← Amateur Division 1
Amateur League · Amateur Division 1 · Season 1 · Round 18 · Bo5
· Thu, Oct 1 2026 · 16:00 server time
Games
5 · · ▶ replay
■ Balladeer
■ Yardage
army value
■ Balladeer
■ Yardage
economy
Play-by-play (106 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Yellow Balladeer spawning at s1 and Green Yardage spawning at s2.Balladeer in Yellow at s1. Yardage in Green at s2. The map is set.
0:31 Balladeer opens Deep Six against Yardage's 14 Nexus.The builds are down: Deep Six from Balladeer, 14 Nexus from Yardage.
— The early game —
1:05 Balladeer places down a command center.Balladeer takes another base — the economy widens.
1:19 Yardage warps in a nexus.Yardage plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:46 Balladeer decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Balladeer pushes.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:08 Yardage decides to push out with his dragoon.No patience from Yardage: the first units are already marching.
2:34 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
3:14 All of a sudden, Yardage has no armies left while Balladeer is continuing to push across the map!Balladeer wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
3:36 After that battle, Yardage still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Balladeer — the losses are light.
3:59 After that battle, Balladeer still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Yardage — the losses are light.
4:28 Balladeer bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.No patience from Balladeer: the first units are already marching.
4:49 Yardage is pushing out with his dragoons.Yardage goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:00 Yardage warps in a nexus.Quietly, Yardage adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
5:35 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
6:00 Balladeer's defending marines kills Yardage's early goons.Yardage's early gamble buys nothing — Balladeer's defense was already in place.
6:18 Losing only less than half of his army, Balladeer seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Yardage — the losses are light.
6:42 After that battle, Yardage still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Balladeer — the losses are light.
7:18 Yardage has more expansions than Balladeer.Yardage is out-expanding Balladeer — the money game is tilting.
7:48 Balladeer places down a command center.More workers, more money: Balladeer expands.
8:12 Balladeer decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Balladeer tests the door early. Is anyone home?
8:36 Yardage is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Yardage goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
8:58 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
9:24 Balladeer successfully fends off Yardage's attacks.Balladeer holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
🎙 The scales tip toward Balladeer — a lead, but not a safe one.
9:46 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Yardage destroyed only less than half of Balladeer's army.Yardage clips Balladeer's army — real damage, but Balladeer fights on.
10:01 Yardage has lost about half of his army in that battle.Balladeer pays for that trade with about half his army.
10:32 Yardage warps in a nexus.Quietly, Yardage adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
10:55 Balladeer figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.No patience from Balladeer: the first units are already marching.
11:33 Balladeer places down a command center.Quietly, Balladeer adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
11:42 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
12:10 With really nice micro, Balladeer kills off Yardage's dragoons.Yardage wasn't ready. Balladeer's early aggression takes the lead.
12:42 About half of Yardage's army has been decimated in that battle.Balladeer pays for that trade with about half his army.
13:12 Yardage destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Balladeer's army has been decimated.Yardage takes a bite out of Balladeer's force and backs off.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Balladeer is far ahead.
13:39 Aaaaaa, Balladeer's mineral line is stormed by Yardage's high templars!Yardage gets into Balladeer's mineral line — workers are dying.
13:59 Currently, neither Balladeer nor Yardage appears to be leading in economy.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Balladeer and Yardage yet.
14:17 Yardage desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Yardage takes another base — the economy widens.
14:53 Balladeer places down a command center.Balladeer plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
15:07 Cloaked wraiths from Balladeer are harassing Yardage!Beautiful harassment from Balladeer. Yardage's economy takes a real hit.
— The mid game —
15:41 Balladeer is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!The composition is ready; Balladeer starts the push.
16:04 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
16:18 A few well placed tanks savaged the rest of Yardage's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Balladeer breaks Yardage's position.
17:00 With excellent skills and micro, Yardage managed to fend off Balladeer while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Balladeer — the losses are light.
🎙 Balladeer edges ahead on army strength.
17:27 After that battle, Balladeer still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Yardage — the losses are light.
17:39 Balladeer appears to have more army than Yardage!Balladeer's army is visibly the bigger one — Yardage should not take this fight.
18:00 Eager to end the game, Balladeer moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Balladeer pushes.
18:34 Yardage warps in a nexus.Quietly, Yardage adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
18:52 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
19:30 Speed vulture micro in combination with tanks is definitely imbalanced! Balladeer is slicing through Yardage's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Balladeer breaks Yardage's position.
19:43 Losing only less than half of his army, Yardage seems to be fine.Balladeer keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:15 After that battle, Balladeer still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Yardage — the losses are light.
20:36 Balladeer places down a command center.Balladeer plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Yardage is a step behind and knows it.
21:01 Balladeer starts pushing across the map.Balladeer has seen enough — the army moves out.
21:27 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
21:42 With a few well placed mines, Balladeer swept through Yardage's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Balladeer breaks Yardage's position.
22:12 It seems that Balladeer only managed to destroy less than half of Yardage's army.Balladeer takes a bite out of Yardage's force and backs off.
22:32 Losing only less than half of his army, Balladeer seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Yardage — the losses are light.
23:08 Balladeer is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!The composition is ready; Balladeer starts the push.
23:23 Balladeer places down a command center.Balladeer plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
24:03 Yardage warps in a nexus.Yardage takes another base — the economy widens.
24:33 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
24:56 Balladeer kills off Yardage's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks Yardage's way of life — Balladeer marches on.
25:21 Yardage lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Balladeer's force stays on that battlefield.
25:42 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Yardage destroyed only less than half of Balladeer's army.Yardage clips Balladeer's army — real damage, but Balladeer fights on.
26:04 Unwilling to make the game too long, Balladeer starts moving out.No more waiting. Balladeer pushes.
26:27 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
27:00 Balladeer kills off Yardage's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Balladeer. The push continues.
27:08 Balladeer destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Yardage's army has been decimated.Balladeer takes a bite out of Yardage's force and backs off.
27:40 Losing only less than half of his army, Balladeer seems to be fine.Yardage keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
27:59 Yardage must macro up quickly or Balladeer will just roll him over!Yardage is badly outgunned — Balladeer's force is a size larger.
🎙 Yardage is a step behind and knows it.
28:30 Balladeer is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!Balladeer's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
28:52 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
29:15 Speed vulture micro in combination with tanks is definitely imbalanced! Balladeer is slicing through Yardage's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Balladeer breaks Yardage's position.
29:44 About half of Yardage's army has been decimated in that battle.Balladeer pays for that trade with about half his army.
30:10 After that battle, Balladeer still has most of his army with him.Yardage keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
30:32 Yardage tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Balladeer.Yardage goes for the raid — Balladeer is ready, and nothing comes of it.
31:13 Eager to end the game, Balladeer moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Balladeer pushes.
31:26 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
31:57 Tank placement and mine placement are equally important! Balladeer abuses his placement advantage to the limit and cuts through Yardage's army!Yardage's defense bends, then snaps. Balladeer takes the middle of the game.
🎙 Yardage is a step behind and knows it.
32:11 Yardage lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Balladeer's force stays on that battlefield.
32:48 With excellent skills and micro, Balladeer managed to fend off Yardage while losing less than half of his army.Yardage keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
33:17 Yardage tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Balladeer's economy.Yardage knocks, Balladeer answers. No damage done.
33:32 Yardage is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Balladeer's army.Yardage needs production, fast; Balladeer's army has outgrown his.
34:06 Balladeer's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Balladeer's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
34:31 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.
34:44 Tank placement and mine placement are equally important! Balladeer abuses his placement advantage to the limit and cuts through Yardage's army!Yardage's defense bends, then snaps. Balladeer takes the middle of the game.
35:10 About half of Yardage's army has been decimated in that battle.Balladeer pays for that trade with about half his army.
35:45 With excellent skills and micro, Balladeer managed to fend off Yardage while losing less than half of his army.Yardage keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Balladeer edges ahead on army strength.
36:08 Balladeer starts pushing across the map.Balladeer has seen enough — the army moves out.
36:26 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
— The late game —
36:49 EMP lands on the templar and the archons! Balladeer's tanks shred what is left of Yardage.There's no rebuilding from that. Balladeer's late-game push decides it.
37:23 Yardage lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Balladeer's force stays on that battlefield.
37:54 Losing only less than half of his army, Balladeer seems to be fine.Yardage keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
38:08 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Yardage GGs!Yardage GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Yardage taps out. Balladeer's late game was simply better.
■ Treetop
■ Cognately
army value
■ Treetop
■ Cognately
economy
Play-by-play (49 lines)
0:07 The Teal Cognately spawns at s1 while Green Treetop spawns at s2.Cognately takes s1 in Teal; Treetop settles in at s2 in Green.
0:34 Treetop gets 12 Hatch against Cognately's Forge Fast Expand.The builds are down: Forge Fast Expand from Cognately, 12 Hatch from Treetop.
— The early game —
1:22 Cognately warps in a nexus.Cognately takes another base — the economy widens.
1:34 Treetop places down a hatchery.Treetop plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:22 Cognately is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Cognately goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:50 Treetop's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Treetop tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:22 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
3:42 Treetop's mismicro cost him his zerglings and probably this game! Cognately continues pressuring with his zealots and dragoons!Treetop wasn't ready. Cognately's early aggression takes the lead.
4:23 Losing only less than half of his army, Treetop seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Cognately — the losses are light.
4:54 With excellent skills and micro, Cognately managed to fend off Treetop while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Treetop — the losses are light.
5:18 Cognately appears to have more army than Treetop!Count the units: Cognately has the edge over Treetop right now.
5:49 Cognately is pushing out with his zealots.Cognately tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:24 Treetop pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Treetop tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:00 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:27 Cognately failed to break Treetop's zergling line of defense.Cognately's early gamble buys nothing — Treetop's defense was already in place.
8:12 Losing only less than half of his army, Treetop seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Cognately — the losses are light.
8:26 Losing only less than half of his army, Cognately seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Treetop — the losses are light.
9:07 Cognately warps in a nexus.Quietly, Cognately adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
9:33 Treetop places down a hatchery.Treetop plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
10:06 Cognately's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Cognately goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:38 Treetop pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Treetop tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:04 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
11:36 With beautiful placement, Treetop successfully fends off Cognately's attacks.Treetop holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
12:05 With excellent skills and micro, Treetop managed to fend off Cognately while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Cognately — the losses are light.
12:38 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Treetop destroyed only less than half of Cognately's army.Treetop clips Cognately's army — real damage, but Cognately fights on.
13:17 At the moment, Treetop seems to have more units than Cognately.Count the units: Treetop has the edge over Cognately right now.
13:59 Cognately is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Cognately goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
14:19 Treetop pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Treetop tests the door early. Is anyone home?
14:42 Treetop places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Treetop expands.
15:14 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
16:03 Cognately lost some of his dragoons to Treetop's speedlings!Cognately wasn't ready. Treetop's early aggression takes the lead.
16:30 After that battle, Treetop destroyed about half of Cognately's army.Treetop cuts Cognately's army in half.
🎙 Cognately is a step behind and knows it.
16:54 It seems that Cognately only managed to destroy less than half of Treetop's army.Cognately clips Treetop's army — real damage, but Treetop fights on.
17:30 Cognately warps in a nexus.Cognately takes another base — the economy widens.
— The mid game —
17:55 Treetop brings his lurker-lings to pressure his opponent.Treetop's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
18:33 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
— The late game —
19:02 Treetop's combination of lurkers and hydralisks totally decimated Cognately's army.Cognately's defense bends, then snaps. Treetop takes the middle of the game.
19:26 Cognately has lost about half of his army in that battle.Treetop pays for that trade with about half his army.
20:14 Losing only less than half of his army, Treetop seems to be fine.Cognately keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:46 Treetop brings his lurker-lings to pressure his opponent.Treetop's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
21:07 Cognately having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.That's it. Cognately looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Cognately taps out. Treetop's mid game was simply better.
■ Mucosae
■ Wainscot
army value
■ Mucosae
■ Wainscot
economy
Play-by-play (54 lines)
0:07 Mucosae spawns at s3 in Yellow while Wainscot spawns at s2 in Purple.We're underway — Mucosae spawns at s3, Wainscot answers from s2.
0:40 Mucosae gets Forge Fast Expand against Wainscot's Overpool.Mucosae commits to Forge Fast Expand; Wainscot answers with Overpool.
— The early game —
1:05 Mucosae warps in a nexus.Mucosae plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:36 Wainscot places down a hatchery.Wainscot takes another base — the economy widens.
2:22 Mucosae is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Mucosae goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:49 Wainscot decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Here it comes: Wainscot crosses the map with everything.
3:09 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
3:48 Wainscot with his speedlings successfully defend against Mucosae's early zealot pressure.Wainscot holds the early rush without blinking.
4:11 Mucosae destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Wainscot's army has been decimated.Mucosae takes a bite out of Wainscot's force and backs off.
4:42 Wainscot only destroyed about half of Mucosae's army.Half of Mucosae's force is gone — Wainscot took it apart.
5:21 Mucosae decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Mucosae has seen enough — the army moves out.
6:02 Wainscot's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Wainscot tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:17 Mucosae warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Mucosae expands.
6:51 Wainscot places down a hatchery.Quietly, Wainscot adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:36 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
8:07 Mucosae failed to break Wainscot's zergling line of defense.Mucosae's early gamble buys nothing — Wainscot's defense was already in place.
8:24 Mucosae destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Wainscot's army has been decimated.Mucosae takes a bite out of Wainscot's force and backs off.
9:02 After that battle, Wainscot destroyed about half of Mucosae's army.Wainscot cuts Mucosae's army in half.
9:25 Mucosae's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Mucosae tests the door early. Is anyone home?
9:55 Wainscot is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Wainscot goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:45 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:15 Mucosae failed to kill off Wainscot's defending zerglings.Mucosae's early gamble buys nothing — Wainscot's defense was already in place.
11:43 Losing only less than half of his army, Wainscot seems to be fine.Mucosae keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Mucosae is a step behind and knows it.
12:05 After that battle, Mucosae still has most of his army with him.Wainscot keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:38 Wainscot is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.No patience from Wainscot: the first units are already marching.
13:22 Mucosae warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Mucosae expands.
13:38 Wainscot desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, Wainscot adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:12 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
14:39 Wainscot kills off Mucosae's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks Mucosae's way of life — Wainscot marches on.
15:21 Mucosae lost about half of his army in that battle.Wainscot pays for that trade with about half his army.
15:53 It seems that Mucosae only managed to destroy less than half of Wainscot's army.Mucosae clips Wainscot's army — real damage, but Wainscot fights on.
16:19 Attempting to end the game, Wainscot moves out with his armies.Wainscot has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Mucosae is a step behind and knows it.
16:53 Mucosae is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Wainscot's army.Mucosae is badly outgunned — Wainscot's force is a size larger.
17:21 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
— The mid game —
18:02 Wainscot's scourge sniped a few of Mucosae's observers! Mucosae can't deal with the lurkers and lost the battle!Mucosae's defense bends, then snaps. Wainscot takes the middle of the game.
18:35 It seems that Wainscot only managed to destroy less than half of Mucosae's army.Wainscot takes a bite out of Mucosae's force and backs off.
— The late game —
18:56 After that battle, Wainscot still has most of his army with him.Mucosae keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
19:30 Wainscot decides to start pushing across the map.Here it comes: Wainscot crosses the map with everything.
20:04 Mucosae warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Mucosae expands.
20:43 Wainscot places down a hatchery.Quietly, Wainscot adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
21:02 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Wainscot holds the stronger army for now.
21:31 Wainscot's scourge sniped a few of Mucosae's observers! Mucosae can't deal with the lurkers and lost the battle!Mucosae's defense bends, then snaps. Wainscot takes the middle of the game.
22:01 Mucosae lost about half of his army in that battle.Wainscot pays for that trade with about half his army.
22:44 After that battle, Wainscot still has most of his army with him.Mucosae keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
23:15 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Mucosae taps out!Mucosae GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Mucosae taps out. Wainscot's mid game was simply better.
■ Arresting
■ Stray
army value
■ Arresting
■ Stray
economy
Play-by-play (8 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Purple Stray spawning at s2 and White Arresting spawning at s1.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Stray at s2, Arresting at s1.
2:03 Stray gets 5 Pool against Arresting's 12 Hatch.Stray commits to 5 Pool; Arresting answers with 12 Hatch.
4:17 Stray's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Stray tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Stray's force dwarfs what Arresting has left on the field.
6:05 Stray opens with a cheesy build.Something sneaky from Stray. This is an early gamble.
8:05 Taking the advantage of an aggressive build, Stray attacks Arresting.Stray commits to the cheese — it's at Arresting's door already.
10:20 Arresting GGs after being cheesed by Stray.The cheese lands — Arresting GGs, and Stray steals the game.
GG. Stray closes it out over Arresting.
■ Balladeer
■ Yardage
army value
■ Balladeer
■ Yardage
economy
Play-by-play (49 lines)
0:18 The Orange Balladeer spawns at s2 while White Yardage spawns at s1.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Balladeer at s2, Yardage at s1.
0:47 Balladeer opens 14 CC against Yardage's 1 Gate Cybernetics.The builds are down: 14 CC from Balladeer, 1 Gate Cybernetics from Yardage.
— The early game —
1:04 Balladeer places down a command center.Balladeer plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:37 Yardage warps in a nexus.Yardage takes another base — the economy widens.
2:19 Balladeer decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Balladeer goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:40 Yardage is pushing out with his dragoons.Yardage tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:18 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
3:57 Balladeer successfully fends off Yardage's attacks.The attack shatters on Balladeer's line. Great positioning.
4:23 With excellent skills and micro, Balladeer managed to fend off Yardage while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Yardage — the losses are light.
5:00 Yardage has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Balladeer's force stays on that battlefield.
5:21 Yardage is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Balladeer's army.Yardage needs production, fast; Balladeer's army has outgrown his.
6:03 Balladeer places down a command center.Balladeer takes another base — the economy widens.
6:20 Yardage warps in a nexus.Yardage plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
7:04 Attempting to end the game, Balladeer moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Balladeer crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Yardage is a step behind and knows it.
7:23 Eager to end the game, Yardage moves out with his armies.Yardage tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
7:52 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.
8:37 Balladeer's defending marines kills Yardage's early goons.Yardage's early gamble buys nothing — Balladeer's defense was already in place.
8:56 Losing only less than half of his army, Balladeer seems to be fine.Yardage keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:43 After that battle, Yardage still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Balladeer — the losses are light.
10:11 Balladeer figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.No patience from Balladeer: the first units are already marching.
10:46 Yardage is pushing out with his dragoons.Yardage goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:01 Balladeer places down a command center.Quietly, Balladeer adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
11:38 Yardage warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Yardage expands.
🎙 Balladeer edges ahead on army strength.
12:22 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
12:38 Yardage's mismicro cost him his dragoons and probably this game! Balladeer continues pressuring with his marines and vultures!Yardage wasn't ready. Balladeer's early aggression takes the lead.
13:23 With excellent skills and micro, Yardage managed to fend off Balladeer while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Balladeer — the losses are light.
13:41 Losing only less than half of his army, Balladeer seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Yardage — the losses are light.
14:14 Balladeer bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.No patience from Balladeer: the first units are already marching.
14:58 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
15:21 Balladeer kills off Yardage's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks Yardage's way of life — Balladeer marches on.
16:00 About half of Yardage's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Balladeer's force stays on that battlefield.
16:18 Losing only less than half of his army, Balladeer seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Yardage — the losses are light.
🎙 The scales tip toward Balladeer — a lead, but not a safe one.
— The mid game —
17:07 Balladeer's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Balladeer hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
17:27 Balladeer places down a command center.Balladeer plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
— The late game —
18:02 Yardage warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Yardage expands.
18:33 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
19:13 Speed vulture micro in combination with tanks is definitely imbalanced! Balladeer is slicing through Yardage's army!Yardage's defense bends, then snaps. Balladeer takes the middle of the game.
19:25 Yardage lost about half of his army in that battle.Balladeer pays for that trade with about half his army.
20:08 With excellent skills and micro, Balladeer managed to fend off Yardage while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Yardage — the losses are light.
20:35 Balladeer shot down Yardage's nexus.The base falls. Balladeer rips Yardage's economy back a full step.
21:09 Yardage having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.That's it. Yardage looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Balladeer takes it — the mid game decided this one.