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Junior Starleague · Season 1 · Round of 256 · Bo1 · Week 4
Shimmer
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Rössi
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Play-by-play (152 lines)
0:12 Shimmer spawns at s2 in Yellow while Rössi spawns at s3 in Teal.Shimmer in Yellow at s2. Rössi in Teal at s3. The map is set.
0:36 Shimmer opens 12 Hatch against Rössi's 12 Pool.Shimmer commits to 12 Hatch; Rössi answers with 12 Pool.
— The early game —
0:48 Shimmer places down a hatchery.Shimmer takes another base — the economy widens.
1:20 Rössi places down a hatchery.Rössi plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:35 Shimmer is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Shimmer goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:14 Rössi's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Rössi tests the door early. Is anyone home?
2:35 In terms of army size, Rössi is behind Shimmer!Rössi is badly outgunned — Shimmer's force is a size larger.
2:52 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
3:21 Rössi was out-microed by Shimmer and loses all his attacking forces.Shimmer holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
3:45 With excellent skills and micro, Shimmer managed to fend off Rössi while losing less than half of his army.Rössi keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:14 With excellent skills and micro, Rössi managed to fend off Shimmer while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Shimmer — the losses are light.
4:38 Shimmer places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Shimmer expands.
4:54 Rössi places down a hatchery.Quietly, Rössi adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
5:07 Shimmer is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Shimmer goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
5:42 Rössi is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Rössi tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:10 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
6:25 Shimmer lost all his zerglings to Rössi!Shimmer wasn't ready. Rössi's early aggression takes the lead.
6:50 About half of Shimmer's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Rössi's force stays on that battlefield.
7:21 About half of Rössi's army has been decimated in that battle.Shimmer pays for that trade with about half his army.
7:31 Shimmer is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Shimmer: the first units are already marching.
7:54 Rössi starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Rössi pushes.
8:25 Shimmer places down a hatchery.Shimmer plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
8:57 Rössi places down a hatchery.Rössi takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
9:22 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
9:29 Rössi kills off Shimmer's armies and continues pushing!Shimmer's army evaporates. Rössi doesn't even slow down.
10:10 After that battle, Shimmer still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Rössi — the losses are light.
10:32 With excellent skills and micro, Rössi managed to fend off Shimmer while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Shimmer — the losses are light.
10:51 Eager to end the game, Shimmer moves out with his armies.Shimmer has seen enough — the army moves out.
11:20 Rössi's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Rössi goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:38 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:55 Rössi failed to break Shimmer's zergling line of defense.Shimmer holds the early rush without blinking.
12:21 Losing only less than half of his army, Shimmer seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Rössi — the losses are light.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
12:56 It seems that Shimmer only managed to destroy less than half of Rössi's army.Shimmer clips Rössi's army — real damage, but Rössi fights on.
13:07 Rössi places down a hatchery.Quietly, Rössi adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
— The mid game —
13:34 Shimmer is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Shimmer hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
13:48 Rössi is pushing his speedlings.The composition is ready; Rössi starts the push.
14:25 Rössi must macro up quickly or Shimmer will just roll him over!Rössi needs production, fast; Shimmer's army has outgrown his.
14:45 Shimmer places down a hatchery.Shimmer plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
15:14 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
15:28 Rössi made some nice zergling maneuver and won the zergling battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Rössi breaks Shimmer's position.
15:59 With excellent skills and micro, Shimmer managed to fend off Rössi while losing less than half of his army.Rössi keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
16:16 After that battle, Rössi still has most of his army with him.Shimmer keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:45 Shimmer decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Here it comes: Shimmer crosses the map with everything.
17:05 Rössi is pushing his speedlings.Rössi's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
17:24 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
17:50 Shimmer had some mutalisks popped in the closest timing possible which turned things around! Rössi's mutalisks are fleeing!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Shimmer holds Rössi.
18:18 Losing only less than half of his army, Shimmer seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Rössi — the losses are light.
18:33 Rössi lost about half of his army in that battle.Shimmer pays for that trade with about half his army.
18:54 Rössi harasses Shimmer's economy and gets ahead of the game.Rössi gets into Shimmer's mineral line — workers are dying.
19:26 What superior Mutalisk micro from Rössi! Shimmer's economy is suffering!Shimmer looks away for one second and Rössi makes him pay for it.
🎙 Rössi is a step behind and knows it.
19:45 Shimmer is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!The composition is ready; Shimmer starts the push.
20:07 Rössi is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Rössi hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
20:44 Shimmer places down a hatchery.Quietly, Shimmer adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
20:58 Rössi places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Rössi expands.
21:25 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
21:52 With beautiful placement, Shimmer successfully fends off Rössi's attacks.Rössi commits and it's the wrong call — Shimmer cleans it up.
22:23 With excellent skills and micro, Shimmer managed to fend off Rössi while losing less than half of his army.Rössi keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
22:30 Rössi lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Shimmer's force stays on that battlefield.
22:59 Zerglings ran past Rössi's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Shimmer!Beautiful harassment from Shimmer. Rössi's economy takes a real hit.
🎙 Shimmer holds the stronger army for now.
23:33 Shimmer appears to have more army than Rössi!Shimmer's army is visibly the bigger one — Rössi should not take this fight.
23:52 Shimmer is pushing his speedlings.Shimmer hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
24:18 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
24:30 Rössi held off barely with 1 or 2 zergling advantage.Rössi absorbs the mid-game push — Shimmer gained nothing for the cost.
25:00 Rössi lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Shimmer's force stays on that battlefield.
25:18 Shimmer has lost about half of his army in that battle.Rössi pays for that trade with about half his army.
25:46 Rössi places down a hatchery.Quietly, Rössi adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
26:12 Shimmer starts pushing across the map.Shimmer tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
26:25 Shimmer places down a hatchery.Quietly, Shimmer adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
26:56 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
27:14 Shimmer's mutalisks failed to dodge some scourges and he lost the mutalisk battle to Rössi!Rössi absorbs the mid-game push — Shimmer gained nothing for the cost.
27:40 After that battle, Rössi still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Shimmer — the losses are light.
28:03 It seems that Rössi only managed to destroy less than half of Shimmer's army.Rössi clips Shimmer's army — real damage, but Shimmer fights on.
28:41 Shimmer is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!The composition is ready; Shimmer starts the push.
28:56 Attempting to end the game, Rössi moves out with his armies.Rössi has seen enough — the army moves out.
29:22 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
29:40 Shimmer made some nice zergling maneuver and won the zergling battle!Rössi's defense bends, then snaps. Shimmer takes the middle of the game.
30:09 Shimmer destroyed about half of Rössi's army after that battle.Shimmer cuts Rössi's army in half.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
30:24 After that battle, Shimmer still has most of his army with him.Rössi keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
30:45 What a pity! Shimmer managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Rössi's army.Shimmer goes for the raid — Rössi is ready, and nothing comes of it.
31:22 What superior Mutalisk micro from Rössi! Shimmer's economy is suffering!Beautiful harassment from Rössi. Shimmer's economy takes a real hit.
31:33 Shimmer is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!The composition is ready; Shimmer starts the push.
32:05 Rössi is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Rössi's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
32:20 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
32:46 Shimmer wiped off Rössi's zerglings, but Rössi had mutalisks popped just in time! Shimmer has to back off!Rössi absorbs the mid-game push — Shimmer gained nothing for the cost.
33:23 With excellent skills and micro, Rössi managed to fend off Shimmer while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Shimmer — the losses are light.
33:42 Shimmer lost about half of his army in that battle.Rössi pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
34:01 Shimmer tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Rössi's defense line.Shimmer goes for the raid — Rössi is ready, and nothing comes of it.
34:24 Shimmer is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Shimmer's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
34:58 Rössi is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Rössi hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
35:17 Currently, neither Shimmer nor Rössi appears to be leading in economy.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Shimmer and Rössi yet.
35:42 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
35:56 Rössi successfully fends off Shimmer's attacks.Rössi holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
36:34 It seems that Shimmer only managed to destroy less than half of Rössi's army.Shimmer clips Rössi's army — real damage, but Rössi fights on.
36:55 After that battle, Shimmer still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Rössi — the losses are light.
37:03 What superior Mutalisk micro from Rössi! Shimmer's economy is suffering!Shimmer looks away for one second and Rössi makes him pay for it.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
37:44 Shimmer decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Shimmer pushes.
38:01 Rössi decides to start pushing across the map.Here it comes: Rössi crosses the map with everything.
38:14 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
38:36 Rössi had some mutalisks popped in the closest timing possible which turned things around! Shimmer's mutalisks are fleeing!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Rössi holds Shimmer.
39:20 With excellent skills and micro, Rössi managed to fend off Shimmer while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Shimmer — the losses are light.
39:30 Rössi destroyed about half of Shimmer's army after that battle.Rössi cuts Shimmer's army in half.
39:47 Shimmer is pushing his speedlings.The composition is ready; Shimmer starts the push.
40:25 Rössi is pushing his speedlings.Rössi's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
40:41 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
41:00 Rössi made a mistake and lost both the air and ground battle! Shimmer is pushing his mutalisks further on!Rössi's defense bends, then snaps. Shimmer takes the middle of the game.
41:32 It seems that Shimmer only managed to destroy less than half of Rössi's army.Shimmer clips Rössi's army — real damage, but Rössi fights on.
42:00 Losing only less than half of his army, Shimmer seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Rössi — the losses are light.
42:25 Currently, neither Shimmer nor Rössi appears to be leading in economy.Base for base, they're level — Shimmer and Rössi match each other.
42:35 Shimmer decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Shimmer has seen enough — the army moves out.
— The late game —
42:59 A huge mutalisk flock with cracklings underneath: Rössi pushes.This is the big one — Rössi commits the late-game army.
43:23 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
43:59 The mutalisk flock turns and Rössi has to disengage — Shimmer holds.Rössi throws the endgame army in and Shimmer simply refuses to lose.
44:14 After that battle, Shimmer still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Rössi — the losses are light.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
44:38 Rössi lost about half of his army in that battle.Shimmer pays for that trade with about half his army.
45:10 Zerglings ran past Shimmer's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Rössi!Rössi gets into Shimmer's mineral line — workers are dying.
45:18 Rössi decides to move out with his armies.Rössi has seen enough — the army moves out.
45:58 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
46:08 Shimmer's lurkers were caught out of position and Rössi never slowed down.There's no rebuilding from that. Rössi's late-game push decides it.
46:33 After that battle, Rössi destroyed about half of Shimmer's army.Half of Shimmer's force is gone — Rössi took it apart.
46:58 Shimmer destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Rössi's army has been decimated.Shimmer clips Rössi's army — real damage, but Rössi fights on.
47:27 Shimmer's hatchery has been destroyed by Rössi.No reinforcements in time: Shimmer watches Rössi level the expansion.
47:57 It seems like Rössi has more units than Shimmer!Count the units: Rössi has the edge over Shimmer right now.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
48:16 Shimmer tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Rössi's defense line.Good instincts from Rössi; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
48:41 Zerglings ran past Rössi's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Shimmer!Shimmer gets into Rössi's mineral line — workers are dying.
48:59 Rössi is leading the game with more expansions than Shimmer.Rössi runs 1 more bases than Shimmer. That compounds.
49:33 Both hives are up. Rössi moves first.Everything Rössi has built comes forward at once.
49:58 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
50:05 The mutalisk flock belongs to Rössi and Shimmer's drones are dying by the dozen.The final army does its work — Rössi breaks Shimmer late.
50:39 About half of Shimmer's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Rössi's force stays on that battlefield.
50:57 With excellent skills and micro, Rössi managed to fend off Shimmer while losing less than half of his army.Shimmer keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
51:12 What superior Mutalisk micro from Shimmer! Rössi's economy is suffering!The raid lands — Shimmer chips away at Rössi's foundation.
🎙 Slight advantage Rössi as the game develops.
51:50 What superior Mutalisk micro from Shimmer! Rössi's economy is suffering!Beautiful harassment from Shimmer. Rössi's economy takes a real hit.
52:08 Shimmer having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Shimmer GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Rössi takes it — the late game decided this one.