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Junior Starleague · Season 1 · Round of 512 · Bo1 · Week 4
John J
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Flora
Games
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■ John J
■ Flora
army value
■ John J
■ Flora
economy
Battle report ▾
Play-by-play (56 lines)
0:12 The Yellow John J spawns at s3 while Teal Flora spawns at s1.We're underway — John J spawns at s3, Flora answers from s1.
0:47 Flora opens 12 Hatch against John J's 9 Pool.Scouting done, plans revealed: John J's 9 Pool against Flora's 12 Hatch.
— The early game —
1:06 John J places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: John J expands.
1:41 Flora places down a hatchery.Quietly, Flora adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:06 John J is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from John J: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:49 Flora's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Flora goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:17 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
3:40 Flora failed to break John J's zergling line of defense.Flora's early gamble buys nothing — John J's defense was already in place.
4:13 With excellent skills and micro, John J managed to fend off Flora while losing less than half of his army.Flora keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:44 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, John J destroyed only less than half of Flora's army.John J clips Flora's army — real damage, but Flora fights on.
5:07 John J's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.John J goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:34 Flora pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Flora: the first units are already marching.
6:00 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
6:42 John J failed to kill off Flora's defending zerglings.John J's early gamble buys nothing — Flora's defense was already in place.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:00 With excellent skills and micro, Flora managed to fend off John J while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for John J — the losses are light.
7:39 John J lost about half of his army in that battle.Flora pays for that trade with about half his army.
8:11 It seems like Flora has more units than John J!Flora's army is visibly the bigger one — John J should not take this fight.
8:38 John J places down a hatchery.John J takes another base — the economy widens.
9:20 Flora places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Flora expands.
9:33 John J's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.John J goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:16 Unwilling to make the game too long, Flora starts moving out.Here it comes: Flora crosses the map with everything.
10:40 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
11:01 John J with the more superior zergling control successfully fends off Flora's zerglings!John J holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
11:48 After that battle, John J still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Flora — the losses are light.
12:05 About half of Flora's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of John J's force stays on that battlefield.
12:32 John J moves out with his armies.John J tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
13:19 Flora pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Flora goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:45 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
14:20 Flora failed to kill off John J's defending zerglings.John J holds the early rush without blinking.
14:50 Flora destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of John J's army has been decimated.Flora takes a bite out of John J's force and backs off.
15:19 Flora lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of John J's force stays on that battlefield.
15:38 Flora places down a hatchery.Quietly, Flora adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
— The mid game —
16:06 John J is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!The composition is ready; John J starts the push.
16:37 Flora decides to start pushing across the map.Flora tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
17:05 John J starts expanding.John J takes another base — the economy widens.
— The late game —
17:45 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
18:14 Flora made a mistake and lost both the air and ground battle! John J is pushing his mutalisks further on!The mid-game push crashes through — John J breaks Flora's position.
18:41 Flora lost about half of his army in that battle.John J pays for that trade with about half his army.
19:02 With excellent skills and micro, John J managed to fend off Flora while losing less than half of his army.Flora keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
19:30 What superior Mutalisk micro from John J! Flora's economy is suffering!Flora looks away for one second and John J makes him pay for it.
20:06 Flora tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past John J's defense line.Flora goes for the raid — John J is ready, and nothing comes of it.
🎙 Flora is a step behind and knows it.
20:46 John J decides to move out with his armies.Here it comes: John J crosses the map with everything.
21:08 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.
21:40 Flora failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to John J's mutalisks!The mid-game push crashes through — John J breaks Flora's position.
22:08 After that battle, John J destroyed about half of Flora's army.Half of Flora's force is gone — John J took it apart.
22:43 Losing only less than half of his army, John J seems to be fine.Flora keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
23:03 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Flora GGs!Flora GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
That's the game: John J defeats Flora, settled in the mid game.