00:00Who's going to get it? The winner of this gets to go up against me to try to make it to that top 8.
00:06Let's get it. Game number one. Moil vs. The John.
00:1014's farm is going to be the stage. How are we starting?
00:13Bro start down 4-2. That's how we're feeling.
00:16You're going to step me, aren't you?
00:17Yeah, step this.
00:19Oh my gosh. Straight into the heat. First activation. There's some 1-1 action.
00:22That scenario is so scary. Eating the 1-1 at the wall. Only minus 14. Went for the hopkick.
00:28Man, Moil. He's looking like he's ready to play. I feel like anybody who comes out swinging first, they've got an advantage in this set.
00:34Right. No fear. Round start. Down 4-2. It actually caught the John trying to sidestep left.
00:40And John obviously a little bit more passive on his approach to start a round 2 here.
00:43Nice whiff punish there on the 4-3 plus 4. Axe bump delay. Yeah.
00:48Big delay on the down 4-1. There's a counter to that forward 4 neutral 2.
00:52Oh my god. The low blow is adding up. But get off of me. The Jesus palm. Plant the seeds.
00:57Gets the Oki with the down 2 as well.
00:58Bro, we're basically caught up here. Next launch wins.
01:00Oh! The step into burst saved him on the first hit. Otherwise it would have shattered the glass.
01:07That was crazy. The spacing on that one.
01:12John back in and out. Big delay. Man, the maximum delay is a cash in Moil right now.
01:16Down 4-2-1. Down 4-1-2. Both of them.
01:19Nice wall carry attempt. I like that.
01:22Flexing on him. 4-3 into Gamma.
01:25Gets the back 3 hit on the ground as well after the wild standing 2-1.
01:30Trying to not let John use the E. That was perfect. Use his own E to put him in a sequence there.
01:36Didn't get the float in. No tech on the giant swing here.
01:39I don't think we hit the wall. It's going to be short.
01:42Oh! Wow! He traded! What?!
01:45Because he traded after the muscle armor, he got the one fall off and that was enough.
01:50And he was ready for it too. That was wild.
01:532 rounds to 1 small lead here. Back and forth.
01:56Oh no. Better guess right. Multi-throw. Here we go.
02:00Give me that arm.
02:02Ow! What's the Okizeme?
02:05Oh, I think he meant to counter it.
02:07Oh! Choco.
02:11Wow!
02:12Two hits for the muscle armor is working out.
02:15Right. The 1-1 last time. This time wild standing 2-4.
02:22Burst. Ok. Don't want to. Wow!
02:25Just got out of range of the throw and Whiff punishes it with the back 1 plus 2 E dash.
02:30That looked like a flash duck to me. Like quick duck flash duck and then Whiff punish.
02:34I mean that was ridiculous if that's what he actually did.
02:36I feel like I need a slow-mo replay of that just to see if that's what actually happened.
02:39I mean, look at him. He's like all calm. He's like, yep, did what I meant to do. Nailed it.
02:44He's texting us right now. Yeah, that's exactly what I did.
02:47Loyal Game 1. And that was a pretty quick one. Surprising.
02:51Yeah. A lot of quick reads. Round start as well. These players are betting it all right now.
02:56Arena is going to be a stage. Kind of a smaller stage here.
02:59Round start. Down 4, 2-1 from the John.
03:04Side wall? No. Regular wall.
03:10Wall splat? Yes. And the tornado.
03:13Ooh, the big body combo. That was sick. That, hell yeah. Perfect for the John.
03:20He's a big boy. Yeah. I've never seen that new wall combo. That's definitely new.
03:25Oh, there it is again. The 1-1 to blow through the Muscle Armor.
03:29Muscle Armor has been one of those things that we've looked for answers for.
03:32It's like, how do you deal with such an annoying armor move?
03:35And Loyal seems to have some answers.
03:37The 1-1 seems to be the counterplay to it.
03:39Counter it. Down 4, 1 though.
03:41And recognize the walls. This is a perfect combo. Way to answer back.
03:45Sick combo.
03:46Eyes it up again. And this day is nice and small. I love it.
03:51Chaos. Yup.
03:53No stage hazards either. You just play with the walls.
03:55Yeah. Just speed and technique.
03:58To the wall though.
03:59Nice wall carry. What are you doing with this?
04:02I like that wall combo, man. That's nice.
04:04Slow parry into Shining. Ton of damage.
04:07Optimal.
04:12The Burst.
04:16Oh my gosh!
04:20Yo, the John answering back now.
04:24Yo, this is really evenly matched.
04:26That was sick.
04:27Round start. Down 4, 2, 1 again from the John.
04:29Stuffing out Loyal's down 4, 2.
04:32He still got the wall throw. Very nice.
04:34Repeat of round 1 this game.
04:36Ow! That hits so low now on the Rolling Soapbox.
04:40Muscle Armor's a hug.
04:43And gets the running 3.
04:45He's done. He dashed for the combo.
04:47It should be it.
04:50Just like that.
04:53Even though, you know, Loyal has shown some options to deal with the Muscle Armor.
04:57Muscle Armor not deterred.
04:59Using the Muscle Armor brilliantly there.
05:01Gets the Heat Dash combo as well to get maximum damage.
05:04Yeah, it seems like the Muscle Armor is more reactive this time than preemptive.
05:09So because him reacting to Loyal, is that Loyal reacting to his Muscle Armor?
05:13That's a good point, yeah.
05:15Here we go. Final game between these two.
05:17Who's going to go up against E?
05:20That is the question.
05:21Elimination for someone here in this game.
05:24Ooh, the bubble. Engage.
05:26Nice block on the low. He could have launched it.
05:28Minus 17.
05:29Got the Shining Wizard off it anyway.
05:31Ouch.
05:32Wow.
05:33Nice, good call out on the throw there.
05:35Could have had more though.
05:37Wall boom behind the John.
05:38Yeah, you got to be careful here.
05:40He smashed off the sidestep, but it's going to be enough damage too.
05:43And he even got to save the wall, just in case.
05:46I mean, it could come back to haunt him too, you know.
05:51Okay.
05:53Already 50%.
05:55Beautiful.
05:56Nice punish there from the John.
06:01And John's got position for that wall boom behind Loyal now.
06:03Ducks the high, later the punish.
06:05Wow, he played around with it.
06:06Only up to the second hit.
06:07Dashing Giant, he does it so crispy.
06:11That is cheap, and it hits the wall too.
06:13Maximum distance for the wall.
06:15Well, immediately though, goes for that heat smash.
06:18John goes for the mid this time off of it.
06:21Good armor dropping on him.
06:23Masayuki here.
06:24Get him, get him.
06:26Good block.
06:27Wow, the reads.
06:28Had they called out, especially with the way that Loyal ran up in his face like that.
06:32Yeah, I mean, if Jackman's running up that deep, it's usually going to be that, right?
06:35I mean, who runs the ball into a down 4-2?
06:37What's even the other mix there?
06:39Never know.
06:40Oh.
06:41Wall might come back to haunt him, just like you said.
06:45Yeah, final game situation here too.
06:49Oh, had the call out.
06:50Okay, still got the 1-1.
06:51Could have been a while standing one.
06:53Probably that's what he attempted for.
06:57Oh my goodness.
06:58What a challenge.
07:00This is so scary right now.
07:02Still messed up, yeah.
07:03Can't get the Shining, so he just spikes him.
07:05Good duck in the high.
07:07Keep the combo super safe.
07:09I love it, especially with that sidewall coming into play.
07:12And just like that, it is set point for the John to advance and eliminate Loyal from the tournament.
07:20Nice try.
07:22Solid defense from Loyal, but gets caught.
07:24Counter it down, 4-2-1.
07:25He's getting so much mileage out of that move.
07:28And the wall.
07:30Oh no, multi-throw guess right.
07:321-2 or 1-plus-2.
07:34Give me that arm.
07:352 follow-up, all this is free.
07:38Oh, deadly boomerang for OP.
07:40Oh my gosh, but the 4-2-1.
07:41No wall slap.
07:42But the low blow to take it.
07:44The John going to be advancing to that qualification match.
07:48And he's going to try to get that rumbat against me.
07:52Unbelievable.
07:53Well played to the John Loyal.
07:55You know, he came out, looked like he had some answers for the King.
07:58And some answers for that muscle armor at least.
08:00But in the long run, does not work out for Loyal.
08:03Out at 13th place here at the Esports World Cup.
08:08Great run for him.
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