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■ Aqua
■ Catsup
army value
■ Aqua
■ Catsup
economy
Play-by-play (75 lines)
0:07 Lightness spawns at s1 in Blue while Catsup spawns at s2 in Teal.We're underway — Lightness spawns at s1, Catsup answers from s2.
0:40 Lightness opens 14 CC against Catsup's 12 Pool.Scouting done, plans revealed: Lightness's 14 CC against Catsup's 12 Pool.
— The early game —
1:09 Lightness places down a command center.Lightness plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:31 Catsup places down a hatchery.Catsup takes another base — the economy widens.
1:51 Lightness starts pushing out with his marines.No patience from Lightness: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:32 Catsup is putting early pressure with his zerglings.Catsup tests the door early. Is anyone home?
2:54 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:30 Catsup failed to kill off Lightness's defending marines.Lightness holds the early rush without blinking.
3:41 Catsup destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Lightness's army has been decimated.Catsup clips Lightness's army — real damage, but Lightness fights on.
4:10 With excellent skills and micro, Catsup managed to fend off Lightness while losing less than half of his army.Lightness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:42 Eager to end the game, Lightness moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Lightness crosses the map with everything.
5:12 Catsup's zerglings are pushing out!Catsup goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:33 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
6:08 Mismicro from Lightness gave opportunity to Catsup! Catsup is still pushing and putting pressure with his zerglings!The early pressure works — Catsup breaks Lightness's front door.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
6:44 About half of Lightness's army has been decimated in that battle.Catsup pays for that trade with about half his army.
7:12 Lightness destroyed about half of Catsup's army after that battle.Lightness cuts Catsup's army in half.
7:38 Lightness places down a command center.Quietly, Lightness adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
8:01 Catsup places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Catsup expands.
8:37 Lightness decides to put on early pressure with his marines.No patience from Lightness: the first units are already marching.
9:01 Catsup is putting early pressure with his zerglings.Catsup tests the door early. Is anyone home?
9:19 Lightness appears to have more army than Catsup!Count the units: Lightness has the edge over Catsup right now.
9:41 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:07 With beautiful placement, Catsup successfully fends off Lightness's attacks.The attack shatters on Catsup's line. Great positioning.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
10:52 It seems that Lightness only managed to destroy less than half of Catsup's army.Lightness clips Catsup's army — real damage, but Catsup fights on.
11:16 After that battle, Lightness still has most of his army with him.Catsup keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:47 Lightness moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Lightness crosses the map with everything.
12:17 Catsup's zerglings are pushing out!Catsup goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
12:27 Lightness places down a command center.Lightness plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
13:05 Catsup places down a hatchery.Quietly, Catsup adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
13:40 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
13:51 Nice placement by Catsup, Lightness can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Lightness's early gamble buys nothing — Catsup's defense was already in place.
14:17 Losing only less than half of his army, Catsup seems to be fine.Lightness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
14:56 With excellent skills and micro, Lightness managed to fend off Catsup while losing less than half of his army.Catsup keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
— The mid game —
15:14 Catsup is flying his mutalisks towards his opponent.The composition is ready; Catsup starts the push.
15:59 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
16:17 Catsup's well-placed lurkers caught Lightness's tanks and medics off-guard! Lightness's army is completely melting!The mid-game push crashes through — Catsup breaks Lightness's position.
16:47 Catsup destroyed about half of Lightness's army after that battle.Catsup cuts Lightness's army in half.
17:17 With excellent skills and micro, Catsup managed to fend off Lightness while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Lightness — the losses are light.
17:39 Lightness's number of expansions are equal to Catsup's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Lightness and Catsup yet.
17:57 Lightness desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Lightness takes another base — the economy widens.
18:33 Catsup places down a hatchery.Quietly, Catsup adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
19:04 Lightness tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by Catsup.Lightness knocks, Catsup answers. No damage done.
19:38 Lightness has been very lucky to scout the incoming harassment by Catsup.No surprises today — Lightness's harassment is scouted early.
19:51 Catsup is still going ahead with his harassment!Catsup wanted to raid — instead he's pinned at home, defending.
20:17 Catsup tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Lightness's defense line.Good instincts from Lightness; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
20:59 Catsup is flying his mutalisks towards his opponent.The composition is ready; Catsup starts the push.
21:28 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
21:47 Catsup is attacking with both mutalisks and zerglings! Watch Lightness's marines melt in this attack!Lightness's defense bends, then snaps. Catsup takes the middle of the game.
— The late game —
22:13 It seems that Catsup only managed to destroy less than half of Lightness's army.Catsup clips Lightness's army — real damage, but Lightness fights on.
22:51 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Lightness destroyed only less than half of Catsup's army.Lightness clips Catsup's army — real damage, but Catsup fights on.
🎙 Catsup edges ahead on army strength.
23:08 Lightness dropped some marines into Catsup's mineral line!Catsup looks away for one second and Lightness makes him pay for it.
23:34 Zerglings ran past Lightness's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Catsup!Catsup gets into Lightness's mineral line — workers are dying.
24:07 Catsup places down a hatchery.Catsup plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
24:25 Catsup starts pushing out with his speedlings and lurkers!Catsup's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
24:54 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.
25:37 Catsup is attacking with both mutalisks and zerglings! Watch Lightness's marines melt in this attack!The mid-game push crashes through — Catsup breaks Lightness's position.
25:46 Lightness lost about half of his army in that battle.Catsup pays for that trade with about half his army.
26:15 After that battle, Catsup still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lightness — the losses are light.
26:56 Catsup starts pushing out with his speedlings and lurkers!Catsup's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
🎙 Slight advantage Catsup as the game develops.
27:11 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
27:50 Lightness seems to have run out of scans! Catsup's lurkers cleans up the remaining army!The mid-game push crashes through — Catsup breaks Lightness's position.
28:12 Lightness has lost about half of his army in that battle.Catsup pays for that trade with about half his army.
28:48 Losing only less than half of his army, Catsup seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lightness — the losses are light.
29:11 Lightness having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Lightness GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Catsup takes it — the mid game decided this one.
■ Aqua
■ Catsup
army value
■ Aqua
■ Catsup
economy
Play-by-play (48 lines)
0:13 Lightness spawns in Red at s4 while Catsup spawns in Yellow at s2.Lightness in Red at s4. Catsup in Yellow at s2. The map is set.
0:35 Catsup gets 12 Hatch against Lightness's 1 Rax FE.Lightness shows 1 Rax FE — Catsup has gone 12 Hatch. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:21 Lightness places down a command center.Quietly, Lightness adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:49 Catsup places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Catsup expands.
2:12 Lightness starts pushing out with his marines.Lightness goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:51 Catsup is putting early pressure with his zerglings.No patience from Catsup: the first units are already marching.
3:22 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
3:51 Nice placement by Catsup, Lightness can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Catsup holds the early rush without blinking.
4:27 About half of Catsup's army has been decimated in that battle.Lightness pays for that trade with about half his army.
5:09 After that battle, Catsup destroyed about half of Lightness's army.Half of Lightness's force is gone — Catsup took it apart.
5:33 Lightness decides to expand.Lightness plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:01 Catsup decides to expand.Catsup takes another base — the economy widens.
6:38 Lightness starts pushing out with his marines.Lightness tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:04 Catsup is putting early pressure with his zerglings.No patience from Catsup: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:51 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
8:11 Catsup kills off Lightness's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Catsup. The push continues.
8:45 About half of Lightness's army has been decimated in that battle.Catsup pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:23 With excellent skills and micro, Catsup managed to fend off Lightness while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Lightness — the losses are light.
9:43 Lightness feels confident with his marines and decides to push out.Lightness goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:25 Catsup is putting early pressure with his zerglings.Catsup tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:06 In terms of army size, Lightness is behind Catsup!Lightness is badly outgunned — Catsup's force is a size larger.
11:20 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
12:09 Nice control from Catsup! He killed Lightness's marines and continues pressuring!Lightness wasn't ready. Catsup's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
12:27 Lightness has lost about half of his army in that battle.Catsup pays for that trade with about half his army.
13:03 Lightness only destroyed about half of Catsup's army.Half of Catsup's force is gone — Lightness took it apart.
13:31 Catsup places down a hatchery.Catsup plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:13 Unwilling to make the game too long, Catsup starts moving out.Catsup has seen enough — the army moves out.
14:35 Lightness places down a command center.Lightness plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
15:06 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
15:56 Mismicro from Lightness gave opportunity to Catsup! Catsup is still pushing and putting pressure with his zerglings!Lightness wasn't ready. Catsup's early aggression takes the lead.
16:14 Catsup destroyed about half of Lightness's army after that battle.Half of Lightness's force is gone — Catsup took it apart.
16:47 Losing only less than half of his army, Catsup seems to be fine.Lightness keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The scales tip toward Catsup — a lead, but not a safe one.
— The mid game —
17:21 Catsup is flying his mutalisks towards his opponent.The composition is ready; Catsup starts the push.
18:04 Catsup places down a hatchery.Catsup plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
— The late game —
18:22 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
18:51 Catsup kills off Lightness's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks Lightness's way of life — Catsup marches on.
19:28 About half of Lightness's army has been decimated in that battle.Catsup pays for that trade with about half his army.
19:57 With excellent skills and micro, Catsup managed to fend off Lightness while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Lightness — the losses are light.
20:33 Lightness tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Catsup.Lightness knocks, Catsup answers. No damage done.
21:19 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Lightness taps out!Lightness GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Aqua taps out. Catsup's early game was simply better.
Head to head
4 games
Aqua
3 – 1
Catsup