← Amateur Division 3
Amateur League · Amateur Division 3 · Season 1 · Round 1 · Bo5
· Tue, Aug 4 2026 · 16:00 server time
Games
5 · · ▶ replay
■ Incoming
■ Ponderous
army value
■ Incoming
■ Ponderous
economy
Play-by-play (47 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Purple Incoming spawning at s2 and Yellow Ponderous spawning at s3.Incoming takes s2 in Purple; across the map, Ponderous settles in at s3 in Yellow.
0:47 Ponderous opens 9 Pool against Incoming's 9 Pool.The builds are down: 9 Pool from Incoming, 9 Pool from Ponderous.
— The early game —
1:13 Incoming places down a hatchery.Incoming takes another base — the economy widens.
1:48 Ponderous places down a hatchery.Ponderous plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:26 Incoming decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Incoming has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:55 Ponderous pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Ponderous tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:22 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
4:11 With really nice micro, Ponderous kills off Incoming's zerglings.The early pressure works — Ponderous breaks Incoming's front door.
4:33 About half of Incoming's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Ponderous's force stays on that battlefield.
5:05 About half of Ponderous's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Incoming's force stays on that battlefield.
5:46 Unwilling to make the game too long, Incoming starts moving out.No more waiting. Incoming pushes.
6:16 Ponderous pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Ponderous tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:50 Ponderous places down a hatchery.Ponderous takes another base — the economy widens.
7:26 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:58 Ponderous with more superior zergling control outpowers Incoming!The early pressure works — Ponderous breaks Incoming's front door.
8:28 Incoming has lost about half of his army in that battle.Ponderous pays for that trade with about half his army.
8:59 With excellent skills and micro, Ponderous managed to fend off Incoming while losing less than half of his army.Incoming keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
— The mid game —
9:38 Incoming is in a slight disadvantage as he has less expansions than Ponderous.Incoming is starving on bases while Ponderous spreads across the map.
10:01 Incoming places down a hatchery.Incoming plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
10:33 Incoming pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Incoming: the first units are already marching.
11:16 Ponderous pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Ponderous: the first units are already marching.
11:53 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
12:11 Ponderous with more superior zergling control outpowers Incoming!The early pressure works — Ponderous breaks Incoming's front door.
🎙 Ponderous holds the stronger army for now.
12:43 About half of Incoming's army has been decimated in that battle.Ponderous pays for that trade with about half his army.
13:26 Losing only less than half of his army, Ponderous seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Incoming — the losses are light.
14:07 Incoming pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Incoming: the first units are already marching.
14:41 Ponderous pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Ponderous: the first units are already marching.
15:03 Incoming must macro up quickly or Ponderous will just roll him over!Incoming needs production, fast; Ponderous's army has outgrown his.
15:41 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The late game —
16:02 With really nice micro, Ponderous kills off Incoming's zerglings.The early pressure works — Ponderous breaks Incoming's front door.
16:44 After that battle, Ponderous destroyed about half of Incoming's army.Ponderous cuts Incoming's army in half.
17:13 After that battle, Ponderous still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Incoming — the losses are light.
🎙 Incoming is a step behind and knows it.
17:59 Ponderous is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Ponderous tests the door early. Is anyone home?
18:29 Ponderous places down a hatchery.Ponderous takes another base — the economy widens.
19:05 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
19:22 All of a sudden, Incoming has no armies left while Ponderous is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Incoming's way of life — Ponderous marches on.
20:09 About half of Incoming's army has been decimated in that battle.Ponderous pays for that trade with about half his army.
20:34 Incoming destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Ponderous's army has been decimated.Incoming takes a bite out of Ponderous's force and backs off.
21:01 Incoming having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Incoming types it out: GG.
GG. Ponderous closes it out over Incoming.
■ Raider
■ Hercules
army value
■ Raider
■ Hercules
economy
Play-by-play (7 lines)
0:07 The Red Raider spawns at s1 while Green Hercules spawns at s2.We're underway — Raider spawns at s1, Hercules answers from s2.
2:23 Raider opens 1 Gate Cybernetics against Hercules's 2 Gate DT.Raider commits to 1 Gate Cybernetics; Hercules answers with 2 Gate DT.
4:39 Hercules decides to cheese today.Hercules Has cooked up something crazy, an early rush. They go all in!
🎙 Raider is hanging on by a thread against Hercules's army.
6:58 Taking the advantage of an aggressive build, Hercules attacks Raider.Hercules commits to the cheese — it's at Raider's door already.
9:01 Raider successfully defended against Hercules's aggressive play. Hercules has no armies left and taps out.Hercules holds the cheese! Raider's gamble fails and the game opens wide.
GG. Raider closes it out over Hercules.
■ Offgate
■ Blurred
army value
■ Offgate
■ Blurred
economy
Play-by-play (8 lines)
0:17 Offgate spawns in Red at s2 while Blurred spawns in Orange at s1.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Offgate at s2, Blurred at s1.
2:06 Offgate gets 2 Gate against Blurred's 1 Fact Double Expand.Offgate commits to 2 Gate; Blurred answers with 1 Fact Double Expand.
4:04 Offgate decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Here it comes: Offgate crosses the map with everything.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Offgate is far ahead.
6:17 Offgate decides to cheese today.Something sneaky from Offgate. This is an early gamble.
8:08 Taking the advantage of an aggressive build, Offgate attacks Blurred.All or nothing: Offgate's gamble arrives at Blurred's base.
10:05 Blurred GGs after being cheesed by Offgate.It works! Blurred can't hold the gamble and taps to Offgate.
That's the game: Offgate defeats Blurred, settled in the early game.
■ Popper
■ Mazatlan
army value
■ Popper
■ Mazatlan
economy
Play-by-play (56 lines)
0:07 The Green Popper spawns at s1 while White Mazatlan spawns at s2.Popper takes s1 in Green; across the map, Mazatlan settles in at s2 in White.
0:37 Mazatlan gets 12 Pool against Popper's Forge Fast Expand.The builds are down: Forge Fast Expand from Popper, 12 Pool from Mazatlan.
— The early game —
1:15 Popper warps in a nexus.Quietly, Popper adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:38 Mazatlan places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Mazatlan expands.
2:17 Popper is pushing out with his zealots.Popper goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:49 Unwilling to make the game too long, Mazatlan starts moving out.Here it comes: Mazatlan crosses the map with everything.
3:21 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
3:47 With really nice micro, Mazatlan's speedlings kills off Popper's dragoons.The early pressure works — Mazatlan breaks Popper's front door.
4:20 Losing only less than half of his army, Popper seems to be fine.Mazatlan keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:45 Losing only less than half of his army, Mazatlan seems to be fine.Popper keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:14 Popper is pushing out with his zealots.Popper goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:47 Mazatlan is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Mazatlan goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:14 Mazatlan decides to expand.More workers, more money: Mazatlan expands.
6:41 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:23 Popper failed to break Mazatlan's zergling line of defense.Popper's early gamble buys nothing — Mazatlan's defense was already in place.
7:42 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Popper destroyed only less than half of Mazatlan's army.Popper clips Mazatlan's army — real damage, but Mazatlan fights on.
8:22 Losing only less than half of his army, Popper seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Mazatlan — the losses are light.
8:44 Mazatlan's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Mazatlan tests the door early. Is anyone home?
9:25 It seems like Mazatlan has more units than Popper!Mazatlan's army is visibly the bigger one — Popper should not take this fight.
9:47 Popper starts expanding.More workers, more money: Popper expands.
10:29 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
10:56 The battle outcome favors Mazatlan as Popper's armies melt into Mazatlan's armies' weapon fire!Mazatlan wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
11:22 About half of Popper's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Mazatlan's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 Slight advantage Mazatlan as the game develops.
11:58 Losing only less than half of his army, Mazatlan seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Popper — the losses are light.
12:35 Eager to end the game, Mazatlan moves out with his armies.Mazatlan has seen enough — the army moves out.
12:57 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
13:22 All of a sudden, Popper has no armies left while Mazatlan is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Mazatlan. The push continues.
13:57 Mazatlan only destroyed about half of Popper's army.Half of Popper's force is gone — Mazatlan took it apart.
14:29 With excellent skills and micro, Mazatlan managed to fend off Popper while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Popper — the losses are light.
15:08 Popper's expansion have been wiped off by Mazatlan!No reinforcements in time: Popper watches Mazatlan level the expansion.
15:29 Popper warps in a nexus.Quietly, Popper adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
16:09 Mazatlan starts pushing across the map.Mazatlan tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Mazatlan's force dwarfs what Popper has left on the field.
16:30 Mazatlan places down a hatchery.Quietly, Mazatlan adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
17:08 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
17:29 The battle outcome favors Mazatlan as Popper's armies melt into Mazatlan's armies' weapon fire!Popper's army evaporates. Mazatlan doesn't even slow down.
🎙 It's all going Mazatlan's way right now.
18:08 Popper lost more than half of his army in that battle.Mazatlan limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
18:37 It seems that Popper only managed to destroy less than half of Mazatlan's army.Popper clips Mazatlan's army — real damage, but Mazatlan fights on.
18:56 Popper's nexus has been destroyed by Mazatlan.Popper's expansion burns — Mazatlan tears it down.
— The mid game —
19:26 Mazatlan now has enough hydralisk to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Mazatlan's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
19:58 Popper warps in a nexus.Quietly, Popper adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
— The late game —
20:46 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
21:01 Mazatlan's combination of lurkers and hydralisks totally decimated Popper's army.Popper's defense bends, then snaps. Mazatlan takes the middle of the game.
21:42 Popper lost more than half of his army in that battle.Mazatlan limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
22:14 With excellent skills and micro, Mazatlan managed to fend off Popper while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Popper — the losses are light.
🎙 Mazatlan has built a commanding army lead — Popper needs something special here.
22:36 Mazatlan brings his lurker-lings to pressure his opponent.Mazatlan's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
23:16 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Popper GGs!That's it. Popper looks at the field one last time and concedes.
That's the game: Mazatlan defeats Popper, settled in the mid game.
■ Raider
■ Ponderous
army value
■ Raider
■ Ponderous
economy
Play-by-play (52 lines)
0:07 The Green Raider spawns at s4 while White Ponderous spawns at s2.Raider in Green at s4. Ponderous in White at s2. The map is set.
0:33 Ponderous gets Overpool against Raider's Forge Fast Expand.The builds are down: Forge Fast Expand from Raider, Overpool from Ponderous.
— The early game —
1:12 Raider warps in a nexus.Quietly, Raider adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:52 Ponderous places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Ponderous expands.
2:22 Raider's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Raider goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:52 Ponderous is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Ponderous goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:12 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
3:53 With beautiful placement, Ponderous successfully fends off Raider's attacks.Raider commits and it's the wrong call — Ponderous cleans it up.
4:16 After that battle, Ponderous still has most of his army with him.Raider keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:48 With excellent skills and micro, Raider managed to fend off Ponderous while losing less than half of his army.Ponderous keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:29 Raider is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Ponderous's army.Raider needs production, fast; Ponderous's army has outgrown his.
5:58 Raider is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Raider goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:19 Ponderous's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Ponderous goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:52 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:20 With beautiful placement, Ponderous successfully fends off Raider's attacks.The attack shatters on Ponderous's line. Great positioning.
8:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Ponderous seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Raider — the losses are light.
8:37 Raider has lost about half of his army in that battle.Ponderous pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:01 Ponderous pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Ponderous: the first units are already marching.
9:31 Raider warps in a nexus.Raider takes another base — the economy widens.
— The mid game —
10:12 Ponderous places down a hatchery.Ponderous plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
10:38 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
11:08 With really nice micro, Ponderous's speedlings kills off Raider's dragoons.Raider wasn't ready. Ponderous's early aggression takes the lead.
11:47 After that battle, Ponderous destroyed about half of Raider's army.Ponderous cuts Raider's army in half.
🎙 Raider is a step behind and knows it.
12:22 After that battle, Ponderous still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Raider — the losses are light.
12:48 Ponderous is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Ponderous goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:09 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
13:44 Ponderous with some nice speedling surrounds killed Raider's zealots!The early pressure works — Ponderous breaks Raider's front door.
14:23 Raider lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Ponderous's force stays on that battlefield.
14:50 After that battle, Ponderous still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Raider — the losses are light.
15:31 Ponderous is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Ponderous tests the door early. Is anyone home?
15:52 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
16:21 Ponderous with some nice speedling surrounds killed Raider's zealots!The early pressure works — Ponderous breaks Raider's front door.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Ponderous is far ahead.
— The late game —
16:52 The attack was a success, Raider lost more than half of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Ponderous — more than half the force is gone.
17:21 With excellent skills and micro, Ponderous managed to fend off Raider while losing less than half of his army.Raider keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:05 Raider is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Raider tests the door early. Is anyone home?
18:29 Ponderous's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Ponderous goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
19:00 Raider warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Raider expands.
19:35 Ponderous starts expanding.Quietly, Ponderous adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
20:07 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
20:27 Raider was out-microed by Ponderous and loses all his attacking forces.Raider commits and it's the wrong call — Ponderous cleans it up.
20:59 With excellent skills and micro, Ponderous managed to fend off Raider while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Raider — the losses are light.
🎙 Raider is hanging on by a thread against Ponderous's army.
21:39 The attack was a success, Raider lost more than half of his army in that battle.Ponderous limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
22:00 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Raider GGs!Raider GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
That's the game: Ponderous defeats Raider, settled in the early game.