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■ Scarcely
■ Ion
army value
■ Scarcely
■ Ion
economy
Play-by-play (49 lines)
0:19 Scarcely spawns at s1 in Green while Ion spawns at s2 in Blue.We're underway — Scarcely spawns at s1, Ion answers from s2.
0:42 Ion opens 2 Gate Goons against Scarcely's 1 Fact Double Expand.Scarcely shows 1 Fact Double Expand — Ion has gone 2 Gate Goons. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:04 Scarcely places down a command center.Scarcely takes another base — the economy widens.
1:36 Ion warps in a nexus.Ion plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:13 Scarcely figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.No patience from Scarcely: the first units are already marching.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:50 Ion decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Ion pushes.
3:10 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
3:55 Ion's mismicro cost him his dragoons and probably this game! Scarcely continues pressuring with his marines and vultures!Ion wasn't ready. Scarcely's early aggression takes the lead.
4:12 With excellent skills and micro, Ion managed to fend off Scarcely while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Scarcely — the losses are light.
5:03 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Ion destroyed only less than half of Scarcely's army.Ion takes a bite out of Scarcely's force and backs off.
5:21 Scarcely's forces appear to be larger compared to Ion's!Scarcely's army is visibly the bigger one — Ion should not take this fight.
5:54 Attempting to end the game, Scarcely moves out with his armies.Scarcely has seen enough — the army moves out.
6:22 Ion is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Ion goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:58 Ion decides to expand.Quietly, Ion adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:39 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
8:08 All of a sudden, Ion has no armies left while Scarcely is continuing to push across the map!Ion's army evaporates. Scarcely doesn't even slow down.
8:27 Ion has lost about half of his army in that battle.Scarcely pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:11 Losing only less than half of his army, Scarcely seems to be fine.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:41 Scarcely places down a command center.Quietly, Scarcely adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
10:05 Unwilling to make the game too long, Scarcely starts moving out.Scarcely tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
10:49 Ion is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Ion goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:16 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:42 Ion failed to kill off Scarcely's defending marines.Scarcely holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 Scarcely's force dwarfs what Ion has left on the field.
12:10 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Ion destroyed only less than half of Scarcely's army.Ion clips Scarcely's army — real damage, but Scarcely fights on.
12:51 Ion lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Scarcely's force stays on that battlefield.
13:07 Scarcely bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Scarcely goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:51 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
14:28 Scarcely kills off Ion's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks Ion's way of life — Scarcely marches on.
14:49 About half of Ion's army has been decimated in that battle.Scarcely pays for that trade with about half his army.
15:29 With excellent skills and micro, Scarcely managed to fend off Ion while losing less than half of his army.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:04 Ion warps in a nexus.Quietly, Ion adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
16:22 Scarcely figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Scarcely tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 It's all going Scarcely's way right now.
16:53 Scarcely places down a command center.Quietly, Scarcely adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
17:22 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The mid game —
17:59 Nice tank micro from Scarcely! Ion's dragoon micro was no match and was completely savaged!The mid-game push crashes through — Scarcely breaks Ion's position.
18:31 Ion seems to lose most of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Scarcely — more than half the force is gone.
— The late game —
19:09 Losing only less than half of his army, Scarcely seems to be fine.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
19:29 Scarcely shot down Ion's nexus.Scarcely finds the weak point and Ion's new base is gone.
20:10 Ion warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ion expands.
20:42 Ion harasses Scarcely and gets ahead of the game.Beautiful harassment from Ion. Scarcely's economy takes a real hit.
21:13 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Ion GGs!Ion types it out: GG.
Scarcely takes it — the mid game decided this one.
■ Scarcely
■ Ion
army value
■ Scarcely
■ Ion
economy
Play-by-play (8 lines)
0:16 Ion spawns in Blue at s2 while Scarcely spawns in Teal at s1.Ion takes s2 in Blue; Scarcely settles in at s1 in Teal.
2:06 Ion opens 14 Nexus against Scarcely's Proxy Rax.Ion commits to 14 Nexus; Scarcely answers with Proxy Rax.
4:10 Scarcely decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Scarcely tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Ion is hanging on by a thread against Scarcely's army.
6:14 Scarcely opens with a cheesy build.Scarcely isn't playing fair today — the cheese is on.
8:14 Taking the advantage of an aggressive build, Scarcely attacks Ion.All or nothing: Scarcely's gamble arrives at Ion's base.
10:04 Ion GGs after being cheesed by Scarcely.The cheese lands — Ion GGs, and Scarcely steals the game.
Ion taps out. Scarcely's early game was simply better.
■ Scarcely
■ Ion
army value
■ Scarcely
■ Ion
economy
Play-by-play (39 lines)
0:07 Scarcely spawns at s1 in Teal while Ion spawns at s2 in Orange.Scarcely in Teal at s1. Ion in Orange at s2. The map is set.
0:47 Scarcely gets Siege Expand against Ion's 2 Gate Goons.Scarcely commits to Siege Expand; Ion answers with 2 Gate Goons.
— The early game —
1:14 Scarcely places down a command center.Quietly, Scarcely adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:47 Ion warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ion expands.
2:37 Unwilling to make the game too long, Scarcely starts moving out.Scarcely has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
3:00 Ion decides to push out with his dragoon.Ion goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:35 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
4:06 Scarcely failed to kill off Ion's defending dragoons.Scarcely's early gamble buys nothing — Ion's defense was already in place.
4:43 Losing only less than half of his army, Ion seems to be fine.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:32 After that battle, Scarcely still has most of his army with him.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:53 Scarcely places down a command center.More workers, more money: Scarcely expands.
6:41 Ion warps in a nexus.Quietly, Ion adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
7:05 Ion is pushing out with his dragoons.No patience from Ion: the first units are already marching.
7:49 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
— The mid game —
8:16 Ion successfully pressures Scarcely with his dragoons! Scarcely is contained.The early pressure works — Ion breaks Scarcely's front door.
8:51 Losing only less than half of his army, Scarcely seems to be fine.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:24 Losing only less than half of his army, Ion seems to be fine.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:57 Currently, neither Scarcely nor Ion appears to be leading in economy.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Scarcely and Ion yet.
10:37 Ion decides to move out with his armies.Ion tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
11:12 Ion warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ion expands.
11:37 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
12:27 Ion successfully pressures Scarcely with his dragoons! Scarcely is contained.The early pressure works — Ion breaks Scarcely's front door.
12:51 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Ion destroyed only less than half of Scarcely's army.Ion clips Scarcely's army — real damage, but Scarcely fights on.
🎙 Slight advantage Ion as the game develops.
13:32 After that battle, Ion still has most of his army with him.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
— The late game —
13:56 Scarcely places down a command center.Quietly, Scarcely adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:31 Ion decides to start pushing across the map.Ion has seen enough — the army moves out.
15:19 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.
15:55 Scarcely's mismicro cost him his marines and probably this game! Ion continues pressuring with his dragoons!Scarcely wasn't ready. Ion's early aggression takes the lead.
16:31 About half of Scarcely's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Ion's force stays on that battlefield.
17:08 Losing only less than half of his army, Ion seems to be fine.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:26 Ion is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Ion goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
18:16 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Scarcely taps out!That's it. Scarcely looks at the field one last time and concedes.
GG. Ion closes it out over Scarcely.
■ Scarcely
■ Ion
army value
■ Scarcely
■ Ion
economy
Play-by-play (46 lines)
0:13 The game starts with Purple Ion spawning at s3 and Orange Scarcely spawning at s1.We're underway — Ion spawns at s3, Scarcely answers from s1.
0:50 Ion gets 2 Gate Goons against Scarcely's 14 CC.The builds are down: 2 Gate Goons from Ion, 14 CC from Scarcely.
— The early game —
1:11 Ion warps in a nexus.Ion plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:38 Scarcely places down a command center.Scarcely takes another base — the economy widens.
2:24 Ion decides to push out with his dragoon.Ion tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:57 Scarcely bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Scarcely goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:15 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
3:51 Ion failed to kill off Scarcely's defending marines.Ion's early gamble buys nothing — Scarcely's defense was already in place.
4:31 With excellent skills and micro, Scarcely managed to fend off Ion while losing less than half of his army.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:02 After that battle, Ion still has most of his army with him.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:30 Ion is pushing out with his dragoons.Ion goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:13 Scarcely decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.No patience from Scarcely: the first units are already marching.
6:31 Ion warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ion expands.
7:20 Scarcely places down a command center.Quietly, Scarcely adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:42 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:07 With really nice micro, Scarcely kills off Ion's dragoons.The early pressure works — Scarcely breaks Ion's front door.
8:44 Losing only less than half of his army, Ion seems to be fine.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:25 With excellent skills and micro, Scarcely managed to fend off Ion while losing less than half of his army.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:58 Scarcely figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Scarcely goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:29 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
10:56 With really nice micro, Scarcely kills off Ion's dragoons.The early pressure works — Scarcely breaks Ion's front door.
11:32 Scarcely destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Ion's army has been decimated.Scarcely takes a bite out of Ion's force and backs off.
12:11 It seems that Ion only managed to destroy less than half of Scarcely's army.Ion takes a bite out of Scarcely's force and backs off.
🎙 Scarcely edges ahead on army strength.
12:33 Scarcely decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Scarcely goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:08 Scarcely's forces appear to be larger compared to Ion's!Count the units: Scarcely has the edge over Ion right now.
13:34 Ion warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ion expands.
14:05 Scarcely places down a command center.Quietly, Scarcely adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:40 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
15:13 Scarcely successfully kills off Ion's dragoons with nice marine micro.The early pressure works — Scarcely breaks Ion's front door.
15:57 After that battle, Ion still has most of his army with him.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:12 With excellent skills and micro, Scarcely managed to fend off Ion while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ion — the losses are light.
16:58 Scarcely figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.No patience from Scarcely: the first units are already marching.
🎙 It's all going Scarcely's way right now.
17:25 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
— The mid game —
18:09 Tank placement and mine placement are equally important! Scarcely abuses his placement advantage to the limit and cuts through Ion's army!Ion's defense bends, then snaps. Scarcely takes the middle of the game.
18:35 Losing only less than half of his army, Ion seems to be fine.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
— The late game —
19:07 After that battle, Scarcely still has most of his army with him.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
19:38 Scarcely destroys Ion's nexus, denying expansions.Ion's expansion burns — Scarcely tears it down.
20:09 Ion having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Ion types it out: GG.
Ion taps out. Scarcely's mid game was simply better.
■ Scarcely
■ Ion
army value
■ Scarcely
■ Ion
economy
Play-by-play (47 lines)
0:07 The Red Scarcely spawns at s1 while Orange Ion spawns at s2.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Scarcely at s1, Ion at s2.
0:49 Scarcely gets 14 CC against Ion's 2 Gate Goons.The builds are down: 14 CC from Scarcely, 2 Gate Goons from Ion.
— The early game —
1:21 Scarcely places down a command center.Scarcely plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:49 Ion warps in a nexus.Ion takes another base — the economy widens.
2:23 Scarcely decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Scarcely tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:42 Ion is pushing out with his dragoons.Ion tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:21 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
3:53 Ion failed to kill off Scarcely's defending marines.Ion's early gamble buys nothing — Scarcely's defense was already in place.
4:20 After that battle, Scarcely still has most of his army with him.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:56 Losing only less than half of his army, Ion seems to be fine.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:41 Scarcely places down a command center.Scarcely plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:13 Ion warps in a nexus.Ion takes another base — the economy widens.
6:38 Scarcely decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Here it comes: Scarcely crosses the map with everything.
7:18 Ion is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Ion goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Scarcely holds the stronger army for now.
7:38 At the moment, Scarcely seems to have more units than Ion.Scarcely's army is visibly the bigger one — Ion should not take this fight.
8:09 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:50 The battle outcome favors Scarcely as Ion's armies melt into Scarcely's armies' weapon fire!Ion's army evaporates. Scarcely doesn't even slow down.
— The mid game —
9:26 Losing only less than half of his army, Ion seems to be fine.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:00 Losing only less than half of his army, Scarcely seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ion — the losses are light.
10:20 Scarcely moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Scarcely crosses the map with everything.
10:53 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
11:33 Scarcely successfully kills off Ion's dragoons with nice marine micro.Ion wasn't ready. Scarcely's early aggression takes the lead.
12:10 Ion lost about half of his army in that battle.Scarcely pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Scarcely's force dwarfs what Ion has left on the field.
12:29 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Ion destroyed only less than half of Scarcely's army.Ion clips Scarcely's army — real damage, but Scarcely fights on.
12:58 Scarcely bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Scarcely goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:32 Ion warps in a nexus.Ion plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:04 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
14:53 With really nice micro, Scarcely kills off Ion's dragoons.The early pressure works — Scarcely breaks Ion's front door.
🎙 Scarcely has built a commanding army lead — Ion needs something special here.
— The late game —
15:24 Ion lost more than half of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Scarcely — more than half the force is gone.
15:51 After that battle, Scarcely still has most of his army with him.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:30 Scarcely decides to expand.Scarcely takes another base — the economy widens.
16:50 Scarcely figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Scarcely tests the door early. Is anyone home?
17:30 Ion is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from Ion: the first units are already marching.
17:57 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
18:29 With really nice micro, Scarcely kills off Ion's dragoons.Ion wasn't ready. Scarcely's early aggression takes the lead.
19:00 After that battle, Scarcely destroyed about half of Ion's army.Scarcely cuts Ion's army in half.
19:31 It seems that Ion only managed to destroy less than half of Scarcely's army.Ion clips Scarcely's army — real damage, but Scarcely fights on.
🎙 Ion is hanging on by a thread against Scarcely's army.
20:02 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Ion GGs!That's it. Ion looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Scarcely takes it — the early game decided this one.
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