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Junior Starleague · Season 1 · Round of 256 · Bo1 · Week 4
《AST》 Kestrel
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Racially
Games
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■ Kestrel
■ Racially
army value
■ Kestrel
■ Racially
economy
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Play-by-play (64 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Orange Racially spawning at s3 and White Kestrel spawning at s1.We're underway — Racially spawns at s3, Kestrel answers from s1.
0:37 Kestrel gets 2 Gate Goons against Racially's 14 CC.Racially commits to 14 CC; Kestrel answers with 2 Gate Goons.
— The early game —
1:07 Racially places down a command center.Racially plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:41 Kestrel warps in a nexus.Kestrel takes another base — the economy widens.
1:58 Racially decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.No patience from Racially: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:47 Kestrel is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Kestrel goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:15 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:42 Kestrel kills off Racially's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks Racially's way of life — Kestrel marches on.
4:13 After that battle, Kestrel destroyed about half of Racially's army.Kestrel cuts Racially's army in half.
4:43 Racially destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Kestrel's army has been decimated.Racially clips Kestrel's army — real damage, but Kestrel fights on.
5:06 Racially decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.No patience from Racially: the first units are already marching.
5:39 Kestrel is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Kestrel tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:10 Both Racially and Kestrel appears to have equal expansions now.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Racially and Kestrel yet.
6:24 Kestrel warps in a nexus.Quietly, Kestrel adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:09 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
7:21 Racially's defending marines kills Kestrel's early goons.Kestrel's early gamble buys nothing — Racially's defense was already in place.
8:09 Losing only less than half of his army, Racially seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Kestrel — the losses are light.
8:28 Kestrel lost about half of his army in that battle.Racially pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:02 Racially places down a command center.Quietly, Racially adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
9:27 Racially starts pushing across the map.Here it comes: Racially crosses the map with everything.
10:03 Kestrel is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Kestrel tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:31 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
10:47 Kestrel was out-microed by Racially and loses all his attacking forces.Kestrel commits and it's the wrong call — Racially cleans it up.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
11:27 Kestrel destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Racially's army has been decimated.Kestrel takes a bite out of Racially's force and backs off.
11:53 With excellent skills and micro, Kestrel managed to fend off Racially while losing less than half of his army.Racially keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:26 Racially decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Here it comes: Racially crosses the map with everything.
12:56 Kestrel is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Kestrel goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:28 Kestrel warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Kestrel expands.
13:50 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
14:30 Nice bunker placement by Kestrel, Racially can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Racially's early gamble buys nothing — Kestrel's defense was already in place.
15:00 After that battle, Kestrel still has most of his army with him.Racially keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:23 Losing only less than half of his army, Racially seems to be fine.Kestrel keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
15:50 Racially places down a command center.Quietly, Racially adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
16:16 Kestrel starts pushing across the map.Here it comes: Kestrel crosses the map with everything.
17:00 Kestrel's forces appear to be larger compared to Racially's!Kestrel's army is visibly the bigger one — Racially should not take this fight.
17:12 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
— The mid game —
17:41 Racially did not have enough tanks to deal with Kestrel! Kestrel sliced through Racially!The mid-game push crashes through — Kestrel breaks Racially's position.
18:23 About half of Racially's army has been decimated in that battle.Kestrel pays for that trade with about half his army.
18:47 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Racially destroyed only less than half of Kestrel's army.Racially clips Kestrel's army — real damage, but Kestrel fights on.
19:24 Kestrel brings his speedlots and dragoons to pressure his opponent.The composition is ready; Kestrel starts the push.
— The late game —
19:51 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
20:22 Kestrel kills off Racially's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Kestrel. The push continues.
20:45 Racially has lost about half of his army in that battle.Kestrel pays for that trade with about half his army.
21:22 With excellent skills and micro, Kestrel managed to fend off Racially while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Racially — the losses are light.
21:38 Racially places down a command center.More workers, more money: Racially expands.
22:18 Kestrel warps in a nexus.Quietly, Kestrel adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
22:45 Kestrel brings his speedlots and dragoons to pressure his opponent.Kestrel's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
23:12 Racially's number of expansions are equal to Kestrel's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Racially and Kestrel yet.
23:39 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
24:21 Kestrel's dragoons dealt with Racially's vultures where zealots dealt with tanks, the outcome seems to favor Kestrel!The mid-game push crashes through — Kestrel breaks Racially's position.
🎙 Kestrel has built a commanding army lead — Racially needs something special here.
24:41 Kestrel only destroyed about half of Racially's army.Half of Racially's force is gone — Kestrel took it apart.
25:18 After that battle, Kestrel still has most of his army with him.Racially keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
25:39 Kestrel starts pushing across the map.Here it comes: Kestrel crosses the map with everything.
26:12 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Racially GGs!That's it. Racially looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Racially taps out. Kestrel's mid game was simply better.