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■ Twirly
■ Hydra
army value
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
economy
Play-by-play (46 lines)
0:07 Twirly spawns at s3 in Purple while Hydra spawns at s2 in White.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Twirly at s3, Hydra at s2.
0:42 Twirly gets Forge Fast Expand against Hydra's Overpool.The builds are down: Forge Fast Expand from Twirly, Overpool from Hydra.
— The early game —
1:22 Twirly starts expanding.Twirly plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:57 Hydra places down a hatchery.Hydra takes another base — the economy widens.
2:19 Unwilling to make the game too long, Twirly starts moving out.No more waiting. Twirly pushes.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:44 Hydra pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Hydra: the first units are already marching.
3:18 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
4:03 Twirly was out-microed by Hydra and loses all his attacking forces.The attack shatters on Hydra's line. Great positioning.
4:28 With excellent skills and micro, Hydra managed to fend off Twirly while losing less than half of his army.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:01 It seems that Hydra only managed to destroy less than half of Twirly's army.Hydra takes a bite out of Twirly's force and backs off.
5:38 In terms of army size, Twirly is behind Hydra!Twirly needs production, fast; Hydra's army has outgrown his.
5:58 Twirly's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Twirly goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:40 Hydra's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Hydra: the first units are already marching.
7:10 Twirly warps in a nexus.Twirly plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:46 Hydra places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hydra expands.
8:06 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:50 Twirly failed to kill off Hydra's defending zerglings.Hydra holds the early rush without blinking.
— The mid game —
9:17 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Twirly destroyed only less than half of Hydra's army.Twirly takes a bite out of Hydra's force and backs off.
9:56 Twirly has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Hydra's force stays on that battlefield.
10:24 Unwilling to make the game too long, Hydra starts moving out.No more waiting. Hydra pushes.
10:59 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
11:27 With really nice micro, Hydra's speedlings kills off Twirly's dragoons.Twirly wasn't ready. Hydra's early aggression takes the lead.
12:03 Twirly lost about half of his army in that battle.Hydra pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Hydra's force dwarfs what Twirly has left on the field.
12:33 With excellent skills and micro, Hydra managed to fend off Twirly while losing less than half of his army.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
13:02 Hydra decides to move out with his armies.Here it comes: Hydra crosses the map with everything.
13:46 Twirly decides to expand.Twirly takes another base — the economy widens.
14:08 Hydra places down a hatchery.Hydra plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:48 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
— The late game —
15:16 Twirly lost some of his dragoons to Hydra's speedlings!Twirly wasn't ready. Hydra's early aggression takes the lead.
15:51 About half of Twirly's army has been decimated in that battle.Hydra pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:32 With excellent skills and micro, Hydra managed to fend off Twirly while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
16:46 Hydra pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Hydra: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Hydra has built a commanding army lead — Twirly needs something special here.
17:22 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
17:54 Twirly lost some of his dragoons to Hydra's speedlings!The early pressure works — Hydra breaks Twirly's front door.
18:42 The attack was a success, Twirly lost more than half of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Hydra — more than half the force is gone.
19:08 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
19:42 Hydra pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Hydra tests the door early. Is anyone home?
20:19 Twirly having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.That's it. Twirly looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Twirly taps out. Hydra's early game was simply better.
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
army value
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
economy
Play-by-play (178 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Teal Hydra spawning at s1 and Blue Twirly spawning at s2.Hydra takes s1 in Teal; Twirly settles in at s2 in Blue.
0:40 Hydra opens 12 Hatch against Twirly's Forge Fast Expand.Hydra commits to 12 Hatch; Twirly answers with Forge Fast Expand.
— The early game —
0:47 Hydra places down a hatchery.Quietly, Hydra adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:21 Twirly desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.More workers, more money: Twirly expands.
1:44 Hydra's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Hydra: the first units are already marching.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:02 Twirly is pushing out with his zealots.No patience from Twirly: the first units are already marching.
2:35 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
2:42 Twirly kills off Hydra's speedlings with his zealots and dragoons!Hydra wasn't ready. Twirly's early aggression takes the lead.
3:23 Twirly only destroyed about half of Hydra's army.Half of Hydra's force is gone — Twirly took it apart.
3:44 It seems that Hydra only managed to destroy less than half of Twirly's army.Hydra clips Twirly's army — real damage, but Twirly fights on.
4:04 Hydra places down a hatchery.Hydra takes another base — the economy widens.
4:28 Twirly warps in a nexus.Twirly plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
4:44 Hydra's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Hydra goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:07 Twirly is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Twirly goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
5:34 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
5:50 Twirly failed to kill off Hydra's defending zerglings.Twirly's early gamble buys nothing — Hydra's defense was already in place.
6:19 After that battle, Hydra still has most of his army with him.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:47 Twirly lost about half of his army in that battle.Hydra pays for that trade with about half his army.
7:14 Twirly is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Hydra's army.Twirly is badly outgunned — Hydra's force is a size larger.
7:25 Attempting to end the game, Hydra moves out with his armies.Hydra has seen enough — the army moves out.
8:00 Twirly's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Twirly tests the door early. Is anyone home?
8:07 Hydra places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hydra expands.
8:38 Twirly warps in a nexus.Quietly, Twirly adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
8:54 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
9:26 Hydra lost all of his zerglings to Twirly's zealots and dragoons!The early pressure works — Twirly breaks Hydra's front door.
9:37 After that battle, Hydra still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
10:06 With excellent skills and micro, Twirly managed to fend off Hydra while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
10:43 Hydra's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Hydra goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:50 Twirly is pushing out with his zealots.No patience from Twirly: the first units are already marching.
11:23 Hydra places down a hatchery.Quietly, Hydra adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
11:50 Twirly warps in a nexus.Twirly plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
11:57 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.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
12:22 Hydra failed to break Twirly's defending line of zealots.Twirly holds the early rush without blinking.
12:47 With excellent skills and micro, Twirly managed to fend off Hydra while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
13:22 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
13:29 Twirly appears to have more army than Hydra!Count the units: Twirly has the edge over Hydra right now.
— The mid game —
14:03 Hydra brings his lurker-lings to pressure his opponent.Hydra's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
14:25 Twirly starts pushing across the map.Here it comes: Twirly crosses the map with everything.
14:45 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
15:02 Hydra's combination of lurkers and hydralisks totally decimated Twirly's army.The mid-game push crashes through — Hydra breaks Twirly's position.
15:37 After that battle, Hydra destroyed about half of Twirly's army.Hydra cuts Twirly's army in half.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
15:52 Hydra has lost about half of his army in that battle.Twirly pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:29 Where is Hydra's detector? Twirly sends dark templars to harass Hydra's mineral line!The raid lands — Twirly chips away at Hydra's foundation.
16:36 Eager to end the game, Hydra moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Hydra pushes.
16:58 Hydra places down a hatchery.Hydra takes another base — the economy widens.
17:30 Twirly warps in a nexus.Twirly plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
17:51 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
18:24 Hydra failed to focus down on high templars and the few storm on Hydra's hydralisks really hurts a lot! Hydra is backing off!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Twirly holds Hydra.
18:41 After that battle, Twirly still has most of his army with him.Hydra keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
19:10 After that battle, Hydra still has most of his army with him.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
19:23 Nice try from Twirly to harass Hydra, but Hydra's reaction is just too agile.Twirly goes for the raid — Hydra is ready, and nothing comes of it.
19:46 Zerglings ran past Twirly's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Hydra!Hydra gets into Twirly's mineral line — workers are dying.
20:12 Where is Hydra's detector? Twirly sends dark templars to harass Hydra's mineral line!Hydra looks away for one second and Twirly makes him pay for it.
20:35 Hydra brings his lurker-lings to pressure his opponent.Hydra's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
20:59 Twirly is sniping overlords with his corsairs, and oh! His archons and speedlots are out of base as well!The composition is ready; Twirly starts the push.
21:15 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
21:40 Twirly can't push any further as Hydra burrowed some lurkers and Twirly has no observers!Hydra absorbs the mid-game push — Twirly gained nothing for the cost.
22:08 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Twirly destroyed only less than half of Hydra's army.Twirly clips Hydra's army — real damage, but Hydra fights on.
22:30 Losing only less than half of his army, Twirly seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
22:45 Twirly tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Hydra's economy.Twirly goes for the raid — Hydra is ready, and nothing comes of it.
23:13 Hydra now has enough hydralisk to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Hydra's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
23:38 Hydra places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hydra expands.
24:00 Twirly starts expanding.Quietly, Twirly adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
24:19 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
24:39 Hydra's zerglings surround Twirly's archons while Hydra's lurkers deal with the rest. The outcome seems to favor Hydra!The mid-game push crashes through — Hydra breaks Twirly's position.
25:18 Losing only less than half of his army, Twirly seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
25:29 After that battle, Hydra still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
26:00 Reaver! Reaver! Twirly's reaver is killing off most of Hydra's workers!Hydra looks away for one second and Twirly makes him pay for it.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
26:11 Reaver! Reaver! Twirly's reaver is killing off most of Hydra's workers!The raid lands — Twirly chips away at Hydra's foundation.
26:48 Hydra now has enough hydralisk to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Hydra's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
27:07 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
27:31 Hydra's zerglings surround Twirly's archons while Hydra's lurkers deal with the rest. The outcome seems to favor Hydra!The mid-game push crashes through — Hydra breaks Twirly's position.
28:01 Hydra only destroyed about half of Twirly's army.Half of Twirly's force is gone — Hydra took it apart.
28:08 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
28:47 What superior Mutalisk micro from Hydra! Twirly's economy is suffering!Beautiful harassment from Hydra. Twirly's economy takes a real hit.
29:00 Aaaaaa, Hydra's mineral line is stormed by Twirly's high templars!The raid lands — Twirly chips away at Hydra's foundation.
29:14 In terms of army size, Hydra is behind Twirly!Hydra needs production, fast; Twirly's army has outgrown his.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
29:51 Reaver! Reaver! Twirly's reaver is killing off most of Hydra's workers!The raid lands — Twirly chips away at Hydra's foundation.
30:00 Hydra places down a hatchery.Hydra takes another base — the economy widens.
30:39 Twirly warps in a nexus.Twirly plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
30:57 What superior Mutalisk micro from Hydra! Twirly's economy is suffering!The raid lands — Hydra chips away at Twirly's foundation.
31:21 Reaver! Reaver! Twirly's reaver is killing off most of Hydra's workers!Beautiful harassment from Twirly. Hydra's economy takes a real hit.
31:42 Hydra brings his lurker-lings to pressure his opponent.Hydra's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
31:57 Looks like Twirly is going to push out with his archons and speedlots!Twirly hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
32:27 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.
32:47 Hydra's zerglings surround Twirly's archons while Hydra's lurkers deal with the rest. The outcome seems to favor Hydra!The mid-game push crashes through — Hydra breaks Twirly's position.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
33:06 With excellent skills and micro, Twirly managed to fend off Hydra while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
33:31 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
33:50 Hydra scouted Twirly's attempt to harass!No surprises today — Hydra's harassment is scouted early.
34:24 Hydra scouted the attempt but Twirly is still going with it!Twirly wanted to raid — instead he's pinned at home, defending.
34:53 Twirly tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Hydra.Twirly goes for the raid — Hydra is ready, and nothing comes of it.
35:06 Where is Hydra's detector? Twirly sends dark templars to harass Hydra's mineral line!Twirly gets into Hydra's mineral line — workers are dying.
35:40 Twirly casts some storm! But Hydra lost no workers.Twirly goes for the raid — Hydra is ready, and nothing comes of it.
35:54 Hydra has a large number of hydralisk and is starting to push out!Hydra's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
36:18 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
36:42 Hydra's combination of lurkers and hydralisks totally decimated Twirly's army.Twirly's defense bends, then snaps. Hydra takes the middle of the game.
37:11 After that battle, Twirly still has most of his army with him.Hydra keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
37:30 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Twirly destroyed only less than half of Hydra's army.Twirly clips Hydra's army — real damage, but Hydra fights on.
37:55 Twirly casts some storm! But Hydra lost no workers.Twirly knocks, Hydra answers. No damage done.
38:14 Unwilling to make the game too long, Hydra starts moving out.Hydra has seen enough — the army moves out.
38:41 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.
38:55 Twirly made some nice storms, and it killed majority of Hydra's hydralisks! Hydra has to back off!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Twirly holds Hydra.
39:16 After that battle, Twirly still has most of his army with him.Hydra keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
39:45 With excellent skills and micro, Hydra managed to fend off Twirly while losing less than half of his army.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
40:10 Twirly tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Hydra.Twirly goes for the raid — Hydra is ready, and nothing comes of it.
40:32 Hydra now has enough hydralisk to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Hydra's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
40:50 Twirly decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Twirly pushes.
41:15 At the moment, neither Hydra nor Twirly is leading in army size.The armies weigh the same — dead even on the field.
41:43 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
41:56 Twirly kills off Hydra's armies and continues pushing!Twirly wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
42:31 With excellent skills and micro, Hydra managed to fend off Twirly while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
43:01 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Hydra destroyed only less than half of Twirly's army.Hydra takes a bite out of Twirly's force and backs off.
43:21 Hydra scouted Twirly's attempt to harass!No surprises today — Hydra's harassment is scouted early.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
43:34 Twirly is still going ahead with his harassment!Twirly wanted to raid — instead he's pinned at home, defending.
44:09 Twirly tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Hydra.Good instincts from Hydra; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
44:23 Hydra now has enough hydralisk to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Hydra's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
44:51 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.
— The late game —
45:19 Twirly's storms land on the swarm and Hydra's cracklings die before they reach the line.Twirly holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
45:41 After that battle, Twirly still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
45:52 Twirly destroyed about half of Hydra's army after that battle.Half of Hydra's force is gone — Twirly took it apart.
46:28 Eager to end the game, Hydra moves out with his armies.Hydra has seen enough — the army moves out.
46:37 Twirly decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Twirly tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
47:03 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.
47:22 Hydra's lurkers are burrowed at the choke and Twirly has no observers left. The push stalls.Hydra holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
47:46 After that battle, Hydra still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
48:07 After that battle, Hydra destroyed about half of Twirly's army.Half of Twirly's force is gone — Hydra took it apart.
48:35 Reaver! Reaver! Twirly's reaver is killing off most of Hydra's workers!Twirly gets into Hydra's mineral line — workers are dying.
49:07 Plague for the templar, swarm for the choke — Hydra goes in.Everything Hydra has built comes forward at once.
49:28 In terms of army size, Twirly is behind Hydra!Twirly needs production, fast; Hydra's army has outgrown his.
49:54 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
50:11 Under dark swarm Twirly's dragoons are useless — Hydra's cracklings tear the army apart!The final army does its work — Hydra breaks Twirly late.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
50:24 With excellent skills and micro, Twirly managed to fend off Hydra while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
50:50 With excellent skills and micro, Hydra managed to fend off Twirly while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
51:24 Where is Hydra's detector? Twirly sends dark templars to harass Hydra's mineral line!Hydra looks away for one second and Twirly makes him pay for it.
51:39 Attempting to end the game, Hydra moves out with his armies.Hydra has seen enough — the army moves out.
52:01 Twirly rolls out with archons and speedlots, templar trailing on full energy.This is the big one — Twirly commits the late-game army.
52:19 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
52:42 All of a sudden, Hydra has no armies left while Twirly is continuing to push across the map!Twirly wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
53:05 With excellent skills and micro, Hydra managed to fend off Twirly while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
53:34 Hydra destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Twirly's army has been decimated.Hydra takes a bite out of Twirly's force and backs off.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
53:57 Unwilling to make the game too long, Hydra starts moving out.Hydra tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
54:14 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
54:47 Under dark swarm Twirly's dragoons are useless — Hydra's cracklings tear the army apart!There's no rebuilding from that. Hydra's late-game push decides it.
55:14 With excellent skills and micro, Twirly managed to fend off Hydra while losing less than half of his army.Hydra keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
55:39 With excellent skills and micro, Hydra managed to fend off Twirly while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
56:05 Hydra shot down Twirly's nexus.No reinforcements in time: Twirly watches Hydra level the expansion.
56:27 Reaver! Reaver! Twirly's reaver is killing off most of Hydra's workers!Hydra looks away for one second and Twirly makes him pay for it.
56:48 Hydra places down a hatchery.Hydra takes another base — the economy widens.
57:08 Twirly tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Hydra's economy.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Hydra shuts the door on Twirly.
🎙 Hydra holds the stronger army for now.
57:29 Eager to end the game, Hydra moves out with his armies.Hydra tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
57:51 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
58:24 Hydra kills off Twirly's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Hydra. The push continues.
58:31 Twirly lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Hydra's force stays on that battlefield.
58:58 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
59:29 Twirly harasses Hydra and gets ahead of the game.The raid lands — Twirly chips away at Hydra's foundation.
59:47 Attempting to end the game, Hydra moves out with his armies.Hydra has seen enough — the army moves out.
60:17 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Twirly GGs!Twirly GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
GG. Hydra closes it out over Twirly.
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
army value
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
economy
Play-by-play (62 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Purple Twirly spawning at s2 and Teal Hydra spawning at s1.Twirly in Purple at s2. Hydra in Teal at s1. The map is set.
0:32 Twirly opens Forge Fast Expand against Hydra's Overpool.Twirly commits to Forge Fast Expand; Hydra answers with Overpool.
— The early game —
1:05 Twirly warps in a nexus.Quietly, Twirly adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:43 Hydra decides to expand.More workers, more money: Hydra expands.
1:57 Attempting to end the game, Twirly moves out with his armies.Twirly has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:34 Hydra decides to start pushing across the map.Hydra tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
3:03 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
3:37 The battle outcome favors Hydra as Twirly's armies melt into Hydra's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Hydra. The push continues.
4:14 About half of Twirly's army has been decimated in that battle.Hydra pays for that trade with about half his army.
4:43 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:03 Hydra appears to have more army than Twirly!Hydra's army is visibly the bigger one — Twirly should not take this fight.
5:33 Twirly is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Twirly tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:03 Hydra's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Hydra: the first units are already marching.
6:33 Twirly warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Twirly expands.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
6:51 Hydra places down a hatchery.Hydra plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
7:31 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
8:01 Hydra failed to kill off Twirly's defending zealots.Hydra's early gamble buys nothing — Twirly's defense was already in place.
8:19 Losing only less than half of his army, Twirly seems to be fine.Hydra keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:01 Twirly only destroyed about half of Hydra's army.Half of Hydra's force is gone — Twirly took it apart.
9:18 Twirly is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Twirly tests the door early. Is anyone home?
9:49 Hydra is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Hydra goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:21 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:00 Twirly kills off Hydra's armies and continues pushing!Twirly wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
11:25 After that battle, Hydra still has most of his army with him.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:45 Losing only less than half of his army, Twirly seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
12:26 Twirly is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.No patience from Twirly: the first units are already marching.
12:53 Hydra's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Hydra tests the door early. Is anyone home?
13:15 Twirly warps in a nexus.Quietly, Twirly adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
13:49 Hydra places down a hatchery.Hydra plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:28 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
14:52 Hydra's mismicro cost him his zerglings and probably this game! Twirly continues pressuring with his zealots and dragoons!Hydra wasn't ready. Twirly's early aggression takes the lead.
15:30 Hydra has lost about half of his army in that battle.Twirly pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Slight advantage Twirly as the game develops.
15:46 It seems that Hydra only managed to destroy less than half of Twirly's army.Hydra clips Twirly's army — real damage, but Twirly fights on.
16:11 Twirly's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Twirly tests the door early. Is anyone home?
16:45 Hydra is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Twirly's army.Hydra needs production, fast; Twirly's army has outgrown his.
17:29 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
— The mid game —
17:49 Hydra failed to bring in overlords as Twirly's dark templar slice through his hydralisk army!Hydra's defense bends, then snaps. Twirly takes the middle of the game.
18:08 About half of Hydra's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Twirly's force stays on that battlefield.
18:41 After that battle, Twirly still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
— The late game —
19:09 Twirly is sniping overlords with his corsairs, and oh! His archons and speedlots are out of base as well!Twirly hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
19:48 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Slight advantage Twirly as the game develops.
20:09 The battle outcome favors Twirly as Hydra's armies melt into Twirly's armies' weapon fire!Twirly wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
20:47 About half of Hydra's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Twirly's force stays on that battlefield.
21:17 Losing only less than half of his army, Twirly seems to be fine.Hydra keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
21:49 Twirly warps in a nexus.Quietly, Twirly adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
22:10 Hydra places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hydra expands.
22:49 Looks like Twirly is going to push out with his archons and speedlots!Twirly's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
23:03 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
23:36 All of a sudden, Hydra has no armies left while Twirly is continuing to push across the map!Twirly wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
24:12 Twirly only destroyed about half of Hydra's army.Twirly cuts Hydra's army in half.
🎙 Twirly has built a commanding army lead — Hydra needs something special here.
24:31 After that battle, Twirly still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
25:15 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Hydra GGs!Hydra types it out: GG.
Twirly takes it — the mid game decided this one.
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
army value
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
economy
Play-by-play (36 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Orange Hydra spawning at s2 and Yellow Twirly spawning at s1.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Hydra at s2, Twirly at s1.
0:37 Twirly opens Forge Fast Expand against Hydra's 12 Pool.The builds are down: 12 Pool from Hydra, Forge Fast Expand from Twirly.
— The early game —
1:28 Hydra places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hydra expands.
1:59 Twirly warps in a nexus.Quietly, Twirly adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:37 Hydra pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Hydra tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
3:18 Twirly's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Twirly goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:51 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
4:31 Twirly failed to kill off Hydra's defending zerglings.Twirly's early gamble buys nothing — Hydra's defense was already in place.
5:11 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
5:31 Losing only less than half of his army, Twirly seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
6:19 Twirly warps in a nexus.Twirly plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:45 Hydra pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Hydra tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:34 Hydra places down a hatchery.Hydra plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
— The mid game —
8:10 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
8:43 Hydra with some nice speedling surrounds killed Twirly's zealots!Twirly wasn't ready. Hydra's early aggression takes the lead.
9:16 After that battle, Hydra destroyed about half of Twirly's army.Half of Twirly's force is gone — Hydra took it apart.
9:45 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
10:30 Hydra pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Hydra tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:15 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
11:37 With really nice micro, Hydra's speedlings kills off Twirly's dragoons.The early pressure works — Hydra breaks Twirly's front door.
12:08 Twirly lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Hydra's force stays on that battlefield.
— The late game —
12:48 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Twirly destroyed only less than half of Hydra's army.Twirly takes a bite out of Hydra's force and backs off.
13:22 Hydra decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Hydra pushes.
🎙 Hydra has built a commanding army lead — Twirly needs something special here.
14:05 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.
14:49 All of a sudden, Twirly has no armies left while Hydra is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Twirly's way of life — Hydra marches on.
15:15 Twirly has lost about half of his army in that battle.Hydra pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:00 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:39 Hydra pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Hydra tests the door early. Is anyone home?
17:03 Twirly having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Twirly GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
That's the game: Hydra defeats Twirly, settled in the early game.
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
army value
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
economy
Play-by-play (47 lines)
0:10 Twirly spawns at s2 in Teal while Hydra spawns at s1 in Green.We're underway — Twirly spawns at s2, Hydra answers from s1.
0:52 Twirly opens Forge Fast Expand against Hydra's 12 Hatch.The builds are down: Forge Fast Expand from Twirly, 12 Hatch from Hydra.
— The early game —
1:05 Twirly warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Twirly expands.
1:47 Hydra places down a hatchery.Quietly, Hydra adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:14 Twirly decides to move out with his armies.Twirly has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:49 Hydra is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.No patience from Hydra: the first units are already marching.
3:16 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
3:51 Twirly kills off all of Hydra's offensive zerglings with his zealots.Hydra's early gamble buys nothing — Twirly's defense was already in place.
4:21 After that battle, Twirly still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
4:58 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
5:29 Twirly starts pushing across the map.Twirly tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
5:57 Attempting to end the game, Hydra moves out with his armies.Hydra has seen enough — the army moves out.
6:43 Twirly warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Twirly expands.
7:10 Hydra places down a hatchery.Quietly, Hydra adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:53 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:11 Hydra's mismicro cost him his zerglings and probably this game! Twirly continues pressuring with his zealots and dragoons!The early pressure works — Twirly breaks Hydra's front door.
8:50 Hydra lost about half of his army in that battle.Twirly pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:22 After that battle, Twirly still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
9:44 Both Twirly and Hydra appears to have equal expansions now.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Twirly and Hydra yet.
10:29 Twirly is pushing out with his zealots.Twirly tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:54 Hydra is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Hydra goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:38 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
11:56 Hydra failed to break Twirly's defending line of zealots.Hydra's early gamble buys nothing — Twirly's defense was already in place.
🎙 Hydra is a step behind and knows it.
12:28 After that battle, Twirly still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
13:04 With excellent skills and micro, Hydra managed to fend off Twirly while losing less than half of his army.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
13:30 Twirly is pushing out with his zealots.Twirly tests the door early. Is anyone home?
14:07 Twirly decides to expand.Quietly, Twirly adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:39 Hydra places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hydra expands.
15:27 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
15:50 The battle outcome favors Twirly as Hydra's armies melt into Twirly's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Hydra's way of life — Twirly marches on.
16:32 About half of Hydra's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Twirly's force stays on that battlefield.
16:52 After that battle, Twirly still has most of his army with him.Hydra keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Twirly has built a commanding army lead — Hydra needs something special here.
17:19 Twirly is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Twirly goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
17:55 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
— The mid game —
18:28 Hydra failed to bring in overlords as Twirly's dark templar slice through his hydralisk army!Hydra's defense bends, then snaps. Twirly takes the middle of the game.
🎙 It's all going Twirly's way right now.
19:08 Hydra seems to lose most of his army in that battle.Twirly limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
— The late game —
19:45 With excellent skills and micro, Twirly managed to fend off Hydra while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
20:16 Hydra having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Nothing left to defend with — Hydra taps.
That's the game: Twirly defeats Hydra, settled in the mid game.
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
army value
■ Twirly
■ Hydra
economy
Play-by-play (44 lines)
0:07 Hydra spawns in Red at s1 while Twirly spawns in Purple at s2.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Hydra at s1, Twirly at s2.
0:52 Hydra gets 12 Hatch against Twirly's Forge Fast Expand.Scouting done, plans revealed: Hydra's 12 Hatch against Twirly's Forge Fast Expand.
— The early game —
1:17 Hydra places down a hatchery.Quietly, Hydra adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:01 Twirly warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Twirly expands.
2:20 Hydra is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.No patience from Hydra: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:54 Twirly is pushing out with his zealots.No patience from Twirly: the first units are already marching.
3:25 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
4:18 Twirly failed to break Hydra's zergling line of defense.Twirly's early gamble buys nothing — Hydra's defense was already in place.
4:52 After that battle, Hydra still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Twirly — the losses are light.
5:21 About half of Twirly's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Hydra's force stays on that battlefield.
5:56 Hydra starts expanding.More workers, more money: Hydra expands.
6:18 Twirly decides to expand.Quietly, Twirly adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
7:04 Attempting to end the game, Hydra moves out with his armies.Hydra tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
7:28 Twirly is pushing out with his zealots.Twirly tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Hydra edges ahead on army strength.
8:02 In terms of army size, Twirly is behind Hydra!Twirly is badly outgunned — Hydra's force is a size larger.
8:35 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The mid game —
9:11 Hydra with some nice speedling surrounds killed Twirly's zealots!Twirly wasn't ready. Hydra's early aggression takes the lead.
10:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Twirly seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hydra — the losses are light.
10:35 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Twirly destroyed only less than half of Hydra's army.Twirly takes a bite out of Hydra's force and backs off.
11:05 Hydra's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Hydra: the first units are already marching.
11:40 Twirly is pushing out with his zealots.No patience from Twirly: the first units are already marching.
12:09 Twirly warps in a nexus.Twirly takes another base — the economy widens.
12:44 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.
🎙 Hydra holds the stronger army for now.
13:26 Twirly failed to kill off Hydra's defending zerglings.Twirly's early gamble buys nothing — Hydra's defense was already in place.
13:49 Losing only less than half of his army, Hydra seems to be fine.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:23 With excellent skills and micro, Twirly managed to fend off Hydra while losing less than half of his army.Hydra keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:56 Hydra's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Hydra tests the door early. Is anyone home?
— The late game —
15:39 Hydra decides to expand.More workers, more money: Hydra expands.
16:20 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
16:37 With really nice micro, Hydra's speedlings kills off Twirly's dragoons.Twirly wasn't ready. Hydra's early aggression takes the lead.
17:08 About half of Twirly's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Hydra's force stays on that battlefield.
18:02 After that battle, Hydra still has most of his army with him.Twirly keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Hydra has built a commanding army lead — Twirly needs something special here.
18:34 Twirly's expansion have been wiped off by Hydra!The base falls. Hydra rips Twirly's economy back a full step.
19:11 Twirly warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Twirly expands.
19:32 Hydra is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Hydra goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
20:06 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Twirly taps out!Nothing left to defend with — Twirly taps.
GG. Hydra closes it out over Twirly.
Head to head
7 games
Twirly
3 – 4
Hydra