WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:08.000 I'm sick with the excitement, you can see so bright 00:08.000 --> 00:14.000 Fire in your eyes, I feel like you're right here 00:14.000 --> 00:20.000 Nothing that you like here, I'm looking for the place 00:20.000 --> 00:25.000 It's fire in your eyes, fire in your eyes 00:25.000 --> 00:37.000 I open your eyes, I open your eyes 01:25.000 --> 01:28.920 Let it go, let it go, close your eyes and I'll pray 01:28.920 --> 01:31.720 And turn into the light we've never had before 01:31.720 --> 01:35.720 Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go 01:55.000 --> 01:57.000 I 02:55.000 --> 02:57.000 Oh 04:25.000 --> 04:41.000 I told you that one day ain't never enough Tell me I hate you, I still call you up 04:41.000 --> 04:51.000 We don't got trust, we can never add love I was put in the hours, hours, hours, hours 05:21.000 --> 05:37.000 I was running in the house 05:37.000 --> 05:41.000 I was running in the house 05:41.000 --> 05:45.000 I'm sick of fighting the things that you said 05:45.000 --> 05:48.000 I don't wanna burn all the bridges that I had 05:48.000 --> 05:51.800 I'm tired of going to bed when you left me unregistered 05:51.800 --> 05:54.600 Turn up the noise in my head 05:54.600 --> 05:57.800 I told you that one day, never enough 05:57.800 --> 06:00.800 Well, tell me I hate you, I still call you up 06:00.800 --> 06:06.000 If we don't got trust, we can never have love 06:06.000 --> 06:12.000 I was put in the hours, hours, hours, hours I watched 06:12.000 --> 06:17.000 You were calling me a liar, a liar, a liar, a liar, a liar, yeah 06:18.000 --> 06:23.000 I was putting in the hours, hours, hours, hours, hours 06:24.000 --> 06:30.000 And it's coming down, down, down, down, down, down 06:31.000 --> 06:32.000 I was putting in the 06:42.000 --> 07:00.000 I was put in the arms, I was out, I was out of the world 07:30.000 --> 07:34.800 Looking back when we were young, I 07:34.800 --> 07:39.800 Hopped through Russian, but always pumped it 07:39.800 --> 07:45.800 I drive away, living behind us 07:45.800 --> 07:51.300 Without trace, never the day that we will fight 07:51.300 --> 07:56.800 No one can say what you didn't do it right 07:56.800 --> 08:01.800 So try your way 08:01.800 --> 08:05.800 I might be a better person than you 08:05.800 --> 08:10.800 I might be a better person than you 08:10.800 --> 08:12.800 I might be a better person than you 08:12.800 --> 08:15.800 Maybe if I find something 08:15.800 --> 08:18.800 This time it'll hold me 08:18.800 --> 08:20.800 My mind, the casualty 08:20.800 --> 08:24.800 Finally we'll be together 08:24.800 --> 08:26.800 I 08:54.800 --> 08:57.800 Every day, no fix they say 08:57.800 --> 09:02.800 Feel the way under the weather 09:02.800 --> 09:07.800 Counting the thunder keeping me under 09:08.800 --> 09:13.800 And if we could break out from the tethers 09:13.800 --> 09:19.800 Playin' into each other into each other 09:19.800 --> 09:21.800 We're going down the road 09:21.800 --> 09:24.800 There's a big fire in the house 09:24.800 --> 09:26.800 Without a trace 09:26.800 --> 09:29.800 And for the day that you find 09:29.800 --> 09:32.800 You're going to sleep 09:32.800 --> 09:35.800 We didn't do anything 09:35.800 --> 09:40.800 To fly away 09:40.800 --> 09:44.800 Baby, baby, baby 09:44.800 --> 09:48.800 Baby, baby, baby 10:48.800 --> 10:51.800 But I don't get tired of it 10:51.800 --> 10:54.800 Told me I'd never be happy 10:54.800 --> 10:56.800 I'm not sad at all 10:58.800 --> 11:00.800 Baby, I'm the fool 11:01.800 --> 11:03.800 Followin' my dreams 11:05.800 --> 11:08.800 You're gonna see me on every ride 12:48.800 --> 12:50.800 Oh 15:18.800 --> 15:28.800 the world. Welcome to 15:28.800 --> 15:31.800 Championship Sunday of the NA 15:31.800 --> 15:34.800 1v1 regional title here. We are 15:34.800 --> 15:36.800 having six gamers in the building. 15:36.800 --> 15:38.800 One will be crowned North 15:38.800 --> 15:39.800 American regional champion by 15:39.800 --> 15:41.800 the end of today's broadcast. We 15:41.800 --> 15:42.800 got some good looking some good 15:42.800 --> 15:43.800 looking fits here for 15:43.800 --> 15:44.800 Championship Sunday. I'm liking 15:44.800 --> 15:46.800 the white and blue Mr Bates. 15:46.800 --> 15:51.900 I don't worry about what's on this. It's a it's just a nice pink and blue pattern don't look too closely 15:52.420 --> 15:58.560 Okay, okay, okay Johnny. Yeah, you always Johnny on same ship something on these shows you oftentimes look like you just got off of like a 15:58.560 --> 16:03.920 Like a safari with CJ or something. Yeah, we do like to do that. I'm trying to just look and see what 16:03.920 --> 16:05.920 Fears 16:16.880 --> 16:18.880 Lobsters and some golf balls on teas 16:27.280 --> 16:30.200 I'm so glad I'm so glad you kept chasing that Johnny I needed 16:30.200 --> 16:31.380 That answer in my life. 16:31.380 --> 16:32.880 Folks, if you're picking right now 16:32.880 --> 16:34.340 to start watching the Rockinley, 16:34.340 --> 16:35.780 you picked a great time to become a fan 16:35.780 --> 16:37.540 of the greatest eSport in the world. 16:37.540 --> 16:39.780 We are moments away, it feels like, 16:39.780 --> 16:40.780 from the World Championship, 16:40.780 --> 16:42.680 even though it's really in September, folks. 16:42.680 --> 16:45.860 It is very closely approaching here in 2026. 16:45.860 --> 16:47.780 We've completed our 2v2 opens. 16:47.780 --> 16:50.660 This is the final 1v1 open left. 16:50.660 --> 16:52.320 Everyone's waiting on us to find out 16:52.320 --> 16:53.620 who the top four are gonna be 16:53.620 --> 16:55.020 at the World Championship playing for that title 16:55.020 --> 16:56.860 of 1v1 World Champion. 16:56.860 --> 16:58.440 Then we got the last chance qualifiers. 16:58.440 --> 17:03.860 If you and your friends want to compete at the world championship, it's still technically 17:03.860 --> 17:04.860 possible. 17:04.860 --> 17:08.900 Scan the QR code on your screen, follow the link, sign up, fill out the show form, and 17:08.900 --> 17:13.120 then, you know, be in the lobby and make sure you don't, don't lose the, not losing is the 17:13.120 --> 17:14.120 hard part there. 17:14.120 --> 17:16.480 That's, that's the one that kind of, that's the squeaky wheel that gets a lot of people. 17:16.480 --> 17:19.500 But if you can successfully make it through those last chance qualifiers, you can play 17:19.500 --> 17:22.220 for the title of Rock League world champion. 17:22.220 --> 17:24.320 That is coming up pretty, pretty quickly here. 17:24.320 --> 17:28.880 We've got quite the event today, lots of prize money on the line, as well as a spot at that 17:28.880 --> 17:29.880 world championship. 17:29.880 --> 17:31.800 That's the thing everybody really cares about. 17:31.800 --> 17:32.800 We're down to the top six. 17:32.800 --> 17:37.520 Everyone's already secured $1,600 and with every win, you will be almost doubling, if 17:37.520 --> 17:43.200 not more so, doubling your prize pool here with that top spot taking home $7,000 today, 17:43.200 --> 17:47.400 as well as getting themselves an extra 5k on top of the making of the world. 17:47.400 --> 17:48.800 We'll talk about that in just a second here. 17:48.800 --> 17:50.520 Here's the bracket for the world championship. 17:50.520 --> 17:52.840 The winner qualifies to the world championship 17:52.840 --> 17:54.600 for the match against NASA. 17:54.600 --> 17:55.520 That'll be a best of seven. 17:55.520 --> 17:58.520 The winner of the European versus North American 1v1 17:58.520 --> 18:01.840 champions will play for the title of Grand World Champion 18:01.840 --> 18:02.280 there. 18:02.280 --> 18:04.120 The semi-final on the other side, South America 18:04.120 --> 18:05.920 versus Middle East, North Africa. 18:05.920 --> 18:08.280 Nobu will be taking on KV-1. 18:08.280 --> 18:11.400 Now, the top four, you've already secured yourself 18:11.400 --> 18:13.560 an extra prize pool for just being there. 18:13.560 --> 18:16.600 You get yourself $5,000 for showing up and losing four games. 18:16.600 --> 18:19.800 But if you win those games, you will quintuple the amount 18:19.800 --> 18:24.280 you are making at the world championship going up to $25,000. And if you hold the title of 18:24.280 --> 18:30.600 Rocket League World Champion in 2026, they'll earn an extra $50,000. That is the prize for 18:31.240 --> 18:34.680 the players that are in the competition today. But that's a long way ahead. They've got to make 18:34.680 --> 18:38.840 sure they get there. Only one player gets to advance fear if they want to play at the world 18:38.840 --> 18:43.960 championship. Yeah, it's, it's a tough bracket. It's not easy to do. And we've seen that in a 18:43.960 --> 18:49.800 a couple of the regions so far. You know, EU and South America both sending new players. 18:49.800 --> 18:53.800 Mina and NA are the most likely to bring back their repeat players. Obviously, 18:53.800 --> 18:57.800 Newport already has. We watched that yesterday when he secured it. Dia is still the favorite today, 18:57.800 --> 19:02.520 but I mean, it's not easy. I wouldn't be surprised if we ended up seeing three new people there online. 19:02.520 --> 19:06.760 Imagine. Imagine we get a new representative today. We'll find out. I love this moment in 19:06.760 --> 19:09.960 the tournament where we don't, we're like, by the end of today, we will know, 19:09.960 --> 19:12.280 but we don't know right now, folks. And if you want to be in the building, 19:12.280 --> 19:15.960 make sure you scan the QR code on your screen. You can be there when we, for the first time 19:15.960 --> 19:22.440 in Rocket League History Crown, three different world champions, 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3. Three completely 19:22.440 --> 19:28.280 different, each uniquely wonderful ways to play this great sport. Rocket League continues on here, 19:28.280 --> 19:33.640 and we've got six players left in our playoff bracket. It was a pretty crazy day yesterday. 19:33.640 --> 19:39.160 We had eight, had some really fun matches, had a few pretty strong sweeps, but also some surprising 19:39.160 --> 19:43.720 and comebacks as well, Evo got work done up against AJ Diaz, 19:43.720 --> 19:47.480 successfully found his way past Zach, Wavy, Bora, 19:47.480 --> 19:49.800 and Zapatoz, gave it his best against First Killer, 19:49.800 --> 19:52.520 but First Killer is so strong in this format. 19:52.520 --> 19:55.440 Let's talk about Bora and Wavy first year baits. 19:55.440 --> 19:56.960 I mean, the first few games, 19:56.960 --> 19:59.800 it really seemed like Bora was gonna lock this one up, 19:59.800 --> 20:02.040 but Wavy the experience paid off. 20:02.040 --> 20:03.360 The experience did pay off Wavy 20:03.360 --> 20:06.200 because Bora, I think he is super talented 20:06.200 --> 20:07.720 as an individual player in fear. 20:07.720 --> 20:10.060 I mean, you got your credit to the fear of mind, 20:10.060 --> 20:11.460 get fear set in, broke it down basically 20:11.460 --> 20:12.660 in the home matchup before it happened. 20:12.660 --> 20:13.860 Boar was really aggressive. 20:13.860 --> 20:15.460 He likes making his plays happen. 20:15.460 --> 20:18.460 And Wavy, he just hasn't really been doing too much. 20:18.460 --> 20:19.500 He's been doing enough to win. 20:19.500 --> 20:22.340 And that's exactly how this series fanned out. 20:22.340 --> 20:23.940 Wavy had a couple of highlight goals. 20:23.940 --> 20:25.940 He doesn't bring it back down low, too slow, 20:25.940 --> 20:27.700 back down to the ground. 20:27.700 --> 20:30.140 Other than that, it was really Boar controlled possession. 20:30.140 --> 20:32.820 From his reset goals, he got double reset. 20:32.820 --> 20:34.020 Blade, as you'll see later on. 20:34.020 --> 20:36.280 I mean, maybe in the highlight package right here, 20:36.280 --> 20:39.280 Yeah, a couple of things off the ceiling, had a couple of great flicks as well. 20:39.780 --> 20:47.480 But ultimately it came down to experience poise and we'll get into how the 8-8, 48 seconds goal in game or if I happen. 20:47.880 --> 20:52.180 Maybe they win both overtime games as well in this series, games five and game six. 20:52.480 --> 20:53.380 It came out on top. 20:54.880 --> 21:02.380 Having that emotional clutchness, being able to hold on and we talked in the interview, just having fun, realizing, hey, when you're struggling, 21:02.580 --> 21:05.880 find a way to enjoy yourself. You will get, you will play better rock. 21:05.880 --> 21:11.020 I think that's all in the transit everything but Johnny we do not talk about the game that the debates was alluding to there 21:11.020 --> 21:17.480 I think it was game five. He's leading by four goals board. He's got a four goal lead lost it in overtime 21:17.920 --> 21:19.680 How does that happen? 21:19.680 --> 21:21.760 Well, yeah, it can happen in 1v1 21:21.760 --> 21:25.720 You can never count out so that that was a goal right before this and make it a five more 21:25.720 --> 21:30.400 Actually recovers really well on this kickoff to delay wavy just a little bit 21:30.400 --> 21:35.200 But wavy plays it just too well in this situation just eventually wears him down 21:35.200 --> 21:37.200 the back of the ball. He's 21:37.200 --> 21:39.200 going to get the ball down and 21:39.200 --> 21:41.200 waits for the boost advantage 21:41.200 --> 21:43.200 to take those goals of 35 21:43.200 --> 21:45.200 seconds left to go game still 21:45.200 --> 21:47.200 very much for a controlled if 21:47.200 --> 21:49.200 he can get control of the ball 21:49.200 --> 21:51.200 here, he should be able to win 21:51.200 --> 21:53.200 the game and he actually does 21:53.200 --> 21:55.200 get control of all you read 21:55.200 --> 21:57.200 way these, uh, kickoff and 21:57.200 --> 21:59.200 this was the moment he should 21:59.200 --> 22:01.200 have had this 100 boost and 22:01.200 --> 22:03.200 possession, but he just gives 22:03.200 --> 22:05.180 that again, same job. You just 22:05.180 --> 22:06.880 have to get controlled about at 22:06.880 --> 22:08.640 least getting even position and 22:08.640 --> 22:10.440 for a drive kickoff deflected into 22:10.440 --> 22:11.880 that corner with momentum. 22:11.880 --> 22:14.000 That's a great way to get into 22:14.000 --> 22:15.040 the midfield play, which is where 22:15.040 --> 22:16.480 we are right now. This time he 22:16.480 --> 22:17.620 doesn't have boost, but he makes 22:17.620 --> 22:18.960 the same mistake. He just plays 22:18.960 --> 22:20.320 it straight into wavy on the 22:20.320 --> 22:22.060 backboard and wavy scores in the 22:22.060 --> 22:23.320 country. So a couple of mistakes 22:23.320 --> 22:25.560 there for Bora in open play. It 22:25.560 --> 22:27.720 wasn't all kickoff goals and then 22:27.720 --> 22:29.320 like sorry earlier, wavy did 22:29.320 --> 22:31.460 with the overtime. It gets a 22:31.460 --> 22:32.600 pass, but I mean, both of us plays 22:32.600 --> 22:37.100 the corner. It feels like maybe he if the if the shots are on target instead of 22:37.100 --> 22:40.500 off the back wall here fear like how much does that change the situation when 22:40.500 --> 22:44.360 Wavy's having to make a save rather than being able to read a clear. You know it 22:44.360 --> 22:48.020 needs to be a really strong shot to be fair you know even if a couple of those 22:48.020 --> 22:52.580 touches were on net still easy save for Wavy still easy counter so you know 22:52.580 --> 22:56.460 probably the best idea was to not force the issue as much Bora just trying to go 22:56.460 --> 23:00.300 constant speed I mean he needs to play the clock play the scoreboard it's not 23:00.300 --> 23:04.260 very often you get to do that in 1v1, but Bora had the position to do that and he didn't. 23:04.260 --> 23:05.540 He just kept going all in. 23:05.540 --> 23:08.020 He stuck to his playstyle and did not pay off for him. 23:08.020 --> 23:09.700 Got himself locked in there. 23:09.700 --> 23:11.340 Well, that was a good performance from Bora. 23:11.340 --> 23:12.980 The 5-0 made it to the top 8. 23:12.980 --> 23:13.980 Incredible achievement. 23:13.980 --> 23:15.540 We're going to see him try to rally again next year. 23:15.540 --> 23:16.940 Let's talk about the other matches. 23:16.940 --> 23:23.060 Zapatos put it up against First Killer doing his best to, but my goodness, First Killer 23:23.060 --> 23:25.260 here baits just incredibly good at the video. 23:25.260 --> 23:27.140 He is incredibly good at the video game. 23:27.140 --> 23:27.980 I'll keep talking about it. 23:27.980 --> 23:30.660 I think it was absolute sensation, the 2v2. 23:30.660 --> 23:33.140 And he's been really good in the 1v1 so far. 23:33.140 --> 23:35.180 He even talks about all the things he plays 23:35.180 --> 23:37.300 once as much as he traditionally did. 23:37.300 --> 23:39.420 Way back in the day when he was making a name for himself, 23:39.420 --> 23:43.140 but he is so Uber talented in all bats of the game. 23:43.140 --> 23:45.820 Even where his apostles might be handling, honestly, 23:45.820 --> 23:47.660 I guess the better one player, 23:47.660 --> 23:48.860 and since he plays once or more, 23:48.860 --> 23:50.820 he knows how to challenge, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. 23:50.820 --> 23:52.140 First coach is the better player. 23:52.140 --> 23:54.500 And with the experience behind his belt, 23:54.500 --> 23:56.460 I mean, he is really just that great. 23:56.460 --> 23:59.060 We had the chance of going up against the DIs later on, potentially, 23:59.060 --> 24:01.460 and even in a 1v1 representative. 24:01.460 --> 24:05.960 We're going to see first-skiller play here pretty early on Championship Sunday. 24:05.960 --> 24:07.760 You got pressed. Zepato is pretty cleanly there. 24:07.760 --> 24:10.260 And who knows? Zepato's came out of retirement for this tournament. 24:10.260 --> 24:12.760 Maybe he'll do it again in 2027 there. 24:12.760 --> 24:16.460 Let's talk about AJ and Evo. Kind of a similar story here, Johnny. 24:16.460 --> 24:19.460 But I mean, AJ made Evo work for this win. 24:19.460 --> 24:21.160 Yeah, they were close games. 24:21.160 --> 24:23.960 I think AJ could still be very proud of the level he's at, 24:23.960 --> 24:28.800 given the fact that he doesn't play RLCS weekend week out like the rest of the players in this 24:28.800 --> 24:36.320 competition do. But for the most part, I think Evo, he expected AJ to play the way AJ did, 24:36.320 --> 24:41.480 and I think it would have been smarter for AJ to come in and surprise Evo, particularly with 24:41.480 --> 24:46.680 more aggression in the defensive end, more early challenges. That would have, I think, 24:46.680 --> 24:51.520 given him a chance to win one of the early games in this series, and then later on he can go back 24:51.520 --> 24:54.520 and his shadowing style is reactive defensive style. 24:54.520 --> 24:59.260 He's very good at, but it's kind of a, it works out all right. 24:59.260 --> 25:03.160 You want to, I think at least you want to be aggressive early in the match, 25:03.160 --> 25:06.160 try to get your opponent thinking that you're going to challenge the pressure 25:06.160 --> 25:09.160 every ball if your plan is to shadow later on. 25:09.160 --> 25:13.160 Yeah, the conditioning in 1v1, such an important part of the game. 25:13.160 --> 25:15.860 Give them an idea of how you're going to play and with the knowledge 25:15.860 --> 25:17.660 that you're playing on changing it up later. 25:17.660 --> 25:20.360 I think we kind of see that story a little bit there from Bora as well. 25:20.360 --> 25:24.680 like having one game mode and then when the game mode asks him for the game 25:24.680 --> 25:28.200 state asks him for a different result, a different situation, not evolving, 25:28.200 --> 25:31.680 not changing, sticking to the same plan, giving Wavy a window back in here. 25:32.640 --> 25:37.920 Talking with that mentality, Zach versus Diaz, a story tale of kind of two halves 25:37.920 --> 25:41.600 here, not really halves, kind of like one third and two thirds, because my goodness, 25:41.800 --> 25:47.960 games one and two, Zach running to score up on Diaz here, nine to five in game one, 25:47.960 --> 25:49.880 8 to 2 in game number 2. 25:49.880 --> 25:52.720 Diaz scored 7 goals in those first two games. 25:52.720 --> 25:55.040 And then you get into games 3 and 4. 25:55.040 --> 25:58.720 Diaz scored 19 goals and then doesn't look back. 25:58.720 --> 26:00.880 He beat him by 7 in game 5. 26:00.880 --> 26:03.600 He beat him by 4 in game 6. 26:03.600 --> 26:06.560 I mean Diaz, he was the number one in both your ranking 26:06.560 --> 26:08.080 sphere and Johnny Boy's rankings. 26:08.080 --> 26:09.680 And he's living up to that title. 26:09.680 --> 26:10.440 Yeah, no question. 26:10.440 --> 26:12.400 I mean, for a second there, we started to believe 26:12.400 --> 26:15.040 that Zach was a big question mark coming into this. 26:15.040 --> 26:16.720 And with two straight wins against Diaz, 26:16.720 --> 26:18.640 He was looking like maybe the question marks were getting 26:18.640 --> 26:21.140 answered and then we needed to move him higher up in the rankings. 26:21.140 --> 26:24.300 Diaz recognized that Zach was not going to go down easy. 26:24.300 --> 26:27.160 Zach was doing a lot of great midfield early challenge play, 26:27.160 --> 26:28.300 staying on the ball. 26:28.300 --> 26:30.700 Diaz had to be clean with his touches. 26:30.700 --> 26:32.260 He couldn't just walk this one in. 26:32.260 --> 26:34.540 He recognized that and he totally corrected for it 26:34.540 --> 26:35.380 for the rest of the series. 26:35.380 --> 26:36.980 And you can see these guys, they were quick chatting 26:36.980 --> 26:38.420 the whole time through the match. 26:38.420 --> 26:39.740 They were having fun with it. 26:39.740 --> 26:41.660 I think they both knew Diaz came in as the favorite. 26:41.660 --> 26:43.460 So Zach's not going to be too bummed. 26:43.460 --> 26:45.340 He's going to have a chance to try and go through the lower 26:45.340 --> 26:45.840 bracket. 26:45.840 --> 26:49.300 Diaz figured out what he needs to do in those last four games, 26:49.300 --> 26:52.980 and he's in form right now, trying to continue and win NA once again. 26:53.480 --> 26:56.640 I mean, the message, Jersey definitely give him a little bit of a little bit 26:56.640 --> 27:00.180 of stats plump there. He was trying to channel the goat on that one. 27:00.180 --> 27:02.040 I think a quick, quick follow up there. 27:02.040 --> 27:04.800 We were talking about whereas, you know, Diaz number one in the Alls 27:04.800 --> 27:08.640 Power rankings, Zach, much lower, the first two games was you were saying, 27:08.640 --> 27:10.800 like, maybe we need to raise them up in the rankings here. 27:11.040 --> 27:13.800 Given how the back four games went, do you feel like, no, no, 27:13.800 --> 27:16.040 We still have a pretty solid understanding of Zach. 27:16.040 --> 27:21.660 We knew where he was at or has he earned a little bit more respect given how the tournament's gone so far? 27:22.140 --> 27:24.960 Yeah, I think he probably has risen up a decent bit. 27:24.960 --> 27:29.360 He's got another tough game against first killer, which is is gonna be unfortunate because that's our number two. 27:29.360 --> 27:31.360 So there's a good chance that fall down there. 27:31.400 --> 27:35.080 But I think Johnny and I had him at seven or eight. I mean, he's already in to six. 27:35.080 --> 27:42.280 So he's already, you know, moved up at least a little bit and if he played individually, AJ, Wavy, Evo, everybody to see exactly where he lands. 27:42.280 --> 27:45.920 I actually do get a sense based on what I saw from him against Diaz that he would rise up 27:45.920 --> 27:49.560 Maybe move to like a four ish range. Yeah, unfortunately for him. He's got first killer right away. So 27:50.720 --> 27:54.240 Yeah, for sure though first kill unfortunately is now single elimination 27:54.240 --> 27:57.000 He'll have to get through first killer if he wants to have a match with anybody else today 27:57.000 --> 28:03.440 We'll find out though those matches coming up here in just a moment yesterday has some spectacular gameplay a lot of reset 28:03.520 --> 28:07.600 What a resetting of flips. Oh, you're gonna see this all over the progressive top plays here 28:07.600 --> 28:11.380 These are your top plays from playoff Saturday. Let's get into it 28:11.380 --> 28:16.380 starting off with number five, Evo, up against AJ. 28:16.740 --> 28:17.580 Takes to the sky. 28:17.580 --> 28:19.580 This is a catalyst, like a freestyle play 28:19.580 --> 28:20.980 when you watch from Evo's perspective, 28:20.980 --> 28:23.500 the pure wets, the reset off, the crossbar down. 28:23.500 --> 28:24.620 AJ, how do you read this? 28:24.620 --> 28:25.460 Look at this. 28:25.460 --> 28:27.100 Like you're telling me that this is happening 28:27.100 --> 28:29.700 in top eight play in North America. 28:29.700 --> 28:31.660 An incredible, incredible performance there from Evo. 28:31.660 --> 28:33.140 Obviously, because I went in. 28:33.140 --> 28:33.980 And it's Batzos. 28:33.980 --> 28:34.820 Good game yesterday, 28:34.820 --> 28:36.260 but you got a bunch of good plays 28:36.260 --> 28:37.860 along the way against Barcelona. 28:37.860 --> 28:39.660 And this was the best of the lot. 28:39.660 --> 28:42.620 Look at the distance he gets off the back corner while here with this talk. 28:42.620 --> 28:46.820 She's miles away from the goal, keeping the challenge distance as big as possible, 28:46.820 --> 28:48.220 and then the reset to the top corner. 28:49.060 --> 28:52.460 And then at number three, we've got a player who's normally getting highlight 28:52.460 --> 28:54.340 real plays off the backboard in the air. 28:54.340 --> 28:57.740 This time he's going to show a little bit of ground game as he preflips through 28:57.740 --> 29:01.700 and flicks this. Not only is it a strong flick, it's perfectly placed. 29:01.700 --> 29:02.540 Crossbar down. 29:02.540 --> 29:04.220 Zach is around to make a save. 29:04.220 --> 29:06.260 Diaz preflip pop gets the goal. 29:06.260 --> 29:11.140 The flair that time pulled the most emotions out of most people including myself has now 29:11.140 --> 29:14.300 had the number two player for these reasons why. 29:14.300 --> 29:18.220 Razerball up top gets one reset, another reset, and looks for the third but he doesn't need 29:18.220 --> 29:19.220 it. 29:19.220 --> 29:20.460 He's off the end of the penning. 29:20.460 --> 29:25.060 So much power generated, his ingenuity, his creativity, and his unpredictability. 29:25.060 --> 29:27.500 Kupor was just so sensational up in the sky. 29:27.500 --> 29:31.300 Wavey just never expected that, nobody expected it, it was a great play. 29:31.300 --> 29:32.300 Incredible, you like that play? 29:32.300 --> 29:34.260 Let's do it on the other end of Utopia Dusk. 29:34.260 --> 29:36.720 We already saw one goal from this game against Diaz. 29:36.720 --> 29:39.360 There's one, there's two, off the cross bar and downs. 29:39.360 --> 29:44.000 That can't find it. Diaz scored 11 goals in this game. 29:44.000 --> 29:46.200 He was just styled on Zach by the end of it, 29:46.200 --> 29:47.520 put it in the highlight reel. 29:47.520 --> 29:49.680 He saw one more, they said, hey, I can do that too. 29:49.680 --> 29:50.520 Incredible plays. 29:50.520 --> 29:52.200 Those are your top plays from the day. 29:52.200 --> 29:54.920 Maybe we'll get more today here on Championship Sunday. 29:54.920 --> 29:55.760 This is the bracket. 29:55.760 --> 29:58.080 We played through our upper bracket round one matches 29:58.080 --> 29:59.840 and our lower bracket round one matches yesterday. 29:59.840 --> 30:01.560 We're gonna play through the quarterfinals here first, 30:01.560 --> 30:03.800 then the semifinals and the grand finals. 30:03.800 --> 30:08.840 the closeout championship Sunday should be a good time for all to be had. 30:08.840 --> 30:13.280 And I want us to do a little bit of a, a little bit of a, a build a bracket here. 30:13.280 --> 30:18.080 Okay. So we've got the bracket right now. Let's spoil it for everybody at home in 30:18.080 --> 30:21.960 a fun, creative way. We got 14 minutes till wavy kicks it off against AJ here. 30:22.640 --> 30:25.200 We're going to do this kind of blind style. I'm going to get, I'm going to sign 30:25.200 --> 30:27.680 each of you a match. You're going to tell me what happens. 30:27.720 --> 30:31.000 And then the others, you just got to deal with the results as they occur. 30:31.000 --> 30:34.660 So, Johnny, I'm gonna give this one to you first. 30:34.660 --> 30:36.000 First killer and Zach. 30:36.940 --> 30:37.940 Okay, well. 30:37.940 --> 30:39.420 There's an obvious favorite. 30:39.420 --> 30:40.260 There is. 30:40.260 --> 30:41.100 Who you got? 30:41.100 --> 30:42.820 I do wanna say, like I agree first of all 30:42.820 --> 30:43.860 with what Fierce said earlier on. 30:43.860 --> 30:44.780 Other side of the bracket, 30:44.780 --> 30:46.580 I think Zach does make the semi-final. 30:46.580 --> 30:48.540 I think I take him over to AJ or Wavy, 30:48.540 --> 30:50.220 but I can't pick him over first killer. 30:50.220 --> 30:51.980 Put first killer through. 30:51.980 --> 30:52.820 Okay, okay. 30:52.820 --> 30:55.820 First killer gonna be going through here against Evo. 30:55.820 --> 30:58.260 This is again, this is not results chat. 30:58.260 --> 31:00.340 This is just our build a bracket right now. 31:01.000 --> 31:07.960 Bates, yo, quarterfinal number two, AJ versus Wavy. Oh gosh. Oh gosh. 31:08.520 --> 31:10.200 Why'd you give me this one? You should have given a fear. 31:10.200 --> 31:13.240 Okay, I'll take it. Um, I'll take it. 31:13.240 --> 31:17.800 Yeah, AJ, give me, give me, give me, give me the old fast, fast pace. 31:17.800 --> 31:22.000 One of the ones that shadow defense, your turn, my turn style. 31:22.000 --> 31:23.480 Take a lot of shots. 31:23.480 --> 31:26.960 I don't know. I don't mind the games go by quickly and they're very exciting to watch. 31:26.960 --> 31:30.000 It's very fast pace, neck and neck speed. 31:30.000 --> 31:32.400 And it'll be kind of interesting to see how 31:32.400 --> 31:33.440 Diaz will play against that Diaz 31:33.440 --> 31:35.120 will probably control the pace, but why not? 31:35.120 --> 31:36.440 Why not have Diaz win? 31:36.440 --> 31:40.000 So while we're living in our world here, 31:40.000 --> 31:41.880 this is this future where we're imagining here. 31:41.880 --> 31:44.760 Like, what is it that Wavy drops today? 31:44.760 --> 31:46.800 What's the situation here where, like, because obviously, 31:46.800 --> 31:48.000 Wavy's got a lot of tools. 31:48.000 --> 31:49.640 He said he was going to be bringing the air game today. 31:49.640 --> 31:50.680 Does he not bring the air game? 31:50.680 --> 31:53.080 Like, what's kind of the quarter of the game 31:53.080 --> 31:54.400 that Wavy misses out on? 31:54.400 --> 31:56.640 Well, unless he just had a great night's sleep. 31:56.640 --> 31:59.360 I'm not seeing where the air game is going to magically come from. 31:59.360 --> 32:02.360 If he hasn't come in with it in game and on Saturday, 32:02.360 --> 32:04.640 and he definitely was comfortable with it on Friday either. 32:04.640 --> 32:07.040 So maybe, I don't know, maybe eight is winning this morning, 32:07.040 --> 32:09.400 had a good breakfast, and air games matching going to start 32:09.400 --> 32:11.640 reaching reaching the levels that we never seen before. 32:11.640 --> 32:12.760 But I haven't seen it yet. 32:12.760 --> 32:15.000 So I like AJ. 32:15.000 --> 32:18.200 But looking at this, if I had to imagine AJ winning, 32:18.200 --> 32:21.520 he is a very high flying player, mechanical, 32:21.520 --> 32:22.840 when he's playing his best. 32:22.840 --> 32:24.760 So I'm just imagining if this actually happens, 32:24.760 --> 32:25.760 AJ is on form. 32:25.760 --> 32:30.880 sometimes that can be really tough to stop. He comes out first couple games, hits everything left and right. 32:30.880 --> 32:34.000 Wavy is looking like scared Wavy, which we've seen in this tournament so far. 32:34.000 --> 32:39.740 And then scared Wavy starts to panic, starts to get bad touches, cannot match AJ in the air, and we roll back the clock. 32:40.000 --> 32:43.720 It's not likely necessarily, but I think that's how it happened if it was gonna happen. 32:43.920 --> 32:49.000 Okay, okay, okay. I like it. I like it. I think that there's always a chance folks, and we might be living in this reality here. 32:49.000 --> 32:52.840 Now fear, like I'm gonna keep coming to you here. Let's go to the bottom of semifinals there. 32:52.840 --> 32:58.760 Evo and first killer in the semifinals. Keep in mind, it is championship Sunday. 32:58.760 --> 33:02.560 This is a spot where first killer, it doesn't seem to matter what the format 33:02.560 --> 33:09.040 is. Can struggle at this exact spot. Who you got? You know, the thing about even 33:09.040 --> 33:14.820 first killer struggles, it's Evo and I think first killer, he kind of has a 33:14.820 --> 33:19.400 mental edge against certain players and Diaz has a benefit in this and the fact 33:19.400 --> 33:22.480 that he didn't kind of come up through the North American ranks in terms of 33:22.480 --> 33:24.120 showmatches and playing in USC's, 33:24.120 --> 33:26.960 he had a little bit more of a separate come up. 33:26.960 --> 33:29.880 And I think that helps him not having that mental block 33:29.880 --> 33:31.400 against First Killer. 33:31.400 --> 33:34.240 As good as Evo has gotten, as good as we've seen him play, 33:34.240 --> 33:36.000 he just doesn't have that. 33:36.000 --> 33:37.480 He doesn't have that against First Killer. 33:37.480 --> 33:39.520 First Killer has it over just about everybody else 33:39.520 --> 33:40.920 in this tournament for North America. 33:40.920 --> 33:42.120 I think I'd have to go with First Killer 33:42.120 --> 33:43.000 if it was First Killer. 33:43.000 --> 33:43.960 OK, OK. 33:43.960 --> 33:45.960 So First Killer going to be playing 33:45.960 --> 33:48.120 for the title of North American regional champion 33:48.120 --> 33:49.520 two years back to back. 33:49.520 --> 33:50.560 He makes the full run. 33:50.560 --> 33:54.940 You heard it here, the greatest 1v1 experts in the world, predicting it folks. 33:54.940 --> 33:57.860 First killer through the grand finals, Johnny. 33:57.860 --> 33:59.580 Who's he playing against? 33:59.580 --> 34:02.780 If he has to make the run back, we have the same grand finals. 34:02.780 --> 34:03.780 Johnny got lucky. 34:03.780 --> 34:04.780 Or does AJ? 34:04.780 --> 34:05.780 I got lucky. 34:05.780 --> 34:06.780 What do you mean I got lucky? 34:06.780 --> 34:07.780 I mean, are you? 34:07.780 --> 34:11.780 Yeah, I was just going to say, do we want to get this on a team base or do we want to 34:11.780 --> 34:12.780 throw a... 34:12.780 --> 34:13.780 No, no, no, no, no. 34:13.780 --> 34:14.780 You have it. 34:14.780 --> 34:15.780 You have it. 34:15.780 --> 34:16.780 This is on you, Johnny. 34:16.780 --> 34:23.260 I mean, you all know I'm gonna say as much as I'm, you know, glad to see AJ still compete into this level 34:23.260 --> 34:28.660 I think that Diaz is gonna be way too much for him, you know, AJ couldn't take a game off evil yesterday 34:28.660 --> 34:32.380 I think it would be a similar story against Diaz. So I'm gonna say Diaz 34:32.380 --> 34:35.860 Rematch against first skill in the grand fight. How many games? How many games? 34:35.860 --> 34:37.860 Ah, 4-0. 34:37.860 --> 34:39.860 4-0, come on! 34:39.860 --> 34:43.860 Wait, this isn't AJ that beat Wavy though. Are you keeping that in mind? 34:43.860 --> 34:48.820 Yeah, I don't think it matters that I think that's just going to be too aggressive whenever 34:48.820 --> 34:49.820 kickoff. 34:49.820 --> 34:52.740 And yeah, I don't think AJ is going to be able to sleep down. 34:52.740 --> 34:57.900 Oh, I do think that like while we're having fun out here, it is a testament to just how 34:57.900 --> 35:00.780 highly rated Diaz is in this tournament. 35:00.780 --> 35:02.900 Even if AJ were to make it past Wavy, Johnny's still convinced. 35:02.900 --> 35:07.340 And honestly, I don't think it's a terrible shout that Diaz could 4-0 AJ in that circumstance, 35:07.340 --> 35:14.180 Which means, Bates, we have a rematch of 2025's North American 1v1 finals. 35:14.180 --> 35:18.340 Diaz was the representative from North America last year. 35:18.340 --> 35:21.340 Does he get the title again, or is it first-killer's time? 35:21.340 --> 35:23.340 That's a good question. 35:23.340 --> 35:25.340 Does anybody have the serious score for that? 35:25.340 --> 35:27.340 What was the serious score for that? 35:27.340 --> 35:28.340 I'm trying to find it. 35:28.340 --> 35:30.340 They played a bit more recently, too, though. 35:30.340 --> 35:33.340 They played in the upper bracket semis of this bracket in the best of five. 35:33.340 --> 35:36.340 Last year's just before one, if I remember correctly. 35:36.340 --> 35:37.900 Diaz. 35:37.900 --> 35:39.420 No, it was 4-0, it was 4-0, hold on. 35:39.420 --> 35:40.420 It was 4-0. 35:40.420 --> 35:40.920 It was 4-0. 35:40.920 --> 35:42.420 And you first did an extra game. 35:42.420 --> 35:42.920 He did. 35:42.920 --> 35:44.740 He actually gave this off his name. 35:44.740 --> 35:47.220 I guess champs said they didn't go well for him. 35:47.220 --> 35:49.220 I mean, it's a tough matchup for first killer. 35:49.220 --> 35:51.220 I'm not going to lie, but I'm still going to pick him anyway. 35:51.220 --> 35:52.980 So give me FK to take out Diaz here. 35:52.980 --> 35:53.980 Hey! 35:53.980 --> 35:56.260 And I just, I don't know, there's something about, 35:56.260 --> 35:58.660 I saw Diaz play at the international stage last year 35:58.660 --> 36:01.980 when he went up against Nobu and he didn't go well for him. 36:01.980 --> 36:03.860 Yeah, I understand I was a year ago. 36:03.860 --> 36:08.300 We didn't have the experience, but even like in green room 36:08.300 --> 36:11.780 conversation, I was talking to my one's experts, 36:11.780 --> 36:14.180 Fira and Johnny, and I was asking about Moxie. 36:14.180 --> 36:16.300 I was like, I haven't seen Moxie really improve his game 36:16.300 --> 36:17.580 necessarily. 36:17.580 --> 36:19.900 That gives me the confidence that I went up against him. 36:19.900 --> 36:23.220 He went against Nobuo again, or played Zen for the first time. 36:23.220 --> 36:25.220 Algae before he lost was in, and Moxie lost. 36:25.220 --> 36:29.780 So, DI's, I think, I don't know, I'm not seeing the elevation. 36:29.780 --> 36:31.020 Now, we're getting into confidence. 36:31.020 --> 36:32.460 At first kill, I don't know. 36:32.460 --> 36:33.920 Let him come out of NA, give him a chance. 36:33.920 --> 36:35.460 Sometimes you need to see something new. 36:35.460 --> 36:38.000 You maybe can't win in 30s, but you can win it once. 36:38.000 --> 36:39.120 You heard it here, folks. 36:39.120 --> 36:42.840 That bracket is co-signed by every expert on this panel 36:42.840 --> 36:43.340 right here. 36:43.340 --> 36:45.500 We all agree that that is most likely the result of what 36:45.500 --> 36:46.000 happened. 36:46.000 --> 36:47.200 Hey, let's keep it going. 36:47.200 --> 36:48.840 Show me the world's bracket production. 36:48.840 --> 36:53.080 Let's future trip all the way to September here. 36:53.080 --> 36:53.840 Let's see. 36:53.840 --> 36:55.120 This is harsh for Pulse, you know. 36:55.120 --> 36:55.960 He's very far skill. 36:55.960 --> 36:58.160 He just wants far skill to come forth in another game, 36:58.160 --> 36:59.960 but let's see. 36:59.960 --> 37:06.680 like this. I want to see how far this goes. Bates, Nass versus first 37:06.680 --> 37:06.960 skill. 37:10.160 --> 37:12.160 Now, see, this is where it gets a little unreasonable for me to 37:12.160 --> 37:12.720 pick first kill. 37:14.440 --> 37:17.480 Get your seat away, Nass looks ready. You know, you know what? 37:17.720 --> 37:20.280 Just because there's gonna be such a big gap. I don't know. Maybe 37:20.280 --> 37:22.920 first kill is coming off momentum and EWC. Give me first 37:22.920 --> 37:23.360 kill again. 37:25.720 --> 37:28.160 He's gotta get better than four. If they dig his arena at least 37:28.160 --> 37:31.740 one time bring it to the grand final I'm the first time think he's ready to 37:31.740 --> 37:34.680 finish fourth I believe a phase now he's gonna make it the grand final won't 37:34.680 --> 37:40.600 be one first killer over now no he's gonna win on Neo Tokyo 37:40.600 --> 37:47.560 and Nick is arena I like it being the fourth killer curse I like he's gonna 37:47.560 --> 37:51.320 take he's gonna take all the all the take all the curses out all right and 37:51.320 --> 37:58.000 then on the other side can be one no the Johnny boy how fictional are we 37:58.000 --> 38:01.000 I mean, this is this is super tough. 38:01.000 --> 38:05.000 KB one has a bit of a resurgence to win Sam. 38:05.000 --> 38:09.000 He's not been the top dog in once in Sam for a long time. 38:09.000 --> 38:13.000 He's, you know, kind of had to watch Diaz, Swift more recently, 38:13.000 --> 38:17.000 Yan before that, you know, everybody else looking like the better players. 38:17.000 --> 38:20.000 So I was surprised to see him win this one. 38:20.000 --> 38:22.000 I think that's all he's going to get though. 38:22.000 --> 38:27.000 I mean, we've already seen what that's going to do online is level is scary when 38:27.000 --> 38:32.080 When he only dropped one game to Diaz, he only dropped one game to Moksy, that was game one, they're both close games so 38:32.160 --> 38:36.620 And once he got a roll and nobody could stop him, I think he's gonna win this one pretty heavily 38:37.480 --> 38:43.260 Okay, Nobo gonna be playing for the title of 1v1 world champion back-to-back 38:43.980 --> 38:49.480 Fear does he do it or do we crown in the North American 1v1 world champion? 38:49.480 --> 38:55.200 I don't even know I'm not sure if I'm allowed to pass this to teammates, but I want to see how far this goes with teammates 38:55.200 --> 38:57.800 I think you guys know my answer and I think you know Connie's answer. 38:57.800 --> 39:00.040 I want to see a TV, so keep going with this. 39:00.040 --> 39:02.400 Well, listen, you already know what I'm selling. 39:02.400 --> 39:03.720 I want to see if you're buying. 39:03.720 --> 39:05.440 Yeah, I want to see if you're buying fear. 39:05.440 --> 39:08.160 I just want to lay out the storyline. 39:08.160 --> 39:09.440 I'm letting you make a decision. 39:09.440 --> 39:11.160 He's beating the fourth killer curse. 39:11.160 --> 39:12.400 He's taking out DS. 39:12.400 --> 39:13.520 He's beating Nas. 39:13.520 --> 39:16.480 He's thinking he's going to play in his grand final again. 39:16.480 --> 39:19.480 He even won 4-2 against Nas and Neil Tokyo. 39:19.480 --> 39:21.840 He beat the Neil Tokyo curse, too. 39:21.840 --> 39:23.080 And he's beating Omu. 39:23.080 --> 39:24.520 You answered the question. 39:24.520 --> 39:30.480 Oh, I think Nupo doesn't lose a game. 39:34.160 --> 39:36.400 All the way there. 39:36.400 --> 39:40.000 Oh, I see him losing less games. 39:40.000 --> 39:44.520 If this is his bracket, it's a harsh reality. 39:44.520 --> 39:45.200 We live in. 39:45.200 --> 39:46.720 He's just that good. 39:46.720 --> 39:50.600 The reigning champ has so much aura, folks. 39:50.600 --> 39:53.400 So we can't even on a North American pre-show predict 39:53.400 --> 39:55.600 to the North American champion and a fictional bracket 39:55.600 --> 39:56.040 will be them. 39:56.040 --> 39:57.240 We'll find out, though. 39:57.240 --> 39:59.160 We will find out when we get there. 39:59.160 --> 40:00.520 At first, we're going to find out, 40:00.520 --> 40:02.040 does first killer actually make that full run? 40:02.040 --> 40:02.720 Does Diaz get there? 40:02.720 --> 40:04.000 Does someone create an upset? 40:04.000 --> 40:06.800 Could AJ do it today of all days? 40:06.800 --> 40:08.200 We're going to find out together, folks. 40:08.200 --> 40:10.920 If you enjoy watching Rock League with family and friends, 40:10.920 --> 40:12.680 but they don't play the game, and you're like, 40:12.680 --> 40:14.040 I want to get you to watch the game, 40:14.040 --> 40:15.320 check out the RLCS crowd cam. 40:15.320 --> 40:17.160 Push that TV slash RLE sports. 40:17.160 --> 40:18.680 It's got a sideline camera. 40:18.680 --> 40:21.280 A new, a more familiar way. 40:21.280 --> 40:22.840 I don't know, a new, more familiar way. 40:22.840 --> 40:26.440 similar to watching a traditional sporting experience to watch rockedly. 40:26.440 --> 40:30.480 Check it out. Maybe another fun, official way to enjoy the greatest eSport here. 40:30.480 --> 40:33.520 We've got five matches. AJ and Wave, you're gonna kick things off. 40:33.520 --> 40:35.960 First killer and Zach gonna get it done as well. 40:35.960 --> 40:38.520 The winners of those advanced, the winners advance again, 40:38.520 --> 40:42.840 and we crown a champion at the end of championship Sunday. 40:42.840 --> 40:45.280 This is the one, folks. Let's get into that first matchup. 40:45.280 --> 40:48.400 The great underdog run here from AJ again. 40:48.400 --> 40:51.080 He doesn't matter how many years he has under his belt. 40:51.080 --> 40:56.080 He just does not go away back through the championship Sunday again and wavy though 40:56.240 --> 41:00.600 Did he wake up with an aerial game in his pocket? I'm excited Johnny to find out 41:01.600 --> 41:06.320 I am too. I think this is a great start to the day for him. I'll be honest. I think he's 41:07.080 --> 41:09.080 He's gonna get a lot of chances 41:09.080 --> 41:15.600 To have time on the ball against AJ something he didn't get much yesterday against Bora had wavy struggling for a very aggressive 41:15.600 --> 41:17.600 a lot of the players are 41:17.700 --> 41:19.600 not allowed to just send it. 41:19.700 --> 41:21.600 AJ is not like that. 41:21.700 --> 41:23.600 He comes from the older 41:23.700 --> 41:25.600 generation of 1v1 meta where 41:25.700 --> 41:27.600 you give your opponent space, 41:27.700 --> 41:29.600 you fake challenges, you 41:29.700 --> 41:31.600 shadow, you let them flick, you 41:31.700 --> 41:33.600 let them come at you, and then 41:33.700 --> 41:34.600 you hope that they leave after 41:34.700 --> 41:35.600 they're done attacking so you 41:35.700 --> 41:36.600 can grab your back corner 41:36.700 --> 41:38.600 boost and do the same to them. 41:38.700 --> 41:40.600 That was a great point, Johnny. 41:40.700 --> 41:43.600 I like those points so much. 41:43.700 --> 41:44.600 It really made that much 41:44.600 --> 41:50.200 in this particular matchup I want to know how many emotes wavy does we like 41:50.200 --> 41:55.680 all says bingo wavey over under five it's six emotes throughout the series 41:55.680 --> 42:02.960 six you're gonna make you're not only watch the player cam more than the game 42:02.960 --> 42:09.160 just a reason and then also how many times is AJ what is AJ like to want a 42:09.160 --> 42:12.320 camera I don't know he used to used to play used to play with the Sun right 42:12.320 --> 42:18.320 Now he's moved to something so like an angle. Do you guys remember he used to sit like slightly angled? 42:18.320 --> 42:22.120 He'd be like looking left a little bit is one of her. I think now he's squared up 42:22.120 --> 42:28.800 So you can see the whole thing's straight in front of him. I'm just confused. He's got a massive bonafide racing rig 42:28.800 --> 42:32.920 They're behind it. Yeah playing rocket. They like get the steering wheel out. You know, like I'm sure 42:34.920 --> 42:38.880 I got we got predict. I got make our predictions chat make your prediction as well 42:38.880 --> 42:45.020 I mean the style matchup gentlemen, we've been we're talking to the AJ's sort of still play the same game 42:45.020 --> 42:47.020 We've always seen him play here 42:47.040 --> 42:54.080 Meanwhile, we watched wavy find and find midfield or mid match adjustments to take outboard and get to this spot 42:54.080 --> 42:58.620 It feels like one player's trying to adapt one player's kind of sticking to their guns Johnny. Who you got? 42:59.500 --> 43:02.300 I'm going wavy. I think this is a good matchup for him 43:02.300 --> 43:06.940 He's gonna get time to build like to build into the match and to take control of the match 43:06.940 --> 43:12.740 and I do think he is the better player right now in 1v1, so he should be able to take this first one of the day. 43:13.660 --> 43:15.660 All right here. I 43:15.660 --> 43:20.100 Think I have to go with wavy as well wavy absolutely should be advancing to a top forward here 43:20.100 --> 43:23.180 He's also somebody who historically had a good matchup against Diaz 43:23.180 --> 43:26.380 So if you're you know for starters in rusing rooting against the heavy favorite 43:26.380 --> 43:31.100 You probably want wavy to advance here because maybe you can take down Diaz, but definitely have wavy here against H8 43:32.100 --> 43:34.100 fates 43:34.100 --> 43:41.780 I tripped this prediction to fear because fear I just want I was really testing out my ability to potentially make a 43:42.100 --> 43:46.980 Career transition to a salesperson and he didn't like while I was selling and that really annoyed me 43:46.980 --> 43:50.180 So just because he said that I'm really got the double down on my predictions now 43:50.820 --> 43:52.820 Fantasy world so give me AJ 43:53.380 --> 44:00.140 American flag is this thing cuz I just got AJ playing traditional rocket league right everyone rock Lee fast-paced neck and neck speed 44:00.380 --> 44:02.380 He's gonna get the job done. He gets me right here 44:02.380 --> 44:08.880 Hey, listen, listen. That was the first pick we made in that build a bracket. That was that. So I think it makes sense. It makes sense. 44:08.880 --> 44:13.120 I'm proud of you and respect for you picking it here. And I would love to see AJ continue through though. 44:13.120 --> 44:17.860 I do think Wavy's got this one on a lot. The fact that the man is still trying to have some fun while playing here. 44:17.860 --> 44:22.440 I don't know. We'll see. We'll see. You might look genius when it comes when it comes out the other side of this one way. 44:22.440 --> 44:27.620 He's the favorite on the desk. He's a slight favorite in chat though. AJ's been playing this game for a long time. 44:27.620 --> 44:32.500 a lot of people like to see the A and the J. Can he make it all the way through folks? 44:32.500 --> 44:37.380 It's a big match with a big Titan waiting on the other side of it. Who's going to take them on, 44:37.380 --> 44:43.540 folks? It's time for Wavy versus AJ to kick off Championship Sunday. 44:57.620 --> 45:01.620 to get to the end of the 45:01.620 --> 45:03.620 game. 45:07.620 --> 45:11.620 All right, Game one brought to 45:11.620 --> 45:13.620 you by progressive. 45:13.620 --> 45:16.620 Wavy looking to start off his 45:16.620 --> 45:18.620 championship Sunday. The right 45:18.620 --> 45:20.620 ways not started off either of 45:20.620 --> 45:22.620 the days so far. The way that 45:22.620 --> 45:24.620 you wanted ended up in the lower 45:24.620 --> 45:26.940 He had to wait a while before he could get going. 45:27.580 --> 45:33.380 But I guess AJ, he should be able to dictate the flow of the match, dictate where the match is played. 45:34.020 --> 45:41.780 And, actually, it's gonna be an early go for AJ, maybe we're extending here, he's going to get a top shelf shot instead. 45:42.100 --> 45:43.580 It's just gonna be AJ's fault. 45:43.580 --> 45:59.700 I'm going to go back to kickoff again, we go wavy and AJ going to be looking to get 45:59.700 --> 46:02.580 the mind games on each other from the center circle here. 46:02.580 --> 46:07.180 Do expect wavy to come out on top with the kickoff game for your information watching. 46:07.180 --> 46:08.940 We've just waiting the stacks to connect here. 46:08.940 --> 46:12.660 He should be joining us momentarily so you don't have to put up for too much of my voice 46:12.660 --> 46:16.660 Well, here's the problem. I'm North American, so I'm a little slow to the party. 46:16.660 --> 46:20.660 That's AJ's first shot, or next shot, sent away by Wavy. 46:20.660 --> 46:24.660 Yeah, for Wavy, you know, you kind of got... 46:24.660 --> 46:28.660 We've talked a lot, Johnny, about the Old Guard versus the New, 46:28.660 --> 46:32.660 and there are very few matchups we could have coming into today 46:32.660 --> 46:38.660 that exemplify that more than this right here with AJ trying to prove he still got it. 46:38.660 --> 46:45.340 Oh, nice trial and challenge, but it's going to be AJ sneaking it by. 46:45.340 --> 46:50.260 I do like this idea by Wavy, just going straight for the drive challenge in the back corner. 46:50.260 --> 46:56.020 Thinking that AJ would either hit the post or hit his car with his shot, but Wavy did 46:56.020 --> 46:58.700 not expect AJ's accuracy to be that impressive. 46:58.700 --> 47:03.460 From the tight angle, a good start for the better. 47:03.460 --> 47:10.460 I can't ask for much better out of A.J. here in the first minute plus. 47:10.460 --> 47:13.460 He has only opening game. 47:13.460 --> 47:19.460 You know that Wavy almost got this one back to him, but Wavy controls well. 47:19.460 --> 47:24.460 A.J. giving him space, picks his moment, Wavy will beat him on the right side. 47:24.460 --> 47:27.460 And that's kind of what we expect A.J. to be doing. 47:27.460 --> 47:30.460 He just passes away here with this null pass. 47:30.460 --> 47:32.780 That's actually gave himself a good angle to defend with, 47:32.780 --> 47:35.540 if Wavy went for an air dribble bump. 47:35.540 --> 47:37.820 But we all know that Wavy can flick the ball as well 47:37.820 --> 47:38.940 as anyone in this tournament. 47:38.940 --> 47:40.700 So you've got to stay closer if you 47:40.700 --> 47:42.540 want to react to those. 47:42.540 --> 47:45.340 AJ does like to let his opponent flick the ball 47:45.340 --> 47:47.060 and though he wants the flick to happen. 47:47.060 --> 47:48.620 And then he's going to make his move. 47:51.420 --> 47:53.980 Wavy will circle around, but AJ beat him to the punch 47:53.980 --> 47:54.820 if he can recover. 47:54.820 --> 47:58.300 He's got a free beat, and he's got a 3-1 lead. 47:58.300 --> 48:04.300 He's making sure to stay tight to the ball as he turns on that side wall. 48:04.300 --> 48:07.300 Wavy did not have vision of AJ in that play. 48:07.300 --> 48:10.300 He was just going as quickly as he could to the ball. 48:10.300 --> 48:13.300 He underestimated the speed that was coming back at him. 48:13.300 --> 48:15.300 Wait, did he kick off by Wavy's? 48:15.300 --> 48:16.300 He initially worked out. 48:16.300 --> 48:20.300 He got the ball past AJ, but then he's accidentally bumped AJ back into the ball. 48:20.300 --> 48:22.300 AJ takes it the whole way. 48:22.300 --> 48:24.300 And he just saw it. 48:24.300 --> 48:27.300 I thought he was going to slide some part of it, but he's missed. 48:27.300 --> 48:29.300 and he's gonna concede up the other end. 48:29.300 --> 48:31.300 Oh no! 48:31.300 --> 48:35.300 A two goal swing in the worst way! 48:37.300 --> 48:40.300 Listen, you don't have to be perfect, 48:40.300 --> 48:43.300 but you can't afford to give that up. 48:43.300 --> 48:45.300 Yeah, he done so well. 48:45.300 --> 48:46.300 He done the hard part. 48:46.300 --> 48:48.300 He got the ball pass with his high challenge. 48:48.300 --> 48:51.300 But still, AJ, in the lead by one, 48:51.300 --> 48:52.300 had possession. 48:52.300 --> 48:54.300 Nice 50-50, 48:54.300 --> 48:56.300 but the shot is really lackluster. 48:56.300 --> 49:01.260 lost here. That is nowhere near good enough for AJ. Just handed it on a silver platter to his 49:01.260 --> 49:08.620 opponent. Hey AJ, you wonder, maybe frustration already. 49:11.340 --> 49:17.980 You wouldn't expect it at this level, but just an inexplicable mistake. 49:17.980 --> 49:28.300 Yeah, he's just trying to get the ball into a position where Weevy can't control it, but 49:28.300 --> 49:33.380 it looked like he was doing the opposite. He gives it straight to him. He was just going 49:33.380 --> 49:37.820 for a shot and then the boost seal. Now here he comes again. Just get above points of Weevy. 49:37.820 --> 49:42.980 Weevy getting set high into the ceiling, but AJ's forgotten the ball. Weevy will take it. 49:42.980 --> 49:47.980 AJ scrambling back, he just got full sight of this one, barely, but that was awkward. 49:47.980 --> 49:49.980 Wavy almost taking his first lead in the game. 49:51.980 --> 49:55.980 That's a great recovery from AJ, but he's still going to concede here. 49:58.980 --> 50:03.980 As Wavy through the air flip reset just has AJ at his mercy. 50:05.980 --> 50:07.980 Yes, it's a totally game for AJ. 50:07.980 --> 50:11.980 He has had so many chances, failed to put some of them away, 50:11.980 --> 50:14.140 makes a big mistake, select Wavy back into it, 50:14.140 --> 50:16.140 but he's got to walk in here for the final two minutes. 50:16.140 --> 50:17.460 He's going for an aggressive skim on this. 50:17.460 --> 50:19.980 No, he just defensively gets into the back corner, 50:19.980 --> 50:21.980 gets back into possession of the ball 50:21.980 --> 50:23.460 with a nice reset. 50:23.460 --> 50:25.740 Control it, Wavy doing well. 50:25.740 --> 50:27.500 Making sure that he lands on the back wall there 50:27.500 --> 50:29.300 as he saves the ball towards the corner. 50:29.300 --> 50:31.780 That keeps possession in his own hands. 50:31.780 --> 50:34.220 Reset, fine game, A.J. Reads it. 50:37.700 --> 50:39.220 That's great patience though from Wavy. 50:39.220 --> 50:44.220 Bring it all the way back, reset AJ not going to give him the time he wants. 50:45.220 --> 50:48.220 There's way to have him up his sleeve this time to stop him. 50:48.220 --> 50:52.220 Go right at AJ who holds his ground and ties the game again. 50:55.220 --> 50:57.220 Great control by AJ in the back corner. 50:57.220 --> 51:03.220 Saw the challenge coming. Flip reset 50 into a wave dash to control the ball and finish. 51:03.220 --> 51:08.980 And that is a huge goal just in time for AJ to make a late push for the game win. 51:08.980 --> 51:13.220 A game win that I think he's going to need if he's going to have a chance in the series. 51:13.220 --> 51:17.740 Wavy, the route as the series went on yesterday almost shot by AJ. 51:17.740 --> 51:20.900 No, he's going to play for the back corner of his seal. 51:20.900 --> 51:23.900 He scoops himself, Shelf. 51:23.900 --> 51:26.980 This is absolutely amazing. 51:26.980 --> 51:30.900 Double reset under the bar. 51:30.900 --> 51:32.900 He almost kept his wavy by surprise! 51:34.900 --> 51:36.900 He definitely did he caught me by surprise. 51:36.900 --> 51:39.900 I did not think he was going to go for such an aggressive move. 51:39.900 --> 51:43.900 After all of the mis-disease had, the two-goal mis-disease had this game. 51:43.900 --> 51:45.900 He might be on the end of one here. 51:45.900 --> 51:46.900 He's not going to get back to this. 51:46.900 --> 51:50.900 AJ landed awkwardly on the inside of the post, could not recover. 51:52.900 --> 51:54.900 Only 11 seconds later. 51:54.900 --> 51:56.900 Point, counter-point. 51:56.900 --> 52:03.900 And now, after all this, really devolves into a minute-long game. 52:03.900 --> 52:07.900 How many more between AJ and Wavy? 52:07.900 --> 52:15.900 The AJ, to the skies. Wavy, marking them the whole way, and he met them right in front. 52:15.900 --> 52:22.900 Well read defensively, now it's on AJ to try and shut down the young gun. Wavy, denied. 52:22.900 --> 52:27.900 Oh AJ missed the back corner boost. He was first up a seat for it but he's missed it. 52:27.900 --> 52:32.900 That gives Wavy a fantastic position. AJ's is trying to survive here. 52:32.900 --> 52:38.900 It's the ball going center. It is the bounce as well for Wavy. The 50 wasn't up. 52:38.900 --> 52:45.900 One of the most helpless feelings. You make your challenge but Wavy stayed behind it just enough. 52:45.900 --> 52:51.900 Didn't let it out of his sight. After all the scoring we had, we went over half a minute 52:51.900 --> 52:56.900 Before breaking a five-all tie, Wavy looking to add some insurance. 52:56.900 --> 53:02.900 That's going to go wayward. And AJ, bull tank, and the ball. 53:02.900 --> 53:05.900 And he avoids Wavy. And he'll spot it in. 53:07.900 --> 53:09.900 It's the acceleration of the blade from AJ. 53:09.900 --> 53:14.900 He was looking for a demo at Wavy, but Wavy dodged it. 53:14.900 --> 53:16.900 And it didn't still left his head wide open. 53:16.900 --> 53:19.900 He was actually, they're both looking for a demo each other in the back corner there. 53:19.900 --> 53:25.060 Completely even and gave one it's been full of drama that the late kickoff from AJ gives him control 53:25.300 --> 53:29.380 Wavy the crucial touch starts takes a ride though free flip from AJ to get back 53:31.020 --> 53:37.380 AJ will have the last look before we go to an overtime AJ has his flip 53:43.540 --> 53:46.840 I don't believe that wavy with this big ceiling challenge 53:46.840 --> 53:52.840 really expected AJ to pull the trigger there, but AJ just completely 53:52.840 --> 53:57.840 caused a cucumber catch in the vault and puffed it into the open net. What a game. 53:57.840 --> 54:03.840 It was a bit of a game of thrills for a minute there, mostly coming from AJ, but 54:03.840 --> 54:09.840 he watches it at the end, and it does put pressure on maybe the people. 54:09.840 --> 54:21.280 A.J. goes 7-6 in Game 1, had an explosive start, and Wavy dragged it all the way back. 54:21.280 --> 54:28.700 But A.J. holds strong, seven goals from 15 attempts. 54:28.700 --> 54:30.880 What a back and forth battle. 54:30.880 --> 54:36.960 If this is an omen of things to come, we're in for a wild day here in Sunday's 1B1s. 54:36.960 --> 54:43.960 I'm thinking back to those 54:43.960 --> 54:48.960 resets from. AJ the earlier 54:48.960 --> 54:50.960 flip resets that he got on 54:50.960 --> 54:52.960 wavy the outplays. That's why 54:52.960 --> 54:54.960 wavy is getting faked out as 54:54.960 --> 54:56.960 you're second. He's thinking 54:56.960 --> 54:58.960 about that incredible shot 54:58.960 --> 55:00.960 that AJ just hit to the roof 55:00.960 --> 55:02.960 of the net. I'm thinking about 55:02.960 --> 55:04.960 that incredible shot that he 55:04.960 --> 55:08.360 AJ just hit to the roof of the net, not too long ago. 55:08.360 --> 55:12.680 So credit to AJ to pull that out with no time left. 55:12.680 --> 55:14.480 It's truly unbelievable. 55:14.480 --> 55:16.360 We wondered what kind of emotions 55:16.360 --> 55:19.280 we would see out of Wavy. 55:19.280 --> 55:22.120 For the first, just a little bit of dismay. 55:22.120 --> 55:24.760 Straight on kickoff that goes neutral 55:24.760 --> 55:28.440 and Wavy will ultimately win the battle afterward 55:28.440 --> 55:31.960 and get the first look at AJ's net it'll score. 55:31.960 --> 55:35.960 It's from kickoff to start game two from Wavy. 55:35.960 --> 55:40.960 AJ is trying to stay with this one, but if you're going to stay with it, you have to play the ball there as it bounces off. 55:40.960 --> 55:45.960 He obviously misread the bounce on the wall, went a bit higher than he liked. 55:45.960 --> 55:50.960 Let's see if he can fix it going into the second kickoff of the game. 55:50.960 --> 55:53.960 It's going to be Wavy's again if he plays it quickly. 55:53.960 --> 55:55.960 AJ calls his bluff. 55:55.960 --> 55:58.960 This Wavy didn't want to pull send it at that ball. 55:58.960 --> 56:01.960 He was trying to control the play, and he didn't land. 56:03.960 --> 56:07.960 AJ will give it close to the vest, and Wavy's having none of it. 56:07.960 --> 56:13.960 There's plenty of boost to challenge this, and chase this down, and take right over with possession. 56:13.960 --> 56:20.960 And trying to avoid that contact now, Wavy just can't quite catch up to, or AJ can't catch up to Wavy, 56:20.960 --> 56:26.960 but if Wavy's got nothing in the tank, and AJ will nut him out of the way to try the game. 56:26.960 --> 56:33.400 And you know this is promising from AJ. I am loving the aggression from him in offense. 56:33.400 --> 56:38.960 This is going to put a ton of pressure on Wavy who's been struggling so far in this 56:38.960 --> 56:46.400 tournament, struggling to produce his expected level. And AJ can capitalise on that by continuing 56:46.400 --> 56:50.480 to press when he's got boosted advantages. What shot that is though Wavy. 56:50.480 --> 56:55.480 Thank you the most of this possession just like you did off the first kickoff in the game. 56:55.480 --> 57:00.480 Now Wavy with the flip reset AJ out to meet him. 57:00.480 --> 57:04.480 Didn't do much wrong. Just good offense, beats good defense. 57:07.480 --> 57:10.480 Wavy will have the advantage here now. 57:10.480 --> 57:14.480 AJ does well to at least get some boost to challenge this. 57:14.480 --> 57:17.320 I can't say he does so, but wait, 57:17.320 --> 57:19.760 oh, Wavy tried to beat him to the midfield boost. 57:19.760 --> 57:23.400 AJ able to grab it, and we can settle in here, 57:23.400 --> 57:25.440 but AJ's got to get on his horse, 57:25.440 --> 57:28.920 and find a way to stop this aerial assault from Wavy. 57:28.920 --> 57:31.760 Breathe down the ground, and a very weak shot 57:31.760 --> 57:33.320 doesn't yield any results. 57:34.400 --> 57:35.960 Oh, AJ's a bit awkward in the back corner here. 57:35.960 --> 57:37.080 He's got to be careful. 57:37.080 --> 57:38.680 Wavy's starting to demo on his land in here, 57:38.680 --> 57:40.480 but AJ gets away from him, 57:40.480 --> 57:42.280 and he does score the equalizer. 57:42.280 --> 57:46.280 10th moments in the back corner all the way to midfield. 57:46.280 --> 57:48.280 Wavy trying to demo AJ. 57:48.280 --> 57:50.280 Didn't get close enough. 57:50.280 --> 57:58.280 Had to feel like he had him all sized up for the demo and just came up completely empty. 57:58.280 --> 58:01.280 Now Wavy. 58:01.280 --> 58:03.280 Oh, yes, AJ in a very awkward spot. 58:03.280 --> 58:05.280 He's got to grab that corner, Bruce, and now got to go to work. 58:05.280 --> 58:08.280 Wavy split, denied by AJ. 58:08.280 --> 58:14.080 And AJ also defending that back corner boost, immediate turnover to possession, going as 58:14.080 --> 58:15.720 fast as possible to the ceiling. 58:15.720 --> 58:16.720 Both players actually. 58:16.720 --> 58:24.400 Wavy has saved up about 50 boosts here, it's great management by him, AJ, creating angles 58:24.400 --> 58:25.400 for himself. 58:25.400 --> 58:29.400 Really well done again with the 50-50s. 58:29.400 --> 58:37.200 Go ahead and say it, press early on here with AJ's ability to turn boost advantages into 58:37.200 --> 58:43.060 serious chances on that. AJ doesn't have any boost at all and he's gonna pay the 58:43.060 --> 58:47.420 price for it. Wavy will score. AJ kind of got caught in between can I get the 58:47.420 --> 58:52.200 midfield boost or not and by the time he realized it was way too late as Wavy 58:52.200 --> 58:57.660 fixes opening. Yeah Wavy again also threatening that bubble and AJ saw it 58:57.660 --> 59:01.500 and he didn't pull it to get away from the bubble. But in doing so he left the net 59:01.500 --> 59:05.300 open so he's got to find the balance there. Wavy's getting very physical in 59:05.300 --> 59:10.300 the second game. AJ's aware of that but you can't leave an open while you dodge the bump. 59:12.300 --> 59:18.300 Wavy's done it again. Wasting no time off the flip reset and AJ does not have the time 59:18.300 --> 59:19.300 in to stop him. 59:21.300 --> 59:24.300 Yeah Wavy, he had a clean site to the bar post there. 59:25.300 --> 59:29.300 New that he puts that on net fast enough. There's no way AJ can get back. 59:30.300 --> 59:32.300 Wavy's been clinical with his kickoff sessions. He's turning. 59:32.300 --> 59:38.140 turning it's like kickoff wins into serious chances to score something all 59:38.140 --> 59:41.840 the best ones players in the world do if you watch NAS play if you watch the 59:41.840 --> 59:46.460 media finally yesterday any slight imbalance of the kickoff the top 59:46.460 --> 59:51.020 players are turning that into a dangerous shot on target 59:51.020 --> 59:57.140 hey spot again listen you lose some points because it hits the ground but 59:57.140 --> 01:00:03.140 What a beautiful looking shot from a very tough angle. 01:00:03.140 --> 01:00:05.140 Oh, he's done so well there. 01:00:05.140 --> 01:00:07.480 Getting up over the ball. 01:00:07.480 --> 01:00:10.640 Just had an idea of where Wavy was coming from. 01:00:10.640 --> 01:00:12.800 These guys have read each other's movement really well. 01:00:12.800 --> 01:00:14.300 Oh, Delay kick off from AJ. 01:00:14.300 --> 01:00:16.000 Does he have the efficiency out for this? 01:00:16.000 --> 01:00:17.840 But it's all for Wavy. 01:00:17.840 --> 01:00:20.140 He decided to mind game it, stayed with the ball, 01:00:20.140 --> 01:00:24.140 though there's no angle for AJ to go in. 01:00:24.140 --> 01:00:26.400 Wavy is smartly recognized. 01:00:26.400 --> 01:00:28.400 Had to go for the midfield boost. 01:00:28.400 --> 01:00:30.400 That's the gambit he's gone for. 01:00:30.400 --> 01:00:35.400 And if he can get onto this quickly, he's got another one to go up to. 01:00:35.400 --> 01:00:38.400 That's smart from Wavey in defense. 01:00:38.400 --> 01:00:41.400 Does not want to have to defend against AJ's aerial game. 01:00:41.400 --> 01:00:44.400 In his half, he'd much rather challenge AJ early. 01:00:44.400 --> 01:00:47.400 This time his reward is a two goal advantage. 01:00:47.400 --> 01:00:49.400 Back to the kickoff we go. 01:00:49.400 --> 01:00:53.400 Wavey getting pushed back there, but still. 01:00:53.400 --> 01:00:56.580 control of the ball and AJ's missed the back corner to boost. It's Wavy's to 01:00:56.580 --> 01:01:01.560 steal. Possession does go to AJ for now, but you've got to think Wavy will 01:01:01.560 --> 01:01:04.920 a wrestle it off him after a couple of flicks back and forth here. Yeah, that 01:01:04.920 --> 01:01:06.600 little bump will do the trick. 01:01:08.280 --> 01:01:16.280 But AJ did well not to get completely overwhelmed and catch this, bring it to the corner, 01:01:16.280 --> 01:01:18.280 did not go for the corner boost. 01:01:18.280 --> 01:01:26.680 Again, that very aggressive mentality from AJ, send it right at Wavy, make him make 01:01:26.680 --> 01:01:28.160 it play to stop you. 01:01:28.160 --> 01:01:33.160 Unfortunately for AJ, Wavy has during this game and he'll have a chance now to add to 01:01:33.160 --> 01:01:34.160 a two goal lead. 01:01:34.160 --> 01:01:37.640 Big wide turn, faked about, AJ didn't bite. 01:01:37.640 --> 01:01:43.440 Yeah, Wavy kind of removing his angle there as he approached the goal and the closer he 01:01:43.440 --> 01:01:48.560 got the less AJ had to worry about he was able to cover the fake and the flick 01:01:48.560 --> 01:01:52.400 with the same angle of approach and defense. It's the opposite of what you 01:01:52.400 --> 01:01:56.640 want to be doing there. Wavy would rather have options as he's dribbling towards 01:01:56.640 --> 01:02:02.760 AJ. He does now, boost advantage. AJ just trying to get all sides. That bump with 01:02:02.760 --> 01:02:10.040 the goal line was all Wavy needed. And AJ done well to keep Wavy from adding to 01:02:10.040 --> 01:02:16.720 his lead up to that point but finally just ran out of gas. Corner kick off 01:02:16.720 --> 01:02:21.000 decent opportunity for Wavy to try and get back in it. He does win the corner 01:02:21.000 --> 01:02:25.440 from Wavy but then look how much boost he had to burn just to get back to the 01:02:25.440 --> 01:02:30.280 ball as Wavy's able to boost up and he should just be able to kill off this 01:02:30.280 --> 01:02:36.160 final 20 plus seconds. Yeah Wavy's been more efficient he's definitely I've 01:02:36.160 --> 01:02:39.480 played AJ in that regard like you mentioned a lot of the times that 01:02:39.480 --> 01:02:43.160 We're seeing AJ grab back corner boosts from mid boosts. 01:02:43.160 --> 01:02:48.760 It seems like it's all disappearing as Wavey will just get right back into the game 01:02:48.760 --> 01:02:51.960 with that extra efficiency. You know AJ sees fast enough, he's not 01:02:51.960 --> 01:02:56.120 worried about that. He's got to be more efficient in these mid-billish 01:02:56.120 --> 01:02:58.440 changes. 01:02:59.400 --> 01:03:03.480 Well perhaps to the surprise of nobody, these two 01:03:03.480 --> 01:03:08.360 who look so good at different points on Friday and throughout the weekend as a 01:03:08.360 --> 01:03:13.880 The whole level through two games here in our opening match. 01:03:13.880 --> 01:03:17.200 And not a whole lot of emotions coming out of Wavy there. 01:03:17.200 --> 01:03:19.360 Maybe a little bit of relief, but also you 01:03:19.360 --> 01:03:22.680 can tell he is locked in here in our first best of seven 01:03:22.680 --> 01:03:24.360 of the day. 01:03:24.360 --> 01:03:28.280 Yeah, that feels pretty good for Wavy, I think. 01:03:28.280 --> 01:03:31.040 His assessment of himself there will be, OK, 01:03:31.040 --> 01:03:33.640 that was good enough for now. 01:03:33.640 --> 01:03:36.640 But for him, the issue has been consistency. 01:03:36.640 --> 01:03:39.040 he's not been able to play his game, 01:03:39.040 --> 01:03:41.320 he's not been able to play his style 01:03:41.320 --> 01:03:42.880 as often as he wants to, 01:03:42.880 --> 01:03:44.680 as often as he's gonna need to, 01:03:44.680 --> 01:03:45.880 to beat players like Diaz, 01:03:45.880 --> 01:03:48.200 to beat players like Parscala or Evo. 01:03:48.200 --> 01:03:50.920 He's doing enough right now to beat AJ, 01:03:50.920 --> 01:03:52.200 and it's not disrespect to AJ, 01:03:52.200 --> 01:03:54.240 but the other guys in the tournament 01:03:54.240 --> 01:03:56.960 are gonna control them all more against Wavy. 01:03:56.960 --> 01:03:59.240 You're not gonna get as many opportunities 01:03:59.240 --> 01:04:00.480 to challenge early and dictate 01:04:00.480 --> 01:04:01.840 where the game is being played 01:04:01.840 --> 01:04:04.200 when you go against particularly Diaz, 01:04:04.200 --> 01:04:05.840 but the rest of the field as well. 01:04:06.640 --> 01:04:13.200 We've also got a couple of guys here who are kind of the epitome of competition. 01:04:13.200 --> 01:04:15.280 I mean, they've got that competitive drive. 01:04:15.280 --> 01:04:20.840 And I think there is a sense as much as you try to take all the external factors out of 01:04:20.840 --> 01:04:22.040 competition at this level. 01:04:22.040 --> 01:04:26.840 Here's that sense of, well, everybody else thinks it's these two other guys that are 01:04:26.840 --> 01:04:28.560 going to be in the final. 01:04:28.560 --> 01:04:34.440 And I imagine, especially with waving, probably feeling some kind of way about that. 01:04:34.440 --> 01:04:41.520 Definitely. Well immediately right there in third game AJ is looking to boot with 01:04:41.520 --> 01:04:44.700 Valorant. It looks like he's trying to increase the pace even more. I was 01:04:44.700 --> 01:04:49.160 wondering if you'd leave back more to being more efficient in these midfield 01:04:49.160 --> 01:04:52.920 back and forths. It looks like the opposite of the way he cracks across 01:04:52.920 --> 01:04:58.920 far. I've seen AJ do this before. He will just try to take things up to the 01:04:58.920 --> 01:05:02.200 fastest possible gear that he's got. He is going to be trying to race around the 01:05:02.200 --> 01:05:06.760 bitch and just getting the ball moving he doesn't like this nitty gritty back and forth play where 01:05:07.320 --> 01:05:12.840 ball slide down and wavy's able to bump them he's trying to create space with the speed that we 01:05:12.840 --> 01:05:20.360 know he's getting full up. Wavy's done a great job of turning the midfield advantage into instant 01:05:20.360 --> 01:05:28.760 offense. Be able to branch off for the opposite corner boost as oh go get deep boost on the blue 01:05:28.760 --> 01:05:30.760 side AJ looking for the 01:05:30.760 --> 01:05:31.760 pump. 01:05:31.760 --> 01:05:34.760 They'll take out Wavy to tie the game. 01:05:34.760 --> 01:05:36.760 What a switch up by AJ. 01:05:36.760 --> 01:05:39.760 Grown to air dribble, flip reset, 01:05:39.760 --> 01:05:41.760 gets Wavy into the air and Penny just 01:05:41.760 --> 01:05:43.760 bumps him with the reset. 01:05:43.760 --> 01:05:44.760 It's a great demo. 01:05:44.760 --> 01:05:46.760 Midair right, AJ. 01:05:46.760 --> 01:05:49.760 I'd love to see him go back to that 01:05:49.760 --> 01:05:51.760 later on in this game, but in between 01:05:51.760 --> 01:05:54.760 then and now, expect to see clean reset. 01:05:54.760 --> 01:05:56.760 Hopefully it's maybe a line game, wave dash, 01:05:56.760 --> 01:06:01.760 Shot low, he's got obviously great repertoire in the air. 01:06:03.760 --> 01:06:08.760 Well AJ all the way to the other side to let Wavy start another attack. 01:06:08.760 --> 01:06:16.760 Flip reset, shot set away, can AJ get the corner? No, doesn't need it as that's on, target it in. 01:06:17.760 --> 01:06:19.760 Getting all the land that Wavy is looking for. 01:06:19.760 --> 01:06:24.760 You got stuck all in the post as AJ made the save there. 01:06:24.760 --> 01:06:30.760 Really, I'm surprised that Wavy went for the shot, they reset, looked a bit awkward. 01:06:30.760 --> 01:06:33.760 The air dribble overall looked a bit awkward for it. 01:06:33.760 --> 01:06:37.760 Wavy does get the demo in the back corner and AJ is going to choose the near spawn. 01:06:37.760 --> 01:06:41.760 He's put something right underneath the ball, but he at least stops it. 01:06:41.760 --> 01:06:44.760 Initially, it was too awkward. 01:06:44.760 --> 01:06:46.760 It was kind of picking your poison there. 01:06:46.760 --> 01:06:48.760 He's far, far closer than AJ has gotten over there. 01:06:48.760 --> 01:06:51.760 He's far near close than you're directly under the play. 01:06:51.760 --> 01:06:53.840 And that couldn't have gone any worse for AJ. 01:06:53.840 --> 01:06:57.480 He baked on the kickoff, then still got beat to the boost 01:06:57.480 --> 01:07:01.400 and demoed, and got put in that spot. 01:07:01.400 --> 01:07:05.160 Go straight up here with the head-on kickoff. 01:07:05.160 --> 01:07:07.600 AJ, full tank. 01:07:07.600 --> 01:07:10.640 Wavy, full on his own as well. 01:07:10.640 --> 01:07:11.960 And he makes the stop again. 01:07:14.720 --> 01:07:17.000 Huge, huge save by Wavy there. 01:07:17.000 --> 01:07:21.560 As expected, AJ switched up his aerial game. 01:07:21.560 --> 01:07:25.560 Last time it was Airdrie will reset Demo, this time with a low shot. 01:07:25.560 --> 01:07:29.560 Wavy going for a similar idea both at the other end of the pitch, both players though 01:07:29.560 --> 01:07:34.360 have predicted that and made the stop defensively, but Wavy going for the long end here. 01:07:34.360 --> 01:07:37.860 Faults will lose seals, multiple attacks, back full Demo attempted. 01:07:37.860 --> 01:07:39.560 Now the shot reverse goes in. 01:07:42.560 --> 01:07:46.560 Again, give AJ credit for trying to make a lot out of nothing. 01:07:46.560 --> 01:07:49.560 He tried to get in Wavy's way, forced him to make another move. 01:07:49.560 --> 01:07:51.560 Maybe force him away for the ball 01:07:52.040 --> 01:07:57.800 But wavy does just enough to trickle that across the line and now the second round of kickoffs 01:07:59.200 --> 01:08:02.840 AJ does well to at least control that for a moment at least makes wavy 01:08:04.200 --> 01:08:07.160 Drive a long way into his territory that meant AJ could 01:08:08.040 --> 01:08:10.040 conserve a lot of boost. Oh 01:08:10.440 --> 01:08:12.440 the way 01:08:12.440 --> 01:08:15.360 still got the boost, that's insane. 01:08:15.360 --> 01:08:17.520 AJ won't think that he should have done a demo there, 01:08:17.520 --> 01:08:20.360 it was so close, but Wavy stayed alive, 01:08:20.360 --> 01:08:21.880 got the boost, got the ball. 01:08:22.840 --> 01:08:24.680 That's gonna feel horrible for AJ. 01:08:24.680 --> 01:08:27.480 He got that demo, it was surely gonna be a goal. 01:08:30.040 --> 01:08:32.160 It's another case where you feel like AJ's 01:08:32.160 --> 01:08:33.760 almost done everything right. 01:08:33.760 --> 01:08:35.480 Oh, Wavy couldn't get a run on a shot though, 01:08:35.480 --> 01:08:39.440 but for AJ's in such a tough spot now, 01:08:39.440 --> 01:08:41.520 completely out-boosted, 01:08:41.520 --> 01:08:43.760 Wavy can turn on this, 01:08:43.760 --> 01:08:46.400 puck right over, and a 4-2 lead. 01:08:47.640 --> 01:08:49.720 Yeah, it's well played by Wavy. 01:08:49.720 --> 01:08:52.280 Again, a difficult position for AJ. 01:08:52.280 --> 01:08:54.680 Losing it out on the race to the back corner boost. 01:08:54.680 --> 01:08:59.520 Also missed it before that battle in the midfield. 01:08:59.520 --> 01:09:01.560 So yeah, slight mistake here from AJ. 01:09:01.560 --> 01:09:02.800 He's trying to keep the base up. 01:09:02.800 --> 01:09:04.280 I'm doing so. 01:09:04.280 --> 01:09:05.960 He's in boosts every now and then. 01:09:05.960 --> 01:09:08.360 Just getting the light up strong every now and then as well. 01:09:08.360 --> 01:09:10.560 I don't mind that immediate shot there. 01:09:10.560 --> 01:09:14.000 still put to catch Wavy out free jumping. That's gonna back Wavy down. 01:09:14.000 --> 01:09:17.200 Now expect to see the reset to the top gel here. Oh, it's gonna be a very real 01:09:17.200 --> 01:09:21.960 bumping set. Oh, what a huge gap between himself and the ball. I am not surprised to see that one. 01:09:21.960 --> 01:09:29.080 Failing. Wavy set a good read on it too and now he knows AJ has virtually 01:09:29.080 --> 01:09:36.240 nothing in the tag. There's the demo. Where's he spawning? Near side again. Wavy 01:09:36.240 --> 01:09:42.240 Holds all the cards, but AJ is done well to recover and keep this manageable. 01:09:42.240 --> 01:09:47.240 Wavey immediate shot, just barely doesn't catch AJ in position. 01:09:47.240 --> 01:09:49.240 It's always threatening that bump in the back corner. 01:09:49.240 --> 01:09:54.240 It's one of a possession just to drive into the back corner, taking the ball away with him. 01:09:54.240 --> 01:09:58.240 AJ tried to return the paper, but could not get the ball out of the corner. 01:09:58.240 --> 01:10:01.240 And here comes Wavey. AJ forced back with no boost. 01:10:01.240 --> 01:10:06.960 Just over a minute ago, it's been AJ struggling defensively for the most part here. 01:10:06.960 --> 01:10:09.480 Can he get back to this? No, he's been tripped on his takeoff. 01:10:09.480 --> 01:10:11.360 Wavy again with a physical play. 01:10:14.480 --> 01:10:16.400 It might have a window here. 01:10:16.400 --> 01:10:18.640 AJ just rolls one through. 01:10:18.640 --> 01:10:22.600 You know, these games much lower scoring than game one. 01:10:22.600 --> 01:10:27.200 This is, I think, having a lot to do with Wavy having a lot more possession. 01:10:27.200 --> 01:10:32.600 and AJ just hasn't taken advantage of the very few quality opportunities he's been afforded. 01:10:33.600 --> 01:10:34.800 Yeah, definitely the case. 01:10:34.800 --> 01:10:37.000 Waving it didn't make a bit of a mistake though in defense. 01:10:37.000 --> 01:10:40.100 He's not the hard part, he fell back into the game and then just gave the ball away. 01:10:40.100 --> 01:10:42.300 So he's still got to be very careful here. 01:10:42.800 --> 01:10:46.000 He gives the ball away to a 100-poose AJ. 01:10:46.400 --> 01:10:49.700 We know that AJ can put unstoppable shots on target. 01:10:49.700 --> 01:10:50.600 We saw that in game one. 01:10:50.800 --> 01:10:54.700 Sometimes there's just nothing you can do against this guy and all the top players in the tournament 01:10:55.300 --> 01:10:56.700 if they peek in offense. 01:10:57.200 --> 01:11:01.200 No offense right now for AJ. It's all Wavy. Boost steel, shot. 01:11:01.200 --> 01:11:05.200 AJ just trying to get out to the midfield. Oh, he has done. 01:11:05.200 --> 01:11:09.200 It's the ball past Wavy. It's the top gardener. 01:11:09.200 --> 01:11:13.200 I mean, one of the constants here has been, you know, Wavy gets one shot on, 01:11:13.200 --> 01:11:17.200 and then he just controls the boots. The entire rest of the rally 01:11:17.200 --> 01:11:21.200 and you think, okay, he's inevitably going to score. AJ finally finds 01:11:21.200 --> 01:11:25.200 an opening and just kind of lobs one just in the under the corner 01:11:25.200 --> 01:11:30.320 the corner of the frame and all of a sudden we're all tied up here down to 10 seconds. 01:11:31.360 --> 01:11:35.600 All huge shots here for AJ. Where's he going to take this? Does it field? Oh I really feel like 01:11:35.600 --> 01:11:41.200 the side moment of an option though. And away he's from the post. His recovery is terrible. 01:11:41.200 --> 01:11:44.560 AJ's got another open down 0 seconds and he scores. 01:11:47.360 --> 01:11:49.520 Unbelievable. 01:11:49.520 --> 01:12:02.840 The only solace here is you don't see the open miss in the goal replay at the end. 01:12:02.840 --> 01:12:07.040 AJ steals one. 01:12:07.040 --> 01:12:09.040 I cannot believe that. 01:12:09.040 --> 01:12:16.080 AJ had, I thought, a free wall play and instead he cuts it in field, gets completely dunked 01:12:16.080 --> 01:12:17.080 on. 01:12:17.080 --> 01:12:28.080 But Wavy missed the shot, I'm not sure how open it was for Wavy's POV, we'll have to take another look at it, but it looked like he had so much hype to score that one. 01:12:28.080 --> 01:12:39.080 He might not know it now, of course, even from our view, we can see AJ wasn't in the area, but both players seriously had big chances at the end of that game that they let go. 01:12:39.080 --> 01:12:48.600 Wavy has done a great job over the last couple of games of limiting AJ's chances. 01:12:48.600 --> 01:12:53.560 He had 15 looks at Wavy's net in game one. 01:12:53.560 --> 01:13:02.040 Only nine shots registering in game three, but it's enough to get five of them through. 01:13:02.040 --> 01:13:08.840 As Wavy and AJ of course fully aware that they are in for a battle here to kick off 01:13:08.840 --> 01:13:14.760 Sunday and both no doubt aware of what's waiting for them in the semifinals in the form of Diaz. 01:13:16.040 --> 01:13:21.880 Oh yeah, I don't think about that right now. That's not a good thought at the moment for Agent 01:13:21.880 --> 01:13:26.840 Waymeek. The way this game is going, it does just look like the fourth place match for me. 01:13:28.680 --> 01:13:33.560 Whoever wins this is going to seriously need to elevate their gameplay if you're going to beat Diaz 01:13:33.560 --> 01:13:39.560 And even a 7 or a 10 or an 8 or 10 day for Diaz is going to be more than enough here. 01:13:39.560 --> 01:13:44.560 There's just so many mistakes from Wavy and AJ in these games. 01:13:44.560 --> 01:13:48.560 But they both warmed up into series throughout the tournament. 01:13:48.560 --> 01:13:50.560 Let's see if they've saved the best to last. 01:13:50.560 --> 01:13:53.560 AJ off to an early starting game more. 01:13:53.560 --> 01:13:56.560 I love getting this into Elisario. 01:13:58.560 --> 01:14:01.560 He is up 2-1 in the series. 01:14:01.560 --> 01:14:07.060 I'm going to add to that advantage. Oh my goodness. In the way he still saves it. 01:14:09.560 --> 01:14:15.060 Okay, you can see AJ cutting in field. He wants to try to turn boosted bandages into ground game. 01:14:15.060 --> 01:14:21.560 Which is not what he generally does. Usually when he's got a boosted bandage, you'll take the ball to the wall. 01:14:21.560 --> 01:14:27.060 Get off in the air. And that does, of course, give your opponent time to grab boost as well. 01:14:27.060 --> 01:14:29.820 So AJ's mixing things up a little bit here. 01:14:29.820 --> 01:14:32.420 He's getting goals off the back of it though. 01:14:32.420 --> 01:14:37.060 And he continues to struggle to deal with the physicality of Wavy. 01:14:37.060 --> 01:14:44.860 It just feels like every time AJ wants to grab the midfield boost, Wavy is right there 01:14:44.860 --> 01:14:45.860 like the Boogieman. 01:14:45.860 --> 01:14:46.860 He's read him. 01:14:46.860 --> 01:14:47.860 This time he's got it. 01:14:47.860 --> 01:14:48.860 Completely uncontested. 01:14:48.860 --> 01:14:49.860 Through the air now. 01:14:49.860 --> 01:14:50.860 Didn't have a reset. 01:14:50.860 --> 01:14:51.860 Doesn't need it! 01:14:51.860 --> 01:14:52.860 Oh, what a shot! 01:14:52.860 --> 01:14:57.860 What a shot. This is why AJ. 01:14:57.860 --> 01:15:00.860 Yeah, you got the reset early there. 01:15:00.860 --> 01:15:04.860 That's why he goes to the to the wall play so often because he's got all the options. 01:15:04.860 --> 01:15:08.860 He can shoot that high every once to if you play more standoff defense against him. 01:15:08.860 --> 01:15:11.860 He's going to save the dodge shooting the bottom corner. 01:15:11.860 --> 01:15:14.860 And we've even seen the flipper. He said Bob from the earlier as well. 01:15:14.860 --> 01:15:17.860 So I want to see him sticking to that, just going back to those shots, 01:15:17.860 --> 01:15:21.860 which get him goals more often than not. 01:15:21.860 --> 01:15:26.860 AJ jumped early, could never cover as Wavy picks him apart! 01:15:27.860 --> 01:15:31.860 A great shot, AJ trying to put him off by jumping in defense. 01:15:31.860 --> 01:15:36.860 You're not going to get many saves shadowing against Flix of that quality. 01:15:36.860 --> 01:15:41.860 Expect to see AJ challenging or at least putting in a more convincing fake challenge. 01:15:41.860 --> 01:15:43.860 He faces the same position again. 01:15:43.860 --> 01:15:53.840 to the right. Maybe again. 01:15:53.860 --> 01:15:56.840 Reset shot at just beat him. 01:15:56.860 --> 01:15:59.840 AJ just kind of lulled to sleep 01:15:59.860 --> 01:16:01.840 there. Again, AJ just played 01:16:01.860 --> 01:16:03.840 standoff defense. This is what 01:16:03.860 --> 01:16:05.840 he generally does. He lets it 01:16:05.860 --> 01:16:07.840 take shots out and he lets his 01:16:07.860 --> 01:16:09.840 bullet flick the ball towards 01:16:09.860 --> 01:16:10.840 himself. But like you said 01:16:10.860 --> 01:16:12.840 earlier, offense does beat 01:16:12.840 --> 01:16:20.280 true of 1v1, if the offense is able to produce quality, the like switch received from Wavy. 01:16:22.840 --> 01:16:27.400 Wavy didn't have a lot in the tank, but neither did AJ. He's got a full tank now, 01:16:28.120 --> 01:16:34.680 and the battle for every boost found down the field won by AJ. Still Wavy giving him no space, 01:16:34.680 --> 01:16:40.520 able to compensate for not having any boost, and now Wavy trying to gain the upper hand here is 01:16:40.520 --> 01:16:52.520 He'll recover. A.J. does well at least to get back the advantage, try to roll one through this time, and Wavy's having none of it. 01:16:52.520 --> 01:16:56.520 A.J. tried for a wall bump as well, but Wavy sees that mile away. 01:16:56.520 --> 01:17:02.520 There's another try at the same shot there in the air, which will just pass from A.J. 01:17:02.520 --> 01:17:08.520 He's already scored this game with the wave dash, the mind game, it's a wave dash to the buck, Karner. 01:17:08.520 --> 01:17:15.240 I think he's gonna go high if he wants to go or back to that bump. I mean I thought he's going for too many bumps 01:17:15.240 --> 01:17:19.700 He could certainly surprise wavy with more air dribble bumps 01:17:22.800 --> 01:17:28.780 Really only got a dribble bump a couple of times it was in game two when he went for the first one and it worked 01:17:31.240 --> 01:17:33.860 Wavy able to recover on the near post 01:17:33.860 --> 01:17:40.860 A.J. gone to that again later on in that game and did not have anywhere near the same level 01:17:40.860 --> 01:17:43.860 of success or just haven't seen it since. 01:17:43.860 --> 01:17:48.860 You know, there's some science still that Wavy's not comfortable in the match. 01:17:48.860 --> 01:17:52.860 He's just not comfortable in this tournament because some of these touches that he's making 01:17:52.860 --> 01:17:56.860 to control the ball and set up variables that he had, the ball for free in the back corner 01:17:56.860 --> 01:17:58.860 a moment ago and he just gave it away. 01:17:58.860 --> 01:18:01.860 But this time he's going to get out straight through midfield. 01:18:01.860 --> 01:18:07.020 field, AJ not providing a lot of resistance. So a 2-0 advantage for Wavy, 01:18:07.020 --> 01:18:11.460 AJ jumping before boosting. It's much harder to get momentum with boost in the 01:18:11.460 --> 01:18:16.380 air than it is falling ground. Didn't have enough of it there. He also initially 01:18:16.380 --> 01:18:20.740 missed the corner boost on that exchange. You'll miss the shot here. Had to rush it 01:18:20.740 --> 01:18:26.220 a little bit. Maybe he didn't have to rush it as much as he did, but still live off 01:18:26.220 --> 01:18:31.380 of pennies, but he'll have to dash back. That gives Wavy the advantage and he's 01:18:31.380 --> 01:18:33.340 He's not going to relinquish it at all. 01:18:33.340 --> 01:18:36.860 Up three now with a minute and a half. 01:18:36.860 --> 01:18:37.420 Ages. 01:18:37.420 --> 01:18:40.220 I mean, he's trying to put pressure on. 01:18:40.220 --> 01:18:42.580 He was thinking about half flipping into a challenge there, 01:18:42.580 --> 01:18:45.940 but failed after realizing it wasn't going to work. 01:18:45.940 --> 01:18:48.900 I think he just has to actually go for the ball at some point. 01:18:48.900 --> 01:18:52.780 If he's trying to play for big challenges, 01:18:52.780 --> 01:18:57.340 I think the best big challenge is to actually challenge. 01:18:57.340 --> 01:18:59.340 One time, just go and full send it. 01:18:59.340 --> 01:19:00.980 but obviously that's not as stylish. 01:19:00.980 --> 01:19:04.620 He wants to wait for punches and counter them. 01:19:04.620 --> 01:19:05.780 I mean, he's picked the challenges again, 01:19:05.780 --> 01:19:07.100 but when you pick every challenge, 01:19:07.100 --> 01:19:09.340 if none of the picks are very convincing, 01:19:09.340 --> 01:19:10.460 he just trouble again. 01:19:11.980 --> 01:19:14.620 If everything's a fake, it's no longer a fake. 01:19:14.620 --> 01:19:16.100 Wavy trying to go underneath, 01:19:16.100 --> 01:19:20.580 and AJ is there to at least keep this within reach 01:19:20.580 --> 01:19:21.420 and to a minute. 01:19:23.300 --> 01:19:25.500 Try to get to kickoff goals 01:19:25.500 --> 01:19:28.260 or kickoff opportunities at this point, 01:19:28.260 --> 01:19:34.760 And it's not going to happen while it will happen, but it will happen with Wavy scoring to go up 4 and AJ wants to go next. 01:19:35.560 --> 01:19:39.260 AJ, you needed to get that ball up to the side while there. It did not happen. 01:19:39.260 --> 01:19:42.860 It's about to submit, and like you mentioned, more of it from AJ. 01:19:42.860 --> 01:19:48.260 He had honestly plenty of time left for this game to try for a comeback, but he wants to just get into the next game. 01:19:48.260 --> 01:19:56.260 Doesn't feel like he's got sufficient control of the kickoff game for the comeback to be realistic. 01:19:56.260 --> 01:19:58.260 But that's more of a mental 01:19:59.380 --> 01:20:05.780 Forfeit there from AJ with we see we saw wavy come back with a similar score like similar time 01:20:06.500 --> 01:20:08.500 Remaining yesterday against Bora 01:20:09.260 --> 01:20:11.640 So yes, that's that's borderline for me 01:20:11.640 --> 01:20:17.140 The momentum of the game was going more and more towards wavy, but much I've said this before I'm gonna say again 01:20:17.140 --> 01:20:21.320 I wish AJ played the next kickoff like dude 01:20:21.320 --> 01:20:25.620 Check and see if you at least get possession if maybe gets possession on the next gift card 01:20:25.620 --> 01:20:28.180 Then sure you can you can morph it into possible 01:20:29.920 --> 01:20:33.260 I'll have the game played out to more of a natural conclusion 01:20:33.920 --> 01:20:39.600 Maybe might have gone over his six goal limit here in this series 01:20:39.600 --> 01:20:44.200 But yet three times out of the four games six goals for wavy 01:20:44.800 --> 01:20:47.180 He's only won two of those games 01:20:48.500 --> 01:20:50.500 Two games. He's lost 01:20:50.500 --> 01:20:56.100 AJ has really stolen, literally stole game 3 away from him. 01:20:56.100 --> 01:20:58.900 But game 1 taken at 0 seconds. 01:20:59.900 --> 01:21:05.100 And now we go to a pivotal game 5 between Wavy and AJ. 01:21:05.700 --> 01:21:13.100 Diaz waiting in the wings after another lower quarterfinal to follow after this. 01:21:15.100 --> 01:21:20.300 We go to the quickly becoming iconic, Park de Paris. 01:21:20.500 --> 01:21:31.500 For Game 5, Wavy trying to get two on the track here to go on match point against AJ, who was giving him all the gas for and then some, and he gets one on the kickoff. 01:21:32.500 --> 01:21:44.500 Yeah, straight away, standard kickoff. AJ didn't want to dodge the area, so I'm afraid of where the ball is going to go, but he probably wishes in hindsight that he did, because Wavy just walked the ball in 1-0. 01:21:44.500 --> 01:21:50.500 like looking at the base gaps between games, it's very clear that Wavy is feeling tense at the moment. 01:21:50.500 --> 01:21:55.500 He's letting out a lot of deep breaths, trying to ease the pressure on himself here. 01:21:55.500 --> 01:22:02.500 If he didn't manage to do it with a deep breath before the game, two early goals will certainly help in game five. 01:22:02.500 --> 01:22:08.500 That's great from Wavy, recognizing where the ball is going to be going. 01:22:08.500 --> 01:22:12.500 If AJ does manage to save it, quick shot that he can't react to. 01:22:14.500 --> 01:22:17.260 Race to the corner boost this time, won by AJ. 01:22:17.260 --> 01:22:22.420 There's not one many races to any given boost pad against Wavy. 01:22:22.420 --> 01:22:26.460 Now go in here and Wavy just lets him go right on by. 01:22:26.460 --> 01:22:28.860 Great play, AJ. 01:22:28.860 --> 01:22:30.820 Right into the full field air dribble. 01:22:30.820 --> 01:22:33.940 Had that reset, so Wavy couldn't dive in. 01:22:33.940 --> 01:22:36.020 He might have just to control it, flick it, 01:22:36.020 --> 01:22:38.940 with the last unsubmissive he has. 01:22:38.940 --> 01:22:42.660 So far, we always keep track of what AJ is doing in the air. 01:22:42.660 --> 01:22:44.660 We've seen there the 01:22:44.860 --> 01:22:49.180 Micke it's gone for the reset into the catch. So he's picked out the reset being used 01:22:49.980 --> 01:22:57.460 Really use it next time. It's right to surprise wavy will wavy be surprised is one of the little chess matches these guys are fairly quiet 01:22:59.020 --> 01:23:03.140 Wavy gone up the side wall thinking about it, but saw AJ had him beat 01:23:05.140 --> 01:23:07.620 AJ will opt for wavy's corner boost 01:23:07.620 --> 01:23:14.580 But this goes back towards AJ's half and he has to dump that off to the corner, but concede the corner boost 01:23:14.940 --> 01:23:18.260 Wavy can't turn around on this. So AJ will by himself 01:23:18.940 --> 01:23:21.860 Just the amount of time he needs this will roll a little wide 01:23:22.460 --> 01:23:28.740 And AJ will just screen Wavy away for a moment, but Wavy has full control 01:23:28.740 --> 01:23:31.100 Oh and AJ missed the corner again 01:23:31.620 --> 01:23:35.900 He's missed. Wavy's missed the open net both players feeling the nerves 01:23:35.900 --> 01:23:39.900 Ty series game 5. 01:23:39.900 --> 01:23:42.900 AJ missing the boost, leaving his net open. 01:23:42.900 --> 01:23:44.900 And then Wavy missed the open net, the other end. 01:23:44.900 --> 01:23:47.900 AJ with this early challenge off the wall. 01:23:47.900 --> 01:23:49.900 That is Ty there. 01:23:49.900 --> 01:23:51.900 And Wavy cannot believe it. 01:23:51.900 --> 01:23:52.900 You can see the frustration. 01:23:52.900 --> 01:23:55.900 He is just not getting the necessary touches here. 01:23:55.900 --> 01:23:59.900 He's not been able to play his air game. 01:23:59.900 --> 01:24:02.900 Thank you very much to all. 01:24:02.900 --> 01:24:04.900 And he's plus gone by. 01:24:07.900 --> 01:24:11.900 Just about straight on again, and this time Wavy will slam it inside the post. 01:24:12.900 --> 01:24:18.900 Yes, similar to what we saw earlier, just a normal standard kickoff win actually to the exact same side. 01:24:18.900 --> 01:24:26.900 And Wavy's able to get it around AJ. AJ cannot keep going back to this same kickoff, otherwise he's going to be losing possessions at worst. 01:24:26.900 --> 01:24:32.420 for our best and goals of course, two kickoff goals in this game are the 01:24:32.420 --> 01:24:37.820 difference between AJ leaving by one and trailing by one. 01:24:38.740 --> 01:24:45.980 Maybe have some relief to AJ, the next couple of kickoffs would be the diagonal 01:24:45.980 --> 01:24:52.300 kickoffs, it's Wavy, do the skies again, will he use it? No, he'll just let this come down and 01:24:52.300 --> 01:25:00.340 to his lead. Great placement by Wavy. Early reset, threatening to shot the hallway. AJ 01:25:00.340 --> 01:25:05.020 jumped top left from this field beat but the ball is going bottom right so Wavy's 01:25:05.020 --> 01:25:14.380 disguised act to the very last second. This goes where nobody was. Wavy can win 01:25:14.380 --> 01:25:19.620 the race to the corner. AJ's got to get a touch on this, he does. Will we get the 01:25:19.620 --> 01:25:25.220 corner boost. Maybe also missed it. Somebody please take that orb. Alright, there we go. 01:25:25.220 --> 01:25:31.620 On the AJ now. His shot will be easily sent away. Just let that get way too far away from 01:25:31.620 --> 01:25:36.980 him. How did he not get the demo? It was close. I think maybe he got tricked up with the previous 01:25:36.980 --> 01:25:42.500 play. He was trying to trick up AJ and he ended up getting tricked as he played for that boost 01:25:42.500 --> 01:25:46.980 steal. Neither player got on one catch. AJ can't get back to this immediately, but he will have an 01:25:46.980 --> 01:25:49.220 advantage of the position. 01:25:49.220 --> 01:25:50.220 Wavy still has boost though, 01:25:50.220 --> 01:25:51.220 so he just gotta be careful 01:25:51.220 --> 01:25:52.420 and he does get the follow-up 01:25:52.420 --> 01:25:53.260 three times, but I haven't seen 01:25:53.260 --> 01:25:56.220 too many of those from AJ. 01:25:56.220 --> 01:25:57.020 We'll put Jager, we'll be 01:25:57.020 --> 01:25:59.220 coming up immediately afterwards. 01:25:59.220 --> 01:26:00.220 Wavy's trying to put him off 01:26:00.220 --> 01:26:01.020 for the ceiling challenge. 01:26:01.020 --> 01:26:04.380 It looks like he has done just that. 01:26:04.380 --> 01:26:06.980 Tried to nut Wavy away, 01:26:06.980 --> 01:26:12.020 but he's done well to stay with the play. 01:26:12.020 --> 01:26:15.620 Oh, AJ, does well to wait for that ball as well. 01:26:15.620 --> 01:26:16.460 Can he turn on this? 01:26:16.460 --> 01:26:23.460 Now wavy just got a piece. Now AJ can turn and fire. Basic shot, basic save. 01:26:23.460 --> 01:26:30.460 Oh, well AJ's missed this one. I think he realized a little too late that wavy had abandoned the net. 01:26:30.460 --> 01:26:35.460 Yeah, I mean AJ, he doesn't ever want to be given the ball away in those kind of positions. 01:26:35.460 --> 01:26:39.460 It does lead to more time being wasted, time that he needs to make the comeback. 01:26:39.460 --> 01:26:43.460 And it also gives wavy more chances to dictate before the game. 01:26:43.460 --> 01:26:45.500 Let's try to put AJ under forward pressure. 01:26:45.500 --> 01:26:46.820 Wavy's slowing it right down here, 01:26:46.820 --> 01:26:47.780 trying to catch up. 01:26:47.780 --> 01:26:51.380 AJ, with a burst of speed, trips him up with a landed again. 01:26:51.380 --> 01:26:53.620 But he's not followed up correctly. 01:26:53.620 --> 01:26:55.860 Wavy falling over in the aftermath. 01:26:55.860 --> 01:26:56.900 Got his wave dash wrong. 01:26:56.900 --> 01:27:01.900 And AJ bumps him to make it a one-kill game. 01:27:01.900 --> 01:27:06.620 This is great, again, taking advantage of Wavy not getting 01:27:06.620 --> 01:27:08.020 when he needed out of that corner. 01:27:08.020 --> 01:27:12.180 And AJ, just in the way, they get himself back within one. 01:27:12.180 --> 01:27:15.180 Another corner kickoff. 01:27:15.180 --> 01:27:19.180 And AJ should have possession here. 01:27:19.180 --> 01:27:20.180 That's good awareness. 01:27:20.180 --> 01:27:21.780 He made Wavy stick to the right. 01:27:21.780 --> 01:27:22.580 It's in. 01:27:22.580 --> 01:27:23.080 Shirley. 01:27:23.080 --> 01:27:26.180 Oh, my goodness. 01:27:26.180 --> 01:27:26.980 Look at Wavy. 01:27:26.980 --> 01:27:28.780 He just can't believe it. 01:27:28.780 --> 01:27:29.680 He can't believe it. 01:27:29.680 --> 01:27:31.580 He can't keep getting away with this. 01:27:31.580 --> 01:27:33.580 Yes, he can. 01:27:33.580 --> 01:27:36.080 I think Wavy's annoyed at himself more than anything else. 01:27:36.080 --> 01:27:38.880 Because that was so, I mean, it was so wide open, 01:27:38.880 --> 01:27:40.980 but field for AJ to dunk him. 01:27:40.980 --> 01:27:47.180 I think Wavy is annoyed that he's presented the dunk as clearly as he did. 01:27:47.180 --> 01:27:50.060 Both players are fighting for this good boost. AJ's got it. 01:27:50.060 --> 01:27:52.500 He's going to have a goal lead off the back. 01:27:52.500 --> 01:27:56.300 Even Slid and down just a touch to try and tell Wavy even more. 01:27:56.300 --> 01:28:01.180 Wavy looks unbelievably frustrated and losing another lead. 01:28:01.180 --> 01:28:04.820 Falling behind in the final minute again, 01:28:04.820 --> 01:28:07.620 through an AJ who just won't go away. 01:28:07.620 --> 01:28:11.860 You would think with these few kickoffs here being forced right on, 01:28:11.860 --> 01:28:12.940 Wavey would have the advantage. 01:28:12.940 --> 01:28:17.300 He's been the better of the two on these kickoffs so far. 01:28:17.300 --> 01:28:23.540 But now all of a sudden, AJ able to grab possession and slow Wavey down considerably. 01:28:23.540 --> 01:28:24.780 Oh, I'll be careful here. 01:28:24.780 --> 01:28:26.820 AJ censored it's Wavey. 01:28:26.820 --> 01:28:28.500 Wavey with a finish. 01:28:28.500 --> 01:28:30.060 That's clinical. 01:28:30.060 --> 01:28:34.060 That's creative, but that's exactly what Wavey needed. 01:28:34.060 --> 01:28:38.520 AJ would love to have that touch back because I knew I'm sure he knew it as soon as he hit it 01:28:38.920 --> 01:28:43.980 And he was setting up wavy and it jumped into action and wavy did a phenomenal job 01:28:44.360 --> 01:28:50.660 Hanging with the play that is a lay there AJ is all over it. There's this all it was on but wavy's kept the same 01:28:51.460 --> 01:28:55.220 Wavy saw the demo come in from AJ as well. He's gonna be so careful here 01:28:55.540 --> 01:29:00.380 Tell us come over to the ball. I have a chance to go off the wall here. He's missed the mid boost wavy 01:29:00.380 --> 01:29:01.820 What's happened again? 01:29:01.820 --> 01:29:04.620 able to take another shot because of that. 01:29:04.620 --> 01:29:06.220 AJ's got a boost to get back to this. 01:29:06.220 --> 01:29:10.540 It is on target, but Wavy's got him in a terrible position here. 01:29:10.540 --> 01:29:14.060 Low boost, zero boost even, and the bump comes through. 01:29:14.060 --> 01:29:17.740 It's Wavy by one. 01:29:17.740 --> 01:29:24.380 Another missed boost, haunting AJ in the long run. 01:29:24.380 --> 01:29:26.300 It's bumped into the goal by Wavy. 01:29:26.300 --> 01:29:30.060 The ball follows AJ, gets a dose of his own medicine. 01:29:30.060 --> 01:29:34.900 I want to kick off to try and tie it up and he'll fake. 01:29:34.900 --> 01:29:37.460 He's in touch to get behind Wavy. 01:29:37.460 --> 01:29:40.020 This does get to the wall, but Wavy will bring it down. 01:29:40.020 --> 01:29:47.300 And we have Wavy on match point after AJ tried to steal another. 01:29:47.300 --> 01:29:51.260 My goodness, this series has been so back and forth. 01:29:51.260 --> 01:29:53.300 Just when you think that someone's 01:29:53.300 --> 01:29:57.460 going to settle into a lead, the lead just evaporates. 01:29:57.460 --> 01:30:04.660 And then you think, okay, surely that means that the player who's newly leading is going to take control. 01:30:04.660 --> 01:30:11.360 But it seems like these guys are allergic to controlling the series as soon as somebody gets an advantage. 01:30:11.860 --> 01:30:13.960 They just start to crumble. They start to misboost. 01:30:13.960 --> 01:30:16.660 They start to misplay their touches. 01:30:16.860 --> 01:30:20.260 Wavy with a Tugal advantage conceded and then just walked into the dunk. 01:30:20.260 --> 01:30:22.160 He couldn't believe it. He's like, what? I'm good. 01:30:22.960 --> 01:30:25.260 Then AJ pops it across to the front of his arm. 01:30:25.260 --> 01:30:27.900 So that probably didn't think Wavy was gonna score it the way that he did it. 01:30:27.900 --> 01:30:32.220 It's a great goal, but these guys are playing so loosely with the possession. 01:30:32.220 --> 01:30:37.980 And it's just been unusual to see his agency, is he gonna try something? 01:30:37.980 --> 01:30:38.780 Is he meditating? 01:30:40.780 --> 01:30:46.660 And final way to center himself to get two in a row here against Wavy or 01:30:46.660 --> 01:30:54.020 his tournament run is over as we go to Neo Tokyo for game six. 01:30:54.020 --> 01:30:56.020 Champions field on the horizon 01:30:56.540 --> 01:31:03.580 Wavy trying to lock it down here. Well six goals being up again in game six. Let's find out 01:31:04.580 --> 01:31:07.220 Yeah, I like the little meditation there from AJ 01:31:08.180 --> 01:31:11.860 Let's see the maybe score the absolute black black range 01:31:12.380 --> 01:31:14.380 Yes, he does 01:31:14.580 --> 01:31:16.420 I'm going to the credit though 01:31:16.420 --> 01:31:19.700 If you're only listening it's a top in my distance, but 01:31:19.700 --> 01:31:25.700 Great patience from Wavy. So you take his time with that one. He did not want to make the same mistake he made again. 01:31:25.700 --> 01:31:29.700 I think it was game four. Or was it no? It was game three where you moved the post, wasn't it? 01:31:29.700 --> 01:31:31.700 From a similar starting spot. 01:31:31.700 --> 01:31:38.700 Yes. Yeah, it's a very awkward looking angle too, but able to convert in the early seconds. 01:31:38.700 --> 01:31:46.700 And you know what I'm saying? Yeah, it's early yet, but those shots matter in the course of the game. 01:31:46.700 --> 01:31:53.700 The first ten or the last ten as Wavy just rides AJ to the wall, but AJ able to recover. 01:31:53.700 --> 01:31:55.000 Trying to take possession. 01:31:55.000 --> 01:31:56.500 Let's Wavy go on by. 01:31:56.500 --> 01:31:58.000 Can he get around on a shot? 01:31:58.000 --> 01:32:00.000 Gonna take his time. 01:32:00.000 --> 01:32:05.000 AJ on the line and Wavy keeps him out. 01:32:05.000 --> 01:32:07.000 Howdy's gonna score. 01:32:07.000 --> 01:32:10.500 Oh, what a sequence. 01:32:10.500 --> 01:32:14.000 Incredible from Wavy defensively, but AJ has just... 01:32:14.000 --> 01:32:15.500 He forgots a little part of Slayton. 01:32:15.500 --> 01:32:19.220 He's just spun out of a wave dash. 01:32:19.220 --> 01:32:20.500 And he's conceded as a result. 01:32:20.500 --> 01:32:22.500 I think he would have easily been back to contest that, 01:32:22.500 --> 01:32:25.500 probably to take the ball for free into his back corner. 01:32:25.500 --> 01:32:27.500 That's still the classic. 01:32:27.500 --> 01:32:30.500 Great patience from Wavy at both ends of the pitch. 01:32:30.500 --> 01:32:33.500 First in offense to secure the opening goal. 01:32:33.500 --> 01:32:36.500 Then in defense to barely get the ball off the goal line 01:32:36.500 --> 01:32:37.500 before it crosses. 01:32:37.500 --> 01:32:46.620 Well, AJ concerned for a lot of boosts there. 01:32:46.620 --> 01:32:51.460 Still Wavy with a massive win at Booston's fawn for him and- 01:32:51.460 --> 01:32:52.460 Wait, Havy! 01:32:52.460 --> 01:32:55.780 AJ just barely gets it up to keep this ball out. 01:32:55.780 --> 01:32:58.660 He can turn and fire, but Wavy's got an easy save. 01:32:58.660 --> 01:33:00.620 Yeah, Wavy got the venture of him here. 01:33:00.620 --> 01:33:02.940 This looks like the most lauded Wavy would seem so far. 01:33:02.940 --> 01:33:11.980 hyper-focused after struggling to get full state, to activate the full state, any of the games so far 01:33:11.980 --> 01:33:18.700 that we've seen. This has been the best one of the lot, AJ, the horse to level up this game as well, 01:33:18.700 --> 01:33:23.740 but again he's caught out. Wavy, one thing he has done really well even though he struggled with 01:33:23.740 --> 01:33:26.860 his mechanics in the series, his physical games been on point. 01:33:26.860 --> 01:33:36.860 Wavy fires and doesn't convert, but AJ also didn't get control off of that. 01:33:36.860 --> 01:33:40.860 Wavy again, trying to spin AJ out. 01:33:40.860 --> 01:33:46.860 He'll just nudge him around a couple of times, but AJ comes away with the ball and he'll just score it open next. 01:33:46.860 --> 01:33:50.860 Oh, I think Wavy got made by the corner boost. 01:33:50.860 --> 01:33:58.600 That last but one to AJ, he could have probably started to beat an AJ or at least matched him to the ball, but the boost started to glow. 01:33:58.600 --> 01:34:04.860 And that's the, you know, thanks to that update, we got pros all around the world thinking, oh, the boost coming back, maybe I can hang around for that. 01:34:04.860 --> 01:34:08.400 But I wanted to complain exactly. 01:34:08.400 --> 01:34:11.360 I mean, I find myself doing that a lot more. 01:34:11.360 --> 01:34:13.400 Oh, AJ's got this one passed. 01:34:13.400 --> 01:34:15.560 Just beating Wavy to this one. 01:34:15.560 --> 01:34:17.240 Looked like it was gonna be a 50-50, 01:34:17.240 --> 01:34:21.120 but AJ, the faster the two players, 01:34:21.120 --> 01:34:23.520 look at the margin he's snuck that one by. 01:34:24.720 --> 01:34:26.880 I don't know if Wavy has had tunnel vision 01:34:26.880 --> 01:34:29.480 necessarily on the boots, as much as he has, 01:34:29.480 --> 01:34:31.840 just trying to be overly physical with AJ, 01:34:31.840 --> 01:34:35.500 and AJ's just kind of shrugging him away. 01:34:36.480 --> 01:34:40.560 And now the muffler, he's sent that one out by Wavy. 01:34:40.560 --> 01:34:42.680 AJ again, with the boost, 01:34:42.680 --> 01:34:45.320 Wavy will get back to this low and bring it all the way to the corner. 01:34:45.320 --> 01:34:49.160 More importantly, got the corner boost with AJ buzzing all around him. 01:34:49.960 --> 01:34:51.320 Again, they're looking for that demo. 01:34:51.320 --> 01:34:53.600 Wavy's still good at spotting opportunities for that. 01:34:53.600 --> 01:34:55.600 AJ cannot spot in the way. 01:34:56.640 --> 01:34:58.560 Look at the timing for Wavy. 01:34:58.560 --> 01:34:59.680 It's full in second. 01:34:59.680 --> 01:35:00.760 AJ lands. 01:35:00.760 --> 01:35:02.040 Wavy's there to demo him. 01:35:02.040 --> 01:35:04.320 And you know, if he gets that wrong, AJ's escaping. 01:35:04.320 --> 01:35:06.920 If he lands or if he goes too far forward, 01:35:06.920 --> 01:35:09.480 AJ is just going to land on top of him. 01:35:09.480 --> 01:35:10.360 Excellent timing. 01:35:10.360 --> 01:35:12.080 Oh, the mind game of AJ. 01:35:12.680 --> 01:35:14.680 Vacate at Wavy's inside the game 01:35:16.400 --> 01:35:19.520 Unreal he just won't go away 01:35:22.680 --> 01:35:27.460 Wavy's been nowhere near on any of these goals that have gone into his net as 01:35:28.120 --> 01:35:29.840 AJ scored from long range 01:35:29.840 --> 01:35:37.640 He'll slow it up here off the kickoff as all the angles and Wavy still makes the save with nothing in the tank 01:35:38.720 --> 01:35:40.920 That was a fantastic shot as well from AJ 01:35:40.920 --> 01:35:43.400 turn a surprise wavy with that one. 01:35:43.400 --> 01:35:44.480 Now here he comes from distance. 01:35:44.480 --> 01:35:46.000 He's way out on the takeoff here. 01:35:46.000 --> 01:35:49.160 Wavy identifies that, closes the gap. 01:35:49.160 --> 01:35:52.080 AJ started that from so deep in his own half. 01:35:53.000 --> 01:35:54.120 Now look at a kind of feel. 01:35:54.120 --> 01:35:55.840 AJ with boost and defense. 01:35:55.840 --> 01:35:56.840 Stayed within the hallway. 01:35:56.840 --> 01:35:57.960 Now he's boostless though. 01:35:57.960 --> 01:35:59.720 Well, Wavy's missed the boost. 01:35:59.720 --> 01:36:01.520 That did briefly get AJ and open net. 01:36:01.520 --> 01:36:03.160 Now Wavy trying to jump him up again. 01:36:03.160 --> 01:36:04.880 Has he overextended for it though? 01:36:04.880 --> 01:36:06.720 Not quite as he defends the boost. 01:36:06.720 --> 01:36:13.300 Ah, just AJ couldn't get around on the shot, big break for Wavy. 01:36:13.300 --> 01:36:19.300 Looking to wrestle back control of game six, coming up on the final minute. 01:36:19.300 --> 01:36:24.900 AJ's got to pick a spot he has, and more importantly able to grab his own corner boost 01:36:24.900 --> 01:36:27.020 as Wavy opts for midfield as well. 01:36:27.020 --> 01:36:28.020 Can he get that quickly? 01:36:28.020 --> 01:36:29.020 No. 01:36:29.020 --> 01:36:36.700 And AJ takes control again just to flick on, and not an easy rebound for AJ to work with. 01:36:36.700 --> 01:36:39.340 We'll take the shot and Wavy's up to meet him again. 01:36:39.340 --> 01:36:41.540 It's a good defense from Wavy. 01:36:41.540 --> 01:36:43.860 He wasn't entirely sure how much boost AJ had there, 01:36:43.860 --> 01:36:45.660 so he decided to die. 01:36:45.660 --> 01:36:47.500 And here comes AJ with the reset. 01:36:47.500 --> 01:36:48.660 Delays the shot. 01:36:48.660 --> 01:36:50.620 Wavy never blinked there. 01:36:50.620 --> 01:36:52.660 Just kept his eye on the blade. 01:36:52.660 --> 01:36:55.260 Tricks on the post to defense as he loops around, 01:36:55.260 --> 01:36:56.820 but AJ couldn't punish him. 01:36:56.820 --> 01:36:58.740 And AJ is really extended here for offense. 01:36:58.740 --> 01:36:59.660 He's going to get a goal. 01:36:59.660 --> 01:37:01.340 Oh, and the way he doesn't go for it. 01:37:01.340 --> 01:37:04.060 Excited, instead to play for the mind game. 01:37:04.060 --> 01:37:05.420 This session will be his as a result. 01:37:05.420 --> 01:37:07.100 Here comes Wavy again to win the back quarter. 01:37:07.100 --> 01:37:08.380 So many demos been ran. 01:37:09.820 --> 01:37:11.740 That's a great job by AJ. 01:37:11.740 --> 01:37:15.100 Avoiding that demo, Wavy will bump him away again 01:37:15.100 --> 01:37:17.900 and again, he turns away from the demo. 01:37:18.660 --> 01:37:20.340 Still take possession. 01:37:20.340 --> 01:37:23.740 Down to the final countdown of game six. 01:37:23.740 --> 01:37:28.100 AJ surely needs the next goal to prolong his tournament life 01:37:28.100 --> 01:37:30.420 and he'll hold the possession. 01:37:30.420 --> 01:37:31.500 One reset. 01:37:31.500 --> 01:37:33.740 That's always getting me going to overtime. 01:37:33.740 --> 01:37:36.740 Wavy nearly able to keep it up. 01:37:36.740 --> 01:37:42.740 He said most of the kickoff wins this series, but Game 6 has been pretty good for AJ in that regard. 01:37:42.740 --> 01:37:45.740 That ball came back off the sideline with a bit too much heat on it though. 01:37:45.740 --> 01:37:48.740 AJ couldn't play it. It was a great touch by Wavy. 01:37:48.740 --> 01:37:50.740 He's got the beat and now he's just got an open net. 01:37:50.740 --> 01:37:53.740 So much time and he does not miss. 01:37:53.740 --> 01:37:57.740 Wavy comes through with the win in 6. 01:37:57.740 --> 01:38:01.740 It was a nervous performance but he stays alive. 01:38:03.740 --> 01:38:11.260 Phenomenal stuff from Wavy as he fends off Father Time himself. 01:38:11.260 --> 01:38:16.380 AJ trying to make a deep run in the North American 1v1. 01:38:16.380 --> 01:38:18.380 I mean, listen, it wasn't perfect. 01:38:18.380 --> 01:38:20.100 It wasn't pretty. 01:38:20.100 --> 01:38:21.140 But he also can't deny. 01:38:21.140 --> 01:38:24.820 AJ can still go here at this level. 01:38:24.820 --> 01:38:26.500 Gave it an honest run. 01:38:26.500 --> 01:38:31.060 But it is Wavy who gets a crack at Diaz with the chance 01:38:31.060 --> 01:38:34.700 to play spoiler later on today in the semis. 01:38:34.700 --> 01:38:36.540 Yeah, great, honestly, great run from AJ. 01:38:36.540 --> 01:38:37.940 He could be proud of this. 01:38:37.940 --> 01:38:40.740 He's done so well on the group stage 01:38:40.740 --> 01:38:43.020 and he competed at the playoffs, 01:38:43.020 --> 01:38:46.540 but yeah, the bad game's gone past something 01:38:46.540 --> 01:38:48.660 and Wavy showed that today, 01:38:48.660 --> 01:38:50.460 even on a golf game for him mechanically, 01:38:50.460 --> 01:38:53.060 he was too much for AJ. 01:38:53.060 --> 01:38:55.420 More quarterfinals coming up after the break. 01:38:55.420 --> 01:38:59.300 I think I want to try an experiment. 01:38:59.300 --> 01:39:00.300 All right. 01:39:00.300 --> 01:39:03.420 To help you un-become your parents, I want you to try a game called Rocket League. 01:39:03.420 --> 01:39:06.580 Ooh, is it a puzzle like my crossword? 01:39:06.580 --> 01:39:08.180 No, picture soccer. 01:39:08.180 --> 01:39:09.180 Okay. 01:39:09.180 --> 01:39:10.180 With a car. 01:39:10.180 --> 01:39:12.780 What do I hang my feet outside the window? 01:39:12.780 --> 01:39:14.220 No, not your car. 01:39:14.220 --> 01:39:15.220 But you said think of... 01:39:15.220 --> 01:39:16.220 It's a video game. 01:39:16.220 --> 01:39:17.980 Oh, okay, I get it. 01:39:17.980 --> 01:39:18.980 Where's the cartridge? 01:39:18.980 --> 01:39:19.980 No, it's an online thing. 01:39:19.980 --> 01:39:21.380 Is there a joystick? 01:39:21.380 --> 01:39:22.820 Not like the ones you're thinking of. 01:39:22.820 --> 01:39:24.180 But I need to get some quarters, right? 01:39:24.180 --> 01:39:25.180 No. 01:39:25.180 --> 01:39:26.180 In the cartridge? 01:39:26.180 --> 01:39:29.180 Again, no cartridge, but you'll need a username. 01:39:29.180 --> 01:39:33.180 Username? How about Keith underscore 9914? 01:39:33.180 --> 01:39:34.180 The bathroom coat? 01:39:34.180 --> 01:39:38.180 That's the only number I can kind of remember easily, so. 01:39:55.180 --> 01:40:05.180 Every day, Michelin innovates to move the world forward on the road and far beyond. 01:40:05.180 --> 01:40:07.180 Michelin, motion for life. 01:41:25.180 --> 01:41:30.180 Oh, what a devil, almost dizzy, down here down the jack, open yet, he doesn't have any. 01:41:31.180 --> 01:41:38.180 Big shot, pass, oh, a five, not over, zero seconds, it's too late, on the ground, one report. 01:41:39.180 --> 01:41:42.180 That is how you take an opportunity, you little ass. 01:41:42.180 --> 01:41:45.180 You know it's needs nothing out of the way to open the door. 01:41:55.180 --> 01:41:57.180 I 01:42:25.180 --> 01:42:39.300 The magic of Rock-a-league is the stories you could tell about. 01:42:39.300 --> 01:42:43.960 The zero second buzzer beers, the epic saves, the underdog victories. 01:42:43.960 --> 01:42:45.360 It's all there. 01:42:45.360 --> 01:42:50.320 As we return to this legendary arena, we'll witness Rock-a-league's story unfold together. 01:42:50.320 --> 01:42:54.320 Who will hang their team's banners in the rafters of champions field? 01:42:54.320 --> 01:42:56.320 Let's start to find out. 01:44:20.320 --> 01:44:41.320 I like it when my cause is a crime like me. 01:44:41.320 --> 01:44:49.320 I like it when my cause is a crime like me. 01:44:49.320 --> 01:44:51.320 I like it when my clothes move chromatically 01:44:51.320 --> 01:44:53.320 Nobody does it quite like me 01:44:53.320 --> 01:44:55.320 I like it when my clothes move chromatically 01:44:55.320 --> 01:44:57.320 chromatically 01:44:57.320 --> 01:44:59.320 chromatically 01:44:59.320 --> 01:45:01.320 chromatically 01:45:01.320 --> 01:45:03.320 chromatically 01:45:33.320 --> 01:45:35.320 Oh 01:47:03.320 --> 01:47:07.280 Light it up, light it up, light it up 01:47:07.280 --> 01:47:10.360 Cause you're my life, I'm gonna burn it up 01:47:10.360 --> 01:47:13.000 We're gonna light it up, light it up 01:47:13.000 --> 01:47:15.680 Oh, light it up, light it up 01:47:15.680 --> 01:47:18.120 Oh, light it up, light it up 01:48:03.320 --> 01:48:20.200 The spectacular start to championship Sunday six games for them decided by one goal or 01:48:20.200 --> 01:48:25.520 less at two buzzer beaters in there but ultimately wavy peruse the analysts correct and gets 01:48:25.520 --> 01:48:30.400 it the win for Chad here and joined by McGinn congratulations on the win sir big one there 01:48:30.400 --> 01:48:32.480 How did you feel, how did, what goes around? 01:48:32.480 --> 01:48:35.400 Those buzzer beaters are going in and game one three. 01:48:35.400 --> 01:48:36.960 No, no, that was so tragic. 01:48:36.960 --> 01:48:40.920 Like game one, that's more of just a good play by AJ. 01:48:40.920 --> 01:48:42.440 Like it's a good fake. 01:48:42.440 --> 01:48:45.760 I did, like I thought I, I didn't mean to get faked, 01:48:45.760 --> 01:48:47.640 obviously it's a good fake, I have to give it to him. 01:48:47.640 --> 01:48:49.080 The game three one, I just missed an open out. 01:48:49.080 --> 01:48:50.960 Like I don't know how, like, I honestly don't know 01:48:50.960 --> 01:48:52.920 how my inputs didn't lead to a goal there. 01:48:52.920 --> 01:48:54.560 I might have to watch that back. 01:48:54.560 --> 01:48:57.560 Maybe it was like so intense that I just like 01:48:57.560 --> 01:48:58.960 messed something up, but that felt like 01:48:58.960 --> 01:49:02.100 I should have scored instead of, but I'm not being able to win. 01:49:02.100 --> 01:49:03.600 I'm definitely too stressful. 01:49:04.960 --> 01:49:09.340 Okay. Okay. Well, you know, I, how, how would you describe playing against AJ? 01:49:09.340 --> 01:49:12.140 Like what has kept him competitive in Rocket League for so long? 01:49:13.360 --> 01:49:15.500 He's just fast and he plays with that confidence. 01:49:15.500 --> 01:49:18.300 That's, that's what I'd say. Cause he could just like, he's a, 01:49:18.300 --> 01:49:22.380 he just does something and follows through a lot of the time. 01:49:22.380 --> 01:49:25.180 That makes sense. And it's very hard to read consistently. 01:49:25.420 --> 01:49:28.660 Sometimes you get predictable. I think like in the latter half of the series, 01:49:28.660 --> 01:49:42.660 I was like bumping him like 17 times like per minute. Um, and I was kind of like getting the ball. So despite the games being close, especially at the end, I feel like I kind of started dominating. But to go back to AJ, I think he plays actually 01:49:42.660 --> 01:49:47.820 actually confident very fast and he also has mechanics which people probably under eight because he's like kind of 01:49:51.420 --> 01:49:54.940 He still his inputs are leading the goals that is what it would get some all the way there 01:49:54.940 --> 01:49:57.500 I okay that you you you promised me today 01:49:57.500 --> 01:50:00.380 We were to see the aerial game and I'm not saying we didn't see it 01:50:00.380 --> 01:50:04.180 But I feel like we could have seen it more like are we saving it for the finals like where's this aerial game? 01:50:04.180 --> 01:50:05.680 We're talking about I 01:50:05.680 --> 01:50:10.380 Think I'm probably gonna be the motion the air playing Diaz out of anyone in the world. So honestly 01:50:10.380 --> 01:50:19.540 I know what you said like how I didn't it's not like I didn't go in there, but I do agree that I probably couldn't find the error 01:50:19.940 --> 01:50:22.340 More often like especially not game six 01:50:22.340 --> 01:50:27.740 I was taking the ball on the ground like almost all my opportunities to be fair though against AJ specifically 01:50:27.740 --> 01:50:32.580 It was working very well, but I guess I'm like Diaz. You probably need to add a little bit more variation 01:50:35.540 --> 01:50:39.940 Okay, okay, well my next question was gonna be what's it gonna take to get past me you've beaten before but 01:50:40.380 --> 01:50:42.060 got Diaz in front of you here. 01:50:42.060 --> 01:50:43.780 I don't want to, you basically answered it there. 01:50:43.780 --> 01:50:45.020 I'm excited to watch the real game, 01:50:45.020 --> 01:50:46.300 so it won't take any more of your time. 01:50:46.300 --> 01:50:47.620 Congratulations on the win. 01:50:47.620 --> 01:50:49.260 Good luck against Diaz. 01:50:49.260 --> 01:50:51.580 All right, thank you, thank you. 01:50:51.580 --> 01:50:54.260 All right, always a pleasure talking to Wavey here. 01:50:54.260 --> 01:50:57.380 Humble in victory, but also confident moving forward 01:50:57.380 --> 01:50:58.860 in the bracket here, Bates. 01:50:58.860 --> 01:50:59.940 And he got the win. 01:50:59.940 --> 01:51:00.940 He did what he needed to do. 01:51:00.940 --> 01:51:01.820 I gotta say, Jay. 01:51:01.820 --> 01:51:03.820 Listen, one thing about Wavey, he's gonna be all smiles, 01:51:03.820 --> 01:51:06.020 great vibes, and I appreciate that about him. 01:51:06.020 --> 01:51:07.700 I'm glad he's happy about his victories. 01:51:07.700 --> 01:51:08.740 He's earned them. 01:51:08.740 --> 01:51:11.300 He's getting the job done, mono and mono. 01:51:11.300 --> 01:51:13.620 In versus AJ, you got to tip your cap. 01:51:13.620 --> 01:51:17.180 And saying that, Wavy, you still got to be a little bit better. 01:51:17.180 --> 01:51:19.580 I expect more of a player out of your calibrary. 01:51:19.580 --> 01:51:21.700 And he even talked about it in game six. 01:51:21.700 --> 01:51:23.380 I was really just keeping the ball on the ground. 01:51:23.380 --> 01:51:24.620 It wasn't just game six, Wavy. 01:51:24.620 --> 01:51:26.220 It's actually a lot of the games where you're 01:51:26.220 --> 01:51:27.380 keeping the ball on the ground. 01:51:27.380 --> 01:51:29.020 Yeah, I guess he was working against AJ. 01:51:29.020 --> 01:51:30.180 But when he's going up against the S, 01:51:30.180 --> 01:51:32.980 he is going to have to be just a little bit more precise, 01:51:32.980 --> 01:51:35.340 a little bit more efficient, and a little bit more 01:51:35.340 --> 01:51:37.060 just proactive on the offensive end 01:51:37.060 --> 01:51:42.460 give himself chances otherwise it might get ugly that's it what do you think 01:51:42.460 --> 01:51:46.460 thanks I mean the frustration was there definitely you could hear wavy talk 01:51:46.460 --> 01:51:54.820 about it with wavy and what wavy did a great job of though as the series went 01:51:54.820 --> 01:51:59.860 on he did recover well you know mentally you know ones is so taxing 01:51:59.860 --> 01:52:04.500 because there is only one person to blame when things go wrong you don't 01:52:04.500 --> 01:52:10.220 have a teammate to back you up at all. And Wavy recognized that and that was the Wavy 01:52:10.220 --> 01:52:15.620 we expected to see as the scours went on and it's the Wavy we got. And he finally overcame 01:52:15.620 --> 01:52:24.700 his zero second overtime demons on Neo Tokyo. Getting the overtime winner, putting AJ away, 01:52:24.700 --> 01:52:30.620 now he can look forward to Diaz. He only scored six goals in all of these games though guys. 01:52:30.620 --> 01:52:36.260 I mean, you know, sometimes we're used to seeing these ones, you know, you can see eight, nine, ten goals in a game. 01:52:36.760 --> 01:52:41.460 Wavey played a very controlled style and kept games very low scoring. 01:52:42.300 --> 01:52:45.560 And I mean, he did find a strategy that worked against AJ. 01:52:45.560 --> 01:52:48.200 He was describing him in an interview saying like, you know, he's got the skills. 01:52:48.200 --> 01:52:51.580 And while he's really good at making quick decisions and forcing you to counter that decision, 01:52:51.740 --> 01:52:54.320 he found him to be a little bit predictable. 01:52:54.320 --> 01:52:57.420 And the ground game was what was countering what AJ was offering. 01:52:57.420 --> 01:53:02.820 So, I mean, it makes sense that he wouldn't take it to the air in a situation where he doesn't need it if he can figure it out on the ground there. 01:53:02.820 --> 01:53:06.020 But he says he's going to see it bring out more of the air game against Diaz. 01:53:06.020 --> 01:53:12.520 My question makes like, will Diaz give him the space in the air to be able to get the ball up there? 01:53:12.520 --> 01:53:14.020 Wave's got to go get the ball. 01:53:14.020 --> 01:53:19.420 That's what I keep talking about being up in the air against Bora. Wave didn't have the ball. 01:53:19.420 --> 01:53:21.220 Because AJ, Wave didn't have the ball. 01:53:21.220 --> 01:53:24.520 Wave is scoring off of other people making mistakes. 01:53:24.520 --> 01:53:27.020 And Diaz will have the ball. 01:53:27.020 --> 01:53:31.020 So, Wavy has to go and possess the ball, and like I said, he has to be proactive, he has to be aggressive. 01:53:31.020 --> 01:53:35.020 He has to go and actually get the ball to give him some chances. It's not going to be easy. 01:53:35.020 --> 01:53:41.020 We'll see if he can do it, but he's got a little bit of time, because we've got one more match to get through before we get to our semifinals here. 01:53:41.020 --> 01:53:49.020 AJ versus Wavy, fantastic way to start the day, but AJ doesn't make an exit in top six here from our North American 1v1 regional open. 01:53:49.020 --> 01:53:54.020 Let's get into the next one. Another player going home. Every match going to be an elimination match heading forward here. 01:53:54.020 --> 01:53:57.000 Zack trying to prove the doubters wrong, 01:53:57.000 --> 01:53:59.000 trying to continue the streak here 01:53:59.000 --> 01:54:02.680 against the 2025 North American runner up, first killer. 01:54:02.680 --> 01:54:04.680 Trying to get that title. 01:54:04.680 --> 01:54:07.600 Again, he was so close last year, this year. 01:54:07.600 --> 01:54:09.480 The road is laid out in front of him 01:54:09.480 --> 01:54:12.080 to make it back to those grand finals here's Tex. 01:54:12.080 --> 01:54:14.320 Yeah, and for, you know, 01:54:14.320 --> 01:54:16.400 Zack it's an opportunity to play spoiler. 01:54:16.400 --> 01:54:18.080 You know, for first killer, 01:54:19.480 --> 01:54:23.280 this almost feels like almost annoying. 01:54:23.280 --> 01:54:28.920 like I have to actually go through all of this just to get this match up that 01:54:28.920 --> 01:54:33.720 the Diaz that I want you know Evo of course waiting for the winner here you 01:54:33.720 --> 01:54:37.960 know this is gonna be kind of a big mental test I think for first killer 01:54:37.960 --> 01:54:42.840 you know taking care of business where on paper you would expect him to against 01:54:42.840 --> 01:54:46.360 everybody who I mean he has to know he's got a target on his back all throughout 01:54:46.360 --> 01:54:47.360 This part of it. 01:54:49.720 --> 01:54:50.960 Not to be easy, either, 01:54:50.960 --> 01:54:53.720 because I mean, looking at Zach's style 01:54:53.720 --> 01:54:56.460 and it's the way he is approaching 1v1. 01:54:56.460 --> 01:54:58.660 He hasn't necessarily had a history in 1s, 01:54:58.660 --> 01:55:01.260 nor near to the extent of 1st Killer, 01:55:01.260 --> 01:55:04.840 but Zach is a great individual player. 01:55:04.840 --> 01:55:07.600 And I do think that, we saw it yesterday against DS, 01:55:07.600 --> 01:55:09.040 where he took the first two games 01:55:09.040 --> 01:55:10.780 and I don't really necessarily think it's because Zach 01:55:10.780 --> 01:55:12.940 is a great in the 1v1 game mode. 01:55:12.940 --> 01:55:13.780 I think it's more so, 01:55:13.780 --> 01:55:15.980 because he's just a great at the video game. 01:55:15.980 --> 01:55:20.020 But then once Diaz locked in, he showed you that Diaz is also great at the video game. 01:55:20.020 --> 01:55:22.460 And he's also really great at one of your ones. 01:55:22.460 --> 01:55:25.100 Probably the best NA1s player currently at the moment. 01:55:25.100 --> 01:55:28.500 So taking that into account, definitely differentiated two players. 01:55:28.500 --> 01:55:31.900 So it'll be interesting to see in this matchup how Zach approaches this one. 01:55:31.900 --> 01:55:33.420 Well, Chad, let us know who you think is going to win. 01:55:33.420 --> 01:55:34.780 We'll make our picks on the desk as well. 01:55:34.780 --> 01:55:35.780 It's Zach's. 01:55:35.780 --> 01:55:38.940 I mean, it'd be an upset, but it doesn't seem out of the question. 01:55:38.940 --> 01:55:40.780 You got Zach here, or are you taking FK? 01:55:40.780 --> 01:55:42.500 It doesn't seem out of the question at all. 01:55:42.500 --> 01:55:44.580 I think the... 01:55:44.580 --> 01:55:45.900 Here's what you can say about Zach. 01:55:45.900 --> 01:55:52.900 He retired after Worlds last year, then came back mid-season here, and he's making this 01:55:52.900 --> 01:55:54.500 deeper run in the 1v1s. 01:55:54.500 --> 01:55:59.300 I think any questions we've had about his mental toughness have been answered to this 01:55:59.300 --> 01:56:00.300 point. 01:56:00.300 --> 01:56:02.380 I still think Zac is going to take first killer here. 01:56:02.380 --> 01:56:03.380 Oh, okay. 01:56:03.380 --> 01:56:05.380 The call for Zac. 01:56:05.380 --> 01:56:06.380 Bates. 01:56:06.380 --> 01:56:07.380 First killer all day. 01:56:07.380 --> 01:56:08.380 The first killer all day. 01:56:08.380 --> 01:56:09.380 I was looking at the camera. 01:56:09.380 --> 01:56:10.380 I wasn't making any facial emotions or expressions. 01:56:10.380 --> 01:56:15.860 The first killer all day looking at the camera wasn't making any patient emotions or expressions 01:56:15.860 --> 01:56:20.140 I just thought that's gonna be one of those stacks monologues and he goes but I'm still going first killing wings 01:56:23.460 --> 01:56:27.380 Pops like you do come on. She's probably yeah, she trust me. It's next. I know you're not talking 01:56:27.380 --> 01:56:32.260 I'm like one thing about you. You got a quick one right off the top of your tongue way push your prediction. Sorry 01:56:32.260 --> 01:56:38.580 I got first killer here as well. I think it probably goes to six how many games you given Zach on this one first killer 01:56:38.580 --> 01:56:40.580 First kill it baits. 01:56:40.580 --> 01:56:41.580 Listen, I appreciate it. 01:56:41.580 --> 01:56:43.580 You have to compare me to Grayton. 01:56:43.580 --> 01:56:46.580 I looked at the name tag on the screen. 01:56:46.580 --> 01:56:48.580 I'm probably like 4-1. 01:56:48.580 --> 01:56:49.580 4-1, I would say. 01:56:49.580 --> 01:56:52.580 I think 1st kill is really good, man. 01:56:52.580 --> 01:56:55.580 Okay, I mean, Stax, how many games do you think 1st killer gets? 01:56:55.580 --> 01:56:56.580 Oh, three. 01:56:56.580 --> 01:56:59.580 I think this goes all the way. 01:56:59.580 --> 01:57:01.580 Wait, question. 01:57:01.580 --> 01:57:02.580 That's a call. 01:57:02.580 --> 01:57:04.580 That's a hotter take than Zach. 01:57:04.580 --> 01:57:06.580 Beat him first kill, then he beats him on Champions Field. 01:57:06.580 --> 01:57:07.580 We'll see. 01:57:07.580 --> 01:57:08.580 We'll see. 01:57:08.580 --> 01:57:09.580 Question for you. 01:57:09.580 --> 01:57:10.580 Question for you guys. 01:57:10.580 --> 01:57:15.340 So first kill up 3-2 and you lose as Neo Tokyo and Chance Field, or as you down to 3, he 01:57:15.340 --> 01:57:19.220 wins the Neo Tokyo and he loses on Chance Field. 01:57:19.220 --> 01:57:21.340 After watching and find out, enjoy the show. 01:57:21.340 --> 01:57:24.780 Ah, doesn't answer the question, folks, doesn't answer the question. 01:57:24.780 --> 01:57:28.860 First killer is obviously the favorite in pretty much anything regarding North American 01:57:28.860 --> 01:57:29.860 Rock and League. 01:57:29.860 --> 01:57:33.820 But Zach, the new blood on the block, trying to change the story, change history, he's 01:57:33.820 --> 01:57:35.340 a rematch against his teammate. 01:57:35.340 --> 01:57:36.700 He has long run ahead of him. 01:57:36.700 --> 01:57:39.460 Let's get into it. 01:57:39.460 --> 01:57:43.180 First killer started his 1v1 journey many years ago 01:57:43.180 --> 01:57:45.620 as a teenager, but he stands here in this game 01:57:45.620 --> 01:57:47.460 as the veteran guard. 01:57:47.460 --> 01:57:50.300 He's got Zach, a symbol of the new era, 01:57:50.300 --> 01:57:52.700 trying to climb up the ladder behind him. 01:57:52.700 --> 01:57:55.460 Will he be able to do it here in this game one? 01:57:55.460 --> 01:57:57.540 Brought to you by Progressive Johnny. 01:57:57.540 --> 01:57:59.260 I'm excited to see because Zach, for me, 01:57:59.260 --> 01:58:02.660 he's been the surprise package in this tournament so far. 01:58:02.660 --> 01:58:04.060 a lot of the names we are seeing. 01:58:04.060 --> 01:58:06.180 In fact, all of the rest of the names that we're seeing 01:58:06.180 --> 01:58:07.780 are the players that we thought would be 01:58:07.780 --> 01:58:10.940 your top four coming in, maybe absent Chronic. 01:58:10.940 --> 01:58:14.940 But, oh, it's actually adding some entertainment to 01:58:14.940 --> 01:58:17.460 and some of the questions to that list. 01:58:17.460 --> 01:58:18.780 Great defense early in. 01:58:18.780 --> 01:58:21.380 Nice flick from the other way as well. 01:58:21.380 --> 01:58:23.220 Right early signs for his first try. 01:58:23.220 --> 01:58:26.740 How can we expect a good performance from him? 01:58:26.740 --> 01:58:28.460 He is playing at top speed. 01:58:28.460 --> 01:58:30.060 He's gonna have to play at top speed 01:58:30.060 --> 01:58:30.900 to try and stop first kill. 01:58:30.900 --> 01:58:31.740 That's a great save. 01:58:31.740 --> 01:58:33.740 Honestly, first killer got that all the way into the corner, 01:58:33.740 --> 01:58:35.340 but just a little bit of a bounce off the wall 01:58:35.340 --> 01:58:38.580 allows Zack to pinpoint a power shot, 01:58:38.580 --> 01:58:41.020 and we are booming the ball to start. 01:58:41.020 --> 01:58:42.420 The first shot that was as well. 01:58:42.420 --> 01:58:43.260 I love this. 01:58:43.260 --> 01:58:46.300 I explain for the shot there and not gone for the corner 01:58:46.300 --> 01:58:47.980 boost, because a lot of players will just 01:58:47.980 --> 01:58:49.580 play for the 100 boost there, turning around, 01:58:49.580 --> 01:58:51.260 set up, attacking the midfield. 01:58:51.260 --> 01:58:55.100 But it's the 1v1 play to just take the free shot, 01:58:55.100 --> 01:58:57.740 just slam it, sell bins, back yourself 01:58:57.740 --> 01:59:00.460 to have the power and the accuracy, which, obviously, Zack 01:59:00.460 --> 01:59:04.140 He does have, he's had so much success in threes and twos. 01:59:04.140 --> 01:59:06.900 He's currently the only player with a chance to win all three 01:59:06.900 --> 01:59:09.500 game loads now, so you ask him, wow. 01:59:09.500 --> 01:59:12.060 The thing that Perce Killer continues to do 01:59:12.060 --> 01:59:15.500 while over the years, he's hit the ball really, really hard. 01:59:15.500 --> 01:59:18.060 Whoa, that shot, that is, yeah, it's just, 01:59:18.060 --> 01:59:19.380 you don't see this very often. 01:59:19.380 --> 01:59:22.660 Perce Killer is about as far away from the net as possible. 01:59:22.660 --> 01:59:24.780 And it just says, yep, I think I could go in there. 01:59:24.780 --> 01:59:26.220 I think I could get in there before the defender. 01:59:26.220 --> 01:59:29.100 Zach wasn't even close shadowing, Zach was back there. 01:59:29.100 --> 01:59:31.600 But it doesn't matter, first killer, way too strong. 01:59:31.600 --> 01:59:34.100 Big kickoff wins getting another one. 01:59:34.100 --> 01:59:36.100 And just the shooting again. 01:59:36.100 --> 01:59:38.540 First killer does not go for the mid boost here. 01:59:38.540 --> 01:59:42.460 He sees what looks like a defended net to us. 01:59:42.460 --> 01:59:43.780 He just sees an open net. 01:59:43.780 --> 01:59:46.260 And he's just slammed in two goals. 01:59:46.260 --> 01:59:49.180 I mean, credit to Zacchiote for a great shot as well. 01:59:49.180 --> 01:59:51.220 It's been all about the shooting early on. 01:59:51.220 --> 01:59:52.380 It might continue that way. 01:59:52.380 --> 01:59:56.340 Zac trying to score straight away off the kickoff. 01:59:56.340 --> 02:00:02.540 Something he's given me to to continue to do in this matchup that he's always surprised Marskiller down here behind 02:00:03.060 --> 02:00:07.020 There's like really in there. He's he's in the dog pile my 02:00:07.980 --> 02:00:09.980 Extremely experienced one player 02:00:10.020 --> 02:00:13.980 Yeah, no question. Nice shot here is that a cat that's hanging on the kickoff 02:00:13.980 --> 02:00:17.340 He's able to force the street down the center first killer 02:00:17.740 --> 02:00:21.340 Maybe hoping to get a second touch there as that's a lack word, but he doesn't get it 02:00:21.340 --> 02:00:24.780 It's going to be free for Zach on the follow-up. 02:00:24.780 --> 02:00:28.420 It's a little bit of a mechanic mistake, and it's tough to get every play right, 02:00:28.420 --> 02:00:30.500 especially getting starved out low on boosts. 02:00:30.500 --> 02:00:33.340 And one of the ones that he had another great win, though, this ball straight to deck. 02:00:33.340 --> 02:00:35.500 This time, Zach does recover, forces it out. 02:00:35.500 --> 02:00:36.820 We'll see how many pads he's able to pick up. 02:00:36.820 --> 02:00:39.140 You see, first killer not worrying about the 100 at all. 02:00:39.140 --> 02:00:41.260 He's worrying about keeping Zach pinned back. 02:00:41.260 --> 02:00:44.220 He thinks that's more important than boosting his own team. 02:00:44.220 --> 02:00:46.700 Trying to prove why right now, Zach's a little first touch reset. 02:00:46.700 --> 02:00:47.980 Actually, can I reverse for that a backoff? 02:00:47.980 --> 02:00:51.180 That reset is so important, because without it, first killer doesn't respect that. 02:00:51.180 --> 02:00:53.880 It hasn't fought. Zach, time to pick up boost, but he doesn't have any. 02:00:53.880 --> 02:00:55.280 He had to go get it from the other corner. 02:00:55.280 --> 02:00:59.880 I swear he went to the midfield, but he decided to cut back early or just missed it. 02:00:59.880 --> 02:01:00.880 He missed it. 02:01:00.880 --> 02:01:02.380 Yeah, he just missed it. 02:01:02.380 --> 02:01:04.380 So it didn't matter at the end of the day. 02:01:04.380 --> 02:01:07.580 His first skiller wasn't able to punish it, but that is a small mistake. 02:01:07.580 --> 02:01:10.280 We saw a lot of earlier between AJ and Wavy. 02:01:10.280 --> 02:01:13.080 AJ, especially trying to cut the quarters and all of his big boost grabs 02:01:13.080 --> 02:01:14.980 ended up missing a bunch of them. 02:01:14.980 --> 02:01:18.280 It's been all about the hard hits in this matchup early on. 02:01:18.280 --> 02:01:21.400 Zach, they can first killer on their own game. 02:01:21.400 --> 02:01:23.680 It's not something many players have tried to do. 02:01:23.680 --> 02:01:26.680 It's like, all right, let's see who can win Puma mode 02:01:26.680 --> 02:01:29.700 with no future settings right now. 02:01:31.320 --> 02:01:32.160 Nice! 02:01:32.160 --> 02:01:33.000 Hot! 02:01:33.000 --> 02:01:34.880 We're just gonna get power shots on that. 02:01:34.880 --> 02:01:36.280 Exclusively here for game number one, 02:01:36.280 --> 02:01:37.600 they won't get it switched up, 02:01:37.600 --> 02:01:39.800 but first killer, you see lots of different players 02:01:39.800 --> 02:01:42.320 trying to take this bounce and maybe open the air, 02:01:42.320 --> 02:01:43.320 slow the game down. 02:01:43.320 --> 02:01:45.840 First killer instead, rises up for the earliest possible shot 02:01:45.840 --> 02:01:46.680 he can take. 02:01:46.680 --> 02:01:50.680 Zach picking up that boost and then places it perfectly as well. 02:01:50.680 --> 02:01:54.680 He gives himself the lead. He's handed the ball over to Zach though. 02:01:54.680 --> 02:01:58.680 Who's trying to take it around the corner. First killer is on the wall to meet him. 02:01:58.680 --> 02:02:02.680 He's going to be out in the midfield. Tap away from first killer and have to rotate back. 02:02:02.680 --> 02:02:07.680 He's going to try and dive in right away before Zach can set up any sort of hookshot. Probably the right idea and it might have run into possession. 02:02:07.680 --> 02:02:10.680 You had a great challenge there from the first killer. Zach didn't expect that. 02:02:10.680 --> 02:02:14.680 You thought the first killer was going to go back for boost and get involved for free. 02:02:14.680 --> 02:02:20.420 It's never that easy against FK. Here comes Zack again, shooting early straight into the 02:02:20.420 --> 02:02:26.360 bridge up this side. But, oh, the boost advantage was his brief reward. Didn't get a lot of 02:02:26.360 --> 02:02:29.760 time to enjoy it, because 1st Killer surprised him with a demo, and he's going to continue 02:02:29.760 --> 02:02:35.760 battering long shots in. Just keep the attack on us here. No transfer Zack to move up field, 02:02:35.760 --> 02:02:38.280 and 1st Killer spamming hard clears. 02:02:38.280 --> 02:02:44.120 that first killer this is how he's like to play historically he loves taking shots 02:02:44.120 --> 02:02:47.840 on nets and not having to do too much you know else if players leave it 02:02:47.840 --> 02:02:51.720 available right now if he has a slight lead we'll see if Zach forces him to make 02:02:51.720 --> 02:02:55.360 adjustments in the future Zach been very good in the air has a reset he's been 02:02:55.360 --> 02:02:59.240 in top 10 plays many times and he fixed the wave now shy will bounce into your 02:02:59.240 --> 02:03:05.960 post one shot Zach the ran in with the reset that kick on the reset he got the 02:03:05.960 --> 02:03:09.320 ball sufficiently in front of him that first killer was worried about the dodge 02:03:09.320 --> 02:03:14.160 so nice last touch there from Zach bringing that space between himself and 02:03:14.160 --> 02:03:17.360 the ball the first killer had to worry about no Zach's gonna win the kickoff 02:03:17.360 --> 02:03:21.680 trying to keep the ball under control he does pop it just about awkwardly enough 02:03:21.680 --> 02:03:25.560 the first killer couldn't stay with it the 50-50 is good for Zach as well has to 02:03:25.560 --> 02:03:29.400 be careful from first killer trying to devil in here he does accelerate into a 02:03:29.400 --> 02:03:34.560 sidewall play maybe I think he over did it there maybe a bit too scared of the 02:03:34.560 --> 02:03:38.400 that really sent the ball on the side wall. 02:03:38.400 --> 02:03:40.480 First killer, he's shooting off of the side wall right now. 02:03:40.480 --> 02:03:41.880 You don't see that very often. 02:03:41.880 --> 02:03:44.840 He is finding any way to shoot the ball from distance, 02:03:44.840 --> 02:03:46.280 even if you have to create extra distance 02:03:46.280 --> 02:03:48.440 by going to the wall first. 02:03:48.440 --> 02:03:49.280 He's out of boost now. 02:03:49.280 --> 02:03:51.360 He's actually going to have a ton of space to work with. 02:03:51.360 --> 02:03:52.680 And it's actually not going to go to the air. 02:03:52.680 --> 02:03:53.440 At least not immediately. 02:03:53.440 --> 02:03:54.680 He's not going to play it off the bounce. 02:03:54.680 --> 02:03:56.280 He's going to take it right at first killer. 02:03:56.280 --> 02:03:57.320 Got the big first killer. 02:03:57.320 --> 02:03:58.520 Oh, some out. 02:03:58.520 --> 02:04:01.640 Kept it out for a moment, so let's act with him to finish. 02:04:01.640 --> 02:04:07.800 Yeah, initially like said, dribbling at FK and then nearly 50-50 and straight in up and ceiling. 02:04:07.800 --> 02:04:12.840 First killer did well initially there but didn't get the right touch to by time. 02:04:13.720 --> 02:04:18.520 42 seconds left. Zach, head by one. So far his kick-offs are holding up. 02:04:19.000 --> 02:04:22.840 He's been able to read most of what first killer is doing. 02:04:23.640 --> 02:04:26.680 First killer has been sticking to that game. 02:04:26.680 --> 02:04:28.680 What's going on? 02:04:28.680 --> 02:04:31.680 I mean, my first kill, he's been slamming the ball around a lot, 02:04:31.680 --> 02:04:34.680 but usually in the other direction. 02:04:34.680 --> 02:04:36.680 Yeah, first killer, he was hoping, 02:04:36.680 --> 02:04:38.680 maybe he just needed to pinch it in that moment 02:04:38.680 --> 02:04:39.680 and help shoot it away. 02:04:39.680 --> 02:04:41.680 I mean, there's no other way to describe why he'd go for that. 02:04:41.680 --> 02:04:42.680 Obviously, he needs to do something. 02:04:42.680 --> 02:04:44.680 The ball is falling in front of his net, 02:04:44.680 --> 02:04:46.680 but he did not read that correctly, 02:04:46.680 --> 02:04:48.680 and that was such a crucial moment, too, 02:04:48.680 --> 02:04:49.680 his possession, he needed to open it. 02:04:49.680 --> 02:04:51.680 And Zack's gonna get a kickoff. 02:04:51.680 --> 02:04:53.680 And just like this, it's 6-3, 02:04:53.680 --> 02:04:55.680 and in fact, first killer, 02:04:55.680 --> 02:05:01.240 He's had enough. He does not want to see any more kickoffs and he's forfeiting game number one. I 02:05:02.280 --> 02:05:04.280 Can't believe it. I mean I'm gonna 02:05:04.480 --> 02:05:11.240 Send it in the last series. This is a super unnecessary carpet because he's got the 27 seconds left in one-to-one 02:05:11.480 --> 02:05:14.600 with all the different tricks you could pull and kickoffs you could 02:05:15.360 --> 02:05:21.040 Absolutely get a goal back in less than five seconds and then you've got you know perfectly winnable game 02:05:21.040 --> 02:05:25.500 But first Kelly doesn't even want to try and that is either it's one or two things either 02:05:26.160 --> 02:05:29.600 Confidence of this matchup and now he's gonna start playing right-handed 02:05:32.120 --> 02:05:35.480 Playing with it only long shots style 02:05:36.800 --> 02:05:40.880 But like you said, I think it's probably not anything to do with that 02:05:40.880 --> 02:05:43.780 I think probably just a 90 things that give me out of this game. It's games cars 02:05:43.780 --> 02:05:45.780 I don't want to go next because this game obviously 02:05:45.780 --> 02:05:47.780 I mean, he scored that kickoff 02:05:47.780 --> 02:05:49.780 goal off the side wall. That 02:05:49.780 --> 02:05:51.780 took probably two to three 02:05:51.780 --> 02:05:53.780 seconds off the clock. Maybe 02:05:53.780 --> 02:05:55.780 for a very, very fast goal. First 02:05:55.780 --> 02:05:56.780 gets even one of those. When 02:05:56.780 --> 02:05:57.780 you're looking at you do the 02:05:57.780 --> 02:05:58.780 math on the clock, sometimes 02:05:58.780 --> 02:05:59.780 you're dividing it perfectly 02:05:59.780 --> 02:06:00.780 even they like you need. Oh, 02:06:00.780 --> 02:06:01.780 you have 20 seconds. You need 02:06:01.780 --> 02:06:03.780 10 for this 10 for that. We have 02:06:03.780 --> 02:06:05.780 to remember is if you have even 02:06:05.780 --> 02:06:07.780 four seconds at the end, you can 02:06:07.780 --> 02:06:08.780 get the ball in the air and then 02:06:08.780 --> 02:06:09.780 you can just hold possession in 02:06:09.780 --> 02:06:10.780 the air and make something 02:06:10.780 --> 02:06:12.780 happen. So that very final goal 02:06:12.780 --> 02:06:14.780 you don't need to have time to 02:06:14.780 --> 02:06:18.200 You don't need to have tons and tons of time, just enough time to be able to chip it up 02:06:18.200 --> 02:06:19.940 in the air and then play from there. 02:06:19.940 --> 02:06:24.420 So it's just a very playable score line that First Killer decided to give away. 02:06:24.420 --> 02:06:28.760 And you have to look at that own goal that led to this whole thing happening and think 02:06:28.760 --> 02:06:30.820 there's got to be at least a little bit of tilt to it. 02:06:30.820 --> 02:06:34.540 Maybe First Killer kind of player who needs to forget about that as soon as possible. 02:06:34.540 --> 02:06:36.580 He doesn't want to sit in that game loss anymore. 02:06:36.580 --> 02:06:38.300 He wants to get into the X1. 02:06:38.300 --> 02:06:40.500 It's a mentality shared by a lot of different players. 02:06:40.500 --> 02:06:43.180 You know, in America, I see four fits a little bit earlier. 02:06:43.180 --> 02:06:46.180 And we're going to see an early one here in game one. 02:06:46.180 --> 02:06:55.180 We just long for the day where someone will at least play the kickoff and then forfeit once they see if the kickoff goes their way. 02:06:55.180 --> 02:07:01.180 Of course, if Zack wins another kickoff, he just wins one of them and then hit dribble the ball back. 02:07:01.180 --> 02:07:04.180 You're well within that point. You can forfeit, say, oh well. 02:07:04.180 --> 02:07:07.180 For this position, very, very unwinnable. 02:07:07.180 --> 02:07:09.180 But we're right back at the game two, though. 02:07:09.180 --> 02:07:14.180 Don't kickoff go here, but Zack Slot's going right, regardless. 02:07:14.180 --> 02:07:17.180 That first skill has got a real test of his ass. 02:07:17.180 --> 02:07:21.180 Yeah, it may not be a direct kickoff goal, but as a kickoff possession win, 02:07:21.180 --> 02:07:25.180 it almost feels like, you know, a quarter of a kickoff goal or maybe a half 02:07:25.180 --> 02:07:29.180 when you get that first position and you never really push it and you're able to score. 02:07:29.180 --> 02:07:31.180 This time didn't even take Zack that terribly long. 02:07:31.180 --> 02:07:33.180 This is only 20 seconds off the block. 02:07:33.180 --> 02:07:35.180 He's able to get a great aerial play. 02:07:35.180 --> 02:07:39.020 gonna be his strong suit. You can see him going to the air as much as possible. 02:07:39.020 --> 02:07:44.900 Whenever 1st Killer gives space, what we talked about, what we talked to 1st Killer, I should say, about to match him against a Pantos. 02:07:44.900 --> 02:07:48.140 That got the best out of him alongside of the ball. That was a really impressive shot. 02:07:48.140 --> 02:07:52.700 I was watching for 1st Killer POV though, and from his view, it's clear where the shot would be. 02:07:52.700 --> 02:07:59.300 I don't see that very often. 1st Killer's just missed a long range shot. It was completely open, 02:07:59.300 --> 02:08:02.300 And he did not need to rush it either. 02:08:02.300 --> 02:08:04.300 Oh, he's going for the pitch now. 02:08:04.300 --> 02:08:05.300 That was much better. 02:08:05.300 --> 02:08:07.300 The wall finished by First Killer. 02:08:07.300 --> 02:08:09.300 Pitch from the midfield. 02:08:09.300 --> 02:08:13.300 At that angle, it's not easy to get right. 02:08:13.300 --> 02:08:16.300 Beautiful shot from First Killer. 02:08:16.300 --> 02:08:18.300 I don't know if somebody told him that you get extra points 02:08:18.300 --> 02:08:20.300 if you shoot from behind your midfield line 02:08:20.300 --> 02:08:22.300 or if he came into this deciding 02:08:22.300 --> 02:08:24.300 I want to just spoon the ball, 02:08:24.300 --> 02:08:27.300 but he seems adamant on trying to shoot from long range. 02:08:27.300 --> 02:08:33.300 Yeah, and even if that means he has to go for a pinch, he's gonna get him a goal, see if he'll go long series. 02:08:33.300 --> 02:08:37.300 That switches up at all right now, he's falling boost, so he's gonna tap this away, back into that. 02:08:37.300 --> 02:08:39.300 Zack seems to like his aerial game. 02:08:39.300 --> 02:08:42.300 He's not gonna have time to go to the other side of the arena and tap up those. 02:08:42.300 --> 02:08:43.300 Oh, wow. 02:08:43.300 --> 02:08:45.300 So he'll take it in field and get it on the top of the first killer. 02:08:45.300 --> 02:08:48.300 That is so creative from Zack. 02:08:48.300 --> 02:08:52.300 This baiting first killer challenge in with what looked like a fake. 02:08:52.300 --> 02:08:56.460 I mean it is the lead is not so long there with the outplay 02:08:56.460 --> 02:08:59.780 I love the angle dribble as well to start that off 02:08:59.780 --> 02:09:04.860 You know a lot of little things that Zack's doing here show that he's been putting the time into preparing for 1v1 02:09:05.180 --> 02:09:08.620 He's considered a kickoff goal the old classic kickoff goal here 02:09:08.980 --> 02:09:11.340 Zack's side onto the ball first to their goal side 02:09:11.620 --> 02:09:15.880 It will flip in the same direction. So if the ball does go the way the goal side player 02:09:17.620 --> 02:09:19.620 This one should be more usual 02:09:19.620 --> 02:09:23.620 See if you can get any front flip kickoffs or if that's just for Mina yesterday. 02:09:23.620 --> 02:09:26.620 It's the only place I had seen it before and neither of these guys are going to go to it. 02:09:26.620 --> 02:09:29.620 Zack trying to get a little point flick top right. 02:09:29.620 --> 02:09:33.620 Does get First Killer in the air but didn't cost a ton of boost for First Killer to make that save. 02:09:33.620 --> 02:09:37.620 Only a couple he's able to save the rest of it to continue to play defense. 02:09:37.620 --> 02:09:43.620 This one high in the air. First Killer did jump up early to get to it but Zack just at the first time shines with the post that it's in. 02:09:43.620 --> 02:09:45.620 Zack is playing so well. 02:09:45.620 --> 02:09:51.140 Well, Berskiller, expecting him to make a controlling touch here, but Zack, new Berskiller is up, 02:09:51.140 --> 02:09:56.020 hits it a hard pass in, and he's got as far right on the goal there as he can, 02:09:56.020 --> 02:09:58.900 while keeping the ball in a scornable position in the rebounds. 02:09:58.900 --> 02:10:01.940 That was, of course, to stay away from Berskiller, who's challenging from the left. 02:10:02.740 --> 02:10:05.780 Zack's kickoff game is looking great here, but that was one of the questions. 02:10:05.780 --> 02:10:09.540 Will he be able to match Berskiller, or at least hit even go better than him? 02:10:09.540 --> 02:10:11.860 Hit the kickoff, the answer is yes, he can. 02:10:11.860 --> 02:10:15.860 He is really doing a good job here. 7 shots to 2 inside the first 2 minutes. 02:10:15.860 --> 02:10:18.860 He's taking this ball all the way to his own back wall. 02:10:18.860 --> 02:10:20.860 He's probably seen that a few times when he's played DS. 02:10:20.860 --> 02:10:25.860 He did not take the whole good air travel, but he did get himself possession to attack again against Burst Killer. 02:10:25.860 --> 02:10:29.860 And when he goes up to the air and gets his reset, he has been so tough to stop. 02:10:29.860 --> 02:10:34.860 Well, you know, Burst Killer is going to need to start playing like he is playing against DS here, 02:10:34.860 --> 02:10:37.860 because these aerials from Zac are still threatening. 02:10:37.860 --> 02:10:43.860 keep with them all in any corner he wants, whether it's top shelf with the flip or just bottom corner with the mind game. 02:10:43.860 --> 02:10:50.860 Ferskiller prefers to challenge early against Diaz. He knows that if you let Diaz irritable, you might as well, you know, just go next. 02:10:50.860 --> 02:10:53.860 You're not going to win against that guy if you let him in the air. 02:10:53.860 --> 02:11:00.860 But he is giving Zack some space for now, like Zack is here for Ferskiller, favorite turn of the favor there. 02:11:00.860 --> 02:11:05.860 Ferskiller just missed his intended touch. Have you shot from Zack in the test, F? Hey, one more time. 02:11:05.860 --> 02:11:09.440 No decent pass in the test, but the chip back really doesn't do too much 02:11:10.380 --> 02:11:15.940 That's first killer going back to see if you can get powerful touches the exact in the back foot 02:11:17.100 --> 02:11:22.060 First killer little camera movement there is that ball went to the back wall to see exactly where it was going and to be 02:11:22.060 --> 02:11:23.060 You can get away with 02:11:23.060 --> 02:11:25.060 Yes, that it bounce away to 16 boost now 02:11:25.060 --> 02:11:32.000 He's gonna let Zach get a catch and attack 50s once and it's hoping to keep first killer pin back absolutely nothing for him 02:11:32.000 --> 02:11:35.220 Now first killer. Oh wow does at least chase down the ball 02:11:35.860 --> 02:11:40.120 Switching around a little bit, trying to get a demo, so he's not going to get red by any boost early because Zack stays out ahead of him. 02:11:40.120 --> 02:11:40.980 And then, wow! 02:11:40.980 --> 02:11:44.260 First killer's time challenge, Zack is going to have a freebie, I think. 02:11:44.760 --> 02:11:45.260 Yes. 02:11:45.260 --> 02:11:46.160 Oh, oh, oh, oh! 02:11:46.160 --> 02:11:47.660 He's playing with this freeze, I thought, but he does get it. 02:11:48.160 --> 02:11:49.460 Yeah, he did well with that one. 02:11:49.660 --> 02:11:50.360 Just waiting. 02:11:51.260 --> 02:11:57.660 Fairly long enough to beat First Killer to the punch, and still not have to pre-jump the bounce. 02:11:58.060 --> 02:12:04.860 Honestly, before that, First Killer got a bit unlucky, so he accidentally bumped Zack into a possession after beating into the ball. 02:12:04.860 --> 02:12:09.460 And then he didn't get a demo that must have been a couple of pixels away from landing. 02:12:09.460 --> 02:12:14.460 So, Berskiller can feel a bit scammed in this game with how he's been going. 02:12:14.460 --> 02:12:18.060 But he's not making his place either. That's completely open top shelf. 02:12:18.060 --> 02:12:19.660 Berskiller's shot is not good enough. 02:12:19.660 --> 02:12:22.060 Call-up shot also lackluster. 02:12:22.060 --> 02:12:25.060 And now Zach has 100 boosts to defend with a great play challenge. 02:12:25.060 --> 02:12:28.060 Berskiller did not see that one coming and it's 6-2. 02:12:29.060 --> 02:12:33.060 Berskiller did not do a great job of protecting this ball. 02:12:33.060 --> 02:12:36.600 He gets rolling out almost the head of it and then has no way to turn around. 02:12:36.600 --> 02:12:39.520 Even if he dashed, he wouldn't have found his way back to that ball. 02:12:39.520 --> 02:12:42.640 He needs to keep that much more in his control. 02:12:42.640 --> 02:12:47.660 One thing I've noticed from first-killer 2 is he's falling too far on the other side of the ball. 02:12:47.660 --> 02:12:48.960 It's going to be a follow-up goal. 02:12:48.960 --> 02:12:52.280 But he's following too much in love with his heavy touches. 02:12:52.280 --> 02:12:55.900 You know, taking shots from long distances to try and beat Zach is one thing. 02:12:55.900 --> 02:12:58.240 But a lot of these set-up touches seem to be too heavy as well. 02:12:58.240 --> 02:13:01.120 He's letting too much distance close between the two of them. 02:13:01.120 --> 02:13:06.840 and he's unable to actually make an outplay, so when he isn't going to shoot, he does need to control the ball just a bit more. 02:13:06.840 --> 02:13:11.840 He's trying to get a little hookshot here, he should get a boost steal, and Zack might get a clay. 02:13:12.480 --> 02:13:18.400 Yeah, again, Zack is just able to avoid these demos, he's keeping control of his back corner boosts, 02:13:18.400 --> 02:13:26.000 and that one actually used as bait as first skiller lunges in for it, thinking that that's what the play is. 02:13:26.000 --> 02:13:29.440 Zack just shooting for distance wide open net. 02:13:29.440 --> 02:13:37.600 Still, 1st Killer has time, 4-footed last game, done by 3 with 25 seconds left, give or take. 02:13:37.600 --> 02:13:42.560 Now he's trailing by 4, as we get inside the final minute, Zack is restraining him here. 02:13:42.560 --> 02:13:45.360 Late 50, find himself a lot of time. 02:13:45.360 --> 02:13:47.360 Well, 1st Killer did get a demo there though. 02:13:47.360 --> 02:13:50.320 Yes, and I wanted the demo as well, they're a full, going for it. 02:13:50.320 --> 02:13:52.800 1st Killer means a winner, nice flick from 1st Killer. 02:13:52.800 --> 02:13:54.800 Does get sacked into net 02:13:55.280 --> 02:14:00.640 Can you convert sacks already up before first killer is so you can put this first for the back down the ground nicely 02:14:01.520 --> 02:14:03.520 Great shot by first killer 02:14:03.640 --> 02:14:05.640 That's such a good play 02:14:06.000 --> 02:14:07.440 He's gonna 02:14:07.440 --> 02:14:14.280 Have a good chance that they come back here just like lost game. He's absolutely go up plenty type to make this happen 02:14:15.200 --> 02:14:21.760 First killer trying to lock in here like Diaz had to yesterday against Zach who's been a surprise package of this tournament 02:14:21.760 --> 02:14:24.480 but first killer, kickoff goal. 02:14:24.480 --> 02:14:26.640 Two goal game, there's more we're talking about last game. 02:14:26.640 --> 02:14:29.720 Imagine this was 25 seconds left, two goals. 02:14:29.720 --> 02:14:31.440 He's obviously gonna play it. 02:14:31.440 --> 02:14:33.960 Could have had this, didn't get one. 02:14:33.960 --> 02:14:35.280 Yeah, definitely. 02:14:35.280 --> 02:14:38.160 We'll see if Zac makes any adjustments 02:14:38.160 --> 02:14:40.280 to try and reduce the volatility of the kickoff. 02:14:40.280 --> 02:14:43.560 He goes way-bash kickoff, which does reduce it slightly, 02:14:43.560 --> 02:14:44.720 but still nothing like a fake 02:14:44.720 --> 02:14:46.800 or maybe a track kickoff that could find even more time 02:14:46.800 --> 02:14:48.880 for himself because make a diving save. 02:14:48.880 --> 02:14:50.880 First killer, off early, has no choice 02:14:50.880 --> 02:14:53.440 He's kind of be aggressive with his defensive style now. 02:14:53.440 --> 02:14:57.400 He is kind of midfield 100, but he can get back towards the ball. 02:14:57.400 --> 02:14:59.240 These two guys jostling in the corner. 02:14:59.240 --> 02:15:01.160 First killer feels like he has to leave, but he doesn't really have a choice. 02:15:01.160 --> 02:15:02.880 He has to stay on ball. 02:15:02.880 --> 02:15:06.400 And a couple of strong touches from Zach have it into the blue back wall, 02:15:06.400 --> 02:15:08.280 and that might just be enough. 02:15:08.280 --> 02:15:10.000 Not enough time left for first killer. 02:15:10.000 --> 02:15:13.720 Zach is going to confirm the game to win. 02:15:13.720 --> 02:15:15.400 Yeah, good press right at the end of the game here. 02:15:15.400 --> 02:15:18.720 Zach won't even get another goal off of this. 02:15:18.720 --> 02:15:20.880 just to persuade first killer even further. 02:15:22.360 --> 02:15:24.600 Wow, what a performance so far. 02:15:24.600 --> 02:15:27.960 All credit to Zach for the early games 02:15:27.960 --> 02:15:29.680 he's winning against the guys yesterday 02:15:29.680 --> 02:15:31.440 and the first killer today. 02:15:31.440 --> 02:15:35.040 He is definitely a contender in this tournament 02:15:35.040 --> 02:15:37.880 and we keep talking about that he's the only player 02:15:37.880 --> 02:15:41.440 currently with and will ever, this season, have a chance 02:15:41.440 --> 02:15:44.120 of winning all three RLCS World Championships 02:15:44.120 --> 02:15:45.720 as a long shot, obviously. 02:15:45.720 --> 02:15:48.400 3v3 is difficult enough by itself. 02:15:48.400 --> 02:15:51.440 never mind you, the add two's and one's into the next. 02:15:51.440 --> 02:15:53.080 But this is the one that we're most surprised by. 02:15:53.080 --> 02:15:56.080 We didn't think he was gonna be this impressive 02:15:57.280 --> 02:15:58.520 coming into this weekend. 02:15:58.520 --> 02:15:59.880 And here he is. 02:15:59.880 --> 02:16:01.720 Now, you see a lot of ones played 02:16:01.720 --> 02:16:04.200 since we only have this one tournament here in the LCS. 02:16:04.200 --> 02:16:06.040 A lot of ones played community tournaments 02:16:06.040 --> 02:16:07.520 or show matches here and there. 02:16:07.520 --> 02:16:09.560 Zach, now just fitting in those communities 02:16:09.560 --> 02:16:11.440 although he did play the ranks ladder, 02:16:11.440 --> 02:16:13.120 he got up high, even reached out to him. 02:16:13.120 --> 02:16:14.120 Do you wanna get some matches? 02:16:14.120 --> 02:16:16.200 Maybe prepare against people and he declined. 02:16:16.200 --> 02:16:17.760 He said, no, I think I'd rather, you know, 02:16:17.760 --> 02:16:22.320 to stay and just prepare for RLCS outside of the normal system. 02:16:22.320 --> 02:16:23.320 Maybe that's helped him. 02:16:23.320 --> 02:16:26.600 Maybe not giving looks to everybody else 02:16:26.600 --> 02:16:27.840 on how he's going to be playing once, 02:16:27.840 --> 02:16:30.440 how much you need to actually respect his game, 02:16:30.440 --> 02:16:31.920 has maybe helped him here. 02:16:31.920 --> 02:16:33.680 And he's definitely playing at the top level. 02:16:33.680 --> 02:16:36.880 It's clear now that he's in the mix with these top four guys, 02:16:36.880 --> 02:16:38.960 even if he doesn't end up getting top four. 02:16:38.960 --> 02:16:41.160 First Killer comes back like Diaz did yesterday. 02:16:41.160 --> 02:16:42.280 But he's got me believing. 02:16:42.280 --> 02:16:43.120 He's got me believing. 02:16:43.120 --> 02:16:44.760 Have me believing yesterday against the favorite. 02:16:44.760 --> 02:16:46.080 He's got me believing again that he 02:16:46.080 --> 02:16:48.080 the number two guy in any right now. 02:16:48.080 --> 02:16:51.540 Absolutely. I think that can definitely take this first 02:16:51.540 --> 02:16:54.480 skill. He's got to seriously improve his game play too 02:16:54.480 --> 02:16:56.880 many hard hits. He's not been controlling the ball 02:16:56.880 --> 02:17:01.080 enough when he's had it, and he's not been able to, you 02:17:01.080 --> 02:17:04.580 know, he's not been able to outplay Zach with the one 02:17:04.580 --> 02:17:08.080 V one knowledge. I think that is partly due to Zach's 02:17:08.080 --> 02:17:11.080 excellent game knowledge in the mode. That's good. Speed 02:17:11.080 --> 02:17:14.080 go first. Joey double tap. He's going back with these 02:17:14.080 --> 02:17:19.080 This is what Zach had with the ball there in the first try. 02:17:19.080 --> 02:17:21.080 Go, bust him on the second ball. 02:17:21.080 --> 02:17:25.080 Zach, then you have a loose late, first killer. 02:17:25.080 --> 02:17:28.080 And that red, he likes to have races to the ball. 02:17:28.080 --> 02:17:31.080 He trusts himself to win those, more often than not. 02:17:31.080 --> 02:17:32.080 Another kickoff wins. 02:17:32.080 --> 02:17:33.080 Zach does a good job, double jump. 02:17:33.080 --> 02:17:35.080 He's going to get his boost stolen. 02:17:35.080 --> 02:17:38.080 As he boons his ball away, it'll fire him a bit of time. 02:17:38.080 --> 02:17:40.080 He's selecting to stay on the ball. 02:17:40.080 --> 02:17:41.080 He's not using it to go pick up boosts. 02:17:41.080 --> 02:17:42.080 First kick is to shoot from distance, 02:17:42.080 --> 02:17:44.080 but sends it too high this time. 02:17:44.080 --> 02:17:46.080 Zack now with an opportunity to pick up 100. 02:17:46.080 --> 02:17:49.080 First killer though immediately cuts this towards the next domestic advantage 02:17:49.080 --> 02:17:51.080 if Zack's not repositioning but Zack makes the play. 02:17:51.080 --> 02:17:55.080 And Zack's so known for his goalkeeping and 3v3 using that 02:17:55.080 --> 02:17:58.080 to the best of his ability here in once. 02:17:58.080 --> 02:18:01.080 Definitely make impressive saves. 02:18:01.080 --> 02:18:04.080 He's been outplayed twice out of the same way though. 02:18:04.080 --> 02:18:09.080 Great pass from Zack to first killer for the second goal. 02:18:09.080 --> 02:18:12.280 First killer just letting him have that just like you let him have the first 02:18:13.600 --> 02:18:18.200 Goal as well just let him hit into the side wall because nothing is being threatened there by Zach 02:18:18.880 --> 02:18:22.720 Yeah, what's interesting is that watching from tax BV it did seem like first killer left 02:18:22.720 --> 02:18:25.920 It's gonna be another make it three zero here and gain it for three 02:18:25.920 --> 02:18:31.240 But it looks like maybe there was an angle that's that could go for for a bit and kind of baited him in and then by the time 02:18:31.240 --> 02:18:32.240 You got to the ball 02:18:32.240 --> 02:18:36.920 It's not in position to make a good touch just passes it to first killer now three straight admitted in 02:18:36.920 --> 02:18:42.200 first killer trying to remind everybody just what he can do in once it's gonna 02:18:42.200 --> 02:18:45.560 be a bit of a better kickoff for Zach first killer around to stop effecting 02:18:45.560 --> 02:18:50.400 full possession here from the back quarter into the air reset around 02:18:50.400 --> 02:18:55.120 ceiling high uses it already goes for the double Zach actually saves that's what's 02:18:55.120 --> 02:19:00.120 saved by Zach reset double attempted by first killer he was going quick at that 02:19:00.120 --> 02:19:04.640 one as well not a lot of time to react to defense first killer really leveling 02:19:04.640 --> 02:19:06.860 up his possession game here. 02:19:06.860 --> 02:19:08.680 Profi's kickoff wins. 02:19:08.680 --> 02:19:11.160 He's been able to dictate for most of the game's play. 02:19:11.160 --> 02:19:12.720 Oh, it's Zach's time though. 02:19:12.720 --> 02:19:16.040 First killer overextended in the back corner, just like that. 02:19:16.040 --> 02:19:18.160 One goal is back. 02:19:18.160 --> 02:19:21.160 First killer thought Zach had to take it up the side wall. 02:19:21.160 --> 02:19:23.240 Surely no way he's going to cut it back in field. 02:19:23.240 --> 02:19:26.000 So he's just prepping to challenge him over there. 02:19:26.000 --> 02:19:28.440 But Zach said, I'm just going to dodge you 02:19:28.440 --> 02:19:29.880 if I know where you're headed. 02:19:29.880 --> 02:19:31.280 I'm trying to avoid that. 02:19:31.280 --> 02:19:32.080 He's in infield. 02:19:32.080 --> 02:19:33.760 It's actually going to pick up this 100 boost. 02:19:33.760 --> 02:19:39.200 So First Killer hoping to get as big and clear as possible to buy himself a moment to recover. 02:19:39.200 --> 02:19:42.160 He's going to like to go midfield under it as Zack gets set up. 02:19:42.160 --> 02:19:45.520 First Killer kind of depending off from the side as he tries to jump and stop this aerial 02:19:45.520 --> 02:19:47.020 Zack just going straight towards the corner. 02:19:47.020 --> 02:19:48.020 First Killer makes it back. 02:19:48.020 --> 02:19:50.080 I wasn't sure where he was but he falls back down on the save. 02:19:50.080 --> 02:19:54.200 A great save there by First Killer and he's going to be rewarded with another goal as 02:19:54.200 --> 02:19:55.200 well. 02:19:55.200 --> 02:20:00.600 First Killer with his best game yet just like Diaz yesterday showing that he's got another 02:20:00.600 --> 02:20:02.600 here to go to when he's tested. 02:20:04.600 --> 02:20:06.600 Zach just a little bit too far underneath 02:20:06.600 --> 02:20:09.600 that ball that he was trying to keep in the blue half. 02:20:09.600 --> 02:20:13.600 He knew he was done for after he had popped that 02:20:13.600 --> 02:20:16.600 not only straight up but slightly back into his own half. 02:20:16.600 --> 02:20:19.600 First killer up at ceiling height, able to intercept this one. 02:20:19.600 --> 02:20:21.600 He's gonna try and start the restartation. 02:20:21.600 --> 02:20:24.600 Zach's managed to hold on to a decent amount including a wall dash here. 02:20:24.600 --> 02:20:25.600 Helps him keep speed. 02:20:25.600 --> 02:20:26.600 Double jump shot. 02:20:26.600 --> 02:20:29.600 He's not gonna let first killer get down from this wall 02:20:29.600 --> 02:20:32.120 Try not to let him get down as well easy. 02:20:32.120 --> 02:20:36.120 Of course, Giler does get to demo and now has some space. 02:20:36.120 --> 02:20:37.520 He's going to have the ball again. 02:20:37.520 --> 02:20:38.880 Rascal accelerating to play. 02:20:38.880 --> 02:20:41.800 Thought Rascal's going to turn his back on him there. 02:20:41.800 --> 02:20:44.480 Rascal initially stayed base in him. 02:20:44.480 --> 02:20:45.680 Break first touch with Rascal. 02:20:45.680 --> 02:20:47.360 He's so efficient in the takeoff. 02:20:47.360 --> 02:20:50.640 Wave dash pop to make it 5-1. 02:20:50.640 --> 02:20:52.640 Rascal did not have an answer. 02:20:52.640 --> 02:20:54.040 He could be a world-class goalkeeper, 02:20:54.040 --> 02:20:56.160 but he didn't need in-command reactions 02:20:56.160 --> 02:20:58.880 if the ball comes flying at you that quickly. 02:20:58.880 --> 02:21:01.000 Yeah, such a great couple of touches. 02:21:01.000 --> 02:21:03.880 One could be awkward to pop that ball in the first place 02:21:03.880 --> 02:21:07.120 and then really soft, such to catch it and finish it off. 02:21:07.120 --> 02:21:08.160 I won. 02:21:08.160 --> 02:21:11.000 Flurry here from first killer in the first half 02:21:11.000 --> 02:21:13.480 with this game of three. 02:21:13.480 --> 02:21:15.920 So he's now on the back wall, double jump away. 02:21:15.920 --> 02:21:17.520 He's had a constant mis-boost to get there. 02:21:17.520 --> 02:21:19.120 But Zach cannot control it. 02:21:19.120 --> 02:21:22.240 First killer's going to chase it down and extend the lead. 02:21:22.240 --> 02:21:27.000 Yeah, this has been what the first killer we expected to see. 02:21:27.000 --> 02:21:29.040 Zac, for the most part of the series, 02:21:29.040 --> 02:21:31.720 is that pretty well keeping him to toe with him 02:21:31.720 --> 02:21:33.040 in the one-to-one meta game. 02:21:33.040 --> 02:21:35.560 He's not like 1st Killer dominating the demos 02:21:35.560 --> 02:21:38.400 or dominating with kickoffs. 02:21:39.280 --> 02:21:41.920 But this game, Zac's been a bit outpacing. 02:21:41.920 --> 02:21:45.320 He's still got time to fix that. 02:21:45.320 --> 02:21:47.520 Well, he's gonna do well here. 02:21:47.520 --> 02:21:48.520 Make it two. 02:21:49.640 --> 02:21:51.520 But this would be a seriously impressive comeback 02:21:51.520 --> 02:21:54.600 against 1st Killer, now that we know 1st Killer's leveled up. 02:21:54.600 --> 02:22:02.560 Yeah, Sack has done well to not fall for a trap that lots of non-1s players will, which 02:22:02.560 --> 02:22:05.080 is being too interested in picking up that Thunder Boost. 02:22:05.080 --> 02:22:09.560 He's very clearly recognized when 1st Killer is making a mistake for going for that, and 02:22:09.560 --> 02:22:15.280 there's just an opportunity to bring Fault in it to get his 2nd goal, so he tries to 02:22:15.280 --> 02:22:16.280 put this one away. 02:22:16.280 --> 02:22:17.280 We're having a midfield under him. 02:22:17.280 --> 02:22:18.280 It's Fault floating in the air. 02:22:18.280 --> 02:22:22.800 Sack would hope to get two touches in a row, and he's going to try and do that, but it's 02:22:22.800 --> 02:22:27.760 bit awkward to actually control it. Now, first killer has the ball rolling, Zach's going to back off. 02:22:27.760 --> 02:22:31.520 He's going to play passive for much longer, but the mid-30 left to go down four. 02:22:32.160 --> 02:22:37.040 He's getting away with shadowing for a fifth. He might be forced to start diving in if it stays this 02:22:37.040 --> 02:22:44.400 distance. Yeah, has to go for it here. And he does! Zach with a reset dunk. It looked like the 02:22:44.400 --> 02:22:49.280 heavy touch. Fighted giving them all the way to first killer, but what an adaptation. By Zach, 02:22:49.280 --> 02:22:52.800 Zack, crushing the 50 back within three. 02:22:54.800 --> 02:22:59.800 On to the diagonal, getting the first possession delay kickoff. 02:22:59.800 --> 02:23:03.040 Just flipping into the ball, trying to get something out of this. 02:23:03.040 --> 02:23:06.520 You got the movement away though, first kill to make sure to take a trip across all the 02:23:06.520 --> 02:23:09.600 100 boosts, so that Zack's gonna have to play off that. 02:23:09.600 --> 02:23:13.120 Just gonna have the opportunity to take first killers here, this first killer loses the 02:23:13.120 --> 02:23:14.920 balance on his dribble. 02:23:14.920 --> 02:23:18.120 Zach, gonna challenge down three, 02:23:18.120 --> 02:23:19.360 he'll boost the final minutes, 02:23:19.360 --> 02:23:20.840 he's in control right now, 02:23:20.840 --> 02:23:22.280 or at least he might be in control here soon, 02:23:22.280 --> 02:23:23.320 first killer wants to prevent that, 02:23:23.320 --> 02:23:24.160 he actually has no boost, 02:23:24.160 --> 02:23:25.480 he's not gonna spawn for him. 02:23:25.480 --> 02:23:26.800 So he has to back off, he will die, 02:23:26.800 --> 02:23:29.440 gets a demo at least, so now he's got time. 02:23:29.440 --> 02:23:30.920 So, Paul's gonna roll for him, 02:23:30.920 --> 02:23:32.440 see how he tries to get something started, 02:23:32.440 --> 02:23:33.840 he's gonna avoid going to the wall, 02:23:33.840 --> 02:23:36.120 but he's going in, first killer is expecting 02:23:36.120 --> 02:23:38.920 a wall to air dribble, and Zach just takes the shot. 02:23:38.920 --> 02:23:41.080 Oh, what a play, Zach, getting rewarded 02:23:41.080 --> 02:23:42.160 with a demo before that, 02:23:42.160 --> 02:23:45.080 but completely pulls Farskiller there. 02:23:46.080 --> 02:23:49.880 That was threatening that air dribble off the wall, 02:23:49.880 --> 02:23:52.640 spotted an open and is said to go more direct. 02:23:53.520 --> 02:23:55.600 He's got a lot of time to work with here. 02:23:55.600 --> 02:23:57.240 What a comeback this would be 02:23:57.240 --> 02:24:00.320 from a huge deficit against one of the greatest 02:24:00.320 --> 02:24:04.960 one's players to ever play the game in Farskiller. 02:24:04.960 --> 02:24:06.760 Farskiller's got control here. 02:24:06.760 --> 02:24:09.520 It's gonna be a tough one for Zach to do this possess. 02:24:09.520 --> 02:24:13.520 He's trying to bait him in, then he's taking as long as possible, waited as many bounces. 02:24:13.520 --> 02:24:15.520 First killer doesn't want the ball to fully stop. 02:24:15.520 --> 02:24:18.520 It becomes much harder to deal with if it does stop bouncing. 02:24:18.520 --> 02:24:21.520 First killer using every possible bounce he could to waste time. 02:24:21.520 --> 02:24:25.520 Zach, decent enough to keep you talking about how you don't even need this goal. 02:24:25.520 --> 02:24:29.520 That's soon. You just need to save yourself a couple seconds to get the ball in the air on the final kickoff. 02:24:29.520 --> 02:24:31.520 As long as Zach stays in control of the first killer, that's a great fit. 02:24:31.520 --> 02:24:32.520 He hits the other way. 02:24:32.520 --> 02:24:35.520 First killer should be getting on the board. 02:24:35.520 --> 02:24:39.380 Yeah, Zach tried it at the end there nice come back attempt, but first the other was 02:24:39.980 --> 02:24:42.480 too solid with the defense 02:24:43.200 --> 02:24:47.000 Staying with them at every step there getting his first game win on the boards 02:24:47.640 --> 02:24:50.200 What much like the ATI Zach series yesterday? 02:24:50.200 --> 02:24:56.680 We have walked a competitive match ladies and gentlemen Zach is at this level with the tournament favorites 02:24:57.000 --> 02:24:59.000 He's pushing them to the limit 02:24:59.080 --> 02:25:05.040 He's got to I think just that they had a tiny bit more kickoff variety 02:25:05.520 --> 02:25:10.480 to his rotation, and then he'll be just fighting in this matchup, but yeah, this gave us heavily 02:25:10.480 --> 02:25:15.760 F1rstKiller's favourite early, thanks to F1rstKiller's kickoff wins up to Zach now to 02:25:16.480 --> 02:25:20.320 maybe add some fakes, maybe some dry kickoffs as well, I would love to see that. 02:25:21.200 --> 02:25:24.480 And otherwise the goal would just be more F1rstKiller, the day where the game's played. 02:25:25.440 --> 02:25:29.840 Yeah, it ultimately comes down to those first couple minutes in this game, not only 02:25:29.840 --> 02:25:33.360 was this kickoff maybe not there, but he also had a couple of misdashes that 02:25:33.360 --> 02:25:38.960 You know, we don't see from either one of these guys very often and you add that to the rest that was going wrong 02:25:39.240 --> 02:25:43.320 You're suddenly looking at a big deficit and you have to claw it back for the rest of the game 02:25:43.320 --> 02:25:46.000 Which he did ultimately couldn't bring it all the way back 02:25:46.080 --> 02:25:50.760 But not the worst sign ever the fact that you know the most domination came in early parts of the game 02:25:50.760 --> 02:25:55.800 So Zach already looking like he was playing a bit of a better game and maybe could get himself 02:25:55.880 --> 02:26:01.160 You know a few match points here against first could if you could take game before you might need him 02:26:01.160 --> 02:26:06.920 You might need that many chances against the guy as good as he is, but notice what he's getting. 02:26:06.920 --> 02:26:10.440 You know, what information is he getting from that phone? He's always on it every time he's 02:26:10.440 --> 02:26:14.760 in a way. I don't see any info. Is he getting kickoff strategies or something? I don't know how 02:26:14.760 --> 02:26:20.040 or who knows, but we're gonna get back into here to gain him more Utopia Coliseum. Big moment. 02:26:20.040 --> 02:26:28.600 What did he just learn? Will he use it here on the field? Will we get Zach possessions early? 02:26:28.600 --> 02:26:33.480 that's the big question. He's definitely into the chance of this one. Nice little thump 02:26:33.480 --> 02:26:37.800 once at first killer to secure the first possession of the game. He's got all the options of the 02:26:37.800 --> 02:26:41.080 world for what to do with this one. He's going to fake the long-wind Jared Dribble, 02:26:41.080 --> 02:26:45.560 then actually fake bringing the ball bite down. Also layers of buying games here by Zach 02:26:45.560 --> 02:26:49.560 early and he's going to open it as a result. First killer is absolutely lost control there. 02:26:50.680 --> 02:26:57.160 Yeah, first killer trying to get up and beat Zach. I'm just expecting Zach to race him to the ball 02:26:57.160 --> 02:27:01.160 As soon as he recognized that was not racing him to the ball, he realized he was in trouble. 02:27:01.160 --> 02:27:06.160 Wanted to get the softest possible touch he could, went for that reset touch, but still handed it away. 02:27:06.160 --> 02:27:11.160 So first killer, not the best read on the play, but he'll make up for it quickly with a kickoff. 02:27:11.160 --> 02:27:15.160 And Zach's quick, you know, losing quite a lot to this side. 02:27:15.160 --> 02:27:20.160 This one, the ball does go a bit further, but it's still something Parskilla could work with. 02:27:20.160 --> 02:27:23.600 Saks, again, the player who has to switch something up, 02:27:23.600 --> 02:27:26.080 first-gamer continues to beat him. 02:27:26.080 --> 02:27:28.640 On the majority of the kickoffs, gets a kickoff goal, 02:27:28.640 --> 02:27:32.280 then a kickoff possession, which is as good as a goal 02:27:32.280 --> 02:27:36.160 in the continuation, plays out like this one. 02:27:36.160 --> 02:27:37.320 That's Saks. 02:27:37.320 --> 02:27:39.160 Went all the way to his own back corner boosts 02:27:39.160 --> 02:27:41.800 and wanted to be immediately involved in the play. 02:27:41.800 --> 02:27:43.360 You know, sometimes you can't surprise players 02:27:43.360 --> 02:27:45.200 who just assume no way to go for that challenge 02:27:45.200 --> 02:27:46.400 or you're gonna fake that, right? 02:27:46.400 --> 02:27:48.960 But that first-gamer seemed to be able to tell 02:27:48.960 --> 02:27:53.300 About one was legit Zach truly was gonna try and drive half the field of the challenge 02:27:53.700 --> 02:27:55.200 So first killer 02:27:55.200 --> 02:27:59.940 We'll sleep around him and that heavy first touch is gonna last active nearly dive on him 02:27:59.940 --> 02:28:06.220 If you kept it somehow more in his control Zach would be less confident as he dives in trying to take it away 02:28:06.780 --> 02:28:08.780 Get them into a hundred 02:28:10.380 --> 02:28:12.340 Again see that's it that's a heavy touch right there 02:28:12.340 --> 02:28:16.460 He makes up for if I get in a demo, but he didn't have to pitch that off his wall and push it away out of his control 02:28:16.460 --> 02:28:19.460 But that's what first killer has been defaulting to. 02:28:19.460 --> 02:28:21.460 How he's going to slow down. 02:28:21.460 --> 02:28:25.460 His catch pushes it out to the midfield high, bouncing ball. 02:28:25.460 --> 02:28:27.460 Again, just over the top of Zach, but it's under the corner. 02:28:27.460 --> 02:28:28.460 He's going to get free shot. 02:28:28.460 --> 02:28:30.460 Zach should find his way back to net. 02:28:30.460 --> 02:28:32.460 No reset there for first killer. 02:28:32.460 --> 02:28:34.460 Zach gets maybe convinced that he does have it though, 02:28:34.460 --> 02:28:36.460 so he'll let him get back up into another air dribble. 02:28:36.460 --> 02:28:37.460 Slow! 02:28:37.460 --> 02:28:38.460 He's got the shot and saved! 02:28:38.460 --> 02:28:40.460 And Zach keeps it out. 02:28:40.460 --> 02:28:41.460 And no miss for Zach, though. 02:28:41.460 --> 02:28:43.460 He's got to be careful in this follow-up play. 02:28:43.460 --> 02:28:47.460 play. Looking to steal the ball, but that did leave him briefly open to be demoed. 02:28:47.460 --> 02:28:52.020 First killer didn't make the move in that direction in time, but if looking near your 02:28:52.020 --> 02:28:55.620 opponent when you've got no boost, very dangerous thing to do. 02:28:55.620 --> 02:28:59.860 The first killer stealing reset. Doesn't get under the ball at all. First killer 02:28:59.860 --> 02:29:07.300 getting dunked on in exactly the open net, ties the game, and in his quest to go to that 02:29:07.300 --> 02:29:12.180 double match point, actually with the triple match point, he's made a step in the right 02:29:12.180 --> 02:29:18.540 direction here compared to the last game. For sure, and first killer needs to get these 02:29:18.540 --> 02:29:23.780 controlling touches to be a little bit better. I don't know if you've ever tried to keep 02:29:23.780 --> 02:29:27.540 the ball around in boomer mode, but it's almost a possible dribble. That's kind of what 02:29:27.540 --> 02:29:30.540 first killers remind me of right now. Like, you just cannot seem to get there, that's 02:29:30.540 --> 02:29:37.540 what he needs to do. And Zac, now he's going to steal away this airfield. And Zac has done 02:29:37.540 --> 02:29:41.220 such a good job of midfield play. We're wondering if he's going to change up the kickoff game 02:29:41.220 --> 02:29:45.340 drastically he has it he's still losing that aspect of the game but he is 02:29:45.340 --> 02:29:48.960 challenging first killer much earlier than last game that's a surprise for 02:29:48.960 --> 02:29:53.940 skill in several occasions. Zack's losing so many kickoffs I pick at least five out 02:29:53.940 --> 02:29:59.100 of the six kickoffs he's lost so far he does lose a lot to this wall 02:29:59.100 --> 02:30:04.700 interestingly enough the same side he's just a little bit weak on it seems and 02:30:04.700 --> 02:30:06.540 And he's going to quit this one. 02:30:06.540 --> 02:30:11.420 He's overdue and definitely going to help him a lot 02:30:11.420 --> 02:30:13.860 in reestablishing the leap. 02:30:13.860 --> 02:30:15.620 But it's something that he has to think about. 02:30:15.620 --> 02:30:17.780 I mean, this is how only one works. 02:30:17.780 --> 02:30:21.300 It's not down to singular goals that you see often in maybe 02:30:21.300 --> 02:30:22.260 threes. 02:30:22.260 --> 02:30:24.620 If you're losing, the majority of those kickoffs to that wall, 02:30:24.620 --> 02:30:27.140 you can't just let one win be good enough to say, 02:30:27.140 --> 02:30:28.380 oh, I'll just keep going for it. 02:30:28.380 --> 02:30:30.860 You know, if there's an 80% of them, that's a problem. 02:30:30.860 --> 02:30:32.700 So it needs to be adjusted. 02:30:32.700 --> 02:30:35.700 I'm now, Zack is still in it despite first killer, 02:30:35.700 --> 02:30:38.220 they have two quick kickoff goals to make up 02:30:38.220 --> 02:30:40.060 one of his three goals, that's a great way to have shot, 02:30:40.060 --> 02:30:43.260 first killer saves and marshallate the follow-ups in. 02:30:43.260 --> 02:30:47.100 Great play again by Zack, as soon as he shoots this one. 02:30:47.100 --> 02:30:49.980 Already getting back to give himself a run up 02:30:49.980 --> 02:30:53.900 for the follow-up shot, his anticipation is top tier. 02:30:53.900 --> 02:30:57.180 He's still nearer to the ones moved than all the other guys 02:30:57.180 --> 02:30:59.660 left in this tournament, but you wouldn't know it looking 02:30:59.660 --> 02:31:02.060 at how smart he's playing a lot of the midfield plays. 02:31:02.060 --> 02:31:06.060 You can definitely tell from his kickoff though. Again, it's that same sign. 02:31:06.060 --> 02:31:06.560 Exactly. 02:31:06.560 --> 02:31:09.060 He just doesn't protect this side of the ball. 02:31:09.060 --> 02:31:13.060 And if he's not noticing this, it's going to continue to be a problem. 02:31:13.060 --> 02:31:18.060 It's three out of four first killer goals are just exactly that. 02:31:18.060 --> 02:31:19.060 There we go. 02:31:19.060 --> 02:31:21.060 Just don't go to the kickoff at all. 02:31:21.060 --> 02:31:23.060 That's what you have to do. That's what you have to do. 02:31:23.060 --> 02:31:25.060 But this is going to work either. 02:31:25.060 --> 02:31:30.060 First killer, really aggressive dive in this corner, picks up the under the sea. 02:31:30.060 --> 02:31:33.060 and that gets exposed and just heals it away. 02:31:33.060 --> 02:31:35.560 A good call on the block there by Farskiller. 02:31:35.560 --> 02:31:38.060 He knew that Zac did not want to hard clear that. 02:31:38.060 --> 02:31:40.060 He didn't want to air dribble from that position. 02:31:40.060 --> 02:31:42.560 It was so awkward of a position to go from. 02:31:42.560 --> 02:31:46.060 And yeah, I guess he's got another free goal for himself. 02:31:46.060 --> 02:31:52.060 It's been devastating performance so far from kickoffs 02:31:52.060 --> 02:31:57.060 into the immediate moments after kickoffs from Farskiller. 02:31:57.060 --> 02:32:00.400 second this I got a little bit longer though this is where we entered this 02:32:00.400 --> 02:32:06.460 territory can he get out of the spin cycle here looks like he might you know 02:32:06.460 --> 02:32:08.780 he's still gonna be under so much pressure 02:32:08.780 --> 02:32:13.860 first player had a great moment doing this where some players would have 02:32:13.860 --> 02:32:17.420 tried to score there to try to end it there you have to be really careful 02:32:17.420 --> 02:32:21.180 because if you go a little bit too all in you allow the zero boost defender to 02:32:21.180 --> 02:32:25.020 escape you know the save if it does happen and possession first gonna 02:32:25.020 --> 02:32:30.540 recognize the passive advantage. There's no reason to shoot any earlier than what I know for sure it 02:32:30.540 --> 02:32:35.660 will go in. Decides to keep backing off eventually gets an opportunity where no question he's about 02:32:35.660 --> 02:32:40.140 to score so he's trying to pre-goal. That's off of Zach. Advantage is to do so. Zach is underneath 02:32:40.140 --> 02:32:44.540 trying to cut him up but it doesn't matter. Yeah a lot of movement by Cressulae who's flipping 02:32:44.540 --> 02:32:51.500 over the top of Zach, shrugging off the bump and converting a seven goal it was turning into a 02:32:51.500 --> 02:33:00.620 dominant display of possession and control. Zack just cannot get the kick off to go his 02:33:00.620 --> 02:33:06.420 way. Even this one is Percealer's favorite with Percealer taking that mid boost. Yeah, 02:33:06.420 --> 02:33:12.100 Zack just not had the... I just don't think he's had the tricks that he would need to 02:33:12.100 --> 02:33:18.700 get Percealer out of this. Post-it is clearly in. Okay, that's one. I thought Percealer 02:33:18.700 --> 02:33:22.240 might be able to save this one but after dodging the bump he couldn't get 02:33:22.240 --> 02:33:24.460 both sides of the ball. 02:33:24.460 --> 02:33:25.960 Waited the zap. 02:33:25.960 --> 02:33:26.960 Oh he did get both sides. 02:33:26.960 --> 02:33:27.960 Oh he did get both sides. 02:33:27.960 --> 02:33:32.840 He got slightly bumped at the end of that, Zack caught him with the tail end of his car 02:33:32.840 --> 02:33:36.400 but this has got to be a really frustrating game if you're Zack. 02:33:36.400 --> 02:33:40.080 I've seen it from players especially when they scream before when they cannot get first 02:33:40.080 --> 02:33:43.120 possession tough kickups because every time Zack does get a possession as he gets one 02:33:43.120 --> 02:33:44.120 here he's converting. 02:33:44.120 --> 02:33:48.360 You know if he gets even a little bit of space he's done really well to convert so we'll 02:33:48.360 --> 02:33:50.600 Steve Krush gets so frustrated to get mad at the kickoff, 02:33:50.600 --> 02:33:52.480 says if there were some sort of 50-50 points, 02:33:52.480 --> 02:33:54.200 like they couldn't control it, they're getting unlucky. 02:33:54.200 --> 02:33:56.640 I mean, that was ways to keep control of this. 02:33:56.640 --> 02:33:59.320 And hopefully, he recognizes that going forward, or maybe 02:33:59.320 --> 02:34:00.880 he'll just keep throwing himself at the wall, 02:34:00.880 --> 02:34:03.680 and maybe get fortunate a couple of times late. 02:34:03.680 --> 02:34:06.280 But this one seemed to be Krush going to see when it goes back 02:34:06.280 --> 02:34:07.760 into the blue half. 02:34:07.760 --> 02:34:10.080 He's going to have possession with under a minute, 02:34:10.080 --> 02:34:12.600 trying to switch the field here on the side wall, 02:34:12.600 --> 02:34:13.680 so he could bait Zack in. 02:34:13.680 --> 02:34:14.920 Zack did not. 02:34:14.920 --> 02:34:16.880 Now, 50-1 on the undercut, or Demo's 02:34:16.880 --> 02:34:25.880 gonna try and get it again. Zach forced up to make the save. First killer, staying on a little backflip in order to not hit the ball hard and to stay on the correct side of the play. 02:34:25.880 --> 02:34:33.880 So that is a pain off, Zach went off, we're flipping off. I see Collector the ball, first killer out ahead, this should be another one. 02:34:33.880 --> 02:34:40.880 Yeah, first killer's just too strong it seems. Zach's trying to pump him, that's here side by side, just like he did earlier. 02:34:40.880 --> 02:34:44.320 The first skillier just doesn't let it phase in, continues going forwards. 02:34:45.120 --> 02:34:49.680 And he has taken 14 shots in this game to Zach's seven shots. 02:34:49.680 --> 02:34:51.720 Zach's been the more clinical of the two players. 02:34:52.000 --> 02:34:58.040 But pure volume from the first skiller, possession and chances to score, winning the game. 02:34:58.680 --> 02:35:01.240 What I'd say though, I'm impressed by Zach's resilience. 02:35:01.240 --> 02:35:02.600 He's going to lose this one as well. 02:35:03.320 --> 02:35:05.600 But he has made the first skiller work for it. 02:35:05.600 --> 02:35:15.080 No question, I don't know if he maintains this kickoff domination because, as you said, 02:35:15.080 --> 02:35:18.720 high efficiency from Zac when he does get offense. 02:35:18.720 --> 02:35:21.360 First killer just preventing that offense is his way. 02:35:21.360 --> 02:35:25.800 He has gotten this equalizing game winning game before. 02:35:25.800 --> 02:35:31.280 Zac, we'll see, you know, if he gets into the phone for answers because that's new. 02:35:31.280 --> 02:35:33.680 They switched something up on the kickoffs. 02:35:33.680 --> 02:35:35.980 You know, 15 shots to seven. 02:35:35.980 --> 02:35:37.820 This game ended 8-6. 02:35:37.820 --> 02:35:39.780 First killer, more than the bubble out shot. 02:35:39.780 --> 02:35:41.660 I mean, he had full control. 02:35:41.660 --> 02:35:43.660 If Zack could get anywhere close to the same amount 02:35:43.660 --> 02:35:46.500 of possession, it seems like he's going to have the advantage. 02:35:46.500 --> 02:35:47.060 Yeah, it does. 02:35:47.060 --> 02:35:49.980 It seems like his midfield game is more than good enough. 02:35:49.980 --> 02:35:52.740 I think first killer has not been at his best 02:35:52.740 --> 02:35:54.100 in the midfield today. 02:35:54.100 --> 02:35:56.540 Been a bit loose to this possession. 02:35:56.540 --> 02:35:58.260 Like you mentioned earlier, a lot of heavy touches, 02:35:58.260 --> 02:36:02.860 but Zack needs to change up what he's doing. 02:36:02.860 --> 02:36:07.860 We're going to keep saying it because it really is the most important thing for his game right now. 02:36:07.860 --> 02:36:21.860 The reason you don't really see this many kickoff goals and this much domination from the kickoff alone in modern day 1v1 matches is because there are so many different strategies the players can use to switch things up. 02:36:21.860 --> 02:36:26.860 It's a surprise they're opponent. The thing about Zach, though, is he's just, he is newer to the game mode. 02:36:26.860 --> 02:36:32.860 He's not had as much time to practice these strategies, but you'll need to be doing, I think, more delays. 02:36:32.860 --> 02:36:35.860 You know, you faked out one last game. I'd like to see that again. 02:36:35.860 --> 02:36:39.860 Drive kickoff and offset spawns. We haven't seen a lot of that. 02:36:39.860 --> 02:36:41.860 But he's starting off with standard and he wins it. 02:36:41.860 --> 02:36:44.860 So that's nice to... 02:36:44.860 --> 02:36:46.860 Oh, well, he did briefly win it. 02:36:46.860 --> 02:36:51.860 It was nice to have a normal kickoff win for just a moment there. 02:36:51.860 --> 02:37:02.260 You do bring up a good point how, you know, maybe there's a mechanical practice level that he needs to get on certain kickoffs that he doesn't feel good about, but these guys are so good that you think they can almost forget off the fly. 02:37:02.260 --> 02:37:14.660 Maybe start losing the game here, just use the rest of it to figure out the mechanics on certain kickoffs you haven't done before, but first killer great read of the challenge, popping this ball up with a backflip, and you'll go up early, game number five. 02:37:14.660 --> 02:37:17.100 Yeah, I'm a bit worried about Zack. 02:37:17.100 --> 02:37:21.620 He can't get more success in aspects of the match that he's losing it. 02:37:21.620 --> 02:37:24.020 I do think Farskiller is going to start to have more success. 02:37:24.020 --> 02:37:26.080 I'm playing Zack's challenges like you did there. 02:37:26.080 --> 02:37:32.100 Zack was more aggressive coming forward in defense in games three and four. 02:37:32.100 --> 02:37:33.300 Two games he ended up losing. 02:37:33.300 --> 02:37:35.420 That's a great save at the back end here. 02:37:35.420 --> 02:37:37.940 But yeah, again, Zack's looking to dive in. 02:37:37.940 --> 02:37:40.340 This time he's accidentally side-flicked by Farskiller. 02:37:40.340 --> 02:37:43.660 It was taking the ball past him either way by losing things. 02:37:43.660 --> 02:37:44.660 Pressure there. 02:37:44.660 --> 02:37:46.340 He went to take that one towards the left. 02:37:46.340 --> 02:37:49.700 Zach was going to struggle to take a little side of it. 02:37:49.700 --> 02:37:52.060 Yeah, he was actually flipped left on accident, 02:37:52.060 --> 02:37:54.660 so maybe he recognized the adjustment he needed. 02:37:54.660 --> 02:37:56.780 He made it just a bit too soon, and it 02:37:56.780 --> 02:37:59.100 registered as a flip in that direction as opposed to just 02:37:59.100 --> 02:37:59.600 aerial. 02:37:59.600 --> 02:38:00.100 Oh! 02:38:00.100 --> 02:38:01.100 First kill at Ongo! 02:38:01.100 --> 02:38:03.100 Ha ha ha! 02:38:03.100 --> 02:38:05.100 Zach forces the Ongo. 02:38:05.100 --> 02:38:08.220 We got a first spike after the kickoff goes in the cycle. 02:38:08.220 --> 02:38:10.220 Full player safe, bye! 02:38:10.220 --> 02:38:12.220 Fencing off, I'm out again! 02:38:12.220 --> 02:38:16.220 I mean, Zach got to do something, he didn't want to give him free access to the ball. 02:38:16.220 --> 02:38:19.220 The first killer get bumped into an angle, is not what you expected. 02:38:21.220 --> 02:38:24.220 First killer, pick up possession again, the camera check. 02:38:24.220 --> 02:38:27.220 Zach gonna chase me down, or is he gonna go back to his corner boost? 02:38:27.220 --> 02:38:30.220 Zach was gonna try and intercept. 02:38:30.220 --> 02:38:33.220 Now Zach picks up the 100, not the easiest thing to get. 02:38:33.220 --> 02:38:37.220 Zach tried to spawn close, not gonna matter, first kill was on the other side of the play. 02:38:37.220 --> 02:38:38.940 Yeah, you just didn't see that one coming. 02:38:38.940 --> 02:38:41.060 It was the typical play in that position. 02:38:41.060 --> 02:38:43.340 I think First Killer, he's not really risking much 02:38:43.340 --> 02:38:45.980 by going for that, so it's a great idea. 02:38:45.980 --> 02:38:48.820 The upside is, he could maybe even get a goal as well. 02:38:50.140 --> 02:38:52.460 And it's very much First Killer favorite series 02:38:52.460 --> 02:38:53.460 from this point. 02:38:53.460 --> 02:38:55.820 It's gonna be another heartbreak for Zack, 02:38:55.820 --> 02:38:58.900 who's shown us such an impressive level this weekend, 02:38:58.900 --> 02:39:02.740 but lost four straights to Diaz after going up by two. 02:39:02.740 --> 02:39:05.220 Now he's losing games to First Killer 02:39:05.220 --> 02:39:08.420 after going to fight soon in this series as well. 02:39:08.420 --> 02:39:09.740 Zack's got 12 boost right now. 02:39:09.740 --> 02:39:10.860 He's going to be in trouble. 02:39:10.860 --> 02:39:12.820 He needs to be careful with that dribble. 02:39:12.820 --> 02:39:14.020 Keep it in front of him. 02:39:14.020 --> 02:39:16.700 Keep the ability to roll it down in 15 at any moment. 02:39:16.700 --> 02:39:18.460 First killer, almost a good advantage. 02:39:18.460 --> 02:39:20.020 Or something that doesn't directly into the net. 02:39:20.020 --> 02:39:21.500 But this shot is going to be on target. 02:39:21.500 --> 02:39:23.260 Do not give first killer the opportunity 02:39:23.260 --> 02:39:26.180 to shoot from distance. 02:39:26.180 --> 02:39:28.740 Yeah, there's a bit of a mistake there from Zack 02:39:28.740 --> 02:39:30.300 trying to hit the ball over first killer. 02:39:30.300 --> 02:39:33.060 But first killer, it's so much time for the high ball like that 02:39:33.060 --> 02:39:36.020 to get behind it, turn and shoot. 02:39:36.020 --> 02:39:38.060 And when Zack's jumping off the wall that high, 02:39:38.060 --> 02:39:41.260 we know he's out of the game for a long time. 02:39:41.260 --> 02:39:42.460 Oh, chance at the air post here. 02:39:42.460 --> 02:39:43.700 Zack went for it. 02:39:43.700 --> 02:39:45.900 Will have a chance to control the ball 02:39:45.900 --> 02:39:47.740 on his back corner here. 02:39:47.740 --> 02:39:51.540 Got to look out for the devil, because we're going high. 02:39:51.540 --> 02:39:54.500 Purskiller seems like he's starting 02:39:54.500 --> 02:39:57.860 to get a much better read of Zack as this game's going on. 02:39:57.860 --> 02:40:00.740 Zack is seemingly struggling more and more 02:40:00.740 --> 02:40:06.000 to stop Pruskiller from getting away once. Pruskiller not able to keep up with the midfoot 02:40:06.000 --> 02:40:13.080 hundred on his way back though. Now, has popped the ball out and away. Oh, thank you for such, 02:40:13.080 --> 02:40:17.280 but Pruskiller's there trying to dunk it in. Here, moving it top speed. Everybody's 02:40:17.280 --> 02:40:20.760 moving the ball right now. Will somebody bring it down the ground? Pruskiller's not going 02:40:20.760 --> 02:40:24.360 to want to because this is going his way. He's down to chase around the field for the 02:40:24.360 --> 02:40:27.200 ball multiple times, because he's off of the wall. 02:40:27.200 --> 02:40:31.240 And Pruskuler is just completely outpacing Zack. 02:40:31.240 --> 02:40:34.160 The ceiling challenge came in before Zack could react. 02:40:34.160 --> 02:40:38.240 And then he just dusts him in the midfield afterwards. 02:40:38.240 --> 02:40:42.640 It is incredible how much mechanical ability 02:40:42.640 --> 02:40:46.800 and speed Pruskuler has years on in his career. 02:40:46.800 --> 02:40:48.840 But he is making one of the most mechanical players 02:40:48.840 --> 02:40:52.240 in North America look second best by a fair margin here. 02:40:52.240 --> 02:40:56.680 And this hasn't been the same one-sided kickoff game that we saw in games three and four. 02:40:56.680 --> 02:40:59.360 This one's been a bit more even by hasn't mattered one bit. 02:41:00.240 --> 02:41:05.240 Yeah, First Killer is forcing this game to be played in the way he excels. 02:41:05.240 --> 02:41:08.000 Now, this is where Zack excels, and we haven't seen this from him too often. 02:41:08.000 --> 02:41:09.480 And this is what Zack needs to try and do. 02:41:09.480 --> 02:41:15.480 He needs to try and somehow slow the game down and get to these positions where he can air dribble and get reset pops. 02:41:15.480 --> 02:41:20.680 This time, it's off of a kickoff win, a rarity for him for the most part, but a great sideflip gets crossbar down. 02:41:20.680 --> 02:41:23.680 Got two on the board, he's got tons of time to bring this back. 02:41:24.680 --> 02:41:26.680 He's got plenty of time to save. 02:41:27.680 --> 02:41:29.680 That's not going to help him out too much though, zero boost. 02:41:30.680 --> 02:41:31.680 Can he get a goal here? 02:41:32.680 --> 02:41:33.680 Honestly, just... 02:41:33.680 --> 02:41:36.680 Evening the position would be good in that exchange. 02:41:36.680 --> 02:41:38.680 Zero boost flick is not threatening for the first killer. 02:41:39.680 --> 02:41:43.680 Nice idea there by Zac, he didn't have enough momentum to bump the first killer out of the game. 02:41:44.680 --> 02:41:48.680 He's got enough boost here to do something with the full push air dribble. 02:41:48.680 --> 02:41:54.520 dribble, first killer easily behind it though, Zack reacts well, but all this back and forth 02:41:54.520 --> 02:41:59.160 in the midfield favors first killer after the 4-0 lead. Oh, what challenge though, Zack! 02:42:00.040 --> 02:42:04.920 Catches first killer by surprise. What looks like it was going to be a routine 50-50 to the 02:42:04.920 --> 02:42:10.600 side wall has been completely dunked on. Yeah, he got out ahead of first killer who's trying to 02:42:10.600 --> 02:42:17.000 attack from the side wall. It feels like when Zack can get this ball in the air high, that's when 02:42:17.000 --> 02:42:22.960 He's been able to have the advantages first killer is chasing down right now and wants to play for that boomer ball 02:42:23.120 --> 02:42:26.560 You know fight for possession type gameplay that has been going his way 02:42:27.200 --> 02:42:29.200 Zack I'm gonna launch this one 02:42:29.720 --> 02:42:34.120 And it's gonna stick around close make sure first killer doesn't get possession of course backing off now 02:42:34.360 --> 02:42:36.680 It's gonna allow first killer to gain control 02:42:37.280 --> 02:42:39.200 I'm not sure he necessarily needs to do that 02:42:39.720 --> 02:42:42.020 Ultimately, he's gonna be turned out right first 02:42:42.020 --> 02:42:46.500 and he's back to his favorite positions in the air, he's played well this time he used the reset. 02:42:46.500 --> 02:42:50.820 First killer faked him out like he was going to jump, but went back down the ground and took the free beat. 02:42:52.140 --> 02:42:57.500 Yeah, just a bit of a misplay there by Zach and you can see the desperation as he went for that. 02:42:57.500 --> 02:43:01.100 He's not had enough chances in these games, he's a feel comfortable. 02:43:01.100 --> 02:43:07.780 If they come back in the time remaining, you feel like at some point you have to make them play 02:43:07.780 --> 02:43:09.400 And he decided that was the moment 02:43:09.400 --> 02:43:11.160 look at first killer thinking who's traps. 02:43:11.160 --> 02:43:12.920 He's missed the long shot, though, 02:43:12.920 --> 02:43:17.680 after wiggling to beat Zac out of position. 02:43:17.680 --> 02:43:20.160 Zac needs a gold gear, and he's not going to get one. 02:43:20.160 --> 02:43:24.000 Absolutely shut down as first killer goes up by five 02:43:24.000 --> 02:43:26.240 and Zac calls next. 02:43:26.240 --> 02:43:28.680 Yeah, first killer, he has had enough 02:43:28.680 --> 02:43:32.160 of playing in the blue half at all every time he gets a chance. 02:43:32.160 --> 02:43:34.560 He is moving the ball out to the orange net 02:43:34.560 --> 02:43:36.640 when Zac gets a save or not, or even if it's slightly off 02:43:36.640 --> 02:43:40.480 target. That's where he wants to play the game right now. He wants to play it over there 02:43:40.480 --> 02:43:44.760 and even when Zach gets a possession there to maybe carry before he lets Zach have even 02:43:44.760 --> 02:43:48.640 a moment he says, nope, I'd rather dive. I'd rather dive or I'd rather keep this away. 02:43:48.640 --> 02:43:52.000 Maybe I'll be able to steal the ball away as well. That's what it does. It gets himself 02:43:52.000 --> 02:43:58.600 a goal. So this is snowballing a little bit per-first killer. And I see maybe isn't quite 02:43:58.600 --> 02:44:03.680 dominating like he did before on the kickoffs, but he's able to play his game. He is forcing 02:44:03.680 --> 02:44:05.100 the issue here, I mean, Zack. 02:44:06.300 --> 02:44:08.100 Yeah, so, here is the note, 02:44:08.100 --> 02:44:11.480 how much Zack's head is still in this is so brutal 02:44:11.480 --> 02:44:15.940 to be losing games consecutively like this, 02:44:15.940 --> 02:44:18.660 but also the manner in which he's losing. 02:44:18.660 --> 02:44:21.900 You'll feel like he's just been watching Farskiller 02:44:21.900 --> 02:44:23.140 for the most part in these games 02:44:23.140 --> 02:44:25.220 and hoping that Farskiller makes mistakes, 02:44:25.220 --> 02:44:27.620 which is not something you want to be relying on. 02:44:27.620 --> 02:44:29.340 Farskiller is such a reliable player, 02:44:29.340 --> 02:44:32.380 such a consistent player in 1v1. 02:44:32.380 --> 02:44:37.380 I mean, it's been a pretty, 02:44:37.480 --> 02:44:39.380 you know, I think a pretty good 02:44:39.480 --> 02:44:40.380 display of what does make 02:44:40.480 --> 02:44:42.580 first skillers so great. So 02:44:42.680 --> 02:44:44.380 efficient, so consistent with 02:44:44.480 --> 02:44:48.380 his touches so, uh, vast around 02:44:48.480 --> 02:44:49.880 the pitch as well, even with 02:44:49.980 --> 02:44:51.380 the newest generation of 02:44:51.480 --> 02:44:52.780 mechanical ones players coming 02:44:52.880 --> 02:44:54.380 up against him. It's they can't 02:44:54.480 --> 02:44:55.380 keep up. He's just making 02:44:55.480 --> 02:44:57.380 everybody look like they're a 02:44:57.480 --> 02:44:59.880 gear below. Yeah, it's actually 02:44:59.880 --> 02:45:06.600 ones because we see a lot of players playing a much more aerial focused game, a lot more 02:45:06.600 --> 02:45:13.640 side wall air dribbles into resets, into those wave dash shots, and first killer is just 02:45:13.640 --> 02:45:15.560 you know taking it straight down the center of the field. 02:45:15.560 --> 02:45:20.160 Just boomer after boomer shot, chase you down, chase you down, wear you down, and eventually 02:45:20.160 --> 02:45:21.160 get his goal. 02:45:21.160 --> 02:45:25.600 We'll see if he can continue that on Neo Tokyo, Zack though. 02:45:25.600 --> 02:45:33.880 So it sees First Killer coming, no surprise there, but this time Zac does get around the 02:45:33.880 --> 02:45:37.600 ball. He's got to be on the lookout for these First Killer challenges. First Killer is going 02:45:37.600 --> 02:45:41.680 to be sending it. It's going to work it for the past few games so I don't think there's 02:45:41.680 --> 02:45:46.200 any chance that you're going to see him slowing down. First Killer jumping over the top of 02:45:46.200 --> 02:45:51.240 the Zac to win the boost race. That's brutal for Zac. And First Killer convert on it though. 02:45:51.240 --> 02:45:56.240 He actually likes to get the ball for free. He's shipped it over him. What a play! 02:45:56.240 --> 02:46:03.240 Interesting. The first killer, as he was rolling his dribble up, he was keeping the ball near the back end of his car often times. 02:46:03.240 --> 02:46:08.240 That could be the beginning of a pop-clump because you're appearing in your car to get out ahead of it and bump them. 02:46:08.240 --> 02:46:12.240 But then he completely switched it up and does the pull-off, so he just lets it roll off to the back of Zack. 02:46:12.240 --> 02:46:15.240 He's like, not fooled, takes it away. 02:46:15.240 --> 02:46:18.240 It was totally calm in the moments. 02:46:18.240 --> 02:46:26.960 Oh, what is he saying that actually a great save to keep it away from first killer almost every other save would have brought it into first killer control 02:46:26.960 --> 02:46:31.280 Now it's Zach through the air this dribble down the ground. Oh first killer covers 02:46:31.280 --> 02:46:34.840 You know Zach having my contact. He's got an open at though now 02:46:34.840 --> 02:46:36.980 Wow reaching to the corner and taxiing in the other 02:46:37.760 --> 02:46:40.060 Yeah, first killer a bit lost underneath the ball in the air 02:46:41.080 --> 02:46:43.080 Did not expect Zach to play that one 02:46:43.640 --> 02:46:48.140 Up for it's thought the fight was gonna be for boost but Zach just saw an open into score 02:46:48.240 --> 02:46:52.840 It is good though to see that the first guy we've been watching, partly Jack and Rettles, 02:46:52.840 --> 02:46:58.000 keyboard and mouse 1, P2s, he's the same mechanics that you do, just for the first guy we've 02:46:58.000 --> 02:47:03.480 been playing, you want to hit them all back into them, I'd love to see it again, but it 02:47:03.480 --> 02:47:06.600 didn't work for the first time, so I don't think we will. 02:47:06.600 --> 02:47:11.160 Yeah, there is a time and place where just rolling the ball awkwardly at the back of 02:47:11.160 --> 02:47:17.280 that defender can take advantage, but Zach's showing that he's not the opponent that Jack 02:47:17.280 --> 02:47:21.120 The second reddles are playing in their keyboard mouse series. 02:47:21.120 --> 02:47:26.840 First killer delayed this one, what we saved, but that first killer's back into a game that 02:47:26.840 --> 02:47:29.480 likes to play, which is Zac playing at the defense at just speed. 02:47:29.480 --> 02:47:33.720 I mean, that first hit got this one on target, and it will bounce in. 02:47:33.720 --> 02:47:38.720 It's so annoying for Zac, because that has just been off target, which I'm sure he would 02:47:38.720 --> 02:47:39.720 have loved. 02:47:39.720 --> 02:47:44.720 He'd be on the ball, he'd have more time to waste, but instead it's first killer. 02:47:44.720 --> 02:47:48.720 I'm slotting it. I'm just about the halfway line. 02:47:48.720 --> 02:47:49.720 But I give credit where it's due, though. 02:47:49.720 --> 02:47:53.720 Zack has improved his kickoff results. 02:47:53.720 --> 02:47:56.720 And it's much harder to do that while you're playing than it is. 02:47:56.720 --> 02:47:59.720 When we're watching, we can see both players' POVs. 02:47:59.720 --> 02:48:01.720 We can see the trend. 02:48:01.720 --> 02:48:04.720 Oh, the first skiller bustling in. 02:48:04.720 --> 02:48:07.720 Back to back 50-50. 02:48:07.720 --> 02:48:10.720 Once again, Zack's so close to defending this play. 02:48:10.720 --> 02:48:13.720 He did do well. 02:48:13.720 --> 02:48:19.480 Yeah, landed on the side wall, gave himself a chance, but the first killer made sure to stick around in case 02:48:19.880 --> 02:48:21.880 the first attempt did not go through. 02:48:21.880 --> 02:48:24.760 That's where the first killer will take this into his own back corner. 02:48:25.480 --> 02:48:28.040 He's actually in his back corner, close to distance. 02:48:28.040 --> 02:48:31.480 He saw that insane challenge all the way from his back corner to midfield. 02:48:31.480 --> 02:48:33.480 He's not going to do that anymore. He's going to back off. First killer 02:48:34.200 --> 02:48:35.720 mailing out of this aerial. 02:48:35.720 --> 02:48:37.320 Look at this, see if he can't extend a little bit more. 02:48:37.320 --> 02:48:39.960 He tried to position himself where the ball was headed, but he did not make contact. 02:48:39.960 --> 02:48:41.720 Zax had a boom on the other way, and he's going to get a goal. 02:48:41.720 --> 02:48:47.720 Well, first killer wanted Zach to shoot. We didn't want to shoot that well though. 02:48:47.720 --> 02:48:54.720 What a finish. From distance. Into the far side of the net, first killer could not control it. 02:48:54.720 --> 02:48:59.720 Before that, first killer was trying to be sneaky, looking for a, uh, 02:48:59.720 --> 02:49:03.720 livery set fake into a demo on Zach. Zach didn't get hit by that one either. 02:49:03.720 --> 02:49:09.720 He's definitely a tricky customer in ones, is Zach. Providing resistance, well, down 02:49:09.720 --> 02:49:18.720 3 games to 2, he's lost 3 games in a row, but it really shows you that evolution Zach's made mentally to come back out of these circumstances. 02:49:18.720 --> 02:49:24.720 And this is where Zach has looked so great, he hasn't been able to create these scenarios too often. 02:49:24.720 --> 02:49:33.720 We have to be able to improvise and this time right after Zach gets the reset, he sees first killer coming to get him so he just lean back and throws the backflip to get it into the net. 02:49:33.720 --> 02:49:37.720 Absolutely stunning stuff from Zach, so creative as well. 02:49:37.720 --> 02:49:39.320 Half the game gone. 02:49:39.320 --> 02:49:41.040 Biggest worry for me is that 02:49:41.040 --> 02:49:42.820 Burst Killer's gonna get some strong 02:49:42.820 --> 02:49:44.440 kickoff possessions to work with here. 02:49:44.440 --> 02:49:46.580 So this three goal lead could evaporate 02:49:46.580 --> 02:49:48.580 and it's already happening. 02:49:48.580 --> 02:49:50.700 Zack, maybe underestimate what 02:49:50.700 --> 02:49:53.200 Burst Killer could do with this one. 02:49:53.200 --> 02:49:55.120 Didn't realize it was gonna be 02:49:55.120 --> 02:49:56.660 the immediate goal threat, 02:49:56.660 --> 02:49:58.660 but the fight was for the mid boost. 02:49:59.860 --> 02:50:03.260 Zack needs to stop believing though. 02:50:03.260 --> 02:50:06.000 Very tripping up, Zack gonna tap away. 02:50:06.000 --> 02:50:12.000 First Killer is gonna instantly move the ball to try and take advantage of Zac, who is creeping in, Zac will make this save. 02:50:12.000 --> 02:50:18.000 This is the game First Killer likes to play though, he feels good about forcing save after save against Zac and eventually getting his goalie to do an air triple bump. 02:50:18.000 --> 02:50:23.000 We actually haven't seen that in this game, but Zac, able to save it, he's gonna shoot a long shot. 02:50:23.000 --> 02:50:30.000 First Killer will be around and actually manages to get some boost as well and pass it to himself, Zac, just barely able to clear it away from him. 02:50:31.000 --> 02:50:35.000 Oh, Zac gets the boost in the back corner. First Killer was trying to trip him up there, Zac. 02:50:35.000 --> 02:50:39.720 refuses to let that happen. That is a big moment of the match. 02:50:39.720 --> 02:50:44.560 Berskeler could have been back within it all, but instead it's still two. 02:50:44.560 --> 02:50:50.240 Good defense by Berskeler. Gives it himself a counter attack in what shot that is. 02:50:50.240 --> 02:50:53.800 Rips it right as Zack makes the move. 02:50:53.800 --> 02:50:57.800 It was not the freest counter attack, but Zack on the other end 02:50:57.800 --> 02:51:01.920 greeted out the last bit of his error dribble. He had a decision to either start 02:51:01.920 --> 02:51:05.040 playing defense or see if he could get just a little bit more movement to try and 02:51:05.040 --> 02:51:09.020 score. That's what he went with. That worsens his recovery ever so slightly. 02:51:09.020 --> 02:51:13.040 The first killer you know still wasn't free. Zach's still getting around to maybe 02:51:13.040 --> 02:51:17.880 make a save. The first killer does finish off the play though now up to the air. Zach 02:51:17.880 --> 02:51:22.800 up to meet him. Trying to dunk it. And that was half. First killer hits a demo. They both 02:51:22.800 --> 02:51:26.120 turned in on each other but first killer going faster gets the deletion. 02:51:26.120 --> 02:51:30.600 Yeah Zach just said he didn't realize that was a threat in the moment. He saw 02:51:30.600 --> 02:51:34.280 first killer was but he's thinking first killer is going to go for the boost maybe go for the ball 02:51:34.280 --> 02:51:39.160 he forgot that the temp was the most dangerous thing to be looking out for first killer just 02:51:39.160 --> 02:51:44.440 landed in a slightly better position the flip gave him supersonic and now he could move ahead 02:51:44.440 --> 02:51:50.040 here with a strong kickoff he's got Zach backwards look for another bottom Zach dodges it did not 02:51:50.040 --> 02:51:54.200 take the immediate shot but he's got a chance of the dribble just going to save the first try 02:51:54.760 --> 02:51:59.560 Zach with the boost seal Zach continues but it's all for Zach to generate a shot here 02:52:00.600 --> 02:52:05.700 He's going to try and pick up another one, first killer manages to get the 100 and dodge 02:52:05.700 --> 02:52:08.620 the demo, get control of the dash and base for a moment. 02:52:08.620 --> 02:52:12.580 It's Zach trying to take it away, and then the first killer slashes the back wall, and 02:52:12.580 --> 02:52:16.780 that's going to allow Zach to easily control it, or at least control it easier than it 02:52:16.780 --> 02:52:17.780 could have been. 02:52:17.780 --> 02:52:19.280 First killer had a really great opportunity there. 02:52:19.280 --> 02:52:23.140 Zach wall dashing back, it's not going to be enough, first killer makes a 6-5. 02:52:23.140 --> 02:52:28.500 Yeah, even though the first killer just missed the open net initially, that touch, what's 02:52:28.500 --> 02:52:33.500 that perfect outcome it was. Zack was trying to get the back corner boosted. 02:52:33.500 --> 02:52:39.180 Back to his net bat. Did not expect First Killer to play it so perfectly into a 02:52:39.180 --> 02:52:42.700 strikeable position. But Zack's won the race to the mid boost. The demo's available 02:52:42.700 --> 02:52:46.060 before everybody gets it. Can he get this all on target quickly enough? First Killer's 02:52:46.060 --> 02:52:49.540 gonna spawn on the way of him. Still, boosted advantage for Zack. The back 02:52:49.540 --> 02:52:53.900 corner is spawning momentarily. Who's gonna get it? No one. The ball's gonna be an 02:52:53.900 --> 02:52:55.900 Open play. 02:52:55.900 --> 02:52:56.900 First killer is going to hit this. 02:52:56.900 --> 02:52:58.900 This is what first killer wants to do. 02:52:58.900 --> 02:53:00.500 He is so good at sniping these. 02:53:00.500 --> 02:53:01.660 This is the freest thing ever. 02:53:01.660 --> 02:53:03.420 So, see when he has six moves after this 50, 02:53:03.420 --> 02:53:06.540 he has to reposition, pick up pads, and still fly. 02:53:06.540 --> 02:53:08.020 The power shot to keep it away from Zach, 02:53:08.020 --> 02:53:09.820 because Zach tries to cut off the angle. 02:53:09.820 --> 02:53:13.060 First killer makes a seem like a foregone conclusion, though. 02:53:13.060 --> 02:53:14.020 Huge moment now. 02:53:14.020 --> 02:53:15.340 Zach, the layoff kickoff. 02:53:15.340 --> 02:53:19.940 And what might be his final kickoff of is one-to-one tournament. 02:53:19.940 --> 02:53:20.980 This one into the corner. 02:53:20.980 --> 02:53:21.980 He needs to start moving the ball. 02:53:21.980 --> 02:53:23.260 First killer is just chasing it down. 02:53:23.260 --> 02:53:27.020 He knows every last touch he gets weighs an additional second and he's done enough. 02:53:27.020 --> 02:53:33.420 First killer is going to win four straight in order to advance past Zach and into the semifinals. 02:53:34.620 --> 02:53:36.460 Overall a great tournament for Zach. 02:53:36.460 --> 02:53:38.860 I think he's looked like it's up for Claire. 02:53:38.860 --> 02:53:42.460 He's looked like a good match for the DIs and first killer. 02:53:42.460 --> 02:53:46.780 This is the tournament favorites, especially early in these series. 02:53:46.780 --> 02:53:51.740 Unfortunately for him, some lack of experience in 1v1 showing. 02:53:51.740 --> 02:53:55.180 It's an ugly head later on in these games. 02:53:55.180 --> 02:53:57.500 It's a G-Strike to the late kickoff at the end there. 02:53:57.500 --> 02:53:59.100 I think the kick here, the late kickoff 02:53:59.100 --> 02:54:01.820 was delayed about two or three games too late, 02:54:01.820 --> 02:54:02.380 in my opinion. 02:54:02.380 --> 02:54:04.420 He should have been maybe doing that one a bit earlier, 02:54:04.420 --> 02:54:06.100 but no credit to our sculler. 02:54:06.100 --> 02:54:06.940 What a loss in that. 02:54:06.940 --> 02:54:08.380 It's just like, yeah, it's winning course 02:54:08.380 --> 02:54:10.180 straight against Zach. 02:54:10.180 --> 02:54:12.820 Yeah, it's got to be no frustrating for it to happen. 02:54:12.820 --> 02:54:15.740 That same exact way as Zach has a great start. 02:54:15.740 --> 02:54:17.580 But this is just the start of our day. 02:54:17.580 --> 02:54:19.380 We've got a lot more rockin' than one to one. 02:54:19.380 --> 02:54:21.980 We've got the semifinals and finals coming up next. 02:54:24.980 --> 02:54:26.980 Okay, if the plumber is fixing that burst pipe, 02:54:26.980 --> 02:54:27.980 it should be all set. 02:54:27.980 --> 02:54:31.280 Good thing you're protected 24-7 with your home and auto bundle from Progressive. 02:54:31.280 --> 02:54:34.780 Oh, I'm sorry. I'm just trying to figure out the right caption to post about this. 02:54:34.780 --> 02:54:35.780 Maybe something like, 02:54:35.780 --> 02:54:37.780 a half-protection just need a lifeguard. 02:54:37.780 --> 02:54:39.780 What about that emoji with a shocked face? 02:54:39.780 --> 02:54:41.780 Or maybe flooded with emotion. 02:54:41.780 --> 02:54:42.780 That's too much. 02:54:42.780 --> 02:54:44.780 Try, um, Tuesdays are crazy. 02:54:44.780 --> 02:54:48.280 You know, technically, you don't have to post everything that happens online. 02:54:49.380 --> 02:54:54.380 I totally believe you. Life is meaningless with an affirmation, am I right? 02:57:19.380 --> 02:57:23.380 Part of the magic of Rocket League is the stories you can tell about it. 02:57:23.380 --> 02:57:27.380 The zero-second buzzerbears that fix saves the underdog victories. 02:57:27.380 --> 02:57:29.380 It's all there. 02:57:29.380 --> 02:57:35.380 As we return to this legendary arena, we'll witness Rocket League's story unfold together. 02:57:35.380 --> 02:57:38.380 Who will hang their team's banners in the Rafters of Champions field? 02:57:38.380 --> 02:57:40.380 Start to find out. 02:58:19.380 --> 02:58:25.780 It's better when we just talk, when we just talk, let's talk 02:58:27.060 --> 02:58:30.580 Maybe you're not gonna love our language 02:58:31.220 --> 02:58:34.740 I ain't got no time to sit there and play 02:58:35.380 --> 02:58:40.900 And our life is better when we just talk, when we just talk 02:58:40.900 --> 02:58:42.900 Let's talk about this 02:59:19.380 --> 02:59:33.380 I know sometimes I can say the wrong thing You won't get away with a response, babe 02:59:33.380 --> 02:59:40.380 You know life is better when we just talk When we just talk, let's talk 03:01:40.380 --> 03:01:42.380 I 03:02:10.380 --> 03:02:20.380 I just want to get to know 03:02:40.380 --> 03:03:02.420 down to our top four here in North American. Zach, you know, man, two series in a row made 03:03:02.420 --> 03:03:08.620 it look like he was it. He was going to take out the reigning grand finalists from the 03:03:08.620 --> 03:03:12.840 last season, but after game two, both against Zach or both against Diaz and against first 03:03:12.840 --> 03:03:17.360 killer here. Just got the favorites wake up here. First killer back through. He's got 03:03:17.360 --> 03:03:21.960 to match up against Evo here fear and he's looking hot. Yeah. First killer is looking 03:03:21.960 --> 03:03:26.580 like he's playing his game in those last four games. He's able to dictate what he wanted 03:03:26.580 --> 03:03:30.020 to see. He's going to see maybe a similar ish player in Evo. Someone who's a little 03:03:30.020 --> 03:03:35.380 bit more prepared in one be one, but first killer wants to be North America's representative. 03:03:35.380 --> 03:03:37.180 I think if you look at the history of ones, 03:03:37.180 --> 03:03:40.140 it'd be nice to see a little 1v1 champ tag for first killer. 03:03:40.140 --> 03:03:43.780 He's deserved it over the course of the history of 1v1 play. 03:03:43.780 --> 03:03:45.300 That's the whole goal there early on. 03:03:45.300 --> 03:03:47.700 You can see getting frustrated by Zac. 03:03:47.700 --> 03:03:50.940 But if there was frustration, it was gone by the later half 03:03:50.940 --> 03:03:53.340 of the series because he started to play control. 03:03:53.340 --> 03:03:54.140 I mean, it's Johnny. 03:03:54.140 --> 03:03:57.220 Like, what was, well, it's just to talk about Zac here 03:03:57.220 --> 03:03:59.180 as he makes his exit from the tournament in top six. 03:03:59.180 --> 03:04:01.460 Like, what wasn't he's doing in these first two games 03:04:01.460 --> 03:04:04.220 that both Diaz and first killer were struggling with? 03:04:04.220 --> 03:04:20.220 I think that they both underestimated him a little bit because they didn't expect him to be so good in the midfield game, but yeah, Ferskiller had to make some adjustments, he had to start controlling it all a little bit more, realizing that Zach is countering him very well. 03:04:20.220 --> 03:04:23.820 and just like wavy against AJ getting very physical as well. 03:04:23.820 --> 03:04:27.820 Ferskiller was dominating the physical game, so he was able to find some weaknesses. 03:04:27.820 --> 03:04:31.220 The kickoff also, you know, he found a weakness, the kickoff just kept prodding it, 03:04:31.220 --> 03:04:37.820 and Zack, just like other players who are not as well versed in 1v1 over the years, 03:04:37.820 --> 03:04:42.620 just didn't have enough backups to go to, and yeah, he's starting to get a bit frustrated. 03:04:42.620 --> 03:04:44.620 Both players actually get frustrated at times. 03:04:44.620 --> 03:04:49.020 On the camera, I think I saw Ferskiller, mouthing, oh my freaking goodness! 03:04:49.020 --> 03:04:55.020 probably wrong, which is really impressive that Zack's able to get enough straight out. 03:04:55.020 --> 03:04:59.020 And it is a testament to how strong the competition is here, the both players. 03:04:59.020 --> 03:05:04.020 One player could even be winning this harshly and still feeling frustrated by their competition. 03:05:04.020 --> 03:05:09.020 Zack, a fantastic improvement from his 20-25 performance he tweeted after the series ended 03:05:09.020 --> 03:05:13.020 that he feels like he's obviously sold against Diaz and first killer, 03:05:13.020 --> 03:05:16.020 but he's very proud of his performance this year overall. 03:05:16.020 --> 03:05:18.020 He's looking forward to next year there. 03:05:18.020 --> 03:05:19.460 He's first killer, advances here. 03:05:19.460 --> 03:05:20.820 He has a match up with Evo, 03:05:20.820 --> 03:05:24.940 which is a rematch from our 2025 semi finals. 03:05:24.940 --> 03:05:25.860 First, let's take it down there. 03:05:25.860 --> 03:05:27.020 Can he get it done again? 03:05:27.020 --> 03:05:28.300 We'll have to wait and see 03:05:28.300 --> 03:05:30.300 because it's time to get the reigning. 03:05:30.300 --> 03:05:33.660 North American 1v1 champ on the field, Wavey. 03:05:33.660 --> 03:05:37.820 Got work done early against his opponent today, 03:05:37.820 --> 03:05:41.500 and now he's got Diaz in front of him, fear. 03:05:41.500 --> 03:05:43.140 This is the big one. 03:05:43.140 --> 03:05:44.420 Yeah, this is the big one. 03:05:44.420 --> 03:05:46.140 This is the one that Wavey's gonna have 03:05:46.140 --> 03:05:47.140 to change how he's been playing. 03:05:47.140 --> 03:05:49.420 I think even when we talk to him in the interviews, 03:05:49.420 --> 03:05:50.780 it's funny, he's been sharing the sentiments 03:05:50.780 --> 03:05:51.940 that we've been talking about, 03:05:51.940 --> 03:05:53.460 that he is not playing to the level 03:05:53.460 --> 03:05:54.580 that he needs to against Diaz. 03:05:54.580 --> 03:05:56.580 He says he'll bring the aerial game out 03:05:56.580 --> 03:05:58.180 now that Diaz is his opponent. 03:05:58.180 --> 03:06:00.380 It's time to actually prove that to be true. 03:06:01.740 --> 03:06:02.580 Is Diaz singing? 03:06:02.580 --> 03:06:04.060 Is he? 03:06:04.060 --> 03:06:04.900 It looked like he was singing. 03:06:04.900 --> 03:06:06.660 Maybe he's just trying to know you. 03:06:06.660 --> 03:06:07.820 What do you think? 03:06:07.820 --> 03:06:09.380 Cause he's vibing. 03:06:09.380 --> 03:06:10.220 Can't tell. 03:06:10.220 --> 03:06:12.060 One inch higher than you think he's singing. 03:06:12.060 --> 03:06:14.820 But maybe, oh. 03:06:14.820 --> 03:06:15.780 New camera angle. 03:06:15.780 --> 03:06:18.440 This is a new camera angle. 03:06:18.440 --> 03:06:24.020 That's just the way he's going to unlock his additional gameplay, 03:06:24.020 --> 03:06:26.900 maybe unlock some more frames per second. 03:06:26.900 --> 03:06:28.540 This is side-on, Steve. 03:06:28.540 --> 03:06:29.040 Yeah. 03:06:29.040 --> 03:06:32.100 I mean, not to dramatically overthink a camera movement, 03:06:32.100 --> 03:06:34.220 but there's a chance that putting the camera off 03:06:34.220 --> 03:06:35.500 to the side, he's not going to be like, 03:06:35.500 --> 03:06:36.900 when it's over your monitor, right? 03:06:36.900 --> 03:06:38.740 You know, if you're like, you can constantly see the camera. 03:06:38.740 --> 03:06:39.700 There's maybe the back of your mind. 03:06:39.700 --> 03:06:41.140 He's like, thinking about the broadcast. 03:06:41.140 --> 03:06:42.300 Move it over to the side. 03:06:42.300 --> 03:06:43.780 Just look at the game directly in front of you. 03:06:43.780 --> 03:06:45.620 Maybe easier to forget your own RLCS. 03:06:45.620 --> 03:06:47.180 just play the way you play ranked. 03:06:47.180 --> 03:06:49.100 You know, the problem with this angle though, 03:06:49.100 --> 03:06:52.140 it's a very like camera on the desk pointed up angle. 03:06:52.140 --> 03:06:53.980 I'm not sure if I'm gonna get to see his emotes. 03:06:53.980 --> 03:06:56.740 If he starts hitting some crazy emotes for the fans, 03:06:56.740 --> 03:06:57.860 it's gonna be tougher to see them. 03:06:57.860 --> 03:06:59.380 I'm not gonna get to see the full thing. 03:06:59.380 --> 03:07:00.340 New emotes. 03:07:00.340 --> 03:07:04.020 Now he's got this side on Evo repertoire ready to go. 03:07:04.020 --> 03:07:07.380 So I think we might be seeing some new emotes there for Blavy. 03:07:07.380 --> 03:07:10.100 If he has anything to Evo about anything to celebrate about. 03:07:11.340 --> 03:07:13.860 It also looks like a much nicer camera, 03:07:13.860 --> 03:07:15.260 which could be, could be. 03:07:15.260 --> 03:07:19.080 I don't know a lot of there's a new technology now where you can use your phone as a web camera. So chance 03:07:19.080 --> 03:07:23.580 It's not a different camera. It's just a separate camera that he can then pick up and move around imagine that 03:07:24.220 --> 03:07:29.760 On a theory crafting and dreaming a man can dream chat. Okay, let's get into our predictions chat 03:07:29.760 --> 03:07:34.360 Who do you think is gonna win? Is it gonna be Diaz does wavy cause the upside? Let us know fear when you go 03:07:35.460 --> 03:07:38.960 To me based on what we've seen from wavy, you know historically 03:07:38.960 --> 03:07:43.380 He's had a over the course of many many years early on in DS's career at a decent matchup 03:07:43.380 --> 03:07:48.280 But maybe we see right now should not have a good matchup with Diaz. Diaz should absolutely 03:07:48.280 --> 03:07:53.200 be winning this. He should be going to the finals. I have Diaz here. Okay, Johnny. 03:07:53.200 --> 03:07:58.040 Yeah, similar sentiment. I think wavy, he used to cause Diaz problems then Diaz started 03:07:58.040 --> 03:08:03.640 to dominate the matchup. And now in this tournament Diaz looks like he's on, you know, for him, 03:08:03.640 --> 03:08:08.000 a pretty good level and wavy is not. He is yet to play his game all three days. He has 03:08:08.000 --> 03:08:12.160 not looked like himself. So I, I don't think this is going to be close. A whole thing for 03:08:12.160 --> 03:08:17.900 for wavy that is got to love wavy. Great personality. Great player, but he's got to step it up. 03:08:17.900 --> 03:08:21.160 Getting it, getting the chat with wavy both today and yesterday. He's just one of the 03:08:21.160 --> 03:08:25.080 most down to earth, real players. He does seem to have a very level head about himself 03:08:25.080 --> 03:08:28.600 and his mentality of like, let's go out and let's have fun playing a video game, a novel 03:08:28.600 --> 03:08:32.600 concept in eSports, but it did get him to this point. The tournament, I don't think 03:08:32.600 --> 03:08:37.200 it takes it further though. We have had very few desk sweeps this weekend. Diaz just looks 03:08:37.200 --> 03:08:41.560 on another level and has given us no reason to doubt him at any point. I have Diaz as 03:08:41.560 --> 03:08:47.720 Well, we'll give him the full curse how many vertus pro fans have shown up here not enough to sway it away 03:08:48.080 --> 03:08:54.060 From Diaz and the skill he has brought so far. This is clearly his match to lose does wavy 03:08:54.600 --> 03:08:58.700 Finally bring out the aerial game. We've been talking about that. He's been promising us 03:08:58.700 --> 03:09:03.260 He said this is the match you would do it in and if he does we might see him play for the title of North America 03:09:03.780 --> 03:09:05.580 1v1 regional 03:09:05.580 --> 03:09:11.260 Champion he would knock out the reigning champ to do it folks this Diaz play for it back to back does 03:09:11.260 --> 03:09:15.420 Wavy get the opportunity to hold the trophy. Let's find out wait versus Diaz 03:09:18.540 --> 03:09:25.380 Another opportunity here it is to play spoiler for wavy. He said he needs to be better 03:09:25.460 --> 03:09:29.080 He needs to do more in the air. He needs to me for variable 03:09:29.380 --> 03:09:36.220 He's got to be on his game to take down the reigning regional champion in Diaz game one 03:09:36.460 --> 03:09:40.600 Brought to you by progressive as we kick off our first semi-final 03:09:41.260 --> 03:09:43.000 Kicking off the first set in the final, of course, 03:09:43.000 --> 03:09:45.540 you got stacks and Mr. Bates on the microphone. 03:09:45.540 --> 03:09:47.740 And you got the desk with a complete sweep. 03:09:47.740 --> 03:09:50.540 In favor of Diaz, he has already shown you why. 03:09:50.540 --> 03:09:52.900 Opens up the score, and the four seconds 03:09:52.900 --> 03:09:55.820 will have to kick off. 03:09:55.820 --> 03:09:59.540 Diaz first strike, four seconds in. 03:09:59.540 --> 03:10:01.660 Setting the tone. 03:10:01.660 --> 03:10:05.380 Wavy knows he is in for a battle. 03:10:05.380 --> 03:10:07.860 He's going to concede another one. 03:10:07.860 --> 03:10:10.580 And it may be a very short-lived battle. 03:10:10.580 --> 03:10:17.300 If Wavy is not able to control these kickoffs, these are the kickoffs where he was exceptional against AJ. 03:10:18.100 --> 03:10:22.900 That's AJ with all due respect. This is Diaz, and it is going very different. 03:10:23.860 --> 03:10:24.420 Exactly. 03:10:24.420 --> 03:10:26.980 Right there already. Wavy has responded. 03:10:27.220 --> 03:10:29.300 That's a kickoff go right back to this paper. 03:10:29.300 --> 03:10:31.780 And the question for Wavy in this matchup in particular is 03:10:32.500 --> 03:10:37.380 how aggressive are you going to be? How proactive are you going to be? 03:10:37.380 --> 03:10:39.460 You need to be able to create your own chances. 03:10:39.460 --> 03:10:40.660 We've seen Wavy against Ford. 03:10:40.660 --> 03:10:42.580 We've seen him Wavy against Aging. 03:10:42.580 --> 03:10:43.820 He got both wins. 03:10:43.820 --> 03:10:45.380 I can't see they were the prettiest. 03:10:45.380 --> 03:10:48.660 He was kind of just letting both of those players make mistakes. 03:10:48.660 --> 03:10:51.100 And D-ass, he's not going to make many mistakes. 03:10:51.100 --> 03:10:52.540 He's going to push the envelope. 03:10:52.540 --> 03:10:55.820 Wavy is on you to respond. 03:10:55.820 --> 03:10:56.740 All right, D-ass. 03:10:56.740 --> 03:10:59.700 Talk about a player going to the air. 03:10:59.700 --> 03:11:01.140 Put the back side of the phoenix. 03:11:01.140 --> 03:11:04.820 Three-one lead as Wavy. 03:11:04.820 --> 03:11:06.580 Adam lined up. 03:11:06.580 --> 03:11:13.140 Good offense, beats good defense, as we've said many, many times here in the one's finals. 03:11:13.140 --> 03:11:16.820 Here's Diaz again, Wavy at least have to beat him very quickly. 03:11:18.100 --> 03:11:23.780 Diaz full take of boost, but Wavy on the ball, under the bar and back within one. 03:11:23.780 --> 03:11:28.340 Oh, Swetley's backs, that's what I like to see, Wavy immediately. He just conceded. 03:11:29.300 --> 03:11:32.660 Ten seconds ago Diaz brought up to the sky, got a reset goal. 03:11:32.660 --> 03:11:39.060 This time Wavy jumped before Diaz even popped it up in the sky, got a great challenge, led to him getting possession. 03:11:39.060 --> 03:11:42.340 And then he also just took a nice good flick right underneath the crossbar. 03:11:42.340 --> 03:11:46.260 Those are the type of opportunities you want to see from Wavy. That's how it's going to be successful in this series. 03:11:47.700 --> 03:11:51.940 Diaz thought about the corner first and said he'll just roll the ball to Waltix midfield. 03:11:51.940 --> 03:11:57.940 That gives Wavy possession to the ceiling and Diaz is all over it. 03:11:57.940 --> 03:12:01.460 And he's got it open net and a two goal lead again. 03:12:02.660 --> 03:12:05.460 Man, I don't mind it. I don't mind it from Wavy. 03:12:05.460 --> 03:12:07.660 It's a decent idea. 03:12:07.660 --> 03:12:12.460 The execution was a little lackluster, but the idea was there. 03:12:12.460 --> 03:12:14.460 He's going to be a little better, but even then, 03:12:14.460 --> 03:12:18.460 it's even having to wear a thaw and a confidence to go for a play like that early on. 03:12:18.460 --> 03:12:22.960 Test out DS and defense, also see how your aerial game is connecting in his day number one. 03:12:22.960 --> 03:12:25.160 We haven't really been seeing much Wavy aerial game. 03:12:25.160 --> 03:12:26.960 It bodes well for Wavy in the future. 03:12:29.460 --> 03:12:30.960 Wavy, how'd it go? 03:12:32.660 --> 03:12:39.060 Diaz cut him off again now wavy on the other side you'll get another habit and wavy back within one 03:12:40.460 --> 03:12:45.900 But first you don't succeed keep on trying he just avoids Diaz contact 03:12:46.740 --> 03:12:50.700 Back within one, but can he make any meaningful progress? 03:12:53.260 --> 03:12:55.100 That's when the kickoff right there 03:12:55.100 --> 03:12:58.220 It's so far stacked you talked about way to miss losing out in the kickoff 03:12:58.220 --> 03:13:01.080 It's about 2-2 even, DS just has two goals his name. 03:13:01.080 --> 03:13:03.360 Oh, wait, he booked DS, but he had the fans flip! 03:13:03.360 --> 03:13:04.520 Oh, no! 03:13:04.520 --> 03:13:06.520 He put the great pass in the chat! 03:13:06.520 --> 03:13:09.000 Ha ha ha! 03:13:09.000 --> 03:13:12.600 Oh, brother. 03:13:12.600 --> 03:13:15.080 Well, it happens. 03:13:15.080 --> 03:13:16.920 There's still, hey, you'd rather have it happen 03:13:16.920 --> 03:13:19.080 with three and a half minutes to make up for it. 03:13:19.080 --> 03:13:20.600 In game one, too, at that. 03:13:20.600 --> 03:13:21.000 Yeah. 03:13:21.000 --> 03:13:23.440 That wouldn't happen in game five or game six. 03:13:23.440 --> 03:13:24.640 Oh, yeah, it's awesome. 03:13:24.640 --> 03:13:25.120 I know the DS. 03:13:25.120 --> 03:13:27.560 It's so fast. 03:13:27.560 --> 03:13:32.120 It's a double whammy stash, yeah, he played it well. 03:13:32.120 --> 03:13:34.280 He got the bump, he had a bad flip, 03:13:34.280 --> 03:13:36.160 DS scored a open net, and then he gets hit 03:13:36.160 --> 03:13:38.120 with a kickoff right after. 03:13:38.120 --> 03:13:39.800 That's a three goal swing. 03:13:39.800 --> 03:13:41.280 We're talking about a potential 4-4, 03:13:41.280 --> 03:13:44.400 now it's 6-3 in DS's favor, and DS has the ball again. 03:13:44.400 --> 03:13:46.800 Oh gosh, oh good, he saved, he saved it. 03:13:47.800 --> 03:13:49.800 It's got to save, and more importantly, 03:13:49.800 --> 03:13:51.280 onto the ball very quickly, 03:13:51.280 --> 03:13:54.840 rolls that head of DS back within two. 03:13:54.840 --> 03:14:00.140 Listen, Wavy played a lot of low-scoring games in his quarterfinal with Ajay. 03:14:01.140 --> 03:14:03.340 Six was his upper limit. 03:14:03.940 --> 03:14:10.140 He will need significantly more than that, considering Diaz is already there with still three minutes left, 03:14:10.140 --> 03:14:11.840 and the scoring's not going to stop. 03:14:11.840 --> 03:14:13.640 High off the back court, easy. 03:14:13.640 --> 03:14:16.840 Clear by Wavy, but he won't have any boost to work with. 03:14:16.840 --> 03:14:22.840 That's going to go just a little high, and Diaz opting to turn for the ball, not the boost. 03:14:22.840 --> 03:14:29.840 Now, Wavy's got a full tank, so through this Diaz, Wavy out of the corner, he'll send Diaz all the way across. 03:14:29.840 --> 03:14:35.840 That boost will spawn in a couple seconds here, as Wavy will go down to ground, he can't afford to wait along for it. 03:14:35.840 --> 03:14:39.840 So Diaz goes right over top of Wavy, he got the midfield boost and it didn't matter. 03:14:39.840 --> 03:14:51.840 He did, and the aggression is there from Wavy, but right here I think he's just trusting the fact that he's got a B.O. naturally that Diaz can't have that much boost. 03:14:51.840 --> 03:14:53.240 So DS has limited options there. 03:14:53.240 --> 03:14:55.040 You see that he's got a bringing in close. 03:14:55.040 --> 03:14:56.840 50-50 would really wouldn't be that smart 03:14:56.840 --> 03:14:58.400 because then now he could DS 03:14:58.400 --> 03:15:00.320 and isolate a position with no momentum. 03:15:00.320 --> 03:15:02.960 So DS is probably just going to toss the ball away. 03:15:02.960 --> 03:15:06.680 Maybe he can just secure a boost in secure possession 03:15:06.680 --> 03:15:07.880 if DS tosses that ball away, 03:15:07.880 --> 03:15:09.920 but instead he opts to challenge. 03:15:09.920 --> 03:15:11.720 DS gets a freebie right here. 03:15:11.720 --> 03:15:12.880 And now maybe he has a lot of work to do. 03:15:12.880 --> 03:15:14.280 Two minutes or so left. 03:15:14.280 --> 03:15:16.160 Does get a good 50 right here, Stacks. 03:15:16.160 --> 03:15:18.560 And now he's only down by two. 03:15:18.560 --> 03:15:23.560 Love it when a 50 just goes directly or indirectly into the other net. 03:15:25.120 --> 03:15:28.280 Unloved for Diaz, 2-14 to go. 03:15:28.840 --> 03:15:33.960 He's seen his lead shrink to two again as Wavy delays on the straightaway kickoffs. 03:15:34.320 --> 03:15:36.840 Diaz with possession, no boost, no problem. 03:15:37.200 --> 03:15:39.520 He'll be able to bring it all the way back to his own corner. 03:15:39.520 --> 03:15:41.920 And that's the biggest difference, I think. 03:15:43.000 --> 03:15:46.080 One of many that Wavy is experiencing. 03:15:46.080 --> 03:15:51.000 It doesn't matter how much boost his opponent has on the other side in this game. 03:15:51.000 --> 03:15:53.000 He has control with so little. 03:15:53.000 --> 03:15:54.000 There's a demo. 03:15:54.000 --> 03:15:58.000 Olden boost from midfield, but Diaz is already back to the playoff. 03:15:58.000 --> 03:16:03.000 That's a great 50 by Wavy to stay with the play and get within one. 03:16:03.000 --> 03:16:05.000 Wavy's playing his best ball so far. 03:16:05.000 --> 03:16:07.000 Closer to distance, gets the demo. 03:16:07.000 --> 03:16:10.000 Diaz immediately challenges him early. 03:16:10.000 --> 03:16:11.000 Wavy displays a low 50 hit. 03:16:11.000 --> 03:16:13.000 That's easy for Wavy. 03:16:13.000 --> 03:16:14.000 Easy, simple. 03:16:14.000 --> 03:16:17.240 He's got to play wall to kick off. 03:16:17.240 --> 03:16:20.320 OK, corner kick off, and it will fall to Wabey. 03:16:20.320 --> 03:16:22.240 He has to play a shot through his own wall, 03:16:22.240 --> 03:16:26.400 but boy, that's, or rather, towards Diaz's net. 03:16:26.400 --> 03:16:28.040 I've got to pull it wide, OK? 03:16:28.040 --> 03:16:29.400 Here's Diaz. 03:16:29.400 --> 03:16:30.720 He'll go to work. 03:16:30.720 --> 03:16:33.960 Listen, you can see this coming from a mile away. 03:16:33.960 --> 03:16:37.440 Wabey, the save, trying to take a piece out of Diaz 03:16:37.440 --> 03:16:39.440 when he'll run back. 03:16:39.440 --> 03:16:41.000 And he quickly turned on this fall. 03:16:41.000 --> 03:16:43.880 Diaz around Wabey, and a true goal lead again. 03:16:43.880 --> 03:16:46.440 And Wave is gonna make sure he at least gets in there 03:16:46.440 --> 03:16:50.000 to make sure Diaz doesn't burn a bunch of time off the clock. 03:16:50.000 --> 03:16:52.160 I mean, it's like a boxer. 03:16:52.160 --> 03:16:53.880 Just trying to keep somebody on the road. 03:16:53.880 --> 03:16:58.920 You're trying to keep yourself within a bunch in range. 03:16:58.920 --> 03:17:00.960 And that's what Wave's attempting right there. 03:17:00.960 --> 03:17:02.160 But I mean, sometimes she's still 03:17:02.160 --> 03:17:04.160 got to give you probably a little bit of great shit. 03:17:04.160 --> 03:17:05.720 With Diaz, there's no reason to go 03:17:05.720 --> 03:17:08.040 in a regional champion for a reason. 03:17:08.040 --> 03:17:10.040 Wave would challenge that on way too far in the corner. 03:17:10.040 --> 03:17:12.040 Diaz would just bring that ball right into the middle, 03:17:12.040 --> 03:17:13.000 like he did. 03:17:13.000 --> 03:17:14.560 And it should be easy going every single time. 03:17:14.560 --> 03:17:16.440 And now, once again, all the work Wavy's done, 03:17:16.440 --> 03:17:18.440 it might be no one fully keeps on doing more work. 03:17:18.440 --> 03:17:19.560 And he does it right here. 03:17:19.560 --> 03:17:22.440 Great save from Wavy, but he doesn't do more. 03:17:22.440 --> 03:17:25.200 And the problem is, he's got to grab midfield boost 03:17:25.200 --> 03:17:27.960 and then set up to do it again all the way up to the stealer. 03:17:27.960 --> 03:17:28.920 What a read. 03:17:28.920 --> 03:17:29.920 And he gets to this quickly. 03:17:29.920 --> 03:17:31.640 Oh, he sailed it high. 03:17:31.640 --> 03:17:34.760 And then Diaz, sending it even further off, 03:17:34.760 --> 03:17:36.160 credited with the save. 03:17:36.160 --> 03:17:37.600 Can Wavy turn on this one? 03:17:37.600 --> 03:17:38.760 No, he cannot. 03:17:38.760 --> 03:17:41.120 And Diaz was threatening to dribble back the other way. 03:17:41.120 --> 03:17:42.400 He's still good. 03:17:42.400 --> 03:17:44.780 It's just inside the dotted line. 03:17:44.780 --> 03:17:47.700 Wavy grabs that corner boost, and he can turn on this 03:17:47.700 --> 03:17:49.780 with 30 seconds left. 03:17:49.780 --> 03:17:53.620 Not a lot of time to work with, but an eternity in once. 03:17:53.620 --> 03:17:58.620 Wavy marching in, stays low again, and again staying low, 03:17:59.340 --> 03:18:02.620 but this time it goes out neutral towards the side 03:18:02.620 --> 03:18:05.740 for Diaz, who will win this in the air, 03:18:05.740 --> 03:18:07.620 and he'll walk this into it up in that, 03:18:07.620 --> 03:18:10.420 and we'll go next with nine seconds left. 03:18:10.420 --> 03:18:13.060 That's right, Wavy put in the chat, N-E-X-T. 03:18:13.060 --> 03:18:15.780 That's supposed to be next, but those of y'all do not know. 03:18:16.940 --> 03:18:19.140 And I mean, Wavy had to try to challenge right there. 03:18:19.140 --> 03:18:21.540 The clock was ticking, Diaz was just wasting time. 03:18:21.540 --> 03:18:23.060 He also didn't fall for the 50-50 03:18:23.060 --> 03:18:25.860 that Wavy attempted to do right at the end 03:18:25.860 --> 03:18:27.660 of that last attack, so. 03:18:27.660 --> 03:18:30.140 Great game from Diaz, not a bad game from Wavy, though. 03:18:30.140 --> 03:18:32.100 I think, honestly, I know he lost. 03:18:32.100 --> 03:18:33.620 If people are always confused saying, 03:18:33.620 --> 03:18:35.180 well, he lost the game, Harkey plays best. 03:18:35.180 --> 03:18:37.980 I think that was the best I've seen him play the whole weekend. 03:18:37.980 --> 03:18:41.340 He was aggressive, he great his own chances, 03:18:41.340 --> 03:18:43.980 and he was trying to just in general, 03:18:43.980 --> 03:18:45.540 make it awkward for Diaz. 03:18:45.540 --> 03:18:47.140 He had a couple of interesting challenges though, 03:18:47.140 --> 03:18:48.260 within that aggressiveness though, 03:18:48.260 --> 03:18:51.020 that gave Diaz a couple of empty necks, 03:18:51.020 --> 03:18:52.340 a little bit of aggression in those, 03:18:52.340 --> 03:18:54.740 a little bit more poise in some of those moments. 03:18:54.740 --> 03:18:57.740 And I don't know, way too much that came out on top. 03:18:57.740 --> 03:19:02.500 He gave up six goals to Diaz in the first couple of minutes, 03:19:02.500 --> 03:19:07.500 held him to three goals in the final three. 03:19:07.500 --> 03:19:10.140 And again, it's not how you start, it's how you finish, 03:19:10.140 --> 03:19:11.180 or something like that. 03:19:11.180 --> 03:19:14.980 The problem is Diaz finished exceptionally well 03:19:14.980 --> 03:19:16.100 early on in the game. 03:19:16.100 --> 03:19:20.940 So that's something that Wavy now has to kind of unpack 03:19:20.940 --> 03:19:23.340 as we get into game two. 03:19:23.340 --> 03:19:25.500 And I think you're right, though, base. 03:19:25.500 --> 03:19:26.500 He did play. 03:19:26.500 --> 03:19:27.820 The best game, certainly the best game 03:19:27.820 --> 03:19:29.140 we've seen him play today. 03:19:29.140 --> 03:19:29.980 That's right. 03:19:29.980 --> 03:19:33.500 And while he loses by three goals here with nine seconds left, 03:19:33.500 --> 03:19:37.020 he's also against the reigning regional champion. 03:19:37.020 --> 03:19:42.020 You know, very much accepted number one player in the bracket. 03:19:44.220 --> 03:19:45.420 It's also a little question, 03:19:45.420 --> 03:19:47.540 it gives me a little cause to pause as well, 03:19:47.540 --> 03:19:49.820 because I mean, I'm saying he played his best game, 03:19:49.820 --> 03:19:52.620 but also it could be because he feels as if 03:19:53.820 --> 03:19:55.940 for the first time on any of his opponents, 03:19:55.940 --> 03:19:57.940 and that includes Boer, that includes AJ. 03:19:58.980 --> 03:20:01.700 He feels that he's not walking into the natural best 03:20:01.700 --> 03:20:02.540 of better players. 03:20:02.540 --> 03:20:03.980 So he feels like he has to be more aggressive. 03:20:03.980 --> 03:20:05.740 And I don't know, that might pay dividends for him, 03:20:05.740 --> 03:20:10.700 Already he's going to reset going to goes off the crossbow. How's this for going to the air? 03:20:11.580 --> 03:20:13.580 Wavy flip reset 03:20:13.900 --> 03:20:15.900 Just across Diaz 03:20:16.580 --> 03:20:22.260 Need more of that for waving. He's gonna pull off a stunning upset here in the semis 03:20:26.460 --> 03:20:28.460 Quickly up for this 03:20:29.260 --> 03:20:31.660 Kept it close getting the flip reset 03:20:31.660 --> 03:20:38.460 Yeah, there's a little poking pressure there in the corner, but he will retreat from Diaz. 03:20:38.460 --> 03:20:39.460 This is always an anchor. 03:20:39.460 --> 03:20:42.260 He's going to the sky, and it's not going to work out. 03:20:42.260 --> 03:20:44.980 Neither player able to stop their opponent in the air. 03:20:44.980 --> 03:20:47.380 Yeah, once again, it's one of those wavy challenges. 03:20:47.380 --> 03:20:49.220 He's suspected a lot from Diaz. 03:20:49.220 --> 03:20:55.260 He thought Diaz would keep it close, so he immediately committed, right at the diagonal. 03:20:55.260 --> 03:20:56.460 Approach back in that open ceiling. 03:20:56.460 --> 03:20:57.460 He went horizontal. 03:20:57.460 --> 03:21:03.460 Trying to close that distance but Diaz had no intention to keep the ball close himself and Diaz scores again. 03:21:03.460 --> 03:21:07.460 Right off the kickoff. I gotta keep track of him. That's one for Diaz in this game. 03:21:07.460 --> 03:21:11.460 And so far it's a lot for Diaz and not too many for Wavy. 03:21:13.460 --> 03:21:17.460 Now they're dead straight on here for the fourth kickoff. 03:21:17.460 --> 03:21:21.460 And it'll be Wavy going with the delay and Diaz just plowed right through. 03:21:21.460 --> 03:21:28.460 He's gonna almost get another goal from it. Didn't miss by much. Catches a piece of Wavy shot. 03:21:28.460 --> 03:21:35.460 This comes all the way back to the orange half and Wavy's not gonna get there in time as Diaz extends this lead. 03:21:35.460 --> 03:21:39.460 That bumped it all there? Where did Wavy go? Oh, he tried to land! 03:21:39.460 --> 03:21:44.460 He started, he started breaking this. If I rather put his four tires back on the pitch. 03:21:44.460 --> 03:21:49.460 Wavy, you gotta put him back on full on. You gotta want to get back to that plate. 03:21:49.460 --> 03:21:54.460 Good bump from Diaz, and also a good save as well to take Wavy's counter attack. 03:21:54.460 --> 03:21:59.460 Right up high across high over the backcourt with speed. 03:21:59.460 --> 03:22:03.460 Giving us a chance to then come and bump Wavy, but then once again Wavy right here stacks. 03:22:03.460 --> 03:22:05.460 Low 50-50 on Diaz. 03:22:05.460 --> 03:22:06.460 That's just that. 03:22:06.460 --> 03:22:11.460 And so far Wavy's got at least two or three of these type of goals for Diaz jumps up early. 03:22:11.460 --> 03:22:15.460 Wavy knows it's coming, gets a great low 50 and just puts it in. 03:22:15.460 --> 03:22:20.420 talked about being variable but below 50 he's gotten them three goals already in 03:22:20.420 --> 03:22:25.620 this very young series. It's got him back within one here in game two. 03:22:25.620 --> 03:22:30.940 Quick turn on this but not quick enough as Diaz was all over him. Now they're gonna 03:22:30.940 --> 03:22:35.500 race to the corner of Fuss and where Wavy won all of these races in the last 03:22:35.500 --> 03:22:42.420 round. He's not gonna win many against Diaz who's got safety boost and 03:22:42.420 --> 03:22:46.580 He's been blocked by Wavy. He's got plenty of juice in the tank to work with. 03:22:46.580 --> 03:22:49.620 They both do as they, and as they're boosting exceptionally well. 03:22:51.300 --> 03:22:59.140 He has, it looked like he's on base necessarily to score 11,000 goals as he did in game one, 03:22:59.140 --> 03:23:03.060 but he will add one here if Wavy don't get there, and he does catch up. 03:23:03.620 --> 03:23:05.140 Wavy got there just at a nick of time. 03:23:06.420 --> 03:23:10.260 Now, yeah, there's Wavy once there. It's all it takes is about one minute flurry, 03:23:10.260 --> 03:23:13.700 3 goals turns into 10 real quick, D.S. tries to go low. 03:23:14.700 --> 03:23:19.060 He causes it to that because already D.S. is setting up the fact that he can't go for the reset. 03:23:19.700 --> 03:23:20.200 Maybe... 03:23:20.860 --> 03:23:21.860 Wavy doesn't jump. 03:23:22.700 --> 03:23:24.700 D.S. is gonna bring it all the way back to the ground. 03:23:25.200 --> 03:23:28.040 Do a nice Wavy dash just right here once again, two times in a row. 03:23:28.260 --> 03:23:31.500 That almost gets a Wavy on Wavy, D.S. and that bounce just out! 03:23:31.700 --> 03:23:32.700 D.S. would have been in trouble. 03:23:33.260 --> 03:23:36.340 Wavy was paused over there at the corner boost. 03:23:36.340 --> 03:23:38.340 Hopefully it was spawned, it was starting to. 03:23:38.340 --> 03:23:47.340 But he had to abandon, right as that boost spawned behind him, left him nothing in the tank to challenge it, nearly stayed out, but only just. 03:23:50.340 --> 03:23:59.340 Oh, Diaz, tough angle, can't convert. Maybe we'll still have some in the tank to work with, he'll throw this downfield, grab the midfield boost. 03:24:00.340 --> 03:24:06.340 No boost concerns for either player as they work back towards neutral, it's Diaz on possession. 03:24:06.340 --> 03:24:10.340 Yeah, trying to walk it right in and Wavy's having none of it. 03:24:12.340 --> 03:24:14.340 Oh, but Diaz is still on the boost, and he's got a bump on Wavy. 03:24:14.340 --> 03:24:15.340 He's just in the goal. 03:24:15.340 --> 03:24:18.340 He's in the goal. Diaz is basically playing NASCAR out here. 03:24:18.340 --> 03:24:20.340 He should drive around the pitch, taking all the boosts. 03:24:20.340 --> 03:24:22.340 He went away, and he's off for positions. 03:24:22.340 --> 03:24:27.340 Diaz got both, and he stopped this momentum in the air. 03:24:27.340 --> 03:24:29.340 That's called taking contacts, Dex. 03:24:29.340 --> 03:24:31.340 Oh, God! 03:24:31.340 --> 03:24:33.340 That's what you're supposed to do. 03:24:33.340 --> 03:24:34.340 You know, I know a guy. 03:24:34.340 --> 03:24:37.340 Yeah, I know a guy who knows how to take contact with the low. 03:24:40.340 --> 03:24:46.340 Here's Diaz. Again, looking for more. Maybe looking for an early knockout blow. 03:24:46.340 --> 03:24:52.340 He'll turn on this. It's no wide open. 6-2 with 2-0-3 to go. Listen, there's still a lot of game left, 03:24:52.340 --> 03:24:55.340 but Diaz is really opening up game two. 03:24:55.340 --> 03:24:57.340 Staxon, you just had the jinx wait me didn't you? 03:24:57.340 --> 03:25:00.340 Well, you know, he's only got three goals so far. 03:25:00.340 --> 03:25:05.580 It's not looking like he's gonna put up a 10 or 11 there already. He's got six. He's got two minutes left to play 03:25:06.100 --> 03:25:08.100 Hey, he has a 03:25:08.420 --> 03:25:10.620 Minute sooner in game one 03:25:12.900 --> 03:25:14.900 Takes the floor, you know 03:25:15.100 --> 03:25:19.900 Maybe trying so hard to just get some type of possession, but he has to be in so bothersome 03:25:20.540 --> 03:25:23.060 Every single time way he gets the ball he has to work 03:25:23.060 --> 03:25:27.660 But even in this moment so much boost is utilized just to bring this ball back across the way because it well 03:25:27.660 --> 03:25:34.260 Now, lands really quickly, immediately jumps back up with it to get speed, catch Diaz 03:25:34.260 --> 03:25:38.060 on guard, and waiting for him out of nowhere, gets his third goal. 03:25:38.060 --> 03:25:44.860 Ah, love that from Wavy, back with a 3, we're under the corner kickoffs, the square players 03:25:44.860 --> 03:25:53.620 can really shine, he has, this faked him, have a go at Nett, why not, oh oh oh, go the 03:25:53.620 --> 03:25:58.620 If it's good enough for first killer, it's certainly good enough for Diaz. 03:25:58.620 --> 03:26:02.620 Oh man, that's a lovely shot right there. That's the beauty. 03:26:02.620 --> 03:26:06.620 Diaz going on the right-hand side. Wavy's coming back down the midline. 03:26:06.620 --> 03:26:11.620 Most people, they usually shoot that near post. Diaz opts for the bar post. 03:26:11.620 --> 03:26:16.620 He likes waves and lets him against them. He's no way stretching back to get back to that point in that situation. 03:26:16.620 --> 03:26:20.620 Good shot by him, but Diaz might have just made a mistake and he did. 03:26:20.620 --> 03:26:21.700 And he did! 03:26:21.700 --> 03:26:23.540 Kind of lost possession coming off the ceiling. 03:26:23.540 --> 03:26:25.300 Wavy instantly capitalizes. 03:26:25.300 --> 03:26:27.980 Still bound by three, but he's got a chance. 03:26:27.980 --> 03:26:30.580 That may be a little overconfident, 03:26:30.580 --> 03:26:35.900 if anybody could be such as it open the door just a little bit. 03:26:35.900 --> 03:26:39.780 Wavy will have the midfield boost and possession. 03:26:39.780 --> 03:26:42.140 But he's got Diaz with the full tank on the other side 03:26:42.140 --> 03:26:44.580 and could serve quite a bit of boost 03:26:44.580 --> 03:26:48.140 to turn around and make this save as well. 03:26:48.140 --> 03:26:49.900 Diaz, back to the other way that Wavy 03:26:49.900 --> 03:26:58.900 They'll bring it all the way back and play a more patient game now, and make Wavy come at him, who needs to with a three-goal deficit. 03:27:02.900 --> 03:27:12.900 Pitch? God, he's nowhere near the mark. That was kind of the Hail Mary throw for Wavy. Here's Diaz trying to put him away. 03:27:12.900 --> 03:27:18.900 But Wavy stays alive, throw down Field, he's ahead of Diaz with 35 seconds to go. 03:27:18.900 --> 03:27:22.380 I've seen this before these players right here man. Yo, I don't know how to set a lease 03:27:22.660 --> 03:27:26.240 Why he has gone from a month reset musty 03:27:26.740 --> 03:27:28.240 Up by three 03:27:28.240 --> 03:27:30.240 Yeah, is that confident? 03:27:30.240 --> 03:27:35.660 Listen, we're about to come back enough. Don't don't bring him to Aaron. Don't bring him to Aaron 03:27:36.660 --> 03:27:41.360 Alright, let's see what the wavey kid do right here. 30 seconds left. Hold on, I don't know what that was 03:27:43.360 --> 03:27:45.360 Where is wavey going? 03:27:46.240 --> 03:27:48.240 He's looking at empty 03:27:48.900 --> 03:27:50.340 He left the ball. 03:27:50.340 --> 03:27:51.140 Oh, he's so blind. 03:27:51.140 --> 03:27:52.980 He turned away. 03:27:52.980 --> 03:27:54.660 Wavy, I thought the new camera angle 03:27:54.660 --> 03:27:55.780 was going to give you some new power, 03:27:55.780 --> 03:27:57.180 but you're not even switching back. 03:27:57.180 --> 03:27:58.980 Now I like the way you're going right there. 03:27:58.980 --> 03:27:59.940 Still got a chance, though. 03:27:59.940 --> 03:28:03.980 He has to make it happen right here, those stacks. 03:28:03.980 --> 03:28:07.500 I tried to run ahead for the bump on Diaz. 03:28:07.500 --> 03:28:08.900 And Diaz just stayed grounded. 03:28:08.900 --> 03:28:11.900 Let him fly on by. 03:28:11.900 --> 03:28:13.260 Going to be down to 13. 03:28:13.260 --> 03:28:14.380 The pinch is wide. 03:28:14.380 --> 03:28:16.940 That would have given him at least a glimmer of hope. 03:28:16.940 --> 03:28:21.140 But Diaz will clear it away and take a two games 03:28:21.140 --> 03:28:22.820 and un-lead here over Wavy. 03:28:22.820 --> 03:28:28.420 Halfway to another 1v1 NA final. 03:28:28.420 --> 03:28:32.740 Halfway and D. Wavy's typed NEXT in chat again. 03:28:32.740 --> 03:28:35.180 You guys don't know that spell's next. 03:28:35.180 --> 03:28:37.380 And we will not be playing the last two seconds of this game. 03:28:37.380 --> 03:28:40.060 Diaz, thanks for getting number two. 03:28:40.060 --> 03:28:40.860 You're very welcome. 03:28:40.860 --> 03:28:43.220 You just have to educate the youth sometimes. 03:28:43.220 --> 03:28:44.540 Y'all should practice that in chat. 03:28:44.540 --> 03:28:46.340 NEXT means next. 03:28:46.340 --> 03:28:48.540 It's something we only see in 1v1. 03:28:48.540 --> 03:28:50.940 That's the only game where people have the opportunity, 03:28:50.940 --> 03:28:52.740 the ability to go on to the next game. 03:28:54.620 --> 03:28:57.460 Looking at stats, DS has 15 shots. 03:28:57.460 --> 03:28:58.820 Maybe has seven, okay. 03:28:58.820 --> 03:29:00.540 I don't know what DS is doing on the camera. 03:29:00.540 --> 03:29:02.060 I think he's listening to music, he's bobbing out, 03:29:02.060 --> 03:29:03.180 he's having a good time. 03:29:03.180 --> 03:29:06.620 And also, we don't know where Wavy was going on the ankle. 03:29:06.620 --> 03:29:07.460 Ha ha ha ha ha! 03:29:09.980 --> 03:29:13.860 It was a head scratcher of a sequence for sure. 03:29:13.860 --> 03:29:17.820 As you know again, maybe it was still very much alive, but 03:29:19.380 --> 03:29:21.380 It's just the power of Diaz and 03:29:22.180 --> 03:29:27.300 We're waving to his credit he battled back down three goals down four goals at one point 03:29:28.020 --> 03:29:30.020 Certainly had his opportunities 03:29:31.060 --> 03:29:36.940 Yeah, you and you can you can turn things around very quickly as we've touched on many many times 03:29:37.300 --> 03:29:39.060 100% on the one scene 03:29:39.060 --> 03:29:40.540 but 03:29:40.540 --> 03:29:46.780 It can also start to pile up big time, you know having those those stretches where 03:29:47.180 --> 03:29:50.780 You know, you're pushing a little harder to get back into a game 03:29:50.780 --> 03:29:56.940 And then you haven't pulled away from me at the end that also has to be exhausting mentally as 03:29:58.540 --> 03:30:01.140 No, maybe Diaz is texting Zach 03:30:01.540 --> 03:30:06.300 He's out. He's gonna just been maybe they just been texting back and forth their entire runs 03:30:07.020 --> 03:30:09.820 Well Zach's run ended his last match 03:30:10.540 --> 03:30:13.540 Yeah, awesome. Here's Zach, this is how you do it. 03:30:13.540 --> 03:30:18.540 Uh-uh, whoa, is it? You mentioned Zach, was Zach was up 2-0 in the series? 03:30:18.540 --> 03:30:21.540 Yeah, first kill he came out hot. 03:30:21.540 --> 03:30:26.540 Oh, oh, oh, no, oh, no, oh, no, it's not looking good early. 03:30:26.540 --> 03:30:29.540 The S was another kickoff right here, Stax. 03:30:29.540 --> 03:30:31.540 It's the flick, maybe he should be equal to this. 03:30:31.540 --> 03:30:33.540 And he just messes up his flick. 03:30:33.540 --> 03:30:37.540 He wanted to put it over the crossbar and he kissed it like he needed to. 03:30:37.540 --> 03:30:39.540 and he put him to his own neck. 03:30:41.540 --> 03:30:45.540 All that unlucky. Good to get it back here though. 03:30:45.540 --> 03:30:50.540 He does. Wavy ties the game very quickly, just ahead of Diaz. 03:30:50.540 --> 03:30:56.540 It's a great recovery here. He ends up vertical, still able to slam his front down, 03:30:56.540 --> 03:31:01.540 get a little forward momentum, dive ahead, high up the game. 03:31:01.540 --> 03:31:03.540 of a difficult kickoff. 03:31:03.540 --> 03:31:06.540 Diaz looking to do the same for the Wave Dash and Wavy. 03:31:06.540 --> 03:31:08.540 More importantly than making it a save, 03:31:08.540 --> 03:31:10.540 got it outside the post as well. 03:31:10.540 --> 03:31:14.540 Oh, but Diaz just dumps him in reverse. 03:31:14.540 --> 03:31:16.540 He's a Wavy, you're just simply too readable. 03:31:16.540 --> 03:31:18.540 You gotta switch something up. 03:31:18.540 --> 03:31:22.540 Diaz boosts away, hits the brakes. 03:31:22.540 --> 03:31:24.540 Expecting, gets on the inside of Wavy, 03:31:24.540 --> 03:31:27.540 said expecting Wavy to hit it onto the midfield. 03:31:27.540 --> 03:31:29.540 Diaz back flips and puts it right in, 03:31:29.540 --> 03:31:32.820 and puts it right in, and the DS with another kickoff right here is the pressure coming. 03:31:32.820 --> 03:31:36.060 But the ball does bounce away, gives Wavy a little bit of a breeze. 03:31:36.060 --> 03:31:40.540 The DS isn't done this yet, oh wait he might just be though, he messed up his recovery. 03:31:40.540 --> 03:31:41.660 Wavy gets some freebies. 03:31:41.660 --> 03:31:43.160 Look at that. 03:31:43.160 --> 03:31:47.540 How much boost did DS, so he's on 95 when he gets that much. 03:31:47.540 --> 03:31:54.100 He burns 50 boosts to go exactly nowhere, as he could not get any momentum forward at all, 03:31:54.100 --> 03:31:55.380 and Wavy counters. 03:31:55.380 --> 03:31:59.060 One of the ones that's interesting game, I'll tell you that much. 03:31:59.060 --> 03:32:01.300 Oh, the way he's got to switch the kickoff. 03:32:01.300 --> 03:32:08.100 I can't get my perspective right now, but in looking at this on the right side of 03:32:08.100 --> 03:32:10.740 the ball right there, but he has been equal to that every single time he 03:32:10.740 --> 03:32:11.780 always gets possession. 03:32:11.780 --> 03:32:15.780 That's a blade from wavy, more so goal side. 03:32:15.780 --> 03:32:19.700 Something in all those lines, just give wavy a chance because every single time 03:32:19.700 --> 03:32:21.460 they're a little offset straight up kickoff. 03:32:21.460 --> 03:32:26.660 He asked if he wanted basically 100% of the time, and that's what would be in a bad position 03:32:27.940 --> 03:32:32.620 Maybe to the ground and then Diaz just lets it go right on 03:32:33.220 --> 03:32:36.740 as he just drops this high bouncer 03:32:37.300 --> 03:32:39.300 Poor way, but he never had a chance 03:32:40.700 --> 03:32:44.820 Oh, oh gosh, and he set it up so well last game 03:32:46.060 --> 03:32:50.220 Last game he actually didn't go for the paint. He went for the pop into 03:32:50.220 --> 03:32:55.220 Play winning, use lost the ball, and pop it off the wave dash. 03:32:55.220 --> 03:32:56.220 And they end up working out for him. 03:32:56.220 --> 03:32:57.220 And this time he goes to the fake. 03:32:57.220 --> 03:32:58.220 It's off off the center. 03:32:58.220 --> 03:32:59.220 But it doesn't matter though. 03:32:59.220 --> 03:33:01.220 Every single time DS does something to have really good, 03:33:01.220 --> 03:33:03.220 Wavy gets another freebie again. 03:33:03.220 --> 03:33:04.220 This is fantastic. 03:33:04.220 --> 03:33:06.220 You don't see it off the replay. 03:33:06.220 --> 03:33:10.220 Wavy going deep into his own goal, coming up the side wall 03:33:10.220 --> 03:33:13.220 of the inside of the goal to make the save 03:33:13.220 --> 03:33:14.220 and the quick counter. 03:33:14.220 --> 03:33:17.220 It's a long range strike. 03:33:17.220 --> 03:33:19.220 Beautifully done. 03:33:19.220 --> 03:33:25.420 But again, all this effort that we see out of Wavy, it's just to get back within two. 03:33:25.420 --> 03:33:27.420 Just to get back within one. 03:33:27.420 --> 03:33:34.940 If he can get a lead in the middle to late stages on Diaz as he goes down by two again, 03:33:34.940 --> 03:33:39.020 Diaz just throw one away from midfield and it happens to bounce home. 03:33:39.020 --> 03:33:42.020 Yeah, Wavy kind of gave it to him. 03:33:42.020 --> 03:33:46.180 Kind of similar along the lines earlier in this game where Diaz tried to pop the ball 03:33:46.180 --> 03:33:47.300 the ball and instantly recover. 03:33:47.300 --> 03:33:50.980 Wavy tried to do the same, but the ball just got too far away, 03:33:50.980 --> 03:33:53.700 gave it to Diaz just enough time to get back to Diaz. 03:33:53.700 --> 03:33:54.700 They missed the boost right here. 03:33:54.700 --> 03:33:55.700 He's going to have to scramble. 03:33:55.700 --> 03:33:57.200 He does. 03:33:57.200 --> 03:33:59.300 Saved Wavy's shot, and now Wavy once again 03:33:59.300 --> 03:34:00.500 kind of kicked it Diaz to the ball. 03:34:00.500 --> 03:34:02.180 He doesn't have the boost advantage those stacks, 03:34:02.180 --> 03:34:04.900 but it might be dangerous. 03:34:04.900 --> 03:34:11.020 Oh, great touch by Wavy, making the stop on a low boost Diaz, 03:34:11.020 --> 03:34:13.260 recognizing that he doesn't have anything in the tank 03:34:13.260 --> 03:34:17.620 to recover where then that touch just ahead of Diaz gets him back within one. 03:34:19.780 --> 03:34:21.620 They kick off right here once again all set. 03:34:22.820 --> 03:34:25.660 Pick off Diaz is one American time waving and trying to change it up. 03:34:25.660 --> 03:34:28.020 They're right there trying to just get a more of a wave that's tick off. 03:34:29.420 --> 03:34:32.660 And actually that's favorite way to be a little bit because I was right by Diaz 03:34:32.660 --> 03:34:36.340 could have opened that if he gets the power he does way with the adjustments 03:34:36.340 --> 03:34:37.020 off the kickoff. 03:34:38.020 --> 03:34:42.100 What's the main position where he is the instantly using the momentum of the wave 03:34:42.100 --> 03:34:47.100 Get the mid boost, he's back into the blade, this possesses Diaz, and then instantly scores off it. 03:34:47.100 --> 03:34:49.100 The only type of adjustment you'd love to see. 03:34:51.100 --> 03:34:55.100 They had to score quickly because Diaz didn't miss by much. 03:34:56.100 --> 03:34:58.100 Wavy's bought himself time to grab the corner. 03:34:58.100 --> 03:35:02.100 Boost ends just got a piece of that offering from Diaz. 03:35:03.100 --> 03:35:06.100 He'll spawn behind Wavy as he makes his 4-8-1 field. 03:35:06.100 --> 03:35:07.100 He's got something in the tank. 03:35:07.100 --> 03:35:09.100 He'll have to back off. 03:35:09.100 --> 03:35:10.100 Here goes Diaz. 03:35:10.100 --> 03:35:14.660 right at the net. This time it has to work out as Wavy's got to save. And more importantly, 03:35:14.660 --> 03:35:19.460 as he bumped himself down to grab the midfield boost on, Diaz started going for it. So Wavy will 03:35:19.460 --> 03:35:26.100 have to settle for his own. And there's Diaz time and space, and Wavy still manages to shut him down. 03:35:26.100 --> 03:35:31.060 What does he have up his sleeve? Do the heavens! A round Diaz, but off the crossbar! 03:35:32.740 --> 03:35:35.380 Not done just yet though. Stacks Wavy has. 03:35:35.380 --> 03:35:38.380 Man, a really good last 15 seconds. 03:35:38.380 --> 03:35:41.380 It doesn't matter though, Kay's died. 03:35:41.380 --> 03:35:44.380 Oh man, he was playing so well too. 03:35:44.380 --> 03:35:46.380 You kind of want to see the aerial goal go in. 03:35:46.380 --> 03:35:48.380 Off the reset, hit the crossbar. 03:35:48.380 --> 03:35:50.380 And this Diaz just gets a demo. 03:35:50.380 --> 03:35:52.380 Man, it opens it up, changes. 03:35:52.380 --> 03:35:54.380 He's back to lead. 03:35:54.380 --> 03:35:57.380 Now Onus is back on Wavy to make something happen, yet again. 03:35:57.380 --> 03:36:00.380 That's one of the longer stretches we've seen 03:36:00.380 --> 03:36:03.380 with Diaz not getting on the scoreboard as Wavy 03:36:03.380 --> 03:36:08.380 Wavy just slips one under him, and we're level again. 03:36:08.380 --> 03:36:09.980 It's a lovely play from Wavy right here. 03:36:09.980 --> 03:36:12.260 Jumps up early while Diaz is in the face of him. 03:36:12.260 --> 03:36:14.100 So Diaz hears the audio. 03:36:14.100 --> 03:36:15.220 His audio cue. 03:36:15.220 --> 03:36:16.620 He knows Wavy's up. 03:36:16.620 --> 03:36:17.860 He's anticipating the instant shot. 03:36:17.860 --> 03:36:18.900 Wavy says, no, sir. 03:36:18.900 --> 03:36:22.100 I'm bringing it back down to the ground. 03:36:22.100 --> 03:36:23.460 His kiss is right underneath his car. 03:36:23.460 --> 03:36:25.260 But once again, Diaz wins the kickoff. 03:36:25.260 --> 03:36:28.500 Did nobody watch Tamina won me one yesterday? 03:36:28.500 --> 03:36:31.300 I like, I just watched TRK and Nubon 03:36:31.300 --> 03:36:34.980 go for the front flip kickoff every single time and it was very effective. 03:36:34.980 --> 03:36:38.740 I would love to see Wavy or even Diaz try to incorporate that game. 03:36:38.740 --> 03:36:42.660 Just seeing the fishing, nobody was necessarily dominating. 03:36:42.660 --> 03:36:45.060 What's currently happening, Wavy is just losing on these kickoffs, 03:36:45.060 --> 03:36:49.300 anything that's straight up. He's in struggle every single time. 03:36:49.300 --> 03:36:55.460 Wavy only burned about 30 boosts on a drive towards the net that didn't 03:36:55.460 --> 03:36:59.300 mount anything from Diaz, but then he wins this ball. Wavy must not have 03:36:59.300 --> 03:37:01.380 No, he had a split for something, he did it. 03:37:01.380 --> 03:37:07.380 Because he just sat under and watched him go, huh, plus he did it. 03:37:07.380 --> 03:37:09.420 That's perfect timing for him, Diaz. 03:37:09.420 --> 03:37:12.740 We're talking Elizabeth in milliseconds. 03:37:12.740 --> 03:37:15.300 On that flip, on that flip left for Diaz right there. 03:37:15.300 --> 03:37:18.060 He held that to the very last second. 03:37:18.060 --> 03:37:18.980 Ain't got the job done. 03:37:18.980 --> 03:37:19.780 That's a beautiful play. 03:37:19.780 --> 03:37:21.620 Wavy shots get a kick off go right here. 03:37:21.620 --> 03:37:23.620 Won't convert. 03:37:23.620 --> 03:37:24.380 Close it in. 03:37:24.380 --> 03:37:26.140 Only a minute 30 left in his game stacks. 03:37:26.140 --> 03:37:28.500 And now Diaz has full control, full possession. 03:37:28.500 --> 03:37:32.580 and it's all Wavy, he's got to make something happen. 03:37:32.580 --> 03:37:37.100 Nine has been the magic number for Diaz so far in this series. 03:37:37.100 --> 03:37:45.100 Nine-six, nine-five, before Wavy has called the go next. 03:37:45.100 --> 03:37:50.260 Still a minute plus, he's on the verge of his ninth goal here, 03:37:50.260 --> 03:37:55.300 but Wavy, I couldn't catch that, he'll have to wait patiently. 03:37:55.300 --> 03:37:58.260 Diaz, the order of attack, makes the save. 03:37:58.260 --> 03:38:04.100 And then Wavy just trying to stall out Diaz a little bit more, but it's not going to work 03:38:04.100 --> 03:38:05.100 out. 03:38:05.100 --> 03:38:07.540 Diaz got the clear, he got spun out. 03:38:07.540 --> 03:38:09.860 The Wavy, chance to take advantage of that. 03:38:09.860 --> 03:38:17.460 Diaz trying to live off Pennies, Wavy forces it through with the flip resets. 03:38:17.460 --> 03:38:18.460 What a play from Wavy. 03:38:18.460 --> 03:38:22.860 Stalled out Diaz, so Diaz can get the boost, Diaz is working the small pads. 03:38:22.860 --> 03:38:26.860 Maybe it was even a tough position initially to start the air dribble. 03:38:26.860 --> 03:38:30.860 Still got the reset. Still goes right on DS. 03:38:30.860 --> 03:38:33.860 Only down 5-1 now. 03:38:33.860 --> 03:38:36.860 Maybe with a never-say-time mentality. 03:38:36.860 --> 03:38:40.860 Oh, he had DS rather than DS still able to go underneath 03:38:40.860 --> 03:38:43.860 and at his ninth goal. 03:38:43.860 --> 03:38:47.860 Maybe he's got to have the courage of his convictions right here. You've read him. 03:38:47.860 --> 03:38:50.860 You pre-jumped him. You knew he was going high. 03:38:50.860 --> 03:38:53.860 Play the ball! He got scared big way through. 03:38:53.860 --> 03:38:56.860 It's a moment of some doubt. 03:38:57.860 --> 03:38:59.860 Hey DS, no way to go low. 03:38:59.860 --> 03:39:03.860 Went low, is it enough? No, DS the same. 03:39:03.860 --> 03:39:05.860 Can he do it again? No he can't! 03:39:05.860 --> 03:39:07.860 Wavy back with it one again! 03:39:07.860 --> 03:39:09.860 Good shot right there from Wavy. 03:39:09.860 --> 03:39:11.860 Splitting on target right there, that's the difference, 03:39:11.860 --> 03:39:13.860 because last game Wavy put it too high. 03:39:13.860 --> 03:39:15.860 And then he couldn't follow. 03:39:15.860 --> 03:39:18.860 When you put it actually underneath the crossbar, the player has to respect it. 03:39:18.860 --> 03:39:23.100 Right basic kickoff. Can I get a frontflip kickoff? No, no frontflip kickoff. 03:39:23.100 --> 03:39:25.820 Wavy kind of got delayed and a little bit of weight. 03:39:25.820 --> 03:39:31.020 I wanted to save some boost. That's boy, that is playing with fire and Diaz burned him. 03:39:32.300 --> 03:39:37.820 Ah, the kickoffs have not been in Wavy's favor. He even tried to go around him right here and then 03:39:37.820 --> 03:39:42.300 look for a fault Diaz dodged it. Right over Wavy's head. The aggro kickoff now. 03:39:43.180 --> 03:39:47.180 This way we have the sleeve here to try to make something happen. Diaz is going for a standard 03:39:47.180 --> 03:39:50.300 and wave dash kickoff, push up in position. 03:39:50.300 --> 03:39:51.380 And now it's all on wavy. 03:39:51.380 --> 03:39:53.580 He's got to make it happen right here, right now. 03:39:55.260 --> 03:39:57.180 Get him to put three sets to set things up. 03:39:57.180 --> 03:39:58.220 He sure can. 03:39:58.220 --> 03:40:00.720 Oh, but he couldn't carry that through. 03:40:01.980 --> 03:40:05.420 Drop the combo and Diaz up three. 03:40:07.420 --> 03:40:09.300 Man, man, man, man, man. 03:40:09.300 --> 03:40:11.700 It's the kickoffs, it's the kickoffs, kickoffs. 03:40:11.700 --> 03:40:13.220 He's losing so many of them. 03:40:13.220 --> 03:40:15.260 That was his best game again. 03:40:15.260 --> 03:40:16.980 We've had a great game. 03:40:16.980 --> 03:40:19.220 He's losing too many kickoffs. 03:40:19.220 --> 03:40:21.220 He's giving DS too much possession. 03:40:21.220 --> 03:40:23.540 And every single time he generates 03:40:23.540 --> 03:40:25.900 this some level of attack, he made it. 03:40:25.900 --> 03:40:28.100 It wasn't eight, seven, or nine, eight. 03:40:28.100 --> 03:40:30.460 DS instantly scores, he can't round up the kickoff. 03:40:30.460 --> 03:40:32.300 It's every single time. 03:40:32.300 --> 03:40:36.860 Maybe he's got to find a way to just neutralize DS and kickoff. 03:40:36.860 --> 03:40:39.940 He gave himself a chance to be competitive in that series. 03:40:39.940 --> 03:40:41.620 If not, he can't win the kickoff in one. 03:40:41.620 --> 03:40:44.980 She is thankful to win the series. 03:40:44.980 --> 03:40:49.700 Wavy has not led past any kind of early side. 03:40:49.700 --> 03:40:51.540 He might not have led at any point. 03:40:51.540 --> 03:40:53.460 I think he led in game two. 03:40:53.460 --> 03:40:55.660 Very, very briefly. 03:40:55.660 --> 03:41:01.660 But he has been looking up at Diaz constantly in the series. 03:41:01.660 --> 03:41:07.020 And now he is looking way up a mountain down 3-0 03:41:07.020 --> 03:41:11.900 to the region's 1v1 representative from a year ago, 03:41:11.900 --> 03:41:15.100 Looking to run it back to worlds. 03:41:19.740 --> 03:41:22.540 If you're what Diaz is, he's got to be singing something. 03:41:23.180 --> 03:41:24.540 He is full vibes. 03:41:24.820 --> 03:41:27.220 Regardless, as we go to Utopia 03:41:28.060 --> 03:41:32.460 for game four, will it be a sweep in our first semi-final? 03:41:32.780 --> 03:41:33.460 Let's find out. 03:41:36.260 --> 03:41:38.700 Diaz wants to kick off again on that off-stack kickoff. 03:41:38.700 --> 03:41:39.300 Here we go. 03:41:39.740 --> 03:41:40.900 Right back to what Diaz likes. 03:41:40.900 --> 03:41:43.740 He goes for a one reset, brings it back low. 03:41:43.740 --> 03:41:45.820 Wavey misses on the ball, Diaz is gonna be able to score. 03:41:45.820 --> 03:41:49.540 Nine seconds in, Diaz gets kick off control. 03:41:49.540 --> 03:41:51.260 Wiz possession, Wavey has the challenge. 03:41:51.260 --> 03:41:53.940 He has to respect every single thing Diaz is doing. 03:41:53.940 --> 03:41:56.300 Diaz says, actually, I don't even need to shoot. 03:41:56.300 --> 03:41:57.340 Option not to. 03:41:57.340 --> 03:41:59.180 Waze for Wavey to make a misplay. 03:41:59.180 --> 03:42:00.260 Diaz hopes. 03:42:00.260 --> 03:42:02.100 It's been a rinse and repeat all series. 03:42:02.100 --> 03:42:04.060 I mean, Wavey was just expecting Diaz 03:42:04.060 --> 03:42:05.900 to finally use his flip. 03:42:05.900 --> 03:42:08.100 And all Diaz did was bring it down to ground. 03:42:08.100 --> 03:42:15.680 Wavy goes right on by and then Wavy ends up on Diaz's back wall. Diaz will go into his net, 03:42:15.680 --> 03:42:21.360 two nil, over 20 seconds in. Wavy trying to get aggressive, way too aggressive right there. 03:42:21.360 --> 03:42:26.640 That's not necessarily a one-challenge. He's up into Diaz's corner chasing him up the back wall. 03:42:26.640 --> 03:42:30.520 If you're chasing somebody up the back wall with no teammate, that means that's wide open. 03:42:30.520 --> 03:42:36.560 That's just simple logic. Wavy putting off her position right there and now Diaz 03:42:36.560 --> 03:42:40.300 He's just once again taking his time bringing all the way back to the corner and here we go 03:42:40.300 --> 03:42:43.040 We're getting back corner bearing in early 30 seconds into the game stacks 03:42:43.700 --> 03:42:45.700 There's no shock block 03:42:46.240 --> 03:42:49.960 He has though drops it maybe couldn't catch 03:42:52.160 --> 03:42:57.200 Have the midfield boost if Diaz a look and then Diaz is all right looking what I can do 03:42:57.600 --> 03:43:00.820 Gotta go over top of wavy, but he's there to meet him. That's what he should have done 03:43:00.820 --> 03:43:04.820 That one faithful challenge late in game three. 03:43:04.820 --> 03:43:06.820 Got the demo here on Diaz. 03:43:06.820 --> 03:43:09.820 And he'll finally get on the board. 03:43:09.820 --> 03:43:12.820 Diaz with an air of touch right here, trying to get back in. 03:43:12.820 --> 03:43:16.820 Then accidentally kept the ball in the play for Wavy. 03:43:16.820 --> 03:43:19.820 And in doing that, then he had to try to get back to the ball. 03:43:19.820 --> 03:43:21.820 And he ran into Wavy in the process. 03:43:21.820 --> 03:43:24.820 So unfortunately for Diaz, great for Wavy. 03:43:24.820 --> 03:43:27.820 Maybe it's fair to carry around that ball and that kick goal 03:43:27.820 --> 03:43:29.820 just to push it right there on the Diaz aside. 03:43:29.820 --> 03:43:31.820 Secured a mid-boost 03:43:31.940 --> 03:43:35.620 Hope these players still try to fill each other out. I can't say wavy's not out this series 03:43:35.620 --> 03:43:38.540 He just takes a couple of breaks, but he's got to be perfect here on out 03:43:40.620 --> 03:43:46.300 No way we playing a little bit differently too is he just ranges across with the same feet the ass of the boots 03:43:46.380 --> 03:43:48.860 But it doesn't matter. He'll just come back with the funny 03:43:50.620 --> 03:43:57.740 He has again wavy to the ceiling of the goal to make the inside out save and looking for the midfield boost 03:43:57.740 --> 03:44:02.460 It'll spark for him and it means he can fresher Diaz who has boost himself 03:44:02.900 --> 03:44:07.780 Another turn for wavy, but he's gonna lose possession and it looks like 03:44:08.380 --> 03:44:12.660 It's kind of throw right on by that Diaz wins this and he'll win another goal 03:44:13.500 --> 03:44:17.820 He is going to win another goal. Diaz just wasting every single second now. He says he wants out of the series 03:44:17.820 --> 03:44:24.100 This was done in Dusty. I don't know why Wavy was in the corner being that aggressive with that little amount of boost in his tank 03:44:24.100 --> 03:44:29.100 The moment he loses a 50 or any type of challenge he's just stuck in the corner. He's never going to get back. 03:44:29.100 --> 03:44:34.100 Maybe he thought he has an half boost? I don't know. Maybe that's when this guy comes right in. 03:44:34.100 --> 03:44:35.100 Maybe he's going to get back though. 03:44:35.100 --> 03:44:40.100 Listen, DS is out of the woodwork just yet. He should close his distance, he does. 03:44:40.100 --> 03:44:43.100 Anybody can get a goal out of it. Nope, shoot that high. 03:44:43.100 --> 03:44:46.100 What was that? Wavy, he's going to bring it back. This is going to win. He might have an angle. 03:44:46.100 --> 03:44:48.100 Oh, no way. Nope. 03:44:48.100 --> 03:44:55.100 Nope, very nearly, but he certainly laid the foundation for Wavy to get back in and Diaz still the same. 03:44:55.100 --> 03:45:04.100 He's got a very quickly out of the goal he does from the ceiling and now Diaz quickly on and Wavy out to the corner. 03:45:04.100 --> 03:45:12.100 Very bizarre exchange for both players and a longer rally than usual as Diaz patiently waiting. 03:45:12.100 --> 03:45:17.240 maybe the flick trying to go over Diaz had already retreated and maybe wins that 03:45:17.240 --> 03:45:21.220 corner boost but Diaz undeterred and that's the thing I guess a lot of 03:45:21.220 --> 03:45:25.180 players they lose that corner boost race you know they're gonna back off Diaz 03:45:25.180 --> 03:45:29.560 goes right at you and maybe recognizes that maybe she's gonna try and slow 03:45:29.560 --> 03:45:38.100 play and Diaz is not giving them any time for it. This is comical. This is a man who is a man brought to fall back all the way to go cross-map. 03:45:38.100 --> 03:45:40.100 Oh, it's just as- Oh, what'd I say? 03:45:40.100 --> 03:45:43.100 You better save that way, but don't let him disrespect you like that. 03:45:44.100 --> 03:45:47.100 Give me disrespect. It's a smart play. 03:45:47.100 --> 03:45:52.100 He just said, oh, he needs players to knit at the time more than what they do. 03:45:52.100 --> 03:45:54.100 Oh, he's disrespecting him. 03:45:54.100 --> 03:45:57.100 No, it's not the fact that he brought him to the corner. 03:45:57.100 --> 03:45:59.100 It's the fact that he didn't know that he'd bring him to the corner. 03:45:59.100 --> 03:46:01.100 He went for a cross-map, and... 03:46:01.100 --> 03:46:03.100 Oh, what'd I say again? 03:46:03.100 --> 03:46:07.100 Wave, he's doing so much, but it doesn't seem like it's gonna be enough right here. 03:46:07.100 --> 03:46:10.680 No, no, no, no, he's not catching up to it. 03:46:10.680 --> 03:46:12.940 Oh, wait, he's not catching up to it, he's catching up to that. 03:46:12.940 --> 03:46:13.780 What's in the top? 03:46:13.780 --> 03:46:14.600 What's the game? 03:46:14.600 --> 03:46:16.440 I'm watching. 03:46:16.440 --> 03:46:17.260 Did he almost? 03:46:17.260 --> 03:46:18.260 No, no, he didn't. 03:46:21.260 --> 03:46:23.340 Here goes Wavy again. 03:46:23.340 --> 03:46:24.340 That means somebody's just going, 03:46:24.340 --> 03:46:25.540 this game may end in 3-1. 03:46:25.540 --> 03:46:26.380 Oh, Wavy! 03:46:29.300 --> 03:46:31.740 That's what you like to see from Wavy! 03:46:31.740 --> 03:46:32.820 Your life's in his momentum, 03:46:32.820 --> 03:46:37.820 He comes up the ceiling, musty, double tap right into your neck! 03:46:37.820 --> 03:46:40.820 Diaz puts out a nice one, and Wavy with some momentum. 03:46:40.820 --> 03:46:43.820 He did tell Wavy, he's bringing out the aerial game. 03:46:43.820 --> 03:46:45.820 Maybe he's coming out of Utopia. 03:46:45.820 --> 03:46:47.820 He's gonna need to see a little bit more though. 03:46:47.820 --> 03:46:48.820 Stop the kickoff! 03:46:48.820 --> 03:46:50.820 And he does! Wavy slams the goal! 03:46:50.820 --> 03:46:53.820 Wavy's done a real good job of preserving boost off the kickoff 03:46:53.820 --> 03:46:56.820 so he can make plays like that, but then Diaz, 03:46:56.820 --> 03:46:58.820 arrows through him in the air. 03:46:58.820 --> 03:47:00.820 It's the kickoff, man. 03:47:00.820 --> 03:47:04.500 at all stars with the kickoff. Wavy has to protect the first DS shot. 03:47:06.020 --> 03:47:09.780 He saves it but he has no boost after that. DS is already taking the corner. 03:47:11.220 --> 03:47:13.860 This Wavy half here on this kickoff is just gonna roll out once again. 03:47:13.860 --> 03:47:15.940 Trying to do it with another one. Wavy has the first pass. 03:47:17.940 --> 03:47:20.180 Gonna be a great try. Probably hit it will be. 03:47:20.180 --> 03:47:25.700 Two straight kickoff goals in a row for DS and that has been the story of the series. 03:47:25.700 --> 03:47:33.700 Wavy gets some type of momentum. He scores some type of goal and Diaz instantly responds for the kickoff goal. 03:47:35.700 --> 03:47:44.700 Diaz very quickly over to the side where the ball went. He grabbed that midfield boost. Diaz, if he's going to come for a rather wavy, if he's going to come back, 03:47:44.700 --> 03:47:50.700 he needs to go all the way back to his own end and try to stop this from Diaz. He has done so. 03:47:50.700 --> 03:47:54.740 Maybe he's trying to fake that he doesn't have much boost to the bank trying to take Diaz in 03:47:55.020 --> 03:47:58.940 All in the musty goes right at him the follow-off the post and 03:47:59.620 --> 03:48:04.460 Nothing behind that last shot from wavy and that might have been the last gas Diaz 03:48:05.780 --> 03:48:07.780 for the knockout blow 03:48:08.260 --> 03:48:11.380 Six two and Diaz to the finals 03:48:12.100 --> 03:48:14.700 GG's when wavy in the chat GG's when Diaz 03:48:15.660 --> 03:48:17.900 Think that's me. He's done with the series 03:48:17.900 --> 03:48:20.180 He's an ex-limation mark from DS. 03:48:20.180 --> 03:48:22.540 We haven't even really seen him be successful. 03:48:22.540 --> 03:48:25.020 With his cross-map air, Eric Drupal's won that thing. 03:48:25.020 --> 03:48:26.740 He's patented. 03:48:26.740 --> 03:48:28.100 As you see, he's just bopping to his beers. 03:48:28.100 --> 03:48:29.020 He's having a good time. 03:48:29.020 --> 03:48:30.660 He was bopping whole entire series. 03:48:30.660 --> 03:48:32.420 He was comfortable. 03:48:32.420 --> 03:48:33.540 He's a great series from DS. 03:48:33.540 --> 03:48:35.380 He moves on right back to a place 03:48:35.380 --> 03:48:37.140 that he's already known, a place he's won. 03:48:37.140 --> 03:48:39.460 DNA 1v1 Grand Final. 03:48:39.460 --> 03:48:41.260 He wins the 1RD1 versus 1st Killer. 03:48:41.260 --> 03:48:44.460 Wavy, I mean, he had a, I can't say, 03:48:44.460 --> 03:48:46.300 he had the best, the greatest series. 03:48:46.300 --> 03:48:47.860 But he did have a really good series. 03:48:47.860 --> 03:48:50.100 It's just that it simply came down to the kickoffs. 03:48:50.100 --> 03:48:52.260 The kickoffs just really put him in a bad spot 03:48:52.260 --> 03:48:55.100 a lot of the time and that was Diaz's ability 03:48:55.100 --> 03:48:57.180 to just keep faking out into air stacks. 03:48:57.180 --> 03:48:59.980 I mean, it's just tough to overcome. 03:48:59.980 --> 03:49:02.380 There are two ways to look at 1B1s. 03:49:02.380 --> 03:49:05.140 There is the approach of, oh, it's just kickoffs. 03:49:05.140 --> 03:49:08.380 And then there's the approach of, yeah, it's kickoffs. 03:49:08.380 --> 03:49:10.540 It was the difference for Diaz. 03:49:10.540 --> 03:49:11.900 They were that much better. 03:49:11.900 --> 03:49:15.460 Who will face Diaz for the title of 1B1 NA champion? 03:49:15.460 --> 03:49:17.160 We'll find out right after this. 03:49:17.160 --> 03:49:22.000 Keith, I want to try and experiment. 03:49:22.000 --> 03:49:23.040 All right. 03:49:23.040 --> 03:49:24.400 To help you un-become your parents, 03:49:24.400 --> 03:49:26.200 I want you to try a game called Rocket League. 03:49:26.200 --> 03:49:29.120 Ooh, is it a puzzle like my crossword? 03:49:29.120 --> 03:49:30.920 No, picture soccer. 03:49:30.920 --> 03:49:31.640 OK. 03:49:31.640 --> 03:49:33.200 With a car. 03:49:33.200 --> 03:49:35.480 What do I hang my feet outside the window? 03:49:35.480 --> 03:49:36.800 No, not your car. 03:49:36.800 --> 03:49:37.760 But you said think of it. 03:49:37.760 --> 03:49:38.840 It's a video game. 03:49:38.840 --> 03:49:40.480 Oh, OK, I get it. 03:49:40.480 --> 03:49:41.560 Where's the cartridge? 03:49:41.560 --> 03:49:42.960 No, it's an online thing. 03:49:42.960 --> 03:49:43.920 Is there a joystick? 03:49:43.920 --> 03:49:45.440 Not like the ones you're thinking of. 03:49:45.440 --> 03:49:46.800 But I need to get some quarters, right? 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Sir. Congratulations. You've made it back to the finals 03:57:45.680 --> 03:57:52.080 I gotta I gotta ask where you were you were you singing like the whole match? Are you listening to music while you play? 03:57:52.080 --> 03:57:54.080 Are you talking to somebody? Yeah? 03:57:57.680 --> 03:58:03.960 What what do you listen to what what keeps you in the zone some Spanish songs and Mara five 03:58:03.960 --> 03:58:08.960 five. Okay. Okay. That's a blend 03:58:08.960 --> 03:58:09.960 five Spanish songs. I love 03:58:09.960 --> 03:58:11.960 that though. That's cool. Here 03:58:11.960 --> 03:58:13.960 in the people. Do you not? Do 03:58:13.960 --> 03:58:15.960 you have to listen to the game 03:58:15.960 --> 03:58:16.960 sound is like, is it not more 03:58:16.960 --> 03:58:17.960 important than ones to be able 03:58:17.960 --> 03:58:18.960 to hear like when the opponent 03:58:18.960 --> 03:58:19.960 is boosting or in the air or 03:58:19.960 --> 03:58:20.960 is like you do play with the 03:58:20.960 --> 03:58:23.960 game on mute? Uh I listen to 03:58:23.960 --> 03:58:25.960 game sound, but like that 03:58:25.960 --> 03:58:27.960 doesn't affect it as much 03:58:27.960 --> 03:58:30.960 because right in ones, you 03:58:30.960 --> 03:58:31.960 know where that the opponent 03:58:31.960 --> 03:58:34.960 most of the time. 03:58:34.960 --> 03:58:35.960 Gotcha. 03:58:35.960 --> 03:58:38.960 OK, well, you completed an already incredible accomplishment 03:58:38.960 --> 03:58:42.960 of making it back to the 1v1 Grand Finals two years in a row 03:58:42.960 --> 03:58:44.960 trying to defend your title here. 03:58:44.960 --> 03:58:48.960 Has the competition this year felt different than last year at all? 03:58:48.960 --> 03:58:50.960 Has it been more difficult here in 2026? 03:58:50.960 --> 03:58:53.960 Has the competition improved? 03:58:53.960 --> 03:58:55.960 I think it's still the same. 03:58:55.960 --> 03:59:00.960 In North America, no one grinds once as much into you. 03:59:00.960 --> 03:59:05.700 So I think it's the same thing as last year. 03:59:05.700 --> 03:59:07.500 Well, so far it looks like we're 03:59:07.500 --> 03:59:10.740 about to get a rematch if FK can get through EVO. 03:59:10.740 --> 03:59:12.980 That's the only match left before the grand finals. 03:59:12.980 --> 03:59:13.980 Who do you think's got it? 03:59:13.980 --> 03:59:15.980 Do you think FK is going to be there again? 03:59:15.980 --> 03:59:19.740 Yeah, FK going to be there again, I think so. 03:59:19.740 --> 03:59:20.140 All righty. 03:59:20.140 --> 03:59:22.060 Well, I will not take up any more of your time. 03:59:22.060 --> 03:59:23.660 Congratulations on the win. 03:59:23.660 --> 03:59:25.620 Good luck in the grand finals, sir. 03:59:25.620 --> 03:59:26.180 Thank you, sir. 03:59:26.180 --> 03:59:26.740 All right. 03:59:26.740 --> 03:59:30.300 Diaz going to be playing for the title of champion again. 03:59:30.300 --> 03:59:31.460 Who will his opponent be? 03:59:31.460 --> 03:59:33.660 We'll find out here in a moment, gentlemen, 03:59:33.660 --> 03:59:35.780 but Johnny Boyd, you made that one look easy. 03:59:35.780 --> 03:59:36.860 Yeah, he really did. 03:59:36.860 --> 03:59:39.940 I mean, we kind of worried about Wavy's level 03:59:39.940 --> 03:59:40.820 throughout the weekend. 03:59:40.820 --> 03:59:42.180 He's just not been able to click. 03:59:42.180 --> 03:59:44.180 He's not been able to perform at the level 03:59:44.180 --> 03:59:47.180 we know he needs to if he's gonna contend for this tournament. 03:59:47.180 --> 03:59:50.740 And yeah, he, I think for a moment in game one, 03:59:50.740 --> 03:59:52.300 looked like he might be gaming. 03:59:52.300 --> 03:59:53.700 And then it all fell apart. 03:59:53.700 --> 03:59:56.020 Diaz is still just a different level. 03:59:56.020 --> 04:00:00.260 You know, Wavy did pick it up, I think, in that series. 04:00:00.260 --> 04:00:05.500 He wouldn't have known it from watching how the series ended with a 6-2 to Diaz. 04:00:05.500 --> 04:00:12.500 But, you know, to get the same offensive output that he had against AJ, 04:00:12.500 --> 04:00:21.020 against a much, much tougher opponent here in Diaz, I think speaks to how Wavy, you know, did kind of bring his A-game. 04:00:21.020 --> 04:00:25.820 It's just not enough against somebody, the caliber of Diaz and, you know, 04:00:25.820 --> 04:00:28.620 the guy knew he was a huge underdog going in. 04:00:29.060 --> 04:00:31.260 I don't think he put a lot of pressure on himself at all. 04:00:31.260 --> 04:00:33.620 And he played like it for the better part of three games. 04:00:36.060 --> 04:00:37.940 Wavey makes it to the top four. 04:00:37.940 --> 04:00:41.780 We've only had two 1v1 tournaments here in RLCS for North America so far, 04:00:41.780 --> 04:00:43.260 but that is his best result ever. 04:00:43.260 --> 04:00:46.740 And it is very difficult to not give him the respect he's due, 04:00:46.740 --> 04:00:49.660 make it to a top four in a dominant region like this. 04:00:49.660 --> 04:01:09.660 impressive performance, but that is the end of his tournament and we are one match away Johnny from a rematch of last year the more things change the more these players develop the more sometimes it seems like it just stays the same first killer one match away from having his revenge tour here and the possibility of getting the run back on the 04:01:09.660 --> 04:01:21.660 Yes. Yeah. And you know, in this case, staying the same is impressive because first killer has been this same dominant force in North America for such a long time, which is it's so hard to do. 04:01:21.660 --> 04:01:30.660 The thing we can understand how impressive it is that you still able to do this and by dominating so many mechanical players as much as he does. 04:01:30.660 --> 04:01:37.340 does, but yeah, EVO also still very consistent throughout the tournament. 04:01:37.340 --> 04:01:41.140 He is coming from the upper bracket again, just like he did last year. 04:01:41.140 --> 04:01:43.980 First killer coming from the lower bracket, just like he did last year. 04:01:43.980 --> 04:01:48.020 So it really is very, very similar that we've landed on this in the semi-final. 04:01:48.540 --> 04:01:49.860 Yeah, let's get into it, folks. 04:01:49.860 --> 04:01:53.580 And you're talking about the path they went through to get to this point. 04:01:53.660 --> 04:01:57.500 They played each other at this point in the tournament in 2025. 04:01:57.780 --> 04:02:00.340 First killer obviously coming out on top as he made it to the grand finals. 04:02:00.340 --> 04:02:02.940 Can Evo change history here, Stax? 04:02:02.940 --> 04:02:06.100 It was a 4-1 last time in favor of first killer. 04:02:06.100 --> 04:02:07.780 Evo's gonna be trying to get those four games 04:02:07.780 --> 04:02:09.660 this time around in 20-26. 04:02:09.660 --> 04:02:12.060 Yeah, it's, well, you look at the path 04:02:12.060 --> 04:02:13.460 that Evo has had to get here, 04:02:13.460 --> 04:02:17.060 and this is, I think, by far, the biggest step up. 04:02:17.060 --> 04:02:21.220 At least last year, at some point during the tournament, 04:02:21.220 --> 04:02:22.340 he had to go through first killer. 04:02:22.340 --> 04:02:24.700 He beat him in the group stage last year 04:02:24.700 --> 04:02:26.580 to reach this point, 04:02:26.580 --> 04:02:28.940 and then first killer cut his revenge. 04:02:28.940 --> 04:02:30.180 Here it's been like, you know, 04:02:30.180 --> 04:02:32.700 Mech, Kofa and Bora in the Swiss. 04:02:32.700 --> 04:02:35.500 It's been Porky and Zap in the groups. 04:02:35.500 --> 04:02:37.900 It's been AJ and he did sweep AJ, 04:02:37.900 --> 04:02:39.500 which, you know, the way AJ was playing, 04:02:39.500 --> 04:02:42.500 I think is a great win for Evo. 04:02:42.500 --> 04:02:46.420 But this is the point where we're really gonna see 04:02:46.420 --> 04:02:49.140 what Evo is made of here in the semifinals. 04:02:52.060 --> 04:02:55.900 Oh, this camera angle, looking at the left ear there of Evo. 04:02:55.900 --> 04:03:01.180 left eye is also made the frame, including his goatee as well. A little bit of the left side of 04:03:01.180 --> 04:03:06.220 his mind. I mean, he's not got the whole face in there, but in fact, as he leans out, we've almost 04:03:06.220 --> 04:03:11.260 got none of his facial features. He might need to work on the positioning there of the camera, 04:03:11.900 --> 04:03:15.180 but in game usually no issues with positioning for this guy. 04:03:17.580 --> 04:03:23.260 He does a very solid positioning. According to the stats trackers, we have, these two players 04:03:23.260 --> 04:03:27.420 I've played at least one time before on the season here 04:03:27.420 --> 04:03:28.860 related in recent history. 04:03:28.860 --> 04:03:30.620 It was a five-one, though, in favor of first-killer. 04:03:30.620 --> 04:03:33.700 So a lot of history looks like first-killer 04:03:33.700 --> 04:03:35.540 is the clear favorite. 04:03:35.540 --> 04:03:37.340 We've seen that so far today, the favorites 04:03:37.340 --> 04:03:38.900 have been winning. 04:03:38.900 --> 04:03:40.540 It'd be kind of a boring daystacks 04:03:40.540 --> 04:03:42.540 if the favorites won the whole way down, right? 04:03:42.540 --> 04:03:45.620 So that must mean that Evo's got this, right? 04:03:45.620 --> 04:03:49.420 Since we love one-word answers around here. 04:03:49.420 --> 04:03:53.180 No, I learned my lesson, don't guess we're skillets. 04:03:53.180 --> 04:04:03.180 I think this is gonna be a good series, but I have to respect first killers earlier performances in the tournament, even though he's coming through the lower bracket, he was coming through the upper bracket. 04:04:04.180 --> 04:04:11.180 Simply the fact that first killer took evil to game five or not. So you know, even Diaz to game five in the groups makes me think that he is on that similar level as Diaz. 04:04:11.180 --> 04:04:13.020 even though he's coming through the lower bracket, 04:04:13.020 --> 04:04:14.700 Evo's coming through the upper bracket. 04:04:14.700 --> 04:04:17.340 Simply the fact that first killer took Evo to game five, 04:04:17.340 --> 04:04:19.980 or no sorry, Evo Diaz to game five in the groups, 04:04:19.980 --> 04:04:22.740 makes me think that he is on that similar level as Diaz. 04:04:22.740 --> 04:04:24.060 And if he's on Diaz level, 04:04:24.060 --> 04:04:25.620 he's gonna be in the grand final against him. 04:04:25.620 --> 04:04:27.380 So I'm the same, I'm predicting a rematch 04:04:27.380 --> 04:04:29.220 for all in the last year's final. 04:04:29.220 --> 04:04:30.580 I think that there was gonna be an upset today. 04:04:30.580 --> 04:04:32.300 It was gonna be in the match previous to this one. 04:04:32.300 --> 04:04:33.820 Zach was able to look at those first two games 04:04:33.820 --> 04:04:34.660 up on first killer. 04:04:34.660 --> 04:04:37.620 The fact that first killer locked that series down 04:04:37.620 --> 04:04:40.620 to get to this point does not spell well for Evo. 04:04:40.620 --> 04:04:46.900 It's gonna be an uphill battle. I do have first killer here, but Evo has earned an opportunity again to get a rematch 04:04:47.100 --> 04:04:52.700 Against the player that knocked him out of the tournament last year and he'll be trying to make that grand finals this time around 04:04:52.940 --> 04:04:59.060 We've got him fully supported on the desk chat has first killer here as well 81% one of the highest percentages 04:04:59.060 --> 04:05:04.540 We've seen in the tournament. It's time to find out who's taken on Diaz in the grand finals here 04:05:04.540 --> 04:05:12.060 The title of 1v1 North American regional champion hangs in the ballots and only three players remain in the competition 04:05:12.060 --> 04:05:16.980 Only two will get the opportunity to play for it. Will it be Evo or first-killer? Let's find out 04:05:19.340 --> 04:05:26.940 Okay, a complete sweep from the desk or one the greatest 1v1 player in all CS in North American history 04:05:26.940 --> 04:05:33.660 3 aka first killer and that's what is backing them the question is can the new guard the young garden evil the person 04:05:33.660 --> 04:05:39.380 He played the last year's semi-final. Can he get the job done? That's fine now game one brought to you by progressive 04:05:39.660 --> 04:05:45.060 Is your boy Bates is your man fear and it's even on first killer gone neck and neck against one another 04:05:45.700 --> 04:05:52.220 Yeah, we'll see if evil can get over the big brother complex that first killer has on all of North America 04:05:52.220 --> 04:05:57.740 first killer is even looking back at Evo and slowly walking this one in to just 04:05:57.740 --> 04:06:01.100 really rub in the fact that Evo is gonna make the first mistake of this 04:06:01.100 --> 04:06:04.580 series he actually had first possession there not able to hold on to it ends up 04:06:04.580 --> 04:06:08.420 diving past first killer he's trying to play quickly he'll need to play quickly 04:06:08.420 --> 04:06:11.980 but he needs to stay within his limits if he wants to stand a chance 04:06:11.980 --> 04:06:16.140 he will he will and listen I don't want to ask you a question because you know we 04:06:16.140 --> 04:06:20.300 We have me and Stax with the cast last game and whatever that is, what I would say is on 04:06:20.300 --> 04:06:26.460 as educated on the kickoff intricacies that you and Johnny need, Johnny are. 04:06:26.460 --> 04:06:27.460 Whoa, whoa! 04:06:27.460 --> 04:06:30.460 Why are you trying to say that he's still on the kickoff because I saw a lot of things 04:06:30.460 --> 04:06:31.460 last series and I kept... 04:06:31.460 --> 04:06:34.660 Why some adjustments from Wade, but it just never happened. 04:06:34.660 --> 04:06:38.860 Well, interestingly, we got an interview with Evo earlier in the tournament and what he 04:06:38.860 --> 04:06:43.580 said about the kickoffs was he doesn't think about them, so I mean, it doesn't mean that 04:06:43.580 --> 04:06:48.540 he isn't adjusting naturally like the reality is he's such a good player that he probably is just 04:06:48.540 --> 04:06:53.020 noticing trends without maybe actively thinking about it so i'm not sure we're gonna see tons 04:06:53.020 --> 04:06:57.660 of different mix-ups though from evo's end first killer's had a really solid kickoff he's gonna get 04:06:57.660 --> 04:07:02.860 a demo and should be able to convert that evo even picking his respawn doesn't save him it's two zero 04:07:02.860 --> 04:07:07.980 so i mean we'll see as we get going we'll have to keep in mind that evo says he doesn't think at all 04:07:07.980 --> 04:07:14.000 See if he actually adjusts in any way. This is a dynamic slightly delay intentionally, but he loses it horribly 04:07:14.200 --> 04:07:20.400 Yeah, and almost went very bad for him to look like a old school 2017 scrub killer kickoff right off there 04:07:20.560 --> 04:07:22.560 I'm sorry wall straight to your neck 04:07:23.160 --> 04:07:25.680 When the greatest kickoff is one more scene has ever seen 04:07:26.360 --> 04:07:31.220 Honestly, the thing that made kind of put ones on the map as first killer kind of gets hit by 04:07:31.220 --> 04:07:34.580 but Evo and Evo just props him into the net. 04:07:34.580 --> 04:07:36.740 Evo scores his first goal of the series. 04:07:36.740 --> 04:07:41.500 Yeah, Pruskiller, big, really, up high on the back wall 04:07:41.500 --> 04:07:43.020 of Evo, trying to get an interception. 04:07:43.020 --> 04:07:45.020 You have to be sure that you're either getting the ball 04:07:45.020 --> 04:07:46.220 or the car. 04:07:46.220 --> 04:07:48.220 When you go up that high, because we get neither, 04:07:48.220 --> 04:07:50.860 you can bet that the opposition is going to be taking it 04:07:50.860 --> 04:07:52.420 all the way to your net. 04:07:52.420 --> 04:07:54.900 Pruskiller, seeing the early big challenge, 04:07:54.900 --> 04:07:56.100 does try and flick with the top of it. 04:07:56.100 --> 04:07:57.940 Evo's going to back off. 04:07:57.940 --> 04:07:59.900 And Pruskiller, a soft flick. 04:07:59.900 --> 04:08:02.600 We've seen tons of power shots from him earlier that have a ton of strength. 04:08:02.600 --> 04:08:04.740 His split game hasn't shown nearly as much power, 04:08:04.740 --> 04:08:07.640 but he's got Evo on the wrong side of the ball right now. 04:08:07.640 --> 04:08:08.940 He has to swing his way back around. 04:08:08.940 --> 04:08:09.940 He actually manages to do so. 04:08:09.940 --> 04:08:13.020 No boost for either, but Evo an opportunity to make a quick play. 04:08:13.020 --> 04:08:15.780 I'm actually surprised that he rotated so far out. 04:08:15.780 --> 04:08:18.300 It seems like he couldn't force the issue more and maybe prevent 04:08:18.300 --> 04:08:20.980 him from getting his wheels set in defense. 04:08:20.980 --> 04:08:23.540 But because he allowed that, now First Killer chasing him down 04:08:23.540 --> 04:08:25.940 and might be able to break up his play. 04:08:25.940 --> 04:08:28.900 Yeah, and this is one of the few matchups, at least in North America. 04:08:28.900 --> 04:08:33.700 You let me know that by it's a beaver first killer might not be the fast person on the pitch 04:08:34.100 --> 04:08:39.460 Evo is constantly zoom and he's constantly playing Mach 90 who was such pace 04:08:40.020 --> 04:08:42.660 Trying to make it awkward for his opponents and he saw that yesterday against AJ 04:08:42.660 --> 04:08:45.380 He just kept going and going and going didn't leave any opportunities 04:08:45.860 --> 04:08:49.300 The first killer I think this is the experience he's gained over his years in all CS 04:08:49.780 --> 04:08:53.460 You can see he can see just playing like a little net Evo. He's just gonna follow right by you 04:08:53.460 --> 04:08:55.460 Yeah, it's Gore for Ebi! 04:08:55.460 --> 04:08:59.960 Yeah, you know, first killer, he's got speed and efficiency. 04:08:59.960 --> 04:09:00.960 He makes it effective. 04:09:00.960 --> 04:09:03.460 Ebo right now is matching the speed like he talked about, 04:09:03.460 --> 04:09:05.460 but he's getting exposed on these little pumps. 04:09:05.460 --> 04:09:07.960 This killer season coming, a little demo. 04:09:07.960 --> 04:09:09.460 It's a nice touch to himself. 04:09:09.460 --> 04:09:10.960 Wait, he missed this! He missed this! 04:09:10.960 --> 04:09:12.460 That was an open opportunity. 04:09:12.460 --> 04:09:13.960 He had a little wave dash turnaround. 04:09:13.960 --> 04:09:15.960 Just needed to get it on that right side of that. 04:09:15.960 --> 04:09:16.960 You did not make contact. 04:09:16.960 --> 04:09:17.960 Ebo's gonna pop it over the top. 04:09:17.960 --> 04:09:19.960 No, Ebo's gonna get a goal the same way. 04:09:19.960 --> 04:09:21.460 Two goal swing right there. 04:09:21.460 --> 04:09:26.460 The first killer on that low pop with the back side of the finnig, he set up so well, it's so tough. 04:09:26.460 --> 04:09:32.460 He even put the ball, honestly, in a quick scoring position, especially with the kick, with the spawn in, the demo spawn in, update. 04:09:32.460 --> 04:09:37.460 He did everything he needed to do, but put the ball away, and then he challenged Evo with no boost. 04:09:37.460 --> 04:09:40.460 And rather than it being 4-1, it's 3-2. 04:09:40.460 --> 04:09:47.460 That huge swing, Evo will pass himself off the back, while the first killer is there trying to stop him from getting possession. 04:09:47.460 --> 04:09:53.460 First Killer is gonna back off an interesting decision from Evo to just shoot it out towards him because if you're gonna have a defender back off you can slow that play down. 04:09:53.460 --> 04:10:01.460 Touch me and maybe control the wall. He does tip this around. First Killer promised he doesn't have any boost to work with so First Killer is gonna be able to get the possession. 04:10:01.460 --> 04:10:07.460 And now headed to the air. Evo's gonna meet him there, floating up behind. Nice coverage of every opportunity for First Killer. 04:10:07.460 --> 04:10:12.460 First Killer thinking about setting up another play. Got to the midfield boost too soon. You might have wanted a hundred. 04:10:12.460 --> 04:10:17.740 We didn't get it. It goes down to the ground. Now a little bump on the Evo doesn't get the power shot off this to score 04:10:17.740 --> 04:10:19.740 This lob should be saved by Evo 04:10:20.300 --> 04:10:23.020 Should be, but then Evo kind of just gives the ball right back away 04:10:23.900 --> 04:10:30.240 And a missed opportunity right there for Evo. Could have possessed it. Nice guy bought a first killer demo and Evo won't Evo 04:10:30.980 --> 04:10:37.020 Bought like a shooting duck and it all starts with Evo on a very simple pop shot from first killer 04:10:37.020 --> 04:10:38.860 So he's got to float it at the net. 04:10:38.860 --> 04:10:40.060 First killer's here, take possession. 04:10:40.060 --> 04:10:41.220 I'm going to go back and get boost. 04:10:41.220 --> 04:10:44.340 Evo said, no, you can have the boost in the ball. 04:10:44.340 --> 04:10:48.300 And it set him up to be in a not promising position. 04:10:48.300 --> 04:10:49.180 Yeah, I don't know. 04:10:49.180 --> 04:10:50.020 I have to agree with you. 04:10:50.020 --> 04:10:51.020 What was he thinking then? 04:10:51.020 --> 04:10:55.140 First killer cutting off his kickoff opportunity. 04:10:55.140 --> 04:10:57.740 Now in control of all, Evo's not going to let him get with that. 04:10:57.740 --> 04:11:00.300 And first killer's hanging out not high above the ball. 04:11:00.300 --> 04:11:01.660 He's not going to be able to protect it. 04:11:01.660 --> 04:11:02.500 So Evo turned in. 04:11:02.500 --> 04:11:04.580 Now here's these long shots that first killer loves. 04:11:04.580 --> 04:11:07.380 He wants to get defenders back, stuck in net. 04:11:07.380 --> 04:11:09.620 Evo is going to be able to pick up this boost. 04:11:09.620 --> 04:11:11.820 And the scorer might be forced to leave here 04:11:11.820 --> 04:11:13.100 because he popped it up so high 04:11:13.100 --> 04:11:15.900 that he could end up favoring the higher base player. 04:11:15.900 --> 04:11:18.180 Evo though, not the best flick to get out of his half, 04:11:18.180 --> 04:11:20.260 but a power shot from first killer on the side wall. 04:11:20.260 --> 04:11:21.820 It is imminent. 04:11:21.820 --> 04:11:23.260 He does miss this one. 04:11:23.260 --> 04:11:24.940 Evo controls it though. 04:11:24.940 --> 04:11:26.420 Even with only a pad to work with, 04:11:26.420 --> 04:11:28.860 he's able to back first killer off a nice flick from Evo. 04:11:28.860 --> 04:11:30.820 He's got a chance here in this game, number one. 04:11:30.820 --> 04:11:31.660 He sure does. 04:11:31.660 --> 04:11:33.380 And that's the second time in this game. 04:11:33.380 --> 04:11:36.500 He's caught first killer out in the midfield, 04:11:36.500 --> 04:11:38.020 turning, trying to make a challenge happen. 04:11:38.020 --> 04:11:40.660 Honestly, first killer, interesting decision 04:11:40.660 --> 04:11:42.140 he was going to make in that challenge, 04:11:42.140 --> 04:11:44.820 was he trying to turn way dash and get back to the ball 04:11:44.820 --> 04:11:46.420 all with no momentum? 04:11:46.420 --> 04:11:48.100 That didn't seem that promising for him. 04:11:48.100 --> 04:11:51.340 A very questionable challenge for a person who's 04:11:51.340 --> 04:11:53.700 challenged him, but usually it's one of the best, 04:11:53.700 --> 04:11:55.780 if not the best in the game. 04:11:55.780 --> 04:11:56.740 Now he's out of position again. 04:11:56.740 --> 04:11:57.740 Can Evo do any of this? 04:11:57.740 --> 04:11:59.300 He cannot. 04:11:59.300 --> 04:12:00.300 He's got a lot more to do. 04:12:00.300 --> 04:12:02.540 Only 20 seconds left. 04:12:02.540 --> 04:12:05.820 First kill to try to switch the field. Side flip from Evo is going to keep this in the blue half. 04:12:05.820 --> 04:12:08.220 First killer will be back to it first. 04:12:08.220 --> 04:12:11.340 He can't really control the ball and get the 100 moves. 04:12:11.340 --> 04:12:15.420 Evo doesn't really have time to fully leave the play like he maybe would earlier 04:12:15.420 --> 04:12:18.220 because he had the opportunity to bring that all the way to his back wall. 04:12:18.220 --> 04:12:21.260 Now he's going to have to do something in the air at 0 seconds. 04:12:21.260 --> 04:12:23.420 He might be able to get into this, but first killer taps it away. 04:12:23.420 --> 04:12:26.860 Wait a second chance for Evo. Flick on the top. This one's still floating in the air. 04:12:26.860 --> 04:12:30.300 First killer gets just enough on 50 to get to the ground. 04:12:30.300 --> 04:12:32.140 Wait, first killer's keeping it up! 04:12:32.140 --> 04:12:33.740 First killer's keeping up just to rub it in. 04:12:33.740 --> 04:12:35.300 He's gonna bring it all the way to the side of the field. 04:12:35.300 --> 04:12:36.460 He couldn't just let it hit ground, 04:12:36.460 --> 04:12:39.140 but now it's a two goal win for first killer. 04:12:39.140 --> 04:12:41.540 I mean, I'm just loving first killer's tape. 04:12:41.540 --> 04:12:43.540 Whatever he's out here has to lead. 04:12:43.540 --> 04:12:46.420 He is not pulling any of these mistakes 04:12:46.420 --> 04:12:48.540 that you see some of these young players make. 04:12:48.540 --> 04:12:50.620 In the 2v2s, there's the games, 04:12:50.620 --> 04:12:51.740 I believe him to a time for the plan 04:12:51.740 --> 04:12:54.180 where he just immediately started wasting the clock. 04:12:54.180 --> 04:12:55.540 In the ones you already saw yesterday, 04:12:55.540 --> 04:12:57.580 it gets the Pato's where he's at there 04:12:57.580 --> 04:12:59.260 for a whole minute with the ball. 04:12:59.260 --> 04:13:04.260 I don't know what it was that Pothos was doing in that play, and even right here, just wasting 30 seconds off the clock. 04:13:05.260 --> 04:13:08.260 Just to put this game away, so smart from him. 04:13:08.260 --> 04:13:11.260 I mean, you've already got to leave this, get the game over with. 04:13:11.260 --> 04:13:16.260 Yeah, first killer is a winner. He's not just down there trying to play as fast as possible. 04:13:16.260 --> 04:13:21.260 He knows how to secure games. We saw him baiting in opponents whenever it was possible. 04:13:21.260 --> 04:13:23.260 And he's got the early starts on Evo. 04:13:23.260 --> 04:13:25.980 Ivo, Ivo, you know, he showed signs of life there. 04:13:25.980 --> 04:13:28.140 It wasn't the worst possible game, number one, 04:13:28.140 --> 04:13:29.900 for somebody who struggled to beat 04:13:29.900 --> 04:13:31.460 first killer in series. 04:13:31.460 --> 04:13:33.420 He's able to at least keep it close, 04:13:33.420 --> 04:13:34.500 keep it lower scoring. 04:13:34.500 --> 04:13:36.220 Maybe that will end up favoring him 04:13:36.220 --> 04:13:37.900 as this series goes on, 04:13:37.900 --> 04:13:40.420 but ultimately first killer keeps it up. 04:13:40.420 --> 04:13:42.420 And that to me plays to your confidence 04:13:42.420 --> 04:13:44.900 and it goes to show just how first killer 04:13:44.900 --> 04:13:46.300 is gonna believe that he has the edge here 04:13:46.300 --> 04:13:48.460 until proven otherwise, he's historically had it. 04:13:48.460 --> 04:13:50.620 And he's so comfortable that he doesn't feel like, 04:13:50.620 --> 04:13:51.740 I need to hit this ball to the ground. 04:13:51.740 --> 04:13:52.620 You never know what's gonna happen. 04:13:52.620 --> 04:13:53.580 I'm like, oh, no, I'll catch it. 04:13:53.580 --> 04:13:53.940 I'll carry. 04:13:53.940 --> 04:13:55.100 I'll do whatever I want. 04:13:55.100 --> 04:13:56.500 This is my game. 04:13:56.500 --> 04:13:59.500 This is my field until you prove it otherwise, Evo. 04:13:59.500 --> 04:14:00.580 Until you prove it otherwise. 04:14:00.580 --> 04:14:02.980 That is the statement, Beard. 04:14:02.980 --> 04:14:03.740 I give you some. 04:14:03.740 --> 04:14:05.900 You summarize the whole entire series, actually, already. 04:14:05.900 --> 04:14:07.660 I know we're only one game in, but that's exactly how 04:14:07.660 --> 04:14:09.300 first-killers is a tough one in this. 04:14:09.300 --> 04:14:10.780 This is my series. 04:14:10.780 --> 04:14:12.460 It's my game, Evo. 04:14:12.460 --> 04:14:15.380 You've got to show me that you can beat me in this moment 04:14:15.380 --> 04:14:18.100 when the pressure is against you like this. 04:14:18.100 --> 04:14:21.140 And the experience is so much against you as well. 04:14:21.140 --> 04:14:23.380 And it's a big question to ask. 04:14:23.380 --> 04:14:26.620 For Evo from first kill, it is. 04:14:26.620 --> 04:14:28.380 Even right now, and Evo in the series yesterday, 04:14:28.380 --> 04:14:30.940 Evo talking about his speed, he moves around a lot of pace, 04:14:30.940 --> 04:14:33.220 but is that going to be enough to simply get by a first kill 04:14:33.220 --> 04:14:36.900 if he just sold his side within all facets of the game? 04:14:36.900 --> 04:14:39.100 Well, Evo's going to bail out of this race with first killer, 04:14:39.100 --> 04:14:40.660 letting him go up and get the ball. 04:14:40.660 --> 04:14:42.300 But he's even used all of his moves just back, 04:14:42.300 --> 04:14:43.300 looking to try and recover. 04:14:43.300 --> 04:14:44.740 Now both of them on zero. 04:14:44.740 --> 04:14:47.300 Evo in and out of the net is going to elect to wait and make 04:14:47.300 --> 04:14:47.860 the six. 04:14:47.860 --> 04:14:48.940 He's done that. 04:14:48.940 --> 04:14:50.460 But now he needs to go pick up boost 04:14:50.460 --> 04:14:53.060 and see what he can get away with while First Killer sets up. 04:14:53.060 --> 04:14:55.380 We've lost the dribble, so we can't pop it up high. 04:14:55.380 --> 04:14:58.060 Interesting from First Killer, not the best execution 04:14:58.060 --> 04:15:00.700 of a position that should have been a really big advantage. 04:15:00.700 --> 04:15:02.580 Technically, that advantage isn't yet lost, 04:15:02.580 --> 04:15:04.660 because he is going to get control in the back corner. 04:15:04.660 --> 04:15:07.100 But now, Evo's going to have 100 and a lot more to work with 04:15:07.100 --> 04:15:08.980 than he did previously when he was on the attack. 04:15:08.980 --> 04:15:10.240 But he bakes Evo in for a challenge 04:15:10.240 --> 04:15:11.740 and flicks it over the top. 04:15:11.740 --> 04:15:13.740 Oh, man, Evo. 04:15:13.740 --> 04:15:15.540 He somehow survived the first turn around. 04:15:15.540 --> 04:15:18.180 You get the boost, and then you just let him score on you. 04:15:18.180 --> 04:15:20.180 He's trying to put us up in Omen's lane again. 04:15:20.180 --> 04:15:22.180 Half decision from Evo. 04:15:22.180 --> 04:15:24.180 Challenge and a fake challenge. 04:15:24.180 --> 04:15:26.180 Instead, he opts to do it better than either. 04:15:26.180 --> 04:15:28.180 He just sat horizontal and then jumped. 04:15:28.180 --> 04:15:30.180 The moment first killer had his flake already up, 04:15:30.180 --> 04:15:32.180 already poised and already ready to go. 04:15:32.180 --> 04:15:34.180 Half position for Evo. 04:15:34.180 --> 04:15:36.180 FK strikes first. 04:15:36.180 --> 04:15:40.180 Maybe he can condition first killer a little bit 04:15:40.180 --> 04:15:42.180 in order to expect those early challenges. 04:15:42.180 --> 04:15:44.180 Maybe first killer at the midfield. 04:15:44.180 --> 04:15:46.180 John all the way, a bit more opposite. 04:15:46.180 --> 04:15:49.300 first killer actually gets a great bounce to roll away it'll still be evo's 04:15:49.860 --> 04:15:54.020 evo not gonna try and go directly to the other half he's gonna try and switch the opposite 04:15:54.020 --> 04:15:58.180 corner actually got a great catch off of first killer's touch had to make a really fast read 04:15:58.180 --> 04:16:02.740 did just that he's gonna dunk this oh not him though crossbar now awkward recovery for evo and 04:16:02.740 --> 04:16:07.220 it's gonna be another one for first killer and as evo had all in play right there fear it wasn't 04:16:07.220 --> 04:16:12.340 all it wasn't a bad all in play either i mean you gotta sometimes go for that even in one of you 04:16:12.340 --> 04:16:17.220 everyone. And I was worked out for him. He's the crossbar, but that's okay. That's okay 04:16:17.220 --> 04:16:23.340 for Evo. Those type of plays, he stays confident in himself. He should be able to put those 04:16:23.340 --> 04:16:28.340 away later on in the series. If that gets down right there, it goes where it must be. 04:16:28.340 --> 04:16:34.340 Oh no! Oh no! You don't want to see that! 04:16:34.340 --> 04:16:39.060 This is a microcosm of how the series has been going and how it might go, where just 04:16:39.060 --> 04:16:44.420 Everything is going to go first killer's way, Evo had to save, he pushed it off the post and 04:16:44.420 --> 04:16:47.780 first killer's just in the right spot. Evo forced it back in, that's the kind of 04:16:47.780 --> 04:16:50.740 bounce that Evo did not get on the other side of the field. 04:16:51.460 --> 04:16:56.100 And so he maybe has advantage on the kickoff, first killer popped it up high, Evo. 04:16:56.100 --> 04:16:59.060 How is your world of air dribble looking? It's one of the strengths of many North American 04:16:59.060 --> 04:17:03.940 Wombie Winters and oh my goodness, it's going back in well! He bumped Evo, slowed the ball down 04:17:03.940 --> 04:17:07.300 and made the follow up save. It's a great play from first killer. 04:17:07.300 --> 04:17:12.300 He's utilizing Evo to save his own shot, he kept it out just enough. 04:17:12.300 --> 04:17:16.300 First killer almost scores immediately as well, great challenge by him. 04:17:16.300 --> 04:17:20.300 First killer should have the backup right here for Evo, he was away possession again. 04:17:22.300 --> 04:17:26.300 First killer doing such a good job, floating, challenging early. 04:17:26.300 --> 04:17:30.300 Even Evo's trying to start possessions in his back corner, he's having to deal with First killer. 04:17:30.300 --> 04:17:34.300 Already there, already breaking up the play, and Evo doesn't have a great secondary. 04:17:34.300 --> 04:17:41.080 Low boost play for Evo late, so now he's going to be recovering back in top position. Oh my goodness moon ball from first killer 04:17:41.080 --> 04:17:45.000 I can't imagine he wanted it to go that high his flicks were lacking a little bit earlier 04:17:45.160 --> 04:17:51.760 That one was a bit too much, but just steals away Evo's aerial so easily. He seems to be positioning defensively. Oh my goodness 04:17:51.760 --> 04:17:56.480 Evo great save. I won't take it up because a bump will secure it. Yeah, the bump was always coming 04:17:57.080 --> 04:17:59.080 First killer, there's too much momentum right there 04:17:59.080 --> 04:18:03.460 He has the backflip, and at that point he's a sitting dog yet again. 04:18:03.460 --> 04:18:05.300 First killer, easy goal for him. 04:18:05.300 --> 04:18:09.300 And game number two is starting to slip away from him, but he's kind of going to kick off. 04:18:09.300 --> 04:18:12.580 And not only that, but he also has to establish himself on offense. 04:18:12.580 --> 04:18:19.780 Generating multiple attacking opportunities, not just a one-off all in, not just an air dribble. 04:18:19.780 --> 04:18:21.380 Now a one-off shot, a multiple shot. 04:18:21.380 --> 04:18:24.260 String them together, give them some of the chains. 04:18:24.260 --> 04:18:26.460 First killer's so good at not allowing them. 04:18:26.460 --> 04:18:28.540 We see a little bit of separation right now. 04:18:28.540 --> 04:18:35.540 He does not get it and Evo does get the follow-ups, so finally one of these you know ties back 04:18:37.540 --> 04:18:40.540 and forth for control does go Evo's way. 04:18:40.540 --> 04:18:43.540 He gets bumped, it's an A and one, he gets his goal. 04:18:43.540 --> 04:18:45.540 Not an A and one. 04:18:45.540 --> 04:18:48.540 You don't see that. 04:18:48.540 --> 04:18:50.540 They go right there for Evo. 04:18:50.540 --> 04:18:52.540 The late kickoff from as well. 04:18:52.540 --> 04:18:54.540 Looks out for the first kill and bumps him, has 30 boosts to his name. 04:18:54.540 --> 04:18:56.540 Evo does get it, he gets a shot. 04:18:56.540 --> 04:18:58.620 There will be two goals for Evo. 04:18:58.620 --> 04:19:01.380 The late kickoff bolls well this time around. 04:19:01.380 --> 04:19:03.380 I'm not sure if you're going to be able to see this, 04:19:03.380 --> 04:19:06.100 but Evo had a full-on camera pull-out. 04:19:06.100 --> 04:19:08.220 He kept ball game on, and he searched around 04:19:08.220 --> 04:19:09.720 to try and see where first there was, 04:19:09.720 --> 04:19:12.020 so he could line up that bump and make a quick play. 04:19:12.020 --> 04:19:15.620 Evo is one of the top camera work players in the game. 04:19:15.620 --> 04:19:18.740 If you ever watch his POV, he loves to move that around. 04:19:18.740 --> 04:19:20.180 Sometimes it throws players off. 04:19:20.180 --> 04:19:22.460 Evo can just swing his vision anywhere 04:19:22.460 --> 04:19:24.140 and keep his mechanics working. 04:19:24.140 --> 04:19:25.940 He uses that to his advantage in order 04:19:25.940 --> 04:19:32.820 get that bump and secure that goal. It's funny that his face cam has only barely parts of him in it 04:19:32.820 --> 04:19:39.140 because his camera work in game isn't peckable. Yeah, it's a hot brain and I'm surprised. I think 04:19:39.140 --> 04:19:43.380 Evo had an opportunity to kind of really commit to a swing demo into the net and now he's going to 04:19:43.380 --> 04:19:49.060 conceive of first go out of no boost. Early on about 10 seconds prior to this, Evo had a great 04:19:49.060 --> 04:19:55.780 50-50 secure the corner boost and first go tucked in the net. Evo, he could have came in with speed 04:19:55.780 --> 04:19:58.620 He went for a hard bump, went for a demo, and steady. 04:19:58.620 --> 04:20:01.020 Just kind of walked in there and didn't really do much. 04:20:01.020 --> 04:20:04.540 Game first killer free out of the play. 04:20:04.540 --> 04:20:08.140 He came back to bite Evo about 10 seconds later. 04:20:08.140 --> 04:20:11.060 First killer low air, air journal right now. 04:20:11.060 --> 04:20:12.420 Reset bank. 04:20:12.420 --> 04:20:15.580 And he just has Evo panicking at every moment. 04:20:15.580 --> 04:20:18.140 Evo has not been able to get a read. 04:20:18.140 --> 04:20:20.780 And it's clearly trying to get one step ahead on defense, 04:20:20.780 --> 04:20:21.620 and it's not working. 04:20:21.620 --> 04:20:22.380 First killer break. 04:20:22.380 --> 04:20:23.220 You know what? 04:20:23.220 --> 04:20:25.420 It's enough to the mental that Evo has had enough. 04:20:25.420 --> 04:20:27.780 He's called next, I believe. 04:20:27.780 --> 04:20:29.660 And we're gonna be heading to game number three, 04:20:29.660 --> 04:20:32.300 Evo had a minute to bring back four. 04:20:32.300 --> 04:20:34.100 He's known for kind of early four fans. 04:20:34.100 --> 04:20:34.940 What do you think, T-Bates? 04:20:34.940 --> 04:20:36.060 Was this too early? 04:20:36.060 --> 04:20:38.420 Well, I would say it's about right, 04:20:38.420 --> 04:20:40.860 but I saw yesterday that, listen, 04:20:40.860 --> 04:20:43.100 being down by four for a minute left 04:20:43.100 --> 04:20:45.060 is always through a chance, apparently. 04:20:45.060 --> 04:20:47.220 Evo himself, four, four, 04:20:47.220 --> 04:20:48.420 and Wavy put down this plate. 04:20:48.420 --> 04:20:50.580 So maybe it was that too early. 04:20:50.580 --> 04:20:53.220 At least he had a kickoff on his first name. 04:20:53.220 --> 04:20:54.940 Maybe called next right after that, 04:20:54.940 --> 04:20:57.340 He goes out to score to go to the next game. 04:20:57.340 --> 04:21:02.940 He also, in combination with that, is called Time Out. 04:21:02.940 --> 04:21:05.100 Evo's going to take a second, collect his thoughts, 04:21:05.100 --> 04:21:07.100 think about what's going wrong in this series. 04:21:07.100 --> 04:21:08.780 And this is where I start collecting my thoughts. 04:21:08.780 --> 04:21:09.740 And that's Professor Fear. 04:21:09.740 --> 04:21:13.180 What is going wrong for Evo? 04:21:13.180 --> 04:21:15.580 Right now, he hasn't been able to get anything going. 04:21:15.580 --> 04:21:18.340 I mean, first killer in every fast of the game 04:21:18.340 --> 04:21:23.220 has not just won, but he's gotten Evo to not play 04:21:23.220 --> 04:21:24.780 to any of his strengths either. 04:21:24.780 --> 04:21:39.780 Ivo seems like he's mentally decided. He's lost almost every play almost before they start and the way that his car is moving is something that implies that if you ask me and you see him in his head down right now, he needs to find some confidence. He can be first killer. 04:21:39.780 --> 04:21:53.780 You know, this isn't the old days where first killer was completely untouchable and then a players do get wins. Yes, it's shown how to get wins against him. So it's possible for you to come back. It feels like mentally he's already, you know, conceded not just that last game by four foot early. 04:21:53.780 --> 04:21:58.420 early, but has been unable to convince himself that he can just play a little bit more of 04:21:58.420 --> 04:22:03.220 his regular style. You know, I wonder how this series would be going if instead of first 04:22:03.220 --> 04:22:07.340 killer on the other side, it was, you know, in stream remote and he had no idea who he 04:22:07.340 --> 04:22:10.580 was playing against. If he would play this game because I think he would. I feel like 04:22:10.580 --> 04:22:15.940 he's letting a little bit of first killer aura almost affect him before the series has 04:22:15.940 --> 04:22:16.940 even been decided. 04:22:16.940 --> 04:22:21.300 I like that point. And what do you think that he would be doing differently if it wasn't 04:22:21.300 --> 04:22:22.300 stream remote? 04:22:22.300 --> 04:22:24.180 I think he'd be panicking less. 04:22:24.180 --> 04:22:27.140 There's times when first killer is on the ball, 04:22:27.140 --> 04:22:29.060 about to take maybe a long shot or something, 04:22:29.060 --> 04:22:30.480 kind of decent away from the net. 04:22:30.480 --> 04:22:31.820 There's nothing guaranteed yet. 04:22:31.820 --> 04:22:33.780 And Evo's already jumping, pretty much flicking, 04:22:33.780 --> 04:22:34.820 jumping around in defense. 04:22:34.820 --> 04:22:36.700 And he's normally such a good defender. 04:22:36.700 --> 04:22:38.460 But when you give too much respect 04:22:38.460 --> 04:22:41.220 and you're panic jumping on around everything, 04:22:41.220 --> 04:22:42.060 it's not going to work out. 04:22:42.060 --> 04:22:44.940 I expect to see Evo much more confident 04:22:44.940 --> 04:22:48.020 and much more casual in that, reacting to late. 04:22:48.020 --> 04:22:49.420 He's a pretty good goal line defender. 04:22:49.420 --> 04:22:52.220 He's tried at times to exclusively goal line defend 04:22:52.220 --> 04:22:57.340 one's and he's found ways to make that work. I don't think that would work, you know, historically against first killer. 04:22:57.340 --> 04:23:02.720 He can't just do that exclusively, but I want to see more confidence defensively when first killer gets possession. 04:23:02.980 --> 04:23:04.980 Evo needs to 04:23:05.360 --> 04:23:08.300 expect it to be just another player and then just another ranked opponent. 04:23:08.300 --> 04:23:10.660 I'm sure he's played many times and I think he'll improve there. 04:23:10.740 --> 04:23:17.300 Get more chances to score himself and maybe get something going. Listen, timeouts over game number three starting up. 04:23:17.300 --> 04:23:20.940 That's the fear analysis. I love every second of it. Evo has had a core change. 04:23:20.940 --> 04:23:23.820 She went from octane, now he's on the finish. 04:23:23.820 --> 04:23:27.660 And then now it's just one fear, the TLDR, the synopsis. 04:23:27.660 --> 04:23:28.500 It's Evo. 04:23:28.500 --> 04:23:30.140 Just play your game. 04:23:30.140 --> 04:23:31.380 Too much respect for first killer. 04:23:31.380 --> 04:23:33.220 You have the ability to get the job done, 04:23:33.220 --> 04:23:36.460 believe in yourself, and let the bygones be bygones after that. 04:23:36.460 --> 04:23:38.140 Don't let first killer just win the game 04:23:38.140 --> 04:23:40.900 after you make a mistake that you usually don't make. 04:23:40.900 --> 04:23:43.940 And already Evo is going to score immediately 04:23:43.940 --> 04:23:48.060 off of first killer double touch, a tip that goes wide. 04:23:48.060 --> 04:23:49.700 Evo opens it up. 04:23:49.700 --> 04:23:53.420 And Evo stays grounded and accepts the fact that, you know, 04:23:53.420 --> 04:23:56.260 Test Furskiller says, I don't think you can hit that well enough 04:23:56.260 --> 04:23:58.860 that I need to jump, which is what he needs to be doing. 04:23:58.860 --> 04:24:01.740 Just hang out and take advantage of all of those mistakes 04:24:01.740 --> 04:24:02.940 that Furskiller makes. 04:24:02.940 --> 04:24:06.180 And maybe if we see a couple saves, maybe a nice shot, 04:24:06.180 --> 04:24:08.100 you know, from Evo, that mental can switch. 04:24:08.100 --> 04:24:11.140 Or if Furskiller starts to show just how human he is, 04:24:11.140 --> 04:24:13.300 if he gives any more free opportunities, 04:24:13.300 --> 04:24:15.820 I think Evo will be able to shake it off. 04:24:15.820 --> 04:24:17.020 Right now he's got a boost. 04:24:17.020 --> 04:24:18.380 Furskiller's so quick, though. 04:24:18.380 --> 04:24:20.860 Evo is feeling like he's in an advantage position 04:24:20.860 --> 04:24:22.140 because he's going to take the boost 04:24:22.140 --> 04:24:24.180 and maybe keep possession, but first killer lands 04:24:24.180 --> 04:24:25.460 and gets back to the ball so fast 04:24:25.460 --> 04:24:26.620 that he's scoring the other way. 04:24:26.620 --> 04:24:29.860 Oh my gosh, he drips on the landing 04:24:29.860 --> 04:24:31.740 in the corner, first killer did. 04:24:31.740 --> 04:24:34.060 Gives him a momentum to immediately pop back up 04:24:34.060 --> 04:24:36.820 and Evo's not a back-back with challenge right there. 04:24:36.820 --> 04:24:37.900 It's reasonable. 04:24:37.900 --> 04:24:39.940 But the problem is he is going to get first killer 04:24:39.940 --> 04:24:42.340 who just plays so quickly. 04:24:42.340 --> 04:24:45.500 Instant transition for him, great goal from FK. 04:24:45.500 --> 04:24:47.180 Evo tries to go for Ezra up on me. 04:24:47.180 --> 04:24:50.180 FK's up two, put for that, and he gets a perfect counter-attack shot. 04:24:50.180 --> 04:24:51.180 Two goals! 04:24:51.180 --> 04:24:53.180 The first quick, first killer, quick succession. 04:24:54.180 --> 04:24:59.180 Yeah, I mean, they just, these air dribbles from Evo just have no fight at all. 04:24:59.180 --> 04:25:02.180 Doesn't seem like there's anything first killer needs to worry about. 04:25:02.180 --> 04:25:04.180 He's just jumping up and stealing all of them away. 04:25:04.180 --> 04:25:07.180 Evo needs to get some resets earlier and needs to try and mix things up. 04:25:07.180 --> 04:25:11.180 Because what he's doing right now is just far too easy to read. 04:25:11.180 --> 04:25:14.180 Trying to pass to himself, but I would say too heavy of a first touch without high of a bounce. 04:25:14.180 --> 04:25:18.180 First Killer knows he can challenge without getting outplayed. 04:25:18.180 --> 04:25:20.180 Now First Killer slowing the game down. 04:25:20.180 --> 04:25:24.180 He's actually gone to his flicks this game, which is not something I've seen him use a ton yet in this tournament. 04:25:24.180 --> 04:25:28.180 But he seems confident about it here. He doesn't love these power shots, you know, from distance. 04:25:28.180 --> 04:25:31.180 That's never going to go in. Evo's there, but he's going to do it again. 04:25:31.180 --> 04:25:33.180 We're just going to do this as many times as he needs to. 04:25:33.180 --> 04:25:35.180 Evo should not be letting this in. 04:25:35.180 --> 04:25:39.180 But after the third time slamming it to the backboard, it's going to work. 04:25:39.180 --> 04:25:41.180 I think it was the backflip from First Killer. 04:25:41.180 --> 04:25:50.180 It threw Evo off. Most people after Evo had that problem saved, they go for an half flip and it turns them, their car away from the ball. 04:25:50.180 --> 04:25:55.180 First killer just backfliped. He backfliped and then immediately shot the ball right back in the net. 04:25:55.180 --> 04:25:58.180 I think it threw Evo off and the first killer scored to get off the kickoff. 04:25:58.180 --> 04:26:03.180 And already the momentum in game three, it's all FK. 04:26:03.180 --> 04:26:07.180 And Evo is somebody who needs to see a lead. 04:26:07.180 --> 04:26:10.180 You know, this is the reason why he forfeits so early. 04:26:10.180 --> 04:26:12.180 He wants to get into that next game. 04:26:12.180 --> 04:26:15.180 He wants to be able to feel like he's competing in the game 04:26:15.180 --> 04:26:17.180 and not needing to rush back. 04:26:17.180 --> 04:26:19.180 And instead of getting that after his forfeit in timeout, 04:26:19.180 --> 04:26:22.180 he's now again back in a familiar position with first killer, 04:26:22.180 --> 04:26:27.180 a big lead, or at least a big enough lead that Evo clearly seems affected by. 04:26:27.180 --> 04:26:28.180 Oh no. 04:26:28.180 --> 04:26:30.180 Now it's going to be another first killer role. 04:26:30.180 --> 04:26:33.580 Evo trying to bring this ball back into his own half. 04:26:33.580 --> 04:26:35.020 Thought he could maybe bump first killer off, 04:26:35.020 --> 04:26:36.820 but ends up just passing it to him. 04:26:36.820 --> 04:26:39.300 Yeah, it's overcompensating. 04:26:39.300 --> 04:26:41.780 It's just over thinking. 04:26:41.780 --> 04:26:43.100 He knows that he goes to that boost. 04:26:43.100 --> 04:26:44.220 First killer's still gonna be there. 04:26:44.220 --> 04:26:45.580 He's gonna shoot. 04:26:45.580 --> 04:26:47.380 You gotta stay in between the ball and the goal. 04:26:47.380 --> 04:26:50.660 This is universal sports 101. 04:26:50.660 --> 04:26:52.780 He knows that. 04:26:52.780 --> 04:26:54.980 It's just a mental error from Evo right there. 04:26:54.980 --> 04:26:56.220 He's got to take his time. 04:26:56.220 --> 04:26:57.780 He just goes back. 04:26:57.780 --> 04:26:58.620 He's running the money. 04:26:58.620 --> 04:26:59.660 He doesn't need the foresees. 04:26:59.660 --> 04:27:02.700 He doesn't have to feel like he needs to get everything back all at once. 04:27:02.700 --> 04:27:05.100 It's one moment after one moment. 04:27:05.100 --> 04:27:08.060 He's still got plenty of time left in his game. 04:27:08.060 --> 04:27:12.700 Except for mental errors like that, it's going to end up costing him B. 04:27:12.700 --> 04:27:15.260 Alright, Evo, can you get something going in the air? 04:27:15.260 --> 04:27:16.620 This kid threw a lot for the confidence. 04:27:16.620 --> 04:27:18.860 Passing Saltarisa is in! 04:27:18.860 --> 04:27:20.300 Evo is on the board. 04:27:20.300 --> 04:27:21.420 He attacks through the air. 04:27:21.420 --> 04:27:25.260 We've actually seen First Killer doing a lot of this, passing to himself off the ceiling for reset. 04:27:25.260 --> 04:27:29.260 Evo's going to use it this time to pick up the speed on the ball and make it. 04:27:29.260 --> 04:27:34.260 It's two goals, it takes him halfway through the game to get two, but that could be the spark. 04:27:34.260 --> 04:27:37.260 It could be the spark, but we could go out wins. 04:27:37.260 --> 04:27:41.260 Whit bowed well for him, but he doesn't get this one, first killer immediately. 04:27:41.260 --> 04:27:44.260 Just takes another pop shot at Neko, why not? 04:27:44.260 --> 04:27:49.260 There's one of a few people in the woods I feel like nowadays who just keeps shooting the bow on net like that. 04:27:49.260 --> 04:27:51.260 Well that's a more archaic way of playing ones. 04:27:51.260 --> 04:27:56.260 Most of you go for what Yvon's doing right now, nice little popper, he's second to get back around and he might be able to know. 04:27:56.260 --> 04:28:00.260 Evo, that's getting around first kill, he's done enough, Evo has scored three! 04:28:02.260 --> 04:28:06.260 Evo popped us over the top when I'm watching the first kill of the BV, he seems so calm, 04:28:06.260 --> 04:28:10.260 he just goes to, you know, wave dash this wall and take it away, he seems to be sure that 04:28:10.260 --> 04:28:15.260 every challenge is going to work this time. Challenge does not work, Evo is able to see it coming, 04:28:15.260 --> 04:28:19.260 able to get it around him, the question is can he close the distance here and make it feel like 04:28:19.260 --> 04:28:22.260 we're a kickoff away from him taking over. 04:28:22.260 --> 04:28:26.760 First killer bailing out of this as he sees that Evo's going to tap into his corner for him. 04:28:26.760 --> 04:28:28.760 And now he's trying to read Evo challenge and he popped it up. 04:28:28.760 --> 04:28:30.760 Gonna take the shot, Evo denies it. 04:28:30.760 --> 04:28:33.260 And now Evo used up all his boots to make that play. 04:28:33.260 --> 04:28:40.260 First killer going to keep forcing the issue, actually allowing Evo to pick up 100 instead of just instantly booming the ball like we've seen him do before. 04:28:40.260 --> 04:28:43.760 Going through that flick game, just a little bit more than in the past. 04:28:43.760 --> 04:28:45.760 Evo, irritable bump, wants to get there. 04:28:45.760 --> 04:28:49.760 First killer saw that wave before it happened, takes it away, and counters. 04:28:49.760 --> 04:28:51.760 The counter is what he does. 04:28:51.760 --> 04:28:54.760 The counter he did, a score he will. 04:28:54.760 --> 04:28:57.760 The first killer is to play a play that's so tight. 04:28:57.760 --> 04:28:59.760 That's one of the best ways to counter a hero with a bomb. 04:28:59.760 --> 04:29:01.760 You just play really close to your opponent, 04:29:01.760 --> 04:29:02.760 and you just sense it coming. 04:29:02.760 --> 04:29:04.760 You get up way higher than they do immediately. 04:29:04.760 --> 04:29:08.760 There's no chance they can pop the ball up high enough 04:29:08.760 --> 04:29:10.760 to also end, get underneath it and bump you. 04:29:10.760 --> 04:29:12.760 It is impossible. 04:29:12.760 --> 04:29:14.760 The first killer does handle that. 04:29:14.760 --> 04:29:17.760 Easily, Evo almost gets the first killer, another freebie. 04:29:17.760 --> 04:29:22.520 Now's the moment too where Evo seems like he was gaining some momentum. He's find himself to stab himself in this game 04:29:24.080 --> 04:29:26.840 That's give first kill out, but he will score again 04:29:27.880 --> 04:29:29.880 Four goals now for Evo 04:29:30.160 --> 04:29:34.360 After this constant pressure right here puts FK in an awkward position gets right back around the ball 04:29:35.040 --> 04:29:36.640 And his taps it on him 04:29:36.640 --> 04:29:42.200 Yeah, pretty impressive diagonal flip he jumped up and was actually not able to win that 04:29:42.200 --> 04:29:45.080 you know, challenge as good as he was going to, 04:29:45.080 --> 04:29:47.240 but then Diagonal flipping the control easily, 04:29:47.240 --> 04:29:49.600 First Killer electing Nauta Hookshot here. 04:29:49.600 --> 04:29:51.560 He's gonna try and get you both starved out 04:29:51.560 --> 04:29:52.920 and on the goal line, 04:29:52.920 --> 04:29:55.000 and we'll swing around to steal boost. 04:29:55.000 --> 04:29:56.240 People got a good enough boost to see this. 04:29:56.240 --> 04:29:58.080 He's gonna swing out to the other side of the field, 04:29:58.080 --> 04:29:59.400 allowing him to pick up 100, 04:29:59.400 --> 04:30:01.200 and maybe if you can get a goal here, 04:30:01.200 --> 04:30:02.440 you can entertain winning this game. 04:30:02.440 --> 04:30:04.080 You got it over the top of First Killer, 04:30:04.080 --> 04:30:04.920 can't get back around. 04:30:04.920 --> 04:30:05.880 In other words, I'm gonna try to, 04:30:05.880 --> 04:30:08.360 he packs away and lets First Killer tap it, 04:30:08.360 --> 04:30:09.360 and now First Killer, 04:30:09.360 --> 04:30:11.440 who has been playing his leads well, 04:30:11.440 --> 04:30:12.760 Michael to do that more here. 04:30:12.760 --> 04:30:15.460 He's going for a fairly safe shot 04:30:15.460 --> 04:30:17.280 that keeps him on the ground and around the ball 04:30:17.280 --> 04:30:19.800 and he's got a follow up and got a seven. 04:30:19.800 --> 04:30:21.520 Evo's got to recognize first call 04:30:21.520 --> 04:30:23.840 is not going to go side in his first challenge. 04:30:23.840 --> 04:30:25.240 He's just got to go around. 04:30:26.520 --> 04:30:28.800 I don't even know what Evo, actually, 04:30:28.800 --> 04:30:31.200 he believed that first kill was going to leave the corner. 04:30:31.200 --> 04:30:32.800 I don't even know why he challenged 04:30:34.040 --> 04:30:35.760 in that manner during the ankle. 04:30:35.760 --> 04:30:38.520 And now first kill gets to wave that kick off 04:30:38.520 --> 04:30:39.360 and gets possession. 04:30:39.360 --> 04:30:40.440 And now first kill is going to do 04:30:40.440 --> 04:30:42.080 Exactly, I expected him to do waste time. 04:30:42.080 --> 04:30:43.200 I'm surprised he didn't turn around. 04:30:43.200 --> 04:30:46.160 He actually won four and he's gonna get more. 04:30:46.160 --> 04:30:47.360 You thought he was gonna run around too? 04:30:47.360 --> 04:30:48.800 I thought he was. 04:30:48.800 --> 04:30:51.360 First Killer just owns this matchup right now, 04:30:51.360 --> 04:30:52.480 so it just doesn't matter. 04:30:52.480 --> 04:30:54.040 Extreme can take it back, 04:30:54.040 --> 04:30:56.480 but also he's gotta feel so good about everything he does 04:30:56.480 --> 04:30:57.800 that why not just flick it? 04:30:57.800 --> 04:31:00.000 In fact, he's gotten out of the game faster this way 04:31:00.000 --> 04:31:03.600 because flicking it into the top right made Evo all next. 04:31:03.600 --> 04:31:06.200 So first killer up 3-0. 04:31:06.200 --> 04:31:09.320 This has been his matchup historically. 04:31:09.320 --> 04:31:13.200 He is showing why here today, not letting Yvo into this. 04:31:13.200 --> 04:31:14.920 Timeout's not going to help it all. 04:31:14.920 --> 04:31:16.240 It's all first killer. 04:31:16.240 --> 04:31:19.400 And at this point, we'd be surprised to see Yvo even 04:31:19.400 --> 04:31:21.120 take a game. 04:31:21.120 --> 04:31:24.240 Yeah, and the camera, the camera body language, 04:31:24.240 --> 04:31:27.640 it's really showing through completely different people 04:31:27.640 --> 04:31:29.840 into completely different spaces right now. 04:31:29.840 --> 04:31:33.360 Yvo, you see it head and hands. 04:31:33.360 --> 04:31:34.200 You see he's stressed. 04:31:34.200 --> 04:31:35.440 He's thinking about what he needs to do. 04:31:35.440 --> 04:31:37.320 First killer, meanwhile, he's looking at his phone 04:31:37.320 --> 04:31:47.320 He just, he's just not concerned about game at the moment, so. 04:31:47.320 --> 04:31:48.320 Yeah, I mean. 04:31:48.320 --> 04:31:49.320 And he took this to me too at the moment. 04:31:49.320 --> 04:31:54.320 We talked to Friskler about his previous matchups and you know, asking whether or not he would 04:31:54.320 --> 04:31:56.320 test it or if he just had a specific matchup. 04:31:56.320 --> 04:31:57.320 He was kind. 04:31:57.320 --> 04:31:58.320 He said he wasn't just clear better. 04:31:58.320 --> 04:32:01.320 He said he had a better matchup against the Pantos when asked him. 04:32:01.320 --> 04:32:04.320 But Salim tells me he'd say that about just about everybody. 04:32:04.320 --> 04:32:08.300 I'm not going to be able to 04:32:08.300 --> 04:32:09.000 get to the top of the game. 04:32:09.000 --> 04:32:10.300 Everybody even sell. Yeah, it's 04:32:10.300 --> 04:32:11.300 not that I'm good. It's that I 04:32:11.300 --> 04:32:13.300 have a good matchup against, 04:32:13.300 --> 04:32:15.300 you know, a chronic and AJ and 04:32:15.300 --> 04:32:16.300 Evo and everybody in North 04:32:16.300 --> 04:32:18.300 America, but Diaz. So I think 04:32:18.300 --> 04:32:20.300 at the end of the day, it is 04:32:20.300 --> 04:32:22.300 just you know, a skilled if for 04:32:22.300 --> 04:32:24.300 first killer. He's proven it to 04:32:24.300 --> 04:32:26.300 be that case and Evo has yet to 04:32:26.300 --> 04:32:28.300 give us a reason to believe we 04:32:28.300 --> 04:32:30.300 see him going for those air 04:32:30.300 --> 04:32:32.300 dribble bumps often to me. That's 04:32:32.300 --> 04:32:34.300 also you know, a lack of 04:32:34.300 --> 04:32:37.820 going to have to be more than that. First killer is shown. He's ready for all the tricks. He's ready 04:32:37.820 --> 04:32:41.820 to get over the top of those. It's going to have to be spectacular. We saw that one spectacular 04:32:41.820 --> 04:32:44.860 goal from Evo. And he's going to have to do that. That's what it's going to have to be like 04:32:44.860 --> 04:32:49.020 if he wants to take a game off first killer. But for now, it's all first killer as we start getting 04:32:49.020 --> 04:32:52.020 What kind of kickoff the first code is going for? 04:32:52.020 --> 04:32:55.020 Oh my gosh, he gets back to the ball too, wow! 04:32:55.020 --> 04:32:58.020 And Evo's gonna be in trouble, okay? 04:32:58.020 --> 04:33:01.020 Evo has no moves, the first code looking for a double-touch, the double is on the way, it's top left! 04:33:01.020 --> 04:33:03.020 Off the post! 04:33:03.020 --> 04:33:05.020 Evo gets away with one, that's the type of breaks that Evo needs. 04:33:05.020 --> 04:33:06.020 What is he gonna do with it? 04:33:06.020 --> 04:33:07.020 Oh, he has the map! 04:33:07.020 --> 04:33:13.020 Let me get the ball back to the sniper, and of course the sniper is gonna make it from across the map! 04:33:13.020 --> 04:33:15.020 Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah! 04:33:15.020 --> 04:33:24.220 I don't even know what to say, I mean, Evo just hands the ball over and that's not what 04:33:24.220 --> 04:33:26.500 is going to get you mentally back in the game for Skiller. 04:33:26.500 --> 04:33:33.180 I missed some pads on the way to this kickoff, but it just feels like every time I see the 04:33:33.180 --> 04:33:37.180 ball on first killer's car, I'm expecting an internet exact opposite right now with Evo, 04:33:37.180 --> 04:33:38.460 but he's got a little bit of air game. 04:33:38.460 --> 04:33:39.460 I like this. 04:33:39.460 --> 04:33:43.380 Even though this is now, it's going to have to look something like that. 04:33:43.380 --> 04:33:49.380 It just has to be a little bit lower to force an actual save attempt at a first killer problem as he reads it and gets down in counters. 04:33:49.380 --> 04:33:54.380 When it rains in force, and it's pouring a lot over an EVO lamb right now, fear. 04:33:54.380 --> 04:33:57.380 It wasn't even a bad reset attempt, it just hit the crossbar again. 04:33:57.380 --> 04:34:01.380 And not only did it hit the crossbar, it went right next to the first killer. 04:34:01.380 --> 04:34:07.380 And even off the bump, the first killer comes back around off the kick-off, hits it with the backside of Pinnick, all post! 04:34:09.380 --> 04:34:10.380 EVO is... 04:34:13.380 --> 04:34:17.780 Evo's not moving after every goal, which is not a good sign. 04:34:17.780 --> 04:34:20.340 Usually indicative of some tilts. 04:34:20.340 --> 04:34:24.180 You know, Evo, if you didn't like what you saw in the previous games, 04:34:24.180 --> 04:34:26.020 he's gonna hate what you see here as First Killer. 04:34:26.020 --> 04:34:28.500 He's got multiple resets over the top of Evo. 04:34:28.500 --> 04:34:30.340 First Killer can do no wrong. 04:34:30.340 --> 04:34:31.220 You can't do any wrong. 04:34:31.220 --> 04:34:32.900 Now he's just doing it for you. 04:34:32.900 --> 04:34:34.180 He's going for his double reset. 04:34:34.180 --> 04:34:34.980 Not for why not. 04:34:34.980 --> 04:34:39.140 One, two, put the late pop right over Evo's head. 04:34:39.780 --> 04:34:42.180 Four goals and less than a minute for First Killer. 04:34:42.180 --> 04:34:48.980 He's already got EVO on match point and this goes about two more goals this Baylor magazine. He's any XT early 04:34:50.220 --> 04:34:52.220 He's not allowed to call it 04:34:53.180 --> 04:34:55.180 Till 230 04:34:59.020 --> 04:35:02.940 That's what I'm talking about. This is this is what you need to do to you need a fake first kill 04:35:02.940 --> 04:35:08.620 You do something to make him look at least slightly silly because right now first killer has such a big mental advantage 04:35:08.620 --> 04:35:14.820 But he did go flying over the top of this fake from evo credit to him needs a kickoff desk really 04:35:14.820 --> 04:35:18.080 I think he's just has to win this kickoff the next kickoff all the kickoffs 04:35:18.340 --> 04:35:21.740 Well, I don't think he's won this one first killer to the back wall double is 04:35:24.060 --> 04:35:26.340 He's on fire somebody's gonna put him out 04:35:26.980 --> 04:35:31.180 It trips up even right here. It's like it's the boost the confidence on the double to 04:35:32.140 --> 04:35:35.040 This was such power. No, not sits 04:35:35.980 --> 04:35:37.980 first killer's not playing around 04:35:38.620 --> 04:35:41.420 That should not be easy. That should be a risk two and one. 04:35:41.420 --> 04:35:45.020 This should be a risk maybe not worth taking going for that back wall double. 04:35:45.020 --> 04:35:49.180 Right now, first killer in the zone. He's in free play out there. 04:35:49.180 --> 04:35:52.780 Doesn't mind taking those risks because he is pulling it off. 04:35:52.780 --> 04:35:54.780 Reset. Wait up! That's what I'm talking about! 04:35:54.780 --> 04:35:57.900 This is what we need from Evo! If he's gonna get anything going, 04:35:57.900 --> 04:36:01.980 it's gonna be up the back of this shot. It's a pinch to the top right corner! 04:36:03.100 --> 04:36:07.340 Look at the power! 72 miles per hour from Evo! 04:36:07.340 --> 04:36:11.840 This puts it in nice and clean. That's the type of momentum he needs. 04:36:11.840 --> 04:36:15.840 That's the type of place that will give him a little bit more confidence in himself. 04:36:15.840 --> 04:36:19.840 Still gotta get to where the first killer kicked off, so how does he manage it? 04:36:19.840 --> 04:36:21.840 He stops FK right here. 04:36:21.840 --> 04:36:23.840 I think that gives the way to ball. 04:36:23.840 --> 04:36:25.840 Evo keeps it close. 04:36:25.840 --> 04:36:28.340 Now he need those away. Can he get back to it? No, he can't. 04:36:28.340 --> 04:36:29.840 Trips up first killer though. 04:36:29.840 --> 04:36:31.840 Still with possession right here. 04:36:31.840 --> 04:36:34.840 Not to get by FK. Might just be able to get to the little wave dash. 04:36:34.840 --> 04:36:49.840 That way too easy to save. First killer now reset the other way. 04:36:49.840 --> 04:36:54.840 What are you doing EVO's POV right here? 04:36:54.840 --> 04:36:57.840 No I wasn't. I was on first killer. I'll check EVO's POV. 04:36:57.840 --> 04:36:59.840 Where is he going? He went for the boost of the kill! 04:36:59.840 --> 04:37:06.280 Yeah, you're right. Yeah, he should not have swung that line by any means did not stand a chance after that 04:37:10.400 --> 04:37:14.200 Has a mental error from evil at that moment and our first kill is just playing with the food 04:37:14.960 --> 04:37:16.960 He's gonna get the boost 04:37:17.160 --> 04:37:19.480 But let's get possession though. It's not that bad from him 04:37:21.360 --> 04:37:23.360 52 04:37:23.360 --> 04:37:27.520 Still much not much opportunity. Oh gosh and first kill try to get even on goal 04:37:27.520 --> 04:37:28.640 I 04:37:28.640 --> 04:37:34.240 I think the important thing that Evo needs, I think Evo can't afford to concede another goal. 04:37:34.240 --> 04:37:38.000 If he does, he's now in the range where he's allowed to forfeit. 04:37:38.000 --> 04:37:44.080 And if the ball goes in, he might not be able to stick it out, even though his full tournament 04:37:44.080 --> 04:37:48.400 life is on the line for Skiller against the bump and taps it in 7-2-5. 04:37:48.400 --> 04:37:50.320 Well, Evo's car is moving though. 04:37:50.320 --> 04:37:54.560 Evo's car is still moving, so I don't expect him to tap out just yet. 04:37:54.560 --> 04:37:58.480 Means he's got his hands on his controller and he's ready to try and get something going. 04:37:58.480 --> 04:38:00.480 But it's not looking very likely 04:38:00.680 --> 04:38:03.720 It's not looking like me at the moment. It's a lot on him 04:38:03.720 --> 04:38:08.160 He's got a loose another kick up right here first killer flip the little tour early and first come is the boost 04:38:08.320 --> 04:38:10.320 He would this spot that 04:38:10.360 --> 04:38:15.300 That's you go just trying to create a little bit of pressure that's kind of been its problem in this series 04:38:15.300 --> 04:38:17.880 Even when he has straight line triples or opportunities 04:38:18.400 --> 04:38:20.400 He's not really getting 04:38:21.040 --> 04:38:25.960 Both scoring chances in situations like this everything's just way too easy for first kill Dan 04:38:25.960 --> 04:38:32.960 Then a first-killer pick challenge, got Evo to get rid of that ball when it should have been a position that was really strong for him. 04:38:32.960 --> 04:38:39.960 He just sidesteps away, trying to connect on a bomb, but now Mike, good recovery, does as he will take it to the side wall. 04:38:39.960 --> 04:38:44.960 First-killer not gonna allow any aerial play except the fact that Evo wins the pinch, gets the ball out, 04:38:44.960 --> 04:38:48.960 but I mean that is just such a soft little touch, just can lead to a free first-killer possession. 04:38:48.960 --> 04:38:53.960 He should have even started wasting time with a mid-30 if he really wanted to, and maybe that's what he's doing. 04:38:53.960 --> 04:38:55.800 I don't know, he just throws them all away. 04:38:55.800 --> 04:38:57.000 First killer point is a K.R. 04:38:57.000 --> 04:38:58.440 I mean, right now, he's playing so well 04:38:58.440 --> 04:38:59.840 and has such a big edge. 04:38:59.840 --> 04:39:01.440 I don't think he's sweating at all in this series. 04:39:01.440 --> 04:39:03.880 Just a soft, don't-jump-make-evo-shoot-over-the-top. 04:39:03.880 --> 04:39:05.840 It's whatever. I can do no wrong. 04:39:05.840 --> 04:39:08.600 I'm up five, and we're approaching the final minute. 04:39:08.600 --> 04:39:10.760 Oh, my God. He's going right there. 04:39:10.760 --> 04:39:12.600 That would have been an expansion mark. 04:39:12.600 --> 04:39:13.960 That would have been the slam dunk, 04:39:13.960 --> 04:39:15.800 and I would have had to leave myself. 04:39:15.800 --> 04:39:19.000 There's no way he would have came in with speed. 04:39:19.000 --> 04:39:20.640 He just came off the ceiling and dunked it in 04:39:20.640 --> 04:39:22.000 like that from that angle. 04:39:22.000 --> 04:39:22.840 I would have been upset. 04:39:22.840 --> 04:39:27.400 made out or been upset for you, but this is this is starting to look like free play though right now. 04:39:27.400 --> 04:39:27.960 Yeah, it is. 04:39:27.960 --> 04:39:31.320 You're like both players just kind of tapping the ball around on a real plan. 04:39:31.320 --> 04:39:31.640 I don't know. 04:39:31.640 --> 04:39:37.960 Evo is going to score, but you know, first killer, like I said, you can see Evo scoring 04:39:37.960 --> 04:39:39.880 because first comes kind of decided it's free play. 04:39:39.880 --> 04:39:43.160 Like, you know, I don't know if he's mentally thinking about how he's going to do against 04:39:43.160 --> 04:39:47.240 Diaz later, but he definitely is not worried about this game. 04:39:47.240 --> 04:39:49.400 I mean, Evo's going to need to string kick-ups together. 04:39:49.400 --> 04:39:51.640 That hasn't been going well for him much. 04:39:51.640 --> 04:39:53.440 which has been going a little firm in this series at all. 04:39:53.440 --> 04:39:53.940 Oh, now. 04:39:53.940 --> 04:39:56.140 A demo. 04:39:56.140 --> 04:39:57.100 Candy's score here. 04:39:57.100 --> 04:39:59.380 These are the positions that Evo should have a big advantage, 04:39:59.380 --> 04:40:00.260 but look at that. 04:40:00.260 --> 04:40:02.460 It's just right to first killer, he's the same. 04:40:02.460 --> 04:40:03.820 He hasn't been successful, though. 04:40:03.820 --> 04:40:05.460 He's had multiple goals in this game, 04:40:05.460 --> 04:40:07.860 and let alone in the series. 04:40:07.860 --> 04:40:10.540 He's not been able to get the ball by FK. 04:40:10.540 --> 04:40:12.660 I just don't understand. 04:40:12.660 --> 04:40:13.740 What's going on with Evo's attack? 04:40:13.740 --> 04:40:15.540 And oh, gosh, he's brought it to his own quarter 04:40:15.540 --> 04:40:17.020 with 20 seconds left. 04:40:17.020 --> 04:40:18.260 Yeah, I think he said this is a replay. 04:40:18.260 --> 04:40:21.020 This was all but done and dusted. 04:40:21.020 --> 04:40:23.720 This is 15 seconds of free play now. 04:40:23.720 --> 04:40:25.060 Evo, you know. 04:40:25.060 --> 04:40:26.380 Oh, look at the second! 04:40:26.380 --> 04:40:29.980 It's a good goal, but it's just so way too late. 04:40:29.980 --> 04:40:32.500 And it's also only going in, it feels like, 04:40:32.500 --> 04:40:36.140 because First Killer is almost slightly checked out as well. 04:40:36.140 --> 04:40:37.580 I mean, maybe I'll eat my words 04:40:37.580 --> 04:40:39.460 if we see three straight kickoff goals, 04:40:39.460 --> 04:40:41.900 but this looks like First Killer's series. 04:40:42.820 --> 04:40:43.780 I don't know. 04:40:43.780 --> 04:40:45.060 Now that he's saying one's a scripted, 04:40:45.060 --> 04:40:47.060 but it's not that scripted this time around, you're right. 04:40:47.060 --> 04:40:50.140 Yeah, it's the least scripted. 04:40:50.140 --> 04:40:52.640 But hey, maybe the grand final was grifted. 04:40:52.640 --> 04:40:54.140 Evo, not a bad result. 04:40:54.140 --> 04:40:57.060 Top four is something you can hang your hat on. 04:40:57.060 --> 04:41:00.260 But man, he ran into the wrecking ball of First Killer. 04:41:00.260 --> 04:41:03.260 And First Killer Dian is going to be a rematch 04:41:03.260 --> 04:41:04.740 to the grand finals last year. 04:41:04.740 --> 04:41:07.100 Diaz was saying people have not been grinding in ones. 04:41:07.100 --> 04:41:08.180 It hasn't changed much. 04:41:08.180 --> 04:41:11.700 Well, he's going to have a rematch against the same guy. 04:41:11.700 --> 04:41:14.260 No, a rematch against the same guy, indeed. 04:41:14.260 --> 04:41:16.420 I don't know, maybe all the way they play is new play. 04:41:16.420 --> 04:41:17.740 I wonder what, at the moment, it looks 04:41:17.740 --> 04:41:20.220 like it's first killer as Diaz and everybody else is nowhere near. 04:41:20.820 --> 04:41:21.540 What do you think about that? 04:41:22.420 --> 04:41:23.140 Yeah, I'm not. 04:41:23.220 --> 04:41:24.620 Yeah, you don't have to tell me twice. 04:41:24.660 --> 04:41:25.780 Let's get everybody in there. 04:41:25.780 --> 04:41:30.340 I'm not sure if I can convince these pros to play, but if one thing is clear, 04:41:30.620 --> 04:41:33.980 is that we need some new blood to try and take down a first killer Diaz, 04:41:33.980 --> 04:41:37.540 because if they don't show up, it's going to be them over and over again. 04:41:37.540 --> 04:41:41.780 We are headed after this break to the grand final of first killer Diaz. 04:41:45.900 --> 04:41:47.140 Keith, I want to try and experiment. 04:41:47.140 --> 04:41:51.340 All right to help you unbecome your parents. I want you to try a game called Rocket League 04:41:51.340 --> 04:41:57.540 Oh, is it a puzzle like my crossword? No picture soccer, okay with a car 04:41:58.180 --> 04:42:04.020 What do I hang my feet outside the window? No, not your car, but you said think it's a video game. Oh 04:42:04.700 --> 04:42:08.820 Okay, I get it. Where's the cartridge? No, it's an online thing. Is there a joystick? 04:42:08.940 --> 04:42:12.140 Not like the ones you're thinking of but I need to get some quarters, right? 04:42:12.140 --> 04:42:16.540 No, I got a blow in the cartridge again like no cartridge, but you'll need a username 04:42:16.540 --> 04:42:20.540 Here's a name. How about Keith underscore 9914? 04:42:20.540 --> 04:42:22.540 The bathroom coat? 04:42:22.540 --> 04:42:25.540 That's the only number I can kind of remember easily, so. 04:44:46.540 --> 04:44:51.540 of this legendary arena will witness Rocket League's story unfold together. 04:44:51.540 --> 04:44:55.540 Who will hang their team's banners in the rafters of Champions Field? 04:44:55.540 --> 04:44:56.540 Start to find out. 04:49:16.540 --> 04:49:21.540 I think it's possible 04:49:22.540 --> 04:49:24.540 Got you 04:49:25.540 --> 04:49:27.540 Got me too 04:49:27.540 --> 04:49:30.540 Got me too 04:49:30.540 --> 04:49:32.540 Got me too 04:49:32.540 --> 04:49:34.540 Got me too 04:49:34.540 --> 04:49:36.540 Got me too 04:49:36.540 --> 04:49:38.540 Got me too 04:49:38.540 --> 04:49:41.540 Got me too 04:49:41.540 --> 04:49:46.540 Your magic's true 04:49:48.540 --> 04:49:53.540 Your magic's true 04:52:11.540 --> 04:52:29.460 2 players remain in the running for the title of 1v1 North American Regional Champion and 04:52:29.460 --> 04:52:33.060 are the same 2 players that were at this spot in the tournament. 04:52:33.060 --> 04:52:36.940 We ran it 65 days ago and we ran it in 2025. 04:52:36.940 --> 04:52:44.020 Diaz vs. First Killer will be your grand finals in the North American 1v1 open and you know, it feels like we could 04:52:44.820 --> 04:52:49.180 Resist saying we could have this emailed in the whole tournament your face. Just like these guys are so good 04:52:49.940 --> 04:52:53.740 Well, listen, that's what I was telling Johnny and sing a little bracket. We've been here about two hours ago 04:52:56.220 --> 04:53:00.260 It was inevitable that these two teeth these not these two teeth these two players 04:53:00.540 --> 04:53:04.020 We're gonna play each other. There's certainly just too fast in the bracket 04:53:04.020 --> 04:53:06.080 There's a question mark where Daniel is, 04:53:06.080 --> 04:53:08.040 real estate everybody, but Daniel keeps not signing up. 04:53:08.040 --> 04:53:10.360 So we have the moment, we got first killer, 04:53:10.360 --> 04:53:11.280 and we got DS. 04:53:11.280 --> 04:53:12.320 And even in this series, I mean, 04:53:12.320 --> 04:53:14.160 it was back to back four row, four rows, 04:53:14.160 --> 04:53:15.920 and they did it so effortlessly. 04:53:15.920 --> 04:53:17.280 It felt like both problems were good. 04:53:17.280 --> 04:53:19.480 I've been getting dubious, what's that? 04:53:19.480 --> 04:53:20.320 You know what? 04:53:20.320 --> 04:53:22.160 You know why we don't do single elimination? 04:53:22.160 --> 04:53:24.960 Because then the other regions would also have to do that. 04:53:24.960 --> 04:53:28.240 And some regions in this world actually have some depth, 04:53:28.240 --> 04:53:29.880 Tyler. 04:53:29.880 --> 04:53:32.760 This region, listen, we've known it was gonna be these two 04:53:32.760 --> 04:53:36.640 the finals you know kind of in the back of our minds at the very least for a long time 04:53:36.640 --> 04:53:42.160 they both win their semi-finals 4-0 and first-killer you know I mean you give 04:53:42.160 --> 04:53:46.720 even a lot of credit you don't get to be in the top four without having some game 04:53:46.720 --> 04:53:52.880 yourself but he ran into an absolute buzz off and I don't know that first 04:53:52.880 --> 04:53:58.200 killer necessarily did anything that you look at and go oh yeah like this is why 04:53:58.200 --> 04:54:05.000 he's just right up better. He just played solid the entire series and you know had just felt like 04:54:05.000 --> 04:54:12.920 superhuman reflexes. This could be a fun final. Last time they played it was a 4-0 in favor of Diaz. 04:54:12.920 --> 04:54:18.440 Diaz has only dropped two games in this bracket so far. Can first killer changed the story here 04:54:19.000 --> 04:54:25.320 in 2026. He's earned himself the opportunity and you know how much it would mean to him to be a 1v1 04:54:25.320 --> 04:54:29.480 North American champion. Let's get into it. The grand finals. First killer for Shot of 04:54:29.480 --> 04:54:36.960 Fire Rebellion and Diaz for SSG. It wasn't a particularly close 4-0 in 2025 either. It 04:54:36.960 --> 04:54:46.160 was three to five goal games every single time. So Diaz absolutely has a expectation 04:54:46.160 --> 04:54:51.200 around this match. He has a sort of looking for a standard to meet. He has set the bar 04:54:51.200 --> 04:54:58.160 for himself very high. But first killer just continues to get better at the game, Bates. 04:54:58.160 --> 04:55:02.280 And this might be his year. That's right. It might just be because even though first 04:55:02.280 --> 04:55:07.560 killer did get swept last year in the grand final in the same match, they did play in 04:55:07.560 --> 04:55:15.160 this bracket on Friday in groups. But first go lost in five to DS. He has went up two 04:55:15.160 --> 04:55:18.600 2-0 in a series and the first killer won game 3-10-9. 04:55:18.600 --> 04:55:23.800 He won game 4-7-3 and he lost game 5-7-2-8. 04:55:23.800 --> 04:55:25.160 So he was going off a recent history. 04:55:25.160 --> 04:55:26.480 First killer has elevated. 04:55:26.480 --> 04:55:27.320 He's leveled up. 04:55:27.320 --> 04:55:30.320 He can compete against the Diaz now in the year 2026. 04:55:30.320 --> 04:55:32.080 The question is, can he compete against the Diaz 04:55:32.080 --> 04:55:34.280 with vibing out the music like he has been so far? 04:55:34.280 --> 04:55:35.600 And we saw him vibing out earlier 04:55:35.600 --> 04:55:37.000 and it looked really good for him. 04:55:39.480 --> 04:55:41.680 Here's the difference though. 04:55:41.680 --> 04:55:43.800 That's Friday. 04:55:43.800 --> 04:55:46.600 And there isn't the kind of pressure 04:55:46.600 --> 04:55:50.560 that players are under when Sunday rolls around. 04:55:50.560 --> 04:55:52.360 And, you know, watching, I mean, 04:55:52.360 --> 04:55:54.360 first killer, absolutely, laid waste to Evo. 04:55:54.360 --> 04:55:57.040 He came ready and locked in. 04:55:58.360 --> 04:56:03.360 But the way I watched Diaz take down Wavy, 04:56:03.800 --> 04:56:07.800 it just felt like, it didn't feel like 04:56:07.800 --> 04:56:09.040 there's anybody in this region. 04:56:09.040 --> 04:56:10.480 You know, we'll get into it in a moment, 04:56:10.480 --> 04:56:12.720 but it didn't feel like there's anybody in this region 04:56:12.720 --> 04:56:16.400 that actually can keep up with them on a 1v1. 04:56:16.400 --> 04:56:21.400 And Diaz has consistently brought it from Friday 04:56:22.360 --> 04:56:24.240 all the way to today. 04:56:24.240 --> 04:56:26.320 Been a huge fan of his game 04:56:26.320 --> 04:56:31.320 and excited to see just how far this goes. 04:56:32.080 --> 04:56:34.760 I mean, they're talking about like the weight 04:56:34.760 --> 04:56:37.080 of Championship Sunday and the weight of Grand Finals. 04:56:37.080 --> 04:56:40.560 There's few players that we've seen be affected 04:56:40.560 --> 04:56:42.640 more negatively by that burden 04:56:42.640 --> 04:56:45.080 than first killer and Diaz right now, 04:56:45.080 --> 04:56:48.160 appears to be so relaxed. 04:56:48.160 --> 04:56:50.280 For somebody who has come in defending a title, 04:56:50.280 --> 04:56:52.680 it's chasing down the top dog. 04:56:52.680 --> 04:56:55.840 It usually is a little bit easier than staying on top 04:56:55.840 --> 04:56:57.240 when they're kind of gonna nip it at your heels 04:56:57.240 --> 04:56:59.800 the whole time, but he doesn't seem to bother at all. 04:56:59.800 --> 04:57:01.960 Getting up five into his music, 04:57:01.960 --> 04:57:03.600 sitting back down, it's just another day 04:57:03.600 --> 04:57:06.840 at the office for Diaz, which feels like 04:57:06.840 --> 04:57:10.080 that the worst case scenario for first killer. 04:57:10.080 --> 04:57:12.880 I mean, it could be, but I will say, 04:57:12.880 --> 04:57:14.640 this is a better first killer than ones, 04:57:14.640 --> 04:57:16.800 at least on form, at least in tournaments 04:57:16.800 --> 04:57:19.760 that you're preparing the 2025 runs or the 2026 run. 04:57:19.760 --> 04:57:23.600 In 2025, first killer, I mean, he lost to Wavy in Swiss, 04:57:23.600 --> 04:57:25.880 and he had beat Evo 3-2. 04:57:25.880 --> 04:57:27.120 I mean, he just 4-0ed Evo, 04:57:27.120 --> 04:57:29.680 and it simply wasn't close in that match. 04:57:29.680 --> 04:57:32.920 And then also first killer then lost in groups to Evo. 04:57:32.920 --> 04:57:34.520 And once again, he just 4-0ed Evo, 04:57:34.520 --> 04:57:37.800 and it simply wasn't close. 04:57:37.800 --> 04:57:39.360 I know he did beat Evo as well, 04:57:39.360 --> 04:57:43.120 the semifinals of last year, I was rematch, like we just say, beat him 4-1, but the whole 04:57:43.120 --> 04:57:47.320 point I make it is that the first kill is making it look easy against everybody, except 04:57:47.320 --> 04:57:50.600 for Diaz and the one match that he lost on Champion's Field. 04:57:50.600 --> 04:57:56.040 So looking at First Kill's form, Diaz was better in 20-25, but we have a real question 04:57:56.040 --> 04:57:57.040 that needs to be answered. 04:57:57.040 --> 04:57:58.040 Who was better in 20-26? 04:57:58.040 --> 04:58:00.040 And we're about to find out. 04:58:00.040 --> 04:58:03.800 Yeah, it's the only question that really matters is why we play the game, because anything 04:58:03.800 --> 04:58:09.240 can happen and what a story it will be, either way, back-to-back champions or revenge from 04:58:09.240 --> 04:58:13.160 the previous year. First killer on one side, Diaz on the other. Let us know what you think 04:58:13.160 --> 04:58:17.800 has got this one. Stacks. What do you got? 04:58:17.800 --> 04:58:21.280 When I look at this matchup, again, we've been looking forward to this all day. I've 04:58:21.280 --> 04:58:25.740 had a lot of time to think about it and really, my opinion hasn't changed. I think at the 04:58:25.740 --> 04:58:31.160 end of the day, when the dusts out, we're all going to be saying, and still, I got Diaz 04:58:31.160 --> 04:58:32.160 here. 04:58:32.160 --> 04:58:33.160 And still. 04:58:33.160 --> 04:58:34.160 And still. 04:58:35.560 --> 04:58:38.840 You know, see me, I think Rock League is a game of stories. 04:58:39.880 --> 04:58:42.840 Well, Rock League champions, you said a lot of word and safety. 04:58:42.840 --> 04:58:44.600 I was just going to win. Watch this. 04:58:44.600 --> 04:58:46.560 It's one of the best parts about Rock League is the stories you can tell. 04:58:46.560 --> 04:58:48.920 Exactly. Yeah. And some of the first ones are they. 04:58:48.920 --> 04:58:50.000 I like that. Robby Wave. 04:58:50.000 --> 04:58:53.600 And I just think that first killer, the person who has not been able 04:58:53.600 --> 04:58:56.200 to get it done in three is a person who's been a herald for so long 04:58:56.200 --> 04:58:59.960 in North America. I think it's just something poetic for him to go 04:58:59.960 --> 04:59:01.840 and play once, get better at it, 04:59:01.840 --> 04:59:05.240 and then wrap North America, go to Dickie's arena. 04:59:05.240 --> 04:59:07.480 Arena that we still have yet to see a North American 04:59:07.480 --> 04:59:09.840 come home victorious and get the job done. 04:59:09.840 --> 04:59:12.080 So give me first killer in this matchup 04:59:12.080 --> 04:59:13.800 and to rematch against Diaz. 04:59:13.800 --> 04:59:15.120 I think he's gonna go over to Dickie, 04:59:15.120 --> 04:59:17.000 he's gonna pull in the show against Nass. 04:59:17.000 --> 04:59:18.840 Hey, my parents read me straddle fairy tales 04:59:18.840 --> 04:59:20.440 when I was a kid too. 04:59:20.440 --> 04:59:22.800 Look, I think it would be an incredible story 04:59:22.800 --> 04:59:24.040 and I do think that is it. 04:59:24.040 --> 04:59:26.200 But it's the whole reason we like sports 04:59:26.200 --> 04:59:29.120 at the first place is getting to see this drama happen. 04:59:29.120 --> 04:59:32.440 But here's the thing, like, I've talked to First Killer yesterday, 04:59:32.440 --> 04:59:33.640 and asked him, like, what do you do? 04:59:33.640 --> 04:59:36.140 Like, how do you balance preparing these three different game modes? 04:59:36.140 --> 04:59:37.480 And he said, I'm really not preparing for one. 04:59:37.480 --> 04:59:38.840 I'm just going to show it up and play him. 04:59:38.840 --> 04:59:40.280 That's not that great of a story here. 04:59:40.280 --> 04:59:43.440 And the story time and time again has been, 04:59:43.440 --> 04:59:45.280 he gets to this point and struggles. 04:59:45.280 --> 04:59:47.880 And it makes me, it makes me, I hope for it. 04:59:47.880 --> 04:59:48.720 And I'll be amazed. 04:59:48.720 --> 04:59:51.360 I'll be so happy when I see him and finally get past it. 04:59:51.360 --> 04:59:54.040 But it doesn't make me believe it's going to happen right now. 04:59:54.040 --> 04:59:56.440 When Diaz is looking as good as he is, 04:59:56.440 --> 05:00:00.600 The story of the back to back is incredible. 05:00:00.600 --> 05:00:03.200 I think Diaz has this in the bag. 05:00:03.200 --> 05:00:07.800 It is not one-sided, but there is a favorite. 05:00:07.800 --> 05:00:09.240 Chat's got first killer here. 05:00:09.240 --> 05:00:10.360 We've got Diaz. 05:00:10.360 --> 05:00:12.160 They've got themselves. 05:00:12.160 --> 05:00:14.720 Who is it going to be, folks? 05:00:14.720 --> 05:00:18.080 The European 1v1 champion, Nass, sits and waits 05:00:18.080 --> 05:00:21.960 at Vicki's arena for the conclusion of this contest. 05:00:21.960 --> 05:00:25.800 SSG versus Shopify, first killer versus Diaz. 05:00:26.440 --> 05:00:33.440 the last two games. After two 05:00:33.440 --> 05:00:35.440 dominant semifinals 05:00:35.440 --> 05:00:37.440 performances Diaz and first 05:00:37.440 --> 05:00:39.440 killer meet once again. Last 05:00:39.440 --> 05:00:41.440 time it was an equally dominant 05:00:41.440 --> 05:00:43.440 final with Diaz coming out on 05:00:43.440 --> 05:00:45.440 top for skill is here for 05:00:45.440 --> 05:00:46.440 revenge in Game 1 brought to 05:00:46.440 --> 05:00:48.440 you by progressive. First 05:00:48.440 --> 05:00:50.440 killer had as good of a 05:00:50.440 --> 05:00:51.440 possible, you know, set up 05:00:51.440 --> 05:00:52.440 right before this that you 05:00:52.440 --> 05:00:54.440 could hope for. He was in 05:00:54.440 --> 05:00:58.820 It looks like against the rest of the field because that's what Diaz looks like when he's playing against the rest of the field. 05:00:58.820 --> 05:01:07.480 Right now, North America, a matchup between these two Diaz is going to flick first, get the line, and first killer will get the first goal. 05:01:07.480 --> 05:01:12.280 Great placement by first killer and this is off the perfect challenge as well. 05:01:12.280 --> 05:01:16.600 Straight through the middle of the ball, confident challenge. No chance for Diaz to take him out. 05:01:16.600 --> 05:01:23.600 And interestingly, not the bullpitch here, dribble to start off the game that Diaz usually goes for. 05:01:23.600 --> 05:01:26.400 He had the opportunity to there, but he helped it against it. 05:01:26.400 --> 05:01:28.600 Now he's been fucked away from the winning kickoff, 05:01:28.600 --> 05:01:32.200 but First Killer slots it for 2-0. 05:01:32.200 --> 05:01:36.040 First Killer has been accurate today, 05:01:36.040 --> 05:01:37.400 and he's going to continue to prove that. 05:01:37.400 --> 05:01:40.800 This one, maybe, you know, I'll almost offline, 05:01:40.800 --> 05:01:41.880 but doesn't manage to find it. 05:01:41.880 --> 05:01:45.000 So it's enough to get quickly, but quick shots on net, 05:01:45.000 --> 05:01:46.880 quick, powerful shots on net. 05:01:46.880 --> 05:01:47.840 So First Killer likes to do, 05:01:47.840 --> 05:01:50.960 he likes to surprise you and take you out of the game. 05:01:50.960 --> 05:01:52.720 Now Diaz, this is what he likes to do, 05:01:52.720 --> 05:01:55.720 It's not the perfect set up towards his back wall, but he does like to take possession. 05:01:55.720 --> 05:01:58.320 He does not mind where he's out on the field. 05:01:58.320 --> 05:02:00.720 He'll play for him anywhere as he gets a reset. 05:02:00.720 --> 05:02:02.720 And this Chateau-Shelton, I'm my first killer. 05:02:02.720 --> 05:02:04.320 This is a great sign to open the series. 05:02:04.320 --> 05:02:05.520 He's going to boom it back the other way. 05:02:05.520 --> 05:02:08.720 This is his first killer playing his game, and it's besting Diaz's game. 05:02:09.720 --> 05:02:12.320 So, Payton, this girl's a bitch, first killer. 05:02:13.120 --> 05:02:15.920 Looking like absolute prime first killer. 05:02:15.920 --> 05:02:18.120 Back in the day, this used to be his bread and butter. 05:02:18.120 --> 05:02:21.520 Just lunging across his net to get saves, 05:02:21.520 --> 05:02:25.760 and then immediately counter-attack it with hard hit shots. 05:02:25.760 --> 05:02:28.120 We've seen plenty of that today, like you mentioned. 05:02:28.120 --> 05:02:30.000 He's been at his best form. 05:02:30.000 --> 05:02:31.760 That's it to be doing this. 05:02:31.760 --> 05:02:35.200 So many years on from his once prime is truly unbelievable. 05:02:35.200 --> 05:02:36.960 Diaz is going to try to switch things up in the air 05:02:36.960 --> 05:02:37.440 to a buff. 05:02:37.440 --> 05:02:41.520 Breskeller nowhere near getting hit by that one. 05:02:41.520 --> 05:02:42.640 Diaz did back off though. 05:02:42.640 --> 05:02:43.480 He recognized that. 05:02:43.480 --> 05:02:43.980 Oh! 05:02:43.980 --> 05:02:45.280 Big C on the back wall. 05:02:45.280 --> 05:02:47.320 Diaz is going to be in trouble. 05:02:47.320 --> 05:02:49.200 He cannot get back to this. 05:02:49.200 --> 05:02:51.780 And he is starting to make some mechanical errors here. 05:02:51.780 --> 05:02:53.600 He's letting First Killer do what he wants to do. 05:02:53.600 --> 05:02:57.520 Just boom, power shots on that, and he's up 4-0. 05:02:57.520 --> 05:02:59.360 Great start by First Killer. 05:02:59.360 --> 05:03:02.120 He's rolling through the defensive from the semi-final 05:03:02.120 --> 05:03:03.120 into the grand final. 05:03:03.120 --> 05:03:04.720 This is exactly what you want if you 05:03:04.720 --> 05:03:06.600 want to see a close match today. 05:03:06.600 --> 05:03:08.440 Well, who knows, maybe with First Killer's level 05:03:08.440 --> 05:03:10.880 that he's shot this entire tournament, 05:03:10.880 --> 05:03:11.920 this could be the one. 05:03:11.920 --> 05:03:12.920 Oh, it's he has. 05:03:12.920 --> 05:03:14.080 Almost less than we go in. 05:03:14.080 --> 05:03:15.680 He's ready to control it on his goal line. 05:03:15.680 --> 05:03:18.360 He lost control, gives away possession. 05:03:18.360 --> 05:03:24.360 Could have been easily a goal there, almost saved, D.I.'s three boosts to his name, under so much pressure in here. 05:03:25.360 --> 05:03:32.360 First killer trying to keep it awkward for him as he has three boosts now, and will look too flicked to give it a little bit of height. 05:03:32.360 --> 05:03:37.360 I don't know why he thought he could follow it up, maybe because I just watched first killer win a thousand races in a row in the last game, 05:03:37.360 --> 05:03:42.360 but if you push that ball in the air that much, you've got to know that first killer is going to take it away, 05:03:42.360 --> 05:03:45.360 and he just takes it off the top of D.I.'s car to make it 5-0. 05:03:45.360 --> 05:03:51.740 0. Yeah, I think Diaz is just hoping the 1st Killer reads that he's not gonna go. 05:03:51.740 --> 05:03:54.960 He's hoping that 1st Killer's thinking, oh well there's no way Diaz goes for that 05:03:54.960 --> 05:03:59.480 stuff. Obviously going B, but 1st Killer went just to be sure and gets the goal 05:03:59.480 --> 05:04:05.440 as a reward. 5-0 in the first two minutes. Is it crazy score line? It's 05:04:05.440 --> 05:04:09.760 exactly what 1st Killer needed, but Diaz has looked a little bit off here. Oh he 05:04:09.760 --> 05:04:14.360 gets one goal. 1st Killer looks across No Man's Land and Challenge. Diaz just 05:04:14.360 --> 05:04:19.360 And we have seen a couple of mistakes in this first couple of minutes from Diaz. 05:04:19.360 --> 05:04:21.360 He's done that little chair shuffle. 05:04:21.360 --> 05:04:22.360 He did it against Zach as well. 05:04:22.360 --> 05:04:24.360 He's going to get comfortable. 05:04:24.360 --> 05:04:26.360 That was a mix-up from what we normally see. 05:04:26.360 --> 05:04:28.360 A high bouncing ball on the way to the ground. 05:04:28.360 --> 05:04:31.360 Very easy to chip up and start and air dribble with. 05:04:31.360 --> 05:04:36.360 Diaz, hopefully somebody who wants to do that every time he possibly can. 05:04:36.360 --> 05:04:38.360 This time, he just bounced it. 05:04:38.360 --> 05:04:39.360 He took that power shot. 05:04:39.360 --> 05:04:40.360 I actually got the first kill off. 05:04:40.360 --> 05:04:41.360 Maybe he saw that coming. 05:04:41.360 --> 05:04:42.360 Diaz trying to bridge up this. 05:04:42.360 --> 05:04:45.260 This first killer may be made it seem like he's one back down to the ground 05:04:45.260 --> 05:04:47.260 But he uses the reset to go over the top 05:04:47.900 --> 05:04:53.060 It's a great shot by first killer. This is good for with reset to make it 6-1 05:04:53.500 --> 05:04:58.260 The Diaz has been known to forfeit early in some games in the past 05:04:58.260 --> 05:05:02.340 But I really think he's gonna work his way through this one try to figure out what is going on 05:05:02.740 --> 05:05:05.020 the level first killer is playing at right now is 05:05:05.620 --> 05:05:09.920 Just crazy to witness can easily make it seven here against the Brazilian 05:05:09.920 --> 05:05:15.800 It's Diaz. Now you may have farce killer off the post though. That was just a millimeter away from being a goal for him 05:05:15.800 --> 05:05:17.800 But he stayed as a goal for Diaz 05:05:18.440 --> 05:05:20.160 That's huge swing 05:05:20.160 --> 05:05:24.400 Huge swing in favor of Diaz. Maybe he can use this to get going but 05:05:25.000 --> 05:05:32.300 Definitely needs to stay in this game cannot leave early. This is not like you know previous first killer matches where first killer runs away 05:05:32.300 --> 05:05:36.960 And there's no hope there is hope for Diaz and he just needs to figure out that he's just gonna be today 05:05:36.960 --> 05:05:40.960 The first killer man is one right back. 05:05:40.960 --> 05:05:44.200 It's that same blocking style kickoff that he's used a few times. 05:05:44.200 --> 05:05:50.280 Turning sideways into the ball to completely block it in the direction he chooses. 05:05:50.280 --> 05:05:54.840 It's not something that really anyone at the top level is doing as consistently as first killer. 05:05:54.840 --> 05:05:58.080 This is his strategy that he goes to every now and then. 05:05:58.080 --> 05:06:02.000 And it's worth it wonderfully there to keep himself ahead by five. 05:06:02.000 --> 05:06:05.560 Now, here comes Dias. This is what he is always so good at. 05:06:05.560 --> 05:06:08.160 and he makes it work once again. 05:06:08.160 --> 05:06:10.400 The only difference being is he used all of his boots 05:06:10.400 --> 05:06:11.240 for this one. 05:06:11.240 --> 05:06:12.080 This was all in. 05:06:12.920 --> 05:06:16.160 Yeah, this is all in, but it's confident from Diaz. 05:06:16.160 --> 05:06:17.720 First killer missed 100 pickup. 05:06:17.720 --> 05:06:20.040 He actually dove out to try and get it. 05:06:20.040 --> 05:06:20.880 Didn't pick it up. 05:06:20.880 --> 05:06:21.700 Not sure it would have ended up mattering. 05:06:21.700 --> 05:06:22.800 Might have taken the same approach 05:06:22.800 --> 05:06:24.400 to that back corner either way. 05:06:25.360 --> 05:06:26.480 Diaz, wow. 05:06:26.480 --> 05:06:27.320 He's got these kickoffs. 05:06:27.320 --> 05:06:28.680 First killer's just been so quick. 05:06:28.680 --> 05:06:31.080 He was winning this way earlier. 05:06:31.080 --> 05:06:32.680 Once he gets the ball, you know, 05:06:32.680 --> 05:06:34.280 off the kickoff, he's so quick to recover 05:06:34.280 --> 05:06:35.120 and get a shot. 05:06:35.560 --> 05:06:37.560 And he even delayed the shot a little bit there. 05:06:37.560 --> 05:06:43.560 The first killer knew that if he made the first move, Diaz could pre-flip and deflect the ball to the corner. 05:06:43.560 --> 05:06:47.560 So he just waited a touch and then made a move for the ball. 05:06:47.560 --> 05:06:50.560 When Diaz was the distance, it's going to be next. 05:06:50.560 --> 05:06:55.560 Diaz is forfeited with a minute and 54 remaining in the game. 05:06:55.560 --> 05:06:59.560 What a start for a first killer. 05:06:59.560 --> 05:07:03.560 Yeah, this is, you know, I don't know if I agree with Diaz trying to tap out of this game. 05:07:03.560 --> 05:07:09.200 We've seen him score a lot of goals before two minutes is such a long time one be that yeah 05:07:09.200 --> 05:07:12.280 It's just a ton of time and he has no answer right now 05:07:12.280 --> 05:07:14.200 I mean he needs to figure out an answer to the kickoff 05:07:14.200 --> 05:07:18.460 He needs to figure out an answer to something that first killer is doing and it would have felt like a great 05:07:18.560 --> 05:07:22.840 Opportunity to do that over the course of this game not only that even if he brings it back and 05:07:23.480 --> 05:07:27.520 Loses still and loses by just a couple goals the feel of that is way different 05:07:27.520 --> 05:07:31.480 And I feel like good play in his favor right now first killer has to feel amazing 05:07:31.480 --> 05:07:32.400 It doesn't get better than that. 05:07:32.400 --> 05:07:35.200 You're just scoring instant goals, five seconds 05:07:35.200 --> 05:07:37.440 off the kickoff every time, and your opponent wants out 05:07:37.440 --> 05:07:39.480 with two minutes to go. 05:07:39.480 --> 05:07:42.000 I mean, it doesn't get better than that for First Killer. 05:07:42.000 --> 05:07:45.640 Yeah, that was dream first game in the grand final. 05:07:45.640 --> 05:07:48.760 And First Killer coming through the lower bracket here 05:07:48.760 --> 05:07:52.880 because of the amazing format that his AFL format doesn't 05:07:52.880 --> 05:07:54.760 need to win two series. 05:07:54.760 --> 05:07:55.880 He could just win the one. 05:07:55.880 --> 05:07:58.080 And he is in to the world championship 05:07:58.080 --> 05:08:00.320 representing North America. 05:08:00.320 --> 05:08:02.320 Yeah, Diaz has got to switch 05:08:02.320 --> 05:08:04.320 something up here. He's not 05:08:04.320 --> 05:08:06.320 left the lobby. I was checking 05:08:06.320 --> 05:08:08.320 to see if he would because yesterday 05:08:08.320 --> 05:08:10.320 he changed car after going to 05:08:10.320 --> 05:08:12.320 down against that came back in the 05:08:12.320 --> 05:08:14.320 octane. He might still change car 05:08:14.320 --> 05:08:16.320 even though he's not left the lobby. 05:08:16.320 --> 05:08:18.320 You can do that. But usually players 05:08:18.320 --> 05:08:20.320 prefer to go out change outside lobby. 05:08:20.320 --> 05:08:22.320 Make sure that they are selecting the 05:08:22.320 --> 05:08:24.320 preset that they want. So maybe he's 05:08:24.320 --> 05:08:26.320 holding off on that for now. Just 05:08:26.320 --> 05:08:28.320 going to play another fennec game 05:08:28.320 --> 05:08:33.920 But he's not keeping it in his back pocket. He knows exactly which octane preset he wants 05:08:33.920 --> 05:08:38.360 He doesn't need to go to the lobby to figure it out and he has switched to it here and gain number two 05:08:38.720 --> 05:08:44.240 Maybe he just has two free two presets octane infinite result this time has been the same 05:08:44.240 --> 05:08:49.800 He's lost the kickoff again and first killer is going to be leading again. So 05:08:50.560 --> 05:08:57.320 This is a change up from yesterday. He said so in the post match interview that the octane was winning more kickoffs for him 05:08:57.320 --> 05:09:04.320 And that's not happened so far against 1st Killer. We'll keep playing the trend. 05:09:04.320 --> 05:09:07.320 Who's getting more possessions. This one will go his way. 05:09:07.320 --> 05:09:11.320 Will it be a direct goal? Okay. Much better for Diaz. 05:09:11.320 --> 05:09:13.320 Maybe the Octane's solution. 05:09:13.320 --> 05:09:19.320 Diaz is able to force this off to the right. 1st Killer is trying to push it the other way. 05:09:19.320 --> 05:09:26.320 Not able to muscle it through. But 1st Killer, Diaz's domination, it feels like it would be slower and methodical. 05:09:26.320 --> 05:09:33.980 What first killer shown right now that a heavy first killer sided series is going to be really fast really fast and first people can run it up 05:09:33.980 --> 05:09:38.600 You know when he's dominating he's scoring off or go off your goal, but he is dominating 05:09:38.600 --> 05:09:44.040 He's slowly breaking you down through the air gliding like a ball of rain as you fly over the top of the ground 05:09:44.040 --> 05:09:46.040 Pitches it in to get his goal 05:09:46.520 --> 05:09:48.520 Yeah, perfectly tight tears he has 05:09:49.320 --> 05:09:53.400 Fancy high-air dribble first killer went extremely high with his free jump 05:09:53.400 --> 05:10:01.640 He was over the top of the ball at the entire approach, which would indicate he expected Diaz to hit that really hard. 05:10:01.640 --> 05:10:08.960 Maybe even go up to the ceiling, but first killer with a chance to equalize here with an air dribble of his own one reset. 05:10:08.960 --> 05:10:14.240 Looking to air dribble high, doesn't get the demo with Diaz, but he does get the boost seal. 05:10:14.240 --> 05:10:16.200 Diaz 23 in defense here. 05:10:16.200 --> 05:10:20.800 First killer always gets such hard hit silverhead to keep his opponent's out of position, 05:10:20.800 --> 05:10:22.680 But he has his building back up here. 05:10:22.680 --> 05:10:24.560 We boost him, I meant it. 05:10:24.560 --> 05:10:26.080 First killer, tries to get the angle. 05:10:26.080 --> 05:10:28.480 Diaz cuts it off with very little leftover, 05:10:28.480 --> 05:10:29.640 and is able to get 100. 05:10:29.640 --> 05:10:31.000 So reward for a great save. 05:10:31.000 --> 05:10:32.800 He's going to play a little bit of first killers game 05:10:32.800 --> 05:10:34.760 by just booming the ball towards net 05:10:34.760 --> 05:10:37.120 and trying to put the defender on the back foot 05:10:37.120 --> 05:10:38.840 so you can't continue that for goal. 05:10:38.840 --> 05:10:40.240 Maybe wants to demo a war of first grabbing. 05:10:40.240 --> 05:10:41.200 That's going to be the boost. 05:10:41.200 --> 05:10:42.880 First killer is trying to dash his way back to the ball 05:10:42.880 --> 05:10:44.520 and score on zero. 05:10:44.520 --> 05:10:46.360 Sometimes you can take advantage of that person 05:10:46.360 --> 05:10:48.280 being on the wrong side of the ball for just a moment. 05:10:48.280 --> 05:10:52.040 First killer back in here and gets a goal. 05:10:52.040 --> 05:10:54.960 And yeah, it's first killer's tempo right now. 05:10:54.960 --> 05:10:56.560 This is the pace he wants to play at. 05:10:56.560 --> 05:10:57.560 Just keep things moving. 05:10:57.560 --> 05:10:59.800 He doesn't want to slow down for a heartbeat. 05:10:59.800 --> 05:11:02.680 Diaz not able to keep up with him there. 05:11:02.680 --> 05:11:04.080 He had to flip in front of the ball. 05:11:04.080 --> 05:11:05.560 Otherwise, first killer could score. 05:11:05.560 --> 05:11:08.560 He gets faked out as well. 05:11:08.560 --> 05:11:10.520 It does seem like the kickouts are going more even though, 05:11:10.520 --> 05:11:12.280 back and forth for the type being. 05:11:12.280 --> 05:11:15.120 And I do like that long shelf from Diaz earlier in the game. 05:11:15.120 --> 05:11:16.720 Now, he's going to keep first killer grounded, 05:11:16.720 --> 05:11:19.600 He's still doing this for pre-jump and air dribbles. 05:11:19.600 --> 05:11:22.180 What I don't necessarily like here from Diaz 05:11:22.180 --> 05:11:24.100 is he had an opportunity to do his bread and butter. 05:11:24.100 --> 05:11:26.020 He had possession he had first killer on zero boost. 05:11:26.020 --> 05:11:27.660 There was no way first killer was close enough 05:11:27.660 --> 05:11:28.780 to chase him down. 05:11:28.780 --> 05:11:31.460 Previously Diaz takes that to his own back wall 05:11:31.460 --> 05:11:32.300 and plays with the air. 05:11:32.300 --> 05:11:34.300 This time he popped the ball up infield, 05:11:34.300 --> 05:11:36.060 allowed first killer to stay on ball 05:11:36.060 --> 05:11:37.500 and stay and ball them to play. 05:11:37.500 --> 05:11:39.540 That's the game first killer wants to play. 05:11:39.540 --> 05:11:41.580 But Diaz now, you know, 05:11:41.580 --> 05:11:43.300 liking a little bit on this air dribble, 05:11:43.300 --> 05:11:44.780 he still has huge boost advantage. 05:11:44.780 --> 05:11:46.700 So he's just doing this as a way to get first killer 05:11:46.700 --> 05:11:50.540 away while holding onto that boost and this flick is good enough. 05:11:50.540 --> 05:11:54.940 First killer just reset on 100 but it doesn't matter because Diaz gets the goal. 05:11:54.940 --> 05:11:58.780 At what finish Diaz had to make this one count. 05:11:58.780 --> 05:12:02.380 First killer had the boost advantage and defense there. 05:12:02.380 --> 05:12:07.180 Diaz does score with this flick. The standard classic style. 05:12:07.180 --> 05:12:09.900 He's now going to get kicked off position left side of the pitch. 05:12:09.900 --> 05:12:13.660 First killer forced back by Diaz. Deployed by Diaz. 05:12:13.660 --> 05:12:18.420 You'll be able to spawn in the way of this, but he is still able to get the goal. 05:12:18.420 --> 05:12:23.260 Great control, newer first-killer is going to spawn, bait him in the middle of the pop and shoots over him. 05:12:23.260 --> 05:12:26.260 He didn't just know where he was going to spawn, but he put that shot on target. 05:12:26.260 --> 05:12:29.260 He knew the one place that first-killer had to go to save it. 05:12:29.260 --> 05:12:36.260 So after he put it there, just chased down the spot that he expected first-killer to be at to get that demo in the first place. 05:12:36.260 --> 05:12:38.460 Now, another kickoff goal, maybe directly to the net. 05:12:38.460 --> 05:12:43.460 First killer. Oh, try to catch and cut it and get a nice save, but Diaz gets the goal. 05:12:43.460 --> 05:12:51.460 It's just fascinating to see Diaz two days in a row switch to the opportunity to start winning 50-50s, which, you know, is what the pick-outs really are. 05:12:51.460 --> 05:12:58.460 The Phoenix, usually the card that's more known for its 50s, Diaz, same hitbox, of course. 05:12:58.460 --> 05:13:04.460 Able to go. It's so cold now that he can do much of it. Diaz, you lose at this one. 05:13:04.460 --> 05:13:05.460 Blocked it off. 05:13:05.460 --> 05:13:07.380 From first killer, he just created a wall again. 05:13:07.380 --> 05:13:07.880 Yeah. 05:13:07.880 --> 05:13:08.740 Dude, can you see it there? 05:13:08.740 --> 05:13:09.660 It's very consistently. 05:13:09.660 --> 05:13:10.660 Nice bump as well. 05:13:10.660 --> 05:13:11.160 Pull shot. 05:13:11.160 --> 05:13:12.940 On goal. 05:13:12.940 --> 05:13:14.500 And nice play from first killer. 05:13:14.500 --> 05:13:17.940 It's interesting to see a mix-up like this, 05:13:17.940 --> 05:13:19.660 this deeper to the tournaments. 05:13:19.660 --> 05:13:21.580 We'll see if Diaz tries to pick it up at all. 05:13:21.580 --> 05:13:23.500 If he notices what first killer is doing on the other side 05:13:23.500 --> 05:13:24.900 of the field, because right now, it 05:13:24.900 --> 05:13:26.900 has a really high stealth rate when he's gone by. 05:13:26.900 --> 05:13:28.460 He's let Diaz get baited in. 05:13:28.460 --> 05:13:31.300 And first killer will run the field. 05:13:31.300 --> 05:13:33.780 Honestly, I just have no idea what Diaz is thinking here. 05:13:33.780 --> 05:13:38.420 that's so obviously going to be an open net for first killer somebody can hit the 05:13:38.420 --> 05:13:42.740 ball as hard as first killers because this is the least first killer can yeah 05:13:42.740 --> 05:13:46.740 so it's really really under hit that such and I see a type of the start of the 05:13:46.740 --> 05:13:52.740 wall big ball play coming off for Diaz he decides to go in field with it just 05:13:52.740 --> 05:13:57.540 letting the grind to air dribble be his main takeoff in the grand final we've 05:13:57.540 --> 05:14:03.180 not seen many back corner than any back wall air dribbles even off the wall is 05:14:03.180 --> 05:14:06.380 It's been even probably grind for Diaz. 05:14:06.380 --> 05:14:07.860 And that's a switch up. 05:14:07.860 --> 05:14:09.060 What we've seen him do before, he's 05:14:09.060 --> 05:14:11.060 going to have an opportunity to go from the ground here 05:14:11.060 --> 05:14:11.560 this time. 05:14:11.560 --> 05:14:13.340 See, Spurskyle up and decides, you can have it. 05:14:13.340 --> 05:14:14.340 You can have the ball. 05:14:14.340 --> 05:14:15.340 I want to go take your boost. 05:14:15.340 --> 05:14:18.220 I'm going to try and work it off the landing. 05:14:18.220 --> 05:14:20.700 Spurskyle's done a good job scoring from these positions 05:14:20.700 --> 05:14:22.140 when he has very little. 05:14:22.140 --> 05:14:23.580 He's going to try and chase Diaz down. 05:14:23.580 --> 05:14:24.740 Diaz has to dodge the boost. 05:14:24.740 --> 05:14:26.060 Can he arrow the shot in? 05:14:26.060 --> 05:14:27.500 I think he missed it wide. 05:14:27.500 --> 05:14:28.900 So no immediate goal. 05:14:28.900 --> 05:14:29.620 That's Spurskyle. 05:14:29.620 --> 05:14:31.620 They're actually going to try and switch field here. 05:14:31.620 --> 05:14:33.140 Diaz was prepping for it on the other side. 05:14:33.140 --> 05:14:35.140 He's left the ball and it's open. 05:14:35.140 --> 05:14:37.140 Yeah, Fresco, you're too afraid of the demo here. 05:14:37.140 --> 05:14:40.140 Didn't want to get taken out of the game. 05:14:40.140 --> 05:14:42.140 So he threw him out of the wall. 05:14:42.140 --> 05:14:46.140 Diaz with the Lord's heart had the openness here in the face. 05:14:46.140 --> 05:14:49.140 Two goal advantage to the Brazilians. 05:14:49.140 --> 05:14:54.140 Trevi North America has represented him two years in a row in the 1v1 World Championship. 05:14:54.140 --> 05:14:58.140 For him, he's got unfinished business at 1v1 Worlds. 05:14:58.140 --> 05:15:03.140 and he's seen the fended champion night before qualify again. 05:15:03.140 --> 05:15:05.140 He'll have to go through Nass of course. 05:15:05.140 --> 05:15:08.140 The winner of NA will be playing against 05:15:08.140 --> 05:15:12.140 EU's champion Nass in the semis at Niki's Arena. 05:15:12.140 --> 05:15:15.140 I think Diaz would love to get back there 05:15:15.140 --> 05:15:17.140 when we saw him there last time. 05:15:17.140 --> 05:15:19.140 I'm not sure we saw him play his normal game. 05:15:19.140 --> 05:15:20.140 He wants a second chance. 05:15:20.140 --> 05:15:22.140 He's been playing better on land in other game modes recently 05:15:22.140 --> 05:15:26.140 and Icelot 50 has got a first-scaler dancing behind the ball. 05:15:26.140 --> 05:15:28.140 Ultimate League forces his way through 05:15:28.660 --> 05:15:35.380 It's so clear to see the pace that these guys want to play out first killer when he was in control of game 1 and even the start in this 05:15:35.380 --> 05:15:37.380 Game when he was getting more possession 05:15:37.660 --> 05:15:40.980 continually up in the pace getting the game moving as fast as possible and 05:15:41.660 --> 05:15:45.180 That's what enabled him to win so comfortably against people 05:15:45.180 --> 05:15:49.900 He ran into the opponent is quite happy to do the same thing and first killer's just in his comfort zone 05:15:50.020 --> 05:15:53.020 So he has is not about that he's controlling the game 05:15:53.020 --> 05:15:59.020 and he's slowing it down, he's using bursts of speed instead of average speed to outplay 05:15:59.020 --> 05:16:00.020 as important. 05:16:00.020 --> 05:16:03.020 And yeah, first kill, he's starting to feel the pressure here in game two. 05:16:03.020 --> 05:16:06.020 And we see that sidewall dribble working this time. 05:16:06.020 --> 05:16:08.020 Diaz will take a tenet if he needs to. 05:16:08.020 --> 05:16:11.020 It's more than capable of reading the defense when need be. 05:16:11.020 --> 05:16:15.020 Here is Erichal, that's not head to the net, not yet, at least not before Diaz gets a couple 05:16:15.020 --> 05:16:16.020 of resets in places there. 05:16:16.020 --> 05:16:19.020 First killer though, angled to make that save. 05:16:19.020 --> 05:16:22.020 So not only does he get that save, he's going to get a follow up touch as well. 05:16:22.020 --> 05:16:23.520 Really, first killer just needs to be- 05:16:23.520 --> 05:16:24.020 Oh! 05:16:24.020 --> 05:16:28.520 That's a skim shot down the side of the field, or the length of the field, I should say. 05:16:28.520 --> 05:16:31.020 But I should do it! I mean, even that clear probably takes up enough time. 05:16:31.020 --> 05:16:32.520 DS should be equalizing here. 05:16:32.520 --> 05:16:33.020 Yeah. 05:16:33.020 --> 05:16:34.020 Oh? 05:16:34.020 --> 05:16:36.020 Well, it looks like first killer will get one through. 05:16:37.020 --> 05:16:44.520 And, yeah, TNs can't believe it, because he thought he did it up here to block this one right before he bid his touch in the fall. 05:16:44.520 --> 05:16:47.020 First killer's bumped him out of the way. 05:16:47.020 --> 05:16:50.020 Technically still possible for first killer. 05:16:50.020 --> 05:16:56.020 We've seen a half of them before, but against the players experience is D.I.'s, we don't think this is going to work out for our Schiller. 05:16:56.020 --> 05:17:02.020 D.I.'s quite sick, as he has here, with at least one of these three kickoffs, and he's one of the first of the three. 05:17:04.020 --> 05:17:09.020 D.I.'s good response, slowed the game down to be played at his pace. 05:17:09.020 --> 05:17:13.020 He likes to pick you apart and make you look silly for playing fast for Schiller. 05:17:13.020 --> 05:17:19.500 has not been easy to make look silly at any moments and if he gets to you know 05:17:19.500 --> 05:17:23.940 get enough first possessions and maybe did that a little bit better when DS was 05:17:23.940 --> 05:17:28.220 not in the octane but in the octane not as many first possessions wasn't able to 05:17:28.220 --> 05:17:33.020 dictate pace of this game and ends up going to use his way. 05:17:33.020 --> 05:17:39.260 Initially it was very animated, initially it was Bar Scaler on the board he you know 05:17:39.260 --> 05:17:44.260 the game. I mean, I'm not 05:17:44.260 --> 05:17:46.260 sure I'm going to let us back 05:17:46.260 --> 05:17:48.260 into this by pre top of it too 05:17:48.260 --> 05:17:50.260 much in defense. Fresh colors 05:17:50.260 --> 05:17:52.260 just got to try to stay 05:17:52.260 --> 05:17:55.260 composed when he's on the 05:17:55.260 --> 05:17:57.260 defensive end. But yeah, you 05:17:57.260 --> 05:18:01.260 can see he's very annoyed at 05:18:01.260 --> 05:18:03.260 how the game is going. He's 05:18:03.260 --> 05:18:05.260 very annoyed at the fact that 05:18:05.260 --> 05:18:08.260 Diaz is. Controlling the ball 05:18:08.260 --> 05:18:15.620 is going to want to play it's he is going to want to take this ball into the air slow control it's 05:18:15.620 --> 05:18:20.020 what Diaz his game has been for a long time he seemed to know that he was going to be playing 05:18:20.020 --> 05:18:25.540 against first killer here he expected first killer to be back when he was talking in the interview 05:18:25.540 --> 05:18:29.860 but he's the one who has grinded ones I mean I think he stayed fresher than the rest of his 05:18:29.860 --> 05:18:35.140 North American brethren who he says does not grind the game mode it's time for him to prove 05:18:35.140 --> 05:18:40.260 that the extra practice is the difference as we're all nodded up in game number three. 05:18:41.540 --> 05:18:47.700 Yes, I'm going to start off with some defense. First guy tested him with some early shots. 05:18:48.340 --> 05:18:52.180 He has his poor boost. How's he going to use it? He's actually managed to build up to seven. 05:18:52.180 --> 05:18:56.980 A huge increase from a percentage standpoint, but still had to do some more work. That's still 05:18:57.620 --> 05:19:02.740 overall very well done to get the turnover of possession. And then kind of starting off as 05:19:02.740 --> 05:19:07.740 This first back to all air dribble of the game, he goes low with it as the takeoff was 05:19:07.740 --> 05:19:12.100 extremely diagonal and that first killer tried to launch a long shot, not enough moves to 05:19:12.100 --> 05:19:13.100 get the power. 05:19:13.100 --> 05:19:18.380 He's got no chance to air dribble and he's been declining these which is very unlike 05:19:18.380 --> 05:19:19.380 him. 05:19:19.380 --> 05:19:22.180 For some reason he's loving the ground to air a lot better. 05:19:22.180 --> 05:19:25.540 This one's going to get dunked by first killer, first killer is always going to try and counter 05:19:25.540 --> 05:19:26.540 this quickly. 05:19:26.540 --> 05:19:30.860 He loves his ability to just get a sweet touch to set up the shot. 05:19:30.860 --> 05:19:32.860 He does it better than anybody else. 05:19:33.200 --> 05:19:39.320 You know in fairness to Diaz, he's not ran into too many early challenges from 05:19:39.640 --> 05:19:46.880 Harskiller, you know, whenever he's making the wall to air dribble, they're cutting in field for the ground, the dribble, or they grind to air dribble even. 05:19:47.120 --> 05:19:51.820 Harskiller's letting him have his face. He's letting Diaz take the Bugs involved. 05:19:51.820 --> 05:19:57.280 So from that perspective, oh Diaz is the best of the wave dash. Does break, look to the safe, but he's really in trouble here. 05:19:57.280 --> 05:20:05.280 Overall though, I think D.I.S. has made a good read on FK. FK is backing down, giving him space. That was not enough space. 05:20:05.280 --> 05:20:12.280 So, it's D.I.S. Trails by two. First killer. Just taking enough shots to eventually get one through. 05:20:12.280 --> 05:20:20.280 Yeah, just trying to put it high. I know it's D.I.S. on low boost. It is going to have no choice but to not jump up there. 05:20:20.280 --> 05:20:27.800 there and ultimately could not clear it out. First killer looking to try and keep things going as Diaz 05:20:27.800 --> 05:20:33.320 got free flip, grab boost, maybe play out of the air but no one's going to back off. First killer 05:20:34.120 --> 05:20:39.000 will clear down the length of the field and now should be able to, oh yeah maybe he missed a catch, 05:20:39.000 --> 05:20:42.040 maybe wasn't going for the catch in the first place but it's going to be Diaz control or at 05:20:42.040 --> 05:20:45.880 least every time I think it's going to be, first killer tries to stay into play on zero boost, 05:20:45.880 --> 05:20:50.620 He refuses to leave, now he will actually leave as he has had the ball carry, double jump. 05:20:50.620 --> 05:20:54.500 First does do a great job of cutting these off, he sees, he senses them, he smells the 05:20:54.500 --> 05:20:58.660 neutral bumps before they're here and gets around and jumps over the top of them. 05:20:58.660 --> 05:21:03.140 Yeah, he really does, and then right in the pinch, that's huge! 05:21:03.140 --> 05:21:04.140 A skillar! 05:21:04.140 --> 05:21:09.360 Has broken the side barrier with a monstrous pinch to make it 3-0! 05:21:09.360 --> 05:21:16.960 136 KPH 85 miles per hour all the way to top shelf almost too high almost too 05:21:16.960 --> 05:21:21.880 high I can't believe how perfect that was that was first killer we some do 05:21:21.880 --> 05:21:25.040 that yesterday too sure he likes to move them all normally you know on a 05:21:25.040 --> 05:21:28.880 regular power shot but apparently he's practiced shooting from distance off 05:21:28.880 --> 05:21:33.600 these pitches as well now passing to himself off the ceiling not gonna have 05:21:33.600 --> 05:21:38.960 quite as much success but he is trying to get this game to run like they never 05:21:38.960 --> 05:21:39.960 one where he can run away. 05:21:39.960 --> 05:21:42.960 He's got muscle, he's through, Diaz got back, but he's not strong enough. 05:21:43.960 --> 05:21:48.960 Diaz is a little gridner. He's trying to bait Percekiller into going for the boost steal. 05:21:48.960 --> 05:21:51.960 Looking to hit him with the counter attack straight down the middle of the pitch. 05:21:51.960 --> 05:21:57.960 Percekiller does not fall for it. He just stays on the ball and wins two 50-50s in a row. 05:21:57.960 --> 05:22:03.960 That's an eighth shot of Percekiller taking the escape. Diaz only has one as we approach half-time. 05:22:03.960 --> 05:22:06.960 Percekiller completely controlling the game. 05:22:06.960 --> 05:22:09.800 And once again, whenever he does, it seems like the pace of the first 05:22:09.800 --> 05:22:12.080 killers of the ball rises significantly. 05:22:13.160 --> 05:22:17.280 Diaz trying to get a possession that can maybe slow this game down, 05:22:17.280 --> 05:22:18.480 has the ball on top of his car. 05:22:18.480 --> 05:22:19.640 So what does first killer do? 05:22:19.640 --> 05:22:22.000 Times immediately, backflip challenges, breaks it up. 05:22:22.280 --> 05:22:25.160 He wants them playing back and forth, constantly trying to get a possession. 05:22:25.160 --> 05:22:27.640 Diaz, I'm not sure if he has a recent, has to go get it again, 05:22:27.640 --> 05:22:28.880 because he didn't have it the first time around. 05:22:28.880 --> 05:22:31.680 He does undercut first killer here in order to steal the boost. 05:22:31.920 --> 05:22:34.480 Now the ball's popped up, so this is heavy advantage to Diaz, 05:22:34.840 --> 05:22:36.800 who likes to go down to the ground 05:22:36.800 --> 05:22:42.280 Roll it up the back wall first killer is still not in a great spot. Yes, I'll shoot it directly at him 05:22:42.600 --> 05:22:47.020 It's not over yet. He has continues his possession shot top right this time. It's in 05:22:48.360 --> 05:22:51.640 Let's say thank goodness for Diaz. He scored because the previous shell was 05:22:52.360 --> 05:22:58.120 Straight up first killer who's stranded in the net the first killer the biggest greeting for that 12 lose 05:22:58.120 --> 05:23:00.720 But if it's possible to be greeting for its well-loosed 05:23:01.720 --> 05:23:04.920 tried to try to ride after grabbing that to make the same 05:23:04.920 --> 05:23:13.040 understandable to want that one. When you're zero vs. net against Diaz and still Diaz threatened 05:23:13.040 --> 05:23:19.280 in the comebacks. He was down and out for the first half of this game. Now here he comes. 05:23:19.280 --> 05:23:23.440 And every time he does a wall to air dribble and scores like this, I have to wonder to 05:23:23.440 --> 05:23:28.480 myself, why is he declining these? You know, why is he declining these in other moments? 05:23:28.480 --> 05:23:33.600 It doesn't seem like he's, you know, shaky in that front playing today. Every time he 05:23:33.600 --> 05:23:36.840 goes for them they seem to be going well and yet in general he wants to avoid 05:23:36.840 --> 05:23:40.800 them I like to see him stick to them until you know they don't show success 05:23:40.800 --> 05:23:44.200 especially now when I want to let first killer get two games you know maybe you're 05:23:44.200 --> 05:23:46.800 trying to save something you're trying to mix things up as the series goes on so 05:23:46.800 --> 05:23:50.880 I don't want to let first go to get too much. Now being said it's keeping this one close 05:23:50.880 --> 05:23:55.440 a nice long shot to make it three. It's a little cat nice in the midfield 05:23:55.440 --> 05:23:59.560 first killer Joss lost his momentum briefly trying to grab mid boost so he 05:23:59.560 --> 05:24:06.200 didn't get the boost. That left his net open to do so. He has three goals in a row. After 05:24:06.200 --> 05:24:10.720 he got his first one it seemed like the game completely turned around in his favor. Farskiller 05:24:10.720 --> 05:24:16.000 has got the no boost on his back wall. T.S. Ducks on it. Great read. Farskiller is trying 05:24:16.000 --> 05:24:23.680 to bait him in. T.S. obliged. Yeah, this is an example of trying to play for possession 05:24:23.680 --> 05:24:28.280 maybe from Farskiller. He could jump, he could try and 50 here, but jumping with zero boost 05:24:28.280 --> 05:24:30.080 He's usually a death sentence to D. 05:24:30.080 --> 05:24:30.920 It's not interesting that. 05:24:30.920 --> 05:24:33.360 He'd rather potentially get the ball dunked over the top of him 05:24:33.360 --> 05:24:36.040 and get scored on, which is likely to happen either way. 05:24:36.040 --> 05:24:38.280 There's a small chance that keeping his wheels on the ground 05:24:38.280 --> 05:24:41.320 allows him to maybe stay alive in the play. 05:24:41.320 --> 05:24:43.040 Now he's having to play defense again. 05:24:43.040 --> 05:24:46.000 D is going to rip the crossbar and get forced back. 05:24:46.000 --> 05:24:47.680 He's had a couple full pitcher dribbles, 05:24:47.680 --> 05:24:50.320 but he's mostly had to do them off of awkward starts 05:24:50.320 --> 05:24:52.840 and hasn't really been able to get them all the way 05:24:52.840 --> 05:24:54.240 the length of the field that he's known for. 05:24:54.240 --> 05:24:56.240 Does get a good boot scrab here. 05:24:56.240 --> 05:24:58.240 still not the best setup. 05:24:58.240 --> 05:25:00.240 We'll look and see if he's able to switch the field 05:25:00.240 --> 05:25:02.240 and go for a wall to air travel on this side. 05:25:02.240 --> 05:25:04.240 Again, they look really strong. I wanted to keep going for it, 05:25:04.240 --> 05:25:06.240 but he hasn't been able to get these resets. 05:25:06.240 --> 05:25:08.240 He drops down to the ground and might even give a possession. 05:25:08.240 --> 05:25:10.240 Huge chance for Farskiller. 05:25:10.240 --> 05:25:12.240 He's not having any chances in the latter half of the game. 05:25:12.240 --> 05:25:14.240 Here's one of them. Goes alone. 05:25:14.240 --> 05:25:16.240 He has Reeds. 05:25:16.240 --> 05:25:18.240 Farskiller backs off. He's the ES-Tart. 05:25:18.240 --> 05:25:20.240 Ceiling reset for him. And to end stuff. 05:25:20.240 --> 05:25:22.240 He's used a lot of his boost. My game is good! 05:25:22.240 --> 05:25:24.240 With the Wave dash shot. 05:25:24.240 --> 05:25:26.400 He takes that, pretty jump in FK. 05:25:26.400 --> 05:25:27.880 And that touch off the wall. 05:25:27.880 --> 05:25:28.800 Look at this ball. 05:25:28.800 --> 05:25:31.200 Get so close to the ceiling without hitting it. 05:25:31.200 --> 05:25:32.920 You've got to make sure that it does not 05:25:32.920 --> 05:25:34.760 bounce into the ceiling and fall back down 05:25:34.760 --> 05:25:36.080 faster than you're expecting. 05:25:36.080 --> 05:25:39.360 It is a perfect touch from Diaz to start the aerial 05:25:39.360 --> 05:25:40.080 in the first place. 05:25:40.080 --> 05:25:42.800 And now with the light kickoff, as he tries to secure this game, 05:25:42.800 --> 05:25:44.800 he's dodging first killer's demo attempt 05:25:44.800 --> 05:25:46.200 as he picks up the back 100. 05:25:46.200 --> 05:25:48.120 And he's going to switch to the opposite corner. 05:25:48.120 --> 05:25:49.360 We'll see if he takes his air dribble, 05:25:49.360 --> 05:25:50.720 or if he just baits first killer in. 05:25:50.720 --> 05:25:52.640 He kind of delays it slightly before actually getting up 05:25:52.640 --> 05:25:54.200 into the air, and first killer's taking it away. 05:25:54.200 --> 05:25:56.440 Cleaning is going to have a free net. 05:25:56.440 --> 05:25:59.480 How does first killer successfully challenge this? 05:25:59.480 --> 05:26:02.160 He is so quick to the air. 05:26:02.160 --> 05:26:03.920 I mean, that is just absolutely perfect. 05:26:03.920 --> 05:26:07.560 Right before Diaz could make his second touch of the ball. 05:26:07.560 --> 05:26:08.880 Diaz thought he did enough. 05:26:08.880 --> 05:26:10.920 He thought first killer bit of turns. 05:26:10.920 --> 05:26:13.240 He delayed his takeoff. 05:26:13.240 --> 05:26:16.000 First killer read it the whole way, but here comes Diaz again. 05:26:16.000 --> 05:26:17.560 Off the wall, final 10 seconds. 05:26:17.560 --> 05:26:19.320 He could go pretty all in for this one. 05:26:19.320 --> 05:26:22.120 Same shot, same results. 05:26:22.120 --> 05:26:25.680 The vine game, the wave dash, and the gulp. 05:26:26.960 --> 05:26:30.360 Diaz has looked so good off the sidewall, 05:26:30.360 --> 05:26:31.520 able to win that kickoff there. 05:26:31.520 --> 05:26:34.440 First killer, such a tough read to make 05:26:34.440 --> 05:26:36.280 against the guy like Diaz. 05:26:36.280 --> 05:26:38.040 He's got six seconds to work with on Daniel. 05:26:38.040 --> 05:26:40.400 He goes for the block kickoff again in a crucial moment, 05:26:40.400 --> 05:26:42.280 but this time he's blocked into the control of Diaz, 05:26:42.280 --> 05:26:44.040 who has just to let it hit the ground. 05:26:44.040 --> 05:26:46.640 First killer actually, man, wait, what? 05:26:46.640 --> 05:26:48.080 No way, it's in the air. 05:26:48.080 --> 05:26:50.320 First killer has a chance, he's gonna flip back to this, 05:26:50.320 --> 05:26:52.080 pop it back up in the air. 05:26:52.080 --> 05:26:53.640 Diaz is supposed to work with Willie Figg, 05:26:53.640 --> 05:26:54.680 first-killer's man. 05:26:54.680 --> 05:26:57.840 Liesling rushes to the ball and hits it to the ground. 05:26:57.840 --> 05:27:00.400 Diaz will take this game. 05:27:00.400 --> 05:27:01.960 Wow, what come back by Diaz. 05:27:01.960 --> 05:27:04.760 First-killer was up four goals to zero. 05:27:04.760 --> 05:27:07.880 Diaz only had one shot in the first half of the game. 05:27:07.880 --> 05:27:10.480 He finishes off the 12 to first-killer's 11. 05:27:10.480 --> 05:27:14.480 A complete second half takeover, patiently done by Diaz. 05:27:15.400 --> 05:27:16.800 And first-killer's got all these crashes. 05:27:16.800 --> 05:27:18.160 I said to that one, I'm wondering what went wrong 05:27:18.160 --> 05:27:20.520 because everything was going his way. 05:27:20.520 --> 05:27:23.040 He was picking away at Diaz's defense. 05:27:23.040 --> 05:27:25.360 Diaz is looking for straight in the camera. 05:27:25.360 --> 05:27:27.280 He even scored one of the best goals 05:27:27.280 --> 05:27:28.640 we've seen all weekend. 05:27:28.640 --> 05:27:31.840 And one of the fastest pitches you're going to see all season. 05:27:31.840 --> 05:27:34.840 But then it started to go Diaz's way about two minutes ago. 05:27:34.840 --> 05:27:37.120 And it was in large part due to that reset. 05:27:37.120 --> 05:27:38.680 He got over first-killer set. 05:27:38.680 --> 05:27:40.320 Clearly, first-killer remembered that 05:27:40.320 --> 05:27:42.640 because later on in the game, Diaz hit 05:27:42.640 --> 05:27:45.360 resets underneath first-killer, 05:27:45.360 --> 05:27:48.560 predicted the adaptation from FK's defense. 05:27:48.560 --> 05:27:51.680 Yeah, it's just great play off the wall from Diaz. 05:27:51.680 --> 05:27:54.720 And when he hesitates, it hasn't looked quite as good. 05:27:54.720 --> 05:27:57.960 I think back to the crucial goal that gave First Killer 05:27:57.960 --> 05:27:59.480 a real chance at the end there, 05:27:59.480 --> 05:28:00.880 where he was trying to waste time, 05:28:00.880 --> 05:28:02.920 so he hesitated on his touch, ultimately decided, 05:28:02.920 --> 05:28:05.440 I probably still should take the year dribble, 05:28:05.440 --> 05:28:07.320 and then we saw First Killer take it away. 05:28:07.320 --> 05:28:09.600 I don't think there's any reason for Diaz to down his game. 05:28:09.600 --> 05:28:12.120 You know, we normally see him in free play type mode 05:28:12.120 --> 05:28:13.360 in some of these 1B ones, 05:28:13.360 --> 05:28:15.280 where he's just taking every first touch up into the year, 05:28:15.280 --> 05:28:19.560 He's just bringing him up there and breaking down defenders left and right seems like when he gets to that 05:28:19.560 --> 05:28:24.160 He's still doing well, but maybe trying to play just a little bit safer here in this RCS Grand Final 05:28:24.160 --> 05:28:26.640 Then we see him do in show matches for now 05:28:26.640 --> 05:28:30.400 It's okay because he's got to lead in the series against first killer, but first killer is right there 05:28:30.920 --> 05:28:32.920 Trying to catch back up 05:28:33.400 --> 05:28:38.520 Yeah, I think we've got quite a first skillers defense is these guys have played already in the group stage 05:28:39.200 --> 05:28:43.160 Clearly Diaz doesn't think that he should be going for full-fledged shavables 05:28:43.160 --> 05:28:51.620 against FK, starting off game 4 with a pretty unconvincing fake challenge from Diaz, first 05:28:51.620 --> 05:28:55.540 killer will just low 50 right through when they go lane for 1-0. 05:28:55.540 --> 05:29:03.260 First killer to the wave dash as he tries to pinch this away, not let Diaz get boost 05:29:03.260 --> 05:29:04.260 and all. 05:29:04.260 --> 05:29:07.260 It looks like that is what Diaz will get on the left side wall, it will take a bit of 05:29:07.260 --> 05:29:08.260 the air. 05:29:08.260 --> 05:29:13.100 First killer was already up, Diaz, oh no Diaz, not able to finish it. 05:29:13.100 --> 05:29:17.100 and so put as well for FK to make it 2-0. 05:29:17.100 --> 05:29:20.100 Initially it looked like Diaz had done the hard part. 05:29:20.100 --> 05:29:24.100 He saw a Froskiller challenge come in, but he couldn't get the finish. 05:29:24.100 --> 05:29:27.100 He missed it while trying to be too safe. 05:29:27.100 --> 05:29:31.100 Obviously he's a bit afraid to hit that hard into the ground in case he misses, 05:29:31.100 --> 05:29:34.100 but I get some contacts, of course. 05:29:34.100 --> 05:29:36.100 And then we could start for Froskiller, 05:29:36.100 --> 05:29:40.100 and it was starting out to be an extremely interesting red final. 05:29:40.100 --> 05:29:42.100 Diaz into the way ahead of the ball. 05:29:42.100 --> 05:29:45.860 ahead of the ball. What is he gonna do now? He tries to float back to pop it up. 05:29:46.740 --> 05:29:50.420 But ultimately didn't lump his remote. DS does not mind going back to his own half. 05:29:50.420 --> 05:29:55.300 First killer trying to chase him down. Let him keep the possession. First killer pop this up. 05:29:55.300 --> 05:29:58.660 DS was hoping for a demo. Didn't get it. Now on 30 boost. He's got to play the ball. 05:29:58.660 --> 05:30:01.060 It's gonna work out. First killer looks awkward and DS will go. 05:30:02.100 --> 05:30:06.580 I can't believe DS has gone for this. There's no way First Killer expected him to do that. 05:30:06.580 --> 05:30:11.540 With low boost in the back corner, usually that's the one place in defense that you feel comfortable in. 05:30:12.100 --> 05:30:14.580 back corner with the ball close by. 05:30:14.580 --> 05:30:18.500 Diaz find a way through and that bump on Farskiller was critical 05:30:18.500 --> 05:30:22.580 to successfully score. Farskiller flipping away. Diaz knows 05:30:22.580 --> 05:30:26.580 that the first shot will be uncontested. That sets up more 05:30:26.580 --> 05:30:30.020 in the future. Farskiller's point time to grab boost to the back corner but Diaz 05:30:30.020 --> 05:30:33.860 makes about and that's the danger of giving your opponent space. 05:30:33.860 --> 05:30:38.180 Farskiller with a little wiggle in the post goal celebration. I guess not 05:30:38.180 --> 05:30:41.780 really celebration, is it? It's a great 05:30:41.780 --> 05:30:48.580 Hookshot fake. It's so threatening to be able to shoot that your post first killer believed it to be true 05:30:49.740 --> 05:30:52.860 Diaz fakes it when that's undercut first killer got retake the lead 05:30:52.900 --> 05:30:58.880 It'll wave that as the cash back up to it and guarantee it, but strong kick out puts first killer back on top 05:30:59.740 --> 05:31:01.740 Yeah, Diaz isn't in a world of trouble there 05:31:02.300 --> 05:31:05.900 You know, he's got he's got a goal for the ball and he needs a way attached to get there 05:31:05.900 --> 05:31:10.060 But by doing so he just telegraphs his movements in First Killer. 05:31:10.060 --> 05:31:13.100 He's able to bump the ball. First Killer just missed that one. 05:31:13.100 --> 05:31:16.620 Tiaz doesn't have boost though so he's got to leave the ball for First Killer. 05:31:16.620 --> 05:31:19.660 Brings it down. Tiaz's fake challenge. 05:31:19.660 --> 05:31:23.100 Tiaz gets First Killer off the ball immediately but First Killer turns and shoots! 05:31:23.100 --> 05:31:26.460 Tiaz didn't see that one coming. What a move by First Killer. 05:31:26.460 --> 05:31:31.820 Tiaz was hoping to control this. I don't know if he liked the touch he got there 05:31:31.820 --> 05:31:34.140 because he just gives it right back to First Killer. 05:31:34.140 --> 05:31:37.940 Maybe he's just going to completely leave and that's why he doesn't have to worry about it, but 05:31:38.580 --> 05:31:40.580 Not a good controlling touch 05:31:40.580 --> 05:31:44.700 Diaz out ahead of first killer. He took an opportunity to go quickly here 05:31:44.700 --> 05:31:50.060 But Diaz in general likes to slow down and first killer able to get around the double jump bump 05:31:50.700 --> 05:31:54.540 Attempt there and he's gonna have to get back possession though Diaz 05:31:55.500 --> 05:31:59.660 A little bit awkward. He's not able to get an air trouble going out of it because it's so close to the back wall that way around 05:31:59.660 --> 05:32:04.620 He's kind of dribble at one inch height here as he takes it down the field. 05:32:04.620 --> 05:32:05.620 He's killer. 05:32:05.620 --> 05:32:07.700 He's able to take away possession though, flipping through the ball, 05:32:07.700 --> 05:32:09.180 going to get a reset and one last shot. 05:32:09.180 --> 05:32:12.620 Diaz stops it and gets it to the back wall. 05:32:12.620 --> 05:32:14.580 Diaz using some boost to close the gap here. 05:32:14.580 --> 05:32:16.020 Doesn't want first killer to tariff. 05:32:16.020 --> 05:32:18.260 That's first killer who's found a way to do just that. 05:32:18.260 --> 05:32:19.460 Create some space in field. 05:32:19.460 --> 05:32:21.660 He's got so many angles to play with. 05:32:21.660 --> 05:32:23.980 Diaz managing his boost well in defense here, 05:32:23.980 --> 05:32:27.420 but first killer's going to try to throw one past him in the reset. 05:32:27.420 --> 05:32:28.860 Top shelf is good. 05:32:28.860 --> 05:32:30.580 And it's 5-2. 05:32:30.580 --> 05:32:32.500 Great shots from First Killer. 05:32:32.500 --> 05:32:34.780 You see Diaz going out for pads. 05:32:34.780 --> 05:32:36.100 Didn't think his 30 was enough. 05:32:36.100 --> 05:32:38.420 Got all the way up to 54 before taking an angle back 05:32:38.420 --> 05:32:41.900 towards an S. Seems like maybe a tougher angle to make the save. 05:32:41.900 --> 05:32:44.220 But he thought it was worth the tradeoff. 05:32:44.220 --> 05:32:47.220 Was unable to stop First Killer from extending the lead. 05:32:47.220 --> 05:32:48.980 This kickoff should go his way though. 05:32:48.980 --> 05:32:50.380 He should be able to get everything he wants. 05:32:50.380 --> 05:32:52.100 Get off the ball, bounce out to the midfield. 05:32:52.100 --> 05:32:54.700 He tries to watch First Killer on either side of the ball. 05:32:54.700 --> 05:32:58.880 Athlete, net fly for his killer, early in its progress. 05:32:58.880 --> 05:33:01.640 For his killer, after power shoot, he doesn't have any other boost to do anything else, 05:33:01.640 --> 05:33:05.040 but he's so good that it's almost in, it's just barely crossbar out. 05:33:05.040 --> 05:33:08.160 That's a good build by Diaz. He realized he wasn't going to get there, 05:33:08.160 --> 05:33:10.640 so just hope the crossbar recovered in which it did. 05:33:10.640 --> 05:33:12.640 And Diaz with a boosted fantasy and offense. 05:33:12.640 --> 05:33:14.380 For his killer, trying to survive. 05:33:14.380 --> 05:33:19.560 He's got momentum as he flies out of his net, sticks to the vault. 05:33:19.560 --> 05:33:22.640 Here comes Diaz again, doesn't quite get it directly off the wall, 05:33:22.640 --> 05:33:26.300 But that's going to finish with the tap in. 05:33:26.300 --> 05:33:28.780 First killer manages to revive for a little bit there. 05:33:28.780 --> 05:33:31.700 But eventually Diaz finds a way through. 05:33:31.700 --> 05:33:33.460 Yeah, first killer, no boost. 05:33:33.460 --> 05:33:36.060 Kind of on that awkward corner on the wall there. 05:33:36.060 --> 05:33:38.500 Diaz knows he's not going to be moving out of that 05:33:38.500 --> 05:33:39.700 or making a good play quickly. 05:33:39.700 --> 05:33:42.300 So he just slams in off the wall, back out to the net. 05:33:42.300 --> 05:33:44.700 I'm sure he wouldn't have minded it, went straight into the net, 05:33:44.700 --> 05:33:49.100 but didn't need a bit of a follow up as this one remains close. 05:33:49.100 --> 05:33:50.140 Two minutes left to go. 05:33:50.140 --> 05:33:51.100 Diaz with 12 boosts. 05:33:51.100 --> 05:33:54.180 really careful of you wasn't careful enough so first killer we get a free one 05:33:54.820 --> 05:33:57.960 Yeah, I'm not sure what Diaz was looking for here. He was 05:33:58.980 --> 05:34:02.120 You know a very awkward angle very low boost as well 05:34:02.120 --> 05:34:04.120 So there's obviously not going to be any recovery 05:34:04.900 --> 05:34:09.460 First killer had control so Diaz probably might not know where they could show there 05:34:10.140 --> 05:34:15.200 Even if he did get exactly what you wanted it. I still don't really see what the upside would have been 05:34:15.200 --> 05:34:22.000 He's got what he wants here though, space, boost, handball, the golden trifecta and 1v1, 05:34:22.000 --> 05:34:23.720 first skill that closes the gap though. 05:34:23.720 --> 05:34:24.720 He's finding another way through. 05:34:24.720 --> 05:34:29.240 Diaz own goals, and an attempt to clear it. 05:34:29.240 --> 05:34:33.880 You said maybe the previous series taught Diaz not to take his wall to air dribbles, 05:34:33.880 --> 05:34:38.280 but I might have to go back and watch the tape there because that is Diaz. 05:34:38.280 --> 05:34:41.280 Being shook, being afraid, when does he not take that air dribble? 05:34:41.280 --> 05:34:44.000 Instead of taking that air dribble, he cuts it back down to the ground. 05:34:44.000 --> 05:34:50.200 No player does that let alone somebody who's as good as he is in the air and then our killer turns and dives to take advantage of that 05:34:50.200 --> 05:34:56.320 And gets a freebie. I mean Diaz. Yeah from my perspective you got to play your game. Why are you not playing your game? 05:34:56.320 --> 05:35:02.520 You're allowing first killer, you know to take away one of your best weapons without even having to try and Diaz 05:35:02.560 --> 05:35:05.480 He's had enough of this one that you see eight first killer goals 05:35:05.480 --> 05:35:08.960 And that's more than he wants to see he wants to go next 05:35:09.600 --> 05:35:13.520 Yeah in that situation absolutely what he's already done by three 05:35:14.000 --> 05:35:17.760 And you know, he's got a little bit more than a minute left to play. 05:35:17.760 --> 05:35:19.720 I think that's when he just has to go for it. 05:35:19.720 --> 05:35:24.200 He has to back himself to score more often than not. 05:35:24.200 --> 05:35:27.000 You know, when he's got a leader, when he's tied, 05:35:27.000 --> 05:35:28.680 I can kind of see what he's doing here. 05:35:28.680 --> 05:35:30.640 He's trying to... 05:35:30.640 --> 05:35:32.600 I think capitalizing the fact that 05:35:32.600 --> 05:35:35.080 Parskiller doesn't like to take risks. 05:35:35.080 --> 05:35:38.440 Parskiller doesn't really like to take risky challenges. 05:35:38.440 --> 05:35:42.200 And yeah, yeah, it's at 3-2 down. 05:35:42.200 --> 05:35:46.240 trying too hard to catch our 05:35:46.240 --> 05:35:48.240 skill over extending. That 05:35:48.240 --> 05:35:50.240 doesn't work. It's picked 05:35:50.240 --> 05:35:52.240 apart. And then there was a big 05:35:52.240 --> 05:35:54.240 moment. Yes could have gone for 05:35:54.240 --> 05:35:56.240 the ball play instead cuts and 05:35:56.240 --> 05:35:58.240 feels and just gets completely 05:35:58.240 --> 05:35:59.240 dunked on. Yeah, the cotton 05:35:59.240 --> 05:36:01.240 field is one thing, but the 05:36:01.240 --> 05:36:03.240 fact he's not even shielded the 05:36:03.240 --> 05:36:05.240 ball while doing it is very 05:36:05.240 --> 05:36:07.240 unusual. It's not easy. Even 05:36:07.240 --> 05:36:09.240 there's a reason why I've talked 05:36:09.240 --> 05:36:11.240 about this in the ones game 05:36:11.240 --> 05:36:15.240 the game. It's a really tough 05:36:15.240 --> 05:36:17.240 time for me to see from him. And 05:36:17.240 --> 05:36:19.240 he might have good reason. You 05:36:19.240 --> 05:36:21.240 know, he's not getting destroyed 05:36:21.240 --> 05:36:23.240 in this series by any means, but 05:36:23.240 --> 05:36:25.240 he has been doing that in games 05:36:25.240 --> 05:36:27.240 that he hasn't looked his best 05:36:27.240 --> 05:36:29.240 in the last few years. And I 05:36:29.240 --> 05:36:31.240 think he's a really tough 05:36:31.240 --> 05:36:33.240 player. And I never would have 05:36:33.240 --> 05:36:34.240 thought Diaz would be somebody 05:36:34.240 --> 05:36:35.240 who would go against the flow 05:36:35.240 --> 05:36:37.240 for an air dribble. So it's just 05:36:37.240 --> 05:36:39.240 really surprising for me to see 05:36:39.240 --> 05:36:41.600 in games that he hasn't looked his best. 05:36:41.600 --> 05:36:42.720 We'll see if he sticks to that, 05:36:42.720 --> 05:36:45.080 continues cutting balls that are rolling up the wall, 05:36:45.080 --> 05:36:46.040 back down to the ground. 05:36:46.040 --> 05:36:48.840 Normally, there's no place on the field where he can do it. 05:36:48.840 --> 05:36:50.880 If he missed his back wall, he usually takes them. 05:36:50.880 --> 05:36:52.440 He doesn't like them right now. 05:36:52.440 --> 05:36:53.280 We'll see. 05:36:53.280 --> 05:36:55.560 Oh, and he's back in the penning. 05:36:55.560 --> 05:36:57.920 So he's lost game one, switched to the octane. 05:36:57.920 --> 05:37:00.120 Blue's game four, back to the penning. 05:37:00.120 --> 05:37:01.160 And now he's winning. 05:37:01.160 --> 05:37:02.000 Genius. 05:37:02.000 --> 05:37:06.160 You know, it might seem like pure placebo, 05:37:06.160 --> 05:37:09.120 but this will definitely switch up the way that Diaz 05:37:09.120 --> 05:37:11.440 is approaching a kickoff, sitting the ball and kickoff, 05:37:11.440 --> 05:37:13.080 even though the hitboxes are the same, 05:37:13.080 --> 05:37:15.480 the visual being a different image, 05:37:15.480 --> 05:37:17.360 it gets you playing a bit differently, 05:37:17.360 --> 05:37:19.200 and also will just change things 05:37:19.200 --> 05:37:20.720 from first-guelter's perspective as well. 05:37:20.720 --> 05:37:23.760 So it's a nice little changeup that Diaz can go for here. 05:37:23.760 --> 05:37:26.360 He makes it 2-0 in 14 seconds. 05:37:27.360 --> 05:37:30.320 Diaz, this is something you'll see in three's as well, 05:37:30.320 --> 05:37:31.680 just the car change, 05:37:31.680 --> 05:37:34.280 and then straight away a player's leveled up. 05:37:34.280 --> 05:37:37.240 Yeah, Diaz, does that mind making changes? 05:37:37.240 --> 05:37:38.320 I have to think back to a moment 05:37:38.320 --> 05:37:41.680 in which I saw him on land changing camera settings 05:37:41.680 --> 05:37:42.960 while sitting at the desk. 05:37:42.960 --> 05:37:44.320 That doesn't seem like something you should be doing, 05:37:44.320 --> 05:37:47.320 but he's just kind of player that switches it all the time. 05:37:47.320 --> 05:37:48.320 I know there's some pros out there 05:37:48.320 --> 05:37:50.160 who get kind of camera setting placebo, 05:37:50.160 --> 05:37:51.000 and they're like, oh, you know, 05:37:51.000 --> 05:37:52.120 I don't want to be in works. 05:37:52.120 --> 05:37:54.360 Let me just slightly change it for this next game 05:37:54.360 --> 05:37:55.200 and I'll play different. 05:37:55.200 --> 05:37:57.000 Oh, Diaz is really willing to do that, 05:37:57.000 --> 05:37:58.280 but now he's finally doing one of the dribbles. 05:37:58.280 --> 05:37:59.800 He's known for his big here. 05:37:59.800 --> 05:38:01.120 First-gathered balls for this. 05:38:01.120 --> 05:38:02.800 What does Diaz we know and love? 05:38:03.800 --> 05:38:06.320 The bikes he's just got three consecutive touches 05:38:06.320 --> 05:38:08.280 in the air that are within a couple of millimeters 05:38:08.280 --> 05:38:15.600 the ceiling. Just the as things will it be a return to the nor for the defending 05:38:15.600 --> 05:38:20.260 North American champion. He's been waiting all day as his soul game for 05:38:20.260 --> 05:38:24.320 first four games has been conditioning first killer to expect a grounded 05:38:24.320 --> 05:38:28.920 version of Diaz and now he's really unleashed again. Or is he just not 05:38:28.920 --> 05:38:34.240 playing right handed? Maybe he reads first killer off the wall. These are the 05:38:34.240 --> 05:38:38.120 ways I expect him to counter first killer trying to stop his aerial game. It's 05:38:38.120 --> 05:38:41.200 what you see more often than those cuts down to the ground. 05:38:41.200 --> 05:38:44.040 And, you know, right now it's working for him, 05:38:44.040 --> 05:38:45.280 so I don't know why he'd go away from me. 05:38:45.280 --> 05:38:46.040 He's got another reset. 05:38:46.040 --> 05:38:47.800 These are the positions that Diaz is so good in. 05:38:47.800 --> 05:38:49.400 This time it gets saved. 05:38:49.400 --> 05:38:51.720 I wouldn't mind seeing him shoot a little bit more near post 05:38:51.720 --> 05:38:53.920 because he keeps shooting far post and allowing 05:38:53.920 --> 05:38:56.080 the first killer to get that save across net. 05:38:56.080 --> 05:38:58.360 But even then, you know, he hasn't conceded immediately. 05:38:58.360 --> 05:39:00.680 So it's still a play that's not terrible for him. 05:39:00.680 --> 05:39:02.160 And he probably should stick to it more. 05:39:02.160 --> 05:39:03.480 Oh, oh, careful. 05:39:03.480 --> 05:39:07.280 Oh, is he like, not quite enough on that first notch. 05:39:07.280 --> 05:39:08.880 and set the inside of his own pose. 05:39:08.880 --> 05:39:10.440 D.I.'s looking for another mind game. 05:39:10.440 --> 05:39:11.880 Barskiller plays the ball, though. 05:39:11.880 --> 05:39:14.480 Hard to fake about in that position. 05:39:14.480 --> 05:39:17.680 Barskiller, you must be wondering what is going on. 05:39:17.680 --> 05:39:21.120 Why is this guy leveled up again? 05:39:21.120 --> 05:39:25.440 It's 5-0 inside in 90 seconds. 05:39:25.440 --> 05:39:28.800 Despite this being a significantly improved performance, 05:39:28.800 --> 05:39:34.280 when compared to last year, we're still D.I.'s favorite. 05:39:34.280 --> 05:39:38.880 Definitely, First Killer needs to claw back now. 05:39:38.880 --> 05:39:41.040 Wave actually accompanies to stop this ball roll. 05:39:41.040 --> 05:39:43.760 And he's got a possession in his favorite truffle power slide. 05:39:43.760 --> 05:39:44.960 They're a little bit within. 05:39:44.960 --> 05:39:46.040 Build out of it. 05:39:46.040 --> 05:39:47.400 Diaz floated from the ceiling. 05:39:47.400 --> 05:39:51.160 First Killer, FIAM, doesn't seem to be too panicked by it. 05:39:51.160 --> 05:39:52.920 He's just going to go to the opposite wall. 05:39:52.920 --> 05:39:53.680 Get into the dribble. 05:39:53.680 --> 05:39:54.880 This first touch is away from the net. 05:39:54.880 --> 05:39:56.160 So he's actually bailed out of the dribble early. 05:39:56.160 --> 05:39:57.360 He's decided, I can't score it. 05:39:57.360 --> 05:39:59.840 I'm instead going to try and just play this bottom up position. 05:39:59.840 --> 05:40:00.640 Oh, no way. 05:40:00.640 --> 05:40:02.000 We didn't get a couple great touches. 05:40:02.000 --> 05:40:03.320 And Diaz's got a long shot. 05:40:03.320 --> 05:40:06.840 I'm faked by DS. Completely full first killer. 05:40:06.840 --> 05:40:09.320 I thought first killer thought this was going to cross the box. 05:40:09.320 --> 05:40:12.680 For the boost, he flipped in that direction to win the race. 05:40:12.680 --> 05:40:17.640 And DS is going for that boost. He's going for the shot on target. It's 6-0. 05:40:17.640 --> 05:40:23.320 DS is really locked in now, much like he did against Zach after falling down to that series. 05:40:23.320 --> 05:40:26.680 He's got that other gear to go to. And first killer behind it. 05:40:28.120 --> 05:40:30.680 Yeah, it's high pop. No, it's first killer's low on boost. 05:40:30.680 --> 05:40:37.000 His follow-up is in, playing great keep away from a defender who cannot do much but watch. 05:40:37.000 --> 05:40:38.680 Literally zero, not even a pat to pick up. 05:40:38.680 --> 05:40:40.200 You see First Killer trying to get more. 05:40:40.200 --> 05:40:41.520 Nope, he's not going to get that. 05:40:41.520 --> 05:40:44.400 It's going to have to be with just his jumps and it's not enough. 05:40:44.400 --> 05:40:47.280 And it just goes to show you the levels in this game. 05:40:47.280 --> 05:40:49.720 I mean, even in the pro level, 05:40:49.720 --> 05:40:53.000 First Killer crushes Evo in the semi-final. 05:40:53.000 --> 05:40:58.400 Diaz now 7-0 up in that same First Killer in game five of the grand final. 05:40:58.400 --> 05:41:00.400 And you look at last season Diaz 05:41:00.980 --> 05:41:03.680 Goes and only takes a game off 9-1 lines 05:41:03.720 --> 05:41:09.420 You know these guys really are levels above that's gonna be eight as far skilling is faked again 05:41:10.040 --> 05:41:12.040 Diaz is inside his head rent free 05:41:12.720 --> 05:41:17.020 Makes me wonder how we see you know first killer for football. I can't remember maybe 05:41:17.680 --> 05:41:20.720 You know the memory. He can't even forfeit yet. So you have to 05:41:21.840 --> 05:41:27.120 It's your point not necessarily that he's gonna forfeit now, but that he might forfeit in a game like this, you know 05:41:27.120 --> 05:41:31.120 It's pretty fun to just see it popping right now. 05:41:31.120 --> 05:41:35.120 Just calm next to while he's floating in the air because he didn't win the kickoff. 05:41:35.120 --> 05:41:39.120 You can see it now. I mean, 9-0. DS has full control. His car's not moving. There it is! 05:41:39.120 --> 05:41:40.120 Wow! 05:41:40.120 --> 05:41:45.120 The first-skiller's had enough. 9-0 for DS will be the game's scoreline. 05:41:45.120 --> 05:41:48.120 That is a crazy game by DS. 05:41:48.120 --> 05:41:54.120 I guess the first-skiller is playing this well, who just dominated his semi-final 05:41:54.120 --> 05:41:57.120 against an excellent ones player in Evo. 05:41:57.120 --> 05:42:02.120 But Diaz switches back to the Fennec and remembers who he is. 05:42:05.120 --> 05:42:07.120 I can't believe what we just saw. 05:42:07.120 --> 05:42:09.120 He talked about the levels that were at. 05:42:09.120 --> 05:42:12.120 You know, when I was watching First Killer in that last semifinal, 05:42:12.120 --> 05:42:14.120 I was also thinking about that. 05:42:14.120 --> 05:42:16.120 Is there another level? 05:42:16.120 --> 05:42:18.120 Someone's going to maybe destroy First Killer in this path. 05:42:18.120 --> 05:42:21.120 It's time to see how is it possible that First Killer 05:42:21.120 --> 05:42:26.000 that first killer who just dominated you know a top four NA player as thoroughly as he did 05:42:26.000 --> 05:42:31.040 could maybe get dominated 9-0 in a game against his next opponent. That's just how it goes 05:42:31.040 --> 05:42:37.280 in ones at the highest level. These players who are not just good, not just S tier, but the ones 05:42:37.280 --> 05:42:42.320 who win tournaments and hit themselves on this very exclusive land. Almost nobody gets to go to 05:42:42.320 --> 05:42:47.920 these lands. DS is the kind of player who gets there. It's just another step up. That being said, 05:42:47.920 --> 05:42:53.920 first killer has gotten a couple nice wins here. You know, it's not the end of the world. He does get to reset the scoreline to 05:42:53.920 --> 05:43:00.920 00 and try and regain from this, but Diaz has all the momentum he could ever hope for to try and finish off this series. 05:43:00.920 --> 05:43:08.920 Yeah, that full picture dribble was a factor in game five. It was early in game five, the full field into the fake. 05:43:08.920 --> 05:43:16.920 That's going to be the scariest thing for first killer to witness because it did seem like you mentioned Diaz wasn't playing his usual style. 05:43:16.920 --> 05:43:24.200 he seemed like he's a team adapted to try to be more safe, be more careful against Farskiller. 05:43:24.200 --> 05:43:27.800 Now he's just got all guns blazing and now he knows him to expect to see more of that here. 05:43:28.520 --> 05:43:31.720 Time for Farskiller to stop him. He will start by getting a goal. 05:43:33.240 --> 05:43:37.480 Diaz, into the back corner, will we see an Airdrie from or some kind of aerial play? 05:43:37.480 --> 05:43:41.240 He actually tapped it away, maybe because Farskiller was around the area. 05:43:41.240 --> 05:43:45.560 Farskiller was able to control FDs, has to look and be careful to not get bumped by Farskiller 05:43:45.560 --> 05:43:48.360 On this back line, as yet another air triple starts, 05:43:48.360 --> 05:43:49.560 Diaz has a bit of a boost to work with, 05:43:49.560 --> 05:43:52.760 the first killer is around him and has an early lead. 05:43:52.760 --> 05:43:54.360 Actually shot by Perkzkiller, 05:43:54.360 --> 05:43:57.720 and he does what he couldn't do in game five. 05:43:57.720 --> 05:43:58.840 It's actually massive power, 05:43:58.840 --> 05:43:59.800 he's able to get that last up, 05:43:59.800 --> 05:44:01.880 so it's difficult to generate more power 05:44:01.880 --> 05:44:05.000 when you're air dribbling in the ball like that. 05:44:05.000 --> 05:44:08.200 That's a really stretching neck out for it. 05:44:08.200 --> 05:44:10.840 Diaz was closing the distance quickly. 05:44:10.840 --> 05:44:12.760 Here comes Diaz again. 05:44:12.760 --> 05:44:16.520 goes for the low 50 midair, the time trips up Farskiller and the follow up. 05:44:17.320 --> 05:44:22.040 He does get so many back up possessions Diaz. Oh, he's on the other side of his 05:44:22.040 --> 05:44:25.800 post. That's going to give it's Farskiller and it's going to be a shot immediately as well. 05:44:25.800 --> 05:44:32.600 Diaz tricky position. Farskiller, wait, is he originally not? No, he will get back to this. 05:44:32.600 --> 05:44:36.520 I'm probably stored. Diaz is dope. Yeah, Farskiller no nonsense. 2-0. 05:44:37.400 --> 05:44:41.640 Yeah, I was watching from Diaz Pov and you know, he tried to shoot the long shot short, 05:44:41.640 --> 05:44:46.600 didn't go in now it's time to concede the fact that you gave up possession but no yes we wanted to 05:44:46.600 --> 05:44:50.520 see what else he could do he just followed it all the way down and every last moment of that I 05:44:50.520 --> 05:44:53.800 thought what's he gonna do what's he gonna do oh he's just gonna give him the ball but there 05:44:53.800 --> 05:44:57.320 is not a secret it didn't look like a good challenge it ended up not being a good challenge 05:44:58.200 --> 05:45:02.840 first killer i can't believe he's got two in the first minute after he just got absolutely 05:45:02.840 --> 05:45:10.120 routed by these in the last game really go for this back wall air dribble first killer 05:45:10.120 --> 05:45:14.600 does know how to stop it, or at least try to stop it by staying close, and he's able to redirect it off target. 05:45:14.600 --> 05:45:24.100 It is actually crazy to see that that's the go-to defensive strategy, but it looked like a great flavor for Skiller to dive in that early. 05:45:24.100 --> 05:45:30.120 He didn't want to give Diaz the reset, even if it's close to his half, even if it was in his half firmly. 05:45:30.120 --> 05:45:34.020 Now the fight for the back corner was Diaz's wave, dashed Bup's first Skiller off of it. 05:45:34.020 --> 05:45:42.060 Look like first killer is on that way too soon pros still like all of us not adapted to the update but first killer no issues 05:45:42.620 --> 05:45:46.880 Stays an offense and scores the next passive self off the side wall 05:45:47.900 --> 05:45:54.700 That's so funny the watch them just camps on the corner and then get fucked up not even get the boost after waiting there forever 05:45:56.460 --> 05:46:03.000 This is just such a momentum based series right now nine straight goals for Diaz in that last game now a 05:46:03.000 --> 05:46:10.060 3-0 start for first killer almost two minutes off the block without idea school after he put up nine and just about the same 05:46:10.060 --> 05:46:13.220 Out of time, but he does get this over the top of first killer first-first 05:46:14.180 --> 05:46:20.000 First killer stick it to the same game plan in defense just getting up into the air early denied a reset 05:46:20.680 --> 05:46:25.140 Fortunately for him here. Diaz didn't play for one. He just air dribbles over the top of it 05:46:26.260 --> 05:46:31.100 Really go me wondering if first killer wins this game would Diaz go back to the octane again 05:46:31.100 --> 05:46:36.780 with the fact that he's won a game 9-0 in the Fennec, make him stay with the Fennec for game 7. 05:46:37.340 --> 05:46:42.700 Obviously it's game 7, all of us are hoping for. The sick of the pre-jumps just takes a long shot 05:46:43.340 --> 05:46:48.940 and it's not a long shot you expect to go in, but it will make 1st Killer think twice about pre-jumping 05:46:48.940 --> 05:46:53.020 next time. You got a sweet bounce out of the back. Well, he really wants to demo and he's not going 05:46:53.020 --> 05:46:58.060 to get it. 1st Killer managing to dodge to get away from that, but still a very low boost. He is 05:46:58.060 --> 05:47:00.700 Trying a muscle first killer away from the plate. 05:47:00.700 --> 05:47:01.900 He's got a low view defender. 05:47:01.900 --> 05:47:03.420 It's goes from the ceiling, and gets the reset. 05:47:03.420 --> 05:47:03.920 Oh, wow. 05:47:03.920 --> 05:47:06.260 With the ceiling, but didn't stay in control of it. 05:47:06.260 --> 05:47:07.700 First killer able to take over. 05:47:07.700 --> 05:47:09.220 Yeah, first killer put him off there. 05:47:09.220 --> 05:47:10.500 He just appeared in front of him. 05:47:10.500 --> 05:47:11.980 Now first killer at the other end, 05:47:11.980 --> 05:47:13.380 looking for a low 50 of his own. 05:47:13.380 --> 05:47:15.780 Got the reset just in case. 05:47:15.780 --> 05:47:19.460 Both these guys desperately trying to read each other's. 05:47:19.460 --> 05:47:22.180 Almost unreadable aerial games. 05:47:22.180 --> 05:47:24.020 Very low scoring game, especially 05:47:24.020 --> 05:47:26.420 with the offensive prowess on show. 05:47:26.420 --> 05:47:27.780 First killer once more. 05:47:27.780 --> 05:47:30.340 Reach up immediately, shots in time. 05:47:30.340 --> 05:47:32.460 Diaz thinking, well, surely he fights off. 05:47:32.460 --> 05:47:34.860 Because I've just taken a long shot from a similar position, 05:47:34.860 --> 05:47:35.820 but no. 05:47:35.820 --> 05:47:38.580 First killer sees the air dribble coming. 05:47:38.580 --> 05:47:41.740 And even when Diaz, who has sight around the ball, 05:47:41.740 --> 05:47:43.100 notices First Killer's going to challenge, 05:47:43.100 --> 05:47:46.700 he tries to adjust the dribble so that he can win the 50 move. 05:47:46.700 --> 05:47:49.180 First Killer just too strong, too quick, arrives. 05:47:49.180 --> 05:47:51.060 Before Diaz is ready, Diaz, be careful here. 05:47:51.060 --> 05:47:52.460 That shot was not good enough. 05:47:52.460 --> 05:47:54.700 First Killer's going to rush straight back the other way. 05:47:54.700 --> 05:47:57.260 Diaz does manage to make up for his mistake. 05:47:57.260 --> 05:47:59.140 and get back to make the save, 05:47:59.140 --> 05:48:00.300 but it's a tough position to be in. 05:48:00.300 --> 05:48:02.500 It's gonna be the chance to try again this time. 05:48:02.500 --> 05:48:04.500 Now with the carry, you can't get up into the air 05:48:04.500 --> 05:48:05.700 off of that position in the corner. 05:48:05.700 --> 05:48:08.140 Fakes, and Purskiller has a ball for it. 05:48:08.140 --> 05:48:09.100 Now maybe a chance to the air. 05:48:09.100 --> 05:48:10.500 Purskiller coming down for the ceiling. 05:48:10.500 --> 05:48:13.300 He loves his ceiling challenges, and he intercepts this. 05:48:13.300 --> 05:48:15.340 He's just wasting Diaz's time here. 05:48:15.340 --> 05:48:16.700 Purskiller in plain survival mode. 05:48:16.700 --> 05:48:18.620 Diaz is a huge first advantage, though, 05:48:18.620 --> 05:48:21.820 and will 50 at end for his second goal of the game. 05:48:22.780 --> 05:48:24.700 A very impressive defense for Purskiller 05:48:24.700 --> 05:48:25.700 to survive this long. 05:48:25.700 --> 05:48:31.700 Yeah, Tia is just pulling it out as far as he can to the middle of the net or out to the opposite post. 05:48:31.700 --> 05:48:34.700 So first killer has no choice but to jump and dive across. 05:48:34.700 --> 05:48:36.700 Then he can win 50 in. 05:48:36.700 --> 05:48:44.700 He tried to, but first killer saw it coming and flipped through in order to counter that physical play. 05:48:44.700 --> 05:48:47.700 And now he's picked the challenge in and got Tia to drop this ball to the ground. 05:48:47.700 --> 05:48:50.700 Interesting free flip touch there. 05:48:50.700 --> 05:48:55.700 The first killer is so good when chasing down the ball, on zero boost he's managed to regain control. 05:48:55.700 --> 05:49:01.700 DS has his rolling in the corner when he takes it to the air, where his first killer is off on the bottom left there. 05:49:01.700 --> 05:49:07.700 DS going to this into the field, face the flick! First killer chumps and still makes a save, but it is DS's possession. 05:49:07.700 --> 05:49:11.700 At least I thought it was. First killer doing enough to bully DS off for a moment. 05:49:11.700 --> 05:49:16.700 DS recognizing, no I can go back in and take control but now he's just handed it over. It's going to be first killers. 05:49:16.700 --> 05:49:20.340 up on the side wall this could help secure a game seven if you could finish 05:49:20.340 --> 05:49:23.060 this one off when you try to their role instead of going for a reset Diaz was 05:49:23.060 --> 05:49:28.260 there for it counter attack soft touch I'm not sure he's gonna modify this is 05:49:28.260 --> 05:49:34.060 not the best play from that point. Farskiller's doing so well to stay with 05:49:34.060 --> 05:49:38.300 the play despite being stuck in zero boost and defense so many times now Diaz 05:49:38.300 --> 05:49:41.700 forced back to the ground by Farskiller's free jump he cannot find a way 05:49:41.700 --> 05:49:45.940 through the defense that Farskiller sets up at the halfway line now his 05:49:45.940 --> 05:49:49.740 Here's comes the long-shot first killer strategy doesn't have any boost. He still gets the same 05:49:50.260 --> 05:49:52.260 Maybe into some crossbar 05:49:52.380 --> 05:49:56.820 Final few seconds of the game. Can Diaz find a way through? No first killer stops him again 05:49:57.460 --> 05:50:01.320 First killer is playing on nothing on this field. It doesn't matter 05:50:01.320 --> 05:50:07.940 He maintains his speed so well and a great flick to just put an exclamation point on the end of this game 05:50:07.940 --> 05:50:10.940 He's got Diaz wanting to go next. You know what? 05:50:10.940 --> 05:50:15.940 North America betrayed us last time betrayed the 1v1 game mode not giving us a game 7 05:50:15.940 --> 05:50:21.580 But they have given us a forgiveness. We got game 7 in North American 1v1 05:50:23.180 --> 05:50:28.560 Once again 1v1 delivers sprints all throughout the world's 05:50:28.940 --> 05:50:33.900 We pads game 7 in Europe. We've had game 7 in me now 05:50:34.220 --> 05:50:40.100 We've even had game 7 inside of my memories not feeling in here in North America as well 05:50:40.940 --> 05:50:46.940 game seven. It's just truly unbelievable how often this has happened throughout the years. 05:50:46.940 --> 05:50:51.940 But this time, it's Farskiller going toe-to-toe with DS. 05:50:51.940 --> 05:50:55.940 We knew that he was going to be the main competition when we saw the players who have signed up for this, 05:50:55.940 --> 05:51:01.940 but we didn't think you'd be able to step up this much from being swept forward zero last year. 05:51:01.940 --> 05:51:06.940 Now, he is right there on DS level. 05:51:06.940 --> 05:51:13.060 Yeah, North America was a threat to be the most run of the mill, the most chock bracket. 05:51:13.060 --> 05:51:17.020 Just put Diaz right back there on land over in Mina. 05:51:17.020 --> 05:51:20.540 There's a couple of different contenders who can take anybody down. 05:51:20.540 --> 05:51:21.540 Same thing with EU. 05:51:21.540 --> 05:51:22.540 I mean, EU is tough. 05:51:22.540 --> 05:51:26.060 South America, I thought South America was maybe second place. 05:51:26.060 --> 05:51:28.860 You know, I thought a Yan was, or maybe a Swift. 05:51:28.860 --> 05:51:32.580 Even then, we saw somewhat a completely new player, neither of those two. 05:51:32.580 --> 05:51:35.580 And now NA proving that it is not free for Diaz. 05:51:35.580 --> 05:51:39.020 He has a chance still to be the representative 05:51:39.020 --> 05:51:40.540 and to get another chance on land. 05:51:40.540 --> 05:51:41.700 I think he desperately wants it. 05:51:41.700 --> 05:51:44.420 And in one point, you'll get lands multiple times 05:51:44.420 --> 05:51:45.260 throughout the year. 05:51:45.260 --> 05:51:46.500 You've got to wait a full year 05:51:46.500 --> 05:51:47.740 before you're going to get another chance. 05:51:47.740 --> 05:51:49.540 Diaz is going to be bummed if he has to do that 05:51:49.540 --> 05:51:52.420 and can't correct his mistakes last time around. 05:51:52.420 --> 05:51:54.260 First, he has to get through first killer here 05:51:54.260 --> 05:51:55.260 on Champions Field. 05:51:56.260 --> 05:51:57.660 And for the first time in the series, 05:51:57.660 --> 05:52:01.020 Diaz has lost the game and he stayed in the same car. 05:52:01.980 --> 05:52:03.340 After that night nail earlier on, 05:52:03.340 --> 05:52:05.180 I think he's still feeling pretty good 05:52:05.180 --> 05:52:09.780 The Fennec is his main car. Oh, he just barely gets away from first skillers devil threat early 05:52:09.900 --> 05:52:14.580 Which would have no time results in a goalie's get a return the paper far sculler escapes that one both players 05:52:14.580 --> 05:52:18.220 So close to being demoed first skiller stays on the ball though, and it's 1-0 05:52:19.700 --> 05:52:25.660 Diaz almost had a spectacular recovery as he got a recent off the ball 05:52:25.660 --> 05:52:30.860 And maybe use that to get back in net if he had checked that up and saved it. I would have been so impressed 05:52:30.860 --> 05:52:36.480 But instead, it's gonna be first killer who starts off in the lead, into the wave-dash 05:52:36.480 --> 05:52:38.080 tank off, maybe another chance on that. 05:52:38.080 --> 05:52:40.080 Diaz cuts it off and grabs the 100. 05:52:40.080 --> 05:52:41.480 First killer gonna be forced back. 05:52:41.480 --> 05:52:42.480 What does Diaz go to? 05:52:42.480 --> 05:52:46.440 When he has a bit of space, it's gonna be his wall to air dribble this time out of the 05:52:46.440 --> 05:52:47.440 corner. 05:52:47.440 --> 05:52:48.440 Great first touch, has the reset. 05:52:48.440 --> 05:52:51.520 Everything can be threatened, but he goes to the ground and first killer covers it. 05:52:51.520 --> 05:52:55.520 I would like to see a high shot there from the start off the game for Diaz. 05:52:55.520 --> 05:53:00.720 He does still get the goal as far as killer loses control in the following play. 05:53:00.720 --> 05:53:04.480 He just panicked, he thought Diaz was going to go off immediately there, but the first 05:53:04.480 --> 05:53:06.960 killer was not contested on that plate. 05:53:06.960 --> 05:53:13.440 Diaz, even though he doesn't score on the immediate dribble, he's not being able to 05:53:13.440 --> 05:53:14.440 keep possession as well. 05:53:14.440 --> 05:53:18.960 And as that this time, he's now going to pop this one up, has to go to the back corner 05:53:18.960 --> 05:53:19.960 for 100. 05:53:19.960 --> 05:53:22.280 Oh wow, now because first coach is going to shoot right away. 05:53:22.280 --> 05:53:25.960 Diaz, he's going to stop that, now winning out of 50. 05:53:25.960 --> 05:53:27.960 How does he try and collect this ball here? 05:53:27.960 --> 05:53:29.960 He's going to let it bounce out. 05:53:29.960 --> 05:53:31.960 He's doing the midfield first killer. 05:53:31.960 --> 05:53:33.960 The flick is just barely off. 05:53:33.960 --> 05:53:35.960 Diaz wants to force it but recognizes he does not want to go for the ball. 05:53:35.960 --> 05:53:39.960 Maybe he shut up because going back down to the ground just leaves the net open. 05:53:39.960 --> 05:53:43.960 Diaz and first killer are both looking nervous. 05:53:43.960 --> 05:53:46.960 In game seven, first killer gave away possession. 05:53:46.960 --> 05:53:50.960 This moment to go, Diaz could not convert with it. 05:53:50.960 --> 05:53:54.960 And now Diaz, second guessing himself. 05:53:54.960 --> 05:53:56.960 Not quick enough back to the grind though. 05:53:56.960 --> 05:54:01.960 It's not 1st Killer's long shot, which seems like it's good to be a continued part of 1st Killer's game here. 05:54:02.960 --> 05:54:05.960 But there's so many shots from distance, so many early challenges. 05:54:05.960 --> 05:54:07.960 SDS aerial game, there's no reset there for 1st Killer. 05:54:07.960 --> 05:54:10.960 DS new, both players, they're half attack and boost. 05:54:10.960 --> 05:54:12.960 1st Killer shoots, DS saves. 05:54:12.960 --> 05:54:16.960 These low boost situations, 1st Killer's been so good in DS though. 05:54:16.960 --> 05:54:18.960 Gonna make it not a low level situation. 05:54:18.960 --> 05:54:22.960 Whoa, 1st Killer afraid of the demo, pulled away, just didn't take the shot. 05:54:22.960 --> 05:54:25.600 As Diaz was returning, he wanted to evade it, he did. 05:54:25.600 --> 05:54:28.160 He's looking at how many moves to work with, he'll finally get a hundred. 05:54:28.160 --> 05:54:31.040 Great setup for Mani Urgible right here, he keeps it fairly low, 05:54:31.040 --> 05:54:34.240 making it tough for Diaz to try and challenge back down off the ceiling. 05:54:34.240 --> 05:54:37.520 And being said, Diaz still makes contact, he's trying to float away, 05:54:38.240 --> 05:54:41.040 able to survive as First Killer only undercuts him. 05:54:41.040 --> 05:54:44.240 Now we see Diaz also looking to try and slow down the aerial play, 05:54:44.240 --> 05:54:46.320 although he's going to back it off, First Killer's not doing this, 05:54:46.320 --> 05:54:49.760 he's not backing off, he's challenging every time he can with Diaz. 05:54:49.760 --> 05:54:54.360 Oh, but now it's a reversal of roles Diaz gets the long shot Diaz 05:54:55.160 --> 05:54:59.020 Scores to tie the game from distance first killer got tangled up in the back corner 05:54:59.020 --> 05:55:03.640 He was trying to trip Diaz up, but he was the one who took more of an impact from that one 05:55:05.360 --> 05:55:08.600 Unbelievable scenes these guys are absolutely neck and neck 05:55:09.080 --> 05:55:14.040 They're keeping it simple in game seven, but first killer's accidentally bumped Diaz into the ball here 05:55:14.480 --> 05:55:18.120 Diaz they're returning the favor both players have a hundred minutes 05:55:19.760 --> 05:55:23.920 Ball straight down from the ceiling. Could have been awkward, but Diaz left, allowing first-killer to happen. 05:55:23.920 --> 05:55:27.120 For you, he was trying to re-flip flicks. The first time I've seen him try and go for that. 05:55:27.120 --> 05:55:31.360 All series long, it's an incredibly risky play, and you need tons of space to do it. 05:55:31.360 --> 05:55:34.720 You need to be able to completely finish your flip while popping through it. 05:55:34.720 --> 05:55:36.640 Diaz just reads it, dunks it, and gets a goal. 05:55:37.200 --> 05:55:41.280 I mean, that's just so aggressive by Diaz. First-killer thought he was going to give him space. 05:55:42.240 --> 05:55:46.080 Diaz does not. He stays active. 05:55:46.080 --> 05:55:48.320 What's to say in control, but now he's missed his ball. 05:55:48.320 --> 05:55:53.860 This is the most nervous we've seen both these guys first skill is going wide open that takes his time 05:55:53.860 --> 05:55:57.920 But that paddles it in with about his little confidence is another seed 05:55:58.840 --> 05:56:00.840 That was safe, which is all about 05:56:02.320 --> 05:56:06.680 Three three all mounted up who is going to shake it off earlier 05:56:06.960 --> 05:56:11.200 It starts to just make the little things happen just the right touches in the midfield 05:56:11.440 --> 05:56:17.640 In order to play your somewhat regular game that could even mess your kids gonna leave that boost in the midfield 05:56:18.320 --> 05:56:24.320 And now, while he's taking air dribble, he still feels confident that First Killer is of course going to rise up to meet him as early as possible. 05:56:24.320 --> 05:56:34.320 Diaz will get back for a boost steal, and since it's the other way forward, he'll get a race off to the other side. Diaz gets there first, gets First Killer off the ball, now has a reset way far away from the net. 05:56:34.320 --> 05:56:39.320 He's going to find a way to score this and try to wave that shot. He'll steal the opposite boost. He doesn't mind doing this as many times as he needs to. 05:56:39.320 --> 05:56:45.320 First Killer you see picking up pads, so he's sending a workbook. He's almost got a full take off of it, and Diaz shoots directly at him. 05:56:45.320 --> 05:56:53.560 Now, Berskiller, he's building his boost back up, he's managed to turn over the possession, Diaz pops it over to set, Berskiller's at zero, 05:56:53.560 --> 05:57:01.480 letting Diaz to the punch, chance to go up by one, and again he takes it, composure, for the North American. 05:57:02.680 --> 05:57:09.240 Great defensive sequence there for Berskiller, you find yourself having to deal with Diaz, 05:57:09.240 --> 05:57:14.680 taking the back corner boost back and forth on the right, Berskiller recognizes his moments and 05:57:14.680 --> 05:57:18.000 and when she can build up an entire tank and escape from defense, 05:57:18.000 --> 05:57:21.080 Vias is going to be enough to at least help him for now, 05:57:21.080 --> 05:57:23.320 but he's going to be in that safe spot where he was in earlier. 05:57:23.320 --> 05:57:25.640 He's just even as good as Chris Goose is. 05:57:25.640 --> 05:57:26.440 Here's what we'll reset. 05:57:26.440 --> 05:57:27.880 Touchdown for Chris Goose. 05:57:27.880 --> 05:57:29.320 He's up two. 05:57:29.320 --> 05:57:32.200 And Chris Goose's first touch is just better 05:57:32.200 --> 05:57:34.640 than any of the ones Diaz had. 05:57:34.640 --> 05:57:38.200 Had the goal in front of him, could see where Diaz was, 05:57:38.200 --> 05:57:40.400 and he didn't waste any time getting it on target. 05:57:40.400 --> 05:57:42.000 First killer by two. 05:57:42.000 --> 05:57:45.040 in what's been an incredibly back and forth grand final. 05:57:45.040 --> 05:57:47.720 Horskiller fake kickoff, Diaz saw it, chips it on target. 05:57:47.720 --> 05:57:49.200 Horskiller still got momentum in there, 05:57:49.200 --> 05:57:50.520 but no boost to play with. 05:57:50.520 --> 05:57:53.520 Diaz flicks it over him, and that's gonna be four. 05:57:53.520 --> 05:57:55.040 What a kickoff by Diaz. 05:57:55.960 --> 05:57:58.240 Diaz converting this time around. 05:57:58.240 --> 05:58:01.200 Every time Horskiller's on zero boost now in net, 05:58:01.200 --> 05:58:02.040 I don't worry for him. 05:58:02.040 --> 05:58:04.640 I don't worry for him at all because he's been so good 05:58:04.640 --> 05:58:05.640 at making the right play, 05:58:05.640 --> 05:58:07.000 making the right challenge to survive. 05:58:07.000 --> 05:58:09.760 This time, he dives in and Diaz does manage 05:58:09.760 --> 05:58:10.600 to get it over the top. 05:58:10.600 --> 05:58:14.240 and that's normally the results from players in that position. 05:58:14.240 --> 05:58:16.400 First Killer has just convinced me that it's not the case. 05:58:16.400 --> 05:58:17.720 Diaz over touches the ball. 05:58:17.720 --> 05:58:18.920 He's now going to fully reset. 05:58:18.920 --> 05:58:20.200 This is Diaz's game. 05:58:20.200 --> 05:58:22.000 First Killer isn't allowing it. 05:58:22.000 --> 05:58:23.240 No back wall air dribble. 05:58:23.240 --> 05:58:24.880 He chases down the ball. 05:58:24.880 --> 05:58:27.600 And Diaz has to be careful not to hand this possession 05:58:27.600 --> 05:58:28.440 over to First Killer. 05:58:28.440 --> 05:58:29.840 It should be his. 05:58:29.840 --> 05:58:31.960 Diaz finally going to get First Killer back off. 05:58:31.960 --> 05:58:33.280 It's a crucial double jump. 05:58:33.280 --> 05:58:34.640 He's clearly challenged. 05:58:34.640 --> 05:58:36.600 And Diaz is equalized. 05:58:36.600 --> 05:58:38.920 Oh, that is just cold from Diaz. 05:58:38.920 --> 05:58:40.320 Twice in a row. 05:58:40.320 --> 05:58:46.400 He has perfectly timed first-killer challenges, and I'm really doing me perfectly first-killer fake to challenge. 05:58:46.400 --> 05:58:51.720 Let go of his boost just for a moment, and then as soon as he goes again, Diaz makes a double jump. 05:58:52.360 --> 05:58:55.040 And it doesn't look fancy, but it is effective. 05:58:55.040 --> 05:58:57.960 Now Diaz get buffed away from the plate. First-killer scores it! 05:58:58.400 --> 05:59:00.160 He gets to kick off Bill right back. 05:59:00.960 --> 05:59:06.360 The undercuts Diaz here, gets the wave dash and uses that to get down the ground just a little bit faster. 05:59:06.360 --> 05:59:12.440 Brieflips is trying to put himself where he knows Diaz is headed to undercut him and get that advantage 05:59:13.080 --> 05:59:15.560 He has his now not just in that game but 05:59:16.600 --> 05:59:18.600 One Diaz 05:59:18.600 --> 05:59:21.400 Looking down at first killer. See what he's up to one in the back wall for us 05:59:22.520 --> 05:59:25.400 50 so he can keep it around and get a follow-up on that the guy who does 05:59:27.240 --> 05:59:29.720 I mean it's first killer with the same idea 05:59:29.720 --> 05:59:36.720 Double tap from Diaz, actually leaned away from the second touch though, to keep the ball in the area. 05:59:36.720 --> 05:59:41.720 He predicted First Killer's save, tricks him up for the lead and we're all tied up again. 05:59:41.720 --> 05:59:46.720 Huge kickoff on the back though. Diaz gets the 100 boost and hits a free bounce. 05:59:46.720 --> 05:59:50.720 Will he take it to the air? First Killer's up immediately with him. He's getting lost a little bit. 05:59:50.720 --> 05:59:52.720 I mean, the ball, they're going to meet it around a ceiling height. 05:59:52.720 --> 05:59:55.720 First Killer, oh, I get the shot on target. 05:59:55.720 --> 06:00:02.720 So it's going to be Diaz's possession. 12 seconds left to go. Could be the final possession of this game. Diaz bounce off the wall. 06:00:02.720 --> 06:00:07.720 First killer needs to be in the midfield. Not an easy challenge from first killer, but he manages to get there. 06:00:07.720 --> 06:00:11.720 And now, really trying to keep it up in the final moments. He's got a ball carry. Diaz shadowing. 06:00:11.720 --> 06:00:14.720 Dunks is down the ground. We got OT in game 7. 06:00:14.720 --> 06:00:20.720 Who's going to watch up? Who's going to lock in? It's Diaz who's got the first chance. 06:00:20.720 --> 06:00:23.240 First killer, gonna play ball in low boost. 06:00:23.240 --> 06:00:26.160 Diaz trying to get a turn here without getting dunked on. 06:00:26.160 --> 06:00:27.160 He's got it. 06:00:27.160 --> 06:00:28.000 Trying to air dribble. 06:00:28.000 --> 06:00:29.400 First killer's up again. 06:00:29.400 --> 06:00:30.560 Pre-jumped him. 06:00:30.560 --> 06:00:32.360 Diaz is gonna seal the boost away. 06:00:33.640 --> 06:00:35.000 He got pushed into the corner. 06:00:35.000 --> 06:00:36.480 Now, first killer low on boost. 06:00:36.480 --> 06:00:37.320 Diaz in the air. 06:00:37.320 --> 06:00:38.680 First killer on the back wall to try and stop it. 06:00:38.680 --> 06:00:40.280 Diaz goes all the way around 06:00:40.280 --> 06:00:41.920 and never tries to put it on target. 06:00:41.920 --> 06:00:44.120 He's got first killer in such a tough spot, 06:00:44.120 --> 06:00:46.240 but he's escaped so many different times this series. 06:00:46.240 --> 06:00:47.440 He's gonna be on the 10th. 06:00:47.440 --> 06:00:48.440 First killer goes on the 10th, 06:00:48.440 --> 06:00:49.760 and he can't get the 10th. 06:00:49.760 --> 06:00:51.760 Tiaz gets the win! 06:00:52.760 --> 06:00:58.760 GGs! Tiaz defends his title in the most dramatic fashion. 06:00:59.760 --> 06:01:03.760 Farskeller pushed him to a place he's never had to go. 06:01:04.760 --> 06:01:11.760 At least of all in North America, but at the end of the day, there's only so many air dribbles you can defend. 06:01:11.760 --> 06:01:15.760 Farskeller defended so many of them, but Tiaz emerges victorious. 06:01:15.760 --> 06:01:23.560 He has just did such a good job of converting that overtime possession, got control, first 06:01:23.560 --> 06:01:27.800 killer was forced to back off multiple different times and ultimately going back to one of 06:01:27.800 --> 06:01:30.920 the most reliable moves in 1v1. 06:01:30.920 --> 06:01:33.120 The pop bump, able to save first kill out. 06:01:33.120 --> 06:01:35.880 He even got a touch, he got underneath it but he couldn't stop it. 06:01:35.880 --> 06:01:39.640 Tiaz is going to go to land once again. 06:01:39.640 --> 06:01:41.320 You will be North American's representative. 06:01:41.320 --> 06:01:46.760 He's going to be taking on Mass in the semifinals of the World Championship for 1v1. 06:01:46.760 --> 06:01:51.040 His second appearance, he's going to try to go one step further than he did before. 06:01:51.040 --> 06:01:53.840 Well what a grand final, what a performance by both. 06:01:53.840 --> 06:01:57.760 Let's head back to the desks to break it down. 06:01:57.760 --> 06:02:06.680 It wasn't decided until the final moment, but Diaz is back to back North American 1v1 06:02:06.680 --> 06:02:07.680 champions. 06:02:07.680 --> 06:02:08.680 What a game. 06:02:08.680 --> 06:02:09.680 What a series. 06:02:09.680 --> 06:02:17.680 I mean stacks. So while you watch on jmvjip sunday and still a lot of performance man that 06:02:18.080 --> 06:02:24.160 You know again, we we go all day expect okay like we're all here to see Diaz was first killer right and we gave everybody the 06:02:24.320 --> 06:02:28.160 Opportunity to play spoiler and show why they deserve to be in the final 06:02:28.480 --> 06:02:34.000 Nana it was Diaz and first killer and it delivered after making us wait all day 06:02:34.080 --> 06:02:36.240 They go to overtime game seven 06:02:36.240 --> 06:02:46.240 just a wild roller coaster throughout the entire final like 90 seconds and into overtime of game seven. You couldn't ask for a better finish. 06:02:48.240 --> 06:02:57.240 Bates I mean after after a sweep in 2025 we were like is it going to be close? What's it going to be like? They went to game five two days ago and we said I should be a little bit different this time around. 06:02:57.240 --> 06:02:59.400 from this time around and first looking out of the gates, 06:02:59.400 --> 06:03:01.920 swinging in gate one, winning it nine to three, 06:03:01.920 --> 06:03:04.760 immediately told us we had a different series on our hands 06:03:04.760 --> 06:03:06.440 and boy how he wasn't. 06:03:06.440 --> 06:03:08.520 Yeah, it's a great series. 06:03:08.520 --> 06:03:12.120 That was DS's offense versus FK's low boost defense 06:03:12.120 --> 06:03:14.120 and he put on a display defensively. 06:03:14.120 --> 06:03:17.320 Remind me a lot of Nobu versus Roas 06:03:17.320 --> 06:03:19.760 in their grand final last year in 2025 06:03:19.760 --> 06:03:22.280 where, I mean, nobody had all the pressure. 06:03:22.280 --> 06:03:24.920 He's kept shooting and then Roas's defense, 06:03:24.920 --> 06:03:27.760 Low boost, 12 boost, 16 boost, 6 boosts at times. 06:03:27.760 --> 06:03:30.240 Just constantly kept making saves. 06:03:30.240 --> 06:03:33.320 But at the end of the day, that much offensive pressure, 06:03:33.320 --> 06:03:34.400 it doesn't matter who you are. 06:03:34.400 --> 06:03:35.400 Eventually you're going to break. 06:03:35.400 --> 06:03:37.440 And then Diaz, I don't think we saw him go forward 06:03:37.440 --> 06:03:38.640 the whole entire series. 06:03:38.640 --> 06:03:42.320 The bump, the bump, their triple bump. 06:03:42.320 --> 06:03:43.280 FK wasn't expecting it. 06:03:43.280 --> 06:03:46.160 Lined up, linear line, took him out. 06:03:46.160 --> 06:03:48.480 And FK even got a touch too. 06:03:48.480 --> 06:03:50.440 It just, it's just so hard. 06:03:50.440 --> 06:03:53.080 It's so hard to avoid the bump and get the power 06:03:53.080 --> 06:03:54.460 and then played above the crossbar. 06:03:54.460 --> 06:03:56.140 It was, it's just tough. 06:03:56.140 --> 06:03:57.940 Ah, it's just tough for that first killer. 06:03:57.940 --> 06:03:59.820 It's the pressure that Diaz puts on you though, man. 06:03:59.820 --> 06:04:04.760 Like, we saw either it was near zero or very early on 06:04:04.760 --> 06:04:08.700 and overtime, you know, how first killer had got to the back. 06:04:08.700 --> 06:04:09.860 Well, he didn't have a lot of boost. 06:04:09.860 --> 06:04:11.340 Diaz didn't have much. 06:04:11.340 --> 06:04:13.620 He had just picked him up and immediately turned. 06:04:13.620 --> 06:04:15.740 And he's already almost up at the ceiling 06:04:15.740 --> 06:04:16.820 in the blink of an eye. 06:04:16.820 --> 06:04:20.980 It's just you get no respite at all against him. 06:04:20.980 --> 06:04:26.080 Yeah, and and first killer matched him toe to toe the entire way. 06:04:26.480 --> 06:04:28.920 And that continued into overtime. 06:04:28.920 --> 06:04:31.280 And like you said, he got a piece of it. 06:04:31.280 --> 06:04:35.320 He got a touch on that at the end, and it just wasn't enough. 06:04:35.320 --> 06:04:38.280 Diaz finally would not be denied. 06:04:38.280 --> 06:04:41.820 But boy, did he have to earn every bit of it today. 06:04:43.280 --> 06:04:47.380 This just felt like one of those series where someone like it's just someone had to win. 06:04:47.820 --> 06:04:49.920 It didn't even it feels like if we go if we went 06:04:49.920 --> 06:04:53.520 If this was the best of nine, we'd be back into game nine by the end of it. 06:04:53.720 --> 06:04:55.480 FK would come back and win game eight. 06:04:55.680 --> 06:04:58.080 We'd have we'd be coming back and forth at some point. 06:04:58.080 --> 06:05:00.040 You got to call it. You say, all right, next goal wins. 06:05:00.240 --> 06:05:01.800 And that happened to be the one. 06:05:01.800 --> 06:05:03.680 But you run it again the next day. 06:05:03.680 --> 06:05:05.520 Who knows what a duel. 06:05:05.520 --> 06:05:11.600 I mean, also how close the one V one grand finals were across the board. 06:05:11.640 --> 06:05:16.320 Every single region that's playing games, the champion, they all went to game seven. 06:05:16.320 --> 06:05:19.280 I just checked incredible, incredible competition here. 06:05:19.280 --> 06:05:24.020 And I think this is the one that was maybe the most questionable about where it go the distance and it's in here 06:05:24.020 --> 06:05:28.600 We did. Oh my goodness. What performance? Yeah, and I will say 06:05:29.120 --> 06:05:35.120 Yes, it's composure. I had first kill. I mean it came out hot and DS actually started series with the FedEx switch back to his Octane 06:05:35.120 --> 06:05:38.600 It was a USA working for me there. It wasn't that comfortable in it 06:05:38.600 --> 06:05:44.040 It was but there was the game five that not was it again five nine. Oh, I believe that was occasion nine 06:05:44.040 --> 06:05:46.040 Oh, and game five. Yeah, he has a lot of momentum 06:05:46.040 --> 06:05:50.840 some yeah at that point I was like oh god here we go neo tokyo first go down 06:05:50.840 --> 06:05:55.680 is that he's gonna lose right here but he didn't bounce back it was insane 06:05:55.680 --> 06:05:59.360 game three it's like you know what Johnny said right there Johnny say you 06:05:59.360 --> 06:06:04.560 broke the sound barrier I mean like even here like you just see it he has 06:06:04.560 --> 06:06:09.240 constantly it's the low fakes the low fake fakes and to the air dribbles into 06:06:09.240 --> 06:06:13.080 the recess into the top corner and then I mean we're not gonna see that build up 06:06:13.080 --> 06:06:19.540 I think even before overtime that stacks up to about game seven, but it really is his ability to transition straight 06:06:19.860 --> 06:06:25.740 Straight from taking your booze back into the air taking our shot back into the air as a consistent pressure 06:06:25.740 --> 06:06:29.000 You've got to deal with that and it honestly if he wanted to go against anybody else 06:06:29.000 --> 06:06:32.080 But first killer he probably would have swept them, but first kill is because of just that great 06:06:32.080 --> 06:06:37.400 I think you could say the same for both these guys if they're playing anybody else in the tournament 06:06:37.540 --> 06:06:41.120 This is a sweet. It's maybe a very generous 06:06:41.120 --> 06:06:48.560 for one. Now these two were the best in the region. We knew it coming in. We expected the rematch. We 06:06:48.560 --> 06:06:55.840 got it. I'm just so happy it delivered. I mean, this was a heavyweight bout from Bell to Bell. 06:06:56.480 --> 06:07:04.160 And yes, the better man won, but it was not decisive by any means. It wasn't decisive, 06:07:04.160 --> 06:07:06.000 But the final goal goes in. 06:07:06.000 --> 06:07:10.760 The championship is won and Diaz is back to back. 06:07:10.760 --> 06:07:14.600 North American 1v1 champions were joined by him now, sir. 06:07:14.600 --> 06:07:17.680 Congratulations on the victory. 06:07:17.680 --> 06:07:20.600 I got to ask, man, it's game seven. 06:07:20.600 --> 06:07:23.600 You kind of weren't really tested by anyone other than FK 06:07:23.600 --> 06:07:25.280 in this entire tournament. 06:07:25.280 --> 06:07:29.640 What was the hardest part of winning this championship? 06:07:29.640 --> 06:07:31.640 FK is an amazing player. 06:07:31.640 --> 06:07:33.280 He's so good at every mode. 06:07:33.280 --> 06:07:36.880 And then in once he's annoying than any other mode. 06:07:36.880 --> 06:07:41.200 He's so annoying once and makes me work so hard to be a 10. 06:07:43.520 --> 06:07:45.400 Yes, congratulations. 06:07:45.400 --> 06:07:50.280 Yet again, representing, I mean, you represent Sam as well in a way you're from Sam, 06:07:50.280 --> 06:07:54.200 but you also represent North America in two time in a regional champion in once. 06:07:55.680 --> 06:07:59.920 Now you got got him past this point, looking forward to the World Championship. 06:08:00.600 --> 06:08:02.120 Where will you say where? 06:08:02.120 --> 06:08:08.720 How would you describe your level this year in comparison to last year and prepping for like a nascent, potentially a nobu? 06:08:10.560 --> 06:08:19.120 I believe that this year I'm more for Fred mentally than the year before. So I have more mental now. 06:08:19.120 --> 06:08:29.240 I can't imagine who that is running around in the background, but congratulations Diaz. 06:08:29.240 --> 06:08:34.840 You know, mentality, oh so important, especially in the ones here. 06:08:34.840 --> 06:08:39.720 Yeah, first killer, I think he hit that pinch in, I think it was game three. 06:08:39.720 --> 06:08:43.080 I think he gave him a two or three goal lead very early on in that game. 06:08:43.080 --> 06:08:46.080 You managed to come back and win that game. 06:08:46.080 --> 06:08:49.580 I think that's kind of one of the key moments in this whole series. 06:08:50.220 --> 06:08:56.780 How do you kind of get back into the right mindset after kind of giving up a big goal like that and, uh, 06:08:57.000 --> 06:09:01.200 managing to bring it all the way back several goals in a very short amount of time? 06:09:02.220 --> 06:09:07.660 Uh, I just think like me once you have so much time to do whatever you want. 06:09:07.660 --> 06:09:12.180 So you can square it as many goals as the opponent to like 30 seconds. 06:09:12.180 --> 06:09:20.180 So, you just need to have mental and a good mindset and give them a fairly big team if 06:09:20.180 --> 06:09:24.580 you think you can beat him. 06:09:24.580 --> 06:09:29.020 And I want to give you an opportunity for shout out, but I just want to talk about like, how 06:09:29.020 --> 06:09:31.300 what has it been like being with SSG this year? 06:09:31.300 --> 06:09:35.700 You guys going into the world championship with your 3v3 roster, you look hot, your teammates 06:09:35.700 --> 06:09:41.300 are 2v2 champions, you're the 1v1 champion, SSG is going in representing North America 06:09:41.300 --> 06:09:47.540 a big fashion. How's it been to be with SSG this year? SSG is an amazing Oregon. Mike's teammates 06:09:47.540 --> 06:09:54.260 are amazing too. Skriva's and Reveal, Zach and Reveal. And X-Pair, my coach, like they are all 06:09:54.260 --> 06:10:00.180 amazing, good teammates, and I'm happy to have them with me this year. I'm so happy. Well, 06:10:00.180 --> 06:10:04.260 you got any final shout-outs you want to make here before I let you go? The floor is yours. 06:10:04.260 --> 06:10:11.260 to my mom and to my dad. That's it. We love that. We love that. The family representation, 06:10:12.260 --> 06:10:18.260 sir. Congratulations on the back to back championships. Good luck at the World Championship. Thank 06:10:18.260 --> 06:10:26.260 you. Bye. All right. Diaz gets it done again. There are only two players repeating as regional 06:10:26.260 --> 06:10:31.260 champions of the World Championship. And what a road it was to get there. Took out his 06:10:31.260 --> 06:10:35.220 championship, and what a road it was to get there. Took out his teammate Zach and the 06:10:35.220 --> 06:10:40.460 uppers yesterday took out wavy and four and then it had to hold off the best first killer 06:10:40.460 --> 06:10:44.900 we've seen in a while here Bates, but he got it done. 06:10:44.900 --> 06:10:49.540 He did get it done and it wasn't easy. And that's such a great fun fact that you have 06:10:49.540 --> 06:10:54.620 about all these players who would be representing their regions in Dickies Arena. The fact that 06:10:54.620 --> 06:11:01.240 he all went game seven. I mean, no defending, reigning RCS 1v1 world champion had to go 06:11:01.240 --> 06:11:07.080 game seven against his teammate TRK. Push him to the brink. Nass. Went up against Zen, 06:11:07.080 --> 06:11:12.040 I believe, if I recall correctly in that final. Had to go game seven to get that one done. 06:11:12.040 --> 06:11:17.080 I think D has gone off against FK all the way to the end. He's just like these type of series, 06:11:17.080 --> 06:11:23.960 this type of level. These players, I mean, especially in 1-1 nowadays and how hard it's to 06:11:23.960 --> 06:11:28.760 defend and how hard it is to just reset. It's gonna be good. It's gonna be a show. 06:11:28.760 --> 06:11:33.660 He's gonna be sure one or two who's are both gonna be super exciting in Dickey's. I know that might just copy super exciting 06:11:33.860 --> 06:11:37.440 It's gonna be great man stacks. He's got he's got NAS come out of the gates here 06:11:37.440 --> 06:11:40.700 Diaz does but if he manages to make it through the European champion 06:11:40.700 --> 06:11:45.500 He might get himself a rematch with no boo. They played in the semifinals last year 06:11:45.500 --> 06:11:47.620 He didn't get the chance to play as anyone else 06:11:47.620 --> 06:11:51.360 He had to go right up against the eventual world champion in the semis 06:11:51.960 --> 06:11:58.360 Imagine if he gets the rematch in the grand finals in Dickey's arena. Yeah, remember the first time I went to Dickey's arena that Friday night 06:11:58.360 --> 06:12:04.840 We had the Friday night duals and it was like TRK Yan and all these kind of like kind of dream matchups that we wanted to see. 06:12:05.120 --> 06:12:07.840 And now we go back to Dickie's Arena. 06:12:08.000 --> 06:12:09.280 We have these duals. 06:12:09.480 --> 06:12:11.800 They have real real stakes to them. 06:12:12.040 --> 06:12:15.240 And you know, I think, you know, all respect to KV-1. 06:12:15.280 --> 06:12:17.200 I would love for the chaos of it all. 06:12:17.200 --> 06:12:22.280 I would love to see him upset Nobo and give us a guaranteed New World champion. 06:12:22.640 --> 06:12:27.480 But Nobo against either of those two, I think constitutes a dream matchup for me. 06:12:27.480 --> 06:12:30.880 I can't wait until we're in front of Esports greatest fans inside. 06:12:30.880 --> 06:12:32.780 I think he's arena for that one be one final. 06:12:32.780 --> 06:12:36.580 No, we have we have talked very little about KV one and all of this. 06:12:36.580 --> 06:12:40.380 And it's because he's going up against the reigning defending world champion right now. 06:12:40.380 --> 06:12:44.280 But what an upset match that is what a trap game that is for no blue there here. 06:12:44.280 --> 06:12:46.980 It baits I feel like this is like KV one definitely has an opportunity. 06:12:46.980 --> 06:12:48.480 And the KV was not a scrub. 06:12:48.480 --> 06:12:50.180 I mean, he had to beat the end. 06:12:50.180 --> 06:12:50.980 I believe in the semis. 06:12:50.980 --> 06:12:55.980 I think thinking to the end of the play with Steve as the guy who'd be in game seven. 06:12:55.980 --> 06:13:00.540 Um, and he had a run too, man. It looked like he was gonna be the guy 06:13:01.380 --> 06:13:03.080 Yeah, and so like keeping one of me 06:13:03.080 --> 06:13:08.840 He's always been really good at ones and um in Sam for a long time Johnny's always been talking about that for many many years 06:13:08.840 --> 06:13:13.120 There's the fact that then it Yan came up with he came up swift came up and you're like, okay 06:13:13.120 --> 06:13:16.860 He was kind of paid off into the to the limelight, but now he's like no 06:13:16.860 --> 06:13:19.460 I'm still here. I can still compete the highest level and take it now 06:13:19.460 --> 06:13:23.840 Yeah, I remember a person who brought moxie all the way to game seven in Birmingham 06:13:24.500 --> 06:13:26.500 If I'm correct, don't 06:13:27.380 --> 06:13:32.740 First week when you might have was yeah, moxie reverse what was yandup 3.0 and mark said reverse Sweden 06:13:32.820 --> 06:13:36.100 Yeah, I believe so. Yeah, and and so yeah 06:13:36.100 --> 06:13:41.860 So like and we saw the level that moxie has all the level honestly any European 1v1 talent has at this stage 06:13:41.980 --> 06:13:45.980 So to take out again and meet with Steve KV was not gonna be on slouch either 06:13:45.980 --> 06:13:51.640 Every single one of those players in that bracket can definitely win it. Now you got your favorite everybody can definitely handle business 06:13:52.200 --> 06:13:58.380 It's gonna be a fantastic show. I hope to see you there for folks now that concludes all of the 06:13:58.780 --> 06:14:02.720 Regulation play of the RLCS before the world championship 06:14:02.720 --> 06:14:04.900 We've completed the 2v2s and the 1v1s down there 06:14:04.900 --> 06:14:09.020 The only thing that is left are the opens for the last chance 06:14:09.420 --> 06:14:15.120 Qualifiers this 3v3 action you and your friends can sign up and try to play for the title of Rocket League world 06:14:15.120 --> 06:14:18.640 champion. It'll be July 23rd through 26th. We have probably 06:14:18.640 --> 06:14:21.120 through 27th. We have no, no, no, excuse me. It's through the 06:14:21.120 --> 06:14:23.840 26th. That's how math works here. There's only four days of 06:14:23.840 --> 06:14:26.640 action in a row. Scan the QR code on your screen. If you want 06:14:26.640 --> 06:14:29.280 to be a part of it, we'll be doing the Middle East, North 06:14:29.280 --> 06:14:32.640 Africa on the 23rd. We'll be doing South America on the 24th, 06:14:32.640 --> 06:14:35.360 North America on the 25th, and then OCE will have a tie 06:14:35.360 --> 06:14:38.080 breaker as well as Europe having their last chance 06:14:38.080 --> 06:14:42.720 qualifier on the 26th. So that's what's coming up next. Teams 06:14:42.720 --> 06:14:46.480 teams are gonna qualify. There will be more teams at the World Championship. We don't 06:14:46.480 --> 06:14:51.240 know who. We got good ideas in a few of these regions who the hot contenders are, but Bates, 06:14:51.240 --> 06:14:54.880 they've been mixing up their rosters. Anything could happen at any four of those events. 06:14:54.880 --> 06:14:59.840 I mean, anything can happen. And also, I mean, there's, there's a gap. I mean, the 3v3 06:14:59.840 --> 06:15:04.200 pairs, I was in May, LCQ's, the LCQ teams, I mean, they haven't played since some of 06:15:04.200 --> 06:15:10.280 them in April. And then, and then going into that, that's April to July jump. And then 06:15:10.280 --> 06:15:12.960 for the 3v3 teams, our next big tournament is EWC. 06:15:12.960 --> 06:15:14.060 That's in August. 06:15:14.060 --> 06:15:17.900 So, I mean, the season is all in one within one season, 06:15:17.900 --> 06:15:19.900 but there's a big break in between. 06:15:19.900 --> 06:15:22.640 So a lot of people's levels and how they pair, 06:15:22.640 --> 06:15:25.040 how they deal with this break in 3v3 actions 06:15:25.040 --> 06:15:27.240 really doesn't matter a lot, especially on the road 06:15:27.240 --> 06:15:28.140 to the World Championship. 06:15:28.140 --> 06:15:30.140 So just because Carmine came out of Paris 06:15:30.140 --> 06:15:31.340 and got the job done, 06:15:31.340 --> 06:15:34.620 Hey, see, might not be the best team, come come Dickies. 06:15:34.620 --> 06:15:37.080 We're talking about a mainland versus a September land. 06:15:37.080 --> 06:15:39.120 So everybody's gotta stay sharp. 06:15:39.120 --> 06:15:41.280 Hey, the mayor's coming back to Fort Worth. 06:15:41.280 --> 06:15:42.000 That's all I'm saying. 06:15:42.000 --> 06:15:43.360 Oh, God, not the mayor. 06:15:43.360 --> 06:15:44.040 That's true. 06:15:44.040 --> 06:15:45.520 Listen, I'll say the last time the mayor 06:15:45.520 --> 06:15:48.000 won the World Championship, base is gone right after that. 06:15:48.000 --> 06:15:49.320 I didn't talk to another single person. 06:15:49.320 --> 06:15:51.920 No, it's not. 06:15:51.920 --> 06:15:52.960 It's going to be a wild event. 06:15:52.960 --> 06:15:54.080 Bleeding is a monkey moon. 06:15:54.080 --> 06:15:55.480 Pull it up again. 06:15:55.480 --> 06:15:57.800 I hope to see you guys there. 06:15:57.800 --> 06:15:59.280 That's the next big event we have. 06:15:59.280 --> 06:16:04.000 But we will be live Thursday, Thursday, July 23rd at 9 AM 06:16:04.000 --> 06:16:06.520 for the games of the Mina qualifiers. 06:16:06.520 --> 06:16:08.400 We'll see you guys there. 06:16:38.400 --> 06:17:00.400 Okay, the Palmer's fixing that burst pipe. 06:17:00.400 --> 06:17:01.400 It should be all set. 06:17:01.400 --> 06:17:04.760 Good thing you're protected 24-7 with your home and auto bundle from Progressive. 06:17:04.760 --> 06:17:08.320 Oh, I'm sorry. I'm just trying to figure out the right caption to post about these. 06:17:08.320 --> 06:17:10.960 Maybe something like, I have protection, just need a lifeguard. 06:17:10.960 --> 06:17:13.160 What about that emoji with a shocked face? 06:17:13.160 --> 06:17:15.160 Or maybe flooded with emotion. 06:17:15.160 --> 06:17:18.160 That's too much. Try, uh, Tuesdays are crazy. 06:17:18.160 --> 06:17:21.360 You know, technically, you don't have to post everything that happens online. 06:17:23.760 --> 06:17:28.160 I totally believe you. Life is meaningless with that affirmation, am I right? 06:17:28.160 --> 06:17:29.360 Let's just start the build-up. 06:17:34.760 --> 06:17:36.760 Just a major look at the finish. 06:17:36.760 --> 06:17:37.760 Oh, what a dabble. 06:17:37.760 --> 06:17:38.760 Oh, Stizzy. 06:17:38.760 --> 06:17:39.760 Down to the double jack. 06:17:39.760 --> 06:17:40.760 Open up. 06:17:40.760 --> 06:17:41.760 Here they are. 06:17:42.760 --> 06:17:43.760 Big shot. 06:17:43.760 --> 06:17:44.760 Pass. 06:17:44.760 --> 06:17:45.760 Oh, a play. 06:17:45.760 --> 06:17:46.760 Not over. 06:17:46.760 --> 06:17:47.760 Two seconds. 06:17:47.760 --> 06:17:48.760 It's two-way on the ground. 06:17:48.760 --> 06:17:49.760 One of the ports. 06:17:49.760 --> 06:17:53.760 That is how you take an opportunity, real ass. 06:17:53.760 --> 06:17:57.760 You have to be excited to count the man to open the door. 06:18:34.760 --> 06:18:50.760 The magic of Rocket League is the stories you could tell about it. 06:18:50.760 --> 06:18:54.760 The zero second buzzer gears that Epic saves, the underdog victories. 06:18:54.760 --> 06:18:56.760 It's all there. 06:18:56.760 --> 06:19:02.760 As we return to this legendary arena, we'll witness Rocket League's story unfold together. 06:19:02.760 --> 06:19:06.200 Who will hang their team's banners in the rafters of Champions Field? 06:19:06.200 --> 06:19:07.700 Let's start to find out. 06:19:32.760 --> 06:19:36.760 You're like how I get into the moment 06:19:36.760 --> 06:19:40.760 Treat you like a man while I only wish we were 06:19:40.760 --> 06:19:44.760 There's something special about the time of night 06:19:44.760 --> 06:19:48.760 There's something special that can heal the night 06:20:32.760 --> 06:20:36.760 You don't mind what you show me when you're certain 06:20:36.760 --> 06:20:40.760 But you don't mind when I take control of your body 06:20:40.760 --> 06:20:44.760 The sound is special but there's time and night 06:20:47.760 --> 06:20:50.760 As I look at the sky for the day 06:20:50.760 --> 06:20:55.760 It's ready for a run in a sticky lane 06:20:55.760 --> 06:20:59.760 The sound is special but there's time and night 06:20:59.760 --> 06:21:03.280 The song is special between me and the 06:23:29.760 --> 06:23:34.760 You gotta help me out, help me out 06:23:34.760 --> 06:23:38.760 I have a closest to dreaming eyes 06:23:38.760 --> 06:23:42.760 You gotta help me out, help me out 06:23:42.760 --> 06:23:46.760 Swim, I'll show you to breathe your eyes 06:23:46.760 --> 06:23:51.760 Don't you ever give up, baby 06:23:51.760 --> 06:23:54.760 I just can't be alone tonight 06:23:54.760 --> 06:24:12.760 I just can't be alone tonight, I'm taking like a bone, falling in love, she said, tearing off the stage, hoping that we'll be right here.