Friendly · Bo3 · engine v5
· Wed, Jul 22 2026 · 18:17 server time
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■ Nearish
■ Surplus
army value
■ Nearish
■ Surplus
economy
Play-by-play (7 lines)
0:19 Nearish spawns at s4 in Orange while Surplus spawns at s3 in Blue.Nearish in Orange at s4. Surplus in Blue at s3. The map is set.
2:17 Nearish gets Forge Fast Expand against Surplus's 9 Pool.Nearish commits to Forge Fast Expand; Surplus answers with 9 Pool.
4:47 Surplus decides to cheese today.Surplus isn't playing fair today — the cheese is on.
🎙 Surplus has built a commanding army lead — Nearish needs something special here.
6:52 Taking the advantage of an aggressive build, Surplus attacks Nearish.All or nothing: Surplus's gamble arrives at Nearish's base.
9:00 Nearish was unable to defend Surplus's armies and taps out.It works! Nearish can't hold the gamble and taps to Surplus.
GG. Surplus closes it out over Nearish.
■ Nearish
■ Surplus
army value
■ Nearish
■ Surplus
economy
Play-by-play (62 lines)
0:20 The Blue Nearish spawns at s2 while Orange Surplus spawns at s1.Nearish takes s2 in Blue; across the map, Surplus settles in at s1 in Orange.
0:46 Nearish opens Forge Fast Expand against Surplus's Overpool.Nearish commits to Forge Fast Expand; Surplus answers with Overpool.
— The early game —
1:12 Nearish desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Nearish takes another base — the economy widens.
1:47 Surplus desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Surplus plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:05 Nearish is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Nearish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:33 Surplus moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Surplus pushes.
3:00 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
3:39 Surplus kills off Nearish's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Surplus. The push continues.
4:13 With excellent skills and micro, Nearish managed to fend off Surplus while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Surplus — the losses are light.
4:39 With excellent skills and micro, Surplus managed to fend off Nearish while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Nearish — the losses are light.
5:02 Nearish's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Nearish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
5:31 Surplus is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Surplus tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:02 Both Nearish and Surplus appears to have equal expansions now.Base for base, they're level — Nearish and Surplus match each other.
6:42 Nearish desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, Nearish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:09 Surplus decides to expand.Surplus takes another base — the economy widens.
7:34 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
8:10 Nearish kills off all of Surplus's offensive zerglings with his zealots.Nearish holds the early rush without blinking.
8:37 After that battle, Nearish still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Surplus — the losses are light.
8:55 With excellent skills and micro, Surplus managed to fend off Nearish while losing less than half of his army.Nearish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:33 Nearish decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Nearish tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
10:04 Surplus pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Surplus: the first units are already marching.
10:29 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
11:00 Nearish lost some of his dragoons to Surplus's speedlings!Nearish wasn't ready. Surplus's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Surplus edges ahead on army strength.
11:21 Surplus only destroyed about half of Nearish's army.Half of Nearish's force is gone — Surplus took it apart.
11:52 After that battle, Surplus still has most of his army with him.Nearish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:19 Nearish is pushing out with his zealots.Nearish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
12:54 Attempting to end the game, Surplus moves out with his armies.Surplus has seen enough — the army moves out.
13:34 Nearish starts expanding.More workers, more money: Nearish expands.
13:55 Surplus desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Surplus takes another base — the economy widens.
14:30 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
14:49 Nearish was out-microed by Surplus and loses all his attacking forces.Surplus holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
15:20 It seems that Nearish only managed to destroy less than half of Surplus's army.Nearish clips Surplus's army — real damage, but Surplus fights on.
🎙 Surplus edges ahead on army strength.
15:49 Nearish lost about half of his army in that battle.Surplus pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:27 In terms of army size, Nearish is behind Surplus!Nearish is badly outgunned — Surplus's force is a size larger.
— The mid game —
16:44 With corsairs sniping overlords, Nearish is bringing his dark templar to attack his opponent!Nearish's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
17:20 Surplus brings his lurker-lings to pressure his opponent.Surplus's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
17:58 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
18:16 All of a sudden, Nearish has no armies left while Surplus is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Surplus. The push continues.
18:56 Surplus destroyed about half of Nearish's army after that battle.Surplus cuts Nearish's army in half.
— The late game —
19:14 Losing only less than half of his army, Surplus seems to be fine.Nearish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
19:38 Nearish harasses Surplus and gets ahead of the game.Surplus looks away for one second and Nearish makes him pay for it.
🎙 Nearish is a step behind and knows it.
20:13 Nice try from Nearish to harass Surplus, but Surplus's reaction is just too agile.Nearish goes for the raid — Surplus is ready, and nothing comes of it.
20:37 Surplus has a large number of hydralisk and is starting to push out!Surplus's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
21:10 Nearish desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Nearish plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
21:54 Surplus starts expanding.More workers, more money: Surplus expands.
22:22 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
22:37 The battle outcome favors Surplus as Nearish's armies melt into Surplus's armies' weapon fire!Nearish's army evaporates. Surplus doesn't even slow down.
23:16 Nearish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Surplus pays for that trade with about half his army.
23:42 With excellent skills and micro, Surplus managed to fend off Nearish while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Nearish — the losses are light.
24:10 Without any further reinforcements, Nearish's expansion is decimated by Surplus's armies.Nearish's expansion burns — Surplus tears it down.
🎙 Nearish is hanging on by a thread against Surplus's army.
24:35 Nearish tried to harass Surplus but Surplus successfully fends off the harassment.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Surplus shuts the door on Nearish.
25:06 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Nearish taps out!Nearish types it out: GG.
Surplus takes it — the early game decided this one.
Head to head
19 games
Nearish
5 – 14
Surplus