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Junior Starleague · Season 1 · Round of 256 · Bo1 · Week 4
Gropius
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Asceticism
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Play-by-play (44 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Purple Asceticism spawning at s2 and Yellow Gropius spawning at s1.Asceticism takes s2 in Purple; Gropius settles in at s1 in Yellow.
0:41 Asceticism opens 1 Gate Cybernetics against Gropius's 1 Gate Cybernetics.The builds are down: 1 Gate Cybernetics from Asceticism, 1 Gate Cybernetics from Gropius.
— The early game —
1:22 Asceticism warps in a nexus.Quietly, Asceticism adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:48 Gropius warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Gropius expands.
2:32 Asceticism is pushing out with his dragoons.Asceticism goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
3:07 Gropius is pushing out with his dragoons.Gropius goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:42 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
4:13 Asceticism lost all of his dragoons to Gropius!The early pressure works — Gropius breaks Asceticism's front door.
4:49 With excellent skills and micro, Asceticism managed to fend off Gropius while losing less than half of his army.Gropius keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:17 Losing only less than half of his army, Gropius seems to be fine.Asceticism keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:50 Asceticism is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Asceticism goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:27 Gropius is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Gropius goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:57 Gropius warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Gropius expands.
7:28 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
8:14 With beautiful placement, Gropius successfully fends off Asceticism's attacks.The attack shatters on Gropius's line. Great positioning.
8:37 With excellent skills and micro, Gropius managed to fend off Asceticism while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Asceticism — the losses are light.
9:20 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Gropius destroyed only less than half of Asceticism's army.Gropius clips Asceticism's army — real damage, but Asceticism fights on.
9:45 Asceticism warps in a nexus.Asceticism plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
10:30 Asceticism decides to push out with his dragoon.Asceticism goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:56 Gropius is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Gropius tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:41 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
12:12 Gropius kills off Asceticism's armies and continues pushing!Gropius wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
12:42 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Gropius destroyed only less than half of Asceticism's army.Gropius clips Asceticism's army — real damage, but Asceticism fights on.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
13:21 Losing only less than half of his army, Gropius seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Asceticism — the losses are light.
14:01 Gropius decides to push out with his dragoon.Gropius goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
14:28 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
14:56 With really nice micro, Gropius kills off Asceticism's dragoons.Asceticism wasn't ready. Gropius's early aggression takes the lead.
15:35 Losing only less than half of his army, Asceticism seems to be fine.Gropius keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:11 After that battle, Gropius still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Asceticism — the losses are light.
16:53 Gropius decides to push out with his dragoon.Gropius tests the door early. Is anyone home?
17:18 Gropius warps in a nexus.Quietly, Gropius adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
18:01 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
🎙 The scales tip toward Gropius — a lead, but not a safe one.
— The mid game —
18:26 Asceticism without observers, is having quite a trouble dealing with Gropius's dark templars. It seems like Asceticism lost all of his armies!The mid-game push crashes through — Gropius breaks Asceticism's position.
19:07 Asceticism lost about half of his army in that battle.Gropius pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The late game —
19:32 After that battle, Gropius still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Asceticism — the losses are light.
20:15 Asceticism having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Nothing left to defend with — Asceticism taps.
GG. Gropius closes it out over Asceticism.