WARNING: This is NOT a free money proposal, but rather what I think is a solid SKLANSKY BUCKS investment.
Proposal: invest in
Snow (P) beating Flash (T) in the Afreeca Starleague Season 8 Finals at
5.5.
Flash goes by many nicknames. Some call him the Ultimate Weapon, others simply call him God, but most would agree on calling him the GOAT. This will be his 5th finals in 7 seasons of ASL, having already won 3 of them. Combined with his 6 MSL and OSL titles, that makes him the most successful Starcraft player of all time.
But wait, I thought you said to bet on Snow?
I did. You see, Flash, as good as he is, isn't infallible. He plays the Terran race, which historically has struggled against the Protoss race, which Snow plays. And Snow just happens to be the best Protoss vs Terran player of all time (at least that's the reputation he carries around).
Let's look at Snow's matches vs Terran in recent major tournaments:
ASL S4: Group stage vs firebathero (
W 1-0)
ASL S5: Group stage vs Mong and Last (
W 1-0 and
W 1-0)
ASL S5: Quarterfinals vs Flash (
W 3-2)
KSL S1: Group stage vs Sharp (
W 3-0)
ASL S7: Group stage vs Tinkle (
W 1-0)
ASL S7: Group stage vs Last (
L 0-1)
ASL S8: Quarterfinals vs Last (
W 3-0)
As we can see, Snow rarely loses against Terran, even managing to take a best-of-5 series against Flash in ASL S5.
I don't think he's the favorite to win because rooting against Terran, and Flash specifically, always ends in tears, but I believe a 450% ROI is too good a shot to pass up.