Player of the Year 2018

In a head-to-head match on Dave's map, he completely dominated.

As is well known, history only remembers the result. Just like the famous Gomunguls vs FTS series on Spider, which ended with the same crushing score, but no one remembers what the game was like. The same applies to this series; the starting conditions (primarily, the amount of practice) were not equal, despite the much-touted "mirror match." Therefore, I wouldn't place such a significant emphasis on this series, although overall, the result is commendable.

Added 5 minutes later

Lucky also had a victory in St. Petersburg; defending the championship title is also a good achievement!

By the way, for me personally, unlike the series on mirror maps, the tournament in St. Petersburg is very indicative. Zhenya won it using maps that he plays very rarely.