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Junior Starleague · Season 1 · Round of 256 · Bo1 · Week 4
Poignant x5
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[bz] Textual
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Play-by-play (65 lines)
0:20 Poignant spawns at s1 in Teal while Textual spawns at s2 in White.We're underway — Poignant spawns at s1, Textual answers from s2.
0:42 Poignant opens Deep Six against Textual's 1 Gate Cybernetics.Scouting done, plans revealed: Poignant's Deep Six against Textual's 1 Gate Cybernetics.
— The early game —
1:02 Poignant places down a command center.Quietly, Poignant adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:35 Textual warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Textual expands.
2:01 Eager to end the game, Poignant moves out with his armies.Poignant tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:33 Textual is pushing out with his dragoons.Textual tests the door early. Is anyone home?
2:59 Poignant's number of expansions are equal to Textual's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Poignant and Textual yet.
3:29 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
4:04 Nice bunker placement by Textual, Poignant can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Poignant's early gamble buys nothing — Textual's defense was already in place.
4:37 With excellent skills and micro, Textual managed to fend off Poignant while losing less than half of his army.Poignant keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:58 About half of Poignant's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Textual's force stays on that battlefield.
5:26 Poignant decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Poignant goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:59 Textual decides to push out with his dragoon.No patience from Textual: the first units are already marching.
6:22 Textual warps in a nexus.Quietly, Textual adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
6:51 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
7:19 Textual successfully fends off Poignant's attacks.The attack shatters on Textual's line. Great positioning.
7:58 With excellent skills and micro, Textual managed to fend off Poignant while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Poignant — the losses are light.
8:17 Losing only less than half of his army, Poignant seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Textual — the losses are light.
8:52 Poignant places down a command center.Quietly, Poignant adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
9:18 Poignant figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Poignant tests the door early. Is anyone home?
9:54 Textual moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Textual crosses the map with everything.
10:24 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:51 Textual's mismicro cost him his dragoons and probably this game! Poignant continues pressuring with his marines and vultures!The early pressure works — Poignant breaks Textual's front door.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
11:05 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Poignant destroyed only less than half of Textual's army.Poignant takes a bite out of Textual's force and backs off.
11:45 Losing only less than half of his army, Poignant seems to be fine.Textual keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:09 Poignant decides to move out with his armies.Poignant tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
12:42 Textual is pushing out with his dragoons.Textual tests the door early. Is anyone home?
13:04 Textual must macro up quickly or Poignant will just roll him over!Textual is badly outgunned — Poignant's force is a size larger.
13:30 Textual warps in a nexus.Textual takes another base — the economy widens.
14:14 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.
14:29 Poignant's defending marines kills Textual's early goons.Poignant holds the early rush without blinking.
15:06 After that battle, Poignant still has most of his army with him.Textual keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
15:41 After that battle, Textual still has most of his army with him.Poignant keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:56 Poignant places down a command center.More workers, more money: Poignant expands.
— The mid game —
16:34 Poignant is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Poignant's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
17:02 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
17:38 All of a sudden, Textual has no armies left while Poignant is continuing to push across the map!Poignant wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
17:57 Textual lost about half of his army in that battle.Poignant pays for that trade with about half his army.
18:26 After that battle, Poignant still has most of his army with him.Textual keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:59 Dropship! Dropship! Poignant drops some vultures into Textual's mineral line!The raid lands — Poignant chips away at Textual's foundation.
19:20 Textual tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Poignant.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Poignant shuts the door on Textual.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
— The late game —
19:44 Poignant is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!Poignant hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
20:17 Poignant places down a command center.Poignant takes another base — the economy widens.
20:59 Textual warps in a nexus.Textual plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
21:22 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
21:58 With a few well placed mines, Poignant swept through Textual's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Poignant breaks Textual's position.
22:28 About half of Textual's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Poignant's force stays on that battlefield.
22:39 With excellent skills and micro, Poignant managed to fend off Textual while losing less than half of his army.Textual keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
23:12 Poignant is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Poignant's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
23:41 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
🎙 Slight advantage Poignant as the game develops.
24:18 All of a sudden, Textual has no armies left while Poignant is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Poignant. The push continues.
24:42 About half of Textual's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Poignant's force stays on that battlefield.
25:11 After that battle, Poignant still has most of his army with him.Textual keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
25:38 Poignant's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!The composition is ready; Poignant starts the push.
26:05 Textual having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.That's it. Textual looks at the field one last time and concedes.
That's the game: Poignant defeats Textual, settled in the mid game.