[WCT USA] - Group C - HUB PTC v Team Empire (BOSTON V NEW YORK)

this is world change pack of ptc versus team empire chase one team empire evading athletes ready seen a lot of guys start at the base of the mountain it might make you feel safe there but it's not often the best place to start however he's managed to get away to the loading bay as evan hops up and down around the loading bay can't get a hand to him the tilted cube lots of bars lots of metal to hide behind and now he goes cross court makes a break for the ridge knocks underneath it and he kicks things off surge with a point evan buyer unable to close down the gap he got close early on but after that he seemed in control search chase two team empire evading 1-0 team empire athletes well dylan ready steps up for boston serge decides to start the base of the mountain again and transitions straight into the arms of dylan poland chase three hub ptc evading 1-0 team empire athletes ready dylan poland starting round the tilted cube and then decides to go back there flirted with the mountain as reap tries to cut down the space we go cross court over to the ridge greet that rangy stride that he's got he's closing it down and gets him at the front line you can just see those telescopic arms and legs for read go go gadget yeah we've seen a scramble here at the front line who will be quicker who can scramble to get their way out of that area to make the distance chase four team empire evading 1-0 team empire athletes ready dominic chavez next up for the boston team hub looking to find rip who's hanging around behind all that cover at the back of the core but as soon as he moves into the open there's chavez to take advantage chase five of ptc evading 1-0 team empire [Applause] this is the man known as gordo jonathan gordon not the most imaginative nickname on this empire team imaginative start from chavez who stops looks around realizes this chaser isn't close attention and has to put the jets on a little bit of it oh just got onto the bar slipped off it recovered and then turned around to find that gordo was waiting for him yeah i mean i thought that was quite a good flood but he's just not looking where he's going there his opponent is able to get him at the toe chase six team empire evading 1-0 team empire athlete ready only 18 years old one of the youngest athletes in this tournament and spa shapoon the man from nepal he's been so impressive when we've seen him so far he likes doing a lot of work up high loves being on those bars and he's on them again but he's not fashioning any opportunities to make the tag not yet and time is running out he thinks about going up high again and then just runs out of ideas as gordo manages to pick up a point for empire all i put a little bit more energy in he's got the talent he just doesn't have a direction i can see him tailing his opponent and that just slows you down you gotta make more shortcuts try and get on the high ground make some informed decisions out chase seven team empire evading 2-0 team empire athletes ready [Applause] jeremiah washington looking to stop gordon from doubling up and he just hops into the tilted cube and now looking to cut him off at the loading bay but away gordo goes under the ridge down the front line and you can see he's going down bit by bit by bit and eventually collapses in the corner as washington just jumps all over it literally jumps all over it chase eight hug ptc evading 2-0 team empire athletes ready jeremiah washington another one starting at the base of the mountain as tarzan is eyeing him up goes through the mountain again towards the loading bay turns back one way and tarzan he had the momentum to come through the loading bay directly at him and cut off his escape for the tag i'm not sure if you can pick this up at home but that was a scream as he jumped through those bars it was a definite war cry which allowed him to get that flying tag chase nine team empire evading 2-0 team empire athlete [Applause] alex raduka is on the plate tarzan deciding to start over by the rich saw a bit of this in world chase tag four back ender last year for the french team who went on to win it louie georgie in particular but tarzan cannot get away manages to make the tag although is he been injured because he doesn't look particularly happy right there i mean alex has got a seven foot high jump brilliant track and field athlete here not quite seven foot but even a three foot off the ground to land on your shoulder like that that's gotta hurt chase ten oh ptc evading two zero team empire athlete ready the thing with high jumping is you jump onto a big soft mat it's not quite like that here he nearly slips off the mountain does in fact and falco doesn't take advantage but he does manage to scramble his way through and to be honest i think alex was still struggling after that horrible landing chase 11 team empire evading 2-0 team empire you're done chase 12 of ptc evading 2-0 team empire athletes ready well it's another look at steven moffat aka surge as they chase cross court round by the loading bay through the mountain he just couldn't find a way to get through there quickly enough it was a little bit untidy and that allowed serge to catch up and make the attack team empire evading match point team empire athlete ready match point it's dylan poland who has to make the tag to keep the boston team alive in this one he doesn't make the tag there despite a valiant effort a bit of time wasted over at the loading pay and just dancing around a little tap that's under the mountain does not get the evasion as dylan poland keeps this one going chase 14 hub ptc evading match point team empire [Applause] reap with a chance to win it for the new yorkers if he makes the tag they will take the victory and three points he goes through the mountain a dive but it's not there he thinks it might have been a thing but those big telescopic arms don't make contact first time they do rather loading bay this time and reap completes the victory the boston team fall at the feed to the new yorkers empire get their first points on the board and they are very much back in the hunt for a place in the quarterfinals

Channel: World Chase Tag

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Keywords: parkour, chase tag, world chase tag, wct, usa, freerunning, ninja warrior, parkour tag, ultimate tag, american parkour, professional tag, tag, world tag championship, tag championship, pro tag, competitive tag, tag world championship, extreme tag, chase tag championship, parkour competition, tag game, tag tournament, tag competition, athletes ready, world chase tag usa, team empire, hub ptc, New York, NYC, NY, Boston

Id: rMeXEJjbYwc

Length: 8min 19sec (499 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 09 2021

Reddit Comments

[u/ChaoticMidget]

• Chase 1/2: Really curious base of the mountain starts. Very few people have really gotten away with it. Granted, Surge did get an evasion off it but I feel like it puts the evader at a disadvantage to start.

• Chase 5: Another example where spotting could have saved the evasion. Or even thinking one step ahead. Dominic was doing quite well early on and even seemed to just be faster than Gordo. But when he jumps into the Tilted Cube, knowing which way Gordo was leaning would have helped. Or just thinking that the likelihood Gordo actually jumped all the way around to the very back wall is extremely unlikely. Swinging back to the Sisters was just so much more risky in that scenario.

• Chase 6: Nice evasion by Gordo. He does a good job with spotting and making informed decisions. It's an underrated skill that some evaders don't realize is necessary. I'm a big fan of Sparsha as an evader but his chasing lacks a bit of urgency and direction.

• Chase 8: Nice dive by Tarzan.

• Chase 9: Sick dive by Alec but rough landing. Definitely looked like it affected his evasion round.

• Chase 11: Nice hand tag by Evan. I think Jornathan from Antidote was someone who went for that a lot and it's a nice tactic that people aren't always ready for.

Nice showing by Empire. I think Gordo was their best player in this match. If he didn't stumble, there's a chance he could have doubled up. Though Jeremiah is one of the faster chasers for Hub.

If I had to say what I think could be improved about Hub, it's that they don't really have someone who exhibits the kind of tenacity the top tier chasers do. Jeremiah might be the closest. And to be fair, not every chaser needs to have that quality. Davis and Haroon are two of the best and are way more methodical with their approaches. But guys like Seth Ruji and Seth Wang go hard for all 20 seconds and they don't let their target idle. They're diving under bars, swinging around corners and constantly forcing their target to move. 90% of the time, evaders can't afford to make a mistake while chasers can make 2 or 3 if they want. Perhaps the best example of this is Seth R. vs. Xavia (Link here). Possibly my favorite chase ever because Seth applies absolutely relentless pressure. And Xavia did slip in the end but it was likely due to the fact that Seth was forcing him to run at full speed the whole time. Xavia only made one mistake but that's all you need. Another example with Seth W. vs. Loic (Link here). Obviously not everyone can quite do what both of these guys do but that type of pace means less time to think/plan and will force mistakes.