Serral vs Clem
(EEST, Helsinki, Finland)
In their second series of the tournament, the young French Terran managed to turn the tables on Serral, taking a 1-3 victory and advancing into the Grand Finals and his first Premier title.
Maps:
❌ Lightshade
❌ Oxide
✔️ Romanticide
❌ Deathaura
The series Serral played against Clem in the Winners' Round 2 showed that this one too could be a close one, and the victory could be claimed by either player. As it turned out, Clem was the one to take the series this time, eliminating Serral from DreamHack SC2 Masters 2020 Winter: Europe.
In the series, Clem showed masterful control over his armies with his signature bio play. The constant fire from widow mines crippled both Serral's economy and army supply as they were burrowed all around the map, and dropped in multiple mineral lines.
The victory Serral took on Romanticide tasted extra sweet with a cool final engagement, where Serral managed to sneak burrowed infestors behind the enemy lines - and fungal the marines just when they started to retreat back.
Third place in a premier tournament is still a feat to be proud of. Serral took home $5,875 and 300 EPT Europe Points.
It is what it is, Wins don't come easy anymore. On the other hand I made it to the season finals and I hope I wont disappoint there as much.
— Joona Sotala (@ENCE_Serral) November 8, 2020