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 s2 in Blue while Surplus spawns at s4 in Orange.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Nearish at s2, Surplus at s4.
2:28 Surplus opens 5 Pool against Nearish's Forge Fast Expand.The builds are down: Forge Fast Expand from Nearish, 5 Pool from Surplus.
4:47 Surplus decides to cheese today.Surplus Has cooked up something crazy, an early rush. They go all in!
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Surplus is far ahead.
6:46 Surplus with an aggressive opening starts to attack Nearish.All or nothing: Surplus's gamble arrives at Nearish's base.
9:12 Nearish was unable to defend Surplus's armies and taps out.The cheese lands — Nearish GGs, and Surplus steals the game.
That's the game: Surplus defeats Nearish, settled in the early game.
■ Nearish
■ Surplus
army value
■ Nearish
■ Surplus
economy
Play-by-play (52 lines)
0:14 Nearish spawns in Blue at s3 while Surplus spawns in Teal at s4.We're underway — Nearish spawns at s3, Surplus answers from s4.
0:39 Surplus opens 12 Pool against Nearish's Forge Fast Expand.The builds are down: Forge Fast Expand from Nearish, 12 Pool from Surplus.
— The early game —
1:12 Nearish decides to expand.More workers, more money: Nearish expands.
1:39 Surplus decides to expand.Quietly, Surplus adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:07 Nearish is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Nearish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:39 Surplus pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Surplus: the first units are already marching.
3:22 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:41 Nearish kills off Surplus's speedlings with his zealots and dragoons!The early pressure works — Nearish breaks Surplus's front door.
4:26 After that battle, Surplus still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Nearish — the losses are light.
4:56 After that battle, Nearish still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Surplus — the losses are light.
5:16 Nearish is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Nearish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:02 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
6:21 Surplus with his speedlings successfully defend against Nearish's early zealot pressure.Surplus holds the early rush without blinking.
7:07 Losing only less than half of his army, Surplus seems to be fine.Nearish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:35 Nearish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Surplus pays for that trade with about half his army.
8:09 Surplus is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Surplus goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
8:38 Nearish starts expanding.Quietly, Nearish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
9:01 Surplus decides to expand.More workers, more money: Surplus expands.
9:27 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
— The mid game —
10:03 Nearish lost some of his dragoons to Surplus's speedlings!Nearish wasn't ready. Surplus's early aggression takes the lead.
10:47 Nearish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Surplus pays for that trade with about half his army.
11:00 After that battle, Surplus still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Nearish — the losses are light.
11:45 Nearish decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Nearish has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Slight advantage Surplus as the game develops.
12:03 Surplus starts pushing across the map.Surplus tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
12:41 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
13:22 Nearish lost some of his dragoons to Surplus's speedlings!Nearish wasn't ready. Surplus's early aggression takes the lead.
13:45 Surplus only destroyed about half of Nearish's army.Surplus cuts Nearish's army in half.
14:12 After that battle, Surplus still has most of his army with him.Nearish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:40 Nearish starts expanding.Quietly, Nearish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
15:22 Surplus desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.More workers, more money: Surplus expands.
15:56 Nearish is pushing out with his zealots.Nearish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
16:14 Surplus decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Surplus pushes.
🎙 Surplus has built a commanding army lead — Nearish needs something special here.
— The late game —
16:55 Surplus appears to have more army than Nearish!Surplus's army is visibly the bigger one — Nearish should not take this fight.
17:30 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
18:00 All of a sudden, Nearish has no armies left while Surplus is continuing to push across the map!Nearish's army evaporates. Surplus doesn't even slow down.
18:31 Surplus only destroyed about half of Nearish's army.Half of Nearish's force is gone — Surplus took it apart.
18:57 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.
19:24 Surplus's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Surplus goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
20:01 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
20:26 The battle outcome favors Surplus as Nearish's armies melt into Surplus's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Surplus. The push continues.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Surplus is far ahead.
20:59 Nearish seems to lose most of his army in that battle.Surplus limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
21:29 It seems that Nearish only managed to destroy less than half of Surplus's army.Nearish takes a bite out of Surplus's force and backs off.
22:16 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Nearish GGs!That's it. Nearish looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Surplus takes it — the early game decided this one.
Head to head
19 games
Nearish
5 – 14
Surplus