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Games
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■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
economy
Play-by-play (38 lines)
0:07 Smirk spawns at s3 in Orange while Lady Esquire spawns at s1 in White.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Smirk at s3, Lady Esquire at s1.
0:50 Smirk opens 12 Pool against Lady Esquire's Forge Fast Expand.Smirk commits to 12 Pool; Lady Esquire answers with Forge Fast Expand.
— The early game —
1:14 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
1:53 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Quietly, Lady Esquire adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:32 Smirk is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:57 Lady Esquire is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.No patience from Lady Esquire: the first units are already marching.
3:30 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.
4:04 Smirk with his speedlings successfully defend against Lady Esquire's early zealot pressure.Lady Esquire's early gamble buys nothing — Smirk's defense was already in place.
4:45 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
5:30 After that battle, Lady Esquire still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
5:52 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:42 Lady Esquire is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Lady Esquire tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:01 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
7:35 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Lady Esquire takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
8:13 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
8:42 The battle outcome favors Smirk as Lady Esquire's armies melt into Smirk's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Smirk. The push continues.
9:33 With excellent skills and micro, Lady Esquire managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
10:04 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
10:46 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:13 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
11:53 With really nice micro, Smirk's speedlings kills off Lady Esquire's dragoons.The early pressure works — Smirk breaks Lady Esquire's front door.
12:21 Smirk destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Lady Esquire's army has been decimated.Smirk clips Lady Esquire's army — real damage, but Lady Esquire fights on.
12:51 It seems that Lady Esquire only managed to destroy less than half of Smirk's army.Lady Esquire clips Smirk's army — real damage, but Smirk fights on.
🎙 Slight advantage Smirk as the game develops.
13:39 Smirk is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
14:14 Smirk decides to expand.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
14:37 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Lady Esquire plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
15:05 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
15:42 Smirk with some nice speedling surrounds killed Lady Esquire's zealots!Lady Esquire wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
16:29 Lady Esquire lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:52 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
— The mid game —
17:43 Smirk has a large number of hydralisk and is starting to push out!Smirk's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
18:10 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Lady Esquire GGs!That's it. Lady Esquire looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Smirk takes it — the early game decided this one.
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
economy
Play-by-play (46 lines)
0:07 The Orange Smirk spawns at s1 while Green Lady Esquire spawns at s3.We're underway — Smirk spawns at s1, Lady Esquire answers from s3.
0:39 Lady Esquire gets Forge Fast Expand against Smirk's Overpool.Smirk commits to Overpool; Lady Esquire answers with Forge Fast Expand.
— The early game —
1:05 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
1:56 Lady Esquire starts expanding.Quietly, Lady Esquire adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:22 Attempting to end the game, Smirk moves out with his armies.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:44 Lady Esquire moves out with his armies.Lady Esquire has seen enough — the army moves out.
3:19 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:50 Smirk failed to kill off Lady Esquire's defending zealots.Smirk's early gamble buys nothing — Lady Esquire's defense was already in place.
4:39 Losing only less than half of his army, Lady Esquire seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
5:05 Smirk has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Lady Esquire's force stays on that battlefield.
5:29 Smirk desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
6:06 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Quietly, Lady Esquire adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
6:46 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:06 Lady Esquire decides to move out with his armies.Here it comes: Lady Esquire crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Slight advantage Lady Esquire as the game develops.
7:46 Smirk's army is small compared to Lady Esquire!Smirk is badly outgunned — Lady Esquire's force is a size larger.
8:06 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
8:48 The battle outcome favors Lady Esquire as Smirk's armies melt into Lady Esquire's armies' weapon fire!Lady Esquire wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
— The mid game —
9:22 Smirk has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Lady Esquire's force stays on that battlefield.
9:49 Smirk destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Lady Esquire's army has been decimated.Smirk clips Lady Esquire's army — real damage, but Lady Esquire fights on.
10:26 Attempting to end the game, Smirk moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
10:59 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
11:21 Lady Esquire kills off all of Smirk's offensive zerglings with his zealots.Smirk's early gamble buys nothing — Lady Esquire's defense was already in place.
11:58 With excellent skills and micro, Lady Esquire managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
🎙 Slight advantage Lady Esquire as the game develops.
12:25 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
13:04 Lady Esquire is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.No patience from Lady Esquire: the first units are already marching.
13:38 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
14:22 The battle outcome favors Lady Esquire as Smirk's armies melt into Lady Esquire's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Lady Esquire. The push continues.
14:42 About half of Smirk's army has been decimated in that battle.Lady Esquire pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The late game —
15:21 After that battle, Lady Esquire still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
15:58 Lady Esquire is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Lady Esquire goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
16:29 Smirk desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
16:59 Lady Esquire decides to expand.More workers, more money: Lady Esquire expands.
🎙 Lady Esquire has built a commanding army lead — Smirk needs something special here.
17:19 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.
18:10 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Lady Esquire is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Smirk's way of life — Lady Esquire marches on.
18:41 Smirk lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Lady Esquire's force stays on that battlefield.
18:58 With excellent skills and micro, Lady Esquire managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
19:37 Lady Esquire is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Lady Esquire goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
20:16 Smirk having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Nothing left to defend with — Smirk taps.
GG. Lady Esquire closes it out over Smirk.
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
economy
Play-by-play (44 lines)
0:10 The White Smirk spawns at s2 while Green Lady Esquire spawns at s1.Smirk takes s2 in White; across the map, Lady Esquire settles in at s1 in Green.
0:42 Smirk opens 12 Pool against Lady Esquire's Forge Fast Expand.Smirk shows 12 Pool — Lady Esquire has gone Forge Fast Expand. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:20 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:46 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Lady Esquire takes another base — the economy widens.
2:22 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
3:03 Lady Esquire is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Lady Esquire goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:26 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
4:01 Lady Esquire failed to kill off Smirk's defending zerglings.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
4:34 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Lady Esquire destroyed only less than half of Smirk's army.Lady Esquire takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
5:18 Losing only less than half of his army, Lady Esquire seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:01 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:23 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Lady Esquire takes another base — the economy widens.
6:58 Smirk starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
7:39 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
8:09 Lady Esquire lost some of his dragoons to Smirk's speedlings!The early pressure works — Smirk breaks Lady Esquire's front door.
8:39 With excellent skills and micro, Lady Esquire managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
— The mid game —
9:24 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Lady Esquire destroyed only less than half of Smirk's army.Lady Esquire clips Smirk's army — real damage, but Smirk fights on.
10:00 Lady Esquire's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Lady Esquire goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:23 Smirk appears to have more army than Lady Esquire!Smirk's army is visibly the bigger one — Lady Esquire should not take this fight.
11:11 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
11:38 Lady Esquire failed to break Smirk's zergling line of defense.Lady Esquire's early gamble buys nothing — Smirk's defense was already in place.
12:02 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Lady Esquire while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
12:44 Losing only less than half of his army, Lady Esquire seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
🎙 Smirk holds the stronger army for now.
13:16 Smirk decides to move out with his armies.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
13:51 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
14:31 Lady Esquire lost some of his dragoons to Smirk's speedlings!Lady Esquire wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
14:54 Lady Esquire lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The late game —
15:25 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Lady Esquire destroyed only less than half of Smirk's army.Lady Esquire takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
16:12 Smirk desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
16:35 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Lady Esquire expands.
17:09 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
17:45 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Smirk is far ahead.
18:32 Smirk with some nice speedling surrounds killed Lady Esquire's zealots!Lady Esquire wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
19:02 Lady Esquire has lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
19:28 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
20:05 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Lady Esquire taps out!Lady Esquire types it out: GG.
GG. Smirk closes it out over Lady Esquire.
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
economy
Play-by-play (46 lines)
0:07 Smirk spawns at s2 in Red while Lady Esquire spawns at s1 in Purple.Smirk in Red at s2. Lady Esquire in Purple at s1. The map is set.
0:52 Lady Esquire gets Forge Fast Expand against Smirk's Overpool.Smirk shows Overpool — Lady Esquire has gone Forge Fast Expand. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:07 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:42 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Lady Esquire takes another base — the economy widens.
2:21 Smirk decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:59 Eager to end the game, Lady Esquire moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Lady Esquire crosses the map with everything.
3:33 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.
3:59 Smirk with some nice speedling surrounds killed Lady Esquire's zealots!The early pressure works — Smirk breaks Lady Esquire's front door.
4:43 Losing only less than half of his army, Lady Esquire seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:14 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Lady Esquire destroyed only less than half of Smirk's army.Lady Esquire takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
5:40 Currently, neither Smirk nor Lady Esquire appears to be leading in economy.Base for base, they're level — Smirk and Lady Esquire match each other.
6:18 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
6:51 Lady Esquire is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Lady Esquire tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:13 Smirk desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:51 Lady Esquire decides to expand.Lady Esquire takes another base — the economy widens.
8:21 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
8:51 Lady Esquire failed to break Smirk's zergling line of defense.Lady Esquire's early gamble buys nothing — Smirk's defense was already in place.
9:24 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Lady Esquire while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
10:07 Lady Esquire has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
10:31 Smirk decides to start pushing across the map.Here it comes: Smirk crosses the map with everything.
11:15 Attempting to end the game, Lady Esquire moves out with his armies.Lady Esquire tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
11:36 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
12:09 Lady Esquire failed to kill off Smirk's defending zerglings.Lady Esquire's early gamble buys nothing — Smirk's defense was already in place.
🎙 Slight advantage Smirk as the game develops.
13:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
13:16 Smirk destroyed about half of Lady Esquire's army after that battle.Half of Lady Esquire's force is gone — Smirk took it apart.
13:49 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
14:38 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
15:12 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Lady Esquire expands.
15:36 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
16:18 Lady Esquire lost some of his dragoons to Smirk's speedlings!Lady Esquire wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
16:51 Lady Esquire has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
17:13 It seems that Lady Esquire only managed to destroy less than half of Smirk's army.Lady Esquire clips Smirk's army — real damage, but Smirk fights on.
🎙 Smirk's force dwarfs what Lady Esquire has left on the field.
17:52 Eager to end the game, Smirk moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
18:14 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
19:03 Lady Esquire lost some of his dragoons to Smirk's speedlings!Lady Esquire wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
19:21 Smirk destroyed more than half of Lady Esquire's army after that battle!Smirk shreds the better part of Lady Esquire's army in one engagement.
20:01 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
— The mid game —
20:31 Smirk now has enough hydralisk to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Smirk's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
21:04 Lady Esquire having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Lady Esquire GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Lady Esquire taps out. Smirk's early game was simply better.
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
economy
Play-by-play (74 lines)
0:09 The Orange Smirk spawns at s3 while Teal Lady Esquire spawns at s1.We're underway — Smirk spawns at s3, Lady Esquire answers from s1.
0:45 Lady Esquire opens Forge Fast Expand against Smirk's Overpool.Scouting done, plans revealed: Smirk's Overpool against Lady Esquire's Forge Fast Expand.
— The early game —
0:59 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:38 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Lady Esquire expands.
2:05 Smirk is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:37 Lady Esquire's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Lady Esquire goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
2:58 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
3:24 Smirk's mismicro cost him his zerglings and probably this game! Lady Esquire continues pressuring with his zealots and dragoons!Smirk wasn't ready. Lady Esquire's early aggression takes the lead.
3:57 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.Lady Esquire keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:24 With excellent skills and micro, Lady Esquire managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:46 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Lady Esquire expands.
5:22 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
5:40 Unwilling to make the game too long, Lady Esquire starts moving out.Lady Esquire tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
6:21 Smirk might lose the game soon if he doesn't expand as Lady Esquire did.Smirk is starving on bases while Lady Esquire spreads across the map.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
6:40 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
7:11 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
7:38 The battle outcome favors Lady Esquire as Smirk's armies melt into Lady Esquire's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Lady Esquire. The push continues.
8:05 Smirk lost about half of his army in that battle.Lady Esquire pays for that trade with about half his army.
8:45 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Smirk destroyed only less than half of Lady Esquire's army.Smirk takes a bite out of Lady Esquire's force and backs off.
9:00 Attempting to end the game, Smirk moves out with his armies.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
9:41 Lady Esquire's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.No patience from Lady Esquire: the first units are already marching.
9:58 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:27 Smirk lost all of his zerglings to Lady Esquire's zealots and dragoons!Smirk wasn't ready. Lady Esquire's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
10:47 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
11:18 Losing only less than half of his army, Lady Esquire seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:44 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
12:16 Lady Esquire decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Lady Esquire has seen enough — the army moves out.
12:44 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
13:06 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Lady Esquire takes another base — the economy widens.
13:50 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
14:12 Smirk's mismicro cost him his zerglings and probably this game! Lady Esquire continues pressuring with his zealots and dragoons!The early pressure works — Lady Esquire breaks Smirk's front door.
14:44 Smirk has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Lady Esquire's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
15:13 Smirk destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Lady Esquire's army has been decimated.Smirk takes a bite out of Lady Esquire's force and backs off.
— The mid game —
15:32 Smirk now has enough hydralisk to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Smirk's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
16:01 Looks like Lady Esquire is going to push out with his archons and speedlots!Lady Esquire hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
16:23 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
17:05 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Lady Esquire is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Smirk's way of life — Lady Esquire marches on.
17:35 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
17:46 With excellent skills and micro, Lady Esquire managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:20 Lady Esquire starts pushing across the map.Lady Esquire has seen enough — the army moves out.
18:56 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
19:15 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Lady Esquire plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
19:54 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
20:16 Smirk's massive number of speedlings stopped Lady Esquire's speedlots from advancing further! Nice defense by Smirk!Smirk absorbs the mid-game push — Lady Esquire gained nothing for the cost.
20:52 It seems that Lady Esquire only managed to destroy less than half of Smirk's army.Lady Esquire takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
21:02 Losing only less than half of his army, Lady Esquire seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
21:36 What a pity! Smirk managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Lady Esquire's army.Good instincts from Lady Esquire; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
— The late game —
22:04 Smirk harasses Lady Esquire and gets ahead of the game.Beautiful harassment from Smirk. Lady Esquire's economy takes a real hit.
22:35 Where is Smirk's detector? Lady Esquire sends dark templars to harass Smirk's mineral line!Lady Esquire gets into Smirk's mineral line — workers are dying.
23:09 Lady Esquire is sniping overlords with his corsairs, and oh! His archons and speedlots are out of base as well!Lady Esquire hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
🎙 The scales tip toward Lady Esquire — a lead, but not a safe one.
23:34 Both Smirk and Lady Esquire appears to have equal expansions now.Base for base, they're level — Smirk and Lady Esquire match each other.
23:53 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
24:28 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Lady Esquire is continuing to push across the map!Smirk's army evaporates. Lady Esquire doesn't even slow down.
25:05 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Lady Esquire while losing less than half of his army.Lady Esquire keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
25:33 With excellent skills and micro, Lady Esquire managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
25:46 What a pity! Smirk managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Lady Esquire's army.Smirk knocks, Lady Esquire answers. No damage done.
26:21 Lady Esquire is sniping overlords with his corsairs, and oh! His archons and speedlots are out of base as well!Lady Esquire hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
26:45 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Lady Esquire plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
27:15 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Lady Esquire edges ahead on army strength.
27:50 Lady Esquire kills off Smirk's armies and continues pushing!Smirk's army evaporates. Lady Esquire doesn't even slow down.
28:05 Smirk has lost about half of his army in that battle.Lady Esquire pays for that trade with about half his army.
28:32 After that battle, Lady Esquire still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
29:06 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Smirk taps out!Smirk GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Lady Esquire takes it — the early game decided this one.
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
economy
Play-by-play (41 lines)
0:07 The Orange Smirk spawns at s1 while Purple Lady Esquire spawns at s2.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Smirk at s1, Lady Esquire at s2.
0:42 Lady Esquire opens Forge Fast Expand against Smirk's 12 Hatch.Scouting done, plans revealed: Smirk's 12 Hatch against Lady Esquire's Forge Fast Expand.
— The early game —
1:24 Smirk decides to expand.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:49 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Lady Esquire expands.
2:34 Smirk is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
3:03 Lady Esquire's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Lady Esquire goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:41 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
4:09 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Lady Esquire is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Smirk's way of life — Lady Esquire marches on.
4:42 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Lady Esquire destroyed only less than half of Smirk's army.Lady Esquire clips Smirk's army — real damage, but Smirk fights on.
5:20 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Smirk destroyed only less than half of Lady Esquire's army.Smirk clips Lady Esquire's army — real damage, but Lady Esquire fights on.
5:58 At the moment, Smirk seems to have more units than Lady Esquire.Smirk's army is visibly the bigger one — Lady Esquire should not take this fight.
6:36 Smirk decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
7:05 Lady Esquire is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Lady Esquire goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
7:36 Smirk starts expanding.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
8:17 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Quietly, Lady Esquire adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
8:54 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
9:23 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Lady Esquire is continuing to push across the map!Smirk's army evaporates. Lady Esquire doesn't even slow down.
9:57 It seems that Lady Esquire only managed to destroy less than half of Smirk's army.Lady Esquire takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
10:24 With excellent skills and micro, Lady Esquire managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:02 Lady Esquire's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Lady Esquire tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:45 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.
12:10 The battle outcome favors Lady Esquire as Smirk's armies melt into Lady Esquire's armies' weapon fire!Smirk's army evaporates. Lady Esquire doesn't even slow down.
12:48 About half of Smirk's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Lady Esquire's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 Lady Esquire holds the stronger army for now.
13:33 Losing only less than half of his army, Lady Esquire seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
13:51 Both Smirk and Lady Esquire appears to have equal expansions now.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Smirk and Lady Esquire yet.
14:41 Lady Esquire is pushing out with his zealots.No patience from Lady Esquire: the first units are already marching.
15:09 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
15:45 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Lady Esquire plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
16:18 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
16:48 Lady Esquire kills off Smirk's armies and continues pushing!Lady Esquire wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
17:32 Smirk lost about half of his army in that battle.Lady Esquire pays for that trade with about half his army.
17:58 After that battle, Lady Esquire still has most of his army with him.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Lady Esquire's force dwarfs what Smirk has left on the field.
— The mid game —
18:43 With corsairs sniping overlords, Lady Esquire is bringing his dark templar to attack his opponent!Lady Esquire's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
19:00 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Smirk taps out!That's it. Smirk looks at the field one last time and concedes.
GG. Lady Esquire closes it out over Smirk.
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lady Esquire
economy
Play-by-play (47 lines)
0:08 The Purple Smirk spawns at s3 while White Lady Esquire spawns at s1.Smirk in Purple at s3. Lady Esquire in White at s1. The map is set.
0:42 Smirk opens 12 Pool against Lady Esquire's Forge Fast Expand.Smirk shows 12 Pool — Lady Esquire has gone Forge Fast Expand. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:09 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
1:52 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Quietly, Lady Esquire adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:17 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
3:04 Lady Esquire is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.No patience from Lady Esquire: the first units are already marching.
3:36 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
4:11 Smirk with his speedlings successfully defend against Lady Esquire's early zealot pressure.Lady Esquire's early gamble buys nothing — Smirk's defense was already in place.
4:42 Lady Esquire destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Smirk's army has been decimated.Lady Esquire takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
5:09 Losing only less than half of his army, Lady Esquire seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
5:45 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:06 Lady Esquire starts pushing across the map.Lady Esquire has seen enough — the army moves out.
6:44 In terms of army size, Lady Esquire is behind Smirk!Lady Esquire is badly outgunned — Smirk's force is a size larger.
7:19 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
8:04 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Lady Esquire plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
8:26 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
9:02 Smirk with his speedlings successfully defend against Lady Esquire's early zealot pressure.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
9:41 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Lady Esquire keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:59 Losing only less than half of his army, Lady Esquire seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
10:34 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:16 Lady Esquire's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Lady Esquire goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:55 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
12:21 With really nice micro, Smirk's speedlings kills off Lady Esquire's dragoons.Lady Esquire wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Smirk edges ahead on army strength.
12:59 About half of Lady Esquire's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
13:31 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
13:54 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
14:32 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
15:01 Lady Esquire warps in a nexus.Quietly, Lady Esquire adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
15:40 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
16:10 Smirk with some nice speedling surrounds killed Lady Esquire's zealots!Lady Esquire wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
16:41 Lady Esquire has lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
17:22 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lady Esquire — the losses are light.
🎙 Smirk's force dwarfs what Lady Esquire has left on the field.
— The mid game —
17:43 Smirk has a large number of hydralisk and is starting to push out!Smirk's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
18:17 Lady Esquire must macro up quickly or Smirk will just roll him over!Lady Esquire is badly outgunned — Smirk's force is a size larger.
— The late game —
19:03 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
19:33 Lady Esquire failed to deal nicely with Smirk's lurkers, his few fail storms cost him this battle and this army.The mid-game push crashes through — Smirk breaks Lady Esquire's position.
20:07 Lady Esquire lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
20:37 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.Lady Esquire keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
21:08 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Lady Esquire taps out!That's it. Lady Esquire looks at the field one last time and concedes.
GG. Smirk closes it out over Lady Esquire.
Head to head
35 games
Smirk
13 – 22
Lady Esquire