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Junior Starleague · Season 1 · Round of 128 · Bo1 · Week 4
Gropius
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Croce
Games
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■ Gropius
■ Croce
army value
■ Gropius
■ Croce
economy
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Play-by-play (81 lines)
0:07 The White Croce spawns at s4 while Red Gropius spawns at s2.Croce takes s4 in White; Gropius settles in at s2 in Red.
0:33 Croce gets 12 Hatch against Gropius's Forge Fast Expand.The builds are down: 12 Hatch from Croce, Forge Fast Expand from Gropius.
— The early game —
1:01 Croce places down a hatchery.Croce takes another base — the economy widens.
1:32 Gropius warps in a nexus.Gropius plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:09 Croce is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.No patience from Croce: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:35 Gropius moves out with his armies.Gropius tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
2:53 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
3:11 Croce failed to kill off Gropius's defending zealots.Gropius holds the early rush without blinking.
3:42 After that battle, Gropius still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Croce — the losses are light.
4:23 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Gropius destroyed only less than half of Croce's army.Gropius clips Croce's army — real damage, but Croce fights on.
4:36 Croce decides to move out with his armies.Croce has seen enough — the army moves out.
5:03 Gropius is pushing out with his zealots.Gropius tests the door early. Is anyone home?
5:40 In terms of army size, Croce is behind Gropius!Croce needs production, fast; Gropius's army has outgrown his.
6:14 Croce places down a hatchery.Quietly, Croce adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
6:34 Gropius warps in a nexus.Gropius takes another base — the economy widens.
6:53 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
7:21 Croce with his speedlings successfully defend against Gropius's early zealot pressure.Croce holds the early rush without blinking.
7:46 Losing only less than half of his army, Croce seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Gropius — the losses are light.
8:15 Gropius has lost about half of his army in that battle.Croce pays for that trade with about half his army.
8:53 Gropius is pushing out with his zealots.Gropius tests the door early. Is anyone home?
9:17 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
9:34 Croce successfully fends off Gropius's attacks.The attack shatters on Croce's line. Great positioning.
10:13 With excellent skills and micro, Croce managed to fend off Gropius while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Gropius — the losses are light.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
10:44 With excellent skills and micro, Gropius managed to fend off Croce while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Croce — the losses are light.
11:16 Croce pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Croce tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:25 Gropius's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.No patience from Gropius: the first units are already marching.
12:03 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
12:37 Croce failed to kill off Gropius's defending zealots.Croce's early gamble buys nothing — Gropius's defense was already in place.
12:56 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Croce destroyed only less than half of Gropius's army.Croce takes a bite out of Gropius's force and backs off.
13:26 After that battle, Croce still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Gropius — the losses are light.
13:56 Croce's forces appear to be larger compared to Gropius's!Croce's army is visibly the bigger one — Gropius should not take this fight.
14:13 Croce is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Croce goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
14:52 Gropius is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Gropius goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
15:16 Gropius warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Gropius expands.
15:50 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
16:02 Croce failed to break Gropius's defending line of zealots.Gropius holds the early rush without blinking.
16:27 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Croce destroyed only less than half of Gropius's army.Croce takes a bite out of Gropius's force and backs off.
16:59 Losing only less than half of his army, Croce seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Gropius — the losses are light.
17:26 Croce places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Croce expands.
— The mid game —
17:56 Croce now has enough hydralisk to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Croce's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
18:20 Looks like Gropius is going to push out with his archons and speedlots!Gropius's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
18:41 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.
19:21 Croce's combination of lurkers and hydralisks totally decimated Gropius's army.Gropius's defense bends, then snaps. Croce takes the middle of the game.
19:49 Losing only less than half of his army, Gropius seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Croce — the losses are light.
20:14 With excellent skills and micro, Croce managed to fend off Gropius while losing less than half of his army.Gropius keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:35 Croce shot down Gropius's nexus.No reinforcements in time: Gropius watches Croce level the expansion.
21:06 Gropius warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Gropius expands.
21:29 Croce has a large number of hydralisk and is starting to push out!Croce's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
22:12 Unwilling to make the game too long, Gropius starts moving out.No more waiting. Gropius pushes.
22:22 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
22:56 Croce burrowed lurkers in a very beautiful placement which successfully fend off Gropius's push!Croce absorbs the mid-game push — Gropius gained nothing for the cost.
— The late game —
23:32 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Gropius destroyed only less than half of Croce's army.Gropius clips Croce's army — real damage, but Croce fights on.
23:48 After that battle, Gropius still has most of his army with him.Croce keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
24:14 Gropius tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Croce's economy.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Croce shuts the door on Gropius.
24:37 Looks like Gropius is going to push out with his archons and speedlots!Gropius hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
25:15 It seems like Croce has more units than Gropius!Count the units: Croce has the edge over Gropius right now.
25:47 Croce places down a hatchery.Croce takes another base — the economy widens.
26:13 Gropius warps in a nexus.Gropius plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
26:28 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
27:09 Croce successfully fends off Gropius's attacks.Croce takes the fight on his terms and sends Gropius home with nothing.
27:23 Losing only less than half of his army, Croce seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Gropius — the losses are light.
28:07 About half of Gropius's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Croce's force stays on that battlefield.
28:24 Croce has a large number of hydralisk and is starting to push out!Croce's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
28:49 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
29:14 Croce's combination of lurkers and hydralisks totally decimated Gropius's army.The mid-game push crashes through — Croce breaks Gropius's position.
29:49 Gropius has lost about half of his army in that battle.Croce pays for that trade with about half his army.
30:23 After that battle, Croce still has most of his army with him.Gropius keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
30:52 Croce brings his lurker-lings to pressure his opponent.Croce's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
🎙 Croce edges ahead on army strength.
31:04 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Gropius taps out!Gropius GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Gropius taps out. Croce's mid game was simply better.