the major one on and they're available in the store right now if you go check them out 01:12:27.460 --> 01:12:32.260 Sorry for the delay, of course, we'll be in the game in just a moment. 01:12:32.260 --> 01:12:36.460 I think Smaz across Sermajed's face, so we're probably pretty damn close. 01:12:36.460 --> 01:12:38.260 I'm a little more nerve-wracking for Smey. 01:12:38.260 --> 01:12:42.460 We talked about this in Busan. Does Saudi Arabia have the best vibes out of any team? 01:12:42.460 --> 01:12:43.260 Probably. 01:12:43.260 --> 01:12:45.660 Majed is always smiling, always happy. 01:12:45.660 --> 01:12:47.460 I've never seen him frowning, put it that way. 01:12:47.460 --> 01:12:52.860 Exactly, yeah, so they're always vibing, and even during these technical difficulties, 01:12:52.860 --> 01:12:56.260 which we hope to have over quite quickly here, 01:12:56.260 --> 01:13:02.600 But Jed's still showing that he's all Smythe, so let's take a look here at the single elimination bracket. 01:13:03.240 --> 01:13:08.780 First to three on all these matches besides the final, which will be a first to four. 01:13:08.780 --> 01:13:11.580 And of course, we've got all the regular gamemodes available for you. 01:13:11.580 --> 01:13:12.780 Yes, of course. 01:13:13.920 --> 01:13:18.260 One Hirabana, a 13 per map as well. We'll show those in just a moment too. 01:13:18.260 --> 01:13:21.920 We've not revealed that just yet, because obviously we know we're going to fall. 01:13:21.920 --> 01:13:26.600 Less chance for a Winston, I will have to be I'll be keeping it real with you 01:13:27.920 --> 01:13:30.080 Not yet, maybe shrine maybe shrine 01:13:31.280 --> 01:13:37.040 You could maybe swing a little Winston. We were talking about this. There's not so much off-tank play you know 01:13:37.040 --> 01:13:39.040 What's the sport? Yeah, the last few years 01:13:40.880 --> 01:13:43.880 Who at this event is gonna bring out the Winston infected 01:13:44.760 --> 01:13:48.200 People are hot. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, I think it's definitely 01:13:48.200 --> 01:13:54.360 Jumbin? I mean look I wouldn't count it out because I feel like the previous event in 2023 01:13:54.360 --> 01:13:59.720 China and Korea when they faced off in the semi-finals they both like handshake agreement 01:13:59.720 --> 01:14:04.520 just like yeah we'll play with you yeah can we get a Winston handshake agreement in place here 01:14:04.520 --> 01:14:15.080 for USA Korea oh wait the Jumbin versus Infective another play that smiling air to air all the time 01:14:15.080 --> 01:14:19.640 I'm in fact this. I see him all the time man. He hasn't got a bad boat in his body. 01:14:19.640 --> 01:14:25.440 Him and Kuffo. They're all smiles and so much energy. I love to see it. 01:14:25.440 --> 01:14:30.920 And especially if you're playing on this stage at BlazCon, I mean this is a dream come true for so many of these players. 01:14:30.920 --> 01:14:34.280 There's so much adrenaline, so much energy going into these matches. 01:14:34.280 --> 01:14:37.320 So I love to see those players channeling it and really embracing it. 01:14:37.320 --> 01:14:41.720 Yeah, we're in the big round as well. And I sent this so much history here with Overwatch League 2. 01:14:41.720 --> 01:14:46.040 Dallas Fuel took the trophy in 2022, which was a pretty ridiculous series. 01:14:46.040 --> 01:14:47.680 I think it's one of the best ones we've had. 01:14:49.000 --> 01:14:50.400 It is the best finals ever. 01:14:50.600 --> 01:14:51.840 Yeah, yeah, potentially. 01:14:51.840 --> 01:14:52.240 It's up there. 01:14:52.240 --> 01:14:52.920 Maybe top two. 01:14:54.400 --> 01:14:54.760 Top one? 01:14:54.760 --> 01:14:56.080 If you're going to be bickering about it. 01:14:56.080 --> 01:14:56.800 No, look at this. 01:14:56.800 --> 01:14:57.520 I'll get into that. 01:14:57.520 --> 01:14:58.880 Mab7, Dallas Fuel. 01:14:58.880 --> 01:14:59.880 Summer's the social. 01:14:59.880 --> 01:15:01.680 Edison, Colise with the Sojourn. 01:15:01.720 --> 01:15:02.880 Oh, here we go, though. 01:15:02.920 --> 01:15:03.560 Here we go. 01:15:03.840 --> 01:15:04.320 Spain. 01:15:05.240 --> 01:15:07.000 Gepat Cat off the table. 01:15:07.360 --> 01:15:08.400 Everybody's happy about that. 01:15:08.400 --> 01:15:08.680 You see that? 01:15:08.680 --> 01:15:10.680 Yeah, I'm not gonna say that. 01:15:11.680 --> 01:15:13.680 No verticality. 01:15:13.680 --> 01:15:15.680 Oh, it's Overwatch. 01:15:15.680 --> 01:15:17.680 Big stretch. 01:15:17.680 --> 01:15:18.680 Where's the back cat? 01:15:18.680 --> 01:15:21.680 Alright, so, yeah, no cat ban here. 01:15:21.680 --> 01:15:24.680 There's a cat ban rather, so no cat available in the Paul Air. 01:15:24.680 --> 01:15:26.680 Let's take a look at... 01:15:26.680 --> 01:15:28.680 Sorry, Arabia will have in store. 01:15:28.680 --> 01:15:30.680 I mean, I think they're quite happy not playing the repacat either. 01:15:30.680 --> 01:15:34.680 It wasn't that huge pillar of their compositions they were playing, of course. 01:15:34.680 --> 01:15:36.680 So, we see the Symmetra come out here. 01:15:36.680 --> 01:15:41.640 So this is going to be about as a linear of a matchup that we see, you know, 01:15:41.640 --> 01:15:44.520 about esports over the CaliT and no teleporting around the map. 01:15:46.440 --> 01:15:50.880 Honest speed from the most honest character in the game, Lucio. 01:15:51.840 --> 01:15:53.280 Maybe, maybe. 01:15:53.280 --> 01:15:56.680 I mean, Brig and Bab got buffs recently, Bab especially. 01:15:57.400 --> 01:16:00.880 The lamp changes, hard scale, higher threshold, low CD. 01:16:00.880 --> 01:16:04.480 Like that's pretty scary, like a Brig, Bab, immortal backline. 01:16:04.560 --> 01:16:05.760 Yeah. 01:16:05.760 --> 01:16:06.680 We might be led to that. 01:16:06.680 --> 01:16:07.760 And if you're like, well, 01:16:07.760 --> 01:16:09.680 Rigbath, they don't really go together. 01:16:09.680 --> 01:16:11.440 We've seen that before, all right? 01:16:11.440 --> 01:16:12.240 You cannot kill... 01:16:12.240 --> 01:16:15.360 2023, Florida, Mayhem, the unkillable backline, the Rigbath. 01:16:15.360 --> 01:16:18.000 You got a map, you got a rally, you got armor. 01:16:18.000 --> 01:16:19.200 Like, it was just so much... 01:16:19.200 --> 01:16:20.960 And the ore healing is just... 01:16:20.960 --> 01:16:23.440 The ore healing is a little crazy. 01:16:23.440 --> 01:16:26.160 We're open-minded here, going into this first match here 01:16:26.160 --> 01:16:29.200 at BlizzCon 2026, the award world cup. 01:16:29.200 --> 01:16:31.520 We could be in store for anything here. 01:16:31.520 --> 01:16:32.600 Senyatta? 01:16:32.600 --> 01:16:33.440 And he won't... 01:16:33.440 --> 01:16:35.600 Oh, no, there's no way! 01:16:35.600 --> 01:16:43.960 Zen game any play time. Okay circuit Royale defense like I mean maybe that's no offense office because 01:16:45.560 --> 01:16:51.280 That's the one side only like time maybe you see a zen I mean come on we saw more a lie that we did then 01:16:51.280 --> 01:16:54.800 We saw my on run that we saw Zen. Nepal sanctum little discords 01:16:55.800 --> 01:16:57.800 feel so good as in but 01:16:58.320 --> 01:17:04.080 They just run any kind of dive any kind of Winston ball you are okay, but you took away the Symmetra took away the cat 01:17:04.080 --> 01:17:09.040 Yeah, so much mobility of the field if you wanted to play you are coping. I need to hard 01:17:09.840 --> 01:17:13.240 Okay, is it coke or are we just having an open discussion? 01:17:15.240 --> 01:17:21.520 Into the cope I like that trust me. I'd love to see a little bit of any other little bit of I want to believe 01:17:22.080 --> 01:17:26.800 No, we're right click. No, but transcendence. Come on. You got can a langala like pull out a double flex 01:17:26.800 --> 01:17:31.520 Yeah, double flex. This is this roster is perfect double flex never say never never say never indeed 01:17:31.520 --> 01:17:37.160 Also, Santi did a fantastic job. She was so good at flexing to so many different tank heroes in Busan 01:17:37.280 --> 01:17:42.040 That I feel like with this Spain roster, they're super aggressive. They're playstyle is super aggressive 01:17:42.040 --> 01:17:47.160 But they're also really flexible to their opponent. And so if you really wanted to change things up for you, play something 01:17:47.840 --> 01:17:53.600 Truly irregular like with the back line, then maybe you could pull out the Senyatta and have Santi play around 01:17:53.840 --> 01:17:56.280 Your back line with something more defensive of the tank 01:17:58.520 --> 01:18:01.160 I think that's what you need. You need an all-rounder tank at this moment 01:18:01.520 --> 01:18:08.000 And Santi is that? Yeah all rounder and aggressive. Yeah, even some of the interviews with the players are saying like 01:18:08.000 --> 01:18:13.360 If you're not being hyper aggro at the moment or just in general like you need to be you need to be going quick 01:18:13.360 --> 01:18:15.120 You need to be going fast 01:18:15.120 --> 01:18:18.460 That's why so many of these teams they flourished in Besson in the group stage 01:18:18.920 --> 01:18:24.760 Like France for example is because they recognize that you just have to go like unusually aggressive 01:18:24.760 --> 01:18:29.340 Yeah, to the point where like if you're a tank player you're like wait am I am I like screwing up here? 01:18:29.340 --> 01:18:32.620 Am I just going too deep and like there's no such thing? 01:18:32.620 --> 01:18:33.620 There's no such thing. 01:18:33.620 --> 01:18:38.580 And hope that the cat saves you and gets you out of there when you've been in too much. 01:18:38.580 --> 01:18:43.940 And that's why teams like France, for example, they really dominated South Korea in that reverse sweep, right? 01:18:43.940 --> 01:18:49.220 And also why I think that Spain is a, you know, potentially a dollar-course team here that was super aggressive. 01:18:49.220 --> 01:18:54.220 They kind of put sort of radio on the back foot here, but we'll have to see what they got in store. 01:18:55.220 --> 01:18:58.500 You get the auto-tether with Cat now when you're over Death Blank, so... 01:18:58.500 --> 01:19:00.500 What's up Reaper? How's it going? 01:19:00.500 --> 01:19:02.500 With the hurt! 01:19:02.500 --> 01:19:04.500 Yes sir! 01:19:04.500 --> 01:19:06.500 That is horror, that is horror right there, love it! 01:19:06.500 --> 01:19:08.500 After the cinematic too? 01:19:08.500 --> 01:19:10.500 Oh! 01:19:10.500 --> 01:19:12.500 I love it! 01:19:12.500 --> 01:19:14.500 Yeah the cosplays here are always just fantastic 01:19:14.500 --> 01:19:16.500 Regardless of game 2, Overwatch cosplays 01:19:16.500 --> 01:19:20.500 The waterwarp ones, Diablo ones as well 01:19:20.500 --> 01:19:22.500 One around the convention pool, always nice 01:19:22.500 --> 01:19:24.500 Let's have a look though, Nepal first map 01:19:24.500 --> 01:19:26.500 Cat off the table, Sim as well 01:19:26.500 --> 01:19:33.020 as well should be getting into this in a second this double flex I think from Spain could be could be what 01:19:33.460 --> 01:19:36.120 They used to keep the balance in their favor 01:19:36.780 --> 01:19:41.620 Yeah, you need to get a little bit of playmaking going and just throw so sorry radio off guard here 01:19:42.120 --> 01:19:44.820 And if you can place on one of those read your back lines 01:19:44.820 --> 01:19:49.060 Maybe that opens to work for some individual paymaking that could make a difference 01:19:49.060 --> 01:19:54.820 But realistically, I mean you talked about hoping with the heroes, you know, we were kind of arguing for Spain here 01:19:54.820 --> 01:20:01.820 David going up against the reigning champions in Saudi Arabia as you can look at this beautiful map. 01:20:01.820 --> 01:20:08.820 It now looks like we're about to head in. The first map of the 2026 Overwatch World Cup here at Lisbon. 01:20:08.820 --> 01:20:18.820 Yeah, first-round opponent you don't want to see Saudi Arabia upsetting the balance in 2023 here in this very venue, taking that trophy home. 01:20:18.820 --> 01:20:23.500 going up against Spain, the team sitting right across from them. New heroes 01:20:23.500 --> 01:20:26.900 showing their roster too. They're looking to seek revenge as well for that 01:20:26.900 --> 01:20:32.260 quarterfinals in 2023 where Saudi Arabia took them down 3-0. So much history 01:20:32.260 --> 01:20:37.300 between all these countries who arrived BlizzCon and they compete for glory 01:20:37.300 --> 01:20:45.340 event after event as we roll out here on the pop. There it is! We're finally in 01:20:45.340 --> 01:20:47.940 Santi rocking the Sigma. 01:20:47.940 --> 01:20:49.940 Karel even...Karel! 01:20:49.940 --> 01:20:51.940 Oh, okay, all right, all right! 01:20:51.940 --> 01:20:53.280 Okay, cast a good... 01:20:53.280 --> 01:20:54.280 Can we restart? 01:20:54.280 --> 01:20:55.780 A little reset, maybe? 01:20:55.780 --> 01:20:57.180 We've got a little reset going. 01:20:57.180 --> 01:21:01.640 I was going to say Karel on the weakened version of Kiriko here after that patch. 01:21:01.640 --> 01:21:04.240 The server shed doing the same. 01:21:04.240 --> 01:21:06.040 KSA taking an early lead here. 01:21:06.040 --> 01:21:07.240 Going to cap the point first. 01:21:07.240 --> 01:21:08.640 And you know that's Saudi Arabia. 01:21:08.640 --> 01:21:10.140 They're going to push the temple here. 01:21:10.140 --> 01:21:13.040 Playing with this Moga with the Juno as well. 01:21:13.040 --> 01:21:14.940 Quad fight, another one. 01:21:14.940 --> 01:21:21.020 I mean Spain are not even allowed into the map as of yet. Their journey at Vistron hasn't even started. 01:21:21.020 --> 01:21:24.020 Oh, it's just running, it's gonna go. 01:21:24.020 --> 01:21:27.520 Alright, why not? There's the storm, can't help it, see that? 01:21:27.520 --> 01:21:30.020 Oh, okay, staying on a different level right now. 01:21:32.020 --> 01:21:38.820 Looking mightily impressive, their mechanics, we've talked so much about already reaping their rewards. 01:21:38.820 --> 01:21:41.700 I have to hold close to the Xodiel here. 01:21:41.700 --> 01:21:43.200 What up on the Sierra? 01:21:43.200 --> 01:21:45.700 Yeah, small buffries in here, so... 01:21:45.700 --> 01:21:50.140 Got a small little change at least. 01:21:50.140 --> 01:21:53.180 How are you actually going to approach this though without taking a million damage? 01:21:53.180 --> 01:21:55.780 That six-shield is not going to be healthy. 01:21:55.780 --> 01:21:56.780 It's all about the poke here. 01:21:56.780 --> 01:22:00.220 And so you have to play the corners with the shield, try to maintain it, there's something 01:22:00.220 --> 01:22:02.340 that's going to look for this walk up here. 01:22:02.340 --> 01:22:06.020 But Xodiel, with so much damage out on Sierra, needs to make a difference, but don't already 01:22:06.020 --> 01:22:07.020 down. 01:22:07.020 --> 01:22:10.060 down, crumbling, unfortunately as port takes the high ground. 01:22:11.060 --> 01:22:12.660 Melga not connecting, but doesn't need to. 01:22:14.060 --> 01:22:17.860 That could be only towards our first ultimates wave here, 55% already for Saudi Arabia. 01:22:18.020 --> 01:22:19.500 So if we're just going to have to continue rush, 01:22:19.660 --> 01:22:21.060 can you sit back and wait now, 01:22:21.220 --> 01:22:23.020 and look for the opportunity to drop the support ultimates? 01:22:23.020 --> 01:22:25.300 Yeah, the ultimates are already going to come out as well in a moment from Zark, 01:22:25.300 --> 01:22:27.740 so they've got a little score up and coming up, same to Spain though. 01:22:28.420 --> 01:22:30.940 They've got the sanctuary, but they need to make it to the point first. 01:22:31.340 --> 01:22:32.020 They've got some grunts. 01:22:33.660 --> 01:22:35.420 They're trying, there's the edge, going to rush forward, 01:22:35.420 --> 01:22:39.420 Oh, the slam on the side he's given. That is the sanctuary. 01:22:39.420 --> 01:22:42.860 Sermosh, yeah, Brits, the rush, and Sarty already down. Look at those assists, too. 01:22:42.860 --> 01:22:45.900 KSA just running over Svane. 01:22:45.900 --> 01:22:50.780 Asgala fights for his life, Exodio gets one, sure, but it doesn't matter. 01:22:50.780 --> 01:22:54.860 And it won't matter. KSA looking to take this first round as they go for the sad 01:22:54.860 --> 01:22:57.740 stagon, Canale. Ends up falling, and there's going to be a 01:22:57.740 --> 01:23:00.140 late touch here for the Kiriko. 01:23:00.140 --> 01:23:02.460 Indeed, we'll be able to teleport to the rest of the team here. 01:23:02.460 --> 01:23:09.380 I mean, see I can literally just step up whoever tries to get to the point first the cage is going to come down as bones tries to get 01:23:10.380 --> 01:23:16.720 But there's the cage. Oh this year old doesn't eliminate cage luckily, but there's no extra touch 01:23:19.100 --> 01:23:23.260 It is Saudi Arabia taking an early lead a hundred zero from that first round 01:23:24.460 --> 01:23:26.620 And that feels so heartbreaking 01:23:26.620 --> 01:23:34.060 When you start off this first map and getting picked repeatedly by quartz the big star player for the reigning champions and 01:23:35.140 --> 01:23:40.700 You essentially only have one ultimate wave to fight with I mean it's 60% percent for Saudi Arabia by the first 01:23:41.340 --> 01:23:42.860 Ultimate fight right? 01:23:42.860 --> 01:23:46.140 That's already Arabia. They come out on top of that and already it's 1-0 01:23:48.940 --> 01:23:50.940 You change up the combo 01:23:52.300 --> 01:23:54.300 For this stage 01:23:54.300 --> 01:24:04.300 Quartz and Labduke can just take so many different off angles too, you're basically funneled into kind of walking forward behind the six shield hoping you don't die to this Pope coming out from Quartz. 01:24:04.300 --> 01:24:06.300 Looks like Santi's gonna stick with it here. 01:24:07.300 --> 01:24:13.300 And look at Labduke's positioning here. Look at wide angle early, Pope down Bones, and because of that, Spain already on the back foot. 01:24:13.300 --> 01:24:22.300 Nice Suzu really early on there, on Tagala saving his life, but unfortunately, yeah, those boots not taking him high enough to get over the top of the high ground. 01:24:22.300 --> 01:24:28.300 doesn't have going down. They do trade though. With Seattle dead, this is a chance for Spain to just push on forward. 01:24:29.300 --> 01:24:32.300 Trying to push off this soldier here on this high ground, but... 01:24:33.300 --> 01:24:35.300 Simmerge is going to be pocketing in hand here. 01:24:35.300 --> 01:24:41.300 You have to be careful of your shoulder rabie here. You don't want to die. You want to get a clean engagement in this next fight, even if it means surrendering the point. 01:24:42.300 --> 01:24:50.300 Malcius is already back too. They're doing a hard cap in there, so actually Spain have to reverse that capture progress, meaning they can put themselves in a winning position here again. 01:24:50.300 --> 01:24:55.340 here again. Nice pick off from Sox. Bones ends up going down. Hortz slides to the hellfack. 01:24:55.340 --> 01:24:59.900 An aggressive push here from Canale. Oh, and he gets in two. Laughter though. Hots onto the 01:24:59.900 --> 01:25:05.500 two-wheeler and runs him over. And now Exodio on the back foot has to retreat with Gala. 01:25:05.500 --> 01:25:10.860 Santi and Tobe as Ziad gets a nice pick off. Yeah, so here maybe I'm reclaiming these angles 01:25:10.860 --> 01:25:15.420 and now pushing the aggression out. Well, now that picks out Exodio here. And looking to get a 01:25:15.420 --> 01:25:17.880 We got a couple of more bones already stuck in trouble here. 01:25:17.880 --> 01:25:19.080 Oh, the bike. 01:25:19.080 --> 01:25:23.560 Oh, there's just no chance to get away from laughter. 01:25:23.560 --> 01:25:27.520 A worthy reset here for Spain. 01:25:27.520 --> 01:25:30.240 But these look kind of competitive here in this round, 01:25:30.240 --> 01:25:32.520 on this second round off in Nepal. 01:25:32.520 --> 01:25:35.320 Ultimate being built, but not quite there if you're Spain. 01:25:35.320 --> 01:25:37.400 Those bones swept over to the tracer. 01:25:37.400 --> 01:25:40.120 Surrenders here in the flex DPS matchup. 01:25:40.120 --> 01:25:43.160 to the left. 01:25:45.660 --> 01:25:49.460 Sermajed, Zox, support ults, 01:25:49.460 --> 01:25:51.460 ready and raring to go. Bones is 01:25:51.460 --> 01:25:53.460 going to try and draw the team's 01:25:53.460 --> 01:25:55.460 eyes. Quick touch on the tracer. 01:25:55.460 --> 01:25:57.460 He's going to at least draw a 01:25:57.460 --> 01:25:59.460 lab to down there. Already 30, 01:25:59.460 --> 01:26:01.460 3 HP. Has to back off instantly. 01:26:01.460 --> 01:26:03.460 Got headed by somebody, but we'll 01:26:03.460 --> 01:26:05.460 see if Santi now with this high 01:26:05.460 --> 01:26:07.460 ground can get a decent flux off. 01:26:07.460 --> 01:26:09.460 Yeah, but who are you going to 01:26:09.460 --> 01:26:11.460 They're not feeling better at all. 01:26:11.460 --> 01:26:17.460 Rocks, Ziad just runs through it, there's the Flux, hits Sermosh, sure but where's the follow-up damage? 01:26:17.460 --> 01:26:22.460 Speed Ring is going to get them out in time as well as Quartz ends up going down all the way to Ray gets popped. 01:26:22.460 --> 01:26:29.460 Santi now trying to beat this wall in the front line, a nice little rock to assist in the kill onto Ziad. 01:26:29.460 --> 01:26:35.460 Exodio picks up a couple and there's Spain with the bike back. 01:26:35.460 --> 01:26:46.460 Finally, on the board here, with a slow and tactical approach to that fight, they get the value they need from Gala's orbital ray, Exodiel, capitalizes on that amplified damage. 01:26:46.460 --> 01:26:50.460 And now, with an overclock available here, and the high ground, could you look at this quite early push? 01:26:50.460 --> 01:26:55.460 Oh, what a shot onto latitude! This is the aggression you'd want to see out of Spain. 01:26:55.460 --> 01:27:01.460 And we did in Busan. Zed tries to play an end to this chaos, and with Exodiel down, they're lacking the damage. 01:27:01.460 --> 01:27:05.980 But a BOOM stick is going to make sure this isn't easy for KSA 01:27:06.900 --> 01:27:12.080 Trading knuckles Saudi Arabia and Spain here as summer jet gets a pick on towards the tracer 01:27:12.100 --> 01:27:16.300 Not enough members to really go for a contest here on the point, but they're taking angles all the same 01:27:19.620 --> 01:27:26.700 Be very slow now do Saudi they've got three ults so they can't squander them as looks like Seattle's got to the point first 01:27:26.700 --> 01:27:33.380 They're good rock to the face shield dancing now for santi and they're laughter trying to look for someone with the spree 01:27:33.380 --> 01:27:38.220 Sox's already dead. It's been trapped by bones. It's a one-to-one. The santi is the focus for ksa 01:27:39.180 --> 01:27:41.180 They pick up that bounty 01:27:41.220 --> 01:27:45.100 As xodia now tries to go one-on-one with lab on that high ground 01:27:45.100 --> 01:27:48.760 But it is ksa's fight and now the staggers are gonna come in 01:27:49.260 --> 01:27:56.400 Exodio is so down low and they're not gonna let him get out without a very nasty stagger up to 89% 01:27:56.700 --> 01:28:00.460 Spain trying regroupers fall. Yeah, it's gonna be a four versus five 01:28:00.460 --> 01:28:03.960 But already Saudi Arabia putting the pressure on bones needs to be the one to touch 01:28:03.960 --> 01:28:07.400 It's gotta touch gotta be the hero for Spain now does get it eventually 01:28:07.400 --> 01:28:13.040 But it's gonna get taken out by laughter be triggered OT giving Spain a chance a stomp is decent garlic down 01:28:13.040 --> 01:28:16.100 It's a flux for science. He put the support the back lines are dead 01:28:16.500 --> 01:28:20.540 Quartz with a triple to finish it off already making highlights 01:28:21.260 --> 01:28:23.260 As the ball goes out his way 01:28:26.700 --> 01:28:32.900 The Rating World Champions taking things off with fire here in the opening match of the 01:28:32.900 --> 01:28:34.900 2026 Overwatch World Cup. 01:28:34.900 --> 01:28:37.900 And looking calm, cool, collected. 01:28:37.900 --> 01:28:41.900 Not really too bothered about Spain had to throw a dare away. 01:28:41.900 --> 01:28:43.900 Of course, already off on a heater. 01:28:43.900 --> 01:28:45.900 So impressive on that hit scan. 01:28:45.900 --> 01:28:50.900 And Spain, they got into the series a little bit there on that second round, but they need 01:28:50.900 --> 01:28:54.900 to show a lot more if they're competing with a country like Saudi Arabia. 01:28:56.700 --> 01:29:01.900 But that big pause too, I mean come on. That's got to play on your mind, play on the nerves a little bit here if you're Spain. 01:29:05.300 --> 01:29:13.820 We're gonna grab the next map and the hero bands in a second is Saudi Arabia. Sure, a little hiccup maybe in that second round there, but 01:29:14.260 --> 01:29:19.060 As dominant as you'd expect them to be. Oh, yeah, a hundred percent. 01:29:19.060 --> 01:29:23.380 I mean we're and a lot of players as well they're talking about Saudi Arabia already 01:29:23.380 --> 01:29:28.440 Of course the raiding champs but they continue to be the favorites even in this one. They look at the scoreboard here 01:29:29.160 --> 01:29:31.540 See a couple of individuals on stain of course 01:29:31.540 --> 01:29:36.700 They were trying to remain competitive the damage from something and the sodial but this was also your radio in this one 01:29:36.700 --> 01:29:42.280 Yeah, but you had sitting on a clean one death as well. Let's see it. Let's see the back line sitting only three combined 01:29:42.920 --> 01:29:44.920 You know you're doing job if that's the case 01:29:44.920 --> 01:29:52.320 So impressive how Saudi Arabia just built up this generation of players. We're not 01:29:52.320 --> 01:29:57.360 competing with the very finest of South Korea and USA here. Already world champions once 01:29:57.360 --> 01:30:01.880 look at the running back here against Spain and they'll if they advance through this one 01:30:01.880 --> 01:30:08.040 they'll face either Sweden or Germany in the semifinals of course. But that's a way ahead. 01:30:08.040 --> 01:30:14.400 That series is going to be after a little bit later too, Germany and Sweden, but for 01:30:14.400 --> 01:30:18.400 now we see Spain trying to lock in against Saudi Arabia. 01:30:18.400 --> 01:30:22.560 Now if you're Spain, like even if you're the coach, like what you say around in the 01:30:22.560 --> 01:30:23.560 country. 01:30:23.560 --> 01:30:25.200 I mean, you've got to keep up the aggression. 01:30:25.200 --> 01:30:28.680 That's what we loved about Spain in the group stage was the fact that they really took 01:30:28.680 --> 01:30:32.040 you to teams like Germany and played with pace, right? 01:30:32.040 --> 01:30:35.000 And that's what we've seen so many teams have success with when it comes to the demons 01:30:35.000 --> 01:30:39.000 the jet-packed gameplay, but Spain obviously with the cat-bans showing that maybe they 01:30:39.000 --> 01:30:42.740 don't really want to play that style, and so that brings questions into the second map 01:30:42.740 --> 01:30:47.600 now. Okay, how else can you channel that aggression? How can you play with pace? I personally, as 01:30:47.600 --> 01:30:52.160 a player, when I played, I liked being more aggressive, I liked being proactive, because 01:30:52.160 --> 01:30:55.560 I felt like everyone was a little bit on the same page, like we're gonna be cracking at 01:30:55.560 --> 01:31:01.400 this one, and really go for it. Whereas if you have to trade back and forth in the neutral, 01:31:01.400 --> 01:31:09.400 It comes down to a lot of mechanics and a lot of individual skill of course, and that is an area where Saudi Arabia is going to be so difficult to capitalise and pick up. 01:31:10.400 --> 01:31:14.400 Yeah, the mechanics are there for Saudi. We already knew this. This isn't new information at all. 01:31:15.400 --> 01:31:19.400 And the fight that they did end up making, you know, kind of scrapping little three on three, but Spain managed to hold. 01:31:20.400 --> 01:31:27.400 It was when they are going very aggressive with Exodio, Exodio's ult, sliding, hitting the OC, hitting a headshot. 01:31:28.400 --> 01:31:29.400 Oh, we've already got a pick, and now we can go football. 01:31:29.400 --> 01:31:35.080 go for ball. I mean it's scary. It's scary how good he is with his mechanics. I mean one thing 01:31:35.080 --> 01:31:39.880 leads to another, you can just play so confidently because you're so good at the game and he just 01:31:39.880 --> 01:31:47.800 like flips the entire game on its head really. So if you're spaying where you're going, 01:31:48.760 --> 01:31:54.280 give me a prediction. Well they like going to flashpoint a little bit so if you wanted to bring 01:31:54.280 --> 01:31:58.120 out something like the New York City you could, you could also replicate and play that composition 01:31:58.120 --> 01:32:04.360 we just saw with this signal, of course. Maybe you want to take things to something like a Paraiso. 01:32:05.800 --> 01:32:10.360 There are a lot of options in the pool. There are a lot of reworked maps, and a lot of maps we 01:32:10.360 --> 01:32:15.160 didn't really see too much of in Busan either. We didn't really see maps like Aikamalda, for example. 01:32:16.520 --> 01:32:20.280 Yeah, there are definitely some maps that maybe, sorry, will be a little bit caught-up 01:32:20.280 --> 01:32:26.040 guarded. Usually in scrims, when these teams practice, there are more popular maps and there 01:32:26.040 --> 01:32:27.880 There are less popular maps. 01:32:27.880 --> 01:32:30.680 Some teams prefer just not playing some maps at all to be 01:32:30.680 --> 01:32:31.560 frank. 01:32:31.560 --> 01:32:34.200 And so maybe you're thinking, OK, well, let's go to a little 01:32:34.200 --> 01:32:37.160 something unusual here, where we perhaps 01:32:37.160 --> 01:32:38.120 grown our comfort. 01:32:38.120 --> 01:32:39.960 That is another approach you can have if you're a team or a 01:32:39.960 --> 01:32:42.600 player, and just be like, well, teams don't really like 01:32:42.600 --> 01:32:44.800 playing this style or this kind of map. 01:32:44.800 --> 01:32:46.120 And so we're going to specialize on that. 01:32:46.120 --> 01:32:48.920 Like, we're going to make this our wind condition, right? 01:32:48.920 --> 01:32:51.600 If we can grab the upper hand on a map that is maybe a little 01:32:51.600 --> 01:32:54.120 bit less popular. 01:32:54.120 --> 01:33:00.120 Let's see where the choice is. It lies in the lap of Spain as they did end up losing that first map 01:33:01.200 --> 01:33:03.200 I mean even looking ahead too, I think 01:33:03.880 --> 01:33:08.520 There's a lot of different teams are on the interviews with a Gavin dear and 01:33:09.040 --> 01:33:13.520 They're talking about like who's this kind of underdog couple of saying, you know, maybe Germany 01:33:13.520 --> 01:33:17.440 Maybe maybe Sweden the underdogs here, but it was like Spain really has that 01:33:19.200 --> 01:33:21.840 It was like Spain really no bodies added no bias 01:33:21.840 --> 01:33:26.080 Now you can say that by the next series. 01:33:26.080 --> 01:33:29.280 Route 66 is going to be here and look, it kind of makes sense when you think about some 01:33:29.280 --> 01:33:34.440 of the screens we talked about in Spain, you can kind of position that backline of 01:33:34.440 --> 01:33:39.400 Gala and Camille and try to put them in a more safe place where they can have an easier 01:33:39.400 --> 01:33:42.560 time playing some of the more greedy support here, of course. 01:33:42.560 --> 01:33:44.360 So, let's see what they got in store. 01:33:44.360 --> 01:33:47.840 Route 66, most of the map we saw a couple of times in Busan, it was quite a frequent 01:33:47.840 --> 01:33:48.840 pick actually. 01:33:48.840 --> 01:33:54.640 And so I'm not that spain a serious to the first losers pick here. Obviously I'm out. They feel really comfortable 01:33:56.120 --> 01:34:01.360 Yeah, I didn't try to cast my mind back now. It wasn't that far long ago 01:34:01.360 --> 01:34:05.920 But I think we saw much junk of town or I don't think we will at least here 01:34:06.120 --> 01:34:10.240 If I was like Route 66 is gonna be the long ago to if you're like a rush team though 01:34:11.240 --> 01:34:14.640 Chambali, I mean sorry Arabia looked so dominant on drunker time as well 01:34:14.680 --> 01:34:18.360 Yeah, but it's like you saw what they were able to do against Great Britain and you're like, no 01:34:18.840 --> 01:34:21.640 I'm good. Yeah, I'm good. I don't want to go there. 01:34:21.640 --> 01:34:22.840 Let's not do that. 01:34:22.840 --> 01:34:25.640 Yeah, for Spain, there's the first one's locked in. 01:34:27.140 --> 01:34:31.640 Makes sense here. Try to protect your backline as well by removing a tank 01:34:31.640 --> 01:34:36.640 that is so good at getting up close and personal with some of those greedier supports here, of course. 01:34:38.140 --> 01:34:41.340 And Saudi Arabia want to ban the Ana instead. 01:34:41.340 --> 01:34:43.640 Looking a lot better now considering the Kiri nerfs. 01:34:43.640 --> 01:34:45.640 So, all right, removing that one. 01:34:45.640 --> 01:34:49.460 Double flex support for Spain will be strong with Gala and canal 01:34:50.620 --> 01:34:53.400 So removing the honor, you know, I like 01:34:54.460 --> 01:34:56.200 And also you get rid of the honor here 01:34:56.200 --> 01:35:01.180 It opens the door for so many kinds of compositions right to remove the anti-heal 01:35:01.620 --> 01:35:05.080 And that could just be that's the other side. Okay. Well, I'll just play more mother 01:35:06.480 --> 01:35:12.040 Not only do we have a Kiriko and a Susu if want to play it to protect against the potential anti-heal 01:35:12.040 --> 01:35:14.040 but obviously changes the way you 01:35:14.040 --> 01:35:19.080 the favorability of some heroes as well here but it definitely you know does 01:35:19.080 --> 01:35:22.280 throw a spanner in the works here for Spain because they probably would have 01:35:22.280 --> 01:35:27.720 liked to rely on a hero like Ana with all these long sidelines of Route 66. 01:35:27.720 --> 01:35:32.520 Here we go, Route 66 has lock and load for the second map of the series the 01:35:32.520 --> 01:35:38.840 first of three here no lower bracket one at series loss and you are out. Your 01:35:38.840 --> 01:35:44.220 the hopes of sitting at that table and even claiming the trophy right now for 01:35:44.220 --> 01:35:49.720 Spain dwindling a little bit of that flame far from out single elimination 01:35:49.720 --> 01:35:56.480 bracket it's win this one or go home they're not facing a kind destiny here 01:35:56.480 --> 01:35:59.520 going up against audio ray paint the very first quarter finals but no match 01:35:59.520 --> 01:36:03.520 is going to be easy here at the World Cup Spain gotta make the most of this 01:36:03.520 --> 01:36:11.360 moment. KSA, a very familiar spot for them to be in as well as we load into map number two. 01:36:12.560 --> 01:36:17.120 Already taking on one trophy, that star above their jersey, meaning a whole bunch to them. And 01:36:17.120 --> 01:36:22.880 a whole bunch for the region too. Korea have been so dominant. Three stars above theirs, 01:36:22.880 --> 01:36:26.880 heading up there a couple of times here and there though. It must be said, USA 2, 01:36:26.880 --> 01:36:29.080 but they start above their logo. 01:36:30.960 --> 01:36:32.760 Winners go for 12 cuts past. 01:36:33.280 --> 01:36:34.280 In South Korea. 01:36:34.880 --> 01:36:39.480 South Korea, 2016, 2017, 2018. 01:36:40.960 --> 01:36:41.960 That's a long time ago. 01:36:42.600 --> 01:36:43.760 It's a long time ago. 01:36:44.120 --> 01:36:47.560 They've been waiting a long time to get back on top here. 01:36:48.080 --> 01:36:51.080 And they'll be playing USA later on today here, 01:36:51.480 --> 01:36:52.800 Thursday and Christmas. 01:36:52.800 --> 01:36:56.080 But for the moment, it's map 2 between Spain and Saudi Arabia. 01:36:56.880 --> 01:36:58.080 for Zogs instantly. 01:36:58.080 --> 01:36:59.960 Boom, Catnop banned, all good. 01:36:59.960 --> 01:37:03.440 Sermoshed also rocking at the Kiroko now that the Arnav's banned. 01:37:03.440 --> 01:37:05.200 And this is kind of a backline, I'd expect, 01:37:05.200 --> 01:37:06.600 more out from Spain. 01:37:06.600 --> 01:37:11.080 A Gala Alari, Knail on the Bap. 01:37:11.080 --> 01:37:12.920 The new and improved Bap too. 01:37:12.920 --> 01:37:15.680 Very aggressive and a lot of damage as well. 01:37:15.680 --> 01:37:17.520 Wait, Bap is doing a lot. 01:37:17.520 --> 01:37:20.960 And then, Tev' Alari, you're just seeing there poking people down. 01:37:20.960 --> 01:37:23.880 Ziad can't stay as active as he'd want to 01:37:23.880 --> 01:37:25.040 in the front line of the line. 01:37:25.040 --> 01:37:26.320 I was gonna say, they all have guns, 01:37:26.320 --> 01:37:29.820 I don't know what Sigma does either. 01:37:29.820 --> 01:37:31.320 Double sniper real quick. 01:37:31.320 --> 01:37:33.320 Yeah, nothing. 01:37:33.320 --> 01:37:36.320 There's the Zen pick. 01:37:36.320 --> 01:37:37.320 We saw it. 01:37:37.320 --> 01:37:38.320 30 seconds. 01:37:38.320 --> 01:37:39.320 Wow. 01:37:39.320 --> 01:37:40.320 Pick up picked. 01:37:40.320 --> 01:37:41.320 Finally. 01:37:41.320 --> 01:37:42.320 But here you go. 01:37:42.320 --> 01:37:44.320 Heavy poke here from Spain. 01:37:44.320 --> 01:37:46.320 This feels like a composition for all of you. 01:37:46.320 --> 01:37:48.320 Without the alarm. 01:37:48.320 --> 01:37:52.320 100% but they got around this corner first to try and get some of those side lights. 01:37:52.320 --> 01:37:59.200 Socks maneuvering this jetpack cap now has the potential to pick up the yard here and really throw the maga in deep here 01:37:59.200 --> 01:38:02.000 Make things difficult for fans. I've got already down the board 01:38:03.800 --> 01:38:05.560 Sharp shooter 01:38:05.560 --> 01:38:12.500 By London to taking it off angle now, and this is gonna be the problem here vertical mobility of water on the double-head choice 01:38:12.500 --> 01:38:13.680 gross 01:38:13.680 --> 01:38:16.400 Okay, well Sandy back to school for you as well 01:38:18.120 --> 01:38:20.120 If you're not familiar 01:38:20.120 --> 01:38:25.120 This is Quartz, if you're new. 01:38:25.120 --> 01:38:28.120 Welcome to Quartz stage. 01:38:28.120 --> 01:38:30.120 He's Quartz. 01:38:30.120 --> 01:38:33.120 He doesn't miss. He gets more headshots than he does body shots. 01:38:33.120 --> 01:38:36.120 He is the best physical player in the game. 01:38:36.120 --> 01:38:39.120 And he's got a dead eye with a Jeffhack cap. 01:38:39.120 --> 01:38:40.120 You know what that means. 01:38:40.120 --> 01:38:42.120 Are they going to expect him to have dead eyes as early? 01:38:42.120 --> 01:38:43.120 Well, they're going to know now. 01:38:43.120 --> 01:38:44.120 Oh, that's the shot. 01:38:44.120 --> 01:38:45.120 Oh, what a rock though. 01:38:45.120 --> 01:38:46.120 Beautiful stuff. 01:38:46.120 --> 01:38:48.120 They deployed the lap pretty early on, however. 01:38:48.120 --> 01:38:53.460 Seattle in the front line, overextending a little bit, expecting maybe that dead line to actually catch somebody. 01:38:55.360 --> 01:39:00.240 Actually, Saudi Arabia here on the back foot, forced to retreat a little bit, and this opens the door now for Spain. 01:39:00.240 --> 01:39:03.120 They got the Cyclones available for their whole heavy composition. 01:39:03.120 --> 01:39:08.360 Quartz on fire, all good though. Can retreats, thanks to Socks picking him up and popping him down. 01:39:08.720 --> 01:39:11.400 Back up on that high ground now, as that payload slowly moves. 01:39:11.400 --> 01:39:13.920 Sherman's here with the rush, straight off the high ground as well. 01:39:13.920 --> 01:39:23.340 Sasi's going to have to be very careful, although Saudi Arabia too now, uh-oh, uh-oh, good buy, off the map, bangled down, nice kill onto Exodiel. 01:39:23.340 --> 01:39:30.160 He's going to go in for more as well, picks up the mini, now hiding around the rock here, a little bit of damage onto Canale, 50 HP and the team can do the rest. 01:39:30.160 --> 01:39:34.040 Gala with a nice kill and the cat puts it into his life, Sasi also picks up another. 01:39:34.880 --> 01:39:43.200 Here is Cleanup Judy for Saudi Arabia. After coming back in this one, it sucks just a thorn in the side on the cat, hovering below. 01:39:43.920 --> 01:39:47.960 The ground just means that Spain they have to be present about what's coming out in front 01:39:47.960 --> 01:39:54.040 But also the cat behind and now that's two minutes 30 brain of the timer here. They have quite a few ultimates here Spain 01:39:55.040 --> 01:39:59.720 See what they can do with it captive Sun for Gala going to be really difficult to get value out of this one 01:40:00.840 --> 01:40:07.040 Where's the bomb? There's the bomb. There's the captive Sun. Gala way too close to the ground there this free up in the sky 01:40:07.040 --> 01:40:08.280 It looks good for the moment 01:40:08.280 --> 01:40:10.280 The captive Sun finds at least one 01:40:10.280 --> 01:40:15.300 Santi with a decent flux, not able to actually get the kill or meaningful 01:40:15.300 --> 01:40:20.900 damage onto Ziad. Make sure that Ziad stays up and yeah just run, stop, there's 01:40:20.900 --> 01:40:26.360 the kill and unfortunately here Spain only a minute to go. And something like 01:40:26.360 --> 01:40:31.460 Majed picking out bones on the tracer with his Kiriko makes a tremendous 01:40:31.460 --> 01:40:35.100 difference as well for Spain looking to push forward there. Again the push back 01:40:35.100 --> 01:40:41.580 Axolio swaps over to the Casterly himself. That's just 45 seconds from in for Spain and 01:40:41.580 --> 01:40:47.020 Alistair Ultimate Bank deployed. They're facing another Sky Nune here. How can they defend against 01:40:47.020 --> 01:40:54.300 this one? You're gonna expect it this time around. Double support ultimate as well for Saudi Arabia. 01:40:56.380 --> 01:40:59.340 Well they've got to get it moving. This payload should rest a little bit here. It's up to Bones 01:40:59.340 --> 01:41:03.980 really and Santi to push this one forward trying to make this not final fight. Lapt of very low. 01:41:03.980 --> 01:41:08.720 Bone spots his chance, but they're gonna rip the rush already onto the point here and here comes the Sky Nude. 01:41:08.720 --> 01:41:14.320 Quartz has got one, his site already canel very low. That land doesn't save him. Not even after those buffs. 01:41:14.920 --> 01:41:17.560 12 seconds to go now, Gala's been caught out too. 01:41:17.560 --> 01:41:21.280 See how it doesn't have fallen down though, it's the DPS from Spain, they're coming up big. 01:41:21.800 --> 01:41:27.440 Exodia with a couple, Sox keeping the payload moving here or keeping it alive at least for Saudi Arabia for the time. 01:41:27.720 --> 01:41:30.220 But Eno T, Spain are gonna clutch up. 01:41:30.220 --> 01:41:39.600 This is going to be a point capture for Spain and on towards the second point they advance. 01:41:39.600 --> 01:41:47.400 Held firm against Saudi Arabia now, but what can they do to propel forwards here? 01:41:47.400 --> 01:41:51.700 We know this second point here, it gets tedious quickly. 01:41:51.700 --> 01:41:55.840 Sober little time remains in their time bank and they need to find a way to win consecutive 01:41:55.840 --> 01:42:02.080 to find here, to gain ground, to make progress with this meelo, who gets the buff? 01:42:02.080 --> 01:42:05.480 Yo, no skynet, no skynet, it's gonna pop towards the good spot, 01:42:05.480 --> 01:42:09.160 as he adds his band of selfs in the cave system right now in the tunnel system. 01:42:09.160 --> 01:42:10.860 There is gonna be a window, there's gonna be a... 01:42:10.860 --> 01:42:14.760 Frustrating for them to deal with this, so do ends up getting two, but it's a two for two. 01:42:14.760 --> 01:42:20.800 So, a three on three now, as this point, and Santi has to basically bend for herself 01:42:20.800 --> 01:42:22.080 upon this high ground. 01:42:22.080 --> 01:42:24.560 Garl is gonna provide a meaningful amount of heals here, 01:42:24.560 --> 01:42:28.560 with a quick teleport, and as Susie's being used already, the focus fired from KSA is going to be good. 01:42:28.560 --> 01:42:31.280 Gala gets caught off guard, but all that time, 01:42:31.280 --> 01:42:35.720 Ziag's shot in the back of the head, as Boris picks up a double, and they get the payload moving again. 01:42:35.720 --> 01:42:38.240 I mean, that was essentially perfectly paid by Spain. 01:42:38.240 --> 01:42:42.200 Just two members alive, but they bought enough time for the rest of the team to get back, 01:42:42.200 --> 01:42:44.680 and even though Gala goes down in the end, 01:42:44.680 --> 01:42:49.200 Spain now is able to set up here, and they have ultimates to go as well. 01:42:49.200 --> 01:42:52.800 They're actually moving this payload forward in a pretty good position here. 01:42:52.800 --> 01:42:56.800 Up on Pygrams with little rock and there's a block straight away. 01:42:56.800 --> 01:42:58.800 Cage is going to get deployed. 01:42:58.800 --> 01:43:02.800 Santi out of it though. That Cage not very effective right now for KSA. 01:43:02.800 --> 01:43:04.800 Or just a barrier for them. 01:43:04.800 --> 01:43:05.800 Excludes. 01:43:05.800 --> 01:43:06.800 Hainu not finding too much. 01:43:06.800 --> 01:43:07.800 Proposed again. 01:43:07.800 --> 01:43:08.800 Gets the stick force. 01:43:08.800 --> 01:43:10.800 The TP surmesh it out down. 01:43:10.800 --> 01:43:13.800 Sky Nuu, the quad gets one. 01:43:13.800 --> 01:43:15.800 Of course he follows it up with another. 01:43:15.800 --> 01:43:18.800 It's pretty healthy still as he force bones as recall. 01:43:18.800 --> 01:43:20.800 A scrappy fight to be certain. 01:43:20.800 --> 01:43:23.960 as Bones and Santi keeping this fight alive at Quartz. 01:43:23.960 --> 01:43:26.200 He's just so damn dominant on this high ground, 01:43:26.200 --> 01:43:28.640 taking the 1v1 versus Canel down to 40 HP, 01:43:28.640 --> 01:43:30.000 but Canel wins out. 01:43:30.000 --> 01:43:32.920 Now Zox goes for the kill on the back. 01:43:32.920 --> 01:43:34.240 See you later, son. 01:43:35.960 --> 01:43:37.240 And that's a play that makes a difference. 01:43:37.240 --> 01:43:40.080 Bones now, fourth retreat on the Tracer. 01:43:40.080 --> 01:43:42.480 It really felt like Spain was sticking around that one. 01:43:42.480 --> 01:43:45.240 Getting the picks required, but it was not enough. 01:43:45.240 --> 01:43:47.080 Now 20 seconds just remain, 01:43:47.080 --> 01:43:50.480 and that was a lot of Ultimate's deployed for Spain here. 01:43:50.480 --> 01:43:53.320 Now they need to find a way to make a pain once more. 01:43:53.320 --> 01:43:54.320 Who gets the buff? 01:43:55.520 --> 01:43:56.720 They have a looking to play spoiler. 01:43:56.720 --> 01:43:58.880 With the spree hanging around the payload right now, 01:43:58.880 --> 01:44:01.320 maybe looking for someone to actually go for touch first. 01:44:01.320 --> 01:44:03.320 It's going to be thrown by the looks of things. 01:44:03.320 --> 01:44:07.000 Now Dodio on a nice angle here on top of the gas station, 01:44:07.000 --> 01:44:09.440 but unfortunately that brush is going to put Hindrance to his plant. 01:44:09.440 --> 01:44:10.800 The spree already finds one. 01:44:10.800 --> 01:44:13.720 Straight from the cave system, goes laptop, but no one in his sight. 01:44:13.720 --> 01:44:15.760 OT still tricking here from Spain. 01:44:15.760 --> 01:44:17.240 Sante ends up going down. 01:44:17.240 --> 01:44:18.960 No more ults here for Spain. 01:44:18.960 --> 01:44:25.860 They pop the window that's all they got left in their tank course ends up falling to those so Spain's reports are keeping them competitive 01:44:25.860 --> 01:44:29.480 But now they have to dive on to the payload and unfortunately 01:44:29.480 --> 01:44:33.740 There's just too many bodies too much help here to deal with and KSA 01:44:33.740 --> 01:44:38.620 They're holding on the second point, but Spain they make a meal of it and at least get first point 01:44:42.840 --> 01:44:45.680 Again Spain they're showing a couple of good things here and there 01:44:46.240 --> 01:44:48.240 But progress is very tough to combine 01:44:48.960 --> 01:44:53.960 What an accretion that was by something like this. 01:44:53.960 --> 01:44:55.960 Oh, we got the multi-ang. 01:44:55.960 --> 01:44:57.960 I love it. 01:44:57.960 --> 01:44:58.960 Oh, we got another angle. 01:44:58.960 --> 01:44:59.960 All right. 01:44:59.960 --> 01:45:00.960 One more time. 01:45:00.960 --> 01:45:02.960 That was for the Sigma players out there. 01:45:02.960 --> 01:45:04.960 We got a triple replay going. 01:45:04.960 --> 01:45:07.960 Our Sigma mains going crazy. 01:45:07.960 --> 01:45:08.960 A little montage. 01:45:08.960 --> 01:45:12.960 But still, Spain with a decent push on Route 66, 01:45:12.960 --> 01:45:15.960 considering the caliber, obviously, of Saudi Arabia. 01:45:15.960 --> 01:45:19.400 I think Bones actually did a phenomenal job on the Tracer when he hopped over. 01:45:19.400 --> 01:45:20.680 Yeah, 100%. 01:45:21.680 --> 01:45:24.520 And it's really difficult to get into the backline and 01:45:25.280 --> 01:45:27.320 try to have that level of impact. 01:45:27.320 --> 01:45:31.800 So Bones here, stepping up on the global stage, making plays here for Spain and also 01:45:31.800 --> 01:45:34.680 allowing StoDiO to have a lot of impact on the hitscan as well. 01:45:34.680 --> 01:45:37.920 I thought that Spain actually did thought quite well there in the neutral 01:45:38.520 --> 01:45:40.720 on the attack once they got the payload rolling. 01:45:41.240 --> 01:45:43.200 But they gotta keep that up if they're gonna 01:45:43.200 --> 01:45:45.920 try to steal one of these maps away from Sorya Radio. 01:45:45.960 --> 01:45:47.960 This is their first take, of course. 01:45:47.960 --> 01:45:49.960 This is potentially their strongest map. 01:45:49.960 --> 01:45:51.960 And if you want to win this series, Vayne now, 01:45:51.960 --> 01:45:53.960 they got to step up on their own defense 01:45:53.960 --> 01:45:55.960 and try to tie the series up. 01:45:58.960 --> 01:46:00.960 Oh, what can you do, one headshot, Stasov? 01:46:00.960 --> 01:46:01.960 Come on. 01:46:01.960 --> 01:46:02.960 Zox. 01:46:02.960 --> 01:46:03.960 Yum. 01:46:03.960 --> 01:46:04.960 10 quarts. 01:46:04.960 --> 01:46:05.960 Sky high. 01:46:05.960 --> 01:46:07.960 We can just use the ground. 01:46:07.960 --> 01:46:08.960 You see? 01:46:08.960 --> 01:46:09.960 Here we go. 01:46:09.960 --> 01:46:11.960 Ah, burn away! 01:46:11.960 --> 01:46:13.960 Don't give me another shot! 01:46:13.960 --> 01:46:14.960 Don't give me another one! 01:46:14.960 --> 01:46:20.140 Oh my goodness, all right course almost ended up coming down there as well tracking the M race head 01:46:20.280 --> 01:46:26.560 Not quite gonna give him a shot look at that a little bit of dejection in his face to expecting himself not to miss that many shots 01:46:28.160 --> 01:46:30.160 What it is to shop to this like 01:46:33.640 --> 01:46:35.640 That was good straight from canal 01:46:36.200 --> 01:46:40.920 Spaniard holding quite aggressively actually look at the keep this payload contested not give anything up for free 01:46:40.920 --> 01:46:42.920 This one is a classic forward hold on 01:46:44.960 --> 01:46:46.960 Sanji's going to be careful in this position right? 01:46:46.960 --> 01:46:48.960 I see time rock. 01:46:48.960 --> 01:46:51.960 See I've taken a lot of poke damage already. 01:46:51.960 --> 01:46:56.960 There's double time here for Zox, but way too close to the sun, way too close to Canale. 01:46:56.960 --> 01:46:59.960 Good start from Spain, okay, holding close. 01:46:59.960 --> 01:47:03.960 Sanji does end up falling over though, but with only one player going down, 01:47:03.960 --> 01:47:05.960 it should be fairly safe to retreat to a gas station. 01:47:05.960 --> 01:47:07.960 Yeah, they're going to be here for a little bit longer. 01:47:07.960 --> 01:47:09.960 They're going to connect to a pick, but Zox gets a recall course as well, 01:47:09.960 --> 01:47:11.960 and that's the signal for Spaniard to retreat here. 01:47:11.960 --> 01:47:17.240 right here. Can't keep this payload contestant. It actually goes down. This is a mistake from 01:47:17.240 --> 01:47:22.280 Spain here to go down like this. A bit of indecision whether to die on the payload or back all the 01:47:22.280 --> 01:47:26.920 way up. And this is actually going to buy crucial time for Saudi Arabia to push forward, get this 01:47:26.920 --> 01:47:32.120 payload around the corner. Typically, when you hold forward like that, you want three contests, 01:47:32.120 --> 01:47:38.040 but now we're just going to get the two. It'll do though for Spain. Cernich here with a very early 01:47:38.040 --> 01:47:43.480 rush again. Poxa on the high ground, what better place to pop it down and yeah, forces 01:47:43.480 --> 01:47:48.280 Santi's position. Rock is gonna get denied again. So good a time in that. Just run straight 01:47:48.280 --> 01:47:52.760 through his pose, gets his head ripped, clean off his shoulders. Santi with a good flux. 01:47:52.760 --> 01:47:57.240 Lap to go down, but here comes the Sky News. Straight over the top and straight into the 01:47:57.240 --> 01:48:00.360 two-piece. Alright, that'll be Santi taking this first point. 01:48:02.920 --> 01:48:07.000 Unlike the tactical plan from Spain, but it all kind of fell apart there when 01:48:07.000 --> 01:48:13.500 They couldn't get together on that opening contest and by the time Sonorabia had set up already, especially with that Kitsune rush, 01:48:13.500 --> 01:48:17.000 it was just a little bit too late for Spain to get back into that fight. 01:48:17.000 --> 01:48:20.500 And now already, 4 minutes 20 on the timer. 01:48:20.500 --> 01:48:23.500 The Spain has to defend here on this second point. 01:48:26.500 --> 01:48:34.500 Exertio can turn himself into a living weapon, so there is a chance here, especially when they try and move through these choke points. 01:48:34.500 --> 01:48:37.500 There's heavy shots, there's flash damage. 01:48:37.500 --> 01:48:39.500 Still not underestimated. 01:48:39.500 --> 01:48:41.500 Scythe's taking a lot though, and also in trouble. 01:48:41.500 --> 01:48:44.500 Bones again, harassing this frontline, hopefully giving him Zodiac. 01:48:44.500 --> 01:48:47.500 Chance to work with this ult. 01:48:47.500 --> 01:48:50.500 Scythe, no pain in the respect that he deserves, though. 01:48:52.500 --> 01:48:56.500 So, Radio, think of the time she just waved out that override protocol. 01:48:56.500 --> 01:48:58.500 They, of course, can face really patiently here now. 01:48:58.500 --> 01:49:01.500 3 minutes 30, the auto-control was a real run. 01:49:01.500 --> 01:49:04.620 Okay, Jens have come in down and here's the rush to try and support. 01:49:04.620 --> 01:49:07.820 Xehan now has to deal with the land, the shield and everything in between. 01:49:07.820 --> 01:49:10.460 Santi gets the kill onto court with the Rocker, Sox. 01:49:10.460 --> 01:49:13.340 He picks up a cheeky one himself, and in fact, Sermon shed two. 01:49:13.900 --> 01:49:16.300 These supports are just going fuck while right now in the frontline. 01:49:16.300 --> 01:49:18.300 There's Gala and Santi trying to hold onto this point. 01:49:18.300 --> 01:49:22.460 If Santi's just too down low, a teleporter sues you, but out of range there. 01:49:22.460 --> 01:49:25.420 How small nerf. Really coming into Haunt, Santi. 01:49:25.420 --> 01:49:29.260 As they try now, Johnny, and regroup for this final defense. 01:49:29.260 --> 01:49:30.620 And it's going to be a tough one. 01:49:31.500 --> 01:49:34.940 Getting back into things here against Thermalgete who's already built another kid's super rush. 01:49:35.580 --> 01:49:40.220 And the Spree for Lava here as well. You gotta push through these jokes and find a pick early. 01:49:40.220 --> 01:49:42.860 It's gonna be so difficult with some Arabia already set up. 01:49:42.860 --> 01:49:46.460 It's gonna be a tough touch. Bones is gonna have to get in there real quick. There he is. Tracer. 01:49:46.460 --> 01:49:49.980 Triple, play three, call on the point, but instantly, Cervus yet pops. 01:49:49.980 --> 01:49:52.140 The rush. Flush from Zasi, he's good. 01:49:52.140 --> 01:49:54.620 But Lava just straight in the face with the Spree. 01:49:54.620 --> 01:49:57.420 Ends up going for the trade, goes Bones, picks up the kill onto Ziad. 01:49:57.420 --> 01:50:00.860 And Quartz, the Sky Noon, just saves the day here for Sadi Arabia. 01:50:00.860 --> 01:50:06.360 The Bones has already got another, straight down to the low, ends up hitting the flashbang, the right click's good enough for one. 01:50:06.860 --> 01:50:12.360 It's just Quartz though, and he's going to go down as well. What a defense from Spain. 01:50:12.860 --> 01:50:18.360 That was a really impressive point to hold strong on that defense. 01:50:18.860 --> 01:50:23.860 And they started to dwindle this time down. They got a couple of ultimates on the board here as well. 01:50:24.860 --> 01:50:26.860 How did they choose to deploy them here? 01:50:26.860 --> 01:50:34.300 get this window with Exodia on this high ground is going to be rather nasty. It's where they 01:50:34.300 --> 01:50:40.180 can actually get an opportunity to use it without Saudi Arabia instantly going for a 01:50:40.180 --> 01:50:44.100 collapse. It's like Courses taking a little bit of harassment here again, Bowsing a good 01:50:44.100 --> 01:50:52.420 job of kind of warding KSA away. So I'm going to really early kill onto Zox. Oh, what? Alright. 01:50:52.420 --> 01:50:59.700 right, super bullet below, yeah already two down and Exodio ends up clearing quarts from 01:50:59.700 --> 01:51:04.100 that low ground location and still doing an immense amount of damage to Zian as well. 01:51:04.100 --> 01:51:08.900 Oh, Labdol the sky high, Bipod Kanell is there with the back up a little dash away too, Zox 01:51:08.900 --> 01:51:13.620 goes in for the assassination as he goes from the camp up onto Sanzi and unfortunately Sanzi 01:51:13.620 --> 01:51:16.580 cannot quite dart around the shield. 01:51:16.580 --> 01:51:20.980 These teams are trading back and forth, two members alive here, forced Zox to die. 01:51:20.980 --> 01:51:24.320 The payload is pushing forward and Sokka's buying time for the rest of his team here. 01:51:25.620 --> 01:51:28.420 Sky Noon for Quartz too, in a couple of moments. 01:51:28.420 --> 01:51:30.920 Scarlet's giving himself a life in the high ground. 01:51:30.920 --> 01:51:32.420 Oh! 01:51:32.420 --> 01:51:35.020 The Sky Noon completely denied thanks to that window. 01:51:35.020 --> 01:51:38.420 Canal keeping everybody up on the point as well as actually contesting himself. 01:51:38.420 --> 01:51:40.360 He's doing everything for Spain right now. 01:51:40.360 --> 01:51:41.660 Sokka's going down. 01:51:41.660 --> 01:51:45.820 The cage is going to get deployed, but Santi isn't more than happy to sit in here. 01:51:45.820 --> 01:51:49.720 Use the smoke, use the grass to soak up all that damage. 01:51:49.720 --> 01:51:53.720 A pick-off from Garlo as well, and Santi picks up another. 01:51:53.720 --> 01:51:56.320 There's 40 seconds to go now. 01:51:56.320 --> 01:51:59.320 It's KSA. They use a fair amount in that fight. 01:51:59.320 --> 01:52:01.320 Cage and Hainu. 01:52:01.320 --> 01:52:05.320 Four minutes. Spain has held strong here on this second point. 01:52:05.320 --> 01:52:08.720 They can be so difficult to hold on, 01:52:08.720 --> 01:52:11.320 but they've done a tremendous job so far. 01:52:11.320 --> 01:52:15.520 Really trading blow for blow with one of the more mechanical skill teams at this World Cup. 01:52:15.520 --> 01:52:19.520 Rush for Sermon, dead wall. 01:52:19.520 --> 01:52:22.520 Took a random shot there, got 10 very low there, 01:52:22.520 --> 01:52:26.520 he's going to dodge completely out of the way of that charge. 01:52:26.520 --> 01:52:28.520 It's all picking up the kill on the left there as well. 01:52:28.520 --> 01:52:30.520 It's a fantastic flux for Spain. 01:52:30.520 --> 01:52:33.520 Can they actually transition this into more kills though? 01:52:33.520 --> 01:52:37.520 Quartz is the next hopeful target here for Spain, 01:52:37.520 --> 01:52:40.520 but on the point right now to the ad, it's going to get post-played. 01:52:40.520 --> 01:52:42.520 She's so damn low, has to dash away. 01:52:42.520 --> 01:52:44.520 Sermon's out of the here, he just can't get it done. 01:52:44.520 --> 01:52:48.520 every time still chicken and Spain standing up to the best. 01:52:48.520 --> 01:53:02.520 Okay, Spain is here to play and they are fired up. 01:53:02.520 --> 01:53:08.080 What a tremendous defense on Route 66 to tie up this series. 01:53:08.080 --> 01:53:14.440 Tie things up against the reigning world champions here. 01:53:14.440 --> 01:53:19.280 back and forth they traded blows. Mechanical skill was really impressive from Spain there 01:53:19.280 --> 01:53:24.600 and they showed that they can actually contend with a team like Saudi Arabia and they're 01:53:24.600 --> 01:53:30.440 not going to go down easy here in the single elimination bracket. They got more to say. 01:53:30.440 --> 01:53:38.400 This happened in this matchup happened in 2023, Johnny. The Saudi Arabia 3-0ing Spain 01:53:38.400 --> 01:53:45.440 in that quarterfinals, to then obviously go ahead and win the entire competition, Spain 01:53:45.440 --> 01:53:51.640 seeking that revenge. And now with a map win under their belts, you saw it, Santi Gala 01:53:51.640 --> 01:53:56.000 like really fired up after that. And you can see the emotions almost kind of run high for 01:53:56.000 --> 01:54:01.800 this team too. The collapse of Xodi or a couple of tears in his eyes when he's secured a spot 01:54:01.800 --> 01:54:07.240 for himself and the team here at BlizzCon in Busan, they were playing in Busan. It's 01:54:07.240 --> 01:54:10.320 Fantastic showing on route 66 01:54:12.080 --> 01:54:14.000 There's now KSA you know 01:54:14.000 --> 01:54:18.280 Unfamiliar spot if it was like having to choose this next map the stats on your screen right there 01:54:18.280 --> 01:54:20.720 I mean when you're a team like Spain and 01:54:21.360 --> 01:54:27.300 You just gotta believe that you can pick down sort of really you need a little something to hold on to a little bit 01:54:27.300 --> 01:54:28.640 Of hope to hold on to 01:54:28.640 --> 01:54:34.520 But to be able to prove on this second map that you actually can't compete with Saudi Arabia that you actually can win the map here 01:54:34.520 --> 01:54:37.160 That is something that they can build on now. 01:54:37.160 --> 01:54:40.080 That belief, when we saw this in the group stage as well. 01:54:40.080 --> 01:54:43.200 You know, whether it's Mexico going up against Australia, 01:54:43.200 --> 01:54:44.960 you get one France going up against Korea, 01:54:44.960 --> 01:54:46.440 you get one map, and somebody's like, 01:54:46.440 --> 01:54:49.800 okay, you get the idea that maybe you can get away 01:54:49.800 --> 01:54:51.160 and win this series. 01:54:51.160 --> 01:54:53.520 So this was a huge map here, 01:54:53.520 --> 01:54:55.480 what's being to get on the board. 01:54:55.480 --> 01:54:57.440 Bones is really impressive on the Tracer too, 01:54:57.440 --> 01:55:00.200 and a very hard comp to play the Tracer into. 01:55:00.200 --> 01:55:03.560 The Qirico, I mean, so much a pretty mechanical sound. 01:55:03.560 --> 01:55:09.960 Zox who's going to be helping Quartz out, going up into the sky, just being kind of a target you can't really focus down. 01:55:09.960 --> 01:55:15.160 And then Quartz obviously on the grass, like, he's a very hard cop to play the Tracer into, if you're poked. 01:55:15.160 --> 01:55:19.960 But he's still finding those small, little openings to really exploit. 01:55:19.960 --> 01:55:21.960 And there's your final moment at the end. 01:55:23.160 --> 01:55:25.160 Fantastic win for Spain. 01:55:25.960 --> 01:55:29.960 Now just kind of riding that momentum for themselves. 01:55:29.960 --> 01:55:31.960 Let's go! 01:55:33.560 --> 01:55:45.320 They are so tired up and you know they're going to bring that energy into map 3 as well. 01:55:45.320 --> 01:55:49.200 And a small head in hands there as well from Saudi Arabia. 01:55:49.200 --> 01:55:54.000 They're coming in as maybe the favourites or close favourites to South Korea obviously 01:55:54.000 --> 01:55:56.400 Or if you're a joker, say you're a sailor for sleeper, come on. 01:55:56.400 --> 01:55:58.400 I'm not taking his opinion seriously. 01:56:00.400 --> 01:56:03.600 About this is a really big opportunity for Spain. 01:56:04.400 --> 01:56:09.200 Yeah, a massive opportunity. I mean, World Cup, typically, we see so many upsets. 01:56:09.200 --> 01:56:11.600 It's like unbelievable how many upsets we've seen as the World Cup. 01:56:11.600 --> 01:56:12.100 Already. 01:56:12.100 --> 01:56:15.600 And so you're almost like, you're sitting back every event and you're just like, 01:56:15.600 --> 01:56:20.400 alright, well, you look at the schedule, like, okay, which one of these is going to be an upset right here? 01:56:20.800 --> 01:56:23.600 And then you go down the list and you're like, oh, you know, sorry, Raybear, there's huge favourites. 01:56:23.600 --> 01:56:25.600 It's of course they're not gonna be defeated, right? 01:56:26.000 --> 01:56:32.160 Right? Like sorry, they can't lose in the first. Yeah. Well, no, maybe just 01:56:32.800 --> 01:56:38.160 You saw the predictions eighty nine to eleven percent. Yeah, I did no way right. Let all the channel points on 01:56:38.560 --> 01:56:44.920 And you're fine, right? That's the Overwatch woke up for you. They always finds a way to surprise you and this 01:56:45.440 --> 01:56:48.500 First to three has turned into our first two 01:56:48.500 --> 01:56:56.380 World Cup Special. Delivering moments that you can't quite get anywhere else. Oh, a Bastion 01:56:56.380 --> 01:57:04.540 Band for Spain. Mizuki Band. On the other side. For Kezai. Your Bastion. It's gonna 01:57:04.540 --> 01:57:10.140 be the same old story here, I think, Johnny. I think he's the ad still just gonna be running 01:57:10.140 --> 01:57:16.180 the... running the Mauga. He's got the Mauga mentality, it feels like. I think with TVNT 01:57:16.180 --> 01:57:20.180 sitting in the back lines as well. I'm curious if they're ever going to just throw TVNT in for the 01:57:20.180 --> 01:57:24.900 Diva map, for the Heavy Dive map. It would be a very, it's like a kind of a scary hidden weapon 01:57:25.540 --> 01:57:32.020 TVNT. I mean Seagod could bring out the Diva here. I also saw the band come out on Route 66 and so 01:57:33.300 --> 01:57:41.140 you know in in 2026 the way over sea sports is being played bands are so impactful because even 01:57:41.140 --> 01:57:46.000 even though a lot of these guys they have tremendous hero pools, even something we saw 01:57:46.000 --> 01:57:51.360 she has a tremendous hero pool that Spain could build on in the group stage but one 01:57:51.360 --> 01:57:56.800 hero band removing the best hero that one player has to offer that could really shake 01:57:56.800 --> 01:58:01.220 up the dynamics of how these series unfold and so the diva being removed from Saudi 01:58:01.220 --> 01:58:05.540 Arabia on rosy the 6th essentially became a must win map here for Spain as they look 01:58:05.540 --> 01:58:06.540 ahead. 01:58:06.540 --> 01:58:12.140 Icon Vulder is your next map. One piece here of Spain take route 66. 01:58:13.500 --> 01:58:17.980 Okay, no substitutions either. For the side of care. Say we'll see how Spain deal with this. 01:58:18.700 --> 01:58:22.620 Last time, look on the tracer, they rolled the bones, they came out with sixes. 01:58:23.660 --> 01:58:28.060 They rolled the bones, they came out with sixes. I mean, the tracer play is exceptional, 01:58:28.060 --> 01:58:33.180 but I still want to look at this back line. The garlic canal double flex on a map like this 01:58:33.180 --> 01:58:36.620 and a game type like these two where you can be greedy. 01:58:36.620 --> 01:58:40.980 You can run heavy damage and you can run honor. 01:58:40.980 --> 01:58:43.260 Now, it's your canal. 01:58:43.260 --> 01:58:45.740 Can you run Junkrat? 01:58:45.740 --> 01:58:48.220 Yes, sir. 01:58:48.220 --> 01:58:48.980 Yes, sir. 01:58:48.980 --> 01:58:50.140 You can run Junkrat. 01:58:50.140 --> 01:58:54.580 Junkrat's blizzard is even like small little buffs here. 01:58:54.580 --> 01:58:56.300 It adds up. 01:58:56.300 --> 01:58:58.380 Mid season patch after mid season patch. 01:58:58.380 --> 01:59:00.140 Season after season. 01:59:00.140 --> 01:59:01.500 Leave him where he is, man. 01:59:01.500 --> 01:59:05.380 but definitely not coming out on the attack of Ikebalda, I can promise you that, in pro-play. 01:59:05.380 --> 01:59:07.940 In my ranked games, but not in pro-play. 01:59:09.020 --> 01:59:11.180 It's okay guys, I'm standing against one, shooting mines over the top. 01:59:11.620 --> 01:59:12.940 Eventually, someone died. 01:59:12.940 --> 01:59:17.140 I have like core memories of Jake on defense here, Houston outlaws, throwing out mines. 01:59:17.140 --> 01:59:18.420 They're already out of mines. 01:59:18.420 --> 01:59:21.660 This was Jake's best map, just like defensive junk grab. 01:59:23.140 --> 01:59:25.780 I thought his messier was the mercy, but I could be wrong. 01:59:28.260 --> 01:59:29.260 Alright, here we go. 01:59:29.260 --> 01:59:33.260 Ziad's Santi, D.va versus D.mon. 01:59:34.260 --> 01:59:46.260 And if you're Saudi Arabia now, a little bit of the back foot here perhaps, and all of a sudden, you've got a deal with a D.mon composition with this change up so much we know about O'vorn. This is a question to be devastating. 01:59:46.260 --> 01:59:53.260 The only savage on the swing tier for the D.mon part. You're able to kind of get back in there a little quicker, the shield a little bit quicker as well. 01:59:53.260 --> 02:00:00.260 as well. That was quite good. Nice little sleep onto quarts, but yeah, it's making sure his slumber is not disturbed. 02:00:03.260 --> 02:00:06.260 That's how they rib here. They want to take their time. They want to build these angles. You can see now 02:00:06.260 --> 02:00:11.260 being picked up, you're of course an angle. Wanted to swing wide here. Oh, what a sleep! Wow! 02:00:11.260 --> 02:00:18.260 What was that sleep? Pure filth. And as well in the new change, Johnny, if you get slept in the sky, 02:00:18.260 --> 02:00:20.260 You get dropped like a rock 02:00:21.500 --> 02:00:26.100 Reliable counter if you can ale apparently I think they were just filming the trailer for the new patch 02:00:26.100 --> 02:00:27.460 Oh, okay 02:00:27.460 --> 02:00:31.460 Get into the replay. Yeah, get it. Why'd I find that three times at least 02:00:32.180 --> 02:00:33.980 There was maybe even four replays for the 02:00:35.300 --> 02:00:39.940 Impressive stuff to keep things off the story Arabia. No real momentum here after a minute and a half 02:00:40.460 --> 02:00:44.700 Yeah, never mention at all. They got to reset completely. Fenty still holding down the poor here 02:00:44.700 --> 02:00:48.900 Limit break coming up soon too. In fact, can now nanoproof. 02:00:48.900 --> 02:00:53.460 Fine oom, Sky noom. Xodiel on the floor? I'd be okay though. 02:00:53.460 --> 02:00:57.580 They're chasing them away from time being. One second left. No shot found. 02:00:57.580 --> 02:01:02.700 Now Quartz peeking his head out again. Xodiel doesn't end up going pretty low, but oh no! 02:01:02.700 --> 02:01:06.460 Yeah, even with the damage nerf, it should be enough damage to cleave someone in half. 02:01:06.460 --> 02:01:11.020 Santi ends up finding Cervus yet. They do trade for Gala though, so his support versus support. 02:01:11.020 --> 02:01:16.500 Skynoon from Quartens are coming in, Exodiel takes a lick of damage here, Knael's moving too good. 02:01:16.500 --> 02:01:21.780 End up with Err, well, funniest way out of that Piper, a brief moment, because he ends up picking up the kill. 02:01:21.780 --> 02:01:27.500 Looks like Saudi Arabia are going to eventually find control on this first point, with only Gala standing in their way now. 02:01:29.220 --> 02:01:32.100 But I was really close and contested there, of course, Spain. 02:01:32.100 --> 02:01:36.580 You just got a taste of the flavour they're looking to bring in this one, it's pure aggression. 02:01:36.580 --> 02:01:41.680 First with the Sky Noon from Exodio, and then with the On and On boots onto something here as well. 02:01:41.680 --> 02:01:44.580 Spain are going to throw everything they can here on Tony Rabia. 02:01:44.580 --> 02:01:47.780 So, not left poor. It's going to be a comfortable position in this hit-scan role. 02:01:50.780 --> 02:01:54.980 Sanjay is just going to rip this real quick too. They're going to go fast on this high ground. 02:01:54.980 --> 02:01:55.980 Okay, they're cooking. 02:01:55.980 --> 02:01:58.380 They've managed to catnap Sia, though. Can they actually get the teammate? 02:01:58.380 --> 02:02:02.180 He's got the catnap, as well as Ox2. Oh, Exodio dunks into the river. 02:02:02.180 --> 02:02:04.580 And, don't you guess how it is like as well. 02:02:04.580 --> 02:02:06.580 So that is a good pickup. 02:02:06.580 --> 02:02:08.580 Here for Sarni to start there. Point to two offense. 02:02:10.580 --> 02:02:12.580 And with the Cacity gone here for Spain. 02:02:12.580 --> 02:02:14.580 He's on HB! 02:02:14.580 --> 02:02:16.580 Yeah, not quite. 02:02:16.580 --> 02:02:18.580 Can't really do all this work by herself. 02:02:18.580 --> 02:02:22.580 So just gotta wait for the Cacity to get back into this one. 02:02:22.580 --> 02:02:24.580 But he's going to enable Sarni here but to set up here. 02:02:24.580 --> 02:02:26.580 And they have a continued rush from this high ground as well. 02:02:26.580 --> 02:02:28.580 I just feel like shooting with the cat it really does. 02:02:28.580 --> 02:02:30.580 Sarni takes a headshot but here comes the rush. 02:02:30.580 --> 02:02:33.580 Sarni's off all the way back but it's a safe avenue of exit. 02:02:33.580 --> 02:02:36.900 you have exit they just can't afford to lose anybody there's like bones which 02:02:36.900 --> 02:02:41.860 trying to mess with laughter on the point but going down anyway see add now 02:02:41.860 --> 02:02:46.660 with no remit gets to the mega health pack room as it showed you also forced 02:02:46.660 --> 02:02:50.620 to reset and the payload is pushing what all of this is happening it's 02:02:50.620 --> 02:02:54.300 essentially going to be spamming to reset here and have one good fighter they 02:02:54.300 --> 02:02:57.420 have an auto boost but you can't really push out against the sky noon this is 02:02:57.420 --> 02:03:00.380 going to be so difficult to take over about yeah sky noon they're trying to 02:03:00.380 --> 02:03:05.260 a drop, Santi in the back line, looks like Gala's found himself nice, he'll respond to 02:03:05.260 --> 02:03:07.460 Bridge, but oh that's a lot of damage. 02:03:07.460 --> 02:03:11.140 Santi loses, Metc walks up on the height now, Canale ends up going down too, but still needs 02:03:11.140 --> 02:03:12.140 to get to the point. 02:03:12.140 --> 02:03:16.540 Santi, there's just no way unfortunately for Spain to hold on to that, Gala's going to 02:03:16.540 --> 02:03:22.100 come in for a final touch, but it will be KSA, they're going to get the third point after 02:03:22.100 --> 02:03:24.820 the team kill, they've got four minutes in the bank now. 02:03:24.820 --> 02:03:29.500 Yeah, Blone's opened the door a little bit, but it was slammed shut by Saudi Arabia, as 02:03:29.500 --> 02:03:35.280 they continue on to the third point here. Spain really doing their dawn is here 02:03:35.280 --> 02:03:39.580 with just super aggressive demon composition but Passive really found the 02:03:39.580 --> 02:03:42.860 same level of picks that we were kind of hoping for with the composition like this. 02:03:42.860 --> 02:03:45.060 They have four ultimate here. 02:03:45.060 --> 02:03:49.260 There's the Clang that line who's going to get possibly Zodiac H trying to stem the bleeding. 02:03:49.260 --> 02:03:54.740 There's a triple stun I think that was from Gala. He didn't have catnapping 02:03:54.740 --> 02:03:59.100 somebody but Zodiac still ends up going down. Now Bones 3 HP hits the 02:03:59.100 --> 02:04:02.560 but they are slowly losing this fight. 02:04:02.560 --> 02:04:06.560 Pokes on the Tracer are going to be so less effective at this point as well, Johnny, in this stage. 02:04:06.560 --> 02:04:08.760 Yeah, I was so much invested here. 02:04:08.760 --> 02:04:12.760 And Bones is actually going to swap over to the Vendetta here, just looking for the damage output. 02:04:12.760 --> 02:04:15.760 Just gonna try to slam down this D.Va mech here. 02:04:17.760 --> 02:04:23.260 And they're basically going anti-Zat here with this bubble, and then straight-off Bones is just running through. 02:04:23.260 --> 02:04:26.760 What a heads-up decision to swap to a story of Vendetta composition here. 02:04:26.760 --> 02:04:32.980 Spining, Quartz, oh, Santi got one bubble left, they're going to wait for it to run out, but no he ends up popping it instead. 02:04:32.980 --> 02:04:37.680 That's a whole lot of energy for Santi now to make use of, but actually locking down a target might be quite tough. 02:04:37.680 --> 02:04:40.980 Slippery in KSA right now as they make their way to the back rooms. 02:04:40.980 --> 02:04:45.880 Sir, my dad looking for the Kizilours, but Canela has to know on a boost. Who's going to be in first? 02:04:45.880 --> 02:04:52.480 I mean, Nanna wants to find Shawley to overhead swing straight into the dash, but just gets kiting out. 02:04:52.480 --> 02:04:59.120 a tragic end to this defense here for Spain, Santi and Bone dead and the rest 02:04:59.120 --> 02:05:05.200 they're gonna follow as well. It's been a bit minutes for Saudi Arabia on their 02:05:05.200 --> 02:05:13.960 first attack. Impressive how they dealt with Spain after all who placed this 02:05:13.960 --> 02:05:18.700 unusual if you're talking about the worst history of course there's a cat in 02:05:18.700 --> 02:05:22.240 the mix flying around and dropping in a demon who is so potent aggressively 02:05:22.240 --> 02:05:26.620 Really impressive to see Sona and Arabia deal with that quite calm collected sat back 02:05:27.120 --> 02:05:31.740 Played really patiently and then when they had the ability timings in their favor 02:05:31.780 --> 02:05:36.140 They push momentum themselves. They pushed Spain back and gained that ground 02:05:36.300 --> 02:05:40.740 They got so active on that second point right like how impressive was that like we're gonna take the high ground 02:05:40.740 --> 02:05:45.180 We're gonna fight with Spain. Yeah. Oh, yeah, and all the while the payload was pushing 02:05:45.500 --> 02:05:48.380 Moving along this like so I'm just telling talk talk 02:05:48.380 --> 02:05:54.420 You gotta be hitting other people man, you gotta be getting more catnip. 02:05:54.420 --> 02:05:57.360 You can't just be in the enemy backlight. 02:05:57.360 --> 02:05:58.360 Help me out. 02:05:58.360 --> 02:05:59.860 I don't want to heal all the time. 02:05:59.860 --> 02:06:00.860 Yeah, I think you're right there. 02:06:00.860 --> 02:06:04.960 I think it was, like they were turning on a dime when it came to that comp swap, you 02:06:04.960 --> 02:06:08.580 know, you're just not going to have ults and that's the big worry because you just need 02:06:08.580 --> 02:06:12.740 to fight out in neutral and you need to win, but nano boost onto bones. 02:06:12.740 --> 02:06:16.500 There's just so many people up there, you don't even receive one bubble and if you're 02:06:16.500 --> 02:06:20.400 Saudi Arabia if you're any team you're okay we shoot the bubble and then the 02:06:20.400 --> 02:06:23.540 vendetta basically just sits there we have so much with ability to kind of run 02:06:23.540 --> 02:06:26.940 away because she used us to get up to the high ground 02:06:26.940 --> 02:06:28.940 It's obviously gonna die by the way 02:06:28.940 --> 02:06:30.940 Maybe so it was crazy 02:06:32.940 --> 02:06:34.940 Wait, no wait 02:06:34.940 --> 02:06:36.940 You're not quiet 02:06:36.940 --> 02:06:38.940 What for the attempt then? 02:06:40.940 --> 02:06:42.940 Tracer again 02:06:42.940 --> 02:06:48.360 And now Spain have a little bit of opportunity here to set up utilizing all this mobility, of course 02:06:48.900 --> 02:06:51.260 You don't necessarily just want to walk straight up here 02:06:52.420 --> 02:06:58.220 Can do some wide swings to the tracer try to get even into the back line somehow a lot more mobility 02:06:58.960 --> 02:07:00.960 allowed here 02:07:03.140 --> 02:07:05.140 The progress so far Spain 02:07:06.580 --> 02:07:08.580 Here we go 02:07:12.940 --> 02:07:16.940 You don't want to be facing them on that support's shore, but it's already dead, okay? 02:07:16.940 --> 02:07:18.940 Well, really out of people. 02:07:18.940 --> 02:07:19.940 Nice, Dave. 02:07:19.940 --> 02:07:20.940 Okay. 02:07:20.940 --> 02:07:22.940 Not being too much. 02:07:22.940 --> 02:07:28.940 You can see that something has struggled a little bit, perhaps, with some of those mid-season patch notes, too. 02:07:28.940 --> 02:07:31.940 They really tried to get this mech away from Seat. 02:07:31.940 --> 02:07:36.940 Just smacking that little bit of damage that makes a big difference here. 02:07:36.940 --> 02:07:38.940 And Seat has a lot of playing the limits perfectly here. 02:07:38.940 --> 02:07:40.940 Asgama goes down the course. 02:07:40.940 --> 02:07:46.180 That's gonna happen in a series like this. The Hitscam player from Saudi Arabia just 02:07:46.180 --> 02:07:49.320 stepped in the Alps and trying to get picked before they fight him in the gap. 02:07:49.320 --> 02:07:53.820 Yeah, sometimes you are just gonna get picked. That is... 02:07:53.820 --> 02:07:55.820 It was never fun. 02:07:58.820 --> 02:08:01.820 Son of a booster versus the Nair, yeah. 02:08:03.820 --> 02:08:05.820 Don't go on too, maybe they're casting here. 02:08:05.820 --> 02:08:09.820 So I'm locking on something. All fours are just rolling away. This guy's new. 02:08:09.820 --> 02:08:12.180 They're gonna go first they want to go aggressive drops into the holes 02:08:13.860 --> 02:08:16.100 Double shot, okay, so deal 02:08:18.180 --> 02:08:20.380 Could be chance though for KSA to still touch 02:08:21.060 --> 02:08:24.580 Playing fairly far forward, but it looks like they're gonna side against it 02:08:24.580 --> 02:08:28.380 No, they're not gonna go for a scrappy little flight on point. It's gonna give over to them 02:08:28.380 --> 02:08:31.620 Yeah, they prefer this high ground and said set up accordingly 02:08:31.780 --> 02:08:35.720 No reason to throw your bodies there onto the point use their time 02:08:35.720 --> 02:08:43.300 Nice dodge though from Spain getting out of the way of course on the high ground here now the attack is kind of commenced 02:08:43.300 --> 02:08:48.360 Oh the Libby break, that's why they hit Long, it's not even nano too, that's just so much damage 02:08:48.360 --> 02:08:51.980 Alright, do a little aggressive play 02:08:51.980 --> 02:08:57.060 And crucially here now, they call Saudi Arabia, they went aggressive 02:08:57.060 --> 02:09:00.580 They went before the payload was able to push through the gates 02:09:00.580 --> 02:09:05.380 And so now Spain have to wait for this gate to open by some more time for the defense to get back accordingly 02:09:05.380 --> 02:09:09.780 set up the high ground. So if you're a kind of a sort of rabier there, yes, you didn't contest the 02:09:09.780 --> 02:09:14.020 point on the first point, but you allowed yourself another five seconds. Okay. 02:09:15.380 --> 02:09:20.260 If Quartz can do it, Exodiel can as well. Really early pick, and Sanya and Rabia are still with a 02:09:20.260 --> 02:09:24.580 whole lot of confidence in them. And if he's from the rush on this high ground, just stretch to low 02:09:24.580 --> 02:09:28.820 level, space the catch and try and get away. Quartz is firing away, Exodiel, we'll add the head 02:09:28.820 --> 02:09:34.020 shots, just have him do a push though, and it's gonna be Exodiel getting away. Bones with a kill, 02:09:34.020 --> 02:09:38.260 And now the Scree can commence, latter in the small corridor against Sante. 02:09:38.260 --> 02:09:40.980 Easy pickings on the DMEC, D-Bot. 02:09:40.980 --> 02:09:43.780 Oh, like Sodeo's trying to fly out of there. 02:09:44.500 --> 02:09:45.620 With the health of Dala. 02:09:46.260 --> 02:09:48.820 Surely gets away now, yeah, it's just too much healing. 02:09:48.820 --> 02:09:49.780 Yo, okay. 02:09:49.780 --> 02:09:51.780 Reset, Sote goes down again. 02:09:51.780 --> 02:09:52.820 Indeed. 02:09:52.820 --> 02:09:56.100 And also on the way, we're already backing off there, missing the legit pack cap. 02:09:57.380 --> 02:10:01.540 Both casted is past the dead-eye here, so it becomes a battle of which team wants to go first, 02:10:01.540 --> 02:10:06.180 Are you going to be able to disengage hide inside your fortress if there's a skynem coming out? 02:10:06.180 --> 02:10:07.700 Oh, the counter move! 02:10:07.700 --> 02:10:10.420 It's a regular hiding car, a little bit too high. 02:10:10.420 --> 02:10:14.020 Unfortunately, as you're going down to Quartz, there's... 02:10:14.020 --> 02:10:16.740 So you've got nothing there and they even lose something's mech. 02:10:16.740 --> 02:10:20.020 So this time, they're slowly evaporating for Spain. 02:10:21.940 --> 02:10:24.020 Sorry, I'll be just staying contested at all times here. 02:10:24.020 --> 02:10:25.460 Trading is blow for blow. 02:10:25.460 --> 02:10:29.700 Like you say, it makes it so difficult for Spain to keep the momentum going here. 02:10:29.700 --> 02:10:39.100 And look, pushing through this gate is as hard as it's still going to be to get through 02:10:39.100 --> 02:10:40.100 this one. 02:10:40.100 --> 02:10:41.100 It's still a very tough point. 02:10:41.100 --> 02:10:42.100 That was like where are these bullets coming from man? 02:10:42.100 --> 02:10:43.100 These damn cats. 02:10:43.100 --> 02:10:44.100 Oh good done. 02:10:44.100 --> 02:10:45.100 It's got about two minutes. 02:10:45.100 --> 02:10:46.100 Look at the time. 02:10:46.100 --> 02:10:47.100 You got a nana, you got a catnap. 02:10:47.100 --> 02:10:48.100 Limit rate. 02:10:48.100 --> 02:10:55.100 Oh good, that's double two minutes. Look at the time. You got a nano, you got a catnap, limit break. 02:10:55.100 --> 02:11:01.100 Bones trying to keep this payload contestant here. Four sorry Arabia's moving here. 02:11:01.100 --> 02:11:06.100 They suck his game background. They have a nano if they really want to commit but don't get them into it yet. 02:11:06.100 --> 02:11:12.100 There's nano on the saunty again, straight to board but instantly there. The reaction from dog to get him out. 02:11:12.100 --> 02:11:15.780 Limit rate is going to connect with the front line, so Yann has got a remake though. 02:11:15.780 --> 02:11:17.380 Self destruct, pop. 02:11:17.380 --> 02:11:22.900 Nobody is going to get killed though, luckily, but Bones or the payload is maybe at least in the matter of progress. 02:11:22.900 --> 02:11:24.340 You need something bigger. 02:11:24.340 --> 02:11:26.900 Oh, there it is! That is the pick that you want. 02:11:26.900 --> 02:11:30.900 They've even got a Sky Nude too, but Savage yet still willing to fight this one out. 02:11:30.900 --> 02:11:37.300 The Sky Nude locks into a TP away for Savage yet, but Zock's quite, not quite so lucky. 02:11:37.300 --> 02:11:41.860 Pushing for Spain and now someone has to touch, but there's no one going to be there, not anymore. 02:11:41.860 --> 02:11:47.860 He had chased away and is going to catnap two straight insults to injury. 02:11:47.860 --> 02:11:48.860 We get it. 02:11:48.860 --> 02:11:50.860 Pokes on Pop as well. 02:11:50.860 --> 02:11:52.860 The drag down and the post bomb. 02:11:52.860 --> 02:11:53.860 Why not? 02:11:53.860 --> 02:11:56.860 That is going to be the second point captured for Spain. 02:11:56.860 --> 02:12:01.860 And look, that pick on the course alone makes the big difference there for Spain. 02:12:01.860 --> 02:12:03.860 They move this payload forward now. 02:12:03.860 --> 02:12:06.860 They're not going to equal Saudi Arabia's time. 02:12:06.860 --> 02:12:10.860 But if you could force overtime here, just give yourself a chance. 02:12:10.860 --> 02:12:28.820 I'll put reset, and even maybe a commslock, phones might decide the stracer not the optimal 02:12:28.820 --> 02:12:30.820 pick right now. 02:12:30.820 --> 02:12:36.580 If you're spain, take a moment to look here at the heroes, as you're going to roll out 02:12:36.580 --> 02:12:43.460 They're going to execute with the demon here this time. No, sorry. I know that I swapped here. So the radio they pretty far forward here 02:12:45.300 --> 02:12:52.740 Well, you finally retrieve the Spain patiently wraps around to secure this high ground before they push indoors and they're building towards this 02:12:52.740 --> 02:12:57.300 Not a boost here. So I mean one decides to push from Spain here and they could be looking at a complete capture 02:12:57.300 --> 02:13:19.360 I mean that was the crucial nono that's gonna needed to capture out this map and with the 02:13:19.360 --> 02:13:23.880 Naunaboo is deployed by Knael. Now much more of a difficult journey here for Spain as 02:13:23.880 --> 02:13:29.000 again, so no getting staggered here in the end. The matrix is there, sox just refusing 02:13:29.000 --> 02:13:33.680 to die. And now it's 60 seconds remain. Knael's going to swap over to this 02:13:33.680 --> 02:13:40.800 Kerakoff. But that was a huge Naunaboo's deploy there. I mean look at the ultimate 02:13:40.800 --> 02:13:46.240 the angle so it'll be rabious but this is uh this is an uphill battle here in Alcantara 02:13:50.240 --> 02:13:56.160 it's two-tied and booted okay say rage off the bolts okay he's gonna get found out that was a 02:13:56.160 --> 02:14:01.520 little devious and chandelier type angle oh get eliminated and that is gonna be a cat nap 02:14:01.520 --> 02:14:07.760 on to lab the two that's two already dead but quick return fire here from service yet and 02:14:07.760 --> 02:14:15.060 Quartz finds yet another, but they've managed to eliminate Ziad, so Quartz is not going to have that safety net at the D.VaMech anymore. 02:14:15.060 --> 02:14:19.960 Santi gets a kill and they get this payload going, but overtime is the best they're going to hope for here. 02:14:20.960 --> 02:14:25.360 One last opportunity here for Spain to try and force a draw, that's the best they can hope for now. 02:14:25.660 --> 02:14:29.860 Here on Eichenwalde, but Quartz got a dead eye, he's looking to end things now. 02:14:31.360 --> 02:14:33.360 No more upset in the fight for his dead eyes, Mike. 02:14:33.360 --> 02:14:37.560 That's probably all that they need. It feels like a teleport away, but Labja's already down. 02:14:37.560 --> 02:14:42.260 Exodiel finding the early pick yet again. No skulls, no one getting lit up here by Quartz, 02:14:42.260 --> 02:14:48.660 but they found the Tracer, or sorry, the Symmetra from Bones. Ends up getting the TP away here as Exodiel's on a perfect angle. 02:14:48.660 --> 02:14:56.560 Zad, very low. Quartz gets sniped by Exodiel too. A flashbang. Send Socks really as they de-mech Zad as well. 02:14:56.560 --> 02:15:01.460 Overtime is by what they need as Johnny. They're bringing this payload all the way in. 02:15:01.460 --> 02:15:10.460 Ladder on the venture, Sermosh yet teleports in, as soon as he's used on himself, a solo kill for Ladder, but he can't get back to the points. 02:15:13.460 --> 02:15:19.460 A draw is the best they've got now, but they just needed another hope. 02:15:19.460 --> 02:15:25.460 They just needed another hope. Spain showing that they're not going to fall flat here. 02:15:25.460 --> 02:15:32.180 And let's start here, take the map win, could force a draw, which would extend 02:15:32.180 --> 02:15:37.340 Saudi Arabia's ability to pick another map. It means that we could have a 02:15:37.340 --> 02:15:42.500 potential six map if this series goes very long indeed. 02:15:43.940 --> 02:15:49.700 That would make a tremendous difference. A little treat, a blizzcon treat, a blizzcon 02:15:49.700 --> 02:15:55.460 a goody bag, a map six. Map six banger. We'll see. We'll see. They don't want to 02:15:55.460 --> 02:16:02.460 count our forces. Just yet. No defense here. Two minutes and nineteen seconds. 02:16:02.460 --> 02:16:09.660 Not, uh, not impossible. No, and I still like what Spain did there on the defense. 02:16:09.660 --> 02:16:12.620 Like they're looking to play aggressive of course. They're on defense, but they're 02:16:12.620 --> 02:16:17.180 looking to play proactive. And the way this composition works, you have a nice 02:16:17.180 --> 02:16:20.620 nice flow when it comes to the ultimates. First you have the nano boost, you get the 02:16:20.620 --> 02:16:25.020 sky noon, and then you got the limit break as well, and they all kind of like come one 02:16:25.020 --> 02:16:29.860 after another, which essentially gives you three good opportunities if you're the defense 02:16:29.860 --> 02:16:33.100 here. If you can get to those ultimates, it gives you three good opportunities to hold 02:16:33.100 --> 02:16:37.180 firm, and that should be two minutes to go up here. So Spain, they can just get a little 02:16:37.180 --> 02:16:41.500 bit more ultimate value after this initial ult roll. They got a good chance. 02:16:41.500 --> 02:16:45.260 This is a support play, this is an army stream being lifted up to the high ground, oh it's 02:16:45.260 --> 02:16:49.580 Skybox, sorry, not an eye-ground. And Canel needs to be out-hitting these. Just the left 02:16:49.580 --> 02:16:54.460 place, but he needs to be hitting the sneaks too. That's what guaranteed him a couple of 02:16:54.460 --> 02:16:59.660 fights before. Wow, he had it just... Just said to breathe in, goodbye. 02:16:59.660 --> 02:17:03.100 I mean, maybe feeling like we've got 2 minutes and 20 here. You just want to go 02:17:03.100 --> 02:17:07.660 address him just to want to give him that spane of guard, but they're not going to be caught. 02:17:07.660 --> 02:17:12.460 Gala goes down here. I mean, it's always tricky losing the cat here. We'll get back 02:17:12.460 --> 02:17:16.780 relatively quickly, but definitely opening the door for Saudi Arabia. See if they can capitalize 02:17:16.780 --> 02:17:24.620 ever so slightly here, with these early faces. They got past yet again. Yeah. Oh, now he gets 02:17:24.620 --> 02:17:29.980 picked off as well. The healing is going to get cut in half here, sadly. Oh, Gala goes down too. Only 02:17:29.980 --> 02:17:38.380 33% score required. Someone's got to touch for Spain. Saudi Arabia get it done. Match points now 02:17:38.380 --> 02:17:44.780 in this first of three. A valiant defense here for Spain but it is sadly that come out on top. 02:17:46.460 --> 02:17:52.540 They clutch it out. Saudi Arabia they clutch things out and get the job done here. 02:17:53.820 --> 02:18:00.140 On Ikebal they've got steel I mean this series this series goes it's been so much closer than I 02:18:00.140 --> 02:18:04.060 think we expected going into this one so really impressive just to see Spain they can hang with 02:18:04.060 --> 02:18:08.380 the team like Saudi Arabia and that will Saudi Arabia's map pick they're going to 02:18:08.380 --> 02:18:12.300 Ikevalli of course so Spain another opportunity for them coming up to map 02:18:12.300 --> 02:18:16.580 four here they get to pick where we are going next and see if they can force a 02:18:16.580 --> 02:18:21.540 map five yes small little break for the players here just to make sure no one 02:18:21.540 --> 02:18:25.420 needs the bathroom I'll be through the rest of this series hopefully for Spain 02:18:25.420 --> 02:18:30.860 at least it's gonna go at the distance I have to bring it to a map five now still 02:18:30.860 --> 02:18:34.900 hope though again look pushing Saudi all the way to that third point despite 02:18:34.900 --> 02:18:40.300 finishing an OT fine also bringing down that time back to about two minutes 02:18:40.300 --> 02:18:45.020 you're probably still smiling there if you're Spain yeah look you can go into 02:18:45.020 --> 02:18:49.620 this fourth map and I mean you were riding higher momentum after route 66 02:18:49.620 --> 02:18:53.380 you were you know this pumping and feeling good great energy but now you're 02:18:53.380 --> 02:18:56.420 an opportunity to kind of like sit back and reflect on okay like what can we do 02:18:56.420 --> 02:19:00.060 better against map 4 what does work for us what hasn't worked for us maybe you're 02:19:00.060 --> 02:19:03.900 feeling after this I can model that okay like this aggression with the demon with 02:19:03.900 --> 02:19:07.500 the honor it didn't really work in our favor here maybe something we don't 02:19:07.500 --> 02:19:11.620 necessarily want to rely on moving forward here but the individual 02:19:11.620 --> 02:19:14.980 playmaking has been there from Spain like there's like bones competing with 02:19:14.980 --> 02:19:18.380 the likes of course and love that things we didn't really expect right and 02:19:18.380 --> 02:19:20.980 that is what the awards work up provides gives the opportunity for some of these 02:19:20.980 --> 02:19:25.060 more unknown players to make a stand make a name for themselves and I think 02:19:25.060 --> 02:19:28.500 bones has been quite impressive on the Tracer so far. We know Knau is impressive on the honor 02:19:28.500 --> 02:19:32.500 those sleep doubts on the defense just hitting ports a couple of times in the air like yeah like 02:19:32.500 --> 02:19:39.780 in the air too it's not like you're slow in the air at all oh okay that was a spectacular delivery 02:19:39.780 --> 02:19:46.900 look at that yeah that's frustrating like if i would give advice to over spares it's like 02:19:46.900 --> 02:19:51.140 when you have these very long cooldowns like a sleep dart it's like you can't just like throw it 02:19:51.140 --> 02:19:55.540 out before the fight begins right yeah like it's a critical cooldown so not just like throw it out 02:19:55.540 --> 02:20:00.520 Like make sure you hit it first of all you get some kind of out make sure you get make sure you hit this 02:20:00.680 --> 02:20:05.660 Yes, and it doesn't have to be like the biggest daddy, but now it's just like yeah, I'm just gonna sleep off this guy in the sky 02:20:07.380 --> 02:20:11.780 Feel advice don't try that at home. Don't try to sleep the jetpack at at all 02:20:13.140 --> 02:20:16.700 And then honestly is a pretty big change because before when we were seeing that happen 02:20:17.180 --> 02:20:21.960 Normally the bastions the bastions is kind of like kind of live in the air like okay 02:20:21.960 --> 02:20:24.360 They're taking a quick nap, a quick five, and then... 02:20:24.360 --> 02:20:25.120 Big Skybox. 02:20:25.120 --> 02:20:26.720 Yeah, he's just getting blown away. 02:20:26.720 --> 02:20:29.480 It's like, okay, well, we can't kill him. 02:20:29.480 --> 02:20:32.880 There is a pretty big change for the Jetpack cat. 02:20:32.880 --> 02:20:35.680 Having those targets being dropped after they get CC'd. 02:20:35.680 --> 02:20:37.640 And Ana is really the only one that has 02:20:37.640 --> 02:20:40.080 kind of great access to the instant dial, 02:20:40.080 --> 02:20:43.120 like an instant kind of CC like that, even in the skies. 02:20:43.120 --> 02:20:45.440 Most people playing in the Skybox. 02:20:45.440 --> 02:20:47.520 Looks like a quick discussion here between the two teams 02:20:47.520 --> 02:20:49.640 and Gala peeking his head in two. 02:20:51.960 --> 02:20:53.960 And where they want to go, and what they want to ban. 02:20:55.960 --> 02:20:59.960 So we've already played the s2 map and the hybrid map here. 02:21:00.960 --> 02:21:03.960 Push and flashpoint remains. 02:21:03.960 --> 02:21:06.960 We've seen flashpoint picked before here. 02:21:06.960 --> 02:21:09.960 Let's see if they want to keep up some of that energy on the first map. 02:21:09.960 --> 02:21:11.960 We saw them play more of a sigma style. 02:21:11.960 --> 02:21:16.960 Then it was more of a double flex style if you will on route 66. 02:21:16.960 --> 02:21:18.960 And then it was also the Zeeman. 02:21:18.960 --> 02:21:23.620 Oh, it's being played by Spain, so they've shown kind of what we expected from Spain. 02:21:23.620 --> 02:21:27.980 It's like they're really flexible, they've had a lot of different stuff, B-Puripools. 02:21:27.980 --> 02:21:32.540 Now they're taking us to Esperanza next, which of course, no Ana ban anymore. 02:21:32.540 --> 02:21:33.540 I mean, I'm down. 02:21:33.540 --> 02:21:37.220 Look, Esperanza, you can play hardcore, kind of double flex. 02:21:37.220 --> 02:21:41.140 Well, people have shown that they like to play the demon and the Ana here, right? 02:21:41.140 --> 02:21:42.140 Yeah. 02:21:42.140 --> 02:21:44.860 And so you can just keep this style going if you are Spain. 02:21:44.860 --> 02:21:50.020 look they didn't get away with a victory on I can only but hey just slow things 02:21:50.020 --> 02:21:53.500 in there play aggressive if we get a little bit more value from our limit 02:21:53.500 --> 02:21:57.340 break or none of us we can really take it to start radio you gotta play with 02:21:57.340 --> 02:22:03.340 that productivity and the faith in your ability to get rewarded for it on a 02:22:03.340 --> 02:22:05.340 a lorry 02:22:07.060 --> 02:22:09.500 Cinema backline. Oh stop it 02:22:10.540 --> 02:22:12.540 Wake up 02:22:12.540 --> 02:22:17.260 It's not a dream anymore wake up. We're actually here at blizzCon in 2026. It's a just picker 02:22:17.540 --> 02:22:24.140 It is but I mean Jeff Hancock super sick on this map, but of Spain now look look we want to play on yeah, we do 02:22:25.540 --> 02:22:33.300 And Santi getting a bit of respect as well from KSA demon band taking away the pick that she did very well on in Busan 02:22:33.340 --> 02:22:39.480 That tells me that, of course, Saudi Arabia, they know what's coming, yeah. 02:22:39.480 --> 02:22:44.160 We don't want to let you get away with playing the demon on a composition, and I mean, that 02:22:44.160 --> 02:22:48.000 is what France got away with against South Korea. 02:22:48.000 --> 02:22:52.960 The demon band, the jetpacked hat band, they were deployed early in the series, and so 02:22:52.960 --> 02:22:57.680 the last three maps of France versus South Korea, I was like, okay, like, Cork just just 02:22:57.680 --> 02:23:01.200 running wild on the demon, like, there's no bands to deploy anymore, but in this opportunity 02:23:01.200 --> 02:23:03.200 Right here 02:23:12.800 --> 02:23:14.800 Yes 02:23:24.560 --> 02:23:26.560 You get the event currency as well 02:23:31.200 --> 02:23:39.420 I'm excited to see how Esparanza ends up panning out, but KSA, they know what's going to happen. 02:23:39.420 --> 02:23:40.660 We know you don't play Ana. 02:23:40.660 --> 02:23:43.460 We know what you want to get it to. 02:23:43.460 --> 02:23:46.900 Now, does Spain expect the same thing? 02:23:46.900 --> 02:23:48.940 I think it's still just going to be more cat. 02:23:48.940 --> 02:23:53.060 It's going to be more Sermajed on the carry. 02:23:53.060 --> 02:23:54.060 That feels inevitable. 02:23:54.060 --> 02:23:58.740 Yeah, after staying here, what tank hero? 02:23:58.740 --> 02:24:05.220 are we gonna see some on run? I got distracted. You did see some on run in 02:24:05.220 --> 02:24:14.420 Busan. Well okay well what do you see some okay like let's say a lot not a lot 02:24:14.420 --> 02:24:18.420 not a lot yeah that's right yeah let's set the expectations here we're seeing 02:24:18.420 --> 02:24:24.260 on run maybe like three times yes so it is a rare it's a rare pick it's a rare 02:24:24.260 --> 02:24:27.760 trading card if you if you got a little report card like meta report card like 02:24:27.760 --> 02:24:31.020 hero pick part yeah that would be one of the rarest like one of the rarest ones 02:24:31.020 --> 02:24:36.380 I agree yeah I mean it wouldn't be it would be a little crazy considering how 02:24:36.380 --> 02:24:41.100 good like cast is right now as well you kind of need a linear map and you need 02:24:41.100 --> 02:24:45.220 to play against heroes that you can really like dish out damage against you 02:24:45.220 --> 02:24:49.740 know like a sigma composition or a diva composition if you can build up that 02:24:49.740 --> 02:24:54.580 burn damage might be quite favorable you can get away with that but you're not 02:24:54.580 --> 02:24:58.660 going to get away with that on Esperanto. If you are either Spain or Saudi Arabia. 02:24:58.660 --> 02:25:04.100 Yeah, there's no way. So, let's dream on. Oh, I'll be dreaming. All right, Spain, 02:25:04.100 --> 02:25:09.980 here we go. A map win here, taking us to a map five would be just so sick for our 02:25:09.980 --> 02:25:15.460 open-air game at BlizzCon 2026 for the Watch World Cup. But Saudi Arabia, look 02:25:15.460 --> 02:25:19.020 and they just want to just punch this one home. And being eliminated here, there's 02:25:19.020 --> 02:25:23.820 no lower bracket, might I remind you, so you will be sent home on day one, two, 02:25:23.820 --> 02:25:28.580 Which is not the best feeling but still also making it to blizzcon. It's got to be an achievement into itself 02:25:28.580 --> 02:25:34.020 I mean if you're sorry Arabia, you probably went into this one knowing it that you're the heavy favorites 02:25:34.260 --> 02:25:37.780 You're the reigning world champs, and you're like all right. Let's just get this serious done with 02:25:38.460 --> 02:25:40.060 good a quick video 02:25:40.060 --> 02:25:45.620 Grab some tacos at the food. Okay, really what damn this guy is hungry. It is 02:25:46.620 --> 02:25:53.540 But now you face yourself this map for I guess Spain that's been looking really competitive and you're almost like a little impatient 02:25:53.820 --> 02:25:56.820 Why is this series not over yet? 02:25:56.820 --> 02:25:59.820 And that impatience could lead to mistakes, 02:25:59.820 --> 02:26:02.820 a bit more proactivity than perhaps you need, 02:26:02.820 --> 02:26:04.820 and that allows Spain to get back into this series, 02:26:04.820 --> 02:26:06.820 and so it's a mental game as well. 02:26:06.820 --> 02:26:09.820 It's what happened on Route 66, getting picked off a little bit too early. 02:26:09.820 --> 02:26:13.820 I mean, Exodio now kind of heating up on the Stage 2 against Quartz. 02:26:13.820 --> 02:26:16.820 Finding opening picks on the Cassidy is second to none. 02:26:16.820 --> 02:26:18.820 It is the best thing you can do as the cast, 02:26:18.820 --> 02:26:21.820 because then you can get, well, if you're in a sticky spot, 02:26:21.820 --> 02:26:27.100 You can get airlifted to safety by your cat as well. We'll see how Esperanza ends up going 02:26:27.100 --> 02:26:30.020 It's gonna be a pivot towards the Arnifer Canal. That's to be said 02:26:30.620 --> 02:26:32.620 probably more cat too 02:26:33.780 --> 02:26:40.480 And Spain really trying to make their own mark and shake their own destiny to after they get eliminated last year 02:26:40.480 --> 02:26:48.380 Well, not last not 2025 but 2023 the last World Cup where they got eliminated 3-0 by Saudi in this exact same spot 02:26:48.380 --> 02:26:55.060 I want to prove that they got more to show that just won the map win here against Saudi 02:26:55.060 --> 02:26:57.560 Arabia. 02:26:57.560 --> 02:27:01.260 This is win the match or go home. 02:27:01.260 --> 02:27:04.660 And so backs against the wall here now for Spain in this series. 02:27:04.660 --> 02:27:08.380 Let's head over to Esfrança. 02:27:08.380 --> 02:27:11.660 A tough map to play to if you lose that early control. 02:27:11.660 --> 02:27:15.020 The first fight is so important still. 02:27:15.020 --> 02:27:21.240 the high ground just so disgustingly good for the team with control of the bot after 02:27:21.240 --> 02:27:23.840 that first fight. 02:27:23.840 --> 02:27:33.080 Oh, a rare Sermijer de Arnaud might be on the table too, wouldn't hate to either, and 02:27:33.080 --> 02:27:35.520 even Bones kind of hovering bashing. 02:27:35.520 --> 02:27:37.840 We saw it banned last map. 02:27:37.840 --> 02:27:42.080 This could be where they pull it out, this secret weapon from Bones who's been pretty 02:27:42.080 --> 02:27:43.760 Decent on this racer so far. 02:27:43.760 --> 02:27:45.380 Date's unlocked. 02:27:45.380 --> 02:27:48.080 Saudi looking to finish the series in the 3-1 faction. 02:27:48.080 --> 02:27:52.920 Spain on the other hand, a map five is in their hopes. 02:27:52.920 --> 02:27:56.440 And this bastion is going to be a surprise for Saudi Arabia. 02:27:56.440 --> 02:28:01.800 I'll still see bones here getting picked up by Gala. 02:28:01.800 --> 02:28:04.560 Going for these deep swings to turret mode activated. 02:28:04.560 --> 02:28:07.280 That's something that CR has to be ready for, 02:28:07.280 --> 02:28:09.360 saving up some of that matrix for the big bastion 02:28:09.360 --> 02:28:11.400 to go aggressive. 02:28:11.400 --> 02:28:14.520 So definitely a tactical adjustment here, but something taking a lot of damage early. 02:28:15.520 --> 02:28:18.680 They're definitely coming off worse in the trade versus Ziyad. 02:28:20.200 --> 02:28:21.640 A lot of that nade damage. 02:28:22.120 --> 02:28:24.440 Good focus down, gives so much yet a bit of an opening too. 02:28:24.440 --> 02:28:27.880 Both these Arnaz looking for instant nades, Quartz goes pretty low, but quickly healed up. 02:28:27.880 --> 02:28:30.440 A rotation now for KSA. 02:28:31.400 --> 02:28:34.920 They make their way back, like behind the bot's checkpoints. 02:28:34.920 --> 02:28:36.280 Here comes the swing around though. 02:28:36.280 --> 02:28:39.800 Quartz pushed away initially by the cat, they're now looking at Quartz. 02:28:39.800 --> 02:28:46.500 the Nade not quite finding what he was looking for, the Quartz crawling forward, the aggressive push, but they've lost the Mechaziad. 02:28:47.260 --> 02:28:48.840 That's the big issue with the Bastion. 02:28:49.340 --> 02:28:53.940 If you can't get value from the turret form, it really flips the momentum for the favourites of the Reba. 02:28:53.940 --> 02:28:56.100 Like, Sodial here, that's gonna pick up the Lava. 02:28:56.300 --> 02:29:00.940 The most important fight here on this map is gonna be won by Spain, as they take control. 02:29:00.940 --> 02:29:05.260 See, I'm trying to build up towards this Mechaziad, to be able to do it in the safety of the Mechaziad health back room. 02:29:05.800 --> 02:29:06.800 But now they get high ground. 02:29:06.800 --> 02:29:10.800 He's awesome. Denonibus already available here from Camille. 02:29:10.800 --> 02:29:14.800 Whoa, what a game as well. Spanels go a hot start here. 02:29:14.800 --> 02:29:21.800 Nanna, you just got to send Santi, it'll leave a pose. Looks like Santi is going to be the one open sleet from Sermas yet. 02:29:21.800 --> 02:29:26.800 A little hindrance to those plans now, but a bit of a fake here for Santi. 02:29:26.800 --> 02:29:31.800 Just going to run down the rest of them. And Gala and Santi are going to have to push the point now. 02:29:31.800 --> 02:29:36.200 Well, Quartz, you're alone, buddy. Against the Teeba, Zox gets taken out by Gala. 02:29:36.200 --> 02:29:41.240 Another clean sweep here. Spain with a two-man wrecking crew. I'm pushing the point. 02:29:41.960 --> 02:29:44.760 And will they get the checkpoint here, or will someone be available for sorry, 02:29:44.760 --> 02:29:49.480 or will they contest? See ya. Trying to push forward here. 02:29:49.480 --> 02:29:52.920 At some point, surely Spain has to retreat here. It is contested after all here. 02:29:54.120 --> 02:29:57.800 That is crucial. We have to hold that bot before the checkpoint. 02:29:57.800 --> 02:30:03.440 Oh, they're gonna mind you. They really want this. Another sleep from Sermazed. 02:30:03.440 --> 02:30:08.360 It's gonna get eaten by the Matrix regardless, but still, you gotta feel good about that one. 02:30:08.360 --> 02:30:12.140 Here comes the nanoboost. The springback. Oh, but the catapult's so good! 02:30:12.140 --> 02:30:18.640 Bones at least gets taken down though as they trade before. Self-destruct from Santi, but taken out by Labda. 02:30:18.640 --> 02:30:26.440 The trades are kind of nasty. Spain have got their hits going up, but see, at the end of half, they use the self-destruct after he got anti. 02:30:26.440 --> 02:30:32.880 After Spain you get a withdrawal here and be really careful not to lose a member if you can as well 02:30:34.000 --> 02:30:37.000 Straighting back and forth, but it's for favorable for Saudi Arabia 02:30:38.240 --> 02:30:43.400 Is it I don't think it is I mean look Spain now having a nano in about 40% 02:30:43.400 --> 02:30:46.800 Which doesn't take too long to build these cops that take a lot of initial damage 02:30:47.240 --> 02:30:51.280 They're gonna use the artillery for eyes to to push Saudi Arabia back 02:30:52.520 --> 02:30:54.520 Taking control of that high ground again 02:30:54.520 --> 02:30:58.760 Quartz, past the dead I hear though, one Katnub could be devastating. 02:30:59.480 --> 02:31:01.720 There it is, Katnub, over the top. 02:31:01.720 --> 02:31:05.960 No sleep coming in, oh the very end and it's good enough for a kill! 02:31:05.960 --> 02:31:08.680 Bones, Katnub, again the trade comes in. 02:31:09.320 --> 02:31:13.880 To DPS for DPS, a long range name, hits Exodiel but now they got a Sky Noon of their own. 02:31:14.760 --> 02:31:18.120 Straight around the top, Seattle looking for somebody, those bullets eating up, 02:31:18.120 --> 02:31:21.880 but straight for the back line, goes the Casper, straight back to Spawn. 02:31:21.880 --> 02:31:29.080 as he's followed up by Sermoshed, but another one Santi, and you know what that means, chasing down 02:31:29.080 --> 02:31:31.880 Lab through his Seattle, so turn tail and running. 02:31:34.280 --> 02:31:37.720 Kane is looking really impressive with this composition so far, 02:31:38.840 --> 02:31:42.760 trading back and forth and making a path. They need a checkpoint. Need a checkpoint here, 02:31:42.760 --> 02:31:48.680 indeed, sort of raven pouring. Oh, you gotta touch, push it, you gotta touch, push it on. Oh! 02:31:48.680 --> 02:31:52.020 Oh, contested, just in time for Saudi Arabia. 02:31:52.020 --> 02:31:54.460 That two seconds of hesitation, a good sweep onto QW, 02:31:54.460 --> 02:31:55.320 so it's then a pushing back. 02:31:55.320 --> 02:31:57.760 Ziyan, the last player right now off the KSA on the point. 02:31:57.760 --> 02:31:58.260 Great corner. 02:31:58.260 --> 02:31:59.760 Now the boost is going to get deployed, 02:31:59.760 --> 02:32:00.560 but then it gets easy. 02:32:00.560 --> 02:32:03.840 So Ziyan's still at around 280 SHP. 02:32:03.840 --> 02:32:05.320 Straight to the high ground here. 02:32:05.320 --> 02:32:08.280 Sanzi holds on, keeping Bones alive with the Matrix, 02:32:08.280 --> 02:32:10.720 as the Catman, Pagala might be what they need. 02:32:10.720 --> 02:32:14.640 But Sanzi, self-destruct kill on Sermajet. 02:32:14.640 --> 02:32:18.560 Bot though, is in control of Saudi Arabia right now. 02:32:18.560 --> 02:32:20.880 Bones goes down here, and that is the moment 02:32:20.880 --> 02:32:22.560 where Spain now has to withdraw, 02:32:22.560 --> 02:32:25.640 having lost both their tank player and their basket. 02:32:25.640 --> 02:32:28.200 And again, they didn't capture that crucial checkpoint. 02:32:28.200 --> 02:32:29.480 Two seconds of hesitation, 02:32:29.480 --> 02:32:31.200 they weren't touching the bot there, Johnny. 02:32:31.200 --> 02:32:33.560 Call it one and a half, maybe. 02:32:33.560 --> 02:32:35.880 I mean, the smallest of details, really. 02:32:35.880 --> 02:32:38.120 And now Saudi Arabia, for the first time, 02:32:38.120 --> 02:32:40.240 they get the opportunity to flip things here, 02:32:40.240 --> 02:32:42.040 fight on the same side of the map. 02:32:44.640 --> 02:32:51.900 Canale has to a whirlwind sleep dart onto quartz. They're gonna wait to rip this 02:32:51.900 --> 02:32:57.940 high noon though I'd imagine. They don't really need to. 02:32:57.940 --> 02:33:04.500 He's the Sky Noon. He's trying to find somebody in this gala but again a trade 02:33:04.500 --> 02:33:07.460 it's another 4v4. 02:33:07.900 --> 02:33:12.020 Don't want to push past the gates though. I'm gonna buy you a timer if you're a 02:33:12.020 --> 02:33:14.300 Spain when I played pretty cool and collected. 02:33:14.300 --> 02:33:17.940 Sodeo got another dead eye, but they're going to try and push in aggressively here as he 02:33:17.940 --> 02:33:21.620 Sodeo ends up going down a catnap onto Santi's mech 2, 02:33:21.620 --> 02:33:27.580 institutes the matrix of quartz, oversteps his mark, an overconfident push. 02:33:27.580 --> 02:33:32.660 As Santi was basically put in that position by Sox to get that kill, 02:33:32.660 --> 02:33:35.540 there is going to be Seattle being airlifted to safety, 02:33:35.540 --> 02:33:39.700 his opponents are going down, the Spree finds a bit of damage onto Gala as KSA 02:33:39.700 --> 02:33:46.340 managed to find a good early pick and that bot's gonna get moving and this checkpoint in their sights 02:33:46.340 --> 02:33:50.180 yeah this is going to get captured and something's on a ton of trouble here on the debuff 02:33:51.220 --> 02:33:56.020 we'll try to get out but i kind of doubt it's here okay 02:33:57.940 --> 02:34:02.260 yeah the point's gonna get capped though as well johnny i mean this is again a small slip up pain 02:34:02.980 --> 02:34:05.940 the price for it now is spain not getting the checkpoint of their own 02:34:05.940 --> 02:34:09.940 It's going to brutal comeback for Saudi Arabia. 02:34:09.940 --> 02:34:10.940 Stain it. 02:34:10.940 --> 02:34:13.940 He needs to find a way back into this map now. 02:34:13.940 --> 02:34:14.940 I knew it. 02:34:14.940 --> 02:34:15.940 Over top, ports in front of standing. 02:34:15.940 --> 02:34:16.940 He's ground there. 02:34:16.940 --> 02:34:17.940 He's going to have the damage reported in two. 02:34:17.940 --> 02:34:18.940 Oh, and it's just so good. 02:34:18.940 --> 02:34:20.940 The matrix is so nice from Zad. 02:34:20.940 --> 02:34:26.940 And Saudi almost instantly de-makes off the back of that. 02:34:26.940 --> 02:34:32.940 This is a lead being extended now by KSA. 02:34:32.940 --> 02:34:34.940 They are fully online here in Spain. 02:34:34.940 --> 02:34:38.940 hasn't had anything going for the past few minutes at this point. 02:34:38.940 --> 02:34:43.940 Ace is going to start building towards a hundred meters of progress for Saudi Arabia. 02:34:43.940 --> 02:34:47.940 And Spain, they don't really have any ultimates before here either. 02:34:47.940 --> 02:34:51.940 I mean, for course, I mean, in a sport like this, it's just too nasty. 02:34:51.940 --> 02:34:53.940 And he gets out basically for free. 02:34:53.940 --> 02:34:59.940 It's just disgusting work from Zox and Quartz right now as they personally need over a hundred meters. 02:34:59.940 --> 02:35:00.940 Is this it? 02:35:00.940 --> 02:35:05.280 Is this a dream? The Spain crushed in this moment, folks. 02:35:05.280 --> 02:35:07.280 Goes in for the gap now, Pat. 02:35:07.280 --> 02:35:09.780 Yes, Auntie again though, but oh, she gets DMG. 02:35:09.780 --> 02:35:13.440 There's the focus fire. It's just so damn clean from Saudi Arabia right now. 02:35:13.440 --> 02:35:15.440 And God also ends up going down. 02:35:15.440 --> 02:35:18.780 I mean, it's Auntie dead. I mean, Johnny, is this it? 02:35:18.780 --> 02:35:20.780 This, this, this might be over right here. 02:35:20.780 --> 02:35:24.280 Spain, they're struggling to find a foothold here on their own defense. 02:35:24.280 --> 02:35:26.280 They have a non-ahatic, so it goes down. 02:35:26.280 --> 02:35:28.780 The last thing you can do with this guy, they're going to Saudi Arabia. 02:35:28.780 --> 02:35:29.780 Approaching the point. 02:35:29.780 --> 02:35:33.460 Just maybe from Canel here is what they need to get themselves back in this. 02:35:33.460 --> 02:35:35.860 But Saudi Arabia are not going to make this easy. 02:35:35.860 --> 02:35:38.020 Nano booster poids straight to the back. 02:35:38.020 --> 02:35:40.980 Sarti is just going to get Matrix that entire time. 02:35:40.980 --> 02:35:42.580 There's no backup here for Spain. 02:35:43.540 --> 02:35:46.180 As KSA now can just spring back into this. 02:35:46.740 --> 02:35:48.500 A loss of the neck, a loss of the life. 02:35:48.500 --> 02:35:49.860 And Nano onto Quartz. 02:35:50.660 --> 02:35:52.500 They're just running this one in. 02:35:53.140 --> 02:35:55.300 And it's self-destruct killer as well. 02:35:55.300 --> 02:35:57.220 Fireworks for Saudi Arabia. 02:35:57.220 --> 02:35:57.540 Wow. 02:35:57.540 --> 02:36:04.460 and sometimes heroes for Saudi Arabia end up coming up with this series with a 02:36:04.460 --> 02:36:14.980 3-1 the champions that lifted the trophy in 2023 making their run once again 02:36:15.180 --> 02:36:19.020 you're watching that series and through what you're thinking all right Spain is 02:36:19.020 --> 02:36:22.700 hanging there they're really fighting back in Saudi Arabia is this Saudi Arabia 02:36:22.700 --> 02:36:26.140 team as strong as you thought they were but they really shown that last map on 02:36:26.140 --> 02:36:34.140 They took over after the six-minute mark and just dominated your position and that is what we come to expect from the reigning world champions. 02:36:34.140 --> 02:36:46.140 Heroes downfall for Spain who they come in to this 20-26 Overwatch World Cup after losing to Saudi Arabia in 23 in the same position. 02:36:46.140 --> 02:36:54.140 This time though, putting up more of a fight, they brought more five-house and more heroes to grace their team. 02:36:54.140 --> 02:37:00.380 but the the sheer power level of Saudi Arabia cannot be understated right now 02:37:00.380 --> 02:37:05.560 we'll see how far they end up going but a semi-final spot is locked in for the 02:37:05.560 --> 02:37:12.680 team we'll be finding out next who they're going to face in that one as 02:37:12.680 --> 02:37:17.240 Germany versus Sweden is waiting but great first match here to kick things 02:37:17.240 --> 02:37:23.300 off at the 2026 World Cup here at Biscondt yeah I mean a fantastic 02:37:23.300 --> 02:37:29.540 showing on RU I think everybody was kind of with Spain at the very start there 02:37:29.540 --> 02:37:35.660 so we see the maps on your screen the 3-1 for KSA and you mentioned Germany 02:37:35.660 --> 02:37:41.860 Sweden coming up that's the next series on the docket that series decides who 02:37:41.860 --> 02:37:46.460 KSA will face in the semi-finals we know who you're written for Johnny obviously 02:37:46.460 --> 02:37:51.460 No, no, no, no. I'm on by upstairs. I'm a professional. 02:37:51.460 --> 02:37:55.460 It's going to be a really interesting series to see who's coming up. 02:37:55.460 --> 02:38:00.460 Who will get the opportunity to face off against Saudi Arabia in a semi-final? 02:38:00.460 --> 02:38:03.460 Slop here. That's a bit far away to Spain, of course, now. 02:38:03.460 --> 02:38:06.460 They're road MCR in the quarterfinals. 02:38:06.460 --> 02:38:10.460 They got one more map than the previous time against Saudi Arabia. 02:38:10.460 --> 02:38:25.460 and overall been so impressed by a few of these pairs, something bones to individuals we perhaps didn't know as much about going into the World Cup this year around and they showed to us that they have a lot of potential, a lot of skill to deploy and maybe we'll see more of them in OWCS. 02:38:25.460 --> 02:38:39.460 Yeah, I mean, look, getting better and better every year, that is what Spain are going to be looking for here, but with that, Saudi Arabia take the series three to one, let's jump down to the stage there real quick for it into me. 02:38:39.460 --> 02:38:44.100 Thanks guys, I'm here joined by Quartz from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia getting the win against 02:38:44.100 --> 02:38:45.100 Spain. 02:38:45.100 --> 02:38:48.220 Three, two, one, big congratulations on getting the win, Quartz. 02:38:48.220 --> 02:38:53.380 I mean, you were here in 2023 and now you're here again for BlizzCon again. 02:38:53.380 --> 02:38:54.380 How does that make you feel? 02:38:54.380 --> 02:38:56.540 How does it feel to be back here on stage? 02:38:56.540 --> 02:39:01.340 It feels so nice, especially since the stage is nicer than last year, I would say, or 2023, 02:39:01.340 --> 02:39:04.460 and especially since we're reigning champs, so I'm here to defend our title. 02:39:04.460 --> 02:39:05.460 Yeah. 02:39:05.460 --> 02:39:08.740 Talking about the defending title, I mean, because you guys were the champions, I feel 02:39:08.740 --> 02:39:14.260 there's a lot more expectation for team KSA. Does that sort of like have a heavy burden on you? 02:39:14.260 --> 02:39:18.580 How do you feel about that? For me at least. No, I think that motivates me to play even better. 02:39:19.620 --> 02:39:23.460 Okay, and let's talk a little bit about this match. I feel like a lot of people expected 02:39:23.460 --> 02:39:28.580 this to be a 3-0. It was a 3-1 victory for you guys. What were some of the problems that your 02:39:28.580 --> 02:39:32.580 team had during the match and how did you guys resolve that problem? I think overall we played 02:39:32.580 --> 02:39:36.660 really well. Only loss we had was to ourselves. We weren't playing good, we weren't listening, 02:39:36.660 --> 02:39:40.100 But we managed to fix it and close it out in 20 minutes or so. 02:39:41.100 --> 02:39:42.940 I'm just kidding. But we fixed it. 02:39:42.940 --> 02:39:44.940 You guys definitely fixed it and got the win. 02:39:44.940 --> 02:39:48.100 Anything you want to say for your fans that are watching? 02:39:48.100 --> 02:39:49.940 That's my final question for you, Quartz. 02:39:49.940 --> 02:39:51.940 Of course. Can I say it in Arabic? 02:39:51.940 --> 02:39:52.660 Yeah. 02:39:52.660 --> 02:39:54.260 Take them all, Falfa, Aafi, Hababi. 02:39:54.260 --> 02:39:56.460 We'll see each other in the next video. This is the first round. 02:39:56.460 --> 02:39:59.140 We'll see each other in the next video. 02:39:59.140 --> 02:40:00.860 We'll see you in the next video. 02:40:00.860 --> 02:40:04.260 Do you mind quickly translating that for me? Sorry, I don't speak Arabic. 02:40:04.260 --> 02:40:09.140 I can do it. I said thank you guys so much for your support, hopefully we'll close it out. 02:40:09.140 --> 02:40:13.380 We're playing tomorrow against Sweden and Germany or whoever wants to match. 02:40:13.380 --> 02:40:16.260 And we'll make you guys happy with the trophy again. 02:40:16.260 --> 02:40:19.140 All right, well that's it for Nervy Quartz, thank you so much. 02:40:19.140 --> 02:40:21.140 That is it, thank you so much. Let's head back to the desk. 02:40:22.660 --> 02:40:26.740 From handshake to seal the deal on our stage, thank you so much. 02:40:26.740 --> 02:40:30.020 Adani and Quartz, that's a promise to the fans. 02:40:30.020 --> 02:40:33.700 They will be lifting that trophy, but, you know, 02:40:33.700 --> 02:40:35.220 other teams, something to say about that. 02:40:35.220 --> 02:40:37.380 Let's talk about how this series should outdo, 02:40:37.380 --> 02:40:40.580 because initially, Kasey came in very, very dominantly, 02:40:40.580 --> 02:40:42.740 but Spain started to, like, 02:40:42.740 --> 02:40:45.540 find themselves with the leg in the game again. 02:40:45.540 --> 02:40:46.340 Yeah, I'm not gonna lie. 02:40:46.340 --> 02:40:48.260 On that first map, I was starting to get worried. 02:40:48.260 --> 02:40:50.900 I mean, Quartz immediately just opened up on them, 02:40:50.900 --> 02:40:53.460 and this was a blitz of a map one. 02:40:53.460 --> 02:40:54.820 But huge problems for teams playing 02:40:54.820 --> 02:40:56.500 because they were able to kind of right the ship, 02:40:56.500 --> 02:40:58.180 stabilize things, bring a map back, 02:40:58.180 --> 02:41:02.580 can keep the series relatively competitive from here, but just the margin that the Saudis 02:41:02.580 --> 02:41:06.900 are working with. Like, yes, they can drop a map. It's proven by Spain that they can 02:41:06.900 --> 02:41:11.020 bleed, but he's got to do a lot more than that to actually win a series against them. 02:41:11.020 --> 02:41:13.580 And this map one was really a showcase of that dominance. 02:41:13.580 --> 02:41:18.180 It really was. And I think, again, the continuous different looks that we've seen from both 02:41:18.180 --> 02:41:22.100 these squads. We know that both kind of like to play a little bit out of the meta. Of course, 02:41:22.100 --> 02:41:30.260 We did see the demon coming in alongside that cat into map 2 and the fact that on Route 66 02:41:30.260 --> 02:41:36.220 it was just an insane comeback there for the side of Spain to be able to win that one out. 02:41:36.220 --> 02:41:39.140 But again, I think I really love to see the bite back. 02:41:39.140 --> 02:41:40.540 The stanching was so impressive. 02:41:40.540 --> 02:41:41.740 Canale there as well. 02:41:41.740 --> 02:41:47.460 Of course, it's Odeo looking to pop off, but for the side of KSA, the depth is just too 02:41:47.460 --> 02:41:48.460 strong. 02:41:48.460 --> 02:41:52.940 individuals taking over in the server but obviously Quartz also being one of those 02:41:52.940 --> 02:42:00.300 individuals who just can basically like turn the favor for his team at any given time and 02:42:00.300 --> 02:42:05.420 it's so hard to shut them down. Meta-wise though and composition-wise what did you see here Jake? 02:42:05.420 --> 02:42:09.020 Do we have a better idea of what we can expect for the next few days? 02:42:09.020 --> 02:42:13.420 You know I really think Santi Sigma not just her individual prowess on the character but just how 02:42:13.420 --> 02:42:17.180 effective it felt in this series. I think that's support 10 for the future here. I think we're 02:42:17.180 --> 02:42:24.180 I think we're going to see a lot of these more comfortable flex tank players wanting to pull out the stigma more than they have in recent patches, but we saw a ton of versatility. 02:42:24.180 --> 02:42:30.180 It's clear that Kat is still a very relevant pick, you know, they've been able to give that vertical mobility to your Cassidy, your Ana, your tank. 02:42:30.180 --> 02:42:37.180 I mean, anybody who needs it, there's just incredible competitive playmaking potential there, but things still feel to me very wide open. 02:42:37.180 --> 02:42:41.180 I still think there's a lot of opportunity for other teams to come and make their mark on this meta. 02:42:41.180 --> 02:42:49.180 I think it's really cool how, again, we've just seen the dynamicism across these four maps here for the first quarter final of today, 02:42:49.180 --> 02:42:53.180 and with how open things are, the more potential for upsets. 02:42:53.180 --> 02:42:59.180 Absolutely, and once again, like, obviously, some teams have a very clear identity, 02:42:59.180 --> 02:43:02.180 other teams are trying on a lot of different looks. 02:43:02.180 --> 02:43:04.180 From Spain, for example, unfortunately, they're out here of the competition, 02:43:04.180 --> 02:43:09.180 but in Busan and also here today, I feel like they've been able to play a lot of different styles 02:43:09.180 --> 02:43:11.580 There's a variety of compositions, Jake. 02:43:11.580 --> 02:43:13.820 Yeah, the Batiste, you know, Ash, you mentioned this on Rutsuichi6, 02:43:13.820 --> 02:43:16.340 but I think that's a very much a comfort pick for Canale. 02:43:16.340 --> 02:43:19.300 Worked incredibly well with the Sigma, with the Cassidy. 02:43:19.300 --> 02:43:21.620 It felt like a style that could really work for Spain. 02:43:21.620 --> 02:43:23.980 And I think we'll see maybe more teams experimenting 02:43:23.980 --> 02:43:25.300 with some of those different picks, some heroes 02:43:25.300 --> 02:43:28.100 that we really haven't seen in the mix too much lately. 02:43:28.100 --> 02:43:31.020 But I think for me, that's the beauty of playing on a fresh path. 02:43:31.020 --> 02:43:32.780 Even these pro players are innovating, 02:43:32.780 --> 02:43:33.980 like they're watching these matches. 02:43:33.980 --> 02:43:35.660 They're thinking about how that affects the matter, 02:43:35.660 --> 02:43:38.300 what they want to bring into their individual approaches. 02:43:38.300 --> 02:43:40.860 because with single-ealing, we talked about this, 02:43:40.860 --> 02:43:42.700 it's the adaptations you can make on stage. 02:43:42.700 --> 02:43:44.660 It's not just what you bring in preparation, 02:43:44.660 --> 02:43:46.700 it's how you can develop over the course 02:43:46.700 --> 02:43:49.060 of what's hopefully a long series for some of these teams. 02:43:49.060 --> 02:43:50.700 And that's kind of how we saw the demon meta 02:43:50.700 --> 02:43:53.620 starting to develop during the group stage of Busan, right? 02:43:53.620 --> 02:43:55.780 We saw how teams were, there were some players 02:43:55.780 --> 02:43:57.300 who were playing it a little bit more passive, 02:43:57.300 --> 02:44:00.620 using that dash to get out, but then we saw the shift, 02:44:00.620 --> 02:44:02.100 the aggression starting to come through, 02:44:02.100 --> 02:44:05.460 and those adaptations, and I cannot wait to see 02:44:05.460 --> 02:44:07.540 how things are gonna develop further this weekend. 02:44:07.540 --> 02:44:11.060 Yeah, I mean, this was just the first of many more matches to come. 02:44:11.140 --> 02:44:14.260 We will be having four quarterfinal matches just today. 02:44:14.340 --> 02:44:19.620 But that also means we have to say goodbye to four teams already on day one, 02:44:19.700 --> 02:44:22.060 which is obviously a bit of a heartbreaker. 02:44:22.140 --> 02:44:24.660 Next up, it's going to be a big one. 02:44:24.980 --> 02:44:27.380 It's going to be Germany going up against Sweden. 02:44:27.460 --> 02:44:29.820 I think Germany really impresses us all so much. 02:44:30.220 --> 02:44:32.020 Do you feel like there's a clear favorite here? 02:44:32.100 --> 02:44:35.380 Would that be Sweden just based on like the, you know, 02:44:35.380 --> 02:44:39.460 like the veteran players that we have on that team or do you feel like Germany has a real 02:44:39.460 --> 02:44:44.100 chance for an upset? I think Germany has a real chance for an upset. I think that based 02:44:44.100 --> 02:44:49.380 on what we saw, what we heard about the Scrimbox as well, a lot of people ended up being Sweden 02:44:49.380 --> 02:44:54.900 killed, but Germany have been so impressive. And I think again, with what we're talking 02:44:54.900 --> 02:45:01.700 about, when it comes down to that cat as well, guys, I'm such an accruble. You have no idea. 02:45:01.700 --> 02:45:06.700 She's just so talented and mechanically gifted at that hero and I could definitely see her 02:45:06.700 --> 02:45:07.700 being a different maker today. 02:45:07.700 --> 02:45:12.980 Yeah and her decision making on Kat especially has to just be really really impressive because 02:45:12.980 --> 02:45:14.700 you really have to pick your battles right? 02:45:14.700 --> 02:45:18.700 Like that's the most important thing because Kat can be everywhere at all times. 02:45:18.700 --> 02:45:23.300 You really need to know where you need it and what position will have the most impact 02:45:23.300 --> 02:45:25.700 in that match in the octwation. 02:45:25.700 --> 02:45:28.700 Great proficiency in that in Boussa. 02:45:28.700 --> 02:45:31.700 see if they can get the victory over Sweden. 02:45:31.700 --> 02:45:33.420 First, we're going to head into a quick break. 02:45:33.420 --> 02:45:35.860 And afterwards, we're back with our second quarter 02:45:35.860 --> 02:45:37.020 final of the day. 02:45:37.020 --> 02:45:38.060 So don't go anywhere. 02:50:58.700 --> 02:51:04.700 Take the next step in upgrading your visual experience with MSI's QD OLED monitors. 02:51:04.700 --> 02:51:07.700 Built to last, brilliance ahead. 02:51:07.700 --> 02:51:10.700 Gigabyte, upgrade your life. 02:51:10.700 --> 02:51:15.700 Secret Lab, pro-grade ergonomics for the highest level of play. 02:51:18.700 --> 02:51:23.700 The 2026 Overwatch World Cup is brought to you by DHL. 02:51:58.700 --> 02:52:00.700 Sweden. 02:52:00.700 --> 02:52:03.700 What do you think is Germany's biggest strength? 02:52:03.700 --> 02:52:05.700 Their tank player for sure. 02:52:05.700 --> 02:52:07.700 He's just like a high quality player. 02:52:07.700 --> 02:52:09.700 One of the best tank players in Europe. 02:52:09.700 --> 02:52:12.700 Is Kevster still the top threat from Sweden? 02:52:12.700 --> 02:52:15.700 Yeah, he's the best player on the team for sure. 02:52:15.700 --> 02:52:17.700 I mean, they will for sure have a very strong side-fight 02:52:17.700 --> 02:52:19.700 that we gotta look out for, but... 02:52:19.700 --> 02:52:21.700 He's lapping the right side. 02:52:21.700 --> 02:52:24.700 Yeah, let's not play. He's trash. 02:52:24.700 --> 02:52:26.700 I'm trying to find one. 02:52:26.700 --> 02:52:30.380 Most of the time, Soudi is the first to enter the team. 02:52:30.380 --> 02:52:31.660 I don't think they are ready. 02:52:31.660 --> 02:52:32.660 They have a good team. 02:52:32.660 --> 02:52:33.660 They have Kessler. 02:52:33.660 --> 02:52:35.660 Kessler is going to get close to the game. 02:52:35.660 --> 02:52:36.660 I think he will be the third. 02:52:36.660 --> 02:52:38.900 How many times have you been to one? 02:52:38.900 --> 02:52:40.780 Kev is too good. 02:52:40.780 --> 02:52:41.780 Kev is too good. 02:52:41.780 --> 02:52:42.780 Kev is having a great tournament. 02:52:42.780 --> 02:52:43.780 I think it's Sweden. 02:52:43.780 --> 02:52:44.780 Sweden. 02:52:44.780 --> 02:52:45.780 Sweden. 02:52:45.780 --> 02:52:47.780 What do you think about Kessler? 02:52:47.780 --> 02:52:49.780 What do you think about Kessler? 02:52:49.780 --> 02:52:51.780 I think Kessler is really, really insane. 02:52:51.780 --> 02:52:55.220 Also, Winnie the Pooh is a really good player. 02:52:55.220 --> 02:53:00.460 And together, they support each other's playstyle. 02:53:00.460 --> 02:53:02.220 What do you think the final score is going to be? 02:53:02.220 --> 02:53:02.820 3-0. 02:53:02.820 --> 02:53:03.700 Confident 3-0? 02:53:03.700 --> 02:53:04.460 Confident. 02:53:11.100 --> 02:53:16.260 And we are back for our second quarter-final match of the day. 02:53:16.260 --> 02:53:18.260 There's going to be a good one. 02:53:18.260 --> 02:53:19.660 Although in the piece we just watched, 02:53:19.660 --> 02:53:25.780 It seems like most of the pro players will give the edge to Sweden, but let's hear from our desk here 02:53:25.780 --> 02:53:28.420 If we agree with that sentiment 02:53:28.700 --> 02:53:33.780 Jake and Ash joining me to set the stage for this one Sweden going up against Germany 02:53:33.780 --> 02:53:39.820 Let's talk big picture first because obviously, you know when you have a team like Sweden with a kester in the mix 02:53:39.820 --> 02:53:43.180 You're just gonna assume that they're gonna make it all the way on top kester is 02:53:43.180 --> 02:53:46.220 is probably currently in best form ever. 02:53:46.220 --> 02:53:49.460 And that's a crazy thing to say because he's never been in bad shape, right? 02:53:49.460 --> 02:53:52.940 So, but like, he's literally at the tippy top right now. 02:53:52.940 --> 02:53:55.260 But Germany, yes, they have ice cream. 02:53:55.260 --> 02:53:57.500 He's our up-and-coming player from last year, 02:53:57.500 --> 02:54:01.580 and he's really like solidified himself as one of the best tank players in the West 02:54:01.580 --> 02:54:03.180 or maybe even in the world. 02:54:03.180 --> 02:54:08.180 But really, his team has been like, stepped like right there with him. 02:54:08.180 --> 02:54:10.380 And they leveled up so much in this competition as well. 02:54:10.380 --> 02:54:14.540 So maybe there is an actual opportunity here for Germany to take this one. 02:54:14.540 --> 02:54:19.980 How do you, do you feel like it's as lopsided as the interviews we just saw suggest? 02:54:19.980 --> 02:54:22.540 So do you feel like this is for the big Germanies? 02:54:22.540 --> 02:54:25.820 You know, I think it's fair to say that with a player like Kessler in the mix, 02:54:25.820 --> 02:54:27.780 which you know, a lot of people see what he does in the server, 02:54:27.780 --> 02:54:29.940 and it's just obviously he's one of the best players in the world, 02:54:29.940 --> 02:54:33.860 especially on these very individualistic, very high performing DPS roles. 02:54:33.860 --> 02:54:34.900 But if people don't realize it, 02:54:34.900 --> 02:54:36.660 this is also one of the best communicators in the game. 02:54:36.660 --> 02:54:38.660 He actually is an incredible team leader. 02:54:38.660 --> 02:54:41.180 And to be playing Tracer and Xi'an deep in the back line 02:54:41.180 --> 02:54:42.720 and somehow leading your team 02:54:42.720 --> 02:54:44.860 when they're doing something completely different, 02:54:44.860 --> 02:54:46.260 takes an incredible mind for the game. 02:54:46.260 --> 02:54:48.100 And I think that has to really be looked at 02:54:48.100 --> 02:54:50.060 for Team Sweden as one of their biggest threats. 02:54:50.060 --> 02:54:51.580 I think for Germany to play this close, 02:54:51.580 --> 02:54:52.780 I think they can, 02:54:52.780 --> 02:54:54.740 but it needs to be a Herculean effort, 02:54:54.740 --> 02:54:56.380 really from Eisenam as the player 02:54:56.380 --> 02:54:58.000 with the most pedigree and experience. 02:54:58.000 --> 02:54:58.840 But as we mentioned, 02:54:58.840 --> 02:55:01.420 the rest of the team has to step up to that level as well. 02:55:01.420 --> 02:55:03.660 I want to believe in this team from Germany, you know, 02:55:03.660 --> 02:55:05.620 and I'm really hoping that this is going to be 02:55:05.620 --> 02:55:07.180 an exciting and close finish. 02:55:07.180 --> 02:55:08.380 I definitely have to agree. 02:55:08.380 --> 02:55:12.900 I feel like it makes sense why we're seeing Sweden as a overdog, right? 02:55:12.940 --> 02:55:16.460 But it's kind of crazy to think that Iceland coming into this event is now 02:55:16.460 --> 02:55:20.580 considered the experienced player on the roster and the way he's been able to 02:55:20.580 --> 02:55:21.380 lead them as well. 02:55:21.380 --> 02:55:24.140 I feel like we've heard so much from his team about how much they've been 02:55:24.140 --> 02:55:27.260 learning, how quickly they've been gaining that experience. 02:55:27.380 --> 02:55:30.180 I think that is also something that can be incredibly dangerous. 02:55:30.380 --> 02:55:30.740 Yeah. 02:55:30.740 --> 02:55:33.380 And I mean, the group stage, it was a nail biter, right? 02:55:33.380 --> 02:55:36.860 Like they ended up in this three way tie break with Canada and Spain. 02:55:36.860 --> 02:55:41.660 in their group, and they ended up coming out on top of it all. 02:55:41.660 --> 02:55:46.060 And quite frankly, I think Aislam, in an interview in Busan, did say, 02:55:46.060 --> 02:55:50.460 he's just been so impressed with how well the team played, 02:55:50.460 --> 02:55:53.460 how quickly they learned, and stepped it up to the competition. 02:55:53.460 --> 02:55:57.860 Because initially, they didn't even think they could make it past the qualifiers, 02:55:57.860 --> 02:55:59.460 and then they were in Busan, they're like, 02:55:59.460 --> 02:56:03.060 oh man, if we just win a match here, that would be great, 02:56:03.060 --> 02:56:05.260 but they didn't expect it, expected. 02:56:05.260 --> 02:56:10.260 And now they're here. So at this point, he basically said on the platform that he feels like they're playing with house money. 02:56:10.260 --> 02:56:16.260 Like if they managed to win a quarterfinal here, that would already be like this is already a career hike for all of us. 02:56:16.260 --> 02:56:20.860 I think that's the other thing, right? Not really having that pressure on your shoulders for Team Germany. 02:56:20.860 --> 02:56:23.460 I think that for Team Sweden, they do have that pressure. 02:56:23.460 --> 02:56:26.660 They feel it a lot more with the expectations that are being placed on them. 02:56:26.660 --> 02:56:32.960 This roster for Germany though, honestly, I am so excited to see this match up 02:56:32.960 --> 02:56:40.360 because I think it's going to be a banger with the firepower and just general vibes and energy and mindset that they're bringing to the table. 02:56:40.360 --> 02:56:48.160 Absolutely. But we know that Sweden will not underestimate Germany because what we've seen from them in the qualifiers and also in Busan, 02:56:48.160 --> 02:56:55.360 like players like QR, they can take over a server. So Sweden cannot slack for this one, Jay. 02:56:55.360 --> 02:56:58.760 I mean, what I really like about this Swedish team is how aggressive they are. 02:56:58.760 --> 02:57:04.640 you know Kevser kind of sets the tempo, but the rest of the team is in right behind him and I mean Kevser has an incredible read on 02:57:04.880 --> 02:57:08.240 Managing that you never being quite far enough in that you could punish him 02:57:08.240 --> 02:57:12.920 But he's always keeping the pressure on you and I think for Germany the question is can they weather that storm? 02:57:12.920 --> 02:57:18.320 Can they give eyes on the time and space to work where he can really develop an advantage trade in the tank matchup? 02:57:18.320 --> 02:57:20.880 It won't be easy for team Germany and I think that 02:57:21.080 --> 02:57:24.520 Aggressive pressure for teams reading is gonna be really the first pearl they've got to get over 02:57:24.520 --> 02:57:30.520 But with the Swedish roster, you know, really putting the pressure on, I think Admiral as a breakout player on this team is an incredible asset. 02:57:30.520 --> 02:57:33.520 I think he's one of the best Matesport players in the world, full stop. 02:57:33.520 --> 02:57:38.520 And for him to be on the Swedish roster, coming from Estonia as a breakout player is a really great thing for Team Sweden. 02:57:38.520 --> 02:57:41.520 I think he's a big reason why they've come this far and why they look so strong. 02:57:41.520 --> 02:57:45.520 Yeah, I mean him and Skull have had great synergy in the server. 02:57:45.520 --> 02:57:52.520 I think that overall though, for this team, it's also kind of crazy when you're thinking about the fact that Kevser is not even on his main role. 02:57:52.520 --> 02:57:58.920 role and he's performing so well right? Yeah I know I know but exactly that's kind of the point 02:57:58.920 --> 02:58:02.680 that I'm trying to make is the flexibility that and the mechanics that he's still consistently 02:58:02.680 --> 02:58:08.440 being able to bring across an insane pool of heroes it's it's something that's definitely really 02:58:08.440 --> 02:58:13.880 hard to go up against. Yeah I honestly it's no surprise that everyone is like ranking this team 02:58:13.880 --> 02:58:18.600 at very very high that they should be considered the favorite in this particular matchup we talk 02:58:18.600 --> 02:58:22.520 talk about Kevster so much, but yeah also Admiral obviously and Skyler I think his 02:58:22.520 --> 02:58:27.600 Kyrie and his cat are really top notch like the cat's good. Yeah the cat's really 02:58:27.600 --> 02:58:31.960 really good so I think that really gave them a massive edge to even make it 02:58:31.960 --> 02:58:36.000 here because we got a little close there for the first seed against the USA as 02:58:36.000 --> 02:58:40.200 well with them unfortunately they ended up second but still. So Sweden obviously a 02:58:40.200 --> 02:58:46.040 highly rated team we have to talk about predictions for this one. I would assume 02:58:46.040 --> 02:58:50.600 that you're going with Sweden because you're obviously a massive Kevster fan. 02:58:50.600 --> 02:58:55.120 You know, I am a massive Kevster fan and it's a little bit crazy to do this, but I'm gonna go for the upset here. 02:58:55.120 --> 02:58:56.920 You know, I think just talking with Akku last night, 02:58:56.920 --> 02:59:02.840 I was really impressed with her composure and the way she talked about the pressure that you're under in like a big stage with 02:59:03.000 --> 02:59:06.800 tons of people watching with the family tuning in at home. So I'm rooting for Team Germany. 02:59:06.800 --> 02:59:10.520 I think it's that they're a big underdog, but you know, that's what the Overwatch World Cup is all about. 02:59:10.520 --> 02:59:14.640 And we learned anything from the last match is that any given day anything can happen. 02:59:14.640 --> 02:59:17.200 And if this German squad really shows up with their A game, 02:59:17.200 --> 02:59:18.800 I think there's a chance. 02:59:18.800 --> 02:59:22.480 Guys, if you know me, you know I love an underdog story. 02:59:22.480 --> 02:59:24.240 And I think that's the craziest thing 02:59:24.240 --> 02:59:26.640 is that my prediction following Jake is also 02:59:26.640 --> 02:59:28.440 going to be a Germany win. 02:59:28.440 --> 02:59:31.160 It's not that I don't believe in Sweden, 02:59:31.160 --> 02:59:35.240 but honestly, it's my vibe right now. 02:59:35.240 --> 02:59:37.320 I have nothing else to say other than that. 02:59:37.320 --> 02:59:39.320 You're just in a German era right now. 02:59:39.320 --> 02:59:39.820 I get it. 02:59:39.820 --> 02:59:40.320 It's my gut feeling. 02:59:40.320 --> 02:59:43.120 Yeah, this is actually I. 02:59:43.120 --> 02:59:43.760 Wait a second. 02:59:43.760 --> 02:59:50.760 I thought I was gonna be like the big break and the desperate is what I wear with Germany for a 3-2. 02:59:50.760 --> 02:59:53.760 We all chose the same score line, you're joking. 02:59:53.760 --> 02:59:56.760 We're the same kind of crazy guys. We're a good team up here. 02:59:56.760 --> 03:00:01.760 But it's not crazy, crazy. I feel like this is unbelievable. This is not super out there. 03:00:01.760 --> 03:00:05.760 Just based on what we've seen from Germany. This is reasonable. 03:00:05.760 --> 03:00:11.760 I think this is an upset prediction. I think we really should say that Sweden are the favourites. 03:00:11.760 --> 03:00:14.200 I think they've got more experience across the roster. 03:00:14.200 --> 03:00:16.640 But Germany, I was looking at them in the group stages like, 03:00:16.640 --> 03:00:18.680 hey, this is a team, I don't know if they're going to qualify. 03:00:18.680 --> 03:00:19.960 And then they come on as the one seed. 03:00:19.960 --> 03:00:22.560 And they put up some impressive match wins in some tough spots. 03:00:22.560 --> 03:00:25.720 So I do think that if they can come out here and just show 03:00:25.720 --> 03:00:27.680 that best performance here on land, 03:00:27.680 --> 03:00:30.600 if a little bit of pressure gets the team Sweden, 03:00:30.600 --> 03:00:32.960 maybe that's a run likely expectation, 03:00:32.960 --> 03:00:34.200 but it's certainly possible. 03:00:34.200 --> 03:00:35.880 Yeah, I think just how quickly they've 03:00:35.880 --> 03:00:39.120 been evolving over the last couple of months. 03:00:39.120 --> 03:00:41.600 It's been so impressive there for Team Germany. 03:00:41.600 --> 03:00:44.640 But again, it is the underdog story. 03:00:44.640 --> 03:00:48.360 I feel like it sounds so crazy for us to have these predictions. 03:00:48.360 --> 03:00:54.040 After we watched the team interviews about how this matchup was going to go 03:00:54.040 --> 03:00:57.720 and everyone was Sweden filled, I feel like we look insane right now. 03:00:57.720 --> 03:01:00.880 Because I was so ready to defend my pick against the two of you. 03:01:00.880 --> 03:01:01.960 So there's that. 03:01:01.960 --> 03:01:03.040 But yeah, I don't know. 03:01:03.040 --> 03:01:05.040 What about our audience in here? 03:01:05.040 --> 03:01:07.120 Who thinks Sweden got this one? 03:01:07.120 --> 03:01:09.680 Make some noise for Sweden. 03:01:09.680 --> 03:01:12.800 Okay, I'm not impressed with the amount of noise I'm hearing, by the way. 03:01:12.800 --> 03:01:15.680 But, okay, Germany, any team Germany fans? 03:01:17.680 --> 03:01:18.720 Are they with us? 03:01:18.720 --> 03:01:19.760 Are we with the crowd? 03:01:19.760 --> 03:01:21.760 They're slightly against us, but I'm okay with that. 03:01:21.760 --> 03:01:22.520 I'm okay with that. 03:01:22.520 --> 03:01:23.600 I'll stand on business. 03:01:23.600 --> 03:01:25.160 I'll take a risk with my friend. 03:01:25.160 --> 03:01:28.560 I mean, and, you know, I think part of the fun of it is I love to see the underdog story 03:01:28.560 --> 03:01:32.000 and maybe nowhere else but the Overwatch World Cup am I more excited to predict 03:01:32.000 --> 03:01:36.000 that underdog and hope that they can, you know, make history and really make a name 03:01:36.000 --> 03:01:36.520 for themselves. 03:01:36.520 --> 03:01:38.000 I mean, some of the players have talked about this, right? 03:01:38.000 --> 03:01:45.880 This is a genuinely the best opportunity for our players not currently competing at the highest level of overwatch to get their shot to play on land 03:01:46.160 --> 03:01:52.400 You know your performance here under this kind of pressure is exactly what elite coaches want to see and so for a lot of players win 03:01:52.400 --> 03:01:56.520 Or lose you can have a very strong individual game. It could change your life. It could change your career 03:01:56.520 --> 03:02:03.320 Yeah, literally like people are scouting and these kind of events because this finally gives players who have been grinding tier 2 or 03:02:03.320 --> 03:02:06.480 or even tier three, if you will, for quite some time, 03:02:06.480 --> 03:02:08.760 but they never really go to shop in any of the teams. 03:02:08.760 --> 03:02:11.800 But now they have an opportunity to play against the best, 03:02:11.800 --> 03:02:14.160 and that also means to train against the best. 03:02:14.160 --> 03:02:16.480 And that's why we see teams like Team Germany 03:02:16.480 --> 03:02:19.440 leveling up so quickly, 03:02:19.440 --> 03:02:22.220 like within just the scope of the Overwatch World Cup, 03:02:22.220 --> 03:02:24.840 this is where diamonds are being forged. 03:02:24.840 --> 03:02:26.720 Now we're heading into a very quick break, 03:02:26.720 --> 03:02:28.040 and then afterwards we are back 03:02:28.040 --> 03:02:30.640 with our second quarterfinal of the day, 03:02:30.640 --> 03:02:32.760 Sweden going up against Team Germany. 03:02:33.320 --> 03:02:42.320 Who do you think is the most aggressive team? 03:02:42.320 --> 03:02:46.320 I think it's France. 03:02:46.320 --> 03:02:48.320 I think it's France, wouldn't it? 03:02:48.320 --> 03:02:50.320 I would say France. 03:02:50.320 --> 03:02:54.320 France, because of Crocs. 03:02:54.320 --> 03:02:57.320 Because they have Crocs leaving the team as the tank. 03:02:57.320 --> 03:02:58.320 France. 03:02:58.320 --> 03:02:59.320 France? 03:02:59.320 --> 03:03:00.320 Yeah. 03:03:00.320 --> 03:03:01.320 Yeah, that's France. 03:03:01.320 --> 03:03:02.320 They have Crocs. 03:03:02.320 --> 03:03:04.320 Who has the best mechanic? 03:03:04.320 --> 03:03:08.320 Okay, on three. One, two, three, quartz. 03:03:08.320 --> 03:03:09.320 Hello? 03:03:09.320 --> 03:03:12.320 I thought you weren't meant to say team. 03:03:12.320 --> 03:03:13.320 What about mechanics? 03:03:13.320 --> 03:03:14.320 Who gets the best? 03:03:16.320 --> 03:03:17.320 Saudi. 03:03:17.320 --> 03:03:18.320 Saudi, honestly. 03:03:18.320 --> 03:03:20.320 This is not a big obstacle for us. 03:03:20.320 --> 03:03:22.320 We all have this kind of mechanics. 03:03:22.320 --> 03:03:24.320 I would say Sweden. 03:03:24.320 --> 03:03:28.320 I would say Sweden or USA. 03:03:28.320 --> 03:03:31.320 I think it's hard to deny that it should be South Korea. 03:03:31.320 --> 03:03:32.960 Three, two, one. 03:03:32.960 --> 03:03:34.320 Sorry, I'm not sure. 03:03:34.320 --> 03:03:36.320 Definitely not us. 03:03:36.320 --> 03:03:38.320 Yeah, I was going to say. 03:03:38.320 --> 03:03:41.320 Who's the most underrated team? 03:03:41.320 --> 03:03:43.320 I would say Sweden, for a second. 03:03:43.320 --> 03:03:45.320 I think they are really good. 03:03:45.320 --> 03:03:46.320 Team Germany? 03:03:46.320 --> 03:03:47.320 I mean, ask somebody else? 03:03:47.320 --> 03:03:48.320 Us. 03:03:48.320 --> 03:03:49.320 Yeah. 03:03:49.320 --> 03:03:51.320 I'm taking any of them. 03:03:53.320 --> 03:03:55.320 Maybe us. 03:03:55.320 --> 03:03:57.320 I kind of want to say Sweden. 03:03:57.320 --> 03:04:00.320 I think there's actually a good chance that if any of these are out, they could win that, for sure. 03:04:00.320 --> 03:04:03.320 If your team doesn't win the World Cup, who do you think it will be? 03:04:03.320 --> 03:04:08.320 Korea's highest probability, but both Saudi and US have a great shot at the World Cup. 03:04:08.320 --> 03:04:09.320 Saudi, for sure. 03:04:09.320 --> 03:04:10.320 Yeah. 03:04:10.320 --> 03:04:11.320 Gigu. 03:04:11.320 --> 03:04:14.320 Gina, Saudi, who are you? 03:04:14.320 --> 03:04:15.320 I think... 03:04:15.320 --> 03:04:16.320 South Korea. 03:04:16.320 --> 03:04:17.320 South Korea. 03:04:17.320 --> 03:04:18.320 South Korea. 03:04:18.320 --> 03:04:20.320 I'll go with Saudi. 03:04:20.320 --> 03:04:21.320 Saudi? 03:04:21.320 --> 03:04:22.320 Yeah, I'll go with Saudi. 03:04:22.320 --> 03:04:24.320 Team Saudi Arabia, the favorite swim for me? 03:04:24.320 --> 03:04:28.320 I'm talking about the unpredictable maybe Schwanz-Gottas in their back. 03:04:28.320 --> 03:04:29.960 We had a whole set of matches already, right? 03:04:29.960 --> 03:04:31.040 A whole set of matches. 03:04:31.040 --> 03:04:32.040 Yeah, probably a set of matches. 03:04:42.640 --> 03:04:46.880 Akku, when did you start feeling comfortable competing at this level? 03:04:46.880 --> 03:04:51.920 Probably started right after Team Germany was announced and we played a few games 03:04:51.920 --> 03:04:53.680 and I can compete on the highest level. 03:04:53.680 --> 03:04:57.520 I can pull out the jetpack hat and get some of the greatest players. 03:04:57.520 --> 03:05:00.960 like out in the world and that's bringing a lot of confidence to me. 03:05:00.960 --> 03:05:03.440 What do you think Akrima did as well as a support player? 03:05:03.440 --> 03:05:07.040 I think she showed a lot of strength on the cat, like Jetpack cat. 03:05:07.040 --> 03:05:09.840 When we were watching Germany, she was surprisingly good at cat. 03:05:09.840 --> 03:05:13.240 I mean, like being able to play a lot of different heroes is pretty important as a support. 03:05:13.240 --> 03:05:17.480 And like we scrim Germany, they'll play Lucio, they'll play Cat, they'll play Mizuki, they'll play Brig. 03:05:17.480 --> 03:05:20.160 What about the Sancti, what do you think makes her dangerous as a tank? 03:05:20.160 --> 03:05:22.240 I think she's quite strong mechanically as a player. 03:05:22.240 --> 03:05:23.920 You can't really guess what she's doing. 03:05:23.920 --> 03:05:25.160 Pure aggression. 03:05:25.160 --> 03:05:26.960 Very aggressive, as a player. 03:05:26.960 --> 03:05:28.520 Do you think aggression is good in this match? 03:05:28.520 --> 03:05:30.080 It's always good in a match. 03:05:30.080 --> 03:05:33.280 What's the difference between proving yourself to your teammates 03:05:33.280 --> 03:05:35.080 versus proving yourself to the world? 03:05:35.080 --> 03:05:40.240 Quite different because the world is going to see only like 40 to 50 minutes. 03:05:40.240 --> 03:05:43.160 And with the teammates, it's like I have to be there daily 03:05:43.160 --> 03:05:45.760 and like prove it to myself and to them. 03:05:45.760 --> 03:05:49.000 Yeah, I think World Cup was like a super good opportunity for a lot of players, you know? 03:05:49.000 --> 03:05:52.280 Like Team Turkey with the Umi, Team Germany with Acre, you know? 03:05:52.280 --> 03:05:55.600 Like Team Spain with Senti, like a lot of different people got to show. 03:05:55.600 --> 03:05:58.280 I think like teams do pay a lot of attention to World Cup, you know? 03:05:58.280 --> 03:06:02.120 Like historically a lot of people in Q2 have gotten a shot because of World Cup. 03:06:02.120 --> 03:06:05.600 Just for anyone like to be that early in their career and like play on a LAN, 03:06:05.600 --> 03:06:07.600 I'm like this big of a stage is like a huge experience. 03:06:07.600 --> 03:06:09.920 So it'll be interesting to see like where they take that. 03:06:09.920 --> 03:06:11.520 It's just so valuable to have a player. 03:06:11.520 --> 03:06:13.360 You can grow so much from events like these. 03:06:13.360 --> 03:06:15.840 Okay, you can do it, you know, you can go out there. 03:06:15.840 --> 03:06:17.360 You can compete on the highest level. 03:06:17.360 --> 03:06:20.080 If you just like stay on the grind and try your best. 03:06:20.080 --> 03:06:25.200 And I think it's a really important message for like every girl out there who wants to compete. 03:06:25.200 --> 03:06:26.200 Happy to be here. 03:06:29.200 --> 03:06:45.200 Looking back at outdoor events of the past, recent ones like Vault of ItaloTech for sure, but also older features like Community Feast or Time Rifts, even Scrap from Undermine, and identifying what's worked, what hasn't, with a goal of building just the coolest outdoor events we can make. 03:06:45.200 --> 03:06:47.860 We're also prepping in some fun new wrinkles. 03:06:47.860 --> 03:06:50.920 Radiant Screams, for example, has a massacre chain, 03:06:50.920 --> 03:06:52.680 which increases your performance and rewards 03:06:52.680 --> 03:06:54.480 based on how long you can keep a kill streak going. 03:06:54.480 --> 03:06:56.180 Straighten it up to be really cool. 03:06:57.560 --> 03:06:58.380 All right. 03:07:02.480 --> 03:07:04.920 I've said this phrase a couple times now. 03:07:04.920 --> 03:07:06.160 You might have picked up on it, 03:07:06.160 --> 03:07:09.520 the battle between light and void. 03:07:09.520 --> 03:07:12.840 Now, Xalataph is the void that makes us the light, right? 03:07:12.840 --> 03:07:14.000 That tracks. 03:07:14.000 --> 03:07:17.840 If that's the case, I think we'd better beef up our roster of holy warriors. 03:07:19.160 --> 03:07:23.440 For that reason, the Paladin Order Hall is taking a cue from World of Warcraft 03:07:23.440 --> 03:07:26.760 forever and opening up its doors to a new group. 03:07:28.680 --> 03:07:29.920 We're Sakin' Paladins. 03:07:37.420 --> 03:07:39.540 In addition to just this like killer combo, 03:07:39.540 --> 03:07:42.080 there's also gonna be a really cool quest line that explores how these 03:07:42.080 --> 03:07:44.160 Forsaken Paladins came to be. 03:07:44.160 --> 03:07:46.120 So this was the plan. 03:07:47.360 --> 03:07:48.800 Forsaken Paladins. 03:07:48.800 --> 03:07:49.920 But after we put it together, 03:07:49.920 --> 03:07:52.080 we thought, you know, this might not be enough. 03:07:52.080 --> 03:07:54.400 Xalatath is too great a foe. 03:07:54.400 --> 03:07:58.400 So, Darkspear and Night Elf can also be Paladins, that's it. 03:07:58.400 --> 03:08:15.840 All right, let's move away from the battlefield a little bit, and more towards home. 03:08:15.840 --> 03:08:21.160 I have any housing aficionados here? 03:08:21.160 --> 03:08:22.920 On both sides of the room this time. 03:08:22.920 --> 03:08:26.880 So, first up, we have a new mode coming to housing, and this is called the showcase. 03:08:26.880 --> 03:08:27.880 Here's how it works. 03:08:27.880 --> 03:08:32.000 You log into the game, you can open up your housing dashboard, and check out the showcase. 03:08:32.000 --> 03:08:35.160 This will be a bunch of houses that other players have submitted for you to check out. 03:08:35.160 --> 03:08:37.400 It could just be a general collection of cool houses. 03:08:37.400 --> 03:08:39.840 I thought my house was really cool, and I want other people to see it, or it could be 03:08:39.840 --> 03:08:40.840 a themed event. 03:08:40.840 --> 03:08:43.600 Like, the one image here is a spring themed event. 03:08:43.600 --> 03:08:47.640 You choose one that appeals to you, visit a few houses if you like them, you throw it 03:08:47.640 --> 03:08:48.640 a heart. 03:08:48.640 --> 03:08:55.600 You can see I gave a heart here to Endstravaganza, and I visited my springtime shop, but I didn't 03:08:55.600 --> 03:08:56.600 give that one a heart. 03:08:56.600 --> 03:09:01.260 Now if you're a housing efficient out of yourself as I mentioned you can also put your own house up there in the showcase 03:09:02.120 --> 03:09:05.040 When you submit your showcase or your house to the showcase 03:09:05.040 --> 03:09:07.920 It's saved off as a snapshot right there in that moment 03:09:07.920 --> 03:09:11.640 So you can still continue to move things around in your house as well. You're not going to mess up your submission 03:09:11.640 --> 03:09:14.320 It's still a public-saved space. There are the other people there 03:09:15.080 --> 03:09:19.160 Walking around but it'll it will not be affected by what you do in your own home 03:09:19.160 --> 03:09:24.440 And if you do really well in any showcase event, you can earn some cool thematic decor 03:09:24.440 --> 03:09:29.080 You can also just take a snapshot at any time and generate a visitor code, and that is going 03:09:29.080 --> 03:09:31.760 to be something you can share with your friends, share with your community, making it easier 03:09:31.760 --> 03:09:34.760 than ever just to share your creations with others. 03:09:34.760 --> 03:09:38.480 Yeah, I think that's cool. 03:09:38.480 --> 03:09:43.360 All right, we also have a fun new way. 03:09:43.360 --> 03:09:47.400 You can decorate your home using a collection you may already have. 03:09:47.400 --> 03:09:52.240 Specifically, we're adding mannequins. 03:09:52.240 --> 03:10:00.640 This is pretty simple, place a mannequin in your house, equip it with any gear or weapon, 03:10:00.640 --> 03:10:02.280 or appearance that you've unlocked. 03:10:02.280 --> 03:10:03.940 It's like transmog for a statue. 03:10:03.940 --> 03:10:07.200 You can see a couple, you know, humans, body styles here, there's going to be a bunch of 03:10:07.200 --> 03:10:10.400 body styles, a bunch of poses, a bunch of different races and whatnot. 03:10:10.400 --> 03:10:12.320 Really excited to share this. 03:10:12.320 --> 03:10:16.240 We're also adding a few new ergonomic benefits to housing. 03:10:16.240 --> 03:10:21.120 First, a commonly requested feature has finally come to Azeroth's homes. 03:10:21.120 --> 03:10:30.600 copy paste and multi select. If you know, you know. Copy paste will do exactly that. 03:10:30.600 --> 03:10:34.320 You copy out a piece of decor and then paste the duplicate with the exact same properties 03:10:34.320 --> 03:10:38.640 as the original. It's size, it's rotation, it's die, assuming you have copies of the 03:10:38.640 --> 03:10:43.400 decor and the die to be able to paste it. Multi select is also exactly what it says 03:10:43.400 --> 03:10:48.200 on the tin. You just select many items together, either through a click drag or a modifier 03:10:48.200 --> 03:10:52.120 key and clicking multiple items and then move them or rotate them together around a single 03:10:52.120 --> 03:10:58.040 pivot point. So say for example you made yourself this really cool grand piano with a 577 different 03:10:58.040 --> 03:11:02.800 wooden planks and you want to move it from this room over to that room, it will not be 03:11:02.800 --> 03:11:08.300 much easier for you to do that. Or you can just copy it if you like. 03:11:08.300 --> 03:11:17.060 All right, housing folks, I got one more thing for you. 03:11:17.060 --> 03:11:18.540 I'm particularly excited about it. 03:11:18.540 --> 03:11:22.700 Have you ever been in a situation where you're decorating your home, decorating with some 03:11:22.700 --> 03:11:26.740 pieces of decor that you purchased, and you felt like you didn't buy enough of them? 03:11:26.740 --> 03:11:30.460 You wanted to buy more, but you didn't want to go all the way out to Desilis to the vendor 03:11:30.460 --> 03:11:32.460 to get more of it? 03:11:32.460 --> 03:11:33.460 Yeah? 03:11:33.460 --> 03:11:34.460 Yes? 03:11:34.460 --> 03:11:35.460 Okay. 03:11:35.460 --> 03:11:36.460 Well, guess what? 03:11:36.460 --> 03:11:38.940 In Eclipse, as long as you already own one of the pieces 03:11:38.940 --> 03:11:46.300 at Decor, you could just buy more of copies in your home 03:11:46.300 --> 03:11:49.060 as if you were buying it from a vendor. 03:11:49.060 --> 03:11:51.420 No more making shopping lists of all the things 03:11:51.420 --> 03:11:53.100 you need to do, no more breaking your flow. 03:11:53.100 --> 03:11:55.060 Just get in there and have fun. 03:11:55.060 --> 03:11:55.580 All right. 03:11:55.580 --> 03:11:56.260 Listen up, folks. 03:11:56.260 --> 03:11:57.620 We're going to be painfully short on time. 03:11:57.620 --> 03:11:59.020 I've got a bunch more stuff to cover, 03:11:59.020 --> 03:12:00.380 so we'll do some quick hits. 03:12:00.380 --> 03:12:05.060 Housing is also coming in 12.2 with four new endeavors, 03:12:05.060 --> 03:12:07.240 including the Stormwriters of Isle of Dorn. 03:12:07.240 --> 03:12:09.220 All of these guys, they're great. 03:12:09.220 --> 03:12:11.080 Now on the class side of things, 03:12:11.080 --> 03:12:12.560 particularly excited about this, 03:12:12.560 --> 03:12:15.380 we're introducing a feature called the calibration chamber 03:12:15.380 --> 03:12:19.020 where you and your party or your raid, if you want, 03:12:19.020 --> 03:12:20.740 can test your rotation. 03:12:20.740 --> 03:12:23.240 With target dummies that have advanced features 03:12:23.240 --> 03:12:26.100 like cool-down resets, full raid buffs. 03:12:26.100 --> 03:12:31.100 It's also just like a really cool look in Titan's face. 03:12:35.060 --> 03:12:38.260 PvP progression, this side of the room, where my PvPers are at. 03:12:38.260 --> 03:12:46.860 PvP progression is also getting refreshed with a new journey that gives you cool PvP rewards, 03:12:46.860 --> 03:12:50.860 even if you are a training grounds comp-stomp champion like yours truly. 03:12:50.860 --> 03:12:57.160 And lastly, I want to give you an update of something that's coming in patch 12.2.5. 03:12:57.160 --> 03:13:00.560 This is the one that's just one after Eclipse. 03:13:00.560 --> 03:13:04.460 As you all know, Transmog is the true end game of WoW. 03:13:04.460 --> 03:13:11.600 The way that you express yourself is just as important as those stats that are on the 03:13:11.600 --> 03:13:12.600 gear. 03:13:12.600 --> 03:13:17.580 The problem is, sometimes restrictions get in the way. 03:13:17.580 --> 03:13:23.980 You might see the perfect helm appearance, but it's cloth armor and you don't wear cloth. 03:13:23.980 --> 03:13:28.460 These boots will look fantastic with these pants, but the pants are leather and the 03:13:28.460 --> 03:13:31.420 boots are male and you're a death knight. 03:13:31.420 --> 03:13:44.740 none of that mattered. Starting in patch 1225, you'll be able to transmog your 03:13:44.740 --> 03:13:56.020 gear across all armor types without restriction. And there you have it, the 03:13:56.020 --> 03:14:01.480 The full roadmap revealed, our full midnight roadmap we've covered today. 03:14:01.480 --> 03:14:05.080 Jake told you all about tail bounds coming in patch 1217, but as you can see, there's 03:14:05.080 --> 03:14:08.700 a bunch more fun stuff coming in that patch as well. 03:14:08.700 --> 03:14:13.040 After that, you and I got a big deep dive into Eclipse and a sneak peek into some of 03:14:13.040 --> 03:14:18.040 the stuff coming in 1225, and if you look beyond that, there's also 1227, which has 03:14:18.040 --> 03:14:22.600 its own features, and it sort of sits in that icy blue area, which makes you start to wonder 03:14:22.600 --> 03:14:26.200 what could possibly be... hold on a sec. 03:14:26.200 --> 03:14:29.600 You guys feel a chill in the air? 03:14:29.600 --> 03:14:33.600 Do you hear the music? 03:14:33.600 --> 03:14:36.900 Oh my god! Is that Arthur's Meneville? 03:14:36.900 --> 03:14:42.700 No, worse. It's my beloved co-worker, Jake Miller, but he's been killed off stage 03:14:42.700 --> 03:14:45.900 and raises a death knight, and now I fear he has some news for us. 03:14:45.900 --> 03:14:46.800 What's up, Jake? 03:14:46.800 --> 03:14:49.400 Fall, I've come back from another timeline. 03:14:49.400 --> 03:14:51.400 One more, not even death will stop. 03:15:49.400 --> 03:15:58.400 Here we go, match two of the day, Sweden, who have not graced the blizz-corn arena stage for seven years. 03:15:58.400 --> 03:16:01.900 And now is their chance to make up for what they have missed. 03:16:01.900 --> 03:16:05.900 Germany on the other hand, Joddy, have not set foot on this stage just yet. 03:16:05.900 --> 03:16:14.400 But as they enter the arena, placing first in their group, they demand their seat at the table. 03:16:14.400 --> 03:16:17.400 This is going to be a close one. You saw on the desk, 03:16:17.400 --> 03:16:23.920 3-2 credits for Germany across the board and you told me before live here. Uh-huh. Who do you think's going this one? 03:16:24.960 --> 03:16:26.160 No pressure 03:16:26.160 --> 03:16:29.160 I'm not going with the desk. No, I am. I'm gonna go with Germany here 03:16:29.160 --> 03:16:34.120 Come on. You can think first placed in the group tied three ways as well to one to one to one 03:16:34.120 --> 03:16:36.920 I mean they look really good in this matter and 03:16:37.600 --> 03:16:40.200 SSJ could probably get Danny for running his money. All right 03:16:40.200 --> 03:16:42.560 Well, I think Sweden is gonna win this match up obviously 03:16:42.560 --> 03:16:49.120 Let's go the distance with this one. This is for an opportunity to face off against Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals 03:16:49.120 --> 03:16:55.160 Like you just mentioned y'all so much on the line here in Germany as the number one seed coming out of their group 03:16:55.200 --> 03:17:00.160 They're gonna go ahead and pick Nepal Nepal. Okay back to familiar territory here 03:17:00.240 --> 03:17:04.040 Do you think it's gonna be as close though Johnny? Obviously just protein three two 03:17:04.040 --> 03:17:09.120 You think Sweden's gonna take it all the way or is it a one and done three oh onto the next look? 03:17:09.120 --> 03:17:15.740 I'm kind of overworked and I want to see as much of what's possible so yeah, let's go to early LMAV 5 in this one 03:17:15.740 --> 03:17:21.680 I do think that Sweden going into this one have looked mightily impressive when it comes to the demon composition 03:17:21.680 --> 03:17:25.840 The wheelie system a tremendous drop so far and obviously Kevster forced to be reckoned with 03:17:25.920 --> 03:17:29.880 But how did they adapt after this mid-season patch Germany with the first fan? 03:17:30.200 --> 03:17:31.920 Gonna take away the honor 03:17:31.920 --> 03:17:36.520 Yeah, I think honor right now is gonna be so hotly contested considering how weak Kira Koutte 03:17:36.520 --> 03:17:40.120 Well, okay, I'm not gonna say how weak she is. She's still very strong, but the suit you know 03:17:40.120 --> 03:17:44.400 So obviously I'm gonna put a damper in that big on is a perfectly fine band here 03:17:44.440 --> 03:17:51.840 Cassidy to obviously, you know, that is gonna be a prime pick for for Germany who was loved running this cat as well for market 03:17:53.160 --> 03:17:56.160 Yeah, let's see how these styles kind of compare between the two 03:17:56.600 --> 03:18:02.120 Germany they don't really have the same level of the damaged player with as much input as 03:18:02.120 --> 03:18:08.200 Kevster will from Team Sweden but they do have Ice-Nome Kevster's teammate from Virtus.Pro in OWCS 03:18:08.200 --> 03:18:13.960 and Ice-Nome as a tank player for Germany will look to be this leader to organize the rest of the troops 03:18:13.960 --> 03:18:18.280 provide all that communication and make sure that they're one step ahead of Team Sweden 03:18:19.480 --> 03:18:24.920 and let's see how who comes out on top here it's going to be the tactical approach of Germany here 03:18:24.920 --> 03:18:29.880 or the mechanical prowess of Kevster in Team Sweden. I mean I think that's it right I think Kevster 03:18:29.880 --> 03:18:34.120 Even it's weird to say, but it's got a lot to prove on this stage. I mentioned seven years 03:18:34.520 --> 03:18:38.740 And they've not touched this arena here in the round. I mean 03:18:39.320 --> 03:18:41.280 For Sweden for yourself Johnny as well 03:18:41.280 --> 03:18:44.100 I think the hopes and dreams of a lot of players that have watched 03:18:44.600 --> 03:18:50.640 Kevster from when they were young now grow up to playing against Kevster have a lot of hope for him still 03:18:50.640 --> 03:18:53.200 He's still one of the best to touch the game that can't be 03:18:53.720 --> 03:18:58.960 Disgusted absolutely. He's one of the best damage players in the entire world and that says a lot 03:18:58.960 --> 03:19:06.400 But you know as I'm finished like you said a lot of pressure on this team Sweden roster to come through here at risk 03:19:06.400 --> 03:19:08.840 But as you look back to some of the rosters in the past 03:19:09.160 --> 03:19:15.240 What they've been able to accomplish the fact that Sweden were unable to qualify for the main event last time around 03:19:15.400 --> 03:19:21.240 That really left a mark a scar on team Sweden here at the Overwatch World Cup and now this year 03:19:21.240 --> 03:19:27.600 They're back in full force here really took it to United States in the group stage in Busan coming in as a second seed here 03:19:27.600 --> 03:19:33.120 They're facing Germany and this one, but they want to restore some of that glory that we celebrated from Sweden in the past 03:19:33.480 --> 03:19:39.300 You'd got Admiral on the team too another real heavy hitter in the support lineup. I think I'm in scarlet done a 03:19:39.840 --> 03:19:44.000 Good job of cementing themselves. I'm like look we are forced to be reckoned 03:19:44.000 --> 03:19:50.920 We are a team that is going to take you the distance on this international stage gates unlock Willis 03:19:50.920 --> 03:19:56.520 Well, we're back to demon. I start doing the same and we're going to see the Freya come out actually for sorrow 03:19:57.600 --> 03:20:02.880 It is a hero, we've been seeing more and more in this hitscan role as the buffs have been coming in for this hero. 03:20:03.880 --> 03:20:12.080 Go a bit of a step back though in the midseason patch, but sort of nonetheless, out here, releasing those bolts, a lot of damage to be wary of if you're a team Germany. 03:20:13.360 --> 03:20:18.360 We're just taking the brand-new damage right now, is Vice kinda chasing with Sword, Vice and opening, no in Skyward. 03:20:18.360 --> 03:20:26.520 No Swiss Step, no nothing there, both Gimons coming up with kills, but it's Winni-Slaid's objective from the mech, thanks to Aku's precision. 03:20:26.520 --> 03:20:31.000 And now we see Germany with a very trivial cap on this first one. 03:20:31.400 --> 03:20:34.760 And Demon is going to be the first hero that's kind of entering the battlefield here. 03:20:34.760 --> 03:20:39.080 We've seen so many times how these Demon players, they excel at getting deep into the enemy backline. 03:20:39.080 --> 03:20:43.960 And if you can find that first frag, that should usually propel you to a teamfight victory. 03:20:43.960 --> 03:20:47.960 That time, Eissnomm, who wants to step ahead of Willis and earns Germany the teamfight win. 03:20:49.240 --> 03:20:52.760 We're just having a hard time trying to clamber in these steps right now. 03:20:52.760 --> 03:20:59.440 It's shield's gonna get deleted fairly quick, they're not careful though, it's Kevster. 03:20:59.440 --> 03:21:03.620 Now find another point of contention in the back line. 03:21:03.620 --> 03:21:07.840 QXU's gonna pop that turret for, Kevster very close to earning this pulse from as well. 03:21:07.840 --> 03:21:12.720 Forced to teleport early on, 19 HP picks up the health back but already screened in retreat. 03:21:12.720 --> 03:21:16.600 Yeah, no recall available, Kevster has to disengage and the rest of the team does as well. 03:21:16.600 --> 03:21:18.040 40% and counting. 03:21:18.040 --> 03:21:21.160 Loki is going to be slightly ahead here with the Kitsune Wars for Germany. 03:21:23.000 --> 03:21:27.160 Now, Willis stepping up again, Kev's with a pulse, hits the ground though. Pancakes that one. 03:21:27.800 --> 03:21:32.760 Still though, piling on the damage onto the Bastion, but they're just ignoring him in this case. 03:21:33.320 --> 03:21:38.840 Hard to say most of the time is we do see a limit break come out in any Sky Wars life pretty quick. 03:21:39.280 --> 03:21:42.680 Willis ejected two as Johnny. I hate to say it big man. 03:21:43.400 --> 03:21:45.240 Sweden, they're not off to a hot start. 03:21:45.840 --> 03:21:47.880 They are not indeed, but I feel like in the group stages, 03:21:48.040 --> 03:21:56.640 Sweden were really good when it came to biding their time and buying enough time for Kevster to have a big impact on that tracer. 03:21:56.640 --> 03:22:02.440 But so far, Benkutik Wyatt and his friends all Germany in this one, playing better around their demon. 03:22:02.440 --> 03:22:03.940 I like this early bashing note. 03:22:05.940 --> 03:22:10.340 Make them think, make them hide, make them tower and then go into this final fight. 03:22:11.140 --> 03:22:15.340 Bola available here for 0-2. Willis again on the point. 03:22:15.340 --> 03:22:20.780 There is a limit break here as they used the rush early on, but Germany with a really good disengage. 03:22:20.780 --> 03:22:26.220 And now Kevster can get active in the backline, but Akku quickly turning tail and look at it, Kevster. 03:22:26.220 --> 03:22:30.940 Tadawama is all botched out of the way, all good, still distracting Kevster in the backline, 03:22:30.940 --> 03:22:35.660 but this time around, Sweden have find their footing. Eventually, Willis has come alive. 03:22:37.180 --> 03:22:40.780 That's an ultimate that Akku would like back here as Sweden gains control of the character point. 03:22:40.780 --> 03:22:45.100 training of all students available here as well. This is the setup Sweden need if they want to 03:22:45.100 --> 03:22:51.980 make a comeback in this round. They gotta be perfect from here on out. Slow and steady now for 03:22:51.980 --> 03:23:00.780 Sweden over usual. Good pick on to XHJ though. Probably gonna result in a fairly quick disengage. 03:23:00.780 --> 03:23:08.220 There it is. All right. We're going. And this is gonna build up this percentage quickly here Jaws. 03:23:08.220 --> 03:23:11.900 As we didn't turn back in this round now, just need a couple of team fight wins. 03:23:11.900 --> 03:23:15.820 And they could get away with a victory here. CLS 4 Ultimates to go, Germany has none. 03:23:15.820 --> 03:23:20.700 It's gonna take quite a bit here for Germany to have a real good chance at claiming this round. 03:23:22.460 --> 03:23:24.940 High ground this time. Different angle. 03:23:25.580 --> 03:23:30.380 Here actually, waiting for that turret for for an opportunity moment to strike. 03:23:30.380 --> 03:23:32.540 Does he Kevster in the bottom left there or might have done? 03:23:34.060 --> 03:23:36.300 Well, yeah, there's your back line. 03:23:36.300 --> 03:23:39.500 Eventually now Kevster kind of turning things up a notch. 03:23:39.500 --> 03:23:43.500 Ice is dead, they're gonna follow up with a kill on the ration. No problem, Sweden. 03:23:43.500 --> 03:23:47.500 Still in it, and Johnny, they used no ult. No ult. No ult. 03:23:47.500 --> 03:23:52.460 Critically because Kevster found that early pick, and it's patient play from Sweden, 03:23:52.460 --> 03:23:57.740 who now suddenly are in the driver's seat here. This next fight is going to be absolute madness. 03:23:57.740 --> 03:24:03.020 Germany looking to build five ultimates of their own. I have this final fight of the opening round. 03:24:06.300 --> 03:24:13.940 I'm waiting for an opportunity for Zoro to send back down and then put QRXU in a better 03:24:13.940 --> 03:24:14.940 spot. 03:24:14.940 --> 03:24:19.460 Going to swing in for now, catch them with another pulse bomb, looking for an opening 03:24:19.460 --> 03:24:20.460 pick again. 03:24:20.460 --> 03:24:24.820 There is a cat map for Admiral, not sure who ended up cat mapping there but didn't really 03:24:24.820 --> 03:24:25.820 mean too much apparently. 03:24:25.820 --> 03:24:29.620 Limit break for Ice now, straight to the back, everybody's backing all the way up, that 03:24:29.620 --> 03:24:32.540 rush overwhelming for Germany. 03:24:32.540 --> 03:24:34.860 I should be able to get a decent Limit Break here. 03:24:34.860 --> 03:24:37.460 It's a Swede, a little miss too. 03:24:37.460 --> 03:24:38.500 Ice coming incredibly low, 03:24:38.500 --> 03:24:41.300 his Apple Lens are getting a double kill in the frame. 03:24:41.300 --> 03:24:43.300 Sweden, standing tall. 03:24:43.300 --> 03:24:46.660 Germany get the point, flip short, but it don't matter. 03:24:46.660 --> 03:24:48.340 Sweden are gonna claim the round one. 03:24:48.340 --> 03:24:52.060 99 to 99, and there it is. 03:24:52.060 --> 03:24:54.340 Sweden come back in a massive way. 03:24:56.100 --> 03:24:58.500 They were perfect from there on out. 03:24:58.500 --> 03:25:00.500 Really impressive comeback by the Swedes, 03:25:00.500 --> 03:25:04.460 to just individual picks, bought themselves enough time 03:25:04.460 --> 03:25:06.620 to build the ultimate necessary to kind of close things out 03:25:06.620 --> 03:25:07.140 there. 03:25:07.140 --> 03:25:09.180 In Germany, they just couldn't get a good team 03:25:09.180 --> 03:25:15.180 fight going there after securing 96% to start that round off. 03:25:15.180 --> 03:25:17.500 A little disappointing, they couldn't stay alive together 03:25:17.500 --> 03:25:19.340 as they were pushing towards that point, 03:25:19.340 --> 03:25:22.180 give themselves opportunity to at least put pressure on Sweden. 03:25:22.180 --> 03:25:25.660 They didn't get any ultimates out from Team Sweden. 03:25:25.660 --> 03:25:29.260 And that is a big mistake there from Germany, really, 03:25:29.260 --> 03:25:33.960 Because if you have 96% already, there's a lot of pressure on Sweden to like, 03:25:33.960 --> 03:25:37.060 hey, we gotta deploy ultimates, we can stay alive in this round. 03:25:37.060 --> 03:25:40.760 But because Germany, they died early, they didn't even put that amount of pressure on Sweden 03:25:40.760 --> 03:25:45.060 to make them hesitant, to make them feel forced to draw those ultimates out. 03:25:45.060 --> 03:25:47.360 And Sweden back into the ground, thanks for the first one. 03:25:47.360 --> 03:25:49.260 Okay, let's just back on the Tracer. 03:25:49.260 --> 03:25:52.360 Very quiet to start off with though. 03:25:52.360 --> 03:25:54.760 But this is a specialty here. 03:25:54.760 --> 03:26:02.340 Ice on the Sigma, only one of his better heroes, but I'd say it's the demon Johnny, it's pretty 03:26:02.340 --> 03:26:07.160 easy to take his aggressive angles and really push the Sigma back using what Sigma is very 03:26:07.160 --> 03:26:11.280 good at which is holding an angle, holding this high ground. 03:26:11.280 --> 03:26:15.040 And also if I'm Germany here like swinging out with the Bastion, it's going to be a difficult 03:26:15.040 --> 03:26:18.220 thing because we just already wrapped around here and they got so much control. 03:26:18.220 --> 03:26:21.880 This is Germany's time, Ice don't push towards the point, nice pick from QRX2 actually and 03:26:21.880 --> 03:26:23.880 That should probably bite him in our space here. 03:26:25.220 --> 03:26:27.220 Yeah, it's just basically gonna play wheels mode, right? 03:26:27.780 --> 03:26:28.980 Sand behind the Sigma. 03:26:29.180 --> 03:26:30.780 Oh, you wanna come at us? That's fine. 03:26:30.780 --> 03:26:33.780 We can just guard you down, no problems. Turned you into switch cheese. 03:26:34.980 --> 03:26:35.980 Oh, what is this, Trouble? 03:26:36.980 --> 03:26:39.880 They're looking for something here. They're forwarding the side. They need to find a pink. 03:26:39.880 --> 03:26:42.880 Yeah, they need to find it kinda quickly too. 03:26:42.880 --> 03:26:44.480 They're actually on the point right now. 03:26:44.780 --> 03:26:46.580 And they've managed to cap most of it. 03:26:46.580 --> 03:26:49.080 So Ice is forced to actually stay in this position. 03:26:49.080 --> 03:26:49.580 Okay. 03:26:49.580 --> 03:26:52.260 Eventually ejected from the mech is Willis though. 03:26:52.260 --> 03:26:56.820 A germany kind of struggling steel to deal with the ever looming presence of Kevster. 03:26:56.820 --> 03:27:00.420 Sweden do get the point cap in the end, there's a hook, you're ex-you, 03:27:00.420 --> 03:27:04.180 gets a double nade kill on the point, but Sweden still close that out. 03:27:04.180 --> 03:27:07.300 How did they draw that one back? 03:27:07.300 --> 03:27:10.460 Germany gets the opening pick, they have the point, 03:27:10.460 --> 03:27:14.860 but as well played positionally from Sweden, they didn't over commit them, 03:27:14.860 --> 03:27:18.540 forced their hand too much, then found themselves in a favorable position, 03:27:18.540 --> 03:27:24.840 So great job by the Swedes there, claimed the point once more here and now they're set up, they got ultimacy in the bank, they're feeling quite happy. 03:27:27.240 --> 03:27:32.240 Nice, and there's the kidnapped from Apple Law, it's a trivial kill there. 03:27:32.440 --> 03:27:36.840 Oh and Zorro takes the credit, that doesn't seem fair, I'm gonna be honest, but hey. 03:27:38.040 --> 03:27:39.240 Sometimes life ain't fair. 03:27:39.540 --> 03:27:40.940 Zorro coming online here too. 03:27:41.340 --> 03:27:45.540 Had a bit of a quiet opening round but this Freya dealing a lot of, having a lot of intakes so far. 03:27:45.540 --> 03:27:53.540 We're so back with the Rhine Swing into shield, Rhine Swing into shield, Blade Swing into shield, like whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop. 03:27:53.540 --> 03:27:58.540 Well some of these demons are capable of this, it's just ridiculous, what a kid this is, Willis now with the Limit Break. 03:27:58.540 --> 03:28:10.540 The skill ceiling is just ridiculous on themon, feels like. Both rushes, here comes the Artillery Barrage though, from QRXU, now playing in this spot, where he can benefit mostly from that rush. 03:28:10.540 --> 03:28:12.540 That rush. Limit break is going to be big. 03:28:12.540 --> 03:28:17.540 This is an absolute massacre in this room for Sweden. 03:28:17.540 --> 03:28:19.540 The Willys limit break there was just gross. 03:28:19.540 --> 03:28:21.540 A flux is going to come out though for Ice. 03:28:21.540 --> 03:28:25.540 Jeremy still thinks that they can win this in the 2v3. 03:28:25.540 --> 03:28:27.540 Get shut down eventually. 03:28:27.540 --> 03:28:32.540 A small sigh there from Ice too knowing that could be the ult that swings this round. 03:28:32.540 --> 03:28:37.540 Germany haven't really been able to stabilize with this slower stigma composition at all. 03:28:37.540 --> 03:28:39.540 Nice pick from QRXU, actually, Sorrow. 03:28:39.540 --> 03:28:43.540 Not keeping score there of what heroes Germany swapped to in spawn. 03:28:43.540 --> 03:28:46.540 90% for Sweden here. Germany have to get back quickly. 03:28:46.540 --> 03:28:48.540 Yeah, this is a beautiful opening. 03:28:48.540 --> 03:28:50.540 You don't see that every day. 03:28:50.540 --> 03:28:52.540 Kessler's got a post one though. 03:28:53.540 --> 03:28:56.540 He's going to be looking for that to be certain. 03:28:56.540 --> 03:28:58.540 He's going to be with April actually. 03:28:58.540 --> 03:29:00.540 Excites a pair up on a flank. 03:29:00.540 --> 03:29:02.540 Point flip though. Germany in control. 03:29:02.540 --> 03:29:04.540 Hellfors waning for Sweden now. 03:29:04.540 --> 03:29:06.540 QRXU goes down to Sorrow. 03:29:06.540 --> 03:29:08.540 Johnny has really come alive in the second round. 03:29:08.540 --> 03:29:10.540 Kevster still with the post. Don't need it though. 03:29:10.540 --> 03:29:12.540 No problem for Kevster. 03:29:12.540 --> 03:29:14.540 That's the post on the met. 03:29:14.540 --> 03:29:17.540 Goodbye, Ice. Goodbye, Matt. 03:29:17.540 --> 03:29:19.540 Germany on their final limbs here. 03:29:19.540 --> 03:29:21.540 As Kevster is forced to hit the recall, 03:29:21.540 --> 03:29:23.540 and they pushed Germany all the way off the point, 03:29:23.540 --> 03:29:25.540 and get the cap. 03:29:25.540 --> 03:29:27.540 Germany's going to trickle back in here though. 03:29:27.540 --> 03:29:28.540 No real big ultimates. 03:29:28.540 --> 03:29:29.540 They've got a touch. 03:29:29.540 --> 03:29:31.540 Akku gets in there luckily in time. 03:29:31.540 --> 03:29:34.540 Overtime now, taking down as Admiral looks for a catnap. 03:29:34.540 --> 03:29:37.540 There isn't even a polar shot here from Zorro. 03:29:37.540 --> 03:29:40.540 He's just doing so much damage on the side as Apple comes out with one. 03:29:40.540 --> 03:29:44.540 But S6J gets the trade. Any day of the week can take that if you're the cat. 03:29:44.540 --> 03:29:46.540 Take that tracer out of the mix. 03:29:46.540 --> 03:29:48.540 But QRXU takes down Zorro from the sky. 03:29:48.540 --> 03:29:51.540 Another brief trade. There's now a three on three ensues. 03:29:51.540 --> 03:29:56.540 Obeck and Cam on Willis now as he goes in for the 1v1 versus Ice. 03:29:56.540 --> 03:30:01.540 But now Germany is forced to push Sweden to their limits. 03:30:01.540 --> 03:30:03.540 Still 99% persuaded. 03:30:03.540 --> 03:30:08.820 amazing close by SXJ means that Germany still contest this one they brought it 03:30:08.820 --> 03:30:12.420 back let me break down from ice no can deploy it if he wants to but maybe 03:30:12.420 --> 03:30:15.820 want to buy their time here a little bit force last fight if they could maybe 03:30:15.820 --> 03:30:21.820 we'll just get to the rush can't not know fabo as soon as Germany end up getting 03:30:21.820 --> 03:30:26.860 out of position I'm always gonna dunk someone in that death plane 03:30:26.860 --> 03:30:32.140 Nice though. Aerial drop. Yeah look at the winners. A cadnap coming in. 03:30:32.140 --> 03:30:37.580 Akku. Not fighting too much there. Oh and even his afril though. Okay both cadnaps were fighting 03:30:37.580 --> 03:30:42.780 success but QRX he was off the map. SXJ comes up with a kill so we get a 4v4. 03:30:42.780 --> 03:30:48.700 Limit breaks up from both demons. I've just carved the health bars in half and just so much pressure 03:30:48.700 --> 03:30:53.900 on the supports to keep the tanks alive. Skyle caught off in the fray as Germany bringing 03:30:53.900 --> 03:31:00.500 it to 99 as well. Can someone touch here? Willis on the point here. Kephs has got the 03:31:00.500 --> 03:31:06.060 post, Sauros also going to launch in a bowler in a second. Post bomb misses, an uncharacteristic 03:31:06.060 --> 03:31:10.820 whiff there from Kephs, but he's still piling on the pressure. SXJ with the post bomb in 03:31:10.820 --> 03:31:18.980 the front as he just runs through Sweden. Am I going to a third? In one of those chaotic 03:31:18.980 --> 03:31:26.900 sanctions I think I've ever casted. I mean what a ridiculous back and forth. The small details 03:31:26.900 --> 03:31:32.820 indeed. It was the narrowest of comebacks from Germany when they hit that pulse bomb and they 03:31:32.820 --> 03:31:38.980 had to touch in the middle of the round and then they hold on to that as well. They backed away 03:31:38.980 --> 03:31:43.860 with the limit break. They played patience. Two didn't set up for the big engage as they looked 03:31:43.860 --> 03:31:48.340 to recapture the point on that final fight but Germany held strong. They traded out 03:31:48.340 --> 03:31:52.980 more favorably for them and they tie things up with Nepal. Really impressive comeback from Germany 03:31:52.980 --> 03:31:59.940 in that one. So both teams really throwing haymakers here back and forth. It's going to be 03:31:59.940 --> 03:32:10.260 close. We all know it. TP's out. Same style. Zoro with the Freya, QRXU Bastion. Very different 03:32:10.260 --> 03:32:17.380 topography though. This Bastion has so much more room to move here Johnny, especially around the 03:32:17.380 --> 03:32:22.420 Central pavilion looks like you're actually on the high ground. We'll just throw some nice fancy footwork there 03:32:22.420 --> 03:32:24.420 Get away from the Bastion initially 03:32:25.340 --> 03:32:26.940 Does the turret form the point here? 03:32:26.940 --> 03:32:33.420 You see that Germany is withdrawing a little bit with this ability not available for them here Sweden now look to flank around utilizing 03:32:33.420 --> 03:32:35.420 This prayer heart from Kessler 03:32:35.420 --> 03:32:37.420 When it's going to explain up 03:32:39.100 --> 03:32:44.460 Bro, Kessler is just faced him right now. No fork no knife. No problem 03:32:44.460 --> 03:32:50.700 I mean, that's disgusting. 03:32:50.700 --> 03:32:55.700 This is what you want from a catcher on a stage like this. 03:32:55.700 --> 03:32:57.100 Sweden want to make it back. 03:32:57.100 --> 03:33:03.300 Want to make it up to themselves almost in Overwatch World Cup. 03:33:03.300 --> 03:33:09.900 They've been so good at setting up catcher for success here, taking their time to set 03:33:09.900 --> 03:33:12.580 up the correct lanes, the right space for them. 03:33:12.580 --> 03:33:16.340 This time it's Willys flanking around here. Kevster is operating on the other direction. 03:33:17.620 --> 03:33:21.220 Oh, spawned for Kevster again. Oh, there's the liftoff! 03:33:21.220 --> 03:33:23.460 Drop the point off the limit break! 03:33:24.020 --> 03:33:27.060 Oh, dearie me. I'm like a bait almost Johnny. 03:33:27.540 --> 03:33:30.260 Plating the trap, the fair trap, closes, shuts it. 03:33:31.220 --> 03:33:32.100 Ooh, take that. 03:33:32.660 --> 03:33:33.300 Decent percent. 03:33:33.300 --> 03:33:36.260 I mean, the pipe, yes, it's a mistake there from Sweden. 03:33:36.260 --> 03:33:38.260 They give up the point there, Germany gets some progress. 03:33:39.300 --> 03:33:41.140 But it almost feels like Kevster is invisible. 03:33:41.140 --> 03:33:46.120 And that is up to his timing. He's so good at fighting his time waiting for the right one with the strike 03:33:46.120 --> 03:33:51.520 And then when he blinks in there Germany are fully committed to what's going on in the front line instead 03:33:52.420 --> 03:33:57.500 Still though both teams training back and forth there. We've been with the four favorable alternate back at least 03:33:59.260 --> 03:34:05.460 And SSJ live up to one of the best races against skedster they both have pulse to see how much value they can get 03:34:05.460 --> 03:34:16.460 They managed to find a whole stick from Kevster, decent damage but no initial kill. 03:34:16.460 --> 03:34:20.780 Limit break comes out for Ice as well, and this is just an old fest at the moment. 03:34:20.780 --> 03:34:23.020 I mean there's going to be a rush on the point too. 03:34:23.020 --> 03:34:29.220 The canap from Avril is going to secure the kill on to the Kiriko, a swift end for Germany's 03:34:29.220 --> 03:34:30.220 off-entered. 03:34:30.220 --> 03:34:33.220 A sweet enough to 70% Johnny. 03:34:33.220 --> 03:34:38.220 Time is running out for Germany now to get back into this opening map. 03:34:38.220 --> 03:34:43.720 They have a Kitsune rush in hand, which is going to give a tremendous advantage if it drops onto the warster point. 03:34:43.720 --> 03:34:49.220 That will essentially mean that they can capture the point relatively freely here, but it's about what comes after that. 03:34:49.220 --> 03:34:53.220 Because Sweden, they will be one teamfight win away from securing the opening map. 03:34:54.220 --> 03:34:56.220 Oh, devastating! 03:34:56.220 --> 03:34:59.220 That is the pick that you want to see if you're Sweden. 03:34:59.220 --> 03:35:05.820 Okay, and now it's only Akku. She has so much weight on her shoulders right now to try and heavy with this team in terms of healing. 03:35:05.820 --> 03:35:10.220 QXU is gonna go down, Ice gets ejected from the mech. It's just not enough. 03:35:10.220 --> 03:35:17.220 Sweden, a 2-1 victory on Nepal. And Smile across the face of Zoro there too. 03:35:17.220 --> 03:35:20.220 That opening pick. Beautiful. 03:35:20.220 --> 03:35:26.940 They know their style so well, they've made this pink oriented style with Kessler waiting 03:35:26.940 --> 03:35:31.120 in the wings for the tracer, Sorrow playing the Freya, a couple of bolts combined together 03:35:31.120 --> 03:35:36.820 with the tracer wrapping around, that's enough to secure a pick, and Fiverr's is for scenarios, 03:35:36.820 --> 03:35:40.500 so likely if most of those teamfights out, Germany. 03:35:40.500 --> 03:35:46.340 Nice comeback on Sanctum but this Kessler is not going to disappear, there'll be a thorn 03:35:46.340 --> 03:35:50.660 in your side the entire series long and they need to find a way to surpass it. 03:35:50.660 --> 03:35:55.460 Thorn? That it? Is that what you're going to give him? A thorn? Not a lance or anything? 03:35:55.460 --> 03:35:59.460 A small thorn? A lance in your side? Yeah, I was looking at other pointy objects that you 03:35:59.460 --> 03:36:03.860 know. Well, I was thinking it's a bit sly. If you come around the side with a lance, that's not very sly. 03:36:04.580 --> 03:36:09.060 Okay, not as quiet. If you are watching on one of our Playover Watch channels, 03:36:09.060 --> 03:36:13.860 stick around if you want to watch Hero 54 panel, but if you want to keep watching the games, 03:36:13.860 --> 03:36:20.020 head over to OWU underscore eSports and yeah we'll see you there. 03:36:21.780 --> 03:36:26.980 As we get ready for the second map here between Sweden and Germany, see what 03:36:26.980 --> 03:36:30.340 Germany has planned when it comes to their map choice now. They of course 03:36:30.340 --> 03:36:34.900 pick Nepal but they get another go at it with all modes available to them now 03:36:34.900 --> 03:36:41.580 besides control obviously. See what they want to play. Both teams committing to 03:36:41.580 --> 03:36:45.820 demon at least for majority of the time in that opening map and see if that is 03:36:45.820 --> 03:36:48.300 something Germany want to stick with in this one or if they maybe want to 03:36:48.300 --> 03:36:50.180 swap over to something like the Sigma. 03:36:50.180 --> 03:36:53.580 Trippiest coach competition and my opponent is Team Sweden's coach. 03:36:57.580 --> 03:37:00.300 He's looking fly. I love that. Bring some fashion back, you know? 03:37:00.300 --> 03:37:01.340 Bring some fashion back. 03:37:01.340 --> 03:37:03.180 Where'd it go? Yeah. 03:37:03.180 --> 03:37:04.300 What do you say in local fashion? 03:37:04.300 --> 03:37:05.260 Meringue the Subwash? 03:37:05.260 --> 03:37:06.060 Walk up jacket? 03:37:06.060 --> 03:37:07.820 Yeah, okay. This jacket is looking fly, brother. 03:37:07.820 --> 03:37:08.620 Yeah, it is. 03:37:08.620 --> 03:37:11.460 Yeah, I'm gonna real clean get a good suit and going 03:37:11.980 --> 03:37:13.260 Yeah 03:37:13.260 --> 03:37:14.860 look, I 03:37:14.860 --> 03:37:16.620 Think with how 03:37:16.620 --> 03:37:20.980 Close this first map was it is going to be it's gonna be one of those series Johnny 03:37:20.980 --> 03:37:22.700 I can already feel it 03:37:22.700 --> 03:37:24.980 We're gonna win our map choice. You're gonna win yours 03:37:24.980 --> 03:37:31.020 We're gonna win ours and we're gonna win yours and that is how the momentum is gonna carry this series forward 03:37:31.220 --> 03:37:35.300 And I think if you're Sweden here, you've really got to start looking at Akus cat 03:37:35.300 --> 03:37:40.020 which is one of the main reasons why Germany did so well in the group stage. 03:37:42.020 --> 03:37:44.420 I feel like Germany is looking for answers in this one. 03:37:45.060 --> 03:37:50.100 To me it's not obvious that Germany has a style to really deal with what 03:37:50.100 --> 03:37:54.660 Suden is offering here with the Freya and Tester, I mean 35 and 30. 03:37:54.660 --> 03:37:55.860 He's pretty good. 03:37:55.860 --> 03:37:56.420 He's pretty good. 03:37:58.420 --> 03:38:02.660 And so I feel like Germany, they need to show a little bit something here that they can hang. 03:38:02.660 --> 03:38:04.260 We didn't get the first person to be able to do that. 03:38:04.260 --> 03:38:07.300 Because they show that they can take it to Sweden when it comes to the front-line build, 03:38:07.300 --> 03:38:08.740 between Icecombe and Willis. 03:38:08.740 --> 03:38:11.540 Icecombe is obviously one of the best tank players in the game here. 03:38:11.540 --> 03:38:14.100 They've been doing tremendous stuff with Virtus.Pro and OWCS. 03:38:15.780 --> 03:38:19.060 But it hasn't been enough on Nepal alone here. 03:38:20.980 --> 03:38:24.660 So when you get the opportunity to do something like a ban, like you want to ban out the Tracer. 03:38:26.020 --> 03:38:30.180 I think you're more than happy to kind of do that, although it does kind of put a handful on SXJ. 03:38:30.180 --> 03:38:41.180 Okay. Oh, that's that is so also that's like make sure that it get back into round. Yeah. Yeah, the stick does it. 03:38:41.180 --> 03:38:48.180 It's just you can see Zoro's face here at the end like look we found that straight up opening on the perfect thing you you kill the 03:38:48.180 --> 03:38:53.180 Kiri and then it's up to Arky on the cat to heal everybody like it's just it's an impossible task like a 03:38:53.180 --> 03:38:56.620 Sisyphus and Effort required there to do that for RQ. 03:38:56.620 --> 03:39:00.820 It's really Sweden's ability to find early picks, 03:39:00.820 --> 03:39:03.460 and that's what that comp does best, the Freya. 03:39:03.460 --> 03:39:05.700 It's decent into the bashing, 03:39:05.700 --> 03:39:08.300 because you can just take in, take in, take in the bashing 03:39:08.300 --> 03:39:09.900 like over and over again, 03:39:09.900 --> 03:39:13.460 but if you're not kind of covering your supports 03:39:13.460 --> 03:39:14.780 as they're trying to make a rotation, 03:39:14.780 --> 03:39:17.860 you can just get boop boop, little too pop. 03:39:17.860 --> 03:39:20.700 I mean, I love the rollout from Team Sweden on Village 03:39:20.700 --> 03:39:26.940 because they didn't go like the high ground, the top side, with the rollout at the very first fight. 03:39:26.940 --> 03:39:29.740 They were like, okay, we're gonna sit back, we're playing the Freya Tracer, we're gonna sit back, 03:39:29.740 --> 03:39:33.660 we're gonna rotate away towards the point instead and wrap around. 03:39:33.660 --> 03:39:38.380 And then it was Germany who caught the opening capture point, but Sweden, they're not rushing, 03:39:38.380 --> 03:39:42.940 they're not stressing things, they're taking the time, and we know Kevster is a big communicator, 03:39:42.940 --> 03:39:46.940 big leader for this team as well. And so he's telling his team, like, take it easy, 03:39:46.940 --> 03:39:50.940 Let me get into a good position, and then Soro commits as a free-up player as well. 03:39:52.220 --> 03:39:54.620 And Germany just couldn't find the picks necessary. 03:39:55.980 --> 03:40:01.660 We'll go back to Root. Oh boy. Already had a killer Root game today already. 03:40:01.660 --> 03:40:05.260 So we'll see where Germany won a bad demon. It's going to be the choice. 03:40:05.260 --> 03:40:06.540 Well that tells you. 03:40:06.540 --> 03:40:07.820 It tells you everything you want to know. 03:40:07.820 --> 03:40:11.020 That tells you everything you want to know. That this is a Germany team that is now 03:40:11.020 --> 03:40:13.980 looking to shy away from this composition that Sweden plays so well. 03:40:13.980 --> 03:40:15.020 It's going to be honor again man. 03:40:16.940 --> 03:40:23.940 Not hate in there, but it's gonna be Germany who are gonna rely on probably the cat action again 03:40:25.100 --> 03:40:27.980 Although with the cat, it's just so good with it 03:40:28.940 --> 03:40:32.380 You literally just drop it and make it like whoop. There you go. Have fun. See you later 03:40:32.380 --> 03:40:34.380 I'm gonna go do some accounts 03:40:34.900 --> 03:40:37.380 Oh, here's someone else you can just chill out and throw out for a bit 03:40:38.500 --> 03:40:44.020 Admiral who is having so much impact for teams with a snob Swedish, of course Stonia Estonia 03:40:44.020 --> 03:40:48.820 which you for this year's edition of the awards World Cup if you're from one of 03:40:48.820 --> 03:40:52.220 the more underrepresented countries around the world your opportunity to 03:40:52.220 --> 03:40:57.700 compete for other nations under one banner and so admiral committing to 03:40:57.700 --> 03:41:02.140 team Sweden here has their main support pair and has done so much impactful 03:41:02.140 --> 03:41:06.300 stuff on the jetpack cap and it's been one of the big reasons why Sweden is 03:41:06.300 --> 03:41:09.820 finding this level of success alongside some of the other big hitters like 03:41:09.820 --> 03:41:15.940 I'm sorry guys the perfect pick-up if you're trying to fill that slot like for sure hundred percent perfect 03:41:17.140 --> 03:41:19.140 perfect 03:41:19.140 --> 03:41:23.220 All right route 66 yet again, we're seeing this in our second series 03:41:23.220 --> 03:41:31.140 You know what and route I think it opens up a lot here too because the back line it can be very greedy if you want to 03:41:31.820 --> 03:41:38.160 But at the same time I think the cam action also does exceptionally well the defense without a demon 03:41:38.160 --> 03:41:42.600 it's gonna be the Sigma. I don't think you're running any kind of rush here on 03:41:42.600 --> 03:41:46.520 the defense, this is just part and parcel of this map. But like you mentioned 03:41:46.520 --> 03:41:53.360 how much ice has been doing in OBCS, the guys are monster. On the Sigma 03:41:53.360 --> 03:42:00.160 especially, his hero pool is deep but his Sigma play is top tier. An ice storm 03:42:00.160 --> 03:42:04.600 came onto the scene a couple of years ago and Shira replaced Vestola. Which is 03:42:04.600 --> 03:42:07.680 insane. Who was the tank player for Virtus Pro? Vestola of course who 03:42:07.680 --> 03:42:14.320 reached the semifinals with Team Finland in last edition to watch World Cup. So that tells you that's a fantastic 03:42:15.280 --> 03:42:21.860 tank parry in Vesnola with a big resume, but Eissner as this young prodigy in EMEA came in, took his job. 03:42:21.960 --> 03:42:23.960 Yeah, coach Smash 03:42:24.440 --> 03:42:30.440 kind of having a hand in that and really believing in Eissner, but you can see how much it's paid off for Germany so far. 03:42:32.600 --> 03:42:34.600 Nothing too crazy here for Q-Rex. 03:42:34.600 --> 03:42:36.600 She 03:42:39.360 --> 03:42:41.800 Not gonna give him another time on Widowmaker 03:42:41.800 --> 03:42:44.740 I never really gonna complain about seeing widow. I'm gonna be honest 03:42:45.320 --> 03:42:51.640 So we'll see some more little grapple shots. He's landing the body shots. No headies just yet. Come on 03:42:52.880 --> 03:42:57.020 We just positioning here really good awareness of knowing where to win a race 03:42:57.520 --> 03:42:59.520 nice 03:42:59.520 --> 03:43:03.100 Alright, some more help in the front line, I think it's required here for Germany, so 03:43:03.100 --> 03:43:05.800 QRXG is probably going to change from Widow now. 03:43:05.800 --> 03:43:09.040 Oh, my armor! 03:43:09.040 --> 03:43:16.360 It's going to be the Cassidy in the end here, but this is going to be a difficult opening 03:43:16.360 --> 03:43:17.520 fight here for Germany. 03:43:17.520 --> 03:43:22.200 Sweden already, this payload is now moving back to its starting point, which again means 03:43:22.200 --> 03:43:25.600 you can have probably like three contestants here of the payload on the opening point. 03:43:25.600 --> 03:43:28.800 That is so much time to win them off the time back here. 03:43:28.800 --> 03:43:44.800 Oh my god. What a rock. Like we got sent back to the Stone Age, unfortunate or good, but the problem is that time bank is dwindling. Two and a half minutes and that payload has moved 12 meters. 03:43:44.800 --> 03:43:50.800 And it takes time to fight as well. If you win this fight now if you're Germany, you still have to win a couple more. 03:43:50.800 --> 03:43:53.480 What okay, that's an opening though. We take that 03:43:54.120 --> 03:43:56.120 Don't add a boost either now 03:43:56.120 --> 03:43:58.120 Times are ticking Sweden 03:43:58.400 --> 03:44:02.520 Although Kepster still comes up with the kill on sx. Shade make that too. They're gonna keep going 03:44:03.520 --> 03:44:07.480 They'll flux it for ice. They have to try and just hold on into this fight 03:44:07.480 --> 03:44:10.000 But they're still trying to push out of the spawn 03:44:12.520 --> 03:44:18.360 Kepster again, it's like feel at it. What is this? It's like his playground right now finally 03:44:18.360 --> 03:44:23.640 Finally some relief for Germany here as they can round in this opening corner and 03:44:24.640 --> 03:44:28.460 Sweden of course they're not playing with any speed support characters here 03:44:28.620 --> 03:44:32.780 This probably will come down to a final fight here on the opening point Germany 03:44:32.780 --> 03:44:35.920 They haven't on the boost in hand with Sweden more favorable in this one 03:44:37.640 --> 03:44:39.640 Nana boost cat nap 03:44:40.160 --> 03:44:46.560 On to ice as well. Oh there goes the nano on to catch that who better. That's the spring onto two already 03:44:46.560 --> 03:44:54.040 the execution onto ice too. This is Sweden not happy with that first map. That was too 03:44:54.040 --> 03:44:55.560 close for our liking. 03:44:55.560 --> 03:45:02.400 They've been dominant so far on Ruth in Germany. Hasn't really had any momentum whatsoever. 03:45:02.400 --> 03:45:05.560 They need someone to come in touch in this one. The good thing for them is they have 03:45:05.560 --> 03:45:09.360 started to build up this open bank now. They have been on it for a while. QRXU, you would 03:45:09.360 --> 03:45:14.520 love to see the Deadeye come available. Even just to play the Sentry, I saw a lot of my 03:45:14.520 --> 03:45:16.520 Oh, they got a cannon! I mean... 03:45:16.520 --> 03:45:17.520 Opening pick yet? 03:45:17.520 --> 03:45:18.520 Damn, it's whoever. 03:45:18.520 --> 03:45:19.520 Goodbye! 03:45:19.520 --> 03:45:20.520 Ha ha ha! 03:45:20.520 --> 03:45:22.520 Honestly, never gets old. 03:45:23.520 --> 03:45:24.520 Germany as well, gonna... 03:45:24.520 --> 03:45:25.520 Okay. 03:45:25.520 --> 03:45:27.520 Nano-boost ice to try and crack this defense, 03:45:27.520 --> 03:45:29.520 and crack they have. 03:45:29.520 --> 03:45:31.520 50 seconds left in that time bank. 03:45:33.520 --> 03:45:36.520 With a decent spawn, Kev's gonna teleport forward as well. 03:45:36.520 --> 03:45:38.520 So, there's a chance they touched. 03:45:38.520 --> 03:45:40.520 In fact, there's a big chance. 03:45:40.520 --> 03:45:41.520 Only one on the point right now. 03:45:41.520 --> 03:45:42.520 Fort Germany. 03:45:42.520 --> 03:45:45.080 And that is what the opening contest of the spawn gives you. 03:45:45.080 --> 03:45:46.880 This ability 3 contests now. 03:45:46.880 --> 03:45:52.080 Sky knew a little bit later, hit the QRXU, dips away, lucky to escape with his life. 03:45:52.080 --> 03:45:53.840 But there's the flood from Willis. 03:45:53.840 --> 03:45:57.960 Ice picked out, and unfortunately that nade not quite hitting, 03:45:57.960 --> 03:46:01.120 as Willis just chases down this DPS. 03:46:01.120 --> 03:46:02.880 It's actually spotted the supports too. 03:46:02.880 --> 03:46:05.560 That's a free kill for Willis, if I ever did see one. 03:46:05.560 --> 03:46:08.240 Ten seconds to go for Germany now. 03:46:08.240 --> 03:46:12.480 But their numbers, health bars, everything, even though maybe hope dwindling. 03:46:12.480 --> 03:46:20.000 SXJ triple blink to the cards here but what's that even gonna result in recall force here? Who's next? 03:46:21.600 --> 03:46:23.600 No help either 03:46:24.120 --> 03:46:30.720 Flux well doesn't a pinning style. There's the cat up onto icing Admiral was like oh you want to touch the point 03:46:30.720 --> 03:46:32.720 I'll drag you closer to it 03:46:33.120 --> 03:46:35.120 But they don't get it in the end 03:46:35.600 --> 03:46:37.600 Full hold from Sweden Johnny 03:46:37.600 --> 03:46:42.040 looks so impressive throughout this opening start to get 90 seconds of the 03:46:42.040 --> 03:46:48.320 timer that accretion from Willis is beautiful on the Aku man we gave I 03:46:48.320 --> 03:46:54.400 love this repay back wow five different angles okay look at this from Kevster 03:46:54.400 --> 03:47:04.200 though sprees nasty now look this is a Swedish team that has Kevster they've 03:47:04.200 --> 03:47:09.080 They've got Admiral, they have Zoro as well, there's DPS Core, and then Admiral to kind 03:47:09.080 --> 03:47:15.040 of facilitate them, that's, that is scary, at the best of times. 03:47:15.040 --> 03:47:20.640 And now you're in an awkward spot where you're defending against this first point, and, SXJ? 03:47:20.640 --> 03:47:23.120 Come on buddy, don't bait me. 03:47:23.120 --> 03:47:28.680 I mean, Role is rolling out with the Forbidden right now, yes sir, let's go, can't, um, 03:47:28.680 --> 03:47:33.680 throw the turrets nearly as far now, this is so sad, please. 03:47:33.680 --> 03:47:40.480 please help my boy I I don't think we saw any tourbjörn in Busan so this is 03:47:40.480 --> 03:47:44.680 this is welcome I'm always here for a little tourbjörn action it might not be 03:47:44.680 --> 03:47:47.720 the most optimal pick at all times but hey we gotta embrace the little tourbjörn 03:47:47.720 --> 03:47:53.560 gameplay we get to see he's playing this week for the Swedes he's doing it for 03:47:53.560 --> 03:48:08.640 then. Alright Zarya what you got? Show me something special. Nope, no value. This is 03:48:08.640 --> 03:48:15.160 not going to give you the time either. We have SA share on the tour. Ahamakila is all 03:48:15.160 --> 03:48:20.080 I want. Ahamakila is probably not going to get that all good. It's okay? Don't worry. 03:48:20.080 --> 03:48:25.080 He's got the movement, and he's quite stubby in stature, so he, you know, a lot of bullets 03:48:25.080 --> 03:48:27.080 is just going to go over his head, so, honestly, it's a lovely pick. 03:48:27.080 --> 03:48:32.080 Sure, mate. Sounds good. Good rationale. Good analysis from you there. 03:48:32.080 --> 03:48:39.080 Sweden, already pushing around this corner. I mean, this is going to be essentially a one-done here for Germany. 03:48:39.080 --> 03:48:42.080 They have to win all teamfights from here on out. 03:48:42.080 --> 03:48:45.080 Yeah, heavy defense cop with this Ash as well as soon as they peek around the corner. 03:48:45.080 --> 03:48:47.480 That's a dynamite, that's a sizable one. 03:48:47.480 --> 03:48:48.480 Heard that? 03:48:48.480 --> 03:48:51.980 And a little bit of elevation, nice. 03:48:51.980 --> 03:48:55.480 Where's Antti again? 03:48:55.480 --> 03:48:57.480 Let's go a little bit wide though. 03:48:57.480 --> 03:48:59.980 This guy gets to sleep on the tourbillon. 03:48:59.980 --> 03:49:04.880 And if you're Sweden here, could you just buy your time, build ultimates? 03:49:04.880 --> 03:49:08.280 No need to rush into a teamfight here, look for an opening. 03:49:08.280 --> 03:49:14.280 Yeah, that's the important thing I think. 03:49:14.280 --> 03:49:19.280 We really got to talk about they do or they can just buy their time. They've now got nano 03:49:21.880 --> 03:49:23.880 So slowly but surely here Johnny 03:49:24.320 --> 03:49:27.760 We're gonna move up Kevster no one might not be a problem though 03:49:27.760 --> 03:49:33.440 They're just not the tour viewer sx. Shake over the way from that QXU now in the sights of Kevster 03:49:33.440 --> 03:49:37.840 But that nano doesn't have fading away turret and the tour dealt with nano 03:49:37.840 --> 03:49:43.560 However for Germany now an aggressive flying straight on the man who onto the seat to and our ice could just 03:49:43.920 --> 03:49:50.000 Colobbo will is in the front line. Oh, I just mullied into death almost there too many steps of the time back 03:49:51.080 --> 03:49:53.800 That's a good two-fight winner from Germany 03:49:54.640 --> 03:49:56.400 utilizing the non-amuse 03:49:56.400 --> 03:50:02.080 But Sweden they only deployed the non-amuse that they're gonna come back into this one with a sky noon a scree 03:50:02.120 --> 03:50:04.200 They got flux coming up here as well 03:50:04.200 --> 03:50:10.560 So Germany on the back put on this defense feeding force to deploy ultimately that's going to lead to a disadvantage later on in this round 03:50:12.800 --> 03:50:17.840 They've got the sick man on the team though this whole Nick coming out rather soon and there he is Bob. Oh 03:50:18.680 --> 03:50:20.680 Well, he's gonna 03:50:21.680 --> 03:50:24.240 Throw me into the fray but a quick 03:50:24.960 --> 03:50:26.960 Diversion 03:50:27.000 --> 03:50:34.040 Sweet is gonna land them with unfortunately it's a little will is so again the time bank is burning down and now Johnny 03:50:34.040 --> 03:50:36.040 I'm starting to get worried 03:50:36.080 --> 03:50:38.440 Okay, but if you're Sweden here, you gotta remain compliant 03:50:38.440 --> 03:50:42.760 You still have all these openness available to you. You're draining the resources of Germany 03:50:42.760 --> 03:50:46.960 But like you say with time dwindling here even more pressure on you to secure your own value 03:50:47.360 --> 03:50:50.780 One big fight is all that is required and our coos 03:50:51.280 --> 03:50:54.520 Can't just be this Trump. Oh, it's ace. That's a win 03:50:54.840 --> 03:50:58.520 It is a win. However, so all the dodges out of the way, but there's the cat now 03:50:58.520 --> 03:51:01.520 The Spree is going to come out as QX, he doesn't have going down. 03:51:01.520 --> 03:51:07.020 Sweden are playing a dodge of the flux for Eistor, not in a place where he can defend himself. 03:51:07.020 --> 03:51:10.520 Slowly but surely Germany have been whittled away. 03:51:10.520 --> 03:51:16.520 As Sweden make their final approach on this point, on this golden box of victory. 03:51:16.520 --> 03:51:24.020 SSJ4's Akku swings in for yet another touch, but that'll be Sweden going up to match point. 03:51:24.020 --> 03:51:32.460 a tremendous uphill task for Germany to hold on to that first point after failing to achieve 03:51:32.460 --> 03:51:39.220 anything on their attack round and Sweden now go up 2-0 in this series in a single elimination 03:51:39.220 --> 03:51:40.220 bracket. 03:51:40.220 --> 03:51:47.300 Germany now have to reverse Sweden if they are to continue their journey here at Lisbon. 03:51:47.300 --> 03:51:50.820 This is a team Sweden that a lot of teams talked about going into this tournament, it's a 03:51:50.820 --> 03:51:55.240 our course they were to be respected. Some might even say that they have a really good 03:51:55.240 --> 03:51:59.240 chance where they can face Saudi Arabia in the semifinals and they're showing up here 03:51:59.240 --> 03:52:03.000 against Germany in the quarters. And that is the opponent waiting for the winner of 03:52:03.000 --> 03:52:10.080 this series, Saudi Arabia who ended up 3-1ing a little bit earlier on against Spain. And 03:52:10.080 --> 03:52:13.760 now all the kind of emergency levels, the buttons need to be pushed for Germany, where 03:52:13.760 --> 03:52:19.080 do we go and how do we kind of deal with what Sweden were throwing at us. I mean what was 03:52:19.080 --> 03:52:28.080 What was the big sticking point for Germany here? What was the real thing from Sweden that was just unconquerable, like unwinnable against? What did it feel like to you? 03:52:29.080 --> 03:52:36.080 I mean, as I know, I'm deciding to go with the Sigma in the time fuel instead, but Willis is showing that he's quite competent here as well. 03:52:36.080 --> 03:52:42.080 I think Willis came into the scene in the O2CS and we saw a lot of hazard gameplay, primarily an off-time player here. 03:52:42.080 --> 03:52:45.920 But the Sigma, I wouldn't say it is historically something that Willis is, you know, 03:52:45.920 --> 03:52:49.680 been a preferable, you know, favorite pick of his. 03:52:49.680 --> 03:52:52.480 So the fact that Willis is able to hang around here now against Ice Noem, 03:52:52.480 --> 03:52:53.760 I think that's a good sign overall. 03:52:54.480 --> 03:52:58.720 But this team Sweden roster, they're just two versus our Kepster, 03:52:58.720 --> 03:53:00.400 on the she-on doing tremendous work. 03:53:02.000 --> 03:53:04.320 Skylo wants to play the honor at all times. 03:53:05.440 --> 03:53:08.480 And so this is a team Sweden that's feeling really comfortable in this meta. 03:53:08.480 --> 03:53:12.480 And you can't ban the players, sadly. You can't ban Kevsters. 03:53:12.480 --> 03:53:16.480 Get him out. Get him out. Get him off the stage. He's too strong. He's too powerful. 03:53:18.480 --> 03:53:26.480 He's too good for that. Alright. If you're in Germany now, you got to pick Nepal. Didn't go your way. 03:53:26.480 --> 03:53:35.480 You went over to Route 66 and now you have to reverse sweep. Not only do you have to win your last map pick here, 03:53:35.480 --> 03:53:41.480 but you gotta win two of Team Sweden's mappings in map 4 and 5 if you're gonna make it the entire way here 03:53:42.120 --> 03:53:46.680 They need a little something. I talked about after Nepal like I need to see a little something from Germany 03:53:46.680 --> 03:53:50.720 I'm so sure they kind of gets it going for them because we've seen teams in the past like 03:53:51.120 --> 03:53:54.480 Mexico versus Australia didn't work out for them with elemental guy 03:53:54.480 --> 03:53:56.040 They made us meet a substitution 03:53:56.040 --> 03:54:02.400 They found a composition that worked for them and that propelled them to make that series really close all the way to map 5 Germany 03:54:02.400 --> 03:54:05.000 So far haven't really found that one thing 03:54:05.480 --> 03:54:08.480 that they're superior on against Team Sweden. 03:54:08.480 --> 03:54:10.480 Little spice, little summon that were added. 03:54:10.480 --> 03:54:14.480 And unfortunately the tour was not that kind of spice. 03:54:14.480 --> 03:54:16.480 It was right. 03:54:16.480 --> 03:54:24.480 Okay, he did die in the insta-switch, but it got him to the point where like, hey, you know, it's close to OT, so... 03:54:24.480 --> 03:54:29.480 That's actually what he's got a plan, though. 03:54:29.480 --> 03:54:31.480 Still smiles across the board. 03:54:31.480 --> 03:54:36.120 Spirit's got to be high here for Germany. Coming out of the group stage is the number one seed. 03:54:36.120 --> 03:54:43.160 It's got to kind of live with them like we can do this even on a stage that a lot of us haven't played on before. 03:54:44.920 --> 03:54:48.440 Neon Junction is the thing. Going to be Neon Junction indeed. 03:54:50.280 --> 03:54:55.480 A hybrid map that is very narrow. It's favorite to play these brawl and these poke compositions. 03:54:55.480 --> 03:55:01.160 We've seen Sigma Misuki here in the past. There's five manning to play brawl compositions. 03:55:01.160 --> 03:55:04.120 less ability to play these plan-heavy approaches. 03:55:04.120 --> 03:55:07.160 That being said though, if you're someone like Kevster, 03:55:07.160 --> 03:55:10.360 you're going to have no issue operating with the Tracer on this one. 03:55:10.360 --> 03:55:13.400 You can play the narrow corridors on the different lanes, 03:55:13.400 --> 03:55:18.040 on the right side, the left side, and then work your way around Team Germany to combine still. 03:55:18.040 --> 03:55:20.760 So maybe the map design a bit more favorable for Germany, 03:55:20.760 --> 03:55:25.160 in that makes it a little bit more tougher here for Kevster to operate. 03:55:25.160 --> 03:55:26.520 Okay, they're just going to get rid of it. 03:55:26.520 --> 03:55:27.640 The Tracer entirely. 03:55:27.640 --> 03:55:27.960 You can't back. 03:55:27.960 --> 03:55:30.680 We're going to pick Neon Johnson and get rid of the Tracer. 03:55:31.160 --> 03:55:43.960 Obviously, backs against the wall here, they have to win this map, they're deciding to go with two heavy choices of getting both through to the tracer and going to a map like Neon Jumpship, which might make it more tougher if they were to go to map for a fight. 03:55:43.960 --> 03:55:50.660 I like this though, Sigma ban for Sweden, okay, even though Wurz is looking pretty clean on it, Versatize. 03:55:51.860 --> 03:55:57.160 Can't ban the player, but you can ban the hero, Tracer out, no caps to Tracer, but Ovid shield, probable. 03:55:57.160 --> 03:56:05.160 I'm sorry, Johnny, but yeah, could be something a little bit extra here from sweet. 03:56:05.160 --> 03:56:08.160 Okay, well you say a little extra. What do you cook it? 03:56:08.160 --> 03:56:12.160 I'm cooking a little bit of May. I'm cooking a little bit of a rush star with the May. 03:56:12.160 --> 03:56:15.160 May is right. The one hero we haven't seen from Kevster or Rarity C. 03:56:15.160 --> 03:56:19.160 Run it down on the May. He can do it, man. He can do it. 03:56:19.160 --> 03:56:23.160 I believe in him. It would be a kind of a switch up for that playing right now, but you never know. 03:56:23.160 --> 03:56:30.520 Neon Junction, one of our newest maps obviously and he's been kind of decided, you know, especially 03:56:30.520 --> 03:56:34.800 without the cat kind of operates, he would have been experimenting a lot with their tank 03:56:34.800 --> 03:56:40.240 roles, he's seen a little bit of Rhyne, Sigma has been a good one, Demon obviously has been 03:56:40.240 --> 03:56:43.120 exceptional on this map as well. 03:56:43.120 --> 03:56:49.640 So Sweden could bring something different to the table, match points though, map 3, Germany 03:56:49.640 --> 03:56:54.640 requiring a reverse sweep and the pigeons are back. 03:56:56.640 --> 03:57:02.680 What does Germany have in store for us in a must win map for them here on Neon 03:57:02.680 --> 03:57:07.080 Junction to make their grand stand? Heistone's going to go back to the 03:57:07.080 --> 03:57:10.280 demon here and showing perhaps in these opening couple of series here that 03:57:10.280 --> 03:57:13.840 despite the fact that demon was nerfed in the mid-season patch notes still ever 03:57:13.840 --> 03:57:18.080 present in the meta and if you are one of these teams that played the cat, played 03:57:18.080 --> 03:57:22.400 the demon you might have a good chance here lifting the trophy as well got a 03:57:22.400 --> 03:57:28.400 small little pause here see who's a little busy on stage I hope they're all 03:57:28.400 --> 03:57:33.320 pretty busy on this stage get ready for the game yeah quick pause don't worry 03:57:33.320 --> 03:57:38.600 about it we'll get into the map in just a moment she all know obviously Kev's on 03:57:38.600 --> 03:57:43.320 the defense I mean it's a nice option I have a she on who's a relatively new 03:57:43.320 --> 03:57:48.520 new hero to Overwatch here as well. So even though Tracer gets removed, you can still 03:57:48.520 --> 03:57:52.620 play pretty flank heavy. Tracer Light. Tracer Light, kind of a mix between a 03:57:52.620 --> 03:57:57.740 Hitscan hero and a flank hero like Tracer in that we've seen that some Hitscan players 03:57:57.740 --> 03:58:03.500 play Shion and you can go with a Shion and a Tracer DPS duo and play really high tempo, 03:58:03.500 --> 03:58:08.760 right? So a really interesting hero that's been introduced to Overwatch is Shion and with 03:58:08.760 --> 03:58:17.560 Tracer bad if not available to play here for either team. That means that Kevser is going to operate that tempo heavy hitscan flank character 03:58:20.920 --> 03:58:22.920 Let's make sure everything's good 03:58:23.920 --> 03:58:28.580 That's actually over the thumbs up. So maybe we're jumping into this one in just a sec 03:58:29.800 --> 03:58:32.560 Well, what a run this would be for Sweden here 03:58:33.720 --> 03:58:38.560 And a very big kind of confidence boost for them. I can mention seven years Johnny 03:58:38.760 --> 03:58:41.080 It's been a while since Sweden... 03:58:41.080 --> 03:58:42.080 It's been a long time. 03:58:42.080 --> 03:58:42.580 Yeah. 03:58:44.080 --> 03:58:45.520 Graced the stage. 03:58:46.080 --> 03:58:47.080 Gates are opening. 03:58:47.400 --> 03:58:48.200 We're back. 03:58:48.560 --> 03:58:51.920 SXJ on the bash and Akku on the cat. 03:58:53.120 --> 03:58:55.320 The two targets here for Akku to choose from. 03:58:55.720 --> 03:58:58.080 Whichever suits the situation most. 03:58:58.080 --> 03:58:59.320 The casts or the bash. 03:58:59.680 --> 03:59:00.720 Most likely the bash. 03:59:04.600 --> 03:59:06.920 See how Germany chooses four codes in this one? 03:59:06.920 --> 03:59:11.200 Holding quickly here with the turret form so we're not going to waste out this cooldown 03:59:11.200 --> 03:59:14.280 and then look for the re-engage to reclaim some of this ground. 03:59:14.280 --> 03:59:19.680 Yeah, kind of trying to subdue Kevster as much as possible. 03:59:19.680 --> 03:59:23.360 Extremely difficult of course, but taking these kind of angles is going to make sure Kevster 03:59:23.360 --> 03:59:26.080 has to fight more front to back. 03:59:26.080 --> 03:59:28.480 I mean the honor from this angle is disgusting, no? 03:59:28.480 --> 03:59:29.560 Yeah, okay, SXJ. 03:59:29.560 --> 03:59:31.560 Back to the scrappy. 03:59:31.560 --> 03:59:37.040 And Germany at least trying to operate these angles, they're pushing forward with the 03:59:37.040 --> 03:59:43.000 transform, gaining some ground and then looking for tape, then left to the right hand side. 03:59:43.000 --> 03:59:46.160 But they're being pushed off by Sweden, playing this very passive approach with this 03:59:46.160 --> 03:59:47.160 Ana as well. 03:59:47.160 --> 03:59:50.520 They can't really get used enough to contest the Ana, which means that the biode, the 03:59:50.520 --> 03:59:54.520 rifle is just going to rain free from the sky here. 03:59:54.520 --> 03:59:59.360 And Germany might need to try and look for a pick elsewhere, it's not the back line. 03:59:59.360 --> 04:00:05.100 Here we go, S.H.J., swing it in, but a very easy retreat for Swede. 04:00:05.100 --> 04:00:07.780 You're preparing for this most of the time, you know that's going to happen. 04:00:07.780 --> 04:00:11.420 And if you're a Swede now, you can wait for the Narno Boost to become available, and then 04:00:11.420 --> 04:00:13.300 try to look for the Recon Test as well. 04:00:13.300 --> 04:00:15.900 Zoran's got a high noon almost. 04:00:15.900 --> 04:00:18.340 Again, the Sky Noon first though. 04:00:18.340 --> 04:00:19.340 Uh-oh! 04:00:19.340 --> 04:00:20.340 Round the corner. 04:00:20.340 --> 04:00:21.340 Oh! 04:00:21.340 --> 04:00:22.340 Oh! 04:00:22.340 --> 04:00:23.340 What was that? 04:00:23.340 --> 04:00:24.340 Small step there from Skylo. 04:00:24.340 --> 04:00:25.340 Big mistake. 04:00:25.340 --> 04:00:28.820 Here comes the wraparound from QRXU, but almost on his lonesome now. 04:00:28.820 --> 04:00:30.820 This has already cleared the rest of the map. 04:00:30.820 --> 04:00:32.820 Only the Cassie left. 04:00:32.820 --> 04:00:34.820 Easy pickage for Zorro. 04:00:34.820 --> 04:00:36.820 That's a team kill with only two minutes left. 04:00:36.820 --> 04:00:38.820 Sweden just didn't care. 04:00:38.820 --> 04:00:40.820 Their honor goes down. They lose a lot of healing and an honor boost. 04:00:40.820 --> 04:00:42.820 But they still find a way to touch that out 04:00:42.820 --> 04:00:44.820 in the main battle between the tank players. 04:00:44.820 --> 04:00:46.820 And they still look comfortable. 04:00:46.820 --> 04:00:48.820 Four ultimates online for Team Sweden. 04:00:48.820 --> 04:00:50.820 As Germany now. 04:00:50.820 --> 04:00:52.820 Two minutes remaining on this first point offense. 04:00:52.820 --> 04:00:54.820 They do have a Kitsune rush available. 04:00:54.820 --> 04:00:56.820 They got four ults. 04:00:56.820 --> 04:01:02.740 four holes. Maximum chilling. Well, they're going for the limit break. That's a bad place 04:01:02.740 --> 04:01:07.940 to be if you're iced. Even on that rush, that limit break just tears right through you. 04:01:07.940 --> 04:01:16.540 Absolute damage in your toast. It's almost a perfect counter to a rush 04:01:16.540 --> 04:01:20.180 push like that. Hold the shield, hit the limit break. You got push. 04:01:20.180 --> 04:01:25.700 The limit break and the nana boost. That's a lot of damage. That's a lot of damage. 04:01:25.700 --> 04:01:33.200 Alright, well Swiven deployed those ultimates, so maybe a bit more favourable here for Germany now, can they get back into this one, a good first form, a good limit break of their own? 04:01:33.200 --> 04:01:35.200 They could get this capture going. 04:01:36.200 --> 04:01:39.500 Alright, I think he's actually getting in there though, there's a problem here. 04:01:40.000 --> 04:01:43.400 Jostling around, tussling a little bit around this statue side. 04:01:44.200 --> 04:01:48.700 Kev's just making sure he is drawing the eye out of the rest of the team. 04:01:48.700 --> 04:01:53.700 They've already managed to pick off the castie now, as the artillery barrage from SXJ into coming in. 04:01:53.700 --> 04:01:57.100 Willis is going to go pretty low, there's two supports, this is back. 04:01:57.100 --> 04:01:59.660 All confidence now in the Devon. 04:01:59.660 --> 04:02:03.900 A quick ejection from the mech onto ice, 45 seconds to go. 04:02:03.900 --> 04:02:09.700 A Sweden are just making this puzzle so impossible to solve for Germany. 04:02:10.700 --> 04:02:13.300 You can just feel the fate when you think here for Germany. 04:02:13.300 --> 04:02:16.700 30 seconds to go, must win map for them. 04:02:16.700 --> 04:02:18.700 To stay alive here at the Overwatch World Top 04:02:18.700 --> 04:02:21.100 and they haven't really found anything to get going here. 04:02:21.100 --> 04:02:23.500 This is a sky noon and a dream now waiting to happen. 04:02:23.500 --> 04:02:27.640 There we go. Last this attempt you've got to imagine. 04:02:27.640 --> 04:02:30.100 We're going to get a touch and they're looking for Skulls, 04:02:30.100 --> 04:02:32.500 QRXU, can't find anybody. 04:02:32.500 --> 04:02:34.720 High ground is the best he can hope for now. 04:02:34.720 --> 04:02:38.300 Admiral's going to pay him a small visit as Akku tries to get him for a kill. 04:02:38.300 --> 04:02:40.740 A quick assist there. Onto Admiral's going to be good. 04:02:40.740 --> 04:02:44.100 The in the trading capstone, a flashbang onto SXJ. 04:02:44.100 --> 04:02:50.140 The DPS for Sweden can now just run around Germany and no final touch. 04:02:50.140 --> 04:02:53.740 Oh man, 0% on that point! 04:02:56.740 --> 04:02:59.940 What a dominant showing this is from Team Sweden. 04:03:01.140 --> 04:03:06.140 We thought this was going to be a close one, the desk predicting five mappers across the board. 04:03:06.140 --> 04:03:06.940 You as well? 04:03:07.740 --> 04:03:10.940 I did say I wanted the map five, I wanted as much overwatch as possible, 04:03:10.940 --> 04:03:13.140 but Sweden are denying us that opportunity right now. 04:03:14.540 --> 04:03:17.740 They've just been looking so on point, first point hold on Route 66, 04:03:17.740 --> 04:03:19.720 first point hold here on the 04:03:19.720 --> 04:03:20.720 adjunction. They're laughing, 04:03:20.720 --> 04:03:22.720 they're smiling, they're feeling 04:03:22.720 --> 04:03:24.720 good about themselves. They 04:03:24.720 --> 04:03:25.720 feel a semifinal's waiting 04:03:25.720 --> 04:03:26.720 against Saudi Arabia. Oh, 04:03:26.720 --> 04:03:28.720 jumpscare. Did you get the 04:03:28.720 --> 04:03:31.720 pigeons, little jerseys, honestly? 04:03:31.720 --> 04:03:33.720 At this point, they got that 04:03:33.720 --> 04:03:35.720 crazy look. They're like, too. 04:03:35.720 --> 04:03:37.720 Staring to the eyes of the 04:03:37.720 --> 04:03:38.720 pigeon. What's going on there? 04:03:38.720 --> 04:03:40.720 When you stare into the pigeon's 04:03:40.720 --> 04:03:42.720 eyes, it's like staring into the 04:03:42.720 --> 04:03:43.720 abyss, but the abyss points 04:03:43.720 --> 04:03:46.720 back. Oh. It's horrible. 04:03:46.720 --> 04:03:49.420 Oh no, it's terrible. Sorry. Don't, don't clap. 04:03:49.420 --> 04:03:51.420 I'm clearing. Clearing on the pigeon. 04:03:51.420 --> 04:03:52.920 Don't clap for this. 04:03:52.920 --> 04:03:55.420 It's still them. Don't clap for this. 04:03:57.920 --> 04:03:59.420 You're telling me they're not demonic? 04:03:59.420 --> 04:04:02.420 Look in. Come on. Come on, bro. 04:04:03.620 --> 04:04:05.920 All right. 04:04:05.920 --> 04:04:08.920 Oh, man. 04:04:08.920 --> 04:04:10.920 Let the crowd go as wild. 04:04:13.420 --> 04:04:15.920 Five seconds for those gates unlocked. 04:04:15.920 --> 04:04:17.720 3% is all they need. 04:04:18.720 --> 04:04:20.720 They're 3-0 in their sights. 04:04:21.920 --> 04:04:23.920 Germany on their last lifeline. 04:04:24.720 --> 04:04:25.720 No, what are we doing here? 04:04:26.120 --> 04:04:26.920 Alright, behave. 04:04:30.520 --> 04:04:31.720 Let's do it the honorable way. 04:04:37.220 --> 04:04:39.720 Germany here, gotta be perfect on this defense. 04:04:40.920 --> 04:04:42.620 Gonna let Sweden in here for a little bit. 04:04:42.620 --> 04:04:44.720 That means that your anger's gonna be taken away from you. 04:04:44.720 --> 04:04:50.400 They over-commit, it felt like there. The Barricade was good. 04:04:50.400 --> 04:04:54.720 I said holding up the shield for the majority of the time there was all that damage and something to double for himself. 04:04:54.720 --> 04:04:58.320 So in fact maybe, here's a gift he was limited instead. 04:04:58.320 --> 04:05:03.280 Looks like Sweden are gonna be split up at this point. 04:05:03.280 --> 04:05:09.680 Yeah, this is a really awkward spot to be, but I cannot now push in like they are way too far back to get a chase. 04:05:09.680 --> 04:05:14.040 This is so scary for Germany because of course we don't go into that really favorable spawns here 04:05:14.040 --> 04:05:20.560 And so you know a couple of members can pick from Germany that could just open the floodgates here for Sweden to swarm on towards the point here 04:05:20.840 --> 04:05:24.400 Yeah, make sure you don't get picked in these fights. You can't just keep the trade out 04:05:26.360 --> 04:05:31.360 I say she almost in the 2v1 these is damage down onto Kevser has dash away that over hill 04:05:32.360 --> 04:05:34.360 saving his life at the time being 04:05:34.360 --> 04:05:40.240 Force for reset though, QRX shoot as we're getting Suzu to now. Oh dear, Akku caught out. 04:05:40.240 --> 04:05:43.360 Kester down though, one demon slain. 04:05:43.360 --> 04:05:46.840 Sweden on the point, threatening the cap. 04:05:46.840 --> 04:05:53.040 But a quick diesel onto Willis is going to make sure Germany is going to regroup to their full strength. 04:05:53.040 --> 04:05:57.960 Everybody limit break job here. Limit break the point of course, feeling the pressure. 04:05:57.960 --> 04:05:59.960 But they're hanging on for their life. 04:05:59.960 --> 04:06:06.360 You gotta show us more though, we saw this same story on Route 56 for Sweden. 04:06:06.360 --> 04:06:10.400 They played patiently on the offense, they drained these ultimates from Germany and then 04:06:10.400 --> 04:06:13.120 they have the better ultimate bang, late run in the round. 04:06:13.120 --> 04:06:14.120 Sweden here. 04:06:14.120 --> 04:06:17.320 They've got to go straight into the pack. 04:06:17.320 --> 04:06:19.040 Wok, you did have QRXU now. 04:06:19.040 --> 04:06:21.680 Sky Doom will definitely do it. 04:06:21.680 --> 04:06:25.160 And now, the real movement here available for Willis. 04:06:25.160 --> 04:06:28.800 Up on the high ground for QRXU, they're gonna take the fight into the small room and 04:06:28.800 --> 04:06:34.200 Kevster finds his opening though. The spree is good damage, but SXJ nothing more better 04:06:36.780 --> 04:06:40.060 Not over quite yet SXJ finds a triple with the spree 04:06:41.280 --> 04:06:43.400 Willis does find a pick here on the demon, but 04:06:44.000 --> 04:06:45.920 Going to get back in time here 04:06:45.920 --> 04:06:52.220 That's two minutes 30 of the timer and quite a couple of ultimates deployed from Sweden as well both the spree and the nano here 04:06:53.400 --> 04:06:56.240 Germany though they've been forced to commit in this one Jaws 04:06:56.240 --> 04:07:04.160 Big committal and now kind of a tighter wave of volts from Avril Willis and Zoro. 04:07:04.160 --> 04:07:11.960 Sky noon into a catnap as everybody's kind of fleeing. A lot of options here for Sweden. 04:07:11.960 --> 04:07:17.880 Sky noon first. They spotted two people and already they're in and there's the catnap 04:07:17.880 --> 04:07:25.280 and QRXU puts in the dirt. Willis follows up with a kill onto the Kiri and that 33% 04:07:25.280 --> 04:07:29.280 Looking ever so juicy now for Sweden. 04:07:29.280 --> 04:07:31.280 I'm trying to stay alive on the point. 04:07:31.280 --> 04:07:35.280 The last hope for Germany is just to completely decimated. 04:07:35.280 --> 04:07:38.280 And that 33% is all they need. 04:07:38.280 --> 04:07:41.280 It's been seven long years for Sweden. 04:07:41.280 --> 04:07:43.280 They want to make a statement. 04:07:43.280 --> 04:07:47.280 They want to sit up with some of the strongest 04:07:47.280 --> 04:07:49.280 that have ever graced the game. 04:07:49.280 --> 04:07:51.280 And this is a good start. 04:07:51.280 --> 04:08:01.280 That was one of the most one-sided matchups we've seen so far at the Overwatch World Cup in the group stage and now here are the players at BlizzCon. 04:08:01.280 --> 04:08:04.280 Sweden looking mighty dominant. 04:08:04.280 --> 04:08:12.280 I mean, what is the point holding two maps in professional play? It's ridiculously hard, but they found their job to get it done. 04:08:12.280 --> 04:08:16.280 We saw previously the waning World Championship in Saudi Arabia, they dropped a map to Spain. 04:08:16.280 --> 04:08:26.280 They had to feel some pressure, but Sweden here in this one looking so dominant and maybe just maybe now you look forward to a semi-finals between Saudi Arabia and Sweden. 04:08:27.280 --> 04:08:30.280 Could this open the door for another upset waiting in the wings? 04:08:31.280 --> 04:08:39.280 We've seen upsets in World Cup history and we've seen them in this one as well. It is possible Sweden and Saudi Arabia obviously facing off tomorrow. 04:08:39.280 --> 04:08:43.280 What was the breath of fresh air for the team? 04:08:43.280 --> 04:08:48.280 I mean Johnny, back when they were playing before, I mean you could have been playing. 04:08:48.280 --> 04:08:52.280 Oh, yes, could have been playing indeed. 04:08:52.280 --> 04:08:55.280 You could have felt that tank rolling the problem. 04:08:55.280 --> 04:09:02.280 But now this new generation of players, Johnny, kind of spearheaded by Kevster who is, you know, is an old head. 04:09:02.280 --> 04:09:05.280 Yeah, he is the veteran, he is the leader of this team. 04:09:05.280 --> 04:09:11.640 And not typically do we see damaged players like tracer players have fantastic communication and really 04:09:12.160 --> 04:09:17.560 Communicate for their team, but Kevster proving that he's got the leadership to really guide this new generation across the finish line 04:09:17.560 --> 04:09:19.840 And Sweden advanced to the top four 04:09:20.360 --> 04:09:22.120 certifying 04:09:22.120 --> 04:09:27.200 This opportunity to square off against the reigning world champs in Saudi Arabia 04:09:27.920 --> 04:09:34.160 USA Korea France Australia coming up today as well that lower half the bracket is looking mighty scary 04:09:35.280 --> 04:09:40.280 All match-ups here are just peak. They're so good, can't go wrong. 04:09:41.280 --> 04:09:47.280 It's going to be a little bit of a different test though for Sweden coming tomorrow against the reigning champions. 04:09:47.280 --> 04:09:51.280 It's going to be a good time. We still got two more matches though, so don't go anywhere. 04:09:51.280 --> 04:09:55.280 But first, let's go down to the stage with Danny and Kevser. 04:09:56.280 --> 04:10:03.280 Thank you, Mr. Pigeon Man. Yes, hi. I am joined by Kevser from Team Sweden, the myth, the legend. 04:10:03.280 --> 04:10:08.160 Great job 3-0 victory against Team Germany. I mean we all thought that it was gonna be a little bit closer 04:10:08.160 --> 04:10:10.920 But you guys looked clean. How did you guys prepare for this match? 04:10:11.800 --> 04:10:16.800 You know we just practice like normal like we know to play very similar style to us 04:10:16.800 --> 04:10:19.360 So we respond to them to take the skill matchup and win the game 04:10:20.240 --> 04:10:24.320 Well, I have a very serious question to ask you kester. Why are you so good? 04:10:25.360 --> 04:10:29.840 No, I'm just looking. You're lucky. I don't think that's long. I think there's pure skills, bro 04:10:29.840 --> 04:10:30.840 Thank you, thank you. 04:10:30.840 --> 04:10:31.840 Thank you. 04:10:31.840 --> 04:10:34.840 Alright, let's talk about your next match, your semifinals, you are going up against 04:10:34.840 --> 04:10:37.920 KSA, how are you feeling about that match? 04:10:37.920 --> 04:10:42.320 They are the defending champions of the World Cup, so you know, they are a very strong team, 04:10:42.320 --> 04:10:47.080 but they looked a bit shaky against Spain to be honest, so I think it could be a good 04:10:47.080 --> 04:10:48.080 game. 04:10:48.080 --> 04:10:51.560 I feel like it is going to be a very good game, Kester, thank you so much for the interview. 04:10:51.560 --> 04:10:55.080 Best of luck moving forward, that is it for now, heading on to the BESC. 04:10:55.080 --> 04:11:05.480 Thank you so much, Danny, and of course, Kastor, a convincing sweep here from Sweden. 04:11:05.480 --> 04:11:07.680 Sure, I'm glad we all predicted that. 04:11:07.680 --> 04:11:10.680 Guys, guys, we overcooked. 04:11:10.680 --> 04:11:11.680 It's not a good luck. 04:11:11.680 --> 04:11:13.680 It's not a good luck for the desk right now. 04:11:13.680 --> 04:11:14.680 No. 04:11:14.680 --> 04:11:15.880 I will give Germany a lot of credit, though. 04:11:15.880 --> 04:11:18.880 They made some of those maps really scrappy, and the fact that they can, even something 04:11:18.880 --> 04:11:22.360 like holding in there on a map like Neon Junction, where you're full held, the best you can 04:11:22.360 --> 04:11:24.360 do is a draw, you're down 0-2. 04:11:24.360 --> 04:11:26.160 A lot of teams just crumble under that kind of pressure. 04:11:26.160 --> 04:11:27.400 It feels like series is over anyway. 04:11:27.400 --> 04:11:28.520 It might as well let it happen. 04:11:28.520 --> 04:11:30.760 But honestly, I got to give a lot of respect to Team Germany 04:11:30.760 --> 04:11:32.120 that they fought it out to the end. 04:11:32.120 --> 04:11:35.160 They made all these maps scrappier than I would have expected. 04:11:35.160 --> 04:11:36.600 But I think it's fair to say we just 04:11:36.600 --> 04:11:38.440 didn't give teams quite enough credit. 04:11:38.440 --> 04:11:40.040 They looked so good in the group stage, 04:11:40.040 --> 04:11:42.560 showing up against a team as good as the United States. 04:11:42.560 --> 04:11:45.040 Maybe we should have expected that they would be a fiercer foe 04:11:45.040 --> 04:11:46.000 here in the World Cup. 04:11:46.000 --> 04:11:48.920 I think that when it comes down to how they ended up looking, 04:11:48.920 --> 04:11:50.680 we also have to consider the amount of experience 04:11:50.680 --> 04:11:53.360 on this team, also playing on a stage here as well. 04:11:53.360 --> 04:11:56.560 maybe that comfort also can be a big factor. 04:11:56.560 --> 04:12:00.240 But when it comes down to how this series ended up canning out, 04:12:00.240 --> 04:12:03.720 it is just insane how clean it was. 04:12:03.720 --> 04:12:05.840 We did see what, like what Jake was talking about, 04:12:05.840 --> 04:12:08.560 that fight back there from the side of Germany, 04:12:08.560 --> 04:12:11.240 especially on that second round of Nepal, 04:12:11.240 --> 04:12:13.360 where they were able to get that cap back 04:12:13.360 --> 04:12:17.920 just at the last moment, but it just wasn't quite enough. 04:12:17.920 --> 04:12:19.000 It wasn't quite enough. 04:12:19.000 --> 04:12:20.960 I mean, this was really a clinical performance 04:12:20.960 --> 04:12:23.200 from Sweden, not that Germany played back, 04:12:23.200 --> 04:12:27.520 They just couldn't really get any momentum going in any of the mats here, Jay. 04:12:27.520 --> 04:12:33.200 Yeah, I was really impressed with Zorro pulling out the Freya, a character that's been kind of pulled back in the recent patch. 04:12:33.200 --> 04:12:37.600 We saw a lot of it from him at Busan, but I wasn't expecting to see it come out here, 04:12:37.600 --> 04:12:42.480 and certainly for it not to look so effective, so I think there's still a lot to be discovered in this meta. 04:12:42.480 --> 04:12:49.520 These two teams, both clearly really believing in Dimon and Sigma, thinking them seem to be the key strategy so far in the World Cup. 04:12:49.520 --> 04:12:52.320 Absolutely, and Ash, I think it's just so impressive to see 04:12:52.320 --> 04:12:58.560 So such flawless gameplay from team Sweden because these players are not usually playing together, right? 04:12:58.560 --> 04:13:01.600 So like a lot of these teams mean the same can be said for team Germany, right? 04:13:01.600 --> 04:13:05.640 A lot of these teams were put together for the Overwatch World Cup specifically 04:13:05.640 --> 04:13:11.120 So there was only limited prep time for a lot of them because they had to focus on other things like OWCS the circuit 04:13:11.120 --> 04:13:17.680 So, you know, they come in from one tournament to another and they can look this cohesive and quite frankly for Sweden 04:13:17.680 --> 04:13:21.740 Like this looks much more clean than KSA did in their match against Spain 04:13:22.740 --> 04:13:28.020 100% and I think you have to give a lot of credit to a player like Kevster for that the amount of 04:13:28.420 --> 04:13:35.680 Communication that he's bringing to this team is such a difference maker in these matches on top of how just insane 04:13:35.680 --> 04:13:40.400 He is mechanically all as well now speaking of insane cool things 04:13:40.420 --> 04:13:45.020 We have a special guest here joining us on that desk. It's okay 04:13:45.020 --> 04:13:53.020 Please give it up for our guest who has brought us the Make History Remix, which has been such a joy to listen to. 04:13:53.020 --> 04:13:57.020 Can you really tell us a little bit about yourself and how that collaboration came to be? 04:13:57.020 --> 04:14:02.020 Yeah, definitely. Thanks again for having me. This is awesome to be at my second BlizzCon. 04:14:02.020 --> 04:14:03.020 Let's go. 04:14:03.020 --> 04:14:07.020 And yeah, so I've been playing Overwatch since 2016, right, when the game came out. 04:14:07.020 --> 04:14:12.020 And I just fell in love with it, you know, in between touring and all this stuff coming back home. 04:14:12.020 --> 04:14:14.860 was like the one thing I did to, just like, 04:14:14.860 --> 04:14:15.780 I don't know, let loose, you know? 04:14:15.780 --> 04:14:18.300 So that's kind of something that, you know, 04:14:18.300 --> 04:14:20.500 I kind of brought into when I was working on this remix, 04:14:20.500 --> 04:14:22.420 it was like, how can I bring in that like energy 04:14:22.420 --> 04:14:23.700 and all that kind of stuff that like, 04:14:23.700 --> 04:14:26.700 started my journey with Overwatch, you know, so. 04:14:26.700 --> 04:14:27.540 I love that. 04:14:27.540 --> 04:14:30.860 You bring that like personal touch as a fan to the remix. 04:14:30.860 --> 04:14:33.020 And I think I want to hear a little bit more 04:14:33.020 --> 04:14:34.820 about your Overwatch journey. 04:14:34.820 --> 04:14:36.180 So you were talking about, you know, 04:14:36.180 --> 04:14:38.020 how you were always happy to come home 04:14:38.020 --> 04:14:39.060 and be able to play that game. 04:14:39.060 --> 04:14:39.900 Yeah. 04:14:39.900 --> 04:14:41.380 What, what, what did you mean? 04:14:41.380 --> 04:14:43.100 Tell me a little bit more, give us a thought. 04:14:43.100 --> 04:14:44.100 Show the top. 04:14:44.100 --> 04:14:45.100 Oh yeah, yeah, no, okay. 04:14:45.100 --> 04:14:46.100 You got a job planted too. 04:14:46.100 --> 04:14:47.100 Really? 04:14:47.100 --> 04:14:48.100 I got a job threat. 04:14:48.100 --> 04:14:51.100 Wait, you're sitting under the right man right now. 04:14:51.100 --> 04:14:52.100 That's what I'm all about. 04:14:52.100 --> 04:14:53.100 I've got to get some more words. 04:14:53.100 --> 04:14:54.100 I've got a job threat. 04:14:54.100 --> 04:14:55.100 I've got to travel to my other home too. 04:14:55.100 --> 04:14:56.100 Perfect. 04:14:56.100 --> 04:14:57.900 That's definitely my main on GPS. 04:14:57.900 --> 04:14:58.900 You're loyal to us. 04:14:58.900 --> 04:14:59.900 Oh yes. 04:14:59.900 --> 04:15:00.900 Where's your tactic? 04:15:00.900 --> 04:15:01.900 That's true. 04:15:01.900 --> 04:15:02.900 I've got to get the word out. 04:15:02.900 --> 04:15:03.900 You're so open. 04:15:03.900 --> 04:15:04.900 That's what I'm saying. 04:15:04.900 --> 04:15:06.620 The memes are too much. 04:15:06.620 --> 04:15:08.580 I need to keep them down, you know. 04:15:08.580 --> 04:15:10.660 I can't be making that mark. 04:15:10.660 --> 04:15:14.560 So this is your second BlizzCon, what was your first BlizzCon and tell me a little about 04:15:14.560 --> 04:15:18.020 what this event kind of signifies to you, the community and all the while. 04:15:18.020 --> 04:15:19.020 No, definitely. 04:15:19.020 --> 04:15:23.340 Actually my first one was last year so I got to see Saudi Arabia land and just walk around 04:15:23.340 --> 04:15:25.980 the grounds and see, I think that's when they were showing Venture. 04:15:25.980 --> 04:15:29.580 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, well, 2023 then. 04:15:29.580 --> 04:15:30.580 Yeah, yeah. 04:15:30.580 --> 04:15:31.580 Okay, yeah, yeah, last few years ago. 04:15:31.580 --> 04:15:32.580 Time, man, we don't know anymore. 04:15:32.580 --> 04:15:33.580 We don't know anymore. 04:15:33.580 --> 04:15:34.580 It flies by everywhere. 04:15:34.580 --> 04:15:43.100 But, yeah, so coming back again and to do something special here in the form of something 04:15:43.100 --> 04:15:49.140 that I'd be best as music, so to contribute that way to the overwatch world and the World 04:15:49.140 --> 04:15:54.140 Cup and everything is very special and very full circle as a gamer and as a huge overwatch 04:15:54.140 --> 04:15:55.140 player. 04:15:55.140 --> 04:15:56.140 I have a ghost listening right now. 04:15:56.140 --> 04:15:59.340 The track is actually playing, painting in the distance. 04:15:59.340 --> 04:16:00.340 That's right. 04:16:00.340 --> 04:16:03.100 It's been so hype, honestly, to go together with that trailer. 04:16:03.100 --> 04:16:06.260 What was the process like for you to work with the team? 04:16:06.260 --> 04:16:08.020 It was actually great. 04:16:08.020 --> 04:16:10.740 They sent over all the pieces of the song, 04:16:10.740 --> 04:16:13.300 like everything individual, like all the drums, 04:16:13.300 --> 04:16:15.900 and all the orchestral parts separated. 04:16:15.900 --> 04:16:18.780 So I was able to go in and really add my flavor to it 04:16:18.780 --> 04:16:22.340 and bring some dance music energy to the record. 04:16:22.340 --> 04:16:24.980 Something that I even get to play in my sets sometimes, 04:16:24.980 --> 04:16:26.500 which is really fun. 04:16:26.500 --> 04:16:28.900 But yeah, in the middle of making the record, 04:16:28.900 --> 04:16:30.420 I'm chewing for a game, okay? 04:16:30.420 --> 04:16:32.300 I'll catch the vibe. 04:16:32.300 --> 04:16:36.500 All right, make some changes and then like kind of use that as the essence to build the song out. 04:16:36.500 --> 04:16:38.300 I love that, absolutely love that. 04:16:38.300 --> 04:16:41.100 Now we're here of course at BlizzCon, the Overwatch World Cup. 04:16:41.100 --> 04:16:42.800 Is there a team that you're supporting? 04:16:43.600 --> 04:16:46.800 We can be friends, you can literally say whatever you want. 04:16:46.800 --> 04:16:52.000 I know, as a Mexican I was root for Mexico, but I gotta bring it home for the USA team, you know. 04:16:52.400 --> 04:16:53.200 All right. 04:16:54.100 --> 04:16:57.000 You guys, I'm gonna give you guys a minute, we're each other. 04:16:57.000 --> 04:16:58.200 I'm gonna give you guys a minute. 04:16:58.200 --> 04:16:59.900 Now of course we have another... 04:16:59.900 --> 04:17:01.100 Oh, we're here to chance for that. 04:17:01.100 --> 04:17:03.440 It's going to be one at least per day. 04:17:03.440 --> 04:17:05.820 You've got to hit that quota. 04:17:05.820 --> 04:17:08.300 Ash, you're going to have a big one coming up as well. 04:17:08.300 --> 04:17:10.260 Franz going up against Australia. 04:17:10.260 --> 04:17:12.500 Any thoughts before we're heading into quick break? 04:17:12.500 --> 04:17:16.780 Dude, I think the funniest and most fun part about this is that it's 04:17:16.780 --> 04:17:20.220 the two upset match-ups going up against each other. 04:17:20.220 --> 04:17:23.180 These two teams and what they're able to show in Busan. 04:17:23.180 --> 04:17:24.860 It's going to be a scrappy one. 04:17:24.860 --> 04:17:26.260 I think it's going to be pretty crazy close. 04:17:26.260 --> 04:17:27.580 We love a scrappy one. 04:17:27.580 --> 04:17:28.820 We do indeed. Okay. 04:17:28.820 --> 04:17:32.700 Thank you so much for joining us here on the desk. 04:17:32.700 --> 04:17:37.140 Of course, we want to get your insight as well here. 04:17:37.140 --> 04:17:40.020 As someone who's that main in Chunkrat, 04:17:40.020 --> 04:17:42.860 not going to see much Chunkrat in the midst, unfortunately. 04:17:42.860 --> 04:17:45.580 How do you feel about the newer heroes that have been added, 04:17:45.580 --> 04:17:47.140 and how much we've seen of them as well? 04:17:47.140 --> 04:17:47.980 Yeah, I actually got the... 04:17:47.980 --> 04:17:50.780 It's been popping off since you joined the squad. 04:17:50.780 --> 04:17:52.540 Yeah, there's a lot of great characters. 04:17:52.540 --> 04:17:57.140 I mean, I've been playing a lot of Mizuki a lot. 04:17:57.140 --> 04:17:59.900 Definitely, Ana is always one of my favorite supports. 04:17:59.900 --> 04:18:01.340 I've been taking more to the supports recently, 04:18:01.340 --> 04:18:04.180 but it's funny to see how much Cat I've seen right now 04:18:04.180 --> 04:18:06.300 at the makeup, so that's pretty cool. 04:18:06.300 --> 04:18:09.340 The Contner for Out of Existence takes us not happening. 04:18:09.340 --> 04:18:11.540 I mean, I think Cat's been an incredible hero 04:18:11.540 --> 04:18:13.340 to really open the game up and bring back 04:18:13.340 --> 04:18:14.340 a lot of legacy care to like, 04:18:14.340 --> 04:18:15.820 Ana really wasn't being played that much, 04:18:15.820 --> 04:18:18.220 and then now with some mobility from Jetpack Cat, 04:18:18.220 --> 04:18:19.780 like, Sy will just put on a show for us. 04:18:19.780 --> 04:18:20.980 Yeah, sweet and matchy. 04:18:20.980 --> 04:18:21.820 We've seen a lot of that 04:18:21.820 --> 04:18:23.740 from some of the top Korean teams in ODBCS, 04:18:23.740 --> 04:18:25.540 so I think it's a pretty interesting time 04:18:25.540 --> 04:18:26.380 to be an Overwatch fan. 04:18:26.380 --> 04:18:29.600 a lot of creativity you can kind of bring onto the field and really make work. 04:18:29.600 --> 04:18:31.760 Yeah, especially with all the reworks now that's just going on. 04:18:31.760 --> 04:18:36.460 So I'm excited to see where like, you know, it goes and progresses further than this. 04:18:36.460 --> 04:18:40.860 You know, we'll cut and see what happens next and how all the combinations will come to play, you know. 04:18:41.060 --> 04:18:44.660 Yeah, we're all learning along the way together, which makes it so exciting. 04:18:44.660 --> 04:18:46.860 So we really don't know what we're talking about here on the desk. 04:18:46.860 --> 04:18:48.360 And that makes it so beautiful. 04:18:48.360 --> 04:18:51.400 OK, thank you so much for helping us at this stage. 04:18:51.500 --> 04:18:54.480 We're heading to quick break and then we're back with the third quarter final of the day. 04:18:54.480 --> 04:18:55.540 So don't go anywhere. 04:19:26.380 --> 04:19:29.500 Fanta. Lip smacking deliciousness. 04:19:29.500 --> 04:19:31.500 Watcha Fanta? 04:19:31.500 --> 04:19:34.300 Nintendo Switch 2. 04:19:34.300 --> 04:19:38.300 Nvidia GeForce RTX Game Changer. 04:24:26.380 --> 04:24:31.920 is brought to you by MSI take the next step in upgrading your visual 04:24:31.920 --> 04:24:39.300 experience with MSI's QD OLED monitors built to last brilliance ahead gigabyte 04:24:39.300 --> 04:24:48.100 upgrade your life secret lab prograde ergonomics for the highest level of play 04:24:49.420 --> 04:24:55.820 the 2026 Overwatch World Cup is brought to you by VHL 04:24:56.380 --> 04:25:01.380 You definitely have become more of a favorite overall. Do you think that's a dangerous position to be in? 04:25:01.380 --> 04:25:04.380 I think it's good. We're the top boys and what they're gonna do, you know? 04:25:04.380 --> 04:25:09.380 They are scared of us, we're in-care of them. People are calling us like the dark horses of the competition. 04:25:09.380 --> 04:25:13.380 Friends talk super strong, like just a few weeks ago in Korea. 04:25:13.380 --> 04:25:16.380 They have quotes, everything goes out, they're feeling like really, really aggressive. 04:25:16.380 --> 04:25:19.380 Crocs are just crocs, you know, fast women. 04:25:19.380 --> 04:25:23.380 Yeah, we want a little sorrow about that beautiful friend and we're gonna catch him. 04:25:26.380 --> 04:25:29.380 I think we'd prefer, like, a bit more lead back. 04:25:29.380 --> 04:25:31.380 And we'll first share where we land the dogs. 04:25:31.380 --> 04:25:34.380 And it's like, we can definitely just have fun and focus on our game. 04:25:34.380 --> 04:25:38.380 Do you think France is getting too much credit for that one win? 04:25:38.380 --> 04:25:42.380 Upsetting career versus winning in career is, like, a pretty special feat. 04:25:42.380 --> 04:25:45.380 I think they've got pretty high expectations of where they are now. 04:25:45.380 --> 04:25:48.380 Maybe they've got themselves a little too comfortable. 04:25:48.380 --> 04:25:49.380 Nothing changed. Nothing. 04:25:49.380 --> 04:25:51.380 We've come to pay the title and then, yeah, nothing changed. 04:25:51.380 --> 04:25:53.380 So what do you think the final score will be? 04:25:53.380 --> 04:25:58.380 We're getting slanked. 04:25:58.380 --> 04:26:02.380 Let's go. 04:26:02.380 --> 04:26:04.380 They're the best players in the world. 04:26:10.380 --> 04:26:12.380 Welcome back everyone. 04:26:12.380 --> 04:26:22.380 We're here at BlizzCon day one and we're going to be ready to jump into the highly anticipated match between France and Australia. 04:26:22.380 --> 04:26:24.220 in just a moment. 04:26:24.220 --> 04:26:26.160 I am so extremely joining me here on the desk 04:26:26.160 --> 04:26:28.920 to break down the action and set the stage 04:26:28.920 --> 04:26:30.820 for a third match of the day. 04:26:30.820 --> 04:26:33.920 Are no other than Ash and Gavin. 04:26:33.920 --> 04:26:36.300 Gavin, so happy to have you at the desk finally. 04:26:36.300 --> 04:26:37.500 How has your day been so far? 04:26:37.500 --> 04:26:38.560 It's been great. 04:26:38.560 --> 04:26:40.800 You know, I got to do a lot of interviews yesterday. 04:26:40.800 --> 04:26:42.340 I've been in the crowd today, you know, 04:26:42.340 --> 04:26:44.140 doing some fan interviews and stuff as well. 04:26:44.140 --> 04:26:47.040 It has been an absolute wonderful vibe. 04:26:47.040 --> 04:26:48.380 It's my very first BlizzCon. 04:26:48.380 --> 04:26:50.640 So extremely happy to be here. 04:26:50.640 --> 04:26:51.480 Okay, let's go. 04:26:51.480 --> 04:26:54.280 I'm extremely happy to see you two on the deck. 04:26:54.280 --> 04:26:55.280 You're both first-timers. 04:26:55.280 --> 04:26:56.280 We are. 04:26:56.280 --> 04:26:57.280 That's so cute. 04:26:57.280 --> 04:26:58.280 And I was here for it. 04:26:58.280 --> 04:26:59.280 I love that from us. 04:26:59.280 --> 04:27:02.800 Now, we're looking at those two teams, though. 04:27:02.800 --> 04:27:04.360 It's not their first time. 04:27:04.360 --> 04:27:09.360 France and Australia, they are, you know, they're familiar with this Overwatch World 04:27:09.360 --> 04:27:10.360 Cup circuit. 04:27:10.360 --> 04:27:14.280 Those are the two teams, as you said, before we headed into the break. 04:27:14.280 --> 04:27:16.400 They're the two teams who pulled those offsets, right? 04:27:16.400 --> 04:27:21.000 France, of course, getting that victory over Korea, which was insane. 04:27:21.000 --> 04:27:25.320 We're quick to just like kind of you know, like put Korea down for the roster 04:27:25.320 --> 04:27:30.260 But like I think you can't really take anything away from what we've seen France do in Busan 04:27:31.160 --> 04:27:33.840 Absolutely, I mean talking to France yesterday as well 04:27:33.840 --> 04:27:39.200 I think that victory just let them have so much more confidence coming into 04:27:39.640 --> 04:27:45.380 World Cup this weekend and you know, I think they're going to pull some more upsets throughout 04:27:45.380 --> 04:27:49.880 I gotta say I mean if you're thinking about the energy that they're able to bring to the stage 04:27:49.880 --> 04:27:55.960 Namely being crocs. Yes. I feel like having a player like that on your team can empower you to do 04:27:56.800 --> 04:28:02.380 Anything and I think that also he was the one that we really saw pioneering that demon meta 04:28:02.560 --> 04:28:06.400 Yeah, I mean, I think it's fair to say that both of these teams very much, you know 04:28:06.400 --> 04:28:11.000 They benefited from demon being so good while we were on Busan 04:28:11.000 --> 04:28:13.920 Of course now we're dealing with a little bit of a nerf situation 04:28:13.920 --> 04:28:17.900 So we don't know we haven't seen the two teams play since the latest patch 04:28:17.900 --> 04:28:26.100 But regardless, it's both of these tanks who bring that kind of energy ash the crocs versus kafa battle is going to be nuts 04:28:26.100 --> 04:28:31.700 It really is especially because they both have somewhat similar kind of those brawly type of play styles 04:28:31.700 --> 04:28:36.860 They like to get aggressive kafa on that demon it looks so comfortable for him as well 04:28:36.860 --> 04:28:38.860 But I think looking if this heads ahead 04:28:38.860 --> 04:28:46.180 It also gets interesting when you're thinking about a friend who was really leading the charge there within crocs on that demon 04:28:46.180 --> 04:28:51.340 He really set the p-thing and not just that everybody fell in love with this player in Busan 04:28:52.580 --> 04:28:59.380 Absolutely, I mean we've known trucks right in the in the auto-business circuit already pull that stuff like the road talks 04:28:59.380 --> 04:29:02.740 It's already been a fan favorite, you know like giving up that fan service 04:29:02.740 --> 04:29:07.820 But what he was able to do on that demon in a reverse week as well, right against South Korea 04:29:07.820 --> 04:29:10.940 Like that's something you have to be able to pull off and I you know 04:29:10.940 --> 04:29:18.180 I think that star power, if you want to call it that, just the ability to be in such a high pressure situation and then pull it out. 04:29:18.180 --> 04:29:29.620 Just really, you know, being the energy for the entire team as well just gives France an extra bit of, you know, what if power to take over the match, in my opinion. 04:29:29.980 --> 04:29:30.980 It definitely does. 04:29:30.980 --> 04:29:34.420 And it's enabled by the back line behind him, right? 04:29:34.420 --> 04:29:37.460 FDGOT has also been playing pretty lights out. 04:29:37.460 --> 04:29:39.660 It feels like the support cat. 04:29:39.660 --> 04:29:42.340 It's been crazy, girl. 04:29:42.340 --> 04:29:43.460 It has been, girl. 04:29:43.460 --> 04:29:44.700 I mean, honestly, no. 04:29:44.700 --> 04:29:47.180 Like FDGOT obviously also brings just a lot of veteran 04:29:47.180 --> 04:29:50.500 experience to that spot because FDGOT has been around forever 04:29:50.500 --> 04:29:51.820 in a few days, really. 04:29:51.820 --> 04:29:53.580 So like having those veteran players 04:29:53.580 --> 04:29:56.460 mixed with some younger players and having that young, 04:29:56.460 --> 04:29:59.260 like kind of fearless energy, that's a really good mix here, 04:29:59.260 --> 04:29:59.780 Gavin. 04:29:59.780 --> 04:30:00.540 Absolutely. 04:30:00.540 --> 04:30:02.380 I mean, just talking to them yesterday as well, 04:30:02.380 --> 04:30:04.180 you could see Crocs and FDGOT together. 04:30:04.180 --> 04:30:06.880 They just feel like they're going to win. 04:30:06.880 --> 04:30:08.380 You're better. 04:30:08.380 --> 04:30:10.880 Yeah, I mean, but not even just this match, 04:30:10.880 --> 04:30:12.120 just like the entire weekend, 04:30:12.120 --> 04:30:14.140 you asked them about teams like Korea, 04:30:14.140 --> 04:30:17.980 about teams like the USA, about teams like KSA, 04:30:17.980 --> 04:30:19.560 and they're just like, no, we got it. 04:30:19.560 --> 04:30:21.540 It's fine, we're gonna win. 04:30:21.540 --> 04:30:23.620 It doesn't matter who you put in front of us, 04:30:23.620 --> 04:30:26.500 we're going to beat them and it's gonna be easy. 04:30:26.500 --> 04:30:27.740 I love that kind of confidence, 04:30:27.740 --> 04:30:29.940 but that's also like what they show in their play, right? 04:30:29.940 --> 04:30:33.040 They're not scared to pick up different compositions, 04:30:33.040 --> 04:30:36.440 different heroes that show us that in the past so I'm very excited to see what 04:30:36.440 --> 04:30:39.920 they've cooked up for BlizzCon specifically especially after this 04:30:39.920 --> 04:30:44.000 patch or if they're just gonna have an honorary demon off and they're just like 04:30:44.000 --> 04:30:47.440 rolling with that one we don't know let's talk about the other side here though 04:30:47.440 --> 04:30:51.440 Australia I just talked about you know the good mix of the veteran players and 04:30:51.440 --> 04:30:55.360 the new guns and we're gonna have the same situation here in Australia of 04:30:55.360 --> 04:30:59.800 course we have Kafa we have Collar Higgs they've been around the block for so many 04:30:59.800 --> 04:31:04.280 years, but then you have players like Hamster and Soggy who are already bursting into the 04:31:04.280 --> 04:31:08.840 competitive scene. It was really impressive to see a player like Hamster being able to 04:31:08.840 --> 04:31:14.520 keep up with not just this roster, but the other teams in the Overwatch World Cup. This 04:31:14.520 --> 04:31:19.560 upset up against Great Britain was insane. You always saw Kappa looking to stand up, yell 04:31:19.560 --> 04:31:23.480 across, and I think that's going to be such a fun head-to-head with Crocs to see them bringing 04:31:23.480 --> 04:31:29.160 that kind of banter to the big stage here at BlizzCon. Overall though, for Team Australia, 04:31:29.160 --> 04:31:35.360 I also am thinking about the fact that there's so much flexibility in Kappa's tank pool going head-to-head against Krox. 04:31:35.360 --> 04:31:41.860 We've seen a lot of the Sigma coming into the play here at the main event as well, especially with the patch that's gone through. 04:31:41.860 --> 04:31:44.460 He's been looking really powerful against Black Cat. 04:31:44.460 --> 04:31:51.860 Absolutely. I mean, I think the Kappa vs. Krox matchup is really going to be the crux of the two teams battling it out today, especially. 04:31:51.860 --> 04:31:57.860 And I also think, you know, Australia also has a lot less pressure, I would say, than a lot of the other teams. 04:31:57.860 --> 04:32:05.360 Australia, you know, getting here already was a big upset for them, whereas France, you know, was already kind of expected to get to the top eight. 04:32:05.360 --> 04:32:13.860 So I think having, you know, that ability to just be fully confident that we're here already and just try to push it forward will be a big advantage going in this match. 04:32:13.860 --> 04:32:21.360 I mean, both of these teams coming in with so much hype, they're both teams which are just well loved, even though we've never seen that really high placement in an Overwatch World Cup. 04:32:21.360 --> 04:32:26.160 Cup or even in the OWCS circuit like we've been rooting for these players for so many years 04:32:26.160 --> 04:32:30.080 So it's great to see both of them clash here, but it is a single elimination 04:32:30.800 --> 04:32:35.280 Bracket so they got to give it there all in this very first showing here at BlizzCon 04:32:35.680 --> 04:32:39.440 Looking at predictions for this one. I had a hard time. I gotta be real with you, but 04:32:40.160 --> 04:32:42.160 You know, I'm gonna start with you 04:32:42.320 --> 04:32:47.680 Start with me. Yeah, you go first. I didn't have a hard time. You did not know after talking to france 04:32:47.680 --> 04:32:53.400 They told me easy to go and I believe them and Australia didn't say that 04:32:53.800 --> 04:32:55.800 No, I mean I didn't talk to you 04:32:57.880 --> 04:33:04.400 No, but just talking to Krox and FD got and just the any dip also as well like the entire team of France 04:33:04.400 --> 04:33:07.400 Just felt so confident that it's contagious 04:33:07.440 --> 04:33:13.080 You can just tell that they aren't looking to this match. They're looking to the finals, right? 04:33:13.080 --> 04:33:15.200 I think you know that confidence that energy 04:33:15.200 --> 04:33:22.400 I think they're gonna be able to actually go all the way and maybe even pull an upset in that semi-final and even the finals 04:33:22.400 --> 04:33:25.600 I think what's been so impressive about France is their ability to 04:33:26.120 --> 04:33:32.080 Translate that energy into the game. So I had to go with them for this matchup. I think that for Australia 04:33:32.720 --> 04:33:37.280 They can definitely make this a close one. I'm a believer in that roster as well 04:33:37.280 --> 04:33:43.920 I think they look great talking to slaggy during Busan was also so awesome to hear about like his experience getting to come 04:33:43.920 --> 04:33:49.260 all the way to BlizzCon here but unfortunately I think France got it in the bag. 04:33:49.260 --> 04:33:54.320 You know what? I think the desk once again is aligned with their opinions. 04:33:54.320 --> 04:33:57.520 I'll always go with France though. They're my neighbors, okay? 04:33:57.520 --> 04:33:59.920 Switzerland and France. So, a little blur, right? 04:33:59.920 --> 04:34:03.720 I have to root for this French squad because we go way back. 04:34:03.720 --> 04:34:06.720 We go way back. Maybe not these players specifically, but France is a channel. 04:34:06.720 --> 04:34:12.220 But I generally think there's a big opportunity for this to be very scrappy but close match 04:34:12.220 --> 04:34:18.300 And it is such a great opportunity for these players like Soggy and like other Australian players like this is a region historically 04:34:18.300 --> 04:34:21.420 That just doesn't get to have that monster exposure 04:34:21.420 --> 04:34:24.980 So something like the Overwatch World Cup is so important for these kind of players 04:34:25.340 --> 04:34:29.900 Absolutely, and I mean that just goes to show you how important the World Cup is for all of these teams 04:34:29.900 --> 04:34:34.900 Just the opportunity for new players to show up for new teams to really get their chance to shine 04:34:34.900 --> 04:34:38.020 I mean even France like there's a lot of great players there 04:34:38.020 --> 04:34:43.820 but not players that you've truly seen, you know, at the world stage, if you will. 04:34:43.820 --> 04:34:50.420 So this is just a great opportunity to see all those players and teams really have their moment at BlizzCon. 04:34:50.420 --> 04:34:54.520 That's right. The player are here giving it their all, and they're fighting for their countries, 04:34:54.520 --> 04:34:57.920 they're fighting for their region, and you can too. That's right. 04:34:57.920 --> 04:35:02.720 Because if you want to take a look at that, we're not just got fancy drops for you. 04:35:02.720 --> 04:35:06.920 You can cheer in-game and earn additional rewards. 04:35:06.920 --> 04:35:09.320 And also, you can cheer your conference on. 04:35:09.320 --> 04:35:10.640 So what do you think? 04:35:10.640 --> 04:35:13.240 Which conference is gonna come out on top of the end of BlizzCon? 04:35:13.240 --> 04:35:15.040 We're gonna keep on making check-ins. 04:35:15.040 --> 04:35:17.360 Come out on top of BlizzCon! 04:35:17.360 --> 04:35:18.360 Let's go. 04:35:18.360 --> 04:35:19.880 So you don't do this to me. 04:35:19.880 --> 04:35:21.040 I just did it to you. 04:35:21.040 --> 04:35:24.720 I was planning on keeping it a little bit more hidden. 04:35:24.720 --> 04:35:25.560 Well, honestly. 04:35:25.560 --> 04:35:26.680 Is there a bias? 04:35:26.680 --> 04:35:27.120 Gosh. 04:35:27.120 --> 04:35:29.040 I have an EMEA bias right now. 04:35:29.040 --> 04:35:29.720 OK. 04:35:29.720 --> 04:35:30.240 OK. 04:35:30.240 --> 04:35:30.720 I like it. 04:35:30.720 --> 04:35:31.080 I'm here for you. 04:35:31.080 --> 04:35:35.000 I mean, the odds are good because you have quite the M.E.A. teams joining. 04:35:35.000 --> 04:35:37.160 So, you know, while you're running the numbers, that's pretty sick. 04:35:37.160 --> 04:35:38.160 Whoa, whoa, whoa. 04:35:38.160 --> 04:35:41.040 I wasn't really running the numbers, but I also feel kind of crazy saying it 04:35:41.040 --> 04:35:45.800 because I feel like I'm betraying the two other conferences that feel a little closer to home for me. 04:35:45.800 --> 04:35:48.080 Yeah, I thought you were in a Chinese era of your life. 04:35:48.080 --> 04:35:49.920 That's what he told me at the Chinese Cloud. 04:35:49.920 --> 04:35:53.920 Unfortunately, Team China didn't make it here, and you really didn't need to remind me of that. 04:35:53.920 --> 04:35:55.400 That's what I'm here for. 04:35:55.400 --> 04:35:56.240 That's what I'm here for. 04:35:56.240 --> 04:35:57.680 Which conference are you backing up? 04:35:57.680 --> 04:36:01.680 I mean, my first event with Overwatch was in Asia. 04:36:01.680 --> 04:36:05.680 I live in Asia, so of course I'm going to be supporting Asia. 04:36:05.680 --> 04:36:06.680 I think Korea is going to take it. 04:36:06.680 --> 04:36:10.680 I think the funniest thing would have been if Gavin said all of that and then went, 04:36:10.680 --> 04:36:11.680 yeah, I got America. 04:36:11.680 --> 04:36:12.680 Yeah, yeah. 04:36:12.680 --> 04:36:14.680 Me and America, we go back. 04:36:14.680 --> 04:36:16.680 True, since birth. 04:36:16.680 --> 04:36:18.680 Since birth, 18 years. 04:36:18.680 --> 04:36:22.680 Honestly though, I think the South Korea shout is obviously going to be a safe one. 04:36:22.680 --> 04:36:26.680 We have a stacked roster, but also they're coming here with something to prove. 04:36:26.680 --> 04:36:28.480 They do have a target on their back. 04:36:28.480 --> 04:36:32.080 They want to redeem themselves from that loss against France and Boussard. 04:36:32.080 --> 04:36:33.560 They want to show us that they came to play. 04:36:33.560 --> 04:36:37.200 For now though, we are getting ready for France versus Australia first. 04:36:37.200 --> 04:36:39.080 A quick break, but don't go anywhere. 04:36:39.080 --> 04:36:41.080 Let's get this hype trade rolling. 04:36:41.080 --> 04:36:43.080 And we'll see you on the other side of this. 04:38:26.680 --> 04:38:48.760 If you were to make a super team, so one tank, two DPS, two supports, who would they be and 04:38:48.760 --> 04:38:49.260 Why? 04:39:02.440 --> 04:39:03.640 Let's start with tank. 04:39:03.640 --> 04:39:05.040 Let's start with tank, yeah. 04:39:05.040 --> 04:39:07.680 I'll take Asinone. 04:39:07.680 --> 04:39:08.520 I'll take Zod. 04:39:08.520 --> 04:39:10.440 I'll take Zod as my tank. 04:39:10.440 --> 04:39:12.360 I would say Zod is the best tank. 04:39:12.360 --> 04:39:13.760 I would pick Nexus tank. 04:39:13.760 --> 04:39:14.720 Tank? 04:39:14.720 --> 04:39:15.920 I think Jumblin, yeah. 04:39:15.920 --> 04:39:17.480 What about DPS? 04:39:17.480 --> 04:39:17.800 Quartz? 04:39:17.800 --> 04:39:18.720 Quartz for sure. 04:39:18.720 --> 04:39:20.720 Quartz. Yeah, Quartz is short. 04:39:20.720 --> 04:39:21.720 Instantly. 04:39:21.720 --> 04:39:22.720 I think I'll take Quartz. 04:39:22.720 --> 04:39:23.720 Quartz? 04:39:23.720 --> 04:39:24.720 Now you have Capstone here. 04:39:24.720 --> 04:39:25.720 Capstone? 04:39:25.720 --> 04:39:26.720 Capstone for sure. 04:39:26.720 --> 04:39:27.720 Yeah, Cap. 04:39:27.720 --> 04:39:28.720 Can we get Crofts on there? 04:39:28.720 --> 04:39:29.720 Yeah, bro. 04:39:29.720 --> 04:39:33.720 You signed us, flexed it past me a bit? 04:39:33.720 --> 04:39:34.720 I'll send you and send you. 04:39:34.720 --> 04:39:35.720 No, no, no. 04:39:35.720 --> 04:39:36.720 Support now? 04:39:36.720 --> 04:39:37.720 Support. 04:39:37.720 --> 04:39:38.720 Get Ambul in there. 04:39:38.720 --> 04:39:40.720 And then, simpler style. 04:39:40.720 --> 04:39:42.720 And then, flex support is probably simple. 04:39:42.720 --> 04:39:44.720 That's our dream team. 04:39:44.720 --> 04:39:45.720 That's a team. 04:39:45.720 --> 04:39:46.720 That's a super team. 04:39:46.720 --> 04:39:47.720 That's a super team. 04:39:47.720 --> 04:39:48.680 I'm not saying. 04:39:48.680 --> 04:39:49.360 Final answer? 04:39:49.360 --> 04:39:49.980 Yeah, that's a foul answer. 04:39:49.980 --> 04:39:50.880 Happy with your game? 04:39:50.880 --> 04:39:53.360 Yeah, very good. 04:40:53.360 --> 04:40:59.360 California. Australia have crossed oceans, continents, and 180 milliseconds of latency 04:40:59.360 --> 04:41:04.360 to come here to see just how good they can really be. France have done their own fair share 04:41:04.360 --> 04:41:10.360 of traveling here to show them exactly where their limit is. It is time to solve the mystery 04:41:10.360 --> 04:41:12.360 of who advances into the next of the top four spots. 04:41:12.360 --> 04:41:18.360 I mean, France looked unreal when we were in Busan. I mean, Crocs playing that demon at like 04:41:18.360 --> 04:41:21.360 another level that everybody else, they're so good, they need Korea there, which is like 04:41:21.360 --> 04:41:23.360 Which is like unthinkable 04:41:23.680 --> 04:41:28.200 They should be the favorite in this obviously there's some balance adjustments that happen post Busan 04:41:28.200 --> 04:41:31.520 But still France feels extremely confident coming in this game 04:41:31.520 --> 04:41:35.460 Yeah, look we talk about France's play style of what led them to success in Busan 04:41:35.460 --> 04:41:41.800 It was his no respect run it down play style and the issue for Australia is they want to play the same way 04:41:41.800 --> 04:41:45.080 Kappa wants to run it down brothers and play demon in five years 04:41:45.080 --> 04:41:50.640 He well then started playing demon before she was good because he was quite a quick board of playing rematch run running it down 04:41:50.640 --> 04:41:58.280 He just wants to get at this French team and this matchup is gonna be a matter of tempo and who can hold off under those conditions 04:41:58.280 --> 04:42:00.280 That scares me for Australia though 04:42:00.440 --> 04:42:03.880 Typically when there's two teams they're going against each other and they both want to run it down 04:42:04.040 --> 04:42:11.320 We usually find out one is a bit better than the other at it early on and that team is able to kind of steamroll on through this series 04:42:11.320 --> 04:42:16.040 But you better believe for hell of a good time. Oh, yeah, I mean it's what's gone. It's always a great time 04:42:16.040 --> 04:42:23.040 They'll Grants, they obviously get map pick here, they'll take us to Samoa, a map that we saw them play a few times in Busan. 04:42:23.040 --> 04:42:27.040 Now of course, there's been some discussion about Demo, we've already seen plenty of her, right? 04:42:27.040 --> 04:42:32.040 There's a slight nerf, I think, with some smoothing out in terms of a shield uptime. 04:42:32.040 --> 04:42:37.040 To expect to see plenty of that still, the Bastion ban here for Australia was pretty cut and dry, 04:42:37.040 --> 04:42:43.040 trying to avoid that combination with Jetpack, that's still a decent option, and Hazard is definitely a go-to for Kuffer, 04:42:43.040 --> 04:42:46.640 one of his preferred types of special maps that feature some of the verticality. 04:42:46.640 --> 04:42:49.440 So, all that absolutely has to do with getting to downtown Fruzone. 04:42:49.440 --> 04:42:53.280 Yeah, and the patch that we're playing on obviously comes in pretty recently, so 04:42:53.280 --> 04:42:57.920 you know, we're kind of thinking in the back, maybe we don't see as much fury, maybe we don't see this that. 04:42:57.920 --> 04:43:02.720 But it feels like teams that already like practice and drill a lot of the things, you know, post-boosts on, 04:43:02.720 --> 04:43:06.000 and we're just going to kind of keep rolling with that as the meta. 04:43:06.000 --> 04:43:10.320 So, Hazard, you know, we've seen Kuffa play that in the past, really good on that hero. 04:43:10.320 --> 04:43:12.560 And hasn't had any balanced touches as well recently, 04:43:12.560 --> 04:43:15.420 makes us still very much the same here and a lot of people were pretty high on 04:43:15.420 --> 04:43:21.680 hazard I know even I think you remember the crowd I was gonna get 04:43:21.680 --> 04:43:25.680 excited our players are getting more creative we got players they know that 04:43:25.680 --> 04:43:32.240 the water on their mouse pads you get the Rubik's Cube on stage okay 04:43:32.240 --> 04:43:35.640 possibly have a genius okay 04:43:35.640 --> 04:43:40.880 Brad started to cheer for us. He was fast and he used to run it down in Lucia, mad respect. 04:43:40.880 --> 04:43:45.640 Obviously this team, this French team has really lent pretty heavily into the 04:43:45.640 --> 04:43:49.200 Jetpack hat for FD. Got a lot of the time right? He's come a long way I think from 04:43:49.200 --> 04:43:52.360 being like a Lucia 1 trigger player that was over the aggressive really feels like 04:43:52.360 --> 04:43:56.560 he's matured a whole lot and he's seen every era of French national 04:43:56.560 --> 04:44:00.440 Overwatch. He was there in 2019 when they made the top 4. 2023 when they got grouped 04:44:00.440 --> 04:44:06.880 0-3 and now in Busan helping this team get to a shocking upset victory over 04:44:06.880 --> 04:44:08.920 the South Korea in a reverse sweep. 04:44:08.920 --> 04:44:12.200 It feels like this is their most realistic chance 04:44:12.200 --> 04:44:14.240 to win the Overwatch World Cup France. 04:44:14.240 --> 04:44:16.720 I know in the many years that they've obviously been 04:44:16.720 --> 04:44:19.440 close to the top four in the top four. 04:44:19.440 --> 04:44:23.240 It feels like with this roster of younger players, right? 04:44:23.240 --> 04:44:25.000 Players who've kind of played through, 04:44:25.000 --> 04:44:27.480 I know now at OWCS, but tier two in the past, 04:44:27.480 --> 04:44:30.000 it feels like this is kind of their time. 04:44:30.000 --> 04:44:31.360 The one thing you would be worried about is, 04:44:31.360 --> 04:44:33.440 like, do they come in a little bit too overconfident 04:44:33.440 --> 04:44:35.480 with what happened in Busan, right? 04:44:35.480 --> 04:44:37.120 They obviously win their group. 04:44:37.120 --> 04:44:39.840 They look like the strongest team there. 04:44:39.840 --> 04:44:41.640 Now, you kind of continue all that trash talk 04:44:41.640 --> 04:44:43.040 that bands are coming on in. 04:44:43.040 --> 04:44:46.320 If you get like punched in the mouth early here by Australia, 04:44:46.320 --> 04:44:47.560 could be tough to bounce back from. 04:44:47.560 --> 04:44:49.600 This is your team, France Roster. 04:44:49.600 --> 04:44:51.640 Let of course by the illustrious Crocs 04:44:51.640 --> 04:44:53.880 that's Keo and Dip of DPS and Zerion 04:44:53.880 --> 04:44:56.800 and FD God to back this team up. 04:44:56.800 --> 04:44:59.640 This is an extremely well-rounded roster. 04:44:59.640 --> 04:45:02.120 Fantastic hitscan presence here, obviously, 04:45:02.120 --> 04:45:04.080 from this DPS line and Zerion and FD God 04:45:04.080 --> 04:45:05.400 can kind of play it all. 04:45:05.400 --> 04:45:13.560 Zerion known mostly as a Kirikou player for quite some time in his OWCS tenure, but a very flexible individual loves to get in all chat and talk some smack. 04:45:13.560 --> 04:45:15.360 Hey, that's what this game is going to be about. 04:45:15.360 --> 04:45:17.800 Because we know the Aussies like to get a little bit loud as well. 04:45:17.800 --> 04:45:18.640 Couple stand up. 04:45:18.640 --> 04:45:19.680 He will point at you. 04:45:19.680 --> 04:45:22.200 Kala Hex has lived in Australia for four years. 04:45:22.200 --> 04:45:24.600 So in terms of absolutely. 04:45:24.600 --> 04:45:26.280 So we like to see. 04:45:26.280 --> 04:45:28.920 So Kala Hex is actually in Australia for a resident's purposes. 04:45:28.920 --> 04:45:30.560 So he is not the breakthrough player. 04:45:30.560 --> 04:45:31.480 That's Soviet. 04:45:31.480 --> 04:45:36.480 Coach Hunter wanted to use their breakthrough player slot on someone who they felt could have the most impact. 04:45:36.480 --> 04:45:41.480 And Soggy obviously was on that team's secret team alongside Kappa, a really impressive player out of Singapore. 04:45:41.480 --> 04:45:45.480 What I'm worried is the backline here, right? Can they stay alive? 04:45:45.480 --> 04:45:53.480 Because what France was doing in Busan is just playing hyper-aggressive with the demon, getting in, punishing backlines extremely fast. 04:45:53.480 --> 04:45:58.480 It's like if you can do something for Australia to be able to either peel for them, if they can keep each other alive, 04:45:58.480 --> 04:46:04.680 That's where you can definitely start to take advantage of maybe the hyper aggression that comes in from France something that it's work knowing about this 04:46:04.680 --> 04:46:12.200 Australia team though is coming to Busan they really didn't have any time to properly practice until they arrived right really hard to get quality 04:46:12.200 --> 04:46:13.160 Scrims out in that region 04:46:13.160 --> 04:46:18.240 Especially these plays are pretty far flung from one another like soggy is obviously in Singapore right so already you've got latency issues 04:46:18.240 --> 04:46:23.520 But they touched down and they were able to gel really quickly pretty well on coach standing behind them as well 04:46:23.520 --> 04:46:30.720 Coach Smashers stepped in of course bringing those years of experience at the top level mostly over at EMEA recently to sort of guide them 04:46:30.720 --> 04:46:35.000 And there's a question of how much use they've made of their scrim time here, but Team France 04:46:35.000 --> 04:46:40.160 It's easy to get those scrims. They're based out of EMEA, right? It's just it's a region where you're it's an embarrassment of riches 04:46:40.160 --> 04:46:45.360 I mean a lot of teams here are boys coming from EMEA, right? A lot of scrim partners 04:46:45.920 --> 04:46:49.240 Coming through this event that they have to pick from where yeah, that's a great point 04:46:49.240 --> 04:46:54.520 I mean Australia, you can get some scrims in but a lot of it's going to be like here going over some film 04:46:54.520 --> 04:46:57.040 You know getting some scrims a day or two before now 04:46:58.000 --> 04:47:03.320 So can you someone you should be watching watching for on a Australian team because actually what if he's best heroes is vendetta 04:47:03.480 --> 04:47:07.400 We don't really know how vendetta sort of gonna play into the mix here 04:47:07.400 --> 04:47:12.400 She did get a quality of life sort of boost in terms of how our combo works with the M1 slashes 04:47:12.400 --> 04:47:17.840 But the recovery time off her whirlwind slash has been increased which makes it harder to act after it 04:47:17.840 --> 04:47:24.060 Which does give you like it's like a quarter second, but that matters at this level of that vulnerability. So if you do see that come out 04:47:24.620 --> 04:47:30.420 Choose to see how so he's able to operate typically we've seen been dead up mostly against like Symmetra base comps 04:47:30.420 --> 04:47:35.720 They're also good against heroes who can't really mitigate any of that damage. You think like Sigma 04:47:36.240 --> 04:47:39.360 Diva Sigma maybe a little bit less so with the accretion 04:47:39.360 --> 04:47:41.320 You know kind of some hard CC in the mix 04:47:41.320 --> 04:47:44.400 But with those heroes not being that prevalent even with like been deader 04:47:44.400 --> 04:47:49.800 You know we did see a lot of them that are Busan. I haven't seen much of it here early on in Anaheim 04:47:50.040 --> 04:47:53.720 So it's a new generation of French players looking to bring about our 04:47:53.920 --> 04:47:58.520 Renaissance and make that top four once again versus the perennial underdogs 04:47:58.520 --> 04:48:05.680 The dark horses the Aussies who are here to have a good time and show the world what their region can produce a wind here 04:48:05.800 --> 04:48:10.460 Seems to be in the top four and the challenges unknown and it's clear to see 04:48:10.460 --> 04:48:18.200 expectations have Australians as the underdog up against the odds it feels 04:48:18.200 --> 04:48:22.220 like if they get into a mirror matchup against France that is exactly what 04:48:22.220 --> 04:48:26.620 France wants to see what I want to see as well I also think Australia are gonna 04:48:26.620 --> 04:48:30.440 be willing at least initially to play into this I just worrying that like 04:48:30.440 --> 04:48:34.060 France is kind of really owned in on this playstyle they're gonna be too tough 04:48:34.060 --> 04:48:40.100 to beat. Where's Khan? Make some damn noise! Let's play some Overwatch! 04:48:43.100 --> 04:48:49.900 Off the downtown, Southpings off here on Samoa. Hip on the tracer, Keo on the 04:48:49.900 --> 04:48:53.980 Cassidy. Similar cops, but we see Hamster picking up the Anakia, potentially 04:48:53.980 --> 04:48:57.900 able to pressure that jetpack catch us a little more. Yeah, the ability, you know, 04:48:57.900 --> 04:49:02.500 also like bios, sleep, crocs, potentially as you see, crocs already 04:49:02.500 --> 04:49:08.340 deep into the back line. So I already picked up early, not a great look at FD God getting busy. 04:49:09.060 --> 04:49:13.460 Pretty constant fighting over in the side room and Tafa's pretty mindful actually that he needs 04:49:13.460 --> 04:49:17.780 to prevent his back line from taking too long. But how to respond to this, this burst of mobility 04:49:17.780 --> 04:49:22.340 from Crocs causes Karla Hex to get run down while he's trying to play it off angle. And FD God, 04:49:22.340 --> 04:49:26.820 we talked about like historically, right? Really strong with Alucio, more of like an offensive 04:49:26.820 --> 04:49:31.940 focus player as opposed to being like kind of a supporter who's really focused on healing. Defensive 04:49:31.940 --> 04:49:36.940 like Jetpack has the perfect technique here over here, and he gets in the mix, takes out the enemy tracer right away. 04:49:36.940 --> 04:49:46.940 Obviously Jetpack has some nerfs in terms of damaging healing output, some very reasonable and still that prize mobility that you can give to a frontliner is something that you're playing for. 04:49:46.940 --> 04:49:53.940 Cull Hex against once we have an off angle, but it's hard to have those safe spaces, good sleep there from Hansen that's going to slow crops down, but he's never far from the action. 04:49:53.940 --> 04:49:59.940 Never far from the action. Again, punches forward, stab into Color Hex, and another easy pick-off on the Cassidy. 04:49:59.940 --> 04:50:02.440 Frans, a pressie on the weak points here. 04:50:02.440 --> 04:50:07.740 But that's also where you see the weakness, even of the Ana, right? Like, in theory, the Ana is good. 04:50:07.740 --> 04:50:13.440 The sleep comes in there on the Crocs. A shot from Color Hex just wakes them up, and then he just kind of barrels on forward. 04:50:13.440 --> 04:50:19.840 There's no real threat to Crocs at that point, and, you know, he kind of gets rid of Color Hex, turns around, 04:50:19.840 --> 04:50:26.560 Aki has the focus on trying to kill Hamster, also by the way, you have Giff in the mix, who's, you know, pretty awesome on Tracer. 04:50:26.560 --> 04:50:28.400 This has been dominant from France early on. 04:50:28.400 --> 04:50:34.100 In order to give Color Hex the space he's looking for, you've got him in the mobility of this French front line. 04:50:34.100 --> 04:50:38.680 Over the top sky noon, here's Mikiya, Aki's already gone down, a grim portent for the Australian squad. 04:50:38.680 --> 04:50:43.400 B's Kiyo pushing up, people in the flash range didn't seem to mind, this Kaffir is going to be de-mechged yet again. 04:50:43.400 --> 04:50:46.840 It feels like Australia have barely gotten off the starters block. 04:50:46.840 --> 04:50:47.840 What's that? 04:50:47.840 --> 04:50:52.840 Yeah, it feels like Australia, like you haven't even really got close to like winning fights, right? 04:50:52.840 --> 04:50:57.840 No, not many kills exchanged, you know, even kind of trading early on here. 04:50:57.840 --> 04:51:01.840 So, Zagi will get on, touch the point, but you already lose Akki. 04:51:01.840 --> 04:51:05.840 Now you also have the Tracer with no recall here on the point, you're only 90%. 04:51:05.840 --> 04:51:08.840 Zagi's doing the most here, but his team is basically being spawn camped. 04:51:08.840 --> 04:51:12.840 It's a limit break here to take Kyo down and Kafa is going to be able to get a touch on this point, 04:51:12.840 --> 04:51:14.840 but there's a question of whether they could flip it. 04:51:14.840 --> 04:51:18.280 Crox is happy to fight here in the front line. Kappa likes to run it down, but this might be Walden, 04:51:18.280 --> 04:51:22.520 even he can deal with Soggy eventually capitulates in that tracer duel that Crox is chilling. 04:51:22.520 --> 04:51:26.200 Even with the Bionade on, he's happy to fight and Kappa is going to get overwhelmed. 04:51:26.200 --> 04:51:29.240 Off the top comes Kala Hex, the dead eye does connect, here's the liver break from Crox, 04:51:29.240 --> 04:51:33.560 though dipped out of the mix, but Kala Hex is picked off and that will do it. 04:51:33.560 --> 04:51:38.680 Just the dead pack cat now to be cleared out and a grenade will make that a trivial task. 04:51:38.680 --> 04:51:43.720 Tuffs down here as Soggy goes for a touch, but a recall off means that he is on the outside looking in. 04:51:44.840 --> 04:51:48.440 It feels like you can't play this, Ana. 04:51:48.440 --> 04:51:52.440 Like, just not having any mobility, like personal survivability, 04:51:52.440 --> 04:51:55.440 against a team that wants to play this aggressive with France. 04:51:55.440 --> 04:51:58.240 It feels like you're just kind of playing into it. 04:51:58.240 --> 04:52:02.440 Like, France wants to isolate a target and then just being able to kind of collapse on it. 04:52:02.440 --> 04:52:06.240 Ana, it's like, you know, she's got a big target on her back the entire time. 04:52:06.240 --> 04:52:08.840 I feel like you're going to have to make a change here for Australia. 04:52:08.840 --> 04:52:13.240 In terms of maps where you can actually get sightlines on the Jetpack Cat, 04:52:13.240 --> 04:52:15.480 That's as good as it gets for this map. 04:52:15.480 --> 04:52:20.240 Maybe, beach here you have more opportunities, but breaking line of sight with those buildings 04:52:20.240 --> 04:52:22.760 is something that FD God's going to be able to do pretty easily. 04:52:22.760 --> 04:52:26.960 The issue is the same, and the mandate for Team Australia is the same. 04:52:26.960 --> 04:52:31.080 They've got to go after the mobility that allows Crocs to be whatever he wants in the blink 04:52:31.080 --> 04:52:32.840 of an eye. 04:52:32.840 --> 04:52:35.800 And this is kind of what we saw from France in Busan. 04:52:35.800 --> 04:52:37.360 Like you just can't get rid of Crocs. 04:52:37.360 --> 04:52:41.720 It's a really good idea of like how to kind of play the demon, but also knows how to push 04:52:41.720 --> 04:52:42.720 it to like the almost limits. 04:52:42.720 --> 04:52:48.080 How are we gonna think of like the yard where you're gonna push that diva to the absolute limit somehow able to live 04:52:48.080 --> 04:52:50.700 I find this way to the back life of the peel is very good from Crocs 04:52:50.700 --> 04:52:52.360 He responds almost instantly 04:52:52.360 --> 04:52:57.080 Hamster also takes a beating and is forced to drop onto the low ground and Australia have the point for now 04:52:57.080 --> 04:53:01.300 But they put that low ground they've got to push off and take a fight man. I like ditching the honor though 04:53:01.300 --> 04:53:03.760 I think they're gonna have a much better chance of success with this lineup 04:53:03.760 --> 04:53:06.000 Kio gets followed over pretty quickly couples able to get him 04:53:06.000 --> 04:53:08.840 It's a question of whether he can get out shield up and he backs away 04:53:08.840 --> 04:53:12.280 Hatch he's been picked off from Zerion out of the picture is cooking tough for France 04:53:12.280 --> 04:53:16.720 This is devolved into a brawl, but look at Crox's health pull. He can do as he pleases right now 04:53:16.720 --> 04:53:20.560 There's not a lot of pressure in the form of the opposing demon to stop it 04:53:21.200 --> 04:53:23.120 Yeah, he's gonna get pretty low though 04:53:23.120 --> 04:53:26.580 So they're gonna get Zerion and FD got back in the action here to kill him up 04:53:27.120 --> 04:53:33.080 Australia does have control of the point putting down some of that damage on the Crox kind of buy some time for Australia here 04:53:33.080 --> 04:53:34.600 We get tougher back in the action 04:53:34.600 --> 04:53:42.520 Crosses in the back lane, no where is Cupford, there's nowhere to be seen, Hamster's gonna be forced out of the fight, so there's no healing whatsoever for the rest of this Team Australia squad. 04:53:42.520 --> 04:53:49.000 Still, Aki at least haven't winned out in that Jetpack Cat duel, but it's two supports here and Crocs is feeling a bit peckish. 04:53:49.880 --> 04:53:56.240 Yeah, just like any of you who don't have Xerion or a D-Guard alive, so you're not gonna be able to... Oh, Crocs actually limits Breaks here, they want to try and play this. 04:53:56.240 --> 04:53:58.800 They lost his patience, it was good stall from Team Australia. 04:53:58.800 --> 04:54:03.840 Cupford's gonna come back in the fight, look how low Crocs is, there might have been a D-Mac there from Dip, they're able to get him out of the suits. 04:54:03.840 --> 04:54:05.500 I mean, France does flip, right? 04:54:05.500 --> 04:54:07.500 But they give up France's mech for it. 04:54:07.500 --> 04:54:09.000 And oh, that's a huge kill. 04:54:09.000 --> 04:54:10.940 Sierra takes out Hamster on the comeback. 04:54:10.940 --> 04:54:13.020 Still tough up with the point and a healthy mightful though. 04:54:13.020 --> 04:54:14.180 If he goes, that's a post one that's 04:54:14.180 --> 04:54:17.180 going to knock him down to size out of the mech now. 04:54:17.180 --> 04:54:18.340 And it's a close fight. 04:54:18.340 --> 04:54:22.020 Australia get that 38% but France drag it back. 04:54:22.020 --> 04:54:23.660 You know, it looks great for France now, 04:54:23.660 --> 04:54:25.460 but using that limit break and potentially not 04:54:25.460 --> 04:54:26.220 flipping that point. 04:54:26.220 --> 04:54:28.620 I mean, you're up at like 60% at that point 04:54:28.620 --> 04:54:29.860 if you're Australia. 04:54:29.860 --> 04:54:31.580 That kind of gives that point away. 04:54:31.580 --> 04:54:38.800 So huge play there from Crox realizes like a 2v2 scenario, you're able to turn that does feel like his pulse form is pretty important with that 04:54:38.800 --> 04:54:41.300 You know lack of burst healing available to both sides 04:54:41.820 --> 04:54:45.260 Color hex has an off angle, but he knows Crox is gonna come from here doesn't have the mobility to get away 04:54:45.260 --> 04:54:50.060 He is chopped to bits. It's there in a bit of chasing on him in Australia down to free instantly 04:54:50.060 --> 04:54:55.340 Yeah, when Crox is taking up color hex his entire screen. It's a little late for the hinder grenade at that point 04:54:55.820 --> 04:54:57.820 There's not much to hinder there as 04:54:57.820 --> 04:55:00.180 as Crocs just kind of beats him down. 04:55:00.180 --> 04:55:02.300 So, well see, maybe can you get like one of these like, 04:55:02.300 --> 04:55:04.180 you know, high noons kind of flying through the sky? 04:55:04.180 --> 04:55:06.180 It looks like it's going to be France the one who goes first. 04:55:06.180 --> 04:55:07.860 It's a defensive high noon from Karlahecks. 04:55:07.860 --> 04:55:11.180 The dissuade, Keo, but he's not interested in that exchange. 04:55:11.180 --> 04:55:12.220 Karlahecks has picked off, 04:55:12.220 --> 04:55:15.060 and this is exactly where France wants the game to be. 04:55:15.060 --> 04:55:16.740 Australia in disarray, they're staggered out. 04:55:16.740 --> 04:55:18.980 Look, they do get a flip, which is great. 04:55:18.980 --> 04:55:21.860 But France will go back, flip it in their favor, 04:55:21.860 --> 04:55:24.460 and Australia need to take some time to regroup here. 04:55:25.500 --> 04:55:26.780 So, no, Australia, right? 04:55:26.780 --> 04:55:30.460 you don't end up having that dead eye to use here who tried to use it defensively 04:55:30.460 --> 04:55:33.340 could have been good to like clear out the point like maybe kind of force the 04:55:33.340 --> 04:55:39.140 paint a little bit later I guess we so careful and that's the catnap to that 04:55:39.140 --> 04:55:42.180 if he got fighting an opportunity to sort of double down to your texture ton of 04:55:42.180 --> 04:55:45.460 damage for the healings gonna be there cuz fast are still intact a full fire 04:55:45.460 --> 04:55:49.020 they think I find yet another elimination the catnap he goes a little way 04:55:49.020 --> 04:55:53.540 with but hey closes the gap on hamster I guess he has to switch step away but 04:55:53.540 --> 04:55:59.920 FD God has a nose for this kind of thing and knows what a carry is. Yeah, they know that I'll show you trying to wrap around here 04:55:59.920 --> 04:56:04.840 Just to get it in a OT, but give it a right click to come on brutal stuff frat 04:56:04.840 --> 04:56:12.080 We'll stand tall here as Samoa ends in a bit of a landslide a bit of a landslide and that is 04:56:13.320 --> 04:56:18.240 Drubbing there from France on Australia where Australia wants to play that same type of playstyle as France 04:56:18.240 --> 04:56:25.080 But France has been the team that's kind of been at the forefront of this hyper aggressive demon style 04:56:25.080 --> 04:56:29.200 So I mean if you're a show you got it like try and get the demon either and once maybe you try and get rid of the 04:56:29.200 --> 04:56:33.000 Jetpack cat right a lot of the stuff that enables props is the ability of FD 04:56:33.000 --> 04:56:34.480 Got to try to drop him in that back line 04:56:34.480 --> 04:56:41.140 So you do have some ways for Australia to make some impacts on this series moving forward for dropping the first map means that 04:56:41.480 --> 04:56:44.720 God if they get to a map 5 a lot of things will be out of their hands 04:56:44.720 --> 04:56:49.420 They won't have any more abilities to target the composite work for France. They also won't have choice of map 04:56:50.420 --> 04:56:53.020 Tough break here team Australia, but France look fantastic 04:56:53.020 --> 04:56:58.900 And this is really just them picking up where they're left off in Busan high tempo very coordinated 04:56:59.060 --> 04:57:04.100 Hard for Australia to actually find opportunities to disrupt to isolate to stagger. They just 04:57:04.540 --> 04:57:06.380 weren't available 04:57:06.380 --> 04:57:11.020 Yes, you take a look at some of the stats. It is just all friends. I mean 04:57:11.020 --> 04:57:16.300 Call of Hicks is dead. Tell the whole story. Yeah, I mean nine deaths. I mean we were I was kind of joking about it 04:57:16.300 --> 04:57:20.260 I mean he's using hinder these entire field of view is just crocs in his face 04:57:20.780 --> 04:57:26.740 That's the hard part, right? It's like you can't really get away from this demon when you have FD God doing such a great job 04:57:26.740 --> 04:57:29.180 Just kind of moving crocs around the map 04:57:29.180 --> 04:57:35.180 It allows crocs to save all of like that jet booster to be able to kind of close the gap on the people and then also use the jet booster 04:57:35.180 --> 04:57:40.460 Like get out. He also has the god feels as the stab forward that gives him that little that little sort of gap close 04:57:40.460 --> 04:57:45.120 So it's very very hard to get them on hockey. So I think when you look at this for Australia, right? 04:57:45.660 --> 04:57:50.740 Really difficult to try and play on a into this setup. I think that's probably 04:57:51.680 --> 04:57:55.840 Gotta go unless we see you know a map that you gotta get those balls in the same line like we're talking like the 04:57:55.840 --> 04:58:00.500 Junkertown type of scenario. I think you you have to consider getting rid of the cat 04:58:00.500 --> 04:58:06.300 I think the cat obviously you would put up you got on Lucio, which is very good at but no Lucio is not kind of dragging 04:58:06.300 --> 04:58:08.920 You know the demon to the sky into the back line 04:58:08.920 --> 04:58:14.560 So at least you can kind of see it coming and react and then I think you got to consider getting rid of the demon on one of 04:58:14.560 --> 04:58:17.320 Those maps I think you have like a few bands here that 04:58:17.880 --> 04:58:20.060 We're gonna throw friends completely off their game 04:58:20.060 --> 04:58:22.740 But at least get it to a bit more of a fair fight 04:58:22.740 --> 04:58:28.540 What this virtually means though is that Australian have to win the maps in which they've been demon 04:58:28.540 --> 04:58:32.860 Yeah, and you're back then and there's no guarantee of that droughts play more than one cop 04:58:32.860 --> 04:58:34.860 They do it quite well. I 04:58:34.860 --> 04:58:36.860 I mean, we've also seen uh 04:58:37.100 --> 04:58:41.420 No Crocs play some Roadhog, right? I mean, we know how good he is on that 04:58:42.220 --> 04:58:48.000 Where you're dangerous to kind of see him just kind of pick that up as gonna kind of ruin a map at any moment 04:58:48.000 --> 04:58:53.140 I think it's like puts a lot of pressure on a cup of that right like you're either gonna have to play the demon at that level and 04:58:53.140 --> 04:58:59.160 Be able to kind of come back and win that way or like the map that you ban demon and if they keep Crocs in the game 04:58:59.160 --> 04:59:05.460 It's a must win, right? I mean especially because you would say that Kappa has the deeper pool in terms of tanks 04:59:06.560 --> 04:59:08.560 Release what we've seen displayed 04:59:08.800 --> 04:59:10.800 Kappa has some pretty strong preference 04:59:10.800 --> 04:59:12.800 This is though in terms of rocks on stage 04:59:12.800 --> 04:59:16.320 He's trying to hide by the plans behind him as we're in advance 04:59:16.320 --> 04:59:19.880 I guarantee you that French contingent is going to swell over these couple of days 04:59:19.880 --> 04:59:25.080 Especially as they continue to find success if a part of me wants to know what he would do if they like won the whole thing 04:59:25.080 --> 04:59:27.080 Like would he just jump through the table or 04:59:27.080 --> 04:59:33.080 So, Shambali, this is a map that you can play a lot of like, Ramatra, Sigma, things along those lines. 04:59:33.080 --> 04:59:41.080 So, this is also a pretty decent map. Like, you can't like Jetpack Cat, and, you know, even Jetpack Cat with like, you know, Ramatra gets scary here, right? 04:59:41.080 --> 04:59:45.080 You can kind of bring Jetpack the Ramatra over the ceilings, you can kind of get like really weird angles. 04:59:45.080 --> 04:59:49.080 I'm curious what Australia views as like the must ban here. 04:59:49.080 --> 04:59:56.080 Whether it's like the cat, whether it's, you know, if you get rid of cat, right, you can then play some like, double flex support, take looks, right? 04:59:56.080 --> 05:00:00.600 right you can still play here you see Baptiste kind of creep into the mix here on Chambali 05:00:00.600 --> 05:00:04.800 so I'm curious what Smash has planned here for our strat. I think it's pretty audacious 05:00:04.800 --> 05:00:11.080 choosing the very map that France reverse-swept South Korea to begin your choices. Well that's 05:00:11.080 --> 05:00:16.160 true you know you do go back and look at that map and we were in you know maybe even fuller 05:00:16.160 --> 05:00:22.200 whole territory where Korea held them even longer right so it is a win that goes down 05:00:22.200 --> 05:00:23.560 or france there 05:00:23.560 --> 05:00:25.620 uh... australia banning 05:00:25.620 --> 05:00:28.120 okay so this is interesting right 05:00:28.120 --> 05:00:32.060 what does france decided to do here this is uh... 05:00:32.060 --> 05:00:36.020 it appears for it feels like australia might want to try and 05:00:36.020 --> 05:00:39.540 play the anaconda might be where they feel the most comfortable this is like a 05:00:39.540 --> 05:00:44.540 less high priority ban to use earlier on in the division i'd be like alright fine 05:00:44.540 --> 05:00:45.860 sure 05:00:45.860 --> 05:00:48.540 uh... to this feels great for france i mean 05:00:48.540 --> 05:00:50.660 rematch is pretty strong in this map 05:00:50.660 --> 05:00:53.740 You can still play Demon, you can still play Jetpack Cat. 05:00:54.740 --> 05:00:56.640 You know, the one thing I will say is like Xerion 05:00:56.640 --> 05:00:58.860 like plays like a lot of the cure. 05:00:58.860 --> 05:01:01.580 Like what is the other support that you think Xerion 05:01:01.580 --> 05:01:03.620 would go to pick up the Juno on this map, I think. 05:01:03.620 --> 05:01:06.420 Juno, I think it may even be like, could you play Baph? 05:01:06.420 --> 05:01:07.580 Like Baph with a cat. 05:01:07.580 --> 05:01:08.660 Defensively. 05:01:08.660 --> 05:01:09.540 Yes. 05:01:09.540 --> 05:01:12.300 Yeah, I think that you want to really hold that space 05:01:13.340 --> 05:01:14.820 up on the cart from the high ground. 05:01:14.820 --> 05:01:15.700 It's a safer spot to be. 05:01:15.700 --> 05:01:17.940 But obviously Baph, he's has the sort of limitations 05:01:17.940 --> 05:01:19.940 that he's got no lateral mobility to speak of 05:01:19.940 --> 05:01:22.940 unless he opts into it via a perk and so up until that point. 05:01:22.940 --> 05:01:26.780 However, Immortality Field has been buffed, 05:01:26.780 --> 05:01:27.620 so it's got more health there. 05:01:27.620 --> 05:01:31.660 It's up to 175 health, which is not insignificant. 05:01:31.660 --> 05:01:34.260 And also, it's just a quality of life increases 05:01:34.260 --> 05:01:37.260 that it leaves you with a higher amount of health. 05:01:37.260 --> 05:01:39.500 But Australia is playing so, like, 05:01:39.500 --> 05:01:41.260 they have to play so reactionary 05:01:41.260 --> 05:01:43.420 because France is playing so fast 05:01:43.420 --> 05:01:45.780 that it would feel like Xerion's not even 05:01:45.780 --> 05:01:47.220 under a ton of pressure at times, right? 05:01:47.220 --> 05:01:51.300 Because like, it's soon, it always feels like, at least from that first map, 05:01:51.300 --> 05:01:55.340 that Australia is just kind of waiting for Crocs to kind of come on in, 05:01:55.340 --> 05:01:57.340 and then even then they're not able to react. 05:01:57.340 --> 05:02:01.980 You want them to be reactionary, which is fine, but France, despite dictating the pace on Samoa, 05:02:01.980 --> 05:02:03.460 we're also doing that. 05:02:03.460 --> 05:02:06.460 Crocs is doubling back to his backline whenever Kappa steps in. 05:02:06.460 --> 05:02:11.020 Yeah, he is peeling really effectively despite being the guy who's trying to set the pace in these games. 05:02:11.020 --> 05:02:13.020 He's juggling a lot of different roles. 05:02:13.020 --> 05:02:15.900 That's kind of the issue for Australia. It takes a lot of coordination to do that, right? 05:02:15.900 --> 05:02:20.900 Because if your frontline is going to double back turning back on the opponents the DPS need to be pressuring support 05:02:20.900 --> 05:02:25.060 You DPS need to be up to the screening for that tank to turn around and come back into the fight 05:02:25.260 --> 05:02:26.460 That's what his levels to it 05:02:26.460 --> 05:02:30.700 It feels like France are just that much more adept at playing this style and I don't think Australia are gonna 05:02:31.100 --> 05:02:36.360 Turn away from it. I guess don't have these boys work. I guarantee you they're gonna run into the ocean head first 05:02:36.360 --> 05:02:39.380 Did they have to you almost dropped a wee there? You almost dropped a wee there 05:02:40.780 --> 05:02:43.080 What part of my career doesn't indicate the exact same thing? 05:02:45.900 --> 05:02:57.900 Okay, so for instance, they're going to end up playing some cat honor on defense here as well. I mean, that's obviously another great option. We've seen this in OWCS, obviously, be a backline that has shown great results. 05:02:58.900 --> 05:03:02.900 It just felt like at least from what we saw early on from Australia, the pressure was way too much. 05:03:02.900 --> 05:03:11.020 much. Galax with the Hanzo Hover early. Obviously a really story player goes all 05:03:11.020 --> 05:03:15.780 the way back to the... ah yeah. Boston Uprising. Let's see, had some pretty big 05:03:15.780 --> 05:03:19.940 moments during that era. One of the most seasoned players on this roster by a 05:03:19.940 --> 05:03:25.620 country mile. It's obvious of him, not much to see there. He's on the tracer so 05:03:25.620 --> 05:03:29.700 again, felt maybe a little bit limited to express that skill. Dip definitely kept 05:03:29.700 --> 05:03:35.700 to be checked for a lot slower will be a mirror matchup. It is the Anakai. It will be France 05:03:35.700 --> 05:03:40.060 here on defense is Crocs just kind of gotten down there and you see okay they're going 05:03:40.060 --> 05:03:44.500 to just peel over the top and that is nasty. So that's one thing though like I really love 05:03:44.500 --> 05:03:48.820 like we kind of we don't get to see it right but a lot of the times when we're on color 05:03:48.820 --> 05:03:54.100 hex if he's getting go right by that cat in the demon really like kind of focusing the 05:03:54.100 --> 05:03:58.780 demon there. Keo is actually able to kind of just shoot the cat out of the sky. So it 05:03:58.780 --> 05:04:02.760 Drunk's cuppa in which obviously you're not you know thrilled at the demons in the mix 05:04:02.760 --> 05:04:07.360 But there's no way for a couple to get out at that point and also you lose a lot of healing to hit with a body grenade as well 05:04:07.360 --> 05:04:12.180 I want to point out the honor is absolutely a Zerion hero as well something that I think he's still 05:04:12.420 --> 05:04:17.140 Don't be looking extremely dangerous on so here's the risk you're covering this white expanse is ackee right now 05:04:17.140 --> 05:04:22.080 When you're going up against like a top flight hit scan that is punishing you for a period of your time 05:04:22.080 --> 05:04:23.080 And you can't let this happen 05:04:23.080 --> 05:04:28.800 I mean, constantly, it's just the Tathamons are pigeoned to a hamster to just get flattened and covered. It's again, a second or so too slow. 05:04:29.800 --> 05:04:35.920 Yeah, and I mean, well, also, like, Demons doesn't really have, like, really great healing abilities, right? 05:04:35.920 --> 05:04:43.040 No, like, defense matrix or, like, a big wide shield, and then, and also, like, a lot of Demons' damage is coming from swings, right? 05:04:43.040 --> 05:04:46.880 So even, like, having a shield, like, a Rhine or something like that, like, you're not really protecting anybody, so... 05:04:48.120 --> 05:04:48.620 Come on. 05:04:48.620 --> 05:04:52.960 They're gonna have to go back to spawn Swat, he's gonna lose some ult charge as well so... 05:04:52.960 --> 05:04:55.140 Haki wants to be part of the pincy here I think. 05:04:55.140 --> 05:04:58.820 Again here comes Crocs, here for the nanodracist, it's terrifying! 05:04:58.820 --> 05:05:00.820 Cutahex is run into the ground! 05:05:00.820 --> 05:05:02.320 And there's no escape from the Ana! 05:05:02.320 --> 05:05:07.620 Still it's reciprocated on the other side, Xerion is just picked up, it's a nice bayonet from Hamster that sets that up before he goes down. 05:05:07.620 --> 05:05:10.620 And that's with the demon filling his field of view. 05:05:10.620 --> 05:05:16.120 Chiyo gets picked up now and FD God probably doesn't have a whole lot to do here except keep Crocs in the game as long as possible. 05:05:16.120 --> 05:05:18.760 He has that limit break, but there's not a fight to be had here. 05:05:19.260 --> 05:05:21.580 Yeah, they do get crocs out though, that's massive. 05:05:21.580 --> 05:05:26.280 Australia finally able to break this first deep end seer on the corner. 05:05:26.720 --> 05:05:29.320 The considerable amount of time is gone. 05:05:29.320 --> 05:05:30.620 Two Jedi over the top. 05:05:31.920 --> 05:05:35.720 Okay, not too shabby, but here comes number two, that is Big Kappa. 05:05:35.920 --> 05:05:39.520 He'll be able to find a punish, but has to break that line of sight and find himself, 05:05:39.920 --> 05:05:42.220 as usual, in a pretty awkward spot. 05:05:42.220 --> 05:05:48.660 And now Kappa gonna try and stagger out the demon as well. The payload didn't get that far bitch 05:05:48.660 --> 05:05:53.920 I mean, no typically if that happens inside this gonna be a little bit right here. Yeah, just trying to stay alive 05:05:54.260 --> 05:05:58.100 Yeah, like that better movie shield element of the limit break is often overlooked 05:05:58.100 --> 05:06:04.260 But Krokos doesn't stay on the battlefield. Yeah, I do worry about where we are in terms of the map with the clock 05:06:04.380 --> 05:06:07.300 That's the nano already used for Australia as well 05:06:07.300 --> 05:06:11.600 Well, the fresh run after he got here, he doesn't seem to be too bothered though, Crocs 05:06:11.600 --> 05:06:14.680 does need some healing, everyone has a sightlight, that's a nice little sleep, and there's the 05:06:14.680 --> 05:06:15.680 DMEC. 05:06:15.680 --> 05:06:19.000 So if he finds the damage, Crocs is still going to be a bit of a nuisance here from this 05:06:19.000 --> 05:06:22.400 high ground, but the card is starting to move away from him. 05:06:22.400 --> 05:06:27.120 Can't really command much attention from this position with the most adequate of weapons 05:06:27.120 --> 05:06:30.920 but Hamster gets flat, look, I mean you can see how far away Puffer is from Hamster, there's 05:06:30.920 --> 05:06:33.880 just no help, but he's having a double back, he gets rid of Crocs before there's a remake 05:06:33.880 --> 05:06:35.920 opportunity, so this card is going to be on the move. 05:06:35.920 --> 05:06:40.520 Yeah, but the hard part is those Australia's had to like, you know, battle really tough. 05:06:40.520 --> 05:06:43.040 I mean, trading kills back and forth just to get around this quarter. 05:06:43.040 --> 05:06:46.200 And this is where Brant's is going to have great sight line advantage here from the high ground. 05:06:46.200 --> 05:06:47.280 You're going to have Catnap. 05:06:47.280 --> 05:06:48.840 And we only have 30 seconds on the clock. 05:06:48.840 --> 05:06:52.520 Where you are right now is going to be really difficult to get back to if you end up losing this fight. 05:06:52.520 --> 05:06:55.320 Brant is setting up just to stall and take some space here on the cart. 05:06:55.320 --> 05:06:56.480 Some pressure in from Capri. 05:06:56.480 --> 05:06:58.080 Has the limbrake available now. 05:06:58.080 --> 05:06:59.480 Connection, let's see if it's to be desired. 05:06:59.480 --> 05:07:01.960 I think a Catnap connects from FD God. 05:07:01.960 --> 05:07:05.200 Capri going to be dragged away into the sun and riddled with bullets. 05:07:05.200 --> 05:07:09.680 Xerion falls to the Xerion, he's able to get into the back line, there's more work to be done, he seems to be up for the task. 05:07:09.680 --> 05:07:14.800 He at least forces, FD got away, so there's no help for Crocs, he'll eventually be brought down. 05:07:14.800 --> 05:07:19.320 And that might be enough to get Australia there, in overtime I might add, they'll extend the map. 05:07:20.600 --> 05:07:24.120 Massive clutch there from Australia. 05:07:24.960 --> 05:07:26.960 Able to get that first checkpoint. 05:07:27.600 --> 05:07:33.880 Almost into OT, and you're starting to get a little bit worried right when Cup against D-Mec, but it was actually some huge plays by Xerion. 05:07:33.880 --> 05:07:37.880 able to take out Xerion up on the high ground. If you allow that honor to just kind of sit up there, 05:07:37.880 --> 05:07:41.000 you know, being able to kind of free-heal and do some damage up the high ground, 05:07:41.000 --> 05:07:44.280 there is no way Australia is going to be able to cap that. So huge play there by Sargi. 05:07:44.840 --> 05:07:48.360 My legs under some pressure, but look at Crocs isolated, a little bit confident there, 05:07:48.360 --> 05:07:54.120 peacocking out in the window, charged down by Kuffa. Yo, like body block there too, right? Couldn't 05:07:54.120 --> 05:07:58.600 really get back out. Yo, I'm in comfort. It came up behind him in a costative year, so this is 05:07:58.600 --> 05:08:03.560 France being forced to give up a fair bit of space, but a nanoboost here for Crocs means that he's 05:08:03.560 --> 05:08:07.040 He's gonna be able to be that much more aggressive and run into this frontline 05:08:10.840 --> 05:08:17.260 Part of continue to move couple gets the nano this is great early crocs slept here for much of the duration of the man of itself 05:08:17.260 --> 05:08:22.580 So is everyone's I guess assistance isn't exactly going to go to the best use and stop you fighting on the couple 05:08:22.580 --> 05:08:26.660 It's not both DPS massive and our crocs is forces sling on our way 05:08:26.920 --> 05:08:31.480 Bit of a snowball starting to develop here for Team Australia that nano from hamster went to great use 05:08:31.480 --> 05:08:35.080 Yeah, I mean, and I'll show you's getting the advantage in terms of the ultimate economy here as well 05:08:37.480 --> 05:08:42.600 Nasty, oh, he'll get to though. Yeah, he picked off after the fact that dead iron response from kill was heads up 05:08:42.600 --> 05:08:47.920 He was always a little risky in that spot and now there's no guarantee about his car connecting crocs into the backline goes for the limit 05:08:47.920 --> 05:08:50.080 Break, it's not enough to keep him in neck though. It's soggy 05:08:50.080 --> 05:08:55.320 He's proven to be a tough customer, but the car's being congested and copper is an absolute no man's land 05:08:55.320 --> 05:08:58.360 and tries to back up and he'll get that cat healing. 05:08:58.360 --> 05:09:00.520 Crocs ends up using that limit break 05:09:00.520 --> 05:09:01.680 when he was hit with a pyos, 05:09:01.680 --> 05:09:03.240 so he actually didn't even get the over health run, 05:09:03.240 --> 05:09:04.720 he gets de-mecked. 05:09:04.720 --> 05:09:07.200 No opportunity to even reset here as well. 05:09:07.200 --> 05:09:10.440 Australia with their demon with a limit break, 05:09:10.440 --> 05:09:13.200 a huge opportunity here to get this second checkpoint. 05:09:13.200 --> 05:09:16.200 A cat nap on Crocs to drag him out of position 05:09:16.200 --> 05:09:17.040 could be crucial. 05:09:17.040 --> 05:09:18.760 He's not even in neck though, is that how you're worth it? 05:09:18.760 --> 05:09:19.720 That's true, so I guess we've already gotten him 05:09:19.720 --> 05:09:21.560 to the back ladder and a pyos does connect, 05:09:21.560 --> 05:09:23.760 but it is all Australia in the kill feed 05:09:23.760 --> 05:09:25.120 as it's forced to look on. 05:09:25.120 --> 05:09:29.320 He just can't get close enough to the action for the time being with Keo down, and Strycer 05:09:29.320 --> 05:09:31.320 feels the purpose. 05:09:31.320 --> 05:09:37.600 Dip is dealt with, and Australia earned themselves another checkpoint. 05:09:37.600 --> 05:09:39.760 Not a ton of time though. 05:09:39.760 --> 05:09:43.680 Minute 40 on the clock, this is very difficult to attack. 05:09:43.680 --> 05:09:48.480 This third point on Shambali, there's a lot of control around this first like main choke 05:09:48.480 --> 05:09:50.480 that you're going to be able to have from France. 05:09:50.480 --> 05:09:53.240 You see where after you got this point, like a 12-bit choke, really difficult to even 05:09:53.240 --> 05:09:58.600 deal with a cat from that angle. Australia, maybe you can have some place from Saga, 05:09:58.600 --> 05:10:01.820 even really kind of heating up in the last few fights. A lot of those key 05:10:01.820 --> 05:10:05.840 ultimates have come back online though for France here. Australia maybe playing 05:10:05.840 --> 05:10:09.040 around in nano here, right? Just trying to build up this nano, take some damage. 05:10:09.040 --> 05:10:13.120 We're gonna see both tanks though, benefit from that endowment. 05:10:13.120 --> 05:10:17.680 Nothing wants to fight with Crocs, here comes off second miss, but Hamster's having a pick off dip, he's taking a headshot. 05:10:17.680 --> 05:10:22.720 Makes him that much more lethal to a tracer. Crocs wants to go forward now, 05:10:22.720 --> 05:10:24.120 the nano and you can't blame him. 05:10:24.120 --> 05:10:26.120 Livak right there from Kaffirno is going to be a problem. 05:10:26.120 --> 05:10:28.120 That damage amplification is nasty. 05:10:28.120 --> 05:10:30.120 But Krux is in a final on his own, back away. 05:10:30.120 --> 05:10:32.120 With that held, the pulse bomb connection on his area though is through. 05:10:32.120 --> 05:10:33.620 That's the armor now out of the game. 05:10:33.620 --> 05:10:34.920 But Australia are limping. 05:10:34.920 --> 05:10:36.920 It's going to be tough to get past Krux here. 05:10:36.920 --> 05:10:38.420 But Krux is still in the game. 05:10:38.420 --> 05:10:41.720 I don't know how Krux can connect to a jetpack cap, but that is brutal. 05:10:41.720 --> 05:10:45.520 Yes, somehow, Dip able to kind of get Akki out of the sky there with a pulse bomb. 05:10:45.520 --> 05:10:47.520 That is such a massive play. 05:10:47.520 --> 05:10:50.320 You get Krux here over the wall. 05:10:50.320 --> 05:10:51.520 Going to put some damage down. 05:10:51.520 --> 05:10:54.400 FD got to kind of drag him back towards that other side 05:10:55.240 --> 05:10:59.040 You saw the nanohere, yeah you saw the nanohere for Australia as well 05:10:59.040 --> 05:11:04.440 You can nano even the Cassidy over the high ground and now you don't have to worry about the limo Craig 05:11:04.440 --> 05:11:07.360 You're kind of canceling out the damage reduction of the nano we're gonna fly on him 05:11:07.360 --> 05:11:10.120 But Kiyos have a sea ackee coming and plucks him out of the sky 05:11:10.120 --> 05:11:14.080 I can't for realize is he can't come too much further forward as Crocs is starting to push at him 05:11:14.080 --> 05:11:18.280 So damage here going over to FD go but he can just duck out of line of sight and get top back up 05:11:18.280 --> 05:11:22.560 This has gone extremely wayward now for Team Australia as they're forced away 05:11:23.480 --> 05:11:25.480 France hold them off. I 05:11:25.720 --> 05:11:27.720 Been really impressed with Keo 05:11:28.440 --> 05:11:34.880 Throughout our first map in our first half here in map number two the ability on the Cassidy when all of this pressure is coming down 05:11:34.880 --> 05:11:38.100 It feels like every time while Shirley is going in trying to commit to a fight 05:11:38.100 --> 05:11:40.280 He's able to get one it feels like a few times 05:11:40.280 --> 05:11:45.880 We'll be able to get that jetpack cap really early out of the equation makes it really difficult for copper, right? 05:11:45.880 --> 05:11:52.240 What do you see maybe copper gets a kill once he gets in the mix but DMACC instantly because you know that cat to get you out and you 05:11:52.840 --> 05:11:58.480 Made the acetation in the first map that for color hex with his field of view filled up by a demon is hard for him to do anything 05:11:58.840 --> 05:12:03.760 Chiyo is demonstrating now that he can find opportunities to at least trade go one for one or more 05:12:03.920 --> 05:12:08.700 Even when he's being pressured by this demon and that is a I think off overlooked skill set here 05:12:08.700 --> 05:12:10.200 That's so crucial in a metal like this 05:12:10.200 --> 05:12:12.200 We also got to give some props to FDGOT as well, right? 05:12:12.200 --> 05:12:17.200 One of the shittier kind of movement players we have, especially on the low-rise. 05:12:17.200 --> 05:12:21.200 And then being able to kind of do that movement there on the jetpack count. 05:12:21.200 --> 05:12:24.200 Really difficult target to kind of track down. 05:12:24.200 --> 05:12:29.200 So, a decent push through the map, all things considered. Shambhali on the street. 05:12:29.200 --> 05:12:31.200 It's quite the trek. 05:12:31.200 --> 05:12:35.200 That's it. You see what France could do here? We know the pace that they play at. 05:12:35.200 --> 05:12:39.200 They want a snowball advantage and run with it. 05:12:39.200 --> 05:12:42.800 Kalang's pressured a lot in this map, but the same could be said of Keo. 05:12:43.520 --> 05:12:48.000 Both Cassie with that limited mobility will always have a target on their back as far as Demon is concerned. 05:12:49.320 --> 05:12:52.360 This wouldn't be crazy, because he's in out of the gates for a moment. 05:12:54.000 --> 05:12:57.440 You find pretty good pressure in the air, I could right-click and set you straight, but... 05:12:57.440 --> 05:12:58.800 Yeah, they're in and we're back to the honor. 05:13:00.720 --> 05:13:05.760 And can Australia hold through this pressure from Brandt on defense? 05:13:05.760 --> 05:13:07.760 Crocs already. 05:13:07.760 --> 05:13:08.760 What's he doing? 05:13:08.760 --> 05:13:10.760 He's dynamic 2 over here. 05:13:10.760 --> 05:13:11.760 He got to get behind enemy lines. 05:13:11.760 --> 05:13:12.760 Why is he there? 05:13:12.760 --> 05:13:14.760 Kyo does end up falling here. 05:13:14.760 --> 05:13:17.760 So, Australia realized they're going on a long flank. 05:13:17.760 --> 05:13:18.760 They can be pretty aggressive. 05:13:18.760 --> 05:13:20.760 So, how you trying to flank the flank is 05:13:20.760 --> 05:13:21.760 if they got getting picked on first, 05:13:21.760 --> 05:13:23.760 Kalaheke strikes gold with the capacity. 05:13:23.760 --> 05:13:25.760 Hamster might have fallen, McCuff might have a chance 05:13:25.760 --> 05:13:26.760 to make this into a trade. 05:13:26.760 --> 05:13:27.760 Yes, Crocs is out of the mech. 05:13:27.760 --> 05:13:29.760 A recall there, falls from a dip. 05:13:29.760 --> 05:13:31.760 He has to get away from that questing blade. 05:13:31.760 --> 05:13:33.760 Crocs out of mech and out of the game for now. 05:13:33.760 --> 05:13:39.760 Now, the post supports down for Australia, it's going to be France, getting those players back off of the respawn 05:13:39.760 --> 05:13:44.760 quickly as Croc's also going to get back into the action, Kappa needs to get back, 05:13:44.760 --> 05:13:49.760 pull onto that net, an interesting color hex here, going to go over to the Emory. 05:13:49.760 --> 05:13:56.760 So we saw some Emory, now back in Busan, a little bit better survivability obviously than like a Cassidy. 05:13:56.760 --> 05:14:00.760 You don't have the sky noon opportunity, but you have your own way of getting up amongst the clouds 05:14:00.760 --> 05:14:03.040 clouds and barrage in down. It's got to be soggy caught out there. 05:14:03.040 --> 05:14:05.720 Wept he got, comes with a bit of burst that he was not expecting. 05:14:06.160 --> 05:14:07.760 Cup of D-Mex so fast. 05:14:07.760 --> 05:14:09.760 This is the snowball I was talking about. 05:14:09.760 --> 05:14:11.520 This is a cracking pace for France. 05:14:14.280 --> 05:14:15.680 Now you're going to lose Colorex here. 05:14:15.680 --> 05:14:20.200 They're just trying to like stagger out this skill for a very long time. 05:14:20.200 --> 05:14:22.920 Kroc's going to be able to get squirted back to that low ground. 05:14:22.920 --> 05:14:24.840 This would be really fast here for Brans. 05:14:24.840 --> 05:14:27.160 His Cup is going to go out trying to contest at least, 05:14:27.160 --> 05:14:29.000 but it's hit with a bio. 05:14:29.000 --> 05:14:33.520 He will get D-Magged, feels like inevitable for France to get this first checkpoint. 05:14:33.520 --> 05:14:38.000 I sort of pick off there by Sokky, kills out of the game, but Akki currently can't test for so long in France. 05:14:38.640 --> 05:14:39.920 They're gonna have what they came for here. 05:14:41.680 --> 05:14:47.680 Slept as Crocs is, Australia trying to double back here, but Crocs is refusing to give them any space, and Hansen is gonna be gunned down. 05:14:50.040 --> 05:14:52.920 Australia, man, it feels like they have really not... 05:14:53.160 --> 05:14:56.560 No, they got a kill tray there on the first fight on defense, but... 05:14:56.560 --> 05:15:01.560 with obviously the offensive spawn being so close, not ideal for what they want to do. 05:15:01.560 --> 05:15:05.860 The same issues rearing their head as we saw on Samoa with getting out of these fights, nothing sagging. 05:15:05.860 --> 05:15:12.560 It feels like this next fight must win though. Like, if you allow brands to kind of get towards taking that second checkpoint with like, 05:15:12.560 --> 05:15:15.560 three plus minutes on the clock, turn into five, you're in a rough spot. 05:15:15.560 --> 05:15:18.560 I have everything that I don't feel good about at all. 05:15:18.560 --> 05:15:23.560 Huff's gonna try and take the tempo, take the advantage, make use of that nanoboost to start the fight on his own terms. 05:15:23.560 --> 05:15:30.560 For all intents and purposes, it appears to have worked, but Krox is going to extract his own level of damage. 05:15:30.560 --> 05:15:34.560 And yeah, if he got trying to drag Kuffar out over the wait, he's a little bit low, though. 05:15:34.560 --> 05:15:37.560 He's trying to drop some of that altitude and picked off in the end by the demon. 05:15:37.560 --> 05:15:39.560 Kuffar doesn't really have anywhere to go here. 05:15:39.560 --> 05:15:42.560 But Sonic is doing the work in his stead. 05:15:42.560 --> 05:15:46.560 Well, I mean, if he actually gets rid of Kuffar, you're going to have Keo come back, 05:15:46.560 --> 05:15:49.560 and then if Degard can just kind of escort the Krox right back into the fight, 05:15:49.560 --> 05:15:56.560 This next fight is going to be pretty quick to kick off, and it's a really nice angle to get like a Sky Noon. 05:15:56.560 --> 05:16:01.560 Aggressive Bionade there from Hamster doesn't really connect, so keep cooldown available for the time being. 05:16:01.560 --> 05:16:06.560 Soggy has to follow up on whatever damage a Colour Hage can put down, but it's going to be Kyo starting early. 05:16:06.560 --> 05:16:12.560 Sky Noon claims the cast, and we'll have an override, particularly from Colour Hage, but it's a pretty safe angle. 05:16:12.560 --> 05:16:17.560 Still Xerion, Black Immobility gets caught, and an empty god, but marked up the wrong tree. 05:16:17.560 --> 05:16:21.840 And able to get that cat out of the sky both supports down here for France 05:16:22.760 --> 05:16:24.760 Crocs though still 05:16:25.040 --> 05:16:28.760 Just feels like he is just unkillable here on the objective 05:16:28.760 --> 05:16:30.760 I used to do a nice job just trying to stay alive 05:16:30.760 --> 05:16:38.020 But that's gonna be our second checkpoint over to France with over four minutes in the time bank 05:16:38.320 --> 05:16:45.800 It's gonna get about 55 meters here gonna be happy to be a legendary hole here from Australia team France are too comfortable 05:16:45.800 --> 05:16:50.880 comfortable, too familiar with these kind of down conditions. This level of pace feels 05:16:50.880 --> 05:16:54.680 like it's natural that Crocs also is sitting on another limit break. In Australia you have 05:16:54.680 --> 05:16:58.680 to attract this. And I like the position he's playing from, right? Pushing out through the 05:16:58.680 --> 05:17:03.400 choke, not allowing Australia to kind of play and dominate that space. I've been playing 05:17:03.400 --> 05:17:08.320 for some free damage here, now it has to commit to some degree. Knows that Crocs is holding 05:17:08.320 --> 05:17:11.680 a hammer over his head and having an elbow here as well. They're taking, Crocs taking 05:17:11.680 --> 05:17:14.680 all this damage while he's here on the farm of this nano. Can this be asked with a catnap? 05:17:14.680 --> 05:17:19.080 We'll see. Cox into the back line now. Limit break, fired off, and Culler-Hex is affected by it. 05:17:19.080 --> 05:17:23.080 Hamster with that guarantee amplification. Folds like a lawn chair. 05:17:23.080 --> 05:17:26.200 This postbomb goes wide, but Kappa really might not have much to do here. 05:17:26.200 --> 05:17:29.320 He's essentially left alone as Akki is dragged down by FD. 05:17:29.320 --> 05:17:32.840 Got him now. The last gasp of Australia on Shibali Monastery. 05:17:32.840 --> 05:17:37.720 Just the dreg trying to hold some space, and Soggy finding Kio is just not going to be enough. 05:17:37.720 --> 05:17:39.800 This team, France, are indomitable. 05:17:39.800 --> 05:17:50.040 on real France able to look just as good without that carry in the mix at 05:17:50.040 --> 05:17:54.240 Zerion is always playing getting into an on a mirror in terms of that back line 05:17:54.240 --> 05:17:59.240 but it feels like just kind of a where this team finds a success is with fD 05:17:59.240 --> 05:18:04.200 got on that cat playing with Crocs aggressively into the opponent's back 05:18:04.200 --> 05:18:09.280 line I know Australia wants to play it they want to play that same type of 05:18:09.280 --> 05:18:13.480 style but it feels like they got to kind of do something to target those two 05:18:13.480 --> 05:18:18.360 players on France and the band from Australia going after the Kiri but 05:18:18.360 --> 05:18:23.720 pretty conservative it's not really targeting the epicenter of this team 05:18:23.720 --> 05:18:28.720 France composition right in Crocs is what 34 and 6 you look at like everybody 05:18:28.720 --> 05:18:33.280 else in the lobby I mean just I think you have like 16k damage nobody else 05:18:33.280 --> 05:18:38.440 really close to that nobody else close to 36 I know a limbs either so crazy 05:18:38.440 --> 05:18:45.880 performance from Kratz yet again a lot of like a replay of what we saw in Busan. I think it takes a world-class background to support this kind of play 05:18:45.880 --> 05:18:48.360 The fact that crocs only has six deaths 05:18:48.960 --> 05:18:56.040 It's pretty significant whereas on the other side hamster and kala hicks are continuing to be targeted again as the two heroes that don't have that 05:18:56.040 --> 05:18:57.280 Inherent mobility 05:18:57.280 --> 05:19:02.120 It's all too easy to snap them up and look at the contribution from FD got there as well, right? 05:19:02.120 --> 05:19:05.080 It was like I know 24 linds 27 assists 05:19:05.080 --> 05:19:09.800 You have like a low amount of deaths compared to Acce. So FD God and 05:19:10.360 --> 05:19:14.040 Crocs really just kind of the backbone of this France roster 05:19:14.800 --> 05:19:17.160 Just cannot be stopped at least here early 05:19:18.000 --> 05:19:22.720 In Anaheim I you've got to attack this right if you're Australia 05:19:22.720 --> 05:19:26.740 I know you probably have a ton of pride about like well, you know, we got here playing this way 05:19:26.740 --> 05:19:29.840 We want to kind of continue to kind of go play it we can beat them right? 05:19:29.840 --> 05:19:32.620 I think everybody kind of starts to get taught themselves into that 05:19:32.620 --> 05:19:38.000 But at least at the moment look you can't you can't finish the series and lose without trying to 05:19:38.260 --> 05:19:41.560 Attack whether it be the cat or the demon and frankly, it's right 05:19:41.560 --> 05:19:45.700 You're gonna have all the tools that they're disposed of to try and stack the deck in their favor 05:19:45.700 --> 05:19:50.720 They get choice of map they get choice of bad first they can absolutely head out on this map too 05:19:50.720 --> 05:19:54.520 Well, that's the problem, but I feel like again like going up to the Kiri's looks like it's half measure 05:19:55.640 --> 05:19:57.640 Okay 05:19:57.640 --> 05:20:09.100 But it looks anything but comfortable up against a high mobility frontliner that has like two dashes plus the jetpack cap 05:20:10.680 --> 05:20:16.800 These guys have the time of his life and why not I mean this whole team is built around enabling him to just run it down 05:20:18.280 --> 05:20:25.460 Maybe he'd be running it down and they are just playing with the utmost confidence right we heard from my no Gavin that like 05:20:25.460 --> 05:20:30.020 Oh, France was just so confident talking about how they were going to make it to the finals run it down 05:20:30.020 --> 05:20:33.660 And you kind of see that confidence playing out on stage 05:20:34.260 --> 05:20:39.940 No, obviously here at blizzcon kind of like the pinnacle of all like I know Blizzard do like e-sports like the events of me the 05:20:40.060 --> 05:20:48.220 Announcements everything and like they're just chilling there. They are no fear and on the other side tougher the epitome of Australian pragmatism 05:20:48.220 --> 05:20:50.220 Says we're gonna get slapped 05:20:50.620 --> 05:20:54.860 In the interview he's very very frank about how they thought their chances were looking 05:20:55.460 --> 05:20:59.780 I mean look the way they emerge from their group they get put into a group with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 05:20:59.780 --> 05:21:01.700 So first of all, it's like, okay, that's probably not a matchup 05:21:01.700 --> 05:21:05.940 We can really it's not a bridge that we a gap that we could bridge the win against it 05:21:05.940 --> 05:21:08.580 I think that great Britain squad is a huge feather in their cap 05:21:08.580 --> 05:21:11.460 But can we see them struggle against this Mexican outfit that goes to five? 05:21:11.460 --> 05:21:16.200 It's like all they almost sort of there's a risk of losing their spot in qualification if it goes 05:21:16.200 --> 05:21:18.780 You know a little bit. Yeah, I really do like that 05:21:19.420 --> 05:21:23.460 And frankly the limp in here saying yeah, well, listen, we're just gonna give it our best shot 05:21:23.460 --> 05:21:25.460 They are gonna go after the demon finally 05:21:26.820 --> 05:21:31.680 But they only get one map to do this one chance to put crocs on something else 05:21:32.200 --> 05:21:36.560 I'm more interested in what now France decides to do. What do they get rid of right? 05:21:37.440 --> 05:21:42.920 No, do you get rid of? I was gonna say honor. Yeah, there'll be a Juno van interesting 05:21:43.360 --> 05:21:46.440 Could be map specific in fairness, but they also might be quite happy 05:21:46.960 --> 05:21:51.360 With the lower mobility backliner to deal with my behalf going up against an honor 05:21:51.360 --> 05:21:56.380 It is interesting because it's not a hero we've seen in this series, but obviously in 05:21:56.380 --> 05:22:00.120 lieu of Demon, there's some comps like Malgo comps, for example, that really thrive with 05:22:00.120 --> 05:22:04.120 like, you know, Juno's sort of proximity, you know, human from the orbital race. 05:22:04.120 --> 05:22:08.920 So they might be sort of preempting the replacement for Demon here by targeting one of her key 05:22:08.920 --> 05:22:09.920 supports. 05:22:09.920 --> 05:22:15.160 Yeah, but I would say if you're Australia, right, like, you're not gonna play Hazard here, 05:22:15.160 --> 05:22:18.260 like it's probably like what, Sig or Ram? 05:22:18.260 --> 05:22:24.820 I wouldn't be surprised, like Croft's like, you know, outside of the Demon, when Demon is gone, we've seen a lot of Maga. 05:22:25.180 --> 05:22:36.460 Like, Maga still always seems to kind of find his way back into the meta, where you can play the Maga with the Kiri and the Cat, and just kind of play the same type of playstyle. 05:22:37.420 --> 05:22:41.820 Maga, I mean, the change in the last patch was really just about the chaingun spread. 05:22:42.220 --> 05:22:44.420 I mean, Maga's still extremely good, right? 05:22:44.420 --> 05:22:49.180 It's like one of the only tanks that feels like can be really like self-sufficient 05:22:49.180 --> 05:22:55.280 Like just kind of Morgan can play on an island he'll himself feel like I gotta keep himself alive damage reduction with the charge 05:22:55.280 --> 05:22:57.280 I mean indomitable as well 05:22:57.840 --> 05:23:03.180 Just feels he got great all around her especially here on neon junction a map that we do see it typically a decent amount of 05:23:03.180 --> 05:23:07.240 Moga play we've seen a lot of Sigma right that was something that you know team China Lee means pretty heavily 05:23:07.760 --> 05:23:09.760 Also way by gaming 05:23:09.760 --> 05:23:15.340 That's right, but again the same teams like both of them is you see Sigma look on this map at times 05:23:16.500 --> 05:23:20.200 Bastion comes back into the equation. Obviously was playing the first map or a jetpack cat 05:23:20.200 --> 05:23:23.640 There's still an application for that hero while burying Bastion around the map 05:23:23.760 --> 05:23:25.760 Symmetra might be a consideration as well 05:23:25.840 --> 05:23:29.320 Shambali is a pretty good fashion that where I think if you didn't see it there 05:23:29.320 --> 05:23:36.400 You may not see it throughout the rest of this but okay, so it'll be the Risa here on defense for France 05:23:36.400 --> 05:23:43.400 Shion Bastion in play. We have seen Arisa creep into the meta a bit more. 05:23:43.400 --> 05:23:50.400 Really, I think our last EWC event and then going into the group stage. 05:23:50.400 --> 05:23:52.400 We've seen a little bit more Arisa. 05:23:52.400 --> 05:23:55.400 For Australia, talked a little bit about at the start of their series. 05:23:55.400 --> 05:23:59.400 The Vendetta Fusugi is probably one of his most standout heroes. 05:23:59.400 --> 05:24:03.400 Now, against this cop, there's not a simple target to go after. 05:24:03.400 --> 05:24:13.400 Also, Eris's ability to displace you as a Vendetta is quite disruptive and if you can't be what you need to be, i.e. in your opponent's face, Vendetta's efficacy falls off a cliff. 05:24:13.400 --> 05:24:19.400 And the Bastion can just mow through the Vendetta, right? So, if you look like that won't be what we see. 05:24:19.400 --> 05:24:31.400 Are they going to try and play like a hazard? So, I was going to say, if we're going to play Ryne, are we going to see some sim action? But sim is obviously, I know, had some adjustments which make her not as effective. 05:24:31.400 --> 05:24:35.400 So Australia have to be mindful of the bastion flybys. 05:24:35.400 --> 05:24:38.400 And also Kia just being a nuisance here on a flank. 05:24:38.400 --> 05:24:44.400 How does Kappa survive though, with the displacement of the Orisa and the Bastion damage? 05:24:44.400 --> 05:24:46.400 It's a lot for Hazard to deal with. 05:24:46.400 --> 05:24:48.400 By God it's going to be tested to its very limits here. 05:24:48.400 --> 05:24:50.400 You can see Kappa just has the blank line of Cyclox. 05:24:50.400 --> 05:24:54.400 He's going to be able to apply this constant pressure with threat of displacement. 05:24:54.400 --> 05:24:56.400 Two things that Kappa doesn't want to deal with. 05:24:56.400 --> 05:24:58.400 They end like an interrupt as well. 05:24:58.400 --> 05:25:00.400 Let's see that. Slam dunk. 05:25:00.400 --> 05:25:02.400 Kuffer from the top, bro, but damage has already been done. 05:25:02.400 --> 05:25:04.400 Kroxy knows the hazard overhead 05:25:04.400 --> 05:25:06.400 and goes after the backline. And once again, 05:25:06.400 --> 05:25:09.400 it's Hanser and Kullahecks that get targeted first. 05:25:09.400 --> 05:25:12.400 Now, Kuffer lacks the element of surprise. He doesn't have that impulse 05:25:12.400 --> 05:25:14.400 to jump into the backline. 05:25:14.400 --> 05:25:16.400 Australia had to regroup, but they have that spawn advantage 05:25:16.400 --> 05:25:19.400 at least to leverage here. Yeah, you're going to get everybody back. 05:25:19.400 --> 05:25:21.400 Oh, nice spear there. 05:25:21.400 --> 05:25:24.400 From Krox. We couldn't have reacted differently to that. 05:25:24.400 --> 05:25:26.400 That is nasty. Well, I mean, yeah, you're... 05:25:26.400 --> 05:25:29.700 You see the hometown, hometown team here and there. 05:25:29.700 --> 05:25:30.900 It is tough. 05:25:30.900 --> 05:25:34.900 Dip their lines, cap her up, and he doesn't have a way to break line of sight. 05:25:34.900 --> 05:25:38.400 And what can Sofi do here? He's ideal targets. 05:25:38.400 --> 05:25:42.400 I doubt that she, I guess you've got to respect the burst damage from her. 05:25:42.400 --> 05:25:45.400 Go after the Bastion out of tank mode. 05:25:45.400 --> 05:25:49.400 But now, he's biting his time right on the periphery. 05:25:49.400 --> 05:25:52.900 It just feels like Kafa under so much pressure. 05:25:52.900 --> 05:25:58.020 I'll leave news there. That's gonna be a knee that connects on the soggy so devastating 05:25:58.020 --> 05:26:03.020 That was the plan Australia had to get embedded inserted towards that backline and try to make use of it later in the fight 05:26:03.020 --> 05:26:04.860 But he gets sniffed out 05:26:04.860 --> 05:26:07.540 Not good two minutes left keep team Australia 05:26:07.540 --> 05:26:12.540 They've eaten through half of their initial time bank and they're no closer to the objective than they were at the beginning 05:26:12.540 --> 05:26:18.420 Yeah, this just doesn't seem like a comp that France running is great for the hazard to play into right 05:26:18.420 --> 05:26:21.700 Now you would almost want to say something like a diva, right? 05:26:21.700 --> 05:26:24.020 But that's like a hero that may be covered as a player as often. 05:26:24.020 --> 05:26:27.620 That is a defensive Katsune rush, folks. You don't see him often, and there's a reason for that. 05:26:28.980 --> 05:26:31.620 Kaffir's kept alive in the Barad-East, but a Terrasurge could be a problem. 05:26:31.620 --> 05:26:34.820 It's disruptive, it displaces, and it does a heck of a lot of damage. 05:26:36.020 --> 05:26:38.340 Here's the tank mode from Ditt making sure he screams. 05:26:38.340 --> 05:26:42.260 Now this is going to set the Australians scurrying in the back line here with a joyride, 05:26:42.260 --> 05:26:43.140 trying to get in their face. 05:26:43.140 --> 05:26:47.540 Kaffir's going to get chunked down, and again, Australia have lost the tip of their sphere. 05:26:47.540 --> 05:26:54.740 Yeah, I mean, Kavus ready to use that Jagged wall there of the hazard to be able to stay alive and double kill there, both supports. 05:26:55.340 --> 05:26:56.740 This team is just too good. 05:26:58.440 --> 05:27:00.240 I mean, we're below a minute here. 05:27:01.240 --> 05:27:09.540 On Australia, their map pick, they finally get rid of the demon and does not really seem like it has made much of an impact here. 05:27:09.740 --> 05:27:13.140 I mean, you're looking at Saag yes to do something heroic here in the back line. 05:27:13.140 --> 05:27:18.500 Catnap there for Racky. That can be shrugged off so easily by the Orisa. It's almost pointless. 05:27:18.500 --> 05:27:20.720 Oh, not a spree! 05:27:20.720 --> 05:27:23.260 Keogh brought down my cut-hat straight away. Australia respond. 05:27:23.260 --> 05:27:28.700 And in fact, FDGOT, fully committed behind the Shion, is picked off 5v3. 05:27:28.700 --> 05:27:32.060 And the best opportunity we've seen this map for Australia to capitalize. 05:27:32.060 --> 05:27:36.740 Man, it was so much damage that Keogh puts on down with that joyride. 05:27:36.740 --> 05:27:39.980 Rally thinks he's going to have a highlight of his career there with the spree. 05:27:39.980 --> 05:27:44.980 It's taken out, but Braz is going to be able to step up here, full point for a period of time. 05:27:44.980 --> 05:27:50.980 Here's the downpour. If you'd get caught, unclear. Looks like Braz is still loose from that. The Suzu would have cleansed it. 05:27:50.980 --> 05:27:53.980 Zarian always taking down Akis, able to draw blood finally. 05:27:53.980 --> 05:27:57.980 Colour Hex up on the point. Loud and proud, Team Australia. Half their two ticks and change. 05:27:57.980 --> 05:28:03.980 Soggy's brought down, but Dip can't get any purchase here on the point, and FD God has a bead drawn on him by Colour Hex. 05:28:03.980 --> 05:28:05.980 The Akis capitalizes on. 05:28:05.980 --> 05:28:17.420 But nine seconds left in the round. Australia still breathes for now and once they get Xerion down, it's just kind of you bleed out over time there for France. 05:28:17.920 --> 05:28:24.360 Jetpack Cat can provide obviously a good amount of healing, but not like to a really going to heal an entire team on her own. 05:28:24.360 --> 05:28:33.240 So once you get rid of that, Kiri becomes a lot easier to move and get onto the objective and clear it out there for Australia. 05:28:33.240 --> 05:28:35.800 But, bitch, not a lot of time. 05:28:35.800 --> 05:28:38.080 It'll be high ground control here for France. 05:28:38.080 --> 05:28:38.920 They do make a change. 05:28:38.920 --> 05:28:40.400 They're gonna play like a double hit scan look here 05:28:40.400 --> 05:28:43.240 with a Cassidy in the Bastion. 05:28:43.240 --> 05:28:45.600 Maybe we see a swap off the Bastion, but not now. 05:28:47.280 --> 05:28:48.720 And I did close to another ultimate 05:28:48.720 --> 05:28:51.560 that can really force positioning errors 05:28:51.560 --> 05:28:52.440 out of the Australian squad. 05:28:52.440 --> 05:28:53.440 So as you guys come to the response, 05:28:53.440 --> 05:28:56.240 the Javelin was not allowed to hit. 05:28:56.240 --> 05:28:57.080 Cubs trying to get forward. 05:28:57.080 --> 05:28:58.760 Crocs wants to try and break these projectiles up. 05:28:58.760 --> 05:28:59.720 It's Suggie's having to get in there 05:28:59.720 --> 05:29:01.280 and the Sky Noon delivers! 05:29:01.280 --> 05:29:02.800 Zarians picked up and Crocs knows 05:29:02.800 --> 05:29:05.440 She's going to run forward and get this over with quickly. 05:29:08.440 --> 05:29:12.280 A huge fight win there for Australia. 05:29:12.480 --> 05:29:16.200 Feels like they needed that one to give themselves a chance to stay alive in this map. 05:29:16.520 --> 05:29:20.600 Now, an opportunity here to get second point. 05:29:20.880 --> 05:29:22.080 It's an extra time in the mix. 05:29:22.120 --> 05:29:24.640 Dipp is going to end up using the artillery strike here. 05:29:25.240 --> 05:29:27.560 France have some excellent tools to defend here. 05:29:27.760 --> 05:29:28.760 Keraso around the corner. 05:29:28.760 --> 05:29:30.680 Here's the catnip tip there from Aki. 05:29:30.840 --> 05:29:31.840 No catch though. 05:29:31.840 --> 05:29:39.840 Half of them are a little bit low. This is the problem for Australia now. They want to keep the momentum going, but losing their front line of means they might just have to double back in time. It's not on their side. 05:29:39.840 --> 05:29:45.840 Kiwin did collapse on them, and a regroup's going to be required with only a minute left on the attack side. 05:29:45.840 --> 05:29:53.560 They say Kitsune rush plus a catnap there though for France and their artillery so a really costly fight 05:29:53.880 --> 05:30:01.440 For them to hold that second checkpoint at that moment. You've got a downpour nothing really else like highly impactful here for Australia 05:30:02.240 --> 05:30:06.800 Keep an eye kid Kios all charge here because if they go put together a quick scan, you know, I think it 05:30:06.920 --> 05:30:11.300 Australia are gonna struggle to have an answer. They don't have that projectile mitigation like even cons might 05:30:11.300 --> 05:30:17.300 Cross doubles back. No need to overextend of this early point. A downpour for Kuffer could be massive. They can catch Kiri 05:30:17.300 --> 05:30:20.300 before the Suzu cleanses it off. 05:30:21.300 --> 05:30:27.300 Key over the top, already in position for the Sky Noon. Kuffer has to know what's coming. Here's the downpour, but a dead-eye is going to be a response. 05:30:27.300 --> 05:30:33.300 Aki gets around the corner just in time, but Kuffer is not so lucky. And once again, Australian are going to be sent packing this time. 05:30:33.300 --> 05:30:36.300 There are only 10 seconds left in the round. The terror surge! 05:30:36.300 --> 05:30:38.720 feels almost malicious at this point. 05:30:38.720 --> 05:30:43.260 Hamstrand, Kullahecks, R-Court out and it looks like Team Australia's momentum has all 05:30:43.260 --> 05:30:44.260 dissipated. 05:30:44.260 --> 05:30:48.860 Aki's forced to run for the kills and the touches are there at least to get overtime. 05:30:48.860 --> 05:30:54.740 Soggy prolongs around and Kuffa comes back in on his legendary wrecking ball to keep the 05:30:54.740 --> 05:30:55.740 game going. 05:30:55.740 --> 05:31:00.060 Keo is taking down Kullahecks, disrupted and that's a javelin that ends the dead eye before 05:31:00.060 --> 05:31:01.060 it gets off. 05:31:01.060 --> 05:31:03.620 Kullahecks is too far away to intervene and he's too low. 05:31:03.620 --> 05:31:07.060 Crocs can just keep him under his thumb. 05:31:07.060 --> 05:31:09.420 And I mentioned to Cassidy, we'll be picked off. 05:31:09.420 --> 05:31:12.340 One checkpoint and 87 meters for Australia. 05:31:15.540 --> 05:31:18.940 If France is able to win maps like this, 05:31:18.940 --> 05:31:21.380 where the demon is banned, 05:31:21.380 --> 05:31:24.460 they are going to be very difficult to beat here. 05:31:24.460 --> 05:31:25.500 Apple is conned. 05:31:26.460 --> 05:31:28.660 I really like the confidence they came out with all this. 05:31:28.660 --> 05:31:30.260 So I think it's a good breed having an idea 05:31:30.260 --> 05:31:33.460 that Kappa would want to play something like the hazard. 05:31:33.460 --> 05:31:39.940 Really a difficult comp like a high damage output from where she on fashion and then also the displacement of the Orisa 05:31:39.940 --> 05:31:44.980 Makes it really difficult for kappa to get close to back lines and stay there for an extended period of time 05:31:46.260 --> 05:31:48.940 This is that second consecutive fight win for Australia 05:31:49.380 --> 05:31:50.860 That's China 05:31:50.860 --> 05:31:56.420 More than France could respond to that a good time. It's all cut from the next flight trying to set this down poor up 05:31:56.420 --> 05:32:00.180 But getting taken down by a dead either for kill like company where nobody goes 05:32:00.180 --> 05:32:03.860 How is it such an old full committal hero? 05:32:03.860 --> 05:32:06.180 Well, what in the world do they play on defense, right? 05:32:06.180 --> 05:32:08.980 I mean, you're not going to play hazard on defense here. 05:32:08.980 --> 05:32:10.100 It's got to be Ram. 05:32:10.100 --> 05:32:11.580 It's got to be Ram. 05:32:11.580 --> 05:32:15.020 But what I would be scared about, potentially, here, 05:32:15.020 --> 05:32:18.300 if I was Australia, was, OK, you come out on the Ram. 05:32:18.300 --> 05:32:20.660 Do we see them just kind of go and play Moga? 05:32:20.660 --> 05:32:22.660 And we're just going to have Moga just kind of 05:32:22.660 --> 05:32:23.820 charge down the Ramatra. 05:32:23.820 --> 05:32:24.820 And we're going to play that. 05:32:24.820 --> 05:32:28.260 I mean, you can play that Moga with like a Bastion, right? 05:32:28.260 --> 05:32:32.740 you play Bastion, Shion, with a Maga and that's a comp that's been awesome. 05:32:32.740 --> 05:32:37.260 You're also not running it down in Nemesis 4 when there's a Bastion in Willsmote, just 05:32:37.260 --> 05:32:38.260 being led at you. 05:32:38.260 --> 05:32:40.780 It's a comp that's still going to be pretty careful. 05:32:40.780 --> 05:32:43.220 Play outside the windows of Bastion's damage spikes. 05:32:43.220 --> 05:32:45.460 Make sure you line aside. 05:32:45.460 --> 05:32:46.460 That's your changes they make. 05:32:46.460 --> 05:32:51.660 I mean you could see like Maga, Shion, Bastion, I mean that's kind of what I would think they 05:32:51.660 --> 05:32:54.380 end up going to and we're going to just see like a, okay they're going to play Cassidy 05:32:54.380 --> 05:32:57.380 here and they're going to continue to play the Orisa. 05:32:57.380 --> 05:33:02.380 Toughest given a chance to build that annihilation up. It's going to be tough to deal with. 05:33:02.380 --> 05:33:07.380 Even with the hindrits potential, 4x1 on the point. Crocs is very deep. 05:33:07.380 --> 05:33:11.380 Very, very deep. That perhaps was a bit of a miscommunication. 05:33:14.380 --> 05:33:18.380 See, doesn't have the excuse of being catmatched out of formation to lean on there, sorry. 05:33:18.380 --> 05:33:25.380 No, and like, Arisa kind of loses in some of those like, like, Arisa's pretty good at like, pressuring constantly on the Rematra. 05:33:25.380 --> 05:33:30.900 on the Ramatra, like Orisa doesn't want to get into like a close quarter kind of brawl against the Ramatra. 05:33:32.580 --> 05:33:33.380 Here comes Dip. 05:33:34.480 --> 05:33:37.280 Tachronade's roundable to back line, Hampton's actually affecting that side room, 05:33:37.280 --> 05:33:40.180 it might have to double back, it was a pretty early suzeruse, all things considered. 05:33:40.480 --> 05:33:42.680 Crocs is low, Dip's also under some degree of pressure now, 05:33:42.980 --> 05:33:45.980 and Nemesis form is giving a lot of space for Australia in these side rooms, 05:33:45.980 --> 05:33:47.980 he's just gonna buy them a ton of breathing rooms. 05:33:48.280 --> 05:33:52.380 Skydune over the top, looking for the happy little skulls, and Keo is the recipient. 05:33:52.380 --> 05:33:56.380 Dix just gonna be run over in Australia. Happen to solidify here. 05:33:56.380 --> 05:34:00.380 Yeah, I mean that is a really fast dead eye there that comes in from Collarhats. 05:34:00.380 --> 05:34:08.380 I'm interested to see if Brantz decides that he can go down. Just pull those over with this counter if they want to change back. 05:34:08.380 --> 05:34:11.380 That's not gonna be a Katsune rush here from Hamster. They're gonna go for it. 05:34:11.380 --> 05:34:14.380 They're gonna go for it. They're gonna go for it. A cat that was going to be disruptive amidst it. 05:34:14.380 --> 05:34:16.380 Soggy taking down. If he goes though, is the trade. 05:34:16.380 --> 05:34:20.380 Australia trying to jockey back here as France want to put some pressure down with their own Katsune rush. 05:34:20.380 --> 05:34:22.520 Cutler hex nowhere to go cheers ever to pick him up 05:34:22.520 --> 05:34:24.520 But it would have been the best in all through the claims in any way 05:34:24.520 --> 05:34:28.840 And I like to be held on to by Kappa, but there's no use case for it here none whatsoever 05:34:29.340 --> 05:34:31.860 And France will begin the cap on this first checkpoint. I 05:34:33.060 --> 05:34:37.700 Australia was really under no pressure to get that aggressive there with their good Suni rush, right? 05:34:37.700 --> 05:34:42.140 They had already gotten a kill they had a few members of France pretty low 05:34:42.700 --> 05:34:46.320 They decided to kind of push around that corner with their rush. It's a Russian cereal 05:34:46.320 --> 05:34:52.200 I'm just gonna have a response right back and there's no way it's a nice artillery from dip that puts down some serious damage 05:34:53.320 --> 05:34:56.740 Feels like that one. They just got a little bit too over-aggressive now 05:34:56.740 --> 05:35:00.060 It gives France a ton of time here to move through the second part of the map 05:35:00.060 --> 05:35:02.640 There is still a question of how they play into this annihilation, right? 05:35:02.640 --> 05:35:07.880 It's gonna be tough to cover knots to get value off of it France are playing a pretty compact composition 05:35:08.400 --> 05:35:12.620 Perhaps Kia wants to operate on an off angle and maybe dead eye into the rematcher 05:35:12.620 --> 05:35:13.900 but that will take quite some time. 05:35:13.900 --> 05:35:15.580 I mean, you can spear that remark back. 05:35:15.580 --> 05:35:16.900 Nice there. 05:35:16.900 --> 05:35:18.060 That was dangerous there for empty. 05:35:18.060 --> 05:35:20.580 Got a little bit close to the sun. 05:35:20.580 --> 05:35:22.980 And Soggy is going to command this space, 05:35:22.980 --> 05:35:25.620 but those kunais are scary. 05:35:25.620 --> 05:35:28.340 And a involuntary lobotomy delivered to Soggy. 05:35:28.340 --> 05:35:32.420 Now making Australia, force them into give a bit of this ground 05:35:32.420 --> 05:35:34.860 and now allow the antipass to be taken up by the attackers. 05:35:34.860 --> 05:35:36.700 Australia is just getting bullied back, though, 05:35:36.700 --> 05:35:38.220 by this pressure of the Orisa. 05:35:38.220 --> 05:35:41.060 You may only end up getting one fight here. 05:35:41.060 --> 05:35:43.160 Dead ice neutralized entirely by the Jaffelin stick. 05:35:43.160 --> 05:35:45.160 Taneis can't get past it. Here come the Terrasurge. 05:35:45.160 --> 05:35:46.280 Can he be knocked out? 05:35:46.280 --> 05:35:48.780 Up in the sky is Keo and Kalaheks. 05:35:48.780 --> 05:35:50.580 He's gonna get caught like a clay pigeon. 05:35:50.580 --> 05:35:52.540 Drop in there and Hamster is already dealt with. 05:35:52.540 --> 05:35:55.580 And here is Frans now building a true head of steam. 05:35:55.580 --> 05:35:58.040 The golden box of victory is with Insight. 05:35:58.040 --> 05:36:00.380 Yeah, you're gonna have this artillery here with this bash 05:36:00.380 --> 05:36:03.180 and you're gonna be able to get the bash up to the high ground. 05:36:03.180 --> 05:36:05.780 It's gonna be Kava back on the wrecking ball. 05:36:05.780 --> 05:36:07.420 Oh, look at this, Haki behind enemy lines. 05:36:07.420 --> 05:36:08.620 Catnapped here, but they know. 05:36:08.620 --> 05:36:12.420 He won't make it, he's caught out by a flashbang, and that might well do it. 05:36:12.420 --> 05:36:15.740 Kaffir now gonna drop on in with the wrecking ball, but the card is getting ever closer. 05:36:15.740 --> 05:36:18.620 0.26 meters with Kaffir down. 05:36:18.620 --> 05:36:20.380 It's all France. 05:36:20.380 --> 05:36:23.660 From the wreckage in 2023, they've rebuilt a contender. 05:36:23.660 --> 05:36:27.060 A new generation restores an old ambition. 05:36:27.060 --> 05:36:30.820 Le Bleu are back in the top four. 05:36:30.820 --> 05:36:35.500 What a dominant performance here from France. 05:36:35.500 --> 05:36:37.980 Obviously, they are great in Busan. 05:36:37.980 --> 05:36:42.980 They've been talking themselves up since they got here to BlizzCon in our first game. 05:36:42.980 --> 05:36:45.780 They most certainly bagged up that top. 05:36:46.220 --> 05:36:49.460 A six series here against a pretty good Australia team, right? 05:36:49.460 --> 05:36:53.220 Australia could be difficult for a lot of other teams to take down, 05:36:53.220 --> 05:36:55.500 but Ranche just ran through them today. 05:36:56.060 --> 05:37:00.420 It's a pretty big, stylistic mismatch for Australia in that France 05:37:00.900 --> 05:37:03.020 want to play the same brand of Overwatch they do. 05:37:03.620 --> 05:37:06.900 They just do a little bit better, a little bit sharper, a little bit cleaner. 05:37:07.980 --> 05:37:09.540 And it's all about his backline here. 05:37:09.540 --> 05:37:16.220 Shastasarian and FD God enabling Crocs to play the game the way he always dreamed. 05:37:16.220 --> 05:37:23.340 And the biggest thing is like, if teams are going to have to use a D-mon ban against France in some of these longer series, 05:37:23.340 --> 05:37:27.700 if they can somehow win those maps, I think those other teams are in a lot of trouble. 05:37:27.700 --> 05:37:32.740 I mean, France, if you can just like, hey, if Crocs can kind of put up those different points on the research or MAGA, 05:37:32.740 --> 05:37:38.080 things like that you're able to win those maps. That puts a lot of pressure on opponents coming into series. 05:37:38.080 --> 05:37:42.860 I mean, that also makes like banning the demon maybe not as impactful as you originally thought. 05:37:42.860 --> 05:37:48.300 I think it answers one of the big questions we had about France is if they have more in the tank outside of like that, 05:37:48.300 --> 05:37:53.640 you know, the demon and the cast. They definitely do. It seems like at least now, right? 05:37:53.640 --> 05:38:00.700 You're able to play Maga, Orisa. We know a cheeky Roadhog here and, you know, once in a while from Crocs, 05:38:00.700 --> 05:38:04.380 but you know, he pretty dominant, you know, start to finish. 05:38:04.380 --> 05:38:08.740 I mean, Chambali was close, like the closest, I would say, of the maps, 05:38:08.740 --> 05:38:14.420 but it never really felt like, you know, Australia got had control at any moment. 05:38:14.420 --> 05:38:15.900 It always felt like France is to lose. 05:38:15.900 --> 05:38:17.900 And in the end, they did walk into the ocean. 05:38:18.740 --> 05:38:20.180 The Australian knew what they were going up against 05:38:20.180 --> 05:38:23.660 and knew that they probably didn't have an edge in any aspect of their game. 05:38:24.820 --> 05:38:25.540 Missed in France. 05:38:25.540 --> 05:38:30.180 We've seen them in the top four before, but previously that was where it ended for them. 05:38:30.700 --> 05:38:37.700 But after they're showing in South Korea in Busan, who would have started to realize that this new generation of team France could go all the way? 05:38:37.700 --> 05:38:43.700 The issue though is that they would face either the United States of America or South Korea in their semifinal. 05:38:43.700 --> 05:38:49.700 They've already beat South Korea in Busan, so I think if you're France, you have to be extremely confident. 05:38:49.700 --> 05:38:53.700 It's kind of like what we were saying a little bit earlier in the series. 05:38:53.700 --> 05:38:56.700 France, they've been in the top four before, right? 05:38:56.700 --> 05:38:58.700 They've had great performances at the Overwatch World Cup, 05:38:58.700 --> 05:39:02.380 Overwatch World Cup, but they've already spelled like, okay, maybe there's like a team or two 05:39:02.380 --> 05:39:06.780 That's just way better than us. So we're not gonna be able to get through. I don't think that feeling is here there 05:39:06.780 --> 05:39:11.860 I think there's something special about this team where they feel like they with this meta at this time with these players 05:39:11.860 --> 05:39:15.640 They feel like they can be the team that hoist trophy at the end. See you up next 05:39:16.340 --> 05:39:21.420 South Korea versus team USA. We're gonna step aside for a moment. We'll be back in a bit. Don't go too far, BlizzCon 05:39:21.420 --> 05:39:23.420 This is the Overwatch World Cup 05:39:23.420 --> 05:39:25.420 Now we're just getting started. 05:39:25.420 --> 05:39:26.420 We're gonna head down to the stage, of course, 05:39:26.420 --> 05:39:29.420 and here, from Danny, and a very familiar face. 05:39:30.420 --> 05:39:32.420 Thank you so much, Rich. What's up, everybody? 05:39:32.420 --> 05:39:37.420 I'm here joined by Crocs from Team France after a clean 3-0 victory. 05:39:37.420 --> 05:39:39.420 Crocs, we were just talking about your win, 05:39:39.420 --> 05:39:41.420 and also you saying that this is your first BlizzCon, 05:39:41.420 --> 05:39:44.420 your first win, that you're moving up to semi-finals. 05:39:44.420 --> 05:39:47.420 A lot of things that you could be, and you should be, happy about. 05:39:47.420 --> 05:39:48.420 How do you feel right now? 05:39:48.420 --> 05:39:51.420 I feel amazing, but we just beat Australia. 05:39:51.420 --> 05:39:55.700 Next opponent, Korea or USA, we're coming for you and for the title, as well. 05:39:56.200 --> 05:39:58.160 I mean, since you're on the subject, let's talk about it a little bit. 05:39:58.160 --> 05:40:01.800 I mean, you are, for the semifinals, we'll be going up against either Team Korea, 05:40:01.920 --> 05:40:05.400 which you guys have already beaten in Busan, or it's going to be Team USA. 05:40:05.400 --> 05:40:07.200 Krox, who do you think you're going to go up next? 05:40:08.120 --> 05:40:12.000 I would prefer USA because we already beat Korea in Korea. 05:40:12.300 --> 05:40:15.200 So we want to beat USA in USA as well. 05:40:15.840 --> 05:40:17.640 All right. One final question, Krox. 05:40:17.680 --> 05:40:21.320 Okay. I feel like Team France and you, of course, you guys have this, like, 05:40:21.320 --> 05:40:25.380 really big energy. You guys are very confident. And you guys have crazy fans over there. 05:40:25.380 --> 05:40:30.960 Very a lot of energetic fans. Like, do you feel like Team France's biggest strength is 05:40:30.960 --> 05:40:34.840 your energy? Is your confidence your biggest strength? 05:40:34.840 --> 05:40:40.840 I believe craziness is your energy. We have so much fun. I love the fans. Shout out to 05:40:40.840 --> 05:40:45.040 them. And yeah, I think we're going to beat everyone we want to have. 05:40:45.040 --> 05:40:47.760 You guys are looking very good. Crocs, thank you so much for the interview. That is it 05:40:47.760 --> 05:40:49.760 for now. Let's head back to the desk. 05:40:52.760 --> 05:40:56.760 Team France made that one quick and convincing. 05:40:56.760 --> 05:40:59.760 Pretter life as we redeemed ourselves perhaps. 05:40:59.760 --> 05:41:01.760 I don't know. We have Jack joining us now. 05:41:01.760 --> 05:41:02.760 Bonjour. 05:41:02.760 --> 05:41:03.760 Bonjour. What do I mean? 05:41:03.760 --> 05:41:04.760 Welcome. 05:41:04.760 --> 05:41:05.760 How are you feeling about this one? 05:41:05.760 --> 05:41:07.760 I know you were rooting for Australia. 05:41:07.760 --> 05:41:08.760 Okay. 05:41:08.760 --> 05:41:09.760 Okay. 05:41:09.760 --> 05:41:10.760 I'm a little bit sad. 05:41:10.760 --> 05:41:11.760 I'm going to be honest. 05:41:11.760 --> 05:41:13.760 I thought Australia would pack a little bit more of a punch, 05:41:13.760 --> 05:41:16.760 but you can't not get behind France at this point, 05:41:16.760 --> 05:41:19.640 especially after their performance in Busan, like, come on, man. 05:41:19.640 --> 05:41:22.520 The crowd, the little French collective down there, 05:41:22.520 --> 05:41:23.840 is going absolutely ballistic as well. 05:41:23.840 --> 05:41:24.840 Yeah, it's a good time. 05:41:24.840 --> 05:41:27.000 I know, French crowd always shows up, Ash. 05:41:27.000 --> 05:41:28.840 They really do. 05:41:28.840 --> 05:41:33.040 And it's just insane, the energy that they are always bringing to the table. 05:41:33.040 --> 05:41:34.800 Those fans are loyal. 05:41:34.800 --> 05:41:37.040 Yeah, and rightfully so, right? 05:41:37.040 --> 05:41:41.000 Because they're behind a team that is showing up on matchday as well. 05:41:41.000 --> 05:41:43.040 They made it convincing today. 05:41:43.040 --> 05:41:44.280 And that's kind of what they promised. 05:41:44.280 --> 05:41:45.160 New Heartrocks there. 05:41:45.160 --> 05:41:49.600 the confidence obviously there saying like you know USA South Korea we're 05:41:49.600 --> 05:41:55.000 coming for you we are ready they looked ready they seem to stop never change 05:41:55.000 --> 05:42:00.600 perhaps never change they have such a good grasp on what's working for them 05:42:00.600 --> 05:42:05.720 it's the deep like cross is insane although he did promise he played 05:42:05.720 --> 05:42:08.680 brohawk at some point so I'm still waiting for that okay we're counting down 05:42:08.680 --> 05:42:12.040 yeah yeah I have like a jump in play brohawk at one point like you can pay 05:42:12.040 --> 05:42:13.440 I think this is a good thing. 05:42:13.540 --> 05:42:15.640 I think the way he plays against 05:42:15.740 --> 05:42:17.340 Korean play that I think this 05:42:17.440 --> 05:42:18.940 demon pick is just so good. 05:42:19.040 --> 05:42:20.740 The changes to the character. 05:42:20.840 --> 05:42:22.840 I don't think they impacted any 05:42:22.940 --> 05:42:24.740 type of like meta viability. 05:42:24.840 --> 05:42:25.940 What's working for them is 05:42:26.040 --> 05:42:26.640 working for them. 05:42:26.740 --> 05:42:28.140 Australia had to ban it out here, 05:42:28.240 --> 05:42:29.440 but didn't matter again. 05:42:29.540 --> 05:42:30.240 It didn't. 05:42:30.340 --> 05:42:31.940 I think that it's definitely tough 05:42:32.040 --> 05:42:33.440 there for Australia to lose out 05:42:33.540 --> 05:42:35.540 on that final map once that band 05:42:35.640 --> 05:42:36.940 did go through, especially with 05:42:37.040 --> 05:42:39.140 how good we know that hazard is 05:42:39.240 --> 05:42:40.940 there for kappa as well. 05:42:40.940 --> 05:42:45.860 driving this style of gameplay and it really does come down to Crocs. He's the one setting 05:42:45.860 --> 05:42:50.140 the tempo on the side of Team France but it's not just that, like the backline was 05:42:50.140 --> 05:42:55.580 so good at providing that support that he was looking for, FD God in particular with 05:42:55.580 --> 05:42:58.140 some insane plays coming out. 05:42:58.140 --> 05:43:03.620 Yeah, my guy FD God, carrying his teammates with the cat and then probably Cuban in the 05:43:03.620 --> 05:43:07.860 other hand, just solving the Rubik's cube on the fly. No, he looks really, really good 05:43:07.860 --> 05:43:11.780 right now. This comp is clearly what they've just practiced. And not to say the team is 05:43:11.780 --> 05:43:15.620 one dimensional, because you kind of can be in this meta. I think with the cat, with the 05:43:15.620 --> 05:43:20.140 demon, it's still so strong. You can mix in the honor a little bit there if you really 05:43:20.140 --> 05:43:24.220 want it. I think I'm pretty good still, but yeah, this comp is going to send France super 05:43:24.220 --> 05:43:25.220 fine as comp is. 05:43:25.220 --> 05:43:28.460 Yeah, and even if the demon has banned, you know, like Trox is not one trick, we know, 05:43:28.460 --> 05:43:32.260 he can play all this stuff as well. And he has those weird pocket picks that can definitely 05:43:32.260 --> 05:43:36.380 throw another team off if they're caught off guard. Even though they know that he can 05:43:36.380 --> 05:43:39.180 pull those kind of things out, it would still be a surprise. 05:43:39.180 --> 05:43:41.500 I love that they continue with the Demon. 05:43:41.500 --> 05:43:44.500 It worked so well for them in Busan, and I was a little worried, obviously, 05:43:44.500 --> 05:43:48.660 with the patch changes coming in, was Busan just a fluke, or can they do that again? 05:43:48.660 --> 05:43:50.140 It's great to see them still in form. 05:43:50.140 --> 05:43:51.420 It really is. 05:43:51.420 --> 05:43:55.740 And I think it says a lot the fact that we thought that it might be a little bit 05:43:55.740 --> 05:43:57.260 scrappier, a little bit closer. 05:43:57.260 --> 05:44:00.140 We're still expecting France to be dominant in this matchup, 05:44:00.140 --> 05:44:04.740 but how clean it was, I think, is a true display of this team. 05:44:04.740 --> 05:44:07.860 Overall, Eurissa was cooking there for Crocs too. 05:44:07.860 --> 05:44:10.460 Like, he makes it all look good with this kind of playstyle 05:44:10.460 --> 05:44:12.940 that I think is really working for the current meta. 05:44:12.940 --> 05:44:14.980 Yeah, and it will. And it will continue to work. 05:44:14.980 --> 05:44:18.340 I think the level of confidence that they're playing at right now 05:44:18.340 --> 05:44:19.740 is just on a whole new level. 05:44:19.740 --> 05:44:22.740 I think this might be the best French team they've ever put forward 05:44:22.740 --> 05:44:24.500 onto an Overwatch World Cup stage. 05:44:24.500 --> 05:44:27.300 So the question still remains, I think, 05:44:27.300 --> 05:44:30.060 if you look at down the other half of the bracket, 05:44:30.060 --> 05:44:33.100 Korea and USA, both pretty scary teams. 05:44:33.100 --> 05:44:35.500 Korea won't revenge. They're probably pretty pissed. 05:44:36.700 --> 05:44:40.700 They reverse swept like that in Korea, isn't going to sit right with them. 05:44:40.700 --> 05:44:42.000 So, yeah, they've been they've been driven. 05:44:42.000 --> 05:44:46.000 Yeah, well, listen, USA doesn't want to go down in front of home crowd, right? 05:44:46.000 --> 05:44:49.000 So, like, I think both of these teams will have everything to play for 05:44:49.000 --> 05:44:52.100 when they're facing off against France tomorrow. 05:44:52.100 --> 05:44:54.900 But for that next one, obviously saving the best for last, 05:44:54.900 --> 05:44:59.800 we have former champions taken to the stage in our last match of the day. 05:44:59.800 --> 05:45:01.100 How I'm sorry for this one. 05:45:01.100 --> 05:45:04.820 very I want to see Jake's smile turned upside down completely. 05:45:04.820 --> 05:45:05.820 Wow. 05:45:05.820 --> 05:45:06.820 Oh, oh. 05:45:06.820 --> 05:45:07.820 Why did he take a shot at Jake? 05:45:07.820 --> 05:45:08.820 What has he done to you? 05:45:08.820 --> 05:45:09.820 He can't even hear. 05:45:09.820 --> 05:45:10.820 I think he does. 05:45:10.820 --> 05:45:11.820 He's, he's a gloating. 05:45:11.820 --> 05:45:12.820 Yeah. 05:45:12.820 --> 05:45:15.420 He gloates so much in the green. 05:45:15.420 --> 05:45:16.420 You guys don't understand at home. 05:45:16.420 --> 05:45:17.420 You don't understand. 05:45:17.420 --> 05:45:18.420 Yeah, he needs to be humbled. 05:45:18.420 --> 05:45:19.420 You need to be humbled. 05:45:19.420 --> 05:45:23.420 So, Zachary, yeah, maybe working in your favor for this one. 05:45:23.420 --> 05:45:24.420 What about you, Ash? 05:45:24.420 --> 05:45:26.740 Do you feel like there's a clear favorite in this one? 05:45:26.740 --> 05:45:28.540 I don't think there's a clear favorite. 05:45:28.540 --> 05:45:30.020 It's so hard to say that. 05:45:30.020 --> 05:45:33.460 these teams have so much that they're fighting for so much pressure on their 05:45:33.460 --> 05:45:38.460 shoulders. They do indeed, they get fans rallying behind them as well. We're 05:45:38.460 --> 05:45:42.220 heading into a quick break and then afterwards we are back with our last 05:45:42.220 --> 05:45:45.340 match of the day. 05:45:48.020 --> 05:45:56.060 BlizzCon is brought to you by Fanta, lip-smacking deliciousness. Want to Fanta? 05:45:56.060 --> 05:46:03.060 Nintendo Switch 2, Nvidia GeForce RTX Game Changer. 05:46:56.060 --> 05:46:58.060 I 05:47:56.060 --> 05:47:58.060 Wait, what? 05:47:58.060 --> 05:48:00.060 Are you gonna kill me? 05:48:02.060 --> 05:48:04.060 Really? 05:48:04.060 --> 05:48:06.060 I'm sorry. 05:48:06.060 --> 05:48:08.060 I'm sorry. 05:48:08.060 --> 05:48:10.060 Let me go. 05:48:10.060 --> 05:48:12.060 Joe, what happened? 05:48:12.060 --> 05:48:14.060 I'm sorry. 05:48:14.060 --> 05:48:16.060 I'm sorry. 05:48:16.060 --> 05:48:18.060 Are you okay? 05:48:18.060 --> 05:48:20.060 I'm sorry. 05:48:20.060 --> 05:48:22.060 I'm sorry. 05:48:22.060 --> 05:48:24.060 I'm sorry. 05:48:24.060 --> 05:48:26.120 you 05:48:54.060 --> 05:48:56.120 you 05:49:24.060 --> 05:49:26.120 you 05:49:54.060 --> 05:49:56.120 you 05:50:24.060 --> 05:50:26.120 you 05:50:54.060 --> 05:51:21.500 Bye. 05:51:24.060 --> 05:51:32.660 I kind of want the US to win, but I don't think it'll happen. 05:51:32.660 --> 05:51:34.580 The stars need to be aligned for them. 05:51:34.580 --> 05:51:43.460 When you hear team USA, does it still carry that extra weight? 05:51:43.460 --> 05:51:48.380 I think South Korea's roster is obviously like historical players. 05:51:48.380 --> 05:51:50.780 Many of them are like legends of the game and have achieved a lot of stuff. 05:51:50.780 --> 05:51:56.780 They'll always be like a good team no matter what but I still don't think they're like unbeatable by any means I think it's going to be South Korea 05:51:57.420 --> 05:52:03.980 That's funny. They're really really scary. Does the history between your two teams feel like history or do you think it's so relevant? 05:52:03.980 --> 05:52:08.220 Historically speaking those are the two regions and the countries that produce the most like top-tier talent in the game 05:52:08.540 --> 05:52:10.780 So I think no matter what it'll always be like an insane rivalry 05:52:13.900 --> 05:52:17.180 That's going to be chose creatively about them. I also have a DSA 05:52:17.180 --> 05:52:21.180 I always like when the underdogs win, so I'm going to place my bet on the US. 05:52:21.180 --> 05:52:24.180 South Korea definitely have like the crazy record in the court. 05:52:24.180 --> 05:52:25.180 Do you think that makes them stronger? 05:52:25.180 --> 05:52:27.180 I think it can be disadvantage. 05:52:27.180 --> 05:52:32.180 I think the USA has benefited a lot from having like five different teams that we're all from. 05:52:32.180 --> 05:52:34.180 I think that's actually one of the reasons that's like made us so good, 05:52:34.180 --> 05:52:36.180 because we have so many different players from like so many different teams 05:52:36.180 --> 05:52:38.180 and like the opinions and all that like put together. 05:52:38.180 --> 05:52:41.180 It really changes the way a lot of people think about the game and the way people play. 05:52:41.180 --> 05:52:44.180 And I actually think that's like an advantage that maybe they're missing out on 05:52:44.180 --> 05:52:46.180 because it's like more so just 13 by themselves. 05:52:46.180 --> 05:53:08.460 I think South Korea is really hungry for revenge. 05:53:08.460 --> 05:53:14.020 France was able to defeat you in Busan, so does that hurt the team mentality or does 05:53:14.020 --> 05:53:17.300 to help you guys identify weaknesses as a team. 05:53:17.300 --> 05:53:31.580 I think it's a big accomplishment for the French national team. 05:53:31.580 --> 05:53:34.940 I think they were able to catch Korea off guard pretty much. 05:53:34.940 --> 05:53:38.100 It might be close, but I think Korea is the winner. 05:53:38.100 --> 05:53:40.980 I think Korea... 05:53:40.980 --> 05:53:45.540 After the game against France, they won't be able to play in the same level. 05:53:45.540 --> 05:53:47.420 I think South Korea are going to win. 05:53:47.420 --> 05:53:51.260 I think it's going to be a tough match, but I think South Korea is probably the upper hand. 05:53:51.260 --> 05:53:53.460 I have to be different now, so let's go. Go USA! 05:53:53.460 --> 05:53:56.460 It's not even about playing different heroes and being flexible. 05:53:56.460 --> 05:53:58.260 It's about playing different styles of the game. 05:53:58.260 --> 05:54:01.220 And just being able to adapt and change our play style, 05:54:01.220 --> 05:54:02.900 not just change our characters. 05:54:02.900 --> 05:54:04.900 And I think that's what makes Team USA interesting. 05:54:04.900 --> 05:54:06.900 We can throw a lot of stuff at you, you know, 05:54:06.900 --> 05:54:08.900 and make the game really, really scrappy. 05:54:13.900 --> 05:54:16.900 We're certainly saving the best for last today. 05:54:16.900 --> 05:54:18.900 We have a matchup of champions. 05:54:18.900 --> 05:54:23.900 The 2019 Champions United States going up against the three-time champions. 05:54:23.900 --> 05:54:28.900 South Korea here at BlizzCon Day 1. 05:54:28.900 --> 05:54:31.900 The Overwatch World Cup finals. 05:54:31.900 --> 05:54:38.380 The teams are getting ready and so are we on the desk. I am joined by ash and the lovely dear 05:54:38.380 --> 05:54:42.100 Who was the general manager for South Korea in 2023? 05:54:42.100 --> 05:54:48.580 I want to hear what your experience was like to be the general manager for a team with such pedigree so much pressure 05:54:48.940 --> 05:54:50.940 Just such a storied 05:54:51.860 --> 05:54:59.500 Region really. Oh my god. It was such a wonderful experience. We had a Dallas fuel core team with lip and thin 05:54:59.500 --> 05:55:06.500 My core memory of it is actually when they just pulled out the full Lacerapim comp out of nowhere. 05:55:06.500 --> 05:55:10.500 It wasn't even practice, but they won comfortably during the group stage. 05:55:10.500 --> 05:55:19.500 And I hope that the current South Korea team can actually carry that comfort into Team USA, 05:55:19.500 --> 05:55:22.500 although we are surrounded by Team USA fans. 05:55:22.500 --> 05:55:28.500 Your enemy territory, I'm telling you that the USA chants were already going strong and rightfully so, 05:55:28.500 --> 05:55:31.180 So because we heard already early today, Ash, 05:55:31.180 --> 05:55:35.620 that the StreamBox are telling us that USA is really, 05:55:35.620 --> 05:55:36.900 really good right now in practice. 05:55:36.900 --> 05:55:39.660 Yeah, that's been not even whispers. 05:55:39.660 --> 05:55:42.260 Actually, it's been quite loud, 05:55:42.260 --> 05:55:44.180 that information that they've been passing on to us. 05:55:44.180 --> 05:55:45.540 But I think overall, 05:55:45.540 --> 05:55:47.420 I really loved hearing what Landon was saying. 05:55:47.420 --> 05:55:49.460 I think it really hits that identity 05:55:49.460 --> 05:55:51.140 and encapsulates that team USA, 05:55:51.140 --> 05:55:54.540 that ability to be so creative in those concepts 05:55:54.540 --> 05:55:56.060 when you have someone like Mucomino 05:55:56.060 --> 05:55:57.660 in that support line, man. 05:55:57.660 --> 05:56:01.340 And how aggressive they've been getting, it's gonna be fun. 05:56:01.340 --> 05:56:03.460 Yeah, and the winner of this matchup will, of course, 05:56:03.460 --> 05:56:06.980 be facing France tomorrow, who, as we just heard from Krox, 05:56:06.980 --> 05:56:09.620 he is ready for that battle. 05:56:09.620 --> 05:56:13.020 Now, these are two very historic teams. 05:56:13.020 --> 05:56:14.860 We have a lot of players, of course, 05:56:14.860 --> 05:56:16.620 that we are very familiar with, 05:56:16.620 --> 05:56:18.540 but also some newer players coming into the mix, 05:56:18.540 --> 05:56:20.780 especially looking at the team from South Korea here. 05:56:20.780 --> 05:56:22.300 So it's gonna be an interesting one. 05:56:22.300 --> 05:56:24.900 Historically, Team USA and South Korea 05:56:24.900 --> 05:56:28.300 are actually 2-2 right now in the Overwatch World Cup. 05:56:28.300 --> 05:56:29.380 I actually didn't know that. 05:56:29.380 --> 05:56:31.140 I was shocked to see that. 05:56:31.140 --> 05:56:33.740 I don't know why, but somehow in my head 05:56:33.740 --> 05:56:38.140 I felt like the Team USA has not actually performed 05:56:38.140 --> 05:56:40.100 that well in Overwatch World Cups, 05:56:40.100 --> 05:56:43.220 but maybe I'm just like blinded by the pedigree 05:56:43.220 --> 05:56:44.340 that we saw from South Korea. 05:56:44.340 --> 05:56:45.500 I mean, you're three times champion, 05:56:45.500 --> 05:56:46.460 and that's hard to beat. 05:56:46.460 --> 05:56:49.660 It is hard to be kind of crazy for you to admit this 05:56:49.660 --> 05:56:52.340 on home territory for Team USA. 05:56:52.340 --> 05:56:53.580 I'm keeping it real. 05:56:53.580 --> 05:56:54.420 I'm keeping it real. 05:56:54.420 --> 05:56:58.420 I don't matter respect girl, I'll always respect that. 05:56:58.420 --> 05:57:00.540 But it is insane to see like the history 05:57:00.540 --> 05:57:03.060 that these two teams have had overall. 05:57:03.060 --> 05:57:03.900 Absolutely. 05:57:03.900 --> 05:57:04.980 Now, if we're looking at the players 05:57:04.980 --> 05:57:07.140 and the mentality coming into a match like that, 05:57:07.140 --> 05:57:09.340 if you have so much history, there's a lot of pressure on you. 05:57:09.340 --> 05:57:11.180 You have a target on your back. 05:57:11.180 --> 05:57:12.900 How do the players deal with that? 05:57:12.900 --> 05:57:15.180 Like, do they crumble under this kind of pressure? 05:57:15.180 --> 05:57:17.660 Because I know, South Korean fans are very passionate. 05:57:17.660 --> 05:57:19.260 They want to see gold being brought home. 05:57:19.260 --> 05:57:20.980 But Silver simply won't do. 05:57:20.980 --> 05:57:23.060 Yeah, I mean, South Korea has always been 05:57:23.060 --> 05:57:27.300 such a competitive country that brings the most competitive players. 05:57:27.300 --> 05:57:32.260 So I, you know, ever since the River Suite from France, 05:57:32.260 --> 05:57:36.820 I think South Korean team, the players have actually woke up. 05:57:36.820 --> 05:57:39.020 And they, it was like a wake-up call for them. 05:57:39.020 --> 05:57:40.220 So they're walked in. 05:57:40.220 --> 05:57:43.900 I feel like they are going to do really well under pressure, 05:57:43.900 --> 05:57:45.660 especially against USA Today. 05:57:45.660 --> 05:57:48.740 Yeah, it's going to be so much pressure on their shoulders, 05:57:48.740 --> 05:57:51.580 playing in that enemy territory that you were talking about, 05:57:51.580 --> 05:57:59.980 and wanting to be able to show what South Korea really can do after what happened on their own home ground there in Busan. 05:57:59.980 --> 05:58:06.580 I think that for this Korean roster, I really love seeing Songjin in with the mix. 05:58:06.580 --> 05:58:11.880 I feel like overall, he was definitely someone that we had our eyes out for when it came down to Busan. 05:58:11.880 --> 05:58:19.380 But unfortunately in that France matchup, we just didn't see Korea being able to pack that punch later on into the reverse sweep. 05:58:19.380 --> 05:58:21.380 They played it for sure. 05:58:21.380 --> 05:58:25.780 Quiet honestly, I felt like this was most of all, it was a bad meta read. 05:58:25.780 --> 05:58:32.380 I think they picked it up after that, I think they kind of stumbled over it and, to be fair, we did too. 05:58:32.380 --> 05:58:38.380 We went into this Busan event thinking like, T1 is not going to be played that much, but it was in fact nothing. 05:58:38.380 --> 05:58:45.980 Korea, of course, corrected over the Busan group stage and obviously they made it here, not in the fashion they wanted to, 05:58:45.980 --> 05:58:49.380 But now they can do the same thing to the USA and beat them in front of the home crowd. 05:58:49.380 --> 05:58:51.620 So I'm sure that we feel like there's a little bit of redemption. 05:58:51.620 --> 05:58:55.260 And of course, France will be waiting on the other side of that as well. 05:58:55.500 --> 05:58:58.940 So we get to see if they will manage to do just that. 05:58:58.940 --> 05:59:04.060 But USA also a team that they were actually taking really, really well to this meta. 05:59:04.060 --> 05:59:08.740 I think Demon is definitely one of those heroes which fits Hawks playstyle so well 05:59:08.740 --> 05:59:11.660 because he's such an aggressive tank and he can shoot. 05:59:11.860 --> 05:59:14.420 He's got aim and Demon is just perfect for that. 05:59:14.420 --> 05:59:19.260 Do you expect to see them keep unrolling out with the demons, just like what we're going to saw from France? 05:59:19.260 --> 05:59:26.540 I honestly think so. I feel like there might be a little bit of that flexibility on the side of Team USA, 05:59:26.540 --> 05:59:30.980 where they might also want to take that opportunity to catch South Korea off guard. 05:59:30.980 --> 05:59:33.580 Once again, maybe with some sort of pocket pick there. 05:59:33.580 --> 05:59:38.620 Overall, I feel like with Team USA, minds really get drawn to that support line. 05:59:38.620 --> 05:59:43.380 When I'm worried thinking about Lukamino and Landon, Landon brings up so much communication. 05:59:43.380 --> 05:59:49.380 He's always leading the charge, different ideas that are being put into the server there for Team USA. 05:59:49.380 --> 05:59:57.380 And then, Lukavino brings the aggression that can match Hawk in the server there with how he likes to play that support. 05:59:57.380 --> 06:00:05.380 Alright, there you go. They're not going to have an easy one here though, because they're still going up against an absolute insane roster. 06:00:05.380 --> 06:00:09.380 I mean, Chorong from South Korea, probably the best main support to play the game. 06:00:09.380 --> 06:00:14.500 Like I rank him so highly than stalker so flexible. Yes, literally can play anything 06:00:14.660 --> 06:00:19.380 So jump in also like has been a phenomenal standout. She's like pound for pound 06:00:19.380 --> 06:00:25.860 It's hard to stack up against this team. How do those Korean players deal with playing in front of the, you know 06:00:25.860 --> 06:00:30.300 The home crowd from the opponents. Do you feel like that's gonna give them more? 06:00:31.060 --> 06:00:37.180 Incentive to maybe defeat them. I got a few but this kind of situation. Oh, yeah, I think they're definitely fueled by this 06:00:37.180 --> 06:00:41.420 I think they're just going to want to crush Team USA even more here at this. 06:00:41.420 --> 06:00:44.820 It's like different kinds of energies fueling both of these teams. 06:00:44.820 --> 06:00:45.320 Exactly. 06:00:45.320 --> 06:00:49.940 Which is so cool about, like, that's what this clash is all about. 06:00:49.940 --> 06:00:51.620 Yeah, I couldn't agree more. 06:00:51.620 --> 06:00:52.820 I do love to see that. 06:00:52.820 --> 06:00:55.820 And yeah, I mean, the crowd can get pretty rowdy and loud in here. 06:00:55.820 --> 06:00:59.620 And even though they're wearing those, obviously, like, noise canceling headset, 06:00:59.620 --> 06:01:01.100 you can still hear the rumble. 06:01:01.100 --> 06:01:02.540 You know you're being supported. 06:01:02.540 --> 06:01:04.660 And you also know that you're being booed at right now. 06:01:04.660 --> 06:01:09.820 So you know that can do something to some of those players, but most of the players taking to the stage is just a little bit 06:01:09.820 --> 06:01:17.140 There are veterans of this for they've been around town like they are known to thrive in these kind of situations 06:01:17.500 --> 06:01:22.140 For predictions for this one in particular. I literally did it 06:01:22.660 --> 06:01:24.660 coin toss 06:01:26.420 --> 06:01:29.860 This is a tough one, I don't know but dear you go first 06:01:29.860 --> 06:01:35.620 It's not gonna reveal what the coin said a little later. I'm gonna assume you're biased, but maybe you're proving us wrong 06:01:35.620 --> 06:01:37.620 Yeah, I'm sorry 06:01:38.020 --> 06:01:41.340 Today I am predicting it three one 06:01:44.020 --> 06:01:46.140 Because they're in their home ground 06:01:51.260 --> 06:01:56.420 So so guys I'm not going for team USA on this one 06:01:59.860 --> 06:02:07.140 I am so sorry. I know I always got my homeboy back, but I have to go 15 USA with this 06:02:07.140 --> 06:02:12.820 I think the different books that they can bring to the table really could be the ace in their pocket for this matchup 06:02:12.820 --> 06:02:16.940 That's fair. That's fair. Dear, I'm with you here South Korea 06:02:16.940 --> 06:02:21.820 I think the lost in Busan and lit a fire and I think that's a 3-0 06:02:22.500 --> 06:02:28.240 That's okay. You can hate all you want. We're gonna check back in with the audience after this match is over 06:02:28.240 --> 06:02:31.560 And we see you know I might be eating my words definitely made a friend over there 06:02:31.560 --> 06:02:36.300 So that's good to know but yeah, listen, it's always so hard to count South Korea out 06:02:36.620 --> 06:02:40.560 Obviously, I know what the caliber of team USA is on that stages 06:02:40.560 --> 06:02:45.700 It's not gonna be an easy road for our Korea, but I just feel like that awesome in Busan right? 06:02:45.700 --> 06:02:50.200 I think that did something to them. I have to agree with you and that is also why 06:02:51.000 --> 06:02:54.020 Okay, hold on hold on. I'm like cooking myself 06:02:54.020 --> 06:03:00.880 I'm not flipping. I'm not flipping it, but I think that team USA 06:03:00.880 --> 06:03:06.700 They do need to win 3-1 if they want to win this series like I think if it goes to five maps it 06:03:06.780 --> 06:03:14.020 I would lean more towards Korea. Let's go that way, but I believe in Team USA here. Okay. We have a true believer 06:03:14.020 --> 06:03:18.980 Yeah, you're not alone. I've got a lot of love. How are we feeling about Team USA in here? 06:03:18.980 --> 06:03:27.660 They even got bubbles that Sean's are coming in the fans already. 06:03:27.660 --> 06:03:28.660 So are we. 06:03:28.660 --> 06:03:32.660 We are about to head into our last match of the day off a short break. 06:03:32.660 --> 06:03:33.420 You don't want to miss it. 06:03:48.980 --> 06:03:50.980 You 06:05:18.980 --> 06:05:30.980 If you were to make a super team, so one tank 2 DPS 2 supports, who would they be and why? 06:05:43.980 --> 06:05:45.980 Let's start with tank. 06:05:45.980 --> 06:05:49.420 Yeah, I'll take Asinum. 06:05:49.420 --> 06:05:50.260 I'll take Ziyad. 06:05:50.260 --> 06:05:51.940 I'll take Ziyad as my tank. 06:05:51.940 --> 06:05:54.100 I would say Ziyad is the best tank. 06:05:54.100 --> 06:05:55.500 I would pick Nexus tank. 06:05:55.500 --> 06:05:57.660 Tank? I think Jumbo did, yeah. 06:05:57.660 --> 06:05:59.220 What about the DPS? 06:05:59.220 --> 06:06:00.580 Quartz? Quartz for sure. 06:06:00.580 --> 06:06:01.860 Quartz. Yeah, Quartz for sure. 06:06:01.860 --> 06:06:03.380 Quartz can instantly. 06:06:03.380 --> 06:06:04.620 I think I'll take Quartz. 06:06:04.620 --> 06:06:05.260 Quartz. 06:06:05.260 --> 06:06:06.340 I'll go Capster. 06:06:06.340 --> 06:06:07.940 Capster? Capster for sure. 06:06:07.940 --> 06:06:08.740 Yeah, Cap. 06:06:08.740 --> 06:06:10.660 Can we get Croft somewhere? 06:06:10.660 --> 06:06:13.100 Cap, Croft. 06:06:13.100 --> 06:06:14.940 You signed us Flex DPS, maybe? 06:06:14.940 --> 06:06:16.140 I'll send you and send you. 06:06:16.140 --> 06:06:16.940 No, no. 06:06:16.940 --> 06:06:18.420 Support now. 06:06:18.420 --> 06:06:18.980 Support. 06:06:18.980 --> 06:06:21.060 Get Admiral in there. 06:06:21.060 --> 06:06:22.660 Then, simpler style. 06:06:22.660 --> 06:06:25.100 And then, quick support, probably simple. 06:06:25.100 --> 06:06:26.300 That's our dream team. 06:06:26.300 --> 06:06:26.780 That's a team. 06:06:26.780 --> 06:06:28.300 That's a super team. 06:06:28.300 --> 06:06:30.420 That's a super team. 06:06:30.420 --> 06:06:31.140 Final answer? 06:06:31.140 --> 06:06:31.740 Yeah, that's a problem. 06:06:31.740 --> 06:06:32.620 Happy with your team? 06:06:32.620 --> 06:06:33.460 Yeah, very good. 06:06:35.900 --> 06:06:38.220 Who do you think is the most aggressive team? 06:06:38.220 --> 06:06:41.020 Apple has gone. 06:06:41.020 --> 06:06:43.060 I think it's France. 06:06:43.060 --> 06:06:44.380 I think it'd be France, wouldn't it? 06:06:44.380 --> 06:06:45.500 I don't say France. 06:06:45.500 --> 06:06:47.500 Germany, Falky. 06:06:49.020 --> 06:06:49.900 France. 06:06:49.900 --> 06:06:51.180 France because of Crocs. 06:06:51.180 --> 06:06:53.660 Because they have Crocs leading the team as the tank. 06:06:53.660 --> 06:06:54.460 France. 06:06:54.460 --> 06:06:55.100 Right? 06:06:55.100 --> 06:06:55.820 Yeah. 06:06:55.820 --> 06:06:56.780 Yeah. 06:06:56.780 --> 06:06:57.420 Yeah. 06:06:57.420 --> 06:06:58.220 Also France. 06:06:58.220 --> 06:06:59.180 They have Crocs. 06:06:59.180 --> 06:07:01.500 Who has the best mechanics? 06:07:01.500 --> 06:07:02.780 Okay, I'm three. 06:07:02.780 --> 06:07:04.860 One, two, three, Crocs. 06:07:04.860 --> 06:07:06.140 Yeah, hello. 06:07:06.140 --> 06:07:08.700 I thought you weren't meant to say a team. 06:07:08.700 --> 06:07:09.900 What about mechanics? 06:07:09.900 --> 06:07:10.860 Maybe the... 06:07:12.860 --> 06:07:14.060 S.O.D. 06:07:14.060 --> 06:07:16.980 This is Sweden, honestly, this is a big obstacle for Sweden. 06:07:16.980 --> 06:07:19.460 We all know it, maybe Sweden is our home. 06:07:19.460 --> 06:07:21.980 I'd say Sweden, I would say Sweden. 06:07:21.980 --> 06:07:24.060 Would you say Sweden or the USA? 06:07:24.060 --> 06:07:25.580 Maybe. 06:07:25.580 --> 06:07:28.300 I think it's hard to deny that it should be South Korea. 06:07:28.300 --> 06:07:29.540 3, 2, 1. 06:07:29.540 --> 06:07:31.220 Sorry about that. 06:07:32.220 --> 06:07:33.420 Definitely not us. 06:07:33.420 --> 06:07:35.140 Yeah, that's what I was going to say. 06:07:35.140 --> 06:07:37.140 Who is the most underrated in you? 06:07:38.340 --> 06:07:40.420 I would say Sweden, personally. 06:07:40.420 --> 06:07:42.660 I think they are really good. 06:07:42.660 --> 06:07:43.380 Team Germany? 06:07:43.380 --> 06:07:44.380 I mean, that's to be honest. 06:07:44.380 --> 06:07:44.880 Yeah. 06:07:44.880 --> 06:07:45.380 How's it? 06:07:45.380 --> 06:07:45.880 Yeah. 06:07:45.880 --> 06:07:47.380 I mean, 20 million. 06:07:50.880 --> 06:07:52.080 Maybe us. 06:07:52.080 --> 06:07:53.580 I kind of want to say Sweden. 06:07:53.580 --> 06:07:55.140 But I think there's actually a good chance 06:07:55.140 --> 06:07:57.060 that if they need Saudi, they could win that, for sure. 06:07:57.060 --> 06:07:58.820 If your team doesn't win the World Cup, 06:07:58.820 --> 06:08:00.180 who do you think it would be? 06:08:00.180 --> 06:08:03.260 Korea's highest probability, but both Saudi and US 06:08:03.260 --> 06:08:05.060 have a great shot as well. 06:08:05.060 --> 06:08:06.060 Saudi for sure. 06:08:06.060 --> 06:08:07.060 Yeah. 06:08:07.060 --> 06:08:08.560 Diku. 06:08:08.560 --> 06:08:11.300 We're going to go to Saudi. 06:08:11.300 --> 06:08:12.300 Like South Korea. 06:08:12.300 --> 06:08:14.300 Korea. South Korea. 06:08:14.300 --> 06:08:15.300 Korea. 06:08:15.300 --> 06:08:17.300 I'll go with Saudi. 06:08:17.300 --> 06:08:18.300 Saudi? 06:08:18.300 --> 06:08:19.300 Yeah, I'll go with Saudi. 06:08:19.300 --> 06:08:21.300 Kim Saudi Arabia are the favorite swimmer for me. 06:08:21.300 --> 06:08:23.300 I'm talking about the unpredictable maybe strong spot 06:08:23.300 --> 06:08:24.300 that they're back. 06:08:24.300 --> 06:08:26.300 Yeah, I wanna say Saudi Arabia. 06:08:26.300 --> 06:08:27.300 Saudi Arabia. 06:08:27.300 --> 06:08:29.300 Yeah, probably Saudi. 06:09:42.300 --> 06:09:46.600 South Korea built the first empire at the Overwatch World Cup. 06:09:46.600 --> 06:09:49.700 The United States were the first to tear it all down. 06:09:49.700 --> 06:09:52.600 And now, seven years later here in Anaheim, 06:09:52.600 --> 06:09:56.200 an old rivalry returns with all new faces. 06:09:56.200 --> 06:09:59.100 A legendary matchup for your viewing pleasure. 06:09:59.700 --> 06:10:02.600 It's just Destiny here in Anaheim that these two teams, 06:10:02.600 --> 06:10:04.600 they have to clash. They have to battle. 06:10:04.600 --> 06:10:07.000 This time in front of the Team USA home crowd. 06:10:07.000 --> 06:10:09.800 And I think Team USA, I think we're right to call them the underdogs, 06:10:09.800 --> 06:10:11.800 but I think this will be the closest match of the day. 06:10:11.800 --> 06:10:16.680 both teams have fielded incredibly strong rosters, full of tier one professional players. 06:10:16.680 --> 06:10:19.920 Whoever wins this is really looking at a shot at the gold medal. 06:10:19.920 --> 06:10:21.680 That's incredible stakes for day one, Mitch. 06:10:21.680 --> 06:10:24.880 These teams have a habit of knocking each other out of competition too. 06:10:24.880 --> 06:10:30.200 In 2016 and 2017, South Korea sent the United States out of a competition. 06:10:30.200 --> 06:10:34.160 But in 2019, USA swept South Korea in the group stage 06:10:34.160 --> 06:10:35.960 and then beat them in those semifinals. 06:10:35.960 --> 06:10:39.800 Before they, of course, went through the finals and held the trophy aloft. 06:10:39.800 --> 06:10:43.160 A lot of history between these nations in Overwatch. 06:10:43.160 --> 06:10:46.640 And it's always a very hotly anticipated matchup. 06:10:46.640 --> 06:10:50.640 And the only way that a matchup like this in a quarter-final is possible 06:10:50.640 --> 06:10:55.160 is because South Korea were not the top seed out of their group coming out from Busan. 06:10:55.160 --> 06:10:58.240 Whereas the United States were, one thing's for sure, 06:10:58.240 --> 06:11:01.240 only one of these teams were advancing to the top four. 06:11:02.000 --> 06:11:04.640 I mean, and that was a shocking result, Nec. No one expected that. 06:11:04.640 --> 06:11:06.760 You know, it looked like an opening shot series. 06:11:06.760 --> 06:11:09.600 South Korea opened up 2-0, and then France had to nowhere. 06:11:09.600 --> 06:11:10.840 found that signature aggression. 06:11:10.840 --> 06:11:13.160 It brought them back to pull off the reverse sweep. 06:11:13.160 --> 06:11:15.560 But as we've said, as a lot of folks have said, 06:11:15.560 --> 06:11:17.560 maybe that's more dangerous for Team USA 06:11:17.560 --> 06:11:19.520 because this is a career that has been awoken, 06:11:19.520 --> 06:11:21.600 that has been challenged, pushed to the limit, 06:11:21.600 --> 06:11:24.000 shown that they cannot expect easy wins 06:11:24.000 --> 06:11:25.080 in the Overwatch World Cup. 06:11:25.080 --> 06:11:28.680 The world is feeling many, many competitive teams. 06:11:28.680 --> 06:11:31.320 Team USA, similarly, pushed by Sweden. 06:11:31.320 --> 06:11:34.200 These are teams that know they need to deliver at 100% 06:11:34.200 --> 06:11:35.040 to get these wins. 06:11:35.040 --> 06:11:37.320 And as you can read on a South Korean news outlet 06:11:37.320 --> 06:11:44.520 down after their loss in Busan, specifically Jun Bin picked up the Demon and was studying her 06:11:44.520 --> 06:11:50.040 extensively. The messaging from South Korea was that their preparation for that meta had been 06:11:50.040 --> 06:11:56.600 pretty inadequate and that's fair enough. Considering that patch, Demon dropped pretty close to when 06:11:56.600 --> 06:12:01.080 that tournament happened. We've also had a pretty recent patch as well that teams have had to adapt 06:12:01.080 --> 06:12:06.200 to but coach Moon doubled down after Busan and said no we are going to commit ourselves to this 06:12:06.200 --> 06:12:09.500 We won't be making a slip up like that again. 06:12:10.800 --> 06:12:14.000 And of course, if you're watching over on any of our viewing platforms, 06:12:14.000 --> 06:12:15.800 make sure to link your account, 06:12:15.800 --> 06:12:18.800 knowing yourself some fantastic drops for those watch hours. 06:12:18.800 --> 06:12:21.000 Stay with us all we can here at BlizzCon. 06:12:21.000 --> 06:12:23.000 The fun just keeps coming. 06:12:23.000 --> 06:12:25.000 A lot to go for here, even here today. 06:12:25.000 --> 06:12:28.000 If we have a long series, you might be able to make up that eight hour reward. 06:12:28.000 --> 06:12:31.000 And then tomorrow as well, we're giving out eSports loot boxes. 06:12:31.000 --> 06:12:34.600 OWC branded skins, it's all there. 06:12:34.600 --> 06:12:37.320 You got to have the account link. We got the in-game cheers now. 06:12:37.320 --> 06:12:44.280 So it's really a peak moment for drop for so many people watching here in the arena all over the world from home 06:12:44.440 --> 06:12:48.480 This is a momentous occasion and overwatch esports. It comes around once in a blue moon 06:12:48.480 --> 06:12:52.440 But when it arrives seemingly it always delivers a banger 06:12:52.440 --> 06:12:54.680 I think that's what the fans are really hoping for Mitch 06:12:54.680 --> 06:12:57.920 I can feel the energy is already reaching a climax for the day 06:12:57.920 --> 06:13:04.280 Yeah, both of these fanbases are hungry for another big win another World Cup gold medal 06:13:04.600 --> 06:13:10.320 And of course you can support everything we've got going down here on please come by checking out our fantastic 06:13:10.720 --> 06:13:12.720 crowdfunding bundle we've got there on store 06:13:13.280 --> 06:13:18.940 Three six skins that you can get your hands on and support everything we're doing here at the Overwatch World Cup 06:13:22.320 --> 06:13:27.880 Cassidy certainly what I expect to see featured a lot on the stage today and when you think about that hit scan dual 06:13:27.880 --> 06:13:31.560 Mitch I think for me that really is a huge cast for both of these teams 06:13:31.560 --> 06:13:35.160 Stalker, a veteran out of Korea, one of the best in the game. 06:13:35.160 --> 06:13:36.600 I think when you talk about best hitscan, 06:13:36.600 --> 06:13:39.320 I'm sure Quartz is the first name off of everybody's lips, Joel. 06:13:39.320 --> 06:13:43.160 But Stalker is right behind in many of those conversations I'm having with the top pros. 06:13:43.160 --> 06:13:47.560 For me, though, Trey has shown himself to be not just an elite player, 06:13:47.560 --> 06:13:50.440 but one who can provide under this incredible pressure, right? 06:13:50.440 --> 06:13:55.400 Who can kind of rise to those moments when he's called upon to deliver a different kind of performance. 06:13:55.400 --> 06:13:58.600 And I think this is one of those moments, Mitch, going up against Korea, 06:13:58.600 --> 06:14:01.000 you've got to fight like hell, if you're team USA. 06:14:01.000 --> 06:14:04.800 And frankly, it wasn't a perfect run for the United States to get here to BlizzCon, either. 06:14:05.200 --> 06:14:09.800 In terms of series, yes, they merged at the top seed, but they dropped three maps over the course of their run here, right? 06:14:09.800 --> 06:14:12.600 Showed maybe some instability, some cracks emerging. 06:14:12.900 --> 06:14:18.100 Hawke here on your screen has waited his entire career to have the chance to wear the USA Coles. 06:14:18.100 --> 06:14:23.200 This is his first World Cup, despite being a household name in USA Overwatch eSports. 06:14:23.500 --> 06:14:30.400 And it couldn't be more of an American challenge because he's taken us out of Korea in Anaheim in his first quarterfinal up here on stage. 06:14:31.000 --> 06:14:35.000 So many years of experience there behind him, such a level-headed individual. 06:14:35.800 --> 06:14:39.400 Perfect person to lead this USA team in the next generation. 06:14:40.300 --> 06:14:42.600 Better in C in the support line too in this match. 06:14:42.800 --> 06:14:43.800 Tra-la. 06:14:45.200 --> 06:14:47.800 It's been around for a long time, two thousand, you want it in the crowd. 06:14:47.800 --> 06:14:49.000 Looking amazing. 06:14:49.000 --> 06:14:50.400 It's one of Simphl's best heroes. 06:14:50.400 --> 06:14:53.000 I don't know if it'll come out in this meta, but it could be a spice one. 06:14:53.000 --> 06:14:55.600 I think a lot of people have said Simphl is one of the best Zens in the world. 06:14:55.600 --> 06:14:58.600 It's been a little bit off the meta, but you never know, who's gone. 06:14:58.600 --> 06:15:05.000 Well, we had a Hobbit in the previous series, but ultimately, not looking to get it in that game. 06:15:05.640 --> 06:15:11.000 Coach Moon, of course, was pretty public about what happened to Busan and the slip-up that they experienced. 06:15:11.240 --> 06:15:18.840 Like I mentioned, Double Down says he's committed to providing a result that those South Korean fans can be proud of. 06:15:19.400 --> 06:15:23.280 He's our top-end hero so far, so no surprise, straight to see Dimon definitely getting a bunch of looks. 06:15:23.280 --> 06:15:27.400 Some teams still trying to circumvent that kind of, you know, forced mirror in some cases. 06:15:27.400 --> 06:15:29.400 Ana also catching three dents. 06:15:29.740 --> 06:15:35.940 Honestly, surprises the Jetpack cap so low down this list with how much she's been played, how important she's been to the current meta, 06:15:35.940 --> 06:15:41.580 especially with what it enables hit scan players in particular to do, but teams have been elected to take that mirror heads up. 06:15:41.580 --> 06:15:46.820 I think that's a big question for both of these rosters because these are two teams that are very hard to predict. 06:15:46.820 --> 06:15:51.800 I wouldn't say they're aggressive. I wouldn't say they're defensive. They almost defy that kind of simplicity. 06:15:51.800 --> 06:15:53.800 They play to what the moment demands. 06:15:53.800 --> 06:15:57.680 And that flexibility is going to be called into question in a series such as this, I'm 06:15:57.680 --> 06:16:01.440 sure they've well prepared and brought their own secret strategies and now we finally get 06:16:01.440 --> 06:16:02.440 to see them clash. 06:16:02.440 --> 06:16:07.240 So most of the time, I mean, Jetpack Cat was USA's most banned hero in the group stage 06:16:07.240 --> 06:16:08.760 with four bans. 06:16:08.760 --> 06:16:12.200 Sack3 are actually going after Bastion and D.Va primarily. 06:16:12.200 --> 06:16:14.680 They're two pretty different looks. 06:16:14.680 --> 06:16:16.640 Okay, I'm here for the swim suit. 06:16:16.640 --> 06:16:18.720 I'm still here for the swim suit. 06:16:18.720 --> 06:16:23.280 I have actually seen a number of people in like Swim Suit Overwatch skin cosplay, which 06:16:23.280 --> 06:16:25.840 It's been fantastic. You guys always impressed us. 06:16:25.840 --> 06:16:28.640 There's something truly special about getting back to BlizzCon, 06:16:28.640 --> 06:16:31.280 getting back in touch with you guys, 06:16:31.280 --> 06:16:33.960 sharing a level of the game with one another. 06:16:33.960 --> 06:16:34.840 Trian's there, man. 06:16:34.840 --> 06:16:37.280 Man, these two young guys, like, the pressure that they're under. 06:16:37.280 --> 06:16:38.920 I mean, but these are the type of players 06:16:38.920 --> 06:16:41.680 who have risen to this moment for the precise reason 06:16:41.680 --> 06:16:44.280 that the pressure only brings them to a higher level. 06:16:44.280 --> 06:16:46.880 It only brings the best out of them. 06:16:46.880 --> 06:16:49.880 Trian has shown that he really wants to be in that conversation 06:16:49.880 --> 06:16:51.640 with Quartz, with Stalker. 06:16:51.640 --> 06:16:55.720 A win here would really, I think, really amplify those kind of voices and saying, 06:16:55.720 --> 06:16:58.400 he may be one of the best young players in the world. 06:16:58.400 --> 06:17:02.000 I mean, a lot of professional players have been saying that about this guy for years. 06:17:02.000 --> 06:17:04.800 And finally, it feels like he's really getting his birth on the pro scene. 06:17:04.800 --> 06:17:09.080 But as we said, you know, I have a long career, maybe a short one, but it comes down to this. 06:17:09.080 --> 06:17:14.840 Can you deliver an in a quarter final in a single elimination match against a long time rival? 06:17:14.840 --> 06:17:21.160 You've got potentially five maps to show the world and South Korea that you've got what it takes to advance here to the top four. 06:17:21.160 --> 06:17:23.040 of our 20-26 Overwatch World Cup. 06:17:23.040 --> 06:17:25.320 Samoa are going to be the first pick here for Team USA. 06:17:25.320 --> 06:17:27.280 And don't forget, not just Trian Zera coming over 06:17:27.280 --> 06:17:28.760 from that Liquid Core. 06:17:28.760 --> 06:17:31.000 It's also Castro is in the coaching role. 06:17:31.000 --> 06:17:33.680 Putting those two in the spotlight, though. 06:17:33.680 --> 06:17:35.920 Two young players, well positioned. 06:17:35.920 --> 06:17:37.640 They make some big strides in this generation 06:17:37.640 --> 06:17:39.040 of USA Overwatch. 06:17:39.040 --> 06:17:41.160 D-Lon is going to be targeted immediately. 06:17:42.760 --> 06:17:44.600 I think I expect both of these teams 06:17:44.600 --> 06:17:46.760 to actually put their flexibility to the test 06:17:46.760 --> 06:17:49.040 by banning a lot of the meta heroes we've seen the most of. 06:17:49.040 --> 06:17:52.700 So if you've been enjoying some of the meta we've seen so far in the tournament, 06:17:52.700 --> 06:17:56.620 expect to see something new and different in this series, perhaps throughout this series. 06:17:56.620 --> 06:17:59.600 Because I think both teams are going to try to attack one another's strengths, 06:17:59.600 --> 06:18:00.720 rely on their flexibility. 06:18:00.720 --> 06:18:04.240 For me, the Demon Band coming out says maybe Hawk could bring out something like the Sigma, 06:18:04.240 --> 06:18:06.980 which is a ridiculous strength for Hawk in particular. 06:18:06.980 --> 06:18:10.820 He can create a 1v1 kind of scenario, play to his mechanical skill. 06:18:10.820 --> 06:18:13.880 I think he can really stand tall for Team USA in the form. 06:18:13.880 --> 06:18:17.200 Hawk obviously with a pretty wide hero pool, right? 06:18:17.200 --> 06:18:20.800 There's a potential to see like a bunch of those different picks here sessions. You had to control 06:18:21.600 --> 06:18:24.640 Samoa again in the previous matchup shutters a lot that demon 06:18:24.640 --> 06:18:26.400 So that's just our little window pretty much straight away 06:18:26.400 --> 06:18:31.120 Do you have good applications for your jetpack cat in this matchup? Are you leaning into bastion setups? 06:18:31.600 --> 06:18:33.600 There's a ton of directions that you could take this 06:18:34.800 --> 06:18:36.000 For South Korea 06:18:36.000 --> 06:18:40.000 We now know that they probably tried to adapt to this better game as quickly as humanly possible 06:18:40.000 --> 06:18:43.920 That means a lot of hours a lot of work a lot of theory crafting a lot of preparation to make sure 06:18:43.920 --> 06:18:48.740 They are squeaky clean on their run to another gold medal. It's not been since 06:18:49.400 --> 06:18:55.340 2018 that the most dominant nation in Overwatch eSports has held a lock that world cup 06:18:57.600 --> 06:18:59.960 This kind of arena makes some noise 06:19:01.480 --> 06:19:03.480 Seven years in the making 06:19:03.720 --> 06:19:11.040 Time to renew a rivalry that is defined over what's eSports since its inception. It doesn't get any better than this 06:19:13.920 --> 06:19:21.120 Jundan teasing us, the Wrecking Ball, a genuine consideration, he's one of the best pilots on this hero in the world. 06:19:21.120 --> 06:19:21.620 He's doing it! 06:19:21.620 --> 06:19:23.020 And he's coming out of the spot. 06:19:23.020 --> 06:19:25.580 Right, this throws a lot of things into chaos now. 06:19:25.580 --> 06:19:28.020 Korea have a very disruptive tank here. 06:19:28.520 --> 06:19:30.620 You were saying that you have potential answers. 06:19:30.620 --> 06:19:33.820 Look, Mino and Ultraviolet, certainly they're going to have targets drawn on their backs. 06:19:35.020 --> 06:19:39.820 Wands into aggression from Korea, a stalwart defense, an incredible poke damage from the United States. 06:19:39.820 --> 06:19:45.220 It's already low, fairly early on, but a lot of this extra utility's been dealt with. 06:19:45.220 --> 06:19:46.220 What's how he feels? 06:19:46.220 --> 06:19:47.220 Healing Pylon out of the mix. 06:19:47.220 --> 06:19:49.220 With Mino also being brought down, and there it goes, Sonjin. 06:19:49.220 --> 06:19:52.700 Looking to pressure this frontline, but tough to stand tall against the Orisa. 06:19:52.700 --> 06:19:56.780 He's having to escape with a sliver of health, and now the second support for the USA is 06:19:56.780 --> 06:19:57.780 down. 06:19:57.780 --> 06:19:59.740 Oh, incredibly well piloted by Sonjin. 06:19:59.740 --> 06:20:04.100 Goes in, pulls a ton of attention to himself, and slips out with USA, and I'm the wiser. 06:20:04.100 --> 06:20:08.540 Swaps instantly though out of the USA, they're going to go to the Kiri Mizuki. 06:20:08.540 --> 06:20:09.540 Good start for South Korea. 06:20:09.540 --> 06:20:14.340 whole sale changes here on the USA side. Meeting or feeling like they need a bit 06:20:14.340 --> 06:20:18.740 more mobility. Stalker already trying to control these flank angles. Will we 06:20:18.740 --> 06:20:24.540 pitch stuff against Zera? Many an encounter. That's about USA trying to get their ducks 06:20:24.540 --> 06:20:28.220 in a row. Trying to make a draw. Being where Junbin is, but Songjin already trying to get at them now. 06:20:28.220 --> 06:20:32.220 Connection onto ultra vital entry is already falling. It's gonna be too much for 06:20:32.220 --> 06:20:36.140 Hawke to bear. USA have nowhere to go. Get caught up on their own side of the map. 06:20:36.140 --> 06:20:38.680 South Korea, mean business. 06:20:38.680 --> 06:20:40.380 Oh, this has been looking rough, team. 06:20:40.380 --> 06:20:43.640 I say I've been trying to bait these dimes in and survive them. 06:20:43.640 --> 06:20:46.180 And so far, that has been a flat failure, man. 06:20:46.180 --> 06:20:48.680 I've been flanking them surrounding, hitting from all sides. 06:20:48.680 --> 06:20:51.380 And Haku's over to the road hog. 06:20:51.380 --> 06:20:54.640 I mean, I will say, this is actually a ridiculous amount of lockdown. 06:20:54.640 --> 06:20:56.780 Sanjun and Junbin have to be so cautious. 06:20:56.780 --> 06:21:00.380 They have to make the perfect call about when to engage. 06:21:00.380 --> 06:21:02.480 This is something we still emerge to answer. 06:21:02.480 --> 06:21:05.580 Junbin back in 2024, if I'm not mistaken. 06:21:05.580 --> 06:21:07.900 Can Hork control those these ball movements? 06:21:07.900 --> 06:21:10.180 So that is the question, Luke Minow is really picked up here. 06:21:10.180 --> 06:21:11.820 Tsunir, Rashed for simple, 06:21:11.820 --> 06:21:15.940 smooths over some of the rough edges that this USA composition can present. 06:21:15.940 --> 06:21:17.780 And it's another walkover fight. 06:21:18.420 --> 06:21:19.820 I mean, this is a bloodbath match. 06:21:19.820 --> 06:21:23.740 Like, we thought, team, you know what I say, we bring a lot more fight in this opening control round. 06:21:23.740 --> 06:21:26.900 It feels like that maybe it's nerves, maybe it's a little bit of imprecision 06:21:26.900 --> 06:21:30.420 in the comp they've selected, but team Korea are coming out in force. 06:21:30.420 --> 06:21:33.020 And now Hork is just trying to revolve in the war of different heroes, 06:21:33.020 --> 06:21:35.100 trying to find something that fits. 06:21:35.100 --> 06:21:37.100 The pass will put in front of him. 06:21:38.100 --> 06:21:41.100 Legendary. On this year of it. It's going to be enough at this late point. 06:21:41.100 --> 06:21:43.100 Here's the catnap already. A catch on this one for the Vines. 06:21:43.100 --> 06:21:47.100 Oh, Giovanna drive out in the open. It's jumping, catching in with what he left in his wake. 06:21:47.100 --> 06:21:51.100 Shunk and Joe is picked up and we notice he tries to climb the outcropping. 06:21:51.100 --> 06:21:55.100 He really has nowhere to go. And Orc makes a swift exit voluntarily. 06:21:55.100 --> 06:21:59.100 Yeah, she certainly feels like this match is starting with a whimper from Team USA. 06:21:59.100 --> 06:22:02.100 Zara's going to get the touch for the OT, but this looks almost impossible. 06:22:02.100 --> 06:22:07.520 Dangerous fight up against simple dare any one of those two guys could lay him loads of pulse bomb to point and nowhere in particular 06:22:07.520 --> 06:22:10.300 And there is force off the point that's free to try and step up 06:22:10.300 --> 06:22:14.600 But he doesn't know where to put himself just a flash of the woods dream being told he's picked up by ultra fire 06:22:14.600 --> 06:22:16.560 But it's too much pressure on the capacity still 06:22:18.300 --> 06:22:23.300 Three eventually falls but this is enough time for all to get back to the fight the issue is that he doesn't have the healing 06:22:23.380 --> 06:22:29.100 Tries to touch down look me. They also wants to take some space, but this is the USA trying to dig their heels in 06:22:29.100 --> 06:22:36.100 They are extremely shorthanded. They are overwhelmed by these South Korean numbers, but they've bought enough time to fight for the rounds. 06:22:36.100 --> 06:22:41.100 Flipped out for the team USA, Song Jun caught out by the binding chains, got nowhere to go, and Lukmino is picked off. 06:22:41.100 --> 06:22:45.100 They'll buy this Shion. Eventually South Korea banned, but they don't break. 06:22:45.100 --> 06:22:48.100 And they'll assert their dominance here on this first round. 06:22:48.100 --> 06:22:56.100 There might be a touch. There might not. South Korea are poised to answer any of these threats, and Jun Bin is picked off. 06:22:56.100 --> 06:22:58.820 It's tough a treaty at the touch and it'll have to be Xero to keep the round going. 06:22:58.820 --> 06:23:01.300 This is getting slimmer and slimmer though these margins are getting tight. 06:23:01.300 --> 06:23:02.940 Simple picks Xero off of the Kunai. 06:23:02.940 --> 06:23:06.100 Another wave of USA players come on into fight for this. 06:23:06.100 --> 06:23:08.300 Hall's gonna make some space, it's gonna be Fungin getting picked off. 06:23:08.300 --> 06:23:11.020 Sport, Storka trying to play for X, but it's still a straight away. 06:23:11.020 --> 06:23:12.580 Who'd need to get back in? 06:23:12.580 --> 06:23:15.700 One of the most ridiculous stalls into a flip from the USA. 06:23:15.700 --> 06:23:18.100 And for now, air ride! 06:23:19.100 --> 06:23:23.220 I mean, what a show of force from Team USA to play that deep into the overtime. 06:23:23.220 --> 06:23:25.100 Picks better in hands. 06:23:25.100 --> 06:23:29.740 And the chance began. It only took a little bit of a start to get this crowd excited. 06:23:29.740 --> 06:23:32.860 But Team USA, they're going to need a lot of energy to bring this round back. 06:23:32.860 --> 06:23:34.860 And it's a long way to 100%. 06:23:34.860 --> 06:23:40.300 We haven't got the question to answer about whether they have taken the appropriate measure of this wrecking ball composition. 06:23:41.740 --> 06:23:45.100 But for now, they're going to have a chance to show their research is yielded. 06:23:45.980 --> 06:23:49.420 Jundin is in the periphery right now and pops up with a minefield over in the Castley's position. 06:23:49.420 --> 06:23:50.540 That's going to be pretty dangerous. 06:23:50.540 --> 06:23:51.180 Dead Eye though. 06:23:51.740 --> 06:23:52.700 Tree is extricated. 06:23:52.700 --> 06:23:57.700 Skynoon, gotta be dodged away from for the most part and Junfin is just able to get the safety. 06:23:57.700 --> 06:24:01.700 That is pretty slick stuff. Drops down, Trianon will low-press, but gets him good with a burst healing now. 06:24:01.700 --> 06:24:05.700 Sundering Blade comes down, Hawke is very, very low and Trianon is gonna be picked up by Junfin. 06:24:05.700 --> 06:24:08.700 Self-destruct! Fly a little bit of space and come down through into the battle! 06:24:08.700 --> 06:24:12.700 Self-destruct! So Junfin is picked off! Junfin very low, but Lukmino is already fallen. 06:24:12.700 --> 06:24:16.700 Stalker is running straight through them on this shield. Hawke's trying to answer that threat 06:24:16.700 --> 06:24:18.700 and Xeribor will keep the round going for the time being. 06:24:18.700 --> 06:24:23.760 being Hawke is healthy enough but the flip now goes away a team South Korea and Hawke has to commit again to this face 06:24:23.860 --> 06:24:28.180 Looking for simple early Suzy used it by the killer code, but there has to recall the way the pulse bomb 06:24:28.180 --> 06:24:30.180 There could be critical to give him a foothold 06:24:30.820 --> 06:24:31.700 USA's in here 06:24:31.700 --> 06:24:33.700 They're looking on a flip back shake 06:24:33.700 --> 06:24:38.180 Stalkers having a dodge away from the pulse bomb though and that might just be too much trees found simple 06:24:38.180 --> 06:24:44.140 That's all well and good and look me know there on the point with the cat and hawke is only gonna have that one support to keep him in this game 06:24:44.140 --> 06:24:46.940 He's the Paul Drive, hook getting lower and lower, 06:24:46.940 --> 06:24:48.980 that defense matrix stretched to its very limits. 06:24:48.980 --> 06:24:50.740 Eventually he's gonna be desuited. 06:24:50.740 --> 06:24:52.980 The overtime week is done. 06:24:52.980 --> 06:24:55.660 And a drag-out round for the USA. 06:24:55.660 --> 06:24:58.180 Crumb was in the final moments. 06:24:58.180 --> 06:25:00.580 And Mitchell, though Korea take that first round, 06:25:00.580 --> 06:25:04.020 I really feel like TUSA really got a grip on that one. 06:25:04.020 --> 06:25:05.900 One that they should have by all rights 06:25:05.900 --> 06:25:07.580 not had a chance to do. 06:25:07.580 --> 06:25:10.300 And some of those deathmatch wins coming up clutch 06:25:10.300 --> 06:25:13.740 in the moment is really what you need to mentally stay focused 06:25:13.740 --> 06:25:17.680 in this kind of match. To stay believing that you can overcome up against 06:25:17.680 --> 06:25:21.540 Choon Bin's Wrecking Ball. I mean, that is a fearsome foe to play against on the 06:25:21.540 --> 06:25:25.260 land stage, under the pressure, under the bright lights. But I like some of those 06:25:25.260 --> 06:25:29.620 Cassidy plays at a tree that the diva and the tracer stalls from Hawk and Zera 06:25:29.620 --> 06:25:35.460 were phenomenal. Still a lot of ways to go to bring this control map back. They're 06:25:35.460 --> 06:25:40.220 down one up. You would say they'll have the quality to keep that Cassidy alive 06:25:40.220 --> 06:25:45.220 under extreme pressure. That'll serve the well now. Going to Wolf Volcano. 06:25:45.220 --> 06:25:51.220 Tondren still on this vendetta. Still in a problem. We're over the maugage here for 06:25:51.220 --> 06:25:54.220 Hawke. Looked me on the backseats with the mid-jump, been dropping in yet again. 06:25:54.220 --> 06:25:58.220 Stalker now. Six to get involved in the fight. Immortality kill is going to be used and took 06:25:58.220 --> 06:26:02.220 great effect might I add. USA topped back up but not in a position to fight for the point. 06:26:02.220 --> 06:26:06.220 Great patience from Korea. Now Stalker goes in so deep in the backline for 06:26:06.220 --> 06:26:07.220 the tree. 06:26:07.220 --> 06:26:09.660 The cut players down one by one. 06:26:09.660 --> 06:26:11.940 The phenomenal support from the 10 USA back line. 06:26:11.940 --> 06:26:13.180 They lose nothing. 06:26:13.180 --> 06:26:15.340 This is much in keeping with the previous round. 06:26:15.340 --> 06:26:16.980 USA want to play reactive here. 06:26:16.980 --> 06:26:18.220 They're hoping to bait those dives, 06:26:18.220 --> 06:26:21.260 and they actually get what they came for here. 06:26:21.260 --> 06:26:22.380 World class back line. 06:26:22.380 --> 06:26:25.380 Lukmeenow and Ultraviolet keep the USA fighting fit. 06:26:25.380 --> 06:26:26.940 And they'll take the first flip. 06:26:26.940 --> 06:26:30.020 And this map is a lot more choice and a lot more difficult 06:26:30.020 --> 06:26:32.020 to get those wide angles to flank from all sides. 06:26:32.020 --> 06:26:34.020 So Jun Bin is going to hop off the wrecking ball, 06:26:34.020 --> 06:26:36.060 take a straight forward tank matchup. 06:26:36.060 --> 06:26:40.260 A lot of opportunity for Luke Mino with this ant matrix to re-tear apart Korea. 06:26:40.260 --> 06:26:42.020 Something tree in Zera. 06:26:42.020 --> 06:26:44.260 Will wanna make extensive use of it. 06:26:44.260 --> 06:26:48.460 With Mino in safe position, trends back, doesn't want to stand in the open for too long. 06:26:48.460 --> 06:26:52.060 He just dropped a shot, a bit of a wrinkle in that plant, and his stalker switched over to the Soj. 06:26:53.060 --> 06:26:54.060 Binding their time. 06:26:54.060 --> 06:26:56.060 The Odyssey's on South Korea here. 06:26:56.060 --> 06:26:57.060 Start to fight. 06:26:59.060 --> 06:27:02.060 Mino coming in on this flank, ant matrix is out. 06:27:02.060 --> 06:27:04.060 Binding chain! That's a big one! 06:27:04.060 --> 06:27:07.900 Stoppable there for magazine allowed him to walk away from a Jake pretty close to a dead. I 06:27:08.440 --> 06:27:13.020 Know sky new potential on this particular map and he had cut to continue up some simple yet again setting jump in form 06:27:13.020 --> 06:27:14.820 But he's moved absolutely boy 06:27:14.820 --> 06:27:16.420 the spitterings 06:27:16.420 --> 06:27:17.180 century 06:27:17.180 --> 06:27:20.380 But a bit of that drip healing and once again the USA 06:27:21.180 --> 06:27:23.180 deflect the thrust 06:27:23.180 --> 06:27:24.300 And I got the same niche 06:27:24.300 --> 06:27:29.800 I mean what does the jetpack cat offer in this kind of a cock USA front to back just burning down 06:27:29.800 --> 06:27:35.120 John been in Korea left scrambling for answers. It feels like round one, but with the shoe on the other foot 06:27:36.040 --> 06:27:38.040 Sarah getting close to a screen 06:27:38.600 --> 06:27:45.520 Tree in keeping with the defensive approach of the USA could certainly use that that either make some space to dissuade any advance 06:27:47.240 --> 06:27:51.280 To try looking for an opening cut up here could be devastating for USA 06:27:53.760 --> 06:27:58.960 USA running the clock playing for time his high move could be powerful defensively oh see from stock 06:27:59.800 --> 06:28:02.040 Already picked up Ultraman, no good to get turned around. 06:28:02.040 --> 06:28:05.040 Satharik is really cut relatively short by Zera, by simple. 06:28:05.440 --> 06:28:09.440 Zera gets flattened, Hawks hitting on a K-5, but might not be a use case for a year 06:28:09.440 --> 06:28:12.600 if a matter of buying that extra time, stalling out until the USA, 06:28:12.600 --> 06:28:14.680 only need to win one more fight to take the round. 06:28:14.680 --> 06:28:16.680 And yet, 3-invested in a Veti, 06:28:17.240 --> 06:28:20.840 forces South Korea back off the point, but can they actually fight for this game? 06:28:21.400 --> 06:28:23.080 Fies them a fight with the house catchment, 06:28:23.080 --> 06:28:25.800 and now they're back with the air matrix breaking through the key! 06:28:25.800 --> 06:28:27.680 K-5 goes in for it, doing the spin the ring, 06:28:27.680 --> 06:28:42.320 I think a lot of the fans were starting to sweat in that first round. 06:28:42.320 --> 06:28:49.120 But this is a resounding answer to the crowd here in Anaheim, California. 06:28:49.120 --> 06:28:52.360 One to one in a first map that feels freighted with meaning, 06:28:52.360 --> 06:28:53.960 given the history between these two teams. 06:28:53.960 --> 06:29:01.960 The fact that the winner of this series has so often gone on to great lengths in this Overwatch World Cup event. 06:29:05.960 --> 06:29:07.960 South Sea told much of the story. 06:29:08.960 --> 06:29:14.960 Tree is enabled to pump damage out and he does not die in that round. Not once. 06:29:14.960 --> 06:29:18.400 Grateful backs here for Team USA. 06:29:18.400 --> 06:29:20.560 Luke Mino's back-tease has certainly been instrumental. 06:29:20.560 --> 06:29:22.720 Can they get away with it though as we head to downtown? 06:29:22.720 --> 06:29:26.200 South Korea on the Shion and the Vingetta once more. 06:29:26.680 --> 06:29:28.760 Korea, they've got to get aggressive. 06:29:28.760 --> 06:29:30.080 They've got to find this backline. 06:29:30.080 --> 06:29:31.920 Luke Mino and Ultra Violet are on notice, 06:29:31.920 --> 06:29:35.520 but they have been so hard to punish with this flexible backline. 06:29:35.520 --> 06:29:37.520 Now without the dream of wrecking ball, 06:29:37.520 --> 06:29:39.800 it's going to be tough for Korea to get past this choke. 06:29:39.800 --> 06:29:42.080 It's got to feel much more telegraph from South Korea, 06:29:42.080 --> 06:29:43.640 which is exactly what USA want. 06:29:43.640 --> 06:29:44.640 Time! 06:29:46.640 --> 06:29:49.640 This buffs to Baptiste, starting to add a... 06:29:50.640 --> 06:29:53.640 Tree, not scared to take some risks on the flank, but Luke beat all the first one under pressure! 06:29:53.640 --> 06:29:56.640 Yeah, he wants High Field Revival to be deployed quite in time! 06:29:56.640 --> 06:30:01.640 Something that can return to the rest of the point, and this leaves the USA at the mercy of them as you keep healing! 06:30:01.640 --> 06:30:03.640 It's not gonna cut it! 06:30:06.640 --> 06:30:09.640 This goes to show as powerful as this Team USA comp can be. 06:30:09.640 --> 06:30:14.140 If you're able to find that opening pick on Batiste, it seems like everything falls apart from there. 06:30:14.140 --> 06:30:21.140 There's incredible pressure on Luke Mino. I mean, he's acquitted himself well over the Overwatch World Cup, but this is perhaps his toughest test yet. 06:30:21.140 --> 06:30:27.140 There's a lot of setup to this for South Korea. It took Jun been a while to get in position to make that charge. 06:30:27.140 --> 06:30:30.640 Just as they can see this stuff coming, there can be an archer! Big stop, though! 06:30:30.640 --> 06:30:32.640 Zero's out to pick himself back up, but what about the rest of his team? 06:30:32.640 --> 06:30:36.640 Ultra Violet's had to slither away just a little bit of life, and he does get out! 06:30:36.640 --> 06:30:41.280 with Sohnjin maybe extending too deep in order to pursue him down once again. 06:30:41.280 --> 06:30:44.560 USA playing reactive, find success. 06:30:44.560 --> 06:30:46.880 They're hard to catch off guard, Sohnjin's trying to stall out though, 06:30:46.880 --> 06:30:50.240 has double support behind him, but with the binding chain keeping him left, 06:30:50.880 --> 06:30:51.840 should be a matter of time. 06:30:51.840 --> 06:30:54.720 So you're gonna say considering a fraction, but maybe thinking better of it. 06:30:54.720 --> 06:30:55.920 Sohnjin back up the spawn. 06:30:57.120 --> 06:30:58.720 Don't take a wad of your Sohnjin fighting feet, 06:30:58.720 --> 06:31:00.560 and now they're gonna take an opportunity of that window, 06:31:00.560 --> 06:31:03.040 but they bait a charge in, Hawke just goes around the world, 06:31:03.040 --> 06:31:05.200 returns to the rest of his team, and they get a continue rush out of them, 06:31:05.200 --> 06:31:09.580 But he's the cage fight simple diving in those that need to keep jumping alive stalkers dropping low as well 06:31:09.580 --> 06:31:15.480 Take our sanctuary throwing into the mix and treat from the outside looking in gets a ton of damage enough to help Zera 06:31:15.840 --> 06:31:17.840 Push Churong over 06:31:18.480 --> 06:31:24.340 Jump shooting for the answer three is gonna find his way in the back line, and it's a target rich environment 06:31:26.320 --> 06:31:30.720 Sure shall fight for 10 USA to win a huge and big ultimates though Mitch 06:31:30.720 --> 06:31:36.420 Sgt. He's been struggling in this round with the Sundering Blade, with Chorong ready to set up with the Sun. 06:31:36.420 --> 06:31:41.420 I mean, this could be a scary one. It's just Lupino's Amplification Matrix standing in the way. 06:31:41.420 --> 06:31:44.920 Often a weak tool when it comes to a defensive fight. 06:31:44.920 --> 06:31:50.420 But a tool that could burst Jundin down before he can become a problem. 06:31:50.420 --> 06:31:53.920 It's all about the right sideline. No one's out there trying to play outside of it. 06:31:53.920 --> 06:31:55.920 Quick roll all the way because he doesn't want to be in the game. 06:31:55.920 --> 06:31:57.920 once or ever a catnap dragon in the middle of it. 06:31:57.920 --> 06:31:59.920 Look at that! It's the straight from Stalker! 06:31:59.920 --> 06:32:01.920 It's a running riot! 06:32:02.920 --> 06:32:05.920 Four kills from the shield ultimate. 06:32:05.920 --> 06:32:07.920 South Korea are back in the game with a bang. 06:32:08.920 --> 06:32:11.920 Quick fight for Team USA Korea. They blow the entire bank of ultimate. 06:32:11.920 --> 06:32:16.920 So as powerful as that fight was, now it's their turn to be faced with some difficult questions 06:32:16.920 --> 06:32:19.920 as USA go for this retake. This looks very winnable for them. 06:32:19.920 --> 06:32:21.920 The last walk-ups have been successful. 06:32:21.920 --> 06:32:26.880 John Mitchell on a dive, he crosses past Hawker, shifts in the night with the Amplification 06:32:26.880 --> 06:32:29.080 Matrix, could be a bit of a wrinkle in his plan. 06:32:29.080 --> 06:32:30.880 It's a trade up though for South Korea. 06:32:30.880 --> 06:32:33.120 Jerry getting picked off as the cherry on top. 06:32:33.120 --> 06:32:37.240 They'll be able to get themselves now into the lead on this deciding round of Samoa. 06:32:37.240 --> 06:32:40.200 Oh that stomp from Jun-Din feels like it changes everything. 06:32:40.200 --> 06:32:44.320 That was supposed to be a more difficult fight for Korea, but Jun-Din just gets right into 06:32:44.320 --> 06:32:50.440 the heart of Team USA and without the ability to back off in those smaller rooms they struggle. 06:32:50.440 --> 06:32:54.040 Might be the last chance for Team USA to assert themselves on this first map. 06:32:56.160 --> 06:32:57.960 Sky noon, ultra-violent on Cat. 06:32:59.080 --> 06:33:00.760 On the top, goes 3, he's ready for it. 06:33:01.280 --> 06:33:03.320 Hits that dead eye, jumped in nowhere to be, 06:33:03.320 --> 06:33:04.760 but the team is gonna get picked off by the Spidey, 06:33:04.760 --> 06:33:06.280 but it's hardly still being deployed. 06:33:06.520 --> 06:33:09.000 That's a pretty decent trade for USA though, 06:33:09.000 --> 06:33:10.120 getting rid of jump in this massive, 06:33:10.120 --> 06:33:13.280 but now they're gonna put themselves on the point in a position 06:33:13.280 --> 06:33:14.680 to try and take the round away. 06:33:14.680 --> 06:33:17.040 Zondra is out of there, trying to chase on R with a tree, 06:33:17.040 --> 06:33:19.320 but he might have over-extended, getting again tree! 06:33:20.440 --> 06:33:24.160 Kata in twine, Sunjoo returns to the point now and he is looking good. 06:33:24.160 --> 06:33:28.040 The whole South Korea behind him as if World wins into this USA backline. 06:33:28.040 --> 06:33:30.040 And over time just won't be picking up. 06:33:30.880 --> 06:33:32.080 What a fine way in. 06:33:32.560 --> 06:33:35.600 Joe wrong with the Cat map to deny the final overtime touch. 06:33:35.600 --> 06:33:39.080 And it will be Team South Korea coming away with Dasper. 06:33:39.080 --> 06:33:43.640 That first map win, but if Cat map is any fourth then this series is gonna be spicy. 06:33:43.640 --> 06:33:47.480 Two teams really setting the stage for a really a flash of styles here, 06:33:47.480 --> 06:33:49.800 the U.S.A. wanted to slow the game down, 06:33:49.800 --> 06:33:51.100 play for those supports, 06:33:51.100 --> 06:33:54.940 and South Korea refusing to get from that opportunity. 06:33:54.940 --> 06:33:57.420 At some point, you feel like South Korea 06:33:57.420 --> 06:34:00.140 are cottoning on to the game plan of the United States, 06:34:00.140 --> 06:34:02.820 who don't necessarily want to be the instigators. 06:34:02.820 --> 06:34:04.740 They don't want to stick their necks out. 06:34:04.740 --> 06:34:07.980 Very good at playing reactively, being defensive. 06:34:07.980 --> 06:34:10.260 But not every map, not every fight. 06:34:10.260 --> 06:34:13.740 Not every context is going to allow for that approach. 06:34:13.740 --> 06:34:16.820 South Korea cotton on, fight back in a competitive first map, 06:34:16.820 --> 06:34:22.800 You said it that map has a hallmarks of what could be a legendary series between these 06:34:23.700 --> 06:34:26.340 famous fanbases and nations 06:34:27.980 --> 06:34:31.840 And in a series like this match, I mean the map pick the band controlled so crucial 06:34:31.940 --> 06:34:36.220 Get up and think that this demon band is actually going to be pretty a significant one for Team USA 06:34:36.220 --> 06:34:38.220 I'm acting really would have loved to take 06:34:38.340 --> 06:34:45.340 Because we've seen team France is any proof that you know wanting aggression behind the demon looks very good right now 06:34:45.340 --> 06:34:50.800 Certainly seems like something that could fit exactly comfortably into the South Korean style and Team USA 06:34:50.800 --> 06:34:55.640 How are they gonna be able to maintain this slow pace these types of comps while they can be incredibly powerful? 06:34:55.640 --> 06:34:59.040 There's a ridiculous execution difficulty. I mean you make one mistake 06:34:59.200 --> 06:35:02.600 You take one bad death in the round and things fall apart 06:35:02.760 --> 06:35:05.800 The demon band is really important context to how this map played out 06:35:06.080 --> 06:35:11.160 And you're right has Hawk been able to adopt this new hero like he has so many others before 06:35:11.160 --> 06:35:16.240 4 to a level that allows the USA to stand on even putting the South Korea, even on maps 06:35:16.240 --> 06:35:18.960 where she is not banned, which is going to be all of them if it's right. 06:35:18.960 --> 06:35:21.560 I'm going to say that Vendetta is looking pretty good. 06:35:21.560 --> 06:35:25.120 Obviously, the way her combo works, where then one has been smoothed out a fair bit, 06:35:25.120 --> 06:35:28.920 recovery time in a world that has been increased, but still seems like it's a pretty potent 06:35:28.920 --> 06:35:33.080 tool in the right pair of hands, and Sondren seems to be that guy. 06:35:33.080 --> 06:35:36.520 He is absolutely such an exciting young player out of Korea. 06:35:36.520 --> 06:35:39.720 It's a huge honor to be a player, given the nod to a team like Korea. 06:35:39.720 --> 06:35:43.520 I mean there are so many players competing for these slabs and for it to wear a fine 06:35:43.520 --> 06:35:47.920 hand like Sondra and I mean this is a real statement for where he's going in his career 06:35:47.920 --> 06:35:53.120 you know the estimation that his compatriots have of him and his ability and in a comp like 06:35:53.120 --> 06:35:57.560 this I mean when you go this aggressive the flex deep gas often is the tip of the spear 06:35:57.560 --> 06:36:02.280 needs to be on perfect synergy with the tank as good as John been I mean man that's a lot 06:36:02.280 --> 06:36:03.280 of pressure to bear. 06:36:03.280 --> 06:36:07.560 The team you say approached this first map with a bit of an unexpected comp in fact they 06:36:07.560 --> 06:36:13.240 come out of the gates with the Baptiste Iari. Look, one we've seen in the past in the Virtus 06:36:13.240 --> 06:36:17.880 Pro back when Gagala and Canale were on that roster. A comp that's been labelled a bit greedy. 06:36:17.880 --> 06:36:23.800 One that maybe lacks the mobility to deal with potent gap closing tanks. Wrecking Ball is that? 06:36:23.800 --> 06:36:29.000 Vimon is that as well. Ropter Roots 66, USA. Choose home ground for our second map. 06:36:30.760 --> 06:36:35.240 I mean, definitely a map with some tighter corridor for Team USA. If they want to slow the game down, 06:36:35.240 --> 06:36:38.240 This is one where the double flex sport style has been quite popular 06:36:38.240 --> 06:36:42.760 They could go with the support band that kind of pushes the game in that sort of direction 06:36:45.600 --> 06:36:50.000 A lot of options for someone like Hawke as well. We know the diva's been pretty effective here 06:36:50.320 --> 06:36:56.120 Not sure how much he wants to sort of lean into that hazard and let's bear in mind South Korea have a stacked roster 06:36:56.920 --> 06:36:58.600 Multiple options of tank 06:36:58.600 --> 06:37:02.920 To max and jump in you basically got the entire roster covered. You're in very good shape 06:37:02.920 --> 06:37:07.920 simply gets the nod to sort of join this predominant crazy raccoon core. 06:37:07.920 --> 06:37:10.920 There's someone, you know, coming from the outside into this system, 06:37:10.920 --> 06:37:14.920 the system that's coached by Moon, a crazy raccoon, coach himself. 06:37:14.920 --> 06:37:20.920 It's been given time to integrate into this system, which I'm sure is quite different from what he's used to. 06:37:20.920 --> 06:37:24.920 I mean, Simple alone as a player is just, is an embarrassment of riches. 06:37:24.920 --> 06:37:28.920 I mean, he is one of the best players, period, full stop in the world. 06:37:28.920 --> 06:37:33.280 playing for Twisted Minds, fitting into a really unique style, 06:37:33.280 --> 06:37:36.720 then joining a lot of these crazy raccoon core members. 06:37:36.720 --> 06:37:38.520 And I mean, he just doesn't miss a step. 06:37:38.520 --> 06:37:41.040 Like, this guy is perfectly clean on the flex support. 06:37:41.040 --> 06:37:42.880 There's a ton of Curie for this team. 06:37:42.880 --> 06:37:45.040 It really is suiting their style, letting him push the pace. 06:37:45.040 --> 06:37:47.960 But what's so scary is how deep that pool goes. 06:37:47.960 --> 06:37:49.880 I mean, you can't find a flex support, 06:37:49.880 --> 06:37:52.000 but this guy isn't one of the best in the world on. 06:37:52.000 --> 06:37:53.400 So we speak to that depth. 06:37:53.400 --> 06:37:57.560 And there'd be some roster swaps actually coming out for Korea 06:37:57.560 --> 06:37:59.120 based on this first 66 pep. 06:38:00.400 --> 06:38:03.080 I'm here to transfer he's saying to step up to the plate. 06:38:04.320 --> 06:38:06.560 Now as we head over towards a escort map. 06:38:07.560 --> 06:38:10.800 Talk about simple, his opposite number is the only player on 06:38:10.800 --> 06:38:14.240 that stage that was here in 2023 ultraviolet. 06:38:14.240 --> 06:38:18.480 The only one remembered how brutal that year was 14 USA, not 06:38:18.480 --> 06:38:20.680 one that be framing and putting on their mental piece. 06:38:20.680 --> 06:38:21.360 Side wager. 06:38:22.200 --> 06:38:23.000 It's been a while since then. 06:38:24.240 --> 06:38:27.320 But I'm sure he would love to wipe those memories away. 06:38:27.560 --> 06:38:31.400 Here it is. It's official. He's saying he's going to be subbing in for Sondre. 06:38:31.400 --> 06:38:35.640 He's saying Stalker front line or the DPS line rather is certainly a thing to be feared. 06:38:36.520 --> 06:38:40.040 You know, a lot of teams, it feels like if they go to the bench, you're feeling good. 06:38:40.040 --> 06:38:43.880 Maybe you've got them on the ropes. Against Team Korea, it is cold comfort. 06:38:43.880 --> 06:38:48.040 They are bringing in star after star. There is not a player on this roster. 06:38:48.040 --> 06:38:53.320 Starter sub, it does not matter who isn't world elite. It's just what they're working with. 06:38:53.320 --> 06:38:57.840 if anything it's almost surprising that it's been so long since there's been a 06:38:57.840 --> 06:39:01.080 gold medal for Korea I mean we talked about the dynasty but that's what eight 06:39:01.080 --> 06:39:06.180 years ago Mitch I mean that is a long time for a country that feels like 50% 06:39:06.180 --> 06:39:13.000 of the elite professional players in the world. At one point the Overwatch League was like 60% from South Korean nationals. Max also coming in for 06:39:13.000 --> 06:39:16.240 jump in so already South Korea are showing their flexibility and depth of 06:39:16.240 --> 06:39:23.240 roster. Obviously you know he's saying this addition here opens up that tracer prospect now right. We did see 06:39:23.240 --> 06:39:26.680 We see on actually trade hands between both of the South Korean DPS in the first map, 06:39:26.680 --> 06:39:30.000 but I mean that's, I think that's just where you want him saying to be, in a role just 06:39:30.000 --> 06:39:31.000 like that. 06:39:31.000 --> 06:39:33.920 Thera's going to be put on notice that he's going to have to step it up yet again against 06:39:33.920 --> 06:39:34.920 a different face. 06:39:34.920 --> 06:39:41.760 And again, the winner of this game will advance. 06:39:41.760 --> 06:39:42.760 Take on France. 06:39:42.760 --> 06:39:48.680 On one hand, USA vs. France has a legendary matchup in its own right, on the other, a 06:39:48.680 --> 06:39:51.200 a chance for these saltiest of runbacks. 06:39:51.200 --> 06:39:53.800 The South Courier after they were handed an L 06:39:53.800 --> 06:39:56.120 and maybe a dash of humiliation in Busan. 06:39:57.720 --> 06:39:58.960 I think France, they've got to be hoping 06:39:58.960 --> 06:40:00.200 for a competitive series here. 06:40:00.200 --> 06:40:02.720 One that really forces both of these teams 06:40:02.720 --> 06:40:05.240 to go to the limit, to show the strat book, 06:40:05.240 --> 06:40:07.480 to go for broke really, right? 06:40:07.480 --> 06:40:08.680 In a single elimination tournament, 06:40:08.680 --> 06:40:10.720 you can't afford to hold anything back 06:40:10.720 --> 06:40:12.520 in a match as difficult as this one. 06:40:12.520 --> 06:40:15.080 Neither team is going to have that kind of confidence 06:40:15.080 --> 06:40:16.000 knowing the history, 06:40:16.000 --> 06:40:23.000 Knowing that anyone can win in USA, they can open with the Curie Band, which signals they may want to go for this double flex sport style. 06:40:23.000 --> 06:40:25.000 Makes sense. Got some broad sidelines. 06:40:25.000 --> 06:40:30.000 But like we just discussed, that doesn't necessarily put Sinclair at any kind of disadvantage. 06:40:30.000 --> 06:40:33.000 Got the kind of hero pool that many players would absolutely dream of. 06:40:33.000 --> 06:40:38.000 He's so bad from South Korea. Just as I said, he's the same who would be doing that scene. 06:40:38.000 --> 06:40:44.000 I mean, he's insane on the Tracer, but I think what really makes him stand apart from a lot of other flex DPS players is 06:40:44.000 --> 06:40:46.700 He doesn't lean on the tracks, he doesn't need it. 06:40:46.700 --> 06:40:52.200 You know, the Genji, the far right, like he plays a lot of characters that we don't see as often in current professional overwatching. 06:40:52.200 --> 06:40:55.300 He makes them look very modern, very impressive. 06:40:56.700 --> 06:40:59.900 That's not to say that this puts Zehra necessarily at a disadvantage. 06:40:59.900 --> 06:41:03.900 In fact, we got some of his most memorable moments, we've been on the Genji of all things. 06:41:03.900 --> 06:41:09.000 Yeah, an opportunity to see just how extensive his hero pool runs at this stage of the game. 06:41:09.000 --> 06:41:13.820 The literal village here on the South Korean side of the stage is two players get subbed on our 06:41:15.680 --> 06:41:21.560 Ready to show us the fruits of their labor the excruciating number of weeks between Busan and now 06:41:22.120 --> 06:41:26.080 Again, you can afford a loss there. You can accept it. Yeah, your pride gets scratched. That's fine 06:41:26.400 --> 06:41:31.240 This team has made it very clear that they have one mandate that is to lift the gold medal and trophy 06:41:31.680 --> 06:41:37.140 That is something that's very well within their grasp still one zero up in a series against the United States 06:41:37.140 --> 06:41:42.740 We're here to see the last of our teams to join the top four. 06:41:42.740 --> 06:41:52.860 Route 66, home turf, on the home turf, but so much is asked of Team USA in this moment. 06:41:52.860 --> 06:41:54.940 And I honestly think Team USA 3 looked very prepared. 06:41:54.940 --> 06:41:56.540 It was like bringing Max in. 06:41:56.540 --> 06:41:58.100 They saw this carry band coming. 06:41:58.100 --> 06:42:00.540 They saw the slower style out of Team USA on map one. 06:42:00.540 --> 06:42:02.260 They expected something similar on map two. 06:42:02.260 --> 06:42:07.060 So you put in Max, someone who is more than confident on the Sigma, on a slower poke 06:42:07.060 --> 06:42:12.620 style in his mechanics second to none now we had a chance to catch up with the 06:42:12.620 --> 06:42:15.940 United States and South Korean rosters yesterday and get their thoughts like 06:42:15.940 --> 06:42:21.180 their temperature on their upcoming match let's have a listen in 06:42:25.340 --> 06:42:30.100 I kind of want the US to win but I don't think to have the stars need to be 06:42:30.100 --> 06:42:34.420 alive for them when you hear team USA does it still carry that extra weight 06:42:34.420 --> 06:42:47.420 I think South Korea is rostered like historical players, many of them are legends of the game and have achieved a lot of stuff. 06:42:47.420 --> 06:42:52.420 South Korea will always be a good team no matter what, but I still don't think they're unbeatable by any means. 06:42:52.420 --> 06:42:54.420 I think it's going to be South Korea. 06:42:54.420 --> 06:42:55.420 South Korea? 06:42:55.420 --> 06:42:56.420 They're really, really scary. 06:42:56.420 --> 06:43:00.420 Does the history between your two teams feel like history or do you think it's still relevant? 06:43:00.420 --> 06:43:05.060 historically speaking those are the two regions and the countries that produce the most top tier talent in the game 06:43:05.220 --> 06:43:07.660 So I think no matter what it'll always be like in the same rivalry 06:43:07.660 --> 06:43:12.900 Could they be chickeny top for them? I mean, I think what do you know, that's gonna make those Korea religion out there 06:43:12.900 --> 06:43:15.980 I also have a big I say I always like when the underdogs went win 06:43:15.980 --> 06:43:20.900 So I'm gonna make my bet on the US South Korea definitely have like their crazy recommend core 06:43:20.900 --> 06:43:23.980 Do you think that makes them stronger? I think it could be disadvantage 06:43:23.980 --> 06:43:28.580 I think the USA has benefited a lot from having like five different teams that we're all from 06:43:28.580 --> 06:43:33.140 I think that's actually one of the reasons that's like made us so good because we have so many different players from like so many different teams 06:43:33.140 --> 06:43:35.260 And like their opinions and all that like put together 06:43:35.260 --> 06:43:40.340 It really changes the way a lot of people think about the game and the way people play and I actually think that's like an advantage 06:43:40.340 --> 06:43:43.460 That maybe they're missing out on because it's like more so just 13 by themselves 06:43:43.460 --> 06:44:01.460 I think they are different from each other, but I think they are very good at playing against each other, so I think they are very good at playing against each other. 06:44:01.460 --> 06:44:05.460 I think South Korea. I think they are really hungry for revenge. 06:44:05.460 --> 06:44:13.540 was able to defeat you in Busan. So does that hurt the team mentality or does it help you guys identify weaknesses as a team? 06:44:24.540 --> 06:44:31.460 It's definitely a big accomplishment for the French national team. I think they were able to catch Korea off guard pretty much. 06:44:35.460 --> 06:44:41.940 I feel like Korea is going to lose a lot of money in the next stage. 06:44:42.380 --> 06:44:44.220 I think South Korea is going to win. 06:44:44.220 --> 06:44:48.140 I think it's going to be a tough match, but I think South Korea is probably going to stay up against. 06:44:48.140 --> 06:44:50.220 I have a few different lads, so let's go. Go USA. 06:44:50.220 --> 06:44:53.220 It's not even about playing different heroes and being flexible. 06:44:53.220 --> 06:44:55.060 It's about playing different styles of the game. 06:44:55.060 --> 06:44:59.740 And just being able to adapt and change your playstyle, not just change our characters. 06:44:59.740 --> 06:45:01.820 And I think that's what makes Team USA interesting. 06:45:01.820 --> 06:45:03.980 We can throw a lot of stuff at you. 06:45:03.980 --> 06:45:05.980 and make the game really, really scrappy. 06:45:13.020 --> 06:45:21.740 For the substitutions for the South Korean roster, there's a couple of moments that are needed for them to make sure they're set up, their peripherals are ready and so are they. 06:45:22.860 --> 06:45:24.860 Obviously this finally gives us the glimpse 06:45:25.980 --> 06:45:31.660 what we've been waiting for to see Tree and Zera, that team liquid DPS line go up against the crazy raccoon 06:45:31.660 --> 06:45:38.220 He sang versus Stalker do what not often you get such star started matchups not 06:45:38.220 --> 06:45:41.980 often to get them in such games of consequence like this one it is win 06:45:41.980 --> 06:45:46.380 and make the top four Jake lose and go home. 06:45:46.380 --> 06:45:53.180 A painful journey for either team if they're forced to bend that knee in this first quarter final. 06:45:53.180 --> 06:45:56.940 Hearing Tree talk about that playstyle adaptation I can't help but think 06:45:56.940 --> 06:46:00.460 that's gonna be called for at some point in this series I mean historically in 06:46:00.460 --> 06:46:08.140 overwatch these slower defensive styles they can work but you yield a lot of agency in terms of how 06:46:08.140 --> 06:46:13.420 the game goes it feels like the aggressive team and they can just execute perfectly they can 06:46:13.420 --> 06:46:17.260 manage to push that advantage they can manage to get those team fight victories 06:46:18.860 --> 06:46:22.300 there's a lot of them on the first control but it wasn't one-sided I mean there's there's 06:46:22.300 --> 06:46:27.420 clear evidence here that probably will keep the team USA from fully abandoning their chosen style 06:46:27.420 --> 06:46:39.420 But you're starting to touch on something that's important, is that in 6 out of 10 of these fights, the team that is being the aggressor, that are being proactive are finding success and that for South Korea is all they need to advance. 06:46:39.420 --> 06:46:45.420 Is this a game plan for team USA that is going to get them through a series like this? 06:46:45.420 --> 06:46:50.820 These are the kind of gambles, the kind of decisions that keep you up at night as a professional 06:46:50.820 --> 06:46:54.340 player, the ones, the moments, the fights that you'll just keep replaying in your head 06:46:54.340 --> 06:46:57.060 over and over again. 06:46:57.060 --> 06:47:00.700 Beautiful teamfight execution here on the Highlight Team South Korea, just flexing what 06:47:00.700 --> 06:47:01.940 is possible for this team. 06:47:01.940 --> 06:47:05.820 But two fresh members coming in off the field, that's an interesting decision from South 06:47:05.820 --> 06:47:06.820 Korea, right? 06:47:06.820 --> 06:47:10.980 Yes, you're bringing in superstars, but there's something to be said for rocking with the 06:47:10.980 --> 06:47:15.980 in modern Overwatch and adapting, you know, come what may, 06:47:15.980 --> 06:47:19.980 when you make these players swap, people are coming in relatively cold off the bench. 06:47:19.980 --> 06:47:24.980 Yes, they are phenomenal players with incredible veteransy, and maybe the right heroes for the job, 06:47:24.980 --> 06:47:29.980 but adapting to those kind of mid-series changes, it sometimes is a weakness for teams. 06:47:29.980 --> 06:47:32.980 We'll have to see if it ends up being one for South Korea in this map. 06:47:32.980 --> 06:47:36.980 It's been a defining characteristic of the team that this roster was mostly built from, right? 06:47:36.980 --> 06:47:42.980 Right? Crazy Raccoon have had this Max and Jim been combo for quite some time. 06:47:42.980 --> 06:47:46.980 We have spent a lot of time filling while they swap them in and out of games. 06:47:46.980 --> 06:47:50.980 They've used them obviously to really diversify the array of options available to them. 06:47:50.980 --> 06:47:53.980 This is what makes this team kind of hard to read, kind of hard to prepare against. 06:47:53.980 --> 06:47:56.980 What? You know you're going to pick Roo66 if you lose. 06:47:56.980 --> 06:48:00.980 Are you being forced to guess what tank teams after we're going to put in the game? 06:48:00.980 --> 06:48:03.980 Is there something we've been bothered trying to theory craft around? 06:48:03.980 --> 06:48:05.140 is not maybe not worth it. 06:48:05.140 --> 06:48:07.580 Hawks is, I mean, come what may, I'm the guy. 06:48:07.580 --> 06:48:09.860 I'm gonna sit here and try and play the video game. 06:48:09.860 --> 06:48:11.460 I've seen Infected East on this roster, 06:48:11.460 --> 06:48:14.060 but hasn't, you know, had much for an opportunity 06:48:14.060 --> 06:48:15.980 to show what he's made of here. 06:48:15.980 --> 06:48:17.580 It's definitely been Hawks that, 06:48:17.580 --> 06:48:19.300 we've seen the investment in from Cassara saying, 06:48:19.300 --> 06:48:21.380 no, we feel like this is our ticket to success. 06:48:21.380 --> 06:48:24.980 And so far, no complaints, but in this series, 06:48:24.980 --> 06:48:27.220 it is the USA that start from behind. 06:48:27.220 --> 06:48:29.580 And you know, Sokka obviously really leads his mark 06:48:29.580 --> 06:48:30.420 on Samoa. 06:48:30.420 --> 06:48:36.300 Truly one of the best and someone who's been doing it quietly for years and years 06:48:36.300 --> 06:48:41.700 He's probably one of the most veteran players on this Korean squad having success as far back as the Overwatch League 06:48:41.700 --> 06:48:47.420 But in my estimation, I mean when he was playing alongside the offer I kept watching this guy and saying why don't I keep noticing stopper? 06:48:47.420 --> 06:48:53.780 He is phenomenal as at times flown under the radar, but now I don't think that can be an option anymore 06:48:54.340 --> 06:48:58.140 You've got to respect what he offers as one of the true best in the world 06:48:58.140 --> 06:49:03.460 No surprise to me that he's representing Korea and that's not just because he's not playing alongside proper of the time either 06:49:03.460 --> 06:49:06.100 It's not as if he's finally removed from the shadow that was passed over him 06:49:06.260 --> 06:49:08.460 He stepped into the spotlight in his own right 06:49:08.980 --> 06:49:14.340 Brode matured into a player that can really you know command attention dazzle fans all on his own 06:49:14.820 --> 06:49:16.660 And it's a it's a no-brainer 06:49:16.660 --> 06:49:19.940 You know not only you sort of building this team around a crazier. I couldn't rust a bit 06:49:19.940 --> 06:49:22.700 It's a no-brainer to put some like stalker in the mix. He's consistent 06:49:22.980 --> 06:49:26.180 He you know doesn't require like huge amounts of investment 06:49:26.180 --> 06:49:31.180 So it would have that level of output you need from player at this level, and yeah, many of you at home 06:49:31.180 --> 06:49:37.180 aren't South Korea taking this game. Many of our members of the desk panel also felt similarly. 06:49:37.180 --> 06:49:43.180 But I think if that first map is anything to go by, there's a heck of a lot still below the surface, 06:49:43.180 --> 06:49:49.180 still to be discovered in this series, not just what South Korea are looking to try and produce with a two-player substitution, 06:49:49.180 --> 06:49:54.180 which, by the way, he's saying he's just making sure his settings are all hunky-dory and ready to go. 06:49:54.180 --> 06:49:56.340 The crouched button has to be bound, Jake. 06:49:56.340 --> 06:49:57.060 Sure you know that well. 06:49:57.060 --> 06:49:58.700 Oh, of course I know, Mitch. 06:49:58.700 --> 06:49:59.540 It gets a lot of work out. 06:49:59.540 --> 06:50:00.620 Deep history. 06:50:00.620 --> 06:50:03.300 You got to let him know. 06:50:03.300 --> 06:50:05.060 Love the cosplays out at BlizzCon. 06:50:05.060 --> 06:50:07.420 It's amazing to see all the fans, 06:50:07.420 --> 06:50:10.900 so many different franchises coming together to celebrate. 06:50:10.900 --> 06:50:12.980 No, shut up, nightmare. 06:50:12.980 --> 06:50:14.780 That's what I'm talking about. 06:50:14.780 --> 06:50:16.020 Yeah, it's an incredible experience. 06:50:16.020 --> 06:50:17.620 That's the like coming home in many ways. 06:50:17.620 --> 06:50:21.500 This is for Overwatch eSports, this is our mecha. 06:50:21.500 --> 06:50:26.340 This is the beating heart of it all and getting the return back to the place that kind of 06:50:26.340 --> 06:50:30.260 sidled all with that World Cup in 2016 that really showed us what Overwatch eSports could 06:50:30.260 --> 06:50:31.260 be. 06:50:31.260 --> 06:50:32.260 It's pretty magical. 06:50:32.260 --> 06:50:36.060 But check back in every now and then, you know, as time goes on, it's new faces that 06:50:36.060 --> 06:50:38.540 are filling this stage that have sort of populated this rivalry. 06:50:38.540 --> 06:50:43.220 But the hearts of the fans still beat the same way. 06:50:43.220 --> 06:50:46.100 The hopes are still the same. 06:50:46.100 --> 06:50:51.100 years since the USA were able to hold that gold medal a lot. 06:50:51.100 --> 06:50:56.100 Looking at another one to the collection, but it's going to be an uphill climb after losing that small map. 06:50:56.100 --> 06:51:03.100 Bruce66 was a selection and a reminder, but a carry ban for the USA, and Tracer was taken off the table by South Korea. 06:51:03.100 --> 06:51:10.100 Does this feel like we're looking at Shion versus alongside some hitscan, double hitscan looks, especially with these longer sightlines? 06:51:10.100 --> 06:51:11.100 We're about to find out. 06:51:11.100 --> 06:51:13.820 I think that doors are so wide open for both teams right now. 06:51:13.820 --> 06:51:17.100 I mean, Tracer and Kiriko are like two arrows of Overwatch. 06:51:17.100 --> 06:51:19.900 These heroes dominate professional competitive play 06:51:19.900 --> 06:51:24.140 because they have so many options for synergy, for coordination. 06:51:24.140 --> 06:51:27.340 The best players in the world get ridiculous mileage out of these two 06:51:27.340 --> 06:51:32.380 and taking them off of the field really is going to go deeper into the strat for both teams. 06:51:33.020 --> 06:51:35.580 Expectancy, I think, supports in particular, 06:51:35.580 --> 06:51:38.860 be able to get into the fagging with these heroes off the field. 06:51:38.860 --> 06:51:42.060 I'm expecting some bloodthirsty backlines in this one. 06:51:42.060 --> 06:51:44.900 An important question though, one that needs to be answered. 06:51:44.900 --> 06:51:45.780 But it's got to rain out. 06:51:45.780 --> 06:51:47.460 Are you still with us? 06:51:47.460 --> 06:51:50.940 CHEERING 06:51:50.940 --> 06:51:53.020 I never had a doubt. 06:51:53.020 --> 06:51:56.140 For defensive, we're going to see Max start with a deep, great flexibility, 06:51:56.140 --> 06:51:59.140 but it's simple on the same data that really catches my eye. 06:51:59.140 --> 06:52:01.940 Oh, I talked about this, you know... 06:52:01.940 --> 06:52:03.300 Full shattered in the crowd. 06:52:03.300 --> 06:52:05.500 Back in the day, 06:52:05.500 --> 06:52:11.920 J.Jonek, Nade was whispered, and maybe not just whispered, in fear maybe as a player, when you go up against him. 06:52:12.420 --> 06:52:18.860 Zen has been out of the meta for a long time, but the name I hear attached to that hero these days, it's simple. 06:52:18.860 --> 06:52:23.300 He is an absolute monster on this hero. I doubt Team USA see this one coming. 06:52:23.300 --> 06:52:26.520 No tracer would get to the back line. Who can stop Zenyatta? 06:52:26.520 --> 06:52:31.700 Free aware, of course, of the D-Vac and his wave. It knows there's an opportunity for pressure on simple. 06:52:31.700 --> 06:52:36.700 Has some of his shield stripped off for a stand on Light of Light briefly, but this is going to be annoying. 06:52:36.700 --> 06:52:41.700 It's hard for me to want to play a pretty deep defense here, with Max in a position to dive only when they get isolated. 06:52:41.700 --> 06:52:46.700 Is Sera going over to the Genji? Another one of his legendary Cartre of Heroes. 06:52:46.700 --> 06:52:54.700 Mr. Modern Brothers unite again this time on Route 66 for Team USA Simple with a confident peek up here on top. 06:52:54.700 --> 06:52:58.940 It's not going to give a bit of ground here, the sight lines can be hard to come by and 06:52:58.940 --> 06:53:04.100 it certainly hates for Xero to come knocking when he is unassisted. 06:53:04.100 --> 06:53:07.100 Hawks happen to opt into a Diva matchup I think. 06:53:07.100 --> 06:53:09.500 Certainly he's prepping butters, but that Discord Hawks is going to make it a little 06:53:09.500 --> 06:53:14.820 bit challenging with that defense matrix just an operational. 06:53:14.820 --> 06:53:17.300 Truly weird pumps from both teams here Mitch. 06:53:17.300 --> 06:53:19.140 Both teams trying to feel one another out. 06:53:19.140 --> 06:53:21.700 I don't think EO have seen this matchup before. 06:53:21.700 --> 06:53:26.660 The patisserie line is kind of vulnerable to just this kind of pressure. 06:53:26.660 --> 06:53:30.860 Stalker sat on the winnermaker, not just to give it out of the gate, team means business. 06:53:30.860 --> 06:53:32.860 And he's already drawn blood. 06:53:33.860 --> 06:53:35.860 At any moment though, 0. 06:53:35.860 --> 06:53:39.700 One pick, one dash reset to blow this defense wide open. 06:53:39.700 --> 06:53:43.700 The Korean squad, they know it, playing defensively far back off these angles. 06:53:43.700 --> 06:53:46.700 Although it's a losing fight, USA have pushed cart meaningfully here. 06:53:47.700 --> 06:53:49.700 Wow, infraside already. 06:53:49.700 --> 06:53:51.700 90 seconds into the round. 06:53:51.700 --> 06:53:53.700 Dangerous here for the USA. There's nothing they can hide. 06:53:53.700 --> 06:53:55.700 Ooh, jump shot. 06:53:55.700 --> 06:53:57.700 Doesn't quite get a click on Lutlina. 06:53:57.700 --> 06:53:59.700 Captain Sun is now ready. 06:53:59.700 --> 06:54:01.700 Kind of tough to get good purchase with it though. 06:54:01.700 --> 06:54:05.700 His career of playing pretty sparsely distributed. 06:54:05.700 --> 06:54:07.700 Not touching up. 06:54:07.700 --> 06:54:09.700 It's also that chance as well. It's not going to be easy to break the backline 06:54:09.700 --> 06:54:10.700 instead of now. 06:54:10.700 --> 06:54:11.700 Oh, God. 06:54:11.700 --> 06:54:13.700 In a huge number, they boomed down. 06:54:13.700 --> 06:54:15.700 So narrow that too much from Tree. Just the burst. 06:54:15.700 --> 06:54:17.700 That was enough to bring down the jetpack guard. 06:54:17.700 --> 06:54:22.700 Pop at the seams, Xerra and Tree lead the way. 06:54:22.700 --> 06:54:23.700 Look at the full house. 06:54:23.700 --> 06:54:24.700 Full of the nations. 06:54:24.700 --> 06:54:28.700 What critical team play from Team USA to turn on Chorong's cat 06:54:28.700 --> 06:54:30.700 before he can get off the edge of the map. 06:54:30.700 --> 06:54:32.700 And that was a big stun from Chorong. 06:54:32.700 --> 06:54:36.700 Everybody had to hit their shot to keep that player alive for Team USA. 06:54:36.700 --> 06:54:38.700 Big regroup here for South Korea. 06:54:38.700 --> 06:54:40.700 Of course, still an opportunity to contest. 06:54:40.700 --> 06:54:42.700 Transcendence is going to be huge for that. 06:54:42.700 --> 06:54:43.700 Getting him out in the open is no. 06:54:43.700 --> 06:54:45.700 80, he'll move by and they can disrupt that at all. 06:54:45.700 --> 06:54:54.700 Heading up to the hard ground, putting that pressure down on Lukmino and he's simple trying to chase, trying to follow with his transcendence and paid off, blade coming on in, simple trying to fight for his life but Holt gets the job done. 06:54:54.700 --> 06:54:59.700 He's standing up next on the menu by second before Max stops there as Rampage. 06:54:59.700 --> 06:55:04.700 Ultravali got to be picked off though in a remake now for Max and South Korea hold up under the pressure. 06:55:04.700 --> 06:55:07.700 That is a critical retake behind the transcendence. 06:55:07.700 --> 06:55:10.700 USA dropped everything committing to that fight. 06:55:10.700 --> 06:55:14.440 That were forced up from them doubt. They'll find all the minutes in the rest of this round 06:55:14.440 --> 06:55:19.280 It's in Korea still with gas in the tank USA really on the ropes right now, Mitch 06:55:20.840 --> 06:55:22.840 Maxi get a nuisance in the way 06:55:24.280 --> 06:55:29.440 Contesting the high ground the healing pilots gonna make that tough the USA will be allowed to advance 06:55:31.920 --> 06:55:37.080 There is waiting for his chance to spring for here like you mentioned no big ultimate available to the team USA squad 06:55:37.080 --> 06:55:38.600 He sang with a self-derivative spree though. 06:55:38.600 --> 06:55:40.920 He was a pioneer, that's pretty problematic. 06:55:41.800 --> 06:55:43.320 Sarah's gonna cut him short. 06:55:43.320 --> 06:55:45.880 He goes so deep, Ziffle now knows he's called upon 06:55:45.880 --> 06:55:47.200 to deliver a kill, they're down one, 06:55:47.200 --> 06:55:49.120 but they're still pressing for fights. 06:55:49.120 --> 06:55:50.240 Max, he's self-destructing. 06:55:50.240 --> 06:55:51.240 What a play! 06:55:51.240 --> 06:55:54.720 One man by two longs, Cat, insane five. 06:55:54.720 --> 06:55:57.640 And USA now, just the drags, 32nd from the block. 06:55:57.640 --> 06:55:59.680 There's no escape from that, around the hairpin turn, 06:55:59.680 --> 06:56:01.880 dragging that self-destructing met. 06:56:01.880 --> 06:56:04.240 The United States blow to Smithereens. 06:56:04.240 --> 06:56:06.160 Last chance to loon. 06:56:06.160 --> 06:56:09.320 But these young Cowboys, to get into the game, 06:56:09.320 --> 06:56:12.960 12 seconds left, that card is more than just a stone throw away. 06:56:12.960 --> 06:56:14.440 And Hawke is already en route, 06:56:14.440 --> 06:56:16.480 presenting his way to Stalker in that choke, 06:56:16.480 --> 06:56:17.600 putting pressure down on the demon. 06:56:17.600 --> 06:56:18.440 Hawke's having to get through, 06:56:18.440 --> 06:56:21.040 but at what cost can't that now in play for Chorong Zera, 06:56:21.040 --> 06:56:22.720 taking down by a joyride of all things, 06:56:22.720 --> 06:56:24.760 and there was nowhere for Hawke to go. 06:56:24.760 --> 06:56:27.960 De-suited, and ultimately, 06:56:27.960 --> 06:56:30.680 an anemic attack side for the team USA squad. 06:56:31.560 --> 06:56:34.280 The fear of the Widowmaker, the Zenyatta, 06:56:34.280 --> 06:56:38.300 It just caught USA in the mud, and then with one huge retake, 06:56:38.300 --> 06:56:42.500 Dean Korea resurged back on first point and hit the full hold. 06:56:42.500 --> 06:56:45.420 Team USA have to be reeling on their heels now, 06:56:45.420 --> 06:56:48.820 but the full hold on Route 66 is deceptively achievable. 06:56:48.820 --> 06:56:51.500 This is still a winnable scenario for Team USA, 06:56:51.500 --> 06:56:54.980 and these players, they're veterans, they know it. 06:56:54.980 --> 06:56:57.100 There was another swap there for Team USA, 06:56:57.100 --> 06:56:59.300 to respect the setting out of pick. 06:56:59.300 --> 06:57:00.580 Comes a little bit too late in the day, 06:57:00.580 --> 06:57:04.060 despite the fact that it does get elimination on the shield. 06:57:04.060 --> 06:57:08.060 Ana has her own vulnerabilities that can be exploited with high mobility front lines. 06:57:10.060 --> 06:57:12.060 So what's the plan here for the defenders? 06:57:13.060 --> 06:57:14.060 Tree considers the Han Zone. 06:57:16.060 --> 06:57:18.060 It'll be that easy to Yari, so a lot of hope damage here. 06:57:20.060 --> 06:57:22.060 Tree in a very comfortable role on this Cassidy. 06:57:23.060 --> 06:57:28.060 Batten your hatches, folks. It's going to be a long winter if the United States are going to come out of this map on top. 06:57:28.060 --> 06:57:37.520 Max, still considering he's gonna go for the counter pick off the spawn, but, oh, Nano 06:57:37.520 --> 06:57:38.520 Blade. 06:57:38.520 --> 06:57:43.020 It's looking tempting here for Simple, and he's saying, and with not too far to push, 06:57:43.020 --> 06:57:48.320 I mean, one of the most historic Ultimate combos in Overwatch could very well range 06:57:48.320 --> 06:57:49.820 it freeing here on Route 66. 06:57:49.820 --> 06:57:53.340 Yeah, tough when your backline doesn't really have the ability to escape that. 06:57:53.340 --> 06:57:55.340 and without a hill can mitigate it for a time. 06:57:55.340 --> 06:57:58.340 The Nanoblade is Nanoblade, that stuff's terrifying. 06:58:00.340 --> 06:58:02.340 We don't make a start to Stalker. 06:58:02.340 --> 06:58:05.340 Once they punish this aggressive back line, 06:58:06.340 --> 06:58:08.340 no line of sight really given. 06:58:08.340 --> 06:58:10.340 They'll make a switch over to one of the Cassidy himself, 06:58:10.340 --> 06:58:12.340 though the Shion in fact is ulted by the Dazz with a biodecrenabredness. 06:58:12.340 --> 06:58:14.340 Having a fall back, there is still a lot of loss of ground 06:58:14.340 --> 06:58:17.340 and the use of an immortality field. 06:58:18.340 --> 06:58:20.340 Team Grid, they have to earn their space. 06:58:20.340 --> 06:58:22.340 They are going to get to this first corner. 06:58:23.340 --> 06:58:29.340 Not much strategic depth here for Team USA, you gotta fight for every inch, Hark knows it. 06:58:31.340 --> 06:58:35.340 Hawking contests while also breaking line of sight at the same time, but he cannot fully commit to the cart. 06:58:35.340 --> 06:58:39.340 He's gonna go for a dive though, he's hanged to flex, a little bit low. 06:58:39.340 --> 06:58:43.340 Ultraman trying to draw a beat on him, it has to outburst away, dangerous now here with the Vonic Grenade. 06:58:43.340 --> 06:58:47.340 Another amount of Tartacluid has to be used, and Ultraman it returns back to its zone of influence. 06:58:47.340 --> 06:58:54.340 These Nades from simple, they're stacking up the Nano so damn quick, up to 90% right now, this could break the back of Team USA. 06:58:54.340 --> 06:58:58.340 He's shooting too. He's getting his damage, not just from healing, but putting out plenty of his own. 06:58:58.340 --> 06:59:03.340 Ultraman is off the healing pile on now, that's going to cause a drop in healing output for Team USA. 06:59:03.340 --> 06:59:06.340 Here's his say, no play here, but no play required! 06:59:06.340 --> 06:59:10.340 He dashes straight through Ultra Violet, and there's no way for Zeru to run. 06:59:10.340 --> 06:59:12.340 This one in the Bleeckland, I folks might not be over. 06:59:12.340 --> 06:59:18.340 Longer, the team South Korea has sucked their players into them for them to play the darn match. 06:59:19.340 --> 06:59:22.340 But now the opportunities to touch are slim. 06:59:22.340 --> 06:59:24.340 SimTP used earlier to get them out of spawn. 06:59:24.340 --> 06:59:30.340 South Korea looking to ride this one on in as Ultra Violet falls in a streaming heap at their feet. 06:59:30.340 --> 06:59:33.340 Dominance from South Korea. 06:59:33.340 --> 06:59:35.340 Oh, they did not just come to play next. 06:59:35.340 --> 06:59:41.340 They came to win now up to 0 in the series and it is eerily quiet here in the arena. 06:59:42.340 --> 06:59:46.660 I have to team USA. I mean, think about how the hero bands went down. 06:59:46.660 --> 06:59:51.020 It seemed pretty reasonable. It seems like in theory they'd sit at the table for a comp 06:59:51.020 --> 06:59:53.940 that could suit the pork on the diva. Sarah gets to play games. 06:59:53.940 --> 06:59:58.740 You sure the tracer band could be a little disrupted, but they're not ready for simple. 06:59:58.740 --> 07:00:08.740 The Zenyatta in 2026. How long has it been since we have seen a Zen takeover an elite-level game like this? 07:00:08.740 --> 07:00:12.500 I was setting it up in the pre-match, but I did not really expect to see it. 07:00:12.500 --> 07:00:14.980 And then there it came, like a ton of bricks, simple. 07:00:14.980 --> 07:00:16.340 What a superstar for this team. 07:00:16.340 --> 07:00:21.220 It is very hard to stand out on the Korean national team, and yet he's done it, 07:00:21.220 --> 07:00:23.060 especially here on Route 66. 07:00:24.740 --> 07:00:27.860 Playing a hero with some pretty distinct vulnerabilities, right? 07:00:28.660 --> 07:00:29.700 I'm going to play around them. 07:00:30.260 --> 07:00:34.340 That constant discord or pressure on Hawk made it hard for him to take that space aggressively. 07:00:34.980 --> 07:00:37.460 And then a huge transcendence to get them back 07:00:37.460 --> 07:00:42.740 for an insane retake off the map. Very very hard to pull that off. On route 66 07:00:42.740 --> 07:00:45.780 you've got to filter through these chokes and look what Simplas to do. Turning 07:00:45.780 --> 07:00:49.940 himself inside out to be in the right position to protect his team mitigates 07:00:49.940 --> 07:00:55.740 the impact that there is Dragonblade, as much as one reasonably can, and allows 07:00:55.740 --> 07:00:59.780 it to get back in the saddle for it ends up being an insanely powerful defense 07:00:59.780 --> 07:01:03.100 side. He's saying on the Genji we never got the nano blade, didn't need it bro, didn't have 07:01:03.100 --> 07:01:09.100 the time to look at that having with 230 here is a statement another statement made 07:01:09.100 --> 07:01:14.620 is from Max coming in absolutely rock solid on this guy giving up nothing and 07:01:14.620 --> 07:01:18.820 in a devil flex support comp the device is critical right you need to be gobbling 07:01:18.820 --> 07:01:23.700 up all of those threats from the enemy support line one death in the entire map 07:01:23.700 --> 07:01:26.780 that's nuts and it's a discipline team fight that's after they give up and 07:01:26.780 --> 07:01:30.780 immediately win the next retake like they have not really been in danger in 07:01:30.780 --> 07:01:35.500 quite some time and you got to think some of those delays something players in like team USA 07:01:36.140 --> 07:01:41.100 they're hungry for a win but it has been a drought despite South Korea's struggles with the real 07:01:41.100 --> 07:01:46.300 final boss which is the capacity limits of the human bladder and every gameplay aspect they've 07:01:46.300 --> 07:01:52.620 looked to be the better team coming back with the vengeance fire lit in their bellies after what 07:01:52.620 --> 07:01:58.300 happened in Busan not pleasant getting reverse whipped in front of a home crowd not pleasant 07:01:58.300 --> 07:02:03.820 giving up the top seed. It's not pleasant having the scrutiny of the fans. Criticism about the 07:02:03.820 --> 07:02:09.260 way the team was formed, about the way the team was led. But quickly I think those concerns 07:02:09.260 --> 07:02:15.580 as misgivings are going to evaporate, especially up against a plucky young USA team that had 07:02:15.580 --> 07:02:26.140 nothing to say on Route 66. That long drought, gold medals for the Republic of Korea, 07:02:26.140 --> 07:02:29.420 It's starting to feel like this could be the year. 07:02:29.420 --> 07:02:31.820 I mean, the way you come up here against Team USA, 07:02:31.820 --> 07:02:35.060 and Team USA in every team here, ask them. 07:02:35.060 --> 07:02:36.260 They're top three. 07:02:36.260 --> 07:02:37.980 This is a serious foe. 07:02:37.980 --> 07:02:41.340 If you can dispatch Team USA like this, 07:02:41.340 --> 07:02:43.940 I mean, who else can stand in your way? 07:02:43.940 --> 07:02:45.980 Even the Saudis, as strong as they are, 07:02:45.980 --> 07:02:48.820 they're holding onto that championship trophy. 07:02:48.820 --> 07:02:52.660 This green squad is just on a different level today. 07:02:52.660 --> 07:03:00.260 certainly sets us up for some very interesting semi-final matchups, South Korea and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 07:03:00.260 --> 07:03:04.660 Don't occupy the same side of this bracket, so there's potential for them to run into each other in a grand final. 07:03:04.660 --> 07:03:09.260 But let's not forget, let's not overlook the fact that waiting on the other side of this game is rough. 07:03:10.260 --> 07:03:17.260 We would look to be one of the most dominant teams in that group stage, but in their defence, Saudi Arabia weren't really tested. 07:03:17.460 --> 07:03:19.660 I don't think there were any matches where they looked to struggle. 07:03:19.660 --> 07:03:24.380 it was very clean, sweet for them, all things considered, and it's reasonable to say we've 07:03:24.380 --> 07:03:28.540 hardly seen the depth of what they're capable of doing. So many questions still to be answered 07:03:28.540 --> 07:03:33.300 here in Anaheim, and USA have a big one in front of them. Do we get to play more than 07:03:33.300 --> 07:03:35.860 three maps today, this weekend? 07:03:35.860 --> 07:03:42.060 That's a painful question, Mitch, but you'd be remiss not to ask it, given the tenor of 07:03:42.060 --> 07:03:47.420 this series so far. USA are going to take us to Neon Junction, a map that seems to suit 07:03:47.420 --> 07:03:52.540 their chosen style but so did Route 66 to be honest and Korea proved that okay 07:03:52.540 --> 07:03:56.600 they bring out wanton aggression on map one and then map two they slow it right 07:03:56.600 --> 07:04:01.480 down they 180 the style and they almost beat USA at their own game that's a 07:04:01.480 --> 07:04:06.680 painful one to have in map two USA and get rid of the jetpack cannon but for 07:04:06.680 --> 07:04:11.320 Chorong hero versatility it's not a question it's not a question put them 07:04:11.320 --> 07:04:16.100 on put them on DPS he could he could hang in this match right like that is a 07:04:16.100 --> 07:04:20.100 Rarity on that role. Chorong was probably one of the defining faces 07:04:20.780 --> 07:04:24.820 aesthetic as it is of that late era of the overwatch league 2023 07:04:24.860 --> 07:04:29.180 So much so that he was nicknamed for the amount of salary that he purportedly commanded 07:04:29.620 --> 07:04:33.580 The guy was a hot prospect band and even more so now it's a diva band here 07:04:34.900 --> 07:04:36.260 Interesting call 07:04:36.260 --> 07:04:41.300 Considering that frankly South Korea look quite comfortable, but I suspect we have a substitution in the works 07:04:41.980 --> 07:04:45.380 There might be that Jimman comes back in doesn't fancy taking that mirror against Hall 07:04:46.100 --> 07:04:50.100 They're on the stage. It might be indicated that. 07:04:50.100 --> 07:04:54.100 Kasra is here. Done now. 07:04:54.100 --> 07:04:58.100 Giving his parting words to this team. Hoping that he has another chance to check in. Hoping. 07:04:58.100 --> 07:05:02.100 He has a chance to react to what South Korea's map pick for map 07:05:02.100 --> 07:05:06.100 four would be, but there's no guarantee of that. 07:05:06.100 --> 07:05:10.100 Nothing. Nothing is guaranteed. Everything here 07:05:10.100 --> 07:05:14.100 on this stage, within Overwatch Esports in general, is earned. 07:05:14.100 --> 07:05:17.680 U.S.A. know that. 07:05:17.680 --> 07:05:26.340 Ultramarov knows that well after what 2023 ended up being for Team U.S.A. 07:05:26.340 --> 07:05:30.060 The heroic return to form is what's called for here for Team U.S.A. 07:05:30.060 --> 07:05:36.300 After that last map, a lot of veteran players, they've seen tougher matches than this even, 07:05:36.300 --> 07:05:41.900 but nonetheless, the bright lights, the fans all around you, it's hard not to let those 07:05:41.900 --> 07:05:46.700 questions, those whispers start to creep in. TNUS, they want to run this one back 07:05:46.700 --> 07:05:50.620 though. They can't be looking down that long stretch about just how far away 07:05:50.620 --> 07:05:55.380 a reverse sweep might be. It has to start with one. It has to start with a map 07:05:55.380 --> 07:05:59.880 victory. Jun been coming back in, still looking focused. You can tell this 07:05:59.880 --> 07:06:03.820 Korean squad, they've got that reverse sweep still in the back of their minds. 07:06:03.820 --> 07:06:08.300 I don't think they're gonna give up an inch in map three. Think back to that 07:06:08.300 --> 07:06:11.020 first map here for Team South Korea Jun been showed it's a wrecking ball out of 07:06:11.020 --> 07:06:16.300 the gates, all right? Demon was banned. Got the option to show us that again. 07:06:16.300 --> 07:06:21.340 Proportedly, he's the one on this team that really put his nose to the 07:06:21.340 --> 07:06:24.740 grindstone, got his head in the books and tried to master Demon after what 07:06:24.740 --> 07:06:29.980 happened in Busan. We also see him in Mirrola Maoka pretty well, even though 07:06:29.980 --> 07:06:33.220 that Volcano matchup on, you know, Samo was honestly the best hook we've seen 07:06:33.220 --> 07:06:39.620 from the team USA in this series. And if we head to a hybrid map, right? 07:06:39.620 --> 07:06:47.920 Then Neon Junction, for example, that is way like you've got a vast array of Jun Bin's more ground-born heroes that he likes to bring out. 07:06:47.920 --> 07:06:50.620 Malga, Orisa, Demon, you name it. 07:06:50.620 --> 07:06:54.120 And a deeper band might just suit him perfectly. 07:06:54.120 --> 07:07:03.620 Jun Bin to me is a player who wants to push the pace. Whatever you can put him on any hero, he's going to find a way to get active, get into the action, and be that tip of the spear for the team. 07:07:03.620 --> 07:07:07.480 So bringing him back in says, you don't want to slow down on de-injunction. 07:07:07.480 --> 07:07:11.660 You want to step on the gas and the series here and now, and I think South Korea, they'd 07:07:11.660 --> 07:07:12.940 be wise to do that. 07:07:12.940 --> 07:07:16.620 You do not want to let these Americans start to get a little wind in the sails, start to 07:07:16.620 --> 07:07:21.080 get a bit of momentum that so far has been lacking in this series. 07:07:21.080 --> 07:07:25.300 Anything is possible in these best of fives. 07:07:25.300 --> 07:07:26.940 Probably big oak Brigitte skin. 07:07:26.940 --> 07:07:30.700 I'm going to put that out there. 07:07:30.700 --> 07:07:37.580 We are dazzled by everybody's fantastic cosplay offerings here in the crowd. 07:07:37.580 --> 07:07:43.700 And the special part about being here at BlizzCon, getting to connect with all of you guys again. 07:07:43.700 --> 07:07:49.580 Overwatch, we're blessed with some fantastic events all around the world, but something's a little bit different when you come to BlizzCon. 07:07:49.580 --> 07:07:52.940 Back in 2022, we're in this very arena for an Overwatch League Grand Finals. 07:07:52.940 --> 07:07:56.620 Dallas Field finally took it all, multiple BlizzCon before that. 07:07:56.620 --> 07:08:00.620 The magic kind of seeps out of the cobblestones here, so to speak. 07:08:00.620 --> 07:08:03.620 Team USA have better hope that that can serve them well. 07:08:03.620 --> 07:08:06.620 Going to this next map, they look grim but resolute. 07:08:06.620 --> 07:08:09.620 Their last chance to show what they're capable of here. 07:08:09.620 --> 07:08:11.620 In this famous arena. 07:08:15.620 --> 07:08:17.620 Still some energy here in the crowd. 07:08:17.620 --> 07:08:23.620 Still some believers despite the dark situation presented to these American players. 07:08:23.620 --> 07:08:28.620 It starts to feel like though if you can just get one, it changes everything. 07:08:28.620 --> 07:08:39.620 And the player on these stages, if you can start to feel that energy, whether it's from one teamfight, one pick, one map win, you could build on that. That's a start. 07:08:39.620 --> 07:08:45.620 Obviously, Jetpack Cat banned on this particular map. 07:08:45.620 --> 07:08:48.620 Look, Mino will look to show us something a little bit different. 07:08:48.620 --> 07:08:53.620 We got a treat for you guys. We got Danny Lim down on the floor to get the pulse of the crowd. 07:08:53.620 --> 07:08:55.620 Danny, take it away. 07:08:55.620 --> 07:08:59.620 Thank you, man. Yes, Korea is up 2-0 guys. 07:08:59.620 --> 07:09:01.620 One map away to go into semi-finals. 07:09:01.620 --> 07:09:03.620 But hey, I got a big treat for you guys. 07:09:03.620 --> 07:09:05.620 Dookie Watch is happening very soon. 07:09:05.620 --> 07:09:08.620 We got some amazing cosplayers behind me. 07:09:08.620 --> 07:09:13.060 me. Everyone give a round of applause for Tokyo Watch cosplayers. 07:09:27.020 --> 07:09:31.980 That's one of the many things that are happening around the place here at BlizzCon. 07:09:31.980 --> 07:09:35.580 Some fantastic announcements and I'm just like I don't know about you but I'm 07:09:35.580 --> 07:09:40.580 I'm pretty excited about the newest hero addition to Overwatch. 07:09:40.580 --> 07:09:46.580 Also, Sombra receiving the support designation now as well. Big changes coming. 07:09:46.580 --> 07:09:52.580 It's been a great year for Overwatch, man. I mean, it's just, it's really, it feels like we're back. 07:09:52.580 --> 07:10:00.580 That huge drop of heroes just injected so much life, not only into the competitive game, but to so many fans as well. 07:10:00.580 --> 07:10:09.880 Making this BlizzCon, I think one that is particularly special, one that both of these teams would love to be standing tall around that closing ceremony. 07:10:09.880 --> 07:10:16.180 But it has to start here for Team Korea, a long drought of gold for a country that almost expects them. 07:10:16.180 --> 07:10:24.180 I mean, what a ridiculous kind of pressure to be entering into an arena like this under the weight of, and yet, they see the shoulder with ease. 07:10:24.180 --> 07:10:28.280 Yeah, certainly drooling into the mud, I think, especially so many of these players 07:10:28.280 --> 07:10:31.180 achieving great heights in Overwatch eSports in general. But you don't just, 07:10:31.180 --> 07:10:34.260 you know, put the jersey on. You don't just inherit the badge, you inherit the 07:10:34.260 --> 07:10:39.260 expectations, you inherit the history, the legacy of your country in Overwatch eSports. 07:10:39.260 --> 07:10:45.700 And I think back in 2016, the world didn't really know just how potent 07:10:45.700 --> 07:10:49.820 tapering and Overwatch could be. And they found that very, very quickly. From 07:10:49.820 --> 07:10:53.580 moments like Zumba, using Zarya right clicks to put himself through random 07:10:53.580 --> 07:10:55.580 windows and into the fight. 07:10:55.580 --> 07:10:58.420 You know, Rujihong showing his mastery of, you know, 07:10:58.420 --> 07:11:01.060 aim-based support, so they honor it. 07:11:01.060 --> 07:11:03.220 Yeah, there's a lot of expectation from these fans. 07:11:03.220 --> 07:11:04.660 With USA, though, it was retreated to that. 07:11:04.660 --> 07:11:07.340 They in 2019, they got past South Korea. 07:11:07.340 --> 07:11:10.820 They swept them in the group stage, swept them. 07:11:10.820 --> 07:11:11.860 And there was a feeling about that year. 07:11:11.860 --> 07:11:13.300 I feel like it would be a special year. 07:11:13.300 --> 07:11:15.220 Stepping into the semifinals, they beat them there, 07:11:15.220 --> 07:11:18.900 and then they swept away Team China to win it all. 07:11:18.900 --> 07:11:21.140 It is a dissamble, I wouldn't say it feels like what it is. 07:11:21.140 --> 07:11:21.980 It's been quite some time. 07:11:21.980 --> 07:11:23.980 The game's changed, the faces have changed. 07:11:26.980 --> 07:11:28.980 But that stand for Korean dominance hasn't. 07:11:28.980 --> 07:11:29.980 I'll tell you that much. 07:11:29.980 --> 07:11:34.980 National recap of the series obviously, it was only Samoa really that showed us I think 07:11:34.980 --> 07:11:40.980 what this team USA are capable of and that's got a lot to do with the fact that, look, it was a short route 66. 07:11:40.980 --> 07:11:43.980 It was an attack side that fell flat. 07:11:43.980 --> 07:11:47.980 I forget if this is sort of very bizarre, we don't make this in Yara composition with South Korea. 07:11:47.980 --> 07:11:50.980 The fact that they're able to lean into some of these quirky comps here should tell you everything you need to know about them. 07:11:51.980 --> 07:11:56.780 how comfortable they're feeling and obviously they're a team that love to make substitutions folks. 07:11:56.780 --> 07:12:03.420 That's the hold up here at the moment as Jun Bin is making sure all of his settings are cooked 07:12:03.420 --> 07:12:08.860 to perfection. It helps to kind of ice you the kicker from honesty because Team USA have been 07:12:08.860 --> 07:12:13.580 sat. They've been sat in the muck and mire of an O2 score line and a pretty disappointing map. 07:12:16.380 --> 07:12:20.700 No bit of energy though. Still in the arena in Anaheim and I honestly think a Team USA are 07:12:20.700 --> 07:12:25.420 They're going to have Amy shot and bring this one back, kind of has to start with the sixth man. 07:12:25.420 --> 07:12:27.660 We're going to need some energy. We're going to need some cheers. 07:12:28.740 --> 07:12:32.300 But these players, their vets, they won't give up until the bitter end. 07:12:33.140 --> 07:12:35.540 But the Korean squad, they can absolutely taste this victory. 07:12:35.540 --> 07:12:37.620 I mean, you could just hear it in Stocker's voice in that clip. 07:12:38.340 --> 07:12:39.820 He's starting to feel this win is coming. 07:12:39.820 --> 07:12:42.860 And like everything we heard from them in the lead up to this game is that they've frankly, 07:12:43.100 --> 07:12:46.380 you know, this might incense some people, treated this like a stepping stone 07:12:46.380 --> 07:12:49.180 on the way to the greater goal, on the way to greater opposition. 07:12:49.180 --> 07:12:58.180 USA here come in looking for a competitive, they do top their group, but there are questions about the level of competition they themselves face where they really put to the test. 07:12:58.180 --> 07:13:06.180 We had other groups that looked terrifying. Saudi Arabia had a comfortable way through, but there were certainly some groups that felt looked a little bit more stacked. 07:13:06.180 --> 07:13:15.180 It's a different vibe, man. We were in a fantastic arena in Busan, right? But nothing really compares the atmosphere in here to big crowd. 07:13:15.180 --> 07:13:18.180 You feel the ground rumble whenever I start to get rowdy. 07:13:20.180 --> 07:13:25.180 Now we are hopefully moments away from jumping into our next map in this series. 07:13:25.180 --> 07:13:28.180 I see you've been looking a bit more settled down. 07:13:28.180 --> 07:13:31.180 Jetpack cap banned in this map, mind you. 07:13:31.180 --> 07:13:32.180 Continue to say. 07:13:32.180 --> 07:13:35.180 Diva banned from South Korea. 07:13:35.180 --> 07:13:39.180 I mentioned that sets the stage for potentially slightly more static compositions 07:13:39.180 --> 07:13:43.180 without the Jetpack cap to ferry a demon into the fight. 07:13:43.180 --> 07:13:49.820 But in the previous series, right? We saw the Orisa find a lot of value on back slightly on Neon Junction, which we may well be headed to here 07:13:52.140 --> 07:13:56.040 Huxing that is work cut out for him this one needs to match up against Joanne Vinon 07:13:56.040 --> 07:14:01.560 Two players have quite different styles quite different perspectives on the game. It's not perspective 07:14:01.560 --> 07:14:07.180 It's that team vision the USA need to pull together right now need to rally around the flag 07:14:07.860 --> 07:14:09.860 To really deliver a unique look 07:14:09.860 --> 07:14:15.120 It feels like if Team South Korea can build momentum in this, you are getting behind the 07:14:15.120 --> 07:14:20.020 eight ball at this point. 07:14:20.020 --> 07:14:23.020 Stunt to feel a rumble. 07:14:23.020 --> 07:14:24.020 Woma. 07:14:24.020 --> 07:14:25.020 Woma. 07:14:25.020 --> 07:14:33.220 I'll tell you Mitch, I've been there. 07:14:33.220 --> 07:14:35.060 I've heard these chants. 07:14:35.060 --> 07:14:36.060 It means something. 07:14:36.060 --> 07:14:37.060 You start to feel something. 07:14:37.060 --> 07:14:39.540 And these players, they need to feel that. 07:14:39.540 --> 07:14:44.540 They need that energy, that belief, that almost insane refusal 07:14:44.540 --> 07:14:47.100 to give in to the weight of expectation. 07:14:47.100 --> 07:14:48.020 That's why we're here. 07:14:48.020 --> 07:14:49.060 That's why we play. 07:14:51.700 --> 07:14:53.620 For Team USA, an attack side, 07:14:53.620 --> 07:14:55.460 maybe a preferred start for them. 07:14:55.460 --> 07:14:57.820 One that lets them set the tempo, set the tone. 07:14:59.180 --> 07:15:00.380 Getting off to a quick start. 07:15:00.380 --> 07:15:04.180 Team Korea have selected a very defensive setup here. 07:15:04.180 --> 07:15:07.020 Potentially even, you could call it passive. 07:15:07.020 --> 07:15:10.260 Team USA, that's an opportunity. 07:15:10.260 --> 07:15:13.060 Team USA fans, you better hope this isn't the last time 07:15:13.060 --> 07:15:16.260 you see your team out there on this stage. 07:15:16.260 --> 07:15:19.060 BlizzCon Arena, get loud and proud. 07:15:19.060 --> 07:15:21.860 USA and South Korea are about to clash 07:15:21.860 --> 07:15:25.380 in our third map of the series. 07:15:25.380 --> 07:15:28.300 Trio going to start on the Widowmaker. 07:15:28.300 --> 07:15:29.740 Little grapple shop, see what's what. 07:15:33.900 --> 07:15:36.580 Seeing Parker on the Ember and Tree might look for the mirror. 07:15:36.580 --> 07:15:40.580 This is really his signature pick if he goes to it, but instead it will be the cast. 07:15:42.080 --> 07:15:47.580 And always the risk of being run down by this demon on the front line, but you don't have to contend anymore with the Jetpack Cat. 07:15:47.580 --> 07:15:53.580 See, ultimately going over to the Wugang here, who actually, you know, gets an increase in the passive healing that he can put, 07:15:53.580 --> 07:16:00.080 but if you break one off site, you lose that passive healing buff from him quicker. Three seconds instead of five now. 07:16:00.080 --> 07:16:04.080 So you've got to get active on this Wugang and make sure you can see your tank. 07:16:04.080 --> 07:16:11.080 Great pressure from Team USA, jumping really right now on the back foot, but Xero goes down to Stalker. 07:16:11.080 --> 07:16:18.080 The Siphon Blast, it must have been an up close personal encounter, maybe off towards the left-hand side, but that's going to take the wind out of the sails. 07:16:22.080 --> 07:16:28.080 Nanos coming online for both squads, should be a key moment, a key flashpoint, especially with Dimon. 07:16:28.080 --> 07:16:31.080 We've seen what she can do, amped up by this Nanoboost. 07:16:31.080 --> 07:16:35.080 Zimbal desperately trying to get towards that last percent. This is to sleep and hold on. 07:16:35.080 --> 07:16:37.080 Huff into the back line. It's got a chance. 07:16:37.080 --> 07:16:43.080 Huff though just looking to create some space for him to dive in. He's done so, but still not one ticket for Team USA. 07:16:43.080 --> 07:16:46.080 He looks to double back. He's actually knocked out a mech in that window. 07:16:46.080 --> 07:16:49.080 There has been able to accost he's saying and come off better in that matchup. 07:16:49.080 --> 07:16:52.080 It's 3 under Churrong and Huff out of the game though with 3 missing. 07:16:52.080 --> 07:16:57.080 This is going to get tight here. But after violent emergence, but Junbin now accosted on all sides. 07:16:57.080 --> 07:17:00.080 T-USA, and broken through. 07:17:02.080 --> 07:17:13.080 And if we have seen a lot of bull holds on Beyond Junction, this one is not for T-USA, earning it, and earning also a bit of energy here in the arena. 07:17:15.080 --> 07:17:17.080 Plenty of time to work with here. 07:17:17.080 --> 07:17:18.080 with here. 07:17:18.080 --> 07:17:23.920 And we've got Lux been good for Ultramaner, Tidal Blaster at the ready, he's built that 07:17:23.920 --> 07:17:27.840 quite quickly and a big Bionate there for Lupino, it gets past the Demon Shield. 07:17:27.840 --> 07:17:32.520 Tidal Blaster, the darey's sleeping it off, that's not going to have any effect. 07:17:32.520 --> 07:17:36.480 From simple, Stingy's the aggression card, still rolling though, man. 07:17:36.480 --> 07:17:39.720 Okay, we're going to have a trade here over Limit Breaks, Horto has a double back now, 07:17:39.720 --> 07:17:43.120 look over to what's jumped in, he's with another Bionic Grenade, this is massive from Lupino, 07:17:43.120 --> 07:17:46.120 Pipe in the wave with some comfortable kills. 07:17:46.120 --> 07:17:51.120 Back in the corner again, there's no way Sifu's getting out of here in one piece. 07:17:51.120 --> 07:17:53.120 Nissan's a cherry on top. 07:17:53.120 --> 07:17:58.120 It's the unconventional support selection from Team USA. It's Luke Nino on the honor. 07:17:58.120 --> 07:18:00.120 Typically the main support for this squad. 07:18:00.120 --> 07:18:06.120 Different teams with different reads, but Team USA, they look very comfortable on their chosen selection. 07:18:06.120 --> 07:18:11.120 Despite that long ice out of the player squad, they look hot in this one. 07:18:11.120 --> 07:18:13.900 Override protocol after ready here for stalker. 07:18:13.900 --> 07:18:18.420 Still gotta be careful up on those sight lines as the arm of a castling can pepper you with shots. 07:18:18.420 --> 07:18:22.680 Coming from the side boost is pretty dangerous here, but it starts to ricochage and power by a nanoboost. 07:18:22.680 --> 07:18:24.520 But no targets for the looks of things. 07:18:24.520 --> 07:18:28.380 Stalker dumps altitude and fights himself face to face with a backflip at three. 07:18:28.380 --> 07:18:29.980 Takes him out of the picture. 07:18:29.980 --> 07:18:31.360 Pressure now though on Hall. 07:18:31.360 --> 07:18:35.440 Thick and fast, he's gotta be knocked out of the mech and Sifl can sit back on this nanoboost. 07:18:35.440 --> 07:18:37.040 Wait for a rainy day. 07:18:37.040 --> 07:18:42.460 Great hold from Korea, they're gonna get an additional stagger onto ultraviolet 07:18:42.460 --> 07:18:44.620 and you're a long way from home on Woo-Yang. 07:18:44.620 --> 07:18:47.500 They're gonna delay this, you see some brutal body box, Jung Min. 07:18:47.500 --> 07:18:49.440 If you give him in, he'll take a mile. 07:18:49.440 --> 07:18:54.140 Team USA, they've got three minutes though, some good progress so far on this map. 07:18:54.140 --> 07:18:58.160 This is a tough hill to climb though, one in which Korea have full control of where they 07:18:58.160 --> 07:18:59.860 want to take these fights. 07:18:59.860 --> 07:19:02.460 Literally and figuratively, for you a sight. 07:19:02.460 --> 07:19:04.460 He's a long way from horror, man. 07:19:04.460 --> 07:19:06.460 Jukvim sees an opportunity going to the back line. 07:19:06.460 --> 07:19:08.460 Doesn't want to overextend, but doesn't have to either. 07:19:08.460 --> 07:19:10.460 Looks like the game has come to him. 07:19:12.460 --> 07:19:14.460 Let's get out with his life, with the supports now. 07:19:14.460 --> 07:19:16.460 Aggression to Max the front line. 07:19:16.460 --> 07:19:18.460 Team USA looking dangerously close to a spawn camp. 07:19:18.460 --> 07:19:20.460 Hock trying to hold onto the next dude. 07:19:20.460 --> 07:19:22.460 UV goes down. 07:19:22.460 --> 07:19:25.460 Look at how elegantly South Korea punish a positional error there for Hock. 07:19:25.460 --> 07:19:27.460 He just gets too far away. 07:19:27.460 --> 07:19:29.460 Charges out of the open. 07:19:29.460 --> 07:19:31.460 We saw the same happen to Kaffir against France. 07:19:31.460 --> 07:19:36.180 against France. It should be immediately snapped onto an opportunity to drive that 07:19:36.180 --> 07:19:40.540 backline without having to deal with Hawk. This is stifling fashion, Korea are 07:19:40.540 --> 07:19:45.300 getting so much out of one fight minute off the clock and the poke is still 07:19:45.300 --> 07:19:48.260 pouring in. Team USA is struggling on the walk-ups here. Yeah, it's looking 07:19:48.260 --> 07:19:52.540 excruciating. Really putting pressure on that human load here, Team USA. 07:19:52.540 --> 07:19:56.220 Ultimately needs to do damage to really empower that human. That's hard to do with 07:19:56.220 --> 07:19:59.340 There's Sarah Popps, like a balloon. 07:19:59.340 --> 07:20:02.180 Tidal Blast on He-Sang made it impossible to fight back. 07:20:03.340 --> 07:20:05.300 And this kind of aggressive dominance 07:20:05.300 --> 07:20:06.820 in front of the Team USA squad 07:20:06.820 --> 07:20:09.700 is causing that cut to roll back inch by inch 07:20:09.700 --> 07:20:11.180 every second down from Team USA. 07:20:11.180 --> 07:20:13.540 Jumin has he over steps though? 07:20:13.540 --> 07:20:16.060 Somehow it seems he hasn't. 07:20:16.060 --> 07:20:19.020 Gets back to safety just as his shield buckles. 07:20:19.020 --> 07:20:21.580 And he'll probably just rinse and repeat this approach. 07:20:21.580 --> 07:20:24.100 Now that we enter a whirlwind nanopoosts, 07:20:24.100 --> 07:20:26.180 may dictate the pace of the fight. 07:20:26.180 --> 07:20:28.320 Both Luke and Simple have them locked in low to bits. 07:20:28.320 --> 07:20:29.520 The limit break is for Jumping. 07:20:29.520 --> 07:20:30.480 Then I'm looking at it, getting the nano. 07:20:30.480 --> 07:20:31.360 He's going to go for it. 07:20:31.360 --> 07:20:32.920 Simple looks like he's circling around elsewhere. 07:20:32.920 --> 07:20:35.600 Ultra pilot against the nano. 07:20:35.600 --> 07:20:37.320 Okay. 07:20:37.320 --> 07:20:39.200 Bold strategy, Copnik, but who say so? 07:20:40.200 --> 07:20:41.640 Minute 15 left on the clock here. 07:20:41.640 --> 07:20:44.840 The T-USA squad are in utter disarray. 07:20:45.840 --> 07:20:47.800 Oh, the aggression is really coming back 07:20:47.800 --> 07:20:49.240 into the Korean team now. 07:20:49.240 --> 07:20:52.080 Every time they're taking the fight on their own terms, 07:20:52.080 --> 07:20:53.680 Simple getting deep on these planks, 07:20:53.680 --> 07:20:56.440 initiating with Nades into the back line. 07:20:56.440 --> 07:20:59.640 And with every fight winly, sweep USA back to the roots. 07:20:59.640 --> 07:21:01.760 Tree though, a big pick on the Chorong. 07:21:01.760 --> 07:21:03.560 He's sitting deep behind this one, 07:21:03.560 --> 07:21:05.440 getting a little bit weird with that pick on the support. 07:21:05.440 --> 07:21:08.640 Caca, we are certainly behind enemy lines here. 07:21:08.640 --> 07:21:11.520 Jordan Ryder, 10-30! 07:21:11.520 --> 07:21:13.720 Executioner for He-Sang gets him in elimination, 07:21:13.720 --> 07:21:15.120 but it's traded out instantly. 07:21:15.120 --> 07:21:17.120 Somehow, Ultra Violet is just headshot 07:21:17.120 --> 07:21:19.920 by S1mple across the map, continuing to throw this fight 07:21:19.920 --> 07:21:28.560 the question. Jundim out of mech, and eventually out of time. Big shots from Hark, blocks the sleep as well. 07:21:28.560 --> 07:21:34.320 Damn, I can't finish on that one, but simple as none of the ones yet. Trying to jockey back, but again. 07:21:34.320 --> 07:21:39.920 Yeah, that perfect use drive was scary. Big damage coming in from the demon at range. 07:21:42.160 --> 07:21:47.120 And so, with 10 seconds left, the USA have a golden opportunity to continue to fight 07:21:47.120 --> 07:21:52.520 for their World Cup position. But again, as you said, Jake, an uphill battle. 07:21:52.520 --> 07:21:56.120 Salka has it over on Chronicle under ready. It's going to be a limit break fight up by Hawke there. 07:21:56.120 --> 07:21:59.120 Looks like it's concomit, but Zell is going to dive in as free! 07:21:59.120 --> 07:22:01.120 It's about to use the damage out of the vacation! 07:22:01.120 --> 07:22:06.120 Fights two. Trader back by Symbol with a headshot now, but Hawke has found a little what-on-one tie with. 07:22:06.120 --> 07:22:11.120 He's saying nothing the shield can do until the card continues to green towards the objective. 07:22:11.120 --> 07:22:15.120 It's just been diving out. Nano Boost here to make some space, but it cannot take too much damage. 07:22:15.120 --> 07:22:17.120 to make use of the shield to buy time. 07:22:17.120 --> 07:22:21.120 Moments for his team to get back into the fight, but that could be easier said than done. 07:22:21.120 --> 07:22:25.120 Title pass instantly going to be dispensed over towards Junbin now, the knockdown for the over shield. 07:22:25.120 --> 07:22:27.120 Even more important, over clock at the ready-go for three. 07:22:27.120 --> 07:22:30.120 Look at the petroleum in the backlight as Speed Ring comes out for the USA, 07:22:30.120 --> 07:22:32.120 but his override protocol is a problem for Hork. 07:22:32.120 --> 07:22:35.120 Knockdown and mech, Stalker doubles down and finds the Judo, 07:22:35.120 --> 07:22:39.120 and it's all but done here for USA's attack side. 07:22:39.120 --> 07:22:43.120 Poppling over as Stalker finishes off Sarah. 07:22:43.120 --> 07:22:47.520 And the USA will be held to one singular checkpoint on neon junction 07:22:48.280 --> 07:22:51.200 It's got to be a deflating fight for team USA 07:22:51.200 --> 07:22:55.020 It was such a strong start Zara into the back line hop following suit 07:22:55.360 --> 07:23:01.020 The team Korea with just two members alive holds so deep into that fight getting the supports back in 07:23:01.600 --> 07:23:04.260 Stalling things out and as the clock runs down 07:23:04.760 --> 07:23:09.660 So to the hope for team USA a winnable situation, but through second point 07:23:09.660 --> 07:23:12.320 You would have loved to found it on to third. I mean on neon junction 07:23:13.120 --> 07:23:16.160 Well, this looks too winnable for the South Korean team. 07:23:17.560 --> 07:23:19.360 We said that already in this series. 07:23:20.240 --> 07:23:23.480 Route 66 though are much more difficult outing for the USA. 07:23:23.480 --> 07:23:25.680 We said it was possible, chances were slim. 07:23:26.000 --> 07:23:29.000 Here, yeah, sure, they've got their ways out. 07:23:30.280 --> 07:23:31.280 But it's going to be a tough one. 07:23:31.280 --> 07:23:33.960 It's going to have to be an extended hold, and ideally... 07:23:35.080 --> 07:23:38.680 Want to see the team USA shave off two minutes on this first checkpoint. 07:23:38.680 --> 07:23:40.480 Give themselves a little bit of a buffer. 07:23:40.480 --> 07:23:46.380 South Korea, I imagine expeditiously we'll take the fight to them, especially if it's 07:23:46.380 --> 07:23:50.400 a Rissa for Jun Bin on deck. 07:23:50.400 --> 07:23:53.400 Perhaps the toughest test yet. 07:23:53.400 --> 07:24:00.040 All these American players and for the fandom of the pigeons. 07:24:00.040 --> 07:24:04.880 Any ornithologists in the building? 07:24:04.880 --> 07:24:10.640 the dazzling plumage of our avian friends on the map. We must cast their eyes to the 07:24:10.640 --> 07:24:17.240 scoreboard. And off we go. Jombi is going to be on this Orisa look. Jorong on the Juno 07:24:17.240 --> 07:24:24.680 once more. The very different backlines. Team 3 are they going to bring some of the signature 07:24:24.680 --> 07:24:28.800 aggression. Closing the gaps. Here's the speed ring. The spear goes wide. Hork at risk of 07:24:28.800 --> 07:24:32.200 being encircled here. Jombi looking dangerous. Hork sees an opportunity to go off the stalker 07:24:32.200 --> 07:24:36.040 but it's a slim margin at best, and eventually has to retract. 07:24:37.320 --> 07:24:40.520 Juminu dies for the high ground, one javelin connection on the squishy 07:24:40.520 --> 07:24:44.280 could equal an easy kill, and break this fight wide open. 07:24:45.920 --> 07:24:48.800 Defensive posture from Team USA, this backline is critical. 07:24:49.120 --> 07:24:51.920 Both armor skills aren't cooled down in 2-3, they're pushing their advantage. 07:24:51.920 --> 07:24:54.720 Both dives in, but Juminu's a tough customer, tough to break through, Orisa. 07:24:54.840 --> 07:24:57.080 He's already in the backline here, has to find a recall, 07:24:57.080 --> 07:24:59.960 and will buy this tie from the purge, it's Zera falling first, though. 07:24:59.960 --> 07:25:06.200 and they'll omen here for Team USA, they've lost their shield and they've lost their right hand in tree. 07:25:06.200 --> 07:25:10.280 They've got to give this up. There's no one where they can hold this surely. 07:25:10.280 --> 07:25:14.840 Hawke will attempt it, but it seems token of best to checkpoints and change. 07:25:14.840 --> 07:25:18.120 Hawke eventually forced off and South Korea up to the races. 07:25:18.840 --> 07:25:24.120 Droodle find stalker just cutting the enemy to pieces. No mercy here for the Korean hitscan. 07:25:24.120 --> 07:25:29.720 And why should he offer any gold medals on the mind right now for Korea a 07:25:30.340 --> 07:25:34.640 Consequential quarter-final to earn them the chance at a rematch a salty run back 07:25:35.600 --> 07:25:37.240 against the French 07:25:37.240 --> 07:25:39.240 Certainly a tantalizing prospect here 07:25:40.800 --> 07:25:47.720 If you ask the fans seeing the red white and blue up against the French squad might be even more excited around a long way from that 07:25:49.080 --> 07:25:51.720 Applied to see that someone else will need to bring the watering can 07:25:51.720 --> 07:25:57.880 Speaking of which, title boss on deck here for ultraviolet, four ultimates ready for 07:25:57.880 --> 07:25:58.880 team USA. 07:25:58.880 --> 07:26:04.200 Junbin is so deep here on this position, pulls a ton of attention to himself in the rush, 07:26:04.200 --> 07:26:06.200 puts so much of his assay on the back foot. 07:26:06.200 --> 07:26:10.000 He's so deep, Hawks in travel corner side, the Terraser nowhere to hide, his little 07:26:10.000 --> 07:26:11.000 Mino is flattened. 07:26:11.000 --> 07:26:16.200 Within that seismic zone, knocked to the ground, though, is Junbin dealt with by Hawk down 07:26:16.200 --> 07:26:17.900 here, continue to push up. 07:26:17.900 --> 07:26:18.900 We see the box of victory. 07:26:18.900 --> 07:26:23.900 The comp is going to get some extra mileage before South Korea, let it rest for a time. 07:26:23.900 --> 07:26:28.900 Great finds from Hawkins Zera, that looked like the beginning of the end for Team USA. 07:26:28.900 --> 07:26:33.900 I was getting scared, but Hawkins Zera find the trades to buy a new lease on life for Team USA. 07:26:33.900 --> 07:26:38.900 They're still though in the doldrums, this ultimate economy looking tepid at best. 07:26:38.900 --> 07:26:45.520 Pulse ball opportunity for Heesank here and that orbital ray is going to be extremely 07:26:45.520 --> 07:26:46.520 empowering. 07:26:46.520 --> 07:26:49.020 He's saying he might have done it all himself. 07:26:49.020 --> 07:26:54.420 Ultraman and Zera taking a task by a singular pulse bomb and the USA behavior threatens 07:26:54.420 --> 07:26:56.700 to collapse it for our very eyes. 07:26:56.700 --> 07:27:01.500 Hawke with the next cap off the rank and Lukmino knows he's in deep trouble. 07:27:01.500 --> 07:27:05.300 Doesn't want to be staggered for a potential retake but doesn't have the mobility to get 07:27:05.300 --> 07:27:06.300 out. 07:27:06.300 --> 07:27:10.140 It's dragged out with the finale of it rings through the arena 07:27:10.700 --> 07:27:14.140 They're trying to get in South to Ricky's free for some time, but he's got a big cut short 07:27:14.380 --> 07:27:19.660 Two meters away and closing his walk dice rock back on it is dealt with yet again so close 07:27:19.660 --> 07:27:22.940 You could taste it and a high was where the career 07:27:23.660 --> 07:27:24.300 dynasty 07:27:24.300 --> 07:27:29.860 Faulted but seven years later a new generation breathes life back into it 07:27:29.860 --> 07:27:38.260 A statement victory from Team South Korea over the hometown crowd who are silenced in 07:27:38.260 --> 07:27:39.260 this match. 07:27:39.260 --> 07:27:42.660 A win like that sets the standard for gold. 07:27:42.660 --> 07:27:48.260 Not that there was ever any option for these Korean players, but now it feels real. 07:27:48.260 --> 07:27:51.380 Now it's going to be the other side of the bracket that is starting to sweat. 07:27:51.380 --> 07:27:56.220 Team France, any teams left in competition, this is the beast you will have to face down. 07:27:56.220 --> 07:27:59.380 leave this back one of the top three teams with extreme pressure. 07:28:00.380 --> 07:28:04.180 And on the other side of the bracket, Team Saudi Arabia, I can imagine salivating 07:28:04.180 --> 07:28:08.900 the prospect of taking on potentially a renewed, a rejuvenated, a revitalized 07:28:08.900 --> 07:28:12.940 South Korean roster who are up to date with the meta and looking good. 07:28:14.380 --> 07:28:16.900 Looking comfortable out here in the BlizzCon arena. 07:28:18.780 --> 07:28:22.020 Stuff again to bid farewell to the journey for Team USA. 07:28:22.020 --> 07:28:27.020 We made a stunning run through our qualifiers and group stages with promise. 07:28:27.020 --> 07:28:31.020 Put the station back on the Overwatch World Cup map, but it was not to be. 07:28:31.020 --> 07:28:35.020 I look back over the series series, Samoa gave us some really spirited competition. 07:28:35.020 --> 07:28:38.020 Some decent back and forth, but ultimately, Zachary emerged from that map, 07:28:38.020 --> 07:28:43.020 and then they make short work of USA on Route 66. That was a gut punch. 07:28:43.020 --> 07:28:49.020 And the way this series played out, it's a testament to how many threats you have to worry about on this Korean team. 07:28:49.020 --> 07:28:55.180 map one I felt Sanjin, Junbin, Wonton, aggression, ridiculous threat, any supports in the series 07:28:55.180 --> 07:29:00.780 are on notice. Stalker coming alive in the third, Max, simple looking, phenomenal on 07:29:00.780 --> 07:29:05.660 route 66. There's too many problems to solve against this team. I mean, I don't see a way 07:29:05.660 --> 07:29:09.500 to beat them not yet. Someone's going to have to show us something really different if they 07:29:09.500 --> 07:29:11.020 want to stop Korea from taking the gold. 07:29:11.020 --> 07:29:14.140 For now, we have a chance to hear from our victors down on the stage standing by with 07:29:14.140 --> 07:29:15.140 Danny Lim. 07:29:15.140 --> 07:29:21.860 Thank you so much. Yes, I am here joined by stalker from team South Korea. Everybody make some noise for stalker. Let's go 07:29:24.580 --> 07:29:28.740 Fantastic job 30 victory today stalker. How do you feel? 07:29:28.740 --> 07:29:33.740 Congratulations to the winner for the 3-0 win. How do you feel? 07:29:34.740 --> 07:29:42.740 I was very nervous, but I won easily. I'm glad to win in front of the fans. 07:29:58.740 --> 07:30:04.340 USA is not an easy team to beat, but you guys did beat them and it was very clean for you guys. 07:30:28.740 --> 07:30:41.740 I feel like we really prepared for every scenario that could happen and going into the first map, we kind of wanted to figure out what team USA wanted to do and from there, we sort of picked our roots and it really worked well for us. 07:30:41.740 --> 07:30:51.740 Alright, I feel like the most important thing I feel like is tomorrow's match for the semifinals. It is a rematch! South Korea vs. team France, Stalker, how do you feel about that one? 07:30:51.740 --> 07:30:52.740 That one. 07:31:03.740 --> 07:31:07.740 It is going to be a 3-0. 07:31:07.740 --> 07:31:09.740 Alright, thank you so much for the interview. I love the confidence. 07:31:09.740 --> 07:31:11.740 That's it for the interview. 07:31:14.740 --> 07:31:17.740 Thank you so much, Danny. 07:31:17.740 --> 07:31:24.700 Fincing sweep from Team South Korea and I have reinforced and asked with me to break it all down 07:31:25.220 --> 07:31:28.060 Now not everyone in this room got their prediction correct 07:31:28.940 --> 07:31:30.940 Okay, my salty for gloating 07:31:33.620 --> 07:31:36.380 We got up I know we have a home we have a home 07:31:37.820 --> 07:31:40.360 I just want to throw it out there now. We can now we can 07:31:41.620 --> 07:31:44.580 Exactly I did some sparkles my face to celebrate victory 07:31:44.580 --> 07:31:48.480 You know how it is, but no honestly this was so dominant 07:31:48.480 --> 07:31:53.760 I generally expected a closer match even though my initial score prediction would not indicate that 07:31:53.920 --> 07:32:00.140 Reinforced what was your prediction looking like because I feel like with this kind of showing South Korea more than redeem themselves 07:32:00.400 --> 07:32:03.920 Yeah, a hundred percent because going into the group stage in Busan 07:32:04.720 --> 07:32:09.320 Korea there were a little lackluster. They were a little bit impatient or like they didn't really seem that 07:32:09.800 --> 07:32:13.800 Composed things considered and that's obviously why they got to reverse sweat by France in the group stage 07:32:13.800 --> 07:32:18.360 got the number two seed going into this match up against USA just the pace in 07:32:18.360 --> 07:32:22.960 which they came out with and played so determined here on Samoa very impressive 07:32:22.960 --> 07:32:27.200 how they broke down this slower approach from team USA and then to bring up like 07:32:27.200 --> 07:32:31.880 the Senyatta here as well on root C to 6 and really just create so much chaos here 07:32:31.880 --> 07:32:35.520 for the side of team USA I thought this was the South Korea we expected to see 07:32:35.520 --> 07:32:38.960 come out at the group stage already because they are superstar players 07:32:38.960 --> 07:32:42.600 across the board they just didn't show us that in the group stage which caused 07:32:42.600 --> 07:32:46.020 some hesitation for us of confusion like how good are they or their favorite 07:32:46.020 --> 07:32:49.860 compete at all and I think they showed with this three august USA they are one 07:32:49.860 --> 07:32:54.020 of the favorites with the entire thing they absolutely are I feel like overall 07:32:54.020 --> 07:32:57.220 when it came down to the conversation we were having heading into this match 07:32:57.220 --> 07:33:01.660 we also talked about the dynamicism in comps that both of these teams can be 07:33:01.660 --> 07:33:06.860 bringing to the table we saw them start off off meta in that first map but then 07:33:06.860 --> 07:33:11.300 being able to show that diversity as we continue to roll through and leaning 07:33:11.300 --> 07:33:20.140 into the demon. It as the series kind of went on there. And I feel like for the side of South Korea as well within that crazy 07:33:20.140 --> 07:33:27.020 of our group for having he saying and stalker in the server being able to also interchangeably swap off that she on so that you 07:33:27.020 --> 07:33:34.560 can have the have the Emory come out on the other side and having that ability to be so adaptable really was such a huge 07:33:34.560 --> 07:33:39.160 difference maker on top of obviously the vengeance I guess that they were looking 07:33:39.160 --> 07:33:44.520 for. But they were fools by that. 100% no stalker absolute boon for this team so much 07:33:44.520 --> 07:33:48.520 flexibility being able to play that hits skin but also everything else like I 07:33:48.520 --> 07:33:51.800 won't be surprised if he rolls out and support is good at that too because it's 07:33:51.800 --> 07:33:55.720 stocking now he can do it he can do it and now they're moving into the semifinals 07:33:55.720 --> 07:34:00.960 where they might get their revenge against bronze. I know we're on home soil so 07:34:00.960 --> 07:34:06.360 It would have been a great story for the USA to make it into the semifinals or even go further and into the finals 07:34:06.360 --> 07:34:13.840 But the script writers are not off here either. I feel like that France versus Korea rematch is going to be one to look out for Johnny 07:34:13.840 --> 07:34:20.560 Yeah, a hundred percent of course and France take they're looking to hold on strong to this demon composition that they did upset with of course 07:34:20.560 --> 07:34:25.100 But this time around the way Korea just looked on stage the way they flex around as well 07:34:25.100 --> 07:34:29.840 I think they're looking so impressive that even though France you did get the upset in the group stage 07:34:29.840 --> 07:34:33.120 you still have to go with Korea being the favorite in going into that one. 07:34:33.120 --> 07:34:35.120 Which are you excited for tomorrow? 07:34:35.120 --> 07:34:37.620 I'm excited for all of it, truly. 07:34:37.620 --> 07:34:38.620 That was the correct answer. 07:34:38.620 --> 07:34:39.620 Hey, I chose... 07:34:39.620 --> 07:34:40.620 Of course! 07:34:40.620 --> 07:34:41.620 Thank you, thank you, thank you. 07:34:41.620 --> 07:34:43.620 Typically, you would say no wrong answers here, but... 07:34:43.620 --> 07:34:44.620 Yes. 07:34:44.620 --> 07:34:46.620 I appreciate you talking me on that one. 07:34:46.620 --> 07:34:52.980 Overall, though, I feel like also that KSA Sweden matchup, seeing KSA bleed up against 07:34:52.980 --> 07:34:58.340 Spain earlier today, they're looking as the most human that they've really looked. 07:34:58.340 --> 07:34:59.780 I feel like all of that. 07:34:59.780 --> 07:35:02.620 I can't speak on the Swedish matchup. 07:35:02.620 --> 07:35:03.460 No, you can't. 07:35:03.460 --> 07:35:04.620 I'm biased. 07:35:04.620 --> 07:35:06.700 You are literally paid to talk on this there, 07:35:06.700 --> 07:35:09.460 so you please speak on that. 07:35:09.460 --> 07:35:11.660 I do have a preference for Sweden winning that matchup. 07:35:11.660 --> 07:35:12.380 That's crazy. 07:35:12.380 --> 07:35:13.940 I can't believe it's coming down. 07:35:13.940 --> 07:35:14.900 You know, there's a chance. 07:35:14.900 --> 07:35:16.940 There's a chance. 07:35:16.940 --> 07:35:17.700 There's a chance. 07:35:17.700 --> 07:35:18.580 A tiny bit of chance. 07:35:18.580 --> 07:35:21.500 Were you impressed with just how smooth it looked 07:35:21.500 --> 07:35:22.540 like for Sweden today? 07:35:22.540 --> 07:35:25.060 Because honestly, that was kind of a flawless, serious one. 07:35:25.060 --> 07:35:25.740 Yeah, of course. 07:35:25.740 --> 07:35:28.260 I mean, I think the way they're able to play around 07:35:28.260 --> 07:35:33.300 Kevster and just like taking his time to set up accordingly on the tracer and then 07:35:33.300 --> 07:35:37.380 Sorrow as well doing a great job on the Freyja. I love this kind of tactical slow approach 07:35:37.380 --> 07:35:42.580 for Sweden but the thing is they were able to pull that off against Germany being able to pull 07:35:42.580 --> 07:35:46.900 that off against Saudi Arabia who definitely did get a good look at that as well and just like 07:35:46.900 --> 07:35:51.140 okay well how do we adapt going into the semi-finals we kind of know that Kevster is always going to 07:35:51.140 --> 07:35:54.980 be lurking in the flanks now we kind of know that soon he's going to sit back and give up a 07:35:54.980 --> 07:35:58.060 a lot of space. How are we going to adapt to that? I think Saudi Arabia is going to 07:35:58.060 --> 07:36:02.360 come into tomorrow's match with a great game plan and make things way more difficult for 07:36:02.360 --> 07:36:04.620 Sweden to pull off them playing their game. 07:36:04.620 --> 07:36:08.740 Now, any last thoughts, any takeaways from day one, especially in terms of the meta? 07:36:08.740 --> 07:36:12.220 Do we feel like we have a better idea of what to expect or do you feel like today already 07:36:12.220 --> 07:36:15.820 just showed that teams like France are still just leaning into what they're good at and 07:36:15.820 --> 07:36:17.300 what they were comfortable with in Busan? 07:36:17.300 --> 07:36:21.140 I think it's a little bit of a mix because again, we did see a lot of more of these brawly 07:36:21.140 --> 07:36:26.340 competitions being pulled out. The Sigma has been a really strong pick across the board for a lot of 07:36:26.340 --> 07:36:32.500 these teams here. So I think it's very small shifts, but really nothing crazy yet. Yeah, I think we 07:36:32.500 --> 07:36:37.220 can see a lot of different compositions tomorrow. I mean, we saw Korea, they just pull out Senyatta, 07:36:37.220 --> 07:36:41.860 like no one had that on their bingo card. Okay, true. The cheers in the audience when we got to see 07:36:41.860 --> 07:36:45.780 some Senyatta gameplay was just off the charts. And so obviously I'd love to see more of that. And I 07:36:45.780 --> 07:36:50.580 think we're in a meta right now, especially after the mid-season patch, where if you get a good hero 07:36:50.580 --> 07:36:55.940 ban in and you get to go to a map where you can really set up the right map design for 07:36:55.940 --> 07:36:59.780 your composition preference. Like you can throw a few curveballs in there and really 07:36:59.780 --> 07:37:04.500 shake things up. And so what I think we're seeing, like we did on Neon Junction just now, 07:37:04.500 --> 07:37:09.140 that Demon, Jetback Cat, like those are some of the two best characters in the game right 07:37:09.140 --> 07:37:13.900 now, you can game plan different kinds of compositions to really throw your opponent 07:37:13.900 --> 07:37:17.940 off guard. And so I think we're in for a really fun day tomorrow. We're going to see a lot 07:37:17.940 --> 07:37:22.820 different to what heroes. We are indeed with two semifinals, a grand final, a bronze medal match, 07:37:22.820 --> 07:37:28.180 we also of course have a halftime concert on this very stage with Yaw Sobi and everyone at home 07:37:28.180 --> 07:37:34.660 gets to enjoy more Overwatch lore, so much more to come, but even today is not quite over yet 07:37:34.660 --> 07:37:38.580 because the sparkles were not in celebration of that game, the sparkles were a little preview 07:37:38.580 --> 07:37:43.540 of all the magic that is about to go down on that stage because we'll be talking Doki Watch, 07:37:43.540 --> 07:37:48.840 You don't want to miss it for now. It's good night from this desk. We're moving over to the stage. Don't go anywhere 07:37:48.840 --> 07:37:50.840 Next up don't give watch pop 07:38:43.540 --> 07:38:50.540 I don't know what to do with him.