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■ Smirk
■ Hobby
army value
■ Smirk
■ Hobby
economy
Play-by-play (51 lines)
0:18 The White Hobby spawns at s1 while Red Smirk spawns at s2.Hobby in White at s1. Smirk in Red at s2. The map is set.
0:37 Hobby opens Forge Fast Expand against Smirk's 12 Hatch.Scouting done, plans revealed: Hobby's Forge Fast Expand against Smirk's 12 Hatch.
— The early game —
1:18 Hobby warps in a nexus.Hobby plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:54 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
2:17 Hobby is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.No patience from Hobby: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
3:00 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
3:31 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
3:58 Smirk failed to break Hobby's defending line of zealots.Smirk's early gamble buys nothing — Hobby's defense was already in place.
4:31 With excellent skills and micro, Hobby managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
4:58 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Hobby while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hobby — the losses are light.
5:21 Smirk decides to expand.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
5:54 Hobby is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Hobby goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:30 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
7:12 Smirk's army is small compared to Hobby!Smirk needs production, fast; Hobby's army has outgrown his.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:50 Hobby warps in a nexus.Hobby plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
8:13 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:45 Hobby failed to kill off Smirk's defending zerglings.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
9:11 It seems that Hobby only managed to destroy less than half of Smirk's army.Hobby clips Smirk's army — real damage, but Smirk fights on.
9:43 With excellent skills and micro, Hobby managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
10:24 Hobby is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Hobby goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:44 Smirk is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:35 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
12:01 Hobby lost some of his dragoons to Smirk's speedlings!Hobby wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
12:26 After that battle, Hobby still has most of his army with him.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
13:09 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hobby — the losses are light.
13:41 Hobby's army is small compared to Smirk!Hobby needs production, fast; Smirk's army has outgrown his.
14:03 Hobby warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Hobby expands.
14:48 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
15:18 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
15:34 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
16:25 Hobby lost some of his dragoons to Smirk's speedlings!The early pressure works — Smirk breaks Hobby's front door.
16:39 With excellent skills and micro, Hobby managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
🎙 Smirk holds the stronger army for now.
17:17 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Hobby while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hobby — the losses are light.
— The mid game —
17:58 Smirk has a large number of hydralisk and is starting to push out!Smirk's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
18:26 Hobby warps in a nexus.Hobby takes another base — the economy widens.
— The late game —
19:00 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
19:29 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.
20:06 Smirk's combination of lurkers and hydralisks totally decimated Hobby's army.Hobby's defense bends, then snaps. Smirk takes the middle of the game.
20:35 Smirk only destroyed about half of Hobby's army.Smirk cuts Hobby's army in half.
20:55 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Hobby while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hobby — the losses are light.
21:32 Hobby tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Smirk's economy.Hobby goes for the raid — Smirk is ready, and nothing comes of it.
🎙 Smirk has built a commanding army lead — Hobby needs something special here.
22:12 Hobby having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Hobby types it out: GG.
Smirk takes it — the mid game decided this one.
■ Smirk
■ Hobby
army value
■ Smirk
■ Hobby
economy
Play-by-play (48 lines)
0:07 The Yellow Smirk spawns at s1 while White Hobby spawns at s2.Smirk takes s1 in Yellow; Hobby settles in at s2 in White.
0:43 Smirk opens 12 Hatch against Hobby's Forge Fast Expand.Scouting done, plans revealed: Smirk's 12 Hatch against Hobby's Forge Fast Expand.
— The early game —
1:21 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:38 Hobby warps in a nexus.Hobby takes another base — the economy widens.
2:26 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:54 Hobby is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Hobby tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:21 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
3:56 Hobby failed to break Smirk's zergling line of defense.Hobby's early gamble buys nothing — Smirk's defense was already in place.
4:19 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hobby — the losses are light.
4:59 After that battle, Hobby still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
5:42 Hobby's army is small compared to Smirk!Hobby needs production, fast; Smirk's army has outgrown his.
6:03 Hobby decides to expand.Hobby plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:47 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
7:00 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Slight advantage Smirk as the game develops.
7:43 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:12 Smirk kills off Hobby's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Smirk. The push continues.
8:54 Hobby has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
9:16 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Hobby keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:52 Eager to end the game, Smirk moves out with his armies.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
10:22 Hobby is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.No patience from Hobby: the first units are already marching.
10:49 Hobby warps in a nexus.Quietly, Hobby adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
11:22 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
11:54 Hobby failed to kill off Smirk's defending zerglings.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 Smirk's force dwarfs what Hobby has left on the field.
12:38 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Hobby while losing less than half of his army.Hobby keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:59 Hobby lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
13:39 Smirk decides to expand.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
14:04 Smirk moves out with his armies.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
14:42 Hobby is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.No patience from Hobby: the first units are already marching.
15:09 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
15:50 With really nice micro, Smirk's speedlings kills off Hobby's dragoons.The early pressure works — Smirk breaks Hobby's front door.
16:24 About half of Hobby's army has been decimated in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:53 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hobby — the losses are light.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Smirk is far ahead.
17:14 Smirk starts pushing across the map.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
18:00 It seems like Smirk has more units than Hobby!Count the units: Smirk has the edge over Hobby right now.
18:19 Hobby starts expanding.Quietly, Hobby adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
18:52 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
— The mid game —
19:38 Hobby failed to deal nicely with Smirk's lurkers, his few fail storms cost him this battle and this army.Hobby's defense bends, then snaps. Smirk takes the middle of the game.
20:15 Hobby has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
— The late game —
20:27 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Hobby while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hobby — the losses are light.
21:04 Hobby having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Hobby GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Hobby taps out. Smirk's mid game was simply better.
■ Smirk
■ Hobby
army value
■ Smirk
■ Hobby
economy
Play-by-play (47 lines)
0:14 The game starts with Orange Hobby spawning at s3 and Red Smirk spawning at s1.We're underway — Hobby spawns at s3, Smirk answers from s1.
0:41 Hobby gets Forge Fast Expand against Smirk's 12 Pool.The builds are down: Forge Fast Expand from Hobby, 12 Pool from Smirk.
— The early game —
1:14 Hobby warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Hobby expands.
1:46 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:28 Hobby is pushing out with his zealots.No patience from Hobby: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
3:01 Smirk moves out with his armies.Smirk has seen enough — the army moves out.
3:18 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
4:04 Smirk with his speedlings successfully defend against Hobby's early zealot pressure.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
4:28 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Hobby keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:02 With excellent skills and micro, Hobby managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:37 Hobby decides to move out with his armies.Hobby has seen enough — the army moves out.
6:16 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:50 Hobby starts expanding.Quietly, Hobby adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
7:15 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
8:03 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.
8:21 Hobby failed to break Smirk's zergling line of defense.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
9:00 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Hobby while losing less than half of his army.Hobby keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:28 Hobby has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
10:01 In terms of army size, Hobby is behind Smirk!Hobby needs production, fast; Smirk's army has outgrown his.
10:32 Hobby is pushing out with his zealots.No patience from Hobby: the first units are already marching.
11:03 Smirk is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:49 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
12:09 Hobby failed to kill off Smirk's defending zerglings.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 Smirk holds the stronger army for now.
12:51 Hobby destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Smirk's army has been decimated.Hobby clips Smirk's army — real damage, but Smirk fights on.
13:19 Losing only less than half of his army, Hobby seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
13:50 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
14:37 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
15:11 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
15:46 Hobby lost some of his dragoons to Smirk's speedlings!Hobby wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
16:03 After that battle, Smirk destroyed about half of Hobby's army.Smirk cuts Hobby's army in half.
16:37 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hobby — the losses are light.
17:27 Hobby warps in a nexus.Quietly, Hobby adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Smirk has built a commanding army lead — Hobby needs something special here.
17:46 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
18:26 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
— The mid game —
19:01 Smirk micros his hydralisks nicely to avoid Hobby's storms, and seems to have won the battle!Hobby's defense bends, then snaps. Smirk takes the middle of the game.
19:39 About half of Hobby's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
— The late game —
20:07 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Hobby keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:42 Smirk has a large number of hydralisk and is starting to push out!Smirk's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
21:09 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Hobby GGs!Hobby types it out: GG.
Hobby taps out. Smirk's mid game was simply better.
■ Smirk
■ Hobby
army value
■ Smirk
■ Hobby
economy
Play-by-play (39 lines)
0:15 Smirk spawns at s2 in Red while Hobby spawns at s1 in Purple.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Smirk at s2, Hobby at s1.
0:45 Smirk opens Overpool against Hobby's Forge Fast Expand.The builds are down: Overpool from Smirk, Forge Fast Expand from Hobby.
— The early game —
1:27 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
1:48 Hobby warps in a nexus.Quietly, Hobby adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:24 Smirk decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
3:04 Hobby's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.Hobby tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:43 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
4:19 All of a sudden, Hobby has no armies left while Smirk is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Hobby's way of life — Smirk marches on.
4:40 Hobby has lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
5:23 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Hobby keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:53 Hobby starts expanding.Hobby takes another base — the economy widens.
6:37 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
7:08 Hobby is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Hobby tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:52 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 The scales tip toward Smirk — a lead, but not a safe one.
— The mid game —
8:11 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
8:51 Hobby lost some of his dragoons to Smirk's speedlings!The early pressure works — Smirk breaks Hobby's front door.
9:24 With excellent skills and micro, Hobby managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:56 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Hobby keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:27 Smirk starts pushing across the map.Smirk has seen enough — the army moves out.
11:01 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
11:41 The battle outcome favors Smirk as Hobby's armies melt into Smirk's armies' weapon fire!Hobby's army evaporates. Smirk doesn't even slow down.
12:30 Smirk destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Hobby's army has been decimated.Smirk takes a bite out of Hobby's force and backs off.
12:50 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.Hobby keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Smirk edges ahead on army strength.
13:34 Smirk is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
— The late game —
13:59 Hobby must macro up quickly or Smirk will just roll him over!Hobby needs production, fast; Smirk's army has outgrown his.
14:36 Hobby warps in a nexus.Hobby takes another base — the economy widens.
15:25 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
15:57 With really nice micro, Smirk's speedlings kills off Hobby's dragoons.Hobby wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
16:16 About half of Hobby's army has been decimated in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:57 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.Hobby keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:38 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
18:01 Hobby having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.That's it. Hobby looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Smirk takes it — the early game decided this one.
Head to head
101 games
Smirk
63 – 38
Hobby