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Amateur League · Amateur Division 4 · Season 1 · Round 14 · Bo5
· Thu, Sep 17 2026 · 16:00 server time
Games
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■ Machine
■ Buddhist
army value
■ Machine
■ Buddhist
economy
Play-by-play (47 lines)
0:08 Buddhist spawns in Green at s4 while Machine spawns in Purple at s3.We're underway — Buddhist spawns at s4, Machine answers from s3.
0:44 Buddhist gets 12 Hatch against Machine's 12 Hatch.Buddhist shows 12 Hatch — Machine has gone 12 Hatch. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:09 Buddhist places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Buddhist expands.
1:49 Machine places down a hatchery.Quietly, Machine adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:18 Buddhist's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Buddhist goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
3:02 Machine is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Machine goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:38 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
4:07 Machine with the more superior zergling control successfully fends off Buddhist's zerglings!Buddhist's early gamble buys nothing — Machine's defense was already in place.
4:29 After that battle, Machine still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Buddhist — the losses are light.
5:12 After that battle, Buddhist still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Machine — the losses are light.
5:42 Buddhist places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Buddhist expands.
6:11 Machine places down a hatchery.Quietly, Machine adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
6:37 Buddhist pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Buddhist: the first units are already marching.
7:12 Machine moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Machine crosses the map with everything.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
8:04 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
8:25 Buddhist failed to kill off Machine's defending zerglings.Machine holds the early rush without blinking.
9:01 With excellent skills and micro, Machine managed to fend off Buddhist while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Buddhist — the losses are light.
9:41 Losing only less than half of his army, Buddhist seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Machine — the losses are light.
10:06 Buddhist is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Buddhist goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:46 Eager to end the game, Machine moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Machine pushes.
11:06 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:45 Buddhist lost all his zerglings to Machine!Buddhist wasn't ready. Machine's early aggression takes the lead.
12:25 About half of Buddhist's army has been decimated in that battle.Machine pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
12:55 Losing only less than half of his army, Machine seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Buddhist — the losses are light.
13:32 Buddhist desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, Buddhist adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
13:54 Machine places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Machine expands.
14:34 Machine is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Machine tests the door early. Is anyone home?
15:04 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
15:42 Machine with more superior zergling control outpowers Buddhist!Buddhist wasn't ready. Machine's early aggression takes the lead.
16:09 About half of Buddhist's army has been decimated in that battle.Machine pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:46 With excellent skills and micro, Machine managed to fend off Buddhist while losing less than half of his army.Buddhist keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:08 Machine's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Machine goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 It's all going Machine's way right now.
17:41 In terms of army size, Buddhist is behind Machine!Buddhist is badly outgunned — Machine's force is a size larger.
18:26 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The mid game —
19:06 Buddhist failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Machine's mutalisks!The mid-game push crashes through — Machine breaks Buddhist's position.
19:29 Buddhist lost about half of his army in that battle.Machine pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The late game —
19:55 After that battle, Machine still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Buddhist — the losses are light.
20:37 Machine is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Machine's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
21:20 Buddhist having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Buddhist types it out: GG.
Buddhist taps out. Machine's mid game was simply better.
■ Salad
■ Cease
army value
■ Salad
■ Cease
economy
Play-by-play (48 lines)
0:09 Salad spawns in Teal at s2 while Cease spawns in Yellow at s3.Salad in Teal at s2. Cease in Yellow at s3. The map is set.
0:42 Cease opens Forge Fast Expand against Salad's 12 Pool.Scouting done, plans revealed: Salad's 12 Pool against Cease's Forge Fast Expand.
— The early game —
1:20 Salad places down a hatchery.Salad takes another base — the economy widens.
1:47 Cease warps in a nexus.Cease plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:29 Salad's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Salad: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
3:05 Cease's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.No patience from Cease: the first units are already marching.
3:24 Salad places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Salad expands.
4:04 Cease warps in a nexus.Quietly, Cease adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
4:29 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
5:02 Salad with some nice speedling surrounds killed Cease's zealots!Cease wasn't ready. Salad's early aggression takes the lead.
5:41 After that battle, Cease still has most of his army with him.Salad keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:20 With excellent skills and micro, Salad managed to fend off Cease while losing less than half of his army.Cease keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:45 In terms of army size, Cease is behind Salad!Cease needs production, fast; Salad's army has outgrown his.
7:15 Salad is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Salad goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Cease is a step behind and knows it.
7:54 Cease's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Cease goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
8:33 Salad places down a hatchery.Salad plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
8:59 Cease warps in a nexus.Cease takes another base — the economy widens.
— The mid game —
9:24 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
9:57 Cease lost some of his dragoons to Salad's speedlings!The early pressure works — Salad breaks Cease's front door.
10:46 About half of Cease's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Salad's force stays on that battlefield.
11:09 After that battle, Salad still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Cease — the losses are light.
11:40 Salad's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Salad: the first units are already marching.
12:09 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
🎙 Slight advantage Salad as the game develops.
13:01 Cease lost some of his dragoons to Salad's speedlings!Cease wasn't ready. Salad's early aggression takes the lead.
13:24 Salad destroyed about half of Cease's army after that battle.Salad cuts Cease's army in half.
13:51 Losing only less than half of his army, Salad seems to be fine.Cease keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:30 Salad's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Salad tests the door early. Is anyone home?
15:11 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
15:36 All of a sudden, Cease has no armies left while Salad is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Cease's way of life — Salad marches on.
— The late game —
16:17 Cease lost about half of his army in that battle.Salad pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:54 With excellent skills and micro, Salad managed to fend off Cease while losing less than half of his army.Cease keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:23 Salad pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Salad: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Salad's force dwarfs what Cease has left on the field.
17:59 Salad places down a hatchery.Quietly, Salad adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
18:34 Cease warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Cease expands.
19:04 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
19:24 With really nice micro, Salad's speedlings kills off Cease's dragoons.Cease wasn't ready. Salad's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 It's all going Salad's way right now.
20:05 Cease seems to lose most of his army in that battle.Salad limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
20:45 With excellent skills and micro, Salad managed to fend off Cease while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Cease — the losses are light.
21:04 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Cease GGs!Cease GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Cease taps out. Salad's early game was simply better.
■ Lubbock
■ Gropius
army value
■ Lubbock
■ Gropius
economy
Play-by-play (50 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Yellow Gropius spawning at s1 and Teal Lubbock spawning at s3.Gropius takes s1 in Yellow; Lubbock settles in at s3 in Teal.
0:49 Lubbock opens 1 Gate Cybernetics against Gropius's 1 Gate Cybernetics.Scouting done, plans revealed: Gropius's 1 Gate Cybernetics against Lubbock's 1 Gate Cybernetics.
— The early game —
1:10 Gropius warps in a nexus.Gropius takes another base — the economy widens.
1:50 Lubbock starts expanding.Lubbock plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:26 Gropius is pushing out with his dragoons.Gropius tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:37 Lubbock decides to push out with his dragoon.Lubbock tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:21 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
3:57 Gropius was out-microed by Lubbock and loses all his attacking forces.Lubbock takes the fight on his terms and sends Gropius home with nothing.
4:30 Gropius destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Lubbock's army has been decimated.Gropius takes a bite out of Lubbock's force and backs off.
5:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Gropius seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lubbock — the losses are light.
5:18 Gropius is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Gropius goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:53 Lubbock is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from Lubbock: the first units are already marching.
6:25 Lubbock warps in a nexus.Lubbock plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:55 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:33 Gropius kills off all of Lubbock's offensive dragoons.Lubbock's early gamble buys nothing — Gropius's defense was already in place.
8:12 After that battle, Gropius still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lubbock — the losses are light.
8:37 Losing only less than half of his army, Lubbock seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Gropius — the losses are light.
8:59 Gropius warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Gropius expands.
9:37 Gropius is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from Gropius: the first units are already marching.
10:00 Lubbock decides to push out with his dragoon.Lubbock tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:44 Currently, neither Gropius nor Lubbock appears to be leading in economy.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Gropius and Lubbock yet.
11:13 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
11:47 With really nice micro, Gropius kills off Lubbock's dragoons.The early pressure works — Gropius breaks Lubbock's front door.
🎙 Lubbock is a step behind and knows it.
12:17 About half of Lubbock's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Gropius's force stays on that battlefield.
12:43 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Lubbock destroyed only less than half of Gropius's army.Lubbock takes a bite out of Gropius's force and backs off.
13:25 Gropius decides to push out with his dragoon.Gropius tests the door early. Is anyone home?
13:55 Lubbock warps in a nexus.Lubbock takes another base — the economy widens.
14:18 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
14:51 Gropius kills off Lubbock's dragoons with some nice micro!The early pressure works — Gropius breaks Lubbock's front door.
15:30 After that battle, Gropius destroyed about half of Lubbock's army.Half of Lubbock's force is gone — Gropius took it apart.
15:54 With excellent skills and micro, Gropius managed to fend off Lubbock while losing less than half of his army.Lubbock keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:28 Gropius shot down Lubbock's nexus.Gropius finds the weak point and Lubbock's new base is gone.
🎙 Gropius's force dwarfs what Lubbock has left on the field.
16:55 Gropius decides to push out with his dragoon.Gropius goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
17:20 Gropius warps in a nexus.Gropius plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
18:03 Lubbock warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Lubbock expands.
18:25 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The mid game —
19:01 Nice shuttle-reaver micro by Gropius! That was the key of victory for this battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Gropius breaks Lubbock's position.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Gropius is far ahead.
19:35 The attack was a success, Lubbock lost more than half of his army in that battle.Gropius limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
— The late game —
20:01 After that battle, Gropius still has most of his army with him.Lubbock keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:42 Gropius is pushing out with his dragoons!Gropius hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
21:14 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Lubbock GGs!Lubbock types it out: GG.
GG. Gropius closes it out over Lubbock.
■ Porker
■ Iciness
army value
■ Porker
■ Iciness
economy
Play-by-play (46 lines)
0:10 Porker spawns at s2 in Orange while Iciness spawns at s3 in Blue.We're underway — Porker spawns at s2, Iciness answers from s3.
0:34 Porker opens 14 CC against Iciness's 12 Hatch.Porker shows 14 CC — Iciness has gone 12 Hatch. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:20 Porker places down a command center.Porker plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:48 Iciness starts expanding.Iciness takes another base — the economy widens.
2:30 Porker decides to put on early pressure with his marines.Porker goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
3:01 Eager to end the game, Iciness moves out with his armies.Iciness has seen enough — the army moves out.
3:25 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
4:02 Porker kills off Iciness's zerglings with his marines!The early pressure works — Porker breaks Iciness's front door.
4:37 After that battle, Iciness still has most of his army with him.Porker keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:15 Losing only less than half of his army, Porker seems to be fine.Iciness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:50 Porker feels confident with his marines and decides to push out.No patience from Porker: the first units are already marching.
6:08 Iciness starts pushing across the map.Iciness tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
6:41 Porker places down a command center.Quietly, Porker adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
7:23 Iciness places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Iciness expands.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:45 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
8:28 Porker successfully fends off Iciness's attacks.Porker takes the fight on his terms and sends Iciness home with nothing.
8:54 Losing only less than half of his army, Porker seems to be fine.Iciness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:27 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Porker destroyed only less than half of Iciness's army.Porker clips Iciness's army — real damage, but Iciness fights on.
10:11 Iciness moves out with his armies.Iciness tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
10:50 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
11:05 Porker successfully fends off Iciness's attacks.Porker takes the fight on his terms and sends Iciness home with nothing.
11:48 After that battle, Porker still has most of his army with him.Iciness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:23 Iciness lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Porker's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 The scales tip toward Porker — a lead, but not a safe one.
12:53 Unwilling to make the game too long, Porker starts moving out.Here it comes: Porker crosses the map with everything.
13:16 Iciness starts pushing across the map.Iciness tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
13:49 Iciness places down a hatchery.Quietly, Iciness adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:23 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
15:05 Porker gains early map control with his marines!The early pressure works — Porker breaks Iciness's front door.
15:38 Iciness has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Porker's force stays on that battlefield.
16:14 After that battle, Porker still has most of his army with him.Iciness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:37 Porker decides to put on early pressure with his marines.Porker tests the door early. Is anyone home?
17:27 Porker places down a command center.Quietly, Porker adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Slight advantage Porker as the game develops.
17:42 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
18:34 The battle outcome favors Porker as Iciness's armies melt into Porker's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Iciness's way of life — Porker marches on.
18:59 Porker only destroyed about half of Iciness's army.Porker cuts Iciness's army in half.
19:36 With excellent skills and micro, Porker managed to fend off Iciness while losing less than half of his army.Iciness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
19:59 In terms of army size, Iciness is behind Porker!Iciness is badly outgunned — Porker's force is a size larger.
— The mid game —
20:39 Porker now has enough M&M to take this game! ... Or so he thinks.The composition is ready; Porker starts the push.
21:19 Iciness having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Nothing left to defend with — Iciness taps.
GG. Porker closes it out over Iciness.