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Amateur League · Amateur Division 1 · Season 1 · Round 9 · Bo5
· Tue, Sep 1 2026 · 16:00 server time
Games
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■ r1pple
■ Booboo
army value
■ r1pple
■ Booboo
economy
Play-by-play (124 lines)
0:07 The Blue r1pple spawns at s2 while Teal Booboo spawns at s1.r1pple takes s2 in Blue; Booboo settles in at s1 in Teal.
0:41 r1pple gets One Fact FE against Booboo's One Fact FE.r1pple commits to One Fact FE; Booboo answers with One Fact FE.
— The early game —
0:54 r1pple places down a command center.Quietly, r1pple adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:19 Booboo places down a command center.More workers, more money: Booboo expands.
1:56 Attempting to end the game, r1pple moves out with his armies.Here it comes: r1pple crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:19 Eager to end the game, Booboo moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Booboo pushes.
2:43 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
2:54 The battle outcome favors Booboo as r1pple's armies melt into Booboo's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks r1pple's way of life — Booboo marches on.
3:29 After that battle, r1pple still has most of his army with him.Booboo keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
3:49 Losing only less than half of his army, Booboo seems to be fine.r1pple keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:26 r1pple bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.r1pple slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
4:34 Booboo bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Booboo slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
4:57 Booboo places down a command center.Booboo takes another base — the economy widens.
5:38 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
5:50 Booboo failed to kill off r1pple's defending marines.Booboo's early gamble buys nothing — r1pple's defense was already in place.
6:16 Booboo destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of r1pple's army has been decimated.Booboo clips r1pple's army — real damage, but r1pple fights on.
6:43 Booboo lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of r1pple's force stays on that battlefield.
7:05 r1pple places down a command center.Quietly, r1pple adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
7:34 Attempting to end the game, r1pple moves out with his armies.r1pple tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
7:54 Booboo decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Booboo slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
8:29 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
8:43 r1pple failed to kill off Booboo's defending marines.r1pple's early gamble buys nothing — Booboo's defense was already in place.
9:18 After that battle, Booboo still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for r1pple — the losses are light.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
9:31 With excellent skills and micro, r1pple managed to fend off Booboo while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Booboo — the losses are light.
10:10 r1pple decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.r1pple slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:32 Booboo figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Booboo slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:52 Booboo places down a command center.Booboo plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
11:21 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.
11:38 Nice marine placement by Booboo, r1pple can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.r1pple's early gamble buys nothing — Booboo's defense was already in place.
12:04 With excellent skills and micro, Booboo managed to fend off r1pple while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for r1pple — the losses are light.
12:28 Losing only less than half of his army, r1pple seems to be fine.Booboo keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:48 r1pple starts expanding.r1pple takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
— The mid game —
13:21 Booboo is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Booboo's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
13:35 r1pple's army is small compared to Booboo!r1pple needs production, fast; Booboo's army has outgrown his.
14:05 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
14:32 A few well placed tanks savaged the rest of r1pple's army!r1pple's defense bends, then snaps. Booboo takes the middle of the game.
15:05 r1pple lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Booboo's force stays on that battlefield.
15:31 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, r1pple destroyed only less than half of Booboo's army.r1pple clips Booboo's army — real damage, but Booboo fights on.
15:42 r1pple tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by Booboo.r1pple goes for the raid — Booboo is ready, and nothing comes of it.
16:18 r1pple scouted Booboo's attempt to harass!No surprises today — r1pple's harassment is scouted early.
16:30 r1pple scouted the attempt but Booboo is still going with it!Plans change: Booboo's raiders are needed on defense.
🎙 The scales tip toward Booboo — a lead, but not a safe one.
17:05 Nice try from Booboo to harass r1pple, but r1pple's reaction is just too agile.The sneak attack is sniffed out — r1pple shuts the door on Booboo.
17:18 Booboo tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by r1pple.Good instincts from r1pple; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
17:47 Booboo places down a command center.Quietly, Booboo adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
18:18 Booboo tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by r1pple.Booboo goes for the raid — r1pple is ready, and nothing comes of it.
18:44 r1pple starts expanding.r1pple plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
19:14 r1pple dropped some marines into Booboo's mineral line!Booboo looks away for one second and r1pple makes him pay for it.
19:36 r1pple appears to have more army than Booboo!Count the units: r1pple has the edge over Booboo right now.
19:48 r1pple tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Booboo.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Booboo shuts the door on r1pple.
20:10 Booboo's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Booboo's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
20:47 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
21:01 Speed vulture micro in combination with tanks is definitely imbalanced! Booboo is slicing through r1pple's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Booboo breaks r1pple's position.
21:40 r1pple has lost about half of his army in that battle.Booboo pays for that trade with about half his army.
21:55 Losing only less than half of his army, Booboo seems to be fine.r1pple keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
22:24 r1pple places down a command center.More workers, more money: r1pple expands.
22:47 Booboo's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Booboo's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
23:13 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
23:38 Booboo kills off r1pple's armies and continues pushing!Booboo wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
24:09 Booboo destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of r1pple's army has been decimated.Booboo takes a bite out of r1pple's force and backs off.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
24:30 Losing only less than half of his army, Booboo seems to be fine.r1pple keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
24:44 Booboo's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Booboo's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
25:19 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
25:37 Booboo kills off r1pple's armies and continues pushing!Booboo wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
26:11 Losing only less than half of his army, r1pple seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Booboo — the losses are light.
26:26 After that battle, Booboo still has most of his army with him.r1pple keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
26:47 Dropship! Dropship! r1pple drops some vultures into Booboo's mineral line!Booboo looks away for one second and r1pple makes him pay for it.
27:08 r1pple feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.r1pple's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
27:38 Booboo's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Booboo's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
28:15 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
28:36 With beautiful placement, Booboo successfully fends off r1pple's attacks.r1pple commits and it's the wrong call — Booboo cleans it up.
29:00 After that battle, Booboo still has most of his army with him.r1pple keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
29:20 Booboo destroyed about half of r1pple's army after that battle.Half of r1pple's force is gone — Booboo took it apart.
29:44 Booboo feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.Booboo's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
30:19 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
30:30 r1pple successfully fends off Booboo's attacks.Booboo commits and it's the wrong call — r1pple cleans it up.
30:56 With excellent skills and micro, r1pple managed to fend off Booboo while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Booboo — the losses are light.
31:33 After that battle, Booboo still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for r1pple — the losses are light.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
31:40 r1pple is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!r1pple's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
32:07 Booboo decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Booboo has seen enough — the army moves out.
32:38 Both r1pple and Booboo appear to have equal amount of units.The armies weigh the same — dead even on the field.
32:58 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
33:35 Booboo kills off r1pple's armies and continues pushing!Booboo wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
33:50 After that battle, r1pple still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Booboo — the losses are light.
34:16 Losing only less than half of his army, Booboo seems to be fine.A cheap fight for r1pple — the losses are light.
34:39 r1pple tried to lift up the command center but he wasn't in time and it was destroyed by Booboo's armies.The base falls. Booboo rips r1pple's economy back a full step.
35:17 r1pple places down a command center.r1pple plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
35:24 r1pple's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!r1pple's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
35:53 Booboo is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Booboo's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
36:12 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
— The late game —
36:42 r1pple wins the tank trade in the middle and Booboo has nothing left to hold the line with.The final army does its work — r1pple breaks Booboo late.
37:09 Losing only less than half of his army, Booboo seems to be fine.r1pple keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
37:26 After that battle, r1pple still has most of his army with him.Booboo keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
38:01 Booboo tried to lift up the command center but he wasn't in time and it was destroyed by r1pple's armies.The base falls. r1pple rips Booboo's economy back a full step.
38:14 r1pple harasses Booboo's economy and gets ahead of the game.r1pple gets into Booboo's mineral line — workers are dying.
38:40 Booboo places down a command center.More workers, more money: Booboo expands.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
39:13 Eager to end the game, r1pple moves out with his armies.No more waiting. r1pple pushes.
39:31 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
40:05 r1pple's goliaths clear the sky and the tanks do the rest. Booboo is broken.The final army does its work — r1pple breaks Booboo late.
40:33 After that battle, Booboo still has most of his army with him.r1pple keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
41:02 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Booboo destroyed only less than half of r1pple's army.Booboo takes a bite out of r1pple's force and backs off.
41:15 r1pple has a slight economical lead by having 1 more expansions than Booboo.Economically it's r1pple's game right now; Booboo is falling behind on bases.
41:33 Wraith cover ahead, tanks leapfrogging beneath — r1pple finally commits to crossing the map.Max supply, full upgrades: r1pple moves out to end it.
42:10 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
42:31 All of a sudden, Booboo has no armies left while r1pple is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Booboo's way of life — r1pple marches on.
🎙 r1pple holds the stronger army for now.
43:01 Booboo has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of r1pple's force stays on that battlefield.
43:16 With excellent skills and micro, r1pple managed to fend off Booboo while losing less than half of his army.Booboo keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
43:35 r1pple loads the dropships. If those tanks land behind the siege line this is over.This is the big one — r1pple commits the late-game army.
44:17 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Booboo taps out!That's it. Booboo looks at the field one last time and concedes.
r1pple takes it — the late game decided this one.
■ Helios
■ Besieger
army value
■ Helios
■ Besieger
economy
Play-by-play (40 lines)
0:09 The game starts with White Besieger spawning at s4 and Red Helios spawning at s3.Besieger in White at s4. Helios in Red at s3. The map is set.
0:54 Besieger gets Forge Fast Expand against Helios's 12 Pool.Besieger commits to Forge Fast Expand; Helios answers with 12 Pool.
— The early game —
1:22 Besieger warps in a nexus.Quietly, Besieger adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:04 Helios places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Helios expands.
2:25 Besieger decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Besieger has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
3:04 Helios's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Helios tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:43 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
4:16 Helios failed to break Besieger's defending line of zealots.Helios's early gamble buys nothing — Besieger's defense was already in place.
4:49 Losing only less than half of his army, Besieger seems to be fine.Helios keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:27 About half of Helios's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Besieger's force stays on that battlefield.
5:54 Besieger is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.No patience from Besieger: the first units are already marching.
6:43 Besieger decides to expand.More workers, more money: Besieger expands.
7:14 Helios places down a hatchery.Quietly, Helios adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
7:35 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
🎙 Besieger edges ahead on army strength.
— The mid game —
8:12 Besieger kills off Helios's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Besieger. The push continues.
8:54 About half of Helios's army has been decimated in that battle.Besieger pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:33 With excellent skills and micro, Besieger managed to fend off Helios while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Helios — the losses are light.
10:00 Besieger is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Besieger tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:45 Helios's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Helios tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:04 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
11:43 Besieger kills off Helios's speedlings with his zealots and dragoons!Helios wasn't ready. Besieger's early aggression takes the lead.
12:11 Helios has lost about half of his army in that battle.Besieger pays for that trade with about half his army.
12:52 Losing only less than half of his army, Besieger seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Helios — the losses are light.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Besieger is far ahead.
13:33 Eager to end the game, Besieger moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Besieger pushes.
— The late game —
14:11 Helios is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Besieger's army.Helios needs production, fast; Besieger's army has outgrown his.
14:30 Besieger starts expanding.Quietly, Besieger adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
15:13 Helios places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Helios expands.
15:45 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
16:33 Besieger kills off Helios's speedlings with his zealots and dragoons!Helios wasn't ready. Besieger's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Besieger has built a commanding army lead — Helios needs something special here.
16:52 Helios seems to lose most of his army in that battle.Besieger limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
17:27 Losing only less than half of his army, Besieger seems to be fine.Helios keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:14 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Helios taps out!That's it. Helios looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Helios taps out. Besieger's early game was simply better.
■ Valerys
■ Wordiness
army value
■ Valerys
■ Wordiness
economy
Play-by-play (153 lines)
0:13 The Teal Valerys spawns at s1 while Red Wordiness spawns at s2.We're underway — Valerys spawns at s1, Wordiness answers from s2.
0:32 Valerys opens 9 Pool against Wordiness's 12 Pool.The builds are down: 9 Pool from Valerys, 12 Pool from Wordiness.
— The early game —
1:01 Valerys places down a hatchery.Valerys plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:10 Wordiness places down a hatchery.Wordiness takes another base — the economy widens.
1:51 Unwilling to make the game too long, Valerys starts moving out.Valerys tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:07 Wordiness is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Wordiness goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
2:38 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
2:55 Wordiness lost all his zerglings to Valerys!Wordiness wasn't ready. Valerys's early aggression takes the lead.
3:14 Losing only less than half of his army, Wordiness seems to be fine.Valerys keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
3:35 Losing only less than half of his army, Valerys seems to be fine.Wordiness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:05 Wordiness places down a hatchery.Quietly, Wordiness adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
4:20 Attempting to end the game, Valerys moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Valerys pushes.
4:54 Wordiness's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Wordiness goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:11 Valerys places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Valerys expands.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
5:36 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
5:59 With really nice micro, Valerys kills off Wordiness's zerglings.Wordiness wasn't ready. Valerys's early aggression takes the lead.
6:32 Wordiness has lost about half of his army in that battle.Valerys pays for that trade with about half his army.
6:57 With excellent skills and micro, Valerys managed to fend off Wordiness while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Wordiness — the losses are light.
7:22 Valerys decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Valerys pushes.
7:29 Unwilling to make the game too long, Wordiness starts moving out.Here it comes: Wordiness crosses the map with everything.
8:06 Wordiness desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Wordiness takes another base — the economy widens.
8:31 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:56 Wordiness with more superior zergling control outpowers Valerys!Valerys wasn't ready. Wordiness's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Wordiness is a step behind and knows it.
9:09 Losing only less than half of his army, Valerys seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Wordiness — the losses are light.
9:31 Losing only less than half of his army, Wordiness seems to be fine.Valerys keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:53 Wordiness is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Valerys's army.Wordiness is badly outgunned — Valerys's force is a size larger.
10:28 Valerys starts expanding.More workers, more money: Valerys expands.
10:51 Attempting to end the game, Valerys moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Valerys crosses the map with everything.
10:59 Wordiness is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Wordiness tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:38 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
11:52 Valerys failed to kill off Wordiness's defending zerglings.Valerys's early gamble buys nothing — Wordiness's defense was already in place.
12:26 With excellent skills and micro, Wordiness managed to fend off Valerys while losing less than half of his army.Valerys keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
12:49 With excellent skills and micro, Valerys managed to fend off Wordiness while losing less than half of his army.Wordiness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
— The mid game —
13:05 Valerys is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Valerys's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
13:24 Wordiness is pushing his speedlings.The composition is ready; Wordiness starts the push.
13:50 Wordiness places down a hatchery.Wordiness plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:16 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
14:35 Wordiness held off barely with 1 or 2 zergling advantage.Wordiness absorbs the mid-game push — Valerys gained nothing for the cost.
14:55 After that battle, Wordiness still has most of his army with him.Valerys keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:21 After that battle, Valerys still has most of his army with him.Wordiness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:46 What a pity! Wordiness managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Valerys's army.Wordiness goes for the raid — Valerys is ready, and nothing comes of it.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
16:03 Valerys starts expanding.Valerys takes another base — the economy widens.
16:34 Valerys starts pushing across the map.Valerys has seen enough — the army moves out.
17:01 Wordiness is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!The composition is ready; Wordiness starts the push.
17:28 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
17:50 Wordiness wiped off Valerys's zerglings, but Valerys had mutalisks popped just in time! Wordiness has to back off!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Valerys holds Wordiness.
18:19 After that battle, Valerys still has most of his army with him.Wordiness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:26 With excellent skills and micro, Wordiness managed to fend off Valerys while losing less than half of his army.Valerys keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:50 Valerys tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Wordiness's defense line.Valerys knocks, Wordiness answers. No damage done.
19:17 Wordiness places down a hatchery.Wordiness plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
19:42 Valerys is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Valerys hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
20:01 Wordiness is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Wordiness's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
20:34 Valerys places down a hatchery.Quietly, Valerys adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
20:48 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
21:18 Wordiness with the more superior mutalisk micro wins the mutalisk battle!Valerys's defense bends, then snaps. Wordiness takes the middle of the game.
21:37 Valerys lost about half of his army in that battle.Wordiness pays for that trade with about half his army.
22:05 About half of Wordiness's army has been decimated in that battle.Valerys pays for that trade with about half his army.
22:36 Zerglings ran past Valerys's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Wordiness!Valerys looks away for one second and Wordiness makes him pay for it.
22:49 Wordiness's forces appear to be larger compared to Valerys's!Count the units: Wordiness has the edge over Valerys right now.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
23:15 Valerys is pushing his speedlings.Valerys's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
23:38 Wordiness decides to start pushing across the map.Wordiness tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
24:05 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
24:31 Wordiness held off barely with 1 or 2 zergling advantage.Wordiness absorbs the mid-game push — Valerys gained nothing for the cost.
24:42 With excellent skills and micro, Wordiness managed to fend off Valerys while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Valerys — the losses are light.
25:11 With excellent skills and micro, Valerys managed to fend off Wordiness while losing less than half of his army.Wordiness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
25:34 Wordiness places down a hatchery.Quietly, Wordiness adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
25:53 Wordiness is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!The composition is ready; Wordiness starts the push.
26:14 Valerys places down a hatchery.Quietly, Valerys adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Slight advantage Wordiness as the game develops.
26:35 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
27:10 Valerys held off barely with 1 or 2 zergling advantage.Valerys absorbs the mid-game push — Wordiness gained nothing for the cost.
27:34 Losing only less than half of his army, Valerys seems to be fine.Wordiness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
27:48 After that battle, Wordiness still has most of his army with him.Valerys keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
28:16 Eager to end the game, Wordiness moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Wordiness pushes.
28:50 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
29:00 Wordiness wiped off Valerys's zerglings, but Valerys had mutalisks popped just in time! Wordiness has to back off!Valerys absorbs the mid-game push — Wordiness gained nothing for the cost.
29:27 Losing only less than half of his army, Valerys seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Wordiness — the losses are light.
29:44 Wordiness has lost about half of his army in that battle.Valerys pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
30:24 Valerys moves out with his armies.Valerys has seen enough — the army moves out.
30:47 Wordiness moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Wordiness crosses the map with everything.
31:11 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
31:18 Valerys made some nice zergling maneuver and won the zergling battle!Wordiness's defense bends, then snaps. Valerys takes the middle of the game.
31:41 With excellent skills and micro, Wordiness managed to fend off Valerys while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Valerys — the losses are light.
32:04 It seems that Wordiness only managed to destroy less than half of Valerys's army.Wordiness clips Valerys's army — real damage, but Valerys fights on.
32:28 Valerys shot down Wordiness's hatchery.Valerys finds the weak point and Wordiness's new base is gone.
33:09 Valerys is leading the game with more expansions than Wordiness.Economically it's Valerys's game right now; Wordiness is falling behind on bases.
33:23 Valerys places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Valerys expands.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
33:52 Valerys is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Valerys hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
34:06 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
34:28 Valerys was out-microed by Wordiness and loses all his attacking forces.Wordiness holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
35:04 After that battle, Wordiness still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Valerys — the losses are light.
35:21 With excellent skills and micro, Valerys managed to fend off Wordiness while losing less than half of his army.Wordiness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
35:43 Valerys tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Wordiness's defense line.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Wordiness shuts the door on Valerys.
36:05 Zerglings ran past Valerys's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Wordiness!Beautiful harassment from Wordiness. Valerys's economy takes a real hit.
36:34 Valerys tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Wordiness's defense line.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Wordiness shuts the door on Valerys.
37:05 Wordiness is pushing his speedlings.Wordiness's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
37:16 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
37:38 Valerys made a mistake and lost both the air and ground battle! Wordiness is pushing his mutalisks further on!Valerys's defense bends, then snaps. Wordiness takes the middle of the game.
37:55 With excellent skills and micro, Valerys managed to fend off Wordiness while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Wordiness — the losses are light.
38:37 Valerys destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Wordiness's army has been decimated.Valerys takes a bite out of Wordiness's force and backs off.
38:52 Valerys is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!The composition is ready; Valerys starts the push.
39:18 Wordiness is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Wordiness's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
39:30 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
— The late game —
40:08 Wordiness wins the ultralisk fight at the choke and Valerys pulls back.Valerys throws the endgame army in and Wordiness simply refuses to lose.
40:16 With excellent skills and micro, Wordiness managed to fend off Valerys while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Valerys — the losses are light.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
40:45 After that battle, Valerys still has most of his army with him.Wordiness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
41:06 Valerys starts pushing across the map.Valerys has seen enough — the army moves out.
41:42 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.
41:58 Valerys attacked into more larva than he could ever kill. Wordiness remakes and holds.Wordiness holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
42:32 Valerys destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Wordiness's army has been decimated.Valerys takes a bite out of Wordiness's force and backs off.
42:49 Losing only less than half of his army, Valerys seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Wordiness — the losses are light.
43:01 A huge mutalisk flock with cracklings underneath: Valerys pushes.This is the big one — Valerys commits the late-game army.
43:27 Ultralisks in a zerg mirror — this one has gone long, and Wordiness is the one who commits.Max supply, full upgrades: Wordiness moves out to end it.
43:49 Wordiness might lose the game soon if he doesn't expand as Valerys did.Wordiness is starving on bases while Valerys spreads across the map.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
44:17 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
44:39 Wordiness's ultralisks are unanswerable this late — Valerys has nothing that trades with them.There's no rebuilding from that. Wordiness's late-game push decides it.
45:17 Valerys has lost about half of his army in that battle.Wordiness pays for that trade with about half his army.
45:26 After that battle, Wordiness still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Valerys — the losses are light.
45:44 Wordiness shot down Valerys's hatchery.The base falls. Wordiness rips Valerys's economy back a full step.
46:23 Valerys places down a hatchery.Quietly, Valerys adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
46:31 Both hives are up. Valerys moves first.Max supply, full upgrades: Valerys moves out to end it.
47:08 A huge mutalisk flock with cracklings underneath: Wordiness pushes.This is the big one — Wordiness commits the late-game army.
47:24 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
47:59 Valerys's lurkers were caught out of position and Wordiness never slowed down.There's no rebuilding from that. Wordiness's late-game push decides it.
48:24 Valerys lost about half of his army in that battle.Wordiness pays for that trade with about half his army.
48:35 Wordiness has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Valerys's force stays on that battlefield.
49:05 Wordiness successfully blocked Valerys from harassing his economy.Valerys goes for the raid — Wordiness is ready, and nothing comes of it.
49:22 Valerys moves out with hydralisks and lurkers, a rare sight this deep into ZvZ.Everything Valerys has built comes forward at once.
49:51 A huge mutalisk flock with cracklings underneath: Wordiness pushes.This is the big one — Wordiness commits the late-game army.
50:22 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
50:38 The mutalisk flock belongs to Valerys and Wordiness's drones are dying by the dozen.There's no rebuilding from that. Valerys's late-game push decides it.
51:06 Wordiness has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Valerys's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 Valerys edges ahead on army strength.
51:22 Losing only less than half of his army, Valerys seems to be fine.Wordiness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
51:41 A huge mutalisk flock with cracklings underneath: Valerys pushes.This is the big one — Valerys commits the late-game army.
52:20 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Wordiness taps out!That's it. Wordiness looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Wordiness taps out. Valerys's late game was simply better.
■ Howl
■ Lyonnaise
army value
■ Howl
■ Lyonnaise
economy
Play-by-play (52 lines)
0:11 The Yellow Lyonnaise spawns at s1 while Green Howl spawns at s2.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Lyonnaise at s1, Howl at s2.
0:46 Lyonnaise opens 9 Pool against Howl's Overpool.The builds are down: 9 Pool from Lyonnaise, Overpool from Howl.
— The early game —
1:19 Lyonnaise places down a hatchery.Lyonnaise plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:39 Howl places down a hatchery.Howl takes another base — the economy widens.
2:16 Attempting to end the game, Lyonnaise moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Lyonnaise pushes.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:45 Howl pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Howl goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:18 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:43 Howl with more superior zergling control outpowers Lyonnaise!Lyonnaise wasn't ready. Howl's early aggression takes the lead.
4:17 With excellent skills and micro, Lyonnaise managed to fend off Howl while losing less than half of his army.Howl keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:44 After that battle, Howl still has most of his army with him.Lyonnaise keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:31 Lyonnaise pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Lyonnaise goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:01 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
6:21 All of a sudden, Howl has no armies left while Lyonnaise is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Howl's way of life — Lyonnaise marches on.
7:00 With excellent skills and micro, Howl managed to fend off Lyonnaise while losing less than half of his army.Lyonnaise keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:34 After that battle, Lyonnaise still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Howl — the losses are light.
8:09 Howl moves out with his armies.Howl has seen enough — the army moves out.
8:23 Lyonnaise places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Lyonnaise expands.
8:54 Howl places down a hatchery.Quietly, Howl adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
9:28 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
10:11 The battle outcome favors Howl as Lyonnaise's armies melt into Howl's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Lyonnaise's way of life — Howl marches on.
10:29 Howl destroyed about half of Lyonnaise's army after that battle.Howl cuts Lyonnaise's army in half.
11:09 Losing only less than half of his army, Howl seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lyonnaise — the losses are light.
11:31 At the moment, Howl seems to have more units than Lyonnaise.Howl's army is visibly the bigger one — Lyonnaise should not take this fight.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
12:08 Lyonnaise decides to move out with his armies.Lyonnaise tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
12:46 Howl is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Howl goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:05 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
13:42 Lyonnaise failed to kill off Howl's defending zerglings.Lyonnaise's early gamble buys nothing — Howl's defense was already in place.
14:24 It seems that Lyonnaise only managed to destroy less than half of Howl's army.Lyonnaise clips Howl's army — real damage, but Howl fights on.
14:49 About half of Lyonnaise's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Howl's force stays on that battlefield.
15:20 Howl places down a hatchery.Quietly, Howl adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
15:58 Howl is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Howl: the first units are already marching.
16:16 Lyonnaise places down a hatchery.Lyonnaise takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Howl edges ahead on army strength.
16:51 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
17:17 With really nice micro, Howl kills off Lyonnaise's zerglings.Lyonnaise wasn't ready. Howl's early aggression takes the lead.
17:52 About half of Lyonnaise's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Howl's force stays on that battlefield.
18:27 After that battle, Howl still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lyonnaise — the losses are light.
18:52 Howl pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Howl tests the door early. Is anyone home?
19:38 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The mid game —
20:08 Howl made some nice zergling maneuver and won the zergling battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Howl breaks Lyonnaise's position.
🎙 Lyonnaise is hanging on by a thread against Howl's army.
20:39 Lyonnaise lost more than half of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Howl — more than half the force is gone.
— The late game —
21:07 Lyonnaise destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Howl's army has been decimated.Lyonnaise takes a bite out of Howl's force and backs off.
21:45 Attempting to end the game, Howl moves out with his armies.Howl has seen enough — the army moves out.
22:18 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Lyonnaise GGs!That's it. Lyonnaise looks at the field one last time and concedes.
GG. Howl closes it out over Lyonnaise.